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Oxford University Press, USA John Calvins Ideas
Book SynopsisThis is a major study of the theological thought of John Calvin, which examines his central theological ideas through a philosophical lens, looking at issues in Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Ethics. The study, the first of its kind, is concerned with how Calvin actually uses philosophical ideas in his work as a theologian and biblical commentator. The book also includes a careful examination of those ideas of Calvin to which the Reformed Epistemologists appeal, to find grounds and precedent for their development of `Reformed Epistemology'', notably the sensus divinitatis and the internal testimony of the Holy Spirit.Trade ReviewThe book offers both a creative contribution to Calvin studies, and a wonderfully spirited engagement with contemporary philosophy of religion in the analytic tradition. * Ben Myers, Faith and Theology *Helm's book is unique. As far as I know there is nothing like it. For that reason alone, anyone interested in the thought of John Calvin must include it in his library. * Reformation21 - The Online Magazine of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals *An immensely helpful book ... Helm's book is unique. As far as I know there is nothing like it. For that reason alone, anyone interested in the thought of John Calvin must include it in his library ... No one who reads it will have read anything quite like it before. * Scott Oliphint, Westminster Theological Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. God 'in Se' and 'quoad nos' ; 2. The Trinity ; 3. The Extra ; 4. Providence and Evil ; 5. The Soul ; 6. Free Will ; 7. Divine Accommodation ; 8. Natural Theology and the Sensus Divinitatis ; 9. Revelation ; 10. The Angels ; 11. The Power Dialectic ; 12. Equity, Natural Law, and Common Grace ; 13. Faith, Atonement, and Time
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Oxford University Press Jacobs Tears
Book SynopsisWho is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible, by a world-renowned scholar, starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the twelve tribes of Israel seven times. Mary Douglas argues that the editors, far from being a separate elite unconcerned with their congregation''s troubles, cherished a political agenda, a religious protest against the government of Judah''s exclusionary policies. The priestly theology depends on God''s Covenant with all the descendants of Jacob, including the sons of Joseph. It would have been unpatriotic, even subversive, to speak against the wars with Samaria. This book suggest an explanation of the editors'' disappearance from the history of Israel.Trade Reviewa brilliant synthesis of literary, historical and anthropological perspectives in understanding the priestly contribution ... a stimulating hypothesis and an insightful engagement with the particular emphases of the priestly work. * Bernon Lee, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures *a brilliant and compelling thesis...this is an excellent and thought provoking book. * Evangelical Quarterly *Table of ContentsI. THE LEGACY OF JACOB'S SONS ; 1. Counting Jacob's twelve sons ; 2. Jacob weeping for Joseph ; II. WHO IS 'ALL ISRAEL'? ; 3. Ezra redefines all Israel as Judah ; 4. Balaam delivers God's blessings on all Israel ; III. BEFORE AND AFTER EXILE: THE GAP IN LEARNING ; 5. Problems in reading the priestly books ; 6. The body/house cosmogram ; IV. MAGIC AND MONOTHEISM ; 7. Uncleanness and taboo draw the lines of the world ; 8. One God, no ancestors, in a world renewed
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Oxford University Press The Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Marys Dormition and Assumption
Book SynopsisThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are a collection of over sixty different narratives, preserved in nine ancient languages, that commemorate the end of the Virgin Mary''s life. These traditions have long been overlooked by scholars of early Christianity, no doubt largely because this complicated corpus was insufficiently well known. The present study aims to remedy this situation with a detailed analysis of the earliest traditions of Mary''s death, including liturgical and archaeological evidence as well as the numerous narrative sources. Several of the most important narratives are translated in appendices, many appearing in English for the first time. The book will be of interest to all scholars of early Christian literature.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition What is truly striking about this book is its meticulous and thorough research. Specialists in the Dormition materials and Marian devotion will henceforward meed to take into account Shoemaker's claims. Likewise, students and scholars of early Christianity will welcome the translations he provides in the appendices. * Church History *impressive ... both rich and illuminating: it offers many new insights on the development of legends surrounding the departure of the Mother of God from earthly life and her sojourn in paradise thereafter ... a valuable contribution to the field. Shoemaker treats both primary and secondary sources comprehensively and skilfully, adding critical and imaginative insights to the work which has been done in the field. * Sobornost *the book's extensive bibliography is impressive ... The thesis is meticulously referenced with full and detailed footnotes ... Shoemaker's scholarship in this area will make his a name to reckon with in the future. * Journal of Theological Studies *learned survey of the literary, archaeological, and liturgical sources for early traditions of the Dormition. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *...essential for the study of Mary in early Christianity. * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *Table of Contents1. Earliest Dormition Traditions ; 2. Palestinian Cult of the Virgin ; 3. Rival Traditions of Mary's Death ; 4. Prehistory and Origins of the Dormition Traditions ; APPENDICES ; A. The Ethiopic Liber Requiei ; B. Earliest Greek Dormition Narrative ; C. Fifth-Century Syriac Fragments ; D. The Ethiopic 'Six Books' ; E. (Ps.-) Evodius of Rome ; F. Jacob of Serug ; G. Palm Narrative Parallels
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Oxford University Press ATHANASIUS OF ALEXANDRIA
Book SynopsisAthanasius of Alexandria (c.295-373) is one of the greatest and most controversial figures of early Christian history. His life spanned the period of fundamental change for the Roman Empire and the Christian Church that followed the conversion of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman emperor. A bishop and theologian, an ascetic and a pastoral father, Athanasius played a central role in shaping Christianity in these crucial formative years. As bishop of Alexandria (328-73) he fought to unite the divided Egyptian Church and inspired admiration and opposition alike from fellow bishops and the emperor Constantine and his successors. Athanasius attended the first ecumenical Council of Nicaea summoned by Constantine in 325 and as a theologian would be remembered as the defender of the original Nicene Creed against the ''Arian'' heresy. He was also a champion of the ascetic movement that transformed Christianity, a patron of monks and virgins and the author of numerous ascetic workTrade Review...This is a fine introduction with an up-to-date bibliography ... Oxford has done a service in making this available at an affordable price, and I recommend its purchase by university and departmental libraries * David Greenwood, The Expository Times *Until David Gwynn produced this brilliant and masterly account, there was no single book in which Athanasius' life and varied achievements were reviewed together ... Every expert will learn from this book and, for the uninitiated, this is the best introduction to Athanasius. * Bernard Green, The Tablet *a qualified success * Michael Slusser, Theological Studies *David Gwynn offers an admirably learned, fluent and concise introduction to Athanasius of Alexandria, the controversial and colourful church Father. ... This is an introduction as it should beand its evident qualities recommend it to students, scholars and the wider educated public alike. * Winrich Lohr, Journal of Ecclesiastical History *This book provides a comprehensive introduction to one of the most important figures of early Christianity. It will undoubtedly prove to be an invaluable resource for historians and theologians alike. ... benefits from a whole range of recent research into what might once have been treated as too obscure for the student. * Frances Young, Theology *Table of Contents1. Life and Writings ; 2. Bishop ; 3. Theologian ; 4. Ascetic ; 5. Father ; 6. Death and Legacy ; Conclusion
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Oxford University Press The Literary Culture of the Reformation
Book SynopsisBrian Cummings examines the place of literature in the Reformation, considering both how arguments about biblical meaning and literary interpretation influenced the new theology, and how developments in theology in turn influenced literary practices. Part One focuses on Northern Europe, reconsidering the relationship between Renaissance humanism (especially Erasmus) and religious ideas (especially Luther). Parts Two and Three examine Tudor and early Stuart England. Part Two describes the rise of vernacular theology and protestant culture in relation to fundamental changes in the understanding of the English language. Part Three studies English religious poetry (including Donne, Herbert, and in an Epilogue, Milton) in the wake of these changes. Bringing together genres and styles of writing which are normally kept apart (poems, sermons, treatises, commentaries), Cummings offers a major re-evaluation of the literary production of this intensely verbal and controversial period.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition I cannot think of a book more keenly aware of the linguistic complexities of early modern texts and of their political implications. * Renaissance Studies *The argument is bold and, as it is formulated here, a novel one. Moreover, Cummings has a talent for the striking and memorable formulation * Renaissance Studies *One of the notable strengths of Cummings' book is its ability to follow Erasmus's lead in allowing for a certain amount of ambiguity in interpretation. * Reformation *This is one of the most important books on the Reformation to have been published in our time. * Patrick Collinson, The English Historical Review *... fascinating work ... covers an impressive range of material ... The first section is an impressive piece of scholarship reminding one of what can be achieved by historically informed and theoretically sophisticated literary criticism ... Cummings's study is one of a very rare breed - a work of literary criticism that one is not embarrassed to recommend to one's historical colleagues. * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *... the real strength of this book is the way it combines careful readings of complex Reformation texts with a narrative of cultural change that embraces the sixteenth century. Cummings's work on Erasmus and Luther is insightful, detailed and a pleasure to read. * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *The publication of Brian Cummings's book is an event of some importance for both historians and literary critics ... Deeply learned and displaying an enviable command of the several fields of enquiry upon which it impinges, The Literary Culture of the Reformation wears the postmodern theory which suffuses it very lightly on its sleeve ... casts compelling new light on some of the most challenging and doctrinally ambiguous poems in the English Language * Cultural and Social History *[Cummings] writes with a clarity and wit all too rare in scholarly works. But this is not just a masterly survey of a fascinating subject; it demonstrates that literary, linguistic and philosophical issues will always be intertwined, and that we improverish ourselves by hiving them off into different disciplines. * Gabriel Josipovici, Books of the Year, Times Literary Supplement *... a powerful and learned study, which splendidly succeeds in describing the relationship between the alliterated nouns of the title. * Church Times *Cummings's argument is strikingly innovative because of his concentration on the grammatical nitty-gritty of differing theological concepts. * Church Times *I cannot recall when I last read a work of literary scholarship which I finished with such strong feelings of intellectual exhilaration and refreshment. * David Womersley, The Review of English Studies *A groundbreaking and immensely important book. Cummings links an impressive knowledge of sixteenth-century theology and humanist culture to a penetrating analysis of linguistic issues and problems to produce literary criticism of the highest order. * Andrew Hadfield, Times Literary Supplement *Cummings provides wonderful examples of the protean qualities of language and its uses in times of religious strife and uncertainty. * Renaissance Quarterly *This is a book of many virtues: a fully fledged interdisciplinary study of religion and literature. it will be a model for future studies, especially in its strong consideration of reading and marginalia in religious and literary context. * Sixteenth Century Journal *...this is a marvellous book, written with style and humour, explaining complex issues with enviable clarity. * Sixteenth Century Journal *Table of ContentsNote to the Reader ; Abbreviations ; Prologue: The Reformation and Literary Culture ; I. HUMANISM AND THEOLOGY IN NORTHERN EUROPE 1512-1527 ; The Reformation of the Reader ; New Grammar and New Theology ; Erasmus contra Luther ; II. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE ENGLISH REFORMATIONS 1521-1603 ; Vernacular Theology ; Protestant Culture ; III. LITERATURE AND THE ENGLISH REFORMATIONS 1580-1640 ; Calvinist and Anti-Calvinist ; Recusant Poetry ; God's Grammar ; Epilogue: Revolutionary English ; Primary Sources ; Secondary Sources ; Index
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OUP Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Theological Ethics
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. The Oxford Handbook of Theological Ethics offers the most authoritative and compelling guide to the discipline. Thirty of the world''s most distinguished specialists provide new essays in order to offer a survey of and analysis of the subject. Ethics is first placed firmly within the Christian theological tradition, from which thought and action can never be neatly separated. Four sections then explore the sources of Christian moral knowledge (scripture, divine commands, church tradition, reason and natural law, experience); the structure of the Christian life (vocation, virtue, rules, responsibility, death); the spirit of the Christian life (faith, hope, love); and the spheres of the Christian life (government, family, economy, culture, church). The final section of the Handbook contains essays discussing and evaluating certain scholarly works that have in the past influentially offered (different) visions of how best to structure the field of theological ethics. Unlike any other book now available, the Handbook''s unrivalled breadth and depth make it the definitive reference work for all students and academics who want to explore more fully essential topics in Christian ethics.Trade Review...a very valuable schlorly resource that should be in every theological library and will be a valuable reference text for all advanced courses in Christian ethics. * Michael Northcott Expository Times *Table of ContentsI. DOGMATICS AND ETHICS ; II. SOURCES OF MORAL KNOWLEDGE ; III. THE STRUCTURE OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE ; IV. THE SPIRIT OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE ; V. SPHERES OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE ; VI. THE STRUCTURE OF THEOLOGICAL ETHICS: BOOKS THAT GIVE SHAPE TO THE FIELD
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OUP Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Biblical studies is a highly technical and diverse field. Study of the Bible demands expertise in fields ranging from Archaeology, Egyptology, Assyriology, and Linguistics through textual, historical, and sociological studies to Literary Theory, Feminism, Philosophy, and Theology, to name only some. This authoritative and compelling guide to the discipline will, therefore, be an invaluable reference work for all students and academics who want to explore more fully essential topics in Biblical studies.Trade ReviewThe present exhaustive volume offers an up-to-date comprehensive survey of Biblical studies at the beginning of the twenty-first century. * Christoph Stenschke, Dharma Deepika *This substantial collection of essays provides a good survey to current Biblical Studies... The arrangement of the articles as well as the focus of the volume raises a number of interesting issues for evangelical readers. * Christoph Stenschke, European Journal of Theology *...this volume succeeds not only its breadth, but also in the high quality of its essays, making this handbook the likely standard for many years to come in the area of biblical studies...Rogerson and Lieu have provided an excellent resource for biblical scholars that constitutes the most up-to-date and comprehensive handbook of its kind. * Michael J. Kruger The Expository Times *Table of ContentsI. ON THE DISCIPLINE ; II. LANGUAGES, TRANSLATION, AND TEXTUAL TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE ; III. HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL STUDY OF THE BIBLE ; IV. THE COMPOSITION OF THE BIBLE ; V. METHODS IN BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP ; VI. THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE ; VII. THE AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLE
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Oxford University Press The Commentaries of Origen and Jerome on St. Pauls Epistle to the Ephesians
Book SynopsisThis important study provides the first English translation of both the surviving fragments of Origen''s Commentary on Ephesians and of the complete text of Jerome''s Commentary on Ephesians. The two translations are placed parallel to one another where they treat the same texts in Ephesians thus showing Jerome''s extensive dependence on Origen''s commentary. By using collateral texts from other works of Origen, Jerome, and Rufinus, the author is able to show Jerome''s dependence on Origen in numerous passages in his commentary where the Greek text of Origen''s commentary is lost. The translation is accompanied by Heine''s illuminating commentary and a substantial introduction sets the works in their historical context. The book makes a significant contribution not only to scholarship on Origen and Jerome, but also to the wider question of the interpretation of scripture in the early Christian centuries.Trade Review... intriguing and learned. * The Journal of Theological Studies *... lucid and accurate translation ... [Heine's] conjectures are always reasonable. * The Journal of Ecclesiastical History *
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Oxford University Press, USA Covenant as Context Essays in Honour of E. W. Nicholson
Book SynopsisErnest Nicholson's retirement as Provost or Oriel College, Oxford, is marked by friends and colleagues with a substantial collection of essays related to the topic of Old Testament covenant. The contributions demonstrate the continuing vitality of the topic for fresh approaches to the literary, historical, religious, and theological understanding of the Old Testament.Trade ReviewNicholson has made a decisive impact on the study of the covenant in the Old Testament during the course of his scholarly career. This formidable set of essays, offered by a most impressive list of scholars, does full justice to the importance of Nicholson's work ... the essays constitute careful and insightful work that will make the volume a point of reference for future study. * The Journal of Theological Studies *This impressive collection is a happy reflection on the current state of the study of covenant, a state of study to which Nicholson has significantly contributed ... As is evident here, Nicholson's work will continue to feed and empower scholarship for time to come. * The Journal of Theological Studies *Table of Contents1. A Disputed Sense in a Covenant Context: On the Interpretation of Genesis 15:6 ; 2. Reflections on the Covenant with Noah ; 3. Covenant in Old Testament Theology ; 4. The Davidic Covenant in the Isaiah Tradition ; 5. Covenant, Oath, and the Composition of the Pentateuch ; 6. Why does God 'Establish' rather than 'Cut' Covenants in the Priestly Source? ; 7. Covenant and Creation in Relationship ; 8. Canonical Text, Covenantal Communities, and the Patterns of Exegetical Culture: Reflections on the Past Century ; 9. Gibeonite Ruse and Israelite Curse in Joshua 9 ; 10. Moses and the Covenant in the Assumption of Moses and the Pentateuch ; 11. Recounting the Tetrateuch ; 12. Covenant and Law in Ben Sira ; 13. The Middle of the Old Testament ; 14. The Covenant People: Max Weber and the Historical Understanding of Ancient Israel ; 15. The Story of the First Commandment - The Book of Joshua ; 16. An Overlooked Item in Old Testament Theology - Perhaps ; 17. Yahweh and his People in Lamentations ; 18. 'The Idea of Covenant has its History': On the Life and Work of Otto Prochsch (1874-1947) ; 19. Isaiah 1 and the Covenant Lawsuit
£275.00
Clarendon Press The Resurrection of God Incarnate
Book SynopsisWhether or not Jesus rose bodily from the dead remains perhaps the most critical and contentious issue in Christianity. Argument has centred upon the veracity of explicit New Testament accounts of the events, often ending in deadlock. The author, though, takes a broader approach.Trade Review... earnest, powerful book ... worth the perseverance it demands ... Professor Swinburne's argument develops into a compelling commentary on the New Testament, its writers or compilers, and their experiences. * Contemporary Review *... well-organised, precise, rigorous and unevasive ... read the book one will learn much. * The Tablet *Swinburne's book is densely argued. He writes with great clarity, explaining carefully any technical language that he uses. This book often demands close attention from the reader, but it remains accessible. It's argument is breathtaking in its simplicity and scope, and it offers point after point which preachers and teachers might use as pegs on which to hang expository material in sermons or in other contexts ... this book is an outstanding tour de force which offers much to those who would proclaim the resurrection today. * Church of England Newspaper *Table of ContentsPART I: GENERAL BACKGROUND EVIDENCE ; PART II: PRIOR HISTORICAL EVIDENCE ; PART III: POSTERIOR HISTORICAL EVIDENCE ; PART IV: CONCLUSION
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Clarendon Press The Resurrection of God Incarnate
Book SynopsisWhether or not Jesus rose bodily from the dead remains perhaps the most critical and contentious issue in Christianity. Until now, argument has centred upon the veracity of explicit New Testament accounts of the events following Jesus''s crucifixion, often ending in deadlock. In Richard Swinburne''s new approach, though, ascertaining the probable truth of the Resurrection requires a much broader approach to the nature of God and to the life and teaching of Jesus.The Resurrection can only have occurred if God intervened in history to raise to life a man dead for thirty six hours. It is therefore crucial not only to weigh the evidence of natural theology for the existence of a God who has some reason so to intervene, but also to discover whether the life and teaching of Jesus show him to be uniquely the kind of person whom God would have raised. Swinburne argues that God has reason to interfere in history by becoming incarnate, and that it is highly improbable that we would find the evidTrade ReviewThe most distinguished British philosopher of religion of his generation, Richard Swinburne has made a monumental contribution to the analysis and defense of theistic belief generally and Christian belief in particular. * Conversations in Religion and Theology *Swinburne's argument is both powerful and provocative ... he has effectively linked background knowledge, prior historical evidence, and posterior historical evidence in a distinctive argument for a traditional Christology. * Conversations in Religion and Theology *The Resurrection of God Incarnate is a very good book. It will substantially enrich the contemporary conversation regarding the identity of Jesus, and it deserves to be read by any theologian, philosopher of religion, New Testament scholar, or historian interested in the emergence of Christianity. * Conversations in Religion and Theology *... well-organised, precise, rigorous and unevasive ... read the book one will learn much. * The Tablet *Swinburne's book is densely argued. He writes with great clarity, explaining carefully any technical language that he uses. This book often demands close attention from the reader, but it remains accessible. It's argument is breathtaking in its simplicity and scope, and it offers point after point which preachers and teachers might use as pegs on which to hang expository material in sermons or in other contexts ... this book is an outstanding tour de force which offers much to those who would proclaim the resurrection today. * Church of England Newspaper *Table of ContentsPART I: GENERAL BACKGROUND EVIDENCE ; PART II: PRIOR HISTORICAL EVIDENCE ; PART III: POSTERIOR HISTORICAL EVIDENCE ; PART IV: CONCLUSION
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Oxford University Press The Church in Ancient Society
Book SynopsisThe Church in Ancient Society provides a full and enjoyable narrative history of the first six centuries of the Christian Church. Ancient Greek and Roman society had many gods and an addiction to astrology and divination. This introduction to the period traces the process by which Christianity changed this and so provided a foundation for the modern world: the teaching of Jesus created a lasting community, which grew to command the allegiance of the Roman emperor. Christianity is discussed in relation to how it appeared to both Jews and pagans, and how its Christian doctrine and practice were shaped in relation to Graeco-Roman culture and the Jewish matrix. Among the major figures discussed are Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Constantine, Julian the Apostate, Basil, Ambrose, and Augustine.Following a chronological approach, Henry Chadwick''s clear exposition of important texts and theological debates in their historical context is unrivalled in detail. In particular, theologTrade ReviewReview from previous edition The first 600 years: that is nearly one third of the Church's entire history. No one but Henry Chadwick ... could have given us so full and so authoritative an account of these decisive centuries. His new book crowns a body of illuminating work on several of the outstanding figures as well as on many of the thorniest problems of the early Church's history. * R. A. Markus, The Tablet *The book is a tour de fource to which we will keep turning as an essential reference work. * R. A. Markus, The Tablet *This is a tour de force by a great scholar ... a magisterial account of the doctrinal and institutional history of the early Church, particularly in the east Roman provinces. The easy style, not without a sprinkling of colloquialisms, conceals the author's great learning and enthusiasm for his subject ... Henry Chadwick's book will remain a standard work on the history of early Christianity for the forseeable future. * English Historical Review *Whoever looks for a reliable and highly readable companion to the formative centuries of Christianity and, in many respects, of European culture as well could hardly make a better choice ... The exposition is rich in detail, and makes an enjoyable read that will appeal to an academic and to a general readership alike.Marked by a monumentality both of scope and detail ... the last great narrative history of the twentieth century in its field ... Henry Chadwick ranks as one of the great figures of the twentieth century in his field, and there is every reason to believe that a future generation of scholars will be keen to have access to his guidance on any one of a thousand points of detail. * Kate Cooper, Times Literary Supplement *`A masterpiece beyond classification.' Church TimesTable of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The First Followers of Jesus ; 2. The Jewish Matrix ; 3. Jews and Christians Survive Rome's Crushing of Revolts ; 4. The Hebrew Scriptures in the Church ; 5. Interpreting Scripture: Philo and paul ; 6. Apostles and Evangelists ; 7. Women among Jesus' Followers ; 8. 'Barnabas', Jewish Christianity, Trouble at Corinth ; 9. Ignatius of Antioch ; 10. Didache ; 11. Marcion ; 12. Justin ; 13. Irenaeus of Lyon ; 14. The New Testament Text ; 15. Celsus: A Platonist Attack ; 16. Montanism: Perpetua ; 17. Tertullian, Minucius Felix ; 18. Clement of Alexandria ; 19. Julius Africanus ; 20. Hippolytus and Liturgy ; 21. Origen ; 22. Cyprian of Carthage ; 23. Dionysius of Alexandria ; 24. Paul of Samosata ; 25. Mani ; 26. Plotinos, Porphyry ; 27. Diocletian and the Great Persecution, Rise of Constantine ; 28. Constantine, Lactantius, and Eusebios of Caesarea ; 29. The Seeds of Reaction ; 30. The Church at Prayer ; 31. Athanasios, Marcellus, and the Gathering Storm ; 32. Fiasco at Serdica ; 33. Religious Division: A Note on Intolerance ; 34. Athanasios' Return: A Wind of Change ; 35. Constantius' Double Council of Unity ; 36. Julian and the Church ; 37. Damasus, Siricius, Papal Authority, Synesios of Cyrene ; 38. Basil of Caesarea (Cappadocia) ; 39. Ambrose ; 40. Ambrosiaster ; 41. Donatism ; 42. Monks: The Ascetic Life ; 43. Messalians; The Macarian Homilies ; 44. Schism at Antioch: The Council of Constantinople (381) ; 45. Jerome and Rufinus: Controversy about Origen ; 46. Pelagius, Celestius, and the Roman See in Gaul and North Africa ; 47. Julian of Eclanum: Augustine's Critics in Gaul and North Africa ; 48. Augustine ; 49. John Chrysostom ; 50. Innocent I and John Chrysostom's Honour. Alaric and the fall of Rome ; 51. The Christological Debate I: To the First Council of Ephesus ; 52. The Christological Debate II: From Reunion to a breakdown of unity (449) ; 53. The Christological Debate III; From the Second Council of Ephesus (449) to Chalcedon (451) ; 54. Chalcedon II: fall of Dioscoros. the emperor Leo's Encyclia ; 55. The aftermath of the Council of Chalcedon; Zeno's Henotikon ; 56. Justinian: Origen and the Three Chapters ; 57. The Church and the Barbarian Invasions in the West; Salvian, Sidonius, Caesarius ; 58. Worship after Constantine ; 59. Pope Gregory the Great (590 - 604) ; 60. Pilgrims ; 61. Penance ; Further Reading ; Dates of Roman Emperors ; List of Bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Jerusalem
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Oxford University Press Leontius of Jerusalem
Book SynopsisThis is a new edition and translation of the Testimonies of the Saints of Leontius of Jerusalem, a sixth-century monk and one of the most important so-called neo-Chalcedonian theologians. It is essential reading for understanding the Church's debate with the Monophysites in the time of Justinian.Table of ContentsI. INTRODUCTION ; II. TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS ; 1. Testimonies of the Saints ; 2. Aporiae ; III. APPENDIX: THE ARGUMENT OF THE TESTIMONIES OF THE SAINTS SUMMARIZED
£162.50
Oxford University Press, USA Cyril of Alexandria and the Nestorian Controversy
Book SynopsisRecounts the historical and cultural process by which Cyril of Alexandria was elevated to canonical status while his opponent, Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, was turned into a heretic. Argues that it was Cyril's mastery of rhetoric and ecclesiastical politics alike which ensured his victory over his adversary.Trade ReviewSusan Wessel has produced a learned and exciting book, that adds much to our knowledge of the character and purpose of these significant theorists of the fifth century; and the volume is a worthy addition to the excellent series of Oxford Early Christian Studies. * John McGuckin, Sobornost *I do indeed admire her assiduity. The references to the original sources are a real bonus. * L.R. Wickham, The Journal of Theological Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; I. THE TAPESTRY OF CYRIL'S EPISCOPACY FROM EGYPT TO THE IMPERIAL CITY ; 1. Confrontation in the Early Episcopacy ; 2. Political Alliance and the Onset of Controversy ; 3. The Reception of Nicaea ; 4. The Meeting of the Council ; II. THE RHETORIC OF THE NESTORIAN DEBATES ; 5. Rhetorical Style and Method in the Conciliar Homilies of Cyril ; 6. The Rhetorical and Interpretive Method of Nestorius ; 7. From a Tentative Resolution to the Renewal of Controversy (431 to 451 AD) ; Epilogue
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Oxford University Press, USA DoubleEffect Reasoning Doing Good and Avoiding Evil Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics
Book SynopsisWhat should you do when you cannot achieve a good without also causing a foreseen, but not intended, evil (such as killing non-combatants when bombing a military target)? This book articulates, and defends, an ancient approach to this common problem, double-effect reasoning.Trade Review...clearly and methodically written...there is much of value in this book... * Joseph Shaw, The Philosophical Quarterly *...the whole topic is a difficult one and Cavanaugh's book is a useful contribution to the literature. * Antony Ellis, Mind *...a fine piece of work. Double-effect reasoning is an important lesson to learn. * John Turnbull, New Directions *Table of Contents1. The history of double-effect reasoning ; 2. The contemporary conversation ; 3. The i/f distinction: distinguishing intent from foresight ; 4. The i/f distinction's ethical import ; 5. DER and remaining considerations
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Oxford University Press East and West
Book SynopsisThe greatest Christian split of all has been that between east and west, between Roman Catholic and eastern Orthodox, a rift that is still apparent today. Henry Chadwick provides a compelling and balanced account of the emergence of divisions between Rome and Constantinople. Drawing on his encyclopaedic command of the literature, he starts with the roots of the divergence in apostolic times and takes the story right up to the Council of Florence in the fifteenth century. Henry Chadwick''s own years of experience as an ecumenist inform his discussion of Christians in relation to each other, to Jews, and to non-Christian Gentiles. He displays a distinctive concern for the factors - theological, personal, political, and cultural - that caused division in the church and prevented reconciliation. His masterly exposition of the complex issues discussed at the Ecumenical Councils (issues that eventually led to the separation) is characteristically clear and fair. This is a work of immense leaTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Henry Chadwick is without a doubt the most learned ecclesiastical scholar still, mercifully alive ... Chadwick refuses the offer of easy neat solutions to the problem of the rift ... Instead he insists on exploring with a wealth of illustrative detail the account of the gradual widening of the gulf between East and West ... marvellous breadth and fair mindedness ... without the rift we should not have this learned and elegant envoi. * Theology *As usual [Chadwick's] writing is magisterial, founded on well-grounded original sources and first-class studies, full of shrewd and sympathetic judgments, retaining patience and charity in the face of some unruly participants in his story. * The Expository Times *... this is clearly an indispensable book. * Church Times *Chadwick is always fair and often generous, helping us to see the seriousness, integrity and achievements of figures caught up in the crossfire of misunderstandings that constituted so much of the theological debate of the early Middle Ages. * Church Times *... one of the fascinating questions raised by this work is when exactly the intellectual balance of power changed between East and West. * Church Times *As always, Dr Chadwick is an entirely reliable guide to a mass of historical material, which in this instance spans nearly 15 centuries. * Church Times *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Early Christian Diversity: The Quest for Coherence ; 3. The Roots of Diversity: Differences in Theology ; 4. Differences in Theology ; 5. Emperor Theodosius: Council of Constantinople (381) ; 6. Augustine: Filioque ; 7. Constantinople's Growing Power: Socrates the Historian ; 8. The Unity of Christ: Devotion to Mary ; 9. Zeno's Henotikon, Rome's Fury, and the Acacian Schism: Dionysus Exiguus ; 10. Three Chapters: The Fifth Council (553) ; 11. One Energy, One Will ; 12. The Sixth (680-1), Council in Trullo (692) ; 13. Icons ; 14. The Papacy and the Franks ; 15. Aachen as Third Rome: Caroline Books; Filioque; Eriugena ; 16. Pope Nicolas I ; 17. Hincmar of Reims ; 18. Jurisdiction: Illyricum, Bulgars. Paulicans ; 19. Pope Nicolas' Advice to the Bulgar Khan. Rome's Saturday Fast ; 20. Problems at Constantinople: Patriarch Ignatius ; 21. Photius ; 22. Pope Nicolas I Supports Ignatius ; 23. Ignatius' Retrial: Nicolas Excommunicates Photius ; 24. Deterioration in Relations ; 25. The Case Against the Latins: Photius Mystagogia ; 26. Photius' Break with Nicolas: Nicolas Invokes Hincmar's Help: Basil the Macedonian: Photius Desposed ; 27. Basil I: Ignatius Restored. The Synod of 869: Pope Hadrian II ; 28. Photius Restored. Pope John VIII. The Council of 879 ; 29. The Emperor Leo VI the Wise: Photius Deposed ; 30. Greek Critics of Photius: Photius Honours Ignatius' Memory ; 31. Liudprand of Cremona in Constantinople ; 32. The Normans in the South: Cardinal Humbert: Council of Rome (1059): Unleavened Bread ; 33. Pope Leo IX's Legation to Constantinople (1054); Humbert and Cerularius ; 34. Peter Damian: Gregory VII; Theophylact of Ochrid ; 35. Pope Urban II: Anselm of Canterbury at Bari ; 36. Anselm of Havelberg ; 37. Crusades: Fall of Constantinople (1204-5): Innocent III: Balsamon ; 38. East-West Debates at Nicaea and Nymphaion ; 39. Purgatory ; 40. Michael Palaeologus' Renewed Quest for Unity: Pope Gregory X: Council of Lyon: Bekkos ; 41. Councils of Basel and Ferrara / Florence: Pope Eugenius IV ; Epilogue
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Oxford University Press The Metaphysics of the Incarnation
Book SynopsisThe period from Thomas Aquinas to Duns Scotus is one of the richest in the history of Christian theology. The Metaphysics of the Incarnation aims to provide a thorough examination of the doctrine in this era, making explicit its philosophical and theological foundations. Medieval theologians believed that there were good reasons for supposing that Christ''s human nature was an individual. In the light of this, Part 1 discusses how the various thinkers held that an individual nature could be united to a divine person. Part 2 shows how one divine person could be incarnate without any other. Part 3 deals with questions of Christological predication, and Part 4 shows how an individual nature is to be distinguished from a person. The work begins with a full account of the metaphysics presupposed in the medieval accounts, and concludes with observations relating medieval accounts to modern Christology.Trade Revieweasy to recommend to anyone interested in the topic, especially to those whose philosophical approach might be best described as analytical. Furthermore, regardless of the particular application to the incarnation employed in the volume, a number of the contributions will be of interest to those working on the philosophy of mind in general. * Seamus ONeill, Philosophy in Review *professional philosophers will no doubt find the essays fascinating ... it is a valuable collection. * David Brown, Journal of Religious Studies *Table of ContentsI. MODELS FOR THE HYPOSTATIC UNION; EXCURSUS 1: CONSEQUENCES OF THE UNION; II, TRINITARIAN ISSUES; III. THE COMMUNICATION OF PROPERTIES; EXCURSUS 2: COUNTING PERSONS AND NATURES; IV. THEORIES OF SUBSISTENCE
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Oxford University Press, USA Milton and the Manuscript of De Doctrina Christiana
Book SynopsisDebate about the authorship of the manuscript known to us as De Doctrina Christiana has bedevilled Milton studies over recent years. In this book four leading scholars give an account of the research project that demonstrated its Miltonic provenance beyond reasonable doubt. But the authors do much more besides, locating Milton''s systematic theology in its broader European context, picking open the stages and processes of its composition, and analysing its Latinity.Trade ReviewThis book offers a highly scrupulous reconsideration of the history, composition, style, and doctrines of Milton's major theological treatise. It is a significant contribution to Milton studies and to our understanding of seventeenth-century theology. * David Loewenstein, University of Wisconsin-Madison *This book is the result of the most thorough investigations of the De Doctrina manuscript even undertaken in Milton studies * Sarka Kuhnova, Notes and Queries *Table of ContentsPreface ; Citations and Abbreviations ; List of Tables and Figures ; 1. The controversy ; 2. The history of the manuscript ; 3. The making of the manuscript ; 4. Stylometric analysis ; 5. The theology of the manuscript ; 6. The Latin style ; 7. Conclusions ; Bibliography ; The authors
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Oxford University Press Augustines Commentary on Galatians
Book SynopsisNow available in English for the first time, Augustine''s Commentary on Galatians is his only complete, formal commentary on any book of the Bible and offers unique insights into his understanding of Paul and of his own task as a biblical interpreter. Yet it is one of his least known works today - and this despite its importance in the past for such major figures as Aquinas, Luther, Erasmus, and Newman. The present volume seeks to remedy this situation by providing not only an English translation with facing Latin text, but also a comprehensive introduction and copious notes. Since Galatians happens to be the only biblical book commented upon by all the ancient Latin commentators - including Jerome, Pelagius, Ambrosiaster, and Marius Victorinus, as well as Augustine - it provides a basis for comparing them and for identifying Augustine''s special concerns and emphases. Augustine''s Commentary also has crucial links to other works he wrote at the time, especially his monastic rule and DTrade ReviewThis first translation of Augustine's only complete biblical commentary into Enlgish is of great value, as much for those concerned with the intersection of biblical pastoral theology as for the student of Augustine. * European Journal of Theology *Table of ContentsI. INTRODUCTION ; 1. Date of Composition ; 2. Augustine in Relation to the Other Latin Commentators on Paul in Late Antiquity ; 3. The Purpose of Augustine's Commentary ; 4. Augutine as a Reader of Galatians ; 5. Conclusions ; II. AUGUSTINE'S COMMENTARY ON THE LETTER TO GALATIANS: TEXT, TRANSLATION, AND NOTES
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Oxford University Press Grace and Christology in the Early Church
Book SynopsisWas there a genuine theological consensus about Christ in the early Church? Donald Fairbairn''s persuasive study uses the concept of grace to clarify this question. There were two sharply divergent understandings of grace and christology. One understanding, characteristic of Theodore and Nestorius, saw grace as God''s gift of co-operation to Christians and Christ as the uniquely graced man. The other understanding, characteristic of Cyril of Alexandria and John Cassian, saw grace as God the Word''s personal descent to the human sphere so as to give himself to humanity. Dealing with, among others, John Chrysostom, John of Antioch, and Leo the Great, Fairbairn suggests that these two understandings were by no means equally represented in the fifth century: Cyril''s view was in fact the consensus of the early Church.Trade Reviewthis is certainly an important work that warrants careful attention. * Anthony N S lane, The Journal of Theological Studies *Table of Contents1. Grace and the central issue of the christological controversy ; 2. Christ as the uniquely graced man in Theodore and Nestorius ; 3. Grace as the sharing of divine communion in Cyril's early writings ; 4. God's own Son as the source of grace in Cyril's later writings ; 5. Grace as deepening communion with God in Cassian's monastic writings ; 6. Grace and the Saviour's personal subject in Cassian's De incarnatione Domini ; 7. Grace and the Logos' double birth in the early Church
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Oxford University Press The Suffering of the Impassible God
Book SynopsisThe Suffering of the Impassible God provides a major reconsideration of the issue of divine suffering and divine emotions in the early Church Fathers. Patristic writers are commonly criticized for falling prey to Hellenistic philosophy and uncritically accepting the claim that God cannot suffer or feel emotions. Gavrilyuk shows that this view represents a misreading of evidence. In contrast, he construes the development of patristic thought as a series of dialectical turning points taken to safeguard the paradox of God''s voluntary and salvific suffering in the Incarnation.Trade ReviewIt is heartening to read a book that one agrees with and even more so when it is a scholarly work on a controversial issue. Gavrilyuk's monograph is just such a work. * Journal of Early Christian Studies *Gavrilyuk has written an excellent book suitable not only for scholars but for students as well. * Journal of Early Christian Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Testing the fall into Hellenistic philosophy theory ; 2. The function of divine impassibility in patristic theology ; 3. The reality of Christ's suffering defended in the struggle with Docetism ; 4. Patripassian controversy: the Son, not God the Father, is the subject of the Incarnation ; 5. The orthodox response to Arianism: involvement in suffering does not diminish Christ's divinity ; 6. The case of Cyril against Nestorius: a theology of divine self-emptying ; Conclusion
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Oxford University Press Mormon Christianity
Book SynopsisIn Mormon Christianity Stephen H. Webb becomes the first respected non-Mormon theologian to explore in depth what traditional Christians can learn from the Latter-Day Saints. Richard Mouw''s recent work, Talking with Mormons, focuses on making the case that Mormons are not a cult and that Christians should tolerate them. But even Mouw, sympathetic as he is, follows all other non-Mormon theologians in declining to accept Mormons as members of the Christian family. They are not a cult, Mouw writes, but rather a religion related to be set apart from traditional Christianity. Mormons themselves are adamant that they are Christian, and eloquent writers within their own faith have tried to make this case, but no theologian outside the LDS church has ever tried to demonstrate just how Christian they are. Webb writes neither as a critic nor a defender of Mormonism but as a sympathetic observer who is deeply committed to engaging with Mormon ideas. His book is unique in taking Mormon theology sTrade ReviewMuch of this book reads like an extended love letter, not one from the lover to his beloved, but from the lover to his family explaining what he loves about her and responding to the family s objections...Webb is a readable writer, quite capable of explaining technical philosophical ideas in nonphilosophical terms...I strongly recommend Webb's book, not just to the non-Mormons at whom it is aimed but also to Mormons. Latter-day Saints will learn a great deal about Catholicism by reading it...Webb's book offers non-Mormons a love letter explaining why he loves Mormons and giving them reasons why they might also. * Mormon Studies Review *Table of ContentsContents ; Ch. 1: Mormon Envy ; Ch. 2: The Magic and Marvel of Being Mormon ; Ch. 3: What's Up with Mormons and Matter? ; Ch. 4: The Other Side of the Family Tree: Relatives or Impersonators? ; Ch. 5: Brigham Young, Philosopher of Industry ; Ch. 6: How to Heal Modernity's Mental Breakdown ; Ch. 7: The Decision ; Appendix A: Two Theological Problems that Mormonism Solves ; Appendix B: Three Philosophical Problems that Mormonism Needs to Solve ; Sources and Suggested Reading ; Acknowledgments
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Oxford University Press Prophet Like Moses
Book SynopsisJeffrey Stackert addresses two of the oldest and most persistent problems in biblical studies: the relationship between prophecy and law in the Hebrew Bible and the utility of the Documentary Hypothesis for understanding Israelite religion. These topics have in many ways dominated pentateuchal studies and the investigation of Israelite religion since the nineteenth century, culminating in Julius Wellhausens influential Prolegomena to the History of Ancient Israel. Setting his inquiry against this backdrop while drawing on and extending recent developments in pentateuchal theory, Stackert tackles the subject through an investigation of the different presentations of Mosaic prophecy in the four Torah sources. His book shows that these texts contain a rich and longstanding debate over prophecy, its relation to law, and its place in Israelite religion. With this argument, A Prophet Like Moses demonstrates a new role for the Documentary Hypothesis in discussions of Israelite religion. It alTrade ReviewIn A Prophet Like Moses, Jeffrey Stackert offers a very intelligent and engaging book. Comparing ancient Near Eastern prophetic texts and grounding his approach in the current (and notably debated) Neo-Documentary Hypothesis, Stackert examines the prophetic dimensions of Moses identity and the different views of prophecy in the Pentateuchal sources. The book marks a significant contribution to biblical scholarship. Clear and well written, insightfuland highly recommended. * Mark S. Smith, Skirball Professor of Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, New York University *An elegant and important contribution to current scholarship on the Pentateuch. Stackert reframes Wellhausens central questions about law and prophecy and delivers a compelling analysis of the distinctive positions in the Pentateuchal sources. It will evoke controversy in some quarters, but it is very solid scholarship. * Ronald Hendel, Dabby Professor of Hebrew Bible, University of California, Berkeley *Stackert complicates the historical relationship between law and prophecy, by identifying an anti-prophetic tendency in the Elohist source in the pre-exilic period. In so doing, he undercuts the developmental view of Israelite religion associated with Wellhausen. This is a bold and ambitious book which is sure to ignite a debate that has far-reaching implications for our understanding of the religion of Israel. * John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament, Yale *This is a fine book and a major addition to Pentateuchal studies. * Alan Le Grys, Religion *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; 1. Prophecy, Law, and Israelite Religion After Wellhausen ; 2. The Literary Portrayal of Mosaic Prophecy in the Torah Sources ; 3. The Elohistic Source: The End of Israelite Prophecy ; 4. The Deuteronomic Source: Prophecy's Anemic Future ; 5. The Priestly and Yahwistic Sources: Separating Prophecy and Law ; 6. Pentateuchal Theory, Israelite Religion, and Biblical Studies: New Perspectives and Aims ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA The Soteriology of James Ussher
Book SynopsisDrawing on material from a range of genres, with extensive reference to manuscript collections, Richard Snoddy offers a detailed study of James Usshers applied soteriology. After locating Ussher in the ecclesiastical context of seventeenth-century Ireland and England, Snoddy examines his teaching on the doctrines of atonement, justification, sanctification, and assurance. He considers their interconnection in Usshers thought, particularly the manner in which a general atonement functions as the ground of justification and the extent to which it functions as the ground of assurance. The book documents Usshers change of mind on a number of important issues, especially how, from holding to a limited atonement and an assurance that is of the essence of faith, he moved to belief in a general atonement and an assurance obtained through experimental piety. Within the framework of one widely accepted scholarly paradigm he appears to move from one logically inconsistent position to another, butTrade ReviewSnoddy has made a major contribution to the field of historical theology with this work. His careful analysis of the thought of an eminent Reformed theologian will be indispensable to researchers at postgraduate level and beyond working in the fields of Reformed theology, Reformation-era preaching, polemic, and pastoral concern, and religious reform in the British Isles. * Dr Susan Royal, Reviews in History *Table of ContentsContents ; Abbreviations ; Conventions ; Introduction ; 1. Vae Mihi Si Non Evangelizavero - The Preaching Prelate ; 2. Lubricus Locus - The Nature and Extent of the Atonement ; 3. 'This Sweet Doctrine' - Justification by Faith ; 4. 'An Imperfect Kinde of Perfection' - The Sanctified Life and Its Reward ; 5. 'The Comfortable Assurance of Our Salvation' - A Search for Certainty ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Living Without Why
Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to live without why? This was the advice of Meister Eckhart (ca. 1260-1328), both in his Latin treatises to philosophers and theologians and in his German sermons to nuns and ordinary lay persons. He seems to have meant that we should live and act out of justice or goodness and not in order to gain some reward for our deeds. This message was received with indignation by the Church hierarchy and was condemned by the Pope in 1329. How did Eckhart come to formulate it? And why was it so controversial?John M. Connolly addresses these questions by locating Eckhart''s thinking about how to live within the mainstream synthesis of Christian and classical thought formulated in the High Middle Ages. He calls the classical Greek moral consensus teleological eudaimonism, according to which correct living coincides with the attainment of happiness (eudaimonia). This involves living a life marked by the practice of the virtues, which in turn requires a consistent desire for the corTrade ReviewConnolly offers a fair and scholarly treatment of one of medieval Europe's most controversial philosophers, who challenged the very authority of the Catholic Church. This work is well written, if synoptic at times, and leads the reader through a rich historical, theological and philosophical journey through the medieval conception of the will as it developed from Aristotle and the classical Greek philosophers, all the way to Meister Eckhart and beyond. Moreover, it generally does a good job of analyzing the almost indiscernible and more obvious variations amongst the philosophies being addressed. Connolly's specialty in Eckhartian studies is apparent through his scholarly treatment of a plethora of medieval thinkers, and his mastery over the primary sources in their original medieval High German. * Blake Campbell, British Journal for the History of Philosophy *Connolly's book, by highlighting the importance of the end of man in Eckhart's thought and by putting it in its philosophical and theological context, is always illuminating in its treatment of the great mystic. * Robert Dobie, Review of Metaphysics *All in all, this is a very welcome and careful study. It will shed much light on a neglected person and a neglected topic. * Journal of the History of Philosophy *As John Connolly states in the preface to this book, he is 'fascinated' by Meister Eckhart's advice to 'live without why (or will)'. And it is this palpable fascination pulsing off the book's pages that at once helps to illuminate the philosophical underpinnings of the Eckhartian concept, as it infectiously draws the reader deeper into the riches of this text. As a scholar of Christian spirituality, and someone also smitten by the Meister's treatment of sunder warumbe, but not a trained philosopher, I find this book to be nothing short of a boon. * Medieval Mystical Theology *This book is a signal contribution to ancient and medieval philosophy. By putting Eckhart into conversation with his predecessors (i.e., Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas), Connolly does a fine job in identifying where Eckhart makes an original-and still viable-contribution to moral thought in general. This is a remarkable work, the product of long and careful thought, as well as being clearly presented. * Bernard McGinn, Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology and of the History of Christianity in the Divinity School and the Committees on Medieval Studies and on General Studies, University of Chicago *It would appear that Connolly has written the right book at the right moment. Through his work, the English-speaking world can become finally acquainted with the academic discussion of the last decades concerning Eckhart and can furthermore have an original and text grounded interpretation of a relevant section of his philosophical thought. * Loris Sturlese, Professor of Medieval Philosophy, Universita del Salento *Table of ContentsPREFACE ; ABBREVIATIONS ; INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER ONE: The Will as "Rational Appetite" ; CHAPTER TWO: Aristotle's Teleological Eudaimonism ; CHAPTER THREE: St. Augustine's Christian Conception of Will ; CHAPTER FOUR: Aquinas on Happiness and the Will ; CHAPTER FIVE: Meister Eckhart, Living on Two Levels ; CHAPTER SIX: Meister Eckhart, Living Without Will ; CHAPTER SEVEN: Living without Why, Conclusion ; NOTES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX
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Oxford University Press Friendship as Sacred Knowing
Book SynopsisWe are haunted, Samuel Kimbriel suggests, by a habit of isolation buried, often imperceptibly, within our practices of understanding and relating to the world. In this volume he works through the complexities of this disposition to contest its place within contemporary philosophical thought and practice. He focuses on the human activity of friendship. Chapters one and two examine friendship to unearth the contours of this habit towards isolation and to reveal certain ills that have long attended it. Chapters three through seven place these isolated ways of relating to the world into critical dialogue with the tradition of late-antique and early-medieval Johannine Christianity, in which intimacy and understanding go hand in hand. This tradition drew the human activities of friendship and enquiry into such unity that understanding itself became a kind of communion. Kimbriel endorses a return to an antique and particularly Christian philosophical habit--the befriending of wisdom.Trade ReviewA very valuable work...Among the book's many virtues is its balanced combination of careful exegetical scholarship and complex philosophical argument...Kimbriel's writing style is patient, subtle, and engaging, and his achievements here will be useful to a wide range of scholars -- in historical philosophy, for sure, but also in those interested in friendship, the self, knowledge, and theology. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *This book will be of interest to a great variety of scholars in theology and philosophy ... elegantly proportioned [and] constructive. * Guido de Graaff, Studies in Christian Ethics *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; Abbreviations ; Introduction ; Part I - Friendship and disengagement ; 1: Friendship and isolation ; 2: Friendship, virtue and contemplation ; Part II - Friendship and enquiry: Beyond disengagement ; 3: Sacred knowing and indwelling love ; 4: The porous enquirer ; 5: The veiled path: Enquiry, agency and desire ; 6: Human finitude and the paradox of enquiry ; 7: Friendship and deification ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Primary texts ; Secondary texts ; Index
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Oxford University Press Godly Ambition
Book SynopsisBritish Christian leader John Stott was one of the most influential figures of the evangelical movement during the second half of the twentieth century. Called the pope of evangelicalism by many, he helped to shape a global religious movement that grew rapidly during his career. He preached to thousands on six continents. Millions bought his books and listened to his sermons. In 2005, Time included him in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Alister Chapman chronicles Stott''s rise to global Christian stardom. The story begins in England with an exploration of Stott''s conversion and education, then his ministry to students, his work at All Souls Langham Place, London, and his attempts to increase evangelical influence in the Church of England. By the mid-1970s, Stott had an international presence, leading the evangelical Lausanne movement that attracted evangelicals from almost every country in the world. Chapman recounts how Stott challenged evangelicals'' habitual conservatism and anti-intellectualism, showing his role in a movement that was as dysfunctional as it was dynamic. Godly Ambition is the first scholarly biography of Stott. Based on extensive examination of his personal papers, it is a critical yet sympathetic account of a gifted and determined man who did all he could to further God''s kingdom and who became a Christian luminary in the process.Trade Reviewa carefully researched and clearly written appreciation of Stott that will set the benchmark for any subsequent studies. ... Chapman has given us a fair interpretation of his ministry, which offers manu illuminating insights. It is the first sympathetically critical biography with which any others will have to contend. * Derek J. Tidball, Baptist Quarterly *Chapman succeeds in providing us with a more honest, certainly more nuanced account, than heretofore, including some new insights. * Derek J. Tidball, Baptist Quarterly *Chapman's succinct and very readable biography provides us a welcome account of Stott's life. ... I certainly appreciated and commend Chapman's work. * E Loane, Churchman *Alister Chapman's crisply written and scrupulously impartial study captures the delicately managed contradictions that characterised the life and work of John Stott, whose Evangelical career started with fundamentalist tracts smuggled into Rugby School 'in brown paper' and ended with a vast ministry in five continents and the status of an Evangelical pope. ... Godly Ambition is a perceptive study whose importance will increase as scholars continue to map the complex relationships between 'Western' and 'Global' Christianity that John Stott, the ascetical jetsetter, did much to build. * Dominic Erdozain, Journal of Ecclesiastical History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1. Conversion ; 2. Students ; 3. Parishioners ; 4. Anglicans ; 5. Society ; 6. World ; Conclusion
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Oxford University Press The Church for the World
Book SynopsisDrawing on the writings of German pastor-theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jennifer M. McBride constructs a groundbreaking theology of public witness for Protestant church communities in the United States. In contrast to the triumphal manner in which many Protestants have engaged the public sphere, The Church for the World shows how the church can offer a nontriumphal witness to the lordship of Christ through repentant activity in public life. After investigating current Christian conceptions of witness in the United States, McBride offers a new theology for repentance as public witness, based on Bonhoeffer''s thought concerning Christ, the world, and the church. McBride takes up Bonhoeffer''s proposal that repentance may be reinterpreted non-religiously, expanding and challenging common understandings of the concept. Finally, she examines two church communities that exemplify ecclesial commitments and practices rooted in confession of sin and repentance. Through these communities she dTrade ReviewThis refreshing study of Christian activism appeals to Bonhoeffer's deeply Luteheran Christology and transcends the usual stereotypes of evangelicals as right-wingers and mainliners as left-wingers...this books merits attention, not only as a Bonhoeffer study but also as the witness of the social consciousness of McBride herself, a young evangelical. * Lutheran Quarterly *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments ; Part I: Public Witness in a Pluralistic Society ; Chapter One - Introduction: Confession and Repentance as Public Witness ; Chapter Two - Evaluating Public Witness in the United States ; Part II: A Theology of Public Witness Based on Bonhoeffer's Thought ; Chapter Three - Christ's Public Presence: The Foundation and Form for Ecclesial Witness ; Chapter Four - Belonging: Participation in the World's Christological Pattern ; Chapter Five - The Church's Public Presence: Visibility through Confession and Repentance ; Part III: Contours of a Repenting Church ; Chapter Six - The Eleuthero Community: Confession and Repentance through Unlearning and Learning Anew ; Chapter Seven: The Southeast White House: A Local Presence in a Neglected Neighborhood ; Conclusion: Concrete Implications of an Ecclesial Witness Based on Repentance ; Notes ; Selected Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Distant Markets Distant Harms Economic Complicity And Christian Ethics
Book SynopsisDistant Harms, Distant Markets looks at moral complicity in markets, employing resources from sociology, early Christian history, feminism, legal theory, and Catholic moral theology today. The authors skillfully explore the causal and moral responsibilities which consumers bear for the harms that markets cause to distant others.Trade ReviewThis set of essays, individually and as a group, offer a very strong, diversified yet coherent treatment of a crucial question for economic ethics - moral causality in complex market relationships. I would find this volume very helpful for my own research and writing in economic ethics, and could foresee assigning it to advanced undergraduates or graduates in courses on economic ethics, or Catholic/Christian social thought. * Christine Firer Hinze, Fordham University *Table of ContentsTable of Contents ; List of Contributors ; Introduction ; Sociological Resources ; 1. Who is Responsible? Critical Realism, Market Harms, and Collective Responsibility ; Douglas Porpora ; 2. Structural Conditioning and Personal Reflexivity: Sources of Market Complicity, Critique, and Change ; Margaret Archer ; 3. Morality of Action, Reflexivity, and the Relational Subject ; Pierpaolo Donati ; 4. Global Warming: A Case Study in Structure, Agency, and Accountability ; John Coleman, S.J. ; Historical Resources ; 5. Early Christian Philanthropy as a <"Marketplace>" and the Moral Responsibility of Market Participants ; Brian Matz ; 6. How a Thomistic Moral Framework Can Take Social Causality Seriously ; Mary Hirschfeld ; Analytical Resources ; 7. Facing Forward: Feminist Analysis of Care and Agency on a Global Scale ; Christina Traina ; 8. The African Concept of Community and Individual in the Context of the Market ; Paul Appiah Himin Asante ; 9. Individuating Collective Responsibility ; Albino Barrera, O.P. ; Implications ; 10. Social Causality and Market Complicity: Specifying the Causal Roles of Persons and Structures ; Daniel K. Finn
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Oxford University Press Inc Corporate Spirit Religion and the Rise of the Modern Corporation
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Oxford University Press Thomas Aquinass Summa Theologiae
Book SynopsisFollowing a scholarly account of Thomas Aquinas''s life, Davies explores his purposes in writing the Summa Theologiae and works systematically through each of its three Parts. He also relates their contents and Aquinas''s teachings to those of other works and other thinkers both theological and philosophical. The concluding chapter considers the impact Aquinas''s best-known work has exerted since its first appearance, and why it is still studied today. Intended for students and general readers interested in medieval philosophy and theology, Davies''s study is a solid and reflective introduction both to the Summa Theologiae and to Aquinas in general.Trade ReviewThorough, well organized, and supplemented with copious notes and pie charts that give a visual breakdown of the philosophical and theological subjects covered in the Summa ... those looking for a comprehensive and accessible companion to Aquinass Summa could do no better * Choice *Davies has magisterially breathed a new life into the ancient and honourable genre of commentary on Aquinas's masterpiece, the Summa Theologiae. The commentary tradition is alive and well in the twenty-first century. * Bernard McGinn, Philosophical Investigations *Brian Davies takes the reader on a guided tour of the vast demesne of the Summa Theologiae with a lucid and patient commentary. He writes for the intelligent reader without any formal training in either philosophy or theologythe kind of audience, he believes, that St. Thomas himself had in mind. Nonetheless, his book contains a number of surprises even for those who are familiar with the landscape. * Anthony Kenny, author of the fourth-volume series New History of Western Philosophy *Most of us engaged in studying Christian theology would of course say that Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae is a classic, an essential text, which we should all read and re-read. The truth is, however, that, while the clarity of the arguments and the systematic presentation are very attractive, most newcomers and even old hands need a good deal of help to keep going: no one is better qualified than Brian Davies, after years of teaching and writing about it, to guide us: the study of the Summa will be greatly facilitated and enriched by this excellent commentary. * Fergus Kerr, OP, Honorary Fellow, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Setting the Summa Theologiae ; 2. Sacred Teaching (1a,1) ; 3. Knowing That God Exists (1a,1,2) ; 4. The Divine Nature: Part 1 (1a,3-13) ; 5. The Divine Nature: Part 2 (1a,14-26) ; 6. The Divine Trinity (1a,27-43) ; 7. Creation, Good, and Evil (1a,44-49) ; 8. Angels and the Days of Creation (1a,50-74) ; 9. Human Beings and Divine Government (1a,75-119) ; 10. Happiness, Human Action, and Morality (1a2ae,1-21) ; 11. Emotions (1a2ae,22-48) ; 12. Dispositions, Virtues, Gifts, Beatitudes and Fruits (1a2ae,49-70) ; 13. Sin (1a2ae,71-85) ; 14. Law, Old Law, New Law, and Grace (1a2ae,90-114) ; 15. Faith, Hope, and Charity (2a2ae,1-46) ; 16. Prudence, Justice, and Injustice (2a2ae,47-79) ; 17. Religion and Other Matters to do With Justice (2a2ae,80-122) ; 18. Courage and Temperance (2a2ae,123-170) ; 19. Freely Given Graces, Kinds of Life, and States of Life (2a2ae,171-189) ; 20. God Incarnate (3a,1-26) ; 21. The Life, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ (3a,27-59) ; 22. The Sacraments of the Christian Church (3a,60-90) ; 23. Epilogue ; Appendix: The Summa Theologiae at a Glance ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Patterns of Sin in the Hebrew Bible Metaphor Culture and the Making of a Religious Concept
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Oxford University Press Rethinking Augustines Early Theology
Book SynopsisCarol Harrison counters the assumption that Augustine of Hippo''s (354-430) theology underwent a revolutionary transformation around the time he was consecrated Bishop in 396. Instead, she argues that there is a fundamental continuity in his thought and practice from the moment of his conversion in 386. The book thereby challenges the general scholarly trend to begin reading Augustine with his Confessions (396), which were begun ten years after his conversion, and refocuses attention on his earlier works, which undergird his whole theological system.Trade ReviewI would cordially recommend reading this study...Seldom I have read such a fierce defence of Augustine in recent literature. Harrison offers the reader a brilliant anthology of the early Augustine and is as such a valuable thematic introduction in the writing and thinking og Augustine before 396. But the monograph is much more, it is a meritorious overview of the several key elements in the continuity and a lesson in understanding how the central features of Augustine's conversion remain fruiytfully present in his thinking. * Anthony Dupont Ars Disputandi *Table of ContentsPART I ; PART II
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Oxford University Press The Problem of Evil
Book SynopsisIt is generally supposed that the fact that the world contains a vast amount of suffering, much of it truly horrible suffering, confronts those who believe in an all-powerful and benevolent Creator with a serious problem: to explain why such a Creator would permit this. Many reflective people are convinced that the problem, the problem of evil, is insoluble. The reasons that underlie this conviction can be formulated as a powerful argument for the non-existence of God, the so-called argument from evil: If there were a God, he would not permit the existence of vast amounts of truly horrible suffering; since such suffering exists, there is no God. Peter van Inwagen examines this argument, which he regards as a paradigmatically philosophical argument. His conclusion is that (like most philosophical arguments) it is a failure. He seeks to demonstrate, not that God exists, but the fact that the world contains a vast amount of suffering does not show that God does not exist.Along the way he Trade ReviewReview from previous edition 'Van Inwagen must be the clearest writer and the best stylist in analytic philosophy, at least since the passing of W. V. Quine.' * Ars Disputandi Journal, Daniel J. Hill *'[a] fine book' * Trenton Merricks, The Times Literary Supplement *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Problem of Evil and the Argument from Evil ; 2. The Idea of God ; 3. Philosophical Failure ; 4. The Global Argument from Evil ; 5. The Global Argument Continued ; 6. The Local Argument from Evil ; 7. The Sufferings of Beasts ; 8. The Hiddenness of God
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Oxford University Press, USA The Epistles of St Symeon the New Theologian Oxford Early Christian Texts
Book SynopsisSt Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in Byzantine mysticism. His four epistles are now published in their entirety for the first time in this scholarly edition using the Greek text, established by Joseph Paramelle, It is edited with an introduction, translation and notes by H. J. M. Turner.Trade ReviewTurner's translation brings to our attention som authentic gems produced by one of the greatest Christian mystics. The book is a most valuable contribution to ancient Christian literature and could prove inspirational for anyone interested in fiery spiritual guidance. * Liviu Barbu, Journal of Theological Studies *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ; I: The Life of Symeon ; II: Symeon's Epistles ; TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS ; Epistle 1 ; Epistle 2 ; Epistle 3 ; Epistle 4 ; Notes ; Select Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Sophronius of Jerusalem and SeventhCentury Heresy
Book SynopsisSophronius' Synodical Letter was was read out at the Sixth Ecumenical Council in 680-1, and provided the only sustained rebuttal of the monoenergist doctrine. This is the first publication of the letter in annotated translation alongside the original Greek. Includes a comprehensive introduction and further documents on the monoenergist doctrine.Trade Review[an] excellent book * L.R. Wickham. The Journal of Theological Studies *Table of ContentsI: SOPHRONIUS AND HIS SYNODICAL LETTER ; TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS ; II: THE SYNODICAL LETTER ; III: A MONOENERGIST DOSSIER ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEXES
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Oxford University Press The Cult of Saint Thecla
Book SynopsisThecla, a disciple of the apostle Paul, became perhaps the most celebrated female saint and ''martyr'' among Christians in late antiquity. In the early church, Thecla''s example was associated with the piety of women - in particular, with women''s ministry and travel. Devotion to Saint Thecla quickly spread throughout the Mediterranean world: her image was painted on walls of tombs, stamped on clay flasks and oil lamps, engraved on bronze crosses and wooden combs, and even woven into textile curtains. Bringing together literary, artistic, and archaeological evidence, often for the first time, Stephen Davis here reconstructs the cult of Saint Thecla in Asia Minor and Egypt - the social practices, institutions, and artefacts that marked the lives of actual devotees. From this evidence the author shows how the cult of this female saint remained closely linked with communities of women as a source of empowerment and a cause of controversy.Table of ContentsI: THE CULT OF ST THECLA IN ASIA MINOR ; 1. Origins of the Thecla Cult ; 2. The Cult of Thecla at Seleucia in Asia Minor ; II: THE CULT OF SAINT THECLA IN EGYPT ; 3. Thecla Devotion Among Ascetic Women in Alexandria ; 4. Pilgrimage and the Cult of Saint Thecla in the Mareotis ; 5. The Spread of Thecla Devotion Outside Alexandria and Its Environs
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Oxford University Press Byrhtferth of Ramsey
Book SynopsisByrhtferth of Ramsey was one of the most learned scholars of late Anglo-Saxon England, and his two saints' Lives-of Oswald, a powerful bishop of Worcester and York in the tenth century, and Ecgwine, the seventh-century founder of Evesham-are among the most important historical sources for our understanding of late Anglo-Saxon England.Trade Reviewa pearl of this edition is its huge introduction, which reaches upward of 100 pages and leaves no stone unturned. * Scott DeGregorio, Journal of Medieval Latin *Lapidge deserves sincere gratitude for rescuing Byrhtferth from his medieval and modern editors ... Both edition and translation are exemplary * Thomas Pickes, The English Historical Review *extraordinary ... Lapidge's utter familiarity with Byrhtferth's authorship and Latinity gives him an almost instinctual ability to make decisions that always bring the reader closer the Byrhtferth ... The book is in every way carefully and elefantly produced. * Martin Chase, Notes and Queries *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Ramsey in the time of Byrhtferth ; 2. The Writings of Byrhtferth ; 3. Byrhtferth's Latinity ; 4. The Vita S. Oswaldi ; 5. The Vita S. Ecgwini ; 6. The Manuscript ; 7. Previous Editions ; 8. Editorial Procedures ; Vita S. Oswaldi ; Vita S. Ecgwini ; Appendix: Glosses to Byrhtferth's Vitae in London, British Library, Cotton Nero E. I ; Bibliography ; Index of Quotations and Illusions ; General Index
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Oxford University Press Emotion Identity And Religion Hope Reciprocity and Otherness
Book SynopsisReligions manage human emotions by coupling them with core cultural values, and particular religious traditions favour a distinctive pattern or syndrome of emotions and values. Douglas J. Davies uses insights from anthropology-sociology, cognitive science, and psychology, to explore the dynamics of emotional life that forge our human identity.Trade ReviewDavies offers a rich, challenging, interdisiplinary analysis of the complex interface of emotion and religious identity. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Dynamics, feelings, and meanings ; 2. Ritual, values, and emotions ; 3. Identity depletion ; 4. Grief, intensive living, and charisma ; 5. Gender, identity, and purity ; 6. Love, mercy, humility, and betrayal ; 7. Merit, grace, and pardon ; 8. Moral-somatics, hope, despair, and suffering ; 9. Revelation, conversion, and spirit power ; 10. Sacred place, worship, and music ; Conclusion ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press, USA Victorian Religious Revivals
Book SynopsisRevivals are outbursts of religious enthusiasm in which there are numerous conversions. In this book the phenomenon of revival is set in its broad historical and historiographical context. David Bebbington provides detailed case-studies of awakenings that took place between 1841 and 1880 in Britain, North America and Australia, showing that the distinctive features of particular revivals were the result less of national differences than of denominational variations. These revivals occurred in many places across the globe, but revealed the shared characteristics of evangelical Protestantism. Bebbington explores the preconditions of revival, giving attention to the cultural setting of each episode as well as the form of piety displayed by the participants. No single cause can be assigned to the awakenings, but one of the chief factors behind them was occupational structure and striking instances of death were often a precipitant. Ideas were far more involved in these events than historiaTrade Reviewevery individual story is fasinatingly different, and every revival is a unique event. This delightful volume, a Bebbington masterpiece, helps us to see them up close with a clarity and variety like never before * Andrew Atherstone, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, Churchman *This labour of love (p. vi), as Bebbington describes it, provides a convincing corrective to a myriad of careless generalizations about revivals. This monograph is a model of careful, in-depth, and insightful scholarship and will undoubtedly inspire further work in this field. * Joanna Cruickshank, Deakin University. *This richly textured study should prove both authoritative and provocative to all working in the field. * Martin Wellings, Theology *^i Victorian Religious Revivals^r is an excellent piece of scholarship, well researched, well written, and insightful in its interpretation. * Clive D. Field, Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society *a groundbreaking work of scholarship that will likely exert considerable influence on the field. * Nathan A. Finn, Themelios *Victorian Religious Revivals is an enjoyable read, and could serve both as an introduction to revivalism and as a resource for established scholars. * Torsten Löfstedt, Religion *Table of Contents1. The Trajectory of Revival: The Pattern of Awakenings from the Seventeenth to the Twenty-First Centuries ; 2. The Interpretation of Revival: Religious Awakenings and Modern Historiography: Religious Awakenings and Modern Historiography ; 3. The Struggle for the Soul of Texas: Baptist Revival at Washington-on-the-Brazos, 1841 ; 4. The Spontaneous and the Planned: Wesleyan Methodist Revival in Cornwall, 1849 ; 5. Fanaticism and Sound Learning: Primitive Methodist Revival in Weardale, County Durham, 1851 ; 6. Experience and Good Order: Presbyterian Revival in North Carolina, 1857 ; 7. A Clash of Cultures: Revival in Forfarshire, Scotland, 1859 ; 8. Tradition and Innovation: Revival in South Australia, 1875 ; 9. The General and the Particular: Baptist Revival in Nova Scotia, 1880 ; 10. Conclusion: Culture and Piety in Local and Global Contexts
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Oxford University Press Christianity in India
Book SynopsisRobert Frykenberg''s insightful study explores and enhances historical understandings of Christian communities, cultures, and institutions within the Indian world from their beginnings down to the present. As one out of several manifestations of a newly emerging World Christianity, in which Christians of a Post-Christian West are a minority, it has focused upon those trans-cultural interactions within Hindu and Muslim environments which have made Christians in this part of the world distinctive. It seeks to uncover various complexities in the proliferation of Christianity in its many forms and to examine processes by which Christian elements intermingled with indigenous cultures and which resulted in multiple identities, and also left imprints upon various cultures of India. Thomas Christians believe that the Apostle Thomas came to India in 52 A.D./C.E., and that he left seven congregations to carry on the Mission of bringing the Gospel to India. In our day the impulse of this Mission Trade ReviewThe singular merit of this book is that the author does not simply present a history of Christianity in India from the beginning to today. Instead, he elaborates the socio-economic, political and religious impact of Christianity on Indian society and vice versa...This informative, analytical and comprehensive work will contribute to understanding better Christianity in India. * Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, Bibliographia Missionaria *[a] well-researched and winsightful book, authored by a highly regarded historian ... Frykenberg's book is truly a great contribution to the exploration of the complicated nature of religion and society in India. * Koji Kawashima, International Journal of Asian Studies *This is a committed book, arising out of lifelong experience and study. * Paul Jenkins, Social Sciences and Missions *Frykenberg's amazing breadth of knowledge brings to life the complexity of India's Christian history ... I heartily recommend this book. * Timothy C. Tennent, Christianity Today *This is the best single-volume history of Christianity in India written so far. It is both genuinely Indo-centric and genuinely ecunemical. * John C. B. Webster, International Bulletin of Missionary Research *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Contextualizing Complexity, I: India's Lands, Peoples and Social Structures ; 3. India's Dominant Religious Traditions: Santana and Dar-ul-Islam ; 4. Thomas Christians and the Thomas Tradition ; 5. Pfarangi Catholic Christians and Padroado Christendom ; 6. Evangelical Christians as Missionary Dubashis: Conduits of Cross-Cultural Communication ; 7. India's Raj and Its Political Logic: The Unification of India, A Southern Perspective ; 8. Avarna Christians and Conversion Movements ; 9. Missionaries, Colonialism and Ecclesiastical Dominion ; 10. Indian Christians and Hindu Raj ; 11. Elite Eductaion and Missionaries ; 12. Catholic Renewal and Resurgence ; 13. Trophies of Grace and Their Public Influence ; 14. Adivasi Movements in the North East ; 15. Conclusion and Epilogue ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press The Religious Crisis of the 1960s
Book SynopsisThe 1960s were a time of explosive religious change. In the Christian churches it was a time of innovation, from the ''new theology'' and ''new morality'' of Bishop Robinson to the evangelicalism of the Charismatic Movement, and of charismatic leaders, such as Pope John XXIII and Martin Luther King. But it was also a time of rapid social and cultural change when Christianity faced challenges from Eastern religions, from Marxism and feminism, and above all from new ''affluent'' lifestyles. Hugh McLeod tells in detail, using oral history, how these movements and conflicts were experienced in England, but because the Sixties were an international phenomenon he also looks at other countries, especially the USA and France. McLeod explains what happened to religion in the 1960s, why it happened, and how the events of that decade shaped the rest of the 20th century.Trade Reviewa penetrating analysis of religious change in the long 1960s... The book stands out above other similar publications in clarity of argumentation and depth of understanding... Reading this book is an enriching experience, making the reader wiser. * Andrzej Bronk, Anthropos *It is rare to come across a monograph which covers major social and ideological changes in a decade of transition in a comprehensive, readable and authoritative way. This is one of those gems... The Religious Crisis of the 1960s deserves to become a modern classic. * Gerd-Rainer Horn, The English Historical Review *This excellent book provides further evidence of a recent historiographical shift in the treatment of the 1960s... furnishing a more complex and nuanced portrait of change in the sixties and providing a reliable platform for further work on the part of sociologists and historians as they attempt to assess the recent history of the churchesin the West. * Duncan Dormer, THEOLOGY *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Decline of Christendom ; 2. Late Christendom ; 3. The Early Sixties ; 4. Aggiornamento ; 5. Affluence ; 6. New Worlds ; 7. 1968 ; 8. Sex, Gender, and the Family ; 9. The Crisis of the Church ; 10. From 'Christian Country' to 'Civilized Society' ; 11. The End of Christendom? ; Conclusion
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Oxford University Press, USA We Have No King But Christ Christian Political Thought in Greater Syria on the Eve of the Arab Conquest C.400585 Oxford Studies in Byzantium
Book SynopsisAn examination of how, at the close of the Roman Empire, Christianity influenced the political and social philosophy of the peoples of the Near East, laying the groundwork for the blending of religious and ethnic identity that we see in the Middle East today.Trade ReviewPhilip Woods's book is a remarkable debut... a well-structured and convincingly argued work * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Things are often more complicated than they may seem, and this is certainly also true for the phenomenon Wood has been studying in such a brilliant way. * Joseph Verheyden, Journal of Eastern Christian Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Classification in a Christian Empire ; 2. Controlling the Barbarians: The First Syrian Hagiographic Collection ; 3. Theories of Nations and the World of Late Antiquity ; 4. Edessa and Beyond: The Reception of the Doctrina Addai in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries ; 5. The Julian Romance ; 6. Creating Boundaries in the Miaphysite Movement ; 7. A Miaphysite Commonwealth ; Conclusions
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Oxford University Press Sense and Stigma in the Gospels
Book SynopsisThe senses are used within New Testament texts as instruments of knowledge and power and thus constitute important mediators of cultural knowledge and experience. Likewise, those instances where sensory faculty is perceived to be ''disabled'' in some way also become key sites for ideological commentary and critique. However, often biblical scholarship, itself ''disabled'' by eye-centric and textocentric ''norms'', has read sensory-disabled characters as nothing more than inert sites of healing; their agency, including their alternative sensory modes of communication and resistance to oppression, remain largely unaddressed. In response, Louise J. Lawrence seeks to initiate a variety of interdisciplinary dialogues with disability studies and sensory anthropology in a quest to refigure characters with sensory disabilities featured in the gospels and provide alternative interpretations of their conditions and social interactions. In each instance the identity of those stigmatised as ''otheTrade ReviewLouise J. Lawrence's Sense and Stigma is a creative piece of scholarship situated at the disciplinary crossroads of ethnography, cross-cultural sensory anthropology, disability studies, and biblical studies...scholars of religion havemuch to gain from Lawrence's provocative readings of familiar Gospel narratives, and this book will undoubtedly inspire further efforts toward the important task of reimagining the analysis of sensorial epistemologies at work in biblical texts. * Andrew M. Langford, The Journal of Religion *this book is a very important contribution to what can be called sensory criticism or corporeal criticism in biblical studies that focuses on the embodied human experience in biblical texts. This book should be read by anyone interested in how sense is both expressed and constructed by biblical authors and by biblical scholars. * Hector Avalos, Biblical Literature *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Sense and Stigma ; 1. Looking Through a Glass Darkly: Sensing Disabilities of Biblical Studies ; 2. Blind Spots and Metaphors: Refiguring Sightless Characters in the Gospels ; 3. Sounding Out a deaf mute : Mark 7:31 37 as Deaf World Performance ; 4. The Stench of Untouchability: Sensory Tactics of a Leper, Legion and Leaky Woman ; 5. Sense, Seizure and Illness Narratives: The Case of an Epileptic / Demon-Possessed Boy ; Conclusion: Sensory-Disabled Characters Refiguring God ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Eternal God
Book SynopsisPaul Helm presents a new, expanded edition of his much praised 1988 book Eternal God , which defends the view that God exists in timeless eternity. This is the classical Christian view of God, but it is claimed by many theologians and philosophers of religion to be incoherent. Paul Helm rebuts the charge of incoherence, arguing that divine timelessness is grounded in the idea of God as creator, and that this alone makes possible a proper account of divine omniscience. He develops some of the consequences of divine timelessness, particularly as it affects both divine and human freedom, and considers some of the alleged problems about referring to God. The book thus constitutes a unified treatment of the main concepts of philosophical theology. Helm''s revised edition includes four new chapters that develop and extend his account of God and time, taking account of significant work in the area that has appeared since the publication of the first edition, by such prominent figures as WilliTrade ReviewThe book is written with great clarity and can be read by almost anyone, including those with no specialist training in philosophy. ... The book is an excellent introduction to its subject and should be widely read and used by students of both theology and philosophy. ... a book of this kind will be just as valuable in the next generation as it was in the last one. * Gerald Bray, Churchman *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Issue of Divine Eternity ; 2. What is Divine Eternity? ; 3. Indexicals and Spacelessness ; 4. Eternity and Personality ; 5. Eternity, Immutability, and Omniscience ; 6. Timelessness and Foreknowledge ; 7. Omniscience and the Future ; 8. Divine Foreknowledge and Fatalism ; 9. Timelessness and Human Responsibility ; 10. Divine Freedom ; 11. Referring to Eternal God ; 12. And then... ; 13. Eternal Creation ; 14. The Two Standpoints ; 15. Time and Trinity ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA Biblical Pseudepigrapha in Slavonic Tradition
Book SynopsisThis book provides the first collection of Slavonic pseudepigrapha translated into a western European language. It includes the original texts, their translations, and commentaries focusing on the history of motifs and based on the study of parallel material in ancient and medieval Jewish and Christian literature.Trade ReviewAny scholarly work of high quality that makes primary sources available to a wider readership is welcome and praiseworthy. This fine publication brings attention to the once dynamic and widespread tradition of Slavonic pseudepigrapha and provides all the necessary tools for their further study. * Julia Verkholantsev, University of Pennsylvania, Speculum *[The authors] find parallels in the motives of the Slavic pseudepigrapha in unexpected places -- Old Irish, Scandanavian, medieval Latin, Arabic and Armenian mythology and texts as well as Zoroastrian sources -- indicating the extremely deep familiarity the authors have with their subject. At points, the authors also suggest an East Slavic origin for some of the pseudepigraphic texts. There is an impressive bibliography with books in more than ten languages and three indexes. * Illya Bey, Reading Religion *The material in these works can contribute significantly to a better understanding of the roots of postbiblical mysticism, rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity, ancient and medieval dualistic movements, as well as the beginnings of the Slavonic literary tradition. The volume provides a collection of the minor biblical pseudepigrapha preserved solely in Slavonic; at the same time, it is also the first collection of Slavonic pseudepigrapha translated into a western European language. It includes the original texts, their translations, and commentaries focusing on the history of motifs and based on the study of parallel material in ancient and medieval Jewish and Christian literature. * Studies in Religion *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Oxford University Press, USA Activity and Participation in Late Antique and Early Christian Thought
Book SynopsisActivity and Participation in Late Antique and Early Christian Thought is an investigation into two basic concepts of ancient pagan and Christian thought. The study examines how activity in Christian thought is connected with the topic of participation: for the lower levels of being to participate in the higher means to receive the divine activity into their own ontological constitution. Torstein Theodor Tollefsen sets a detailed discussion of the work of church fathers Gregory of Nyssa, Dionysius the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, and Gregory Palamas in the context of earlier trends in Aristotelian and Neoplatonist philosophy. His concern is to highlight how the Church Fathers thought energeia (i.e. activity or energy) is manifested as divine activity in the eternal constitution of the Trinity, the creation of the cosmos, the Incarnation of Christ, and in salvation understood as deification.Trade ReviewTorstein Theodor Tollefsen's contribution is truly remarkable * Sotiris Mitralexis, Freiburger Zeitschrift für Philosophie und Theologie *... T. is successful in showing that echoes of Palamas's distinction between the essence and energies of God can be dated to Late Antiquity... T.'s work will be helpful to anyone seeking to comprehend difficult and important philosophical concepts as adapted by Christian theologians. This book is a welcome step in our understanding of how philosophy has contributed to the explication of Christian theology. * Theological Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Activity and Participation in non-Christian Thought ; 2. St Basil and Anomoean Theology ; 3. The Internal Activity of the Godhead ; 4. The External Activity of the Godhead: Cosmology ; 5. The External Activity of the Godhead: Incarnation ; 6. The Road to Salvation ; 7. The Theology of St Gregory Palamas ; 8. Concluding Remarks
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Oxford University Press, USA Donnes Augustine Renaissance Cultures of Interpretation
Book SynopsisThe poet and preacher John Donne (1572-1631) was one of the most influential authors of early modern England. Donne''s Augustine examines his response to an iconic figure in the history of Western religious thought: Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Katrin Ettenhuber argues that Renaissance culture saw not only a revival of the classics, but was equally indebted to the intellectual and literary legacy of the Church Fathers. The study recovers an Augustinian tradition of interpretation which permeated the religious world of the period, but which has until now been largely overlooked. She presents a comprehensive re-evaluation of Donne''s writings, ranging from the poems to less familiar prose works, situates him carefully in the poetic, intellectual, and political contexts which frame his works, and engages with recent developments in both literary and historical studies. Donne''s Augustine is the first sustained study of Donne''s reading practices, and of the theological sources which shaped his thought. It discovers a range of medieval and early modern texts which transformed the imagination of literary writers in the period but which have been neglected so far: devotional manuals, Scripture commentaries, and religious commonplace books (often in Latin). The study pays close attention to the intellectual and political conditions which informed the reception of Augustine''s works, and offers detailed readings of Donne''s texts which illuminate the literary aspects of his patristic heritage. Donne''s Augustine makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the larger reading and writing culture of Renaissance England, and of the religious debates and controversies in the decades leading up to the Civil War.Trade ReviewEttenhuber's book is impressively thorough, very learned, and beautifylly written. * Sebastiaan Verwejj, Notes and Queries *in Ettenhuber displays an admirable knowledge of Donne's religious prose, of many of the works of St. Augustine, and of the relationship between the two authors. ... it is more worthwhile than many recent publication in Donne scholarship, because it is better written and organized and offers more real learning. * John Donne Journal *Katrin Ettenhuber not only demonstrates how an Augustinian tradition of interpretation strongly permeated the period of Donne's lifetime but also offers a range of interesting and innovative ways of reconsidering his writings within these theological and spiritual contexts ... [an] authoritative and elegantly written study * Michael G, Brennan, The Seventeenth Century *Donne's Augustine offers both a richly rewarding history of early modern patristic reception and a series of finely tuned close readings This fine study opens up to us the channels of mediation between Donne and Augustine, and enhances our own understanding of early modern reading experiences. * Mary Ann Lund, Review of English Studies *Simply put, Katrin Ettenhuber's Donne's Augustine is not only a magisterial examination of John Donne's reception and use of Augustine, but also a magisterial examination of his exegetical and hermeneutic practices ... One simply cannot say enough about what Ettenhuber has achieved in Donne's Augustine. It is a clearly organized narrative on Donne's growing relationship with one of the most important voices in the whole of to our understanding of Donne's methods of exegesis, the development of his philosophical hermeneutics, and his ability to negotiate the political follies of his time without losing sight of the religious and spiritual duties he was compelled, and called, to perform ... Donne's Augustine will play a central role in Donne scholarship for decades to come. * Mitchell M. Harris, Seventeenth-Century News *This excellent study is the first sustained effort "to read Donne's reading of Augustine"; it will prove illuminating for anyone - including critics and historians - concerned with 16th- and 17th-century intellectual culture ... this is a necessary resource for institutions where Donne's prose is taught ... Essential. * E. D. Hill, Choice *respectful, tactful, and assured scholarship * Russell M. Hillier, The Glass *Donne's Augustine is a triumph of careful and creative scholarship and an exemplary, desk-level account of how Donne and his contemporaries read, thought, and wrote. * Gregory Kneidel, Modern Philology *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. How Donne Read Augustine ; 2. Augustinian Case Studies ; 3. 'Ascending Humility': Augustinian Hermeneutics in the Essayes in Divinity ; 4. The Bad Physician: Casuistry and Augustinian Charity in Biathanatos ; 5. 'Medicinall Concoctions': Equity and Charity in the Lincoln's Inn Sermons ; 6. 'Keeping the Peace': Donne, Augustine, and the Crisis of 1629 ; 7. 'The evidence of things not seen': Donne, Augustine, and the Beatific Vision ; Conclusion ; Appendix ; Bibliography
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