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De Gruyter International Handbook of Practical Theology
Book SynopsisPractical theology has outgrown its traditional pastoral paradigm. The articles in this handbook recognize that faith, spirituality, and lived religion, within and beyond institutional communities, refer to realms of cultures, ritual practices, and symbolic orders, whose boundaries are not clearly defined and whose contents are shifting. The International Handbook of Practical Theology offers insightful transcultural conceptions of religion and religious matters gathered from various cultures and traditions of faith. The first section presents ‘concepts of religion’. Chapters have to do with considerations of the conceptualizing of religion in the fields of ‘anthropology’, ‘community’, ‘family’, ‘institution’, ‘law’, ‘media’, and ‘politics’ among others. The second section is dedicated to case studies of ‘religious practices’ from the perspective of their actors. The third section presents major theoretical discourses that explore the globally significant diversity and multiplicity of religion. Altogether, sixty-one authors from different parts of the world encourage a rethinking of religious practice in an expanded, transcultural, globalized, and postcolonial world.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Evangelische Evangelienauslegung: Eine
Book SynopsisGerhard Ebelings einstige Dissertation über Luthers Evangelienauslegung wurde 1938 fertiggestellt. Wegen (bzw. trotz) der schwierigen Zeitverhältnisse erschien sie erst (bzw. noch) 1942. Während der sechziger Jahre wurde sie mehrfach nachgedruckt, war aber lange vergriffen. In mancher Hinsicht verrät sie die Spuren ihrer Entstehungszeit. Das trifft selbstverständlich auf die beigezogene, entsprechend weit zurückliegende Fachliteratur zu, zeigt sich aber auch an der theologischen Prägung durch die dialektische Theologie und den Kampf der Bekennenden Kirche.Gleichwohl darf das Buch über seinen Materialreichtum hinaus als ein in seinen Grundzügen bahnbrechendes Werk der Luther-Forschung gelten. Die von Karl Holl in der Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1920 vorgetragene Abhandlung über "Luthers Bedeutung für den Fortschritt der Auslegungskunst" wurde hier in eigenständiger Weise aufgegriffen und weitergeführt, nun konzentriert auf die bis dahin wenig ausgeschöpfte, vornehmlich in Predigten überlieferte Evangelienauslegung. In methodischer Hinsicht wird dabei vornehmlich den Wandlungen Beachtung gewidmet, die in Luthers Exegese und Hermeneutik festzustellen sind, sowie mit besonderer Ausführlichkeit dem Verhältnis der Auslegungstradition. Zugleich aber ist die Arbeit umfassend ausgerichtet auf die Hauptlinien der hermeneutischen Entwicklung Luthers und auf den theologischen Gesamtzusammenhang dessen, was uns in seiner Evangelienauslegung entgegentritt.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Bonhoeffers Kritik der verkrümmten Vernunft: Eine
Book SynopsisIn seiner Habilitationsschrift 'Akt und Sein' (1931) erörtert Dietrich Bonhoeffer im Dialog mit zeitgenössischen Positionen die Bedeutung von Transzendentalphilosophie und Ontologie für die systematische Theologie. Unter Einbeziehung von 'Sanctorum Communio' und anderen frühen Schriften Bonhoeffers rekonstruiert Christiane Tietz-Steiding die vernunftkritische Erkenntnistheorie, die als origineller Beitrag dieses Bonhoefferschen Frühwerks gelten kann. Dabei wird die zentrale Überzeugung des jungen Bonhoeffer deutlich: Nicht die Selbstverkrümmung der ratio in der Philosophie kann dem Menschen ein angemessenes Selbstverständnis eröffnen, sondern nur ein der Offenbarung zugewandter Glaube, in dem die Verkrümmtheit der menschlichen Vernunft aufgebrochen wird. Indem der Mensch sein Sein im Akt des Glaubens versteht, kommt er zu sich selbst.Christiane Tietz-Steiding zeigt - im Unterschied zur bisherigen, allzuoft glättenden Bonhoeffer-Interpretation - Brüche und Unstimmigkeiten in Bonhoeffers Argumentation auf und macht darüber hinaus deutlich, weshalb Bonhoeffer sich später von 'Akt und Sein' inhaltlich distanzieren mußte. Mit der Rekonstruktion von Bonhoeffers Auseinandersetzung mit Philosophen und Theologen seiner Zeit (Heidegger, Barth, Bultmann, Gogarten u.a.) gibt sie zugleich eine problemorientierte Einführung in die philosophische und theologische Diskussion der zwanziger Jahre.
£110.20
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Bernhard von Waging (+ 1472), ein Theologe der
Book SynopsisUlrike Treusch fragt anhand von Person und Werk Bernhards von Waging († 1472) nach der monastischen Theologie im 15. Jahrhundert. Bernhard von Waging aus dem Kloster Tegernsee war einer der bekanntesten Vertreter der benediktinischen Reformbewegung von Melk. Er wirkte nicht nur als praktischer Reformer, sondern vor allem als Autor theologischer Reformschriften. Auch seine Korrespondenz mit Nikolaus von Kues und Nikolaus von Dinkelsbühl zeigt sein Anliegen einer Kloster- und Kirchenreform. Die Autorin untersucht Bernhards theologische Schriften in ihrem zeitgenössischen Kontext und in der Rezeption scholastischer wie monastischer Theologie. Sie legt mit dieser Arbeit die erste Monographie zu Bernhard von Waging vor und bietet aus der Untersuchung auch unedierter lateinischer Schriften eine neue Perspektive auf die Reformdiskussion des 15. Jahrhunderts und die spätmittelalterliche monastische Theologie.
£110.20
Aschendorff Archa Verbi. Yearbook for the Study of Medieval
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Aschendorff Verlag 'person' in Christian Tradition and the
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Aschendorff Verlag The Opuscula of William of Saint-Amour: The Minor
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£31.50
Aschendorff Verlag Archa Verbi: Yearbook for the Study of Medieval
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£26.25
Aschendorff Verlag Johannes Duns Scotus 1308-2008: Die
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£63.75
Aschendorff Verlag John Duns Scotus, Philosopher: Proceedings of
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£51.00
Aschendorff Verlag Archa Verbi. Yearbook for the Study of Medieval
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£26.25
Aschendorff Verlag Fides Virtus: The Virtue of Faith in the Context
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£72.75
Aschendorff Verlag Archa Verbi, Volumen 9-2012: Yearbook for the
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£27.00
Aschendorff Verlag The Opera Theologica of John Duns Scotus:
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£41.25
Aschendorff Verlag Dominican Theology at the Crossroads: A Critical
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£85.50
Aschendorff Verlag Archa Verbi, Volumen 11-2014: Yearbook for the
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£27.00
Aschendorff Verlag William of Alnwick. Questions on Science and
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£68.25
Aschendorff Verlag Verus Filius Dei Incarnatus: The Christologies of
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£31.50
Aschendorff Verlag Scientia Propter Quid Nobis: The Epistemic
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£42.75
Aschendorff Verlag Ineffabilis in the Thought of Nicolas of Cusa
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Aschendorff Verlag Unitas in Pluralitate: Libri Ordinarii ALS Quelle
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£51.75
Aschendorff Verlag Liturgical Life and Latin Learning at Paradies
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£158.25
Aschendorff Verlag The Liber Ordinarius of the Abbey of St. Gertrude
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Aschendorff Verlag Logic and Argumentation in Origen
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Aschendorff Verlag Freedom as a Key Category in Origen and in Modern
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Aschendorff Verlag Origen's Philosophy of Freedom in Early Modern
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Aschendorff Verlag Negotiating Heresy: The Reception of Origen in
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Aschendorff Verlag The Protestant Origen: Polemical Use and
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Aschendorff Verlag Nicholas of Cusa: Trinity, Freedom and Dialogue
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£29.25
Aschendorff Verlag The Hymnography of the Middle Byzantine
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£67.50
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG The Council of Trent
Book SynopsisThree Volumes about the Council of Trent and its impact in Europe.
£120.65
V&r Academic Holy Places in Biblical and Extrabiblical
Book SynopsisHoly places and their linguistic and social construction
£36.57
Aarhus University Press Why Cultures Persist: Towards a Cultural
Book SynopsisWhy do humans congregate in groups defined by distinct cultural styles? This book seeks to answer this question through a simple yet ambitious hypothesis. It explains the emergence and persistence of social groups as dependent upon the existence of cultural immune systems that regulate both internal and external flows of information. Based on a model of the human mind as a host of cognitive systems aimed to predict the world through probabilistic models, Sørensen argues that as humans congregate in groups, we gradually align these models forming distinct social and cognitive niches. This not only enhances our ability to predict the mind and behavior of others thereby easing in-group coordination; as shared cultural models stabilize internal cognitive processing, we become self-predictive thereby paving the way for the emergence of a more stable sense of self. Further, prompted by our predictive minds, cultural models form more coherent cultural systems that regulate which new ideas are accepted and which are rejected. Identifying particular cultural immune systems, notably ritual, law, and education, Sørensen argues that these actively align participants with the predominant cultural style of a social group, and regulate interaction at different levels of social complexity.
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Maxwell Leadership Sink or Sit
Book SynopsisJason and Haley Bilotti’s Sink or Sit will inspire and challenge readers to get out of their comfort zones and step into God’s call, to stop sitting in place but to be willing to take risks, even if that means sinking while doing it.It’s probably happened to you. You felt that nudge, an urge, from deep inside you, calling you out of your comfort zone. Calling to you to take a risk. You have felt that call from God, asking you to step out of the boat, to do something significant. Jason and Haley Bilotti each felt it—for years. But as they began to have children and their obligations with Chick-fil-A grew, they didn’t see a way to answer the call of their hearts: to serve God through missions. When the opportunity presented itself for them to take separate missions trips, they learned just how creative God truly is. They began leading separate teams to Niger, in western Africa, and to serve the needies
£19.50
Augsburg Fortress Publishers World Christianity and Ecological Theologies
Book SynopsisThis volume showcases the intersection of religion and ecology, as approached by scholars of religious studies and theology in the Global South and the Global North. It points to what can be generated by these bodies of scholarship, engaged as dialogue partners to investigate new patterns of religious environmentalism.
£25.64
HarperCollins WHISTLING IN THE DARK A Doubters Dictionary
Book SynopsisAwry and thought-provoking jaunt through the spiritual terrain of our everyday language - a lexion of uncommon insight to jar the mind and nourish the soul. "I think of faith as a kind of whistling in the dark, because in much the same way," writes Buechner, "it helps to give us courage and to hold the shadows at bay."
£14.24
Oxford University Press A Sunlit Absence
Book SynopsisIn his sequel to the best-selling Into the Silent Land, Laird guides the reader more deeply into the sanctuary of Christian meditation. He focuses here on negotiating key moments of difficulty on the contemplative path, showing how the struggles we resist become vehicles of the healing silence we seek.Trade Reviewfilled with sympathy, grace, and encouragement for those who have taken up the practice of contemplative prayer but are experiencing its inevitable challenges of boredom, distractions and racing thoughts... Laird's writing is refreshingly concise, occasionally amusing and vividly memorable. Both beginning and longtime contemplatives will discover treasures in this little gem of a book. * Tod Freisen, Christian Century *Books that talk about "contemplation" often seem to have been written on Jupiter. This one is a sterling exception. "Books are largely written in solitude," Martin Laird writes, "and like all fruitful solitude, it is essentially ecclesial, grounded in community." That gives you a sense of Laird: a man alert to paradox and mystery, yet in no way isolated from the everyday. * Wilson's Bookmarks, Christianity Today *If you have read Into the Silent Land, you will enjoy this sequel; if you haven't, read it now. * Nicholas Alan, Franciscan *Table of ContentsIntroduction ONE Standing at the Gate of the Heart: On the Practice of Contemplation TWO Our Collection of Videos THREE The Open Porches of the Mind: On Silence and Noise FOUR A Sunlit Absence: The Light of Awareness FIVE Sifted by Boredom SIX Creative Disintegration: Depression, Panic, and Awareness SEVEN Sharp Trials in the Intellect EIGHT "It Don't Work for Me": Prayer of Petition and other Practical Problems Notes
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OUP USA Mormonism
Book SynopsisMormonism is frequently described as the most successful indigenous American religion. Mormon beliefs arouse curiosity because they depart from normal Christian doctrine, leading to the question: Are Mormons Christian? This introduction will include the history of the contemporary Mormonism, and an analysis and emphasis of Mormon beliefs, beginning with Joseph Smith, the founding prophet. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade Review"Written by the dean of Mormon studies, Richard Bushman...this book -- a Berlitz guide of sorts to the complex world of modern Mormonism -- is probably the most efficient way to grasp what it means to be a Mormon today."--Samuel Morris Brown, The Wall St. Journal "An elegant, even-handed introduction."--Catholic Herald "Engaging...Bushman s latest work may indeed be very short, but it simultaneously provides eloquent and sophisticated answers...deftly makes many aspects of Mormonism comprehensible." --BYU Studies
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British Academy Martin Delrio
Book SynopsisIf the Jesuit Martin Delrio (1551-1608) is remembered at all today, it is for his Disquisitiones magicae (1599-1600), a voluminous tome on witchcraft and superstition which was reprinted numerous times until 1755. The present volume recovers the lost world of Delrio''s wider scholarship. Delrio emerges here as a figure of considerable interest not only to historians of witchcraft but to the broader fields of early modern cultural, religious and intellectual history as well. As the editor of classical texts, notably Senecan tragedy, Delrio had a number of important philological achievements to his name. A friend of the Flemish philosopher Justus Lipsius (1547-1606) and an enemy of the Huguenot scholar Joseph Scaliger (1540-1609), he played an important part in the Republic of Letters and the confessional polemics of his day. Delrio''s publications after his admission to the Society of Jesus (the Disquisitiones included) marked a significant contribution to the intellectual culture of th
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James Clarke & Co Ltd Some Things Considered
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SPCK Publishing One Bible Many Voices
Book SynopsisThis title is designed for anyone wishing to undertake academic study of the Bible. It is an introduction to biblical studies, focusing on both ancient and modern approaches.
£17.09
SPCK Publishing How Not to Speak of God
Book SynopsisExplores the theory and praxis of emerging church, based on an analysis of twelve Ikon services, on topics such as: 'The Prodigal Father', 'Risk' and 'Advent'.Trade ReviewThis book brings together Christian mysticism, postmodern philosophy, and the practices and liturgies of an alternative worship community trying to make sense of Christianity in a postmodern environment. The results are stunning - original, provocative, and creative. -- Jonny BakerHere in pregnant bud is the rose, the emerging new configuration, of a Christianity that is neither Roman nor Protestant, neither Eastern nor monastic; but rather is the re-formation of all of them. Here, in pregnant bud, is third millennium Christendom. -- Phyllis TickleI am a raving fan of the book you are holding. I loved reading it. I have already begun widely recommending it. Reading it did good for my mind and my soul. It helped me to understand my own spiritual journey more clearly, and it gave me a sense of context for the work I’m involved in. In fact, I would say this is one of the two or three most rewarding books of theology I have read in ten years. -- Brian McLaren
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SPCK Publishing Living Easter Through the Year
Book SynopsisFeatures ideas, reflections, and resources on how to extend the message of resurrection through the coming weeks and into the rest of our lives. This book includes 'articles' of accessible reflection, ways to celebrate resurrection and to continue the 'risen life', worship ideas, stories and personal experience, poetry, music and art, and more.
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SPCK Publishing The Power and Meaning of Love
Book SynopsisA selection of Merton's finest writing in which he discusses solitude, St John of the Cross, the primitive Carmelite ideal, Christianity and totalitarianism, and the power and meaning of love. The ideas and insight in this book reflect light on contemporary spiritual life.
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SPCK Publishing Reconstructing Early Christian Worship
Book SynopsisThe book should be seen in the context of Paul Bradshaw's earlier works: The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship and Eucharistic Origins. In this book he updates his thinking in this area.
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SPCK Publishing The God Who Leads Us on
Book SynopsisBible stories can seem so familiar that we fail to connect with the lives and characters they reveal. Reflecting on the frailties, uncertainties and mysteries of the human experience, this title presents story meditations which offer real insight into the nature of salvation. Each is followed by suggestions.Trade Review"RE Today: 'Those who find educational theory hard going will find the writer's lucid and personal style both accessible and interesting. It is not just about children but about ourselves and our own innate spirituality that may have been buried in adulthood.'"
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SPCK Publishing Christianity and the New Social Order
Book SynopsisIs Britain a broken society? Three contributors tackle the question in this easy-to-read manifesto aimed at the Church, public sphere and academia. They examine the values and direction of British/Western society in view of current political, economic and civil debates, and propose a new Christian agenda for change.
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SPCK Publishing Growing Souls
Book SynopsisGrowing Souls presents the work of the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project (YMSP), and gives voice to the scholars, youth workers, pastors, and youth who shared in its work.Trade Review"'... profound, articulate and attractive in equal measure in presenting a religion that is not our concern but God's.' Church of England Newspaper"
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