Ecumenism Books
University of California Press Age of Coexistence
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is a must read for anyone interested in the Middle East’s present and who might be hopeful for the region’s future." * Middle East Journal *"Seeking to counter contemporary perceptions of the Middle East as a region riven by sectarian strife, Makdisi examines the ‘culture of coexistence’ which he believes prevailed in the Ottoman Empire and in the post-Ottoman Arab world, despite its religious diversity." * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy *"An outstanding study with insight about the agency of Arab intellectuals, thinkers and people at large who, despite twentieth-century local and global violence, persist in struggling for a better world. This is a must- read for all scholars and students of Middle East and cultural studies." * Arab Studies Quarterly *"A hugely important corrective to widespread stereotypes about relations between Muslims, Christians and Jews before Israel's creation." * Peter Beinart *"Beyond the excellent historical work in which Makdisi engages, his profound rewriting of narratives of sectarianism and coexistence will have a great impact on readers’ understanding of the modern Middle East. . . . Offers hope for an existence that does not distinguish between Muslim and non-Muslim or Jew and non-Jew but aims to humanize those who have been seen as inferior." * Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations *"One of the salient contributions of the Age of Coexistence is how Makdisi writes a history that the existing scholarship has either taken for granted or failed to critically examine. . . . Indispensable reading for graduate students entering the field of Middle Eastern history." * Bustan: The Middle East Book Review *"This is clearly an essential book. . . . There are many lessons to learn from this study with regard to how regions and their peoples, their ethno-religious identities, and their politics are approached, investigated, and narrated." * Journal of Historical Geography *"What Makdisi has accomplished here is truly impressive. . . .It is my hope that as it spreads in classrooms and in public discourse, The Age of Coexistence will serve the final blow to Western-based stereotypes of a Middle East rife with senseless violence, authoritarianism, and strict religious rule." * International Journal of Middle East Studies *"Offers a fresh look at the making of the modern Arab world. Given the plethora of studies that focus on contemporary wars and sectarian violence, this well-researched study employs Arabic and Western resources that challenge the prevailing perceptions about the region and its people. . . . An outstanding study with insight about the agency of Arab intellectuals, thinkers and people at large who, despite twentieth-century local and global violence, persist in struggling for a better world. This is a must-read for all scholars and students of Middle East and cultural studies." * Arab Studies Quarterly *"A major achievement. . . . This is historical analysis whose reframing of the past genuinely helps to offer possibilities for imagining future forms of coexistence." * World History Connected *Table of ContentsList of Maps Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction: The Ecumenical Frame Part I 1. Religious Difference in an Imperial Age 2. The Crucible of Sectarian Violence 3. Coexistence in an Age of Genocide Part II 4. Colonial Pluralism 5. Sectarianism and Antisectarianism in the Post-Ottoman Arab World 6. Breaking the Ecumenical Frame: Arab and Jew in Palestine Epilogue Notes Works Cited Index
£21.25
University of California Press Age of Coexistence
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is a must read for anyone interested in the Middle East’s present and who might be hopeful for the region’s future." * Middle East Journal *"Seeking to counter contemporary perceptions of the Middle East as a region riven by sectarian strife, Makdisi examines the ‘culture of coexistence’ which he believes prevailed in the Ottoman Empire and in the post-Ottoman Arab world, despite its religious diversity." * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy *"An outstanding study with insight about the agency of Arab intellectuals, thinkers and people at large who, despite twentieth-century local and global violence, persist in struggling for a better world. This is a must- read for all scholars and students of Middle East and cultural studies." * Arab Studies Quarterly *"A hugely important corrective to widespread stereotypes about relations between Muslims, Christians and Jews before Israel's creation." * Peter Beinart *"Beyond the excellent historical work in which Makdisi engages, his profound rewriting of narratives of sectarianism and coexistence will have a great impact on readers’ understanding of the modern Middle East. . . . Offers hope for an existence that does not distinguish between Muslim and non-Muslim or Jew and non-Jew but aims to humanize those who have been seen as inferior." * Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations *"One of the salient contributions of the Age of Coexistence is how Makdisi writes a history that the existing scholarship has either taken for granted or failed to critically examine. . . . Indispensable reading for graduate students entering the field of Middle Eastern history." * Bustan: The Middle East Book Review *"This is clearly an essential book. . . . There are many lessons to learn from this study with regard to how regions and their peoples, their ethno-religious identities, and their politics are approached, investigated, and narrated." * Journal of Historical Geography *"What Makdisi has accomplished here is truly impressive. . . .It is my hope that as it spreads in classrooms and in public discourse, The Age of Coexistence will serve the final blow to Western-based stereotypes of a Middle East rife with senseless violence, authoritarianism, and strict religious rule." * International Journal of Middle East Studies *"Offers a fresh look at the making of the modern Arab world. Given the plethora of studies that focus on contemporary wars and sectarian violence, this well-researched study employs Arabic and Western resources that challenge the prevailing perceptions about the region and its people. . . . An outstanding study with insight about the agency of Arab intellectuals, thinkers and people at large who, despite twentieth-century local and global violence, persist in struggling for a better world. This is a must-read for all scholars and students of Middle East and cultural studies." * Arab Studies Quarterly *"A major achievement. . . . This is historical analysis whose reframing of the past genuinely helps to offer possibilities for imagining future forms of coexistence." * World History Connected *Table of ContentsList of Maps Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction: The Ecumenical Frame Part I 1. Religious Difference in an Imperial Age 2. The Crucible of Sectarian Violence 3. Coexistence in an Age of Genocide Part II 4. Colonial Pluralism 5. Sectarianism and Antisectarianism in the Post-Ottoman Arab World 6. Breaking the Ecumenical Frame: Arab and Jew in Palestine Epilogue Notes Works Cited Index
£21.25
Princeton University Press On Theology and Psychology
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New City Press Essential Writings: Spirituality, Dialogue,
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Princeton University Press On Theology and Psychology
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Yale University Press The Faiths of Others
Book SynopsisThe first intellectual history of interreligious dialogue, a relatively new and significant dimension of human religiosityTrade Review“Significant and deeply researched...A must-read on interfaith dialogue”—Brian Cooper, Church of England Newspaper“Howard makes a convincing case for the need for genuine interfaith dialogue [and his] concluding chapter brings the story of interfaith dialogue up to date.”—Ed Kessler, Times Literary Supplement“Howard has written a scholarly, finely crafted, and fascinating book…He gracefully deals with micro details, the different disciplines related to this field (sociology, history, philosophy, theology, and cultural studies), and the bigger landscape - moving from one to the other seamlessly and sympathetically.”—Gavin D’Costa, Journal of Religious History"The Faith of Others addresses this gap by examining the roots of the wider interfaith movement. A welcome addition to literature on interfaith work."—Deanna Ferree Womack, Scottish Journal of TheologyCHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2022“Thomas Albert Howard has the gift of writing history in a captivating way, with great erudition and mastery of sources. This is a truly impressive piece of scholarship.”—Catherine Cornille, Boston College"A wonderfully illuminating book that shows how faith has been a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division across time and place. Highly recommended."—Eboo Patel, author of Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise“In an era overwhelmed by conflict, rage and hate, the brilliant historian Thomas Albert Howard shows us another side of ourselves: our extraordinary interest in the faith of others. Interreligious dialogue has become our defining theological concern today and Howard skillfully analyzes both its pitfalls and its potential for great contributions to a safer, peaceful world order.”—Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College “In rich detail, Howard tells the history of interreligious conversations and initiatives, from the birth of Christianity to the present when, after 9/11, the number centers, journals, dialogues increased exponentially. Theologically astute, his critical assessment of it all is bracing but hopeful.”—James L. Heft, S.M., University of Southern California “Cleverly rooting historical turning points in key influential geographical centers, Thomas Albert Howard engagingly traces the essential junctures of the dynamic history of interreligious dialogue from its forerunning harbingers to the ‘booming heyday’ of the present.”—Hans Gustafson, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
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MR - University of Notre Dame Press Freedom and Creation in Three Traditions
Book SynopsisFreedom and Creation in Three Traditions is a work of philosophical theology that brings together Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives on the complex questions surrounding divine and human freedom.Trade Review"Philosophical theology is not an easy subject, but in this book Burrell manages to make it as accessible as it will ever be. He himself controls the literature and language of all three traditions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—and he appends an index of key Arabic terms used." —Journal of Ecumenical Studies"In his philosophically acute analyses, Burrell moves smoothly from tradition to tradition ... in order to show how in all three traditions one can discuss creation and freedom and why this discussion will be mutually enlightening and corrective." —The Journal of Religion"Among the most gratifying of Burrell's contributions here is his continuing insistence that we in our century take the relevant Jewish and Islamic sources and themes at least as seriously as Aquinas did in his." —Theological Studies
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University of Notre Dame Press The Theology of Mercy Amba Oduyoye
Book SynopsisTrade Review“This book charts a history of the Circle and Mercy Oduyoye’s role in founding it that has not previously been captured, particularly with such detailed attention to the ideas of African women scholars in religion who launched this intellectual revolution in religious studies.” —Traci C. West, author of Solidarity and Defiant Spirituality"You have here in your hands an extraordinary treasure—an African womanist theologian telling the remarkable story of one of the most important African womanist theologians of our time, the great Mercy Amba Oduyoye. There is no other book written on Oduyoye that draws as deeply on insider knowledge of the challenges, struggles, and promise of African womanist theology than what this Nigerian American theologian has given us. Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein has given us a book for the ages." —Willie James Jennings, author of The Christian Imagination"Oredein comprehensively covers the life’s work of a woman who is a forerunner of a branch of theology that not only serves African woman but is a gift to the church and religious scholarship around the world. This book provides enduring value to the academy and the church and is highly recommended as a prized reference for theological educators, religious scholars, and students who want to incorporate a fuller understanding of theology in a post-colonial world." —African Journal of Gender and Religion"Giving voice to African women theologians to reinvent feminism, reinvent Christian theology, and reinvent African culture, three crucial moments or movements, gives birth to the inclusive view of the human created by God. That is why this book must be read by all: women and men, Christian and other religious practitioners, Black, White and other Shades." —Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology"Of interest to readers at multiple levels, this study demonstrates that robust theological work can come from engaging with an individual's personal experience. Recommended." —ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Theology We All Need 1. The Life of Mercy Amba Ewudziwa Oduyoye 2. A Feminist Emergence: Ideological Formations 3. Spheres of Influence 4. Doctrine of God 5. Christology 6. Theological Anthropology 7. Ecclesiology 8. What Remains Conclusion: Adjusting Lenses, Correcting Perspective Bibliography
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SCM Press Diversity and Communion
Book SynopsisHow can communion be restored between the great traditions of contemporary Christianity, and yet diversity in theology and in liturgical and institutional forms still be retained? That is the major problem for ecumenism today. As a step towards a solution Pere Congar looks back on the main features of the debate.
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SCM Press Grandeur of Reason Religion Tradition and Universalism Veritas
Book SynopsisPresents a cast of contributors debating the question of universalism. This book attempts to think through the re-hellenization of Christian faith. It focuses on the importance of Christian 'truth' and the tradition of how faith and reason are bound together in the universal claim of the Gospel.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of MuslimJewish Relations
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations invites readers to deepen their understanding of the historical, social, cultural, and political themes that impact modern-day perceptions of interfaith dialogue. The volume is designed to illuminate positive encounters between Muslims and Jews, as well as points of conflict, within a historical framework. Among other goals, the volume seeks to correct common misperceptions about the history of Muslim-Jewish relations by complicating familiar political narratives to include dynamics such as the cross-influence of literary and intellectual traditions. Reflecting unique and original collaborations between internationally-renowned contributors, the book is intended to spark further collaborative and constructive conversation and scholarship in the academy and beyond.Trade Review'This volume [is] an important contribution to the growing literature on Muslim-Jewish relations'- Mark R. Cohen, Khedouri A. Zilkha Professor of Jewish Civilization in the Near East, Emeritus, Princeton University, USA'Josef Meri and thirty-five other scholars lift a reader’s imagination above the current quagmire to the richness and complexities of Muslim-Jewish Relations over 13 centuries. This text is a post-modern exercise confronting the absolutes of power rhetoric with multiple perspectives from an ancient narrative.- Professor Joseph T. Kelley, Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations, Merrimack College, USATable of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsTransliterationIntroduction - Josef (Yousef) Meri1. Historical Themes: Medieval - Josef (Yousef) Meri2. Historical Themes: Modern - Orit Bashkin and Daniel J. Schroeter3. Scripture and Exegesis - Shari Lowin and Nevin Reda4. Theology - Aaron Hughes5. Medicine – Paulina B. Lewicka and Gad Freudenthal6. Literature (Medieval) - Arie Schippers7. Literature (Modern) - Masha Itzhaki and Soubhi Boustani8. Islamic and Jewish Legal Traditions - Judith Frishman and Umar Ryad9. Philosophy - Oliver Leaman10. Education - Moshe Sokolow and Matthew Wilkinson11. Mysticism - Aaron Hughes12. Communities and Identity - Ben Gidley and Nasar Meer13. Constructive Dialogue –Akbar Ahmed and Edward Kessler14. Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - Donna Divine15. Women - Ibtissam Bouachrine and Judith L. Goldstein16. Nationalism-Arab - Yousef Choueiri17. Nationalism-Jewish - Yair Wallach18. Antisemitism and Islamophobia - Ivan Kalmar and Tariq Ramadan19. The Holocaust - Peter Wien20. The Nakba - Alexander Flores21. Cinema - Dinah Stillman and Aomar Boum22. Music - Edwin Seroussi23. Art - Aaron Rosen and Yasser Tabbaa24. Food and Foodways - David Waines and Sami ZubaidaGlossaryIndex
£228.00
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology
Book SynopsisOrthodox Christianity, building on its patristic foundations, has blossomed in the modern period. This volume focuses on the way Orthodox theological tradition is understood and lived today. As well as discussing aspects of doctrine, the book portrays the main figures, themes and developments that have helped to shape Orthodox thought.Trade Review'This is a remarkable book - as remarkable for the wide scope of its articles as for their quality.' The Messenger'This book can be read in many ways - as a summary of themes and movements, as a history of theological development, as a devotional meditation, and also as a piece of creative theological thinking in its own right.' Journal of Theological Studies'… an impressive collection of essays in the long tradition of the Cambridge Companions to Religion. Well worth adding to any library which has collections in this field and, especially the paperback edition, easily accessible for the bookshelves of individual scholars.' Reference Reviews'This book is truly what it sets out to be: a very useful 'companion' to Orthodox studies … It is refreshing and uncommon to see a useful and important resource on Orthodox Christian theology edited by two Western Orthodox women scholars; Cambridge University Press should be congratulated for entrusting the task to their competent hands.' Theology'This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the contemporary situation of Orthodox life and theology today.' The Expository Times' … this is an accessible and attractive collection, from which much can be learned.' The Journal of Church History'… prefaced by a concise … extremely helpful historical introduction to Orthodoxy and its communities, including those in the West, written by the editors … This book is truly what it sets out to be: a very useful 'companion' to Orthodox studies.' Theology'… a collection of very well written essays, which all say something important about their respective topic … a recommended volume.' SobornostTable of ContentsPart I. Doctrine and Tradition: 1. Who are the Orthodox Christians? A historical introduction Mary Cunningham and Elizabeth Theokritoff; 2. Scripture and tradition in the Church Theodore G. Stylianopoulos; 3. Biblical interpretation in worship Archimandrite Ephrem Lash; 4. God in Trinity Boris Bobrinskoy; 5. Creator and creation Elizabeth Theokritoff; 6. Christ and salvation Peter Bouteneff; 7. Eschatology Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev; 8. The Church Matthew Steenberg; 9. Theology of the icon Mariamna Fortounatto and Mary Cunningham; 10. The human person as image and likeness of God Nonna Verna Harrison; 11. The spiritual way John Chryssavgis; Part II. Contemporary Orthodox Theology: Its Formation and Character: 12. Church Fathers and the shaping of orthodox theology Augustine Casiday; 13. The patristic revival and its protagonists Andrew Louth; 14. The Russian religious revival and its theological legacy Michael Plekon; 15. Some key themes and figures in Greek theological thought Athanasios N. Papathanasiou; 16. Personhood and its exponents in twentieth-century orthodox theology Aristotle Papanikolaou; 17. The witness of the church in a pluralistic world: theological renaissance in the Church of Antioch Nicolas Abou Mrad; 18. Russian theology after totalitarianism Leonid Kishkovsky; 19. Orthodox Christianity in the West: the ecumenical challenge John Jillions.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology
Book SynopsisOrthodox Christianity, building on its patristic foundations, has blossomed in the modern period. This volume focuses on the way Orthodox theological tradition is understood and lived today. As well as discussing aspects of doctrine, the book portrays the main figures, themes and developments that have helped to shape Orthodox thought.Trade Review'This is a remarkable book - as remarkable for the wide scope of its articles as for their quality.' The Messenger'This book can be read in many ways - as a summary of themes and movements, as a history of theological development, as a devotional meditation, and also as a piece of creative theological thinking in its own right.' Journal of Theological Studies'… an impressive collection of essays in the long tradition of the Cambridge Companions to Religion. Well worth adding to any library which has collections in this field and, especially the paperback edition, easily accessible for the bookshelves of individual scholars.' Reference Reviews'This book is truly what it sets out to be: a very useful 'companion' to Orthodox studies … It is refreshing and uncommon to see a useful and important resource on Orthodox Christian theology edited by two Western Orthodox women scholars; Cambridge University Press should be congratulated for entrusting the task to their competent hands.' Theology'This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the contemporary situation of Orthodox life and theology today.' The Expository Times' … this is an accessible and attractive collection, from which much can be learned.' The Journal of Church History'… prefaced by a concise … extremely helpful historical introduction to Orthodoxy and its communities, including those in the West, written by the editors … This book is truly what it sets out to be: a very useful 'companion' to Orthodox studies.' Theology'… a collection of very well written essays, which all say something important about their respective topic … a recommended volume.' SobornostTable of ContentsPart I. Doctrine and Tradition: 1. Who are the Orthodox Christians? A historical introduction Mary Cunningham and Elizabeth Theokritoff; 2. Scripture and tradition in the Church Theodore G. Stylianopoulos; 3. Biblical interpretation in worship Archimandrite Ephrem Lash; 4. God in Trinity Boris Bobrinskoy; 5. Creator and creation Elizabeth Theokritoff; 6. Christ and salvation Peter Bouteneff; 7. Eschatology Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev; 8. The Church Matthew Steenberg; 9. Theology of the icon Mariamna Fortounatto and Mary Cunningham; 10. The human person as image and likeness of God Nonna Verna Harrison; 11. The spiritual way John Chryssavgis; Part II. Contemporary Orthodox Theology: Its Formation and Character: 12. Church Fathers and the shaping of orthodox theology Augustine Casiday; 13. The patristic revival and its protagonists Andrew Louth; 14. The Russian religious revival and its theological legacy Michael Plekon; 15. Some key themes and figures in Greek theological thought Athanasios N. Papathanasiou; 16. Personhood and its exponents in twentieth-century orthodox theology Aristotle Papanikolaou; 17. The witness of the church in a pluralistic world: theological renaissance in the Church of Antioch Nicolas Abou Mrad; 18. Russian theology after totalitarianism Leonid Kishkovsky; 19. Orthodox Christianity in the West: the ecumenical challenge John Jillions.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Eucharistic Communion and the World
Book SynopsisJohn D. Zizioulas, Metropolitan of Pergamon, was previously Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor at King's College, London. He is the author of Communion and Otherness (2006), and has been a major Orthodox contributor to modern ecumenical discussion. Luke Ben Tallon is Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Codrington College, BarbadosTrade Review‘The new book by the Metropolitan John Zizioulas offers a passionate and extremely accessible study on the meaning of the Holy Communion: its biblical foundations and its role in manifesting the Kingdom of Heaven. Few works have been able to underline so emphatically the importance of the Eucharist in understanding the Church, and of its mysterious nature and its dynamic relationship with the world. In its development of the cosmic dimension of the Eucharist, this book seems to be very current. It shows that the Eucharist implies a veritable ethos in how we relate to the environment, man being not a master, but on the contrary a "priest", called to offer reverently to God all of creation. In the context of the major ecological crisis bearing down upon the world today, this book makes a decisive contribution to Christians and beyond.' - M. Michel Stavrou, Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge, France. -- M. Michel Stavrou‘The writings of Orthodox Metropolitan John Zizioulas on the Eucharist belong with the work of a number of theologians from various traditions who, over the past half-century, have been moving towards a convergent doctrine of the sacrament. Particularly gratifying is our author's emphasis on the ecclesiological, eschatological and cosmic dimensions of the celebration. It is to be hoped that the cumulative effect will be to bring the divided churches from what Zizioulas calls their mutual post-baptismal excommunication towards a "gathering in one place" when they may enact their ecclesial reunion in a common Eucharist.' - Geoffrey Wainwright, Duke Divinity School, USA. -- Geoffrey Wainwright‘Metropolitan John Zizioulas is unequivocally the most ecumenically influential Orthodox theologian since the revival of the Orthodox intellectual tradition in nineteenth-century Russia. This collection of Zizioulas's most important (and not easily accessible) essays on the Eucharist is absolutely necessary for a fuller understanding of the eucharistic logic of Zizioulas's "system." Luke Ben Tallon is to be commended for providing a resource that demonstrates how Zizioulas's trinitarian theology, relational ontology and theology of personhood are ultimately grounded in a eucharistic experience and vision of the world; thus, dispelling misinterpretations of Zizioulas as promoting either social trinitarianism, an episcopo-centric ecclesiology, a denigration of nature, or an ethic that lacks practical import. This book amplifies how being as communion is a eucharistic mode of existence in the world.' - Aristotle Papanikolaou, Fordham University, USA. -- Aristotle Papanikolaou... Luke Ben Tallon, who has translated two of the eight chapters and written a helpful introduction, should be congratulated for editing such an engaging volume. -- Theological Book Review, Volume 23, No.2Table of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1: The Biblical Dimensions of the Eucharist; Chapter 2: The Eucharist and the Kingdom of God; Chapter 3: Symbolism and Realism in Orthodox Worship; Chapter 4: The Ecclesiological Presuppositions of the Holy Eucharist; Chapter 5: Some Reflections on Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist; Chapter 6: The Eucharistic Vision of the World and Contemporary Anthropology; Chapter 7: Proprietors or Priests of Creation?; Chapter 8: Preserving God's Creation.
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Can a Renewal Movement Be Renewed Questions for the Future of Ecumenism
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The Catholic University of America Press Investigating Vatican II Its Theologians
Book SynopsisPresents a collection of Fr. Jared Wicks' recent articles on Vatican II, and presents the Second Vatican Council as an event to which theologians contributed in major ways and from which Catholic theology can gain enormous insights. Taken as a whole, the articles take the reader into the theological dynamics of Vatican II at key moments in the Council's historical unfolding.
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Liturgical Press The First Seven Ecumenical Councils 325787 Their History and Theology Theology And Life
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Liturgical Press The Thousand Faces of the Virgin Mary Zacchaeus Studies Theology
Book SynopsisThe greatest challenge to ecumenical dialogue has come from discussions related to the Virgin Mary. This assertion is the raison d'etre behind this historical and ecumenical investigation of the image of Mary.Trade ReviewThis book would be useful to teachers and administrators in Catholic schools, to participants in R.C.I.A. programs and, in general, to anyone seeking to learn how Catholics make sense of life today.Studies in Religion. . . invaluable as a learning resource for candidates enrolled in our certificate program for Catholic leadership in health, education, and social services. . . . Thomas Rausch's accessible text, enhanced in its second edition by Catherine Clifford's comprehensive questions and glossary, should be required reading for all Catholics over the age of 50 and strongly recommended for everyone else.M.J. Marrocco, Director of Continuing Education, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, OntarioThis second edition of Rausch's extremely serviceable survey of Roman Catholic faith, ethics, and practice has been augmented with updated bibliographies, focus questions, and glossary to make the work even more user-friendly for those who desire an overview of the Roman Catholic Church. A useful appendix includes a three-page list of places where topics in the present text correlate with material found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. . . . Rausch writes with clarity, which should make this work a fine first introduction to Catholicism for either classroom or adult education.Theology TodayAn expanded and updated version of Thomas Rausch's well-received, Catholicism at the Dawn of the Third Millennium (1996), this volume is a welcome source for undergraduate classes and adult study groups. . . after receiving the review copy of Catholicism in the Third Millennium, I decided to adopt it as the basic text for my undergraduate course on Roman Catholicism. It will be interesting to see if my students react to it as positively as I did.Catholic Studies Book ReviewTable of ContentsScripture; tradition; the Reformation; the modern age; world religions.
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Liturgical Press Wisdom Has Built Her House Studies on the Figure of Sophia in the Bible
Book SynopsisStudies on the Figure of Sophia in the BibleTrade Review. . . a remarkable achievement.Bernadette Brooten, Brandeis UniversitySilvia Schroer's stunning work on Wisdom breaks new ground, with its challenge to move beyond traditional and Western ways of hearing, reading, and interpreting the biblical text. The work calls all people to ethical responsibility for the sake of all creation. Written with grace, illumined by insight, and meticulously researched, this text is thoroughly engaging. It takes into account the images of personified wisdom as they appear in both the First and Second Testaments. Schroer's work offers both the scholarly community and the general public a new and bold sense of great hope in the midst of the ongoing global struggle for solidarity: human beings with one another, and human beings with creation. Distinctly refreshing in its approach, depth, and breadth, this work needs to be a part of every scholarly conversation on Wisdom, and must be taken seriously by readers in general if transformation at its deepest level is to continue, and the reign of God celebrated.Along with Wisdom we come to know some of the wise women of the Bible, and we explore a place on which to stand firm in a critique of the kyriarchal domination that surrounds us in defiance of Wisdom's truth. This book is as charming and winsome as it is erudite - food for the spirit and tough arguments to strengthen the mind. Finally we have collected in one volume the fruits of Shroer's long engagement with this divine Presence. And we are all richer for that gift!Sharon H. Ringe, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.
£26.37
Fordham University Press The Still Point
Book SynopsisAn ecumenical exploration of the bases of Zen and Christian mysticism, this book intends to enable Christian and Buddhist to communicate. The author re-thinks basic concepts of Catholic mystical theology in the light of the Zen experience and attempts to encourage contemplative prayer.Trade Review"The book ... has much of great weight to offer not only to the Christian but to the Westerner who wishes to understand Zen better." -Library Journal
£27.90
InterVarsity Press Winsome Conviction
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Think Change Ventures LLC Once in Love Always in Love
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Heaven on Earth
Book SynopsisThis collection assembles essays by eleven leading Catholic and evangelical theologians in an ecumenical discussion of the benefits and potential drawbacks of today's burgeoning corpus of theological interpretation. The authors explore the critical relationship between the earthly world and its heavenly counterpart. Ground-breaking volume of ecumenical debate featuring Catholic and evangelical theologians Explores the core theological issue of how the material and spiritual worlds interrelate Features a diversity of analytical approaches Addresses an urgent need to distinguish the positive and problematic aspects of today's rapidly growing corpus of theological interpretation Table of ContentsIntroduction: Spiritual Interpretation and Realigned Temporality 1 HANS BOERSMA and MATTHEW LEVERING Part I—Reading the Fathers 11 1 “In Many and Various Ways”: Towards A Theology of Theological Exegesis 13 BRIAN E. DALEY, SJ 2 “There’s Fire in That Rain”: On Reading the Letter and Reading Allegorically 33 LEWIS AYRES 3 Origen against History? Reconsidering the Critique of Allegory 53 PETER W. MARTENS 4 “This Is the Day Which the Lord Has Made”: Scripture, Manumission, and the Heavenly Future in Saint Gregory of Nyssa 75 HANS BOERSMA Part II—Reading Scripture 91 5 Imperial Lover: The Unveiling of Jesus Christ in Revelation 93 PETER J. LEITHART 6 Translation and Transcendence: The Fragile Future of Spiritual Interpretation 109 DAVID LYLE JEFFREY 7 Readings on the Rock: Typological Exegesis in Contemporary Scholarship 129 MATTHEW LEVERING Part III—Reading in Contemporary Context 155 8 The Self-Critique of the Historical-Critical Method: Cardinal Ratzinger’s Erasmus Lecture 157 MICHAEL MARIA WALDSTEIN 9 Profi ling Christ: The Psalms of Abandonment 173 FRANCESCA A. MURPHY 10 Reading the Book of the Church: Bonhoeffer’s Christological Hermeneutics 189 JENS ZIMMERMANN 11 “Ascending the Mountain, Singing the Rock: Biblical Interpretation Earthed, Typed, and Transfigured” 207 KEVIN J. VANHOOZER Index 231
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Baylor University Press Interreligious Studies Dispatches from an
Book SynopsisBrings together scholars from four continents to produce “dispatches” on the current state of this burgeoning field. The volume probes the context, parameters, and contours of interreligious studies, including its relation to other disciplines, its promise as a field of research, its particular terminology and methodology, and its civic agenda.Table of Contents Foreword by Anna Halafoff Preface—Hans Gustafson 1 Introduction—Hans Gustafson Part 1. Sketching the Field 2 Area, Field, Discipline—Oddbjørn Leirvik 3 Identifying the Field of Research—Geir Skeie 4 A Civic Approach to Interfaith Studies—Eboo Patel 5 The Scholar, the Theologian, and the Activist—Marianne Moyaert 6 Lessons from a Liminal Saint—Mark E. Hanshaw 7 Interreligion and Interdisciplinarity—Jeanine Diller 8 Interreligious or Transreligious?—Anne Hege Grung Part 2. History and Method 9 Historical Precedents—Thomas Albert Howard 10 From Comparison to Conversation—Frans Wijsen 11 Ethnographic Approaches and Limitations—Nelly van Doorn-Harder 12 Vitality of Lived Religion Approaches—Hans Gustafson 13 Empirical Approaches to Interreligious Relations—Ånund Brottveit 14 Ecumenical and Interreligious—Aaron Hollander 15 Places and Spaces of Encounter—Timothy Parker Part 3. Theological and Philosophical Considerations 16 Grist for Theological Mills—J. R. Hustwit 17 Dialogical Theology and Praxis—Wolfram Weisse 18 Interreligious Theology and Truth Seeking—Perry Schmidt-Leukel 19 Vivekananda's Vision—Jeffery D. Long Part 4. Contemporary Challenges 20 Decolonizing the Study of Religion—Kevin Minister 21 Decolonizing Interreligious Studies—Paul Hedges 22 Secular Imperatives—Kate McCarthy 23 (Neo)Liberal Challenges—Brian K. Pennington 24 Complicating Religious Identity—Russell C. D. Arnold 25 In Reactionary Times—Rachel S. Mikva 26 Confronting Xenoglossophobia—Caryn D. Riswold and Guenevere Black Ford 27 Kairos Palestine and Autoimmune Rejection—Peter A. Pettit V Praxis and Possibility 28 Cross-Cultural Leadership as Interfaith Leadership—Barbara A. McGraw 29 Interreligious Empathy—Catherine Cornille 30 Howard Thurman's Mentorship of Zalman Schachter-Shalomi—Or N. Rose 31 Peacebuilding—Navras J. Aafreedi 32 Nation Building—Asfa Widiyanto 33 Scholarship as Activism—Jeannine Hill Fletcher 34 Dialogue and Christian–Muslim Relations—Douglas Pratt 35 Gender and Christian–Muslim Relations—Deanna Ferree Womack 36 Conclusion—Hans Gustafson
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New City Press A Handbook of Spiritual Ecumenism
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New City Press Grassroots Ecumenism: The Way of Local Christian
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New City Press 5 Steps to Living Christian Unity: Insights and Examples
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St Augustine's Press Ecumenical Jihad – Ecumenism and the Culture War
Book SynopsisJuxtaposing “ecumenism” and “jihad,” two words that many would consider strange and at odds with one another, Peter Kreeft argues that we need to change our current categories and alignments. We need to realize that we are at war and that the sides have changed radically. Documenting the spiritual and moral decay that has taken hold of modern society, Kreeft issues a wake-up call to all God-fearing Christians, Jews, and Muslims to unite together in a “religious war” against the common enemy of godless secular humanism, materialism, and immorality. Aware of the deep theological differences of these monotheistic faiths, Kreeft calls for a moratorium on our polemics against one another so that we can form an alliance to fight together to save Western civilization.
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Tughra Books Devoted to the Truth
Book SynopsisFor decades, Fethullah Gülen spoke on religion together with science, addressed challenging issues on faith, and inspired a generation to promote education and dialogue around the world. Those who listened to him felt empowered by this engaging and learned man of religion. To the ruling establishment of Turkey, his native country, these activities were assumed to be crossing over the line, and they made sure he suffered the consequences, especially throughout the second decade of the twenty-first century. Gülen and the people he inspired were scapegoated for the failures and malfeasance of a corrupt regime which conducted a nationwide crackdown on affiliated schools, foundations, and media organizations, while hundreds of thousands of teachers, doctors, journalists, civil servants, and supporters affiliated with them were purged and incarcerated, especially in the aftermath of the “staged” coup attempt in July 2016. Devoted to the Truth is a series of essays Gülen wrote following this event. What transpires from this collection is a seasoned leader who is going through all the blood, sweat, and tears to keep his ship afloat, the crew and passengers safe and calm. When the world seems to be in darkness, we find Gülen calling out to his community that this “Eclipse” is over, and inspires them how to be “Travelers to the Light.” As he leads his followers on this journey, he teaches how they should hold themselves to account by “Facing the Self.” While feeling “Pity” for the perpetrators of all the persecution they are going through, Gülen shows the path on to how to “Heal” and take action “So Others May Live.”
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Wipf & Stock Publishers Criteria of Discernment in Interreligious Dialogue
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Wipf & Stock Publishers Unfinished Agenda
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Angelico Press Towards an Ecumenical Metaphysics, Volume 2: A
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Orbis Books (USA) A Christology of Religions
Book SynopsisThrough the lens of Christology, a new approach to the theology of religions. Adopting the person and saving work of Christ (Christology) as the master key for organizing themes already treated by theologies of religion, theologian Gerald O''Collins introduces important themes previously largely ignored, such as the relevance of the theology of the cross for thinking about the others and the impact of Christ's priesthood on all men and women of all places and times.
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Read the Spirit Books Reuniting the Children of Abraham: The Sacred
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Georgetown University Press The Georgetown Companion to Interreligious
Book SynopsisA comprehensive collection provides guidance and deep insight from a variety of experts in this emerging field The rapidly developing field of interreligious studies fosters scholarship engaging two or more religious traditions at a time. Inherently multidisciplinary, the field brings the academic consideration of religions into conversation with the humanities and social sciences, employing relational, intersectional, experiential, and dialogical methodologies as it examines the interrelationship of individuals and groups with differing alignments toward religion. Edited by Lucinda Mosher, The Georgetown Companion to Interreligious Studies features an international roster of practitioners of or experts on Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Ruism, Humanism, and African, North American, and South American Indigenous lifeways. Each author offers a unique perspective on the nature of this emerging discipline. This companion provides fifty thought-provoking chapters on the history, priorities, challenges, distinguishing pedagogies, and practical applications of interreligious studies. Anyone who seeks a deeper appreciation of this relatively new academic field will find it useful as a textbook or research resource.
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Wipf & Stock Publishers Earthing the Cosmic Christ of Ephesians-The
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Paragon Publishing A Bishop's Ministry
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Norman Anderson and the Christian Mission to
Book SynopsisWestern Christians in the twentieth century viewed Islam through a lens of social and political concerns that would have appeared novel to their medieval and early-modern predecessors. Concerns about the predicament of secular 'modernity' infused Christian discourse with distinct assumptions that shaped engagement with Islam in fundamentally new ways. J. N. D. (Norman) Anderson (1908-94), a highly influential British Christian scholar of Islam, embodied this new orientation in his commitment to 'modernise' Islam. Anderson's engagement with Islam as a missionary, intelligence agent, scholar of Islamic law and advisor to various Muslim governments, spanned multiple decades and continents. As well as shaping Western understandings of Islamic law and its application, he was involved in debates about the end of the British Empire and the transformation of Christian missions following formal decolonisation. Because of Anderson's location at the intersection of so many different debates concerning Islam, his life provides unique insights into the ways in which Christians reconfigured their response to Islam in the last century. Given Christianity's continued influence on British and American ideas about Islam, this study provides crucial insight into the persistent focus on 'modernising' and 'secularising' Islam today.Trade Review'Thompson's research is meticulous . . . this is a thorough depiction of the ambitious efforts of Anderson and others like him who sought to advocate for the modernization of the Muslim world.’ ‘[The book is] meticulously researched … and will appeal to those interested in Christian-Muslim relations, Islam, Islamic law, Orientalism, and missiology in the twentieth century, as well as in modern British intellectual and religious history more broadly.’ -- Journal of British Studies'An excellent book … exhaustively researched.’ -- Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations Journal‘[A] valuable study.’ -- Reading Religion'Todd Thompson’s book is an illuminating study of Sir Norman Anderson, a prominent Evangelical layman in the twentieth-century Church of England. As a leading scholar of Islamic law, Anderson made a significant impact on policy while wrestling with the enduring theological issue of how Christians should relate to Muslims.' -- David Bebbington'Todd Thompson does an excellent job in demonstrating Anderson’s continued relevance, with very useful insights into debates on what it means to be Muslim in the twenty-first century. This book will serve as an invaluable resource for Muslims and non-Muslims interested in the evolution of British colonial and Western cultural engagement with Islam.' 'An invaluable resource for anyone interested in Christian theological reflection on Islam, the relationship between the World of Islam and the West, or debates about Islamic Law, as they developed in the period between the 1930s and the 1980s.' — H
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Wild Goose Publications Around a Thin Place: An Iona Pilgrimage Guide
Book SynopsisFor centuries pilgrims have travelled to the isle of Iona in search of the sacred, inspired by the example of St Columba, a 6th-century Irish monk who founded a monastery there, and whose influence is felt to the present day. Many modern-day pilgrims and seekers are also drawn to the island through the work of the Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian community acting for justice and peace, the rebuilding of the common life and the renewal of worship. The Iona Community runs a weekly pilgrimage around the island for those who visit, pausing for reflection at places of spiritual and historical significance, and at less obvious landmarks which offer inspiration for our daily lives and our engagement with the wider world.
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Wild Goose Publications The Truth That Sets US Free: Biblical Songs for
Book SynopsisThe songs in this collection are not the antidote but rather a supplement both to traditional hymnody and to the narrow spectrum of biblical and emotional content in much praise and worship material.
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Canterbury Press Norwich Anglicanism and the Western Catholic Tradition
Book SynopsisThis volume includes lectures from high profile figures from academia and the Church. Anglian and Catholic voices explores continuity and change in the Anglican Church and its relations with Rome, from its earliest days onwards.Trade Review"The essays are scholarly and at the same time readable and accessible. (...) Peter Lake gives a masterly account of the significance of Richard Hooker. Gerald Noel examines ARCIC and other aspects of ecumenical developments in recent decades. Those who wish to deepen their awareness of the development of Anglicanism in the context of Western Christendom, particularly in relation to Roman Catholic Church, willl gain much from this book." -- Gordon Geddes * THE READER, winter 2004 *"This book is worth much study and prayer. It should find a placed on the shelves of all those caught up in the history of Anglicanism." -- Peter Atkins * Reviews in Religion and Theology, Vol 11 issue 4, September 2004. *"In helping to create a sense of common ownership of history, the book gives a strong foundation for future co-operation." * Publishing News *
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Fons Vitae,US Merton & Indigenous Wisdom
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Wild Goose Publications A Heart Broken Open
Book SynopsisA Heart Broken Open is the moving and insightful reflection by a Christian minister on his grassroots engagement with Islam - from inner-city parish ministry in Leeds to the streets of Karbala at a time of rising Islamophobia and the 'War on Terror'. The book also includes responses from some of the author's partners in dialogue. Ray Gaston was in parish ministry in inner-city Leeds for 12 years. He is now Interfaith Studies Tutor and Enabler with the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education and the Birmingham District of the Methodist Church. He lives with his family in Sparkhill, Birmingham.
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Wild Goose Publications Light of the World: Daily Readings for Advent
Book SynopsisDaily readings for Advent from Iona Community members, associates and friends: Peter Millar, John Harvey, Kathy Galloway, Ian M Fraser, David Rhodes, Jan Sutch Pickard and others.Advent is a special time in the Christian year.
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ATF Press Receptive Ecumenism: Listening, Learning and
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ATF Press Receptive Ecumenism: Listening, Learning and
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Ave Maria University Press Ecumenism and Philosophy: Philosophical Questions
Book SynopsisEcumenism is generally done by theologians, but as Charles Morerod, OP makes clear in this groundbreaking book the divisions between Christians often have at their roots different philosophical pre-understandings. Furthermore, ecumenical dialogue itself is often conceived along lines similar to the progress one might hope to make in reconciling divergent scientific paradigms. Morerod sheds much needed light on the ecumenical issues and approaches that offer a path toward Christian unity.
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