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Book SynopsisIn a context of scandal and precipitous decline, the Christian church cannot afford to do what it has always done, argues Eugene R. Schlesinger. It must return to its roots and clarify to itself and the general public what its nature and purpose are. Sacrificing the Church provides this clarity by returning to the church’s foundation: Jesus Christ and his crucifixion. It presents a vision of the church in which every aspect of the church’s life flows from and expresses the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This sacrifice is the basis of every ecclesial experience. It is the form and content of the church’s life, a life which shares in the eternal Trinitarian life of God. By Christ’s sacrifice we are introduced into the divine life, and therefore we must participate in it. This plays out in three key areas of the church’s life: its worship of God (Mass), its mission to the world (mission), and its efforts toward the unity of all people, beginning with divided Christians (ecumenism).Trade ReviewIn this richly orchestrated theology of sacrifice, Eugene Schlesinger demonstrates how this often neglected theme is what truly binds together the Paschal Mystery, the Trinity, and the Church's deepest being, as expressed in Liturgy, mission, and ecumenical endeavour. In so doing, he shows himself a worthy successor of the great Anglo-Catholic theologians of the past. -- Aidan Nichols, OP, Blackfriars, CambridgeThe Church is liturgical self-giving, a theurgic performance. If we can see this, then worship, mission and ecumenism are one enterprise. This is the arrestingly direct thesis of this excellent book, diversely articulated and expanded. -- Catherine Pickstock, University of CambridgeTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: Trinitarian Soteriology: Towards a Theology of the One Sacrifice of Christ Chapter Two: Augustine and the One Sacrifice of Christ Interlude: The Mass Preceded by Mission Chapter Three: The Sacrifice of Christ in the Mass Interlude: The Mass Flows into Mission (and Back) Chapter Four: The Sacrifice of Christ in Mission Interlude: Both Mission and Mass Depend upon Ecumenism Chapter Five: The Sacrifice of Christ in Ecumenism Conclusion: Sacrificing the Church as the Church’s Being

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Book SynopsisIn Recovering the Ecumenical Bonhoeffer, Javier A. Garcia explores the possibilities for Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theology to revitalize interest in the ecumenical movement and Christian unity today. Although many commentators have lamented the waning interest in the ecumenical movement since the 1960s, the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017, coupled with recent in-roads such as the ecumenical efforts of Pope Francis, have opened new possibilities for the ecumenical project. For this purpose, Garcia presents Bonhoeffer as a helpful model for contemporary ecumenical dialogue. He finds important points of convergence between Bonhoeffer and Calvin, thereby establishing potential areas of rapprochement between the Lutheran and Reformed traditions. Beyond examining the state of ecumenism and unfolding the ecumenical promise of Bonhoeffer’s thought, Garcia offers some concluding thoughts on the future of ecumenical engagement in a secular age. Altogether, he proposes a recovery of the ecumenical Bonhoeffer for envisioning new possibilities for church unity in our day.Trade ReviewBonhoeffer’s commitment to the ecumenical church, both in his life and thinking, is now drawing renewed interest from theologians around the world. Here is much-needed and impressive scholarship, a major resource for that interest and for all who long for the one Christ to take visible shape in his community. -- Keith W. Clements, Editor of London, 1933-35, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works 13 (2007)This is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of Bonhoeffer's commitment and challenge to the ecumenical movement in its formative years. By focussing on the way in which Bonhoeffer as a Lutheran positively engaged the Reformed tradition, it provides an ecumenical case study that is both original and persuasive. I highly comment it both for its substance and its style. -- John W. de Gruchy, Stellenbosch UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Bonhoeffer, Lutheranism, and the Reformed Tradition Chapter 2: Jesus Christ Chapter 3: The Holy Spirit and the Community Chapter 4: Ethics: The Law and Christian Freedom Chapter 5: Church and the World Chapter 6: The Church and the Churches Conclusion: Paths for Ecumenism in a Secular Age

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Book SynopsisThe truth claims of Christianity appear compromised by the division of Christ’s followers into different denominations. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:16-20) calls Christians to spread the Gospel, but that goal is hindered as the church remain fractured. What, then, keeps Christians separated, retreating to their corners labeled “Catholic,” “Orthodox,” “Protestant,” and the like? Building on the great ecumenical work of Christians in generations past, Elizabeth M. Smith Woodard accounts for Christian disunity in terms of ecclesiology (how each group of Christians understands the definition of what it means––or what it looks like––to be “the Church”), episcopacy (the significance of the historic succession of bishops in relation to the authority of Church leadership and oversight), and apostolicity (what it means to claim that the Church today is the same Church Christ handed on to the apostles): in brief, Who are we? Who is in charge? And are we who we say we are? Smith-Woodard argues that the controversial issues dividing Christians today––abortion, gay marriage, the role of women, Eucharistic theology––stem from these questions of authority and identity. What would it look like, Smith-Woodard asks, if Christians did not insist on making any “others” more “like us,” but instead worked toward all of “us” becoming more and more like Christ? She answers that growing in cruciformity should serve as the basis for unity Using recent unity-achieving Anglican-Lutheran discussions as a case study, she examines the crucial intersection of ecclesiology, episcopacy, and apostolicity to argue that Christians grow in Christ’s mission and receptive heart as they continue to grow in cruciformity. Christ isthe heart of true ecumenical work, and of a truly Christian life.Trade ReviewA welcome addition to the literature on ecclesial apostolicity, the central point of division between the western Christian traditions. Elizabeth Smith makes many insightful points in the course of her valuable study. Most useful is the exploration of what the Catholic Church might have to learn from the Anglican and Lutheran traditions in relation to a renewed understanding of apostolicity with ecumenical potential. -- Paul D. Murray, Durham UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: The State of the Problem Chapter 2: The Anglican-Lutheran Relationship Chapter 3: The Anglican-Lutheran Solution Chapter 4: Reception of the Anglican-Lutheran Solution Chapter 5: What can Catholicism Take from the Anglican-Lutheran Solution? Chapter 6: How Might Unity among Catholics and Protestants Look? Chapter 7: Koinonia and Kenosis

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Book SynopsisNikos Nissiotis (1924-1986) was one of the foremost and formative intellectuals of the ecumenical movement in the twentieth century. As professor of philosophy and psychology of religion at the University of Athens, director of the Bossey Institute, and Chairman of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches, he interpreted the Orthodox spiritual tradition for a Western audience and highlighted the role of Christian thought in the modern world. This collection of his most fundamental and significant articles – some of which have been largely inaccessible until now – includes an introduction by the editors to the ecumenical and theological legacy of this exceptional thinker.Trade ReviewThree decades after his untimely death, the theological and ecumenical legacy of Nikos Nissiotis remains unprecedented and undiscovered. At a time when global society and Christianity face unforeseen challenges in society and politics, science and technology, as well as the rise of religious nationalism and radicalism, Nissiotis’ theological voice, founded on the spirit of dialogue, offers a vibrant interpretation of Church teaching as well as a timely reflection on ecumenical relations. Nikos Nissiotis served for many years as Director of the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey and was the Orthodox voice in the World Council of Churches in Geneva. In ecumenical conferences throughout the world, he was capable of communicating the Orthodox response to questions of common interest in a clear, coherent, and comprehensible manner. We miss this extraordinary Greek theologian in the global dialogue of Christianity, and we will never forget his theology of “paschal joy.” -- Jürgen Moltmann, Professor Emeritus, University of TübingenNikos Nissiotis was a landmark for modern Greek theology, representing a “different” kind of theologian, scholar, and professor, while relating the language of theology with the immediacy of experience. For Nissiotis, theology preserved and integrated the exciting realism of existential value without any trace of intellectualism. His teaching sustained the freshness of vibrant reflection, transcending the delusion of narrow-minded introspection. He refused to divorce theology from philosophy, perceiving theology as a source and inspiration of vitality and delight. -- Christos Yannaras, Professor Emeritus, Panteios University of Political ScienceNikos Nissiotis was among the first to open the eyes and ears of Christians from other traditions to the theological and spiritual treasures of the Orthodox Church. As Director of the Ecumenical Institute Bossey and as Moderator of the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches, he has left a profound mark on the ecumenical movement. -- Konrad Raiser, Former General Secretary, World Council of ChurchesTable of ContentsForeword by John Zizioulas, Metropolitan of Pergamon Acknowledgments Introduction by John Chryssavgis Part 1: Prelude to Theology 1. Theology as Science and Doxology 2. Reflections on the Renewal of Systematic Theology Part 2: Scripture and Tradition 3. The Unity of Scripture and Tradition 4. Corporate Worship and Individual Prayer Part 3: Trinity and Creation 5. The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity in Church Life and Theology 6. Pneumatological Christology as a Presupposition of Ecclesiology 7. Secular and Christian Images of the Human Person 8. Pneumatological Christology: Nature, Ecology, and Integral Humanity Part 4: Church and Society 9. Our History: Limitation or Creative Power? 10. The Unity of Grace Part 5: Ecumenism and Mission 11. The Ecclesiological Foundation of Mission 12. The Witness and the Service of Orthodoxy to the Undivided Church Part 6: Theology and Education 13. Toward an Ecumenical Theological Education 14. Toward an Orthodox Theological Education Bibliography About the Editors

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Book SynopsisIn The Christology of Karl Barth and Matta al-Miskīn, Hani Hanna argues that two of the most renowned theologians of the twentieth century, Karl Barth and Matta al-Miskīn (Matthew the Poor), redefine the reality of God and humanity christologically in similar ways. Both theologians achieve this redefinition using historical rubrics that are closer to Scripture than the traditional metaphysical categories borrowed from Greek philosophy. Rooted in their respective Reformed and Coptic Orthodox traditions, their works can be placed in a dialogue that takes into account modern concerns about history, revelation, and human agency. By providing an in-depth analysis of both men’s christologies, Hanna also finds that Barth and Matta’s christological view of reality has implications for interfaith and intercultural dialogues today.Trade ReviewIn The Christology of Karl Barth and Matta al-Miskin, Hani Hanna brings two modern theologians from very different backgrounds into dialogue—the Protestant pastor Karl Barth from Switzerland and the Coptic Orthodox monk Matta al-Miskin from Egypt. Hanna’s book is an innovative and insightful Christological analysis, focusing on Barth’s and al-Miskin’s shared vision of a historicized ontology. But just as much, it is an eloquent and deeply hopeful call for ecumenical theologies that are “biblical, intelligible, and hospitable.” Expertly done and highly recommended. -- Stephen Davis, Yale UniversityThis is a thoughtful and compelling book, written by one of the finest systematic and ecumenical Protestant theologians to be found in northeast Africa and the Middle East today. Hanna recognizes that the “schism” which now exists between Protestant and Copts in Egypt have their root in a shared metaphysical concept of God which is incapable of providing an adequate basis for ecclesial reconciliation. At bottom, it is a negative, “apophatic” concept of God which allows for marriage with any number of options where Christology, soteriology, ecclesiology and sacramentology are concerned - but can provide no guidance whatsoever when those options harden into party-political conflicts, as they have done through the intervening centuries. Hanna argues for a fresh start on the basis of a different God-concept, one grounded in the “historicized” Christologies of Karl Barth and Matta al-Miskin. In doing so, he brings us all back to the narrated history of Jesus of Nazareth as attested in Holy Scripture as the only legitimate basis for doing theology. This is a book to be welcomed! It is a book to be read! -- Bruce McCormack, Princeton Theological SeminaryTable of Contents1. Early Christological Background 2. The Context of Karl Barth’s Christology 3. Karl Barth’s Covenantal Ontology 4. Karl Barth’s Historicized Christology 5. Matta Al-Miskīn’s Covenantal Ontology 6. Matta Al-Miskīn’s Historicized Christology

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Book SynopsisChrist came to save us from sin and death. But what did he save us for? One beautiful and compelling answer to this question is that God saved us for union with him so that we might become “partakers of the divine nature” (1 Pet 2:4), what the Christian tradition has called “deification.” This term refers to a particular vision of salvation which claims that God wants to share his own divine life with us, uniting us to himself and transforming us into his likeness. While often thought to be either a heretical notion or the provenance of Eastern Orthodoxy, this book shows that deification is an integral part of Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and many Protestant denominations. Drawing on the resources of their own Christian heritages, eleven scholars share the riches of their respective traditions on the doctrine of deification. In this book , scholars and pastor-scholars from diverse Christian expressions write for both a scholarly and lay audience about what God created us to be: adopted children of God who are called, even now, to “be filled with all the fullness of God” (Eph. 3:19). Table of Contents1.The Whole Christ: Deification in the Catholic Tradition Jared Ortiz2.Eucharistic Personhood: Deification in the Orthodox Tradition Nikolaos Asproulis3.Justification as Union and Christ’s Presence: Deification in the Lutheran Tradition Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen4.The Gospel’s End and Our Highest Good: Deification in the Reformed Tradition Carl Mosser5.God’s Transforming Grace: Deification in the Anabaptist Tradition Brenda Colijn 6.From Offspring of God to Sons of God: Deification in the Anglican Tradition James Salladin7.“As Far as Our Capacity Allows”: Deification in the Baptist Tradition Myk Habets8.The Royal Way of Love: Deification in the Wesleyan Tradition Michael Christensen9.Theosis That Means Something: My Journey Stephen Finlan10.Living into the Fullness of God: A Protestant Pastoral Perspective on Deification Wyndy Corbin Reuschling11.More Than You Could Ever Imagine: A Catholic Pastoral Perspective on Deification Bernie Owens, S.J.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, established scholars from different religions, regions, and disciplines continue the dialogue that Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen began in his A Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World series and respond to his work in light of their diverse expertise and context. Each of the three parts focuses on a key area of Kärkkäinen’s engaging work: 1) highlighting how his method shaped each volume, 2) highlighting his commitment to global perspectives, and 3) highlighting his interreligious and interdisciplinary dialogue partners. Together, these essays seek to deepen and extend the impact of Kärkkäinen’s work, taking it seriously as a substantive model for contemporary systematic theology in listening and engaging with this world. Table of ContentsForewordPeter C. PhanIntroductionPatrick Oden and Peter Goodwin HeltzelPart One. Exploring Kärkkäinen’s Project: Response to Method1.Kärkkäinen’s Christ and Reconciliation: An Appreciative ResponseJohn C. Peckham2.Affirmation and Critique: An Evangelical Appraisal of Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen’s Trinity and RevelationSung Wook Chung3. Constructive Theology with an Eye to Creation and Humanity: Engaging Kärkkäinen’s Third Volume of A Constructive Theology for the Pluralistic WorldDaniel Castelo4.The Many Tongues of the Spirit? Interpreting Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen’s A Constructive Christian Theology for [a] Pluralistic WorldAmos Yong5.Where in the World is the Kingdom? An Antiracist Critique of Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen’s Hope and CommunityPeter Goodwin Heltzel and Christian T. Collins WinnPart Two. Global Responses6.Engaging the Constructive Theology of Veli-Matti Kӓrkkӓinen: On Christ, the Spirit, and “spirits” in African Reformed PerspectiveEsther E. Acolatse7.Liberationist Theology in Latin American/Caribbean HistorySamuel Cruz8.Is the Church a Missional or a Sacramental Community? Exploring the Ecclesiological and Ecumenical Message of Kärkkäinen’s Magnum Opus from a European Roman Catholic PerspectivePeter De Mey9.The Global Theology of Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen: A Free Church View from Down UnderMyk Habets10.Jesus the Eagle in North American Indigenous TheologyRandy S. Woodley11.The Commensurability between Kärkkäinen and Chinese Confucianism on the Topic of Natural TheologyZhiqiu XuPart Three. Interreligious and Interdisciplinary Perspectives12.A Theology for the AnthropoceneDorothy Boorse13.The Shortcomings of Law: Reflections on the Role of Biblical Law in Kärkkäinen and the Law in Contemporary SocietyJohn C. Fleming14.Zen Eye on Triune Mystery: Buddhist Light on Christian Life and FaithRuben L. F. Habito15.Christian Diversity, Religious Plurality, and Kärkkäinen’s Constructive TheologyTodd M. Johnson16.Hospitality, Mutual Immanence and Creativity: A Process Engagement with Kärkkäinen’s Hospitality and Religious DialogueRafael Reyes III17.Everything is Everything: Reevaluating Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen’s ‘Theology of Everything’ and Social LocationJason S. Sexton18.The Role of Social Justice in a Theology of Reconciliation: Bringing Together King and KärkkäinenPatrick T. SmithResponse: The (Im)Possibility of Doing Constructive Theology for the Ruptured WorldVeli-Matti Kärkkäinen

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Book SynopsisDiscipleship and Unity: Bonhoeffer’s Ecumenical Theology presents a fresh approach to church unity and discipleship from a familiar voice. Building constructively from the thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Cole Jodon offers an account of ecumenism in which the church is understood to be united as the person of Christ — a unity that is concrete today through active obedient discipleship. To develop this theology, Jodon draws from Bonhoeffer’s ecumenical engagement, which is deepened through the theology of Bonhoeffer’s wider corpus. Jodon illumines Bonhoeffer’s dynamic understanding of the church, its unity, and the manner in which that unity is made concrete in the world. At its heart, this book serves to advance an ecumenical theology enlivened by the living and present Christ who calls his church to follow after him together. Trade ReviewCole Jodon has provided the first systematic treatment of Bonhoeffer’s rich ecumenical theology, tracing the complex ways in which this theology is bound up with a conception of church as the presence of Christ. This is an important book that should be read and studied carefully by all those with interests in Bonhoeffer or commitments to Christian unity. -- Michael Mawson, Charles Sturt UniversityBonhoeffer’s role in the nascent ecumencial movement is well known, but has remained under resourced as an area of scholarly reflection. Cole Jodon’s book not only offers a clear and comprehensive account of Bonhoeffer’s ecumenism, but also moves beyond thinking towards Bonhoeffer to thinking with and beyond Bonhoeffer in constructive reflection. Bonhoeffer scholars and scholars of ecumenism are both well served by this book. -- Tom Greggs, FRSE, Marischal Chair (1616) and Head of Divinity, University of AberdeenTable of Contents1. The Church2. Church Unity3. The Visible Church4. Discipleship in Bonhoeffer’s Ecumenical Works5. Bonhoeffer’s Ecumenism of Discipleship

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Book SynopsisDialogue can bring about transformation. That conviction grounds Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke’s argument concerning dialogue between groups, and ecumenical and interreligious dialogue in particular. This book examines the fundamental question: What are the additional assets and transformed views which Christian denominations committed to ecumenical dialogue can bring to the table of interreligious dialogue? If Christian dialogue partners, particularly in Nigeria (in this case, Anglicans and Roman Catholics), can change how they perceive one another – moving from antagonism to friendship, division to unity – then they, as ecumenically-transformed Christians, can better engage in fruitful and transforming dialogue with the religious other, particularly Muslims. This book addresses: a) the constituents of communal identity and the impact of dialogue on such identity, b) how the Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue has (or has not) transformed the communal identities of the dialogue partners, particularly in the local context of Nigeria, c) the ways in which the perceived advantages of a transformative model of dialogue, shaped by ecumenical encounter and dialogue, can be applied to interreligious encounter and dialogue, and d) how theological reflection interacts with praxis in promoting transformation through dialogue.Trade ReviewThis innovative study explores new possibilities for religious dialogue in Nigeria. It shows how lessons learned from Christian ecumenical dialogue, especially between Anglicans and Roman Catholics, can give fresh impetus to interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims. After the painful history of religious division and violence in Nigeria, a study such as this points to a better way forward. Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke writes with passion and hope. This book will encourage Christians working for peace and reconciliation in many troubled parts of the world. -- Nicholas Sagovsky, Canon Theologian Emeritus, Westminster Abbey UKTable of ContentsIntroduction1.Communal Identity and Dialogue2.Ecumenical Dialogue and Identity Transformation3.Transiting from Ecumenical to Interreligious Dialogue4.Transformation through DialogueConclusion: Theological Proposals and Practices

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Book SynopsisInterreligious relationships are often hindered by epistemic disparity caused by the nexus between religions and state powers. To solve this problem, David Muthukumar Sivasubramanian develops a postfoundationalist epistemological framework to affirm the epistemic parity and plurality of religions while upholding their particularity and universality. Building on this postfoundationalist epistemology, a comparative Christology paradigm that uses insights from the extant comparative theology method is reformulated with a Christological focus. This model seeks to affirm the exclusive faith assertions of Christianity and the corresponding universal claims for Christ. It also sustains the particular religious identity of a comparative theologian over against any compulsion to assume hybrid identity in the interreligious cross-learning. This comparative Christology framework is exhibited through cross-learning with the Tamil Saiva Siddhanta tradition. This method is shown to affirm not only the particularity and universality of Christianity but also of the Tamil Saiva Siddhanta tradition by defining each religion’s attempt at their revealed truth as a parallel quest for truth. Thus, it facilitates dialogue across religions by securing one’s self-identity and the other’s alterity.Table of Contents1 “Revealed Truth” and “Discovered Truth”2 A Comparative Christology Method3 The Tamil Saiva Siddhanta Faith4 A Constructive Comparative Christology

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Book SynopsisDer vorliegende Band der Reihe New German-American Studies erörtert anhand der Lebensgeschichte des gebürtigen Westfalen August Rauschenbusch und unter Anwendung gängiger Methoden der deutsch-amerikanischen und transatlantischen Geschichtsschreibung das Schicksal eines deutschen Amerikaauswanderers im 19. Jahrhundert. August Rauschenbusch migrierte 1846 als protestantischer Missionar nach Missouri und hatte später eine angesehene Stellung als Professor und Ausbilder von Predigern an einem deutschsprachigen theologischen Seminar im Staat New York inne. Der Verfasser rückt durch seine Untersuchung der Biographie eines deutschen Theologen und Einzelauswanderers in den USA heute vergessene oder bisher weitgehend vernachlässigte Forschungsfelder deutsch-amerikanischer Geschichte wieder ins Bewusstsein.

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Book SynopsisSpirit Christology has emerged as an important focus in recent theology. It offers new perspectives on Christology and Pneumatology. Can these new perspectives lead to advances in trinitarian theology itself? The classical theologies of both East and West tended to express great reserve about moving too easily from the economy of salvation to ideas about God in se. In the twentieth century, Karl Rahner’s argument that the ‘economic’ Trinity is the ‘immanent’ Trinity and vice versa helped lead to a significant erosion of this reserve, though not without controversy. The work of David Coffey represents a significant contribution to reflection on this nexus of questions. This book examines his treatment of the relation of Spirit Christology to Logos Christology, his reformulation of Rahner’s axiom, and his suggestion that Spirit Christology offers an ‘ascending’ basis for a ‘mutual love’ Pneumatology, in the service of a renewed trinitarian theology. It presents an analysis of Coffey’s achievement in its various contexts, historical and contemporary. It highlights his methodological balance and argues that his theology represents an important development within the tradition, casting new light on issues of pressing contemporary interest.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction by David Coffey – The «anointing of Jesus» as economic point of departure – Spirit Christology and Logos Christology – The Grace of Christ – Reading the life of Jesus as a return to God – Coffey’s christology – Ascending «mutual love» pneumatology – Spirit Christology and Trinitarian theology – Coffey’s reformulation of Rahner’s axiom – Coffey’s two-model approach to the Trinity – Trinitarian Taxis and the filioque – Articulating the Procession and Return models towards a trinitarian soteriology.

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Book SynopsisIn the field of comparative legal history, Ethiopia is still an unknown country. One of its treasures is the Fetha Nagast, a book of law which had a great influence in the history of Ethiopia and still has great consideration in the society, with its richness in Biblical and Christian principles. This book presents for the first time an ecclesiological and missiological reflection on the Fetha Nagast. The first part of the work is focused on the origin, structure and content of this book of law. In the second part, the author presents the ecclesiology of the Fetha Nagast and its implications and prospectives in Ethiopian Catholic Church. Other aspects studied are brotherhood ecclesiology, the role of the Holy Spirit in the past and present and the notion of Church in the Fetha Nagast, as well as the history of Christianity in Ethiopia.Table of ContentsContents: The «Fetha Nagast» – The structure and the content of «Fetha Nagast» – The Ecclesiology of «Fetha Nagast» – Assessment of the Ecclesiological elements of Vatican II with «Fetha Nagast» and today in Ethiopian Catholic Church – The Ecclesiological/Missiological implications based on the root of the past and the present towards the future of Ethiopian Catholic Church.

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Book SynopsisEl Filioque es una de las cuestiones más largas y complejas de la historia del dogma cristiano. Se cuenta todavía entre las causas de la división entre católicos y ortodoxos. En 1995, a petición de Juan Pablo II, el Pontificio Consejo para la promoción de la Unidad de los Cristianos publicó un breve texto que expresa la comprensión católica del problema. Entre sus diversas implicaciones, el documento, conocido como Clarificación romana, se centra en los aspectos dogmáticos, que expone a partir de una amplia base de referencias patrísticas. El presente estudio analiza la Clarificación en dos partes. La primera presenta los precedentes históricos y magisteriales del texto, su génesis y sus fuentes, y ofrece una síntesis de las reacciones ecuménicas que siguieron a su publicación. Como vía para un entendimiento, la segunda parte del texto propone una consideración detenida de las fuentes patrísticas, orientales y occidentales. En ella se presentan los principales pasajes sobre el origen del Espíritu Santo y su relación con el Hijo, contextualizados en el pensamiento trinitario de cada Padre. En función de él se valora el uso que ha realizado la Clarificación de sus fuentes.Table of ContentsContenido: La Clarificación romana sobre el Filioque y su recepción: Introducción histórica al Filioque - Estudio de la Clarificación romana - Recepción de la Clarificación romana. La relación entre el Espíritu Santo y el Hijo – El lenguaje patrístico sobre la procesión del Espíritu Santo. Unidad, diversidad, integración: Patrística griega (1): de Orígenes a Gregorio de Nisa - Patrística griega (2): siglos V a VIII - La teología latina del Espíritu Santo.

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Book SynopsisThis book studies the historical, religious and political concerns of the Iraqi Shi‘i community as interpreted by the members of that community who now live in the United Kingdom and Ireland, following the 2003-2010 war and occupation in Iraq. It opens up a creative space to explore dialogue between Islam and the West, looking at issues such as intra-Muslim conflict, Muslim-Christian relations, the changing face of Arab Islam and the experience of Iraq in the crossfire of violence and terrorism – all themes which are currently emerging in preaching and in discussion among Iraqi Shi‘a in exile. The book’s aim is to explore possibilities for dialogue with Iraqi Shi‘i communities who wish, in the midst of political, social and religious transition, to engage with elements of Christian theology such as pastoral and liberation theology.Table of ContentsContents: Shi‘i Muslim Migration and Settlement in Ireland and the UK – Shi‘i Religious Narratives in History and Ritual Memory – The Narrative of Emancipation Among Shi‘a in Iran – Narrative Shi‘i Opposition and Emancipation in Iraq – Shi‘i Political Empowerment in Iraq – Shi‘i Sermons and Narratives – Catholic Theology in Dialogue with Shi‘i Narratives.

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to explore the life of Yi Won-young, an outstanding Confucian scholar from Andong, in South Korea. Andong is known as the home of Neo-Confucianism, as in this region Western Christianity took root amidst the impeccable and ritualistic Confucian society without much conflict and confrontation. This study deals with the most turbulent times of 20th century Korean history and investigates the formation of the Andong biblical Christianity. Was the confluence of availability and accessibility of the Bible and Bible study and the method of Confucian canon reading relevant for the formation of Andong biblical Christianity? This is one of the questions the author tries to answer in the book. Further, the author vividly portrays Yi’s struggle to interact with the community and the occupying Japanese authority, analyzes the development of his eschatological interpretation and the issues of Shinto worship and its consequences, church division and sterility of human minds after trauma of deprivation. The book offers an overview of Korean Neo-Confucianism and the early Presbyterian Church of Korea during the Japanese occupation and post Korean War. For Western readers new references were added by the translator.Table of ContentsContents: Raised in the Family Tradition of Confucians – A Key Figure in the March First Independence Movement Demonstration at Yaean – Nestled in the Christian Faith – A Shepherd Tending the Flock of Christ – A living Martyr – Church Reconstruction, Establishment of Educational Institutes, A Moderator of the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church of Korea.

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Book SynopsisIn the areas of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, the word ‘reconciliation’ has often been branded a negative term because it implies a resolution agreed upon by all parties in a given society, which for many seems an unachievable ideal. This book looks at the concept of reconciliation from a theological point of view, analysing its use historically within theology and presenting a new model of a practical theology of reconciliation. Using narrative research, it explores this idea within the context of Northern Ireland and offers valuable insights into the theological use of reconciliation by members of communities based in a conflict zone. The goal of Embodied Peacebuilding is to establish reconciliation as a prominent concept in the field of practical theology and to give a voice to those peacebuilders who are using reconciliation as a common theme within Northern Ireland.Table of ContentsContents: The Theology of Reconciliation – A History of the Theology of Reconciliation – The Theology of Reconciliation in the Academy – A New Model for a Practical Theology of Reconciliation – Embodied Peacebuilding: A Case Study in Northern Ireland – A History of Northern Ireland – The Corrymeela Community – The Cornerstone Community – A Practical Theology of Reconciliation – The Struggle for Reconciliation in Northern Ireland.

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