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Evangelische Verlagsansta Okumenische Herausforderungen Der Lutherforschung
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£51.00
Aschendorff Gottesdienst Auf Eigene Gefahr?: Die Feier Der
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£74.10
Verlag Herder Christologie Im Horizont Pneumatologischer
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£41.60
Verlag Herder Gott Kann Nur Lieben: Erfahrungen Und Begegnungen
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£11.40
Verlag Herder Reformationsgeschichte Katholisch: Genese Und
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£75.05
Verlag Herder Der Kleine Monch Im Alltag: Fur Uns Neu Entdeckt
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£9.50
Verlag Herder Gemeinsam Am Tisch Des Herrn: Ein Votum Des
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£61.57
Verlag Herder Silja Walter in 30 Tagen: Fur Anfanger Und
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£9.50
Brill Schoningh Fundamentalismus ALS Ökumenische Herausforderung
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£59.25
Brill Schoningh Reshaping Ecumenism in Times of Transformation:
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£99.00
Brill U Schoningh Okumene Ist Keine Haresie: Theologische Beitrage
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£184.17
Brill Schoningh Herausforderung Islam: Christliche Annäherungen.
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£33.15
Brill U Schoningh Interreligioser Dialog: Wissenschaftliche Zugange
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£89.10
Brill U Schoningh Transformation of Religion: Interdisciplinary
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£103.55
Brill U Schoningh Syriac Theology: Past and Present
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£124.00
Brill U Schoningh Internationalisierung in Der Religionspadagogik:
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£128.21
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Willem Adolph Visser t Hooft (1900-1985): Ökumene
Book SynopsisDie Idee der europäischen Einheit hat im protestantischen Denken keine lange Tradition. Über Jahrhunderte war der Protestantismus aufs engste mit der Staats- und Nationenwerdung in Europa verbunden gewesen, weshalb er lange Zeit für europäische Vielfalt und Disparatheit, nicht aber für eine wie auch immer geartete Einheit stand. Erst ab Ende der 1930er Jahre ist das Entstehen eines protestantischen Europadiskurses zu beobachten und zwar innerhalb der internationalen ökumenischen Bewegung. Dort, wo die Einheit der Kirchen über die nationalen Grenzen hinweg angestrebt wurde, ließ der drohende Krieg zwischen eben jenen Nationen ein europäisches Bewusstsein entstehen, und führende Vertreter der Ökumene begannen, sich in die allgemeine Diskussion über die Zukunft Europas einzuschalten. Von zentraler Bedeutung war dabei der niederländische Theologe Willem Adolph Visser t Hooft, der den ökumenischen Protestantismus im 20. Jahrhundert wie kein Zweiter prägte. In der vorliegenden Studie untersucht Jan Schubert, wie sich seine Wahrnehmung Europas als einer politischen, kulturellen und gesellschaftlichen Einheit von den 1920er bis zu den 1960er Jahren entwickelte. Dabei vollzieht die Studie nach, welche Personen, Gruppierungen sowie welche geistigen, ideellen und theologischen Strömungen ihn bei seiner Meinungsbildung bezüglich Europa beeinflusst haben. Auf diese Weise eröffnet sie einen exemplarischen Einblick in die Entstehungsphase des protestantischen Europadiskurses, der in der historischen Forschung bislang weitgehend vernachlässigt wurde.
£71.99
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Mission in Neuer Mission Die Basler Mission in
Book SynopsisDie protestantische Mission erfand sich nach 1945 unter dem Druck von Dekolonisation und Ãkumene vielfach neu.
£83.14
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Fundamentaltheologie Und Okumene: Hilke Und
Book SynopsisWolfhart Pannenberg war einer der Großmeister der Disziplinen Fundamentaltheologie und Ãkumene.
£68.24
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG An 'Open-Ended Distinctiveness': The Contemporary
Book SynopsisInsofar as the twentieth century has often been referred to as 'the ecumenical century', the twenty-first seems poised to become known as 'the century of World Christianity'. Into this situation, the present study seeks to show the ongoing relevance of Wolfhart Pannenberg's ecclesiological and ecumenical proposals and, in doing so, finds that his eschatologically-oriented and historically-rooted emphasis upon an 'open-ended distinctiveness' is exactly the kind of corrective that the emerging theological paradigm of World Christianity needs if it wants not only to stay contextually 'open-ended', but remain 'distinctively' Christian in outlook and character as well. Towards that end, the book begins with the story of ecclesiology's definitional expansion (from the time of the Reformation to now) before tracing the biographical and ideational roots of Pannenberg's overall programme. The study then proceeds by outlining the main contours of Pannenberg's ecclesiology and ecumenism, especially as such pertain to World Christianity. In this regard, several facets of Pannenberg's thought are highlighted for consideration, including his understanding of 'the church as sign of the kingdom', his doctrine of 'participation in Christ', his reassertion of the church's missionary task, his (underdeveloped) 'personalist' and 'social' thought-structures, his (ironically relevant) 'Constantinianism', his (directly relevant yet abstract) notion of 'creative love', and his views concerning contextualization and the ecumenical potential of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed of 381. While much that is here developed serves as a healthy corrective for an emerging theological paradigm that is still maturing, some surprising critical insights arise that also flow the other way.
£133.99
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Pluralitat ALS Herausforderung: Die Leuenberger
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£122.63
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Mahomet: Reprasentationen Des Propheten in
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£124.81
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Die Eine Heilige Christliche Und Apostolische
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£55.73
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Gemeinsam Am Tisch Des Herrn II: Ein Votum Des
Book SynopsisReaktionen und theologische HintergrÃnde zum Votum von 2020
£43.10
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Ecumenical and Confessional Writings: Volume 2:
Book SynopsisThis second volume provides the first-ever English translation of Schlinkâs dogmatics!
£112.50
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Rezeption und Anerkennung: Die ökumenische
Book SynopsisBeate Bengard stellt erstmals der Beitrag des französischen Philosophen Paul Ricur zum ökumenischen Dialog detailliert vor. Die Studie, die im Rahmen eines deutsch-französischen Promotionsprojekts entstanden ist, beruht auf teilweise bisher unveröffentlichten Zeugnissen. Für die ökumenische Theologie ist Ricurs Beitrag primär für die Frage der ökumenischen Rezeption interessant. Die Besonderheit der ökumenischen Rezeption gegenüber anderen Rezeptionsprozessen besteht darin, dass sie die Annahme des Anderen, d.h. die Rezeption der Alterität des ökumenischen Partners verlangt. Was das im Einzelnen bedeutet, kann nicht durch eine Rezeptionsforschung geklärt werden, die sich nur auf die Ratifikation von ökumenischen Dokumenten konzentriert. Zu seiner Klärung braucht es vielmehr ein hermeneutisches Modell, das den Zusammenhang von interpersonaler Anerkennung, Textrezeption und dem Wandel kollektiver Identitäten erklärt. Eine solche komplexere Rezeptionstheorie rekonstruiert Bengard aus der Fülle von Ricurs philosophischem Werk und überprüft dieses anschließend auf ihre Plausibilität hin. Dazu untersucht Bengard drei sehr unterschiedliche ökumenische Rezeptionssituationen aus Frankreich: die Rezeption der Leuenberger Konkordie in den evangelischen Kirchen, die unabhängig für den katholisch-evangelischen Dialog arbeitende Groupe des Dombes und die Communauté de Taizé. Abschließend gibt sie Anregungen für eine Ökumenekultur, die Inspiration aus dem Werk von Paul Ricur bezieht.
£123.32
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Reformierte Identitat Weltweit Eine
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£153.82
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Wahrheit Bei Wolfhart Pannenberg Eine
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£186.20
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Gnade als trinitarisches Sein: Bruce McCormacks
Book SynopsisKarl Barth is known as the "Church Father of the 20th Century". However, its legacy is controversial in Europe, especially in North America. Here the so-called neo-orthodoxy still dominates the Barth reception today. Bruce McCormack, in contrast, shows that Barth had been a dialectical and critical theologian since 1919. This Barth analysis is the prelude to his constructive Barth reception, in which he shows that Barth's emphasis on the divine election of humanity is incompatible with Barth's concept of divine freedom. McCormack then worked out the prolegomena, Christology and also the doctrine of the Trinity of his own theological draft, which Barth ultimately left behind.
£113.76
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Versohnung Erzahlen: Eine Prozesstheologische
Book SynopsisAuch die theologische Rede von VersÃhnung lebt von zwischenmenschlichen Erfahrungen.
£86.24
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Divine Freedom and Revelation in Christ
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£123.99
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Geeinte Vielfalt - Versohnte Menschheit: Die
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Einheit in versÃhnter Verschiedenheit
Book SynopsisWegmarken der Ãkumene
£30.00
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Religion im Dialog: Klasse 9/10
Book Synopsisâ Religion im Dialogâ bedeutet, Begegnungen anzuregen. Wie? Das neue Lehrwerk für den Religionsunterricht verfolgt einen konfessionell-kooperativen Ansatz, der immer wieder auch den Dialog zu anderen Religionen und Weltanschauungen sucht. So wird der Vielfalt der Schülerschaft und der Realität des Religionsunterrichts optimal Rechnung getragen. â Religion im Dialogâ bezieht durchgängig evangelische und katholische Perspektiven bei Materialien und Aufgaben ein. Gleichzeitig werden andere religiöse sowie verschiedene weltanschauliche Perspektiven eingebracht. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf gelebter Religion. Damit entstehen Lernarrangements, die dazu einladen, miteinander ins Gespräch zu kommen und sich auszutauschen. So können die Schülerinnen und Schüler sehen, wie verschieden sie sind und wo sie vielleicht auch etwas verbindet. Konkret zeichnet sich "Religion im Dialog" durch vielfältige anregende Materialien und offen formulierte, anwendungsbezogene und methodisch abwechslungsreiche Aufgaben aus. Das Buch ermöglicht vernetzendes Lernen durch entsprechende Verweise bei Aufgaben und Materialien. Ziel ist, den Schülerinnen und Schülern ein möglichst eigenständiges Arbeiten zu ermöglichen. Das Lehrwerk besteht aus sieben Kapiteln: 1. Freiheit und Verantwortung, 2. Glaube ohne Zweifel?!, 3. Alles vergeben durch Christus?, 4. Der Tod â Anfang oder Ende?, 5. Wie politisch darf die Kirche sein?, 6. Verantwortung der Religionen, 7. Was gibt meinem Leben Sinn? Der Band wird durch einen Methodenanhang abgerundet. Auf unserer Contentplattform finden Sie die digitale Version unserer Schulbücher: https://www.vr-elibrary.de/schule
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Peter Lang GmbH Sailing on the Next Tide: Missions, Missiology,
Book SynopsisWhen German missiologists started to re-import their dream of a dominant Christianity to central Europe, there were more similarities between the missionary and the national socialist utopias than the post-war consensus would like to admit. Fascism to many missiologists became the desired breaking point of modernity, a revival of the Volk's deep emotions and a breakthrough of the archaic spirituality they had long been waiting for. Upon this tide they wanted to sail and conquer new territories for Christ. This study, therefore, will address the issue of mission and Nazism primarily in the light of the struggle of Christianity for a place or a home within and vis-a-vis the culture of the West as it was approaching the end of modernity.Table of ContentsContents: Christian missionary thinking in its broad historical context - Explicitly missionary but non-Christian movements in Germany at the time (Hitler's missiology and Hauer's neopaganism) - Attempts in the US, in Britain and the wider ecumenical movement (William Hocking, Joe Oldham, the Oxford conference of 1937) at rethinking Christianity.
£42.48
Peter Lang AG Baptist Reconsideration of Baptism and
Book SynopsisThe twentieth century may be said to have been the century of ecumenism, a striving worldwide to realize church unity at different levels. It has frequently been asserted that one condition for reaching visible Church unity is that there should be basic agreement on baptism, eucharist and ministry. These three topics are dealt with in the Lima-document or BEM (1982). In the present study the sections of the latter that concern baptism are analyzed and also contextualized through a closer study of one of the responses to BEM, the official response of the Baptist Union of Sweden. This response gives a more traditional, closed Baptist opinion: baptism cannot be the basis of the church unity sought by BEM. The author shows here, however, that fundamental Baptist principles are being reconsidered, indicating considerable diversity within the Baptist Union concerning these questions. On the local level there are many ecumenical strivings, concretized in ecumenical congregations where different theologies and practices meet. This has opened up possibilities of church unity on the basis of both types of baptism (infant baptism and believers’ baptism), and also membership on the basis of faith alone. By comparing official documents with public expressions of unofficial opinion, this study shows that the reality is more complex and ambiguous than is apparent in official documents. This book could be of interest because of its application of new methods to the study of »reception». To help an international readership, a historical presentation of the Baptist Union of Sweden introduces this study.
£76.01
Peter Lang AG Theologie ALS Grammatik?: Die
Book SynopsisWas kann eine Rezeption Wittgensteinscher Philosophie für die Theologie leisten? Dieser Frage geht die Autorin anhand zweier prominenter Beispiele nach: des walisischen Religionsphilosophen D. Z. Phillips und des amerikanischen Theologen George A. Lindbeck. Dadurch werden zwei bedeutende Beiträge anglo-amerikanischer Wittgensteinrezeption für den deutschsprachigen Raum zugänglich gemacht. Als Ansatzpunkt einer Theologie nach Wittgenstein steht der Grammatikbegriff Wittgensteins im zweiten Teil der Arbeit im Zentrum. Vor dem Hintergrund des Wittgensteinschen Theologieverständnisses (unter Einbeziehung der Versuche Phillips' und Lindbecks) beschreibt die Autorin, wie eine Theologie als Grammatik von Wittgenstein her gedacht werden kann.
£39.60
Peter Lang AG Den Glauben Heute Verantworten: Dogmatische
Book SynopsisAggiornamento, Verheutigung des Glaubens im Sinn des Konzilpapstes Johannes XXIII.: Das ist das Grundmotiv, das die Aufsätze und Vorträge durchzieht. Ziel ist die schwierige Transferarbeit der wissenschaftlichen Dogmatik, die traditionellen Glaubensformulierungen in den heutigen soziokulturellen Lebenskontext zu übersetzen. Konkret wird in den einzelnen Beiträgen auf je spezifische Weise versucht, die Relevanz des Glaubens für das Leben der Menschen in der Welt von heute deutlich zu machen.
£57.60
Peter Lang AG From Migrants to Missionaries: Christians of
Book SynopsisThe denominational plurality in continental Europe keeps growing. The churches of African origin are of increasing number. Seeking for a new identity in their new home, the concept of Diaspora and the question for legal issues get important for their identity. To what extent is their identity determined rather by seclusion or openness? Are the churches missionizing amongst Germans and are there ecumenical relations? What are the characteristics of such a new identity? How does it develop? By analyzing three different types of churches of African origin in the German context, especially by examining their sermons, the author demonstrates how those churches develop in a missionary direction and how they can become ecumenical partners.Table of ContentsContents: Historical Approach of Christians of African Origin in Germany – Challenges in the New Home: Diaspora, Ecclesiogenesis and Legal Issues – Three African Initiated Churches and their Message – Coexistence as a Basis for Ecumenical Existence.
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Peter Lang AG Sino-Christian Theology: A Theological Qua
Book Synopsis«Sino-Christian theology» usually refers to an intellectual movement emerged in Mainland China since the late 1980s. The present volume aims to provide a self-explaining sketch of the historical development of this theological as well as cultural movement. In addition to the analyses on the theoretical issues involved and the articulations of the prospect, concrete examples are also offered to illustrate the characteristics of the movement.Table of ContentsContents: Pan-chiu Lai/Jason T. S. Lam: Retrospect and Prospect of Sino-Christian Theology: An Introduction – Jason T. S. Lam: The Emergence of Scholars Studying Christianity in Mainland China – Qiuling Li: Historical Reflections on «Sino-Christian Theology» – Peter K. H. Lee: The «Cultural Christians» Phenomenon in China: A Hong Kong Discussion – Shun-hing Chan: Conceptual Differences between Hong Kong and Chinese Theologians: A Study of the «Cultural Christians» Controversy – Pan-chiu Lai: Theological Translation and Transmission between China and the West – Huilin Yang: The Value of Theology in Humanities: Possible Approaches to Sino-Christian Theology – Qingxiong Zhang: Sino-Christian Theology: The Unfolding of «Dao» in the Chinese Language Context – Ken-Pa Chin: The Paradigm Shift: From Chinese Theology to Sino-Christian Theology - A Case Study on Liu Xiaofeng – Pan-chiu Lai: Sino-Christian Theology, Bible, and Christian Tradition – Khiok-khng Yeo: Messianic Predestination in Romans 8 and Classical Confucianism – Hong-Hsin Lin: Reflection on Enlightenment: A Proposal of the Focus of Sino-Christian Theology – Xin Gao: Preliminary Survey on the New Generation of Scholars of Christian Studies in Mainland China.
£44.37
Peter Lang AG Q or not Q?: The So-Called Triple, Double, and
Book SynopsisThe study analyses the current state of research on the synoptic problem and proves that the Synoptic Gospels were written in the Mark, Luke, Matthew order of direct literary dependence. Moreover, the work demonstrates that the Synoptic Gospels are results of systematic, sequential, hypertextual reworking of the contents of the Pauline letters. Accordingly, the so-called ‘Q source’ turns out to be an invention of nineteenth-century scholars with their Romantic hermeneutic presuppositions. Demonstration of the fact that the Gospels are not records of the activity of the historical Jesus but that they narratively illustrate the identity of Christ as it has been revealed in the person and life of Paul the Apostle will certainly have major consequences for the whole Christian theology.Table of ContentsContents: Recently adopted solutions to the synoptic problem – The basic pattern of literary interdependence of the Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Luke, Matthew) – Mark’s use of his sources (Paul, Josephus, Iliad) – Luke’s use of his sources – Matthew’s use of his sources (Mark, Luke, and Acts).
£79.29
Peter Lang AG Utrecht University: 375 Years Mission Studies,
Book SynopsisThe study describes and analyses the history of mission studies and mission activities at Utrecht University (UU), from the establishment of UU in 1636 onwards. It also describes and examines the overseas ministries of Dutch, German, Hungarian, South African, and other alumni in the past 375 years. In each of the four periods of UU’s history (the years 1797, 1876, and 1968/69 functioning as watersheds), attention is paid to professors and lecturers, honorary doctors, doctors, and students and student bodies connected with mission. In the period 1968/69 until today the Inter-university Institute for Missiological and Ecumenical Research (IIMO), as well as missiological journals, series, and publications are dealt with. Special attention is paid to the Anti-Apartheid Fund, to missiological projects such as the Religious Education project (in cooperation with the University of Zimbabwe), and to the non-Western students who since the 17th century have studied theology in Utrecht.Table of ContentsContents: History of mission studies, mission activities and overseas ministries at Utrecht University (UU) in four periods – From the foundation of the university to the foundation of the first Dutch missionary society (1636-1797) – From the foundation of this missionary society to the introduction of the so-called «duplex ordo» in higher education (1797-1876) – From the introduction of this «ordo» to the introduction of «Missiology» as an academic discipline and the establishment of the Inter-university Institute for Missiological and Ecumenical Research (1876-1968/9) – Recent developments.
£60.39
Peter Lang AG Gottlos von Gott reden: Gedanken fuer ein
Book SynopsisDas metaphysisch-theistische Weltbild hat seine Plausibilität verloren: Gott ist tot. Diese neuzeitliche Erfahrung zwingt und befreit Menschen, ohne Rückgriff auf einen jenseitigen Gott von Gottes-Widerfahrnissen zu reden. In Philosophie, Soziologie und Literatur finden sich vergleichbare Versuche, atheistisch von Heiligem zu sprechen. Methodisch ist die Hermeneutik für dieses interdisziplinäre Projekt nur bedingt tauglich. Leitend ist ein dekonstruktivistisches Verfahren im Sinne einer kritischen Wahrnehmungslehre, in der sich allgemein verständliche und fachtheologische, generalisierbare und kontingente Zu- und Umgänge mischen. Das unauflösbare Paradox menschlichen Lebens, ungefragt ins Leben gerufen zu sein und zugleich sein Leben in der unerfüllbaren Orientierung am Nächsten zu gestalten, ist im Ergebnis heute auch politisch und kulturell-gesellschaftlich gegen Fundamentalismus und neoliberalen Positivismus offen zu halten. Gottes Abwesenheit als neuzeitliche Weise seiner Anwesenheit steht doppelt auf dem Spiel: gegen Rückfall in theistischen Fundamentalismus und gegen das Vergessen auf Kosten mediatisierter Selbstinszenierung eine Gratwanderung.
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Peter Lang AG An Ecclesiological Exploration of the Four Marks
Book SynopsisThe vibrancy of faith and the fast growth of different churches in Nigeria seem to obscure the reality of some precarious historical challenges that call for crucial and genuine ecclesiological inquiry. The Nigerian Church’s unique history loaded with various facets of indoctrination and the peculiarities of her constituents demands an urgent ecclesial and theological attention. Following an exploratory, analytical, critical and historical methodology, this book finds Francis Alfred Sullivan’s explication of the intricate nuances of the Four Marks of the Church as a fitting ecumenical model for the Nigerian ecclesial situation. It delves into this model and presents the findings through a catechetical prism as an alternative for effective and sustainable de-indoctrination. The author also finds dialogue as a probable effective tool for de-indoctrination, but also acknowledges that legitimate ecclesiological dialogue does not rule out difficulties in the process. He therefore argues that the consciousness of the ecumenical worth of the Four Marks of the Church as well as faithfulness to the principles of dialogue will lead to the resolution of much of these differences.Table of ContentsContents: Francis Sullivan and the notion of the Church – The Four Marks of the Church – Dynamics of Sullivan’s ecclesiological articulation of the Four Marks of the Church – Nigeria and the birth of Christianity – Ecumenism – The Church in Nigeria and the Ecumenical Option of Sullivan’s Four Marks of the Church.
£79.06
Peter Lang AG Binding Testimony- Holy Scripture and Tradition:
Book SynopsisRecently, voices were raised in the worldwide Christian ecumenical movement that it was high time the Protestant-Catholic fundamental topic «Holy Scripture and Tradition» was approached and ecumenically reviewed. In Germany, this has already been achieved by the «Ökumenischer Arbeitskreis evangelischer und katholischer Theologen» (Ecumenical Study Group of Protestant and Catholic Theologians; founded in 1946). The results of this study group were published in the 1990s under the title «Verbindliches Zeugnis» by Theodor Schneider and Wolfhart Pannenberg. This edition provides the essence of the three volume work for the first time in English. The treatment of this age-long dispute in Protestant and Catholic theology, but first of all its fundamental settlement can thus be recognised and discussed in the international ecumenical dialogue.Table of ContentsContents: Holy Scripture as the Word of God – The Canon of Holy Scripture: Historical Observations - Fundamental Considerations – The Understanding and Use of Scripture – Holy Scripture as the Word of God – Worship as the Location Where God’s Gospel Is Proclaimed – The Unity and Totality of Holy Scripture – The Two Testaments in the One Holy Scripture – The Center of Holy Scripture and the Diversity of Its Theologies – Law and Gospel – The Interpretation of Scripture in the Life of the Church – The Interpretation of Scripture and the Binding Teaching of the Church – God’s Spirit in God’s Word.
£28.21
Peter Lang AG The Role of the Petrine Ministry in the
Book SynopsisThis work deals with the role of the Petrine ministry in the ecumenical relationship between the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and the Catholic Church. The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church traces her origin to the Church of St Thomas Christians, founded by St Thomas, the Apostle who reached the south Indian state of Kerala in 52 AD. The book explores the Ecclesiologies of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, the St Thomas Christians of India and the Catholic Church from a dogmatic-juridical-historical perspective. The author tries to mediate between the two Churches in order to support them in the reviewing process of their history and Ecclesiology and re-establishing the unity for which Jesus Christ prayed: «Holy father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one» (Jn 17, 11). The author in his role as mediator makes a few suggestions for solving the problems related to the concept of the Petrine ministry on a universal level in the light of the Communion Ecclesiology of Vatican II, the studies of the various unofficial ecumenical dialogue commissions and the analysis of the experience of the Syro Malabar Church, one of the 22 sui iuris Churches in the Catholic Church.Table of ContentsContents: St Thomas Christians – Malankara Orthodox Church – Syro Malabar Church – Syro Malankara Church – Petrine ministry – Jurisdictional papal primacy – Pro oriente – Ecclesiology – Thomayude Margam – The Way of Thomas – Portuguese missionaries – Autonomy – Archdeacon of All India – The Synod of Diamper – The Coonan-cross Oath – Hierarchy – The Metropolitan of All India and the Holy See of St Thomas – The Patriarch – Malankara Metropolitan – Bishop of Rome – Vatican I – Vatican II – Lumen gentium – Orientalium ecclesiarum – Unitatis redintegratio – Christus dominus – ut unum sint – Palliyogam – Ancient heritage of St Thomas Christians – The North American Orthodoc-Catholic Theological Consultation – Institute for inter-confessional Research – Permanent synod – Catholic oriental Churches – Sui iuris Churches – Individual Churches – Patriarch of the West – Metropolitan and Gate of All India.
£74.39
Peter Lang AG Ecumenism in Praxis: A Historical Critique of the
Book SynopsisThe Malankara Mar Thoma Church’s ecumenical outlook – marked by twin facets of openness and autonomy – has been the underlying ethos guiding its history, helping it to establish a unique identity. The book retells the church’s ecumenical history dating back to its founding in 52 CE. This study throws ample light on the period between the significant changes of 1889 and the present times. It deals with questions such as: How did the church start practising an ecumenical outlook even before the word ecumenism was coined? Could this have resulted from the church’s interaction with Indian culture that upholds unity in diversity?Trade Review«Reading Daniel’s description and analysis [...] is a highly instructive and at times fascinating enterprise [...]. As a result, his book is required reading for those working in the field of Indian Christianity and ecumenism.» (Peter-Ben Smit, Exchange 46/2017)Table of ContentsContents: An indian church – A wider ecumenical outlook – A reformed church of the orient – Autonomous church reaches out – Blending hindu – Christian ascetism – A church for the people – Proactive ecumenism – Conciliar fellowship in action – Quest for the «kingdom» – Ecumenism in praxis – A progress card.
£59.31
Peter Lang AG A Pentecostal Voice on the Joint Declaration on
Book SynopsisThe Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification which is considered to be‘a milestone on the journey of ecumenism’ has a very significant place in the theological-ecumenical realm since it hoped to overcome the disunity betweenthe protestant Churches and the Catholic Church at large. This work analyzesand redefines the JDDJ from a Pentecostal perspective, and proposes a newPentecostal view of ecumenism for this century. The major questions that areconsidered here are: what is the ecumenical and ecclesiastical significance of thisJoint Declaration in the 21st century, what are the neglected theological elementsin the Joint Declaration, what are the controversial issues connected to the JDDJand what challenge can it give to the present world of Christianity?.The JDDJ has become a basis for theological agreement and further discussions.This study also brings out ecumenical and theological understandings of thePentecostal Church and substantiates the Pentecostal assessment of theJDDJ. The first chapter has two parts: the first part explains the research topic,methodology and the importance of the research; and the second part gives anoutline of the Pentecostal movement and its theology mainly with regard to thedoctrine of justification. The second chapter deals primarily with the significantstages and influences that helped for the formation of JDDJ. The last part ofthis chapter explains the responses of other churches to the JDDJ. The thirdchapter presents a Pentecostal response to the JDDJ, which starts with a positiveevaluation and will be followed by a negative response to the same. The fourthchapter expounds the development of a paradigm model for the ecumenicalthinking of the 21st century from a Pentecostal point of view.The Proposed slogan for this century can be “back to Pentecost” and be unitedin the love and power of the Holy Spirit. Because it is said that Pentecostalexperience of the 1st-century Christianity has had a true Ecumenism, which wassomehow lost in the long run. Nevertheless, methodological shifts in the approachto ecumenism can still make a change. When such a step is taken, the goodnews of unity of Christians will become a reality. Only then one can say that thecondemnation of the 16th century regarding the doctrine of justification is invalid.
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