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Book SynopsisWhat has happened to religion in modern times? Why has it happened? What might happen next? This volume brings together a comprehensive selection of readings which illustrate and analyse religion's encounters with the forces of modernization - including nationalism, capitalism, colonialism, democracy, gender and identity politics.Trade Review"Taken as a whole, this anthology is highly illuminating. Despite its size, it is eminently readable. It is detailed, well structured, and well argued, compiled by editors who "know their stuff". However, a great strength also lies in the fact that it can be "dipped" into and used as a tool for examining particular issues or for exploring interesting avenues. It is thought-provoking and provides the reader with options for further reading and research. Although the intention of the volume is ambitious, it provides both the benefits of an edited collection as well as well-argued analysis. It is an important, innovative work that is very timely." Journal of Contemporary Religion ‘This is an extremely valuable collection. It touches on important issues that will make it very widely used in religious studies, sociology, and cultural studies courses.’ – Robert N. Bellah, University of California at Berkeley ‘If my students were directed to this book, it would be an excellent opportunity for them to browse in areas they would not otherwise have entered into.’ – Eileen Barker, Professor of Sociology, The London School of Economics and Political Science ‘If one wants to use a Reader in the area, I’m sure that this one would be an excellent device.’ – Peter Berger, Director, Institute for the Study of Economic Culture, Boston UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction to the Volume. Part I: Varieties:. Introduction. Mapping Cultures:. Introduction. 1. Taylor's 'Moral Sources'. 2. Tipton's Four-Fold Analytical Scheme. 3. Durkheim: Humanity. 4. Voll: 'Styles of Action' In Islam. Religions of Difference:. Introduction. Religions of Difference: Overviews:. 5. Bellah's Characterization of Religions of Difference. Religions of Difference: Themes:. Theme (I): Divine-Human Difference:. 6. Otto: 'The Idea of The Holy'. 7. Chesterton Commends Metaphysical Difference. 8. Mcguire on Dualism In The Roman Catholic Church. Theme (II): Communities of Difference:. 9. Troeltsch's Distinction Between Church and Sect. 10. The Doctrine of Papal Infallibility, 1870. 11. Heilman: The Authority of Tradition In Ultra-Orthodox Jewry. Theme (III): Authoritative Text:. 12. Heilman: The Authority of Text In Ultra-Orthodox Jewry. 13. Antoun: Muslim Fundamentalism Rejects Tradition In Favour of Text. 14. Toumey on Science, Creationism and The Bible. Theme (IV): Sin, Evil and Redemption:. 15. Barth on The Wrath of God. 16. Hal Lindsey: Escaping This Evil Age. Religions of Difference: Explanations:. Explanation (I): Reaction to Modernity:. 17. Hallencreutz and Westerlund: Fundamentalism As A Revolt Against The Modern Age. 18. Voll Explains Islamic Fundamentalism As A Reaction to The Failure of The West. Explanation (II): Refuge From Pluralism, Atomization Or Anomie:. 19. Ammerman Explains Fundamentalism As A Refuge From Change and Chaos. 20. Hegland Challenges The Anomie Thesis. Explanation (III): Provision of Social, Moral, Cultural, and Transcendent Capital:. 21. Greeley on Social Capital. 22. Ammerman on Moral and Spiritual Capital. 23. Hefner on Transcendent Capital and The Potency of Difference. Explanation (IV): Sustaining Plausibility:. 24. Berger: 'Plausibility Structures'. Explanation (V): Dependence and Equality:. 25. Warner on 'The Culture of Public Humbling'. Religions of Difference: Prospects:. 26. Roof and Mckinney: The Growth of Heightened Difference. 27. Hunter on The Inevitable Liberalisation of Religions of Difference. 28. Martin: The Difficulty of Sustaining Heightened Difference. 29. Troeltsch on The Necessary Transformation of Religions of Difference. 30. Voll: Religions of Difference Wax and Wane. Religions of Humanity:. Introduction. Religions of Humanity: Overviews:. 31. Ahlstrom Introduces Christian Liberalism. 32. Kopf on 'Rational Faith' Religion In India. 33. Ammerman on 'Golden Rule' Christianity. Religions of Humanity: Themes:. Theme (I): Demythologization:. 34. Gay and Early Rationalist Criticisms of 'Tradition'. 35. Bultmann on Demythologization. 36. Woodhead: Demythologization on The Basis of 'Experience'. 37. Berger on Subjectivization. Theme (II): Humanity and Human Freedom:. 38. Passmore: 'The Perfectibility of Man'. 39. The Dalai Lama: 'Human Nature Is Basically Good'. 40. Radford Ruether: 'The Promotion of The Full Humanity of Women'. Theme (III): Ethicization and Politicization of Religion:. 41. Rammohun Roy: An Ethical Religion to Unite Mankind. 42. Esack: Islamic Liberation Theology. Theme (IV): Optimism:. 43. Young on Evolutionary Optimism. 44. Nehru's Religion of Progress. Religions of Humanity: Explanations:. Explanation (I): Capitulation Or Accommodation to Secular Culture:. 45. Berger: 'An Immense Bargaining Process With Secular Thought'. Explanation (II): The Cultural Logic of Protestanism:. 46. Troeltsch: Luther As The Founder of Religious Subjectivism. Explanation (III): Detraditionalization and The Flight From Authority:. 47. Mcleod: Freemasonary and Social Change. Explanation (IV): Clerical Protest:. 48. Hofstadter: Christian Liberalism As Social Protest By Clergy. Explanation (V): The Quest For Human Unity:. 49. Seager: Religions of Humanity As A Response to Colonial Difference. Religions of Humanity: Prospects:. 50. Roof and Mckinney: Declining Numbers, Steady Influence. 51. Bruce: Liberalism Cannot Sustain Itself. 52. Roof: Evolution of Liberalism. 53. Gaustad: Religions of Humanity Undermined By The Collapse of Modernist Assumptions. 54. Gee: Can Religions of Humanity Adapt to Marginalization and Pluralization?. 55. Larson and The Continuing Influence of The Liberal Ideal In India. Spiritualities of Life:. Introduction. Spiritualities of Life: Overviews:. 56. Bloom's Portrayal. 57. Heelas's Portrayal. 58. Anon: 'Love Yourself'. 59. Troeltsch: Inner Spirituality In Historical Context. Spiritualities of Life: Themes:. Theme (I): Immanence:. 60. Wordsworth and Nature. 61. Farmer and The Self. 62. Harding and 'The Ultimate In Self-Reliance'. Theme (II): Eastern:. 63. Radhakrishnan: 'Atmanam Viddhi'. 64. Sai Baba: 'Bliss'. 65. Burbank's Testimony. 66. Herrigel: Inner Archery. Theme (III): Women, Essentialism and Anti-Essentialism:. 67. Christ: Essential Differences. 68. Maeda on Spirituality After Deconstruction. Theme (IV) Technology:. 69. Rushkoff and 'Technoshamanism'. 70. Taylor and 'Terminal Faith'. Spiritualities of Life: Explanations:. Explanation (I): Failures of The Mainstream and The Turn to The Self:. 71. Berger, Berger and Kellner and The Self As The Source of Significance. 72. Tipton on Addressing Cultural Conflict. Explanation (II): The Expectancies of The Self. 73. Taylor and 'The Massive Subjective Turn of Modern Culture'. 74. Shils and The 'Uncontaminated Self'. 75. Roof and Gesch: Baby-Boomers and Nuturing The Self. Spiritualities of Life: Prospects:. 76. Bruce: Insignificance. 77. Luckmann: Significance. 78. Inglehart and Postmaterialist Values. 79. Heelas: Exploring Prospects. 80. Cupitt: Self Spirituality Without A Self?. Combinations:. Introduction. Experiential Religions of Difference (Evangelical-Charismatic):. 81. Bebbington: Scripture and Experience As The Twin Authorities of Evangelicalism. 82. Tipton: Order and Ecstasy In Counter-Cultural Christianity. 83. Griffith: Therapeutic Evangelicalism. 84. Martin on The Charismatic Upsurge. Experiential Religions of Humanity:. 85. Tagore's Experiential 'Religion of Man'. 86. Robinson: God As 'The Inter-Personal'. 87. Woodhead: Princess Diana's Tender-Hearted Humanitarianism. 88. Religious Synthesis In A Course In Miracles. Conflicts, Explicit and Implicit:. 89. Wuthnow on The 'Great Fracture' In American Religion. 90. Chesterton Defines Christian Orthodoxy Over Against Theosophy. 91. Runcie on The Contradictions of Prince Charles's Religion. 92. Berlin on Ultimate and Unresolvable Value Clash. Part II: Contexts:. Introduction. Economic:. Introduction. Economic: Overviews:. 93. Weber on The Importance of The Economic In Religion. 94. Weber on 'Economic Ethics'. 95. Jomo Summarizing 'Islamic Economic Alternatives'. 96. Raban: Thatcher's Capitalism. 97. Tawney and The Religious Critique of The Economic. Economic: Examples:. Example (I): Work Ethics:. 98. Giddens Summarizing Weber's 'Protestant Ethic' Thesis. 99. Estruch and A Catholic Work Ethic Today. 100. Bellah and Japan. Example (II): Magical Empowerment:. 101. Schneider and Dornbusch: Prosperity Religion Today. 102. Peale's 'Energy'. 103. Ray: 'Let The Divine Plan of Your Life Manifest Itself'. 104. Sivananda: Prosperity In India. Example (III): Responses to Deprivation:. 105. Marx and Engels In Critical Mood. 106. Bruce and The Appeal of Prosperity Christianity. 107. Lewis: Spirit Possession As A 'War Between The Sexes'. 109. Lienhardt and Cargo Cults. 110. Levine and 'Masterless Men'. 111. Berger Portraying '"Schools" For Social Mobility'. Economic: Prospects:. 112. Bell and The Fate of The Protestant Work Ethic. 113. Hunter: Evangelicals and The Secularization of Work. 114. Rose and The Resacralization of Work. 115. Thrift and New Age Management Trainings. 116. Martin: Latin American Pentecostalism and 'New Social Capital'. 117. Gifford and Prosperity In Africa. 118. Tipton and Zen 'Ectopia'. Political:. Introduction. Political: Overviews:. 119. Martin Differentiates The Religious and The Political. 120. Hallencreutz and Westerlund: A Typology of Relations Between State and Religion. 121. Douglas on Disestablishment. 122. Casanova on The Deprivatization of Religion In Modern Times. Political: Examples:. Example (I): Religious Nationalism and Theocracy:. 123. Gardell Defines Religious Nationalism. 124. Juergensmeyer on The Rise of Religious Nationalism. 125. Martin Outlines The Circumstances Under Which Faith and Nation Unite. 126. Abramov on Zionism. 127. Haynes: Is Islam Always Theocratic?. Example (II): Opposition:. 128. 1864: The Roman Catholic Church Condemns Modern Liberalism. 129. Chaudhuri: The Moral and Religious Basis of Gandhi's Opposition to British Rule In India. 130. Bennigsen: Sufi Resistance to Communism. 131. Martin on The Role Played By The Churches In Opposing Communism In Eastern Europe. 132. Levine on Liberation Theology In Latin America. 133. Nicholls: Images of God May Subvert Or Legitimate Political Authority. Example (III): Legitimation:. 134. Rousseau and Civil Religion. 135. Bellah: Civil Religion In America. 136. Nicholls on Christian Legitimations of Nazism In Germany. Example (IV): Religion At The Origins of The Modern State:. 137. Troeltsch on The Religious Origins of Modern Freedom. 138. Parsons: Modern Democracy As The Institutionalization of Protestantism. 139. Smart: Maoism As A Religion. Example (V): Public Roles of Religion Within Liberal Democracies:. 140. Martin: Differentiation and The Redistribution of Secular and Sacred Space. 141. Conway on The Course of Political Catholicism In Europe. 142. Haynes: 'The New Political Catholicism'. 143. Wuthnow: The Rise of The New Christian Right. 144. Roof and Mckinney: The Influence of Black Churches on American Politics. 145. Neuhaus: Putting Religion Back Into The 'Naked Public Square'. 146. Martin: Pentecostalism and The Political Significance of The Apolitical. 147. Szerszynski: Cultural Politics. Political: Prospects:. 148. Casanova: Religion Before The Juggernaut of Modernity. 149. Fenn: The Diffusion of The Sacred. 150. Neuhaus: Religion and The Survival of Liberal Democracy. 151. Bellah Hopes For An International Civil Religion. 152. Juergensmeyer: The Onward March of Religious Nationalism?. 153. Giddens: From Emancipatory Politics to Identity Politics. Difference, Gendered and Ethnic:. Introduction. Difference: Overviews:. 154. Hall: Open and Prescriptive Difference. 155. Said: The Oriental 'Other'. 156. Heelas: Religion and Postmodern Difference. Difference: Examples:. Example (I): Gendered Difference:. 157. Pius XI: Women's Difference. 158. Khomeni: 'Honourable Women'. 159. Daly: Post-Christian Insistence on Women's Difference. 160. Jacquelyn Grant: 'Black Women's Jesus'. 161. Davidman on Jewish Women Seeking 'Traditional' Differentiated Gender Roles. 162. Ahmed: The Return to The Veil As A Source of Empowerment. 163. Cucchiari: Pentecostalism and The Domestication of Men. 164. Marler: Family Breakdown/Church Breakdown. 165. Lehman: Differences Between Women and Men In Ministry. 166. Comaroff and Comaraff: Women As 'Signs and Ciphers' In Africa. 167. Van Der Veer: Women As 'Signs and Ciphers' In Pakistan. Example (II): Ethnic Difference:. 168. Hobsbawn on Interrelations Between Religion and Ethnicity. 169. Voll: Ethnicity and Islam. 170. Mullins: Religio-Ethnic Mobilization In Korea. 171. Gardell on Race Ideology and Religious Nationalism. 172. Danzger on Difference and Jewish Identity. 173. Trigano on The Holocaust and Jewish Identity. Difference: Prospects:. 174. Hunwick: Post-Colonial Reassertion of Religious Difference. 175. Wuthnow: Diversity In Small Group Spirituality. 176. Starhawk on Inventing Religion Without Absolutes. 177. Martin: The Idea of Unity As The Big Idea. 178. Clarke: The Tension Between Universalism and Difference. Part III: Trends: . Introduction. Secularization: . Introduction. Secularization: Overviews:. 179. Hammond Summarizing Secularization As A One-Directional Process. 180. Bell and 'Enlightened Thinkers'. 181. Jameson: The Disappearance Thesis That Religion Is Already Dead. 182. Wilson: The Differentiation Thesis That Religion Has Lost Its Public Significance. 183. Martin and The Coexistence Approach: Secularization and Vitality. Secularization: Examples:. 184. Brierley and Wraight on Declining Church Membership. 185. Hadaway, Marler and Chaves on Halving Church Attendance In The United States. 186. Hunter and The Fortunes of Evangelicalism. Secularization: Explanations:. Explanation (I): The Triumph of Secular Reason:. 187. Kant on The 'Courage to Use Your Own Understanding'. 188. Gerth and Mills Summarizing Weber on Rationalization and Disenchantment. 189. Wilson and The Role Played By Science. 190. Weber's 'Iron Cage'. 191. Marx's 'All That Is Solid Melts Into Air'. Explanation (II): Functional Differentiation:. 192. Wilson Explaining Secularization. Explanation (III): Differentiation and The Growth of The Secular State:. 193. De Tocqueville and Equality. 194. Casanova on The Privatization of Religion As Constitutive of Western Modernity. Explanation (IV): Pluralization:. 195. Berger: 'Certainty Is Hard to Come By'. 196. Martin: 'The Breaking of Bonds In General'. Explanation (V): The Turn to Consumerized Experience:. 197. Byron's 'Sensation'. 198. Lasch and 'Orgiastic, Ecstatic Religiosity'. 199. Wilson and 'Pushpin and Popcorn'. 200. Bauman's 'Perfect Consumers'. Detraditionalization:. Introduction. Detraditionalization: Overviews:. 201. Troeltsch: on The Value of 'This Present Life'. 202. Simmel: 'This Wholly Formless Mysticism'. 203. Bellah: '.Without Imposing . A Prefabricated Set of Answers'. 204. Bellah Et Al.: 'Sheilaism'. 205. Radhakrishnan: Mysticism As The Escape From Tradition. 206. Beckford on Postmodern Religion. Detraditionalization: Examples:. Example (I): The Radically Detraditionalized:. 207. Adams and Haaken: 'Anticultural Culture'. 208. Kopp: 'Killing The Buddha'. 209. Jayakar: Krishnamurti and 'Truth Is A Pathless Land'. 210. Christ, Starhawk and The Nature of The Goddess. Example (II): The Less Radically Detraditionalized:. 211. Stanton: 'The Golden Rule'. 212. Miller and The New Paradigm Churches and 'A Middle Course'. Example (III): Individualized Religion:. 213. Durkheim on 'A Free Private, Optional Religion, Fashioned According to One's Own Needs'. 214. Casanova and 'The Cult of The Individual'. 215. Wuthnow on Privatization. 216. Beckford: 'Religion Has Come Adrift From Its Former Points of Anchorage'. Detraditionalization: Explanations:. Explanation (I): The Turn to The Detraditionalized Self:. 217. Heelas Summarizing The 'Standard' History of The Turn to The Self. 218. Simmel: 'The Subjectivism of Modern Personal Life'. 219. Gehlen and The Development 'Of The Psyche Itself'. 220. Hunter, Evangelicalism and 'Fascination With The Self'. Explanation (II): Freedom and Choice:. 221. Bell: 'All Is to Be Explored'. 222. Bloom: Not 'Don't Do That!'. 223. Wuthnow and 'Religious Populism' In The USA. 224. Berger: 'The Necessity to Make Choices As to Beliefs'. 225. Voye and Dobbelaere: Bricolage 'Beyond Secularization'. Explanation (III): The Impact of Democratization and Universalization:. 226. De Tocqueville, Democracy and Religion. 227. Hatch, Democracy and Religion. 228. Casanova: Catholicism and 'A Universalistic Language'. Universalization:. Introduction. Universalization: Overviews:. 229. Herberg's 'American Way of Life'. 230. Wuthnow and Declining 'Tensions'. 231. Wilson on Britain and The 'Marginally Different'. 232. Huxley's 'Perennial Philosophy'. 233. Heelas Summarizing Differentiation and Dedifferentiation. Universalization: Examples:. Example (I): Religions of Difference:. 234. Otto's 'Unnamed Something'. 235. Bahr on Shifts to The More Liberal In Middletown. Example (II): Religions of Humanity:. 236. Bonney: The World's Parliament of Religions and The 'Golden Rule'. 237. Kung: 'True Religion Is The Fulfilment of True Humanity'. 238. Gillman: Quakers and 'Why Have Membership At All?'. 239. Tagore and 'Messengers of Man'. Example (III): Spiritualities of Life:. 240. Emerson and The 'Beatitude of Man'. 241. Beckford and Holistic Spirituality. 242. Gandhi and 'The Permanent Element In Human Nature'. Universalization: Explanations:. Explanation (I): Detraditionalization and The Turn to Humanity:. 243. Heelas on Explaining Links Between Detraditionalization and The Ethic of Humanity. Explanation (II): Handling Difference:. 244. Toulmin and The 'Religious Wars'. 245. Niebuhr on 'The Road to Unity'. 246. Rolland Reacting to 'This Shameful World War'. 247. John Paul II Responding to Difference. 248. Hefner and A 'Shared National Culture' In Indonesia. 249. Parel: Gandhi's Search For 'National Integration'. 250. Berger and Responses to Competition In The Market. Explanation (III): Democracy and Equality:. 251. De Tocqueville: Equality and 'The Unity of The Creator'. 252. Bloom and 'Openness'. 253. Wuthnow, Toleration and College Education. Explanation (IV): The Role Played By Capitalism:. 254. Gellner and The Egalitarian Outlook. 255. Bruce: 'Modernization' and 'Fundamental Egalitarianism'. Sacralization:. Introduction. Sacralization: Overviews:. 256. Casanova on 'A Radical Change In Intellectual Climate'. 257. Berger: Secularization Theory As 'Essentially Mistaken'. 258. Casanova: Religion and 'The Ongoing Construction of The Modern World'. 259. Haynes, Deprivatization and The Discontents of Modernity. 260. Warner and 'American Exceptionalism'. 261. Hoover Summarizing The Growth of Religion In Middletown. Sacralization: Examples:. Example (I): Religions of Difference V. Religions of Humanity:. 262. Berger and The Rise of Religions 'Dripping With Reactionary Supernaturalism'. 263. Voll and Dynamic Islam. Example (II): Experiential Religions of Difference:. 264. Hunter: Evangelicalism In The USA As 'Far From Pale and Lifeless'. 265. Miller: 'A New Era of Postdenominational Christianity In America'. Example (III): Spiritualities of Life:. 266. Lewis on A 'Significant Cultural Shift'. Example (IV): Vitality Beyond Institutionalized Religion:. 267. Heelas on Growth Beyond Church and Chapel. Sacralization: Explanations:. Explanation (I): Religions of Difference:. 268. Casanova, Deprivatization and The Critique of Modernity. 269. Bruce: Religion, Cultural Defence and Transition. 270. Hefner: Gellner, Islam and The Nation-State. 271. Elphick: Rapid Change In South Africa. 272. Kelley and 'The Essential Function of Religion'. 273. Berger on The Quest For Certainty. 274. Stark: Pluralism and 'Creating A Demand'. Explanation (II): Experiential Religions of Difference:. 275. Miller: Why Are The New Paradigm Churches Growing?. Explanation (III): Spiritualities of Life:. 276. Berger: 'Modernization and Subjectivization Are Cognate Processes'. 278. Luckmann: A 'Profound Change In The "Location" of Religion In Society'. 279. Stark and Secularization As 'Self-Limiting'. Explanation (IV): Significance Beyond Institutionalized Religion:. 280. Heelas and Constructing Autobiographies. Explanation (V): The Need For Religion, and The Future:. 281. Bell and The Return of The Sacred. Conclusion. References. Index of Names.

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Book SynopsisIncludes over 300 readings looking at religion's encounter with the forces of modernization. Takes a global approach. Explores the opposing dynamics which characterise religion in our times.Trade Review"Taken as a whole, this anthology is highly illuminating. Despite its size, it is eminently readable. It is detailed, well structured, and well argued, compiled by editors who "know their stuff". However, a great strength also lies in the fact that it can be "dipped" into and used as a tool for examining particular issues or for exploring interesting avenues. It is thought-provoking and provides the reader with options for further reading and research. Although the intention of the volume is ambitious, it provides both the benefits of an edited collection as well as well-argued analysis. It is an important, innovative work that is very timely." Journal of Contemporary Religion ‘This is an extremely valuable collection. It touches on important issues that will make it very widely used in religious studies, sociology, and cultural studies courses.’ – Robert N. Bellah, University of California at Berkeley ‘If my students were directed to this book, it would be an excellent opportunity for them to browse in areas they would not otherwise have entered into.’ – Eileen Barker, Professor of Sociology, The London School of Economics and Political Science ‘If one wants to use a Reader in the area, I’m sure that this one would be an excellent device.’ – Peter Berger, Director, Institute for the Study of Economic Culture, Boston UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction to the Volume. Part I: Varieties:. Introduction. Mapping Cultures:. Introduction. 1. Taylor's 'Moral Sources'. 2. Tipton's Four-Fold Analytical Scheme. 3. Durkheim: Humanity. 4. Voll: 'Styles of Action' In Islam. Religions of Difference:. Introduction. Religions of Difference: Overviews:. 5. Bellah's Characterization of Religions of Difference. Religions of Difference: Themes:. Theme (I): Divine-Human Difference:. 6. Otto: 'The Idea of The Holy'. 7. Chesterton Commends Metaphysical Difference. 8. Mcguire on Dualism In The Roman Catholic Church. Theme (II): Communities of Difference:. 9. Troeltsch's Distinction Between Church and Sect. 10. The Doctrine of Papal Infallibility, 1870. 11. Heilman: The Authority of Tradition In Ultra-Orthodox Jewry. Theme (III): Authoritative Text:. 12. Heilman: The Authority of Text In Ultra-Orthodox Jewry. 13. Antoun: Muslim Fundamentalism Rejects Tradition In Favour of Text. 14. Toumey on Science, Creationism and The Bible. Theme (IV): Sin, Evil and Redemption:. 15. Barth on The Wrath of God. 16. Hal Lindsey: Escaping This Evil Age. Religions of Difference: Explanations:. Explanation (I): Reaction to Modernity:. 17. Hallencreutz and Westerlund: Fundamentalism As A Revolt Against The Modern Age. 18. Voll Explains Islamic Fundamentalism As A Reaction to The Failure of The West. Explanation (II): Refuge From Pluralism, Atomization Or Anomie:. 19. Ammerman Explains Fundamentalism As A Refuge From Change and Chaos. 20. Hegland Challenges The Anomie Thesis. Explanation (III): Provision of Social, Moral, Cultural, and Transcendent Capital:. 21. Greeley on Social Capital. 22. Ammerman on Moral and Spiritual Capital. 23. Hefner on Transcendent Capital and The Potency of Difference. Explanation (IV): Sustaining Plausibility:. 24. Berger: 'Plausibility Structures'. Explanation (V): Dependence and Equality:. 25. Warner on 'The Culture of Public Humbling'. Religions of Difference: Prospects:. 26. Roof and Mckinney: The Growth of Heightened Difference. 27. Hunter on The Inevitable Liberalisation of Religions of Difference. 28. Martin: The Difficulty of Sustaining Heightened Difference. 29. Troeltsch on The Necessary Transformation of Religions of Difference. 30. Voll: Religions of Difference Wax and Wane. Religions of Humanity:. Introduction. Religions of Humanity: Overviews:. 31. Ahlstrom Introduces Christian Liberalism. 32. Kopf on 'Rational Faith' Religion In India. 33. Ammerman on 'Golden Rule' Christianity. Religions of Humanity: Themes:. Theme (I): Demythologization:. 34. Gay and Early Rationalist Criticisms of 'Tradition'. 35. Bultmann on Demythologization. 36. Woodhead: Demythologization on The Basis of 'Experience'. 37. Berger on Subjectivization. Theme (II): Humanity and Human Freedom:. 38. Passmore: 'The Perfectibility of Man'. 39. The Dalai Lama: 'Human Nature Is Basically Good'. 40. Radford Ruether: 'The Promotion of The Full Humanity of Women'. Theme (III): Ethicization and Politicization of Religion:. 41. Rammohun Roy: An Ethical Religion to Unite Mankind. 42. Esack: Islamic Liberation Theology. Theme (IV): Optimism:. 43. Young on Evolutionary Optimism. 44. Nehru's Religion of Progress. Religions of Humanity: Explanations:. Explanation (I): Capitulation Or Accommodation to Secular Culture:. 45. Berger: 'An Immense Bargaining Process With Secular Thought'. Explanation (II): The Cultural Logic of Protestanism:. 46. Troeltsch: Luther As The Founder of Religious Subjectivism. Explanation (III): Detraditionalization and The Flight From Authority:. 47. Mcleod: Freemasonary and Social Change. Explanation (IV): Clerical Protest:. 48. Hofstadter: Christian Liberalism As Social Protest By Clergy. Explanation (V): The Quest For Human Unity:. 49. Seager: Religions of Humanity As A Response to Colonial Difference. Religions of Humanity: Prospects:. 50. Roof and Mckinney: Declining Numbers, Steady Influence. 51. Bruce: Liberalism Cannot Sustain Itself. 52. Roof: Evolution of Liberalism. 53. Gaustad: Religions of Humanity Undermined By The Collapse of Modernist Assumptions. 54. Gee: Can Religions of Humanity Adapt to Marginalization and Pluralization?. 55. Larson and The Continuing Influence of The Liberal Ideal In India. Spiritualities of Life:. Introduction. Spiritualities of Life: Overviews:. 56. Bloom's Portrayal. 57. Heelas's Portrayal. 58. Anon: 'Love Yourself'. 59. Troeltsch: Inner Spirituality In Historical Context. Spiritualities of Life: Themes:. Theme (I): Immanence:. 60. Wordsworth and Nature. 61. Farmer and The Self. 62. Harding and 'The Ultimate In Self-Reliance'. Theme (II): Eastern:. 63. Radhakrishnan: 'Atmanam Viddhi'. 64. Sai Baba: 'Bliss'. 65. Burbank's Testimony. 66. Herrigel: Inner Archery. Theme (III): Women, Essentialism and Anti-Essentialism:. 67. Christ: Essential Differences. 68. Maeda on Spirituality After Deconstruction. Theme (IV) Technology:. 69. Rushkoff and 'Technoshamanism'. 70. Taylor and 'Terminal Faith'. Spiritualities of Life: Explanations:. Explanation (I): Failures of The Mainstream and The Turn to The Self:. 71. Berger, Berger and Kellner and The Self As The Source of Significance. 72. Tipton on Addressing Cultural Conflict. Explanation (II): The Expectancies of The Self. 73. Taylor and 'The Massive Subjective Turn of Modern Culture'. 74. Shils and The 'Uncontaminated Self'. 75. Roof and Gesch: Baby-Boomers and Nuturing The Self. Spiritualities of Life: Prospects:. 76. Bruce: Insignificance. 77. Luckmann: Significance. 78. Inglehart and Postmaterialist Values. 79. Heelas: Exploring Prospects. 80. Cupitt: Self Spirituality Without A Self?. Combinations:. Introduction. Experiential Religions of Difference (Evangelical-Charismatic):. 81. Bebbington: Scripture and Experience As The Twin Authorities of Evangelicalism. 82. Tipton: Order and Ecstasy In Counter-Cultural Christianity. 83. Griffith: Therapeutic Evangelicalism. 84. Martin on The Charismatic Upsurge. Experiential Religions of Humanity:. 85. Tagore's Experiential 'Religion of Man'. 86. Robinson: God As 'The Inter-Personal'. 87. Woodhead: Princess Diana's Tender-Hearted Humanitarianism. 88. Religious Synthesis In A Course In Miracles. Conflicts, Explicit and Implicit:. 89. Wuthnow on The 'Great Fracture' In American Religion. 90. Chesterton Defines Christian Orthodoxy Over Against Theosophy. 91. Runcie on The Contradictions of Prince Charles's Religion. 92. Berlin on Ultimate and Unresolvable Value Clash. Part II: Contexts:. Introduction. Economic:. Introduction. Economic: Overviews:. 93. Weber on The Importance of The Economic In Religion. 94. Weber on 'Economic Ethics'. 95. Jomo Summarizing 'Islamic Economic Alternatives'. 96. Raban: Thatcher's Capitalism. 97. Tawney and The Religious Critique of The Economic. Economic: Examples:. Example (I): Work Ethics:. 98. Giddens Summarizing Weber's 'Protestant Ethic' Thesis. 99. Estruch and A Catholic Work Ethic Today. 100. Bellah and Japan. Example (II): Magical Empowerment:. 101. Schneider and Dornbusch: Prosperity Religion Today. 102. Peale's 'Energy'. 103. Ray: 'Let The Divine Plan of Your Life Manifest Itself'. 104. Sivananda: Prosperity In India. Example (III): Responses to Deprivation:. 105. Marx and Engels In Critical Mood. 106. Bruce and The Appeal of Prosperity Christianity. 107. Lewis: Spirit Possession As A 'War Between The Sexes'. 109. Lienhardt and Cargo Cults. 110. Levine and 'Masterless Men'. 111. Berger Portraying '"Schools" For Social Mobility'. Economic: Prospects:. 112. Bell and The Fate of The Protestant Work Ethic. 113. Hunter: Evangelicals and The Secularization of Work. 114. Rose and The Resacralization of Work. 115. Thrift and New Age Management Trainings. 116. Martin: Latin American Pentecostalism and 'New Social Capital'. 117. Gifford and Prosperity In Africa. 118. Tipton and Zen 'Ectopia'. Political:. Introduction. Political: Overviews:. 119. Martin Differentiates The Religious and The Political. 120. Hallencreutz and Westerlund: A Typology of Relations Between State and Religion. 121. Douglas on Disestablishment. 122. Casanova on The Deprivatization of Religion In Modern Times. Political: Examples:. Example (I): Religious Nationalism and Theocracy:. 123. Gardell Defines Religious Nationalism. 124. Juergensmeyer on The Rise of Religious Nationalism. 125. Martin Outlines The Circumstances Under Which Faith and Nation Unite. 126. Abramov on Zionism. 127. Haynes: Is Islam Always Theocratic?. Example (II): Opposition:. 128. 1864: The Roman Catholic Church Condemns Modern Liberalism. 129. Chaudhuri: The Moral and Religious Basis of Gandhi's Opposition to British Rule In India. 130. Bennigsen: Sufi Resistance to Communism. 131. Martin on The Role Played By The Churches In Opposing Communism In Eastern Europe. 132. Levine on Liberation Theology In Latin America. 133. Nicholls: Images of God May Subvert Or Legitimate Political Authority. Example (III): Legitimation:. 134. Rousseau and Civil Religion. 135. Bellah: Civil Religion In America. 136. Nicholls on Christian Legitimations of Nazism In Germany. Example (IV): Religion At The Origins of The Modern State:. 137. Troeltsch on The Religious Origins of Modern Freedom. 138. Parsons: Modern Democracy As The Institutionalization of Protestantism. 139. Smart: Maoism As A Religion. Example (V): Public Roles of Religion Within Liberal Democracies:. 140. Martin: Differentiation and The Redistribution of Secular and Sacred Space. 141. Conway on The Course of Political Catholicism In Europe. 142. Haynes: 'The New Political Catholicism'. 143. Wuthnow: The Rise of The New Christian Right. 144. Roof and Mckinney: The Influence of Black Churches on American Politics. 145. Neuhaus: Putting Religion Back Into The 'Naked Public Square'. 146. Martin: Pentecostalism and The Political Significance of The Apolitical. 147. Szerszynski: Cultural Politics. Political: Prospects:. 148. Casanova: Religion Before The Juggernaut of Modernity. 149. Fenn: The Diffusion of The Sacred. 150. Neuhaus: Religion and The Survival of Liberal Democracy. 151. Bellah Hopes For An International Civil Religion. 152. Juergensmeyer: The Onward March of Religious Nationalism?. 153. Giddens: From Emancipatory Politics to Identity Politics. Difference, Gendered and Ethnic:. Introduction. Difference: Overviews:. 154. Hall: Open and Prescriptive Difference. 155. Said: The Oriental 'Other'. 156. Heelas: Religion and Postmodern Difference. Difference: Examples:. Example (I): Gendered Difference:. 157. Pius XI: Women's Difference. 158. Khomeni: 'Honourable Women'. 159. Daly: Post-Christian Insistence on Women's Difference. 160. Jacquelyn Grant: 'Black Women's Jesus'. 161. Davidman on Jewish Women Seeking 'Traditional' Differentiated Gender Roles. 162. Ahmed: The Return to The Veil As A Source of Empowerment. 163. Cucchiari: Pentecostalism and The Domestication of Men. 164. Marler: Family Breakdown/Church Breakdown. 165. Lehman: Differences Between Women and Men In Ministry. 166. Comaroff and Comaraff: Women As 'Signs and Ciphers' In Africa. 167. Van Der Veer: Women As 'Signs and Ciphers' In Pakistan. Example (II): Ethnic Difference:. 168. Hobsbawn on Interrelations Between Religion and Ethnicity. 169. Voll: Ethnicity and Islam. 170. Mullins: Religio-Ethnic Mobilization In Korea. 171. Gardell on Race Ideology and Religious Nationalism. 172. Danzger on Difference and Jewish Identity. 173. Trigano on The Holocaust and Jewish Identity. Difference: Prospects:. 174. Hunwick: Post-Colonial Reassertion of Religious Difference. 175. Wuthnow: Diversity In Small Group Spirituality. 176. Starhawk on Inventing Religion Without Absolutes. 177. Martin: The Idea of Unity As The Big Idea. 178. Clarke: The Tension Between Universalism and Difference. Part III: Trends: . Introduction. Secularization: . Introduction. Secularization: Overviews:. 179. Hammond Summarizing Secularization As A One-Directional Process. 180. Bell and 'Enlightened Thinkers'. 181. Jameson: The Disappearance Thesis That Religion Is Already Dead. 182. Wilson: The Differentiation Thesis That Religion Has Lost Its Public Significance. 183. Martin and The Coexistence Approach: Secularization and Vitality. Secularization: Examples:. 184. Brierley and Wraight on Declining Church Membership. 185. Hadaway, Marler and Chaves on Halving Church Attendance In The United States. 186. Hunter and The Fortunes of Evangelicalism. Secularization: Explanations:. Explanation (I): The Triumph of Secular Reason:. 187. Kant on The 'Courage to Use Your Own Understanding'. 188. Gerth and Mills Summarizing Weber on Rationalization and Disenchantment. 189. Wilson and The Role Played By Science. 190. Weber's 'Iron Cage'. 191. Marx's 'All That Is Solid Melts Into Air'. Explanation (II): Functional Differentiation:. 192. Wilson Explaining Secularization. Explanation (III): Differentiation and The Growth of The Secular State:. 193. De Tocqueville and Equality. 194. Casanova on The Privatization of Religion As Constitutive of Western Modernity. Explanation (IV): Pluralization:. 195. Berger: 'Certainty Is Hard to Come By'. 196. Martin: 'The Breaking of Bonds In General'. Explanation (V): The Turn to Consumerized Experience:. 197. Byron's 'Sensation'. 198. Lasch and 'Orgiastic, Ecstatic Religiosity'. 199. Wilson and 'Pushpin and Popcorn'. 200. Bauman's 'Perfect Consumers'. Detraditionalization:. Introduction. Detraditionalization: Overviews:. 201. Troeltsch: on The Value of 'This Present Life'. 202. Simmel: 'This Wholly Formless Mysticism'. 203. Bellah: '.Without Imposing . A Prefabricated Set of Answers'. 204. Bellah Et Al.: 'Sheilaism'. 205. Radhakrishnan: Mysticism As The Escape From Tradition. 206. Beckford on Postmodern Religion. Detraditionalization: Examples:. Example (I): The Radically Detraditionalized:. 207. Adams and Haaken: 'Anticultural Culture'. 208. Kopp: 'Killing The Buddha'. 209. Jayakar: Krishnamurti and 'Truth Is A Pathless Land'. 210. Christ, Starhawk and The Nature of The Goddess. Example (II): The Less Radically Detraditionalized:. 211. Stanton: 'The Golden Rule'. 212. Miller and The New Paradigm Churches and 'A Middle Course'. Example (III): Individualized Religion:. 213. Durkheim on 'A Free Private, Optional Religion, Fashioned According to One's Own Needs'. 214. Casanova and 'The Cult of The Individual'. 215. Wuthnow on Privatization. 216. Beckford: 'Religion Has Come Adrift From Its Former Points of Anchorage'. Detraditionalization: Explanations:. Explanation (I): The Turn to The Detraditionalized Self:. 217. Heelas Summarizing The 'Standard' History of The Turn to The Self. 218. Simmel: 'The Subjectivism of Modern Personal Life'. 219. Gehlen and The Development 'Of The Psyche Itself'. 220. Hunter, Evangelicalism and 'Fascination With The Self'. Explanation (II): Freedom and Choice:. 221. Bell: 'All Is to Be Explored'. 222. Bloom: Not 'Don't Do That!'. 223. Wuthnow and 'Religious Populism' In The USA. 224. Berger: 'The Necessity to Make Choices As to Beliefs'. 225. Voye and Dobbelaere: Bricolage 'Beyond Secularization'. Explanation (III): The Impact of Democratization and Universalization:. 226. De Tocqueville, Democracy and Religion. 227. Hatch, Democracy and Religion. 228. Casanova: Catholicism and 'A Universalistic Language'. Universalization:. Introduction. Universalization: Overviews:. 229. Herberg's 'American Way of Life'. 230. Wuthnow and Declining 'Tensions'. 231. Wilson on Britain and The 'Marginally Different'. 232. Huxley's 'Perennial Philosophy'. 233. Heelas Summarizing Differentiation and Dedifferentiation. Universalization: Examples:. Example (I): Religions of Difference:. 234. Otto's 'Unnamed Something'. 235. Bahr on Shifts to The More Liberal In Middletown. Example (II): Religions of Humanity:. 236. Bonney: The World's Parliament of Religions and The 'Golden Rule'. 237. Kung: 'True Religion Is The Fulfilment of True Humanity'. 238. Gillman: Quakers and 'Why Have Membership At All?'. 239. Tagore and 'Messengers of Man'. Example (III): Spiritualities of Life:. 240. Emerson and The 'Beatitude of Man'. 241. Beckford and Holistic Spirituality. 242. Gandhi and 'The Permanent Element In Human Nature'. Universalization: Explanations:. Explanation (I): Detraditionalization and The Turn to Humanity:. 243. Heelas on Explaining Links Between Detraditionalization and The Ethic of Humanity. Explanation (II): Handling Difference:. 244. Toulmin and The 'Religious Wars'. 245. Niebuhr on 'The Road to Unity'. 246. Rolland Reacting to 'This Shameful World War'. 247. John Paul II Responding to Difference. 248. Hefner and A 'Shared National Culture' In Indonesia. 249. Parel: Gandhi's Search For 'National Integration'. 250. Berger and Responses to Competition In The Market. Explanation (III): Democracy and Equality:. 251. De Tocqueville: Equality and 'The Unity of The Creator'. 252. Bloom and 'Openness'. 253. Wuthnow, Toleration and College Education. Explanation (IV): The Role Played By Capitalism:. 254. Gellner and The Egalitarian Outlook. 255. Bruce: 'Modernization' and 'Fundamental Egalitarianism'. Sacralization:. Introduction. Sacralization: Overviews:. 256. Casanova on 'A Radical Change In Intellectual Climate'. 257. Berger: Secularization Theory As 'Essentially Mistaken'. 258. Casanova: Religion and 'The Ongoing Construction of The Modern World'. 259. Haynes, Deprivatization and The Discontents of Modernity. 260. Warner and 'American Exceptionalism'. 261. Hoover Summarizing The Growth of Religion In Middletown. Sacralization: Examples:. Example (I): Religions of Difference V. Religions of Humanity:. 262. Berger and The Rise of Religions 'Dripping With Reactionary Supernaturalism'. 263. Voll and Dynamic Islam. Example (II): Experiential Religions of Difference:. 264. Hunter: Evangelicalism In The USA As 'Far From Pale and Lifeless'. 265. Miller: 'A New Era of Postdenominational Christianity In America'. Example (III): Spiritualities of Life:. 266. Lewis on A 'Significant Cultural Shift'. Example (IV): Vitality Beyond Institutionalized Religion:. 267. Heelas on Growth Beyond Church and Chapel. Sacralization: Explanations:. Explanation (I): Religions of Difference:. 268. Casanova, Deprivatization and The Critique of Modernity. 269. Bruce: Religion, Cultural Defence and Transition. 270. Hefner: Gellner, Islam and The Nation-State. 271. Elphick: Rapid Change In South Africa. 272. Kelley and 'The Essential Function of Religion'. 273. Berger on The Quest For Certainty. 274. Stark: Pluralism and 'Creating A Demand'. Explanation (II): Experiential Religions of Difference:. 275. Miller: Why Are The New Paradigm Churches Growing?. Explanation (III): Spiritualities of Life:. 276. Berger: 'Modernization and Subjectivization Are Cognate Processes'. 278. Luckmann: A 'Profound Change In The "Location" of Religion In Society'. 279. Stark and Secularization As 'Self-Limiting'. Explanation (IV): Significance Beyond Institutionalized Religion:. 280. Heelas and Constructing Autobiographies. Explanation (V): The Need For Religion, and The Future:. 281. Bell and The Return of The Sacred. Conclusion. References. Index of Names.

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Book Synopsis Theology and Scriptural Imagination brings together biblical exegetes, historians of the interpretation of Scripture, as well as contemporary philosophers and theologians who practice the kind of theological reflection it will take to celebrate the Word in season and out in a world that challenges the Scriptural imagination. As in previous volumes in this series, the essays here articulate overlapping as well as competing directions in modern theology. The editors hope that readers will seek out the common ground as well as the conflicts, to learn to taste the Word when it is bitter as well as sweet.Table of ContentsEditorial Introduction. 1. Imagining the World Scripture Imagines: Luke Timothy Johnson (Emory University). 2. Figural Reading and the Fashioning of Christian Identity in Boyarin: John David Dawson (Haverford College). 3. In Defence of Allegory: Robert Louis Wilken (University of Charlottesville). 4.'We are Companions of the Patriarchs' or Scripture Absorbs Calvin's World: Kathryn Green-McCreight (New Haven). 5.'Is There a (Non-sexist) Bible in This Church?' A Feminist Case for Interpretive Communities: Mary Mclintock-Fulkerson (Duke Divinity School). 6. Two (Or More) Kinds of Scripture Scholarship: Alvin Plantinga (University of Notre Dame). 7. Scripture as Popular Text: Kathryn Tanner (University of Chicago).

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Book SynopsisContends that the Eucharist is the Church's response to the use of torture as a social discipline. This book develops a theology of the political which presents torture as one instance of a larger confrontation of powers over bodies, both individual and social.Trade Review"Cavanaugh begins with an engrossing analysis of the dynamics of torture and disappearance as a mode disciplining the body politic. He judiciously uses psychological and social scientific sources without letting them override the theological focus of the book. He then gives an equally engrossing account of the Church in Chile under Pinochet. His analyses both of Maritain and the 'New Christendom' ecclesiology provide as interesting critique of the failures of the Church to respond to Pinochet's repression, while his concluding chapter on eucharistic theology points towards the source of the successful responses made by the Church. Particularly useful and interesting is the way in which eucharistic theology is tied to concrete eucharistic practice. The book is extremely well written and engaging." Frederick C. Bauerschmidt, Loyola Collage in Maryland "This is a very important book. It should be mandatory reading for anybody concerned with the issue of torture, and will be of vital interest to all those of us involved in Amnesty International and human rights organisations. It has an appeal and a significance far beyond the classroom. Though it is much more theological than Helen Prejean, in its narrative power it has some affinities with Dead Man Walking and will likewise speak to those outside the church." T. J. Gorringe, University of St Andrews "Torture and Eucharist not only has superb qualities as a textbook, but is an outstanding piece of creative ecclesiology. Drawing on the work of scholars such as Milbank, Hauerwas, MacIntryre and Lindbeck, Cavanaugh moves ecclesiology out of the realm of the abstract ands ideal into the real world where the Christian Church must struggle to witness to the gospel. In doing so he shifts the Church into a new and much more exciting area of inquiry" Nicholas Healy, St Johns University, New York "Cavanaugh's achievement is remarkable: profound theology linked with interviews and close social analysis, stimulating argument, and a tight yet imaginative writing style. The book deserves a wide audience." L. Gregory Jone The Divinity School, Duke University "Why read such a book?....Here is authentic background information relating to the possible extradition and further trial of General Pinochet.....Here is reflection on the church's theological temptation to separate soul from body, spiritual from political."Eleanor Kreider, lecturer in Worship and liturgy, RPC Oxford "The author... offers an elegantly written reflection on Church, Eucharist, and the politics within the context of the Pinochet regime following the overthrow of Allende in Chile."First Things "This is theology made flesh in the story of Pinochet's Chile....I greatly acknowledge that it is a great measure of the success of the book that it causes such unease."Peter Cornwell, The Tablet "His analysis is a closely disciplined, well informed study of the self-discernment and conduct of the Roman Catholic Church under the Pinochet regime in Chile...I found this a hard read, but breath-taking. I have not read anything in a long time that so moved, so disturbed, and so educated." Walter Brueggeman, Columbia Theological Seminary, Theology Today "...the book has broadened my understanding of the theo-politics of torture. Those who are working against the practice of torture will benefit from reading this well-written book." Eleazar S. Fernandez, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in Religious Studies Review "Cavanaugh's book combines narrative and argument, is beautifully written and presents us with a creative ecclesiology." International Journal in Philosophy and Theology Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Torture and Disappearance as an Ecclesiological Problem:. 1. Torture as Liturgy. 2. Torture and Fragmentation. 3. The Striptease of Power. 4. Habeas Corpus. Conclusion. Part II: The Church Learns How to be Oppressed:. 5. Christians for Socialism. 6."Torture Isn't Everything". 7. The Stubborn Monkey. 8. "I Am Jesus, Whom You Are Persecuting". 9. The Church as Russia. Part III: The Ecclesiology of a Disappearing Church:. 10. An Amiable Divorce. 11. The Rise of "Social Catholicism". 12. Catholic Action in Chile. Part IV: A Distinction of Planes:. 13. Maritain Among Us. 14. The Minimum of Body. 15. New Christendom. 16. The Disappearance of the Church. 17. The End of the Story. Part V: The True Body of Christ:. 18. The Mystical and the True. 19. Until He Comes. 20. Re-membering Christ. 21. Making the Body Visible. Part VI: Performing the Body of Christ:. 22. "But Father, Look at This Body". 23. Knitting the Social Fabric. 24. Mysterious Channels. 25. Torture and Eucharist. Index.

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Book SynopsisGerard Loughlin is one of the leading theologians working at the interface between religion and contemporary culture. In this exceptional work, he uses cinema and the films it shows to think about the church and the visions of desire it displays. Discusses various films, including the Alien quartet, Christopher Nolan''s Memento, Stanley Kubrick''s 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange, Nicolas Roeg''s The Man Who Fell to Earth and Derek Jarman''s The Garden. Draws on a wide range of authors, both ancient and modern, religious and secular, from Plato to Levinas, from Karl Barth and Hans Urs von Balthasar to André Bazin and Leo Bersani. Uses cinema to think about the church as an ecclesiacinema, and films to think about sexual desire as erotic dispossession, as a way into the life of God. Written from a radically orthodox Christian perspective, at once both Catholic and critical. Trade Review"Absolutely brilliant." Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University “Alien Sex is part of Blackwell’s Challenges in Contemporary Theology series, a series that has produced some of the most creative theological thinking in recent years. Loughlin’s book is no exception… Loughlin’s innovative method of dealing with his material is in line with the theological approach taken but also connects with the cinematic perspective. His subject matter, however, covers a wider range of interests than film and theology and delves into the realms of art history and literature. … Loughlin’s Alien Sex is an extremely interesting and important work.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion "Alien Sex presents Gerard Loughlin's incarnational theology in a compelling mantle of film theory... The book's three parts... display continual jump cuts between film texts, theology, and philosophy with dizzying effect, but Loughlin keeps readers from potential frustration through fascinating readings of a wide array of films... he works wonders with eclectic and appropriate juxtapositions of theological and scriptural texts." Journal of Religion "Alien Sex refuses, without coyness, to be quite the book promised by its subtitle. It is the more dazzling for the refusal... Alien Sex is rather an exercise in writing about incarnation under the present regime of mass images. It inter-cuts traditional Christian discourses with selections from recent films in hopes of recognizing holy bodies... Loughlin's book is not theology and film; it is theology after film - theology simply and splendidly... The final effect - despite and because of its brilliance - raises questions." Studies in Christian Ethics “It is frankly difficult to see how a book with a title like this could fail to be interesting and Loughlin does not disappoint… [It is] difficult to imagine anyone other than Loughlin bringing together Christian tradition and pop culture in such a provocative and endlessly inventive way… Loughlin’s work is an important revisionary reading of the role of sexuality in both theological tradition and secular modernity… I would nominate this brilliant synthesis of theology, film and cultural theory as my book of the year within the field [of religion].” The Year’s Work in Critical and Cultural Theory (2005) "Loughlin envisages a complete remodelling of traditional Christian ideas on the place and importance of sexual activity in life... Loughlin's subject will increasingly preoccupy intellectually, socially and morally adventurous Christians, and there will be changes in the Church's attitudes to sex in the decades to come." Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsList of Figures viii In the Lobby ix Part I Introduction 1 1 Desiring Bodies 3 Part II Cavities 33 2 Seeing in the Dark 35 3 Visionary Screens 65 Part III Copulations 103 4 Alien Sex 105 5 God’s Sex 133 6 Sex Slaves 173 7 Want of Family 201 Part IV Consolations 227 8 The Man Who Fell to Earth 229 9 The Garden 257 Index 295

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Book SynopsisGerard Loughlin is one of the leading theologians working at the interface between religion and contemporary culture. In this exceptional work, he uses cinema and the films it shows to think about the church and the visions of desire it displays. Discusses various films, including the Alien quartet, Christopher Nolan''s Memento, Stanley Kubrick''s 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange, Nicolas Roeg''s The Man Who Fell to Earth and Derek Jarman''s The Garden. Draws on a wide range of authors, both ancient and modern, religious and secular, from Plato to Levinas, from Karl Barth and Hans Urs von Balthasar to André Bazin and Leo Bersani. Uses cinema to think about the church as an ecclesiacinema, and films to think about sexual desire as erotic dispossession, as a way into the life of God. Written from a radically orthodox Christian perspective, at once both Catholic and critical. Trade Review"Absolutely brilliant." Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University “Alien Sex is part of Blackwell’s Challenges in Contemporary Theology series, a series that has produced some of the most creative theological thinking in recent years. Loughlin’s book is no exception… Loughlin’s innovative method of dealing with his material is in line with the theological approach taken but also connects with the cinematic perspective. His subject matter, however, covers a wider range of interests than film and theology and delves into the realms of art history and literature. … Loughlin’s Alien Sex is an extremely interesting and important work.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion "Alien Sex presents Gerard Loughlin's incarnational theology in a compelling mantle of film theory... The book's three parts... display continual jump cuts between film texts, theology, and philosophy with dizzying effect, but Loughlin keeps readers from potential frustration through fascinating readings of a wide array of films... he works wonders with eclectic and appropriate juxtapositions of theological and scriptural texts." Journal of Religion "Alien Sex refuses, without coyness, to be quite the book promised by its subtitle. It is the more dazzling for the refusal... Alien Sex is rather an exercise in writing about incarnation under the present regime of mass images. It inter-cuts traditional Christian discourses with selections from recent films in hopes of recognizing holy bodies... Loughlin's book is not theology and film; it is theology after film - theology simply and splendidly... The final effect - despite and because of its brilliance - raises questions." Studies in Christian Ethics “It is frankly difficult to see how a book with a title like this could fail to be interesting and Loughlin does not disappoint… [It is] difficult to imagine anyone other than Loughlin bringing together Christian tradition and pop culture in such a provocative and endlessly inventive way… Loughlin’s work is an important revisionary reading of the role of sexuality in both theological tradition and secular modernity… I would nominate this brilliant synthesis of theology, film and cultural theory as my book of the year within the field [of religion].” The Year’s Work in Critical and Cultural Theory (2005) "Loughlin envisages a complete remodelling of traditional Christian ideas on the place and importance of sexual activity in life... Loughlin's subject will increasingly preoccupy intellectually, socially and morally adventurous Christians, and there will be changes in the Church's attitudes to sex in the decades to come." Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsList of Figures viii In the Lobby ix Part I Introduction 1 1 Desiring Bodies 3 Part II Cavities 33 2 Seeing in the Dark 35 3 Visionary Screens 65 Part III Copulations 103 4 Alien Sex 105 5 God’s Sex 133 6 Sex Slaves 173 7 Want of Family 201 Part IV Consolations 227 8 The Man Who Fell to Earth 229 9 The Garden 257 Index 295

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive and lively look at the Christian faith by internationally-respected theologian, Colin Gunton. Distilling a lifetime''s experience of teaching and thought, this is a book for those who wish to understand the meaning and relevance of the fundamental beliefs of Christianity. The order of the book follows the central themes of the Nicene Creed, the manifesto of the Christian faith. Beginning with consideration of creation and providence, it moves on to the person and work of Christ, and then to the human appropriation of belief and eschatology. A concluding chapter brings together, in a treatment of the Trinity, a discussion of the divine attributes and the doctrine of God that has been revealed in the process of the book''s argument. No other book offers such a comprehensive, systematic and accessible overview of the Christian faith. It will prove invaluable to students of introductory theology, as well as anyone interested in the fTrade Review"Colin Gunton's fine exposition of the central Christian doctrines follows a traditional trinitarian and credal sequence. It provides an orientation which is Scriptural and classical yet also positioned within modern debate. The fruit of many years teaching and writing, this text promises to be widely used and appreciated by students of theology today" David Fergusson, University of Edinburgh "Here is a dogmatics in outline from a contemporary master of the discipline. Trinitarian in shape, biblical in its vision of the Christian gospel, catholic in scope, this is a lively, engaging and provocative exposition of Christian teaching which will delight learners and teachers alike.' John Webster, University of Oxford "The Christian Faith is not only a catechetical resource, ideal for the classroom, but it is also his "dogmatics in outline", a tentative plan for his long awaited magnum opus. I commend this book to every teacher, and every student." Reviews in Religion and Theology "This is a deeply impressive summation of prolonged work in doctrinal (systematic) theology." Times Literary Supplement "Colin Gunton...here summarizes a lifetime of theological reflection in an introductory survey of Christian beliefs...The virtues are significant: a command of the history of theology that enables Gunton to draw as needed on the insights of the early church, the Reformers, and Barth in particular; writing that is always clear and often elegant; and common sense that avoids fads and extremes." The IRT Bulletin "...provides a systematic and accessible overview" Journal of Contemporary Religion "Laypersons, students, pastors, and theologians alike will find this volume an expansive, insightful, and inspiring guide to the deep themes of Christian faith, remarkably integrated into a coherent and winsome theological vision." The Princeton Seminary Bulletin "Gunton pulls together an elegant and powerful systematic account of the Christian faith which is dominated at both a macro and micro level by the Trinity and a rich feast it is too." Richard Briggs, St John's College, DurhamTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Foundations: 'Maker of Heaven and Earth':. 1. Establishing: The Doctrine of Creation. The Mediation of Creation. The Meaning of the Doctrine of Creation. Creator and Creation. 2. Providence. The Historical Context: Modern. The Historical Context: Ancient. Biblical Considerations. The content of the Doctrine of Providence. 3. Man and Woman. Matter and Spirit. Personal Being. The Blessings of Finitude. Scripture and Theology. Conclusion to Part I: God the Father. Part II: 'His only Son, our Lord':. 4. 'Suffered under Pontius Pilate': A Theology of Salvation. The Concept of Sin. Creation and Salvation. The People of the Promise. The Achievement of Salvation. 5. The Identity of Jesus Christ. To Set the Scene. The Framework of Christology. The Problem of Dogma. 6. 'And was Made Man': The Incarnation and Humanity of Christ. The 'Becoming' of God the Son. Death and the Kingdom. Priesthood Realised. God the Son. Part III: The Perfecting Cause: 'And in the Holy Spirit':. 7. Christian Community and Human Society. Some Lessons of Christian History. The Words of Proclamation and of Scripture. The Elect Community. Church and the Social Order. 8. The Shape of Christian Life. Justification: Living by Faith Alone. Baptism. Sanctification: Living in the Realm of the Holy. Resurrection. 9. The Last Enemy. Death. Judgement. Redemption. Conclusion:. 10. The Triune God of Christian Confession. Experience Redeemed. 'Economic' and 'Immanent' Trinities. The Difference the Trinity Makes. General Index. Index of Biblical References.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive and lively look at the Christian faith by internationally-respected theologian, Colin Gunton. Distilling a lifetime''s experience of teaching and thought, this is a book for those who wish to understand the meaning and relevance of the fundamental beliefs of Christianity. The order of the book follows the central themes of the Nicene Creed, the manifesto of the Christian faith. Beginning with consideration of creation and providence, it moves on to the person and work of Christ, and then to the human appropriation of belief and eschatology. A concluding chapter brings together, in a treatment of the Trinity, a discussion of the divine attributes and the doctrine of God that has been revealed in the process of the book''s argument. No other book offers such a comprehensive, systematic and accessible overview of the Christian faith. It will prove invaluable to students of introductory theology, as well as anyone interested in the fTrade Review"Colin Gunton's fine exposition of the central Christian doctrines follows a traditional trinitarian and credal sequence. It provides an orientation which is Scriptural and classical yet also positioned within modern debate. The fruit of many years teaching and writing, this text promises to be widely used and appreciated by students of theology today" David Fergusson, University of Edinburgh "Here is a dogmatics in outline from a contemporary master of the discipline. Trinitarian in shape, biblical in its vision of the Christian gospel, catholic in scope, this is a lively, engaging and provocative exposition of Christian teaching which will delight learners and teachers alike.' John Webster, University of Oxford "The Christian Faith is not only a catechetical resource, ideal for the classroom, but it is also his "dogmatics in outline", a tentative plan for his long awaited magnum opus. I commend this book to every teacher, and every student." Reviews in Religion and Theology "This is a deeply impressive summation of prolonged work in doctrinal (systematic) theology." Times Literary Supplement "Colin Gunton...here summarizes a lifetime of theological reflection in an introductory survey of Christian beliefs...The virtues are significant: a command of the history of theology that enables Gunton to draw as needed on the insights of the early church, the Reformers, and Barth in particular; writing that is always clear and often elegant; and common sense that avoids fads and extremes." The IRT Bulletin "...provides a systematic and accessible overview" Journal of Contemporary Religion "Laypersons, students, pastors, and theologians alike will find this volume an expansive, insightful, and inspiring guide to the deep themes of Christian faith, remarkably integrated into a coherent and winsome theological vision." The Princeton Seminary Bulletin "Gunton pulls together an elegant and powerful systematic account of the Christian faith which is dominated at both a macro and micro level by the Trinity and a rich feast it is too." Richard Briggs, St John's College, DurhamTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Foundations: 'Maker of Heaven and Earth':. 1. Establishing: The Doctrine of Creation. The Mediation of Creation. The Meaning of the Doctrine of Creation. Creator and Creation. 2. Providence. The Historical Context: Modern. The Historical Context: Ancient. Biblical Considerations. The content of the Doctrine of Providence. 3. Man and Woman. Matter and Spirit. Personal Being. The Blessings of Finitude. Scripture and Theology. Conclusion to Part I: God the Father. Part II: 'His only Son, our Lord':. 4. 'Suffered under Pontius Pilate': A Theology of Salvation. The Concept of Sin. Creation and Salvation. The People of the Promise. The Achievement of Salvation. 5. The Identity of Jesus Christ. To Set the Scene. The Framework of Christology. The Problem of Dogma. 6. 'And was Made Man': The Incarnation and Humanity of Christ. The 'Becoming' of God the Son. Death and the Kingdom. Priesthood Realised. God the Son. Part III: The Perfecting Cause: 'And in the Holy Spirit':. 7. Christian Community and Human Society. Some Lessons of Christian History. The Words of Proclamation and of Scripture. The Elect Community. Church and the Social Order. 8. The Shape of Christian Life. Justification: Living by Faith Alone. Baptism. Sanctification: Living in the Realm of the Holy. Resurrection. 9. The Last Enemy. Death. Judgement. Redemption. Conclusion:. 10. The Triune God of Christian Confession. Experience Redeemed. 'Economic' and 'Immanent' Trinities. The Difference the Trinity Makes. General Index. Index of Biblical References.

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Book SynopsisThe Medieval Theologians provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the period through an examination of the key individual theologians of the time. Chronologically arranged, it allows students to explore this crucial period when so many important theological developments took place.Trade Review"[This book] forms a very full introduction to medieval theology in general. Edited by a leading scholar in the field...the list alone of the other contributors assures the reader from the outset of the high quality of the scholarship. The lucidity and clarity of the presentation of the material are remarkable, and they make the book highly accessible to the general reader as well as to the specialist." Theology "The present volume is a fine comprehensive introduction to medieval theology and introduces students to the major individual theologians of that period. I recommend this text as a very good introductory text. Were I teaching a course on medieval theology at the moment, I would probably list this as required reading for my students." H-Net Reviews "The collection succeeds becuase of the substantial number of essays which are truly outstanding. Those of us who offer courses in medieval theology would do well to consider using this book alongside primary texts." Religious Studies Review “The editor provides an extremely useful introduction [and] some very incisive lines of thought … This is an excellent addition to the series and will be a valuable introduction to the crucial formative period of Christian theology.” Australian Religious Studies Review "It fills a considerable gap in theological literature, for I know of no other book that comes close to covering medieval theology as thoroughly as this one does." John S. Hammett, Faith & Mission "This collection of essays is a success, for they are not perfunctory summations, but include genuine insights." Anglican Theological Review "Evans has provided a genuinely useful introduction to a central, and yet surprisingly neglected, area of medieval studies." Ecclesiastical HistoryTable of ContentsPreface. List of Contributors. Introduction. . Part I: The End of the Ancient World. 1. Augustine of Hippo (John Rist). 2. Boethius, Cassiodorus, Gregory the Great (Charles Kannengiesser). 3. Postpatristic Byzantine Theologians (Andrew Louth). Part II: The Carolingians. 4. Bede the Theologian (Benedicta Ward). 5. Carolingian Theology (Willemien Otten). Part III: Rediscovering the Ancient Literature. 6. Berengar,Roscelin, and Peter Damian (G. R. Evans). 7. Anselm of Canterbury (G. R. Evans). 8. Peter Abelard and Gilbert of Poitiers (Lauge O. Nielsen). 9. Bernard of Clairvaux, William of St. Thierry, the Victorines (Emero Stiegman). 10. The Glossa Ordinaria (Jenny Swanson). 11. Peter Lombard (Marcia Colish). Part IV: The High Medieval Debate. 12. Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio (Michael Robson). 13. Thomas Aquinas (Fergus Kerr). 14. Later Medieval Mystics (Oliver Davies). 15. Academic Controversies (Takashi Shogimen). 16. Duns Scotus and William Ockham (Alexander Broadie). Part V: Dissidence. 17. The Waldenses (Euan Cameron). 18. Dualism (Gerhard Rottenw?hrer). 19. Ecclesiology and Politics (Matthew Kempshall). 20. Wyclif and Lollardy (Stephen Lahey). Conclusion. 21. Robert Kilwardby, Gabriel Biel, and Luther's Saving Faith (G. R. Evans). 22. Augustine, the Medieval Theologians and the Reformation (Paul Rorem). Index.

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Book SynopsisPlotinus, the most profound philosopher of the third century CE, has been influential on Byzantine and Western Christianity, and Islam. This book offers an interpretation, which situates Plotinus's philosophical ideas in the context of society and culture in which those ideas developed.Trade Review"This book puts a new and provocative perspective on the culture and intellectual world of late antiquity. With her interest in the body on the one hand, and her interest in pagan philosophy alongside Christian thought on the other, Miles is also able to open up Plotinus' philosophy to our own postmodern times by relating the interest in the soul - for which Plotinus is famous - to that of the body as being necessarily complementary in any debate about human self." Willemien Otten, Utrecht University "The author brings the ancient world alive. She does not gloss over the profound differences between ancient and modern societies, but at the same time points to some fascinating parallels. Anyone who reads Miles's study will be asking questions about constructions of the "self" and one's place in the universe. This beautifully written book displays a fine interdisciplinary sense and a grasp of ancient literature and contemporary scholarship that one can only admire." Margaret Y. MacDonald, St Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia. "This study is very nicely done and provides an excellent introduction to Plotinus' thought. In brief, a strong, appealing, but not uncritical case for Plotinus as a secular theologian." Religious Studies Review "This is a splendid, non-technical introduction to and interpretation of the central concerns of Plotinus's philosophy. By sketching the social and cultural conditions of Plotinus's third-century CE Rome, Margaret Miles achieves a convincing account. Highly recommended to historians, philosophers, and students of religion." International Review of Biblical Studies "Sparked by the dramatic juxtaposition of Plotinus and the themes of body and beauty, drawing from career-long experience of teaching Plotinus, and writing with an eloquence and directness not unlike his own, Miles has convincingly demonstrated that Plotinus can indeed be a window between third-century Rome and the world of our own experience and concerns. More than that, she has written a thorough and dependable introduction to his philosophy." Journal of the American Academy of Religion "This sympathetic and passionate reading of Plotinus deserves the attention of scholars and anyone interested in ancient religious thought. I recommend this animated and well-informed study of one of the great spirits of late antiquity." Journal of ReligionTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction: Seeing Double. 2. Beauty: The Stepping Stone. 3. 'Choice and Chance': Soul as Pivot of the Universe. 4. Body in Third-century Rome. 5. Providence: Does the One Care for Us?. 6. 'Go on Up': The One and Contemplation. 7. Plotinus for the Present. Notes. Bibliography. Index of Passages, Plotinus. Index of Names and Subjects.

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Book SynopsisThis much--needed volume draws on a wide range of resources and some of the freshest talent in the field to examine debates about theology and sexuality. Material is drawn from a variety of ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary texts to provide readers with a broad perspective on the issues discussed.Trade Review"Sexuality is a bitterly contested territory for many, probably most, Christians these days, and the climate of rather frantic controversy hasn't encourage a really theological debate. Here is a first-class resource for such debate, not propagandising, but setting out a broad spectrum of reflection on the issues that underlie the sniping of sexual politics - reflection on the meanings of the body itself for Christians, within a richly informed and traditionally literate framework. It is very welcome." Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Monmouth "The readings offer thoughtful reflections on the meanings of the body, homosexuality, marriage, and the interpretation of scripture. The book should inform the debate in a helpful way." Church Times "Those seeking information to guide them around the contemporary debate in the church about sexuality will welcome the publication of Theology and Sexuality." Expository Times "...a valuable resource for anyone who wants to think through the fundamental questions it poses: 'What does God want with sex, anyway?'" The WayTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: How and How Not to Think Theologically About the Body. 1. Embodiment in Time and Eternity: A Syriac Perspective. (Susan A. Harvey). 2. The Appeal to Experience. (George P. Schner, SJ.). Part II: Liturgical Resources. 3. The Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage: from The Book of Common Prayer. 4. The Betrothal Service: from the Service Book of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic Church. 5. Order of Second Marriage: from the Service Book of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic Church. 6. Office of Same-Sex Union: from Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe. 7. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day: from The Shorter New Oxford Book of Carols. Part III: Classical Resources. 8. From The Good of Marriage. ( St. Augustine of Hippo). 9. From Homily I on Marriage.( St. John Chrysostom). 10. From Against the Opponents of the Monastic Life.( St. John Chrysostom). 11. Hymns of Divine Love, 15. (St. Symeon the New Theologian). 12. From Commentary on Romans. (St. Thomas Aquinas). 13. From The Spiritual Canticle. (St. John of the Cross). 14. Freedom for Community. (Karl Barth). 15. From The Epistle to the Romans Karl Barth. Part IV: Contemporary Philosophical Resources. 16. Sexual Perversion. (Thomas Nagel). 17. Moral Abominations. (Jeffrey Stout). Part V: Nuptial Hermeneutics, Or What Marriage Means. 18. The Crisis of an Ethic Without Desire. Sebastian Moore. 19. From The Original Unity of Man and Woman. (Pope John Paul II). 20. From The Sacrament of Love Paul Evdokimov. 21. Faithfulness. (Robert Jenson). 22. The Relationship of Bodies: A Nuptial Hermeneutics of Same-Sex Unions. (David Matzko McCarthy). 23. Sanctification, Homosexuality, and God's Triune Life. (Eugene F. Rogers, Jr.). Part VI: Catholic Controversies. 24. Letter to the Catholic Bishops on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons: Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. 25. The Pope Converts. (Mark D. Jordan). 26. Alone Again, Naturally. (Andrew Sullivan). 27. Gay Friendship: A Thought Experiment in Catholic Moral Theology. (Stanley Hauerwas). Part VII: Trinitarian Resources. 28. The Body's Grace. (Rowan D. Williams). 29. Trinitarian Friendship: Same-Gender Models of Godly Love. (Marilyn McCord Adams). Part VIII: Anthropology and Christology. 30. Sanctifying Nearness. (Thomas Breidenthal). 31. [Logos and Biography]. (John Boswell). 32. [Marriage and Idolatry]. (Charles Hawes). Part IX: Ecclesial Voices. 33. Disputed Questions: Debate and Discernment, Scripture and the Spirit. (Luke Timothy Johnson). 34. Homosexuality in the Church: Can There Be a Fruitful Theological Debate? (Oliver O'Donovan). 35. Theology Among the Stones and Dust. (James Alison). Appendix: Biblical Resources. Scripture Index. General Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together, for the first time, a variety of texts from Certeau's book and journal publications which have proved important in the various disciplines where Certeau has had an influence.Trade Review"This excellent new reader is divided into five sections touching on different aspects of Certeau's work and his engagement with issues regarding the Other, spatiality, colonialism, the body, oppression, and others." The Front TableTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction. (Graham Ward). Part I Other Times: Historiography. 1 Introduction: Michael de Certeau on Histography. 2 Writings and Histories. 3 History: Science and Fiction. Part II Other Cities: Cultural Politics. 4 Introduction. (Tom Conley). 5 A Symbolic Revolution. 6 The Social Architecture of Knowledge. 7 The Indian Long March. Part III Other People: Ethnorgraphy and Social Practice. 8 Introduction. (Ian Buchannan). 9. Walking in the City. 10. Believing and Making People Believe. 11. Ethno-Graphy, Speech, or the space of the Other. (Jean de Lery). Part IV Other Languages: Speech and Writing. 12. Introduction. (Jeremy Ahearne). 13. The Scriptural Economy. 14. The World of the Vowel. 15. Mystic Speech. Part V Other Beliefs: Theology. 16. Introduction: Michel de Certeau, Theologst. (Frederick Bauerschmidt). 17. The Weakness of Believing. From the Body to Writing a Christian Transit. Select Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to Christian spirituality. This text includes an analysis of the relationship between theology and spirituality, focusing on five major themes and offers coverage of the Christian spiritual tradition, including Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Protestantism and Evangelicalism.Trade Review"This book ably and accurately provides information that will help those unfamiliar with the Christian tradition to engage with classical texts on spirituality." Amy M. Hollywood, Professor of Religion, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire "This study really is an 'introduction' and is well suited to the needs of undergraduate students in universities, theological colleges, and seminaries. The book will also be useful for adult education courses, and will appeal in addition to a more general readership. There is a need for a reliable, basic, introductory textbook like this that doesn't make too many assumptions about its readers." Philip Sheldrake, Vice-Principal, Sarum College, Salisbury "I am sure that this book will have a wide readership, particularly among theologians and students of theology. It should also have a wider readership among Christians more generally. Existing works of spirituality often have limited scope and make assumptions about their readers' knowledge. The author's concern to fill gaps and provide adequate explanations and contexts is admirable." Robert Swanson, Reader in Medieval History, University of Birmingham "[The book's] considerable advantage in accessibility and in the structured ordering of ideas makes it ideal as an undergraduate textbook or a committed interest-reader's introduction. It includes frequent invitations and injunctions to read and explore more deeply. The book is written with superb clarity and very considerable breadth of reference...As a working textbook, this has everything one could wish for: interaction with the reader in the form of suggested tasks and internal cross-references; good management of the interrelationship with theology and clarification of terms; window-box texts; a glossary; a list of websites. For university courses and libraries this is a must. For enquirers it is a scholarly and accessible guide." International Journal of Children's Spirituality "This book is highly recommended as a college or seminary textbook on the spiritual life or sanctification. In addition, anyone interested in delving into the tradition of Christian spirituality will find this a useful guide." Bibliotheca SacraTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. How to Use this Book. Part I: Introduction:. 1. Defining 'Spirituality'. 2. Defining 'Christian Spirituality'. 3. Clarifying Terms: Mysticism and Spirituality. Part II: Types of Christian Spirituality: . 4. Spirituality, Theology and Personality. 5. Denominational Considerations. 6. Attitudes to the World, Culture and History. Part III: Theological Foundations for Spirituality: Basic Issues: . 7. The Nature of Theology. 8. The Relation of Theology and Spirituality. Part IV: Theological Foundations for Spirituality: Case Studies:. 9. Creation. Human Nature and Destiny. 10. The Trinity. Incarnation. 11. Redemption. 12. Resurrection. 13. Consummation. 14. For Further Reading. Part V: Biblical Images and Christian Spirituality:. 15. The Bible as a Resource for Spirituality. 16. Biblical Images and Spirituality. Part VI: Faces, Places and Spaces: Visualization and Spatialization in Christian Spirituality:. 17. The Visualization of the Divine. 18. Telling the Story: Faith and Life. 19. The Rhythm of Faith: Structuring Time. 20. Spiritual Geography: Structuring Space. Part VII: Christian Spirituality: Engaging the Tradition:. 21. Conclusion: Where Next?. 22. Christian Spirituality: Internet Resources. Glossary of Terms. Sources of Citations. For Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Catholic Theology is an accessible but in-depth examination of the ways in which Catholic theology is rooted in and informs Catholic practice. Weaves together discussion of the Bible, historical texts, reflections by important theologians, and contemporary debates for a nuanced look at belief and practice within the Catholic faith Provides an overview of all major theological areas, including scriptural, historical, philosophical, systematic, liturgical, and moral theology Appropriate for students at all levels, assuming no prior knowledge yet providing enough insight and substance to interest those more familiar with the topic Written in a dynamic, engaging style by two professors with more than 50 years of classroom experience between them Table of ContentsAbbreviations and Texts xiii Introduction: From the Middle of Our Life’s Journey xv 1 The Nature and Sources of Catholic Theology 1 1.1 Catholics 2 1.1.1 Being and Becoming Catholic 3 1.1.2 Personal and Communal 4 1.1.3 Catholics and Other People 6 1.2 Theology: Fides et Ratio 7 1.2.1 Fides 9 1.2.2 Ratio 10 1.3 The Sources of Catholic Theology 12 1.3.1 Scripture 12 1.3.2 Tradition 19 1.3.3 Magisterium 22 Notes 26 References 27 2 God 28 2.1 The God of Scripture 29 2.2 Father, Son, and Spirit 35 2.2.1 The New Testament 35 2.2.2 The Road to Nicaea 38 2.2.3 The Road from Nicaea 43 2.2.3.1 Trouble with terminology 43 2.2.3.2 Relations and procession 45 2.2.3.3 Trinity and community 47 2.3 The Grammar of Divinity 50 2.3.1 Proofs of God’s Existence 50 2.3.1.1 Anselm’s “ontological argument” 51 2.3.1.2 Thomas Aquinas’s “five ways” 52 2.3.2 God and Being 56 2.3.3 Language on theWay to God 60 2.3.3.1 The positive and negative ways 60 2.3.3.2 Analogy 61 Notes 63 References 64 3 Creation and Fall 66 3.1 The God Who Creates 67 3.1.1 Creation in the Bible 67 3.1.2 What Does It Mean to Call God “Creator”? 71 3.1.2.1 Creation in goodness 71 3.1.2.2 Creation in freedom 73 3.1.2.3 Creation from nothing 74 3.2 The Created Order 76 3.2.1 Orderly Diversity 76 3.2.2 Angelic Life 78 3.2.3 Caused Causes 80 3.2.4 Creation and Modern Science 81 3.3 The Human Creature 84 3.3.1 Imago Dei 84 3.3.2 Polarities 86 3.3.2.1 Body and soul 87 3.3.2.2 Male and female 90 3.3.2.3 Nature and grace 94 3.4 Sin 96 3.4.1 The Fall 97 3.4.2 Evil and the Goodness of Creation 99 3.4.3 Original Sin 100 Notes 103 References 104 4 Jesus Christ 107 4.1 The Story of Jesus of Nazareth 109 4.1.1 The Messiah of Israel 111 4.1.2 The Ministry of Jesus: Proclaiming the Kingdom of God 114 4.1.2.1 Baptism and calling 114 4.1.2.2 Healer and wonder worker 116 4.1.2.3 Teacher 117 4.1.3 Death and Resurrection 119 4.1.4 The Claim of Jesus 122 4.2 The Person of Jesus Christ 124 4.2.1 The Road to Chalcedon 124 4.2.1.1 The prelude to controversy 125 4.2.1.2 Alexandria and Antioch 127 4.2.1.3 Two natures in one person 129 4.2.1.4 The meaning of the Chalcedonian definition 132 4.2.2 The Road from Chalcedon 134 4.2.2.1 The Christology of Thomas Aquinas 135 4.2.2.2 Devotion to the humanity of Christ 136 4.2.3 The Challenges of Modernity 138 4.2.3.1 Tradition and suspicion 139 4.2.3.2 The psychology of Jesus 140 4.2.3.3 The de-Westernizing of Jesus 143 4.3 TheWork of Christ for Us and for Our Salvation 145 4.3.1 Christ as Priest and Offering 146 4.3.2 Christ as Prophet 150 4.3.3 Christ as Servant-King 152 Notes 156 References 157 5 The Spirit of Holiness 159 5.1 The Spirit of God 160 5.1.1 The Spirit in Scripture 161 5.1.2 The Spirit in Creed and Controversy 165 5.2 The Holy Spirit and Human Life: Disputed Questions over Grace 170 5.2.1 Grace and Predestination 171 5.2.2 Scholastic Distinctions 173 5.2.3 Justification by Faith, Catholics, and Protestants 176 5.2.4 Dominicans, Jesuits, and Jansenists 179 5.2.5 The Grace of Christ and the Salvation of Non-Christians 181 5.2.6 Spiritual Gifts and Charismatic Renewal 187 5.3 Mary 190 5.3.1 Disciple and Mother of Jesus 191 5.3.2 Theotokos 192 5.3.3 Extending the Narrative: Marian Doctrines 193 5.3.4 Contracting the Narrative: Mary and the Church 196 Notes 197 References 198 6 The Church 201 6.1 People of God and Body of Christ 202 6.2 The Pilgrimage of the People of God 206 6.2.1 Jew and Gentile in the Body of Christ 207 6.2.2 Catholics and Donatists in Africa 208 6.2.3 Pope Gregory VII and the Freedom of the Church 211 6.2.4 Reformations Protestant and Catholic 214 6.2.5 Freedom from the Church, and Vatican Council I on Papal Infallibility 216 6.2.6 Vatican Council II and Disputes over Reform 218 6.3 One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic 221 6.3.1 Diverse Unity 222 6.3.2 Holiness and Its Failures 224 6.3.3 Particular and Universal Catholicity 227 6.3.4 Apostolic Foundations 230 6.4 The Church’s Missionary Solidarity with Today’sWorld 232 Note 235 References 235 7 Praying Always 237 7.1 Hoop-jumpers and Do-gooders 238 7.2 Praying Always in an Ordinary Life 239 7.3 Praying Always in the Sacramental Economy 243 7.3.1 Efficacious Signs of Grace 244 7.3.2 Instituted by Christ 249 7.3.3 Entrusted to the Church 251 7.3.4 Divine Life Dispensed to Us 253 Notes 255 References 255 8 The Seven Sacraments 257 8.1 Sacraments of Initiation 258 8.1.1 Baptism 258 8.1.1.1 Baptism in Scripture and tradition 259 8.1.1.2 Baptismal meanings 262 8.1.2 Confirmation 264 8.1.2.1 Confirmation in Scripture and tradition 265 8.1.2.2 Spirited witness 266 8.1.3 Eucharist 268 8.1.3.1 The Eucharist in Scripture and tradition 269 8.1.3.2 Sacrifice, sacrament, and presence of Christ 272 8.2 Sacraments of Healing 276 8.2.1 Penance 276 8.2.1.1 Penance in Scripture and tradition 277 8.2.1.2 Reconciliation with God through the Body of Christ 280 8.2.2 Anointing of the Sick 283 8.2.2.1 Anointing of the Sick in Scripture and tradition 284 8.2.2.2 Illness in the economy of salvation 286 8.3 Sacraments at the Service of Communion 289 8.3.1 Holy Orders 289 8.3.1.1 Holy Orders in Scripture and tradition 290 8.3.1.2 The Church’s priesthood and the threefold ministry 296 8.3.2 Matrimony 298 8.3.2.1 Matrimony in Scripture and tradition 299 8.3.2.2 Communion, intimacy, and partnership 305 Notes 308 References 309 9 The Good Life 312 9.1 The Tradition of LivingWell 313 9.1.1 Walking in theWay of Life 313 9.1.2 Catechists and Confessors 317 9.1.3 Casuistry and the Birth of Moral Theology 320 9.1.4 Catholics in the Modern Moral Marketplace 322 9.2 Love as Virtue 325 9.2.1 Happiness 326 9.2.2 What is Virtue? 329 9.2.3 Cardinal Virtues 331 9.2.4 Theological Virtues 335 9.3 Love as the Law of Christ 339 9.4 Perplexities of Action 343 References 345 10 The End 347 10.1 God’sWord of Promise 349 10.1.1 The Promise of Creation and Covenant 349 10.1.2 Jesus, the Kingdom, and Resurrection 352 10.1.3 Paul: Grieving with Hope 354 10.1.4 Apocalyptic Patience 355 10.2 Traditions of Catholic Hope 356 10.2.1 Worldly and Otherworldly 356 10.2.2 Solidarity with the Dead 359 10.2.3 Modernity, Progress, and Eschatology 363 10.3 Thinking the End 367 10.3.1 Timetables, Signs, and Images of Hope 368 10.3.2 Hope of Justice for the Dead 369 10.3.3 Heaven, Hell, and Universal Hope 372 10.4 The Substance of Things Hoped For 374 Notes 376 References 376 Appendix: Conciliar Formulae 378 Index of Scriptural Citations 382 Name and Subject Index 388

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Book SynopsisThis reader collects 25 stories of heroes of all kinds from around the world. Included are both non-Western and Western, female and male, modern and ancient, young and adult, lowly and noble, comic and tragic, national and universal, and historical and fictional heroes.Trade Review"This welcome book by an expert provides at last the text we have long needed for the multi-cultural and interdisciplinary lectures we are more and more required to offer. A lucid introduction, mercifully free from obscurantist jargon provides various contexts, historical, psychological, mythological and more in which we can explain the heroes." Professor William M. Calder III, University of Illinois, Champange "This book is timely, necessary, innovative, and follows sound scholarly principles." Dan Ben-Amos, Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania "This anthology will fill a gap, and will do so with distinction." Robert Ackerman, Director, Liberal Arts, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia "Robert Segal's collection of readings offers us something towards understanding the genesis and range of the hero myth and therefore indirectly of analytical psychology ... Segal's book gives an introduction to the hero's 'thousand faces'." Journal of Analytical Psychology "The selection of material that Segal brings together in this work is wide ranging. This book does what it sets out to do by providing a useful sourcebook for the growing variety of hero myth - a variety which is surely set to increase and develop in the years ahead." Journal of Contemporary Religion "Eminently suitable for classroom use." Journal of American FolkloreTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. The Readings:. 1. Sigurd (Icelandic/Norse): Hero as Warrior. 2. John Henry (American): Hero of Strength. 3 .Finn (Irish/Celtic): National Hero. 4. Duke of Wellington (English): National Hero. 5. George Washington (American): National Hero. 6. Robin Hood (English): Class Hero. 7. Coyote (Native American): Cultural Hero. 8. Maui (Hawaiian/Polynesian): Hero as Trickster. 9. Christopher Columbus (Italian): Hero as Explorer. 10. Penthesilea (Amazonian): Female Hero as Male. 11. Eve (Biblical): Defiant Hero. 12. Prometheus (Ancient Greek): Defiant Hero. 13. Oedipus (Ancient Greek): Tragic Hero. 14. Job (Biblical): Tragic Hero. 15. Joan of Arc (French): Hero as Saint / Hero as Martyr / Female Hero as Male. 16. Galileo (Italian): Intellectual Hero. 17. Arjuna (Indian): Reluctant Hero. 18. Gilgamesh (Sumerian): Failed Hero. 19. Sisyphus (Ancient Greek): Absurd Hero. 20. Don Quixote (Spanish): Hero as Madman. 21. Davy Crockett (American): Comic Hero. 22. Elvis Presley (American): Hero as Entertainer. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis reader collects 25 stories of heroes of all kinds from around the world. Included are both non-Western and Western, female and male, modern and ancient, young and adult, lowly and noble, comic and tragic, national and universal, and historical and fictional heroes.Trade Review"This welcome book by an expert provides at last the text we have long needed for the multi-cultural and interdisciplinary lectures we are more and more required to offer. A lucid introduction, mercifully free from obscurantist jargon provides various contexts, historical, psychological, mythological and more in which we can explain the heroes." Professor William M. Calder III, University of Illinois, Champange "This book is timely, necessary, innovative, and follows sound scholarly principles." Dan Ben-Amos, Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania "This anthology will fill a gap, and will do so with distinction." Robert Ackerman, Director, Liberal Arts, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia "Robert Segal's collection of readings offers us something towards understanding the genesis and range of the hero myth and therefore indirectly of analytical psychology ... Segal's book gives an introduction to the hero's 'thousand faces'." Journal of Analytical Psychology "The selection of material that Segal brings together in this work is wide ranging. This book does what it sets out to do by providing a useful sourcebook for the growing variety of hero myth - a variety which is surely set to increase and develop in the years ahead." Journal of Contemporary Religion "Eminently suitable for classroom use." Journal of American FolkloreTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. The Readings:. 1. Sigurd (Icelandic/Norse): Hero as Warrior. 2. John Henry (American): Hero of Strength. 3 .Finn (Irish/Celtic): National Hero. 4. Duke of Wellington (English): National Hero. 5. George Washington (American): National Hero. 6. Robin Hood (English): Class Hero. 7. Coyote (Native American): Cultural Hero. 8. Maui (Hawaiian/Polynesian): Hero as Trickster. 9. Christopher Columbus (Italian): Hero as Explorer. 10. Penthesilea (Amazonian): Female Hero as Male. 11. Eve (Biblical): Defiant Hero. 12. Prometheus (Ancient Greek): Defiant Hero. 13. Oedipus (Ancient Greek): Tragic Hero. 14. Job (Biblical): Tragic Hero. 15. Joan of Arc (French): Hero as Saint / Hero as Martyr / Female Hero as Male. 16. Galileo (Italian): Intellectual Hero. 17. Arjuna (Indian): Reluctant Hero. 18. Gilgamesh (Sumerian): Failed Hero. 19. Sisyphus (Ancient Greek): Absurd Hero. 20. Don Quixote (Spanish): Hero as Madman. 21. Davy Crockett (American): Comic Hero. 22. Elvis Presley (American): Hero as Entertainer. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume investigates the impact of thinking with gender on modern ethics, and considers the insights that postmodern gender theory might bring to the ethical project. It concludes with the possibility of another way of self-understanding and of renewal in theological ethics for our time.Trade Review"This is a demanding but rewarding book. Dr. Parsons wants to reconstrue theological ethics by developing our critical sensitivity to the ways we are made by our cultures. That human beings are richly complex and positively creative is a key feature of what she has to say about 'gender'. This profoundly theological book centres on the virtue of hope and the transfiguration of human relationships. No crying for the moon here, but something which is a serious possibility." Ann Loades, University of Durham, UK "This work is a fine achievement. There is an impressive range of treatments, remarkable erudition, consistent clarity, and imaginative glimpses of a new future for recognizably Christian ethics. It is certain to be discussed for several years." TheologyTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. On Ethics and Gender. 2. Feminism as an Ethics of Gender. 3. Is Ethics a Man's Subject?. 4. The Matter of Bodies. 5. The Subject of Language. 6. The Power of Agency. 7. Engendering Ethics. 8. Conceiving of Difference. 9. Subjected in Hope. 10. For Love of God. Select Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume investigates the impact of thinking with gender on modern ethics, and considers the insights that postmodern gender theory might bring to the ethical project. It concludes with the possibility of another way of self-understanding and of renewal in theological ethics for our time.Trade Review"This is a demanding but rewarding book. Dr. Parsons wants to reconstrue theological ethics by developing our critical sensitivity to the ways we are made by our cultures. That human beings are richly complex and positively creative is a key feature of what she has to say about 'gender'. This profoundly theological book centres on the virtue of hope and the transfiguration of human relationships. No crying for the moon here, but something which is a serious possibility." Ann Loades, University of Durham, UK "This work is a fine achievement. There is an impressive range of treatments, remarkable erudition, consistent clarity, and imaginative glimpses of a new future for recognizably Christian ethics. It is certain to be discussed for several years." TheologyTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. On Ethics and Gender. 2. Feminism as an Ethics of Gender. 3. Is Ethics a Man's Subject?. 4. The Matter of Bodies. 5. The Subject of Language. 6. The Power of Agency. 7. Engendering Ethics. 8. Conceiving of Difference. 9. Subjected in Hope. 10. For Love of God. Select Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the theological lessons to be learnt from 2000 years of Christian Church history.Trade Review"This book is an excellent summary of Christian history from the apostolic period to the current day and is written in an engaging way. It will be profitably used by scholars and students in all Christian traditions and is a helpful text not only for introductory seminary church history or historical theology courses, but also for historiography in university graduate courses." History and Sociology of Religion "Expert historians are not always as good at self-reflecting on their craft at practicing that craft. Euan Cameron, however, is an exemption as shown by his careful assessment of what the historians of this and previous generations have both taken for granted and spelled out explicitly in writing the history of Christianity. As one might expect from a distinguished student of the sixteenth century, Interpreting Christian History is particularly good on what the rise of Protestantism meant for understanding the Christian past." Mark Noll, Wheaton CollegeTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Diversities of Belief, Practice, and Priorities. History and Diversity. Steering Between Two Extremes. The Compass and Structure of the Book. History and Theory. 1 The Unfolding of Christian History: a Sketch. Christianity: a Jewish Heresy Spreads Across the Eastern Empire. Greek and Latin, East and West. Persecution, Legal Establishment, Empowerment, and Retreat. The Eastern Church, the Spread of Islam, and Expansion Northwards. The Western Church of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Disputes over Control, and the Rise of a Continental Church. The High Medieval Synthesis. Later Middle Ages: the Era of Fragmentation. Challenges and Ruptures: Renaissance and Reformation. The Age of Competing Orthodoxies. Challenges to Orthodoxy: Reason, Enlightenment, and Revolution. The Era of Romanticism and its Implications. The Multiple Crises of the Twentieth Century. Reflecting on the Process of Historical Development. 2 Constantly Shifting Emphases in Christian History. Means to Holiness Become Ultimate Goals. Asceticism: Giving Things Up for God. Expecting Miracles. Martyrdom. Sacrament and Sacrifice: the Eucharistic Church. The Company of Heaven: the Communion of Saints. Purity of Doctrine and Instruction: the School of Faith. The Christian Community and its Membership. Reflections on Shifting Priorities. 3 Church Historians’ Responses to Change and Diversity. The Early Church: Eusebius of Caesarea. Early Medieval Church History: Bede. The High Middle Ages: A Monastic Chronicle. Renaissance Historiography: Rhetoric and Skepticism. The Reformation and the Rise of a Sense of History. The Rise of Reformed Schools of Church History. Confessional Histories in the Age of Orthodoxy. Writing Christian History in the Shadow of the Enlightenment. Toward “Modern” Histories of Christianity. Postmodern and Liberation-oriented Approaches to Christian History. Summary and Conclusions. 4 Some Theologians Reflect on the Historical Problem. The Historical Background to Historical-critical Theology. The Challenge of Ludwig Feuerbach to “Modernizing” Theology. German Liberal Protestant Theology of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century. Responses to Liberalism in the Twentieth Century. Thomism, Mysticism, and Neo-liberalism: Some Roman Catholic Responses. Cultural Diversity, Liberation, Postliberalism, and Postmodernity. Drawing the Threads Together. Conclusion. Notes. Index

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Book SynopsisThis anthology of Christian literature gathers together writings drawn from 2000 years of Christian history. Assuming no prior knowledge of Christian theology or history, it offers students in one volume a diverse selection of material.Trade Review"Pastors who want sermon illustrations to be more than vignettes, teachers who introduce Western literary, church or spiritual history, and readers who want new ideas for a book club will all find Alister McGrath's Christian Literature anthology accessible, helpful and affordable. McGrath really has done a commendable job in pulling together most of the best in a pedagological framework that is helpful to student and teacher alike." Robbie Castleman, National Co-ordinator, The Religious & Theological Studies Fellowship "I am profoundly grateful for this book, which sets out to introduce students to primary texts across a vast spectrum of literature. The basic layout of each chapter is clear and helpful and the 'Questions for Discussion' are sharp and should focus reading appropriately. In short, this is a very useful workhorse of a book, a way into the riches of literature and a careful guide to the difficult field of literature and theology." David Jasper, Theology "The provision of clear and succinct introductory summaries of the historical and social context to which writers belonged should prove of considerable worth." The Expository Times "This large anthology gathers a rich, varied and wisely selected sampling of texts drawn from writings spanning Christianity's two millennia. Helpful contextualising and interpretive introductions to each period and each text, along with study and discussion questions, render the collection reader friendly." Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPreface xi How to Use This Work xvi The Structure of the Work xviii Part I The Patristic Period, ca. 100–600 Part II English and Irish Sources, ca. 600–1050 Part III The Middle Ages, 1050–1500 Part IV The Renaissance and Reformation, 1500–1700 Part V The Modern Period, 1700–2000 A Glossary of Terms 753 Sources of Extracts 761 For Further Reading 769 Acknowledgments 771 Index 774

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Book SynopsisQueer Theology makes an important contribution to public debate about Christianity and sex. A remarkable collection of specially commissioned essays by some of the brightest and best of Anglo-American scholars Edited by one of the leading theologians working at the interface between religion and contemporary culture Reconceptualizes the body and its desires Enlarges the meaningfulness of Christian sexuality for the good of the Church Proposes that bodies are the mobile products of changing discourses and regimes of power. Trade Review“That being said, I would still recommend this book, because it makes a valuable contribution to an important and timely discussion.” (INTAMS review - Journal for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality, 18 January 2012) "Queer Theology manages to maintain both coherence and a consistently high level of theory, debate and reflection throughout. While it will certainly become indispensable for those working in theologies of gender, the body and sexuality, its broad catholicity and the intellectual accomplishment of its contributors make it attractive reading for theologians of all stripes." (Theology, March 2009) “A broad and valuable resource … .It] considers “real world” implications … .Mov[ing] toward loving and nourishing notions of God and world.” (Religious Studies Review)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Preface. Introduction: The End of Sex: Gerard Loughlin (University of Durham). Part I: Queer Lives. 1 Subjectivity and Belief: Kathy Rudy (Duke University). 2 The Gay Thing: Following the Still Small Voice: James Alison (writer). Part II: Queer Church. 3 Sacramental Flesh: Elizabeth Stuart (University of Winchester). 4 There Is No Sexual Difference: Graham Ward (University of Manchester). 5 Fecundity: Sex and Social Reproduction: David Matzko McCarthy (Mount St Mary’s University). Part III: Queer Origins. 6 Eros and Emergence: Catherine Pickstock (Cambridge University). 7 Omphalos: Gerard Loughlin (University of Durham). Part IV: Queer/ing Tradition. 8 Against Rabbinic Sexuality: Textual Reasoning and the Jewish Theology of Sex: Daniel Boyarin (University of California at Berkeley). 9 Queer Father: Gregory of Nyssa and the Subversion of Identity: Virginia Burrus (Drew University). 10 Queering the Beguines: Mechthild of Magdeburg, Hadewijch of Anvers, Marguerite Porete: Amy Hollywood (Harvard Divinity School). 11 Bodies Demand Language: Thomas Aquinas: Eugene F. Rogers Jr (University of North Carolina at Greensboro). 12 Love’s Urgent Longings: St John of the Cross: Christopher Hinkle (doctoral student at Harvard Divinity School). 13 A Queer Theology: Hans Urs von Balthasar: Rachel Muers (University of Exeter). Part V: Queer/ing Modernity. 14 Reformed and Enlightened Church: Jane Shaw (New College, Oxford). 15 Sex and Secularization: Linda Woodhead (Lancaster University). 16 “Promising Ashes”: A Queer Language of Life: Grace M. Jantzen (University of Manchester). 17 Antimarriage: Paul Fletcher (Lancaster University). Part VI: Queer Orthodoxy. 18 Queer Trinity: Gavin D’Costa (University of Bristol). 19 God’s Body: Mark D. Jordan (Emory University). 20 Queen of Heaven: Tina Beattie (University of Surrey Roehampton). 21 Desirous Saints: David Matzko McCarthy (Mount St Mary’s University). Bibliography. Index of Biblical References. General Index

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Book SynopsisQueer Theology makes an important contribution to public debate about Christianity and sex. This remarkable collection reconceptualizes the body and its desires, enlarging the meaningfulness of Christian sexuality for the good of the Church.Trade Review“That being said, I would still recommend this book, because it makes a valuable contribution to an important and timely discussion.” (INTAMS review - Journal for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality, 18 January 2012) "Queer Theology manages to maintain both coherence and a consistently high level of theory, debate and reflection throughout. While it will certainly become indispensable for those working in theologies of gender, the body and sexuality, its broad catholicity and the intellectual accomplishment of its contributors make it attractive reading for theologians of all stripes." (Theology, March 2009) “A broad and valuable resource … .It] considers “real world” implications … .Mov[ing] toward loving and nourishing notions of God and world.” (Religious Studies Review)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Preface. Introduction: The End of Sex: Gerard Loughlin (University of Durham). Part I: Queer Lives. 1 Subjectivity and Belief: Kathy Rudy (Duke University). 2 The Gay Thing: Following the Still Small Voice: James Alison (writer). Part II: Queer Church. 3 Sacramental Flesh: Elizabeth Stuart (University of Winchester). 4 There Is No Sexual Difference: Graham Ward (University of Manchester). 5 Fecundity: Sex and Social Reproduction: David Matzko McCarthy (Mount St Mary’s University). Part III: Queer Origins. 6 Eros and Emergence: Catherine Pickstock (Cambridge University). 7 Omphalos: Gerard Loughlin (University of Durham). Part IV: Queer/ing Tradition. 8 Against Rabbinic Sexuality: Textual Reasoning and the Jewish Theology of Sex: Daniel Boyarin (University of California at Berkeley). 9 Queer Father: Gregory of Nyssa and the Subversion of Identity: Virginia Burrus (Drew University). 10 Queering the Beguines: Mechthild of Magdeburg, Hadewijch of Anvers, Marguerite Porete: Amy Hollywood (Harvard Divinity School). 11 Bodies Demand Language: Thomas Aquinas: Eugene F. Rogers Jr (University of North Carolina at Greensboro). 12 Love’s Urgent Longings: St John of the Cross: Christopher Hinkle (doctoral student at Harvard Divinity School). 13 A Queer Theology: Hans Urs von Balthasar: Rachel Muers (University of Exeter). Part V: Queer/ing Modernity. 14 Reformed and Enlightened Church: Jane Shaw (New College, Oxford). 15 Sex and Secularization: Linda Woodhead (Lancaster University). 16 “Promising Ashes”: A Queer Language of Life: Grace M. Jantzen (University of Manchester). 17 Antimarriage: Paul Fletcher (Lancaster University). Part VI: Queer Orthodoxy. 18 Queer Trinity: Gavin D’Costa (University of Bristol). 19 God’s Body: Mark D. Jordan (Emory University). 20 Queen of Heaven: Tina Beattie (University of Surrey Roehampton). 21 Desirous Saints: David Matzko McCarthy (Mount St Mary’s University). Bibliography. Index of Biblical References. General Index

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Book SynopsisMaps the moral teachings of the world's religions, and also charts different directions for work in the field of religious ethics. This resource is suitable for understanding the moral teachings and practices of the world's religions. It includes detailed discussions of issues in moral theory.Trade Review"This volume is an extremely thorough and scholarly resource in religious ethics, containing comprehensive essays by fifty-seven scholars, some of them quite well known." (Religious Studies Review, June 2010) “Edited by the superbly qualified Schweiker, this book contains 57 short articles by leading scholars of religious ethics … The volume's goal of exhibiting the horizons of contemporary work in religious ethics is well achieved … It serves also as a useful reference on the most studied traditions and on theoretical and practical issues. Highly recommended.” ChoiceTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. On Religious Ethics: William Schweiker (University of Chicago). PART I: MORAL INQUIRY. 1 Reflection. 1. Moral Theories:Robin W. Lovin (Southern Methodist University). 2. Moral Truth: Maria Antonaccio (Bucknell University). 3. Agents and Moral Formation: Thomas W. Ogletree (Yale University). 4. Ideas of Ethical Excellence:Lee Yearley (Stanford University). 5. Practical Reasoning and Moral Casuistry: Albert R. Jonsen (University of. Washington). 6. Authority and Religious Experience:Darrell J. Fasching (University of South Florida). 2 Transmission. 7. Text and Canon: Michael Fishbane (University of Chicago). 8. Practices:Francis X. Clooney (Boston College). 9. Ritual:Francisca Cho (Georgetown University). 10. Saints and Exemplars:Lamin Sanneh (Yale University). 11. Law and Religion:Winnifred Fallers Sullivan (University of Chicago). 3. Comparison. 12. Norms, Values and Metaphysics:Franklin I. Gamwell (University of Chicago). 13.Cosmology:Frank E. Reynolds and Jonathan Schofer (University of Chicago). 14. Culture and Moral Pluralism:Bruce Grelle (California State University, Chico). 15. History of Religions:Donald K. Swearer (Swarthmore College). 16. Comparison in Religious Ethics:Sumner B. Twiss (Florida State University). PART II: MORAL TRADITIONS. 1. Jewish Ethics. 17. Jewish Ethics?: Hilary Putnam (Harvard University). 18. Foundations of Jewish Ethics: Ronald Green (Dartmouth College). 19. Ethics Differentiated from the Law: Shaul Magid (Jewish Theological Seminary). 20. From Law to Ethics...and Back: Nancy Levene (Williams College). 2. Christian Ethics. 21. Christian Ethics?: Gene Outka (Yale University). 22. Origins of Christian Ethics: Jozef M. L. Van Gerwen (University of Antwerp). 23. Differentiations in Christian Ethics: Vigen Guroian (Loyola College, Baltimore). 24. Trajectories in Christian Ethics: Jean Porter (University of Notre Dame). 3. Islamic Ethics. 25. Muslim Ethics?: Ebrahim Moosa (Duke University). 26. Origins of Islamic Ethics: Foundations and Constructions: A. Kevin Reinhart (Dartmouth College). 27. Islamic Ethics: Differentiations: Abdulaziz Sachedina (University of Virginia). 28. Muslim Ethical Trajectories in the Contemporary Period: Frederick Mathewson Denny (University of Colorado, Boulder). 4. Buddhist. 29. Buddhist Ethics?: John Ross Carter (Colgate University). 30. Origins of Buddhist Ethics: Damien Keown (Goldsmiths College, The University of London). 31. Cultural Differentiation in Buddhist Ethics: Thomas P. Kasulis (Ohio State University). 32. Buddhist Ethics: Trajectories: Charles Hallisey (University of Wisconsin, Madison). 5. Indian/Hindu Ethics. 33. Hindu Ethics?: Roy W. Perrett (University of Hawaii). 34. Origins of Hindu Ethics: Anne Monius (University of Virginia). 35. Differentiations in Hindu Ethics: Maria Heim (California State University, Long Beach). 36. Trajectory of Hindu Ethics: Joseph Prabhu (California State University, Los Angeles). 6. Chinese Ethics. 37. Chinese Ethics?: Eske Møllgaard (Hofstra University). 38. Origins of Chinese Ethics: Philip J. Ivanhoe (University of Michigan). 39. Differentiations in Chinese Ethics: Mark Csikszentmihalyi (University of Wisconsin, Madison). 40. Trajectories of Chinese Ethics: Mark Berkson (Hamline University). 7. African Ethics. 41. African Ethics?: Barry Hallen (Morehouse College). 42. Origins of African Ethics: Segun Gbadegesin (Howard University). 43. Differentiations in African Ethics: Benezet Bujo (University of Fribourg). 44. Trajectories in African Ethics: Laura Grillo (Pacifica Graduate Institute). PART III: MORAL ISSUES . 1. Systems. 45. Economics: Max L. Stackhouse (Princeton Theological Seminary). 46. Technology: Gerald McKenny (University of Notre Dame). 47. Ecology: William French (Loyola University, Chicago). 48. Nations: Jean Bethke Elshtain (University of Chicago). 49. Global Dynamics: Sallie B. King (James Madison University). 50. Religious Membership: Robin Gill (University of Kent,. Canterbury). 2. Persons. 51. Human Rights: Simeon O. Ilesanmi (Wake Forest University). 52. Future Generations: Svend Andersen (University of Aarhus). 53. Health: Katherine K. Young (McGill University). 54. Body Culture: Regina Ammicht-Quinn (Center for Ethics in the Sciences,. Tübingen). 55. Religion and Religious War: John Kelsay (Florida State University). 56. Moral Development: Don S. Browning (University of Chicago). 57. Indigenous Peoples and Religious Moral Identity: Vine Deloria, Jr. (University. of Colorado, Boulder). Glossary of Basic Terms: David Clairmont (University of Chicago). Index

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Book SynopsisIn this study, Frank Kirkpatrick draws on theology, political philosophy and the social sciences more generally to develop a Christian ethic of community.Trade Review"In the Ethics of Community, Frank Kirkpatrick has written a scholarly dissertation on the roots of the idea of community and state in Biblical and secular thought. I am grateful to Dr. Kirkpatrick for this book, which raises all the right questions." Good News, The Newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut "This is a work of theological ethics, but one informed by philosophy and conversant with Western history...This is a scholarly book, written on a theoretical level and in an abstract style for fellow scholars. It is appropriate for research libraries in the fields of theology, philosophy, and history." Choice "I can see this book being used not only by students in the academy, but also by congregational communities such as the author defines. In this way the ethics of community will spread from the classroom into the church community, and through both hopefully into all of society." Reviews in Religion and Theology "Kirkpatrick's chief strength is an understanding of the teleology that is specific to the church and how it informs the way church and society interact." Journal of ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Moral and Scriptural Foundations. Scripture and the Ethics of Community. Scripture and Community. 2. Historical Experiments in Community: Europe. Community in the Monastic Tradition. Medieval Society. Economic Ethics. Calvin and Geneva. Anabaptists and Community. 3. Historical Experiments in Community: America. The Puritans. The American Revolution. The Creation of the American Republic. From Madison to Communalism. Communalism. The Social Gospel. Reinhold Niebuhr. The Struggle Between Individualism and Community in America Today. 4. Building A Philosophy of Community. John Macmurray and the Philosophy of Community. 5. Political Philosophies of Society. From Private to Public. Political Philosophies. 6. Community and Society: Difference and Engagement. A Theology of Difference. A Theology of Engagement. Community for Society. Society for Community. 7. Turning Inward to Community: The Family and The Danger of Too Much Community. The Family as Community. Dangers of Too Much Community. 8. Working Outward From Community: Economic Justice and International Order. A Good and Just Society. The Ethics of Economic Justice. The International Order. 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this study, Frank Kirkpatrick draws on theology, political philosophy and the social sciences more generally to develop a Christian ethic of community.Trade Review"In the Ethics of Community, Frank Kirkpatrick has written a scholarly dissertation on the roots of the idea of community and state in Biblical and secular thought. I am grateful to Dr. Kirkpatrick for this book, which raises all the right questions." Good News, The Newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut "This is a work of theological ethics, but one informed by philosophy and conversant with Western history...This is a scholarly book, written on a theoretical level and in an abstract style for fellow scholars. It is appropriate for research libraries in the fields of theology, philosophy, and history." Choice "I can see this book being used not only by students in the academy, but also by congregational communities such as the author defines. In this way the ethics of community will spread from the classroom into the church community, and through both hopefully into all of society." Reviews in Religion and Theology "Kirkpatrick's chief strength is an understanding of the teleology that is specific to the church and how it informs the way church and society interact." Journal of ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Moral and Scriptural Foundations. Scripture and the Ethics of Community. Scripture and Community. 2. Historical Experiments in Community: Europe. Community in the Monastic Tradition. Medieval Society. Economic Ethics. Calvin and Geneva. Anabaptists and Community. 3. Historical Experiments in Community: America. The Puritans. The American Revolution. The Creation of the American Republic. From Madison to Communalism. Communalism. The Social Gospel. Reinhold Niebuhr. The Struggle Between Individualism and Community in America Today. 4. Building A Philosophy of Community. John Macmurray and the Philosophy of Community. 5. Political Philosophies of Society. From Private to Public. Political Philosophies. 6. Community and Society: Difference and Engagement. A Theology of Difference. A Theology of Engagement. Community for Society. Society for Community. 7. Turning Inward to Community: The Family and The Danger of Too Much Community. The Family as Community. Dangers of Too Much Community. 8. Working Outward From Community: Economic Justice and International Order. A Good and Just Society. The Ethics of Economic Justice. The International Order. 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisMark Jordan has written a provocative and stimulating introduction to the issues surrounding sexual ethics and sexuality and theology, filling a much--needed void in this field. Jordan summarizes key topics and themes in the teaching and discussion of religious ethics as well as pushing forward the debate in interesting and original directions.Trade Review"This genealogical approach to Christian sexual ethics is as refreshing as it is illuminating. If this book is taken seriously, and it should be, it could transform the current and totally hackneyed debates." Graham Ward, University of Manchester "This book provides an informative foundation for a serious study of religious sexual teachings and a helpful survey of current debates in religious circles regarding sexual ethics." Choice "Occasionally a book appears that stimulates such thoughtful controversy that one can welcome its arrival with a certain delight. Such a book is The Ethics of Sex by Mark Jordan." International Academy for Marital Spirituality Review "The Ethics of Sex is perhaps the best undergraduate sexual ethics book available today." Journal of the American Academy of Religion "(A) thought-provoking challenge to all ethicists (theological or secular) who aspire to offer an account of the 'ethics of sex'" Women's Philosophy ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Prologue: Candid Advice to the Reader. 1 The Vices of Christian Ethics. 2 Scriptural Authorities. 3 A New Life Beyond Sex. 4 Crimes against Nature. 5 Marriage Acts. 6 "Attack" upon Christendom. 7 Redeeming pleasures. Epilogue: Sex and Schism. Works Cited. Subject Index. Index of Biblical References.

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Book SynopsisThe Reformation Theologians is the ideal introduction to the study of the sixteenth-century Reformations. It introduces the theological context, though, and contributions of theologians from this period, offering students and scholars an essential resource and insight. This comprehensive and lively book discusses all the major strands of Reformation thought and explores the work of a range of influential figures, including theologians and non-theologians, humanists, clergy and laity, men and women. The contributors to this volume are leading scholars in the field of historical and systematic theology. Accessibly structured, it covers the Humanist, Lutheran, Reformed, Roman Catholic, and Radical Theologians. An introductory chapter explores the interpretations of the Reformation and a concluding chapter explains the influence of Reformation theologies on the modern period. The text also includes useful bibliographies and a glossary of theological terms.Trade Review"The Reformation Theologians is a very timely return to the individuals and the ideas at the heart of the evangelical movement. It is a valuable collection, written by the leading scholars in the field, and it will prove a very useful addition to Reformation Studies - both as a resource and as a compendium for the classroom." C. Scott Dixon, The Queen's University of Belfast "This interesting volume of biographical sketches brings together a heterogeneous group of theological bed-fellows, important and not-so-important. It demonstrates superbly the powerful richness of the theological discourse in the sixteenth century. The anthology is a splendid introduction to the theological turbulence of that age." Hans Hillerbrand, Duke University "This book, as well as the rest of the volumes in this series [The Great Theologians] rely on careful scholarship in producing a book which stands apart." ATLA Reference Review "The 25 biographical sketches with excellent notes, by an international group of authors, are all well written and cover the theological spectrum." ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Notes on Contributors. Abbreviations. Introduction: Carter Lindberg. Part I: Humanist Theologians:. 1. Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples (c. 1460-1536): Guy Bedouelle, OP (University of Fribourg). 2. Desiderius Erasmus (1469-1536): J Laurel Carrington (St Olaf College, Minnesota). Part II: Lutheran Theologians:. 3. Martin Luther (1483-1546): Oswald Bayer (University of Tubingen). 4. Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560): Heinz Scheible (Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften). 5. Matthias Flacius (1520-1575): Oliver K Olson (Marquette University). 6. Argula von Grumbach (c. 1490-c. 1564): Peter Matheson (University of Melbourne). 7. Urbanus Rhegius (1489-1541): Scott Hendrix (Princeton Theological Seminary). 8. Johannes Brenz (1499-1570): Hermann Ehmer (University of Tubingen). 9. Martin Chemnitz (1522-1586): Robert Kolb (Concordia Seminary, St Louis). Part III: Reformed Theologians:. 10. Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531): Gregory J Miller (Malone College, Ohio). 11. Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575): Bruce Gordon (University of St Andrews). 12. John Calvin (1509-1564): Randall C Zachman (University of Notre Dame). 13. Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562): Frank A James III (Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando Centre for Reformation Research, Oxford). 14. Theodore Beza (1519-1605): Richard A Muller (Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids). 15. Katherina Schultz Zell (1498-1562): Elsie Anne McKee (Princeton Theological Seminary). 16. Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556): Peter Newman Brooks (Cranmer Theological House, Shreveport, USA and Robinson College, Cambridge UK). 17. Richard Hooker (1554-1600): Daniel Eppley (McMurry University, Texas). Part IV: Roman Catholic Theologians:. 18. Thomas se Vio Cajetan (1469-1534): Jared Wicks, SJ (Gregorian University, Rome). 19. Thomas More (1477/78-1535): Ralph Keen (University of Iowa School of Religion). 20. Ignatius of Loyola (1491?-1556): John W O'Malley, SJ (Weston Jesuit School of Theology). 21. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582): Gillian TW Ahlgren (Xavier University). Part V: "Radical" Theologians:. 22. Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt (1486-1541): Alejandro Zorzin (Iglesia Evangelica del Rio de la Plata, Argentina). 23. Thomas Muntzer (c. 1490-1525): Gottfried Seebass (University of Heidelberg). 24. Caspar von Schwenkfeld (1489-1561): Andre Seguenny (University of Strasbourg). 25. Menno Simons (1496-1561): Sjouke Voolstra (Mennonite Seminary, Amsterdam and University of Amsterdam). Trajectories of Reformation Theologies: Carter Lindberg (Boston University). Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Reformation Theologians is the ideal introduction to the study of the sixteenth-century Reformations. It introduces the theological context, though, and contributions of theologians from this period, offering students and scholars an essential resource and insight. This comprehensive and lively book discusses all the major strands of Reformation thought and explores the work of a range of influential figures, including theologians and non-theologians, humanists, clergy and laity, men and women. The contributors to this volume are leading scholars in the field of historical and systematic theology. Accessibly structured, it covers the Humanist, Lutheran, Reformed, Roman Catholic, and Radical Theologians. An introductory chapter explores the interpretations of the Reformation and a concluding chapter explains the influence of Reformation theologies on the modern period. The text also includes useful bibliographies and a glossary of theological terms.Trade Review"The Reformation Theologians is a very timely return to the individuals and the ideas at the heart of the evangelical movement. It is a valuable collection, written by the leading scholars in the field, and it will prove a very useful addition to Reformation Studies - both as a resource and as a compendium for the classroom." C. Scott Dixon, The Queen's University of Belfast "This interesting volume of biographical sketches brings together a heterogeneous group of theological bed-fellows, important and not-so-important. It demonstrates superbly the powerful richness of the theological discourse in the sixteenth century. The anthology is a splendid introduction to the theological turbulence of that age." Hans Hillerbrand, Duke University "This book, as well as the rest of the volumes in this series [The Great Theologians] rely on careful scholarship in producing a book which stands apart." ATLA Reference Review "The 25 biographical sketches with excellent notes, by an international group of authors, are all well written and cover the theological spectrum." ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Notes on Contributors viii Abbreviations xii Introduction: Carter Lindberg 1 Part I: Humanist Theologians: 17 1. Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples (c. 1460-1536): Guy Bedouelle, OP (University of Fribourg) 19 2. Desiderius Erasmus (1469-1536): J Laurel Carrington (St Olaf College, Minnesota) 34 Part II: Lutheran Theologians: 49 3. Martin Luther (1483-1546): Oswald Bayer (University of Tubingen) 51 4. Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560): Heinz Scheible (Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften) 67 5. Matthias Flacius (1520-1575): Oliver K Olson (Marquette University) 83 6. Argula von Grumbach (c. 1490-c. 1564): Peter Matheson (University of Melbourne) 94 7. Urbanus Rhegius (1489-1541): Scott Hendrix (Princeton Theological Seminary) 109 8. Johannes Brenz (1499-1570): Hermann Ehmer (University of Tubingen) 124 9. Martin Chemnitz (1522-1586): Robert Kolb (Concordia Seminary, St Louis) 140 Part III: Reformed Theologians: 155 10. Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531): Gregory J Miller (Malone College, Ohio) 157 11. Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575): Bruce Gordon (University of St Andrews) 170 12. John Calvin (1509-1564): Randall C Zachman (University of Notre Dame) 184 13. Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562): Frank A James III (Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando Centre for Reformation Research, Oxford) 198 14. Theodore Beza (1519-1605): Richard A Muller (Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids) 213 15. Katherina Schultz Zell (1498-1562): Elsie Anne McKee (Princeton Theological Seminary) 225 16. Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556): Peter Newman Brooks (Cranmer Theological House, Shreveport, USA and Robinson College, Cambridge UK) 239 17. Richard Hooker (1554-1600): Daniel Eppley (McMurry University, Texas) 253 Part IV: Roman Catholic Theologians: 267 18. Thomas se Vio Cajetan (1469-1534): Jared Wicks, SJ (Gregorian University, Rome) 269 19. Thomas More (1477/78-1535): Ralph Keen (University of Iowa School of Religion) 284 20. Ignatius of Loyola (1491?-1556): John W O'Malley, SJ (Weston Jesuit School of Theology) 298 21. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582): Gillian TW Ahlgren (Xavier University) 311 Part V: "Radical" Theologians: 325 22. Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt (1486-1541): Alejandro Zorzin (Iglesia Evangelica del Rio de la Plata, Argentina) 327 23. Thomas Muntzer (c. 1490-1525): Gottfried Seebass (University of Heidelberg) 338 24. Caspar von Schwenkfeld (1489-1561): Andre Seguenny (University of Strasbourg) 351 25. Menno Simons (1496-1561): Sjouke Voolstra (Mennonite Seminary, Amsterdam and University of Amsterdam) 363 Trajectories of Reformation Theologies: Carter Lindberg (Boston University) 378 Glossary 384 Index 390

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Book Synopsis* The first anthology of critical and literary theoristsa readings of the Bible. * Engages students with the different ways of making the Bible part of the a postmoderna world. * Represents a body of work which introduces new complexities, controversies and insights into biblical studies.Trade Review'Some six years after the publication of The Postmodern Bible, this reader offers a complex and challenging companion volume to the earlier work. Drawn from the work of critics, both well-known and less familiar, it offers a contextualisation of the Bible in the contemporary in essays which read against, through and with biblical texts themselves. A superb Introduction challenges the reader through the work of seven key writers from Lyotard to Zizek, expanding the terms of the debate culturally and intellectually, reminding us that 'the postmodern' is not static, but dynamic and shifting. It will provide an invaluable resource for teachers and students. Its tone is often polemical, rhetorical and always stimulating. It brings postmodernism alive again, and therefore also the Bible. For we cannot now read the Bible outside the claims of postmodernity. The book deserves a wide readership, especially, one hopes, among biblical scholars and their students.' David Jasper, University of Glasgow "...this volume is certain to become an indispensable resource for biblical scholars, theologians, seminarians, and graduate students." Teaching Theology & ReligionTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: A Short Course in Postmodernism for Bible Readers. Epigraph: "Green Grass, Running Water" by Thomas King. Part I: Rereading the Bible:. Introduction. 1. The Structural Analysis of Narrative: Apropos of Acts 10-11: Roland Barthes. 2. On the Possibility of Generating Aesthetic Messages in an Edenic Language: Umberto Eco. 3. Reading the Bible: Julia Kristeva. 4. Introduction to the Names-of-the-Father Seminar: Jacques Lacan. 5. Dreaming in 1990: HÚlÞne Cixous. 6. Parable and Performative in the Gospels and in Modern Literature: J. Hillis Miller. 7. Body Politic: Mieke Bal. Part II: The Politics of Reading:. Introduction. 8. J. L. Austin and the Book of Jonah: Terry Eagleton. 9. The Song of Mark (Luke 1:46-55): Ernesto Cardenal. 10. A Native American Perspective: Canaanites, Cowboys, and Indians: Robert Allen Warrior. 11. Slave Ideology and Biblical Interpretation: Katie Geneva Cannon. 12. Ecce Homo, Ain't (Ar'n't) I a Woman, and Inappropriate/d Others: The Human in a Post-Humanist Landscape: Donna Haraway. 13. A Pedagogy for Post-Colonial Feminists: Zakia Pathak. 14. From The Book of Sodom: Paul Hallam. Part III: The conscience of the Bible:. Introduction. 15. Meals Among Brothers: Theory of the Joker: Michel Serres. 16. The Interior Structure of Made Objects: Elaine Scarry. 17. From Ethics and Community: Enrique Dussel. 18. On the Jewish Reading of Scriptures: Emmanuel Levinas. 19. Whom to Give to (Knowing Not to Know): Jacques Derrida. 20. "Draupadi" by Mahasweta Devi: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Provides a fascinating insight into the ideologies and development of Evangelical Christianity throughout American history. * Draws on a diverse range of research by theologians, sociologists, political scientists, as well as historical ideas. * Considers the significance of Evangelical figures such as Billy Graham.Trade Review"Noll ... has articulated a fair, judicious, comprehensive and original survey of American evangelical theology from the earliest colonial beginnings to the present day. He goes well beyond the usual traditional rat-a-tat-tat historical profile by adding new features that provoke the reader's interest: sections on beliefs, regions, classes and genders, and what he calls 'flash points' (Roman Catholic, science and politics), concluding with with 'Evangelicalism at its Best' and 'Learning a Lesson from Canada'." Choice "The book is a good starting point on its subject, full as it is of suggested further readings on a number of contemporary flash points of opinion" Evangelicals Now "This book...demonstrates yet again the impeccability of Noll's scholarship. His careful mastery of the historian's craft, his massive bibliographical knowledge, his clarity of style and civility of approach - all these serve to answer his own complaints about the "scandal of the evangelical mind". Noll has an evangelical mind that, far from being small and closed, is both capacious and generous." First Things "Noll presents solid data that sometimes shatters evangelicals' favourite self-references as well as stereotypes of outsiders. American Evangelical Christianity clearly, capably, and fairly describes one of the world's leading contemporary religious movements as of the beginning of the new millennium." Journal of Contemporary Religion "The scholarship here is as much a look forward as it is a look back. It thus serves to advance conversations about the manner in which evangelicals have been and will be movers and shakers in the formation of American cultures." Review and Expositor "Noll offers not only an attractive portrayal of evangelical beliefs and practices, but an accurate one as well. This work will interest both Evangelicals and non-Evangelicals." Journal of Religion "The book is a fine introduction for beginners, a text for students and a challenge to those who are committed to the enhancement of the gospel, as Evangelical or other Christian." Jeffrey Gros, Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs "Premier evangelical scholar Mark Noll has once again provided a helpful contribution to the ongoing conversation regarding the nature of American evangelicalism." Journal of Church and StateTable of ContentsList of Tables. Introduction. Part I: Who Are Evangelicals?. 1. Historical Overview. 2. Constituencies in North America and the World. 3. The Significance of Billy Graham. 4. Beliefs. 5. Region, Class, Race. 6. Gender. Part II: Flashpoints. 7. Roman Catholics. 8. Science. 9. Politics. Part III: Opinion. 10. Evangelical Politics: A Better Way. 11. Learning a Lesson from Canada. 12. Evangelicalism at Its Best. Epilogue: The Future. Guide to Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis manifesto traces the genealogy of true religion in the western world. It charts changes in our understanding of the term from Shakespeare to Salmon Rushdie, pointing out how closely linked those changes are to secularism, liberalism, and the development of capitalism.Trade Review "True Religion is a magical book that forces us to see the world in which we now live. Ward combines extraordinary erudition and an equally extraordinary imagination that results in a book of rare intelligence and beauty. His fresh readings of familiar texts makes the book exciting and profound. Hopefully the book will attract the interest of non-theologians as well as theologians" Stanley Hauerwas "Graham Ward is Professor of Contextual Theology and Ethics at Manhester University, and in this short but stimulating book he provides abundant evidence that he lives up to his title." Church Times "Ward is an imaginative theologian whom I suspect of having an essentially literary sensibility. But in True Religion he deploys that sensibility in brilliant analyses of novels, plays, poems, buildings and films for a stated project in cultural history...It is the changing social construction of "true religion" over five centuries of "Western" history." Times Literary Supplement "The Blackwell Manifesto series is designed to "engage and challenge" readers, and Ward, the eminent Manchester University theologian, does precisely that. In graceful prose, he charts the changing views of "True Religion" from Shakespeare to the present in a study that combines piercing insights with evocative analyses of Romeo and Juliet, Robinson Crusoe, and Moby Dick, as well as various films." Choice "True Religion is playful, erudite and wise. Its prose is spare, its meanings extravagant and more thrilling than a 'pendulum boat' ride. It is the best attempt I've read to show that 'postmodern theology' is not an oxymoron." TheologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Religion Before and After Secularism. 2. True Religion and Temporal Gods. 3. True Religion and Consumption. 4. True Religion and Special Effect. Afterword. Notes. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis manifesto traces the genealogy of true religion in the western world. It charts changes in our understanding of the term from Shakespeare to Salmon Rushdie, pointing out how closely linked those changes are to secularism, liberalism, and the development of capitalism.Trade Review "True Religion is a magical book that forces us to see the world in which we now live. Ward combines extraordinary erudition and an equally extraordinary imagination that results in a book of rare intelligence and beauty. His fresh readings of familiar texts makes the book exciting and profound. Hopefully the book will attract the interest of non-theologians as well as theologians" Stanley Hauerwas "Graham Ward is Professor of Contextual Theology and Ethics at Manhester University, and in this short but stimulating book he provides abundant evidence that he lives up to his title." Church Times "Ward is an imaginative theologian whom I suspect of having an essentially literary sensibility. But in True Religion he deploys that sensibility in brilliant analyses of novels, plays, poems, buildings and films for a stated project in cultural history...It is the changing social construction of "true religion" over five centuries of "Western" history." Times Literary Supplement "The Blackwell Manifesto series is designed to "engage and challenge" readers, and Ward, the eminent Manchester University theologian, does precisely that. In graceful prose, he charts the changing views of "True Religion" from Shakespeare to the present in a study that combines piercing insights with evocative analyses of Romeo and Juliet, Robinson Crusoe, and Moby Dick, as well as various films." Choice "True Religion is playful, erudite and wise. Its prose is spare, its meanings extravagant and more thrilling than a 'pendulum boat' ride. It is the best attempt I've read to show that 'postmodern theology' is not an oxymoron." TheologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Religion Before and After Secularism. 2. True Religion and Temporal Gods. 3. True Religion and Consumption. 4. True Religion and Special Effect. Afterword. Notes. Index.

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Book Synopsis100 years ago, secular liberals thought religion would gradually recede from the public sphere and become an exclusively private concern. Today, organised religion is still a powerful political force in most parts of the world. In many its political significance has grown.Table of Contents1. Foreward: David Marquand and Ronald L. Nettler (Mansfield College, Oxford). 2. Secularism?: John Keane. 3. Living with Difference in India: Susanne Hoeber Rudolph and Lloyd Rudolph. 4. Religion and Democracy in Israel: Emanuele Ottolenghi. 5. Islam, Politics and Democracy: Mohamed Talbi and Islamic Modernism: Ronald L. Nettler. 6. Trajectories of Political Islam: Egypt, Iran and Turkey: Sami Zabaida. 7. American Fundamentalism and the Selling of God: Harold Perkin. 8. The Quiet Continent: Religion and Politics in Europe: Colin Crouch. 9. J.N.Figgis, Churches and the State: Paul Hirst. 10. Making the Christian World Safe for Liberalism: from Grotius to Rawls: Timothy Samuel Shah.

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Book SynopsisThere has long been a tradition in the Christian church that discerns in the scriptures an imperative towards radical political action. This volume brings more than 60 extracts together, and includes letters, sermons, poems, liturgies and other writings from the 3rd to the 21st century.Trade Review"The organization and diversity of this work make it fairly distinctive. Recommended for seminary and academic libraries." Library Journal "Whilst diverse in subject, the editors have done a marvellous job in providing an editorial narrative that takes the reader apace through the ideas of this group of Christian thinkers, activists and theologians. This is what makes the book hard to put down - the authors' enthusiasm for their subject comes through in both their treatment of the individuals and of the literature. The book will undoubtedly become a useful source of study and reference material, but it is more than this. For me, it has provided a fascinating window onto some lesser-known authors who have developed ideas which provide a context for the thoughts of today's Christian socialists. It is not a book to be rushed through, but one to which I will enjoy returning and exploring again and again." Christian Socialist "This compilation is a welcome contribution, combining as it does feminist and black theology themes with the incipient communism of the Civil War radicals." Anabaptism Today "An inspiring collection." Church Times "This book is a goldmine, which I have already put on the Reading List for a new course...This is essential for scholars, and a good read for many others as well." Reform "[T]hose who read Radical Christian Writings with patience and proper guidance will find it an invaluable resource. Nowhere else is the range and depth of Christian social prophecy so fully displayed." Theology "The book offers an easy introduction to subversive Christian thought through the ages and should be a welcome addition to the shelves of thoughtful Congregationalists whose history includes many forays into radical activity, as well as to Christians of all denominations." Congregational History Circle Magazine "The 63 authors selected in this collection offer an exciting array of diverse insights into what is usually called 'the Christian tradition,' but perhaps should more accurately labeled 'the Christian traditions.'" The European LegacyTable of ContentsPreface. Christianity: Radical and Political. 1. Justin (c. 100-c. 165) and Cyprian (c. 300). 2. The Acts of Paul and Thecla (Second Century). 3. Pelagius (Late Fourth and Early Fifth Centuries CE). 4. Joachim of Fiore (1135-1202) and Peter Olivi (1248-1298). 5. Marguerite Piorete (died 1310). 6. John Ball (d. 1381). 7. William Langland (1330-1387). 8. Jan Hus (c. 1372-1415). 9. Lollard Sermon for Christmas Day on Luke 2.1-14 (Early Fifteenth Century). 10. Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498). 11. Defending the Indians. 12. Argula von Grumbach (c. 1492-1554). 13. Thomas Münster (1489?-1525). 14. William Tyndale (1494-1536). 15. Early Anabaptist Writings. 16. The Family of Love. 17. Early Baptist Worship. 18. Thomas Helwys (c. 1550-c. 1616). 19. The Levellers. 20. John Milton (1608-1674). 21. Gerrard Winstanley (1609-1676). 22. Abiezer Coppe (1619-1672). 23. Anna Trapnel (c. 1654). 24. Priscilla Cotton and Mary Cole. 25. Anne Wentworth (c. 1679). 26. James Nayler (c. 1617-1660): Behold You Rulers (1658). 27. John Bunyan (1628-1688). 28. William Blake (1757-1827). 29. John Woolman (1771-1720): Some Considerations on the Keeping of the Negroes (1754). 30. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883). 31. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902). 32. Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892). 33. Joseph Arch (1826-1919). 34. Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918). 35. Padraig Pearse (1879-1916). 36. Frank Weston (1871-1924). 37. Dorothy Day (1897-1980). 38. The Worker-Priests. 39. Jacques Ellul (1912-1994). 40. Alan Ecclestone (1904-1992). 41. Martin Luther King (1929-1968). 42. Camilo Torres (1929-1966). 43. Dorothee Soelle (b. 1929). 44. The Solentiname Community (1966-1977). 45. Steve Biko (1946-1977). 46. Stanley Hauerwas on John Howard Yoder (1927-1997). 47. William Stringfellow (1928-1985). 48. Ian M. Fraser. 49. Carter Heyward. 50. Herbert McCabe (b. 1926). 51. Oscar Romero (1917-1980). 52. John Vincent. 53. The Kairos Document (1985). 54. Carlos Mesters. 55. The Interpretive Method of 'Unlock'. 56. Theology from the Perspective of 'Third-World' Women. 57. Sigqibo Dwane. 58. David Nicholls (1936-1996). 59. Sara Maitland. 60. Kenneth Leech (b. 1939). 61. Daniel Berrigan (1921-). 62. Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928-). 63. Thomas Hanks. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Identifies and traces the radical tradition within Christianity. * Makes available for the first time a comprehensive collection of radical Christian writings within one volume. * Includes over sixty extracts, including some which have been newly translated and many which have long been unavailable.Trade Review"The organization and diversity of this work make it fairly distinctive. Recommended for seminary and academic libraries." Library Journal "Whilst diverse in subject, the editors have done a marvellous job in providing an editorial narrative that takes the reader apace through the ideas of this group of Christian thinkers, activists and theologians. This is what makes the book hard to put down - the authors' enthusiasm for their subject comes through in both their treatment of the individuals and of the literature. The book will undoubtedly become a useful source of study and reference material, but it is more than this. For me, it has provided a fascinating window onto some lesser-known authors who have developed ideas which provide a context for the thoughts of today's Christian socialists. It is not a book to be rushed through, but one to which I will enjoy returning and exploring again and again." Christian Socialist "This compilation is a welcome contribution, combining as it does feminist and black theology themes with the incipient communism of the Civil War radicals." Anabaptism Today "An inspiring collection." Church Times "This book is a goldmine, which I have already put on the Reading List for a new course...This is essential for scholars, and a good read for many others as well." Reform "[T]hose who read Radical Christian Writings with patience and proper guidance will find it an invaluable resource. Nowhere else is the range and depth of Christian social prophecy so fully displayed." Theology "The book offers an easy introduction to subversive Christian thought through the ages and should be a welcome addition to the shelves of thoughtful Congregationalists whose history includes many forays into radical activity, as well as to Christians of all denominations." Congregational History Circle Magazine "The 63 authors selected in this collection offer an exciting array of diverse insights into what is usually called 'the Christian tradition,' but perhaps should more accurately labeled 'the Christian traditions.'" The European LegacyTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xiii Christianity: Radical and Political xvi 1 Justin (c 100-c 165) and Cyprian (c 300) 1 2 The Acts of Paul and Thecla (Second Century) 4 3 Pelagius (Late Fourth and Early Fifth Centuries CE) 12 4 Joachim of Fiore (1135-1202) and Peter Olivi (1248-1298) 34 5 Marguerite Piorete (died 1310) 38 6 John Ball (d 1381) 40 7 William Langland (1330-1387) 42 8 Jan Hus (c 1372-1415) 51 9 Lollard Sermon for Christmas Day on Luke 2.1-14 (Early Fifteenth Century) 56 10 Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) 59 11 Defending the Indians 62 12 Argula von Grumbach (c 1492-1554) 69 13 Thomas Münster (1489?-1525) 75 14 William Tyndale (1494-1536) 81 15 Early Anabaptist Writings 84 16 The Family of Love 94 17 Early Baptist Worship 105 18 Thomas Helwys (c 1550-c 1616) 107 19 The Levellers 109 20 John Milton (1608-1674) 114 21 Gerrard Winstanley (1609-1676) 120 22 Abiezer Coppe (1619-1672) 138 23 Anna Trapnel (c 1654) 144 24 Priscilla Cotton and Mary Cole 147 25 Anne Wentworth (c 1679) 153 26 James Nayler (c 1617-1660): Behold You Rulers (1658) 157 27 John Bunyan (1628-1688) 162 28 William Blake (1757-1827) 165 29 John Woolman (1771-1720): Some Considerations on the Keeping of the Negroes (1754) 172 30 The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (c 1797-1883) 176 31 Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) 180 32 Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) 186 33 Joseph Arch (1826-1919) 189 34 Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918) 193 35 Padraig Pearse (1879-1916) 196 36 Frank Weston (1871-1924) 199 37 The Barmen Declaration (1934) 201 38 Dorothy Day (1897-1980) 204 39 The Worker-Priests 209 40 Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) 216 41 Alan Ecclestone (1904-1992) 221 42 Martin Luther King (1929-1968) 229 43 Camilo Torres (1929-1966) 235 44 Dorothee Soelle (b 1929) 238 45 The Solentiname Community (1966-1977) 243 46 Steve Biko (1946-1977) 247 47 Stanley Hauerwas on John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) 250 48 William Stringfellow (1928-1985) 255 49 Ian M Fraser 261 50 Carter Heyward 265 51 Herbert McCabe (b 1926) 272 52 Oscar Romero (1917-1980) 277 53 John Vincent 280 54 The Kairos Document (1985) 285 55 Carlos Mesters 305 56 The Interpretive Method of 'Unlock' 308 57 Theology from the Perspective of 'Third-World' Women 311 58 Sigqibo Dwane 315 59 Sara Maitland 321 60 Kenneth Leech (b 1939) 327 61 Daniel Berrigan (1921-) 332 62 Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928-) 335 63 Thomas Hanks 343 Index 347 Scriptural Citations 350

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Book SynopsisThis bible commentary traces the reception of Judges through the ages, not only by scholars and theologians, but also by preachers, teachers, politicians, poets, essayists and artists. A bible commentary focusing on The Book of Judges, best known for the tale of Samson and Delilah, but full of many other rich and colourful stories. Treats the text story by story, making it accessible to non-specialists, Considers the stories of women in Judges, including Deborah, Jael, who slew Sisera, and Jephthah's daughter, sacrificed by her father. Traces the reception of Judges through the ages, not only by scholars and theologians, but also by preachers, teachers, politicians, poets, essayists and artists. Illustrates how ideology and the social location of readers have shaped the way the book has been read. Discloses a long history of debate over the roles ofTrade Review“A sometimes sober, sometimes whimsical, sometimes disturbing, sometimes delightful, and always enlightening journey through the centuries alongside all manner of Bible readers... Gunn has attempted a large feat here – to provide readers with a meaningful survey of over 2,000 years' worth of reception of the book of Judges – and has succeeded admirably. Hopefully, other volumes in the Blackwell series will live up to Gunn's example. This is an engaging and enlightening commentary that deserves attention from anyone interested in the history of the interpretation, use, and influence of the book of Judges.” The Bible and Critical Theory "In this first volume of the new Blackwell Bible Commentaries series to treat a book from the Tanak, David M. Gunn has not only provided a useful tool for students of the book of Judges but also established a new standard for biblical commentaries in general." Review of Biblical Literature "If you want to know how learned rabbis and church fathers, Puritan divines and rationalist skeptics, musicians, painters and graphic artists, guardians of public morality and improvers of children’s souls all wrested religious and moral significance from an unruly Book of Judges, this is the book for you. David Gunn selectively assembles some twenty centuries of professional and popular interpreters of the Book of Judges and provides a running commentary on how, in various times and places, these readers found meaning and instruction from the Book of Judges, often treasuring the book and sometimes recoiling from what they found to be its alien ways. Writing with humor and verve, Gunn provides thematic continuity among interpreters separated by centuries and alludes to social and political issues that help explain shifting interpretations. Mostly, however, David Gunn allows his choir to sing and his artists to imagine. The voices and illustrations have sometimes been univocal—as in consistently holding up Delilah as femme fatale. Very often they have been troubled and dissonant, finding conflicting allegories and ambiguous moral instruction in hair, heroic militarism, rapacious slaughter, sex, foxes, and sacrifice. Gunn, or rather the readers he assembles, offer eye-opening testimony that the Bible-as-cultural-force has never been a single thing, but a malleable text which people have received quite variously, depending on the changing circumstances in which they lived and the social issues they sought to address." Burke O. Long, Bowdoin College "This is an exciting new commentary series, which presents a fresh and stimulating approach to understanding biblical interpretation. Leaving behind the verse by verse analysis typically found in commentaries, this series focuses instead on the broad spectrum of interpretations that have been applied to each story/textual unit by Jews and Christians throughout the ages. Gunn’s ground-breaking volume on Judges, the first in the series to treat an Old Testament book, is filled with many new insights and stimulating analyses. Gunn demonstrates very effectively that surveying the reception history of a particular passage focuses one’s attention on key issues in an intriguing and often provocative way. Numerous perspectives for understanding each narrative in Judges are compared in a lively manner that highlights the many subtle nuances implicit in the text. Gunn’s volume is thoroughly researched and exceptionally informative, and will provide a stellar model for subsequent volumes to emulate." Alan J. Hauser, Appalachian State University "Gunn has attempted a large feat here - to provide readers with a meaningful survey of over 2,000 years' worth of reception of the book of Judges - and has succeeded admirably...This is an engaging and enlightening commentary that deserves attention from anyone interested in the history of the interpretation, use, and influence of the book Judges." R.Christopher Heard, Pepperdine University California Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface. Preface. Introduction. Judges 1–3: Beginnings. Ancient and Medieval. Early Modern and Modern. Judges 3: Ehud. Ancient and Medieval. Early Modern and Modern. Judges 4–5: Deborah. Ancient and Medieval. Early Modern and Modern. Deborah. Barak, Sisera, and Sisera’s Mother. Jael. Recent Reception. Judges 6–8: Gideon. Ancient and Medieval. Early Modern and Modern. Allegorical, Typological, Literal. Character. Gideon Illustrated. Recent Reception. Judges 9: Abimelech. Ancient and Medieval. Early Modern and Modern. Judges 10–12: Jephthah. Ancient and Medieval. Jewish. Christian. Death or Survival?. Early Modern and Modern. The Rash Vow. Death or Survival?. The story Illustrated. The Daughter. Recent Reception. Judges 13–16: Samson. Ancient and Medieval. Jewish. Christian. Early Modern and Modern. Typology. Edifying History. Manoah, his wife, and the angel. The woman of Timnah. The Lion. Foxes and Fire. Slaughter at Lehi. Gaza. Delilah. Captivity and Death. The Riddle of Samson. Judges 17–18: Micah and the Danites. Ancient and Medieval. Early Modern and Modern. Judges 19–21: The Levite and the Benjamites. Ancient and Medieval. The rape at Gibeah. The Benjamite War. The Aftermath. Early Modern and Modern. The rape at Gibeah. The Benjamite War. The Aftermath. Recent Reception. Postscript. Bibliography. Ancient and Medieval. Early Modern and Modern. Graphical. List of Illustrations. Glossary. Biographies. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisChristianity is the world's largest religious grouping. It has undergone massive change in the 20th century, and seems poised to undergo major transformations in the next. This text examines these changes, and their implications for the future.Trade Review"This is a stimulating book...there is fuel here, especially for those few Anglicans left who are interested in managing more than their own demise." Third Way "[A] stimulating overview of its [Christianity's] global potential at the dawn of the twenty-first century. With a critical yet sympathetic eye, McGrath explores questions confronting world Christianity entering its third millenium. McGrath is provocative and substantive." Christian Week "McGrath's easy writing style...makes this reader a useful tool to the interested layman in thinking through future issues. Neither rosy-eyed nor pessimistic, it does, however, provide food for thought. Another excellent title from one of the Church's leading thinkers and academics." Church of England Newspaper "Readable and accessible, this significant book should be included in libraries with collections in religion and Christianity." Choice "Alister McGrath brings scholarship to the pews in digestible bites...This is a book that needs to be read and talked about." The Gospel and Our Culture "[T]his is an important and serious study, which addresses a very large number of the most crucial developments in Christianity today." Theology "Simply-written, yet nuanced; well-informed and global, yet highly engaging." Future Survey "[T]his succinct, accessible assessment by Alister E. McGrath...examines "trends that can be discerned within global Christianity"." Overseas Ministries Study Centre "When a thinker of such note decides to speak on the "future of Christianity" it is wise for anyone interested in the Christian tradition to give a listen." Journal of Religion "It addresses the right issues, and does so in an interesting and stimulating manner." Colloquium "The book gives a good overview of this crisis and should be read by all who are interested in the future of Christianity." Izak Spangenberg, University of South Africa, Religion and TheologyTable of ContentsPreface. 1. The Twentieth Century: Challenges and Failures in the West. Catastrophe: The Armenian Genocide. Stalinism: The Enforcement of Atheism. The Nazi Crisis: The Failure of "Culture Protestantism". The 1960s: A Crisis of Confidence. 2. The Transformation of Religion: The Reshaping of Christianity. Globalization of Christianity. Decline in Western Europe. The Remarkable Case of Korea. Resurgence in Africa. Transformation in Latin America. 3. New Ways of Being Church: Trends for the Future in the West. The Death of the Western Denomination?. The Marketing of Christianity. The McDonaldization of Christianity. The Community Church. Willow Creek. The Cell Church. A Community in Exile. 4. Challenges: Some Future Issues. The Threat of Fundamentalism. The New Faultlines: Islam and Christianity. The Future of Ecumenism. The Language of the Faith. 5. The Christianity of the Future: A Tentative Overview. Is there a future for Protestant denominations in the west?. Roman Catholicism. Pentecostalism. Evangelicalism. Eastern Orthodoxy. 6. The Two Nations: The Disillusionment with Academic Theology. A Case in Point: Biblical Studies. The Marginalization of Theology. The Longing for Spiritual Authenticity. "Academic" Theology is Western Theology. A Strategy for Recovery: The Organic Intellectual. Web Sites relating to this work

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering commentary embraces the full scope and themes raised in John''s Gospel, offering an engaging and perceptive reading. Mark Edwards explores a diverse range of excerpts and creative responses, with particular emphasis on the treatment of the Gospel in English poetry. Explores the diverse themes and issues raised in John's Gospel, and considers its influence on figures from Saint Augustine, to Dorothy Sayers and Bob Dylan. Treats well-known interpreters such as Thomas Aquinas along with lesser-known figures such as the Gnostic Heracleon, and the sixth-century hymn-writer, Romanos. Brings ancient and modern commentators into dialogue with each other, and takes a critical stance towards some parallels drawn by modern scholars between the Gospel and the surrounding pagan culture. Features excerpts from a wide variety of poets who give a creative interpretation of John's GosTrade Review"Mark Edwards' John commentary breaks new ground in the field of the reception history of biblical texts. Displaying a remarkable knowledge of its different readings, he brings into dialogue the most diverse and unexpected commentators on the text: bishops, scholars, devotional writers, poets, artists, hymn-writers, and provides the whole with a wonderfully lucid and learned survey of the history of Johannine interpretion." John Riches, Professor of Divinity with Biblical Criticism, University of Glasgow "An attractive inventory of exegetical opinion on one of the most important books of the NT. A true mine of information, published in a series that makes the life of researchers easier." International Review of Biblical Studies “The commentary provides a wonderful smorgasbord of readings and interpretations, drawn from all centuries. Thus the reader is put in touch with a representative sample of readings, interpretations and imaginative appropriations of the Gospel.” Australian Religious Studies Review "In Edwards' hands ‘reception history’ becomes a feast of allusions and references around each Johannine text. The mixture is rich and provocative, making you want to read more and more." Robert Kysar, Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching and New Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University "Edwards has provided New Testament scholars with a valuable resource for understanding and appreciating the history of interpretation of the Fourth Gospel. The commentary makes a persusaive case for taking seriously the richness and the value of premodern exegetical insight, artistic interpretation, and reception history for understanding the biblical text, and I look forward to other commentaries appearing in the series." William M. Wright, Emory Universitiy Table of ContentsList of Illustrations. Series Editors' Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Introduction: the Gospel and its Interpreters. Christ the Word: John 1.1-18. The Baptist’s Testimony: John 1.19-51. Symbols of Purity: Chapter 2. The New Birth: John 2.23-4.2. The Samaritan: Chapter 4. Two Healings and their Aftermath: 4.46-5.47. Bread from Heaven: Chapter 6. Ministry in Jerusalem: Chapters 7 and 8. Parables of the Messiah: Chapters 9 and 10. The Raising of Lazarus: Chapter 11. Preparing for Death: Chapters 12 and 13. Christ and Spirit: Chapter 14. Valedictory: Chapters 15-17. Arrest and Trial: Chapter 18. The Crucifixion: Chapter 19. The Resurrection: Chapter 20. The Final Commission: Chapter 21. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering commentary embraces the full scope and themes raised in John''s Gospel, offering an engaging and perceptive reading. Mark Edwards explores a diverse range of excerpts and creative responses, with particular emphasis on the treatment of the Gospel in English poetry. Explores the diverse themes and issues raised in John's Gospel, and considers its influence on figures from Saint Augustine, to Dorothy Sayers and Bob Dylan. Treats well-known interpreters such as Thomas Aquinas along with lesser-known figures such as the Gnostic Heracleon, and the sixth-century hymn-writer, Romanos. Brings ancient and modern commentators into dialogue with each other, and takes a critical stance towards some parallels drawn by modern scholars between the Gospel and the surrounding pagan culture. Features excerpts from a wide variety of poets who give a creative interpretation of John's GosTrade Review"Mark Edwards' John commentary breaks new ground in the field of the reception history of biblical texts. Displaying a remarkable knowledge of its different readings, he brings into dialogue the most diverse and unexpected commentators on the text: bishops, scholars, devotional writers, poets, artists, hymn-writers, and provides the whole with a wonderfully lucid and learned survey of the history of Johannine interpretion." John Riches, Professor of Divinity with Biblical Criticism, University of Glasgow "An attractive inventory of exegetical opinion on one of the most important books of the NT. A true mine of information, published in a series that makes the life of researchers easier." International Review of Biblical Studies “The commentary provides a wonderful smorgasbord of readings and interpretations, drawn from all centuries. Thus the reader is put in touch with a representative sample of readings, interpretations and imaginative appropriations of the Gospel.” Australian Religious Studies Review "In Edwards' hands ‘reception history’ becomes a feast of allusions and references around each Johannine text. The mixture is rich and provocative, making you want to read more and more." Robert Kysar, Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching and New Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University "Edwards has provided New Testament scholars with a valuable resource for understanding and appreciating the history of interpretation of the Fourth Gospel. The commentary makes a persusaive case for taking seriously the richness and the value of premodern exegetical insight, artistic interpretation, and reception history for understanding the biblical text, and I look forward to other commentaries appearing in the series." William M. Wright, Emory Universitiy Table of ContentsList of Illustrations. Series Editors' Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Introduction: the Gospel and its Interpreters. Christ the Word: John 1.1-18. The Baptist’s Testimony: John 1.19-51. Symbols of Purity: Chapter 2. The New Birth: John 2.23-4.2. The Samaritan: Chapter 4. Two Healings and their Aftermath: 4.46-5.47. Bread from Heaven: Chapter 6. Ministry in Jerusalem: Chapters 7 and 8. Parables of the Messiah: Chapters 9 and 10. The Raising of Lazarus: Chapter 11. Preparing for Death: Chapters 12 and 13. Christ and Spirit: Chapter 14. Valedictory: Chapters 15-17. Arrest and Trial: Chapter 18. The Crucifixion: Chapter 19. The Resurrection: Chapter 20. The Final Commission: Chapter 21. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisUses a Christian perspective to explore ethical debates about nature. This title covers a range of ethical debates, including current controversies about the environment, animal rights, biotechnology, consciousness, and cloning. It sets the immediate issues in the context of underlying theological and philosophical assumptions.Trade Review"Celia Deane-Drummond, ... has a growing reputation in the field, which will be considerably enhanced by this clearly written, accessible and well documented, if demanding, text-book.... It has a clear and sustained argument, and extensive bibliographical notes and references; and it offers the chance to journey with one of the leaders in the field as she engages with important controversies concerning the environment." Dr David Atkinson, Bishope of Thetford, Church Times, April 2004 "The massive range of research and scholarship ... that Deane-Drummond's tome represents is breathtaking. I stongly recommend her text to any scholar or researcher genuinely serious about the subject matter....." EcotheologyTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction. The Recovery of Virtue for an Ethics of Nature. 2. Environmental Ethics. 3. Animal Rights. 4. The Ethics of Biotechnology. 5. The Ethics of Cloning. 6. Psychology and Moral Agency. 7. Ethics and Gaia. 8. Feminism and the Ethics of Nature. 9. Towards an Ethic of Wisdom. Select Bibliography

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Book SynopsisUses a Christian perspective to explore ethical debates about nature. This title covers a range of ethical debates, including current controversies about the environment, animal rights, biotechnology, consciousness, and cloning. It sets the immediate issues in the context of underlying theological and philosophical assumptions.Trade Review"Celia Deane-Drummond, ... has a growing reputation in the field, which will be considerably enhanced by this clearly written, accessible and well documented, if demanding, text-book.... It has a clear and sustained argument, and extensive bibliographical notes and references; and it offers the chance to journey with one of the leaders in the field as she engages with important controversies concerning the environment." Dr David Atkinson, Bishope of Thetford, Church Times, April 2004 "The massive range of research and scholarship ... that Deane-Drummond's tome represents is breathtaking. I stongly recommend her text to any scholar or researcher genuinely serious about the subject matter....." EcotheologyTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction. The Recovery of Virtue for an Ethics of Nature. 2. Environmental Ethics. 3. Animal Rights. 4. The Ethics of Biotechnology. 5. The Ethics of Cloning. 6. Psychology and Moral Agency. 7. Ethics and Gaia. 8. Feminism and the Ethics of Nature. 9. Towards an Ethic of Wisdom. Select Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe sixteenth-century Reformation remains a fascinating and exciting area of study. The revised edition of this distinguished volume explores the intellectual origins of the Reformation and examines the importance of ideas in the shaping of history. Provides an updated and expanded version of the original, highly-acclaimed edition. Explores the complex intellectual roots of the Reformation, offering a sustained engagement with the ideas of humanism and scholasticism. Demonstrates how the intellectual origins of the Reformation were heterogeneous, and examines the implications of this for our understanding of the Reformation as a whole. Offers a defence of the entire enterprise of intellectual history, and a reaffirmation of the importance of ideas to the development of history. Written by Alister E. McGrath, one of today's best-known Christian writers. Trade Review"A significant study for those with a serious interest in Reformation thought." Reformed Theological JournalTable of ContentsPreface. Abbreviations. Introduction. Part I: The Intellectual Context:. 1. The Shape of Late Medieval Religious Thought:. The Rise of Lay Religion. The Crisis of Authority within the Church. The Development of Doctrinal Diversity. Forerunners of the Reformation?. 2. Humanism and the Reformation:. Humanism: The Problem of Definition. Characteristic Features of Northern European Humanism. Humanism and the Origins of the Reformed Church. Humanism and the Origins of the Lutheran Church. 3. Late Medieval Theology and the Reformation:. Nominalism: The Problem of Definition. Via Moderna. Schola Augustiniana Moderna. Late Medieval Theology and the Origins of the Reformed Church. Late Medieval Theology and the Origins of the Lutheran Church. Part II: Sources and Methods:. 4. Scripture: Translation, Text and Tradition:. The Medieval Consensus on the Theological Priority of Scripture. The Vulgate Translation of the Bible. The Humanist Return Ad Fontes. The Critique of the Vulgate. The Concept of Tradition. The Principle Sola Scriptura. 5. The Interpretation of Scripture:. Scholasticism: The Four-fold Sense of Scripture. Humanism: The Letter and the Spirit. Hermeneutics and the Origins of the Reformed Church. Hermeneutics and the Origins of the Lutheran Church. 6. The Patristic Testimony:. The Scholastic Reception of Augustine. The Humanist Reception of Augustine. The Patristic Testimony and the Origins of the Reformed Church. The Patristic Testimony and the Origins of the Lutheran Church. Conclusion: The Intellectual Heterogeneity of the Early Reformation. Select Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe sixteenth-century Reformation remains a fascinating and exciting area of study. The revised edition of this distinguished volume explores the intellectual origins of the Reformation and examines the importance of ideas in the shaping of history. Provides an updated and expanded version of the original, highly-acclaimed edition. Explores the complex intellectual roots of the Reformation, offering a sustained engagement with the ideas of humanism and scholasticism. Demonstrates how the intellectual origins of the Reformation were heterogeneous, and examines the implications of this for our understanding of the Reformation as a whole. Offers a defence of the entire enterprise of intellectual history, and a reaffirmation of the importance of ideas to the development of history. Written by Alister E. McGrath, one of today's best-known Christian writers. Trade Review"A significant study for those with a serious interest in Reformation thought." Reformed Theological JournalTable of ContentsPreface. Abbreviations. Introduction. Part I: The Intellectual Context:. 1. The Shape of Late Medieval Religious Thought:. The Rise of Lay Religion. The Crisis of Authority within the Church. The Development of Doctrinal Diversity. Forerunners of the Reformation?. 2. Humanism and the Reformation:. Humanism: The Problem of Definition. Characteristic Features of Northern European Humanism. Humanism and the Origins of the Reformed Church. Humanism and the Origins of the Lutheran Church. 3. Late Medieval Theology and the Reformation:. Nominalism: The Problem of Definition. Via Moderna. Schola Augustiniana Moderna. Late Medieval Theology and the Origins of the Reformed Church. Late Medieval Theology and the Origins of the Lutheran Church. Part II: Sources and Methods:. 4. Scripture: Translation, Text and Tradition:. The Medieval Consensus on the Theological Priority of Scripture. The Vulgate Translation of the Bible. The Humanist Return Ad Fontes. The Critique of the Vulgate. The Concept of Tradition. The Principle Sola Scriptura. 5. The Interpretation of Scripture:. Scholasticism: The Four-fold Sense of Scripture. Humanism: The Letter and the Spirit. Hermeneutics and the Origins of the Reformed Church. Hermeneutics and the Origins of the Lutheran Church. 6. The Patristic Testimony:. The Scholastic Reception of Augustine. The Humanist Reception of Augustine. The Patristic Testimony and the Origins of the Reformed Church. The Patristic Testimony and the Origins of the Lutheran Church. Conclusion: The Intellectual Heterogeneity of the Early Reformation. Select Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Illustrations xiii Series Editors’ Preface xix Acknowledgments xxi Testimonia xxv Jeremiah the Man xxv The Book xxvii Actualizations xxix Introduction 1 Theory and Practice of Reception History 3 Jeremiah in Three Guises 4 Jeremiah in Antiquity 5 Medieval Jeremiahs 17 Early Modernity 24 Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 47 Practical Notes for Using the Commentary 64 Jeremiah 1 67 Word of the Lord or Words of Jeremiah? (Jer 1:1) 67 Jeremiah Before Birth (1:4–5) 69 A Prophet to the Nations (1:5) 77 Resisting God (1:6) 77 Filling Jeremiah’s Mouth 81 The Job Description (1:10) 82 God’s Pun (1:11–12) 84 What’s Cooking? (1:13–16) 88 Jeremiah 2 93 God’s Lawsuit (2:1–13) 94 Leaky Cisterns or Living Water? (2:12–13) 95 A Puzzling Verb Becomes a Word of Salvation (2:20) 98 Prophetic Pornography (2:20–25) 99 Jeremiah in the Synagogue (2:4–28) 101 Jeremiah 3 103 A Rare Allusion to God the Father (3:4,19) 103 Holy Forgetting (3:15–18) 105 3:24–25 106 Jeremiah 4 107 A Subversive Translation (4:1–2) 107 The Circumcised Heart (4:4) 108 Reading Metaphor (4:7) 109 Does God Deceive? (4:9–10) 110 Body and Soul (4:19–22) 110 Apocalypse Now (4:23–28) 112 Contradiction as Problem and Opportunity (4:27) 113 Dressing Down a Gussied‐Up Female (4:29–31) 113 Jeremiah 5 115 Nothing Bad Will Happen to Us (5:12) 115 Divine Fire Consuming Human Wood (5:14) 116 An Appalling and Horrible Thing (5:30–31) 118 Contents ix Jeremiah 6 119 Two Roads Diverged (6:16) 119 Buying Salvation (6:20) 120 Jeremiah as Fortress and/or Refiner (6:27) 120 Jeremiah 7 123 A Den of Thieves (7:1–15) 123 A Troubling Contradiction (7:21–24) 124 Jeremiah 8 127 Reading Jeremiah as Science (8:7) 127 The Balm of Gilead (8:22) 130 Jeremiah 9 135 A Fountain of Tears (9,1,18) 135 Internalizing the Prophet’s Cry (9:2) 140 Death Climbs in the Windows (9:21) 141 Jeremiah 10 145 Superstition and Science (10:2–5) 145 Who Will Not Fear You? (10:7) 147 Wise Fools (10:12–16) 147 Humans Are Not Masters of Themselves (10:23–24) 149 Correct Me, O Lord (10:24) 151 Pour Out Thy Wrath (10:25) 151 Jeremiah 11 153 Let Us Put Wood in his Bread (11:19) 153 Jeremiah 12 157 A Lawsuit Against God (12:1–4) 157 Shameful Revenues (12:13) 160 Jeremiah 13 161 Jeremiah’s Loincloth (13:1–11) 161 Jeremiah’s Tears (13:17) 164 Unsettling Images (13: 22–27) 164 Jeremiah 14 167 The Inn and the Manger (14:7–9) 167 Jeremiah 15 169 Saints Alive (15:1) 169 Woe is Me, My Mother (15:10) 170 Changing Fashions in Prayer (15:15) 171 Is Jeremiah Blasphemous? (15:18) 172 A Divine Reprimand Reconsidered (15:19) 174 Jeremiah 16 177 Prophetic Celibacy (16:1–4) 177 Hunters and Fishers (16:16–18) 179 Jeremiah 17 181 Misplaced Trust (17:5) 181 Is the Human Heart Deep, or Depraved? (17:9–10) 182 The Partridge (17:11) 185 Jeremiah 18 187 The Surprise of Divine Freedom (18:1–12) 187 Jeremiah 19 193 Jeremiah Smashes a Jug 193 Jeremiah 20–21 197 Jeremiah in the Stocks (20:1–6) 197 Divine Deception (20:7) 199 Whose Violence and Destruction? (20:8) 207 A Reproach and a Derision (20:8) 207 A Burning Fire (20:9) 208 Do Saints Curse? (20:13–18) 212 Jeremiah 22 219 The Burial of an Ass (22:18–19) 219 Jeremiah and the Lost Ark (22:29) 220 Jeremiah 23 223 The Righteous Branch (23:5–6) 223 False Prophets (23:9–40) 226 Jeremiah 24 229 Two Baskets of Figs (24:1–10) 229 Jeremiah 25 231 The Cup of the Wine of Wrath (25:15–31) 232 Jeremiah 26–28 235 Jeremiah’s Yoke (Jer 27:2; 28:1–17) 235 False Prophets 237 Jeremiah 29 239 Build and Plant (29:1–6) 240 Praying for the Enemy (29:7) 240 Seventy Years (29:10) 242 God’s Inscrutable Plans (29:11) 244 Jeremiah as Contemporary Prophet (Jer 29:19) 245 Jeremiah 30–31 247 Hope in the Midst of Trauma (30:1–3) 247 Rachel Weeps in Every Century (31:15–17) 248 Gender‐Bending (31:22) 250 The New Covenant (31:31–34) 252 Jeremiah 32–33 257 A Strange Real Estate Deal 257 Jeremiah 34 259 Taking Back the Gift of Freedom (34:8–22) 259 Jeremiah 35 261 Jeremiah 36 267 Free Will and Divine Omniscience (36:3, 7) 268 Word, Scroll, Book (36:2, 5, 18) 268 Jehoiakim as Perennial Tyrant (36:20–26) 269 Words and the Word (36:27) 272 Jeremiah 37–38 277 Dungeon and Cistern 277 Ancient Allegories (38:1–13) 278 A Model for Political Resistance (38:1–16) 280 The Cistern as Spiritual Prison (38:1–6). 285 Ebed‐Melek Rescues Jeremiah (38:7–13) 287 Jeremiah’s Lie (38:24–27) 295 Jeremiah 39 299 Zedekiah Captured (39:4–7) 299 Ebed‐Melech Becomes Abimelech (39:15–18) 301 Jeremiah 40–43 303 How Did the Prophet Escape the Burning City? (40:1–6) 304 The Murder of Gedaliah (40:7– 41:17) 305 How Long, O Lord? (42:7) 305 The Stones of Tahpanhes (43:8–13) 306 Jeremiah 44 309 Uppity Women (44:15–19) 310 Martyrdom of Jeremiah 312 Jeremiah 45 319 Jeremiah 46–51 323 Babylon, the Golden Cup in God’s Hand (51:7) 325 Jeremiah Speaks to a War‐Torn Twentieth Century (51:11) 326 Thus Far the Words of Jeremiah (51:59–64) 328 Glossary 329 Brief Biography 333 Bibliography 341 Index 357

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Book SynopsisThe First Christian Theologians offers a comprehensive introduction to the theology of the early Church through an accessible and lively examination of the major individual theologians of the time. Provides a comprehensive, single-volume introduction to the theology of the early Church. Features an accessible and lively examination of the major individual theologians from the first five centuries. Explores how Christian theology came into being including detailed coverage of the Scriptural canon, preaching, heresies, and the role of ecumenical councils. Includes an international list of leading contributors. Edited by a leading academic in the field, with a reputation for producing first-rate, accessible books. Trade Review"Beyond doubt this is one of the best introductions available to the English reader who is interested in the Theology of the early Church." Mihail Neamtu, King's College, LondonTable of ContentsPreface vii Notes on Contributors xi List of Abbreviations xv Introduction G. R. Evans 1 Part I The Bible 1 The First Christian Writings John W. Rogerson 15 2 The Interpretation of Scripture Frances Young 24 Part II the Church 3 The Early Idea of the Church Stuart G. Hall 41 4 The Early Church in the World G. R. Evans 58 5 The Imperial Ecclesiastical Lawgivers Clarence Gallagher, SJ 65 Part III Rival Traditions: Christian Theology and Judaism 6 Philo of Alexandria David T. Runia 77 7 Christian Theology and Judaism Paula Fredriksen and Judith Lieu 85 Part IV Rival Traditions: Christian Theology and Secular Philosophy 8 Christian Theology and Secular Philosophy John M. Rist 105 9 Justin Martyr Eric Osborn 115 10 Irenaeus of Lyons Eric Osborn 121 11 Clement of Alexandria Eric Osborn 127 12 Origen Rowan Williams 132 13 Tertullian Eric Osborn 143 14 The Hermetica G. R. Evans 150 Part V The Maturing of Early Christian Theology in East and West 15 Athanasius and the Arian Crisis Rowan Williams 157 16 The Cappadocians Morwenna Ludlow 168 17 Pseudo-Dionysius and Maximus the Confessor Janet P. Williams 186 18 The Syriac Tradition David G. K. Taylor 201 19 Ambrose Boniface Ramsey 225 20 Jerome G. R. Evans 234 21 Augustine of Hippo G. R. Evans 238 22 Eutyches, Nestorius, and Chalcedon G. R. Evans 243 Conclusion: The End of an Era? G. R. Evans 248 Consolidated List of Sources 251 Index of References 260 General Index 267

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Book SynopsisContaining over 700 articles, this Dictionary allows the reader to explore Eastern Christian civilization in its cultural and religious riches. The articles are written by an international team of fifty contributors, including leading historians, theologians, linguists, philosophers, musicians and scholars of liturgy and iconography.Trade Review"It includes almost 700 entries in a manageable volume that provides both a handy basis for study and a readable source for browsing ... Its major success results from the way in which it combines together information about all the churches of the Eastern traditions, and so allows their similarities and differences of thought, practice and history to be discerned ... This is a work that will be of use and interest to both specialist researchers and student readers, and it should be welcomed onto the shelves of both scholars and librarians." Islam and Christian Muslim Relations "All libraries should have this handy volume." International Review of Biblical Studies "There is plenty here to learn and inspire." European Journal of TheologyTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Foreword by Rt Revd Kallistos Ware. Preface. This Book and How to Use It. Introduction. Dictionary Entries A-Z. Index.

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