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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Revelation
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking commentary on The Revelation to John (the Apocalypse) reveals its far-reaching influence on society and culture, and its impact on the church through the ages. Explores the far-reaching influence of the Apocalypse on society and culture. Shows the book''s impact on the Christian church through the ages. Looks at interpretations of the Apocalypse by theologians, ranging from Augustine to late twentieth century liberation theologians. Considers the book''s effects on writers, artists, musicians, political figures, visionaries, and others, including Dante, Hildegard of Bingen, Milton, Newton, the English Civil war radicals, Turner, Blake, Handel, and Franz Schmidt. Provides access to material not readily available elsewhere. Will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines, as well as to general readers. Trade Review"This volume on the Book of Revelation is a stunning achievement. Since the authors are also the editors of the overall project, it is certainly a good sign for the series as a whole." First Things "The present commentary on Revelation ... the first to be published in the series, is a full success. If you have little space on your shelves for biblical commentaries, I would advise you to throw the other commentaries out and keep this one." International Review of Biblical Studies “In giving a sense of how these biblical texts have been read and interpreted by generations of readers these commentaries succeed admirably. They will educate, illuminate, surprise, and delight.” Australian Religious Studies Review "The reader will come away with a good general sense of just how powerful this text has been in the Christian Church." Epworth Review "The reader is provided with a good range of readings, and ways in which the text has been appropriated byt he church, and in music, art and literature." Colloquium "Judith Kovacs and Christopher Rowland give us something new – an in-depth analysis that emphasizes the reception history of the Apocalypse, its significance for later theology, literature, and art. The result is an eye-opening book that will dramatically change how readers understand the last book of the Bible and its role in Western history. This is a rich and fascinating work." Bernard McGinn, Divinity School, University of Chicago "This is a rich and multifaceted commentary on Revelation that includes highlights from the whole range of the history of interpretation and reception of the work. Special attention is given to the role the book has played in art, literature and music, both within the churches and without. It should be required reading in any course on Revelation." Adela Yarbro Collins, Yale University Divinity School Table of ContentsList of Illustrations. Series Editor’s Preface. Preface. List of Abbreviations. Introduction: The Apocalypse in History: The Place of the Book of Revelation in Christian Theology and Life. 1. The Apocalypse in the Context of Jewish and Early Christian Literature. 2. Differing Patterns in the Reception of the Apocalypse: A Summary. 3. Point of View: Distinctive Emphases of this Commentary. 4. The Reception of the Apocalypse: Survey of Important Interpretations and of Artistic Representations. Revelation 1. Revelation 2 and 3. Revelation 4. Revelation 5. Revelation 6. Revelation 7. Revelation 8. Revelation 9. Revelation 10. Revelation 11. Revelation 12. Revelation 13. Revelation 14. Revelation 15. Revelation 16. Revelation 17. Revelation 18. Revelation 19. Revelation 20. Revelation 21. Revelation 22. A Hermeneutical Postscript: Evaluating the Readings. Biographies and Glossary. Bibliography. Old Testament References Listed in the Margin of Nestle-Aland 26th Edition of the Greek New Testament Text of Revelation. Index of Biblical References. General Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Blackwell Companion to Protestantism
Book SynopsisThis Companion brings together new contributions from internationally renowned scholars in order to examine the past, present and future of Protestantism. Co-edited by leading Protestant theologians Alister E. McGrath and Darren C. Marks, with contributions from internationally renowned scholars. Opens with an investigation into the formation of Protestant identity across Europe, North America, Asia, Australasia and Africa. Includes coverage of leading Protestant thinkers, such as Luther, Calvin, Schleiermacher and Barth. Considers the interaction of Protestantism with different areas of modern life, including the arts, politics, the law and science. Debates the future of Protestantism in both Western and non-Western settings. Trade Review"The value of the work lies in the amount of information it contains, and in the readiness of the many writers, coming from many denominations (Anglican and other) to identify themselves as convinced, though self-critical, Protestants. It will be a tonic to those who have got used to hearing 'Protestant' treated as a dirty word." Roger Beckwith, Oxford, Anglican Evangelical Journal for Theology and MissionTable of ContentsContributors. Foreword: Alister E. McGrath (Wycliffe Hall, Oxford) and Darren C.Marks (University of Western Ontario). Introduction: Protestantism – the Problem of Identity: Alister E. McGrath (Wycliffe Hall, Oxford) and Darren C.Marks (University of Western Ontario). Part I: The Formation of Protestant Identity: History and Ideology:. European Protestantism:. 1. Protestantism in German-speaking Lands to the Present Day: Randall C. Zachman (University of Notre Dame). 2. Shapers of Protestantism: Martin Luther: Graham Tomlin (Wycliffe Hall, Oxford). 3. Shapers of Protestantism: John Calvin: Alister E. McGrath (Wycliffe Hall, Oxford). 4. Shapers of Protestantism: F.D.E.Schleiermacher: Nicholas Adams (University of Edinburgh). 5. Shapers of Protestantism: Karl Barth: John Webster (Christ Church, Oxford). 6. English Protestantism to the Present Day: Gerald Bray (Samford University). 7. Scottish Protestantism to the Present Day: Kenneth B.E. Roxburgh (Scottish Baptist College). 8. Welsh Protestantism to the Present Day: D. Densil Morgan (University of Wales). 9. Irish Protestantism to the Present Day: Alan Ford (University of Nottingham). 10. Nordic Protestantism to the Present Day: Aasulve Lande (Lunde University). 11. Protestantism in the Netherlands to the Present Day: Peter van Rooden (University of Amsterdam). 12. Protestantism in Eastern Europe to the Present Day: Parush Parushev and Toivi Pilli (International Baptist Theological Seminary, Prague). 13. French Protestantism to the Present Day: Alister E. McGrath (Wycliffe Hall, Oxford). 14. Italian Protestantism to the Present Day: Alister E. McGrath (Wycliffe Hall, Oxford). North American Protestantism:. 15. Protestantism in the United States of America to the Present Day: John Corrigan (Arizona State University). 16. Shapers of Protestantism: Jonathan Edwards: Steven R. Holmes (King's College London). 17. Canadian Protestantism to the Present Day: Darren C. Marks (University of Western Ontario). Asia and Australasia:. 18. Indian Protestantism to the Present Day: Ivan Morris Satyavrata (Southern Asia Bible College). 19. South-East Asian Protestantism to the Present Day: Hwa Yung (Trinity Theological, Singapore). 20. Japanese Protestantism to the Present Day: Nozomu Miyahira (Seinan Gakuin University, Japan). 21. Korean Protestantism to the Present Day: Yong-Gi Hong (Hansei University). 22. Chinese Protestantism to the Present Day: Carver T. Yu (Hong Kong). 23. Protestantism in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania to the Present Day: Ian Breward (University of Melbourne). Africa:. 24. African Protestantism to the Present Day: John S. Pobee (Ghana). Part II: Protestantism and Present Identity: Relations and Influence:. Protestantism and Its Relations:. 25. Protestantism and the Bible: R. Kendall Soulen (Wesley Theological Seminary). 26. Protestantism and the Arts: Trevor Hart (University of St. Andrew's). 27. Protestantism and Politics, Economics, and Sociology: J. Philip Wogaman (Wesley Theological Seminary). 28. Protestantism, Law and Legal Thought: John Witte Jr. (Emory Law School). 29. Protestantism and the Sciences: Ted Peters (Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary). Protestantism and its Influence:. 30. Protestantism and Liberalism: Mark D. Chapman (Ripon College, Oxford). 31. Protestantism and Feminism: Cynthia L. Rigby (Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary). 32. Protestantism and Fundamentalism: William V. Trollinger Jr. (University of Dayton, Ohio). 33. Protestantism and Racism: Paul R. Griffin (Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio). 34. Protestantism and Judaism: Clark M. Williamson (Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis). 35. Protestantism and Spirituality: Bradley P. Holt (Augsberg College). 36. Protestantism and Missions: Werner Ustorf (University of Birmingham). Part III: The Future of Protestantism:. 37. The Future of Protestantism: Ecumenism and the Main-Line Denominations: Alan D. Falconer (World Council of Churches). 38. The Future of Protestantism: Evangelicalism: Mark A. Noll (Wheaton College, Illinois). 39. The Future of Protestantism: The Rise of Pentecostalism: Allan Anderson (University of Birmingham). 40. The Future of Protestantism: Postmodernity: Graham Ward (University of Manchester). 41. The Future of Protestantism: The Non-Western Protestant World: Allan Anderson (University of Birmingham). Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Brief History of Heaven
Book Synopsis* A short, accessible book on the history of heaven. * Draws together representations of heaven by a wide range of writers, theologians, politicians and artists. * Covers literary works such as Dantea s Divine Comedy, Bunyana s Pilgrima s Progress, and the poems of George Herbert.Trade Review‘Alister McGrath invariably combines enormous scholarship with an accessible and engaging style. This book is no exception - a splendid survey of a centrally important subject, covering theology and the arts with equal grace and clarity.’ Dr Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury "Bringing together literature, theology, politics and the arts, this fascinating book traces the remarkable influence that the idea of heaven has had - and continues to have - on western culture." Publishing News "It is delightfully lucid and insightful...Recommended for large public libraries as well as academic libraries offering a variety of Christian religious courses." Joyce Smothers, Library Journal "Though clearly a scholar, McGrath transcends the drone of the academic dissertation, offering an accessible and thorough narrative. Using the rich visual imagery of heaven, McGrath has created a fascinating kaleidoscope for viewing the evolution of Christian worship." Publishers Weekly "Pick of the week...It's an ambitious, immensely accessible, erudite and entertaining exploration of the way the idea of heaven has been constructed over the centuries." The Saturday AgeTable of ContentsList of Illustrations viii Preface ix 1 The City: The New Jerusalem 1 Images and the Christian Faith 2 The City of Jerusalem in the Old Testament 7 The City of Jerusalem in the New Testament 10 Augustine of Hippo on the Two Cities 13 The Heavenly City and Medieval Spirituality 17 Pearl and the New Jerusalem 25 John Bunyan’s Heavenly City 29 The Shape of the Heavenly Body 33 2 The Garden: Heaven as Paradise 39 The Quest for the Garden of Eden 41 Paradise in the Bible 43 Early Christian Views of Paradise 47 The Millennium as Paradise 52 Medieval Visions of Paradise 54 Dante’s Divine Comedy 58 Paradise and the Enclosed Garden 65 Heaven as the Restoration of Eden 70 3 Opening the Gates of Heaven: Atonement and Paradise 75 Christ the Victor 79 Christ the Hero 83 Christ the Harrower of Hell 88 Christ the Redeemer: Atonement as Satisfaction 94 Christ the Lover: Atonement and the Enkindling of Love 96 The Institutionalization of Atonement: The Church as the Gateway to Heaven 101 The Privatization of Atonement: Personal Faith as the Gateway to Heaven 106 4 The Signposting of Heaven: Signals of Transcendence 111 Nature as an Anticipation of Heaven 113 The Ascent of Love and the Intimation of Heaven 117 Experience and the Sense of Heaven: Herbert and Traherne 120 Nature as a Signpost of Heaven: Romanticism and Transcendentalism 124 Longing for Heaven: C. S. Lewis 130 5 The Consolation of Heaven 137 Reunion with Family in Heaven in Early Roman Christianity 139 Heaven as an Encounter with God 141 Heaven as a Dream: Feuerbach, Marx, and Freud 146 Heaven as an Encounter with Loved Ones 150 African American Spirituals 155 6 Journey’s End: Heaven as the Goal of the Christian Life 161 The Concept of Spirituality 162 The Hope of Heaven: Theological Foundations 164 The Appeal to Worship: Heaven on Earth 166 Feasting in the Kingdom 168 Journeying to the Promised Land 171 Returning to the Homeland from Exile 175 Seeing God Face to Face 181 Works Consulted 185 Index 192
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Brief History of Heaven
Book SynopsisThe concept of heaven has had an enormous impact on popular culture in the west, both religious and secular. This engaging and highly accessible book by one of today's best-known Christian writers explores the history of heaven, from its origins in biblical writings right up to the modern day.Trade Review‘Alister McGrath invariably combines enormous scholarship with an accessible and engaging style. This book is no exception - a splendid survey of a centrally important subject, covering theology and the arts with equal grace and clarity.’ Dr Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury "Bringing together literature, theology, politics and the arts, this fascinating book traces the remarkable influence that the idea of heaven has had - and continues to have - on western culture." Publishing News "It is delightfully lucid and insightful...Recommended for large public libraries as well as academic libraries offering a variety of Christian religious courses." Joyce Smothers, Library Journal "Though clearly a scholar, McGrath transcends the drone of the academic dissertation, offering an accessible and thorough narrative. Using the rich visual imagery of heaven, McGrath has created a fascinating kaleidoscope for viewing the evolution of Christian worship." Publishers Weekly "Pick of the week...It's an ambitious, immensely accessible, erudite and entertaining exploration of the way the idea of heaven has been constructed over the centuries." The Saturday AgeTable of ContentsList of Illustrations viii Preface ix 1 The City: The New Jerusalem 1 Images and the Christian Faith 2 The City of Jerusalem in the Old Testament 7 The City of Jerusalem in the New Testament 10 Augustine of Hippo on the Two Cities 13 The Heavenly City and Medieval Spirituality 17 Pearl and the New Jerusalem 25 John Bunyan’s Heavenly City 29 The Shape of the Heavenly Body 33 2 The Garden: Heaven as Paradise 39 The Quest for the Garden of Eden 41 Paradise in the Bible 43 Early Christian Views of Paradise 47 The Millennium as Paradise 52 Medieval Visions of Paradise 54 Dante’s Divine Comedy 58 Paradise and the Enclosed Garden 65 Heaven as the Restoration of Eden 70 3 Opening the Gates of Heaven: Atonement and Paradise 75 Christ the Victor 79 Christ the Hero 83 Christ the Harrower of Hell 88 Christ the Redeemer: Atonement as Satisfaction 94 Christ the Lover: Atonement and the Enkindling of Love 96 The Institutionalization of Atonement: The Church as the Gateway to Heaven 101 The Privatization of Atonement: Personal Faith as the Gateway to Heaven 106 4 The Signposting of Heaven: Signals of Transcendence 111 Nature as an Anticipation of Heaven 113 The Ascent of Love and the Intimation of Heaven 117 Experience and the Sense of Heaven: Herbert and Traherne 120 Nature as a Signpost of Heaven: Romanticism and Transcendentalism 124 Longing for Heaven: C. S. Lewis 130 5 The Consolation of Heaven 137 Reunion with Family in Heaven in Early Roman Christianity 139 Heaven as an Encounter with God 141 Heaven as a Dream: Feuerbach, Marx, and Freud 146 Heaven as an Encounter with Loved Ones 150 African American Spirituals 155 6 Journey’s End: Heaven as the Goal of the Christian Life 161 The Concept of Spirituality 162 The Hope of Heaven: Theological Foundations 164 The Appeal to Worship: Heaven on Earth 166 Feasting in the Kingdom 168 Journeying to the Promised Land 171 Returning to the Homeland from Exile 175 Seeing God Face to Face 181 Works Consulted 185 Index 192
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Prenatal Person
Book SynopsisA host of ethical questions has arisen recently in response to the development of new reproductive technologies. This text helps students of theology, philosophy and health studies, as well as lay readers to find answers to these questions.Trade Review"The Prenatal Person is a welcome contribution to dialogue between adherents of Christian and secular approaches to controversial bioethical issues about the beginning of human life. It is refreshing to find a Catholic scholar addressing these issues in a way that does not rely heavily on religious teachings that only a Catholic could be expected to accept. This is a book I will recommend to my students, so that they can consider a reasoned approach that is very different to my own." Peter Singer, Princeton University "...there are many useful insights and The Prenatal Person is helped by attention to detail in medical matters." The TabletTable of ContentsPreface. Acknow;edgments. Part I: Foundations. 1. Morality for persons. Utilitarianism. Contemporary Concept of Person. Traditional Concept of Person. Survival of Traditional Morality. 2. Life, Health, Ethics and The Bible. Biblical Interpretations and Bioethics. Life, Health, Sickness and Death: Old Testament. Life and Healing: New Testament. Lilfe After Death in the Bible. Relevance of the Bible for Health Ethics. 3. Ethical Principles for Health Care. Christian Vision of Human Dignity. Respect for Human Life. Duty of Reasonable Care of Health and Life. Doing Good and Permitting Harm. Responsibilities of Healthcare Professionals. Christian and Secular Ethicists in a Democracy. Part II: Ethical Issues. 4. Human Embryo. Beginning of the Embryo. Research and Clinical Use of Embryos. Respect for the Embryo. Ethical Evaluation of the Use of Embryos in Research and Clinical Practice. 5. The Pregnant Woman and Her Fetus. Support for Pregnant Women. Embryonic and Fetal Mortality and Morbidity. Induced Abortion. Long-term Sequelae of Abortion. Fetus with Anencephaly. Ethical Evaluation of Issues During Pregnancy. 6. Infertility and Artificial Reproductive Technology. Infertility. Assisted Reproductive Technology and Ethics. 7. Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis. Prevalence of Fetal Congenital Malformations. Pregnant Women's Anxieties. Current Procedures. Therapeutic Benefits. Ethical Evaluation of Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis. 8. The Fetus. Fetal Therapies. Use of Fetal Tissue. Fetal Pain. Care of the Fetus and Ethics. 9. Newborns. Breastfeeding. Perinatal Mortality. Low Birthweight Babies. Delivery for HIV Infected Pregnant Women. Noenatal Transplants. Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Newborns. Notes. Select Bibliography. Glossary. Index.
£98.96
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Prenatal Person
Book SynopsisA host of ethical questions has arisen recently in response to the development of new reproductive technologies. This text helps students of theology, philosophy and health studies, as well as lay readers to find answers to these questions.Trade Review"The Prenatal Person is a welcome contribution to dialogue between adherents of Christian and secular approaches to controversial bioethical issues about the beginning of human life. It is refreshing to find a Catholic scholar addressing these issues in a way that does not rely heavily on religious teachings that only a Catholic could be expected to accept. This is a book I will recommend to my students, so that they can consider a reasoned approach that is very different to my own." Peter Singer, Princeton University "...there are many useful insights and The Prenatal Person is helped by attention to detail in medical matters." The TabletTable of ContentsPreface. Acknow;edgments. Part I: Foundations. 1. Morality for persons. Utilitarianism. Contemporary Concept of Person. Traditional Concept of Person. Survival of Traditional Morality. 2. Life, Health, Ethics and The Bible. Biblical Interpretations and Bioethics. Life, Health, Sickness and Death: Old Testament. Life and Healing: New Testament. Lilfe After Death in the Bible. Relevance of the Bible for Health Ethics. 3. Ethical Principles for Health Care. Christian Vision of Human Dignity. Respect for Human Life. Duty of Reasonable Care of Health and Life. Doing Good and Permitting Harm. Responsibilities of Healthcare Professionals. Christian and Secular Ethicists in a Democracy. Part II: Ethical Issues. 4. Human Embryo. Beginning of the Embryo. Research and Clinical Use of Embryos. Respect for the Embryo. Ethical Evaluation of the Use of Embryos in Research and Clinical Practice. 5. The Pregnant Woman and Her Fetus. Support for Pregnant Women. Embryonic and Fetal Mortality and Morbidity. Induced Abortion. Long-term Sequelae of Abortion. Fetus with Anencephaly. Ethical Evaluation of Issues During Pregnancy. 6. Infertility and Artificial Reproductive Technology. Infertility. Assisted Reproductive Technology and Ethics. 7. Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis. Prevalence of Fetal Congenital Malformations. Pregnant Women's Anxieties. Current Procedures. Therapeutic Benefits. Ethical Evaluation of Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis. 8. The Fetus. Fetal Therapies. Use of Fetal Tissue. Fetal Pain. Care of the Fetus and Ethics. 9. Newborns. Breastfeeding. Perinatal Mortality. Low Birthweight Babies. Delivery for HIV Infected Pregnant Women. Noenatal Transplants. Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Newborns. Notes. Select Bibliography. Glossary. Index.
£37.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Pietist Theologians
Book SynopsisA comprehensive introduction to the Pietist theologians of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Puritan England, Pietist Europe and Colonial America. * Provides a comprehensive introduction to the Pietist theologians of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.Trade Review"A good introduction to a study of this period which is so rich in writings on Christian living." Reformed Theological Journal "In all, this is a superb collection of essays that will become indispensable for teaching Pietism and Protestantism in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It is the best introduction to Pietism in English available today." Lutheran Quarterly “A most valuable resource for the study of Pietism, which brings out its international, cross-cultural and many-sided influence on Protestant Christianity.” TheologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Notes on Contributors. List of Abbreviations. Introduction: Carter Lindberg. 1. Johann Arndt (1555-1621): Johannes Wallmann (Ruhr-Universität). 2. William Perkins (1558-1602): Raymond Blacketer. 3. Lewis Bayly (?-1631) and Richard Baxter (1615-1691): Carl Trueman (Westminster Theological Seminary). 4. Paul Gerhardt (c. 1607-1676): Christian Bunners (Historischen Kommission zur Erforschung des Pietismus). 5. Philip Jakob Spener (1635-1705): K. James Stein (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary). 6. August Hermann Francke (1663-1727): Markus Matthias (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg). 7. Cotton Mather (1663-1728): Richard Lovelace (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary). 8. Jane Ward Leade (1624-1704) and the Philadelphians: Donald Durnbaugh (Bethany Theological Seminary). 9. Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644-1724): Martin H. Jung (University of Osnabrück). 10. Madame Guyon (1648-1717): Patricia A. Ward (Vanderbilt University). 11. Gottfried Arnold (1666-1714) : Peter C. Erb (Wilfrid Laurier University). 12. Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769): Hansgünter Ludewig. 13. Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) : Peter Vogt. 14. Johann Albrecht Bengel (1687-1752): Hermann Ehmer (University of Tübingen). 15. Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (1702-1782): Martin Weyer-Menkoff (Institut für Theologie und Religionspädagogik, Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd). 16. John Wesley (1703-1791): David Hempton (Boston University). Glossary. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Brief History of Heresy
Book SynopsisThis short and accessible book introduces readers to the problems of heresy, schism and dissidence over the last two millennia. The heresies under discussion range from Gnosticism, influential in the early Christian period, right through to modern sects. The idea of a heretic conjures up many images, from the martyrs prepared to die for their beliefs, through to sects with bizarre practices. This book provides a remarkable insight into the fraught history of heresy, showing how the Church came to insist on orthodoxy when threatened by alternative ideals, exploring the social and political conditions under which heretics were created, and how those involved were ''tested'' and punished, often by imprisonment and burning. Engaging written, A Brief History of Heresy is enlivened throughout with fascinating examples of individuals and movements. A short, accessible history of heresy. Spans the last two millennia, from the Gnostics through to moTrade Review"A clear and elegant book." The Guardian "What Gill Evans's lively and accessible study shows is that if the Church today is to proceed towards a unity truly based upon Christ, we need to distinguish between desirably dissident ‘whistle-blowers’ where the official Church has gotten out of step with its founder, and those voices of dissidence which, on examination, prove clearly contrary to the teaching of Christ. This is accordingly a timely as well as entertaining book, a distillation of wide learning designed for the intelligent common reader." David Lyle Jeffrey, Baylor University "It is an excellent survey of heresy throughout the church's history. Those who read for information and insight will be abundantly rewarded." Ashland Theological Journal Table of ContentsList of Illustrations viii Preface x 1 The Importance of Being United 1 Forming Consensus 5 The Papacy 10 The Bible in the Hands of Heretics 13 Areas Where Disagreement May be Allowed 20 2 The Boundaries of Orthodoxy: Faith 23 The Apostles’ Creed 24 The Nicene Creed 29 Catechesis 34 Misdirected Worship and Taking the Name of God in Vain 38 Does the Faith ‘Develop’ Through History? 41 The Content of the Creeds and the Question of Orthodoxy 45 3 The Boundaries of Orthodoxy: Order 47 ‘Disorder’ at the Wild Fringes 47 Orderliness 53 Ministry and Order 55 The Rigorist Dispute 57 Schismatics 59 Diaspora 61 Orthopraxis 62 4 Classifying Heresies 65 What Could be Imported from Ancient Philosophy? 66 Incarnation and Christology 67 The Augustinian Trio 70 The Easter Controversy 71 The Doctrine of Transubstantiation 72 1054 and the Schism of East and West 73 From Sect to ‘Confessional Identity’ 76 The Power of a Name 80 Categories of Unbelief 83 Pinning Accusations to Suspected Heretics 86 The Creation of a Critical Literature 88 5 Heresy and Social Challenge 90 Popular Heresy: The Anti-establishment Dissidents Speak up for Themselves 93 The Road to Dissent 98 The Waldensians 99 John Wyclif and the Lollard Movement 106 Jan Hus 110 The Hussite ‘Movement’ 117 Social Consequences After the Middle Ages 119 6 Good and Evil 123 The Mediaeval Dualists 126 7 Dealing with Heresy 134 University Sermons 136 The Preaching of the Heretics Themselves 138 Crusade 141 Inquisition 142 The Change in the Balance of Power 149 Living with Difference 151 Conclusion 157 Notes 166 Further reading 180 Index 186
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Brief History of Heresy
Book SynopsisThis short and accessible book introduces readers to the problems of heresy, schism and dissidence over the last two millennia. The heresies under discussion range from Gnosticism, influential in the early Christian period, right through to modern sects.Trade Review"A clear and elegant book." The Guardian "What Gill Evans's lively and accessible study shows is that if the Church today is to proceed towards a unity truly based upon Christ, we need to distinguish between desirably dissident ‘whistle-blowers’ where the official Church has gotten out of step with its founder, and those voices of dissidence which, on examination, prove clearly contrary to the teaching of Christ. This is accordingly a timely as well as entertaining book, a distillation of wide learning designed for the intelligent common reader." David Lyle Jeffrey, Baylor University "It is an excellent survey of heresy throughout the church's history. Those who read for information and insight will be abundantly rewarded." Ashland Theological JournalTable of ContentsList of Illustrations viii Preface x 1 The Importance of Being United 1 Forming Consensus 5 The Papacy 10 The Bible in the Hands of Heretics 13 Areas Where Disagreement May be Allowed 20 2 The Boundaries of Orthodoxy: Faith 23 The Apostles’ Creed 24 The Nicene Creed 29 Catechesis 34 Misdirected Worship and Taking the Name of God in Vain 38 Does the Faith ‘Develop’ Through History? 41 The Content of the Creeds and the Question of Orthodoxy 45 3 The Boundaries of Orthodoxy: Order 47 ‘Disorder’ at the Wild Fringes 47 Orderliness 53 Ministry and Order 55 The Rigorist Dispute 57 Schismatics 59 Diaspora 61 Orthopraxis 62 4 Classifying Heresies 65 What Could be Imported from Ancient Philosophy? 66 Incarnation and Christology 67 The Augustinian Trio 70 The Easter Controversy 71 The Doctrine of Transubstantiation 72 1054 and the Schism of East and West 73 From Sect to ‘Confessional Identity’ 76 The Power of a Name 80 Categories of Unbelief 83 Pinning Accusations to Suspected Heretics 86 The Creation of a Critical Literature 88 5 Heresy and Social Challenge 90 Popular Heresy: The Anti-establishment Dissidents Speak up for Themselves 93 The Road to Dissent 98 The Waldensians 99 John Wyclif and the Lollard Movement 106 Jan Hus 110 The Hussite ‘Movement’ 117 Social Consequences After the Middle Ages 119 6 Good and Evil 123 The Mediaeval Dualists 126 7 Dealing with Heresy 134 University Sermons 136 The Preaching of the Heretics Themselves 138 Crusade 141 Inquisition 142 The Change in the Balance of Power 149 Living with Difference 151 Conclusion 157 Notes 166 Further reading 180 Index 186
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Love
Book Synopsis3,000 years of ideas about the nature of love in Western culture are brought together in this concise history. By blending the works of many scholars and examining the significant lives, works, and movements associated with love, Love: A Brief History Through Western Christianity traces the evolution and impact of this timeless topic. Takes the reader on a lightning but enlightening journey through 3,000 years of the idea of love Examines the influential movements, people, and work that have helped shape our notion of love in Western culture, written by a key figure in religious history Tackles the historical and religious concept in Western society, and our efforts to apply ideas of love to social concerns Explores diverse periods and examples from the theological and philosophical texts of figures such as Augustine, Luther, and Feuerbach to intellectual movements like RomanTrade Review“Lindberg’s readable and enjoyable history is framed by an account of eros and agape.” (International Journal of Systematic Theology, 19 June 2015) "Overall, Lindberg offers a significant work, one which will be helpful for pastors, seminarians, graduate students, and interested lay people." (Lutheran Quaterly, 2011) "Lindberg has written an excellent book that deserves a wide readership. Its vastness of scope is breathtaking and its selection of topics comprehensive.." (Reviews in Religion & Theology, 2010)“Any scholar or general reader who wishes to grapple with the nature of love may find this book and its bibliography a fine place to start.” (The Catholic Historical Review, January 2009) "A wonderful overview of the ways in which the theme of love has been presented and reflected upon from biblical times to the late 20th century." (Church Times, November 2008) Table of ContentsPreface. 1. The Language of Love. 2. Biblical Views of Love. 3. A World Without Love? The Greco-Roman World and Early Christianity. 4. Caritas: The Augustinian Synthesis of Biblical Agape and Hellenistic Eros. 5. Love and the Individual: Abelard and Bernard. 6. Mystics and Troubadours. 7. Faith Formed by Love: Scholasticism. 8. Faith Active in Love: Reformation. 9. Love as Service: Pietism and the Diaconal Movements. 10. Love in the Modern World. Conclusion: Concluding Unscientific Postscript. Bibliography. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Nature Technology and the Sacred
Book SynopsisNature, Technology and the Sacred This book will be an obligatory reference point for those wishing to locate the contemporary debates about how we should live with technology and nature within the longer scope of Western history.' Ulrich Beck, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich Szerszynski draws on several centuries of Western religious and philosophical thought to rebut the idea that modernity's love affair with technology has taken the sacred out of nature. His provocative, wide-ranging study will broaden the horizons of environmental scholarship as well as science and technology studies.' Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University This book will stand for many years to come as the authoritative treatment of a topic which in turn stands at the very centre of the entire ecological debate.' John Milbank, University of Nottingham This provocative and timely book argues that contemporary ideas and practices concerning nTrade Review"With this book Szerszynski makes a highly original contribution to European social theory of the politics of nature and reflexive modernization. Paddling hard against the main currents of thought in this area, he doggedly follows his hunch - that the contemporary politicization of nature and technology is by no means a sign of our final departure from the horizon of religion and the sacred. The scholarly yet engaging way in which he develops his case will mean that this book will become an obligatory reference point for those wishing to locate the contemporary debates about how we should live with technology and nature within the longer scope of Western history." Ulrich Beck, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich "Szerszynski’s meticulously researched and well-argued book comprehensively demolishes the notion that monotheism disenchanted the natural world … This book will stand for many years to come as the authoritative treatment of a topic which in turn stands at the very centre of the entire ecological debate." John Milbank, University of Nottingham "Szerszynski draws on several centuries of Western religious and philosophical thought to rebut the idea that modernity’s love affair with technology has taken the sacred out of nature. His provocative, wide-ranging study will broaden the horizons of environmental scholarship as well as science and technology studies." Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University "In this impressive, wide-ranging new volume, Bronislaw Szerszynski provides a sophisticated historic overview of the development of technology from ancient times to the present. [...] This book is a highly refined and intelligent work and whether its conclusions are met with enthusiasm or sceptical disagreement, it demands and deserves significant attention." Journal of Contemporary Religion “Nature, Technology and the Sacred takes our ability to study implicit religion to a new and deeper level … We can only anticipate that much more will come from this formidable scholar.” Implicit ReligionTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements xvii Part I Modernity, Nature and the Sacred 1 1 The Disenchantment of the World 3 2 Nature, Secularization and the Transformation of the Sacred 10 Part II Nature and Technology 29 3 Nature, Science and the Death of Pan 31 4 Modern Technology and the Sacred 51 Part III The Body and its Environment 65 5 The Body, Healing and the Sacred 67 6 The Birth of ‘the Environment’ 84 Part IV Against the Technological Condition 109 7 The Politicization of Nature 111 8 Nature, Virtue and Everyday Life 125 9 Nature and Public Speech 140 Part V The Future of the Sacred 157 10 The Global Sacred 159 11 Nature, Technology and the Sacred: a Postscript 171 Notes 179 References 188 Index 211
£84.56
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Nature Technology and the Sacred
Book SynopsisArgues that contemporary ideas and practices concerning nature and technology remain closely bound up with religious ways of thinking and acting. This work reinterprets a range of 'secular' phenomena in terms of their conditioning by a complex series of transformations of the sacred in Western history.Trade Review"With this book Szerszynski makes a highly original contribution to European social theory of the politics of nature and reflexive modernization. Paddling hard against the main currents of thought in this area, he doggedly follows his hunch - that the contemporary politicization of nature and technology is by no means a sign of our final departure from the horizon of religion and the sacred. The scholarly yet engaging way in which he develops his case will mean that this book will become an obligatory reference point for those wishing to locate the contemporary debates about how we should live with technology and nature within the longer scope of Western history." Ulrich Beck, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich "Szerszynski’s meticulously researched and well-argued book comprehensively demolishes the notion that monotheism disenchanted the natural world … This book will stand for many years to come as the authoritative treatment of a topic which in turn stands at the very centre of the entire ecological debate." John Milbank, University of Nottingham "Szerszynski draws on several centuries of Western religious and philosophical thought to rebut the idea that modernity’s love affair with technology has taken the sacred out of nature. His provocative, wide-ranging study will broaden the horizons of environmental scholarship as well as science and technology studies." Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University "In this impressive, wide-ranging new volume, Bronislaw Szerszynski provides a sophisticated historic overview of the development of technology from ancient times to the present. [...] This book is a highly refined and intelligent work and whether its conclusions are met with enthusiasm or sceptical disagreement, it demands and deserves significant attention." Journal of Contemporary Religion “Nature, Technology and the Sacred takes our ability to study implicit religion to a new and deeper level … We can only anticipate that much more will come from this formidable scholar.” Implicit ReligionTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements xvii Part I Modernity, Nature and the Sacred 1 1 The Disenchantment of the World 3 2 Nature, Secularization and the Transformation of the Sacred 10 Part II Nature and Technology 29 3 Nature, Science and the Death of Pan 31 4 Modern Technology and the Sacred 51 Part III The Body and its Environment 65 5 The Body, Healing and the Sacred 67 6 The Birth of ‘the Environment’ 84 Part IV Against the Technological Condition 109 7 The Politicization of Nature 111 8 Nature, Virtue and Everyday Life 125 9 Nature and Public Speech 140 Part V The Future of the Sacred 157 10 The Global Sacred 159 11 Nature, Technology and the Sacred: a Postscript 171 Notes 179 References 188 Index 211
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Christian Mission
Book SynopsisCHRISTIAN MISSION Dana Robert distils a quarter of a century of her research into an erudite and accessible single-volume account of how Christianity became the largest religious tradition in the world. There is no better place for any reader to start becoming informed about this important subject. David Hempton, Harvard University Remarkable for the range and depth of the material Robert is able to pack into so short a book. Reliable and readable, it is especially valuable for its treatment of the relation between western and non-western missionary activity. David A. Hollinger, University of California, Berkeley Dana Robert's richly textured book shows us that the history of Christian missions is far from being merely a European colonial story, and will be immensely valuable to students and general readers who are concerned to uncover the historical roots of Christianity's current status as a truly global faith. Brian Stanley, UnivTrade Review"Despite these concerns, Christian Mission is a valuable addition to the growing literature on world Christianity . . . our overall understanding of Christianity as a world religion is significantly increased by Robert's work." (Christian Century, 8 March 2011) "Robert's book, by drawing on more recent scholarship incorporates a global view and puts world Christianity at the center of the narrative, where it belongs, This re-writing" of the history of Christian missions has just begun and likely will occupy scholars for years to come." (Church History, June 2010)"This work is a valuable contribution to the subject." (CHOICE, December 2009)"Roberts helpfully reminds the readers that this...must be understood by accounting for the various players and settings in which it unfolds: "It is important to study the spiders, but it is equally important to notice the web" (177).Christian Mission, appropriate as a college or graduate level text, is a commendable introduction to those seeking to make sense of this tangled web." (Missology, 2010)"[This book] does a lot of things (including a chronological and thematic study of 2000 years of Christian mission!). Along the way, Robert points out that Christian missionaries have done much good for the societies they have entered." (The Gospel Coalition, January 2010) "A masterful survey of mission in Christian history from the very origins of the religion to the present. … It should be required reading for any undergraduate course on Christianity or world religions." (International Bulletin of Missionary Research, October 2009) "Robert unerringly focuses on the most important issues. She is especially good on the persistence of gender issues in mission history." (Christian Century, October 2009)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments x Introduction 1 Part I The Making of a World Religion: Christian Mission through the Ages 5 1 From Christ to Christendom 7 From Jerusalem into “All the World” 10 The Creation of Catholic Europe, 400–1400 21 2 Vernaculars and Volunteers, 1450– 31 Bible Translation and the Roots of Modern Missions 32 The Revitalization of Catholic Missions 36 The Beginnings of Protestant Missions 41 Voluntarism and Mission 44 Protestant Missionary Activities in the Nineteenth Century 48 3 Global Networking for the Nations, 1910– 53 The Growth of Global Networks 56 International Awakenings 60 Awakening Internationalism 64 Postcolonial Rejection of Christian Mission 67 Africans, Asians, and Latin Americans in Mission 69 Part II Themes in Mission History 81 4 The Politics of Missions: Empire, Human Rights, and Land 83 Critiques of Missions 87 Missionaries and Human Rights 98 Missionaries and the Land 107 5 Women in World Mission: Purity, Motherhood, and Women’s Well-Being 114 Women as Missionaries 118 Purity and Gender Neutrality 119 The Mission of Motherhood 124 Women’s Well-Being and Social Change 131 6 Conversion and Christian Community: The Missionary from St. Patrick to Bernard Mizeki 142 Who Was St. Patrick? 144 Bernard Mizeki, “Apostle to the Shona” 159 Missionaries and the Formation of Communal Christian Identities 171 7 Postscript: Multicultural Missions in Global Context 173 Bibliography 178 Index 193
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Harvard University Press Trent and All That
Book SynopsisJohn W. O'Malley works out a remarkable guide to the intellectual and historical developments behind the concepts of Catholic reform, the Counter Reformation, and, in his felicitous term, Early Modern Catholicism. The result is the single best overview of scholarship on Catholicism in early modern Europe, delivered in a pithy, entertaining style.Trade ReviewThere is no other comparable book or even article that deals with the same material in such a full and historically accurate way. O'Malley is the first to put a vast amount of scholarship together in a clear, cogent, and authoritative fashion. He has the kind of profound knowledge and understanding of historiography that comes only after years of study. Given the scope of the book, it should be most useful for courses not only on the Reformation, but on early modern Europe in general. His conclusion is a major contribution to the debate about terminology, and it opens a different way of conceiving of the whole history of Catholicism between the Reformation and the French Revolution. -- Elisabeth G. Gleason, Professor of History Emerita, University of San FranciscoIn this important study, O'Malley does what his Jesuit forebears so often did--he engages in creative dialogue with approaches which, though imperfect, are likely to stay around. -- Alison Shell * Times Literary Supplement *[This book is] a remarkably thorough overview of how historians have sought to make sense of the way the Catholic Church responded to one of the most complex periods of her history...O'Malley brings together a vast amount of scholarship to show how the Church reacted not simply to the Protestant Reformation, but also to the other new challenges she faced in an age that witnessed both the rise of the nation state and the creation of vast imperial structures that by way of conquest carried the message of Christianity throughout the world. -- David J. Levy * Catholic Herald *Trent and All That is punchy, concise, entertaining, and lucid. In fact, these five short chapters constitute the single best overview of scholarship on Catholicism in early modern Europe during the past fifty years. There is frankly nothing of the kind in English. I imagine this will be a most welcome guide. -- Ronnie Po-chia Hsia, Professor of History, New York UniversityThis is a unique book focusing on an interesting issue. Roman Catholicism in the early modern age has been designated by a variety of names: Counter-Reformation, Catholic Reformation, the Baroque Age, the Tridentine Age, and the Confessional Age. Why? What contexts and presuppositions in the last two centuries have led to this multiplicity? O'Malley is a leading authority and provides here the most significant and well-documented overview of this issue and its scholarship In the end, O'Malley proposes his own candidate for the best name for the period. Yet, this is not his primary goal alone. He wants to show 'the Catholic side' with new eyes so that the complexities of the period, frequently missed, will become apparent O'Malley's fine study opens new paradigms and persuasively promotes a fresh way of understanding this period of Roman Catholic history. -- Donald K. McKim * The Sixteenth Century Journal *Table of Contents* Introduction: What's in a Name? *1. How It All Began *2. Hubert Jedi and the Classic Position *3. England and Italy in Jedin's Wake *4. France, Germany, and Beyond * Conclusion: There's Much in a Name * Bibliography * Notes * Acknowledgments * Index
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Harvard Center for Jewish Studies The Pride of Jacob
Book SynopsisKatz transformed our understanding of Jewish-Christian relations in the Middle Ages, the social-historical significance of Jewish law, the rise of Orthodoxy in Germany and Hungary, and the emergence of modern anti-Semitism. Here ten scholars discuss his work and its importance in reshaping the way Jewish history is studied.
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Harvard University Press Appropriately Subversive Modern Mothers in
Book SynopsisHow do mothers reconcile conflicting loyaltiesto their religious traditions, and to the daughters whose freedoms are also constrained by those traditions? Searching for answers, Halbertal interviewed mothers of teenage daughters in religious communities: Catholics in the United States and Orthodox Jews in Israel.Trade ReviewThe devout women in Tova Hartman Halbertal’s new book are all insiders. Unhappy insiders sometimes, uncomfortable insiders often, but inside to stay. The author understands… Those [Halbertal] interviews wrestle to change their religious cultures even as they stand grounded in faith… All are mothers of adolescent daughters and all are teachers, usually in the religious schools of their communities. They know, writes [Dr.] Hartman Halbertal, both the price of choosing not to socialize their daughters in their traditions and the cost of passing on the culture without reflection… For mothers challenging the status quo, raising ‘good girls,’ can be both a way of protecting daughters and an insurance policy, she argues. ‘Good daughters certify good mothers,’ allowing the latter further risk-taking. -- Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *This small gem of a book opens a new conversation about mothers. Illuminating the inner voices of women raising daughters in the orthodoxies of Judaism and Catholicism, it reminds us that all mothers mother in orthodoxy. Rarely have I seen the intelligence of mothers so respected or their conflicts portrayed with such eye-opening honesty. Appropriately Subversive is bold and innovative research. Tova Hartman Halbertal has placed her study at a critical intersection of traditional religions and modern feminism. Honoring the claims of both, she invites us into the dilemmas of mothering in culture. Hers is the voice of a brilliant new scholar. -- Carol Gilligan, author of In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s Development and The Birth of PleasureAppropriately Subversive offers wonderful insights from the stories of mothers who live within and value traditional religious beliefs, yet question the price of conformity, exploring how the tension between ‘the committed self’ and ‘the resisting self’ affects their choices in raising their daughters. In Hartman Halbertal’s interviews with orthodox Jewish and Catholic women, we see vastly different religious practices, but remarkably similar psychic dramas. Her research helps us to understand the insidious effect of authoritarian structures that short-circuit the free exchange of ideas and prevent daughters and mothers from really knowing one another. -- Mary Scanlon Calcaterra, Founding Vice President, Voice of the FaithfulThis is a study of women on the boundaries between ambiguity and conviction; tradition and change; law and life; self-expression and silence. But it is more. By crossing boundaries herself between dispassionate scholarship and compassion; Jews and Catholics; mothers and daughters—Tova Hartman Halbertal creates an opening into hope, the true holy place. -- James Carroll, author of Constantine’s Sword: The Church and the Jews—A HistoryTable of Contents1. "I Think I'm of Two Minds" 2. Ritual Observance and Religious Learning 3. Abdications and Coalitions 4. Teaching 5. The Conflict of Dgmas 6. "No Perfect Places" Notes Refrences Index
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Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies Ephesos Metropolis of Asia
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together studies of Ephesos—a major city in the Greco-Roman period and a primary center for the spread of Christianity into the Western world—by an international array of scholars from the fields of classics, fine arts, history of religion, New Testament, ancient Christianity, and archaeology.
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Harvard University Press What is Gnosticism
Book SynopsisHow do we account for the disparate ideas, writings, and practices that have been placed under the Gnostic rubric? King’s book is both a thorough and innovative introduction to the twentieth-century study of Gnosticism and a revealing exploration of the concept of heresy as a tool in forming religious identity.Trade ReviewWhat is Gnosticism? offers an original and persuasive account of how we have come to speak of "gnosticism," and what various people have meant by that. Karen King's important new book transforms our understanding of the origins of Christianity. -- Elaine Pagels, Princeton University[King's] is the pithiest and fairest overview to date of the subject. -- Robert A. Segal * Times Literary Supplement *Essential reading for serious students of Christian origins. -- Deirdre Good * Anglican Theological Review *King's exposure of the confessional prejudices which have shaped the accounts of Gnosticism in Harnack and his successors is a valuable supplement to previous studies which have shown how our modern nomenclature fails to match the ancient sources. Where others have shown how scholarship has gone astray, she sets out to tell us why. -- Mark J. Edwards * Journal of Theological Studies *[King's] volume offers a carefully considered, well-researched reflection on the state of Gnostic scholarship and a clear call for new approaches. -- Edward Moore * Classical Bulletin *Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Introduction 1. Why Is Gnosticism So Hard to Define? 2. Gnosticism as Heresy 3. Adolf von Harnack and the Essence of Christianity 4. The History of Religions School 5. Gnosticism Reconsidered 6. After Nag Hammadi I: Categories and Origins 7. After Nag Hammadi II: Typology 8. The End of Gnosticism? Note on Methodology Bibliography Notes Index
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Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies Jesus among Her Children
Book SynopsisThis book explores how scholarly constructions of Christian origins participate in contemporary efforts to confirm or challenge particular understandings of the essence of Christianity. Johnson-DeBaufre offers alternative readings to key Q texts, readings that place an interest in the community that shaped Jesus at the center of inquiry.
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Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies The Faithful Shepherd
Book SynopsisThis description of the Americanization of the Puritan ministry as it was transported to the New England colonies offers a host of new insights into American religious history. This book also affords the reader one of the freshest and most comprehensive histories of the seventeenth-century New England mind and society.
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Harvard University Press Structure and Growth of Philosophical Systems
Book SynopsisIn this authoritative study Professor Wolfson's purpose is to trace the processes of reasoning by which Philo Judaeus of Alexandria arrived at his philosophic principles. These principles later became the common foundations of Jewish, Christian, and Moslem philosophy, and in the 17th century were made the target of attack by Spinoza. This comprehensive work will be indispensable to all serious students of Philo's thought.
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Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies Tradition and Composition in the Epistula
Book SynopsisIn the first major study in English of the Epistle of the Apostles (Epistula Apostolorum), Julian V. Hills probes its remarkable witness to the traditions that circulated in Jesus' name in the second century. This expanded edition of the out-of-print original, published in 1990, includes a new preface and bibliography.
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Harvard University Press Gods Universe
Book SynopsisGingerich argues that an individual can be both a creative scientist and a believer in divine design—that indeed the motivation for scientific research can derive from a desire to trace God’s handiwork. He carves out “a theistic space” from which to contemplate a universe where God plays an interactive role, unnoticed yet not excluded by science.Trade ReviewGingerich’s God’s Universe is the brief and elegant apologia of an emeritus professor of astronomy and the history of science at Harvard University. As a historian of science, Gingerich is well aware of the complexities involved in producing scientific and religious knowledge. The history of science is one in which progress is made through the ‘persuasive coherency’ of the new picture that is presented, rather than through simple knock-down proofs. It is at this general level of world pictures that Gingerich’s Christian faith generally finds its expression. -- Thomas Dixon * Times Literary Supplement *In his slim and elegant new book, God’s Universe, Gingerich finds that indeed everywhere he looks he can discern the hand of a benevolent Creator—all without compromising his adherence to a rigorous methodological scientific naturalism… Despite the fact that as an atheist I do not see the hand of God in the universe—I found myself cheering for this lucid and poetic little book… In this time of sectarian wars, when theists and atheists are engaged in increasingly hostile incivilities, Gingerich lays out an elegant case for why he finds the universe a source of encouragement for his life both as a scientist and as a Christian. We do not have to agree with his conclusions to be buoyed and enchanted by the journey on which he takes us. -- Margaret Wertheim * Los Angeles Times Book Review *Gingerich pleads for separating physics from metaphysics, efficient causes from final causes, how from why… In the end, he persuaded even a hardened skeptic like me that there might, possibly, be more to the cosmos than is dreamt of in my philosophy. -- George Scialabba * Boston Globe *God’s Universe is less an apology for faith in the age of science than it is a humble meditation given by a leading American astronomer on the possibility that a scientist can be a person of faith and retain intellectual credibility… Gingerich is a theistic evolutionist who is willing to confess God as Creator of the universe. He accepts the scientific datum demonstrating that we are the product of evolution and rejects intelligent design (as defined by Philip Johnson, Michael Behe, and the Discovery Institute) as an alternative scientific explanation for human origins. This rejection of intelligent design as an ideology doesn’t rule out the possibility of what he calls ‘small ‘d’ design.” His is, therefore, a humbler quest, one that looks to theology rather than to scientific theory for a sense of meaning and purpose in the universe. -- Robert Cornwall * Congregations *[An] elegant little book… Attractively and accessibly written. -- Sarah Coakley * Harvard Magazine *Gingerich’s work is a survey of the conflicts—and confluences—between hard science and deep faith; along the way he provides a brief but magisterial history of science that is as astute as it is original. He’s a superb writer too, handling scientific and theological complexities with equal aplomb but enlivening his account throughout with poetry, dramatic anecdote, and snippets of autobiography… Because he is also steeped in science, both as researcher and historian, Mr. Gingerich is aware of how improbable and even fantastic his Christian faith must appear to skeptical colleagues. In slipping so effortlessly into both realms—provable fact and unsearchable mystery—Mr. Gingerich reminds me of some adroit intellectual amphibian, calmly at home in contiguous but incompatible terrains… A sense of wonder animates this book, but it’s never the swooning and manipulative wonder of such showmen as the late Carl Sagan; rather, it’s the verifiable fact in its specificity, abetted by the promise of some final cause beyond all our telescopes, which informs Mr. Gingerich’s awe. -- Eric Ormsby * New York Sun *Astronomer Gingerich believes in a designed universe, though not in intelligent design (ID), the anti-evolution theorizing that some evangelical Christian activists want taught in public-school science courses. His intent isn’t, however, to flay ID as Michael Shermer does in Why Darwin Matters; it is to explore a few topics in science that suggest design and a designer, God. He weighs the Copernican principle that intelligent life isn’t exceptional in the universe against the Darwinian emphasis on the uniqueness of life on earth. He probes the differences between atheist and religious scientists (this is where he dismisses ID along with evolution as a materialist philosophy as ideologies), especially over the big bang and cosmological teleology. Finally, he raises some Questions without Answers to point up the different, irreconcilable concerns of physics as opposed to metaphysics, science as opposed to religion. Utterly lacking scientific or religious triumphalism, demonstrating why both ways of knowing are indispensable, Gingerich’s highly re-readable remarks may well outlast all the brouhaha of the ID–evolution fracas. -- Ray Olson * Booklist *This little book—intelligent, provocative, and respectful of a range of views—shows how a modern scientist can support both evolution and intelligent design and, more generally, offers a meeting place for science and religion. -- Alan LightmanI have always felt the words should be ‘Science and Religion’—not ‘Science or Religion.’ Owen Gingerich offers both intellectual heft and spiritual stamina to back up that claim. This slim volume will pay rich dividends to the seeking mind and the longing soul. -- Tim Johnson, M.D.Writing in a style that is accessible and laced with interesting historical anecdote, Owen Gingerich uses his expertise in astronomy and its history, together with the insights of his Christian faith, to give a well-argued account of humanity’s place in the cosmos. -- The Rev. Dr. John Polkinghorne, KBE, FRSIn God’s Universe Owen Gingerich makes the case that the probability is miraculously minute, first, that a planet hospitable to life could form after the Big Bang and, second, that once it had formed, intelligent life could develop there. Whether one agrees or disagrees, one will learn from this beautifully presented account of the relevant astronomy and physics. But that isn’t all; Gingerich’s reflections (as a liberal Christian) on the theological significance of all this are sensitive and deep. A truly fascinating read. -- Hilary PutnamThis is a timely and important book. In contrast to the shrill dogmatics on both sides of the current intelligent design debate, Gingerich offers a sweeping and authoritative account of our continuing encounter with, and understanding of, the Universe of which we find ourselves a part. Meticulous in its scholarship, humane in its approach, generous in its tone, restrained in its assertions, but audacious in its scope, this little book is a solid and significant contribution to the ongoing debate. -- Frank Rhodes, President Emeritus, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsForeword Peter J. Gomes Prologue 1. Is Mediocrity a Good Idea? 2. Dare a Scientist Believe in Design? 3. Questions without Answers Epilogue Notes Acknowledgments Index
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Harvard University Press Inventing Superstition
Book SynopsisMartin provides the first detailed genealogy of the idea of superstition, its history over eight centuries, from classical Greece to the Christianized Roman Empire of the fourth century C.E.Trade ReviewMany ancients and moderns have seen religion as superstition, yet the world overflows with people who reject superstition generally yet accept it in the context of religion. Yale professor Martin explores the origins of that contradiction in perhaps the finest historical study ever of superstition and its delineation from religion. -- Carlin Romano * Philadelphia Inquirer *A lucid introduction to a fascinating topic. -- Pauline Ripat * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Martin wrote this work partially to support his contention that, contrary to modern readings, ‘superstition’ in Græco-Roman texts could not refer to belief in the supernatural, which was not a concept at the time. He maintains that reading discussions of superstition prior to the eighteenth century as references to the supernatural seriously misrepresents the thoughts of people using the term. His history and arguments in pursuit of this endeavor provide a wealth of data that can be mined and interpreted by scholars in classics as well as many other fields, including religious studies and folkloristics… Martin does an excellent job of highlighting the social tensions at play in discussions of superstition in antiquity. Particularly intriguing is Martin’s discussion of how charges of superstition were traded between early Christians and their pagan opponents… Martin’s work is one that anyone interested in worldview, vernacular religion, or the history of intellectual activities will find useful and engaging. He shows that many of the scholarly issues we grapple with today are hardly of new mint, but rather were literally millennia in the making. His deft analysis of the Pagan/Christian debates on superstition are particularly relevant at a time when new religions like Wicca and Neo-Paganism are forcing scholarship to reconsider basic assumptions about the nature of religion, belief, and worldview. -- Arie Lommel * Journal of Folklore Research *This substantial contribution to the history of Mediterranean religions will interest classics and religion scholars. -- J. C. Hanges * Choice *Martin calls upon the teachings of thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, Galen, Hippocrates, Plotinus, and Porphyry as he defines nature and the divine, monotheism and polytheism, and earlier definitions of superstition. The book’s peak is a wonderful discussion of Celsus’s attacks on Christianity as impious and Origen’s successful Christian response in Contra Celsum. The perfect mind opener for readers desiring a better understanding of the religious climate of antiquity. -- Gary P. Gillum * Library Journal *
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Harvard University Press The Faithful
Book SynopsisShaken by the ongoing clergy sexual abuse scandal, and challenged from within by social and theological division, American Catholics are at a crossroads. O’Toole tells the story of this ancient church from the perspective of ordinary people, the lay believers who have kept their faith despite persecution from without and clergy abuse from within.Trade Review[O’Toole] relies on a wide range of source material, writes in vivid detail and, above all, pays a great deal of attention to religious practice and ritual. It is this last that distinguishes The Faithful from previously published histories of American Catholicism… He is certainly not the first to write Catholic history from the perspective of the people in the pews. But it is true that his narrative eschews, to a much greater extent than other surveys, expositions of ideological or political conflict among the church hierarchy. Instead, he frames his book in a manner designed to capture the myriad ways in which ordinary American Catholics have lived, prayed and practiced their faith… It is the Catholic faithful more broadly who stand to gain the most insight from reading this book… [It] deserves a wide readership. -- Kathleen Cummings * America *Especially timely… This is not so much a history as, in this case, a penetrating, deftly worked summary of organizational and liturgical developments, formal and informal, in the American Catholic Church with emphasis on the role and influence of the laity. -- Katherine A. Powers * Boston Globe *[A] splendid new history of Catholics in the United States. -- Rodger Van Allen * Commonweal *O’Toole crams an array of stories, profiles and statistics into his book that will make it a welcome addition to the shelf of anyone interested in the country’s religious culture. His focus is on how the relationship between rank-and-file Catholics and the church has changed since the country’s colonial era… O’Toole’s prodigious research and engaging writing ensure that The Faithful: A History of Catholics in America will be the authoritative work on this subject for quite some time. -- Claude R. Marx * St. Petersburg Times *An intriguing book, brimming with wisdom. It studies the evolution of U.S. Catholicism by dividing it into a half-dozen historic segments, from the Colonial ‘priestless church’ to the muscular, immigrant-fed church a century ago, to the reformist, post–Vatican II church and beyond. -- Rich Barlow * Boston Globe *O’Toole’s history, focusing especially on personal narratives, makes for captivating reading… A history worth reading. * Kirkus Reviews *O’Toole deftly tells the history of lay Catholics in America. Beginning with the priestless church of the Colonial period, he goes on to explore the church in the democratic republic, the immigrant church, the church of Catholic Action, the church of Vatican II, and the church in the 21st century. -- Augustine J. Curley * Library Journal *For readers who are familiar with the church, the primary joy of this book will be found in checking their own experiences against those described by O’Toole. Still, the genial style of writing together with a plentiful amount of fascinating tidbits will keep all but the most jaded expert going. * Publishers Weekly *Solidly researched, engagingly told and insightfully interpreted, The Faithful is the first comprehensive history of lay Catholic prayer, politics and creative fidelity to church teaching, even in times of crisis such as the present. It could not come at a better time, as American Catholics struggle to reclaim a legacy of moral leadership and stalwart service to the nation. -- R. Scott Appleby, University of Notre DameThe Faithful is a truly original and mature work that gives us a rich history of American Catholics. There is simply no comparable book. -- David O’Brien, College of the Holy CrossAn ambitious narrative history of American Catholicism, written with great historical range and attention to lived experience. It has profound contemporary resonance. This courageous book, unafraid to explore the story’s darker moments, is destined to become the new standard text on American Catholicism. -- Robert Orsi, Northwestern UniversityO’Toole surveys the lay Catholic experience in America with remarkable breadth and mastery. Lively and accessible, this book provides a valuable introduction to American Catholic history. -- Leslie Tentler, Catholic University of AmericaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Priestless Church 2. The Church in the Democratic Republic 3. The Immigrant Church 4. The Church of Catholic Action 5. The Church of Vatican II 6. The Church in the Twenty-first Century Notes Acknowledgments Index
£24.26
Harvard University Press The Anointed
Book SynopsisWhy do so many evangelicals follow leaders with dubious credentials when they have other options in their own faith? Exploring intellectual authority within evangelicalism, the authors reveal how the concept of anointing—being chosen by God to speak for him—established a conservative evangelical leadership isolated from secular arts and sciences.Trade ReviewStephens and Giberson have produced a stunning and well-documented indictment of the evangelical right wing. Here is a 'must read' for anyone wanting an insight into one of the most powerful religious-political movements in modern American culture. -- Owen Gingerich, author of God's UniverseTwo talented writers join forces to introduce us to some of the most influential religious and cultural leaders in contemporary America--such 'experts' as Ken Ham, David Barton, James Dobson, and Hal Lindsey. I know of no better place to discover how the conservative half of America lives and thinks. -- Ronald L. Numbers, author of The Creationists: From Creation Science to Intelligent DesignThis is an important book on a pressing topic that should be read by everyone concerned with the place of religion in American life today. -- Michael Ruse, author of The Evolution-Creation StruggleThe Anointed demonstrates how questionable 'experts' emerge and flourish within American evangelicalism. Stephens and Giberson function as knowledgeable guides into this intriguing--and troubling--'parallel universe.' -- Randall Balmer, author of The Making of Evangelicalism[Stephens and Giberson] rise triumphantly to the challenge of explaining the leaders and the culture of the religious Right without rancor or condescension. -- Ray Olson * Booklist *The Anointed is one of the best and most important books on religion published this year. It is a well-written, well-argued study that penetrates to the heart of modern evangelical culture. Stephens and Giberson have done an excellent job of critiquing what Mark Noll has called the "scandal of the evangelical mind" (the scandal, wrote Noll, is "that there is not much of an evangelical mind") while empathetically explaining why so many evangelicals are smitten with dubious experts. Evangelicals who take the intellect seriously, as well as outsiders struggling to understand the evangelical sub-culture, will benefit from their hard work and keen insights. -- Matthew Avery Sutton * Christian Century *In The Anointed, Randall J. Stephens and Karl W. Giberson, professors at evangelical Eastern Nazarene College near Boston, draw a fascinating group portrait of today's most popular intellectual leaders among evangelicals and attempt to explain why so many of the faithful buy their arguments...One of the principal virtues of The Anointed is that it represents an effort to demonstrate that the evangelical community is not a monolith of the unthinking. -- Kevin M. Schultz * Wilson Quarterly *Neither an expose nor a screed, The Anointed is the work of educated evangelical Christians who reject the kitsch and anti-intellectualism that outsiders tend to equate with the faith itself...There are evangelicals who reject fundamentalism, find apocalyptic revenge fantasies distasteful, and don't see any reason why God wouldn't bless same-sex unions. The Anointed seems to be written for such readers--to explain the history and internal dynamics of the evangelical subculture, perhaps as a step towards changing it. As a report on the parallel culture of evangelical Christianity, the book is well-researched and intelligently composed. -- Scott McLemee * Inside Higher Ed *The Anointed [is] a field guide to the evangelical experts you haven't heard of--but should...Why would anyone heed ersatz "experts" over trained authorities far more qualified to comment on the origins of life or the worldview of the founding fathers? Drawing on case studies of evangelical gurus, Stephens and Giberson argue that intellectual authority works differently in the "parallel culture" of evangelicalism. In this world of prophecy conferences and home-schooling curriculums, a dash of charisma, a media empire and a firm stance on the right side of the line between "us" and "them" matter more than a fancy degree...The Anointed condemns the current state of evangelical intellectual life, but Stephens and Giberson avoid monolithic stereotypes. They are careful to note that evangelicals disagree wildly among themselves about almost everything. -- Molly Worthen * New York Times *With its coverage of wide-ranging figures and issues, the book reveals important facets of ways evangelicals maintain both their ideology and boundaries in what they perceive as a threatening culture. This insightful work is an important contribution to readers' understanding of the ways evangelicals maintain their self-identity and worldview. -- A. W. Klink * Choice *In their new book, The Anointed: Evangelical Truth in a Secular Age, Randall Stephens and Karl Giberson explain the nature of intellectual insularity of so many in this world, in which "the teachings of dubiously credentialed leaders are favored over the word of secular experts in the arts and sciences."...The authors describe "what amounts to a 'parallel culture,'" where people like alleged "historian" David Barton...proffer[s] phony-baloney history lessons that distort almost everything professional historians know to be true about America's founders. -- Eric Alterman * The Nation *
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Harvard University Press Prayers of the Faithful
Book SynopsisA hundred years ago Catholic believers young and old, rich and poor, would fill churches on holy days, drawn together in prayer and in the conviction that they, the laypeople, needed the clergy and patron saints to mediate between them and their God. This book traces dramatic changes in the practice of faith among American Catholics.Trade ReviewOver the course of the past several decades, many Catholics have rejected the strict spiritual hierarchy that was, for centuries, the foundation of the organized church. This dramatic shift in the practice of the Catholic religion has resulted in the evolution of prayer itself into an independent-centered activity incorporated into daily routines rather than a publicly performed and formalized ritual. -- Margaret Flanagan * Booklist *McCartin’s book provides a good overview and will appeal to readers interested in contemporary church movements and history. * Publishers Weekly *Prayers of the Faithful is the only book that successfully tracks and explains ‘change over time’ in American Catholic self-understanding as expressed through the lens of prayer. It should be read by anyone who wants to understand the American Catholic soul in the twenty-first century. -- R. Scott Appleby, Professor of History, University of Notre DameMcCartin offers an important new perspective on the history of prayer. For American Catholics, as for all religious people, prayers were not idle words sent off into an uncomprehending universe. For them, prayer was action, and it had real effects. They were shapers of their own spiritual destiny. -- James M. O’Toole, author of The Faithful: A History of Catholics in AmericaIn James McCartin’s hands, the habits of prayer become a profound way to examine the shifting ecclesial and political currents of American Catholicism since the Civil War. While well aware of the transnational dimensions of his story, McCartin nonetheless offers a particularly insightful meditation on the Americanness of the spiritual life, the insistent tension between hierarchic authority and individual expression. -- Leigh E. Schmidt, author of Restless Souls: The Making of American Spirituality
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Harvard University Press Kids Dont Want to Fail
Book SynopsisKids Don't Want to Fail uses empirical evidence to refute the widely accepted hypothesis that the black-white achievement gap in secondary schools is due to a cultural resistance to schooling in the black community. The author finds that inadequate elementary school preparationnot negative attitudeaccounts for black students' underperformance.Trade ReviewKids Don't Want to Fail is quite remarkable in its detail, care, and depth as a critical empirical examination of the oppositionality hypothesis: the widely held belief that black student underachievement is attributable to a cultural resistance to schooling. Harris writes so clearly and in a style free of jargon that the quantitative emphasis of his study should not prove a barrier to non-specialist readers. -- William Darity, Jr., Duke UniversityKids Don't Want to Fail powerfully critiques a position held by many social scientists and teachers that African American students take an oppositional approach to education. This book offers an important—indeed, an indispensable—corrective by systematically decomposing the key assumptions of this position and then masterfully showing that these assumptions cannot be substantiated with empirical evidence. -- Brian Powell, Indiana UniversitySociologist Harris provides an important corrective to academic theories and popular thought that attribute racial differences in educational achievement to students' attitudes toward schooling. -- G. L. Ochoa * Choice *
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Harvard University Press Scholarship Commerce Religion
Book SynopsisThis study of the learned book trade of the late Renaissance reveals how many features of today’s publishing world were in place even then. Beginning in Frankfurt, Maclean surveys the authors, publishers, censors, and sellers who operated in this fraught religious atmosphere and overheated market, and ends with the market’s decline in the 1620s.Trade ReviewVividly written and masterfully researched, this book tells of the travails of scholarly publication even in its heyday in the late Renaissance. With clarity and nuance Maclean explains the economic and intellectual constraints on the production and trade in learned books in an age of religious conflict and the ingenious tricks devised to help books sell across long distances and spans of time. Maclean skillfully combines quantitative data with attention to specific examples—of hopeful authors, harried printers and shady middlemen. -- Ann Blair, Harvard UniversityIn this lucid and fascinating book, Ian Maclean explores the commercial, religious and intellectual interests which sometimes converged and all too frequently collided in the vast transnational market for learned books in early modern Europe. Maclean provides a welcome antidote to the romanticized view of the Renaissance scholar-printer, providing an up-close and knowledgeable examination of the ways in which the hardscrabble practices of the book trade shaped the form and content of printed books. This is book history at its best, attentive to the swirling forces of intellectual fashion, religious division, censorship, piracy, and commerce that affected the writing, making, and reading of early modern books. -- Paul Nelles, Carleton UniversityMaclean lays out an erudite, vivid, and irresistibly readable account of the world of publishing in the age of polymathy that lasted from the middle of the sixteenth to early in the seventeenth century. This is the best account we have of the ecology of European scholarly publishing in any period, and will be of fundamental importance both to the growing community of historians of the book and to all those interested in the intellectual history of early modern Europe. -- Anthony Grafton, Princeton UniversityMaclean's Scholarship, Commerce, Religion: The Learned Book in the Age of Confessions, 1560-1630 evokes a publishing world so different from the 21st century's that visiting it seems like a vacation from today's too-familiar circumstances...Drawing on publishers' catalogues, reports of the Frankfurt book fair (where the number of titles more than doubled between 1593 and 1613) and the records of titles found in scholars' libraries following their deaths, Maclean recreates something of the prevailing routines and difficulties of scholarly publishing in this era. -- Scott McLemee * Inside Higher Ed *[This is] a broad account of the trade in scholarly books across Western Europe. Building on a lifetime's work on the intellectual history of the Renaissance and the transmission of knowledge (not least his case studies published in 2009 as Learning in the Market Place), Maclean is uniquely placed to conduct a survey both wide in its sweep and densely descriptive in its detail...In pursuing answers he pieces together a fascinating array of evidence from details of print runs and costings (always a puzzle) to the importance of 'Tauschhandel' (barter) in which massive stocks of warehoused books represented capital ('a sort of bank account or currency in the form of printed sheets'). He maps the complexity of jurisdictions affecting the control of international trade and recounts the often entertaining specifics of piracies, rivalries and routine double-dealing...Maclean offers some carefully judged comparisons with our own electronic age. -- Maureen Bell * Times Literary Supplement *
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Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies Jaya
Book SynopsisJaya is a study of how the four poets of the Indian epic Mahābhārata fuse their separate performances of the poem into a single and seamless work of art. The subtle poetics of preliteracy and literacy which are compounded in one performance are demonstrated and made distinct in both a literary and a conceptual light.
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Harvard University Press In the Whirlwind God and Humanity in Conflict
Book SynopsisIn this bold exploration of the political theory of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, Burt shows that God’s authority is no less inherently problematic and in need of justification than the legitimacy of secular government. He paints a surprising picture of the ambivalent, mutually dependent relationship between God and his peoples.Trade ReviewBurt’s discussions provide many useful and challenging insights. He demonstrates the difficulty inherent in the relationship of authority between rulers and ruled, whether human or divine. -- A. J. Waskey * Choice *Burt’s study of the interaction of divinity and humanity in establishing authority, divine and human alike, in the Bible is a closer literary reading of the entire Bible than most on offer from either divinity schools or literature departments. Yet his interest as a professor of law in contrasting the reciprocal establishment of mutually heteronomous authority in the Bible with the unilateral establishment of autonomous authority in modern political theory gives his work the forward thrust of a courtroom argument. The book of Job, in which the protagonist calls God’s authority into explicit question, and then God, from the whirlwind, calls the protagonist’s standing into question, becomes here the fulcrum of a study that brilliantly establishes this problematic as common to the Old and the New Testaments alike. -- Jack Miles * Common Knowledge *Many of Burt’s arguments are enlightening and theologically sophisticated… Burt uses the Bible as a prism through which to reassess the modern obsession with analyzing and defining legitimate political power… Burt’s book is full of thought-provoking ideas and it goes to show that law professors can sometimes turn out to be accomplished and challenging biblical interpreters. -- Jonathan Wright * Catholic Herald *A work highly recommended not only for Bible students and political scientists but also for general readers who welcome new approaches to both sacred texts and contemporary political concerns and discourse. -- Carolyn M. Craft * Library Journal *The plot of the Hebrew Bible is a grail in the vault of a mountain fastness, and it may be that no assault will ever quite take it, if it is even there to be taken, but what a siege Robert Burt has mounted! The closest of readings, the subtlest and most seductive of midrashic inferences, the severest of ethical verdicts, all with the precision of a first-rate legal mind and the wrestling effrontery of Job. -- Jack Miles, author of God: A BiographyIn this intriguing and moving book, Robert Burt reads the Bible as a tragic vision of the gap between perfect justice and what humans actually can achieve. Burt movingly unpacks the Biblical stories to argue that they show God and human beings constantly attempting to find their way to love and trust, through constant disappointments. -- Suzanne Last Stone, Cardozo School of Law
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Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies Paideia and Cult
Book SynopsisSchwartz's analysis of the Catechetical Homilies of Theodore of Mopsuestia explores the role of education and worship in the complex process of conversion and Christianization. Catechesis emerges here as invaluable for comprehending clergy's ability to initiate new members as Christianity gained increasing prominence within the late Roman world.
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Harvard University Press The Menorah
Book SynopsisSteven Fine explores the cultural and intellectual history of the Western world’s oldest continuously used religious symbol. This meticulously researched yet deeply personal history explains how the seven-branched menorah illuminates the great changes and continuities in Jewish culture, from biblical times to modern Israel.Trade Review[Fine’s] absorbing [book] traces the history and symbolism of an object which has served as an emblem of Judaism far longer than the Magen David… An illuminating read. -- Simon Rocker * Jewish Chronicle *Magisterial…Fine displays a savvy approach to his study of the menorah. -- Jonathan Kirsch * Jewish Journal *Especially helpful are the numerous illustrations and vivid color photographs, many taken by Fine himself or his research team. Positioned alongside the relevant prose, the images help the reader grasp Fine’s insightful interpretations of the evolving iconography. -- Elizabeth Shanks Alexander * Jewish Review of Books *Fine weaves into his story references to the menorah in Jewish and Christian literature and scholarship over the ages, ranging from Josephus to modern times. He notes that menorahs can be found not only in synagogues around the world but in Christian churches as well, especially in Rome but also throughout the world. -- Eugene J. Fisher * Catholic News Service *Fine meticulously documents how this well-known, still-extant artifact became a familiar and important symbol for the Jewish people and the State of Israel, despite initially representing the Romans’ defeat of the Jews in Jerusalem. -- Amanda Folk * Library Journal *Steven Fine’s The Menorah is a remarkably comprehensive and accessible study of this most ancient of all Jewish symbols, from its Biblical roots in Ancient Near Eastern culture through its Roman re-casting and Christian appropriation down to its contemporary uses and misuses by Israeli messianic extremists and anti-semitic parties in the former Soviet Union. By drawing upon his extensive training as a scholar of Rabbinics, archaeology, and Jewish art history, Fine has been able to produce not only an unprecedented study of a Jewish icon, but the basis for a meditation upon the nature of visual iconicity itself in Jewish culture. -- David Stern, Harvard University[An] engaging study of the menorah in history and legend… Lavishly illustrated in color… The menorah deserves a full-length study to sort out fact from fiction; Steven Fine has unquestionably provided it. As well as meeting the highest scholarly standards, his book is also a page-turner, introducing the reader—especially the non-Jewish reader—to an unknown world of imagery, to conspiracy theories involving Freemasons as well as Jews, to the politics of modern Israel, and to ultra-Orthodox Judaism in its many forms. -- John Barton * Times Literary Supplement *Delightfully written…A significant contribution to the study of Jewish religious art and symbolism as well as of the impact of symbolism. This volume should find many uses for students of Jewish religion and comparative religion as well. -- Shaul Stampfer * Religious Studies Review *
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Harvard University Press Early Christianity and Greek Paideia
Book SynopsisThis small book, the last work of a world-renowned scholar, has established itself as a classic. It provides a superb overview of the vast historical process by which Christianity was Hellenized and Hellenic civilization became Christianized.Trade ReviewThere are judgments on every page which provoke reflection and gratitude. * Classical Review *The breadth of vision, soundness of analysis, and the learning which the author brings to bear on his subjects stands out in every chapter…This easy and smooth-flowing but profound book bears the stamp of a lifetime devoted to scholarship. * Theology *Table of ContentsPreface PART I PART II PART III PART IV PART V PART VI PART VII Notes Index
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Harvard University Press Ritual Speech in the Himalayas Oral Texts and
Book SynopsisThe traditions of oral ritual speech in the Himalayas have a lively existence alongside the written “great” traditions that predominate. But the oral traditions are still little known and even less understood. This collection of oral texts from Nepal, Bhutan, and northeast India is rich with translation and editorial interpretation.
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Harvard University Press The Unseen Truth
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Harvard University Press Deconstructing Islamic Studies
Book SynopsisThis volume deconstructs the ways in which classical Muslim scholarship has structured and continues to structure the modern study of Islam. It explores how classical subjects have been approached traditionally, theologically, and secularly, in addition to examining some of the tensions inherent in these approaches.
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Harvard University Press Vaikhanasa Mantra Prasna VVIII Daivikacatuayam
Book SynopsisThe Vaikhānasas are mentioned in many Vedic texts, yet they are Vaiṣṇavas, monotheistic worshipers of Viṣṇu. Thus, they bridge two key ages in the history of South Asian religion. This text contains many quotations from ancient Vedic literature as well as architectural and iconographical data of the later first millennium CE.
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Harvard University Press The Fifth Prapahaka of the Vadhula Srautasutra
Book SynopsisThe Fifth Prapāṭhaka of the Vādhūla Śrautasūtra includes a critical edition, followed by a translation and a commentary, of the fifth chapter (prapāṭhaka) of the Vādhūla Śrautasūtra. This chapter is dedicated to the description of the so-called “independent” animal sacrifice (nirūḍhapaśubandha) in Vedic ritual.
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Harvard University Press Our Divine Double
Book SynopsisWhat if you were to discover that you were only one half of a whole—that you had a divine double? In the second and third centuries CE, Charles Stang shows, this idea gripped the religious imagination of the Eastern Mediterranean, offering a distinctive understanding of the self that has survived in various forms down to the present.Trade ReviewOur Divine Double is intellectually rich and historically detailed. Stang asks readers to contemplate a theological and philosophical ‘road not taken,’ one that might challenge various Christian orthodoxies of the self and the divine. The book is a triumph; Stang has uncovered an unacknowledged but vital strain of thinking about God and the cosmos that generated centuries of productive thinking about the ‘I’ and the ‘Other.’ -- Andrew Jacobs, Scripps CollegeIn this lively, insightful book, Stang tackles a major problem in the history of ancient religion, and sheds much light on a forgotten chapter in the archaeology of the person. Major instances, such as Thomas, Jesus’s twin brother, and Mani’s heavenly twin, are studied in the context of a Platonic tradition going from Socrates’s daimon to Plotinus. -- Guy Stroumsa, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of OxfordStang breathes life into scholarship and provides a new understanding of traditions about which we thought there was nothing new to learn…There is something wild, infectious, even mad in this book. Stang embraces cognitive and existential impossibilities under the rubric of ‘our divine double,’ and yet, through his careful and cadenced presentation of these paradoxes, Stang tames the madness and leads his readers in; he offers us a taste of bi-unity; he allows us to feel the touch of Plato’s heaven-sent madness. -- Gregory Shaw * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *This work is a top-class piece of scholarship and Stang is to be commended for his hands-on approach to primary materials—Coptic, Syriac, and Middle Persian are just a few of the languages he employed to bring this study to fruition…Our Divine Double can truly be called an original contribution to scholarship and it is a most captivating read. -- Daniel J. Tolan * Reading Religion *Stang’s book is compelling in its devotion to an ancient search for a way to ‘our higher self’…Opening his own creative process in formulating Our Divine Double has proven a distinctive and valuable achievement, partly because it also lays open philological disintegrations, and significant reorientations in the house of intellect. -- Karl F. Morrison * Medieval Review *
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Harvard University Press The Rajyabhieka Manual for the Coronation of King
Book SynopsisThe Rājyābhiṣeka Manual for the Coronation of King Bīrendra of Nepal contains the only extensive coronation manual available for a Hindu king. Long regarded as highly secret, it can now be presented, after the abolition of the monarchy in its entirety in 2008. This manual was checked and signed by the royal priests and religious advisors.
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Harvard University Press Stealing My Religion
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Harvard University Press Heathen
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Harvard University Press The First Jesuits
Book SynopsisJohn W. O’Malley gives us the most comprehensive account ever written of the Society of Jesus in its founding years, one that heightens and transforms our understanding of the Jesuits in history and today.Trade ReviewNeither fazed nor overwhelmed, Father O’Malley never loses sight of the forest among the myriad trees… In this book three tenacious myths bite the dust. The first is that Ignatius had a detailed blueprint for his companions… A second myth is that the Jesuits were founded to combat the Reformation and to spearhead its Roman Catholic riposte, the Counter-Reformation… The third myth is that the Jesuits were founded as the pope’s shock troops… Far from being a simple chronicle, it is an account of how the Jesuits, led by the internal dynamism of the Holy Spirit, responded to unpredictable events and new needs. -- Peter Hebblethwaite * New York Times Book Review *A masterly account of the first generation [of Jesuits]…carried out with an economy and insight that compel admiration. -- Anthony Grafton * New York Review of Books *This is surely the best book ever written in English on the first Jesuits and the early Society of Jesus. It may well be the best book on that topic ever written in any language. This is a work that is deeply original, always clear, often brilliant. -- John Padberg * America *A magnificent achievement both of synthesis and interpretation. -- Philip Endean, S.J. * The Way *This is a major study of the first crucial years of one of the most important institutions of modern Europe. Perhaps the price of the impact of the Society of Jesus is that both hagiographical and demonic myths have encrusted its early history. This learned and eloquent study scrapes away those myths in order to tell the complex, almost improvisational history of the first twenty-five years of the Society of Jesus… No study in any language provides such an authoritative and fascinating picture. -- Paul F. Grendler * Journal of Modern History *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Foundations before the Founding Ignatius and the First Companions The Spiritual Exercises 2. Taking Shape for Ministry The Basic Framework The Campaign for Self-Understanding Pastoral Ideals and Practice Programs of Ministry 3. Ministries of the Word of God Preaching Sacred Lectures Conversation and Publication Teaching Christianity Missions to the Countryside The Exercises in Practice 4. Sacraments, Worship, Prayer Confession and Casuistry Holy Communion and the Eucharist Holy Orders Music and Worship Prayer 5. Works of Mercy Peacemaking Hospitals and Prisons Ministry to the Dying Ministry to Prostitutes Orphans and Daughters of Prostitutes Jews and New Christians Confraternities and the Marian Congregations 6. The Schools Toward Messina and Beyond The Faith in Education Transcending the Modus Parisiensis Jesuit Education Failures, Frustrations, and Crisis Training the Clergy The Impact of the Schools 7.
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Harvard University Press The Le Mans Forgeries
Book SynopsisOn the basis of extensive manuscript study, Goffart disentangles the order of composition and authoritatively pronounces on the authenticity of the eighty-four Le Mans charters. Most of all, he insists that the forgeries are an essay on church property and its law.
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Harvard University Press Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity
Book SynopsisThe first major voice of Anglican theology, Hooker’s defense of the Elizabethan Church against Puritan attack set Anglicanism’s tone for centuries. The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity added Thomas Aquinas to English politics, sets forth a theory of natural law, and luminously illustrates the age’s ethical, political, and religious assumptions.Table of ContentsVOLUME 1 Publishing History: The First Five Books of the Lawes Textual Introduction: The First Four Books OF THE LAWES OF ECCLESIASTICALL POLITIE 1. Preface 2. The First Book 3. The Second Book 4. The Third Book 5. The Fourth Book 6. John Spenser, To the Reader 7. Textual Commentary Appendix I. Nonsubstantive Variants Appendix II. Corrections of Miscitations Appendix III. The Composition, Printing, and Proofing of the 1593 Folio VOLUME 2 Textual Introduction: The Fifth Book
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Harvard University Press Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity
Book SynopsisThe writings of Richard Hooker are of central interest to those studying English Renaissance thought and literature. In this, the third volume of a much-needed critical edition of the Works of Richard Hooker, are the posthumous books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity. Hooker planned the Laws in eight books, but he died shortly after publication of Book Five. Books Six, Seven, and Eight, which contain his analysis of jurisdiction, episcopacy, and the royal supremacy, are here transcribed from versions that have the most authority. The volume also includes Hooker's autograph notes toward those texts (brought to light by P. G. Stanwood in the course of his research) and the contemporary notes by George Cranmer and Edwin Sandys on a lost draft of Book Six. Mr. Stanwood's introduction lays to rest all doubts about the authenticity of the last three books as we have them, doubts current since publication of Walton's Life of Hooker in 1662. This edition, sponsored by the Folger Library, is providing authoritative texts to serve as a basis for the scholarly reappraisal of Richard Hooker's writings that is presently underway.Trade ReviewVolumes worthy to stand next to the other great monuments of modern editing of English Renaissance literature… Thanks to the new edition a full assessment of Hooker will now be possible. * Queen’s Quarterly *A triumph… The scholarship is professional, the introductory material helpful, and the text itself both accurate and attractive. Indeed, this is the most inviting edition of the Laws ever published. * Seventeenth Century News *Table of ContentsTextual Introduction: The Three Last Books Sigla and Abbreviations OF THE LAWES OF ECCLESIASTICALL POLITIE The Sixth Book Notes on the Sixth Book by George Cranmer and Edwin Sandys The Seventh Book The Eighth Book Fragments Textual Supplements I. The Causes of the Continuance of These Contentions Concerning Church Government II. Hooker's Autograph Notes for the Posthumous Books III. Archbishop Ussher's Transcription of Hooker's Notes Textual Commentary Appendix I. The Sixth Book i. Nonsubstantive Variants ii. Additional Manuscript Variants iii. Scribal Corrections to TCD MS 121 (D4) Appendix II. The Seventh Book i. Nonsubstantive Variants ii. Press Variants in Copies of 1662 Appendix III. The Eighth Book i. Nonsubstantive Variants
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Harvard University Press The Folger Library Edition of the Works of
Book SynopsisThough Hooker (15541600) is now known principally for his Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, in his lifetime Tractates and Sermons brought greater notoriety. His views on justification, the perseverance of faith, and the relationship of the Church of Rome to the reformed Church of England were widely reported, and the tracts extensively circulated.Table of ContentsTextual Introduction: The Tractates and Sermons Sigla and Abbreviations Two Sermons Upon S. Judes Epistle A Learned Sermon of the Certaintie and Perpetuitie of Faith in the Elect A Learned Discourse of Justification Travers's A Supplication made to the Privy Counsel Hooker's Answer to the Supplication Supplement I The Hooker-Travers Controversy The Controversy and its Dissemination, William P. Haugaard A Learned Sermon of the Nature of Pride A Remedie Against Sorrow and Feare A Sermon Found in the Study of Bishop Andrews Three Sermon Fragments Supplement II A Latin Letter, translated by Craig Thompson Textual Notes and Commentary Textual Appendices Commentary Introduction to Commentary Hooker as Preacher, P. E. Forte Commentary Index to Scriptural References Bibliography
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