Theology Books
Crossway Books Reading the Bible Supernaturally
Book SynopsisBest-selling author John Piper teaches us how to read the Bible in light of its unique ability to reveal God's glory in a way that informs our minds, transforms our hearts, and ignites our love.
£23.79
Crossway Books Building Healthy Churches 15Volume Set
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£124.49
Faithlife Corporation Sinless Flesh
Book SynopsisDid Christ assume a fallen human nature? "What is not assumed is not healed." So goes the Chalcedonian maxim articulated by Gregory of Nazianzus regarding the nature and extent of Christ's work in assuming a human nature. But what is the nature of that assumption? If Christ is to stand in solidarity with us, must he have assumed not merely a human nature, but specifically a fallen human nature? In Sinless Flesh: A Critique of Karl Barth's Fallen Christ, Rafael Bello argues against the assertion made by Karl Barth, T. F. Torrance, and those who follow them that Christ assumed a fallen nature. Through retrieval of patristic, medieval, and Reformed orthodox theologians, Bello argues that a proper understanding of human nature, trinitarian inseparable operations, and the habitual grace-grace of union distinction leads to the conclusion that the assertion that Christ assumed a fallen human nature is at odds with faithful theological and historical understandings of the incarnation. Readers interested in theological retrieval for issues in contemporary theology will find a faithful model and way forward for a thorny issue in modern dogmatics.
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Quest Books,U.S. The Hidden Gospel
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Christian Focus Publications Ltd A Christian's Pocket Guide to Mary: Mother of
Book SynopsisA Christian's Pocket Guide to Mary offers a biblical account of Mary's character, contrasting this with the Roman Catholic traditions which have developed throughout history, distorting her nature from an obedient servant and worshipper of God to a worshipped saint herself. De Chirico writes with the authority of thorough research as well as personal experience of the traditions surrounding Mary which have become so integral to Roman Catholic worship.Trade ReviewLeonardo De Chirico, one of the leading evangelical thinkers on Roman Catholicism, including its post-Vatican II phase, knows all the ins and outs of the history and theology of Catholicism, from years of study and first-hand experience in Padua and Rome. Against the temptation to think Mariology is just a side-show in Catholicism, he shows how it fits hand in glove with the Roman Church's doctrine of grace. -- Paul Wells (Emeritus Professor, Faculté Jean Calvin, France and Editor in Chief of Unio cum Christo)This is the book I have been searching for! De Chirico's A Christian's Pocket Guide to Mary is unique in clearly and succinctly bringing together in one place Mary in the Scriptures and Mary in the history of Christian thought and practice, right up to the present day. -- Rachel Ciano (Lecturer in Church History at Sydney Missionary and Bible College; church–planter in a multicultural, urban area of Sydney.)Never before have I read a more masterfully written book on the subject. Leonardo De Chirico marries scholarship with an easily readable style that makes the book extremely useful both for personal and group studies. It is a concise and well researched masterpiece from one of the world's leading experts on Roman Catholicism and recommendable both to Catholics and Protestants who want to understand one of the most misunderstood and controversial issues in Church History. -- José Hutter (Chairman of the Theological Commission of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance )Leonardo De Chirico is one of my most trusted authorities on Roman Catholic doctrine. He has gained my confidence because he is always equally charitable, winsome, and well-informed. In this short book he demonstrates what the Roman Catholic Church teaches about Mary and aptly proves why so much of it is opposed to the plain teaching of the Bible. I heartily commend it to you. -- Tim Challies (Author, ‘Seasons of Sorrow’)
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Baker Publishing Group Is God a Moral Monster Making Sense of the Old
Book SynopsisLeading apologetics writer with a proven track record tackles the most difficult Old Testament passages and topics, helping readers to reconcile the God of righteousness with the God of love.
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Baker Publishing Group Desiring the Kingdom Worship Worldview and
Book SynopsisIn the first of a three-volume systematic theology of culture, leading Reformed philosopher James K. A. Smith casts a new vision for worldview through the lens of Christian liturgy.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Beyond "Perspectives": Faith and Learning Take PracticeMaking the Familiar Strange: A Phenomenology of Cultural LiturgiesThe End of Christian Education: From Worldview to Worship (and Back Again)Picturing Education as Formation in Orwell's Road to Wigan PierElements of a Theology of Culture: Pedagogy, Liturgy, and the ChurchPart I: Desiring, Imaginative Animals: We Are What We Love1. Homo Liturgicus: The Human Person as LoverFrom Thinking Things to Liturgical AnimalsFrom Worldviews to Social ImaginariesFrom Spheres to Aims: Liturgical Institutions2: Love Takes Practice: Liturgy, Formation, and CounterformationWhy Victoria's In on the Secret: Picturing Discipleship at the Moulin Rouge"Thick" and "Thin" Practices: Ritual Forces of Cultural FormationFormation, Mis-Formation, and Counter-Formation: Liturgies Secular and Christian3. Lovers in a Dangerous Time: Cultural Exegesis of "Secular" Liturgies"Reading" Culture Through the Lens of WorshipConsuming Transcendence: Worship at the MallMarketing (as) EvangelismPicturing the Liturgy of Consumerism in The PersuadersSacrificial Violence: The "Military-Entertainment" ComplexCathedrals of Learning: Liturgies of the UniversityPicturing the University's Liturgies in Wolfe's I Am Charlotte SimmonsApologetic Excursus: The Persisting Witness of IdolatryPicturing Resistance in 1984Part II: Desiring the Kingdom: The Practiced Shape of the Christian Life4. From Worship to Worldview: Christian Worship and the Formation of DesireThe Primacy of Worship to WorldviewThe Sacramental Imagination: Resisting Naturalism and SupernaturalismPicturing the Sacramental Imagination in Graham Greene and Anne SextonExcursus: The Shape of Christian Worship5. Practicing (for) the Kingdom: An Exegesis of the Social Imaginary Embedded in Christian WorshipLiturgical Time: Rhythms and Cadences of HopeCall to Worship: An Invitation to Be HumanGod's Greeting: Hospitality, Community, and Graced DependenceBaptism: Initiation into a Royal Priesthood/Constitution of a New PeopleSong: Hymning the Language of the KingdomConfession: Brokenness, Grace, HopeLaw: Order, Norms, and Freedom for the GoodThe Creed: Situating BeliefPrayer: Vocalizing DesireScripture and Sermon: Re-narrating the WorldEucharist: Supper with the KingOffering: Kingdom EconomicsSending: The Great Commission as Cultural MandateWorship, Discipleship and Discipline: Practices Beyond Sunday6. A Christian University is for Lovers: The Education of DesireA New Monasticism for the University: Why Christian Colleges Should Corrupt the YouthChristian Education Takes Practice: Three Monastic OpportunitiesExcursus: Christian Worship as Faculty Development: From Christian Scholars to "Ecclesial" ScholarsIndexes
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Columbia University Press What to Believe
Book SynopsisIn this lively and accessible book, addressed to believers, “recovering” believers, disbelievers, nonbelievers, and “nones” alike—to anyone in search of what they really do believe—the acclaimed philosopher and theologian John D. Caputo seeks out what there is to believe, with or without religion.Trade ReviewJohn Caputo is one of the foremost postmodern philosophers of our time. In this brilliant book, he offers a provocative new way to think about God and an invitation to awaken to a new reality: we are entangled with God. Playful, witty, and radically profound, this is a book to return to over and over. -- Ilia Delio, author of The Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, and the Relational WholeHere is a book that countless people who have given up on the God of their childhood will relish. Tired of living in the shallow end of the theological pool, Jack Caputo invites us all to push out into the deep waters of radical theology without letting us sink. What you are about to read is God-years ahead of its time. -- Rev. Robin R. Meyers, author of Saving God from Religion: A Minister’s Search for Faith in a Skeptical WorldAn evocative, accessible, good-humored guide to living (and moving, and being) after the death of God. -- Mary-Jane Rubenstein, author of Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space RaceTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsThis Is How the World BeganFirst WeekLesson One: God Does Not ExistLesson Two: Bridge-Builders and Ground-DiggersLesson Three: That’s Pantheism, That’s HorribleLesson Four: Do Radical Theologians Pray?Lesson Five: The Mystical Sense of LifeLesson Six: Who Do They Say Jesus Is?Second WeekLesson Seven: Suppose Everything Just Vanished?Lesson Eight: What Is Really Going On?Lesson Nine: What Is Going On in the Name of God?Lesson Ten: Whether God Will Have BeenLesson Eleven: Making Ourselves Worthy of What Is Happening to UsLesson Twelve: So What?A Parting Word (or Two): Yes, YesFurther ReadingIndex
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Christian Doctrine of God One Being Three
Book SynopsisThe Very Revd Thomas F. Torrance was Professor of Christian Dogmatics, University of Edinburgh, UK.Paul D. Molnar is Professor of Systematic Theology, St John's University, NY, USA.Table of ContentsPreface by Paul D. Molnar Introduction 2. The Christian Perspective 3. The Biblical Frame 4. The TrinitarianMind 5. One Being, Three Persons 6. Three Persons, One Being 7. Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity 8. The Sovereign Creator 9. The Unchangeableness of God Index Bibliography
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Crossway Books Rejoice and Tremble
Book SynopsisThis book argues from Scripture that godly fear is the opposite of being afraid of God or his punishment, as if he were a tyrant. Instead, it is the intensity of the saints' love for, delight in, and enjoyment of all that God is.
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Oxford University Press Whats Wrong with Rights
Book SynopsisAre natural rights ''nonsense on stilts'', as Jeremy Bentham memorably put it? Must the very notion of a right be individualistic, subverting the common good? Should the right against torture be absolute, even though the heavens fall? Are human rights universal or merely expressions of Western neo-imperial arrogance? Are rights ethically fundamental, proudly impervious to changing circumstances? Should judges strive to extend the reach of rights from civil Hamburg to anarchical Basra? Should judicial oligarchies, rather than legislatures, decide controversial ethical issues by inventing novel rights? Ought human rights advocates learn greater sympathy for the dilemmas facing those burdened with government?These are the questions that What''s Wrong with Rights? addresses. In doing so, it draws upon resources in intellectual history, legal philosophy, moral philosophy, moral theology, human rights literature, and the judgments of courts. It ranges from debates about property in medieval Christendom, through Confucian rights-scepticism, to contemporary discussions about the remedy for global hunger and the justification of killing. And it straddles assisted dying in Canada, the military occupation of Iraq, and genocide in Rwanda.What''s Wrong with Rights? concludes that much contemporary rights-talk obscures the importance of fostering civic virtue, corrodes military effectiveness, subverts the democratic legitimacy of law, proliferates publicly onerous rights, and undermines their authority and credibility. The solution to these problems lies in the abandonment of rights-fundamentalism and the recovery of a richer public discourse about ethics, one that includes talk about the duty and virtue of rights-holders.Trade Reviewa welcomed addition to the current discussion. Biggar's previous work on the ethics of war gives him a unique angle to approach cases of rights talk, focusing on specific instances such as torture and killing in war. He makes a strong case for making rights the conclusion of a process of moral consideration rather than a foundational starting point to which everything else must yield. * Todd A. Scacewater, Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion *This is a scholarly book worth reading and a critique worth constructively engaging with. * Ethna Regan, Studies in Christian Ethics *Courageous ... What's Wrong With Rights? is a rich and challenging book. Not everyone will agree with Biggar's views, but anyone writing about human rights who wishes to be taken seriously will need to engage with his arguments. * Jonathan Sumption, The Times *I...commend this book for its clarity of reasoning and its engagement with fundamental issues with which we should all be discussing. * John Duddington, Law and Justice *A brilliant, provocative and intelligent book. * Simon Heffer, The Daily Telegraph *A thought-provoking work of scholarship... [a] compelling challenge to sloppy rights-thinking. * Craig Purshouse, Times Literary Supplement *This encyclopaedic study provides a marvellous survey of the complex field of rights and raises important questions as to the growing use of rights language. * R. Dean Drayton, International Journal of Public Theology *...A powerfully reasoned intellectual history of the sceptical tradition from the 1780s to the present day. [Biggar is] a discriminating guide rather than an anti-rights ideologist, and his analysis of these traditions is intricate, exacting and fair. While clearly Christian in his perspective, he keeps claims from authority, especially divine authority, firmly in their place * Michael Ignatieff, Literary Review *It is a rigorously reasoned argument and ... Biggar succeeds brilliantly in deflating the inordinate claims made for rights today...Along with being a profound study in moral and political philosophy, this is also a devastating and highly topical attack on the belief that ethical dilemmas can be resolved by 'an oligarchy of judges' expanding existing rights and conjuring up new ones...Over the past two decades, Biggar has produced a body of work of the highest intellectual quality which has made him one of the leading living Western ethicists. * John Gray, New Statesman *Quietly, cautiously, and with careful scholarly integrity, Professor Biggar has derailed a gravy train. Should the UK withdraw from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights? Should it repeal or redraft the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010? The result would surely be petitions, denunciations, hostile crowds, the toppling of statues, the banning of speakers, self-righteous lawyers. But all this happens already; what is there to lose? Thanks to Biggar, we see how much there is to gain. It is time for philosophical arguments, won in the pages of this important book, to be translated into legislation. * Jonathan Clark, The Critic *This scholarly, but nonetheless most readable, book makes an important contribution to the debate about to be had when the UK Government takes forward its promised (some would say threatened) new Commission on the Constitution, Democracy and Human Rights. No stranger to controversy, Professor Biggar argues in effect that the assertion of human rights has got out of hand. He pulls no punches and takes no prisoners. This is a penetrating examination of the relationship between rights and responsibilities and reflects many of the concerns expressed in Jonathan Sumption's 2019 Reith Lectures. * Lord Simon Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood *What's Wrong With Rights? isone of the most remarkable scholarly achievements I know of:it deftly addresses a wide variety of theoretical and practical problems of great normative importance; it engages with a vast and complex legal, philosophical, and theological literature about the morality of rights; it articulates plausible assessments of the most important contributions to that literature; and perhaps most importantly, the topics it addresses are at the very heart of political discourse in contemporary liberal polities. I cannot recommend it more highly. * Christopher Eberle, Professor of Philosophy at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis *With the noble post-World War II human rights project increasingly imperiled by misunderstanding and manipulation, Nigel Biggar's new book is a major contribution to clear thinking about what we mean when we speak of rights. Whether or not they agree with his conclusions, friends of human rights everywhere should welcome this timely and informative analysis of what's wrong with rights and what needs to be done to put them right. * Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University and author of Rights Talk (1991) *Despite its eye-catching title, this book is neither a rejection of rights as such nor of natural morality, but a keen-eyed critique of natural rights in particular. In a discussion both dazzlingly wide-ranging and compellingly concrete, Nigel Biggar shows how natural rights talk undermines appropriate acknowledgement of the contingent, circumstantial character of political and ethical judgments. We do well to recognize that rights are paradigmatically legal and enrich ethical discourse by attending to virtues and duties as much as to rights. What's Wrong with Rights is the most significant Christian ethical contribution to reflection on rights since Nicholas Wolterstorff's Justice: Rights and Wrongs. * Jennifer Herdt, Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian Ethicsat Yale Divinity School *What's Wrong With Rights? is magisterial, combining theology, intellectual history, and detailed attention to particular cases and examples. Biggar is not afraid of making controversial judgements and works towards them in a manner that is honest and transparent, always commanding respect. At a deeper level, his book invites the reader to engage in debates about rights, maybe to disagree, but to do so from within a richer moral tradition, which gives more opportunity for insight, nuance, and dissent. The possibility arises of not only better judgements, but better disagreements. Both robust and generous, this landmark book represents a leading theological ethicist writing at the height of his powers. * Christopher Insole, Professor of Philosophical Theology and Ethics at Durham University *Rights talk has dominated public discourse for the past seventy years. But our political disagreements are worse than ever. Nigel Biggar not only explains what happened, he also proposes a comprehensive way forward. We need to move beyond "rights fundamentalism", and retrieve a richer public discourse that emphasizes duty, virtue, and the concrete challenges facing a political community. Crossing the boundaries of theology, philosophy, history, and law, Biggar's incisive analysis shows why talking about "natural rights" isn't helpful: defining, defending, and balancing rights always requires well-functioning legal institutions. * Cathleen Kaveny, Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College *What's Wrong with Rights?is a finely crafted review of the history of rights and an insightful assessment of contemporary discussions across a range of disciplines and contexts. Nigel Biggar raises important basic questions for theology, ethics, and law, and this book will reshape our ways of thinking about rights in all three fields. * Robin W. Lovin, Cary M. Maguire University Professor Emeritus of Ethics at Southern Methodist University, Dallas *This is a critique of one of most fashionable and incoherent notions of our time, the idea that there are enforceable rights, 'natural' or 'human', that exist independently of collective human choice. It is original, thought-provoking, and carefully reasoned. Such rights have many supporters, and always will have. But they should not be taken seriously unless they are willing to engage with the ideas in this impressive book. * Lord Jonathan Sumption, QC, former Justice of the Supreme Court of the UK *What's Wong With Rights? is a timely, wide-ranging, and historically informed book that subjects the prevailing human rights culture, in its various manifestations, to a strong dose of Burkean scepticism. Philosophers will be provoked by his thesis that rights are paradigmatically the creatures of law and form no part of natural morality. Lawyers will be challenged by the vigorous criticisms of what Biggar views as the illegitimate employment of rights vocabulary as a mean of enforcing the moral and political views of an "oligarchy of judges". This is an iconoclastic book that deserves to be reckoned with in the serious conversation about the nature and limits of rights that we desperately need. * John Tasioulas, Yeoh Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Law at King's College London *This is a cleverly titled, crisply written, and largely clear-eyed engagement with the history, concept, and limits of rights and right talk in the Western tradition and beyond.Nigel Biggar brings a big analytical mind and deft pen to the task — and a pair of sharp elbows too. He engages a substantial library of human rights scholarship and case law with critical acuity and philosophical originality, concluding with a cautious and conditional endorsement of rights. * John Witte, Jr, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law and McDonald Distinguished Professor, Emory University School of Law, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University *Biggar's method in discussing the intellectual history of rights is to distil the most notable expressions of the 200-year-old British tradition of scepticism about natural rights into a set of main objections. * Esther D. Reed, University of Exeter, Modern Believing *Biggar's method in discussing the intellectual history of rights is to distil the most notable expressions of the 200-year-old British tradition of scepticism about natural rights into a set of main objections. * Esther D. Reed, University of Exeter, Modern Believing *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1: Are there Natural Rights? 1: The Sceptical Tradition 2: Are there Natural Rights? 2: The Sceptical Critique and Rights before 1776 3: Are there Natural Rights? 3: The Sceptical Critique and Rights after 1776 4: Are there Natural Rights? 4: The Sceptical Critique and the modern Roman Catholic Tradition 5: Are there Natural Rights? 5: The Sceptical Critique and Contemporary Theories 6: What's Wrong with Subjective Rights? 7: Are there Absolute Rights? 8: Are Human Rights Universal? 9: What's Wrong with Rights in Ethics? 10: What's Wrong with (some) Judges? 1: Al-Skeini, Al-Jedda, Smith, and the Fog of War 11: What's Wrong with (some) Judges? 2: Carter and the Invention of a Right to 'Physician-assisted Dying' 12: What's Wrong with (some) Human Rights Lawyers? Conclusion Bibliography
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Zondervan Evangelical Theology Second Edition A Biblical
Book SynopsisGospel-Centered Theology for TodayEvangelical Theology, Second Edition helps today''s readers understand and practice the doctrines of the Christian faith by presenting a gospel-centered theology that is accessible, rigorous, and balanced. According author Michael Bird the gospel is the fulcrum of Christian doctrine; the gospel is where God meets us and where we introduce the world to God. And as such, an authentically evangelical theology is the working out of the gospel in the various doctrines of Christian theology.The text helps readers learn the essentials of Christian theology through several key features, including: A What to Take Home section at end of every part that gives readers a run-down on all the important things they need to know. Tables, sidebars, and questions for discussion to help reinforce key ideas and concepts A Comic Belief section, since reading theology can often be dry and cerebral, so thatTrade Review'Evangelical Theology is a gift to God's people. The revised edition offers the biblical foundations and extensive historical perspectives of its original publication, along with a more substantive incorporation of theologians from the global south. This robust theological exposition produces the intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth that fuels the personal and public witness of the church.' * WALTER R. STRICKLAND II, associate vice president for kingdom diversity initiatives and assistant professor of systematic and contextual theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary *'For years, I have frequently and enthusiastically recommended this book to students for its comprehensive and fair treatment of key issues in Christian doctrine and practice. Now with more diverse dialogue partners and even more robust treatments of key issues in the ever developing world of theology, I have even more reasons to do so. Bird simply keeps readers' attention on the gospel, as he exhaustively equips us to learn it well so we can live it well.' * AMY PEELER, associate professor of New Testament, Wheaton College *'I warmly welcome this second edition of Mike Bird's Evangelical Theology. The gospel both generates and governs Christian faith, but systematic theologies sometimes smother it under the weight of conceptual schemes, confessional traditions, or social agendas. Not on Bird's watch. The gospel is front and center in all eight parts of this thoroughly revised, wiser, wider, and wittier work. With its persistent focus on the meaning and significance of the gospel of Jesus Christ, this book may be the tonic we need to rescue the term evangelical from being either drained of meaning altogether or linked to something less than the cause of Jesus and his coming kingdom.' * KEVIN VANHOOZER, research professor of systematic theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School *'Michael Bird seeks to place evangelical theology on surer footing by engaging with the best in the Christian tradition, and he succeeds admirably. This new edition incorporates conversations with the global church. Its conversational style makes it highly readable and unique for a systematic theology. I will not hesitate to recommend it as a course textbook.' * SIMON CHAN, Trinity Theological College, Singapore *'Mike Bird's second edition of the already potent Evangelical Theology has gained impressive horsepower. With the first edition I had at last found a text that could engage and excite the theologically apathetic. I'm even more enthusiastic for students to dive into the second edition. The updated sources strengthen an already well-researched text in Bird's always engaging style. His treatment of theological method provides long-overdue correctives for evangelicals. As he then models that method, he demonstrates how a gospel-driven approach to theology unleashes the power of theology across the loci. This text will benefit thoughtful Christians in both congregation and classroom, anchoring theological novices while stretching those whose theology has become domesticated.' * DON J. PAYNE, associate professor of theology, Denver Seminary *'My friend Michael Bird is a gift to the evangelical church. His sheer brilliance and witty humor is breath of fresh air. Reading Evangelical Theology is an adventure. It's really, really good. I believe it is so because Bird-man writes, 'I unabashedly believe that the good news of Jesus Christ is the most important doctrine.' This book must be in your theological library. You will return to it again and again.' * DERWIN L. GRAY, founding and lead pastor of Transformation Church, author of The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches about Finding True Happiness *'Students of evangelical theology should welcome this second, revised-and-expanded version of Michael Bird's widely read text. In his inimitable style, with wide-ranging engagement with sources old and new, as well as impressive clarity and verve, Bird here offers a fetching and substantive account of Christian theology. Those looking to find their way through the thickets of contemporary evangelical teaching will be well-served by Bird's guidance.' * PHILIP G. ZIEGLER, professor of Christian dogmatics, University of Aberdeen *'This second edition is a timely, thorough, and accessible text for students and for all who desire to deepen their understanding of the Christian faith. Without losing theological rigor, Bird navigates a host of pressing contemporary questions with precision and care. This new edition engages a wide variety of conversation partners and offers opportunities for sustained conversation.' * JUSTIN MCLENDON, associate professor of theology, Grand Canyon University, managing editor, Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies *'You need this ecumenical systematic theology on your bookshelf--one that begins at, centers on, and ends with the gospel. This is the lens that both laypeople and academics need to bring into focus what God is revealing to us in his Word. Not only does Mike Bird give that, but he makes it both fun and challenging to read as he humbly interacts with theologians past and present on the content of our faith. He is the fun uncle that has crashed the stodgy family party, showing what is real and exciting about our heritage in Christ.' * AIMEE BYRD, author of Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and Why Can’t We Be Friends? *
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Zondervan A Doubters Guide to World Religions
Book SynopsisA Doubter's Guide to World Religions presents each of the world's five major religions and carefully outlines the history, belief systems, and spiritual practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam so that the interested and curious doubters can explore their similarities and differences.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. St Macarius the Spiritbearer
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Cambridge University Press Reconstructing the Theology of Evagrius Ponticus
Book SynopsisMonasticism is a major theme in early Christian studies and there was no greater early monastic theologian than Evagrius Ponticus. His work survives in numerous ancient languages and this book provides a vibrant synthesis of those writings. Ideal for students of early Christian theology, patristics, heresy and ancient philosophy.Trade Review'This is the most revolutionary book on Evagrius in decades … our understanding of Evagrius will be greatly advanced by this book.' Ian Gerdon, Religion Studies ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Evagrius' life and his contemporaries; 2. Evagrius' writings; 3. Evagrius' reputation; 4. The fellowship of Evagrius; 5. The interpretation and enactment of Scriptures; 6. Prayer - the fountainhead of Evagrius' theology; 7. Christ, the face of God and the face of man; 8. The Trinity and ultimate blessedness; Conclusion.
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ATF Press The God who doesnt exist
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Reading with God
Book SynopsisDavid Foster is a Benedictine Monk of Downside Abbey and chaplain to Downside School. He has always been concerned to bring the riches of the monastic tradition to lay people as they struggle to live the Christian life in the modern world. Lectio Divina or the art of spiritual reading is an art which is all but lost outside monastic communities. But following St Benedict's opening command in his Rule to 'listen', attending to the word of God through the printed text is an art which needs to be rediscovered in a world in which we are surrounded by a cacophony of sound and noise. David Foster has written a masterly guide to this art.Trade Review'David Foster's book is a welcome aid in praying with scripture. Foster's book on Lectio Divina or 'godly reading' offers the reader a way of coming to terms with reading and praying the Bible. It is a handbook that offers a practical guide for grounding one's life on the Bible....Foster's gradual introduction to reading scriptuer is ideal for the beginner. The book should prove useful to seminarians and students of theology. Their inital encounter with scripture in the breviary and in study can be quite overwhelming. This book ought to allow one to appreciate and to be pastorally challenged by the Word of God. Finally, pastors may find this book useful as a basic text for instructing people on reading scripture.' The Furrow, Martin Whelan, October 2006Mentioned title in The Tablet, 2008.'intelligent, well-written spirituality in the Catholic tradition...It is a work that will help Christians of all traditions to use scripture to deepen their relationship with God' * Church of England Newspaper *Quotes from author about title, in The Tablet, 18 Feb 2006 -- Mary Blanche Ridge * Tablet, The *Table of ContentsIntroduction; How to read God; Difficulties; Place of study; Praying in response to the Word; Dawning of a God; Awareness in self-awareness; Turning to action.
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Baker Publishing Group Miracles Today – The Supernatural Work of God in
Book SynopsisDo miracles still happen today? This book demonstrates that miraculous works of God, which have been part of the experience of the church around the world since Christianity began, continue into the present. Leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener addresses common questions about miracles and provides compelling reasons to believe in them today, including many accounts that offer evidence of verifiable miracles. This book gives an accessible and concise overview of one of Keener's most significant research topics. His earlier two-volume work on miracles stands as the definitive word on the topic, but its size and scope are daunting to many readers. This new book summarizes Keener's basic argument but contains substantial new material, including new accounts of the miraculous. It is suitable as a textbook but also accessible to church leaders and laypeople.Table of ContentsContentsPreface: Get Up and WalkIntroduction: Miracles Books, Old and NewPart 1: Perspectives on Miracles1. What Is a Miracle, Anyway?2. Why Do Some People Assume That Miracles Don't Happen?Worldviews3. Why Do Some People Assume That Miracles Don't Happen?David HumePart 2: Witnesses of Miracles4. Are There Many Witnesses of Miracles?5. Do Only Christians Report Christian Healings?6. Is Healing Just a New Thing?7. Baby PicsPart 3: Videos and Doctors' Reports8. Do Healings Ever Get Captured on Video?9. Medically Attested Catholic Cures10. A Few Vignettes of Brain Recovery11. Back from Virtual Brain Death12. More Medically Attested Twentieth-Century Cures13. Some Medically Attested Twenty-First-Century Cures14. Cancer Cures15. Doctors Cured of CancerPart 4: "The Blind Receive Their Sight, the Lame Walk, the Lepers Are Cleansed, the Deaf Hear" (Matt. 11:5//Luke 7:22)16. Do Blind People Still Receive Sight? Witnesses17. Do Blind People Still Receive Sight? Doctors18. Do Disabled People Still Walk? Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy19. Do Disabled People Still Walk? Marlene's Cerebral Palsy20. Do Disabled People Still Walk? Bryan's Spinal Injury21. Do Disabled People Still Walk? Vignettes22. Are Lepers Still Cleansed? Visible Healings23. Do Deaf People Still Hear?Part 5: "The Dead Are Raised" (Matt. 11:5//Luke 7:22)24. Are the Dead Still Raised? History25. Are the Dead Still Raised? Africa26. Are the Dead Still Raised? Asia27. Raised in the West? Cases in the News28. Raised in the West? Cases That Don't Make the News29. Doctors Who Witness Raisings30. Friends Who Used to Be Dead or Met Those Who Had Been31. Raised in Our FamilyPart 6: Nature Miracles32. Do Nature Miracles Still Happen?33. Do You Know Any Witnesses to Nature Miracles?Part 7: Kingdom Mysteries34. A Firsthand Witness?35. Why Don't We See More Miracles in the West?36. Spiritual Factors and Miracles37. When Healing Is Temporary38. When Miracles Don't Happen39. What Does the Bible Say about Non-healing?40. Closing Personal ThoughtsAppendix A: Did Prayer Make Things Worse?Appendix B: Some of Hume's Other ArgumentsAppendix C: False Signs
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David C Cook Publishing Company Forensic Faith Participants GD
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Quill Driver Books, U.S. Unknown Life of Jesus: The Original Text of
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University of Chicago Press Heaven and Hell
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Pilgrimage of Paradoxes
Book SynopsisMark Clavier is the Residentiary Canon of Brecon Cathedral, UK, and chair of the Standing Doctrinal Commission for the Church in Wales, UK.Trade ReviewThis book sharpens our ears and tunes our imaginations to hear and see the “magic” of landscape, people, and God, and to rejoice in it all. * The Church Times *Mark Clavier knows what it is to be lost, to yearn for a transcendent God who remains out of reach. Yet as this wise book relates, he also knows what it is to be found, to encounter God in the common marvels of creation. Read this book and then go for a walk with eyes newly opened to the mysteries that are at hand. -- Jeffrey Bilbro, Grove City College, USA'An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace’: Cranmer’s definition of a sacrament expresses perfectly Mark Clavier’s achievement in this deeply personal yet universally applicable reflection which celebrates the wonderful Welsh mountainscape as a sacrament of God’s timeless presence in creation and in the human heart. -- John Inge, Bishop of Worcester, UKIn this personal and wise book, Mark Clavier invites readers on a mountain pilgrimage with poets, philosophers, and spiritual writers as guides. The result is a profound meditation on time, place, and the communities of life that join us to each other and to our world. Come along! -- Norman Wirzba, Duke Divinity School, USARead this book and walk with the author on a journey that unites heaven and earth. On his hikes in the Welsh mountains, Clavier encounters not some generic "higher power" but an earthy God, incarnate in both the wonderful and the commonplace. In the process he traces a life that is simultaneously poetic, divine, and deeply humane. -- William T. Cavanaugh, DePaul University, USAMark Clavier is our delightful companion as we walk into a landscape that speaks of God found in timelessness and time, silence and words, wonder and the commonplace. He weaves memoir with theological reflection, folklore, geology and history, taking discursive routes to explore his paradoxical themes with flair and imagination. -- Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich, UKMark Clavier loses himself in the rocky beauty of mid-Wales, and finds himself opened up to multiple layers of wisdom and joy. Strands of place, theology and the natural world are all plaited together through the pages of this profound and deeply satisfying book. -- Philip Marsden, travel writer and novelist, UKPerhaps one of the worst things Christianity has done in some of its varieties is to encourage people to think they don't really belong in and with creation. Mark Clavier has written a brilliant and moving meditation on how he has learned from journeys in the Welsh landscape to see more clearly that redemption is a gift that allows us to inhabit more deeply where we truly are, at home in the grace and mercy of the creator. -- Rowan Williams, University of Cambridge, UKA love letter to God, written in the mountains of Wales, Mark Clavier offers a rare feast of reflections that stir the paradoxes of the imagination towards the God whose creation heals and transforms. An immersion in nature to delight the longing soul. -- Frances Ward, St Michael's Rectory, UKWhat gives A Pilgrimage of Paradoxes an aura of depth and complexity lies in how Clavier weaves together personal experiences in the wilderness, learned contemplation of Christian theology and biblical passages, and a rich penetration into the interiority of the soul’s relationship to the world and the Divine. ... Mark Clavier’s book A Pilgrimage of Paradoxes lives up to its title. * Front Porch Republic *Table of ContentsGlossary and Guide to Welsh Names Preface Chapter 1: Cadair Idris: Encountering God on a Welsh Mountain Part 1 The Paradox of Eternity and Time Chapter 2: Cwm Cau: Timelessness Chapter 3: Dysynni Valley: Thick-Time Chapter 4: Incarnation Part 2 The Paradox of Silence and Words Chapter 5: Craig Lwyd: Silence Chapter 6: Gwyn ap Nudd: Words Chapter 7: Baptism Part 3 The Paradox of Wonder and the Commonplace Chapter 8: Penygadair: The Wonderful Chapter 9: Rhiw Gwredydd: The Commonplace Chapter 10: Eucharist Chapter 11: Inhabiting Hiraeth and Tangnefedd Bibliography Index
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Baker Publishing Group Ekklesia Rediscovering Gods Instrument for
Book SynopsisDynamic New Teaching from Bestselling Author Ed SilvosoIt''s no secret that the church today has lost its influence in culture. But why? With the technology, affluence, and knowledge we have today, why are we less effective than the first-century church--which didn''t have social media, fancy buildings, professional pastors, or even religious freedom?What are we missing?In these vital, eye-opening pages, bestselling author Ed Silvoso digs into Scripture, unearthing Jesus'' true design for his church--his Ekklesia. He shows how the early church was a radical, countercultural force of people who transformed the hostile, pagan places in which they lived. Here Dr. Silvoso shows how we, in the midst of social, economic, political, and moral chaos, can once again become the revolutionary, transformational, life-giving Ekklesia Jesus called us to be.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Modern Christian Theology
Book SynopsisChristopher Ben Simpson tells the story of modern Christian theology against the backdrop of the history of modernity itself. The book tells the many ways that theology became modern while seeing how modernity arose in no small part from theology. These intertwined stories progress through four parts.In Part I, Emerging Modernity, Simpson goes from the beginnings of modernity in the late Middle Ages through the Protestant Reformation and Renaissance Humanism to the creative tension between Enlightenments and Awakenings of the eighteenth-century. Part II, The Long Nineteenth-Century, presents the great movements and figures arising out of these creative tension - from Romanticism and Schleiermacher to Ritschlianism and Vatican I. Part III, Twentieth-Century Crisis and Modernity, proceeds through the revolutionary theologies of period of the World Wars such as that of Karl Barth or novuelle theologie; this part includes a thorough section on modern EasteTrade ReviewFrom Hegel to Barth and Bultmann to revisionist and secular theologies, Simpson has supplied the clearest textbook yet in this field and has brought the debates up to date and situated them within a wider global and postcolonial framework than is the case with many of the other books in this field. I don't just heartily recommend it - this book will be the primary point of reference for my lectures and seminar discussions in the years ahead. -- Chris Deacy, University of Kent, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Images and Figures Introduction PART I: EMERGING MODERNITY Chapter 1: The Middle Ages and the Lost World Chapter 2: Reformation and Humanism: 1400-1650 Chapter 3: Enlightenments and Awakenings: 1650-1800 Chapter 4: Kant PART II: THE LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY Chapter 5: Romanticism: 1800-1850 Chapter 6: Schleiermacher Chapter 7: Hegel and Hegelians Chapter 8: Coping with the Nova Chapter 9: Early-Nineteenth-Century Catholic and Anglo-Catholic Theology Chapter 10: Ritschlianism Chapter 11: Late-Nineteenth-Century Catholic Theology PART III: TWENTIETH-CENTURY CRISIS AND MODERNITY Chapter 12: Kierkegaard and Nietzsche Chapter 13: Barth Chapter 14: Bultmann and Tillich Chapter 15: Early-Twentieth-Century Catholic Theology Chapter 16: Twentieth-Century Eastern Orthodox Theology Chapter 17: Conservative Protestants in America PART IV: THE LATE MODERN SUPERNOVA Chapter 18: Later Twentieth-Century Catholic Theology Chapter 19: Liberation Theologies Chapter 20: Revisionist and Secular Theologies Chapter 21: Postliberal and Postsecular Theologies Index
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Zondervan Against Liberal Theology
Book SynopsisLiberal Christian theology is a big topic in today''s churches and seminaries. But what does liberal theology really mean and why is it so controversial? What does it actually believe about truth, Scripture, and Jesus Christ? And where does it lead?The term liberal theology is often misinterpreted, confused with a set of loose ideologies within the Christian faith and sometimes rallied behind by genuine Christians who are simply concerned about modern social justice issues. It''s also been wrongly leveled against churches and even entire denominations that don''t adhere to the tradition of liberal theology.Against Liberal Theology, is written in a direct and conversational tone that makes sense of this theological movement by: Defining liberal theology and explaining its beliefs about central Christian doctrines. Giving its history and progression—beginning with 18th century German theologian Friedrich SchleTrade Review'Roger Olson shows us the absolute theological vacuity of American liberal Christianity. He demonstrates that liberalism's God is a mirror of themselves, their Jesus is not worthy of worship nor a savior of any sort, and the Holy Spirit is merely a symbol for their own musings. Olson's verdict is damning but indubitable: liberal Christianity has little to do with classic or historical Christianity.' * Michael Bird, academic dean and lecturer in New Testament, Ridley College *'Roger Olson's Against Liberal Theology is a courageous and calm definition, examination, and evaluation of the collapse of authentic, orthodox Christian theology in the minds, hearts, and hands of one liberal (not progressive) theologian after another. In their own words, Olson often shines a bright, piercing light on their own criticisms. This is a vintage example of Olson being Olson: he knows the literature, he is candid, he is fair, and he is unstinting in criticism of the pitfalls of liberal theologians. And he examines only those who overtly espouse 'liberal' in their theology. Those most attracted into progressivism and then into liberalism will benefit from a humble reading of this book.' * Scot McKnight, professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary *
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Crossway Books Systematic Theology
Book SynopsisThis single-volume systematic theology seeks to provide a clear and concise articulation of the Reformed faith, rooted in historical teaching while addressing current challenges in the life of the church.
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Christian Focus Publications Ltd A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Jesus Christ: An
Book SynopsisFor many of us, the whole concept of Christology is as mystifying as a foreign language, yet Christians down the ages have fought to defend the person and work of Christ – seeing him and what he did quite rightly as a vital element of how we are saved. If we are to understand this subject we need to know the person of Christ; not just what he did (his work) but who he is (his person). Through this book we get to know the Son of God who indeed is God and not just a superman! He is the one who came from above and became fully human having a human body and soul. Being God enabled him to pay the debt owed for sin and being man enabled him to stand on man’s behalf for their sin. In straightforward and simple layman terms this book will explain the interconnectivity of the work and person of Jesus Christ and dispel any misconceptions you may have. Trade ReviewA Christian's Pocket Guide to Jesus Christ - Mark Jones, CFP 2012 - This book is gold. I can't remember the last time I read such a small book that has had such an effect on me. At 76 pages I think it's worth almost memorising! There are lots of really helpful emphases, particularly Jones's treatment of the Incarnation, Christ and the Holy Spirit, and the Threefold Office of Christ. It is Christology from above and is a very helpful introduction indeed. It could be used in a variety of contexts in church life and will leave people wanting, even craving, more. Buy and read. -- Reformation 21- The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals"Who is Jesus Christ? Our answer to that question will determine our eternity. What we believe about Jesus is essential to our belief in Jesus. In this book, Dr. Mark Jones helps to answer hard questions about the person and work of Jesus Christ in a simple and clear manner. This book is an excellent tool for evangelism and discipleship, and it is a much-needed resource for new believers, laypeople, and pastors alike." -- Burk Parsons (Senior Pastor of Saint Andrew’s Chapel, Sanford, Florida and Editor of Tabletalk magazine)"Mark Jones has served us well by writing this short introduction to the doctrine of Christ. His book is biblical, clear, and rooted in historic Reformed theology." -- Joel R. Beeke (Chancellor, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
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The University of Chicago Press The Christian Tradition A History of the
Book SynopsisIn this five-volume opus--now available in its entirety in paperback--Pelikan traces the development of Christian doctrine from the first century to the twentieth. "Pelikan's "The Christian Tradition" [is] a series for which they must have coined words like 'magisterial'."--Martin Marty, "Commonweal"
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SPCK Publishing Gods Story Text Only Edition
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsCONTENTSIntroduction 51. The Bible: God Speaks 62. In the Beginning: God Created the World 83. Humanity: The Crown of Creation 114. A Royal Task: Fill and Subdue the Earth 145. The Fall: Sin Entered the World 176. Cast Out: Judgment and Salvation 197. The Flood: God’s Covenant with Noah 218. Abraham: God’s Gospel Promise 239. Covenant with Abraham: “I Will Be Your God” 2510. Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph: Relentless Grace 2811. Slaves in Egypt: Moses and Pharaoh 3112. The Exodus: God Redeemed His People 3413. Mount Sinai: The Law and the Covenant 3714. The Tabernacle: God Dwells Among Us 4015. Leviticus: Holiness, Priests, and Sacrifice 4216. Numbers: Wilderness Wanderings 4517. Deuteronomy: “Choose Life!” 4818. Joshua: Entering the Promised Land 5119. Judges: The Misery of Life with No King 5420. Samuel: The Gift of Kingship 5721. David: The Persecuted Messiah 6022. Psalms: Prayers for All Seasons 6323. Solomon: Prince of Peace 6624. Wisdom Literature 1: The Order of Eden 6925. Wisdom Literature 2: The Disorder of the Fall 7226. The Kingdom Splits: God’s Judgment Falls 7527. Elijah and Elisha: God’s Patience 7828. The Exile: The Death of the Nation 80 29. The Prophets: God’s Mouthpieces 8330. Isaiah: Prophecy of a New Heavens and Earth 8531. Jeremiah: Prophecy of a New Covenant 8732. Ezekiel: Prophecy of a New Temple 9033. Daniel and Esther: Living as Exiles 9334. Ezra and Nehemiah: The Return from Exile 9635. Minor Prophets: Darkness Before the Dawn 9936. Jesus: Who is This Man? 10237. Four Gospels: Portraits of Jesus 10538. Jesus’ Birth: Heaven Embraced Earth 10839. Jesus’ Early Ministry: The Coming of the Lord 11140. Jesus’ Teaching: Gospel and Kingdom 11441. Jesus’ Miracles: Signs of a Restored World 11742. Disciples and Opponents: Jesus’ Identity 12043. Jesus’ Final Days: Ministry in Jerusalem 12244. The Last Supper: Preparing for the End 12545. The Cross: The Centre of the Bible’s Story 12846. The Resurrection: New Creation Begun 13147. Pentecost: God Sends His Spirit 13448. Acts: Jesus’ Mission Continues 13749. Paul: Witness of the Resurrected Christ 13950. Paul’s Theology: Justification by Faith 14251. Paul’s Theology: Union with Christ 14552. Christian Living in the Last Days: Tension 14853. The Church: God’s Plan for the World 15154. Father, Son, and Spirit: The Trinity 15455. The Return of Christ: The Day of Justice 15756. The End of All Things: The New Creation 160Notes 163Glossary 164Picture credits 167
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Penguin Books Ltd The Obedience of a Christian Man Penguin Classics
Book SynopsisOne of the key foundation books of the English Reformation, The Obedience of a Christian Man (1528) makes a radical challenge to the established order of the all-powerful Church of its time. Himself a priest, Tyndale boldly claims that there is just one social structure created by God to which all must be obedient, without the intervention of the rule of the Pope. He argues that Christians cannot be saved simply by performing ceremonies or by hearing the Scriptures in Latin, which most could not understand, and that all should have access to the Bible in their own language - an idea that was then both bold and dangerous. Powerful in thought and theological learning, this is a landmark in religious and political thinking.
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Oxford University Press Augustine
Book SynopsisBy his writings, the surviving bulk of which exceeds that of any other ancient author, Augustine came to influence not only his contemporaries but also the West since his time. This Very Short Introduction traces the development of Augustine''s thought, discussing his reaction to the thinkers before him, and themes such as freedom, creation, and the trinity.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade Reviewmagisterial and highly readable. * Bookseller *Table of ContentsList of illustrations ; 1. The formation of Augustine's mind: Cicero, Mani, Plato, Christ ; 2. Liberal arts ; 3. Free choice ; 4. A philosophical society ; 5. Vocation ; 6. Confessions ; 7. Unity and division ; 8. Creation and the Trinity ; 9. City of God ; 10. Nature and grace ; Further reading ; Index
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Oxford University Press John Williamson Nevin
Book SynopsisThis study of the life and thought of John Williamson Nevin (1803-1886) offers a revised interpretation of an important nineteenth-century religious thinker. Along with the historian, Phillip Schaff, Nevin was a leading exponent of what became known as the Mercersburg Movement, named for the college and theological seminary of the German Reformed Church located in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. The story is a neglected aspect of American studies. Wentz provides a kind of post-modern perspective on Nevin, presenting him as a distinctively American thinker, rather than as a reactionary romantic. Although influenced by German philosophy, historical studies, and theology, Nevin''s thought was a profound response to the American public context of his day. He was, in many respects, a public theologian, judging the prevailing development of American Christianity as a new religion that was fashioning its own disintegration and that of American culture at large. Nevin''s reinterpretation of catholTrade ReviewA thoughtful, scholarly reinterpretation....Wentz's work should be read by today's theologians whose penchant for relevance needs the correction of Nevin, who reminds us that our own great traditions, rightly understood and intelligently appropriated, can be just as revelant as the issues of today's world. * Religious Studies Review *
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Oxford University Press Inc Lost Scriptures
Book SynopsisWe may think of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament as the only sacred writings of the early Christians, but this is not at all the case. Lost Scriptures offers an anthology of up-to-date and readable translations of many non-canonical writings from the centuries after Christ--texts that have for the most part been neglected or lost for nearly two millennia. Here is an array of remarkably varied writings from early Christian groups whose visions of Jesus differ dramatically from our contemporary understanding. Readers will find Gospels supposedly authored by the apostle Philip, James the brother of Jesus, Mary Magdalen, and others. There are Acts originally ascribed to John and to Thecla, Paul''s female companion; there are Epistles allegedly written by Paul to the Roman philosopher Seneca. And there is an apocalypse by Simon Peter that offers a guided tour of the afterlife, both the glorious ecstasies of the saints and the horrendous torments of the damned, and an Epistle by TTrade Review"History, it's often said, is written by the victors. Bart Ehrman argues in a pair of intriguing new books that the same could be said of the Bible's New Testament. That Ehrman makes his case without pushing into territory considered heretical by many mainstream Christians shows a deft touch with the most volatile of subjects.... Will shock more than a few lay readers."--The Boston Globe"Lost Scriptures provides a good sample of the literature and illustrates nicely the complex and often exotic world of second- and third-century Christianity.... The texts presented in Ehrman's anthology and his incisive analyses of them constitute a solid contribution to showing the diversity of thought and practice within early Christianity."--America"A companion to Lost Christianities, this volume provides substantial selections from over three dozen of the Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypses and revelatory treatises not included in the New Testament canon, but which reveal the diverse and competing forms of early Christianity. Ehrman's introductions helpfully situate the documents in their presumed original settings. An invaluable collection of texts for both students of early Christianity and general readers."--Elizabeth A. Clark, John Carlisle Kilgo Professor, Duke University"Fresh authoritative translations of the texts that fell outside in the canon."--Christian Science MonitorTable of ContentsGeneral Introduction ; NON-CANONICAL GOSPELS ; The Gospel of the Nazareans ; The Gospel According to the Ebionites ; The Gospel According to the Hebrews ; The Gospel According to the Egyptians ; The Coptic Gospel of Thomas ; Papyrus Egerton 2: The Unknown Gospel ; The Gospel of Peter ; The Gospel of Mary ; The Gospel of Philip ; The Gospel of Truth ; The Gospel of the Savior ; The Infancy Gospel of Thomas ; The Proto-Gospel of James ; The Epistle of the Apostles ; The Coptic Apocalypse of Peter ; The Second Treatise of Great Seth ; The Secret Gospel of Mark ; NON-CANONICAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES ; The Acts of John ; The Acts of Paul ; The Acts of Thecla ; The Acts of Thomas ; The Acts of Peter ; NON-CANONICAL EPISTLES AND RELATED WRITINGS ; The Third Letter to the Corinthians ; Correspondence of Paul and Seneca ; Paul's Letter to the Laodiceans ; The Letter of 1 Clement ; The Letter of 2 Clement ; The "Letter of Peter to James" and its "Reception" ; The Homilies of Clement ; Ptolemy's Letter to Flora ; The Treatise of the Resurrection ; The Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles ; The Letter of Barnabas ; The Preachings of Peter ; Pseudo-Titus ; NON-CANONICAL APOCALYPSES AND REVELATORY TREATISES ; The Shepherd of Herman ; The Apocalypse of Peter ; The Apocalypse of Paul ; The Secret Book of John ; On the Origin of the World ; The First Thought in Three Forms ; The Hymn of the Pearl ; CANONICAL LISTS ; The Muratorian Canon ; The Canon of Origen of Alexandria ; The Canon of Eusebius ; The Canon of Athansius of Alexandria ; The Canon at the Third Synod of Carthage
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Oxford University Press Inc The New Testament As Literature A Very Short
Book SynopsisTrade Reviewthis little VSI has certainly sparked my interest in a way that I wasn't expecting * ANZ LitLovers *
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Oxford University Press Inc He Will Save You from the Deadly Pestilence The
Book SynopsisIn He Will Save You From the Deadly Pestilence, acclaimed religious scholar Philip Jenkins illustrates how the evolving uses of Psalm 91 allow us to map developing ideas about religion and the supernatural, theology and politics, medicine and mysticism.Trade ReviewJenkins is a pre-eminent religious historian in the tradition of the great Jaroslav Pelikan, and He Will Save You from the Deadly Pestilence is an erudite, sweeping account in the manner of Pelikan's wide ranging Jesus through the Centuries. * Timothy Larsen, Times Literary Supplement *With a gentle and lucid style, offering just enough data to demonstrate the substantial scholarship that underlies this study, Jenkins succeeds in reintroducing Psalm 91 to readers through many fresh lenses. This is historical interpretation at its best: erudite without being overbearing. Overall, this is a delightful read that will appeal to both the historically minded and the biblically curious. * Robert C. Fennell, Christian Century *With a gentle and lucid style, offering just enough data to demonstrate the substantial scholarship that underlies this study, Jenkins succeeds in reintroducing Psalm 91 to readers through many fresh lenses. * Robert C. Fennell, Robert C. Fennell teaches at the Atlantic School of Theology., The Christian Century *Early Christians 'thought in psalms', writes Philip Jenkins. Few psalms were as important for them and their Jewish contemporaries as Psalm 91, and it has remained central to both Jews and Christians. This study of the psalm's use down to the present day is a model of how to present the reception history of biblical texts. * John Barton, Emeritus Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford, and Senior Research Fellow of Campion Hall, Oxford *This remarkably informative 'biography' of Psalm 91 describes the many communities of Jews and Christians who have found solace, encouragement, challenge, inspiration, and more from this one biblical text. Jenkins moves rapidly from the psalm's use before the Common Era to the help believers have found in it during catastrophes of the twenty-first century, but always with insightful attention to the circumstances in which it has been read (and prayed). It is a book of unusual encouragement. * Mark Noll, author of America's Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794-1911 *Is Psalm 91 an encouragement for peace or military action? Are its words a comfort during a pandemic or incantations against an enemy? Is it a central part of monastic prayer or designed for occult practice? Philip Jenkins helps us to see this psalm as a many-sided jewel, skilfully highlighting its multiple refractions as a 'prayer of protection'. * The Revd. Canon Susan Gillingham, Emeritus Professor of the Hebrew Bible, University of Oxford *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Usage 1. Under The Shadow Of The Almighty Discovering Psalm 91 2. A Thousand Shall Fall At Thy Side How A Plague Prayer Became A Song Against Evil Spirits 3. Lest You Dash Your Foot Against A Stone Finding Christ in the Psalm 4. The Terror By Night A World Full Of Demons And Enchanters 5. Tread Upon The Lion And Adder The Psalm as a Manifesto of Christendom 6. My Refuge And My Fortress The Psalm Divides Christendom 7. Neither Shall Any Plague Come Nigh Thy Dwelling The Plague Psalm, Once More 8. There Shall No Evil Befall Thee? Modernity and Reaction 9. But It Shall Not Come Nigh Thee Demons and Plagues Persist 10. Under His Wings Shalt Thou Trust Global South Readings of Psalm 91 11. To Keep Thee In All Thy Ways How Can We Pray Psalm 91?
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Oxford University Press Inc The Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology
Book SynopsisIn the Islamic tradition, fiqh (Islamic law) is generally regarded as the science of furu''al-din (matters complementary to the Islamic faith), as opposed to kalam (Islamic theology) which is known as the science of u?ul al-din (matters primary to the Islamic faith). Over time, however, fiqh has significantly surpassed Kalam in terms of cognitive maturation and epistemic development. In The Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology, Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour argues that far too little attention has been paid to parallel developments in Islamic theology. Consequently, the theological project in the Islamic tradition has largely become limited to definitions and deliberations about the nature and qualities of the transcendent God, and has barely developed as a systematic discipline devoted to the higher objectives of Islamic theology, similar to those of Maqa?id al-Shari?a (higher objectives of Islamic law). Addressing this gap and drawing on the full-fledged genre of Maqa?id al-Shari?a, thisTrade ReviewDescribing this study in lofty terms such as highly original, truly groundbreaking, and pioneering does not do it justice. I found this book to be all this, but also a profoundly perspicacious reflection upon the purpose of the Islamic faith. This book should be read by all students of Islamic studies and comparative religious studies. But it is an especially indispensable source to all readers interested in the future of Islamic ecumenism. * Khaled Abou El Fadl, Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law *Abdelnour ventures into retrieving the purpose of theology in Islamic thought. He draws on early literary genres in a bid to grapple with a more normative, rather than a defensive posture for theology. Bold in his aspiration, this book will spark energetic conversation among various stakeholders in these debates. * Ebrahim Moosa, Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought & Muslim Societies, the University of Notre Dame *Mohammad Gamal Abdelnour has written a book that is both deeply rooted in Islamic intellectual traditions and also thoroughly engaged with vital contemporary debates in theology and philosophy. The book draws on longstanding ideas of the Maqāṣid al-Sharī?a, or the higher purposes of the law, to develop an account of the higher objectives of Islamic theology. This innovative and convincing engagement between jurisprudence and theology offers a creative argument for how Muslims can understand faith, moral action, and religious difference in the contemporary world. Abdelnour is an exciting new voice in the revival of Islamic theology and the book contributes not only to Islamic Studies, but also to comparative theology, philosophical theology, and intellectual history. * Joshua Ralston, Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Transliteration and Dating Introduction -Important Definitions and Clarifications -Monograph's Epistemological Paradigm -Key Arguments -Structure of the Monograph -Important Caveats Chapter I. Historical Roots of Maqasid al-'Aqida -Maqasid al-'Aqida before al-Ghazali -Al-Ghazali's Contributions to Maqasid al-'Aqida -Maqasid al-'Aqida after al-Ghazali -Muhammad 'Abduh's Contributions to Maqasid al-'Aqida -Explaining the Underdevelopment of Maqasid al-'Aqida Chapter II. Sources and Methods of Maqasid al-'Aqida -The Qur'an and Maqasid al-'Aqida -The Sunna and Maqasid al-'Aqida -Maqasid al-'Aqida between Exotericism and Esotericism Chapter III: Towards a Theory of Maqasid al-'Aqida -"Interrogating" the Classical "Theory" of Maqasid al-Shari'a -"Generating" the Higher Objective/s of Islamic Theology -Is Islam the Only Valid Path to the Truth? Chapter IV: "Integrating" the "Tools" of Maqasid al-Shari'a into Maqasid al-'Aqida -Definition and Transmission -Al-Firqa al-Najiya between al-Daruriyyat, al-Hajiyyat, and al-Tahsiniyyat -Faith vis-à-vis Deeds between al-Daruriyyat, al-Hajiyyat, and al-Tahsiniyyat -Prophet Muhammad between al-Daruriyyat and al-Hajiyyat Chapter V: Why Does Maqasid al-'Aqida Matter? -Al-Ghazali's Maqasidi-oriented Approach and Treating the Wahhabi-Shiite Conflict Conclusions Way Forward Bibliography
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OUP Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Kierkegaard
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Kierkegaard brings together an outstanding selection of contemporary specialists and uniquely combines work on the background and context of Kierkegaard's writings, exposition of his key ideas, and a survey of his influence and heritage.Trade ReviewThe volume is impressive both for its range and the quality of its contributions. * Thomas P. Miles, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsI: CONTEXTS AND SOURCES; II: SOME MAJOR TOPICS IN THE AUTHORSHIP; III: KIERKEGAARD AFTER KIERKEGAARD
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of the Trinity
Book SynopsisThis handbook examines the history of Trinitarian theology and reveals the Nicene unity still at work among Christians today despite ecumenical differences and the variety of theological perspectives. The forty-three chapters are organized into the following seven parts: the Trinity in Scripture, Patristic witnesses to the Trinitarian faith, Medieval appropriations of the Trinitarian faith, the Reformation through to the 20th Century, Trinitarian Dogmatics, the Trinity and Christian life, and Dialogues (addressing ecumenical, interreligious, and cultural interactions). The phrase ''Trinitarian faith'' can hardly be understood outside of reference to the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople and to their reception: the doctrine of the Trinity is indissociably connected to the reading of Scripture through the ecclesial and theological traditions. The modern period is characterized especially by the arrival of history, under two principal aspects: ''historical theology'' and ''philosophieTrade ReviewThe Oxford Handbook of the Trinity serves as an exemplary resource for specialists and nonspecialists alike. The considerable breadth of the volume is a major strength in this respect. * David Luy, Trinity Journal *a valuable reference work, providing a trustworthy guide to central topics in trinitarian theology * Amy Plantinga Pauw, Scottish Journal of Theology *Table of ContentsPART I: THE TRINITY IN SCRIPTURE; PART II: PATRISTIC WITNESSES TO THE TRINITARIAN FAITH; PART III: MEDIEVAL APPROPRIATIONS OF THE TRINITARIAN FAITH; PART IV: THE REFORMATION TO THE 20TH CENTURY; PART V: TRINITARIAN DOGMATICS; PART VI: THE TRINITY AND CHRISTIAN LIFE; PART VII: DIALOGUES
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Oxford University Press The Coherence of Theism
Book SynopsisThe Coherence of Theism investigates what it means, and whether it is coherent, to say that there is a God. Richard Swinburne concludes that despite philosophical objections, most traditional claims about God are coherent (that is, do not involve contradictions); and although some of the most important claims are coherent only if the words by which they are expressed are being used in analogical senses, this is the way in which theologians have usually claimed that they are being used. When the first edition of this book was published in 1977, it was the first book in the new ''analytic'' tradition of philosophy of religion to discuss these issues. Since that time there have been very many books and discussions devoted to them, and this new, substantially rewritten, second edition takes account of these discussions and of new developments in philosophy generally over the past 40 years. These discussions have concerned how to analyse the claim that God is ''omnipotent'', whether God can foreknow human free actions, whether God is everlasting or timeless, and what it is for God to be a ''necessary being''. On all these issues this new edition has new things to say.Table of ContentsPART I. RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE; PART II. A CONTINGENT GOD; PART III. A NECESSARY GOD
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Christology
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Christology brings together 40 authoritative essays considering the theological study of the nature and role of Jesus Christ. This collection offers dynamic perspectives within the study of Christology and provides rigorous discussion of inter-confessional theology, which would not have been possible even 60 years ago. The first of the seven parts considers Jesus Christ in the Bible. Rather than focusing solely on the New Testament, this section begins with discussion of the modes of God''s self-communication to us and suggests that Christ''s most original incarnation is in the language of the Hebrew Bible. The second section considers Patristics Christology. These essays explore the formation of the doctrines of the person of Christ and the atonement between the First Council of Nicaea in 325 and the eve of the Second Council of Nicaea. The next section looks at Mediaeval theology and tackles the development of the understanding of who Christ was and of his atonTrade ReviewThe Oxford Handbook of Christology is a must-have for students of the Bible and theology desiring an update in the main defining area of Christian faith and scholarship. * Tomas Bokedal, Journal for the Study of the New Testament *This is indeed a beautiful book, which reflects the beauty of Christ himself. * Gerald O'Collins, Journal of Theological Studies *I found this book most helpful. There is plenty of material for those with a theological interest in Christology. * Dr Pravin Thevathasan, Christendom Awake *Table of ContentsList of Contributors Francesca Aran Murphy: Introduction Section I: The Bible 1: Paul Mankowski, S.J.: Language, Truth, and Logos 2: Olivier-Thomas Venard, O.P.: Christology from the Old Testament to the New 3: Gregory Glazov: Jewish Suffering and Christology in Pauline and Recent Papal Thought 4: Richard Bauckham: The Gospels as Testimony to Jesus Christ: A Contemporary View of their Historical Value 5: Michael J. Gorman: The Work of Christ in the New Testament 6: Markus Bockmuehl: The Gospels on the Presence of Jesus Section II: Patristic Christology 7: Khaled Anatolios: Christology in the Fourth Century 8: Brian E. Daley, S.J.: Antioch and Alexandria: Christology as Reflection on God's Presence in History 9: Andrew Louth: Christology in the East from the Council of Chalcedon to John Damascene 10: Norman Russell: The Work of Christ in Patristic Theology Section III: Mediaeval Christology 11: Aidan Nichols, O.P.: Image Christology in the Age of the Second Council of Nicaea (787) 12: Gabriel Said Reynolds: The Islamic Christ 13: David S. Hogg: Christology: The Cur Deus Homo 14: Alison Milbank: Seeing Double: The Crucified Christ in Western Medieval Art 15: Joseph Wawrykow: The Christology of Thomas Aquinas in its Scholastic Context 16: Rik van Nieuwenhove: Late Mediaeval Atonement Theologies Section IV: Reformation and Christology 17: Brian Lugioyo: Martin Luther's Eucharistic Christology 18: Randall C. Zachman: The Christology of John Calvin 19: Mark W. Elliott: Christology in the Seventeenth Century 20: Kevin Hector: Christology after Kant 21: Philip G. Ziegler: The Historical Jesus and Christology from David Friedrich Strauss to Ksemann Section V: Modern and Postmodern Christology 22: Troy A. Stefano: Christology from Lessing to Schleiermacher 23: Troy A. Stefano: Christology after Schleiermacher: Three Twentieth-Century Christologists 24: Raymond Gawronski: Knowing about Jesus, Knowing Jesus: Christology and Spirituality 25: K. K. Yeo: Chinese Christologies: Images of Christ and Chinese Cultures 26: Michele M. Schumacher: Feminist Christologies 27: Diane B. Stinton: Jesus Christ, Living Water in Africa Today 28: Bruce McCormack: Kenoticism in Modern Christology Section VI: Imagining the Son of God in Modernity 29: Calvin Stapert: Images of Christ in Post-Enlightenment Oratorios 30: Robert Barron: Christ in Cinema: The Evangelical Power of the Beautiful 31: Rowan Williams: Imaging Christ in Literature 32: Laurence S. Cunningham: Christ in Art from the Baroque to the Present Section VII: The Grammar of Christology: Christological Norms 33: Robert J. Wo'zniak: The Christological Prism: Christology as Methodological Principle 34: Simon Gathercole: The Christ of the Canonical Gospels and the Christs of the Apocryphal Gospels 35: Thomas G. Weinandy, O. F. M., Cap.: The Doctrinal Significance of The Councils of Nicea, Ephesus, and Chalcedon 36: Kenneth Oakes: Normative Protestant Christology 37: Gilbert Narcisse: What Makes a Christology Catholic? 38: Gavin D'Costa: Christology and World religions: A Systematic Perspective 39: John Webster: The Place of Christology in Systematic Theology 40: Francesca Aran Murphy: Afterword: The Breadth of Christology: The Beautiful Work of Christ
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Oxford University Press The Oxford History of Modern German Theology
Book SynopsisOxford History of Modern German Theology, Vol. I: 1781-1848 offers a multi-author overview of the development of modern German theology from 1781 to 1848. Across 36 chapters, Kaplan and Vander Schel underline important movements in German theology during this period and highlight unresolved questions which have shaped subsequent discussion.Table of ContentsPart 1: Background 1: Robert Kolb: The Reformation and the Emergence of Protestant Orthodoxy 2: Thomas Wallnig: Early Modern Catholic Theology in German-speaking Lands 3: Douglas Shantz: German Pietism 4: Eric Carlsson: The Protestant Enlightenment 5: John R. Betz: The Counter-Enlightenment and Erweckungsbewegung: From J. G. Hamann to the Münster Circle 6: Michael C. Legaspi: Beginnings of Historical Criticism 7: Paul Franks: Translation, Bildung, and Dialogue: Central Concepts of German-Jewish Religious Thought 1783-1848 Part 2: 1781-1806 8: Andreas Holzem: Historical Introduction: Political, Social, and Legal Changes (1781-1806) 9: Ian Hunter: The Early Theological Reception of Kant's Religious Philosophy 10: Myriam Bienenstock: The Pantheism Controversy in the 1780s 11: Daniel Whistler: Early German Romanticism and the Characteristics of Religion 12: Werner Busch (translated by Grant Kaplan and Kevin M. Vander Schel): Romantic Art and Theology 13: Rainald Becker: The Changing Place of Religious Orders, and its Role in Theological Development Part 3: 1806-1815 14: Ruth Jackson Ravenscroft: Historical Introduction: Theological Justifications of Nationalism and the Beginnings of 'German Christianity' (1806-15) 15: Benjamin Dahlke: Debates about the Academic Status of Theology and the Foundation of the University of Berlin 16: Liisa Steinby: Approaches to Myth and Mythology 17: Johannes Zachhuber: Theology and Early Historicism Part 4: 1815-1830 18: Richard Schaefer: Historical Introduction: Political Restoration and Its Effects on Theology 1815-30 19: Todd H. Weir: Confession, Secularism, and Dissent in the German Vormärz 20: Grant Kaplan: The Catholic Tübingen School in its First Generation 21: Paul Michael Kurtz: Rationalism and Biblical Interpretation: H.E.G. Paulus, K.G. Bretschneider, and W.M.L. de Wette 22: Andrew Dole: Schleiermacher's Glaubenslehre and its Immediate Reception 23: Kevin M. Vander Schel: Anti-Rationalist Developments: Supernaturalism and the German Religious Awakening 24: Justin Shaun Coyle: Catholic Rationalism: Georg Hermes and Anton Günther Part 5: 1830-1848 25: Jeffrey T. Zalar: Historical Introduction: The German-Speaking Lands in Restoration and Vormärz, 1815-48 26: Christian Danz: Hegel's Philosophy of Religion, Schelling's Philosophy of Revelation, and their Immediate Theological Reception 27: David Lincicum: Ferdinand Christian Baur and the Tübingen School 28: Annette G. Aubert: Mediating Theology 29: Klaus Unterburger: Church History and History of Doctrine 1830-1848 30: Michael Ledger-Lomas: Strauss and the Life of Jesus Controversy
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Oxford University Press Christian Identity in the Jewish and GraecoRoman
Book Synopsis''I am a Christian'' is the confession of the martyrs of early Christian texts and, no doubt, of many others; but what did this confession mean, and how was early Christian identity constructed? This innovative study sets the emergence of Christian identity in the first two centuries, as it is constructed by the broad range of surviving literature, within the wider context of Jewish and Graeco-Roman identity. It uses a number of models from contemporary constructionist views of identity formation to explore how what comes to be seen as ''Christian'' literature creates a sense of what to be ''a Christian'' means, and traces both continuities and discontinuities with the ways in which Jewish and Graeco-Roman identity were also being constructed through their texts. It seeks to acknowledge the centrality of texts in shaping early Christianity, historically as well as in our perception of it, while also exploring how we might move from those texts to the individuals and communities who preTrade Review...a valuable overview of identity formation in antiquity in a manner informed by the social sciences. * Biblical Theology Bulletin *...this book and the topics it raises deserve considerable attention, and the author's incorporation of insights from the social sciences is commendable. * Biblical Theology Bulletin *Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Emergence of Christian Identity ; 2. Text and Identity ; 3. History, Memory, and the Invention of Tradition ; 4. Boundaries ; 5. The Grammar of Practice ; 6. Embodiment and Gender ; 7. Space and Place ; 8. The Christian Race ; 9. 'The Other' ; 10. Made Not Born: Conclusions
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Oxford University Press Martyrdom A Very Short Introduction Very Short
Book SynopsisMartyrdom is not only a sharply contested term and act, but it has a long history of provoking controversy. One person''s ''martyr'' is another''s ''terrorist'', and one person''s ''martyrdom operation'' is another''s ''suicide bombing''. Suicide attacks have made recurring questions about martyrdom more pertinent to current discussions. What is martyrdom? Why are some people drawn towards giving up their lives as martyrs? What place does religion play in inciting and creating martyrs? How are martyrs made? Why are some martyrs and martyrdoms remembered more than others? How helpful is the distinction between active and passive martyrdoms? In order both to answer such questions and to understand the contemporary debates about martyrdom, it is helpful to consider its diverse roots. In this Very Short Introduction, Jolyon Mitchell provides a historical analysis to shed light on how the concept and practice of martyrdom has evolved, as well as the different ways in which it is used today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Contesting martyrdom ; 2. Thinking martyrdom ; 3. Remembering martyrdom ; 4. Romanticising martyrdom ; 5. Touching martyrdom ; 6. Reforming martyrdom ; 7. Politicizing martyrdom ; 8. Conclusion: The end of martyrdom
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The University of Chicago Press Continuing the Reformation Essays on Modern
Book SynopsisIn these twelve essays, written or published in the 1980s, a historical theologian examines the changes that occurred as the Catholic tradition gave way to the Reformation and an interest in the phenomenon of believing replaced adherence to unchanging dogma.
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The University of Chicago Press A Preface To Theology Chicago Lectures in
Book SynopsisIn this work, W. Clark Gilpin proposes that American theological scholarship has become responsible to a threefold public: the churches, the academic community, and civil society.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: What Do Theologians Do? 1: The Fruition of the Seminary Ideal, 1720-1830 2: Scholarship and the Culture of Protestantism, 1830-1880 3: The Case for Theology in the University, 1880-1930 4: Intellectual Center of the Church's Life, 1930-1960 5: The Background of Possibilities Notes Index
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The University of Chicago Press Abraham Geiger the Jewish Jesus Chicago Studies
Book SynopsisWas Jesus the founder of Christianity or a teacher of Judaism? When he argued the latter, Abraham Geiger ignited an intense debate in 19th-century Germany. In this study, Susannah Heschel traces the genesis of Geiger's argument and examines the reaction to it within Christian theology.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Reversing the Gaze Ch. 1: The Creation of a Historical Theologian Ch. 2: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Prelude of Revisionist Configurations Ch. 3: Reconceiving Early Judaism Ch. 4: D. F. Strauss, the Tubingen School, and Albrecht Ritschl Ch. 5: The Jewish Jesus and the Protestant Flight from the Historical Jesus Ch. 6: From Jesus to Christianity: Geiger on the Postapostolic Era Ch. 7: Fixing the Theological Gaze: The Reception of Geiger's Work Conclusion Notes Index
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The University of Chicago Press Prophets in Their Own Country
Book SynopsisIn this original study of the making of saintly reputations, Aviad M. Kleinberg shows how sainthood, though frequently seen as a personal trait, is actually the product of negotiations between particular individuals and their communities. Employing the methods of history, anthropology, and textual criticism, Kleinberg examines the mechanics of sainthood in daily interactions between putative saints and their audiences. This book will interest historians, anthropologists, sociologists, medievalists, and those interested in the study of religion. [A] fascinating and sometimes iconoclastic view of saints in the medieval period. --Sandra R. O'Neal, Theological Studies [An] important new book...[And] an excellent piece of scholarship. --Diane L. Mockridge, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion [Kleinberg's] style is clear and accessible and his observations insightful; the book is a pleasure to read. --Veronica Lawrence, Theological Book Review Original and interesting...[Kleinberg] has made a major contribution. --Anne L. Clark, American Historical Review Kleinberg's concern is not just with perceptions of sanctity, but, refreshingly, with what actually happened: and he is especially good on the conflict of the two...[This] is not just a book but a way of thought, and one that promises interesting conversations at all levels from the church porch to the tutorial and the academic conference. --Helen Cooper, Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsPreface I: Saints and Saintly Situations II: Negotiating Sainthood III: Wide-Eyed Witnesses and Partial Observers IV: The Passion of Christina of Stommeln V: The Making of Lukardis and the Dissolution of Douceline VI: St. Francis of Assisi and the Burden of Example VII: The Blind See and the Lame Walk VIII: Epilogue Abbreviations Select Bibliography Index
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