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Bloomsbury USA 3pl Creation and Transcendence
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe author offers a scintillating resume of contemporary theology from the arresting viewpoint of free creation, showing how some thinkers have failed to take that obvious starting point, as well as those who have illuminated us thereby. DeHart turns a profound study into an exciting read. -- David B. Burrell, C.S.C., University of Notre Dame, USAThe order of the world to God is a basic theme of Christian vocation and so of theology. Getting it wrong distorts our self-understanding and service. Drawing superb and sometimes startling lessons from Aquinas, Kierkegaard, and others, Paul DeHart gets it right. This book is smart, learned, and wise. -- Jeremy D. Wilkins, Boston College, USATable of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Cultus Mentis: Accommodating the Endless Object 1. Can Pascal Forgive Descartes? God’s Ambiguous Infinity 2. Absolute Dependence or Infinite Desire: Subjective Alignment with God in Schleiermacher and Kierkegaard 3. “The Passage from Mind to Heart is So Long . . .” Kierkegaard’s Repetition and the Ontology of Agency 4. f(S)I/s :The Instance of Pattern in Kathryn Tanner’s Theology Part Two: Dogma and the Infinite God: Trinity, Christology, Grace 5. On the Contrary: Thomistic Second Thoughts on Eberhard Jüngel 6. John Milbank’s Divine Comedy: Not Funny Enough Part Three: Aquinas and God’s Ideas: The Impossible Mind of the Creator 7: “Nothing in this book is true, but it’s exactly how things are” 8. Eclipse of the Divine Mind: The Divine Ideas as Anti-Platonic Epistemology 9. The Creature Makes Itself: The Divine Ideas as Anti-Platonic Soteriology 10. Improvising the Paradigms: The Divine Ideas as Anti-Platonic Ontology Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury USA 3pl The Challenge of God
Book SynopsisIn view of the double vocative that characterizes the relation of Creator to creature, this book offers critiques of modern and postmodern philosophy for the ways in which they have separated philosophy, theology, and spirituality. This collection examines the complicated relationship of God to Being and the meaning of Revelation, as well as highlighting the context and the role of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola. Discussions include the Catholic Principle and its relevance in contemporary times, and Christian epic visionaries such as Dante, Milton, Blake, and Joyce, providing scholars a forum to debate their theological identity and its meaning for future studies. This volume contributes a unique engagement from many perspectives with the Catholic intellectual tradition in its philosophical, theological, spiritual, literary, and artistic dimensions.Trade ReviewWell conceived and well executed, this volume will be required reading for anyone concerned about the history of CPR or invested in contributing to its future. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * CHOICE *Continental Philosophy has led thinkers within the Catholic intellectual tradition to move beyond the confines of ontotheological thinking. Like a child, servant, slave, or someone who hears, being called by the Spirit, it has been engaged in enlarging its own horizons. Bearing witness to God from otherness and difference, and starting off from decentred, relational anthropologies, these endeavours have prompted inspiring dialogues for both philosophers and theologians alike! * Lieven Boeve, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium *Well organized ... interesting collection. * Theology *Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Preface - Colby Dickinson, Hugh Miller and Kathleen McNutt, Loyola University Chicago, USA Introduction: God as Challenge: The Past and Future of Continental Philosophy of Religion - Bruce Ellis Benson, University of St. Andrews, UK Chapter 1: Is God a Challenge for Philosophy? - Adriaan T. Peperzak, Loyola University Chicago, USA Chapter 2: On the Infinite: A Response to Adriaan Peperzak - David Tracy, University of Chicago, USA Chapter 3: God and the Ambivalence of Being - Jean-Luc Marion, University of Chicago, USA Chapter 4: Being, God, Nihilism, Love: On Marion’s ‘Ambiguity of Being’ - Hugh Miller, Loyola University Chicago, USA Chapter 5: A Phenomenology of Revelation: Contemporary Encounters with Saint Ignatius Loyola - Robyn Horner, Australian Catholic University, Australia Chapter 6: ‘Consolation Without Previous Cause’? Consolation, Controversy, and Devotional Agency - J. Michelle Molina, Northwestern University, USA Chapter 7: Tradition and Event: Radicalizing the Catholic Principle - John D. Caputo, Syracuse University and Villanova University, USA Chapter 8: Theological Thinking and John Caputo’s ‘Tradition and Event: Radicalizing the Catholic Principle’ - John McCarthy, Loyola University Chicago, USA Chapter 9: Epic and the Crucified God - Thomas J. J. Altizer, SUNY Stony Brook, USA Chapter 10: From Scripture, Epic, and Radical Catholicism: A Response to Thomas J.J. Altizer - Adam Kotsko, Shimer College, USA Chapter 11: Anatheism: A Theopoetic Challenge - Richard Kearney, Boston College, USA Chapter 12: The God Machine: Techno-Theology and Theo-Poetics - John Panteleimon Manoussakis, College of the Holy Cross, USA Bibliography Index
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New Creation Ministries, Inc In the BeginningGod or Dirt
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Catholic Theology
Book SynopsisIntroduction to Catholic Theology is an accessible but in-depth examination of the ways in which Catholic theology is rooted in and informs Catholic practice.Table of ContentsAbbreviations and Texts xiii Introduction: From the Middle of Our Life’s Journey xv 1 The Nature and Sources of Catholic Theology 1 1.1 Catholics 2 1.1.1 Being and Becoming Catholic 3 1.1.2 Personal and Communal 4 1.1.3 Catholics and Other People 6 1.2 Theology: Fides et Ratio 7 1.2.1 Fides 9 1.2.2 Ratio 10 1.3 The Sources of Catholic Theology 12 1.3.1 Scripture 12 1.3.2 Tradition 19 1.3.3 Magisterium 22 Notes 26 References 27 2 God 28 2.1 The God of Scripture 29 2.2 Father, Son, and Spirit 35 2.2.1 The New Testament 35 2.2.2 The Road to Nicaea 38 2.2.3 The Road from Nicaea 43 2.2.3.1 Trouble with terminology 43 2.2.3.2 Relations and procession 45 2.2.3.3 Trinity and community 47 2.3 The Grammar of Divinity 50 2.3.1 Proofs of God’s Existence 50 2.3.1.1 Anselm’s “ontological argument” 51 2.3.1.2 Thomas Aquinas’s “five ways” 52 2.3.2 God and Being 56 2.3.3 Language on the Way to God 60 2.3.3.1 The positive and negative ways 60 2.3.3.2 Analogy 61 Notes 63 References 64 3 Creation and Fall 66 3.1 The God Who Creates 67 3.1.1 Creation in the Bible 67 3.1.2 What Does It Mean to Call God “Creator”? 71 3.1.2.1 Creation in goodness 71 3.1.2.2 Creation in freedom 73 3.1.2.3 Creation from nothing 74 3.2 The Created Order 76 3.2.1 Orderly Diversity 76 3.2.2 Angelic Life 78 3.2.3 Caused Causes 80 3.2.4 Creation and Modern Science 81 3.3 The Human Creature 84 3.3.1 Imago Dei 84 3.3.2 Polarities 86 3.3.2.1 Body and soul 87 3.3.2.2 Male and female 90 3.3.2.3 Nature and grace 94 3.4 Sin 96 3.4.1 The Fall 97 3.4.2 Evil and the Goodness of Creation 99 3.4.3 Original Sin 100 Notes 103 References 104 4 Jesus Christ 107 4.1 The Story of Jesus of Nazareth 109 4.1.1 The Messiah of Israel 111 4.1.2 The Ministry of Jesus: Proclaiming the Kingdom of God 114 4.1.2.1 Baptism and calling 114 4.1.2.2 Healer and wonder worker 116 4.1.2.3 Teacher 117 4.1.3 Death and Resurrection 119 4.2 The Person of Jesus Christ 124 4.2.1 The Road to Chalcedon 124 4.2.1.1 The prelude to controversy 125 4.2.1.2 Alexandria and Antioch 127 4.2.1.3 Two natures in one person 129 4.2.1.4 The meaning of the Chalcedonian definition 132 4.2.2 The Road from Chalcedon 134 4.2.2.1 The Christology of Thomas Aquinas 135 4.2.2.2 Devotion to the humanity of Christ 136 4.2.3 The Challenges of Modernity 138 4.2.3.1 Tradition and suspicion 139 4.2.3.2 The psychology of Jesus 140 4.2.3.3 The de-Westernizing of Jesus 143 4.3 The Work of Christ for Us and for Our Salvation 145 4.3.1 Christ as Priest and Offering 146 4.3.2 Christ as Prophet 150 4.3.3 Christ as Servant-King 152 Notes 156 References 157 5 The Spirit of Holiness 159 5.1 The Spirit of God 160 5.1.1 The Spirit in Scripture 161 5.1.2 The Spirit in Creed and Controversy 165 5.2 The Holy Spirit and Human Life: Disputed Questions over Grace 170 5.2.1 Grace and Predestination 171 5.2.2 Scholastic Distinctions 173 5.2.3 Justification by Faith, Catholics, and Protestants 176 5.2.4 Dominicans, Jesuits, and Jansenists 179 5.2.5 The Grace of Christ and the Salvation of Non-Christians 181 5.2.6 Spiritual Gifts and Charismatic Renewal 187 5.3 Mary 190 5.3.1 Disciple and Mother of Jesus 191 5.3.2 Theotokos 192 5.3.3 Extending the Narrative: Marian Doctrines 193 5.3.4 Contracting the Narrative: Mary and the Church 196 Notes 197 References 198 6 The Church 201 6.1 People of God and Body of Christ 202 6.2 The Pilgrimage of the People of God 206 6.2.1 Jew and Gentile in the Body of Christ 207 6.2.2 Catholics and Donatists in Africa 208 6.2.3 Pope Gregory VII and the Freedom of the Church 211 6.2.4 Reformations Protestant and Catholic 214 6.2.5 Freedom from the Church, and Vatican Council I on Papal Infallibility 216 6.2.6 Vatican Council II and Disputes over Reform 218 6.3 One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic 221 6.3.1 Diverse Unity 222 6.3.2 Holiness and Its Failures 224 6.3.3 Particular and Universal Catholicity 227 6.3.4 Apostolic Foundations 230 6.4 The Church’s Missionary Solidarity with Today’s World 232 Note 235 References 235 7 Praying Always 237 7.1 Hoop-jumpers and Do-gooders 238 7.2 Praying Always in an Ordinary Life 239 7.3 Praying Always in the Sacramental Economy 243 7.3.1 Efficacious Signs of Grace 244 7.3.2 Instituted by Christ 249 7.3.3 Entrusted to the Church 251 7.3.4 Divine Life Dispensed to Us 253 Notes 255 References 255 8 The Seven Sacraments 257 8.1 Sacraments of Initiation 258 8.1.1 Baptism 258 8.1.1.1 Baptism in Scripture and tradition 259 8.1.1.2 Baptismal meanings 262 8.1.2 Confirmation 264 8.1.2.1 Confirmation in Scripture and tradition 265 8.1.2.2 Spirited witness 266 8.1.3 Eucharist 268 8.1.3.1 The Eucharist in Scripture and tradition 269 8.1.3.2 Sacrifice, sacrament, and presence of Christ 272 8.2 Sacraments of Healing 276 8.2.1 Penance 276 8.2.1.1 Penance in Scripture and tradition 277 8.2.1.2 Reconciliation with God through the Body of Christ 280 8.2.2 Anointing of the Sick 283 8.2.2.1 Anointing of the Sick in Scripture and tradition 284 8.2.2.2 Illness in the economy of salvation 286 8.3 Sacraments at the Service of Communion 289 8.3.1 Holy Orders 289 8.3.1.1 Holy Orders in Scripture and tradition 290 8.3.1.2 The Church’s priesthood and the threefold ministry 296 8.3.2 Matrimony 298 8.3.2.1 Matrimony in Scripture and tradition 299 8.3.2.2 Communion, intimacy, and partnership 305 Notes 308 References 309 9 The Good Life 312 9.1 The Tradition of Living Well 313 9.1.1 Walking in the Way of Life 313 9.1.2 Catechists and Confessors 317 9.1.3 Casuistry and the Birth of Moral Theology 320 9.1.4 Catholics in the Modern Moral Marketplace 322 9.2 Love as Virtue 325 9.2.1 Happiness 326 9.2.2 What is Virtue? 329 9.2.3 Cardinal Virtues 331 9.2.4 Theological Virtues 335 9.3 Love as the Law of Christ 339 9.4 Perplexities of Action 343 References 345 10 The End 347 10.1 God’s Word of Promise 349 10.1.1 The Promise of Creation and Covenant 349 10.1.2 Jesus, the Kingdom, and Resurrection 352 10.1.3 Paul: Grieving with Hope 354 10.1.4 Apocalyptic Patience 355 10.2 Traditions of Catholic Hope 356 10.2.1 Worldly and Otherworldly 356 10.2.2 Solidarity with the Dead 359 10.2.3 Modernity, Progress, and Eschatology 363 10.3 Thinking the End 367 10.3.1 Timetables, Signs, and Images of Hope 368 10.3.2 Hope of Justice for the Dead 369 10.3.3 Heaven, Hell, and Universal Hope 372 10.4 The Substance of Things Hoped For 374 Notes 376 References 376 Appendix: Conciliar Formulae 378 Index of Scriptural Citations 382 Name and Subject Index 388
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Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. Wesley for Armchair Theologians
Book SynopsisWesley for Armchair Theologians engagingly presents the life and theology of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Written by prominent Wesley scholar William Abraham, who aimed to "make Wesley come alive for those who would truly love to become armchair theologians," the book is an excellent, entertaining, and expert guide to the work of this...
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Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. Christendom at the Crossroads The Medieval Era
Book SynopsisIn Christendom at the Crossroads, the introductory book in the Westminster History of Christian Thought series, J. A. Sheppard explores the development of Christian theology in the medieval period. Expertly leading readers through the major theological controversies and issues of the era, Sheppard highlights why those particular questions were...
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Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. The Absoluteness of Christianity and the History
Book SynopsisIn this seminal work, pioneering theologian Ernst Troeltsch raises the question, how can we pass beyond the diversity with which history presents us to norms for our faith and for our judgments about life? He trenchantly probes the issue of how one religion--when viewed historically in the context of other world religions--can be universally...
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Harvard University Press The Market as God
Book SynopsisThe Market has deified itself, according to Harvey Cox’s brilliant exegesis. And all of the world’s problems—widening inequality, a rapidly warming planet, the injustices of global poverty—are consequently harder to solve. Only by tracing how the Market reached its divine status can we hope to restore it to its proper place as servant of humanity.Trade ReviewThrough an astonishingly productive lifetime, Harvey Cox has always been alive to the most important movements of the spirit in our culture. His observations on the deification of the market and his ingenious sense of how market theology has developed a scripture, a liturgy, and sophisticated apologetics allow us to see old challenges in a remarkably fresh light. Like so many of the market’s critics, he’s also trying to redeem it so that it might serve its proper ends. An essential and thoroughly engaging book. -- E. J. Dionne, Jr., author of Why the Right Went WrongThe Market as God attempts to begin…challenging how political liberalism constrains moral and religious critiques from entering the public sphere, and how economic liberalism—by insisting the market holds primacy above all—constrains us from building a more just and equal society… By highlighting the limits of our economic and religious lives, and by reminding us of our powers to renovate our current world, Cox clears the space for a new generation of Christians to begin to develop a more public and egalitarian politics. And that alone is more than enough to be grateful for. -- Elizabeth Bruenig * The Nation *Cox creatively transposes the concepts of theology into the language of capitalism and argues that the metaphors of theology, and religion itself, are being co-opted… The Market as God might be an example of what Bonhoeffer meant when he proposed that theologians had to learn to ‘speak of God in a secular fashion and find a nonreligious interpretation of biblical concepts,’ an approach Cox encouraged in 1965. In turn, market boosters are theologizing by casting the Market as a Tillichian ultimate concern and a wiser Cox has returned to interpret the signs of the times. The Market, like all human artifice, is neither natural nor neutral but an object of moral reflection, and in emotive prose Cox offers a moral inquiry into its attributes… Americans are searching for a social vision that serves people against the rule of the Market God, and the impassioned and timely Cox has reminded us of the moral challenges of our economic life. -- Lilian Calles Barger * New Rambler *Writing with his customary verve and insight, Harvey Cox sees The Market as very much a religious phenomenon. As he puts it, it has deified itself and become a god to people who worship it…Cox is good at using religious concepts to explain economic thinking. -- Paul Richardson * Church of England Newspaper *With his expansive knowledge of history, theology and religious studies, [Cox] is well-positioned to offer insights and revelations regarding this chosen task… Cox makes a convincing argument that the deified Market has produced a web of values, narratives and institutions that need critical reexamination. -- Melissa Jones * National Catholic Reporter *With flashes of brilliance and focused energy, Cox charts the ways in which the Market became Divine and even achieved human status through the form of the corporation. -- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat * Spirituality & Practice *Over 50 years ago, Cox anticipated the cultural turn away from religion and toward secularism in his classic work, The Secular City (1965). In this exceptional book, he now turns his attention to economics and theology. In 2013, Pope Francis remarked in Evangelii Gaudium that the environment stands defenseless against a ‘deified market.’ With typical brilliance, Cox takes up the pope’s words and examines in sparkling detail the features of the market as a religion… Cox’s book is both timely and provocative. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *The Market as God, like every book written by Harvey Cox, is stylishly winsome and socially relevant, brimming with Cox’s customary theological wit. There is a growing academic literature on how capitalism divinized the Market, but here the argument sings, with an underlying anger that sneaks up on you. -- Gary Dorrien, author of Kantian Reason and Hegelian SpiritMax Weber famously looked at religion through the prism of economics. Harvey Cox reverses the gaze and looks at economics through the prism of theology. In this very timely book, he formulates and then examines the equation Market = God in ways that are as original as they are brilliant. -- Arvind Sharma, McGill University
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Abingdon Press Forgetting Whose We Are Alzheimers Disease and
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Abingdon Press Just Us or Justice Moving Toward a PanMethodist
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James Clarke & Co Ltd Anchorhold
Book SynopsisAnchorhold is a unique collection of letters concerning Julian of Norwich''s Revelations of Divine Love, addressed to the writer herself. Through them, Kirsten Pinto Gfroerer explores the meaning of her own life and the transformation that studying and teaching this remarkable text can bring.Julian makes extreme claims about the love of God revealed in the crucified Christ. Her assertion that in love the human self can truly flourish and that in the end ''all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well'' is a hope-filled contradiction of much modern thought. Central to her theology are a series of meditations on the face and body of Christ, which both point to God''s love and reveal something of the nature of human vocation. Gfroerer''s search for meaning in Julian''s text, eloquently expressed in this series of letters, involves the participation of her whole self, learning to inhabit the vision given to Julian. It is this search and participation that we are invited to joinTrade Review'Your work is open' writes Kirsten Pinto Gfroerer in one of the letters to Julian that form this astonishing work. And as the crucified Christ in Julian's Revelations invites us into his wounds, so Julian's text becomes a permeable site to which the reader is invited to be nourished and sustained in dark times. This is a brilliantly insightful theological reflection in which Julian's rich writings are set against the author's own experiences and often highly original reinterpretations. Alison Grant Milbank, University of Nottingham Kirsten Pinto Gfroerer has offered something truly rare and life-giving: a present and living conversation with the ghost of a familiar friend. In these pages the thought and presence of Dame Julian of Norwich come to life afresh through the gentle power of Pinto Gfroerer's subtle and beautiful writing. This is not a work of theological scholarship. It is much more, it is an urgent and vital work of the human spirit. A must-read. Aaron Riches, author of Ecce Homo: On the Divine Unity of ChristTable of ContentsAcknowledgements I. Looking for Life: Longing Inaugural Letter II. Losing Your Life: Threshold Letters 1-3 III. The Face of Love: Revelation Letters 4-13 IV. A Cruciform Heaven: Vocation Letters 14-23 V. Welcomed into the Wound: Initiation Letters 24-26 VI. Suffering Remains, Sin Is Befitting, and All Shall Be Well: Formation Letters 27-40 VII. Fast-Bound to the Will: Adherence Letters 41-44 VIII. The Paradox of Judgement: Struggle Letters 45-50 IX. The Parable: Illumination Letters 51 X. The Self Enclosed in Christ: Realization Letters 52-57 XI. The Motherhood of Christ: Sanctuary Letters 58-63 XII. The City of the Soul: Inherence Letters 64-68 XIII. The Pilgrimage of God to God: Walk Letter 69-82 XIV. Life, Love, Light: Sustenance Letters: 83-85 XV. Finding a Life: Anchorhold Letter 86 Bibliography
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Manchester University Press John Wyclif
Book SynopsisThis new collection of translations represents the first attempt to offer a representative sample of Wyclifâs Latin works in translation in a single volume. -- .Trade Review'Penn does a masterful job of rendering Wyclif’s complex Latin into language that, if not idiomatic, conveys the Oxford scholar’s ideas to an audience more than half a millennium removed.'Patrick Hornbeck, Fordham University, Speculum 97/2 -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Logic and metaphysics2 Scripture and truth3 Sacramental questions4 The Eucharist5 The Church and the Christian life6 Wyclif’s political theory7 Shorter texts and polemical tractsAppendix: Condemnation of Wyclif’s teachingIndex
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Harvest House Publishers,U.S. Bible Prophecy Answer Book
Book SynopsisWhen it comes to Bible prophecy, whether you're looking for quick instruction or you're eager to go deeper, this accessible Q&A-style guide will help. Find real hope for the future in this resource that provides answers to your most burning questions.
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Xlibris The Stages of Sanctification The Process of
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Religion and Morality Routledge Philosophy of
Book SynopsisReligion and Morality addresses central issues arising from religion''s relation to morality. Part I offers a sympathetic but critical appraisal of the claim that features of morality provide evidence for the truth of religious belief. Part II examines divine command theories, objections to them, and positive arguments in their support. Part III explores tensions between human morality, as ordinarily understood, and religious requirements by discussing such issues as the conflict between Buddhist and Christian pacifism and requirements of justice, whether ''virtue'' without a love of God is really a vice, whether the God of the Abrahamic religions could require us to do something that seems clearly immoral, and the ambiguous relations between religious mysticism and moral behavior. Covering a broad range of topics, this book draws on both historical and contemporary literature, and explores afresh central issues of morality and religion offering new insights for students, academics anTrade Review’This book is careful and lucid in its presentation and assessment of arguments on religion and morality. It is also well organized...Highly recommended.’ Choice 'Insofar as the book critically presents the views of important thinkers within traditions familiar to the author, it is a rich source of insight... a scholarly appraisal... Philosophers of religion, ethicists, academics in this field and readers of general philosophy will all find this book to be valuable reading.' Science and Theology News 'Wainwright writes critically yet sympathetically about the relation between morality and religious belief and brings an admirable nuance and judiciousness to some hotly debated issues.' Conversations in Religion and Theology 'Bill Wainwright has written a penetrating and well-organized examination of the relation between religion and morality. It is a work that will be especially appreciated by analytic philosophers of religion because of the careful parsing of various positions, objections to those, and possible replies to objections. The writing is clear, and the arguments stack up higher and higher.' International Journal for Philosophy of Religion ’All-in-all, Wainwright is to be commended for producing such a lucid, comprehensive, and philosophically sohisticated book. It should be on the 'must-read' list of anyone with a serious interest in the philosophy of religion.’ Philosophy in Review-Comptes rendus philosophiques ’In the entanglement of possible relationships obtaining between religion and morality, Wainwright's work remains both a tour d'history of positions on offer and a tour d' force of philosophical acumen with analytical methodology. As such, conceptually speaking, Wainwright's work is must-reading for philosophers trying to tackle crucial dimensions which have far too long been neglected or underdeveloped.’ Philsophical Investigations ’Wainwright is to be commended for producing such a lucid, comprehensive and philosophicaTable of ContentsContents: Preface; Part I: Moral Arguments for the Existence of God: The 19th-century background; Kant, God, and immortality; Newman and the argument from conscience; The argument from the objectivity of value. Part II: Divine Command Theory and its Critics: The Euthyphro problem; Two recent divine command theories; Objections to divine command theory; The case for divine command theory. Part III: Human Morality And Religious Requirements: Religious ethics and rational morality; Abraham and the binding of Isaac; Mysticism and morality. Index.
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Concordia Publishing House Ltd Blessed Be His Name Revealing the Sacred Names of
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Baker Publishing Group Chosen But Free A Balanced View of Gods
Book SynopsisRevised and updated edition of this Geisler favorite provides a scriptural framework for how real human freedom can exist alongside God's sovereignty.
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Baker Publishing Group What Every Christian Needs to Know About the
Book SynopsisWhat the Qur'an teaches about Christ, salvation, the Trinity, and other important topics, and how it differs from the key teachings of the Bible.
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Baker Publishing Group Exploring Christian Theology Creation Fall and
Book SynopsisPopular Dallas Theological Seminary professors make foundational theology accessible for everyone, including key doctrines on Creation, the Fall, and salvation. Entire series now available.
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John Wiley & Sons Church College and Clergy A History of Theological Education at Knox College Toronto 18441994
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Thomas Nelson Corona Crisis
Book SynopsisThe world has not seen such a pandemic in generations. And as the world fights COVID-19, is God trying to send a message? Pastor and Dallas Theological Seminary professor Mark Hitchcock shares how the current coronavirus outbreak is related to end-time prophecies.
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Godhead and the Nothing
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Living the Death of God A Theological Memoir
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Baker Publishing Group Psalms as Torah Reading Biblical Song Ethically
Book SynopsisAn internationally-renowned Old Testament scholar explores the riches of the Psalms, expounding the ways they shape those who read them.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Jewish and Christian Approaches to the Psalms2. Critical Approaches to the Psalms3. The Psalter as an Anthology to Be Memorized4. The Unique Claims of Prayed Ethics5. The Concept of the Law in the Psalms6. Laws in the Psalter7. Narrative Law in the Psalter8. Virtues and Vices in the Psalter9. Appeals for Divine Intervention10. The Ethic of the Psalms and the New TestamentConclusionIndexes
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Baker Publishing Group Missional Theology An Introduction
Book SynopsisNoted theologian John Franke helps readers reenvision theology, showing that it flows from an understanding of the missional character and purposes of God.Table of ContentsContents1. Missional God2. Missional Church3. Missional Theology4. Missional Multiplicity5. Missional SolidarityEpilogueIndex
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Baker Publishing Group Christianity and Religious Diversity
Book SynopsisThis fresh analysis of religion in today's globalizing world considers the unique truth of the Christian gospel in light of religious diversity.Table of ContentsContentsIntroductionPart 1: Religion(s) in a Modern, Globalizing World1. Rethinking Religion(s)2. Secularization, Globalization, and the Religions3. Buddhism in the Modern World4. Jesus in a Global, Postcolonial WorldPart 2: Christian Commitments in a Pluralistic World5. Can All Religions Be True?6. On the Idea of Christianity as the One True Religion7. Religious Diversity and Reasons for Belief8. Living with Religious Diversity as Jesus's DisciplesIndex
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Baker Publishing Group Evangelical Dictionary of Theology
Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated and substantially revised edition of a standard reference tool offers today's students cutting-edge overviews of key theological topics.
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Baker Publishing Group Freedom under the Word Karl Barths Theological
Book SynopsisIn Freedom under the Word, top-tier scholars offer critical engagements with Karl Barth''s exegesis of Christian Scripture and explore its implications for contemporary hermeneutics and biblical interpretation. Focusing on rare texts from the Barth corpus, the book considers the legacy and potential of Barth''s theology by presenting a wide-ranging engagement with and assessment of Barth''s theological exegesis. It covers Barth''s career chronologically, providing insight into his theological development as it relates to Scripture. Contributors include John Webster, Francis Watson, Wesley Hill, Stephen Fowl, Paul Nimmo, and Grant Macaskill.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction Ben Rhodes and Martin WesterholmPart 1: Barth's Theology of Scripture1. Barth's Theology of Scripture in Developmental Perspective Martin Westerholm2. Barth's Theology of Scripture in Dogmatic Perspective Ben RhodesPart 2: Barth's Early Exegesis3. Rewriting Romans: Theology and Exegesis in Barth's Early Commentaries Francis Watson4. "A Relation beyond All Relations": God and Creatures in Barth's Lectures on Ephesians, 1921-22 John Webster5. The Call to Repentance Is the Call of the Gospel: Barth, the Epistle of James, and Moral Theology Carsten Card-HyattPart 3: Barth's Doctrine of God in Exegetical Perspective6. The Logos Is Jesus Christ: Karl Barth on the Johannine Prologue Wesley Hill7. Karl Barth on Ephesians 1:4 Stephen Fowl8. Karl Barth and Isaiah's Figural Hope Mark Gignilliat9. Israel and the Church: Barth's Exegesis of Romans 9-11 Susannah TicciatiPart 4: Barth's Doctrine of Creation in Exegetical Perspective10. Creation and Covenant: Karl Barth's Exegesis of Genesis 2:8-17 Andrew B. Torrance11. Barth on God's Graciousness toward Humanity in Genesis 1-2 Christina N. Larsen12. "Worthy Is the Lamb": Karl Barth's Exegesis of Revelation 4-5 Christopher GreenPart 5: Barth's Doctrine of Reconciliation in Exegetical Perspective13. Barth on Christ and Adam Grant Macaskill14. "We, Too, Are in Advent": Barth's Theological Exegesis of Hebrews 11 R. David Nelson15. The Compassion of Jesus for the Crowds Paul T. NimmoIndexes
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Moody Press,U.S. The Holy Spirit
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Bible Disability and the Church
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co In Gods Image An Anthropology of the Spirit
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Seeds of Faith
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Calvins Ecclesiology
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Liturgical Press Benedict In The World
Book Synopsis InBenedict in the World, Linda Kulzer, O.S.B., and Roberta Bondi have gathered stories of many of the ordinary and extraordinary men and women Benedictine oblatesmembers of the Benedictine family who live in the world. Benedict in the Worldbegins with an introductory chapter citing some reasons for an influx of Benedictine oblates into monasteries today. It then presents in detail a collection of the lives of nineteen significant Benedictine oblates who lived from the years 973 to 2000. Nearly half the contributors are themselves Benedictine oblates and most of the others are professed Benedictine monastics. The combined effort offers support and inspiration to those who have loved their oblate journey and brings to light the lives of these outstanding lay monastics. Among the more well-known oblates included are Dorothy Day, Patrick and Patricia Crowley, Jacques and Raissa Maritain, Walker Percy, H. R. Reinhold, and Elena Cornaro. Chapters are FTrade Review. . . this book provides a service to all monastics, professed and lay alike.American Benedictine ReviewThe book achieves its goal of providing role models for modern individuals who are or who are considering becoming Benedictine oblates themselves. For readers who do not fall into one of those two categories, the collection provides an intriguing view of religious men and women living committed Christian lives. Their lives are meant to inspire others, and they do that quite well. Mystics QuarterlyWhat a timely idea for a book! The oblate movement is booming, but the very concept of oblate is not so clear. This collection of short biographies goes a long way toward answering that question."Terrence Kardong, OSB, Editor, The American Benedictine ReviewThis book presents a kaleidoscope of nineteen colorful personalities from the 10th to the 20th century who have only one thing in common--they are all Oblates of St. Benedict. The real life stories of such diverse persons as King Henry II, Saint Frances of Rome, Dorothy Day, Raissa and Jacques Maritain, Walker Percy, and many more, are entertaining and inspiring. The stories focus not so much on their accomplishments as on their search for God, for spirituality, and for a community that would support their Christian faith.Ruth Fox, OSB, Retreat Director, Sacred Heart Monastery, Richardton, North DakotaKulzer and Bondi have written a fascinating book highlighting some little known aspects of our Catholic heritage viewed from a particular perspective of Benedict's influence. This is a very interesting cast of characters from the drama of our church history. The book is recommended for parish libraries and those interested in church history.Catholic Library WorldOurs is a moment in the history of religious life when we are witnessing a burgeoning interest in associations with religious communities that are alternatives to the norm of canonically vowed membership. This book celebrates the existence of an alternative association that has existed within Benedictine monasticism for approximately ten centuries.Ephrem Hollermann, OSB, Prioress, Saint Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph. Minnesota. . . will inspire oblates and professed monastics with the life stories of these deceased and dedicated oblates. These Benedictine children lived out Gospel values and the spirit of the Rule in the world. Readers will identify with them because of the common threads of followers of St. Benedict - seeking God within daily life, love of prayer, work, hospitality, and an appreciation of friendship with the professed monastics of a particular monastery. The stories are short, perceptive, and well-supported by broad and interesting resources.Meinrad Brune, OSB, Director of Benedictine Oblates, Saint Meinrad ArchabbeyThe lives portrayed in these pages reveal the inclusiveness of Benedictinism. These are people who followed the Rule of St. Benedict; not one of whom dwelt in a monastery; nor were all of them Roman Catholic. Look at the Table of Contents and be amazed. This is indeed a memorable book.Benet Tvedten, OSB
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Liturgical Press Sing of Mary
Book SynopsisThroughout the history of Christianity, Mary has been a beacon of hope to many who look to her. While Christians have always prayed to Mary, they have also sung to her in times of joy and sorrow. Sing of Mary analyzes Marian hymnody throughout Christianityand particularly in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States from 1854 to todayfocusing not only on the texts and music but also on the contexts out of which these hymns came. By using a holistic methodologydrawing from anthropology, history, liturgy, musicology, psychology, sociology, and theologythis study takes an interdisciplinary approach toward studying Marian theology and devotion through the lens of hymnody. This volume, accessible to both laypeople and academics, provides readers with a clear and full understanding of Marian hymnody by looking at many examples throughout the history of Christianity up through the present, thus shedding light on the history of Marian devotion and theology. The worTrade Review"[Budwey's] academic approach is noticeable in her careful review of the ecclesial documents directed toward the liturgy and Marian devotion, as well as the historical references from the life of the early church to the present. Her pastoral approach shines in the many descriptive reasons why such a deep chasm developed between devotional and liturgical prayer, citing specific devotional practices of nineteenth-century Catholics in America. This book is a welcome addition to seminary study, church music courses, and to the reading lists of our pastoral musicians."Loretta Manzara, CSJ, The Hymn"Stephanie A. Budwey's Sing of Mary is an interesting, thoroughly researched and ambitious book which may present some unique challenges for a conservative Catholic readership. Nevertheless it is a fascinating, detailed and ambitious study which invites further enquiry into Mary, one of the most influential figures in the Christian faith, and that can only be positive."Bridget Curran, Tjurunga
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Fordham University Press Circling the Elephant
Book SynopsisChristian theologians have for some decades affirmed that they have no monopoly on encounters with God or ultimate reality and that other religions also have access to religious truth and transformation. If that is the case, the time has come for Christians not only to learn about but also from their religious neighbors. Circling the Elephant affirms that the best way to be truly open to the mystery of the infinite is to move away from defensive postures of religious isolationism and self-sufficiency and to move, in vulnerability and openness, toward the mystery of the neighbor.Employing the ancient Indian allegory of the elephant and blind(folded) men, John J. Thatamanil argues for the integration of three often-separated theological projects: theologies of religious diversity (the work of accounting for why there are so many different understandings of the elephant), comparative theology (the venture of walking over to a different side of the elephant), and constructiTable of ContentsPreface: Autobiography and Comparative Theology | xi Note on Transliteration | xix Introduction: Revisiting an Old Tale | 1 1 Religious Difference and Christian Theology: Thinking About, Thinking With, and Thinking Through | 21 2 The Limits and Promise of Exclusivism and Inclusivism: Assessing Major Options in Theologies of Religious Diversity | 41 3 No One Ascends Alone: Toward a Relational Pluralism | 70 4 Comparative Theology after Religion? | 108 5 Defining the Religious: Comprehensive Qualitative Orientation | 152 6 The Hospitality of Receiving: Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Interreligious Learning | 193 7 God as Ground, Singularity, and Relation: Trinity and Religious Diversity | 213 8 This Is Not a Conclusion | 249 Acknowledgments | 259 Notes | 263 Index | 289
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David C Cook Publishing Company The Mosaic Course
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IVP Academic Chrysostoms Devil
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IVP Academic Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars
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Tyndale House Publishers Money Possessions and Eternity
Book SynopsisThis practical and refreshing theology of money contains topical and Scripture indexes, a study guide, and five helpful appendixes.Randy Alcorn presents a biblical and comprehensive view of money and possessions, including the following: Why is money so important to God? How can we be liberated from materialism? What should we do about debt? How much does God want us to give? What about gambling? Investing? Insurance? Saving? Retirement? Inheritance? Who wants to settle for fleeting treasures on earth . . . when God offers everlasting treasures in heaven? It's time to rethink our perspectives on money and possessions. In this thoroughly researched classic, Randy Alcorn shows us how to view these things accurately?as God's provision for our good, the good of others, and his glory.About the AuthorRandy Alcorn is an author and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries, a nonprofit ministry dedicated to teaching principles of God's Word and assisting the church in ministering to unreached, unfed, unborn, uneducated, unreconciled, and unsupported people around the world. A New York Times bestselling author of over 50 books, including Heaven, The Treasure Principle, If God Is Good, Happiness, and the award-winning novel Safely Home, his books sold exceed eleven million copies and have been translated into over seventy languages. Randy resides in Oregon with his wife, Nanci.
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Gracewing Creative Chords Studies in Music Theology and
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SPCK Publishing Reaching Muslims
Book SynopsisA short, stimulating introduction for Christians to Islam and to the main themes of Muslim culture.Trade Review"Absolutely brilliant", R. T. Kendall, from his foreword "This is a remarkably interesting, kind, fair, and biblically-wise guide for Christians seeking to understand and relate to our Muslim friends", Wayne Grudem "Quite outstanding", Andrew White (Vicar of Baghdad)Table of ContentsContentsForeword by Dr R. T. Kendall 9Introduction 11Part 1 Map-reading: What is Islam, and who are Muslims?1. Stories and histories 172. Identity 233. Beliefs 254. Cultures and practices 325. Politics and justice 356. Demographics 387. Before folding the maps away… 42Part 2 Developing open-hearted friendships: Tips for connecting with Muslims8. Why focus on open-hearted friendships? 469. Addressing the fear factor 4910. Cultivate a posture of welcome and acceptance 5211. Show by your actions that you welcome and accept Muslims 5512. Level with your Muslim friends 5913. Keep welcoming Muslims as they come to follow Jesus 63Part 3 Seeing Jesus afresh: Outlines to help Muslims14. Starting from echoes of truth in Islam:Outline A – Arabia is important 6915. Starting from echoes of truth in Islam:Outline B – Jesus is good news 7116. Starting from echoes of truth in Islam:Outline C – Is Jesus just a prophet? 7417. Tips for Bible study with a Muslim 7918. Starting from the Bible:Outline D – Adam and Eve 8119. Starting from the Bible:Outline E – Abraham 8320. Starting from the Bible:Outline F – Moses 8521. Starting from the Bible:Outline G – the Samaritans 8722. Starting from the Bible:Outline H – the parable of the tenants 8923. Starting from the Bible:Outline I – Resurrection appearances 9124. Starting from festivals:Outline J – Why Christmas? 94Part 4 Hot potatoes: Some questions arising for Christians on aspects of Islam25. Should Christians call God “Allah”? 10026. When should baptism happen? 10427. Is it OK for Christians to eat halal meat? 107Conclusion 111Glossary of terms 112Appendices1. Study guides 1162. Useful resources 1353. Further guidance for preachers: Use stories and be mindful of non-Western perspectives 1424. Further guidance for church leaders: Decide the level of riority that Muslim outreach has and will have in your church 144Notes 146Index 157
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Islamic Foundation I Can Make Dua Anywhere
Book Synopsis This is one of the I Can Series of books that introduces and illustrates some basic yet important concepts and terms for young Muslim children. These are explained with reference to their everyday life and in the settings with which children are familiar. In simple, easy-to-understand language the series presents Islam as a living reality to be experienced in daily life. It answers many questions about Islam as faith which arise in the young, curious minds. For ages 3-5 years and the young at heart. I Can Make Du''a Anywhere! teaches us that in our everyday lives, we should always turn to Allah, seeking His help and thanking Him for all the things He gives us. Praying to Him makes our lives more meaningful and satisfying.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Four Desert Fathers
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Mercer University Press Christianity
Book SynopsisWeaving together input from six experts in the fields of Bible, Church History, and Theology, Christianity introduces learners to the practices, traditions, beliefs, and scriptures of the Christian faith. This expanded and updated edition tells Christianity's growth from humble origins to becoming the world's largest religion.
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York Medieval Press Medieval Theology and the Natural Body
Book SynopsisNew interdisciplinary essays on the treatment of the body in medieval theology.The attitudes towards the human body held by different branches of medieval theology are currently a major focus of scholarly attention. This first volume from York Medieval Press includes studies of the metaphor of man as head and woman as body, Abelard, women and Catharism, the female body as an impediment to ordination, women mystics, and the University of York's 1995 Quodlibet Lecture given by Eamon Duffy on the early iconography and "lives" of St Francis of Assisi. PETER BILLER is Professor of Medieval History at the University of York; A.J. MINNIS is Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of English, Yale Univesrity. Contributors: PETER BILLER, ALCUIN BLAMIRES, DAVID LUSCOMBE, W.G. EAST, A.J. MINNIS, DYAN ELLIOTT, ROSALYNN VOADEN, EAMON DUFFYTrade ReviewNew insight and good scholarship... a serious and rich volume which historians of theology, women, popular religion and mysticism will enjoy. -- Miri Rubin * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *Lively, scholarly [and] wide-ranging addition to literature on `the body'. * NOTES & QUERIES *Table of ContentsJohn of Naples, Quodlibets and Medieval Theological Concern with the Body - Peter Biller Paradox in the Medieval Gender Doctrine of Head and Body - Alcuin Blamires Peter Abelard's Carnal Thoughts - David Luscombe This Body of Death: Abelard, Heloise and the Religious Life - W.G. East Cathars and Material Women - Peter Biller De impedimento sexus: Women's Bodies and Medieval Impediments to Female Ordination - Alastair J Minnis The Physiology of Rapture and Female Spirituality - Dyan Elliott Beholding Men's Members: The Sexualizing of Transgression in The Book of Margery Kempe - Rosalynn Voaden Finding St Francis: Early Images, Early Lives - Eamon Duffy
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Ronnie E Smith Between Justice and Mercy and Related Essays
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger
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