Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Theology - Ethics

Responding to the recent upsurge of interest in Thomas Aquinas, this book goes straight to the heart of the contemporary debates about Thomism.

• Focuses on the concept of authority, both in terms of Aquinas's own attitude to authority, and how the Church authorities have used Aquinas's texts.
  
• Engages with appropriations of Aquinas's work by a range of theologians, from liberal Catholics to the creators of radical orthodoxy.
  
• Argues for future readings of Aquinas which are substantially different from those which have gone before.

Responding to the recent upsurge of interest in Thomas Aquinas, this book goes straight to the heart of the contemporary debates about Thomism.

• Focuses on the concept of authority, both in terms of Aquinas's own attitude to authority, and how the Church authorities have used Aquinas's texts.
  
• Engages with appropriations of Aquinas's work by a range of theologians, from liberal Catholics to the creators of radical orthodoxy.
  
• Argues for future readings of Aquinas which are substantially different from those which have gone before.

The nature of ethics has been the subject of much controversy and argument in recent decades. Theological Ethics and Global Dynamics tackles these various debates, offering a wide-ranging, comprehensive, and provocative statement of the nature of theological ethics in global times.

• Offers an accessible, lively, and provocative statement of the nature of moral philosophy and theological ethics in contemporary times.
  
• Tackles various perspectives on debates about distinctly Christian ethics.
  
• Argues that we need to reframe the...

This ground-breaking book provides a new perspective on Christian practices of silence.

• An original, theologically informed work, written by a significant Quaker theologian
  
• Provides a new perspective on Christian practices of silence
  
• Considers the theological and ethical significance of these practices
  
• Relates silence, listening and communication to major contemporary issues
  
• Takes forward theological engagement with feminist thought
  
• Contributes to ongoing research into the theology of Dietrich...

This ground-breaking book provides a new perspective on Christian practices of silence.

• An original, theologically informed work, written by a significant Quaker theologian
  
• Provides a new perspective on Christian practices of silence
  
• Considers the theological and ethical significance of these practices
  
• Relates silence, listening and communication to major contemporary issues
  
• Takes forward theological engagement with feminist thought
  
• Contributes to ongoing research into the theology of Dietrich...

We are pleased to annouce that God's Companions by Samuel Wells has been shortlisted for the 2007 Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing.
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Grounded in Samuel Wells' experience of ordinary lives in poorer neighborhoods, this book presents a striking and imaginative approach to Christian ethics. It argues that Christian ethics is founded on God, on the practices of human community, and on worship, and that ethics is fundamentally a reflection of God's abundance.

Wells synthesizes dogmatic, liturgical, ethical,...

This Companion provides a definitive collection of essays on postmodern theology, drawing on the work of those individuals who have made a distinctive contribution to the field, and whose work will be significant for the theologies written in the new millennium.

• The definitive collection of essays on postmodern theology, drawing on the work of those individuals who have made a distinctive contribution to the field.
  
• Each essay is introduced with a short account of the writer's previous work, enabling the reader to view it in context.
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The much-discussed notion of Postliberal theology developed from the writings of two theologians at Yale University, Hans Frei and George Lindbeck.

• An analysis and critique of the much-discussed idea of postliberal theology
  
• Provides an overview of postliberalism and the controversies which resulted
  
• Compares the writings of theologians Hans Frei and George Lindbeck, from which postliberal theology developed, and uncovers important differences in their thought
  
• Reconceptualizes these thinkers' contributions to...

The much-discussed notion of Postliberal theology developed from the writings of two theologians at Yale University, Hans Frei and George Lindbeck.

• An analysis and critique of the much-discussed idea of postliberal theology
  
• Provides an overview of postliberalism and the controversies which resulted
  
• Compares the writings of theologians Hans Frei and George Lindbeck, from which postliberal theology developed, and uncovers important differences in their thought
  
• Reconceptualizes these thinkers' contributions to...

This imaginative study rethinks the nature of theology and its role in universities.

• The author sketches out a fascinating project using examples from US and UK institutions, whereby theology becomes a transformative force within universities.
• Imagines what a Christian university, in which all disciplines have been theologized, would look like.
• Feeds into discussions about the religious identity of denominationally-linked colleges and universities.
• Forms part of a wider attempt to imagine a vital public role for theology that enables it to serve both the...

This is an innovative book about the shape theology takes in its varied interactions - religious and secular, local and global, historical and contemporary, academic and practical.

• An innovative book about the shape of theology in reaction to its relationship with the Church, with theologians, with other religions, and with the university
  
• Written by David Ford, recognized internationally as one of the most creative of contemporary theologians
  
• Considers how theology shapes other areas of life via its conversations in the public sphere...

This is an innovative book about the shape theology takes in its varied interactions - religious and secular, local and global, historical and contemporary, academic and practical.

• An innovative book about the shape of theology in reaction to its relationship with the Church, with theologians, with other religions, and with the university
  
• Written by David Ford, recognized internationally as one of the most creative of contemporary theologians
  
• Considers how theology shapes other areas of life via its conversations in the public sphere...

Contents Include Psychological Presuppositions THE OLD TESTAMENT Some Permanent Concepts From Moses to Elisha The Hebrew Messiah The Written Prophets The Psalms of Suffering and Sin The Post-Exilic Sacrifices THE OLD TESAMENT AND AFTER Eschatology and Apocalyptic Mediation Sin and Repentance THE NEW TESTAMENT The Postulates and Preaching of John the Baptist Salvation in the Synoptic Gospels The General Apostolic Preaching The 'Servant', The 'Lamb', and the 'Sheperd' The Teaching of St. Paul The Epistle to the Hebrews The Gospel and Epistles of John

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Christian ethics, suitable for individual study or textbook use in a Bible college or seminary. The first four chapters survey of the field of Christian ethics before focusing on specific issues. Eighteen chapters confront all of the issues faced by believers today, including a discussion of racial issues that goes beyond black and white, business ethics on this side of Enron, and war and international relations in light of today's headlines.

The stories of Catholic women who, in the depth of their personal crises, chose abortion.

Pope John Paul II's encyclical Vertatis Splendor is an historic document: the first extensive analysis of the foundations of morality by a pope. It stands alongside the new catechism as a major statement about Christian morality, the role of reason in the moral life, and the vision of life for the disciple of Jesus.

In light of modern warfare and modern Catholic teaching, Duffey examines and assesses three Christian approaches to peace and war. Through extensive ethical analysis of the Gulf War, he examines the role of the churches to avert war, the use of economic sanctions and the aftereffects of the war in the Middle East. Duffey also evaluates the use of military force to overcome the ethnic conflicts in Bosnia and Somalia and recent successful resolutions.

Description: For decades, post-independence Africa has been marked by conflicts, violence, and civil wars leading to a displacement of civilian populations and numerous humanitarian crises. For example, the Somali war, the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and the Darfur conflict in Western Sudan illustrate this phenomenon. In these situations, protecting the basic human rights of security, subsistence, the liberties of social participation, and the physical movement of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)--particularly women, children, and young people--has been seen as inadequate. This...