Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Theology

Rowan Williams is a complex, creative and versatilethinker. Not only a theologian and church leader, he is also a poet, atranslator, a literary critic, a social theorist and historian. His imaginativevision brings together the streams of modern literature, patristic theology, Russian orthodoxy, German philosophy and Welsh piety. In this lucid and elegantguide, Benjamin Myers explores Williams' thought from the 1960s to the present.He shows that Williams has developed an immensely resourceful - anddistinctively Christian - response to some of the major social, moral andintellectual...

Medical Ethics in Health Care Chaplaincy is a response to the new challenges spiritual care providers are confronted with. This rich collection of essays brings together the experience, approaches, and research of many United States and German scholars in the area of ethics, medicine, theology, psychology, and spiritual care.

Today, the subject of Christianity and Judaism can only be explored interdisciplinarily, with the participation of researchers from the disciplines of theology, religious studies, Jewish studies, literary studies, history and philosophy. All of these disciplines can contribute important perspectives on the position of Schleiermacher. This volume contains all of the papers presented to the conference plenum as well as to the three sections.

There are over two-hundred million Dalits- people designated as "untouchable" - across South Asia. Dalit women are subject to greater oppression than men: many are denied access to education, meaningful employment and healthcare and are subjected to temple prostitution and rape. A Cry for Dignity explores the lives of Dalit women and the violence they face and examines whether their spirituality - manifest in songs, stories and myth - is a source of strength or oppression. The lives of Dalit women on the subcontinent are set within the broader context of Dalits in the...

There are over two-hundred million Dalits people designated as "untouchable" across South Asia. Dalit women are subject to greater oppression than men: many are denied access to education, meaningful employment and healthcare and are subjected to temple prostitution and rape. "A Cry for Dignity "explores the lives of Dalit women and the violence they face and examines whether their spirituality manifest in songs, stories and myth is a source of strength or oppression. The lives of Dalit women on the subcontinent are set within the broader context of Dalits in the diaspora. "A Cry for...