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Shaking Hands with the Devil: The Intersection of Terrorism and Theology
ISBN: 9780615708898 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the wake of 9/11 much has been written on terrorism. Some have examined the potential relation between religion and terrorism, few, if any, have studied the relation between theology and terrorism. In the latter case, the crucial issue is whether theology provides indirect or direct motivation and justification for terrorist acts. Drawing on his childhood and youth in Northern Ireland, William J. Abraham tackles the latter question head on. He argues that religious themes and practices play a pivotal indirect role in terrorism in Ireland and shows that theology plays a pivotal direct role...
In the wake of 9/11 much has been written on terrorism. Some have examined the potential relation between religion and terrorism, few, if any, have st...
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Laity: Beautiful, Good and True: Hans Urs von Balthasar's Theology of the Laity
ISBN: 9780615742670 / Angielski / Miękka / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In a time when Catholic Laity are being particularly challenged to develop as Laity, the Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar's work, drawing on Scripture and Tradition, offers a rich source of understanding of what it means to be a lay person; what it means to be a Catholic man or a Catholic woman; what it means to participate in liturgy. Most of all however his work offers a profound understanding of what it means to be in the world as a follower of Christ in his Church. Bevil Bramwell OMI offers an extensive survey of the theology of von Balthasar comparing it with other luminaries of...
In a time when Catholic Laity are being particularly challenged to develop as Laity, the Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar's work, drawing on Sc...
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Animals Are Not Ours (No, Really, They're Not): An Evangelical Animal Liberation Theology
ISBN: 9780718894481 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why should Christians care about animals? Is there a biblical basis for abstaining from eating animals? Is avoiding companies that use (and misuse) animals a viable way for Christians to live out the message of God? Sarah Withrow King makes the argument that care for all of creation is no far-fetched idea that only radical people would consider, but rather a faithful witness of the peaceful kingdom God desires and Jesus modelled. This includes all living and breathing creatures that share this earth with us. King uses her decade-plus of experience as a vegan, her seminary education, her...
Why should Christians care about animals? Is there a biblical basis for abstaining from eating animals? Is avoiding companies that use (and misuse) an...
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Jude and 2 Peter: A New Covenant Commentary
ISBN: 9780718893088 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While there are many commentaries written today, most have been products of Euro-American scholars who have sought to address questions and concerns of the western church. The New Covenant Commentary Series (NCCS) has provided an opportunity for scholars from the non-majority communities in Biblical Studies to engage fully with NT writings without bracketing their diverse backgrounds in the interpretive process. Consequently, in Andrew Mbuvi's interpretation of Jude and 2 Peter, the author seeks to be faithful in the first century Greco-Roman world setting of the letters while also allowing...
While there are many commentaries written today, most have been products of Euro-American scholars who have sought to address questions and concerns o...
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A Christian Theology on the Redemption of our Animal Friends: Dogs and Cats Also Go to Heaven
ISBN: 9781496103772 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author, Mr. Herman says: "I have always been in love with my canine-friends. They taught me in their own unique ways to be more fully human by becoming more tender-loving and caring to both man/woman and animals. They always live for the moment; yet, never losing their gifts from God of non-judgmental, loyal friendship, and unconditional love for the human family." Mr. Herman continues: ]My research on animal-soul redemption started way back, prompted by my Catholic grade school experience in the 1950's, when the catechist informed the class that man/woman have a soul to go to heaven...
The author, Mr. Herman says: "I have always been in love with my canine-friends. They taught me in their own unique ways to be more fully human by bec...
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A Postcolonial Self: Korean Immigrant Theology and Church
ISBN: 9781438457369 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Theologian Choi Hee An explores how Korean immigrants create a new, postcolonial identity in response to life in the United States. A Postcolonial Self begins with a discussion of a Korean ethnic self ("Woori" or "we") and how it differs from Western norms. Choi then looks at the independent self, the theological debates over this concept, and the impact of racism, sexism, classism, and postcolonialism on the formation of this self. She concludes with a look at how Korean immigrants, especially immigrant women, cope with the transition to US culture, including prejudice and...
Theologian Choi Hee An explores how Korean immigrants create a new, postcolonial identity in response to life in the United States. A Postcolonial ...
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The Weight of Love: Affect, Ecstasy, and Union in the Theology of Bonaventure
ISBN: 9780823274536 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Supplementing theological interpretation with historical, literary, and philosophical perspectives, The Weight of Love analyzes the nature and role of affectivity in medieval Christian devotion through an original interpretation of the writings of the Franciscan theologian Bonaventure. It intervenes in two crucial developments in medieval Christian thought and practice: the renewal of interest in the corpus of Dionysius the Areopagite in thirteenth-century Paris and the proliferation of new forms of affective meditation focused on the passion of Christ in the later Middle Ages....
Supplementing theological interpretation with historical, literary, and philosophical perspectives, The Weight of Love analyzes the nature an...
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Teaching Bodies: Moral Formation in the Summa of Thomas Aquinas
ISBN: 9780823273799 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Teaching Bodies, leading scholar of Christian thought Mark D. Jordan offers an original reading of the Summa of Theology of Thomas Aquinas. Reading backward, Jordan interprets the main parts of the Summa, starting from the conclusion, to reveal how Thomas teaches morals by directing attention to the way God teaches morals, namely through embodied scenes: the incarnation, the gospels, and the sacraments. It is Thomas's confidence in bodily scenes of instruction that explains the often overlooked structure of the middle part of the Summa, which begins and...
In Teaching Bodies, leading scholar of Christian thought Mark D. Jordan offers an original reading of the Summa of Theology of Thoma...
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Teaching Bodies: Moral Formation in the Summa of Thomas Aquinas
ISBN: 9780823273782 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Teaching Bodies, leading scholar of Christian thought Mark D. Jordan offers an original reading of the Summa of Theology of Thomas Aquinas. Reading backward, Jordan interprets the main parts of the Summa, starting from the conclusion, to reveal how Thomas teaches morals by directing attention to the way God teaches morals, namely through embodied scenes: the incarnation, the gospels, and the sacraments. It is Thomas's confidence in bodily scenes of instruction that explains the often overlooked structure of the middle part of the Summa, which begins and ends with Christian...
In Teaching Bodies, leading scholar of Christian thought Mark D. Jordan offers an original reading of the Summa of Theology of Thomas Aquinas...
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The Weight of Love: Affect, Ecstasy, and Union in the Theology of Bonaventure
ISBN: 9780823272129 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Supplementing theological interpretation with historical, literary, and philosophical perspectives, The Weight of Love analyzes the nature and role of affectivity in medieval Christian devotion through an original interpretation of the writings of the Franciscan theologian Bonaventure. It intervenes in two crucial developments in medieval Christian thought and practice: the renewal of interest in the corpus of Dionysius the Areopagite in thirteenth-century Paris and the proliferation of new forms of affective meditation focused on the passion of Christ in the later Middle Ages....
Supplementing theological interpretation with historical, literary, and philosophical perspectives, The Weight of Love analyzes the nature an...
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Theology and Literature After Postmodernity
ISBN: 9780567672056 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume deploys theology in a reconstructive approach to contemporary literary criticism, to validate and exemplify theological readings of literary texts as a creative exercise. It engages in a dialogue with interdisciplinary approaches to literature in which theology is alert and responsive to the challenges following postmodernism and postmodern literary criticism. It demonstrates the scope and explanatory power of theological readings across various texts and literary genres. Theology and Literature after Postmodernity explores a reconstructive approach to reading and literary...
This volume deploys theology in a reconstructive approach to contemporary literary criticism, to validate and exemplify theological readings of litera...
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Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Explained: Ancient Roman Rite
ISBN: 9781453717004 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The majority of the explanations in this work come from the writings of Prosper Louis Pascal Gueranger, 1805-1875. They have herein been compiled and edited for the Ancient Roman Rite Liturgies, which were used during the period of 1806-1925. I have translated all Latin into English, and have edited the Ancient Roman Rite Liturgy into modern English, while retaining the original meanings. This work explains the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for that Ancient Roman Rite Liturgy which was given to us by Christ, and passed on by His disciples to Holy Mother Church."
The majority of the explanations in this work come from the writings of Prosper Louis Pascal Gueranger, 1805-1875. They have herein been compiled and ...
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Ancient Roman Rite 28430 Missal: Christ's One Holy Catholic Church
ISBN: 9781453745595 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The majority of the explanations in this work come from the writings of Prosper Louis Pascal Gueranger, 1805-1875. They have herein been compiled and edited for the Ancient Roman Rite Liturgies, which were used during the period of 1806-1925. I have translated all Latin into English, and have edited the Ancient Roman Rite Liturgy into modern English, while retaining the original meanings. This Missal also contains numerous Ancient Hymns as well."
The majority of the explanations in this work come from the writings of Prosper Louis Pascal Gueranger, 1805-1875. They have herein been compiled and ...
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Cupology 101: A Biblical Theology of Forgiveness
ISBN: 9781479384976 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fresh, thoroughly researched look at person-to-person forgiveness in the Bible. How do you really forgive someone who has hurt you so badly?
A fresh, thoroughly researched look at person-to-person forgiveness in the Bible. How do you really forgive someone who has hurt you so badly?
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Missionaries, Inculturation and Social Change
ISBN: 9783659339882 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work looks at the question of evangelization and inculturation amid rapid social change in West Africa. It is articulated with conviction that the integration of faith and culture is the way to go in such context. Since this study is built on practical theology, the underlying method employed is praxis-theory-praxis. Ethnographic method of participant observation is also utilized not just as an anthropological method but also as a ministerial way of doing theology. Crucial elements of experience, tradition and culture are engaged in an assertive dialogue in order to generate relevant...
This work looks at the question of evangelization and inculturation amid rapid social change in West Africa. It is articulated with conviction that th...
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Sermons XV and LXVI
ISBN: 9781107638174 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1921 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains two sermons by John Donne, delivered in 1621 and 1625, on the theme of death and resurrection. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Donne and his religious writings.
Originally published in 1921 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains two sermons by John Donne, delivered in 1621 and 1625, ...
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Thomism in John Owen
ISBN: 9781409455790 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examining the influence of Thomas Aquinas and his followers upon the seventeenth century Puritan theologian John Owen, this book breaks new ground in exploring the impact of medieval thought upon Reformed scholasticism. Cleveland argues that Owen uses Thomistic ideas in two ways: first in an Augustinian fashion arguing against Pelagian and semi-Pelagian ideas of human independency; second in a Trinitarian fashion, with Thomistic ideas affecting the understanding of each person of the Trinity. The resulting theological formulation is strongly Western and Orthodox and provides a helpful model...
Examining the influence of Thomas Aquinas and his followers upon the seventeenth century Puritan theologian John Owen, this book breaks new ground in ...
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Stories from the Street : A Theology of Homelessness
ISBN: 9781409437451 / Angielski / Twarda / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stories from the Street is a theological exploration of interviews with men and women who had experienced homelessness at some stage in their lives. Framed within a theology of story and a theology of liberation, Nixon suggests that story is not only a vehicle for creating human transformation but it is one of God's chosen means of effecting change. Short biographies of twelve characters are examined under themes including: crises in health and relationships, self-harm and suicide, anger and pain, God and the Bible. Expanding the existing literature of contextual theology, this book provides...
Stories from the Street is a theological exploration of interviews with men and women who had experienced homelessness at some stage in their lives. F...
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Exploring Ordinary Theology: Everyday Christian Believing and the Church
ISBN: 9781409442578 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Ordinary theology' characterizes the reflective God-talk of the great majority of churchgoers, and others who remain largely untouched by the assumptions, concepts and arguments that academic theology takes for granted. Jeff Astley coined the phrase in his innovative study, Ordinary Theology: Looking, Listening and Learning in Theology, arguing that 'speaking statistically ordinary theology is the theology of God's Church'. A number of scholars have responded to this and related conceptualizations, exploring their theological implications. Other researchers have adopted the perspective in...
'Ordinary theology' characterizes the reflective God-talk of the great majority of churchgoers, and others who remain largely untouched by the assumpt...
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Exploring Ordinary Theology: Everyday Christian Believing and the Church
ISBN: 9781409442561 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Ordinary theology' characterizes the reflective God-talk of the great majority of churchgoers, and others who remain largely untouched by the assumptions, concepts and arguments that academic theology takes for granted. Jeff Astley coined the phrase in his innovative study, Ordinary Theology: Looking, Listening and Learning in Theology, arguing that 'speaking statistically ordinary theology is the theology of God's Church'. A number of scholars have responded to this and related conceptualizations, exploring their theological implications. Other researchers have adopted the perspective in...
'Ordinary theology' characterizes the reflective God-talk of the great majority of churchgoers, and others who remain largely untouched by the assumpt...
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