The rich legacy of black critical thought, creative expression, and religious reflection come together in these creatively imagined conversations between the elders about the shape and conditions of Black liberation.
Foundations of Theology is a unique systematic theology constructed from a review and consideration of biblical, historical (primarily the early church, the Reformation, and revivals), and contemporary sources.
Neil Messer brings together a range of theoretical and practical questions raised by current research on the human brain: questions about both the 'ethics of neuroscience' and the 'neuroscience of ethics'.
In the study of Judaism, the Zohar has captivated the minds of interpreters for over seven centuries, and continues to entrance readers in contemporary times.
This study commends the public theology of the English Reformation as a fruitful though neglected resource for a critical analysis of the contradictions of freedom that riddle late-modern liberal democracies and a constructive response to them.
Designed as a general introduction to Christian liturgy, this book explores the meaning, history, and practice of worship in Eastern and Western, Catholic and Protestant traditions.
“The story of the foreign missionaries who served in China between 1809 and 1949 is one of fervent religious commitment and of the loss of faith, of determined perseverance and of angry frustration, of accepting people as they are and of cultural superiority .
The moral values and interpretive systems of religions are crucially involved in how people imagine the challenges of sustainability and how societies mobilize to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being.
This text is a comprehensive introduction to mission and ministry in the contemporary Church which enables students to prepare for ministry in a changing church within a changing world.
Als Stadtpfarrer von Wittenberg, Universitätslehrer und theologischer Schriftsteller befasste sich Johannes Bugenhagen 1525 und 1526 besonders mit den Problemen um Abendmahl und Zölibat.
Andreas Osianders Lehre von der Einwohnung Christi im Geist als Form der Rechtfertigung der Sünder stieß auf heftige Ablehnung seitens zahlreicher führender lutherischer Theologen seiner Zeit, die darin eine Abwertung des Kreuzestodes Jesu Christi sahen.
It is the first study which comprehensively, systematically and critically examines the role and usefulness of the concept of Maqasid al-Shari'a (higher Objectives of Islamic Law) in contemporary Muslim reformist thought in relation to number of specific issues pertaining to Islamic legal philosophy, law, ethics and the socio-political sphere.
Die lutherischen Duale "Gesetz und Evangelium", "Glaube und gute Werke", "Alter und Neuer Bund", "Verheißung und Erfüllung" haben eine ambivalente Geschichte: Sie dienten lutherischer Theologie, Frömmigkeit und insbesondere der Predigtkultur über fast fünf Jahrhunderte als Schlüssel zum Verstehen der Vielfalt biblischer Texte.
The Oxford Handbook of Mary offers an interdisciplinary guide to Marian Studies, including chapters on textual, literary, and media analysis; theology; Church history; art history; studies on devotion in a variety of forms; cultural history; folk tradition; gender analysis; apparitions and apocalypticism.