The echo of Luther's hammer resounds in Asia, five hundred years after the Wittenberg controversy: the cross is a flashpoint in China; Korea seeks ecclesiastical reform; the mystical union thrives in Laos; even Kant whispers in old Batavia.
In this book Donovan Roebert provides a path for Christians and Buddhists who wish to better understand the essential, living tenets of their own faith while exploring how these two great religious paths can provide insights of real benefit to adherents of either.
Although much has been written about P-12 teaching from a biblical perspective, this study focuses on Christ's relationships with a diverse group of individuals: wealthy and poor, women and men, unschooled and well-educated, loud and quiet, influential and powerless, those whom Jesus knew well and those who were strangers to him, those of his own faith and culture as well as those outside of it.
In der Endphase des Ersten Weltkrieges und in der Weimarer Republik wurde der Begriff "Volksmission" in der evangelischen Kirche zu einem Schlüsselbegriff.
Die evangelische Sozialethik befindet sich in einer Umbruchsituation: Eine Vielzahl alter und neuer Themen fordert zur Urteilsbildung heraus, der Bedarf an ethisch unterrichteter Beratung in der Öffentlichkeit ist hoch, in Universitäten wird Wissenstransfer zu einer Kernkompetenz neben Lehre und Forschung.
This book is concerned with the presentation and analysis of certain dogmatic issues such as christology, ecclesiology, pastoral work, anthropology, faith and bioethics among many others-all meant to illustrate how Christian thoughts stands between traditionalism and radicalism.
Nearly twenty-five years ago, John Milbank inaugurated Radical Orthodoxy, one of the most significant and influential theological movements of the last two decades.
This selection of writings from the most important moments in the history of Christianity has become established as a classic reference work, providing insights into 2000 years of Christian theological and political debate.
Jesus the Everlasting Hope of Humankind: Biblical Theology Prompted by Visions and Dreams from the Holy Spirit begins with a vision that came to Don Eckhart of two persons: one a Spirit-filled Christian and the other in the lake of fire.
Recinos' love for poetry dates back to being raised on the tormented streets of the South Bronx and the experience of being abandoned by Latino parents at age twelve.
Die Festschrift für Michael Wolter ehrt einen bedeutenden Gelehrten nicht nur hinsichtlich der deutschen, sondern auch der internationalen theologischen Wissenschaft.
The two-volume work The New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers offers a comparative study of two collections of early Christian texts: the New Testament; and the texts, from immediately after the New Testament period, which are conventionally referred to as the Apostolic Fathers.
Embedded within the Bible lies a largely unknown story of the founding of early Israel and its religion, interwoven with tales documenting the creation of the Torah.
Field education is an opportunity for students to develop ministry skills, practice ministerial reflection, discern their call, experience professional collegiality, and undergo personal transformation.
This monograph details the life and ideas of Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari, the leading representative of secular Islam among the Iranian clergy and a pioneer of the Post-Islamist Movements in Iran.
There remains a lack of knowledge and understanding about trans people in the church, and trans people who are religious can experience bias in their faith communities.
Despite increasing public attention to animal suffering, little seems to have changed: Human beings continue to exploit billions of animals in factory farms, medical laboratories, and elsewhere.