Theology

Scholarship has painted many pictures of Augustinethe philosophical theologian, the refuter of heresy, or contributor to doctrines like Original Sinbut the picture of Augustine as preacher, says Sanlon, has been seriously neglected.

Serving in the military is often a disruptive event in the lives of those who join, precipitating a reassessment of the service member's ethical sensibilities or, tragically, resulting in lasting moral injury and trauma.

This wide-ranging work provides an extensive exploration of the theology of theodicy, asking questions such as: should all instances of suffering necessarily be understood as evil?

Provides the first extended study of Calvin''s 1559 Institutio in conversation with critical theorists of religion, modernity, sovereignty, and political theology.

In this brilliant culmination of his seminal Powers Trilogy, now reissued in a twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Walter Wink explores the problem of evil today and how it relates to the New Testament concept of principalities and powers.

Was sind die Ressourcen und Belastungen der in der Seelsorge Tätigen?

The essays in this volume reflect the journey of a team from Myanmar and India listening and learning from each other.

This edited volume offers an incisive exploration of the intersection between Islam and evolutionary theory - a topic that remains a focal point of vigorous academic debate and inquiry.

Liberal Christian theology is a big topic in today's churches and seminaries.

Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographies depict men who devoted themselves to solitude, poverty and prayer.

Die Dissertation Weltanschauung als Erzählkultur untersucht das Verhältnis von Religion und Sozialismus in Staatsbürgerkundebüchern der DDR.

Teaching preaching, like preaching itself, is a noble endeavor.

This volume explores how Christians around the world have made sense of the meaning of suffering in the context of and post-COVID-19.

Vor dem Hintergrund religiöser Pluralisierung sind deutschland- und europaweit unterschiedliche Formen und Modelle von Religionsunterricht entstanden.

Im Mittelpunkt der hier vorgelegten Beiträge und Suchbewegungen des Neuendettelsauer Lehrstuhlinhabers für Praktische Theologie zu einer Phänomenologie des liturgisch-räumlichen Erlebens steht die Frage nach einer neu zu bestimmenden lutherischen liturgischen Identität.

How did Christian missions happen in the early church from AD 100 to 750?

»Dienst am Wort« im Krankenhaus, das sind Predigten für Kranke und deren Angehörige; besonders im Blick sind dabei die Schwerstkranken und Sterbenden.

What "e;runs in the family"e;?

Wie frei ist der menschliche Wille zum Tun des Guten?

Christian Warfare in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe examines the history of the Salvation Army in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe and its relationships with the state and with the rest of the church.

Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998) was one of the seminal theologians of mission in the twentieth century, and perhaps the most important in the English-speaking world.

Taking us inside the world of the madrasa--the most common type of school for religious instruction in the Islamic world--Ebrahim Moosa provides an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand orthodox Islam in global affairs.

Drawing on current scholarship and research by authors with experience of a range of International contexts who are experts in their field, this accessible guide focuses on approaches that encourage spiritual, physical, mental and emotional development in children.

Die vorliegende Arbeit bietet einen Beitrag zur Klärung der theoretischen Grundlagen neutestamentlicher Wissenschaft: Kristina Dronsch analysiert den Begriff der Bedeutung und zeigt auf, inwiefern die Ergebnisse der theoretischen Explikation des Bedeutungsbegriffs für die Exegese von Mk 4,1-34 und die dortige Verwendung des Wortes a'?

In this book, MacDonald argues that the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is not only true, but transformative.

In this searing and personal book, intellectual activist and theologian Robyn Henderson-Espinoza bridges the gap between academia and activism, bringing the wisdom of the streets to the work of scholarship, all for the sake of political liberation and social change for marginalized communities.

In diesem Band wird eine philologisch exakte wort- und strukturgetreue deutsche Neuübersetzung des ersten Teils (Kapitel 1-24) des MT-Jer (auf der Grundlage des Codex L) unter gleichzeitiger Vorlage einer Neuübersetzung der LXX-Jer (auf der Grundlage der kritischen Göttinger Ausgabe) vorgelegt; beide antike Textfassungen unterscheiden sich in Bezug auf Struktur und Umfang signifikant.

David Bosch (1929-1992) was one of the foremost mission theologians of the twentieth century, at once a prolific scholar, committed church leader, and active participant in the global conciliar and evangelical mission movements.

The 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 focuses the mind on the history and significance of Protestant forms of Christianity.

In seiner "Theologie des Alten Testaments" fasst Jörg Jeremias die wesentlichen Aussagen über Gott im Alten Testament zusammen.

Christmas season is a time to reflect on the life-altering, universe-shaking event that took place approximately 2000 years ago in a small village in Palestine.

This book is written for those who want grow in love.

Continuing the authors commitment to neo-traditional constructive Jewish theology, this book is a sequel to Gellmans trilogy of constructive Jewish theology with Academic Studies Press.

The moments in Christ's human life noted in the creeds (his conception, birth, suffering, death, and burial) are events which would likely appear in a syllabus for a course in social anthropology, for they are of special interest and concern in human life, and also sites of contention and controversy, where what it is to be human is discovered, constructed, and contested.

What Jewish tradition can teach us about human dignity in a scientific ageThis book explores one of the great questions of our time: How can we preserve our sense of what it means to be a person while at the same time accepting what science tells us to be true-namely, that human nature is continuous with the rest of nature?

Winner of the Edward Goodwin Ballard Prize as announced at the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Meeting on September 27, 2024 The book offers a systematic reconstruction of the disagreement between Husserl and Heidegger from the former's perspective, but without falling into any form of Husserlian apologetics.

This book addresses the problem that Strauss said was the theme of his studies: the theologico-political problem.

Drawing from the folklore and scripture of other cultures, as well as her own monastic tradition, Sister Joan Chittister develops a spirituality that understands what it means to be human and the importance of seeing others for what they truly are-sacred.

From the bestselling author of Jews Don't Count' A hugely heartfelt, funny, kind, fascinating, human and clever book ' ALAIN DE BOTTON' Magnificent.

One of the perennial questions in political theology is how the concept of truth is defined and how such is grounded theologically.