Drawing on the work of Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, this book examines how secular culture affects both the living of Christian discipleship today and impacts how religious congregations engage in their own renewal and future.
An essential biography of the most important book of the Protestant ReformationJohn Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion is a defining book of the Reformation and a pillar of Protestant theology.
Given the extraordinary richness and range of contemporary theology, questions about the authority and inspiration of the Bible tend to garner ever increasing variety, complexity and controversy.
The vast homiletic corpus of John Chrysostom has received renewed attention in recent years as a source for the wider cultural and historical context within which his sermons were preached.
In der entstehenden Weltgesellschaft ist die Christus-Gemeinschaft der Kirche und der Kirchen dazu aufgerufen, für eine gerechte Friedensordnung zu kämpfen; denn diese ist eine der notwendigen Bedingungen dafür, dass die Person zum Heil der Seele, zur ewigen Gemeinschaft mit Gott gelangt.
Named A Best Spiritual Book of the Year by Spirituality & PracticeThe last twenty years have seen a dramatic increase in "e;nones"e;: people who do not claim any religious affiliation.
'Wir glauben das Neue', so sangen im Mai 1939 die Teilnehmer bei der feierlichen Zeremonie zur Eröffnung des 'Institutes zur Erforschung und Beseitigung des jüdischen Einflusses auf das kirchliche Leben' in Eisenach.
When debating the need for prophets, Muslim theologians frequently cited an objection from a group called the Barahima - either a prophet conveys what is in accordance with reason, so they would be superfluous, or a prophet conveys what is contrary to reason, so they would be rejected.
Die Kirche ist durch zunehmende Ressourcenknappheit, aber auch durch den Wandel christlicher Identität in einer religiös pluralisierten Gesellschaft einem hohen Veränderungsdruck ausgesetzt.
Too often conversations on Science and Christianity skate over much deeper assumptions--or perceptions--on the nature and interpretation of Scripture, and the nature of science and of God.
This is the second of two volumes of essays from the Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network's 14th International Conference focused on decolonizing churches and theology, addressing oppressions based on gender, racial, and ethnic identities; economic inequality; social vulnerabilities; climate change and global challenges such as pandemics, neoliberalism, and the role of information technology in modern society, all connected with the topic of decolonization.
This volume fulfills the need for an accessible academic book that addresses the gender issues that women face as Christian disciples, whether in formal leadership roles or engaging leadership in informal means, and considers these issues in the context of world Christianity.
Da das Evangelium an einem bestimmten Ort und zu einer bestimmten Zeit der Geschichte zum ersten Mal laut geworden ist, ist es für das sachgemäße Verständnis seiner Botschaft unerlässlich, nicht nur die alten Sprachen zu studieren, sondern auch die politischen Verhältnisse, die Lebensbedingungen und Gebräuche der Menschen jener Zeit.
