Frithjof Schuons perspective of pure esoterism focuses on the inward and universal dimension of religion, also referred to as the sophia perennis (';perennial wisdom').
In Using Our Outside Voice, Greg Carey contends that responsible public biblical interpretation requires the ability to enter a conversation about the Bible, to understand the various arguments in play, and to offer informed opinions that others can understand.
This volume provides an introduction and essays on the four key sections of the Hebrew Scriptures from the perspective of top female biblical scholars:Part One: Torah/PentateuchPart Two: Deuteronomistic History (Joshua-2 Kings)Part Three: Prophets and ProphecyPart Four: Writings and the Book of DanielThis volume highlights key issues in the Hebrew Scriptures from the perspective of top female biblical scholars.
Each volume in the Insights series discusses discoveries and insights gained into biblical texts from a particular approach or perspective in current scholarship.
What this book does aim to do is to encourage the asking of questions, knowing that it is not possible to obtain all the answers, allowing for an encounter with God in the spaces in between.
Beneath the commonplace affirmation that Jesus “paid for our sins” lie depths of implication: did God demand a blood sacrifice to assuage divine anger?
Apocalyptic scenarios remain prevalent and powerful in popular culture (in television, film, comic books, and popular fiction), in politics (in debates on climate change, environmentalism, Middle East policy, and military planning), and in various religious traditions.
The India Commentary on the New Testament (ICNT) series aims to give a well-informed exposition of the meaning of the text and relevant reflections in everyday language from a contemporary Indian context.
Basado en historias e ilustraciones de Élescogió los clavos, de Max Lucado, este fascinante libro evangelístico de 64 páginas lleva al lector a través del plan de salvación y ofrece una invitación a aceptar a Cristo.
Love in a Time of Climate Change challenges readers to develop a loving response to climate change, which disproportionately harms the poor, threatens future generations, and damages God's creation.
William Edwy Vine, author of the celebrated Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, was one of the great evangelical Bible scholars of the twentieth century.
The first two chapters of Pauls first epistle to the Christians of Corinth, written in the fifth decade of the first century, have played a significant role in the history of Christian theology.
Planetary Solidarity brings together leading Latina, womanist, Asian American, Anglican American, South American, Asian, European, and African woman theologians on the issues of doctrine, women, and climate justice.
In Today Everything Is Different Dirk Lange does not fail to deliver the "e;unexpected"e; in helping readers gain both a greater understanding of Christian spirituality and a path to it.
The Fear of Islam investigates the context of Western views of Islam and offers an introduction to the historical roots and contemporary anxiety regarding Islam within the Western world.
Understanding and Using the Bible is an engaging and exciting introduction to biblical methods and practices of study, edited by two trusted teachers in collaboration with a diverse array of contributors.
The twentieth century witnessed considerable debate over the question of the possibility of a "e;Christian philosophy,"e; particularly in light of the revival of Thomism initiated by the papal encyclical Aeterni Patris.
Cosmology and theology share a long held relationship with one another, explaining as they do the constitution of the world and the interaction of forces.
Convinced that we no longer have immediate access to the sense of Jesus' words but must account for the history of its "e;effects,"e; David Clark seeks to trace the meaning of the Lord's Prayer through the early centuries of the faith.
From the Greek philosophers to the Postmodernist theories of Jacques Derrida and Richard Rorty, this authoritative survey encompasses over two thousand years of interaction between philosophical and religious thought.
