Foundationalism is the view that philosophical propositions are of two kinds, those which need supporting evidence, and those which in themselves provide the evidence which renders them irrefutable.
Exploring Kierkegaard's complex use of the Bible, the essays in this volume use source-critical research and tools ranging from literary criticism to theology and biblical studies, to situate Kierkegaard's appropriation of the biblical material in his cultural and intellectual context.
In refreshing challenge to the common presumption that knowing involves amassing information, this book offers an eight-step approach that begins with love and pledge and ends with communion and shalom.
This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of ancient Israelfrom the creation account to setting the stage for the New Testament era.
Peter is a fascinating character in all four canonical gospels, not only as a literary figure in each of the gospels respectively, but also when looked at from an intertextual perspective.
With centre-column cross-references and a concordance, and the English Standard Version's acclaimed accuracy, this paperback Bible is a great way to get deeper into Bible study.
After establishing a feminist-historicist perspective on the tradition of biblical commentary, Tinkle develops in-depth case studies that situate scholars reading the bible in three distinct historical moments, and in so doing she exposes the cultural pressures that medieval scholars felt as they interpreted the bible.
Wer sich kurz, bündig und anregend über die biblischen Bücher, etwa die fünf Bücher Mose und die Propheten, die Evangelien und die Paulusbriefe oder aber die apokryphen Schriften informieren will, wird in diesem Band alles Wesentliche finden, auch ein Vorstellung von der Entstehung der Schriften.
Forsaking the Fall argues along exegetical, theological, and philosophical lines that the doctrines of the Fall and Original Sin need not be understood as integral components of orthodox Christianity.
This volume brings together contributions from the ongoing conversation among New Testament scholars from the Nordic Countries, namely Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
Current scholarly debate over the historical character of David's rule generally considers the biblical portrait to represent David as king of Judah first, and subsequently over "e;all Israel.
Completely updated to reflect the sweeping changes in worship patterns which began with "e;The Liturgical Revival"e; and culminated in the adoption of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.
The modern materialist approach to life has conspicuously failed to explain such central mind-related features of our world as consciousness, intentionality, meaning, and value.
In dieser kritischen Geschichte wissenschaftlicher Bibelauslegung von der Aufklärung bis zur Gegenwart wird dargelegt: Von Anfang an war man davon überzeugt, dass die Vernunft die Existenz des lebendigen Gottes, der wunderbar an den Menschen handelt, ausschließe.
The publication of Stony the Road We Trod thirty years ago marked the emergence of a critical mass of Black biblical scholars--as well as a distinct set of hermeneutical concerns.
This book argues that contemporary Christianity is in crisis because freedom of religion is concealed and under pressure by secularization and migration.
The issues may change with the passing of the years, but the categories of concern change very little: sexuality and the sexes; medical decision-making; justice for the poor, the powerless, the underclass; reproductive decision-making; moral decision-making in business; and personal moral choices.
For much of the modern period, theologians and philosophers of religion have struggled with the problem of proving that it is rational to believe in God.
This book presents the building blocks of Islamic economics as meso-science, offering an in-depth study of the Qur'anic worldview of the monotheistic unity of knowledge, which is the universal and unique message of Tawhid in the Qur'an.
The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faithHow do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people-as if they were standing right next to them?
