Contemporary Theology
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Christ & Culture
The groundbreaking classic Christ and Culture still hits home the same way it did over fifty years ago, when author H. Richard Niebuhr first confronted the challenge of being true to Christ in a materialistic age. Informative and thought-provoking, Christ and Culture speaks to the battle for the American soul.
Niebuhr outlines five basic modes in which Christianity and culture can interact, and shows which parts of American culture and religion conform to each mode. From "Christ Against Culture" to "Christ and Culture in Paradox," people react to Christianity differently, depending on their own faith, and the influence of the culture in which they live. With a foreword by the distinguished historian Martin E. Marty, an introduction by the author, and a preface by James Gustafson, Christ and Culture is a fascinating examination of modern Christianity as it continues to develop in an increasingly secularized world. H. Richard Niebuhr (1894 - 1962) was one of the most influential American Protestant theologians of the 20th century and a legendary professor at Yale. He was considered a leading authority on ethics and the American church, and was a passionate advocate for living out one's Christian faith authentically in the context of real world of today. He influenced many of our leading contemporary ethical leaders such as Stephen Carter, Garry Wills, and Michael Novak. "A superb piece of analytical writing in tackling what is just about the toughest problem faced by Christians." -New York Times Book Review- Please log in to review this product
COVENANT & COMMUNION
Here a foremost interpreter of Catholic thought and life offers a probing look at Benedict's biblical theology and provides a clear and concise introduction to his life and work. Bestselling author and theologian Scott Hahn argues that the heart of Benedict's theology is salvation history and the Bible and shows how Benedict accepts historical criticism but recognizes its limits. The author also explains how Benedict reads the overall narrative of Scripture and how he puts it to work in theology, liturgy, and Christian discipleship.
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DICT OF THIRD WORLD THEOLOGIES
This reference work makes available in one volume the breadth and richness of the theological contributions of the peoples of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Pacific, and the minority and indigenous peoples of the world. Entries show how theology from the non-Western world has changed the language and contours of contemporary theology.
The editors commissioned theologians from the Third World to write more than 150 entries on themes from Christian theology and religious studies, including spiritualities, cultural and social issues, biblical interpretation, and theological categories. The entries are inclusive of geographical, cultural, and denominational/confessional variations and the contributors include members of the Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and Mar Thoma (India) churches
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DIVINE RELATIVITY A SOCIAL CONCEPTION O
"In what respects is God absolute and in what respects relative? Or is it meaningless to say that he is both? In a rigorously analytical study Professor Hartshorne explains why he thinks both statements are necessary....One comes from this book with new confidence in the ability of philosophy to attack religious problems and, through careful analysis, to reveal what as alone conceivable must be true."--J.S. Bixler, Review of Religion
"Hartshorne's work is a major achievement in religious thought because it strives to clear away errors that have been insuperable obstacles to religious search."--Henry N. Wieman, The Philosophical Review
"This book is not merely theoretical, as might be supposed; it has its practical application to the larger social issues of our time, including the problem of democracy."--Jay William Hudson, Christian Register
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DONT STOP BELIEVING
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ESCHATOLOGICAL ECONOMY
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ESSENCE OF CHRISTIANITY NR
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FACES OF LATIN AMERICAN PROTESTANTISM
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FAITH THINKING
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FEMINIST THEOLOGY
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FIRST & THE LAST
This is a challenging and important book. At stake in the current debate over religious pluralism is the issue, not only of evangelism and mission, but also of the Christian claim to the uniqueness of Jesus Christ. George Sumner leads readers through both the challenges and possibilities raised by this debate, and he outlines a distinctive new method for assessing from a Christian standpoint the claims and practices of neighboring faiths.
The crux of Sumnerbs approach is a position he calls bfinal primacy, b a position that (1) sets non-Christian religions in relation to the unique mediating role of Jesus Christ, and (2) relates their truth claims to the overall scheme of grace. Sumner shows the effectiveness of this position in practical terms, using final primacy as a frame of reference for a number of twentieth-century theologies, namely those of Barth, Rahner, and Pannenberg, and as a way of examining both Indian and African theologies against their respective backgrounds of Hinduism and tribal practices.
Additionally, the book serves as an excellent introduction to the history of interfaith thought. Sumner surveys the ways religious pluralism has been handled in the past, including its treatment in the Enlightenment period in the work of figures like Schleiermacher, Lessing, Smart, and Konstantine. Sumnerends his work by facing head on the difficult question of bdialogue.b Final primacy, he says, redefines the mean of dialogue even as it promotes it, and he tells how in most thought-provoking terms.
Both provocative and stimulating, "The First and the Last" provides valuable reading for anyone interested in theology, interfaith dialogue, and missions.
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