J. Thomas Hewitt - Böcker

In this collection of essays, Tom Greggs explores the nature of the church in a world of many religions. Greggs’ writings on the Church and on other religions emphasize the importance of attentiveness to Christ and the Holy Spirit, and both are simultaneously generous and particularist. The first part of the book addresses the Church as it is brought into being by the Spirit in glorifying God, celebrates the sacraments, respects the authority of the creeds, is generously Catholic, and critiques its own religion. The second part looks at the church in a pluralist context as it engages in inter-faith dialogue, expresses both particularism and universalism, speaks of Christ with many names, and reads scripture and understands the many covenants found there. Greggs offers a programmatic conclusion, setting an agenda for theologies of the church and of other religions and their simultaneous relationality.

In this collection of essays, Tom Greggs explores the nature of the church in a world of many religions. Greggs’ writings on the Church and on other religions emphasize the importance of attentiveness to Christ and the Holy Spirit, and both are simultaneously generous and particularist. The first part of the book addresses the Church as it is brought into being by the Spirit in glorifying God, celebrates the sacraments, respects the authority of the creeds, is generously Catholic, and critiques its own religion. The second part looks at the church in a pluralist context as it engages in inter-faith dialogue, expresses both particularism and universalism, speaks of Christ with many names, and reads scripture and understands the many covenants found there. Greggs offers a programmatic conclusion, setting an agenda for theologies of the church and of other religions and their simultaneous relationality.

N. T. Wrights Werk Paul and the Faithfulness of God ist der Höhepunkt seiner langen, einflussreichen und oftmals kontroversen Karriere - eine richtungsweisende Untersuchung der Geschichte und des Denkens des Apostels Paulus, welche neue Ansätze für zahlreiche Bereiche neutestamentlicher Wissenschaft liefert. Der vorliegende Band vereint zahlreiche internationale Wissenschaftler, welche eine Bandbreite an Themen in Wrights Arbeit sorgfältig analysieren und kritisch prüfen: die Methodologie, die Bedeutung kontextueller Faktoren, exegetische Befunde und theologische Implikationen. Dadurch bringen die Autoren diese Aspekte von Paul and the Faithfulness of God in Verbindung mit dem aktuellen Stand der Forschung, sowohl im englischsprachigen als auch im deutschen Kontext. Der Band bietet damit sowohl eine kritische Auswertung von Wrights Leistung als auch einen hervorragenden Überblick über und eine Einführung in Themen, die derzeit innerhalb der Paulusforschung kontrovers diskutiert werden.