Contemporary Christian Insights – serie

Seldom have God matters been treated with such verve, sense, rigour and humour as in the collection of writings by Herbert McCabe. This book demonstrates the depth and clarity of his theology and philosophy of God, his appetite for controversy, both political and theological, as well as a traditional catholic concern for prayer, liturgy, Mary and St Dominic.

In this new book, Martin Israel explores the question: How can we learn to obey the commandment to love our neighbor? Through powerful meditations on the nature and responsibilities of existence and love Israel shows to his readers some of paths for the "mystical walk" that ends in love. He writes:"One does not believe in God; one knows Him by experience, and that experience makes all life's vicissitudes worth while. For this end is glorious [and] as one grows so one's vision expands to include all humanity and ultimately all that lives."

True to Experience is a new anthology drawn from Williams' many profound and thought-provoking writings including much previously unavailable material. True to Experience, like Williams himself, is unorthodox by the tenets of contemporary Christianity, but encompasses the uncertainties and fears, the joys and sorrows common to us all. It expounds a God-given universal humanity to which both Christians and non-Christians can respond.

Will anything of us survive after death? This is a central question when we ask what life means. All through history, societies and their cultures, in particular their religions and philosophies, have guided and sustained people as they have approached death and as they have mourned. A more secular society has made these comforts less accessible. Many beliefs formerly advanced with some authority and believed with some assurance have become incredible to many.After Death? offers a thought-provoking analysis of past and present beliefs for those who want to think for themselves about the greatest uncertainty of life.

During resent years, the Christian church has taken stock of its beliefs. In the course of the last century, Christian theology has had many challenges to meet and has not remained unchanged by the encounter. There have been radical questionnings of almost every aspect of doctrine. Yet people are more willing now than ever to listen to constructive voices.Christians are in search of a way to articulate faith in God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hold convitions about the nature of man and his destiny, and show the relevance of belief to conduct. The author gives a plain and intellectual statement of what faith is, and how it can honestly and meaninfully be expressed today.

In this text, that is a celebration of joy as hope, H.A. Williams explores the world of selfhood, of other people, of nature and of the arts. It acts as a reminder that we are often in the position of the prodigal son who needs to be reminded of the joy of his father's home and also needs to be put back on the road towards it. Williams bids the reader to remember that the hole in the human heart cannot be filled with anything less than God.

In this new book, Martin Israel explores the question: How can we learn to obey the commandment to love our neighbor? Through powerful meditations on the nature and responsibilities of existence and love Israel shows to his readers some of paths for the "mystical walk" that ends in love. He writes:"One does not believe in God; one knows Him by experience, and that experience makes all life''s vicissitudes worth while. For this end is glorious [and] as one grows so one''s vision expands to include all humanity and ultimately all that lives."

"The Pain That Heals is a personal response to the amount of suffering that I have witnessed amongst the many to whom I have ministered and, even more starkly, in my own life. It has become obvious that the problem of evil in the face of a loving God is not to be solved at a purely intellectual level, it is by traversing the valley where death casts its long shadow that the sufferer learns the basic truths about his or her condition.This book will give cold comfort to those who want instant relief but, to those who are prepared to proceed with their difficulties with courage, it will show the way of advance that has been tried and proved by at least one traveller."--Martin Israel.

During resent years, the Christian church has taken stock of its beliefs. In the course of the last century, Christian theology has had many challenges to meet and has not remained unchanged by the encounter. There have been radical questionnings of almost every aspect of doctrine. Yet people are more willing now than ever to listen to constructive voices.Christians are in search of a way to articulate faith in God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hold convitions about the nature of man and his destiny, and show the relevance of belief to conduct. The author gives a plain and intellectual statement of what faith is, and how it can honestly and meaninfully be expressed today.