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19 produkter
People of the Book, ahl al-kitāb
A Comparative Theological Exploration
Häftad, 2019
705 kr
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This book offers a comparative theological exploration of the challenges and opportunities presented by the Qur’ānic representation of Christianity as the People of the Book, ahl al-kitāb, in the Qur’ānic commentary tradition. The research is divided into three parts. The first part explores the …
In Love with Islam, Believing in Jesus
Av Richard Kimball, Marie Salaün m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
585 kr
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«At long last, English-speaking readers now have access to the most comprehensive and insightful account of the vision that inspires the rapprochement and lived interreligious dialogue between Christians and Muslims inaugurated in the life and thought of the late Paolo Dall’Oglio S.J., and the …
Performing Christ
South African Protest Theatre and the Theological Dramatic Theory of Hans Urs von Balthasar
Häftad, 2021
655 kr
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In the latter part of the twentieth century, against the backdrop of the Sharpeville Massacre and the Soweto Uprising, theatre became a central means of artistic resistance in apartheid South Africa. One of the most significant plays from this time was Woza Albert!, which was created and staged by …
One Dragon, Two Doves
A Comparative History of the Catholic Church in China and in Vietnam
Av Leopold Leeb
Häftad, 2022
585 kr
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This comparative study of the history of the Catholic Church in China and Vietnam from the seventeenth to the twentieth century opens up new perspectives for the understanding of the presence of Christianity in Asia. The author narrates the biographies of a number of outstanding missionaries and …
Critical Questions in Contemporary Theology: Essays in Honour of Dermot A. Lane
Häftad, 2024
585 kr
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«What an extraordinarily strong and beautiful collection of essays! Ranging from studies of the Bible and liturgy through various facets of theology and philosophy to political and interreligious dialogue, not one piece fails to deliver some new insight to the reader. It speaks well to the …
Church, Sacrament of the World
Av Joe Egan
Häftad, 2025
585 kr
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Six decades on from Vatican II, the Catholic Church continues to struggle with a crisis precipitated by clerical child sexual abuse. The faith of believers has been shaken and a chasm has opened between popular conceptions of the church and the theological ones prized by Scripture and …
Female Embodiment and the Ascetic Impulse
In Search of a Theology of the Female Body
Häftad, 2026
643 kr
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Across centuries, the female body has been shaped by theological and cultural narratives that cast it as both divine creation and site of moral and social anxiety. This book offers a critical re-reading of those traditions, arguing that an enduring ‘ascetic impulse’ has profoundly structured how …
Status and Stigma
A Comparative History of Christians in China and in Korea
Av Leopold Leeb
Häftad, 2026
567 kr
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This comparative study of the history of Christianity in China and in Korea opens up new perspectives for the understanding of the presence of the Christian faith in East Asia. Following the historical sequence throughout the last four centuries the author narrates the biographies of several …
Spirit Christology and Trinity in the Theology of David Coffey
Häftad, 2010
615 kr
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Spirit Christology has emerged as an important focus in recent theology. It offers new perspectives on Christology and Pneumatology. Can these new perspectives lead to advances in trinitarian theology itself? The classical theologies of both East and West tended to express great reserve about …
From Misery to Hope
Encountering God in the Abyss of Suffering
Av Joseph Egan
Häftad, 2010
798 kr
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How can one believe in a God of love amid all the evil and suffering found in the world? How does one do theology ‘after Auschwitz’, while vast numbers of people still have to endure violent oppression every day? This book seeks to address such questions from a standpoint informed by life in …
Two Pillars of the Market
A Paradigm for Dialogue between Theology and Economics
Av Jean Lee
Häftad, 2011
1412 kr
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Where is our economy heading? Have we lost something valuable in the human quest for efficiency and perpetual growth? What human qualities are being eroded as we rely on the modern market mechanism to coordinate our daily lives? This book poses a theological challenge to contemporary economic life …
Hyphenated Christians
Towards a Better Understanding of Dual Religious Belonging
Häftad, 2011
498 kr
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This book aims to explore the reality of dual religious belonging and to promote a better understanding of this concept. With this purpose in mind, the author examines changes in the global religious landscape in recent decades and analyses the theory of dual (or multiple) belonging, as well as …
Islam in the West
Iraqi Shi’i Communities in Transition and Dialogue
Av Kieran Flynn
Häftad, 2013
642 kr
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This book studies the historical, religious and political concerns of the Iraqi Shi‘i community as interpreted by the members of that community who now live in the United Kingdom and Ireland, following the 2003-2010 war and occupation in Iraq. It opens up a creative space to explore dialogue …
Broken Faith
Why Hope Matters
Av Patrick Claffey, Joe Egan m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
762 kr
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This book is a theological reflection on the broken state of faith within the Catholic Church in Ireland following more than two decades of revelations about institutional and child sexual abuse and the Church’s now acknowledged failure to respond to the abuse in an appropriate way. The result has …
Embodied Peacebuilding
Reconciliation as Practical Theology
Häftad, 2014
799 kr
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In the areas of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, the word ‘reconciliation’ has often been branded a negative term because it implies a resolution agreed upon by all parties in a given society, which for many seems an unachievable ideal. This book looks at the concept of reconciliation from a …
Vatican II in Ireland, Fifty Years On
Essays in Honour of Pádraic Conway
Häftad, 2015
627 kr
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This book commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, which concluded in 1965. A selection of essays by distinguished Irish theologians offers an objective assessment of the historical reception and pastoral implementation of Vatican II in Ireland with the benefit of half a …
Trinity and Salvation
Theological, Spiritual and Aesthetic Perspectives
Av Declan Marmion, Gesa Thiessen
Häftad, 2009
1210 kr
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This book gathers together the proceedings of the conference Trinity and Salvation: Theological, Spiritual and Aesthetic Perspectives held at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin, in February 2008. The last few decades have seen a significant revival in Trinitarian theology. …
Movement or Moment?
Assessing Liberation Theology Forty Years after Medellín
Häftad, 2009
615 kr
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This collection of essays was written to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Second General Conference of Latin American Bishops, which convened at Medellín, Colombia, in 1968. Inspired by the Second Vatican Council and seeking to implement its vision, the bishops viewed the occasion as a decisive …
«Succeed Here and in Eternity»
The Prosperity Gospel in Ghana
Av Wilfred Asampambila Agana, Norbert Hintersteiner m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
712 kr
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This book presents a qualitative study of the «Gospel of Prosperity» preached by the Charismatic and Neo-Pentecostal churches in Ghana, with a particular focus on its soteriological significance. The author explores the concept of the Gospel of Prosperity from a number of different angles, …
