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19 produkter
Constructing Irregular Theology
Bamboo and Minjung in East Asian Perspective
Av Paul Chung
Inbunden, 2009
2221 kr
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The project of constructing Asian irregular theology in East Asian perspective, based on life-word of Bamboo and social political reality of minjung, embraces Dr. Chung’s cross-cultural existence as he develops his long-standing interest and expertise in Christian minjung theology in new ways with …
Protestant Theology of Passion
Korean Minjung Theology Revisited
Inbunden, 2010
2205 kr
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Minjung Theology is introduced here through theological biographical sketches of its main representatives. They formulated a protestant liberation theology under the South Korean military dictatorship of the 1970s and 80s. Their strong emphasis on the suffering (han) of the people (minjung) led …
Theology of the Church for the Third Millennium
A Franciscan Approach
Inbunden, 2009
3378 kr
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At the beginning of the new millennium, the Christian Churches are in a process of renewal. The Roman Catholic Church, since Vatican II, has been in a major stage of renewal. Contemporary globalization, multi-cultural interrelationships, and inter-religious dialogues have presented serious …
Confronting Confucian Understandings of the Christian Doctrine of Salvation
A Systematic Theological Analysis of the Basic Problems in the Confucian-Christian Dialogue
Av Paulos Huang
Inbunden, 2009
2846 kr
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A complete exploration is the first systematic analysis ever comparing the central religious doctrinal aspects of Christianity with those in Confucianism. Huang's work carefully covers the whole history of the Confucian-Christian tradition, and ends up with genuinely new insights. He elaborates on …
Intercultural Theology of Migration
Pilgrims in the Wilderness
Av Gemma Cruz
Inbunden, 2010
3012 kr
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Migration has long been associated with the social sciences. However, as a phenomenon that provides windows into possibly new forms of oppression and, at the same time, paths toward human liberation a systematic theological look at contemporary migration is long overdue. Building on the emerging …
Is theology a science?
The nature of the scientific enterprise in the scientific theology of Thomas Forsyth Torrance and the anarchic epistemology of Paul Feyerabend
Inbunden, 2011
2596 kr
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When Barth and Scholz clashed over the scientific status of theology, Barth drew the conclusion that if natural science was to be drawn up in such positivistic terms, theology had much to lose and little to gain by engagement with it. A generation later Barth's translator and pupil Thomas Torrance …
Encountering Cruelty: The Fracture of the Human Heart
Inbunden, 2011
3560 kr
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Interest in recent years in reconciliation and conflict transformation has witnessed a great deal of attention to building a future through forgiveness and preventative measures in order to impede egregious wrongdoing. This effort for a reconciled future is absent reflection on the nature of …
Problem of Evil and the Power of God
Inbunden, 2011
2596 kr
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The problem of evil can be defined theoretically as the apparent inconsistency between, on the one hand, belief in the existence of a perfectly good and omnipotent God and, on the other hand, the existence of evil. This book discusses four different solutions to this problem, provided by Richard …
Constructing Ethical Patterns in Times of Globalization
Hans Küng's Global Ethic Project and Beyond
Inbunden, 2012
3730 kr
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In the third millennium, people are increasingly being forced to decide how to lead an ethically acceptable life, both nationally and internationally, amidst the radical pluralism of world views. Surprisingly, while the West was a pioneer in the recognition of human rights, its stance towards both …
Interpreting Proverbs 11:18-31, Psalm 73, and Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 in Light of, and as a Response to, Thai Buddhist Interpretations
A Contribution to Christian-Buddhist Dialogue
Inbunden, 2012
3012 kr
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This book discusses how three Old Testament wisdom texts can be interpreted in light of, and as a response to Thai Buddhist interpretations. Its central aim is to explore a new method in Buddhist-Christian dialogue that has three steps. First, Buddhists are asked to reflect on biblical texts, …
Pneumatology and the Christian-Buddhist Dialogue
Does the Spirit Blow through the Middle Way?
Av Amos Yong
Inbunden, 2012
3052 kr
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Recent thinking in Christian theology of religions has taken a “pneumatological turn” which asks how the doctrine of the Holy Spirit can contribute to the interreligious dialogue and to the emerging discourse of comparative theology. Pneumatology and the Christian-Buddhist Dialogue. Does the Spirit …
African Theology as Liberating Wisdom
Celebrating Life and Harmony in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana
Inbunden, 2013
2531 kr
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In African Theology as Liberating Wisdom; Celebrating Life and Harmony in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana, Mari-Anna Pöntinen analyses contextual interpretations of the Christian faith in this particular church. These interpretations are based on the special wisdom tradition which …
Theology as Improvisation
A Study in the Musical Nature of Theological Thinking
Inbunden, 2013
2531 kr
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In Theology as Improvisation, Nathan Crawford reimagines the possibilities for how theology thinks God within a postmodern world. He argues that theology is improvisation by analyzing the nature of attunement within theological thinking and how this opens certain possibilities for theology. He does …
New Apophaticism
Augustine and the Redemption of Signs
Inbunden, 2013
2635 kr
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In A New Apophaticism Susannah Ticciati draws on Augustine to develop an apophatic theology for the twenty-first century. Shifting the focus away from the potential and failure of words to say something about God, the book suggests that the purpose of God-language is to transform human beings in …
Proverbs and the African Tree of Life
Grafting Biblical Proverbs on to Ghanaian Eʋe Folk Proverbs
Häftad, 2014
1097 kr
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In Proverbs and the African Tree of Life Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate juxtaposes chosen sayings from Proverbs and selected Ewe Folk proverbs using the agricultural metaphor of “grafting,” which she calls a “hermeneutic of grafting.” Though these two sets of sayings come from completely different …
From Laws to Liturgy
An Idealist Theology of Creation
Av Edward Epsen
Häftad, 2020
914 kr
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In From Laws to Liturgy, Edward Epsen offers a constructive account of what God produces in the act of creation and how it is ontologically ordered and governed. Inspired by the philosophy of Bishop Berkeley (18th century), Epsen proposes that the physical world is produced by the way God ordains …
Divine being and its relevance according to Thomas Aquinas
Häftad, 2019
895 kr
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Aquinas’ theology can be understood only if one comes to grips with his metaphysics of being. The relevance of this perspective is exhibited in his treatment of topics like creation, goodness, happiness, truth, freedom of the will, the unity of the human being, prayer and providence, God’s …
Christ the Representative
Toward a Representational Christology
Häftad, 2025
576 kr
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This book explores how the person and salvific significance of Jesus Christ can be understood within today’s secular and religiously plural world. Rather than adopting an exclusivist approach, it presents Christology in a manner that steers clear of both rigid absolutism and reductive relativism. …
Divine Wisdom as Judgment
Reading Biblical Wisdom with Karl Barth
Häftad, 2026
914 kr
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Divine Wisdom as Judgment insists that because the place we come to know God’s wisdom is in God’s overturning of human wisdom on the cross, the only possible wisdom that remains open to us is faith in this Judge. With attention to a neglected portion of Karl Barth’s corpus, the repair of a …
