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Christianity and Freedom: Volume 2, Contemporary Perspectives

Author : Allen D. Hertzke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781107124721
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Christianity and Freedom: Volume 2, Contemporary Perspectives written by Allen D. Hertzke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 2 of Christianity and Freedom illuminates how Christian minorities and transnational Christian networks contribute to the freedom and flourishing of societies across the globe, even amidst pressure and violent persecution. Featuring unprecedented field research by some of the world's most distinguished scholars, it documents the outsized role of Christians in promoting human rights and religious freedom; fighting injustice; stimulating economic equality; providing education, social services, and health care; and nurturing democratic civil society. Readers will come away surprised and sobered to learn how this very Christian link to freedom often invites persecution. What are the dimensions of persecution and how are Christians responding to that pressure? What resources - theological, social, or transnational - do they marshal in leavening their societies? What will be lost if the Christian presence is marginalized? The answers to these questions are of crucial relevance in a world awash with religious extremism and deepening instability.

Christianity and Freedom: Volume 2, Contemporary Perspectives

Author : Allen D. Hertzke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316565246
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Book Synopsis Christianity and Freedom: Volume 2, Contemporary Perspectives by : Allen D. Hertzke

Download or read book Christianity and Freedom: Volume 2, Contemporary Perspectives written by Allen D. Hertzke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 2 of Christianity and Freedom illuminates how Christian minorities and transnational Christian networks contribute to the freedom and flourishing of societies across the globe, even amidst pressure and violent persecution. Featuring unprecedented field research by some of the world's most distinguished scholars, it documents the outsized role of Christians in promoting human rights and religious freedom; fighting injustice; stimulating economic equality; providing education, social services, and health care; and nurturing democratic civil society. Readers will come away surprised and sobered to learn how this very Christian link to freedom often invites persecution. What are the dimensions of persecution and how are Christians responding to that pressure? What resources - theological, social, or transnational - do they marshal in leavening their societies? What will be lost if the Christian presence is marginalized? The answers to these questions are of crucial relevance in a world awash with religious extremism and deepening instability.

God and the Crisis of Freedom

Author : Richard Bauckham
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664224790
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (247 download)

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Book Synopsis God and the Crisis of Freedom by : Richard Bauckham

Download or read book God and the Crisis of Freedom written by Richard Bauckham and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines a biblical understanding of freedom and the particular ways in which Christians choose to exercise that freedom in response to major issues confronting the world today. Specifically, Bauckham constructs a Christian understanding of freedom, explores the authority of Scripture in modern and postmodern contexts, and also examines themes of tradition, ethics, oppression, and ecology as they relate to issues of freedom and authority.

Christianity and Freedom: Volume 1, Historical Perspectives

Author : Timothy Samuel Shah
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316552853
Total Pages : 763 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Book Synopsis Christianity and Freedom: Volume 1, Historical Perspectives by : Timothy Samuel Shah

Download or read book Christianity and Freedom: Volume 1, Historical Perspectives written by Timothy Samuel Shah and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 763 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Volume 1 of Christianity and Freedom, leading historians uncover the unappreciated role of Christianity in the development of basic human rights and freedoms from antiquity through today. These include radical notions of dignity and equality, religious freedom, liberty of conscience, limited government, consent of the governed, economic liberty, autonomous civil society, and church-state separation, as well as more recent advances in democracy, human rights, and human development. Acknowledging that the record is mixed, scholars document how the seeds of freedom in Christianity antedate and ultimately undermine later Christian justifications and practices of persecution. Drawing from history, political science, and sociology, this volume will become a standard reference work for historians, political scientists, theologians, students, journalists, business leaders, opinion shapers, and policymakers.

From Pluralism to Extinction? Perspectives and Challenges for Christians in the Middle East

Author : Sotiris Roussos
Publisher : Transnational Press London
ISBN 13 : 1801352259
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book From Pluralism to Extinction? Perspectives and Challenges for Christians in the Middle East written by Sotiris Roussos and published by Transnational Press London. This book was released on 2023-07-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian communities are deeply rooted in the Middle East, starting their witness since the first centuries of Christianity. The last hundred years of Middle East Christianity’s history went through a series of profound crises. Displacement by war, genocide and occupation leading to loss, emigration and exile seem to be the main experience of Christianity in the modern Middle East. Against this background of displacement, Christians have sought to resettle and build anew when allowed. They have been able to make significant cultural, political and economic contribution to Middle Eastern societies. In the last thirty years they are again facing ominous threat of extinction. Entering the new millennium, they are confronted with major difficulties and transformations in world politics. From 2011 Christians particularly in Syria and Iraq, have been suffering death and destruction in the hands of extremist Islamist groups. The volume is a fresh approach to the study of the Christian communities in the Middle East examining their relation to state, identity and politics. It questions main presuppositions and perceptions regarding Christianity in the Middle East, casts new light on the living Christian communities in the region and reflects on their future role. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: THE “CANARY IN THE MINE” OR THE FATE OF CHRISTIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST - Sotiris Roussos ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: LOSING THE PAST IN THE FUTURE? - Hratch Tchilingirian ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY THEORY: CHRISTIAN ‘EXISTENTIAL ANXIETY’ IN EGYPT AND LEBANON - Zakia Aqra, Stavros Drakoularakos & Charitini Petrodaskalaki MIDDLE EASTERN CHRISTIANITY IN SYRIA AND IRAQ: AT THE EPICENTRE OF THE RISE OF THE ISLAMIC STATE - Stavros Drakoularakos TURKISH POLICIES VIS-À-VIS CHRISTIANS: FROM EXCLUSION TO INCLUSION TO EXCLUSION AGAIN - Nikos Christofis THE GREEK/PALESTINIAN DIVIDE WITHIN THE JERUSALEM ORTHODOX CHURCH: THE INSTITUTIONAL ASPECT - Konstantinos Papastathis THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE STATE: THE MIDDLE EAST CONNECTION - Ilias Tasopoulos CHRISTIAN RIGHT AND US MIDDLE EAST POLICY: FOREIGN POLICY IN THE SERVICE OF GOD’S WILL - Marina Eleftheriadou CHRISTIANITY IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST: CURRENT SITUATION AND FUTURE CHALLENGES - Anthony O’Mahony

Is Christianity Good for the World?

Author : Sharon James
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433591774
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Is Christianity Good for the World? written by Sharon James and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the Impact of Christianity throughout History In our increasingly secular world, many claim that Christianity is oppressive and toxic. Christians are accused of standing on the wrong side of history, failing to accept human dignity, freedom, and progress. Are these accusations valid? Is Christianity actually causing more harm than good in the world? In this concise booklet, author Sharon James shows that through history and across the globe, true followers of Christ have challenged injustice and abuse, and provided care for the needy. This has had a beneficial and widespread impact on all areas of human life. Without the moral ideals given to us by God, humans would lack the ability and desire to pursue justice, freedom, and compassion altogether. When Christians follow the biblical worldview with integrity and align their actions with their self-giving God, that results in sacrificial service to others. Outlines the Positive Effect Christianity Has Had across the Centuries: Argues a biblical worldview is essential for human freedom, flourishing, and fulfillment Useful for Church Leaders and Laypeople Alike: This book provides knowledge and confidence for believers as they interact with those who argue Christianity is oppressive Short, Accessible Format: A concise biblical exploration of Christianity's impact in the world TGC Hard Questions Series: Equips readers with answers to difficult questions facing the modern church

Constitutionalism, Democracy and Religious Freedom

Author : Hans-Martien ten Napel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317236912
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Constitutionalism, Democracy and Religious Freedom written by Hans-Martien ten Napel and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In both Europe and North America it can be argued that the associational and institutional dimensions of the right to freedom of religion or belief are increasingly coming under pressure. This book demonstrates why a more classical understanding of the idea of a liberal democracy can allow for greater respect for the right to freedom of religion or belief. The book examines the major direction in which liberal democracy has developed over the last fifty years and contends that this is not the most legitimate type of liberal democracy for religiously divided societies. Drawing on theoretical developments in the field of transnational constitutionalism, Hans-Martien ten Napel argues that redirecting the concept and practice of liberal democracy toward the more classical notion of limited, constitutional government, with a considerable degree of autonomy for civil society organizations would allow greater religious pluralism. The book shows how, in a postsecular and multicultural context, modern sources of constitutionalism and democracy, supplemented by premodern, transcendental legitimation, continue to provide the best means of legitimating Western constitutional and political orders.

The Global Politics of Jesus

Author : Nilay Saiya
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197638864
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book The Global Politics of Jesus written by Nilay Saiya and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-20 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique, timely, and wide-ranging book that formulates and applies an ethic of Jesus to the realm of global politics. Since the fourth century, Christians have wrestled with how they should interact with political authority. The most common view holds that while their ultimate loyalty rightfully belongs to God, Christians also have allegiance to their countries and a moral responsibility to transform their political systems. In The Global Politics of Jesus, Nilay Saiya provides a normative critique of this conventional view and advances an alternative approach. While it may seem natural for the church to fervently engage in political life and cultivate a close relationship with the state, Saiya argues that such beliefs result in a "paradox of privilege." As he shows, when the church yields to the seduction of political power when enjoying the benefits of an alliance with the state, it struggles to adhere to its tenets, and when it resists the allure of state power, it does its best work. This unique and wide-ranging book examines the paradox of privilege in some of the most important areas of global politics and considers its implications for the church itself.

Peace, Politics, and Religion

Author : Jeffrey Haynes
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039366645
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Peace, Politics, and Religion written by Jeffrey Haynes and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relationships between peace, politics and religion are often controversial, and sometimes problematic. Religion is a core source of identity for billions of people around the world and it is hardly surprising that sometimes it becomes involved in conflicts. At the same time, we can see religion involved not only in conflict. It is also central to conflict resolution, peace-making and peacebuilding. Religious involvement is often necessary to try to end hatred and differences, frequently central to political conflicts especially, but not only, in the Global South. Evidence shows that religious leaders and faith-based organisations can play constructive roles in helping to end violence, and in some cases, build peace via early warnings of conflict, good offices once conflict has erupted, as well as advocacy, mediation and reconciliation. The chapters of this book highlight that religion can encourage both conflict and peace, through the activities of people individually and collectively imbued with religious ideas and ideals.

Laudato Si’ and the Environment

Author : Robert McKim
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042995977X
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Laudato Si’ and the Environment written by Robert McKim and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a response to the Pope’s Laudato Si’, giving an interdisciplinary overview of its impact on the environmental concerns of Catholics as well as other religious groups. Published in 2015, it is often seen as an "environmental" encyclical and in it the Pope urges us to face up to the crisis of climate change. He argues that all of us should prioritise taking better care of the Earth, our common home, while also attending to the plight of the poor. Written by an international and multidisciplinary team of leading scholars, the Pope’s invitation to all people to begin a new dialog about these matters is considered from a variety of perspectives. There is discussion of the implications for immigration, population control, eating animals, and property ownership. Additionally, indigenous religious perspectives, development and environmental protection, and the implementation of the ideas of the encyclical in the Church are explored. Each chapter deals with the scriptural, theological, and philosophical underpinnings of the encyclical, as well as other central concepts such as interconnectedness, the role of practice, and what Pope Francis calls the "technocratic paradigm". This book expertly illuminates the relationship between Laudato Si’ and environmental concerns. It will, therefore, be vital reading for anyone studying religion and the environment, environmental ethics, Catholic theology, and environmental thought.

Secularization, Desecularization, and Toleration

Author : Vyacheslav Karpov
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030540464
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Secularization, Desecularization, and Toleration written by Vyacheslav Karpov and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book challenges the modern myth that tolerance grows as societies become less religious. The myth inseparably links the progress of toleration to the secularization of modern society. This volume scrutinizes this grand narrative theoretically and empirically, and proposes alternative accounts of the varied relationships between diverse interpretations of religion and secularity and multiple secularizations, desecularizations, and forms of toleration. The authors show how both secular and religious orthodoxies inform toleration and persecution, and how secularizations and desecularizations engender repressive or pluralistic regimes. Ultimately, the book offers an agency-focused perspective which links the variation in toleration and persecution to the actors of secularization and desecularization and their cultural programs.

Under Caesar's Sword

Author : Daniel Philpott
Publisher : Law and Christianity
ISBN 13 : 1108425305
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Under Caesar's Sword written by Daniel Philpott and published by Law and Christianity. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first systematic global study of how Christians respond to persecution, presenting new research by leading scholars of global Christianity.

Religiosity, Secularity and Pluralism in the Global East

Author : Fenggang Yang
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3038978086
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Religiosity, Secularity and Pluralism in the Global East written by Fenggang Yang and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special issue includes 11 articles from the Inaugural Conference of the East Asian Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. It offers theoretical and methodological reflections, and covers various religions in different East Asian societies and diasporic communities.

The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East

Author : John Eibner
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498561977
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East written by John Eibner and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East addresses the domestic and international politics that have created conditions for contemporary religious cleansing in the Middle East. It provides a platform for a host of distinguished scholars, journalists, human rights activists, and political practitioners. The contributors come from diverse political, cultural, and religious backgrounds; each one drawing on a deep wellspring of scholarship, experience, sobriety, and passion. Collectively, they make a major contribution to understanding the dynamics of the mortal threat to the social pluralism upon which the survival of religious minorities depends.

Christianity and Freedom: Volume 1, Historical Perspectives

Author : Timothy Samuel Shah
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781107561830
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Christianity and Freedom: Volume 1, Historical Perspectives written by Timothy Samuel Shah and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Volume 1 of Christianity and Freedom, leading historians uncover the unappreciated role of Christianity in the development of basic human rights and freedoms from antiquity through today. These include radical notions of dignity and equality, religious freedom, liberty of conscience, limited government, consent of the governed, economic liberty, autonomous civil society, and church-state separation, as well as more recent advances in democracy, human rights, and human development. Acknowledging that the record is mixed, scholars document how the seeds of freedom in Christianity antedate and ultimately undermine later Christian justifications and practices of persecution. Drawing from history, political science, and sociology, this volume will become a standard reference work for historians, political scientists, theologians, students, journalists, business leaders, opinion shapers, and policymakers.

Exploring Christian Theology : Volume 2

Author : Nathan D. Holsteen
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 144126518X
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Christian Theology : Volume 2 written by Nathan D. Holsteen and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Foundations of Theology in Everyday Language Dallas Seminary professors Nathan Holsteen and Michael Svigel are passionate about the key doctrines of Christianity. They want readers to know why they're important and why they matter. This volume includes two parts: · From Dust to Dust: Creation, Humanity, and the Fall · Wise Unto Salvation: Gospel, Atonement, and Saving Grace The authors explore these important topics in a concise and highly readable style that makes sense--whether you're a student of the Bible, a pastor, or someone who simply wants to know God better. For each topic you'll find · An introduction, overview, and review of the key points · Several applicable Bible texts, including verses to memorize · A quick-paced history of the doctrine · Distortions to be aware of and avoid · Reading lists for further study · A glossary of theological terms "Exploring Christian Theology is a wonderful doctrinal primer that teaches theology in a way that will engage you and cause you to reflect. . . . A great way to get acquainted with key biblical theological themes."--Darrell Bock, Senior Research Professor, Dallas Theological Seminary

The Ideals of Freedom

Author : Mezie Okolo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990580300
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book The Ideals of Freedom written by Mezie Okolo and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking at freedom from a Christian perspective, by first understanding what it is not. It challenges contemporary views that freedom is doing what you want, when and how you want it. With diverse illustrations from life experiences and the scripture, we see that freedom is restrictive. This book is a resource for everybody