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Author : Athenagoras
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809100361
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Embassy for the Christians written by Athenagoras and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1956 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Litteraturhenvisninger og noter s. 117-182
Author : Caroline Walker Bynum
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231546084
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200–1336 written by Caroline Walker Bynum and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic of medieval studies, The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200–1336 traces ideas of death and resurrection in early and medieval Christianity. Caroline Walker Bynum explores problems of the body and identity in devotional and theological literature, suggesting that medieval attitudes toward the body still shape modern notions of the individual. This expanded edition includes her 1995 article “Why All the Fuss About the Body? A Medievalist’s Perspective,” which takes a broader perspective on the book’s themes. It also includes a new introduction that explores the context in which the book and article were written, as well as why the Middle Ages matter for how we think about the body and life after death today.
Author : I. Howard Marshall
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1597526967
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (975 download)
Download or read book New Testament Interpretation written by I. Howard Marshall and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These eighteen pieces have been commissioned to provide a succinct yet comprehensive guide to the best of recent evangelical thinking about how the New Testament is to be interpreted, so that it may speak most clearly to today's world. The need for such a handbook can be felt more keenly as on the one side a secularized world dismisses the biblical faith as outmoded, unworkable, and unsatisfying; and, on the other, numerous Christian communities, committed to taking that faith with ultimate seriousness, are driven by controversies about how to read and understand the Bible. Following the editor's introduction, in which I. Howard Marshall examines a familiar New Testament passage in order to exemplify the problems and rewards that await the careful interpreter, the essays are arranged under four headings, beginning with overviews of the history of New Testament study and the role of the interpreter's presuppositions in this enterprise; then going on to discuss the various critical tools, the methods of exegesis, and the application of the New Testament to the faith and life of the contemporary reader. An annotated bibliography concludes the presentation. Because the issues involved here have too often been ignored in many quarters, more than one approach to or opinion about a given matter may surface in these essays; yet, undergirding this diversity is the author's shared conviction, as conservative evangelicals with a high regard for the authority of Holy Scripture, that we are called upon to study the Bible with the full use of our minds. As the editor writes, The passages which we interpret must be the means through which God speaks to men and women today. Our belief in the inspiration of the Bible is thus a testimony that New Testament exegesis is not just a problem; it is a real possibility. God can and does speak to men through even the most ignorant of expositors of his Word. At the same time he calls us on to devote ourselves to his Word and use every resource to make its message the more clear.
Author : Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567142787
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)
Download or read book The Apostles' Creed written by Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Apostles' Creed is an expression of Christian theology that was formed in a period of fascinating and creative debate. The creed is not simply a dogmatic, static, and cryptic symbol of Christian faith, but, on the contrary, a lively narrative that can still inspire imagination, critical reflection, and faith. In The Apostle's Creed, the ancient debates that led to the formulation of its twelve pronouncements are examined. The richness of early Christian thought is explored by looking at the ideas behind each creedal pronouncement and tracing the theological debates that inspired each statement. Early Christian theology is not treated as 'unanimous,' but as pluralistic. The polyphony of theological opinion, which characterized the Christianity of this period, is therefore highlighted and celebrated. In explaining the context that gave birth to the creed, this study refers to the testimony of various 'witnesses' of those theological arguments. This includes opponents of the apostolic and church Fathers: the Gnostics, 'heretics,' and Jewish and pagan critics of Christian faith.
Author : John Iheanyichukwu Obilor
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Doctrine of the Resurrection of the Dead and the Igbo Belief in the "reincarnation" written by John Iheanyichukwu Obilor and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 1994 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This systematic theological study in comparative religion aims at finding ways of making the mission of the Church more effective in Igboland of Nigeria. Three methods were used: the main is expository and analytic, the focus is anthropological and the end-vision is a doctrinal and pastoral dialogue. The result is an assertion that a traditional religious belief like the ilo-uwa can be studied and evaluated theologically and offered healing by the Gospel message. Another result is an assertion that the Church must take inculturation seriously if it must witness to the cultures and peoples of Africa.
Author : Peter C. Hodgson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019102998X
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)
Download or read book History of Christian Dogma written by Peter C. Hodgson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Christian Dogma is a translation of Ferdinand Christian Baur's Lehrbuch der christlichen Dogmengeschichte, second edition, 1858. The Lehrbuch, which Baur himself prepared, summarizes in 400 pages his lectures on the history of Christian dogma, published post-humously in four volumes. Baur, professor of theology at the University of Tübingen from 1826 to 1860, brilliantly applied Hegelian categories to his historical studies in New Testament, church history, and history of Christian dogma. According to Baur, "Dogma" is the rational articulation of the Christian "idea" or principle-the idea that God and humanity are united through Christ and reconciled in the faith of the spiritual community. Following an introduction on the concept and history of the history of dogma, the Lehrbuch treats three main periods: the dogma of the ancient church or the substantiality of dogma; the dogma of the Middle Ages or the dogma of inwardly reflected consciousness; and dogma in the modern era or dogma and free self-consciousness. The entire history is a progression in the self-articulation of dogma through conflict and resolution, moving gradually from objective to subjective forms and to the mediation of subject and object by the philosophers and theologians of the early nineteenth century. The detailed analyses provide a wealth of information on individual thinkers and doctrines that is still relevant today.
Author : Valeriy A. Alikin
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004183094
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)
Download or read book The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering written by Valeriy A. Alikin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent research has made a strong case for the view that Early Christian communities, sociologically considered, functioned as voluntary religious associations. This is similar to the practice of many other cultic associations in the Greco-Roman world of the first century CE. Building upon this new approach, along with a critical interpretation of all available sources, this book discusses the social and religio-historical background of the weekly gatherings of Christians and presents a fresh reconstruction of how the weekly gatherings originated and developed in both form and content. The topics studied here include the origins of the observance of Sunday as the weekly Christian feast-day, the shape and meaning of the weekly gatherings of the Christian communities, and the rise of customs such as preaching, praying, singing, and the reading of texts in these meetings.
Author : Stephen T. Davis
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 9780199284597
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (845 download)
Download or read book Christian Philosophical Theology written by Stephen T. Davis and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-03-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Philosophical Theology constitutes a Christian philosopher's look at various crucial topics in Christian theology, including belief in God, the nature of God, the Trinity, christology, the resurrection of Jesus, the general resurrection, redemption, and theological method. The book is tightly argued, and amounts to a coherent explanation of and case for the Christian world view. Although written from a broadly Reformed Protestant perspective, and although the author does not avoid controversial topics, the aim is to present a `merely Christian' world view (to adapt slightly C. S. Lewis's famous term). That is, Stephen T. Davis attempts to write as much as possible from the perspective of the broad centre of Christian understanding.
Author : Chris L. Firestone
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108509169
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Kant and the Question of Theology written by Chris L. Firestone and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God is a problematic idea in Kant's terms, but many scholars continue to be interested in Kantian theories of religion and the issues that they raise. In these new essays, scholars both within and outside Kant studies analyse Kant's writings and his claims about natural, philosophical, and revealed theology. Topics debated include arguments for the existence of God, natural theology, redemption, divine action, miracles, revelation, and life after death. The volume includes careful examination of key Kantian texts alongside discussion of their themes from both constructive and analytic perspectives. These contributions broaden the scope of the scholarship on Kant, exploring the value of doing theology in consonance or conversation with Kant. It builds bridges across divides that often separate the analytic from the continental and the philosophical from the theological. The resulting volume clarifies the significance and relevance of Kant's theology for current debates about the philosophy of God and religion.
Author : James C. VanderKam
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451403091
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Jewish Apocalyptic Heritage in Early Christianity, Volume 4 written by James C. VanderKam and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1996-12-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of apocalyptic influence on Jesus and early Christianity is again strongly contested. The issues connected with this question include terminology, genre, historical reconstruction, sectarian self-definition, and many others. This book provides a fresh assessment of the nature and significance of early Christian appropriation of Jewish apocalyptic material.
Author : Philip F. Esler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134549180
Total Pages : 1473 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)
Download or read book The Early Christian World written by Philip F. Esler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 1473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Christian World presents an exhaustive, erudite and lavishly illustrated treatment of how the small movement which formed around Jesus in Galilee became the pre-eminent religion of the ancient world. The work begins by firmly situating early Christianity within its Mediterranean social, political and religious contexts, before charting the history of the first Christian centuries. The creation and perpetuation of Christian communities through various means, including mission and monasticism, is explored, as is the everyday experience of early Christians, through discussion of gender and sexuality, religious practice, communication and social structures. The intellectual (particularly theological) and artistic heritage of the period is fully considered, and a vivid picture painted of the internal and external challenges faced by early Christianity. The book concludes with profiles of the most notable figures of the age. Comprehensive and accessible, Early Christian World provides up-to-date coverage of the most important topics in the study of early Christianity, together with an invaluable collection of visual material. It will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying this period
Author : Richard A. McCabe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521088749
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (887 download)
Download or read book Incest, Drama and Nature's Law, 1550-1700 written by Richard A. McCabe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a full-length study of incest in English Renaissance and Restoration drama. Richard McCabe's comprehensive survey offers a literary history of this theme, informed by an investigation of the intellectual background, with particular emphasis on changing concepts of natural law, and consequent reassessments of classical tradition. It examines a wide range of theological, philosophical, legal and literary sources, in the context of modern psychological and sociological theories of family development. Extensive comparisons with classical models and contemporary European dramatists, from Tasso to Corneille and Racine, explore the volatile association between dramatic form and emotional content, structural experiment and sexual ambivalence. The centrality of the family to all human relationships, and the mutual reflection of familial politics and the patriarchal state make incest a powerful metaphor for the ambivalence of all concepts of 'natural' authority, and for various forms of social and political revolt.
Author : Robert J. Stainton
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1551119021
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (511 download)
Download or read book Philosophy and Death written by Robert J. Stainton and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2009-09-02 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophical reflection on death dates back to ancient times, but death remains a most profound and puzzling topic. Samantha Brennan and Robert Stainton have assembled a compelling selection of core readings from the philosophical literature on death. The views of ancient writers such as Plato, Epicurus, and Lucretius are set alongside the work of contemporary figures such as Thomas Nagel, John Perry, and Judith Jarvis Thomson. Brennan and Stainton divide the anthology into three parts. Part I considers questions about the nature of death and our knowledge of it. What does it mean to be dead? Is it possible to survive death? Is the end of life a mystery? Part II asks how we should view death. What (if anything) is so bad about dying? If death is nothingness, should it be feared or regretted? Part III examines ethical questions related to killing, particularly abortion, euthanasia and suicide. Is killing ever permissible? Under what conditions or circumstances?
Author : Jean-Claude Larchet
Publisher : Holy Trinity Publications
ISBN 13 : 0884654834
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (846 download)
Download or read book Life after Death According to the Orthodox Tradition written by Jean-Claude Larchet and published by Holy Trinity Publications. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an accessible and well organized synthesis of the ancient Christian understanding of death and the afterlife. French philosopher and patrologist Jean-Claude Larchet draws both from Scriptures and a multiplicity of early Christian writings, both Greek and Latin, in demolishing false conceptions such as reincarnation, whilst setting forth with clarity an authentically Christian understanding.The reader will gain understanding of both the time and modalities of the bodily resurrection, the nature of the Particular and the Universal judgments, and of the Church's intercessory prayer for the departed. He notes that some divergences between eastern and western traditions have existed since the fifth century and argues that these became of much greater importance after the twelfth century, when the Roman Catholic Church developed the notion of Purgatory.This work will be of benefit both to the Orthodox Christian reader in enhancing their own understanding of the Church's teaching, and to Roman Catholics, Protestants, and others who desire to become acquainted with the fullness of the Christian tradition on death and the afterlife. All will encounter the abundant heritage of “the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3).
Author : Jaroslav Pelikan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022602816X
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)
Download or read book The Christian Tradition written by Jaroslav Pelikan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this five-volume opus—now available in its entirety in paperback—Pelikan traces the development of Christian doctrine from the first century to the twentieth. "Pelikan's The Christian Tradition [is] a series for which they must have coined words like 'magisterial'."—Martin Marty, Commonweal
Author : Edward D. Andrews
Publisher : Christian Publishing House
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (918 download)
Download or read book THE MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP written by Edward D. Andrews and published by Christian Publishing House. This book was released on 2023-04-19 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Martyrdom of Polycarp" is a riveting account of the life, teachings, and ultimate sacrifice of Polycarp, an early Christian leader and disciple of the Apostle John. This inspiring historical narrative delves deep into the struggles and triumphs of one of the most influential figures in the early Church, who played a crucial role in preserving and disseminating the teachings of Jesus Christ. Through meticulous research and captivating storytelling, this book presents a vivid portrayal of the early Christian community, its core beliefs, and the unwavering commitment of its leaders like Polycarp to uphold the faith amidst a hostile and often violent environment. Readers will be transported back to the tumultuous times of the Roman Empire, where Christians faced persecution and martyrdom for their beliefs. At the heart of this narrative is Polycarp, whose unwavering faith and dedication to the teachings of Christ led him to confront heresies, mentor future Church leaders, and ultimately face a brutal death at the hands of Roman authorities. The story of Polycarp's martyrdom serves as a testament to his unshakable faith and an inspiration for modern-day believers, reminding them of the sacrifices and courage of the early Christians. "The Martyrdom of Polycarp: A Disciple of the Apostle John" is an essential read for anyone interested in early Christianity, Church history, and the lives of the saints who shaped the foundation of the faith. Immerse yourself in the inspiring story of Polycarp and discover how his unwavering devotion to Christ left an indelible mark on the Church and its teachings.
Author : Terence L. Donaldson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467459550
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)
Download or read book Gentile Christian Identity from Cornelius to Constantine written by Terence L. Donaldson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally an ascribed identity that cast non-Jewish Christ-believers as an ethnic other, “gentile” soon evolved into a much more complex aspect of early Christian identity. Gentile Christian Identity from Cornelius to Constantine is a full historical account of this trajectory, showing how, in the context of “the parting of the ways,” the early church increasingly identified itself as a distinctly gentile and anti-Judaic entity, even as it also crafted itself as an alternative to the cosmopolitan project of the Roman Empire. This process of identity construction shaped Christianity’s legacy, paradoxically establishing it as both a counter-empire and a mimicker of Rome’s imperial ideology. Drawing on social identity theory and ethnography, Terence Donaldson offers an analysis of gentile Christianity that is thorough and highly relevant to today’s discourses surrounding identity, ethnicity, and Christian-Jewish relations. As Donaldson shows, a full understanding of the term “gentile” is key to understanding the modern Western world and the church as we know it.
