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Interpreting Contemporary Christianity

Author : Ogbu Kalu
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 080286242X
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Interpreting Contemporary Christianity written by Ogbu Kalu and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this multidisciplinary interpretation of world Christianity and the changing shape of the global religious landscape, scholars consider the complex dynamics shaping Christianity's recent expansion in all parts of the globe. They view the explanations of homogenization or American cultural influence as being necessarily limited and point to the far more varied intersections of external influence and indigenous appropriation. The geographical coverage and the voices from various corners of the globe exemplify the shift of Christianity's center of gravity away from the northern hemisphere. New voices, new methods, and new perspectives emerge here. Contributors: Afe Adogame Edith L. Blumhofer Joel Carpenter Paul Freston Anthony dela Fuente Jehu J. Hanciles Brian M. Howell Ogbu U. Kalu Sebastian C. H. Kim Philomena Njeri Mwaura John Parratt Dana L. Robert Brian Stanley Diane Stinton Feiya Tao Kevin Xiyi Yao

Interpreting Christian Art

Author : Heidi J. Hornik
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865548503
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book Interpreting Christian Art written by Heidi J. Hornik and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the iconoclastic controversies of the eighth and ninth centuries, the visual arts have been the subject of much ecclesiastical discussion and contention. In particular, since the mid-1960s Protestant scholars and clergy have been paying more attention to the potential role of the visual arts in theology and liturgy of the Christian Church. As a result, numerous programs were begun under a variety of nomenclature, e.g., Religion and the Arts, Theology and the Arts, etc. Most of the essays in this book were originally presented as part of the Pruit Symposium on "Interpreting Christian Art, " held at Baylor University in October 2000. The symposium provided the opportunity to bring together scholars, clergy, and laity who are interested in the question of how religious art can contribute to the life of the contemporary Christian community. The resulting essays are a rich fare in interdisciplinary exploration of Christian art by art historians, theologians, and biblical scholars. Essayists include Margaret Miles, Robin M. Jensen, Graydon F. Snyder, Charles Barber, Anthony Cutler, William M. Jensen, Paolo Berdini, John W. Cook, and the editors, Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons.

The Culture of Interpretation

Author : Roger Lundin
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802806369
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (63 download)

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Book Synopsis The Culture of Interpretation by : Roger Lundin

Download or read book The Culture of Interpretation written by Roger Lundin and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a broad-ranging account of contemporary American culture, the complex network of symbols, practices, and beliefs at the heart of our society. Lundin explores the historical background of some of our "postmodern" culture's central beliefs and considers their crucial ethical and theological implications.

How God Becomes Real

Author : T.M. Luhrmann
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691234442
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book How God Becomes Real written by T.M. Luhrmann and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the enduring power of faith. Drawing on ethnographic studies of evangelical Christians, pagans, magicians, Zoroastrians, Black Catholics, Santeria initiates, and newly orthodox Jews, Luhrmann notes that none of these people behave as if gods and spirits are simply there. Rather, these worshippers make strenuous efforts to create a world in which invisible others matter and can become intensely present and real. The faithful accomplish this through detailed stories, absorption, the cultivation of inner senses, belief in a porous mind, strong sensory experiences, prayer, and other practices. Along the way, Luhrmann shows why faith is harder than belief, why prayer is a metacognitive activity like therapy, why becoming religious is like getting engrossed in a book, and much more. A fascinating account of why religious practices are more powerful than religious beliefs, How God Becomes Real suggests that faith is resilient not because it provides intuitions about gods and spirits—but because it changes the faithful in profound ways.

Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation

Author : V. Philips Long
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310208289
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation written by V. Philips Long and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1996 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-volume edidition of the Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation series explores current issues in the interpretation of the Bible from the perspective of specific academic disciplines: history, literary criticism, science and theology.

Interpreting Christian History

Author : Euan Cameron
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405145412
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Interpreting Christian History written by Euan Cameron and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the theological lessons to be learnt from 2000 years of Christian Church history. An exploration of the theological lessons to be learnt from the difficult history of the Christian churches over the past 2,000 years Opens with an introductory essay on the whole of Church history, making the book suitable for lay readers as well as students Combines historical, historiographical and theological analysis Reunites the disciplines of theology and Church history Concludes that we can only ever perceive a facet of Christianity given our historical and cultural conditioning Written by a distinguished Church historian.

The Universal Elements of the Christian Religion

Author : Charles Cuthbert Hall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Universal Elements of the Christian Religion written by Charles Cuthbert Hall and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Christianity and Contemporary Politics

Author : Luke Bretherton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444357697
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Christianity and Contemporary Politics written by Luke Bretherton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congratulations to Luke Bretherton on winning the 2013 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing for Christianity and Contemporary Politics! Relations between religious and political spheres continue to stir passionate debates on both sides of the Atlantic. Through a combination of theological reflection and empirical case studies, Bretherton succeeds in offering timely and invaluable insights into these crucial issues facing 21st century societies. Explores the relationship between Christianity and contemporary politics through case studies of faith-based organizations, Christian political activism and welfare provision in the West; these case studies assess initiatives including community organizing, fair trade, and the sanctuary movement Offers an insightful, informative account of how Christians can engage politically in a multi-faith, liberal democracy Integrates debates in political theology with inter-disciplinary analysis of policy and practice regarding religious social, political and economic engagement in the USA, UK, and continental Europe Reveals how Christians can help prevent the subversion of the church – and even of politics itself – by legal, bureaucratic, and market mechanisms, rather than advocating withdrawal or assimilation Engages with the intricacies of contemporary politics whilst integrating systematic and historical theological reflection on political and economic life

Introducing Medieval Biblical Interpretation

Author : Ian Christopher Levy
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493413015
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Introducing Medieval Biblical Interpretation written by Ian Christopher Levy and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory guide, written by a leading expert in medieval theology and church history, offers a thorough overview of medieval biblical interpretation. After an opening chapter sketching the necessary background in patristic exegesis (especially the hermeneutical teaching of Augustine), the book progresses through the Middle Ages from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, examining all the major movements, developments, and historical figures of the period. Rich in primary text engagement and comprehensive in scope, it is the only current, compact introduction to the whole range of medieval exegesis.

Faithful Interpretation

Author : Andrew Keith Malcolm Adam
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451403381
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Faithful Interpretation written by Andrew Keith Malcolm Adam and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A K. M. Adam has become one of the leading voices in postmodern criticism. This volume brings together his original essays introducing postmodern interpretation and arguing its urgent importance for the life of the contemporary church. Includes a bibliography and name and Scripture indexes.

The New Testament and Its Modern Interpreters

Author : Eldon Jay Epp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The New Testament and Its Modern Interpreters written by Eldon Jay Epp and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

As It Is Written

Author : Benjamin Sargent
Publisher : Latimer Studies
ISBN 13 : 9781906327040
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book As It Is Written written by Benjamin Sargent and published by Latimer Studies. This book was released on 2011 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are reading this, it is because you expect it to have meaning. You will be making assumptions about its author based on the content and context; you will be interpreting what you read in the light of your own prejudices and experience and the conditioning of your cultural surroundings. Does it matter what the author intended? Does an unintentional message have validity? Is there a single meaning of the text, or one on which we should all agree? These questions are obviously much more significant when the text concerned is the Bible, which Christians believe to be the word of God. In the face of claims that Evangelical biblical interpretation is based on principles which have nothing to do with Christian theology, this Study explores the philosophical integrity of the quest for meaning in a text, and discusses the benefi ts and pitfalls of the various tools we might bring to the task of interpretation. It draws inspiration from Scripture's own methods as the Old Testament is applied in New Testament writings, to give a Christian theological account of hermeneutics. The Revd Dr Benjamin Sargent is Assistant Curate in the Parish of Warblington with Emsworth in Hampshire and a Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford. His Oxford University DPhil was on the use of authorial intention in the New Testament and contemporary theological interpretation of Scripture. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles on biblical interpretation published in Churchman, Evangelical Quarterly and the Heythrop Journal.

New Testament Theology

Author : Philip Francis Esler
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451416107
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book New Testament Theology written by Philip Francis Esler and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esler's innovative proposal features a cutting-edge combination of theology, exegesis, and social analysis. He argues for new thinking about New Testament theology in light of the early social history of Christian communities. His detailed analysis of Paul's letters to the Romans and 1 Corinthians validates his thesis and clarifies its significance for scholarship. Using both the tradition of "the communion of the saints" and social-scientific methods, Esler brings the discipline of New Testament theology back to its theological core. He argues that interpreters also need to take into account both the history of interpretation and the multitude of voices within the contemporary church.

Biblical Interpretation and Christian Ethics

Author : J. I. H. McDonald
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521430593
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Biblical Interpretation and Christian Ethics written by J. I. H. McDonald and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-12-02 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inter-disciplinary studies are emerging rapidly to meet the insistent demands of the modern age. Biblical interpretation is itself inter-disciplinary, drawing together the biblical traditions and others to address the problem of interpreting texts. Christian ethics is also multi-disciplinary and thus no stranger to this new ethos. To bring these two areas together is a potentially creative undertaking. It comes at a time when much attention is being paid to reading texts and the interpretive tradition. The author's principal aim is to read the Bible in the context of moral concern. Attention is paid to the liberal quest and to eschatology and ethics (each marking a distinct epoch in the relationship of Bible and ethics), before the post-critical age is studied under the rubric 'participation in meaning'. The final section deals with ethics and historical reading, and with ethics and contemporary reading. The book concludes with a discussion of selected practical topics.

Sanctified Vision

Author : John J. O’Keefe
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801880889
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Sanctified Vision written by John J. O’Keefe and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2005-05-04 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines early Christian interpretation of the Bible from various perspectives.

Issues in Contemporary Christian Thought

Author : Duane Olson
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1451407319
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Issues in Contemporary Christian Thought written by Duane Olson and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olson's clear and concise overview roots contemporary questions firmly in Christian responses to the Enlightenment. He discusses the range of contemporary opinions, their rationales, and what's at stake. Olson illustrates these alternate frameworks as they play out in central concerns over the being of God in relation to the universe, how to understand the figure of Christ today, and the distinctively new notions of being human. Specifically geared to the novice theologue in college or seminary settings, Olson's text includes Reflection/Research Questions, Suggestions for Further Reading, and a Glossary.

Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture (Reading Christian Scripture)

Author : Constantine R. Campbell
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493427350
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture (Reading Christian Scripture) written by Constantine R. Campbell and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey textbook by two respected New Testament scholars is designed to meet the needs of contemporary evangelical undergraduates. The book effectively covers the New Testament books and major topics in the New Testament, assuming no prior academic study of the Bible. The authors pay attention to how the New Testament documents fit together as a canonical whole that supplements the Old Testament to make up the Christian Scriptures. They also show how the New Testament writings provide basic material for Christian doctrine, spirituality, and engagement with culture. Chapters can be assigned in any order, making this an ideal textbook for one-semester courses at evangelical schools. This is the first volume in a new series of survey textbooks that will cover the Old and New Testaments. The book features full-color illustrations that hold interest and aid learning and offers a full array of pedagogical aids: photographs, sidebars, maps, time lines, charts, glossary, and discussion questions. Additional resources for instructors and students are available through Textbook eSources.