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Jesus Imandars and Christ Bhaktas

Author : Jonas Adelin Jørgensen
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783631584866
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (848 download)

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Book Synopsis Jesus Imandars and Christ Bhaktas by : Jonas Adelin Jørgensen

Download or read book Jesus Imandars and Christ Bhaktas written by Jonas Adelin Jørgensen and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The massive changes of Christianity during the 20th century raise the perennial question about its identity in a new, radical form. The author addresses the question of identity and asks how globalisation, religious pluralism, and the polycentric nature of Christianity affect Christian self-identification and theological reflection. First, religious life and theological reflection among believers in Jesus from Muslim and Hindu background in South Asia is presented in two empirical studies. Secondly, the findings are analysed and interpreted within a broad theoretical framework, drawing on models for syncretistic processes from history of religions, cultural anthropology, and Christian theology. Finally, the study concludes with a systematic-theological perspective on the interreligious hermeneutics underlying the changes of Christianity and discusses how interreligious hermeneutics might inform missiology as well as Christian theologies of religions and how this might challenge our understanding of the church's nature and mission. In conclusion, it is argued that a global, polycentric Christianity can be interpreted as fellowship created by the Spirit and centred on Christ.

Pluralism: The Future of Religion

Author : Kenneth Rose
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 144115776X
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Pluralism: The Future of Religion by : Kenneth Rose

Download or read book Pluralism: The Future of Religion written by Kenneth Rose and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theology of religions has defaulted in the last two decades to an epicyclic inclusivism which seeks to undermine pluralism with claims that it is covertly triumphalistic and that it mirrors the logic of exclusivism. With the exception of pioneers in the field such as John Hick and Paul Knitter, most major figures in this theological field have retreated from pluralism and promote versions of particularism and inclusivism. Pluralism: The Future of Religion argues for an apophatic pluralism that is motivated by the insight that it is impossible to secure universal assent for changeable bodies of religious teachings. This insight implies the non-finality and consequent 'departicularization' of all religious teachings and their inclusivistic defenses. These conclusions point us inevitably toward pluralism and lead us out of the inclusivistic impasse of contemporary theology in religions.

Khrist Bhakta Movement: A Model for an Indian Church?

Author : Ciril J. Kuttiyanikkal
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643904592
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (439 download)

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Book Synopsis Khrist Bhakta Movement: A Model for an Indian Church? by : Ciril J. Kuttiyanikkal

Download or read book Khrist Bhakta Movement: A Model for an Indian Church? written by Ciril J. Kuttiyanikkal and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2014 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this PhD research, the author has inquired the contribution of the Khrist Bhakta movement to inculturation in the field of community building in India. He focuses on Matridham asram at Varanasi where rural Hinduism and the charismatic form of Catholic Christianity meet one another. The author addresses the issues involved in this encounter from a social, cultural, legal, pastoral and theological perspective, which is relevant for all those interested in interreligious and intercultural encounter. --Book Jacket.

Walk Humbly with the Lord

Author : Viggo Mortensen
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802866301
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis Walk Humbly with the Lord by : Viggo Mortensen

Download or read book Walk Humbly with the Lord written by Viggo Mortensen and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-17 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June of 1910, delegates gathered in Edinburgh for the first World Missionary Conference. One hundred years later, the 2010 Church and Mission in a Multireligious Third Millennium conference sought to reconcile a century of seismic shifts in the worldwide landscape of the church with its ongoing mandate to make disciples of all nations. Arising out of that recent conference, Walk Humbly with the Lord presents a broad, multinational spectrum of contemporary approaches to both theology and missiology. Recognizing that the old Western notion of Christendom which formed the cultural backdrop of Edinburgh 1910 is now long obsolete, the book s twenty-seven forward-thinking contributors respond to globalization and the enormous growth of religious pluralism worldwide, offering reflections on the future of missiology and the relationship of church and mission. Together they speculate about the possible shape of Christianity in a multireligious age, as God works out new and unforeseen schemes in the reconciliation of the world. I wish I could have been at the conference from which this book comes! Viggo Mortensen and Andreas Nielsen have assembled a marvelous collection of reflections on mission that will be especially helpful to Christians committed to living faithfully and missionally in today s pluralistic world. If a new postsecular reality is emerging, as some are saying, these essays will help the church be a sign of hope and stability in such a new age. Stephen Bevans, SVD Catholic Theological Union, Chicago

Essays in Contextual Theology

Author : Steve Bevans
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004363084
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Essays in Contextual Theology written by Steve Bevans and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays on the nature of contextual theology, criteria for orthodoxy, prophetic dialogue, conversion, culture and other relevant topics as Christian faith and particular contexts encounter one another.

Exclusion and Inclusion in Changing India

Author : Steven W. Guest
Publisher : SAIACS Press
ISBN 13 : 8187712384
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (877 download)

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Book Synopsis Exclusion and Inclusion in Changing India by : Steven W. Guest

Download or read book Exclusion and Inclusion in Changing India written by Steven W. Guest and published by SAIACS Press. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exclusion and Inclusion in Changing India is a collection of essays, by scholars and practitioners, about the struggles of exclusion and inclusion facing human community in the complex Indian context from a Christian perspective. These essays are broadly grouped into two parts. The first part features articles with themes concerning Theology and Philosophy. The second part addresses issues arising from Mission and Culture.

Ecclesial Identities in a Multi-Faith Context

Author : Darren Duerksen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1625646550
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (256 download)

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Book Synopsis Ecclesial Identities in a Multi-Faith Context by : Darren Duerksen

Download or read book Ecclesial Identities in a Multi-Faith Context written by Darren Duerksen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hindus and Sikhs become followers of Christ, what happens next? Should they join Christian churches that often look and feel very unfamiliar to them? Or to what degree can or should they remain a part of their Hindu/Sikh communities and practices? Uncomfortable with the answers that were provided to them by Christian leaders in northwest India, six followers of Christ began Yeshu satsangs (Jesus truth-gatherings) that sought to follow Christ and the teachings of the Bible while remaining connected to their Hindu and/or Sikh communities. Ecclesial Identities in a Multi-faith Context analyzes the contextualized practices and identities of these leaders and their gatherings, situating these in the religious history of the region and the personal histories of the leaders themselves. Whereas Christians worry that the Yeshu satsangs and related "insider movements" are syncretizing their beliefs and are not properly identifiable as "churches," Ecclesial Identities analyzes the Yeshu satsang's narratives and practices to find vibrant expressions of local church that are grappling with questions and tensions of social and religious identity. In addition to its ethnographic approach, Ecclesial Identities also utilizes recent sociological and anthropological theory in identity formation and critical realism, as well as discussions of biblical ecclesiology from the book of Acts. This study will be a helpful resource for those interested in global Christianity, the practices and identities of churches in religiously plural environments, and the creative ways in which Christ-followers can missionally engage people of other faiths.

Context, Plurality, and Truth

Author : Mika Vähäkangas
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532682662
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Context, Plurality, and Truth written by Mika Vähäkangas and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world has shrunk in the processes of globalization, and the old ways of actively ignoring plurality in theology are no longer viable. Contextual differences between different Christian traditions and theologies are highly visible due to improved communications and migration. These differences also witness that this plurality has existed since the very beginning of Christianity. Religious studies demonstrate that no religion is pure and hermetically sealed from others, but they all are syncretistic in the sense of giving and taking. In the world of religions, where boundaries are porous and the internal plurality of Christianity is vast, there is a temptation either to reject the plurality in a fideistic manner or succumb to relativism. The first solution is intellectually hard to defend, and relativism is often seen as detrimental to Christian identity. This book proposes a way of recognizing the contextual and syncretistic dimensions of pluralism while not surrendering to relativism. Christian identity and tradition can be affirmed while staying open to the challenges of pluralism.

Jesus Christ in World History

Author : Jan A. B. Jongeneel
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783631596883
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Jesus Christ in World History written by Jan A. B. Jongeneel and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2009 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the author's thesis (Th.D.)--Leiden University, 1971.

Images of Jesus Christ in Islam

Author : Oddbjørn Leirvik
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144118662X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Images of Jesus Christ in Islam by : Oddbjørn Leirvik

Download or read book Images of Jesus Christ in Islam written by Oddbjørn Leirvik and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of Jesus Christ in Islam 2nd Edition provides a general introduction to the question of Jesus Christ in Islam and a dialogical discussion of this issues' importance for Christian-Muslim relations. Its originality lies in its comprehensive presentation of relevant sources and research and its discussion of Islamic images of Christ in the wider context of Muslim-Christian relations. Oddbjørn Leirvik provides a comprehensive introduction to a breadth of Muslim traditions through an examination of interpretations of Jesus throughout history, whilst also examining historic tensions between Islam and Christianity. This book's distinctive contribution lies in its dialogical perspective in the perennial area of interest of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

Author : Andrew Louth
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192638157
Total Pages : 4474 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church written by Andrew Louth and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 4474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uniquely authoritative and wide-ranging in its scope, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is the indispensable reference work on all aspects of the Christian Church. It contains over 6,500 cross-referenced A-Z entries, and offers unrivalled coverage of all aspects of this vast and often complex subject, from theology; churches and denominations; patristic scholarship; and the bible; to the church calendar and its organization; popes; archbishops; other church leaders; saints; and mystics. In this new edition, great efforts have been made to increase and strengthen coverage of non-Anglican denominations (for example non-Western European Christianity), as well as broadening the focus on Christianity and the history of churches in areas beyond Western Europe. In particular, there have been extensive additions with regards to the Christian Church in Asia, Africa, Latin America, North America, and Australasia. Significant updates have also been included on topics such as liturgy, Canon Law, recent international developments, non-Anglican missionary activity, and the increasingly important area of moral and pastoral theology, among many others. Since its first appearance in 1957, the ODCC has established itself as an essential resource for ordinands, clergy, and members of religious orders, and an invaluable tool for academics, teachers, and students of church history and theology, as well as for the general reader.

Journeys to New Life, Identity, and Community

Author : Peter Kwang-Hee Yun
Publisher : Langham Monographs
ISBN 13 : 1839735376
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Journeys to New Life, Identity, and Community written by Peter Kwang-Hee Yun and published by Langham Monographs. This book was released on 2021-09-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Journeys to New Life, Identity, and Community, Dr. Peter K. Yun explores the complexities of identity for Muslim background believers (MBBs) in Bangladesh. Encompassing scholarship surrounding contextualization and the insider movement, as well as extensive personal interviews with Bangladeshi MBBs, this book offers insight into the lived reality of following Christ within a Muslim context. Yun identifies three primary approaches to negotiating social identity within MBB communities and examines the potential strengths and weaknesses of each, as well as the implications for believers navigating the gospel’s call to be within culture and simultaneously beyond it. This book offers careful anthropological observation while speaking to missiological concerns and offering practical suggestions for local believers, practitioners, and future scholars. It is a powerful resource for anyone passionate about God’s work in Muslim contexts.

Seeking Church

Author : Darren T. Duerksen
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830872426
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Seeking Church written by Darren T. Duerksen and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New expressions of church that are proliferating among Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and other non-Christian religious communities, including so-called insider movements, have raised intense discussion in missiological circles. In Seeking Church, Darren Duerksen and William Dyrness address these issues by exploring how all Christian movements have been and are engaged in a "reverse hermeneutic," where the gospel is read and interpreted through existing cultural and religious norms. Duerksen and Dyrness draw on the growing social-scientific work on emergent theory—the concept that social communities arise over time in ways that reflect specific historical and cultural dynamics. This is a missiological process, they argue, in which God has always worked through people and their culture to shape his witness in the world. They illustrate emergent theory through historical and contemporary case studies and consider the church's contextualized nature by exploring biblical models of the church, worship practices as emergent, and ecclesial markers that identify emerging churches and their distinctive witness. For missiologists, theologians, practitioners, and all who ponder the challenge and opportunities of mission among other religious communities, Seeking Church offers a multidisciplinary conceptual framework with which to understand the global diversity of the body of Christ. The Spirit is constantly drawing people toward God's community, causing new expressions of church to emerge and thus displaying new facets of his work and character. Missiological Engagements charts interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history, theology, and practice of Christian mission, featuring contributions by leading thinkers from both the Euro-American West and the majority world whose missiological scholarship bridges church, academy, and society.

Global Mission

Author : Rose Dowsett
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645080803
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Global Mission written by Rose Dowsett and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Mission is divided into two sections: the first, Reflections and Foundations, comprises nine essays of a more general nature; the second, Contextualization at Work, contains twenty one essays of a more specific nature, most of them case studies from a particular location and people group. The thirty-three contributors come from five continents, and a host of contexts. Some are veterans, some quite young, but every one of them is passionate about God’s mission, and about building bridges for the gospel in a way that is absolutely faithful to Scripture but also sensitive to specific contexts. North and South, East and West, demonstrate precious unity in Christ in our common calling. Contextualization is complex, and none of the authors claim to have got everything right. But their essays are thoughtful, and written out of love for God and love for his world. They tell the stories of trial and error, of struggles and triumphs, as each seeks to present Christ in terms that make sense and can be understood. It is following the process, quite as much as specific conclusions, which make this book valuable and transferable to many other parts of the global church. The essays also give us a peep into many different societies, and the birthing of faith in the grace of the Holy Spirit. Thus we give thanks to God for all that he is wonderfully doing around his world and stimulate our prayers for those who work cross-culturally, especially in pioneer situations. Not all contributors agree on every point, especially when it comes to the difficulties of mission in the Muslim world (and increasingly, amongst Hindus). There has been no attempt to standardize different approaches, letting a robust conversation develop. Each chapter ends with some suggested study questions, useful for personal reflection or group or class discussion. The book is deliberately accessible to lay people, but stimulating to career missionaries and academics. We pray that it may serve the purposes of God, for his glory. This book was published in partnership with the World Evangelical Alliance.

Philosophical and Theological Responses to Syncretism

Author : Mika Vähäkangas
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004336591
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Book Synopsis Philosophical and Theological Responses to Syncretism by : Mika Vähäkangas

Download or read book Philosophical and Theological Responses to Syncretism written by Mika Vähäkangas and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism: Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion by Patrik Fridlund and Mika Vähäkangas (eds.) elaborates the consequences of admitting the unavoidable syncretic nature of religions in theology and philosophy of religion.

Walking Together on the Jesus Road

Author : Evelyn Hibbert
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0878080716
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Walking Together on the Jesus Road written by Evelyn Hibbert and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make discipling culturally relevant. Christians who serve Jesus among people from a different culture than their own often struggle to find a good way to disciple people. Walking Together on the Jesus Road addresses this need by guiding readers through three essential practices for making disciples across cultures: listening to disciples to get to know them and their context, focusing on relationships with Christ, fellow disciples, and others, and enabling disciples to live out their faith in culturally relevant ways. These practices are the foundation for the long-term, intentional process of helping disciples from other cultures become more like Jesus. The book also engages with practical challenges, such as enabling disciples to find and belong to a nurturing community of faith, as well as contextualizing the way we teach the Bible.

Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South

Author : Mark A. Lamport
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442271574
Total Pages : 1119 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South written by Mark A. Lamport and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 1119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity has transformed many times in its 2,000-year history, from its roots in the Middle East to its presence around the world today. From the mid-twentieth century onward the presence of Christianity has increased dramatically in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and the majority of the world’s Christians are now nonwhite and non-Western. The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South traces both the historical evolution and contemporary themes in Christianity in more than 150 countries and regions. The volumes include maps, images, and a detailed timeline of key events. The phrases “Global Christianity” and “World Christianity” are inadequate to convey the complexity of the countries and regions involved—this encyclopedia, with its more than 500 entries, aims to offer rich perspectives on the varieties of Christianity where it is growing, how the spread of Christianity shapes the faith in various regions, and how the faith is changing worldwide.