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The Scholarly Vocation and the Baptist Academy

Author : Roger A. Ward
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780881461046
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book The Scholarly Vocation and the Baptist Academy written by Roger A. Ward and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a look at how Baptists have formed and sustained scholarly life in America. This title is based on a group of Baptist scholars interested in critically examining the history, challenges, and possibilities of a scholarly life in the Baptist Academy.

Faithful Learning and the Christian Scholarly Vocation

Author : Douglas V. Henry
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802813985
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)

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Book Synopsis Faithful Learning and the Christian Scholarly Vocation by : Douglas V. Henry

Download or read book Faithful Learning and the Christian Scholarly Vocation written by Douglas V. Henry and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian scholars and teachers everywhere are exploring ever more fully the relationship between Christian faith and the various academic disciplines. In this book, leading voices in the Christian academy provide a solid theological foundation for understanding the aims and practice of faith-and-learning integration, especially within church-related institutions, and also discuss some major challenges and opportunities facing Christian higher education in the twenty-first century. --From publisher's description.

Academic Vocation in the Church and Academy Today

Author : Shaun C. Henson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134800401
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Book Synopsis Academic Vocation in the Church and Academy Today by : Shaun C. Henson

Download or read book Academic Vocation in the Church and Academy Today written by Shaun C. Henson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the vital, common, yet surprisingly often misunderstood and neglected vocation of people gifted to combine academic and priestly roles in church, church-related, and secular academic contexts. The works of those who unite priestly and academic functions into one vocation have been vital to the Church since its first-century foundations. The Church would have no practically informed theology or liturgy, and arguably no New Testament, if not for individuals who have been as gifted at researching, writing, and teaching as at conventional ministry skills like preaching and pastoral care. With a specific focus on Anglicanism as one useful lens, prominent voices from around the Anglican Communion reflect here on their experiences and expertise in academic-priestly vocation. Including contributions from the UK, USA, and Australia, this book makes a distinctive and timely offering to discussions that must surely continue.

How Christian Faith Can Sustain the Life of the Mind

Author : Richard Thomas Hughes
Publisher : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780802849359
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (493 download)

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Book Synopsis How Christian Faith Can Sustain the Life of the Mind by : Richard Thomas Hughes

Download or read book How Christian Faith Can Sustain the Life of the Mind written by Richard Thomas Hughes and published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Christian faith sustain the life of the mind? This beautifully written essay by Richard Hughes counters the widespread perception of Christians as steeped in narrowness and dogmatism and provides a powerful argument that faith, properly pursued, in fact nourishes the openness and curiosity that make a life of the mind possible.

The Vocation of the Christian Scholar

Author : Richard T. Hughes
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802829153
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (291 download)

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Book Synopsis The Vocation of the Christian Scholar by : Richard T. Hughes

Download or read book The Vocation of the Christian Scholar written by Richard T. Hughes and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2005-05-02 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard T. Hughes's highly praised book on the relationship between Christian faith and secular learning -- originally titled "How Christian Faith Can Sustain the Life of the Mind" -- is now available in this revised and expanded edition, which speaks more directly to the subject of vocation. In a substantial new preface Hughes recounts his own vocational journey, telling how he drew on Christian theology to discover his talents and how best to use them. Another new chapter explores the vocation of Christian colleges and universities, including the purposes and goals of church-related education. Drawing from the Catholic, Reformed, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, Hughes shows how the Christian scholar can embrace paradox rather than dogmatism. His reflections provide a compelling argument that faith, properly pursued, nourishes the openness and curiosity that make a life of the mind possible. Praise for the original edition: "In this beautifully written, sermonic essay Richard Hughes defines the virtues needed for sound scholarship and good teaching. . . . As Hughes powerfully and persuasively argues, the Christian scholar has ample Christian warrant to be humble in the face of diversity, open to the challenge of competing perspectives, and fully engaged in the cooperative, rigorous, and imaginative search for truth." -- The Christian Century "Following the examples of George Marsden and Mark Noll, Hughes encourages Christians not to forsake their calling as scholars nor to be discouraged by the enormity of their task, but to keep on integrating faith and contemporary culture." -- Reformed Review "In this book Richard Hughes mentors all of us who want to beboth Christians and scholars. But even for those who do not teach and would not wear the name 'scholar, ' this book is a valuable model of what it means to serve God humbly in one's chosen vocation." -- New Wineskins "Everybody who is concerned with Christian education should read this little book." -- Journal of Education and Christian Belief

The Oldest Vocation

Author : Clarissa W. Atkinson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150174089X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Oldest Vocation written by Clarissa W. Atkinson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to an old story, a woman concealed her sex and ruled as pope for a few years in the ninth century. Pope Joan was not betrayed by a lover or discovered by an enemy; her downfall came when she went into labor during a papal procession through the streets of Rome. From the myth of Joan to the experiences of saints, nuns, and ordinary women, The Oldest Vocation brings to life both the richness and the troubling contradictions of Christian motherhood in medieval Europe. After tracing the roots of medieval ideologies of motherhood in early Christianity, Clarissa W. Atkinson reconstructs the physiological assumptions underlying medieval notions about women's bodies and reproduction; inherited from Greek science and popularized through the practice of midwifery, these assumptions helped shape common beliefs about what mothers were. She then describes the development of "spiritual motherhood" both as a concept emerging out of monastic ideologies in the early Middle Ages and as a reality in the lives of certain remarkable women. Atkinson explores the theological dimensions of medieval motherhood by discussing the cult of the Virgin Mary in twelfth-century art, story, and religious expression. She also offers a fascinating new perspective on the women saints of the later Middle Ages, many of whom were mothers; their lives and cults forged new relationships between maternity and holiness. The Oldest Vocation concludes where most histories of motherhood begin—in early modern Europe, when the family was institutionalized as a center of religious and social organization. Anyone interested in the status of motherhood, or in women's history, the cultural history of the Middle Ages, or the history of religion will want to read this book.

The Motif of Hospitality in Theological Education

Author : Davina Hui Leng Soh
Publisher : Langham Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783682221
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Book Synopsis The Motif of Hospitality in Theological Education by : Davina Hui Leng Soh

Download or read book The Motif of Hospitality in Theological Education written by Davina Hui Leng Soh and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are exciting times in theological education as old models are being reassessed and teachers and schools are looking for guidance on how best to do the job and how to profitably relate to students in the ministry of teaching. Increasingly, the motif of hospitality is being used to guide our thinking and practice, but it needs a careful assessment if it is to be of maximum use to theological education today. This book provides an integrated biblical, theological, and educational rationale to inform theological educators of the place of hospitality in enhancing their quest to create more effective learning environments for the holistic formation of students. Dr Davina Soh explores key elements of hospitality such as inclusion, presence, care, and reciprocity, which when combined, can deliver the best possible educational experience for theological students and transform an entire institution.

Christian Higher Education

Author : David S. Dockery
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433556561
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)

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Book Synopsis Christian Higher Education by : David S. Dockery

Download or read book Christian Higher Education written by David S. Dockery and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2018-12-10 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused—a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education. Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life, administration, and governance that is rooted in the historic Christian faith. In this volume, twenty-nine experts from a variety of fields, including theology, the humanities, science, mathematics, social science, philosophy, the arts, and professional programs, explore how the foundational beliefs of Christianity influence higher education and its disciplines. Aimed at equipping the next generation to better engage the shifting cultural context, this book calls students, professors, trustees, administrators, and church leaders to a renewed commitment to the distinctive work of Christian higher education—for the good of the society, the good of the church, and the glory of God.

Renewing a Modern Denomination

Author : Andy Goodliff
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725279835
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Renewing a Modern Denomination written by Andy Goodliff and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an exploration of the renewal of the Baptist Union of Great Britain in the 1990s, the only historic UK denomination which grew in this period. It was an exciting time, with plenty of denominational activity and engagement, both theological and institutional. The book tells this story focusing on the particular individuals involved and the wide-ranging discussions centered around mission and identity, ministry, associating, and ecumenism. It argues that there were competing visions emerging from two different streams of thought which whilst not divisive caused tension. At the end of the decade structural changes were introduced with hope for the new millennium, but the book contends that opportunities were missed for a more deeply theological renewal.

Baptists in America

Author : Thomas S. Kidd
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199977542
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Baptists in America written by Thomas S. Kidd and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Puritans called Baptists "the troublers of churches in all places" and hounded them out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Four hundred years later, Baptists are the second-largest religious group in America, and their influence matches their numbers. They have built strong institutions, from megachurches to publishing houses to charities to mission organizations, and have firmly established themselves in the mainstream of American culture. Yet the historical legacy of outsider status lingers, and the inherently fractured nature of their faith makes Baptists ever wary of threats from within as well as without. In Baptists in America, Thomas S. Kidd and Barry Hankins explore the long-running tensions between church, state, and culture that Baptists have shaped and navigated. Despite the moment of unity that their early persecution provided, their history has been marked by internal battles and schisms that were microcosms of national events, from the conflict over slavery that divided North from South to the conservative revolution of the 1970s and 80s. Baptists have made an indelible impact on American religious and cultural history, from their early insistence that America should have no established church to their place in the modern-day culture wars, where they frequently advocate greater religious involvement in politics. Yet the more mainstream they have become, the more they have been pressured to conform to the mainstream, a paradox that defines--and is essential to understanding--the Baptist experience in America. Kidd and Hankins, both practicing Baptists, weave the threads of Baptist history alongside those of American history. Baptists in America is a remarkable story of how one religious denomination was transformed from persecuted minority into a leading actor on the national stage, with profound implications for American society and culture.

Forming Ministers or Training Leaders?

Author : Anthony Clarke
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725263505
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Forming Ministers or Training Leaders? written by Anthony Clarke and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forming Ministers or Training Leaders is a unique book because it is based on a significant piece of empirical research. Anthony Clarke explores the way that the practice among theological colleges in the UK has been changing and develops the concept of the "pastoral imagination" to express what a theological college is aiming to do with its students. The book then offers an analysis of the "pastoral imagination" that is in fact at work in a selection of Baptist colleges and other theological institutions in the UK. Alongside this Clarke offers a coherent and robust theological account of the work of a theological college, through engaging with recent trinitarian theology, and argues that this is best understood as a process of formation which embraces other ideas of training and education.

1 Samuel as Christian Scripture

Author : Stephen B Chapman
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 080283745X
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis 1 Samuel as Christian Scripture by : Stephen B Chapman

Download or read book 1 Samuel as Christian Scripture written by Stephen B Chapman and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this theological commentary on 1 Samuel, Stephen Chapman probes the tension between religious conviction and political power through the characters of Saul and David. Saul, Chapman argues, embodies civil religion, a form of belief that is ultimately captive to the needs of the state. David, on the other hand, stands for a vital religious faith that can support the state while still maintaining a theocentric freedom. Chapman offers a robustly theological and explicitly Christian reading of 1 Samuel, carefully studying the received Hebrew text to reveal its internal logic. He shows how the book's artful narrative explores the theological challenge presented by the emergence of the monarchy in ancient Israel. Chapman also illuminates the reception of the David tradition, both in the Bible and in later history: even while David as king becomes a potent symbol for state power, his biblical portrait continues to destabilize civil religion.

Rorty and the Religious

Author : Jacob L. Goodson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 161097428X
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Rorty and the Religious by : Jacob L. Goodson

Download or read book Rorty and the Religious written by Jacob L. Goodson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to his death in 2007, the self-described secular philosopher Richard Rorty began to modify his previous position concerning religion. Moving from "atheism" to "anti-clericalism," Rorty challenges the metaphysical assumptions that lend justification to abuses of power in the name of religion. Instead of dismissing and ignoring Rorty's challenge, the essays in this volume seek to enter into meaningful conversation with Rorty's thought and engage his criticisms in a constructive and serious way. In so doing, one finds promising nuggets within Rorty's thought for addressing particular questions within Christianity. The essays in this volume offer charitable yet fully confessional engagements with an impressive secular thinker. Contributors to this Volume: Stanley Hauerwas Eric Hall Barry Harvey D. Stephen Long Charles Marsh David O'Hara Jason Springs Donald G. Wester Keith Starkenburg Roger Ward

Theology of Participation

Author : Daniel G. Oprean
Publisher : Langham Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783686391
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Theology of Participation written by Daniel G. Oprean and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baptists in Romania have developed a practice of suspicion when it comes to religious dialogue, especially with the Romanian Orthodox tradition, due to a history that is characterized by oppression. In this detailed study Dr Daniel Oprean paves the way for positive dialogue between the two traditions, highlighting that much can be gained and learned by acknowledging similarities and differences in key aspects of theology. Dr Oprean explores how existing theological resources can be used to enhance theological discourse between Baptist and Orthodox traditions in Romania through in-depth analysis of the thought of British Baptist theologian, Professor Paul Fiddes, and Romanian Orthodox theologian, Father Dumitru Stăniloae. Oprean in particular looks at their understanding of trinitarian and human participation through perichoresis, the Eucharist, Christian spirituality, and baptism and chrismation. Presented as a conversation between the two traditions this study is a model for how theological and religious dialogue can facilitate reconciliation, not just in the church but also in wider society.

Keeping God's Earth

Author : Noah Toly
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 083083883X
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Keeping God's Earth written by Noah Toly and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diversity of life. Water resources. Global climate change. Cities and global environmental issues. We all know being a Christian involves ethical responsibility. But what exactly are our environmental obligations? This unique volume teams up scientists with biblical scholars to help us discern just not that question. What does the Lord require of us?

Within the Love of God

Author : Anthony Clarke
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191019461
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Within the Love of God written by Anthony Clarke and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The doctrine of God is central to theology for it determines the way in which other regions of Christian doctrine are articulated, yet work on this topic in its own right has been occluded recently by treatments of the Trinity or divine passibility. This collection of specially commissioned essays presents major treatments of key themes in the doctrine of God, motivated by but not restricted to the work of Professor Paul S. Fiddes to whom it is offered as a Festschrift. It includes invigorating discussions of the biblical and non-biblical sources for the doctrine of God, and the section on 'Metaphysics and the Doctrine of God' examines some of the most important conceptual questions arising in contemporary theological debate about the being and nature of God, and God's relations to the world. The final section of the book on 'God and Humanity' will be highly relevant to scholars working in the fields of theological anthropology, moral and political theology, on inter-faith relations, on theology and literature, or who are interested in the impact of contemporary science on the doctrine of God. The introduction relates the essays in the book to the work of Professor Fiddes and to wider debates in Christian doctrine. This volume brings together a team of internationally distinguished scholars from a wide range of theological, philosophical, and religious perspectives, and it will stimulate fresh thinking and new debate about this most central of topics in Christian theology.

Doing More with Life

Author : Michael Robert Miller
Publisher : Baylor University Press
ISBN 13 : 1932792805
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Doing More with Life written by Michael Robert Miller and published by Baylor University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vocation is most often linked with a specific calling for those in professional ministry. Doing More with Life explores the way higher education can expand this limited understanding of vocation. Specifically, this volume shows that higher education can clarify how God calls all people, allow mentoring across specific vocations, and inspire future generations to think of their lives as vocations.