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Author : Thomas Rhondda Williams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Working Faith of a Liberal Theologian written by Thomas Rhondda Williams and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
ISBN 13 : 9781558965997
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (659 download)
Download or read book Faith Without Certainty written by and published by Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This book was released on with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book lays out the basic characteristics of liberal theology, delving into historical and philosophical sources as well as social and intellectual roots. Ideal for readers who want a better understanding of liberal theology, a religious tradition that is rooted not in authority but in one's own experience and conscience.
Author : T. Rhondda Williams
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484537575
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (375 download)
Download or read book The Working Faith of a Liberal Theologian (Classic Reprint) written by T. Rhondda Williams and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Working Faith of a Liberal Theologian This is what we say to-day to the old creeds whose forms we reject, and personally I would extend it far beyond the Christian creeds to almost every widespread belief that ever held the souls of men for a long time. Immanence was the real meaning even of Metempsychosis and Animism. What made it possible for men to believe that there was a spirit in the corn, in the flower, in the tree, in the animal, and that the spirit of man could pass into an animal, and even into an inanimate object, was the truth that Spirit is immanent in all things and animals and men, and that this Spirit is one throughout the universe. One life, and that life Spirit, is manifesting everywhere. If there be truths underlying such beliefs as those of Metempsychosis and Animism, surely the presumption will be in favour of substantial truth being found in all the great Christian doctrines. Liberal theology will endeavour to interpret this truth in such a way as not to conflict with modern knowledge, to restate it in terms of the modern mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Thomas Rhondda Williams
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781356330294
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The Working Faith of a Liberal Theologian written by Thomas Rhondda Williams and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Thomas Rhondda 1860 Williams
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781363394050
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)
Download or read book WORKING FAITH OF A LIBERAL THE written by Thomas Rhondda 1860 Williams and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Douglas F. Ottati
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467439134
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)
Download or read book Theology for Liberal Protestants written by Douglas F. Ottati and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-volume work by Douglas Ottati, Theology for Liberal Protestants presents a comprehensive theology for Christians who are willing to rethink and revise traditional doctrines in face of contemporary challenges. It is Augustinian, claiming that we belong to the God of grace who creates, judges, and renews. It is Protestant, affirming the priority of the Bible and the fallibility of church teaching. It is liberal, recognizing the importance of critical arguments and scientific inquiries, a deeply historical consciousness, and a commitment to social criticism and engagement. This first volume contains sections on method and creation. Ottati's method envisions the world and ourselves in relation to God as Creator, Judge, and Redeemer. The bulk of the book offers an in-depth discussion of God as Creator, the world as creation, and humans as good, capable, and limited creatures.
Author : Gary J. Dorrien
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664223540
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (235 download)
Download or read book The Making of American Liberal Theology written by Gary J. Dorrien and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text identifies the indigenous roots of American liberal theology and uncovers a wider, longer-running tradition than has been thought. Taking a narrative approach the text provides a biographical reading of important religious thinkers of the time.
Author : Theo Hobson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802868401
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Reinventing Liberal Christianity written by Theo Hobson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In past years liberal Christianity challenged centuries of authoritarian tradition and had great political influence. Today it is widely dismissed as a watering-down of the faith, and more conservative forms of Christianity are increasingly dominant. Can the liberal Christian tradition recover its influence? Hobson argues that a simple revival is not possible, because liberal Christianity consists of two traditions. He aims to transform liberal Christianity through the rediscovery of faith and ritual.
Author : Jay Emerson Johnson
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1596272511
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (962 download)
Download or read book Peculiar Faith written by Jay Emerson Johnson and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Residing at the intersection of constructive theology and critical social theory, this book provides a resource for both students and clergy to reinterpret Christian theology and re-imagine Christian faith in the twenty-first century. The author seeks “to encourage and equip Christian faith communities to move beyond the decades-long stalemate over human sexuality and gender identity” because “Queer gifts emerge in Christian communities when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people no longer feel compelled to justify their presence in those communities.” Useful in both seminary classrooms and in congregational settings, the book is a contribution to the still-emerging field of queer theology, translating the rigors of scholarly research into transforming proposals for faith communities.
Author : J. Gresham Machen
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802864996
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Christianity and Liberalism, New Ed. written by J. Gresham Machen and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic defense of orthodox Christianity, written to counter the liberalism that arose in the early 1900s, establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine and contrasts the teachings of liberalism and orthodoxy on God and man, the Bible, Christ, salvation, and the church. J. Gresham Machen s Christianity and Liberalism has remained relevant through the years ever since its original publication in 1923. It was named one of the top 100 books of the millennium by World magazine and one of the top 100 books of the twentieth century by Christianity Today. / An admirable book. For its acumen, for its saliency, and for its wit, this cool and stringent defense of orthodox Protestantism is, I think, the best popular argument produced [in the controversy between Christianity and liberalism]. / Walter Lippmann in A Preface to Morals / It is my conviction that Machen s book can still speak today. . . . Even for those who do not agree with his central thesis, Christianity and Liberalism can still be understood as representing one of the literary artifacts of a generation that had come to see liberalism as leading inexorably to a sentimentalized religion that had nothing to do with the God of the Bible or, indeed, with real life. / Carl R. Trueman (from the foreword) / Westminster Theological Seminary
Author : George Kimmich Beach
Publisher : Readersmagnet LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781953616548
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Transforming Liberalism: The Theology of James Luther Adams written by George Kimmich Beach and published by Readersmagnet LLC. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "James Luther Adams, one of the most beloved teachers, racontours, scholars and editors of the 20th century, wrote in small rather than full-length books. No one has mastered this vast body of material or grasped his inner coherence better than Beach, who not only edited several earlier volumes of Adam's works but has now compiled the main themes into this compelling, coherent, readable and delightfully integrated whole. It is a magnificent achievement, done with nuance, art, and accuracy. I would not be surprised to see this volume trigger a resurgence of liberalism in theology and social thought." -Max J. Stackhouse, Devries Professor of Theology and Public Life and Director of Kuyper Center for Public Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary "Adams was the most transforming figure in 20th-century Unitarian Univeralism. Having previously edited Adams's essays, Beach masterfully gives us the master himself... the smiling prophet of liberal religion." -John A. Buchrens, co-author of A Chosen Faith "Beach leads the reader on a discursive, personal journey through the mind and faith of James Luther Adams. Rich in parable and paradox. Adam's thought remains vivid, his cautions instructive and his spiritual and ethical commitment worthy of abiding emulation." -Forest Church, author of Freedom from Fear Until now, we have glimpsed Adam's vision through his parables and short writings. Here is the book that many have sought in his life-work- a systematic yet nuanced and entirely readable theology for a new religious liberalism.
Author : Peter Crafts Hodgson
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ISBN 13 : 0800638980
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Liberal Theology written by Peter Crafts Hodgson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this incisive work, distinguished theologian Peter Hodgsonreflects on the precarious yet vital role of theology today andits nearly lost and sometimes discredited tradition of liberalthought, especially liberal theology. Liberal theology has beenthe main thread of Christian thinking over the last 200 years, butit threatens to be obscured by a rising tide of conservative andeven fundamentalist Christianity, on the one hand, and a secularmaterialism, on the other. Hodgson's sure-footed work offers a way of seeing our religiousand political situations together. He calls for liberal theology toreinvent itself and to fulfill its crucial historical roles as a mediatorbetween Christian commitment and the cultural situation andas a critical lens through which to retrieve and reconstrue keyChristian doctrines. The heart or root of Christian commitment, Hodgson finds,lies in its radical vision of freedom – God's, nature's, and ourown. In the end, Hodgson's proposal embraces not only theologybut Christianity itself and its relevance to today's mostpressing problems.
Author : John A. Buehrens
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807097624
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book A House for Hope written by John A. Buehrens and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible discussion about the religious progressives who are creating a movement far stronger than fundamentalism: a liberal religious renaissance based on an expansive love for life Hope is rising. The political tide in the United States has turned, and people across the country who have been working for years for social change and justice finally feel as though they aren't struggling alone. Yet for those who ground their social activism in progressive religious belief, it is all too easy to feel spiritually divided and isolated, daunted by the apparent dominance of religious fundamentalists in the media and politics. The impact of liberal religion is richer and more far-reaching than many know—a force for good that has inspired and supported two centuries of American social progress, from the abolition of slavery and the securing of women's rights to the present-day struggles for marriage equality, ecological responsibility, and global peace. In order to sustain our spirits and advance positive social change, progressive people need to claim the transforming power of our theological heritage. Authored by two leading progressive theologians, A House for Hope affirms that the shared hopes of religious progressives from many traditions can create a movement far stronger than fundamentalism: a liberal religious renaissance. Yet for it to flourish, progressive people must rediscover the spiritual sustenance available in the theological house our liberal forebears built, and embrace what our tradition truly holds sacred, as well as understanding what it rejects. In lively and engaging language, A House for Hope suggests that liberal religious commitment is based on expansive love for life rather than adherence to narrow dogma. With chapters that reveal the political and personal relevance of the enduring questions at the heart of this theology, A House for Hope shows how religious liberals have countered fundamentalists for generations, and provides progressives with not only a theological but also a spiritual foundation for the challenges of the twenty-first century.
Author : Alan P.F. Sell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1620324229
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Nonconformist Theology in the Twentieth Century written by Alan P.F. Sell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive study of the systematic, doctrinal, and constructive theology produced within the major Nonconformist traditions during the twentieth century. By the end of the nineteenth century, modern biblical critical methods were fairly widely adopted, evolutionary thought was in the air, and doctrinal modifications, especially concerning the fatherhood of God, were underway. Sell charts the influence on Nonconformist thinking in the twentieth century of the New Theology associated with R. J. Campbell, the First World War, the reception of Karl Barth, the theological excitement of the 1960s, and growing religious pluralism. The second lecture concerns the major Christian doctrines of God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Trinity. Whereas in the early decades of the century there was considerable emphasis upon the atonement, during the concluding two decades the Trinity received more attention than had formerly been the case. In Lecture Three attention is directed to ecclesiological and ecumenical themes. The Nonconformists are presented as Protestant, and as displaying some zeal in propagating their particular understanding of the Church. The doctrinal aspects of their national and international moves toward inner-family unity and of their broader ecumenical relationships are considered. Eschatology is treated in the concluding lecture prior to Sell's assessment of the significance of twentieth-century Nonconformist theology, and his observations regarding its current state, its future content, and its practitioners.
Author : Clark H. Pinnock
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1579101054
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (791 download)
Download or read book Theological Crossfire written by Clark H. Pinnock and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 1998-03-03 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a plea for a constructive liberal/conservative dialogue by demonstrating what such an exchange could be like. Assuming that liberal and conservative Christians are abysmally ignorant about each other, that each has a great deal to learn from the other, and that dialogue between the two will strengthen them individually, Clark Pinnock concludes that the renewed vitality of Christianity in today's world hinges in an important way on whether a genuine conservative/liberal dialogue comes into being.
Author : Scotty McLennan
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 0230621260
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Jesus Was a Liberal written by Scotty McLennan and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the millions of people who identify as liberal Christians. In McLennan's bold call to reclaim ownership of Christianity, he advocates a sense of religion based not on doctrinal readings of scripture but on the humanity behind Christ's teachings. He addresses such topics as intelligent design, abortion, same sex marriage, war. torture and much, much more. As he says in the Preface, "We liberal Christians know in our hearts that there is much more to life than seems to meet the rational eye of atheists; yet we find it hard to support supernatural claims about religion that fly in the face of scientific evidence."
Author : Roger E. Olson
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310139449
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Against Liberal Theology written by Roger E. Olson and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberal Christian theology is a big topic in today's churches and seminaries. But what does liberal theology really mean and why is it so controversial? What does it actually believe about truth, Scripture, and Jesus Christ? And where does it lead? The term "liberal theology" is often misinterpreted, confused with a set of loose ideologies within the Christian faith and sometimes rallied behind by genuine Christians who are simply concerned about modern social justice issues. It's also been wrongly leveled against churches and even entire denominations that don't adhere to the tradition of liberal theology. Against Liberal Theology, is written in a direct and conversational tone that makes sense of this theological movement by: Defining liberal theology and explaining its beliefs about central Christian doctrines. Giving its history and progression—beginning with 18th century German theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher and leading up to today. Making distinctions between liberal theology and simple moderate or progressive Christian thought, much of which is still biblically committed and doctrinally orthodox. Discussing the arguments of specific liberal theologians and what their words mean in regard to everyday Christian living and faith. Sincere and to the point, professor and theologian Roger E. Olson is not interested in grinding axes. He openly admits to frustration with fundamentalist Christianity and explains why. But he warns that true liberal theology—more concerned with making Christianity palatable to the modern mind than it is committed to biblical integrity—isn't the right alternative to the cultic tendencies of fundamentalism and has little in common with classical, biblical Christianity. Against Liberal Theology is perfect for Christians on any side of a cultural debate—for those who consider themselves progressive or conservative or something in between. It's always unpopular to be against anything. But in order for Christianity to be anything, it has to stand against some things. If Christianity is compatible with anything and everything, it is nothing.
