Theological Adventures

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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532618301
Total Pages : 273 pages
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Book Synopsis Theological Adventures by : Phillip Michael Garner

Download or read book Theological Adventures written by Phillip Michael Garner and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theological Adventures began as a challenge to the teachers of The Institute for Global Outreach Developments International to provide me with those passages of Scripture they found the most difficult to produce an interpretive theology consistent with nonviolence and a nonviolent God. The allegorical method for dealing with OT violence has not led to a constructive theology capable of eradicating violence from the Christian tradition. However, genre identification of particular books enables a reader to discern the prejudicial nature of a book claiming to speak for God, e.g., Joshua as conquest narrative. Judges, as a reflection on violence and male-female relationships, qualifies as a “social critique” on Israelite society. This is wonderfully portrayed in the study of Samson as the archetypal strongman who represents Israel as a people. It is healthy to be honest enough about OT Scripture to require basic morality as a guide for reading its claims and stories. The gift of a moral conscience is a powerful voice for God’s image in us. I have found the OT to be consistent with the revelation of God in Christ Jesus when a person learns to read it correctly. The guiding interpretive lens is honesty about the intolerable violence sanctioned in the OT.

Theological Adventures

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ISBN 13 : 9781498243766
Total Pages : 272 pages
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Book Synopsis Theological Adventures by : Phillip Michael Garner

Download or read book Theological Adventures written by Phillip Michael Garner and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theological Adventures began as a challenge to the teachers of The Institute for Global Outreach Developments International to provide me with those passages of Scripture they found the most difficult to produce an interpretive theology consistent with nonviolence and a nonviolent God. The allegorical method for dealing with OT violence has not led to a constructive theology capable of eradicating violence from the Christian tradition. However, genre identification of particular books enables a reader to discern the prejudicial nature of a book claiming to speak for God, e.g., Joshua as conquest narrative. Judges, as a reflection on violence and male-female relationships, qualifies as a ""social critique"" on Israelite society. This is wonderfully portrayed in the study of Samson as the archetypal strongman who represents Israel as a people. It is healthy to be honest enough about OT Scripture to require basic morality as a guide for reading its claims and stories. The gift of a moral conscience is a powerful voice for God's image in us. I have found the OT to be consistent with the revelation of God in Christ Jesus when a person learns to read it correctly. The guiding interpretive lens is honesty about the intolerable violence sanctioned in the OT. ""Dr. Garner and I have reached similar conclusions by being led by our curiosity along different paths. I am an Antiquity historian, and he, a Bible scholar. His treatment of nonviolent theology, non-sacramental theology, and male-female relational theology helps us to discover the divinity in our humanity. If I had a text like Theological Adventures when I was an undergraduate, or even a master's student, my own journey would not have taken as long."" --David Moore, St. Stephen's University, author of Making America Great Again Mike Garner is a poet and writer who has served as a pastor, a missionary, and a professor. He has earned MDiv, MAR, and DMin degrees from Azusa Pacific University.

Sacred Adventure

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Total Pages : 246 pages
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Book Synopsis Sacred Adventure by : William C. Graham

Download or read book Sacred Adventure written by William C. Graham and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacred Adventure is an initial consideration of Christianity, God's call, and the human response. The contributors are not catechists, but theologians who, after St. Anselm, see theology as faith seeking understanding. The essays highlight the interconnectedness and distinct features of religion as they seek to hear and respond to God's call.

Theological Adventures

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ISBN 13 : 9781495813443
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (134 download)

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Book Synopsis Theological Adventures by : Mike Garner

Download or read book Theological Adventures written by Mike Garner and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theological Adventures is a three part book interspersed with stories from the author's life that are relevant to the subjects under each heading; Nonviolent, Nonsacramental and Relational Theology. Mike interprets a few of the bible's most violent passages to uncover lessons in nonviolence. His reading of scripture as nonsacramental is particularly arresting and is refl ected in the community he serves. Mike uses scripture to assert that learning to live together as male and female can have a lasting impact to help heal humanity of violence. His personal stories display a life rich with experience, grace, maturation and spiritual conformation.

Why Is There Suffering?

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Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310109035
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Why Is There Suffering? by : Bethany N. Sollereder

Download or read book Why Is There Suffering? written by Bethany N. Sollereder and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your journey begins. The road before you is smooth and straight. You walk for some time, recalling your experiences that call into question the deep realities of life. Up ahead, you can see the road branching in three directions. . . In Why Is There Suffering? you, reader, control the route you take through its "choose-your-own-path" chapters, asking questions and exploring different theological possibilities on the big topics of: God's existence God's nature The nature of suffering Evil Pain Final destiny Taking an intentionally light-hearted approach to a heavy topic this book presents an illustrative introduction to the problem of suffering and the most commonly offered responses to it. Along the road, you'll face multiple possibilities regarding suffering and its theological explanations, and you'll make choices about which one you find most plausible, skipping to that section of the book. Each decision you make leads to further complexities and new choices that reveal how theological beliefs lead to certain conclusions. This book does not offer final answers. Instead, it introduces the "theological" possibilities—both Christian and non-Christian—that you can explore and wrestle with to make informed decisions about your beliefs and clearly see the road you've taken to reach such beliefs. You are, of course, in control of the paths you take through these pages. You decide which explanations work. You can always go back and see what would change if you'd taken a different path. And, who knows. . .you may find that certain pathways resonate with your experiences in ways you didn't expect.

Theological Adventures

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ISBN 13 : 9781495813436
Total Pages : 272 pages
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Book Synopsis Theological Adventures by : Mike Garner

Download or read book Theological Adventures written by Mike Garner and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Adventure of Weak Theology

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Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438471971
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Book Synopsis The Adventure of Weak Theology by : Štefan Štofaník

Download or read book The Adventure of Weak Theology written by Štefan Štofaník and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this distinctive exploration of John D. Caputo's work, Štefan Štofaník traces Caputo's journey of philosophical discovery from his earlier, more conventional academic writings to his later, almost confessional works of weak theology and his deep engagement with Derrida. Štofaník draws upon Caputo's life story to help explain sudden shifts in Caputo's thinking, offers intricate readings of philosophical passages that have all too often been taken for granted, and joins in Caputo's effort to find a theology that can be trusted and that does not rely upon dogmatic and hierarchical authority. At the same time, Štofaník subtly disagrees with aspects of Caputo's view and turns to the work of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry as a way to suggest that one cannot take leave of the tradition of theology as easily as Caputo thinks. At times, The Adventure of Weak Theology reads like a letter to Caputo, and Štofaník's own passion for theology, his deep understanding of Caputo's work, and his gift for writing makes this an immensely appealing book for both admirers and critics of Caputo.

The Great Adventure Catholic Bible

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Publisher : Ascension Press
ISBN 13 : 9781945179419
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (794 download)

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Book Synopsis The Great Adventure Catholic Bible by : Jeff Cavins

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Adventures in the Spirit

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Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1451416040
Total Pages : 322 pages
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Book Synopsis Adventures in the Spirit by : Philip Clayton

Download or read book Adventures in the Spirit written by Philip Clayton and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Adventures in the Spirit, respected and influential theologian Philip Clayton argues that two major intellectual movements of our day-panentheism and emergence-are converging and that together they offer exciting new vistas for theological reflection. On the one hand, over the last decades many theologians have been re-conceiving the God-world relation panentheistically, affirming a radical indwelling of God within the world and the world within God. On the other hand, scientists have begun to abandon the reductionist ideology that characterized much of the modern period, with a new emphasis on emergence. Their study of how new, novel structures and entities arise throughout the evolutionary process yields a much more open-ended, holistic vision of reality, Clayton argues.

Adventures in Missing the Point

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Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310860970
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)

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Book Synopsis Adventures in Missing the Point by : Brian D. McLaren

Download or read book Adventures in Missing the Point written by Brian D. McLaren and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’re brave enough to take an honest look at the issues facing the culture–controlled church–and the issues in your own life–read on. Do you ever look at how the Christian faith is being lived out in the new millennium and wonder if we’re not doing what we’re supposed to be doing? That we still haven’t quite “gotten it”? That we’ve missed the point regarding many important issues? It’s understandable if we’ve relied on what we’ve been told to believe or what’s widely accepted by the Christian community. But if we truly turned a constructive, critical eye toward our beliefs and vigorously questioned them and their origins, where would we find ourselves? Best-selling authors Brian McLaren and Tony Campolo invite you to do just that. Join them on an adventure–one that’s about uncovering and naming faulty conclusions, suppositions, and assumptions about the Christian faith. In Adventures in Missing the Point, the authors take turns addressing how we’ve missed the point on crucial topics such as: Salvation, The Bible, Being Postmodern, Worship, Homosexuality, Truth, and many more…

Christian Outdoor Leadership

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Publisher : Smooth Stone Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780615413259
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (132 download)

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Book Synopsis Christian Outdoor Leadership by : Ashley Denton

Download or read book Christian Outdoor Leadership written by Ashley Denton and published by Smooth Stone Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theological Adventures with Rocco

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ISBN 13 : 9781734706017
Total Pages : 200 pages
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Book Synopsis Theological Adventures with Rocco by : John C. West

Download or read book Theological Adventures with Rocco written by John C. West and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a series of reflections on the interplay of God and Man. This is neither a religious tract, nor is it an areligious tract. It does not espouse religion, atheism or agnosticism. For those with questions about their faith, this may give them more questions; for those seeking to bolster their faith or lack of faith, this may give it to them. It does not espouse anything. It merely asks questions.

The Critical Review of Theological & Philosophical Literature

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Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Critical Review of Theological & Philosophical Literature by : Stewart Dingwall Fordyce Salmond

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The Adventure of Weak Theology

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Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 1438471955
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Book Synopsis The Adventure of Weak Theology by : Štefan Štofaník (1976–2014)

Download or read book The Adventure of Weak Theology written by Štefan Štofaník (1976–2014) and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Štofaník provides a unique, personal reading of weak theology and tries to inhabit the gap between it and its “founder,” John D. Caputo. In this distinctive exploration of John D. Caputo’s work, Štefan Štofaník traces Caputo’s journey of philosophical discovery from his earlier, more conventional academic writings to his later, almost confessional works of weak theology and his deep engagement with Derrida. Štofaník draws upon Caputo’s life story to help explain sudden shifts in Caputo’s thinking, offers intricate readings of philosophical passages that have all too often been taken for granted, and joins in Caputo’s effort to find a theology that can be trusted and that does not rely upon dogmatic and hierarchical authority. At the same time, Štofaník subtly disagrees with aspects of Caputo’s view and turns to the work of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry as a way to suggest that one cannot take leave of the tradition of theology as easily as Caputo thinks. At times, The Adventure of Weak Theology reads like a letter to Caputo, and Štofaník’s own passion for theology, his deep understanding of Caputo’s work, and his gift for writing makes this an immensely appealing book for both admirers and critics of Caputo. “[Štefan] has read my work with extraordinary care and he has done so with a very acute ear for my authorial voice, this person whom I impersonate when I write, this persona I inhabit in my books. I am not sure if this fellow who appears in print is the real me or a put-on, the one who I really am or the one I want to be. Either way, he only emerges, or emerges best of all, when I write, and Štefan had a pitch-perfect ear for that voice. He didn’t miss anything. He caught it every time it was important.” — from the Afterword by John D. Caputo

The Personality of Jesus

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ISBN 13 : 9780984916528
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (165 download)

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Book Synopsis The Personality of Jesus by : Francis E. Clark

Download or read book The Personality of Jesus written by Francis E. Clark and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Young people need someone who is crazy about them." - Walter Brueggemann "Originally authored by Francis Clark a hundred years ago, Ashley Denton has overhauled the first writing, taking care to update and revise the text to make it more readable for a modern audience of young people. The book will be especially helpful to youth pastors, student ministry leaders and parents of young people." -Robert E. Coleman (Author of Master Plan of Evangelism) "Francis Clark believed that Jesus was the embodiment of everything that young people longed for. The challenge of every generation is simply to give young people an accurate picture of Jesus Christ. Clark believed that if young people could just see the winsome personality of Christ, they would naturally be drawn to him, like a magnet is to metal." -Ashley Denton

Interpretive Adventures

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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532618271
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Book Synopsis Interpretive Adventures by : Phillip Michael Garner

Download or read book Interpretive Adventures written by Phillip Michael Garner and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpretive Adventures displays a written synthesis of the biblical scholar and the practicing missionary. The first chapters offer theological originality on the Exodus Story, deconstructs the story of Solomon's wisdom, challenges traditional readings of Ananias and Sapphira, and reads stories from Samuel as examples of the construction for a nation state. The chapter on a feminist reading of Judges stands out as a formidable challenge for improved gender relations. A careful study of the female characters reveals an important theological concern of God and makes a statement about humanity's treatment of women in relation to violence. From the vociferous Achsah to the final character, the silent concubine, the decline of the female voice coincides with the escalation of violence. The final theological statement uncovers male treatment of women as a precursor to genocide. It can be said that Judges teaches us that once the female voice is silenced in a given society, then that society is subject to committing acts of genocide. The author's experience as a teacher and missionary contribute to the final chapters that provide the reader with liberative missional practices for various communities of need in the Philippines. A few brief stories highlight the author's experiences.

Western Theology

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ISBN 13 : 9780915321001
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

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Book Synopsis Western Theology by : Wes Seeliger

Download or read book Western Theology written by Wes Seeliger and published by . This book was released on 1985-08 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: