This text fills the need for a clear, informative, helpful and well-written introduction to Christian spirituality. Includes a detailed guide to resources in spirituality available on the Internet Written by a leading theological educationalist in a clear and...

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell
Parution : 2013-05-30

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Benjamin Fondane: A Poet-Philosopher Caught Between the Sunday of History and the Existential Monday examines the life and work ofBenjamin Fondane, a poet and a literary critic, a philosopher and a playwright, who wrote film scripts and worked as a director on the stage...

Editeur : Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-05-29

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The Festschrift in Honor of Professor Paul Nadim Tarazi includes a collection of articles discussing the latest scholarly findings in the field of the Old Testament studies. Scholars from around the world conducting research in the Old Testament text, theology, canon,...

Editeur : Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-05-29

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The key to a balanced and accurate understanding of the book of Ecclesiastes lies in the inter-dependent relationships between the prominent motifs within the book. An Analysis of the Inter-Dependency of the Prominent Motifs Within the Book of Qohelet explores this...

Editeur : Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-05-29

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Religion, Law, and the Present Water Crisis documents current and impending global water shortages and opposes policies of commodification and privatization of water ownership by multinational water corporations. On the basis of the religions of the world, Richard A....

Editeur : Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-05-29

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Maritain, Religion, and Education: A Theocentric Humanism Approach offers a comprehensive study of Jacques Maritain’s philosophy of education as applied to the specific field of religious education. This book demonstrates that his philosophy is still relevant and that...

Editeur : Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-05-29

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The question of how to interpret scripture and whether there is a distinctively Anglican approach to doing so is one of the leading theological questions in the Anglican Communion. An Anglican Hermeneutic of the Transfiguration analyzes major Anglican interpretations of...

Editeur : Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-05-29

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In the twenty-first century, no one can ignore the complex paradigms connected with the precarious relationship between Christians and Muslims all over the globe. Since the seventh century, Christians and Muslims have interacted with one another in a variety of ways....

Editeur : Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-05-29

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God the Father in the Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas is an exposition of Aquinas’ theology ofGod the Father as a coherent whole. Surprising as it might be, there has not been an extended treatment of Aquinas’ theology ofGod the Father. Three misconceptions are...

Editeur : Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution : 2013-05-29

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The Mark of Cain fleshes out a history of conversations that contributed to Germany's coming to terms with a guilty past. Katharina von Kellenbach draws on letters exchanged between clergy and Nazi perpetrators, written notes of prison chaplains, memoirs, sermons, and...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2013-05-28

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At least since the Islamic revolution of 1979 in Iran, political Islam or Islamism has been the focus of attention among scholars, policymakers, and the general public. Much has been said about Islamism as a political and moral/ethical trend, but scant attention is paid...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2013-05-28

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The main aim of this work is to understand Jesus as he saw himself, and to compare that self-understanding with the ways in which others have grasped the nature of his mission.

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-05-28

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Der Band enthält Aufsätze, die sich mit dem Sinn von Religion als Auseinandersetzung mit dem dialektischen Verhältnis der Existenz und mit zentralen Themen der Religionskultur vergleichend und historisch befassen. Im thematischen Zentrum der Abhandlungen stehen die...

Editeur : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution : 2013-05-22

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The role and place of metaphor in biblical language keeps attracting scholarly interest. Of all the books of the Bible, the Psalms provide the richest cache of metaphors for God.The Psalter is a cornucopia of metaphor.The biblical authors bring us back to the concrete...

Editeur : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution : 2013-05-21

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Darwinism and the Divine examines the implications of evolutionary thought for natural theology, from the time of publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species to current debates on creationism and intelligent design. Questions whether Darwin's theory of natural...

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell
Parution : 2013-05-20

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This book aims to explore the life of Yi Won-young, an outstanding Confucian scholar from Andong, in South Korea. Andong is known as the home of Neo-Confucianism, as in this region Western Christianity took root amidst the impeccable and ritualistic Confucian society...

Editeur : Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution : 2013-05-17

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Benedict XVI's retirement made news around the world, and changed the dynamics of the Catholic Church. The new pope, Francis I, has already brought a breath of fresh air into the papacy, the Vatican and the faith which has been beset by scandal in recent times. His...

Editeur : Ebury Digital
Parution : 2013-05-16

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It is just as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one. So teaches John Osteen in this eye-opening book. Growing up during The Great Depression, John's mentality was shaped by frugality that seeped even into his spiritual life....

Editeur : FaithWords
Parution : 2013-05-14

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Philip L. Barlow offers an in-depth analysis of the approaches taken to the Bible by major Mormon leaders, from its beginnings to the present. He shows that Mormon attitudes toward the Bible comprise an extraordinary mix of conservative, liberal, and radical...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2013-05-09

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For a millennium and a half in China, Christianity has been perceived as a foreign religion for a foreign people. This volume investigates various historical attempts to articulate a Chinese Christianity, comparing the roles that Western and Latin forms of Christian...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2013-05-07

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