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Paul Tillich's Philosophical Theology takes up the challenge as to whether his thought remains relevant fifty years after his death. In opposition to those who believe that his writings have little to say to us today, this book argues that his thought is largely...
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Palgrave Pivot
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2014-12-19
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Grau reconsiders the relationship between "logos" and "mythos" as a precondition to opening theological hermeneutics to discourse from other cultures and genres, other modes of telling and retelling.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-12-17
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Colonial Contexts and Postcolonial Theology focuses on what postcolonial theologies look like in colonial contexts, particularly in dialogue with the First Nations Peoples in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. The contributors have roots in the Asia-Pacific, but the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-12-17
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Addressing the myriad ways in which heresy accusations could fulfill political aims during the Middle Ages, this collection shows acts of heresy were not just influenced by religion. Essays examine individual cases, in addition to the close relationship of orthodoxy and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-12-17
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Now available in a fully-revised and updated new edition, this popular textbook by one of the world?s leading theologians offers a lively, jargon-free introduction to Christianity. Features a wealth of new material on global Christianity, American Christianity, the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-12-16
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For decades, Arthur D. Nock’s famous definition of conversion and his distinction between conversion and adhesion have greatly influenced our understanding of individual religious transformation in the ancient world. The articles in this volume – originally presented as...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-12-09
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Ist lutherische Orthodoxie mit toter Dogmatik und Pietismus mit reiner Frömmigkeit gleichzusetzen? Lange wurde dies so gesehen. Tatsächlich begegneten sich beide Richtungen in einer Orientierung auf die theologischen Grundkategorien von Leben und Lehre. Dies wird...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-12-09
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St. Paul uses the image of Paschal Lamb only once. What is the real meaning of this symbol in his theology? It symbolises the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ but with a different emphasis. What does he emphasize? The aim of this study is to show the exegetical...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-12-09
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Diese religionswissenschaftliche Studie untersucht in vergleichender Perspektive zwei Manifestationen der sogenannten Esoterik in Südosteuropa: die religiöse Bewegung Weiße Bruderschaft des Bulgaren Petar Danov (1864-1944) und das utopische Erlösungsprojekt Delphische...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-12-09
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In Kerala, Vakkom Moulavi motivated Muslims to embrace modernity, especially modern education, in order to reap maximum benefit.In this process, he initiated numerous religious reforms. However, he held fairly ambivalent attitudes towards individualism, materialism and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-12-09
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Over the last decade, "New Atheists" such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have pushed the issue of atheism to the forefront of public discussion. Yet very few of the ensuing debates and discussions have managed to provide a full and objective...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-12-08
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Im direkten kenntnisreichen Rückgriff auf biblische Kernaussagen vom Paradies und vom Sündenfall über den Noahbund bis zur Kreuzigung Jesu gestaltet Günter Grass in seinem Gesamtwerk das Bild vom gefallenen und dennoch für sein Tun verantwortlichen Menschen. So wird...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-12-05
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Religion in Britain evaluates and sheds light on the religious situation in twenty-first century Britain; it explores the country's increasing secularity alongside religion's growing presence in public debate, and the impact of this paradox on Britain's society. ...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-12-05
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Fiqh, das Islam(rechts)verständnis, kann unterschiedlich ausfallen, denn es unterscheidet sich je nach verwendeten Quellen und der Art und Weise, wie diese Quellen verstanden und kombiniert werden. ´U?ul al-Fiqh behandelt die Regeln dieser Konstruktion und ihre...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-12-05
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Gegenstand des vorliegenden Buches ist die Diskussion um das Staatskirchenrecht in der frühen Bundesrepublik Deutschland in den Jahren 1949 bis 1969. Grundsätzlich musste nach der Inkorporation der Weimarer Kirchenrechtsartikel durch Art. 140 GG die Frage geklärt...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-12-02
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Meeting the demands of your busy life may leave little time for you to focus on maintaining your personal well-being. But it is important to remember that each part of you-mind, body, and emotions-serves a purpose in God's exciting plan for your future. Embracing a...
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FaithWords
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2014-12-02
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Nowadays references to the afterlife-angels strumming harps, demons brandishing pitchforks, God enthroned on heavenly clouds-are more often encountered in New Yorker cartoons than in serious Christian theological reflection. Speculation about death and its sequel seems...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-12-01
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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...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-11-27
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Byzantine church law remains terra incognita to most scholars in the western academy. In this work, David Wagschal provides a fresh examination of this neglected but fascinating world. Confronting the traditional narratives of decline and primitivism that have long...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-11-27
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Aimed at identifying the function of the aspects of remembering and forgetting in the Psalter, this opus seeks to offer a lexicographical synthesis of zkr and šk? in the Psalter and an analysis of their function in Book III (Pss 73-89) and in Ps 78, text in which the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-11-25
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