Explorations In Christian Theology And Ethics

Author : Michelle J. Bartel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317137627

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Explorations in Christian Theology and Ethics by Michelle J. Bartel Pdf

Engaging variously with the legacy of Paul L. Lehmann, these essays argue for a reorientation in Christian theology that better honours the formative power of the gospel to animate and shape doctrine and witness, as well as ethical and political life. The authors explore key themes in Christian theology and ethics - forgiveness, discernment, responsibility, spirituality, the present day tasks of theology and the role of faith in public life - making plain the unabated importance of Lehmann's work at this juncture in contemporary theology. The internationally recognized contributors draw crucial connections between the gospel of reconciliation, the form of Christian theology and witness, and the challenges of contemporary ethical and political reflection. This book demonstrates why this close friend of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and author of Ethics in a Christian Context and The Transfiguration of Politics continues to influence generations of theologians in both the English-speaking world and beyond.

Author : Philip Gordon Ziegler,Michelle J. Bartel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : 1315581574

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Explorations in Christian Theology and Ethics by Philip Gordon Ziegler,Michelle J. Bartel Pdf

Author : Margaret Farley
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : 9781608335558

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Changing the Questions by Margaret Farley Pdf

Author : Duncan B. Forrester
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351936132

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Forrester on Christian Ethics and Practical Theology by Duncan B. Forrester Pdf

Bringing together articles and chapters from his considerable work in theological ethics, India, and the social order, Duncan Forrester incorporates new writing and introductions to each thematic section to guide readers through this invaluable resource. This book offers stimulating studies in three related areas - Indian Christianity with particular attention to the caste system, contemporary Christian theological ethics, and the distinctive and challenging theological approach that Duncan Forrester has developed in relation to public issues such as prisons and punishment, welfare provision, social justice, and poverty.

Author : Craig A. Boyd,Don Thorsen
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493415502

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Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy by Craig A. Boyd,Don Thorsen Pdf

This introductory textbook presents Christian philosophical and theological approaches to ethics. Combining their expertise in philosophy and theology, the authors explain the beliefs, values, and practices of various Christian ethical viewpoints, addressing biblical teachings as well as traditional ethical theories that contribute to informed moral decision-making. Each chapter begins with Words to Watch and includes a relevant case study on a vexing ethical issue, such as caring for the environment, human sexuality, abortion, capital punishment, war, and euthanasia. End-of-chapter reflection questions, illustrations, and additional information tables are also included.

Author : Duncan B. Forrester
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567598707

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Truthful Action by Duncan B. Forrester Pdf

A ground-breaking contribution to current debates within Practical Theology and to thinking about its future.Professor Forrester argues that the boundaries of Practical Theology must be extended, and that it must be both seriously theological, and also engaged in sincere dialogue with other disciplines, the Church and society. He considers especially ministerial formation and Public Theology as areas where Practical Theology has an important contribution to make, and presents case studies looking at the practical implications of different approaches.

Author : Don Thorsen
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441237071

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An Exploration of Christian Theology by Don Thorsen Pdf

Beginning theology students often find themselves bewildered by a maze of beliefs represented in Christian history and tradition. Don Thorsen's An Exploration of Christian Theology unravels the knots of theology by exploring the whole Christian tradition in a simple and straightforward way. Beginning with introductory chapters on theology, revelation, and authority, this book deals with biblical teaching and Christian tradition related to such topics as God, creation, sin, Jesus Christ, salvation, and eschatology. Chapters conclude with helpful questions for further reflection and discussion and a convenient glossary of theological terms is included. This is an excellent introduction to Christian theology for classroom or individual use.

Author : Andy Draycott,Jonathan Rowe
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620328910

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Living Witness by Andy Draycott,Jonathan Rowe Pdf

Because God calls his people to be a living witness to him, morality is mission. Conversely, immorality is anti-mission, a failure to give true testimony or witness. This, in essence, is the theme of this stimulating and challenging volume. The whole life of the people of God, not just verbal proclamation, testifies to the church's faith--or lack of faith--in her Lord.The contributors explain that mission and ethics are intricately and necessarily interwoven, and explore why this is so by unpacking the biblical and theological roots of missional ethics, probing its limits and exploring its possibilities through examination of some foundational themes and a selection of specific issues.Intended primarily for pastors and church leaders, this volume encourages reflection and conversation that will feed the life of the body of Christ. Missional ethics concerns all the ways in which Christian ethical practice flows out of, supports, and advances the wider mission of the church to proclaim the gospel.The contributors are Brian Brock, M. Daniel Carroll R., Jonathan Chaplin, Guido de Graaff, Sean Doherty, Andy Draycott, Joshua Hordern, Matt Jenson, Grant Macaskill, Nathan Moser, Jonathan Rowe, Sarah Ruble, and Christopher J. H. Wright.

Author : Don Thorsen
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493422463

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An Exploration of Christian Theology by Don Thorsen Pdf

This introduction to Christian theology explores the whole Christian tradition in a simple and straightforward way. Leading Wesleyan theologian Don Thorsen surveys the theological views represented within historic Christianity and discusses the variety of positions held without favoring one over another. The book includes helpful end-of-chapter questions for further reflection and discussion, a convenient glossary of theological terms, and sidebars. The second edition is marked by a thorough updating of the text and the addition of two new chapters on apologetics and the future of the unevangelized.

Author : Richard A. McCormick
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1556126018

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Corrective Vision by Richard A. McCormick Pdf

Essays linking Roman Catholic tradition and American cultural moral issues in the last fifty years.

Author : Robert Song,Brent Waters
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802872548

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The Authority of the Gospel by Robert Song,Brent Waters Pdf

Oliver O Donovan is widely regarded as one of the preeminent Protestant Christian ethicists of our time. His teaching and scholarship have exerted a profound influence on countless moral theologians. This volume honoring O Donovan shows how the various contributors -- themselves distinguished scholars -- have developed their own thinking through serious engagement with O Donovan s work. Significantly, they build upon, expand, and critique the agenda for Christian ethics that O Donovan has been instrumental in constructing. As Robert Song and Brent Waters say in their introduction, To genuinely honor O Donovan, one cannot remain content with reciting but must risk one s own exposition. Contributors: Nigel Biggar Brian Brock Jonathan Chaplin Eric Gregory Shinji Kayama Jean-Yves Lacoste Joan O Donovan Oliver O Donovan Robert Song Hans Ulrich Bernd Wannenwetsch Brent Waters John Webster Rowan Williams John Witte Jr. Holger Zaborowski

Author : David Albert Jones
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191536915

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Approaching the End by David Albert Jones Pdf

David Albert Jones considers two basic questions: how can we live well in the face of death? and when, if ever, is it legitimate deliberately to bring human life to an end? He focuses upon the distinct theological approaches to death shown by four outstanding Christian thinkers: Ambrose of Milan, Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, and Karl Rahner. Jones's aim is not primarily to make a contribution to the history of theology, but rather, through engagement with the thought of theologians of the past, to reflect on some of the practical and existential issues that the approach of death presents for all of us.

Author : Joe R. Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781461665373

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A Grammar of Christian Faith by Joe R. Jones Pdf

A Grammar of Christian Faith is a two-volume set that aims to confront the widespread disarray in the language and practices of Christian faith today. As a 'grammar,' it explains how Christian faith provides special ways of speaking and acting that make sense of human life by giving it meaning, practicality, and hope. It advances the thesis that learning how to speak Christian language in worship and life is crucial to learning how to be a Christian. Rather than supposing that Christian language and theology need continual updating in order to be relevant to the world, Jones urges the church to recover anew how Christian concepts and understanding are intended to form Christian life in all its rich depths. Construing theology as confessional theology in the context of the church, Jones understands the church as that liberative and redemptive community called into being by the Gospel of Jesus Christ to witness in word and deed the triune God for the benefit of the world. The full range of doctrinal themes that are deemed essential to the witness of the church are explored, including clear explanations of why they are essential and how they are to be understood. In pursuit of a truthful and beneficial witness of the church, the work centers on a trinitarian understanding of God, in which God freely and lovingly interacts with the world as Creator, Reconciler, and Redeemer. The work throughout affirms the belief that the gracious triune God is the Ultimate Companion who will redeem all creation.

Author : Michael Banner,Alan Torrance
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567084515

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The Doctrine of God and Theological Ethics by Michael Banner,Alan Torrance Pdf

This book addresses an important topic and fills a major gap in developments in modern theology and Christian ethics. Significant treatments include Wolfhart Pannenberg's historical overview of the relationship between modernism and Christian faith, John Webster's meticulous analysis of Christian theology's contribution to modern conceptions of conscience, J. L. O'Donovan's critique of liberal contractarian theory, and Alasdair MacIntyre's examination of the critical issues which Christianity raises for secular philosophy.

Author : Christian Scharen,Aana Marie Vigen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441126269

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Ethnography as Christian Theology and Ethics by Christian Scharen,Aana Marie Vigen Pdf

This book is a primary resource in the new and growing field of Christian Ethnography. In response to a variety of critical intellectual currents (post-colonial, post-modern, and post-liberal), scholars in Christian theology and ethics are increasingly taking up the tools of ethnography as a means to ask fundamental moral questions and to make more compelling and credible moral claims. Privileging particularity, rather than the more traditional effort to achieve universal or at least generalizable norms in making claims regarding the Christian life, echoes the most fundamental insight of the Christian tradition - that God is known most fully in Jesus of Nazareth. Echoing this 'scandal of particularity' at the heart of the Christian tradition, theologians and ethicists involved in ethnographic research draw on the particular to seek out answers to core questions of their discipline: who God is and how we become the people we are, how to conceptualize moral agency in relation to God and the world, and how to flesh out the content of conceptual categories such as justice that help direct us in our daily decisions and guiding institutions.