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Author : Robert J. Schreiter
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608331741
Author : Robert J. Schreiter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0334025168
Author : Joan E. Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567671516
Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever lived. His image adorns countless churches, icons, and paintings. He is the subject of millions of statues, sculptures, devotional objects and works of art. Everyone can conjure an image of Jesus: usually as a handsome, white man with flowing locks and pristine linen robes. But what did Jesus really look like? Is our popular image of Jesus overly westernized and untrue to historical reality? This question continues to fascinate. Leading Christian Origins scholar Joan E. Taylor surveys the historical evidence, and the prevalent image of Jesus in art and culture, to suggest an entirely different vision of this most famous of men. He may even have had short hair.
Author : M. E. Brinkman,Henry Jansen,Lucy Jansen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317490432
The centre of gravity of contemporary Christianity has shifted to the southern hemisphere where, with the exception of Latin America, almost all Christians are minorities in their home countries. Christians in Asia live amongst Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Shamanist or Taoist majorities and this context shapes the local Christian theology. The same is true in Africa where traditional religions and beliefs influence African Christians. Central to this change in both Africa and Asia is the creation of a new Jesus, one who accretes local beliefs and concerns and who, in that process, is transformed. 'The Non-Western Jesus' reveals how a new theology - with its own images and concepts - is coming into being. A wide range of embodiments of Jesus is examined: Jesus as 'Avatara' and 'Guru' in the Indian context; as 'Bodhisattva' in the Buddhist context; and Jesus within Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, African and Indonesian religious contexts.
Author : Lamin O. Sanneh,Joel A. Carpenter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195177282
The questions and answers about Christianity and its contemporary mission now being formed in the African churches will have enormous influence in the years to come. This volume offers nine new essays addressing this sea-change and its importance for the future of Christianity.
Author : Emmanuel M. Katongole
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532631818
Civil war, famine, genocide, AIDS--the peoples of Africa have endured horrific human tragedies. Those crises plus widespread economic, political, and social instability have combined to produce what some consider a dire and nearly hopeless situation. Even as this book was going to press, the leaders of the G-8 nations were meeting to talk about what could be done to "aid Africa" in these critical times. A careful look at history would indicate that the answer must come from within Africa and from the African people themselves, not from other nations or the economic programs and solutions they propose. The rapid rise of a Christian social ethics movement as an alternative perspective focused precisely on addressing Africa's challenges using the spiritual resources of its own people is providing a hopeful solution and a timely and powerful coping mechanism for African peoples. One of the leaders of this movement is Emmanuel Katongole, a Catholic priest from Uganda. In A Future for Africa, Katongole wrestles with concrete problems like the AIDS epidemic and widespread military conflicts, as well as fundamental, systemic ones, like poverty, corruption, and tribalism. He then offers faith-filled solutions based on the power and example of Christian community and Christian moral imagination. Katongole's radical message is that a political ethic based on Christian principles as taught in the Scriptures is the necessary foundation for healing, reconciliation, and rebuilding the continent.
Author : Patrick S. Cheng
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596272392
Throughout the history of Christianity, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT” or“queer”) people have been condemned as unrepentant sinners who are in dire need of God’s saving grace. As a result of this condemnation, LGBT people have been subjected to great spiritual, emotional and physical abuse and violence. This issue takes on a particular urgency in light of the ongoing harassment and bullying of LGBT young people by their classmates. Cheng argues that people need to be liberated from the traditional legal model of thinking about sin and grace as a violation of divine and natural laws in which grace is understood as the strength to refrain from violating such laws. Rather Cheng proposes a Christological model based upon the theologies of Irenaeus, Bonaventure and Barth, in which sin and grace are defined in terms of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. This book serves as a useful resource for all people who struggle to make sense of the traditional Christian doctrines of sin and grace in the context of the 21st century.
Author : Njongonkulu Ndungane
Publisher : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:30000092790058
After the fall of Apartheid, many people in South Africa expected the Kingdom of God to arrive immediately; what they are now realising is that rebuilding and developing the country is not easy and will not bring instant rewards. The Archbishop of Cape Town is deeply involved in this difficult task, encouraging others to work for the future with hope and intelligence. The author of this text begins by telling his own life story; he then addresses the World Bank, the international community, the people of Britain and South Africa and most of all the church - showing what people are doing and what they can do to rebuild South Africa.
Author : Gene L. Green,Stephen T. Pardue,K. K. Yeo
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830831814
More Christians now live in the Majority World than in Europe and North America. Yet most theological literature does not reflect the rising tide of Christian reflection coming from these regions. If we take seriously the Spirit's movement around the world, we must consider how the rich textures of Christianity in the Majority World can enliven, inform, and challenge all who are invested in the ongoing work of theology. Majority World Theology offers an unprecedented opportunity to enter conversations on the core Christian doctrines with leading scholars from around the globe. Seeking to bring together the strongest theological resources from past and present, East and West, the volume editors have assembled a diverse team of contributors to develop insights informed by questions from particular geographic and cultural contexts. This book features a comprehensive overview of systematic theology, with sections on the Trinity, Christology, pneumatology, soteriology, ecclesiology, and eschatology contributors including Amos Yong, Ruth Padilla DeBorst, Victor I. Ezigbo, Wonsuk Ma, Aída Besançon Spencer, Randy S. Woodley, Munther Isaac, and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen explorations of how Scripture, tradition, and culture fit together to guide the church's theological reflection scholars demonstrating how to read the Bible and think theologically in light of contextual resources and concerns inside views on what doing theology looks like in contributors' contexts and what developments they hope for in the future When we learn what it means for Jesus to be Lord in diverse places and cultures, we grasp the gospel more fully and are more able to see the blind spots of our own local versions of Christianity. Majority World Theology provides an essential resource for students, theologians, and pastors who want to expand their theological horizons.
Author : Kwame Bediako
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781570755422
"Jesus and the Gospel in Africa collects writings by Kwame Bediako and is the best source for his insights into the Christ of present-day African history and the Jesus of African faith. Bediako shows how intimately bound together are such elements as the message of Jesus and the struggle to give birth to African democracy." --Book Jacket.
Author : Delbert Burkett
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118724101
The Blackwell Companion to Jesus features a comprehensive collection of essays that explore the diverse ways in which Jesus has been imagined or portrayed from the beginnings of Christianity to the present day. Considers portrayals of Jesus in the New Testament and beyond, Jesus in non-Christian religions, philosophical and historic perspectives, modern manifestations, and representations in Christian art, novels, and film Comprehensive scope of coverage distinguishes this work from similar offerings Examines both Christian and non-Christian perspectives on Jesus, including those from ethnic and sexual groups, as well as from other faiths Offers rich and rewarding insights which will shape our understanding of this influential figure and his enduring legacy
Author : George W. Stroup
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611640908
Perhaps no topic is more central to Christianity than the fundamental study of who Jesus Christ is and what he has done. This illuminating and necessary book on Christology considers "why Jesus matters." It offers a thoroughly accessible discussion of central issues about Jesus Christ. The author takes into account important issues from the last three decades, incorporating new and diverse voices of theologians and thinkers from around the globe who all consider from their own unique perspectives: does Jesus matter?
Author : Küster, Volker
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608339761
"Updated version of an Orbis classic"--
Author : Gene L. Green,Stephen T. Pardue,K. K. Yeo
Publisher : Langham Global Library
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783689170
Though the makeup of the church worldwide has undeniably shifted south and east over the past few decades, very few theological resources have taken account of these changes. Jesus without Borders — the first volume in the emerging Majority World Theology series — begins to remedy that lack, bringing together select theologians and biblical scholars from various parts of the world to discuss the significance of Jesus in their respective contexts. Offering an excellent glimpse of contemporary global, evangelical dialogue on the person and work of Jesus, this volume epitomizes the best Christian thinking from the Majority World in relation to Western Christian tradition and Scripture. The contributors engage throughout with historic Christian confessions — especially the Creed of Chalcedon — and unpack their continuing relevance for Christian teaching about Jesus today.
Author : Lynne Price
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780826460288
As a theological biography of Professor Walter J. Hollenweger, this book surveys his extensive interests, varied methods and wide-ranging reflection. But Price also incorporates an enquiry into the nature and function of western academic theology relating to to Christian practice today. Hollenweger's research into Pentecostalism, Ecumenism and Intercultural Theology is here brought together in a synthetic overview. Issues such as the unity and diversity of the Bible and its interpretations, the particular and universal dimensions of worldwide Chrsitianity, and relations between Christians and between Christians and 'the others' are all exploited in order to stimulate fresh thinking on the mission of the churches.