Author : Everett Ferguson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 0815333382
History Hope Human Language And Christian Reality
History Hope Human Language And Christian Reality Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of History Hope Human Language And Christian Reality book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Embodied Words, Spoken Signs
Author : Rhodora E. Beaton
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781451469257
Embodied Words, Spoken Signs by Rhodora E. Beaton Pdf
The twentieth century witnessed a renewed interest in a Roman Catholic theology of the word. The beginning of this renewal is marked by the work of Karl Rahner who, before the Second Vatican Council, decried the fact that Roman Catholicism, in contrast to the Protestant theological tradition, lacked an adequate theology of the word. Rahner's contributions, as well as those of sacramental theologian Louis-Marie Chauvet, demonstrate the Roman Catholic conviction that the word is fundamentally sacramental: it has the capacity to bear God's presence to humanity. Rooted in patristic and medieval sacramental tradition, and engaged in dialogue with Reformation theologies. Rhodora Beaton examines the further advances in Rahner and Chauvet to articulate the relationship between word and sacrament within the context of language, culture, and an already graced world as the place of divine self-expression, as well as analyzes the implications for Trinitarian theology, sacramentality, liturgy, and action.
The Universal Christ
Author : Richard Rohr
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781524762100
The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr Pdf
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one of the world’s most influential spiritual thinkers, a long-awaited book exploring what it means that Jesus was called “Christ,” and how this forgotten truth can restore hope and meaning to our lives. “Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this book.”—Melinda Gates In his decades as a globally recognized teacher, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Yet Rohr has never written on the most perennially talked about topic in Christianity: Jesus. Most know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? Is the word simply Jesus’s last name? Too often, Rohr writes, our understandings have been limited by culture, religious debate, and the human tendency to put ourselves at the center. Drawing on scripture, history, and spiritual practice, Rohr articulates a transformative view of Jesus Christ as a portrait of God’s constant, unfolding work in the world. “God loves things by becoming them,” he writes, and Jesus’s life was meant to declare that humanity has never been separate from God—except by its own negative choice. When we recover this fundamental truth, faith becomes less about proving Jesus was God, and more about learning to recognize the Creator’s presence all around us, and in everyone we meet. Thought-provoking, practical, and full of deep hope and vision, The Universal Christ is a landmark book from one of our most beloved spiritual writers, and an invitation to contemplate how God liberates and loves all that is.
Early Christian Literature
Author : Helen Rhee
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0415354889
Early Christian Literature by Helen Rhee Pdf
This work concerns the early Christians' self-definitions and self-representations in the context of pagan-Christian conflict, reflected in the literatures from the mid-second to the early third centuries (ca. 150 - 225 CE).
The Past is Prologue
Author : Thomas C. Ferguson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047407836
The Past is Prologue by Thomas C. Ferguson Pdf
The introduction surveys recent scholarship on “Arianism” and offers a different perspective on approaching the fourth century. Chapter 2 focuses on Eusebius of Caesarea, especially Book X of the Ecclesiastical History and the Life of Constantine. Chapter 3 attempts to reconstruct the witness of an anonymous “Arian” chronicler. Chapters 4 and 5 analyze the roles of Rufinus and Philostorgius in establishing the historical narratives of the “Arian” controversy.
Christianity and Society
Author : Everett Ferguson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 0815330685
Christianity and Society by Everett Ferguson Pdf
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Christianity in Relation to Jews, Greeks, and Romans
Author : Everett Ferguson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : 0815330693
Christianity in Relation to Jews, Greeks, and Romans by Everett Ferguson Pdf
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Bishops in Flight
Author : Jennifer Barry
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520300378
Bishops in Flight by Jennifer Barry Pdf
At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Flight during times of persecution has a long and fraught history in early Christianity. In the third century, bishops who fled were considered cowards or, worse yet, heretics. On the face, flight meant denial of Christ and thus betrayal of faith and community. But by the fourth century, the terms of persecution changed as Christianity became the favored cult of the Roman Empire. Prominent Christians who fled and survived became founders and influencers of Christianity over time. Bishops in Flight examines the various ways these episcopal leaders both appealed to and altered the discourse of Christian flight to defend their status as purveyors of Christian truth, even when their exiles appeared to condemn them. Their stories illuminate how profoundly Christian authors deployed theological discourse and the rhetoric of heresy to respond to the phenomenal political instability of the fourth and fifth centuries.
Plagues, Priests, and Demons
Author : Daniel T. Reff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1139442783
Plagues, Priests, and Demons by Daniel T. Reff Pdf
Drawing on anthropology, religious studies, history, and literary theory, Plagues, Priests, and Demons explores significant parallels in the rise of Christianity in the late Roman empire and colonial Mexico. Evidence shows that new forms of infectious disease devastated the late Roman empire and Indian America, respectively, contributing to pagan and Indian interest in Christianity. Christian clerics and monks in early medieval Europe, and later Jesuit missionaries in colonial Mexico, introduced new beliefs and practices as well as accommodated indigenous religions, especially through the cult of the saints. The book is simultaneously a comparative study of early Christian and later Spanish missionary texts. Similarities in the two literatures are attributed to similar cultural-historical forces that governed the 'rise of Christianity' in Europe and the Americas.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
Author : Colum Hourihane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4064 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture, Medieval
ISBN : 9780195395365
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture by Colum Hourihane Pdf
This volume offers unparalleled coverage of all aspects of art and architecture from medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early 16th century. Drawing upon the expansive scholarship in the celebrated 'Grove Dictionary of Art' and adding hundreds of new entries, it offers students, researchers and the general public a reliable, up-to-date, and convenient resource covering this field of major importance in the development of Western history and international art and architecture.
Rhyming Hope and History
Author : Russell Rook
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630876296
Rhyming Hope and History by Russell Rook Pdf
The subject of "culture" has provided theologians with a whole new realm of exploration. By the turn of the twentieth century and the beginning of this new milennium the subject of culture had presented itself to theologians and church leaders for vital consideration. As one of the world's leading theologians, Robert Jenson's eminent career has coincided with the pre-eminence of culture in theological and churchly discussion. Having described himself as a theologian of culture in his earliest works, culture continually informs Jenson's systematic theology, which in turn works its way out in countless cultural forms. In Rhyming Hope and History we explore the philiosophical and theological influences of Jenson's work and outline their vast and varied applications to the world of culture and the life of the church. For Jenson, the church is the cultural embodiment of the risen Christ in the fallen reality of our world. In a series of conversations between Jenson and leading thinkers, including G.W.F. Hegel, Jonathan Edwards, Wittgenstein, Richard H. Niebuhr, Kathryn Tanner, Paul Tillich, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Augustine, and Jeremy Begbie, we explore this creative and courageous proposal.
Dare We Speak of Hope?
Author : Allan Aubrey Boesak
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802870810
Dare We Speak of Hope? by Allan Aubrey Boesak Pdf
The phrase "hopeful politics" has dominated our public discourse in connection with the inspiring rise of Nelson Mandela in South Africa and the remarkable election of Barack Obama as president of the United States. But what happens when that hope disappoints? Can it be salvaged? What is the relationship between faith, hope, and politics? In this book Allan Boesak meditates on what it really means to hope in light of present political realities and growing human pain. He argues that hope comes to life only when we truly face reality in the struggle for justice, dignity, and the life of the earth. Dare We Speak of Hope? is a critical, provocative, prophetic -- and, above all, hopeful -- book.
Christian Hope among Rivals
Author : Michael W. Zeigler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532604621
Christian Hope among Rivals by Michael W. Zeigler Pdf
Hope is a widespread, if not a universal, human experience. For centuries, followers of Jesus of Nazareth have ordered their lives around a central hope. How is their experience similar to or different from others who live by hope? This book seeks an answer in the idea that living by hope involves living within a peculiar story of the world--an incomplete story. The stories that shape these hopes are threatened by evil, however it may be defined&mdash. The hopeful struggle as characters caught up in plots that move toward resolution. They exercise an as-yet unverified hope that evil will not prevail. In this regard, the hope of Christians is similar to others. Yet, it is different because they wait for the God of Jesus to transform the world to match the promise he made to Abraham. To arrive at this conclusion, this book takes a detour through four model life-organizing stories. Christians and participants in other stories-of-the-world may not agree on the ultimate ground for hope. However, taking a detour into the hopeful experience of another may help uncover a place where rivals can stand together long enough to talk. "Michael Zeigler's insightful text rightly returns us to the immense power of life-organizing stories. The Christian description of reality continues to mold and shape our individual narratives, imbibing them with meaning found in the cross and empty tomb--the place where the essential conflict between God, sin, and humanity is resolved. Ever gracious, Christian Hope Among Rivals invites Christians into meaningful conversation with other traditions without surrendering the profound hope that is offered in Christ alone." --Joel Oesch, Associate Professor of Theology, Concordia University Irvine
Story and Reality
Author : Robert Paul Roth
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725212862
Story and Reality by Robert Paul Roth Pdf
No Christian will dispute the importance of properly understanding the gospel. And throughout the centuries the function of theology has been to aid that understanding. In good part, as the author of this challenging study indicates, theology has turned to philosophy, history, sociology, or yet other disciplines in an effort to make its own message clear; that is, theology has used philosophical or historical or sociological concepts of reality, and has then attempted to impose upon reality (so defined) a deeper theological significance. But that effort, Robert Roth believes, can never be completely successful, since each of these disciplines -- valuable as they are in themselves -- are compelled by their nature to reduce both reality and theology to the level of what is human, thus leaving out the very thing that theology is all about: God. Roth contends that theology must use as its model what he terms story, the kind of large, comprehensive tale or myth that takes into account the basic facts of the universe and human existence. The nature of story, he tells us, is essentially dramatic, filled with tension between opposing forces. The conflict between good and evil, for example, or between hope and despair, has always characterized great literature. And it is precisely those same conflicts that characterize reality. Little wonder that God's account of reality -- the gospel -- is cast in story form. 'Story and Reality' is an exciting and unusual approach to the question of what constitutes God's message to humanity; it offers as well new insights into the nature of literature, and the role story can play in helping us properly apprehend reality. Roth demands an effort on the part of his readers; but it is an effort that will be richly repaid.
International Medieval Bibliography
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : OSU:32435075337865