Talking Doctrine

Author : Richard J. Mouw,Robert L. Millet
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830898824

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Over the past two centuries relations between Mormons and evangelicals could at best be described as guarded and suspicious and at worst as antagonistic and hostile. In recent years, however, evangelicals and Mormons have frequently found themselves united against certain influences in society—militant atheism, growing secularism, ethical relativism and frontal attacks on marriage, the family and religious liberty. With this background, a group of nine Mormon and ten evangelical scholars undertook a remarkable journey over a period of fifteen years to discuss differences and investigate possible common ground. The essays in this book reflect thoughtful, respectful and nuanced engagements on some of the most controversial topics that have inflamed passions in the past. Evangelical contributors include Craig Blomberg Christopher Hall Gerald McDermott Among the Mormon participants are Spencer Fluhman Camille Fronk Olson Grant Underwood They and thirteen others consider what they have learned about honest, frank and respectful dialogue while also taking up key doctrines for both communities. The results may surprise you as the nature of God, authority, grace and more are all discussed with both candor and generosity.

Author : Richard J. Mouw,Robert L. Millet
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830840809

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Talking Doctrine by Richard J. Mouw,Robert L. Millet Pdf

A group of Mormon and evangelical scholars undertook a remarkable journey over fifteen years to discuss differences and investigate possible common ground in their beliefs. With both candor and generosity, these essays reflect the thoughtful, respectful and nuanced engagements on some of the most controversial topics that have inflamed passions in the past.

Author : Naomi Klein
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307371300

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The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein Pdf

From the bestselling author of No Logo—the gripping story of how America’s “free market” polices exploited crises and shock for three decades from Pinochet’s coup in Chile in 1973 to the "War on Terror." In her groundbreaking reporting, Naomi Klein introduced the term "disaster capitalism." Whether covering Baghdad after the U.S. occupation, Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami, or New Orleans post-Katrina, she witnessed something remarkably similar. People still reeling from catastrophe were being hit again, this time with economic "shock treatment," losing their land and homes to rapid-fire corporate makeovers. The Shock Doctrine retells the story of one the most dominant ideologies of our time: Milton Friedman's free market economic revolution. In contrast to the popular myth of this movement's peaceful global victory, Klein shows how it has exploited moments of shock and extreme violence in order to implement its economic policies in so many parts of the world from Latin America and Eastern Europe to South Africa, Russia, and Iraq. At the core of disaster capitalism is the use of cataclysmic events to advance radical privatization combined with the privatization of the disaster response itself. Klein argues that by capitalizing on crises, created by nature or war, the disaster capitalism complex now exists as a booming new economy, and is the violent culmination of a radical economic project that has been incubating for fifty years.

Author : Shirley C. Guthrie
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664253687

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Christian Doctrine by Shirley C. Guthrie Pdf

CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE has introduced thousands to the tenets of the Christian faith. This newly revised edition reflects changes in teh church and society and takes into account new works in Reformed theology, gender references in the Bible, racism, pluralism, ecological developments and liberation theologies.

Author : Chris Jensen
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1737475006

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Obscure Mormon Doctrine: Uncommon Beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) by Chris Jensen Pdf

"Amazingly enough, Christ is the Jehovah of the Old Testament and the God of Israel. It was Christ who led the nation of Israel out of Egyptian bondage, and it was he who gave and fulfilled the Law of Moses." This book is different from other books about the Latter-day Saints (LDS) in at least two ways. First, it focuses on details of LDS doctrine that are relatively unknown, even to church members. Second, because its purpose is to inform, not persuade, it presents these details in a neutral, unflinching, warts-and-all way. The reader can then decide for him- or herself what to believe. As Jensen states in his Introduction, he wrote the book for three audiences. First, he wrote it for himself. Although he grew up in the church and served a church mission, he was often confused about the more cryptic points of LDS doctrine, of which there are many. For example, if someone had asked him to explain in detail the LDS position on angels, or Jews, or Zion, he knew wouldn't have been able to. So he wrote the book to understand - to "get to the bottom of" - the church's more obscure beliefs and follow the implications to their logical conclusion. Second, he wrote it for non-Mormons who are curious about the religion and seek a book that is unbiased and informative while also being light and readable. Third, he wrote it for members of the church who are fuzzy on the details of the topics discussed in the book and would like to understand them better. The church has always placed great stock in education, especially as it relates to God's plans for us. This book will help educate church members on the finer points of their doctrine - on what one actually believes, or should believe, as a Latter-day Saint. Were Adam and Eve married? Is there a hell of fire and brimstone? Does the earth have a spirit? Does Satan have a body? Who are the Lost 10 Tribes? Where did Noah set off from in his ark? Will animals and plants be resurrected? In this book, you'll find unflinching answers (from the LDS perspective) to those important and interesting questions - and many more.

Author : Christine Helmer
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611645255

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Theology and the End of Doctrine by Christine Helmer Pdf

This book is about the crisis brought about by doctrine's estrangement from reality--that is from actual lives, experiences, histories, and from God. By invoking "the end of doctrine," Christine Helmer opens a new discussion of doctrinal production that is engaged with the challenges and possibilities of modernity. The end of doctrine refers on the one hand to unquestioning doctrinal reception, which Helmer critiques, and on the other, represents an invitation to a new way of understanding the aim of doctrine in deeper connection to the reality that it seeks. The book's first section offers an analysis of the current situation in theology by reconstructing a trajectory of Protestant theology from the turn of the twentieth century to today. This history focuses primarily on the status of the word in theology and explains how changes in theology in the context of the political and social crisis in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s led to a distancing of the word from reality. Helmer then turns to the constructive section of the book to propose a repositioning of theology to the world and to God. Helmer's powerful work will inspire revitalized interest in both doctrine and theological inquiry itself.

Author : Geoff Thompson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567673367

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Christian Doctrine by Geoff Thompson Pdf

Geoff Thompson addresses multiple questions concerning Christian doctrine in an engaging narrative, beginning with an in-depth discussion of the origins of doctrine in the various catechetical, polemical and apologetic pressures that the church encountered as it sought to articulate and teach its confession of faith in Jesus Christ. In providing an overview of some of the classic and historically influential doctrinal projects, Thompson employs ten case studies that illustrate the overlapping influences of tradition and contexts-both ecclesial and cultural-on doctrinal discourse. Thompson takes the reader from those historical and paradigmatic case studies into some of the great contemporary debates about doctrine, including those which have been shaped by the critique of doctrine associated with the European Enlightenment as well as the challenges and contributions of theologians of the majority world. He pays particular attention to the influence that these diverse cultural, ecclesial, and academic contexts have had upon the shape and content of particular doctrines. This leads into an engagement with George Lindbeck's seminal The Nature of Doctrine, as well as the more recent proposals of Kevin Vanhoozer and Christine Helmer. This guide concludes by developing the idea of a Christian social imaginary as the framework for holding together doctrine, practice, truth, diversity, and context.

Author : Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664223273

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The Drama of Doctrine by Kevin J. Vanhoozer Pdf

Observing a strange disappearance of doctrine within the church, Kevin Vanhoozer argues that there is no more urgent task for Christians today than to engage in living truthfully with others before God. He details how doctrine serves the church--the theater of the gospel--by directing individuals and congregations to participate in the drama of what God is doing to renew all things in Jesus Christ. Taking his cue from George Lindbeck and others who locate the criteria of Christian identity in Spirit-led church practices, Vanhoozer relocates the norm for Christian doctrine in the canonical practices, which, he argues, both provoke and preserve the integrity of the church's witness as prophetic and apostolic.

Author : IBP, Inc.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781577515890

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US Presidential Doctrines Handbook - Volume 1 President Barack Obama Doctrine - Strategic Information and Materials by IBP, Inc. Pdf

US Presidential Doctrines Handbook - Reagan, Carder, Clinton, Bush, Obama

Author : Markus Bockmuehl,Alan J. Torrance
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801036019

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Scripture's Doctrine and Theology's Bible by Markus Bockmuehl,Alan J. Torrance Pdf

A team of world-renowned scholars explores on what grounds and to what extent the New Testament shapes and prescribes Christian theology.

Author : Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611645422

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Faith Speaking Understanding by Kevin J. Vanhoozer Pdf

In this volume, highly esteemed scholar Kevin Vanhoozer introduces readers to a way of thinking about Christian theology that takes the work he began in the groundbreaking 2005 book, The Drama of Doctrine, to its next level. Vanhoozer argues that theology is not merely a set of cognitive beliefs, but is also something we do that involves speech and action alike. He uses a theatrical model to explain the ways in which doctrine shapes Christian understanding and forms disciples. The church, Vanhoozer posits, is the preeminent theater where the gospel is "performed," with doctrine directing this performance. Doctrines are not simply truths to be stored, shelved, and stacked, but indications and directions to be followed, practiced, and enacted. In "performing" doctrine, Christians are shaped into active disciples of Jesus Christ. He goes on to examine the state of the church in today's world and explores how disciples can do or perform doctrine. Written in an accessible and engaging style, Faith Speaking Understanding sets forth a compelling vision of what the church is and what it should be doing, and demonstrates the importance of Christian doctrine for this mission. Disciples who want to follow Christ in all situations need doctrinal direction as they walk onto the social stage in the great theater of the world. The Christian faith is about acknowledging, and participating in, the great thing God is doing in our world: making all things new in Christ through the Holy Spirit. Doctrine ministers understanding: of God, of the drama of redemption, of the church as a company of faithful players, and of individual actors, all of whom have important roles to play. In an age where things fall apart and centers fail to hold, doctrine centers us in Jesus Christ, in whom all things hold together.

Author : Harald Hoiback
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136760242

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Understanding Military Doctrine by Harald Hoiback Pdf

This book puts military doctrine into a wider perspective, drawing on military history, philosophy, and political science. Military doctrines are institutional beliefs about what works in war; given the trauma of 9/11 and the ensuing 'War on Terror', serious divergences over what the message of the 'new' military doctrine ought to be were expected around the world. However, such questions are often drowned in ferocious meta-doctrinal disagreements. What is a doctrine, after all? This book provides a theoretical understanding of such questions. Divided into three parts, the author investigates the historical roots of military doctrine and explores its growth and expansion until the present day, and goes on to analyse the main characteristics of a military doctrine. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the book concludes that doctrine can be utilized in three key ways: as a tool of command, as a tool of change, and as a tool of education. This book will be of much interest to students of military studies, civil-military relations, strategic studies, and war studies, as well as to students in professional military education.

Author : Colin E. Gunton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1997-06-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 052147695X

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The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine by Colin E. Gunton Pdf

These fourteen specially commissioned essays provide an exciting new introduction to the content of Christian theology.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Fairness doctrine (Broadcasting)
ISBN : LOC:00101218831

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Fairness Doctrine by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications Pdf

Author : John Ashworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1817
Category : Methodist Church
ISBN : CHI:16543294

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An Account of the Rise and Progress of the Unitarian Doctrine by John Ashworth Pdf