The Power Of Pictures In Christian Thought

Author : Anthony C. Thiselton
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780281078875

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The Power of Pictures in Christian Thought by Anthony C. Thiselton Pdf

Part One considers key philosophical and aesthetic evaluations of literary images and symbols. The power of pictures is widely appreciated, as in the adage 'a picture is worth a thousand words'. Sometimes Christian discourse can be smothered by endless prose, which demands much inferential reasoning. There is, however, a contrary argument. An isolated visual representation can be misleading if it is improperly interpreted. For example, some mystical visions are interpreted as direct instructions from the Holy Spirit, as happened with the Radical Reformers, who advocated the Peasants’ Revolt. Hence theories of symbol, metaphor, and visual representation must be examined Part Two discusses visual representation in the Old Testament, the teaching of Jesus, pictures and analogies in Paul, and the Book of Revelation. This shows the range of authentic visual representations. In contrast to biblical material, we find throughout Christian history abundant examples of misleading imagery which is often passed off as Christian. A notorious example is found in the visual representation and metaphors used by Gnostic writers. Almost as bad are some visual representations used by the medieval mystics, Radical Reformers, and extreme charismatics – all of which lack valid criteria of interpretation, relying instead on subjective conviction. Similarly, sermons and prayers today can be enriched with pictorial images, but some can be misleading and unhelpful for the life of the Church.

Author : Casey Alan Strine,Strine Casey,Mark McInroy,Alexis Torrance
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : Art and religion
ISBN : 2503581218

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Image as Theology by Casey Alan Strine,Strine Casey,Mark McInroy,Alexis Torrance Pdf

Our lives are saturated with images. They exert an unparalleled power in contemporary culture. However, the power of images is in fact nothing new. Although texts are often the most important historical sources for academics, the image played an enormous role for those who actually lived in these past societies. Images communicated all manner of concepts and messages to a much wider audience than theological texts. Throughout history, images frequently depicted God, human beings, and their relationship in a manner that was meant to teach theology and inspire awe. Historically speaking, most people who have done theological reflection have done so in intimate conversation with the images seen in sacred spaces.0This volume explores how images themselves are theology, how they influence sacred texts and theological concepts in a way that words cannot on their own. In part one, the book presents five essays investigating the ways in which images have shaped sacred and theological texts. In part two, the book offers five discussions of the sort of theological work that images can perform that words are unable to do. The volume concludes by outlining areas for future research and exploration based on the insights achieved among the chapters. The collection is, in its totality, a celebration of how central the image has been in shaping theology and how it should continue to do so.

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310109662

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The Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar, 25th Anniversary by Zondervan, Pdf

A celebration of 25 years of the Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar that features contributions from a diverse lineup of today's most respected scholars. For twenty-five years, the Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar has produced a steady stream of influential, global, diverse, ecumenical and world-class research and publications that have impacted a generation of scholars now in mid-career, teaching or ministering at various universities, seminaries, divinity schools, or churches around the globe. The volumes of the seminar have resourced countless classrooms and have been cited thousands of times in scholarly research and in the pulpits and Bible studies worldwide. In celebration of the 25th year of the seminar (1997-2022), this compendium reflects on its work and impact. It offers new essays that chart the value of the seminar for biblical interpretation and the needs of biblical interpretation in the future, and includes stories from the formative SAHS community. This volume distills the work of the seminar for a new generation of students, opening to them a gateway to the community and to the resources developed over the past two decades. Tightly organized, carefully arranged and cross-referenced, this volume: Highlights the work of a significant movement in biblical interpretation in the academy Charts a path of biblical interpretation from the past to the future Helps readers understand the philosophical and theological commitments that undergird biblical interpretation Helps readers construct a theological hermeneutics that yields a deeper, richer reading of Scripture Introduces readers to stories of the seminar from scholars and ministers impacted by it This celebratory volume not only gives a unique perspective on the architecture of biblical interpretation in the first quarter of the twenty-first century, but it is offered in hope of preparing fertile soil for the next generation of women and men to cultivate biblical interpretation for years to come. The volume features essays by Craig Bartholomew, David Beldman, Amber L. Bowen, Susan Bubbers, Jean-Louis Chrétien, Havilah Dharamraj, Bo Lim, Murray Rae, J. Aaron Simmons, Anthony Thiselton, and John Wyatt.

Author : Paul Tillich
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Theology, Doctrinal
ISBN : 9780671214265

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A History of Christian Thought, from Its Judaic and Hellenistic Origins to Existentialism by Paul Tillich Pdf

Professor Tillich analyzes the development of Christian theology.

Author : Matthew E. Gordley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781119884026

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Social Justice in the Stories of Jesus by Matthew E. Gordley Pdf

Invites a new generation of readers to apply ethical reasoning to social justice challenges, accessible to people of faith from a broad range of backgrounds Social Justice in the Stories of Jesus introduces readers to the parables of the New Testament while exploring how they relate to social justice, ethics, and key issues of modern society. Centering on themes of mercy, justice, and human dignity, this unique volume invites readers to reflect on the meaning of Jesus's parables both in their original setting and in the context of present-day moral and ethical challenges. The author discusses social justice concepts from various traditions to enable readers to engage with the ethical implications of the parables in a range of different contexts. Each chapter focuses on one parable or set of parables, such as the parable of the Good Samaritan and the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, and includes historical background information and an analysis and interpretation of the parable. Throughout the text, the author highlights the connections between Jesus's parables and racism, violence, poverty, the environment, our obligations to one another, and other timely social justice issues. Blends an accessible overview of the parables of Jesus with an introduction to social justice and ethics Explores New Testament parables as viewed through the lens of contemporary writers, ethicists, and activists Emphasizes the Jewish roots of the parables and the need to guard against anti-Jewish readings of the parables Highlights the ways that Jesus’s parables challenged his first-century listeners to see their world in new ways and recognize the dignity of every person Engages with seminal thinkers in contemporary social justice, such as James Cone, Howard Thurman, Emilie Townes, Bishop Michael Curry, and Pope Francis Includes study and discussion questions for personal and group use Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, Social Justice in the Stories of Jesus: The Ethical Challenge of the Parables is an ideal textbook for introductory courses on the Bible and New Testament, faith-based courses on ethics, and general Christian readers looking for an excellent resource for personal or congregational study.

Author : Anthony C. Thiselton
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781532664373

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Why Hermeneutics? by Anthony C. Thiselton Pdf

In this little volume, Anthony Thiselton makes an impassioned appeal for closer attention to the philosophy of hermeneutics. Emilio Betti provocatively observes that hermeneutics ought to constitute an obligatory course for most degrees in the humanities. Hermeneutics, he insists, teaches patience, tolerance, respect for other views, understanding, and humility, while holding one's own views with firmness and generosity. Yet many teaching institutions do not yet recognize this. With this in mind, Thiselton first considers and responds to those who argue that hermeneutics is not necessary. Then he considers anew more sophisticated thinkers on the subject. Types of texts and hermeneutical models, he argues, are almost infinite, a fact many biblical scholars do not recognize. In the field of biblical hermeneutics, too many view the Bible as one thing, or as a monochrome landscape--it is not. The culmination of Thiselton's case consists in a sustained reflection on the impressive work of Paul Ricoeur, selecting thirteen points of genuine advance his work makes. With a glossary of fifty technical terms this is a volume that will prove helpful to student and scholar alike.

Author : Judith A. Muskett
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334058410

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Shop Window, Flagship, Common Ground by Judith A. Muskett Pdf

How are cathedrals and churches understood? Are they shop windows, through which to gaze at the riches on offer within the Christian life? Are they flagships of the Spirit? Are they both sacred spaces and community utilities? ‘Shop-window, flagship, common ground’ views the rich ministry and innovative mission of cathedrals through the novel lens of metaphor; and it offers comparative insights on cathedrals and cathedral-like churches. Located in the emerging international field of cathedral studies, the book explores the usage and inferences of a range of metaphors, including ‘shop-windows of the Church of England’, ‘flagships of the Spirit’, ‘beacons of the Christian faith’, ‘magnets’, and ‘sacred space, common ground’. This volume also shows how such metaphors can stimulate different types of research about the function of cathedral and church buildings. With a Foreword by Professor Grace Davie, the book suggests that cathedrals and cathedral-like churches may play a role within 'vicarious religion' theory. It will provide a thought-provoking critique for practitioners and a valuable contribution for scholars of cathedral studies, congregational studies and ecclesiology.

Author : Margaret Ruth Miles
Publisher : Beacon Press (MA)
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015011041269

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Image as Insight by Margaret Ruth Miles Pdf

Author : Paul Tillich
Publisher : Touchstone Books
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UOM:39015001791931

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History of Christian Thought by Paul Tillich Pdf

In A History of Christian Thought, Paul Tillich has accomplished the supremely difficult feat of creating a work at once brilliantly authoritative and comprehensive, while remaining clear and uncluttered by scholarly annotation and debate. Originally delivered as lectures at the Union Theological Seminary and at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, this edition has been superbly edited by Carl E. Braaten of the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. From the "preparation for Christianity" implicit in the kairos and the Mystery Religions to the individualism of Bultmann, Troeltsch, and Barth, Professor Tillich guides the reader through the fascinating history of Christian thought with a confidence and clarity of presentation only a great scholar and teacher possesses. Book jacket.

Author : Anne Hollander
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000-10-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 0520226593

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Feeding the Eye by Anne Hollander Pdf

"Only a learned and daring intelligence could produce these dazzling essays on clothes, painting, literature, movies, and much more."—Elizabeth Hardwick

Author : Sarah Stewart-Kroeker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192527165

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Pilgrimage as Moral and Aesthetic Formation in Augustine's Thought by Sarah Stewart-Kroeker Pdf

Augustine's dominant image for the human life is peregrinatio, which signifies at once a journey to the homeland (a pilgrimage) and the condition of exile from the homeland. For Augustine, all human beings are, in the earthly life, exiles from their true homeland: heaven. Some, but not all, become pilgrims seeking a way back to the heavenly homeland, a return mediated by the incarnate Christ. Becoming a pilgrim begins with attraction to beauty. The return journey therefore involves formation, both moral and aesthetic, in loving rightly. This image has occasioned a lot of angst in ethical thought in the last century. Augustine's vision of Christian life as a pilgrimage, his critics allege, casts a pall of groaning and longing over this life in favor of happiness in the next. Augustine's eschatological orientation robs the world of beauty and ethics of urgency. In Pilgrimage as Moral and Aesthetic Formation in Augustine's Thought, Sarah Stewart-Kroeker responds to Augustine's critics by elaborating the Christological continuity between the earthly journey and the eschatological home. Through this cohesive account of pilgrimage as a journey toward the right ordering of the desire for beauty and love for God and neighbour, Stewart-Kroeker reveals the integrity of Augustine's vision of moral and aesthetic vision. From the human desire for beauty to the embodied practice of Christian sacraments, Stewart-Kroeker develops an account of the relationship between beauty and morality as the linchpin of an Augustinian moral theology.

Author : David Freedberg
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780226259031

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The Power of Images by David Freedberg Pdf

"This learned and heavy volume should be placed on the shelves of every art historical library."—E. H. Gombrich, New York Review of Books "This is an engaged and passionate work by a writer with powerful convictions about art, images, aesthetics, the art establishment, and especially the discipline of art history. It is animated by an extraordinary erudition."—Arthur C. Danto, The Art Bulletin "Freedberg's ethnographic and historical range is simply stunning. . . . The Power of Images is an extraordinary critical achievement, exhilarating in its polemic against aesthetic orthodoxy, endlessly fascinating in its details. . . . This is a powerful, disturbing book."—T. J. Jackson Lears, Wilson Quarterly "Freedberg helps us to see that one cannot do justice to the images of art unless one recognizes in them the entire range of human responses, from the lowly impulses prevailing in popular imagery to their refinement in the great visions of the ages."—Rudolf Arnheim, Times Literary Supplement

Author : John Calvin Editor: Anthony Uyl
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780994878137

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Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin Editor: Anthony Uyl Pdf

The chief work of the theologian John Calvin, the institutes have set the theological framework of Calvinists and Reform thinkers for many hundreds of years. Although originally written in the 16th century, Calvin's work still holds many truths that we can learn from today.

Author : Nathan C. Schaeffer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368375294

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Thinking and learning to think by Nathan C. Schaeffer Pdf

Reproduction of the original.

Author : Christian D. Larson
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-19
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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How Mental Pictures Become Realities by Christian D. Larson Pdf

How Mental Pictures Become Realities by Christian D. Larson explores the concept of visualization and manifestation. It provides a clear path to bringing your mental images to life, turning your dreams into reality. Start shaping your reality with How Mental Pictures Become Realities. Secure your copy today and step into the realm of possibility.