Author : Dwight N. Hopkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 39,7 MB
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 052170569X
A comprehensive look at black theology and its connection with major doctrinal themes within Christianity from a global perspective.
Author : Dwight N. Hopkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 36,77 MB
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1107495458
This volume discusses normative theological categories from a black perspective and argues that there is no major Christian doctrine on which black theology has not commented. Part One explores introductory questions such as: what have been the historical and social factors fostering a black theology, and what are some of the internal factors key to its growth? Part Two examines major doctrines which have been important for black theology in terms of clarifying key intellectual foci common to the study of religion. The final part discusses black theology as a world-wide development constituted by interdisciplinary approaches. The volume has an important role in bringing Christian thought into confrontation with one of the central challenges of modernity, namely the problem of race and racism. This Companion puts theological themes in conversation with issues of ethnicity, gender, social analysis, politics and class and is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students.
Author : Christopher Rowland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 30,86 MB
Release : 2007-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1139828053
Liberation theology is widely referred to in discussions of politics and religion but not always adequately understood. The second edition of this Companion brings the story of the movement's continuing importance and impact up to date. Additional essays, which complement those in the original edition, expand upon the issues by dealing with gender and sexuality and the important matter of epistemology. In the light of a more conservative ethos in Roman Catholicism, and in theology generally, liberation theology is often said to have been an intellectual movement tied to a particular period of ecumenical and political theology. These essays indicate its continuing importance in different contexts and enable readers to locate its distinctive intellectual ethos within the evolving contextual and cultural concerns of theology and religious studies. This book will be of interest to students of theology as well as to sociologists, political theorists and historians.
Author : Charles Taliaferro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 46,14 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521514339
This Companion offers an up-to-date overview of the beliefs, doctrines, and practices of the key philosophical concepts at the heart of Christian theology. The sixteen chapters, commissioned specially for this volume, are written by an internationally recognized team of scholars and examine topics such as the Trinity, God's necessary existence, simplicity, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, goodness, eternity and providence, the incarnation, resurrection, atonement, sin and salvation, the problem of evil, church rites, revelation and miracles, prayer, and the afterlife. Written in non-technical, accessible language, they not only offer a synthesis of scholarship on these topics but also suggest questions and topics for further investigation.
Author : David Bagchi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 29,81 MB
Release : 2004-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521776622
The European Reformation of the sixteenth century was one of the most formative periods in the history of Christian thought and remains one of the most fascinating events in Western history. The Cambridge Companion to Reformation Theology provides a comprehensive guide to the theology and theologians of the Reformation period. Each of the eighteen chapters is written by a leading authority in the field and provides an up-to-date account and analysis of the thought associated with a particular figure or movement. There are chapters focusing on lesser reformers such as Martin Bucer, and on the Catholic and Radical Reformations, as well as the major Protestant reformers. A detailed bibliography and comprehensive index allows comparison of the treatment of specific themes by different figures. This authoritative and accessible guide will appeal to students of history and literature as well as specialist theologians.
Author : Peter Harrison
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 21,31 MB
Release : 2010-06-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521712513
This book explores the historical relations between science and religion and discusses contemporary issues with perspectives from cosmology, evolutionary biology and bioethics.
Author : Declan Marmion
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 32,73 MB
Release : 2005-06-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1139827219
Karl Rahner (1904–84) was one of the most significant theological voices of the twentieth century. For many his theology has come to symbolise the Catholic Church's entry into modernity. Part of his enduring appeal lies in his ability to reflect on a whole variety of issues in theology and spirituality and concentrate this plurality into a few basic convictions. This Cambridge Companion provides an accessible introduction to the main themes of Rahner's work. Written by an international array of experts, it will be of interest to both students and scholars alike. Each chapter serves as a guide to its topic and recommends further reading for additional study. The contributors also assess Rahner's significance for contemporary theology by bringing his thought into dialogue with many current concerns including: religious pluralism, spirituality, postmodernism, ecumenism, ethics and developments in political and feminist theologies.
Author : Peter C. Phan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 42,64 MB
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 110749544X
How do Christians reconcile their belief in one God with the concept of three divine 'persons'? This Companion provides an overview of how the Christian doctrine of the Trinity has been understood and articulated in the last two thousand years. The Trinitarian theologies of key theologians, from the New Testament to the twentieth century, are carefully examined and the doctrine of the Trinity is brought into dialogue with non-Christian religions as well as with other Christian beliefs. Authors from a range of denominational backgrounds explore the importance of Trinitarian thought, locating the Trinity within the wider context of systematic theology. Contemporary theology has seen a widespread revival of the doctrine of the Trinity and this book incorporates the most recent developments in the scholarship.
Author : Margaret M. McGuinness
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 28,56 MB
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1108472656
Provides a concise yet comprehensive guide to understanding the complexity and diversity of the American Catholic experience.
Author : Donald K. McKim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 13,91 MB
Release : 2003-07-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521016735
Martin Luther (1483-1546) stands as one of the giant figures in history. His activities, writings, and legacy have had a huge effect on the western world. This Cambridge Companion provides an accessible introduction to Martin Luther for students of theology and history and for others interested in the life, work and thought of the first great Protestant reformer. The book contains eighteen chapters by an international array of major Luther scholars. Historians and theologians join here to present a full picture of Luther's contexts, the major themes in his writings, and the ways in which his ideas spread and have continuing importance today. Each chapter serves as a guide to its topic and provides further reading for additional study. The Companion will assist those with little or no background in Luther studies, while teachers and Luther specialists will find this accessible volume an invaluable aid to their work.
