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The present volume is the work of 25 scholars who represent various
specializations important to the study of the Qur'an, including
Arabic language, comparative Semitic linguistics, paleography,
epigraphy, history, rhetorical theory, hermeneutics, and Biblical
studies. The starting point of this work was a series of five
international conferences on the Qur'an at the University of Notre
Dame over the academic year 2012-13, although the commentaries
contributed during those conferences have been carefully edited to
avoid repetition. Readers of The Qur'an Seminar Commentary will
find that the 50 passages selected for inclusion in this work
include many of the most important and influential elements of the
Qur'an, including: - Q 1, al-Fatiha - Q 2:30-39, the angelic
prostration before Adam - Q 2:255, the "Throne Verse" - Q 3:7, the
muhkamat and mutashabihat - Q 4:3, polygamy and monogamy - Q
5:112-15, the table (al-ma'ida) from heaven - Q 9:29, fighting the
People of the Book and the jizya - Q 12, the story of Joseph - Q
24:45, the "Light Verse" - Q 33:40, the "seal of the prophets" - Q
53, the "satanic verses" - Q 96, including the passage often
described as the "first revelation" - Q 97, the "night of qadr" - Q
105, the "Companions of the Elephant" - Q 112, on God and the
denial of a divine son The collaborative nature of this work, which
involves a wide range of scholars discussing the same passages from
different perspectives, offers readers with an unprecedented
diversity of insights on the Qur'anic text.
Paul D. Molnar discusses issues related to the concepts of freedom
and necessity in trinitarian doctrine. He considers the
implications of "non-conceptual knowledge of God" by comparing the
approaches of Karl Rahner and T. F. Torrance. He also reconsiders
T. F. Torrance's "new" natural theology and illustrates why
Christology must be central when discussing liberation theology.
Further, he explores Catholic and Protestant relations by comparing
the views of Elizabeth Johnson, Walter Kasper and Karl Barth, as
well as relations among Christians, Jews and Muslims by considering
whether it is appropriate to claim that all three religions should
be understood to be united under the concept of monotheism.
Finally, he probes the controversial issues of how to name God in a
way that underscores the full equality of women and men and how to
understand "universalism" by placing Torrance and David Bentley
Hart into conversation on that subject.
This textbook offers a systematic introduction to eschatology. The
first part introduces the historical approaches to eschatology. The
second part concerns the reasons for eschatological statements in
light of important aspects of the doctrine of God and Christ. The
third part is devoted to different concepts of the relationship
between eternity and time, space and infinitude as well as the
question of what is good, true and beautiful. Using a thematic
structure, the multiple different approaches and concepts of modern
eschatology are clearly presented, and illuminated by the
perspective of the classical teachings on the Last Things; which
are ultimately brought together in a synthesis. This is an
important contribution to a crucial part of the study of systematic
theology.
Expanding the impact of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s
philosophy to the disciplines of Christian Origins and Christian
theology, this original study makes the case for understanding
early Christianity through such Deleuzioguattarian concepts as the
‘rhizome’, the ‘machine’, the ‘body without organs’ and
the ‘multiplicity’, using the theoretical tool of
schizoanalysis to do so. The reconstruction of the historical
emergence of early Christianity, Bradley H. McLean argues, has been
constrained by traditional assumptions about its historical and
transcendental origins. These assumptions are ill-suited to
theorizing the genesis, change and transformation of early
Christianity in the first three centuries of the Common Era. To
capture the dynamism of early Christianity, McLean applies
Guattari’s concept of the ‘machine’, to the analysis of early
Christianity. Arguing that machines are both an unnoticed dimension
of early Christianity, and a major analytical tool for the
discipline, McLean highlights the potential of the philosophy of
Deleuze and Guattari to challenge and reconfigure not just our
knowledge of early Christianity, but all aspects of Hellenistic
Judaism, and the Greco-Roman world, as well as our understanding of
Jesus of Nazareth and the Jesus movement. By subverting the concept
of a single transcendental or historical origin of Christianity,
this book facilitates new forms of dialogue and cooperation between
Christians and co-religionists.
Islamic theology had to wait a long time before being granted a
place in the European universities. That happened above all in
German-speaking areas, and this led to the development of new
theological and religious pedagogical approaches. This volume
presents one such approach and discusses it from various
perspectives. It takes up different theological and religious
pedagogical themes and reflects on them anew from the perspective
of the contemporary context. The primary focus is on contemporary
challenges and possible answers from the perspective of Islamic
theology and religious pedagogy. It discusses general themes like
the location of Islamic theology and religious pedagogy at secular
European universities. The volume also explores concrete
challenges, such as the extent to which Islamic religious pedagogy
can be conceptualised anew, how it should deal with its own
theological tradition in the contemporary context, and how a
positive attitude towards worldview and religious plurality can be
cultivated. At issue here are foundations of a new interpretation
of Islam that takes into account both a reflective approach to the
Islamic tradition and the contemporary context. In doing so, it
gives Muslims the opportunity to take their own thinking further.
Conceptual Tension: Essays on Kinship, Politics, and Individualism
is a critical philosophical examination of the role of concepts and
concept formation in social sciences. Written by Leon J. Goldstein,
a preeminent Jewish philosopher who examined the epistemological
foundations of social science inquiry during the second half of the
twentieth century, the book undertakes a study of concept formation
and change by looking at the four critical terms in anthropology
(kinship), politics (parliament and Rousseau's concept of the
general will), and sociology (individualism). The author challenges
prevailing notions of concept formation and definition,
specifically assertions by Gottlieb Frege that concepts have fixed,
clear boundaries that are not subject to change. Instead, drawing
upon arguments by R.G. Collingwood, Goldstein asserts that concepts
have a historical dimension with boundaries and meanings that
change with their use and context. Goldstein's work provides
insight for philosophers, historians, political scientists,
anthropologists, and Judaica scholars interested in the study and
meaning of critical concepts within their fields.
Popular religion in village India is overwhelmingly dominated by
goddess worship. Goddesses can be nationally well-known like Durga
or Kali, or they can be an obscure deity who is only known in a
particular rural locale. The origins of a goddess can be both
ancient with many transitions or amalgamations with other cults
having occurred along the way and very recent. While some have
tribal origins, others sprout up overnight due to a vivid dream.
Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of
Hindu Divinities on the Move looks at the nature of how and why
goddesses are invented and reinvented historically in India and how
social hierarchy, gender differences, and modernity play roles in
these emerging religious phenomena."
This book not only explicates Stalin's thoughts, but thinks with
and especially through Stalin. It argues that Stalin often thought
at the intersections between theology and Marxist political
philosophy - especially regarding key issues of socialism in power.
Careful and sustained attention to Stalin's written texts is the
primary approach used. The result is a series of arresting efforts
to develop the Marxist tradition in unexpected ways. Starting from
a sympathetic attitude toward socialism in power, this book
provides us with an extremely insightful interpretation of Stalin's
philosophy of socialism. It is not only a successful academic
effort to re-articulate Stalin's philosophy, but also a creative
effort to understand socialism in power in the context of both the
former Soviet Union and contemporary China. ------- Zhang Shuangli,
Professor of Marxist philosophy, Fudan University Boer's book, far
from both "veneration" and "demonization" of Stalin, throws new
light on the classic themes of Marxism and the Communist Movement:
language, nation, state, and the stages of constructing
post-capitalist society. It is an original book that also pays
great attention to the People's Republic of China, arising from the
reforms of Deng Xiaoping, and which is valuable to those who,
beyond the twentieth century, want to understand the time and the
world in which we live. -------Domenico Losurdo, University of
Urbino, Italy, author of Stalin: The History and Critique of a
Black Legend.
Die bundel bevat artikels oor geloof en kerk in veranderende kontekste. Bydraes is deur teoloë van die Universiteit van Suid-Afrika en die Protestantse Teologiese Universiteit in Nederland gelewer en is die resultaat van samewerking tussen die twee universiteite op die gebied van praktiese en sistematiese teologie.
Die fokus is op die verantwoordelikheid van die kerk teenoor armes, die aard en wese van die kerk, die Christelik Godsbegrip en die wyse waarop oor God in die prediking gedink en gepraat word. Van die boeiende bydraes is ’n vergelyking tussen armoede in Suid-Afrika en Nederland, verhale oor die wyse waarop regstellende aksie en werkloosheid Suid-Afrikaners se geloofsbelewenis raak en besinning oor die proses van kerkvereniging in die NG Kerk-familie.
Daar is ook hoofstukke oor prediking en liturgie as uitdrukking van nadenke oor God en maniere waarop tot God gepraat word. Die wye verskeidenheid invalshoeke en onderwerpe maak van hierdie boek ’n interessante leeservaring vir sowel gewone lidmate as predikante en akademici.
This book reveals and counteracts the misuse of biblical texts and
figures in political theology, in an attempt to decolonialize the
reading of the Old Testament. In the framework of Critical Theory,
the book questions readings that inform the State of Israel's
military apparatus. It embraces Martin Buber's pacifist vision and
Edward Said's perspective on Orientalism, influenced by critical
authors such as Amnon Raz Krakotzkin, Ilan Pappe, Shlomo Sand,
Idith Zertal, and Enrique Dussel's.
This book addresses contemporary debates on civil disobedience in
Islam within the rich Sunni tradition, especially during the height
of the non-violent people revolution in various Arab countries,
popularly known as the Arab Spring. It illustrates the Islamic
theological and jurisprudential arguments presented by those who
either permit or prohibit acts of civil disobedience for the
purpose of changing government, political systems or policy. The
book analyses the nature of the debate and considers how a
theological position on civil disobedience should be formulated in
contemporary time, and makes the case for alternatives to violent
political action such as jihadism, terrorism and armed rebellion.
This pivot sets Muslim shrines within the wider context of Heritage
Studies in the Muslim world and considers their role in the
articulation of sacred landscapes, their function as sites of
cultural memory and their links to different religious traditions.
Reviewing the historiography of Muslim shrines paying attention to
the different ways these places have been studied, through
anthropology, archaeology, history, and religious studies, the text
discusses the historical and archaeological evidence for the
development of shrines in the region from pre-Islamic times up to
the present day. It also assesses the significance of Muslim
shrines in the modern Middle East, focusing on the diverse range of
opinions and treatments from veneration to destruction, and argues
that shrines have a unique social function as a means of direct
contact with the past in a region where changing political
configurations have often distorted conventional historical
narratives.
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