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This work offers an exploration of the formation of the conception
of 'catastrophic messianism' in the Gabriel Revelation. It features
the first discussion of the recently discovered text "The Gabriel
Revelation" - an apocalyptic text written on stone at the turn of
the Common Era. This tablet provides revolutionary paths to the
understanding of the historical Jesus and the birth of
Christianity. It explores the formation of the conception of
'catastrophic messianism' in the Gabriel Revelation. According to
this conception, the death of a messianic leader and his
resurrection by the angel Gabriel after three days is an essential
part of the redemptive process. This conception is a new key which
enables us for the first time to understand the messianic vision of
the historical Jesus.This important and fascinating book will thus
shed new and revolutionary light on our basic view of Christianity.
The Robert and Arlene Kogod Library of Judaic Studies publishes new
research which provides new directions for modern Jewish thought
and life and which serves to enhance the quality of dialogue
between classical sources and the modern world. This book series
reflects the mission of the Shalom Hartman Institute, a pluralistic
research and leadership institute, at the forefront of Jewish
thought and education. It empowers scholars, rabbis, educators and
layleaders to develop new and diverse voices within the tradition,
laying foundations for the future of Jewish life in Israel and
around the world.
While for the largest part of its history humankind has experienced
its daily life in the 'here and now' in terms of a more
fundamental, transcendent realm, a significant group of Westerners,
in contrast, is living life without any reference to such a
transcendent realm. From a Christian perspective, this situation is
complicated by the fact that this loss of transcendence occurred in
the Christian West. This raises the question of the relation
between Christianity and secularization.How did the idea of the
"Death of God" come about, where were its origins? Frederiek
Depoortere presents a fascinating investigation into the history of
the concept of God through Greek philosophy, Mediaeval theology,
the Reformation to Early Modern philosophy. He proves that the
roots of modern secularism can be traced back to the epistemology
of the first metaphysicians of Greek philosophy and the Christian
theologians, who developed their concepts further.
For thousands of years, the Jewish people have endured many
atrocities. Some may wonder why the Jewish people have been
subjected to this treatment instead of those from other races. In
The Sacrificial Lamb, author Joey Kiser explains that God has not
forsaken Jewish followers, but instead has named them His chosen
people.
Using historical biblical examples, Kiser shares his experience
and ideas about the history of the Jewish people and his ideas
about Islam and the Christian faith. "The Sacrificial Lamb" shows
why the Jewish people were chosen to be sacrificed so the world
would not perish-a sacrifice to ward off the Devil's plan to
destroy mankind.
"The Sacrificial Lamb" illustrates that now is the time to
understand-a time to open the minds and hearts of all of mankind so
the truth will lead us all to a better place to create a new world
full of love and people caring for one another. It makes way for a
world ready for kindness, joy, and understanding so we can live in
peace for a thousand years.
In this book, Heather Walton explores the significance of women
poststructuralist theorists for feminist reading practices in
theology. She interrogates the crucial role that literature has
played in the development of feminist theology and breaks new
ground in linking the study of literary texts and theory to
creative writing. This raises important epistemological questions
concerning the use of the imagination in theological thinking and
introduces 'reflexive theology' as a discipline and practice.
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The Place
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Ian Heard
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Molinism, named after the sixteenth-century Spanish Jesuit Luis de
Molina, re-emerged in the 1970s after it was unwittingly assumed in
versions of Alvin Plantinga's Free Will Defense against the Logical
Argument from Evil. The Molinist notion of middle knowledge--and
especially its main objects, so-called counterfactuals of
(creaturely) freedom--have been the subject of vigorous debate in
analytical philosophy of religion ever since. Is middle knowledge
logically coherent? Is it a benefit or a liability overall for a
satisfying account of divine providence? The essays in this
collection examine the status, defensibility, and application of
Molinism. Friends and foes of Molinism are well represented, and
there are some lively exchanges between them. The collection
provides a snap-shot of the current state of the Molinism Wars,
along with some discussion of where we've been and where we might
go in the future. More battles surely lie ahead; the essays and
ideas in this collection are likely to have a major impact on
future directions. The essays are specially written by a line-up of
established and respected philosophers of religion, metaphysicians,
and logicians. There is a substantive Introduction and an extensive
Bibliography to assist both students and professionals.
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Sisters in Mourning
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Su Yon Pak, Mychal B Springer; Foreword by Mary Gordon
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This collection of essays analyzes a >traditiona (TM) as a
category in the historical and comparative study of religion. The
book questions the common assumption that tradition is simply the a
oepassing downa or imitation of prior practices and discourses. It
begins from the premise that many traditions are, at least in part,
social fabrications, often deliberately serving particular
ideological ends. Individual chapters examine a wide variety of
historical periods and religions (Congolese, Buddhist, Christian,
Confucian, Cree, Esoteric, Hawaiian, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, New
Religious Movement, and Shinto). Different sections of the book
consider tradition's relation to three sets of issues: legitimation
and authority; agency and identity; modernity and the West.
The ongoing debates on the present state and the future of the
Roman Catholic worship are not confined to specialists, but are
clearly of interest to a wider public, as the responses to the
Sacra Liturgia UK conference, held in London in July 2016, have
shown. This volume contains the proceedings of the conference and
raises the question of how to bring to fruition the insights and
instructions of the Second Vatican Council and its key document on
the liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, in the life of the Church
today. The initial contribution from Robert Cardinal Sarah, Prefect
of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, calls
for a fuller implementation of Sacrosanctum Concilium. Following on
from this other leading figures and liturgical scholars, such as
Joris Geldhof, David Fagerberg and Alcuin Reid, examine Catholic
worship from a variety of perspectives, including historical,
pastoral, social, cultural and artistic themes. Taken together,
these chapters present another crucial step along the route of
authentic liturgical renewal in the contemporary world.
This is an introduction to the problems of reading Irenaeus of
Lyons (c. 130-200), known as 'the first great Catholic theologian'.
This book is a fully revised and extended edition of Denis Minns'
standard introduction to the theology of Irenaeus. Readers will
find it comprehensive, informative, lucid, and elegantly written.
The book is chiefly aimed at those approaching him for the first
time, but it is based on the most recent scholarship and provides
much help for those who wish to work on him as a more advanced
level. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 130-200) has been called 'the first
great Catholic theologian'. As this book explains, the description
is accurate, since the Christianity represented by Irenaeus is
recognizably that of the Catholic Church, though unfamiliar in its
primitiveness. The thought of Irenaeus represents an important
stage in the development of Christian orthodoxy. Denis Minns
explains why Irenaeus, the 2nd-century theologian, deserves his
place in history. He explains why, though unfamiliar in its
primitiveness, the Christianity represented by Irenaeus is
recognizably that of the Catholic Church. Minns takes account of
the recent scholarly work on Irenaeus and his period which has been
done in recent years, but this book is principally an introduction
to the problems of reading him. It is aimed mainly at those
approaching Irenaeus for the first time.
In early modern England, religious sorrow was seen as a form of
spiritual dialogue between the soul and God, expressing how divine
grace operates at the level of human emotion. Through close
readings of both Protestant and Catholic poetry, Kuchar explains
how the discourses of 'devout melancholy' helped generate some of
the most engaging religious verse of the period. From Robert
Southwell to John Milton, from Aemilia Lanyer to John Donne, the
language of 'holy mourning' informed how poets represented the most
intimate and enigmatic aspects of faith as lived experience. In
turn, 'holy mourning' served as a way of registering some of the
most pressing theological issues of the day. By tracing poetic
representations of religious sorrow from Crashaw's devotional verse
to Shakespeare's weeping kings, Kuchar expands our understanding of
the interconnections between poetry, theology, and emotion in
post-Reformation England.
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