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Spanning the continents, three internationally respected
theologians demonstrate how the thought and legacy of Martin Luther
can serve in an ecumenical and interfaith context as a resource for
a radical critique of global economics and culture. Lutheran
Christianity originated in its own era of economic and cultural
crisis. One of the great misinterpretations of Martin Luther has
considered his heritage as fundamentally reactionary, seeking to
preserve the political status quo. Instead, set free by the
biblical message of liberation, this book wields Luther's theology
to engage the reality of poverty, hunger, oppression, and
ecological degradation caused by an imperial capitalism as the most
urgent theological issues in the contemporary world. The volume
demonstrates the liberating possibilities of theology done out of a
biblical and Lutheran perspective for the economic and cultural
crises facing the church in the present century.
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Luminescence, Volume 2
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C.K. Barrett, Fred Barrett; Edited by Ben Witherington
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Randall C. Zachman places Calvin in conversation with theologians
such as Pascal, Kierkegaard, Ezra the Scribe, Julian of Norwich and
Karl Barth, and attends to themes in Calvin's theology which are
often overlooked. Zachman draws out Calvin's use of astronomy and
great concern to see ourselves in comparison to the immensity of
the universe, acknowledging in wonder and awe our nothingness
before God. Throughout, Zachman presents a Calvin who seeks a route
out of self-deception to self-knowledge, though Kierkegaard shows
that it is love, and not judgment, that most deeply reveals us to
ourselves. The book discusses Calvin's understanding of the
election of the Jews and their relationship to God, and further
reconsiders Calvin's understanding of judgment and how the call to
love our neighbour is undermined by the formation of alliances.
This is an upper-level introduction to the German Reformer Martin
Luther, who by his thought and action started the Reformation
movement. Martin Luther was one of the most influential and
important figures of the second millennium. His break with Rome and
the development of separate Evangelical churches affected not just
the religious life of Europe but also social and political
landscapes as well. More books have been written about Luther than
nearly any other historical figure. Despite all these books, Luther
remains an enigmatic figure. This book proposes to examine a number
of key moments in Luther's life and fundamental theological
positions that remain perplexing to most students. This book will
also present an introduction to the primary sources available to a
student and important secondary works that ought to be consulted.
"Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed" are clear, concise and
accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that
students and readers can find especially challenging - or indeed
downright bewildering. Concentrating specifically on what it is
that makes the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and
explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough
understanding of demanding material.
Mormonism: A Guide for the Perplexed explains central facets of the
Mormon faith and way of life for those wishing to gain a clearer
understanding of this rapidly growing world religion. As The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to grow in the
United States and especially in other countries (with a total
membership of over 15 million, more than 50% of which is outside
the US), and as theologians and church leaders wrestle with whether
Mormonism is in fact a valid expression of modern Christianity,
this distinctive religious tradition has become increasingly an
object of interest and inquiry. This book is the ideal companion to
the study of this perplexing and often misunderstood religion.
Covering historical aspects, this guide takes a careful look at the
whole of Mormonism, its tenets and practices, as well as providing
an insight into a Mormon life.
TIMOTHY DWIGHT, DD, LL.D., grandson of Jonathan Edwards the elder,
was born at Northampton, Massachusetts, May 14, 1752, and was
graduated at Yale College at a very early age in 1769. These
sermons are his Magnum Opus as he lays out the Doctrinal and
Practical Truths of Holy Scripture. Volume One contains 38 sermons
dealing with the Existence, Attributes, Decrees, and Works of God.
Buried for more than 135 years it is high time that this brilliant
and godly man were able to speak again to our needy generation.
In this book S. J. D. Green offers an important account of the
causes, courses and consequences of the secularisation of English
society. He argues that the critical cultural transformation of
modern English society was forged in the agonised abandonment of a
long-domesticated Protestant, Christian tradition between 1920 and
1960. Its effects were felt across the nation and among all
classes. Yet their significance in the evolution of contemporary
indigenous identities remains curiously neglected in most
mainstream accounts of post-Victorian Britain. Dr Green traces the
decline of English ecclesiastical institutions after 1918. He also
investigates the eclipse of once-common moral sensibilities during
the years up to 1945. Finally, he examines why subsequent efforts
to reverse these trends so comprehensively failed. His work will be
of enduring interest to modern historians, sociologists of
religion, and all those concerned with the future of faith in
Britain and beyond.
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