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Two renowned theologians open up the reality of God's glory in this
book, offering readers a dynamic foundation for glorifying God in
the twenty-first century. Drawing from Christian spirituality,
liturgy, poetry, hymns, iconography, seminal "glory" texts in the
Bible, the Nicene Creed, and theologians throughout the ages who
caught sight of the glory of God in diverse ways, this book
explores the immensely rich and generative soteriological theme of
glorification. It shows students how to integrate theology into the
life of faith and demonstrates how the practices of Christian
worship influence theological thinking. Metaphors, descriptions,
evocations, concepts, narratives, and more highlight the amazing,
abundant reality of glorification. This is the first book in the
Soteriology and Doxology series. These introductory textbooks cover
key topics in soteriology, providing substantive treatments of
doctrine while pointing to the setting of theology in doxology.
Series editors are Kent Eilers and Kyle C. Strobel.
Feminist practical theology has emerged in the gap between wider
feminist and wider practical theology. It celebrates distinctive
concerns, arguments, emphases, and questions – unafraid to
re-form practical theology in shape and substance, and to guide
feminist theology towards the silences and stories of human lives
that some professional theologies (including those shaped by
feminist commitments) sometimes overlooks. Feminist practical
theology is bold in exploration of doctrinal themes in poetic and
prayerful modes, characteristically collaborative and in search of
alliances with other advocacy perspectives. In the UK, such
commitments have been exemplified by Nicola Slee, whom this volume
honours. Chapters invite readers into wide ranging conversations
that flow from young women’s experiences at university, poetic
practice as theology, queer priesthood, theologies of critical
masculinities, women presiding in worship, Black and decolonial
theologies adjacent to feminist convictions, confrontations with
sexual violence, rest and rewilding, and a post-menopausal Mary.
Contributors are: Al Barrett, Gavin D’Costa, Deborah Kahn-Harris,
Michael N. Jagessar, Sharon Jagger, Rachel Mann, Jenny Morgans,
Eleanor Nesbitt, Karen O’Donnell, Mark Pryce, Anthony G. Reddie,
Ruth Shelton, Anne Phillips and Alison Wooley.
The essays collected in this volume provide a resource for thinking
theologically about the practice of Christian prayer. In the first
of four parts, the volume begins by reaching back to the biblical
foundations of prayer. Then, each of the chapters in the second
part investigates a classical Christian doctrine - including God,
creation, Christology, pneumatology, providence and eschatology -
from the perspective of prayer. The chapters in the third part
explore the writings of some of the great theorizers of prayer in
the history of the Christian tradition. The final part gathers a
set of creative and critical conversations on prayer responding to
a variety of contemporary issues. Overall, the T&T Clark
Handbook of Christian Prayer articulates a theologically expansive
account of prayer - one that is deeply biblical, energetically
doctrinal, historically rooted, and relevant to a whole host of
critical questions and concerns facing the world today.
Central to the Christian life is the practice of prayer. But what,
theologically speaking, is going on when we pray? What does prayer
have to do with religious belief and action? Does prayer make a
difference? Prayer: A Guide for the Perplexed addresses these and
other key questions regarding the Christian theology of prayer.
Beginning with Evagrius of Ponticus's 'On Prayer', Ashley
Cocksworth finds in this early document a profound expression of
the 'integrity' of the experience of prayer and theological
thought. Seeking throughout to integrate systematic theology and
the spirituality of prayer, individual chapters explore the meaning
of some of the core doctrines of lived Christian faith - the
Trinity, creation, providence, and the Christian life - as they
relate to the practice of prayer. Complete with an annotated
bibliography of sources on prayer to promote further reading, this
volume appeals to academics and general readers alike.
Ashley Cocksworth presents Karl Barth as a theologian who not only
produces a strong and vibrant theology of prayer, but also grounds
theology itself in the practice of prayer. Prayer and theology are
revealed to be integrally related in Barth's understanding of the
dogmatic task. Cocksworth provides careful analysis of a range of
key texts in Barth's thought in which the theme of prayer emerges
with particular interest. He analyzes: Barth's writings on the
Sabbath and uncovers an unexpected theology of contemplative
prayer; the doctrine of creation of the Church Dogmatics and
explores its prioritization of petitionary prayer; and the ethics
of the doctrine of reconciliation in which a 'turn to invocation'
is charted and the final 'resting place' of Barth's theology of
prayer is found. Through the theme of prayer fundamental questions
are asked about the relation of human agency to divine agency as
conceived by Barth, and new insights are offered into his
understandings of the nature and task of theology, pneumatology,
sin, baptism, religion, and sanctification. The result is a rich
engagement with Barth's theology of prayer, an advancement of
scholarship on Karl Barth, and a constructive contribution to the
theology of prayer.
Ashley Cocksworth presents Karl Barth as a theologian who not only
produces a strong and vibrant theology of prayer, but also grounds
theology itself in the practice of prayer. Prayer and theology are
revealed to be integrally related in Barth's understanding of the
dogmatic task. Cocksworth provides careful analysis of a range of
key texts in Barth's thought in which the theme of prayer emerges
with particular interest. He analyzes: Barth's writings on the
Sabbath and uncovers an unexpected theology of contemplative
prayer; the doctrine of creation of the Church Dogmatics and
explores its prioritization of petitionary prayer; and the ethics
of the doctrine of reconciliation in which a 'turn to invocation'
is charted and the final 'resting place' of Barth's theology of
prayer is found. Through the theme of prayer fundamental questions
are asked about the relation of human agency to divine agency as
conceived by Barth, and new insights are offered into his
understandings of the nature and task of theology, pneumatology,
sin, baptism, religion, and sanctification. The result is a rich
engagement with Barth's theology of prayer, an advancements of
scholarship on Karl Barth, and a constructive contribution to the
theology of prayer.
The essays collected in this volume provide a resource for thinking
theologically about the practice of Christian prayer. In the first
of four parts, the volume begins by reaching back to the biblical
foundations of prayer. Then, each of the chapters in the second
part investigates a classical Christian doctrine - including God,
creation, Christology, pneumatology, providence and eschatology -
from the perspective of prayer. The chapters in the third part
explore the writings of some of the great theorizers of prayer in
the history of the Christian tradition. The final part gathers a
set of creative and critical conversations on prayer responding to
a variety of contemporary issues. Overall, the T&T Clark
Handbook of Christian Prayer articulates a theologically expansive
account of prayer - one that is deeply biblical, energetically
doctrinal, historically rooted, and relevant to a whole host of
critical questions and concerns facing the world today.
For Karl Barth, all dogmatic work is spiritual. Thus, like Aquinas
and other renowned theologians, Barth did not write an independent
spiritual theology, but integrated spirituality into his dogmatic
work. Nevertheless, specific texts within Barth's corpus are
dedicated to spiritual matters and they form the basis of the
material in this volume. The selections draw widely from Barth's
commentary on Romans, Church Dogmatics, sermons, lectures,
speeches, seminars, and his own prayer life. They illumine for
researchers, students, and the general reader the distinctiveness
of Barth's theology of Christian spirituality and the important
contribution he makes to the wider traditions of Christian
spirituality. To augment the primary sources, this volume also
contains an introductory essay that comments on the selection of
texts, sets Barth in his historical context, charts the development
of his thought, and indicates the significance of spirituality to
his theology (including drawing out the distinctively
christological shape of his spiritual theology). Each of the
subsequent four sections will contain briefer introductions and a
contextualizing introduction for each source.
Central to the Christian life is the practice of prayer. But what,
theologically speaking, is going on when we pray? What does prayer
have to do with religious belief and action? Does prayer make a
difference? Prayer: A Guide for the Perplexed addresses these and
other key questions regarding the Christian theology of prayer.
Beginning with Evagrius of Ponticus's 'On Prayer', Ashley
Cocksworth finds in this early document a profound expression of
the 'integrity' of the experience of prayer and theological
thought. Seeking throughout to integrate systematic theology and
the spirituality of prayer, individual chapters explore the meaning
of some of the core doctrines of lived Christian faith - the
Trinity, creation, providence, and the Christian life - as they
relate to the practice of prayer. Complete with an annotated
bibliography of sources on prayer to promote further reading, this
volume appeals to academics and general readers alike.
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