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Constructions of Space III engages with the great variety of sacred
spaces set out and given meaning in the texts of the Hebrew Bible,
early Jewish literature and the New Testament. Spatial-critical, as
well as anthropological, philosophical and narrative perspectives
are interacted with in creative ways and brought to bear on the
spaces encountered within the texts. Among the concepts and themes
explored are oppositional aspects such as holiness and danger/the
profane, fear and hope, utopia and dystopia, and purity and
impurity. The social and mythological significance of more
'grounded' places such as Jerusalem and Egypt, temples, burial
places and threshing floors is considered alongside more ethereal
and symbolic spaces like those of heaven, the last judgement and
the kingdom of God. What emerges is a dynamic and lively set of
perspectives that illuminates relationships between texts, spaces
and communities.
This collection of twelve essays will celebrate the distinguished
contribution of Professor John Kenneth Riches to biblical
interpretation. The international selection of contributors are all
either former students or colleagues of Professor Riches and the
focus of the essays all reflect (and extend) Professor Riches'
particular research interests and contribution to biblical and
theological studies. The essays in this volume are clustered around
two closely related topics: historical and theological
contributions to understanding the nature of Christian freedom and
agency, and studies which investigate how Paul's thought has been
interpreted in diverse settings. All the contributors have been
asked to centre their thinking around the following issues: how
does the grace of being 'in Christ' transform and restore those who
receive it in faith; how far they are, as it were, responsible for
that transformation; how far their is identity changed by their
union with Christ; and how are they to make ethical decisions, are
they to be guided (and goaded?) by the law, or are to be led by the
Spirit and called to discern what is right and good in the
law?There are four parts to this book. Part I explores grace and
human agency by looking at texts both within and outside of the New
Testament, highlighting the themes of ethical responsibility and
freedom. Part II turns to look at how Pauline themes of grace and
the Christian life have been interpreted at various points of
Christian history. Part III reflects John Riches' substantial
interest in and contribution to African biblical interpretation and
includes essays that investigate how Paul is appropriated in
African contexts. Part IV reflects John Riches' interest in the
mutual engagement between theology and Scripture and includes
contributions investigating the theological aspects of the Law and
the Spirit, and transformation in Christ in the theology and ethics
of P.T. Forsyth.
This collection of twelve essays will celebrate the distinguished
contribution of Professor John Kenneth Riches to biblical
interpretation. The international selection of contributors are all
either former students or colleagues of Professor Riches and the
focus of the essays all reflect (and extend) Professor Riches'
particular research interests and contribution to biblical and
theological studies. The essays in this volume are clustered around
two closely related topics: historical and theological
contributions to understanding the nature of Christian freedom and
agency, and studies which investigate how Paul's thought has been
interpreted in diverse settings. All the contributors have been
asked to centre their thinking around the following issues: how
does the grace of being 'in Christ' transform and restore those who
receive it in faith; how far they are, as it were, responsible for
that transformation; how far their is identity changed by their
union with Christ; and how are they to make ethical decisions, are
they to be guided (and goaded?) by the law, or are to be led by the
Spirit and called to discern what is right and good in the
law?There are four parts to this book. Part I explores grace and
human agency by looking at texts both within and outside of the New
Testament, highlighting the themes of ethical responsibility and
freedom. Part II turns to look at how Pauline themes of grace and
the Christian life have been interpreted at various points of
Christian history. Part III reflects John Riches' substantial
interest in and contribution to African biblical interpretation and
includes essays that investigate how Paul is appropriated in
African contexts. Part IV reflects John Riches' interest in the
mutual engagement between theology and Scripture and includes
contributions investigating the theological aspects of the Law and
the Spirit, and transformation in Christ in the theology and ethics
of P.T. Forsyth.
Beliefs about land, or the Abrahamic land promise, were an
important part of Second Temple Judaism. Within the Roman Empire,
the reality of life for Jews 'in the land' was different from the
experience of Jews in the Diaspora. Among the diverse expressions
of Judaism that flourished in the land prior to the revolt, there
are indications that Jesus paid attention to the relationship
between God, people and land. However, there are marked differences
between Jesus' millenarian vision of sacred space and that of other
groups at that time. The methodology employed in Wenell's study
views religious space as having both sacred and social aspects and
draws upon insights from sociology and social anthropology. It
focuses on three main areas, all of which are relevant to beliefs
about 'the land': temple, purity and the twelve. A comparative
approach with other first century groups reveals Jesus as a
prophetic figure who does not focus on a temple as the centre of
God's kingdom, nor on purity as the means of maintaining group
identity in the sacredness of the land. Instead, Jesus takes up
land imagery in calling a group of twelve disciples in a prophetic
and symbolic action with implications for Jesus' vision of sacred
space and the social organization of that space. Both positively
and negatively, Jesus' attitude toward the three areas of temple,
purity and twelve points to unique aspects of his message and to
distinctive beliefs poignantly relevant to the Abrahamic promise of
the land.
Constructions of Space III engages with the great variety of sacred
spaces set out and given meaning in the texts of the Hebrew Bible,
early Jewish literature and the New Testament. Spatial-critical, as
well as anthropological, philosophical and narrative perspectives
are interacted with in creative ways and brought to bear on the
spaces encountered within the texts. Among the concepts and themes
explored are oppositional aspects such as holiness and danger/the
profane, fear and hope, utopia and dystopia, and purity and
impurity. The social and mythological significance of more
'grounded' places such as Jerusalem and Egypt, temples, burial
places and threshing floors is considered alongside more ethereal
and symbolic spaces like those of heaven, the last judgement and
the kingdom of God. What emerges is a dynamic and lively set of
perspectives that illuminates relationships between texts, spaces
and communities.
Society for Educational Studies Annual Book Prize winner: 2nd Prize
This ground-breaking volume draws upon a rich and variegated range
of methodologies to understand more fully the practices, policies
and resources available in and to religious education in British
schools. The descriptions, explanations and analyses undertaken
here draw on an innovative combination of policy work, ethnography,
Delphi methods, Actor Network Theory, questionnaires, textual
analysis as well as theological and philosophical insight. It
traces the evolution of religious education in a post-religious age
from the creation of policy to the everyday experiences of teachers
and students in the classroom. It begins by analysing the way in
which policy has evolved since the 1970s with an examination of the
social forces that have shaped curriculum development. It goes on
to explore the impact and intentions of a diverse group of
stakeholders with sometimes competing accounts of the purposes of
religious educations. It then examines the manner in which policy
is, or is not, enacted in the classroom. Finally, it explores
contradictions and confusions, successes and failures, and the ways
in which wider public debates enter the classroom. The book also
exposes the challenge religious education teachers have in using
the language of religion.
Society for Educational Studies Annual Book Prize winner: 2nd Prize
This ground-breaking volume draws upon a rich and variegated range
of methodologies to understand more fully the practices, policies
and resources available in and to religious education in British
schools. The descriptions, explanations and analyses undertaken
here draw on an innovative combination of policy work, ethnography,
Delphi methods, Actor Network Theory, questionnaires, textual
analysis as well as theological and philosophical insight. It
traces the evolution of religious education in a post-religious age
from the creation of policy to the everyday experiences of teachers
and students in the classroom. It begins by analysing the way in
which policy has evolved since the 1970s with an examination of the
social forces that have shaped curriculum development. It goes on
to explore the impact and intentions of a diverse group of
stakeholders with sometimes competing accounts of the purposes of
religious educations. It then examines the manner in which policy
is, or is not, enacted in the classroom. Finally, it explores
contradictions and confusions, successes and failures, and the ways
in which wider public debates enter the classroom. The book also
exposes the challenge religious education teachers have in using
the language of religion.
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