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Second Sermons (Hardcover)
Kenneth L Vaux; Foreword by David M Neff
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America in God's World (Hardcover)
Kenneth L Vaux; Edited by Melanie Baffles; Foreword by Rosemary Radford Ruether
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This book elucidates the great just war traditions of Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam, evaluating the key events of the war in
light of the religious rhetoric. It is fascinating for scholars and
laypersons coming to this subject from almost any area of interest.
The war on the ground and in the air over Kuwait and Iraq was not
the only Gulf War being fought in early 1990. George Bush and
Saddam Hussein were also battling for public opinion and for the
perception of legitimacy for their actions. In this effort, both
men as well as their spokespersons appealed to the just war theory
of their religious traditions. In this perceptive and wide-ranging
book, Kenneth Vaux elucidates the great just war traditions of
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, evaluating the key events of the
war in light of the religious rhetoric used by both sides. From the
first stirrings of conflict to its uncertain aftermath, religious
and ethical traditions played a major role in winning support not
just for the U.S. and Iraqi peoples but of public opinion
worldwide. Throughout Vaux demonstrates the wide gaps between
religious rhetoric and the political-military action it has been
called on to support. Ethics and the Gulf War is not a typical
ethical treatise; Vaux understands ethical reflection to encompass
history, philosophy, psychology, ecology, theology, and
eschatology. His book is a valuable contribution to the
understanding of the Gulf War, and it is fascinating for scholars
and laypersons coming to this subject from almost any area of
interest.
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Second Sermons (Paperback)
Kenneth L Vaux; Foreword by David M Neff
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Description: Ethics of Wars of Insurgency is my fifth study on
""the ethics of war and peace."" It spans a twenty-year period of
perplexing war and peace history focusing on the theological and
ethical aspects of American foreign policy analysis from Somalia to
Rwanda to Bosnia, concluding with present activities involving
Syria--and the concurrent events of ending the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan. This study highlights the theological themes of
prophecy and biblical teaching and the ethical themes of human
rights, violence, and peacemaking. The thesis of Ethics and the
Wars of Insurgency is that only theological and ethical analysis
can fathom the depths of meaning and appropriate action in these
vital areas of policy and strategy in American and world affairs.
Description: This third volume of Ken Vaux's memoirs covers the
calendar year of 2012 which focused on (1) teaching in the Evanston
church as this body struggled to be both evangelical in theology
and oriented to social justice in the community. We searched
together for having what it takes to be a "University
Church"--preaching and teaching a credible and relevant message and
living out a vital witness; seeking honest responses to issues in
church and state such as homosexuality, embodying concern for the
poor and lively ministry in the neighborhoods of the parish. (2)
That community was confronted with belief crisis and ethical
challenge during the year with eight gun-killings of young people.
The churches now had to move beyond the prevalent complacency,
confront the racisim and disregard for the poor disband the
apartheid of the village that existed even in black and white
Ministeria and get real with what an interfaith community had to do
to leaven and heal its own backyard. (3) For Such a Time as This
also deals with global and national political issues such as an
unwinding war in Iraq and Afghanistan and a new one arising in
Syria--biblical theology being put to the test--and the provocative
election of 2012 as the theological imagination was stirred by
candidates Obama and Romney.
In this comprehensive volume, Dr. Kenneth L. Vaux explores the
shared theological ground of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam-the
common God, the common good, the common word, and the common work.
Based on the premise that the three Abrahamic faiths are given by
God for some purpose in God's universal history, Journey Into An
Interfaith World traces the ways in which these faith movements
flow together from and into each other in synergistic ways. At the
same time, the book reveals how each fraternal faith has missed the
mark in disassociating from its sibling traditions. Vaux's
"journey" examines the spiritual genealogy shared by the three
cognate faiths--from whom we come--as well as the mutual spiritual
ontology--to whom we belong. "All three traditions echo the same
refrain: 'Do we not belong to One God?'"
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America in God's World (Paperback)
Kenneth L Vaux; Edited by Melanie Baffles; Foreword by Rosemary Radford Ruether
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Synopsis: The Ministry of Vincent Van Gogh in Religion and Art
surveys the historical venues where Van Gogh's life and work
unfolded--Aldersgate, England, Amsterdam, Au Borinage, Antwerp,
Asnieres-sur-Seine, Arles, Auvers-sur-Oise--culminating in an
assessment of his legacy. Arguing that he is a painter-evangelist,
a man of authentic religious calling, it demonstrates a novel
thesis that theological spirituality is the genius of both his
religious ministry and his art. Endorsements: "One hopes readers
will find or even join the figurative, spiritual journey on which
this book thrives." --Martin Marty, Distinguished Service Professor
Emeritus, University of Chicago "It has been a pleasure to watch
this wonderful work on Van Gogh unfold." --Cliff Edwards, author of
Van Gogh and God, The Shoes of Van Gogh, and Mystery of the Night
Cafe Author Biography: Ken Vaux is Emeritus Professor of Theology
at Garrett Seminary and the Graduate Faculty of Northwestern
University. The research was accomplished while a guest scholar at
Cambridge University, The Protestant Faculty of the Sorbonne,
Paris, and Van Gogh centers in Antwerp and Amsterdam.
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