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The lives of Christian churches are shaped by doctrinal theology.
That is, they are shaped by practices in which ideas about God and
God's ways with the world are developed, discussed and deployed.
This book explores those practices, and asks why they matter for
communities seeking to follow Jesus. Taking the example of the
Church of England, this book highlights the embodied, affective and
located reality of all doctrinal practices - and the biases and
exclusions that mar them. It argues that doctrinal theology can in
principle help the church know God better, even though doctrinal
theologians do not know God better than their fellow believers. It
claims that it can help the church to hear in Scripture challenges
to its life, including to its doctrinal theology. It suggests that
doctrinal disagreement is inevitable, but that a better quality of
doctrinal disagreement is possible. And, finally, it argues that,
by encouraging attention to voices that have previously been
ignored, doctrinal theology can foster the ongoing discovery of
God's surprising work.
This book offers a fresh and up-to-date introduction to modern
Christian theology. The 'long nineteenth century' saw enormous
transformations of theology, and of thought about religion, that
shaped the way both Christianity and 'religion' are understood
today. Muers and Higton provide a lucid guide to the development of
theology since 1789, giving students a critical understanding of
their own 'modern' assumptions, of the origins of the debates and
the fields of study in which they are involved, and of major modern
thinkers. Modern Theology: introduces the context and work of a
selection of major nineteenth-century thinkers who decisively
affected the shape of modern theology presents key debates and
issues that have their roots in the nineteenth century but are also
central to the study of twentieth- and twenty-first-century
theology includes exercises and study materials that explicitly
focus on the development of core academic skills. This valuable
resource also contains a glossary, timeline, annotated
bibliographies and illustrations.
This book offers a fresh and up-to-date introduction to modern
Christian theology. The 'long nineteenth century' saw enormous
transformations of theology, and of thought about religion, that
shaped the way both Christianity and 'religion' are understood
today. Muers and Higton provide a lucid guide to the development of
theology since 1789, giving students a critical understanding of
their own 'modern' assumptions, of the origins of the debates and
the fields of study in which they are involved, and of major modern
thinkers. Modern Theology: introduces the context and work of a
selection of major nineteenth-century thinkers who decisively
affected the shape of modern theology presents key debates and
issues that have their roots in the nineteenth century but are also
central to the study of twentieth- and twenty-first-century
theology includes exercises and study materials that explicitly
focus on the development of core academic skills. This valuable
resource also contains a glossary, timeline, annotated
bibliographies and illustrations.
This Companion introduces readers to the practice of Christian
theology, covering what theologians do, why they do it, and what
steps readers can take in order to become theological practitioners
themselves. The volume aims to capture the variety of practices
involved in doing theology, highlighting the virtues that guide
them and the responsibilities that shape them. It also shows that
the description of these practices, virtues and responsibilities is
itself theological: what Christian theologians do is shaped by the
wider practices and beliefs of Christianity. Written by a team of
leading theologians, the Companion provides a unique resource for
students and scholars of theology alike.
Karl Barth addressed all the major themes of dogmatic theology, and
in so doing made his own distinctive contribution to each of the
ongoing conversations that constitute that theology. This book
presents important new 'conversations with Barth' by leading
contemporary theologians and Barth scholars. Each contributor
offers their own distinctive emphasis to bring to light the ways in
which the depths of Barth's work may illuminate or be illuminated
by the work of other prominent thinkers who preceded or followed
him. The conversations they host between Barth and other
philosophers and theologians raise critical questions in the
reading and appreciation of Barth's thought, and explore a wide
range of themes in dogmatic theology. This book not only adds to
the comprehension of the riches of Barth's theology but also
presents an important contribution to the ongoing conversations and
debates alive in theology today. Contributors: Nicholas Lash, John
Webster, Timothy Gorringe, Graham Ward, George Hunsinger, Ben
Quash, Mike Higton, John McDowell, Eugene Rogers, Katherine
Sonderegger, David Clough, David Ford.
This Companion introduces readers to the practice of Christian
theology, covering what theologians do, why they do it, and what
steps readers can take in order to become theological practitioners
themselves. The volume aims to capture the variety of practices
involved in doing theology, highlighting the virtues that guide
them and the responsibilities that shape them. It also shows that
the description of these practices, virtues and responsibilities is
itself theological: what Christian theologians do is shaped by the
wider practices and beliefs of Christianity. Written by a team of
leading theologians, the Companion provides a unique resource for
students and scholars of theology alike.
Hans Frei (1922-1988) was perhaps the leading Anselmian theologian
of his generation. His influence is extensive in contemporary
theology, and his work marks the beginning of a decisive shift in
biblical interpretation. Reading Faithfully, which is the first of
two volumes, is a special collection that includes a wide range of
his letters, lectures, book reviews and other items, many of them
not previously available in print. Analytical and perceptive,
Frei's writings expands his arguments about the meaning and truth
of scriptural narrative, distinguishing his ideas from other forms
of narrative or story theology as well as exploring the kinds of
political theology consistent with his typological imagination.
Alongside Volume II, this is an invaluable resource that provides
new insights into the nature and implications of Frei's work. It is
essential reading for anyone with an interest in the development of
religious thought and understanding.
In this special collection, the second of two volumes, Hans Frei
(1922-1988) reflects on such thinkers as Emmanuel Kant, Karl Barth
and Richard Niebuhr. An anthology that portrays a wide range of
theological subjects, Reading Faithfully demonstrates the full
capacity of Frei's analytical gifts. Through letters, lectures,
book reviews, and other writings (many of them previously
unavailable in print), the richness of his thinking and his unique
perspective on the history of biblical hermeneutics is revealed.
Alongside Volume I, this is an invaluable resource that provides
new insights into the nature and implications of Frei's work. It is
essential reading for anyone with an interest in the development of
religious thought and understanding.
In this book, Mike Higton provides a constructive critique of
Higher Education policy and practice in the UK, the US and beyond,
from the standpoint of Christian theology. He focuses on the role
universities can and should play in forming students and staff in
intellectual virtue, in sustaining vibrant communities of inquiry,
and in serving the public good. He argues both that modern secular
universities can be a proper context for Christians to pursue their
calling as disciples to learn and to teach, and that Christians can
contribute to the flourishing of such universities as institutions
devoted to learning for the common good. In the process he sets out
a vision of the good university as secular and religiously plural,
as socially inclusive, and as deeply and productively entangled
with the surrounding society. Along the way, he engages with a
range of historical examples (the medieval University of Paris, the
University of Berlin in the nineteenth century, and John Henry
Newman's work in Oxford and Dublin) and with a range of
contemporary writers on Higher Education from George Marsden to
Stanley Hauerwas and from David Ford to Rowan Williams.
In this book, Mike Higton provides a constructive critique of
Higher Education policy and practice in the UK, the US and beyond,
from the standpoint of Christian theology. He focuses on the role
universities can and should play in forming students and staff in
intellectual virtue, in sustaining vibrant communities of inquiry,
and in serving the public good. He argues both that modern secular
universities can be a proper context for Christians to pursue their
calling as disciples to learn and to teach, and that Christians can
contribute to the flourishing of such universities as institutions
devoted to learning for the common good. In the process he sets out
a vision of the good university as secular and religiously plural,
as socially inclusive, and as deeply and productively entangled
with the surrounding society. Along the way, he engages with a
range of historical examples (the medieval University of Paris, the
University of Berlin in the nineteenth century, and John Henry
Newman's work in Oxford and Dublin) and with a range of
contemporary writers on Higher Education from George Marsden to
Stanley Hauerwas and from David Ford to Rowan Williams.
Wrestling with Angels gathers writings by Rowan Williams ? many now
out of print or otherwise difficult to obtain ? spanning the years
1980?2000. It focuses on his insightful engagement with a range of
modern theologians and philosophers ? Hegel, Wittgenstein, Barth,
Bonhoeffer, Balthasar, Simone Weil, Marilyn McCord Adams, and more.
Key themes explored in this volume include negative theology,
postmodernity, violence, innocence, divine action, and the nature
of historical development in theology. Williams??'s powerfully
coherent theological vision shines throughout. Nowhere else will
readers find Williams dialoguing with such a breathtaking range of
writers.
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Jesus (Paperback)
David F. Ford, Mike Higton
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R1,013
Discovery Miles 10 130
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This Oxford Reader encompasses the two-thousand year history of responses to Jesus of Nazareth, bringing together over 340 extracts from a wide range of sources from ancient through to modern times.
The lives of Christian churches are shaped by doctrinal theology.
That is, they are shaped by practices in which ideas about God and
God's ways with the world are developed, discussed and deployed.
This book explores those practices, and asks why they matter for
communities seeking to follow Jesus. Taking the example of the
Church of England, this book highlights the embodied, affective and
located reality of all doctrinal practices - and the biases and
exclusions that mar them. It argues that doctrinal theology can in
principle help the church know God better, even though doctrinal
theologians do not know God better than their fellow believers. It
claims that it can help the church to hear in Scripture challenges
to its life, including to its doctrinal theology. It suggests that
doctrinal disagreement is inevitable, but that a better quality of
doctrinal disagreement is possible. And, finally, it argues that,
by encouraging attention to voices that have previously been
ignored, doctrinal theology can foster the ongoing discovery of
God's surprising work.
Faithful and effective church leadership requires preparation in
prayer, theological reflection and a wide range of pastoral,
prophetic and practical skills in order to ensure that what the
Church discerns as necessary the Church does. Faithful
Improvisation? is both a contribution to a current and sometimes
vigorous debate on how the Church trains its leaders and also a
practical and theological resource for discerning what the Spirit
is saying and then acting upon it in local church contexts. Part
One includes the full text of the Senior Church Leadership report
from the Faith and Order Commission. Part Two offers reflections by
Cally Hammond, Thomas Seville, Charlotte Methuen, Jeremy Morris and
David Hilborn, on practices, models and theologies of leadership in
different periods of church history which informed the FAOC report.
Part Three opens up a broader discussion about present and future
leadership within the Church of England. Mike Higton sketches out a
dialogue between Senior Church Leadership and Lord Green's report,
Talent Management for Future Leaders; Tim Harle offers a personal
reflection from the perspective of the community of leadership
practitioners; and Rachel Treweek concludes with an exploration of
the essentially relational character of leadership.
About the Contributor(s): Hans W. Frei (1922-1988) was one of the
most important American theologians of his generation. He spent the
majority of his career teaching at Yale Divinity School, where he
authored The Identity of Jesus Christ and The Eclipse of Biblical
Narrative, numerous essays, and a vast collection of unpublished
works, which have since been published posthumously: Types of
Christian Theology, Theology and Narrative, and the forthcoming
Reading Faithfully: Writings from the Archives.
Synopsis: In The Text in Play, Mike Higton and Rachel Muers conduct
a series of experiments in the reading of Scripture. They
experiment in the first place with a form of Christian theological
exegesis of the Bible that they call "serious play"--a form of
reading beyond the literal sense that is nevertheless serious about
the ethical, historical, and textual responsibilities of the
reader. They experiment in the second place with the practice
called Scriptural Reasoning--in which Jews, Christians, and Muslims
read and argue over their respective Scriptures together--and argue
that the practice makes deep sense for "seriously playful"
Christian readers. This constitutes the most detailed and developed
account of Scriptural Reasoning yet published. Endorsements: "The
Text in Play offers a broad curriculum on how to read Scripture as
Scripture--that is, as witness to the living God whose Word lives
in a dynamic interchange with its reader. . . . It is a serious,
playful read, a book you can read in one entranced sitting or again
and again, a book that refreshes itself as you read it because such
is the way of the Word." --Peter Ochs, Professor of Modern Judaic
Studies, University of Virginia "Higton and Muers offer
imaginative, scholarly, wise, and often exhilarating explorations
of Scripture, and they have succeeded brilliantly in sharing,
through their delightful, accessible style, a profound
understanding of the Bible's practical implications for the
twenty-first century. . . . There is an abundance of new insights
and daring ideas, with extensive learning lightly worn, and through
it all the attractive, serious play of fine minds and hearts in
intensive engagement with deep questions." --David F. Ford,
Professor of Divinity and Director, Cambridge Inter-faith
Programme, University of Cambridge Author Biography: Mike Higton is
Academic Co-Director of the Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme at the
University of Cambridge and Senior Lecturer in Theology at the
University of Exeter. He is the author of several books, including
A Theology of Higher Education (2012), Christian Doctrine (2008),
and Difficult Gospel (2004). Rachel Muers is Senior Lecturer in
Christian Studies at the University of Leeds. Her publications
include Keeping God's Silence (2004), Living for the Future (2008),
and, with David Grumett, Theology on the Menu: Asceticism, Meat and
Christian Diet (2010).
Synopsis: This collection of essays is a celebration of the work of
Timothy Gorringe. Like his theology, it is animated by a delighted
and critical engagement with the diverse facets of human social
life, and by a passionate concern to wrestle with the Bible and the
Christian tradition in pursuit of human flourishing. The built
environment, politics, education, art: these essays by leading
Christian theologians ask what it means for Christian theology to
concern itself with, to immerse itself in, and to risk critical
commentary on, each of these and more. The collection follows the
same rhythm that animates Gorringe's work: insistent attention to
the Christian tradition in the light of the particular contexts
where human flourishing is imagined, fought for, embodied and
betrayed; and a critical, constructive and celebratory examination
of those contexts in the light of the Christian tradition. The
contributions are very diverse, touching on everything from city
life to human curiosity, poverty to genocide--but they are united
by a passion to make theological sense of human flourishing.
Endorsements: "How do you respond to one of the liveliest, most
daring, and most practically engaged of contemporary British
theologians? Inspired by Tim Gorringe's work, the distinguished
international group of senior and younger contributors to this
volume rise superbly to the challenge. They cover an impressive
range of major topics and show that theology can be more powerful
when, as here, it is taken in distilled form. Time and again these
concentrated essays grip the reader not only intellectually and
imaginatively but also through challenges to act ethically and
politically." -David F. Ford Regius Professor of Divinity and
Director, Cambridge Inter-faith Programme University of Cambridge
Editor Biography: Mike Higton is Academic Co-Director of the
Cambridge Inter-faith Programme and Senior Lecturer in Theology at
the University of Exeter. Christopher Rowland is Dean Ireland's
Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of
Oxford. Jeremy Law is Dean of Chapel and Reader in Christian
Theology at Canterbury Christ Church University.
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