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Christian Theology: The Basics is a concise introduction to the
nature, tasks and central concerns of theology - the study of God
within the Christian tradition. Providing a broad overview of the
story that Christianity tells us about our human situation before
God, this book will also seek to provide encouragement and a solid
foundation for the reader's further explorations within the
subject. With debates surrounding the relation between faith and
reason in theology, the book opens with a consideration of the
basis of theology and goes on to explore key topics including: The
identity of Jesus and debates in Christology The role of the Bible
in shaping theological inquiry The centrality of the Trinity for
all forms of Christian thinking The promise of salvation and how it
is achieved. With suggestions for further reading at the end of
each chapter along with a glossary Christian Theology: The Basics,
is the ideal starting point for those new to study of theology.
Christian Theology: The Basics is a concise introduction to the
nature, tasks and central concerns of theology - the study of God
within the Christian tradition. Providing a broad overview of the
story that Christianity tells us about our human situation before
God, this book will also seek to provide encouragement and a solid
foundation for the reader's further explorations within the
subject. With debates surrounding the relation between faith and
reason in theology, the book opens with a consideration of the
basis of theology and goes on to explore key topics including: The
identity of Jesus and debates in Christology The role of the Bible
in shaping theological inquiry The centrality of the Trinity for
all forms of Christian thinking The promise of salvation and how it
is achieved. With suggestions for further reading at the end of
each chapter along with a glossary Christian Theology: The Basics,
is the ideal starting point for those new to study of theology.
This is an introduction to the influence of Kierkegaard's thought
on the development of modern theology. Kierkegaard is in many
respects an enigmatic figure. About half of his published work
appears under an array of pseudonyms and Kierkegaard himself
advises that readers should not presume his agreement with any of
the views appearing under pseudonymous authorship. Alongside the
pseudonymous works are a long series of discourses published under
Kierkegaard's own name, and accompanying the whole corpus are six
volumes of Journals in which Kierkegaard experiments with ideas and
makes note of his own questions and discoveries. Kierkegaard's
concern throughout the authorship was to make clear, in opposition
to the corrosive forces of Christendom and the posturing of
contemporary philosophy, what authentic Christian faith consists
in. "The Philosophy and Theology" series looks at major
philosophers and explores their relevance to theological thought as
well as the response of theology.
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Finding Love (Paperback)
Andrew Leslie Callander; Foreword by Murray Rae
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Synopsis: Critical Conversations provides a series of theological
engagements with the work of Michael Polanyi, one of the twentieth
century's most profound philosophers of science. Polanyi's
sustained explorations of the nature of human knowing open a range
of questions and themes of profound importance for theology. He
insists on the need to recover the categories of faith and belief
in accounting for the way we know and points to the importance of
tradition and the necessity sometimes of conversion in order to
learn the truth of things. These themes are explored along with
Polanyi's social and political thought, his anthropology, his
hermeneutics, and his conception of truth. Several of the essays
set Polanyi alongside the work of other thinkers, particularly Karl
Barth, Lesslie Newbigin, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Rene Girard, and
they discuss points of comparison and contrast between the
respective figures. While all the essays are appreciative of
Polanyi's contribution, they do not shy away from critical
analysis--and take further, therefore, the critical appreciation of
Polanyi's work. Endorsement: "Though not often heard in
contemporary theology, Michael Polanyi's voice had a significant
influence over the likes of T. F. Torrance and Colin Gunton. . . .
Polanyi's groundbreaking work offers constructive avenues for
thinking through, not simply the relationship between faith and
science, but many central themes in the Christian tradition. Such
potential is aptly demonstrated in this warmly recommended
collection of essays. Murray Rae and his colleagues have done us a
good service in compiling this study." --John G. Flett Habilitand
at the Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal/Bethel, and author of The
Witness of God: The Trinity, Missio Dei, Karl Barth and the Nature
of Christian Community (2010) "Michael Polanyi has attracted
growing attention . . . in many disciplines in recent years. This
scintillating collection . . . critically engages with Polanyi's
post-positivist ideas on the important role in all human knowing
played by faith, relationality, authority, tradition, and
communities of inquiry. As well as exploring his social, political,
anthropological, and theological views, contributors bring Polanyi
into conversation with Karl Barth, Lesslie Newbiggin, Hans-Georg
Gadamer, and Rene Girard. This is theology-and-science at its most
responsible, insightful, and interesting. Read it " --John
Stenhouse Associate Professor, Department of History, University of
Otago, and editor with Ronald L. Numbers of Disseminating
Darwinism: The Role of Place, Race, Religion and Gender (1999)
"Critical Conversations displays two remarkably distinctive things
about . . . Michael Polanyi's epistemology. The rich, open-ended
truthfulness of his proposals inspires innovative and penetrating
cross-disciplinary conversations of all kinds; and conversants thus
engaged experience freeing creativity and conviviality. Theological
engagement is especially fruitful since Polanyi himself challenges
a deadening Enlightenment legacy with an approach that is
knowledge- and humanity- and hope-restoring because it is
theologically attuned. These essayists offer a rich conversation
that others may join profitably--convivially." --Esther L. Meek
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Geneva College, and author of
Loving to Know: Introducing Covenant Epistemology (2011) Editor
Biography: Murray Rae is Professor of Theology and Ethics at the
University of Otago, New Zealand.
Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D)--University of Auckland, 2009.
This is an introduction to the influence of Kierkegaard's thought
on the development of modern theology. Kierkegaard is in many
respects an enigmatic figure. About half of his published work
appears under an array of pseudonyms and Kierkegaard himself
advises that readers should not presume his agreement with any of
the views appearing under pseudonymous authorship. Alongside the
pseudonymous works are a long series of discourses published under
Kierkegaard's own name, and accompanying the whole corpus are six
volumes of Journals in which Kierkegaard experiments with ideas and
makes note of his own questions and discoveries. Kierkegaard's
concern throughout the authorship was to make clear, in opposition
to the corrosive forces of Christendom and the posturing of
contemporary philosophy, what authentic Christian faith consists
in. "The Philosophy and Theology Series" looks at major
philosophers and explores their relevance to theological thought as
well as the response of theology.
An incisive examination of the relation between historiography and
hermeneutics over the past three hundred years of western thought.
Murray Rae argues that the practice of contemporary biblical
hermeneutics has been radically impaired by a widespread allegiance
to a series of problematic assumptions about history. He offers a
theological account of what history is, centred on the categories
of creation and divine promise, and proposes that it is within this
theological conception of history that the "Bible" may be
understood on its own terms. "History and Hermeneutics" is both
critical and constructive, identifying the crucial problems and
proposing a way forward. The ecclesial reading of Scripture and the
value of tradition are rehabilitated, and an account is given of
how we may properly ask the question, 'What really happened?'
A collection of cutting-edge essays examining key themes in
contemporary Christology. Understanding the person of Christ
affects our understanding of all Christian theology. All ten
contributors to this volume share a commitment to the orthodox
theological tradition in Christology as expressed in the creedal
heritage of the Christian church, and seek to explicate the
continuing coherence and importance of that theological tradition.
The book's ten essays cover such topics as prolegomena to
Christology, the incarnation, the person and nature of Christ, the
communicatio idiomatum, the baptism of Christ, the redemptive work
of Christ, the ascended Christ, and New Testament Christology, and
offers critical engagements with such diverse theologians as John
Calvin, Charles Williams and John Zizioulas. The contributors, all
leading academics, include: John Webster, Richard Burridge, Robert
Jenson, Stephen Holmes, Douglas Farrow, Brian Horne, ...
In popular culture, science and theology have often been portrayed
as antagonistic. Some writers have described the history of the
debate in terms of a surrender by theology, a retreat from the
field of engagement: theology has abandoned the public arena,
leaving all creation to science, and has opted instead for the
safer ground of ethics, morality and personal or private belief.
Science and Theology advocates a constructive dialogue between the
two subjects and suggests the topics where they might meet. The
essays in this volume were commissioned from leading figures around
the world - experts in their own disciplines, but enthusiasts for
debate at the science and theology interface. They include Norma
Emerton, Owen Gingerich, Nancey Murphy, John Polkinghorne, John
Puddefoot and Carver T. Yu. They discuss natural theology, the
methodologies of science and theology, and theology in the light of
scientific discovery. Their themes cover scientism, divine action
in the world, the problem of evil, freedom and determinism,
reductionism and humanity, the limits of knowledge, and chaos
theory. Together, these essays offer a significant and positive
contribution to one of the most exciting areas of modern thought.
The T&T Clark Handbook of Colin Gunton is a theological
companion to the study of Gunton's theology, and a resource for
thinking about Gunton's importance in modern theology. Each of the
essays brings Gunton's depth to a broad range of contemporary
theological concerns. The volume unveils cutting-edge Gunton
scholarship for a new generation and at the same time enables
readers to see the timely significance of Gunton today. Each of the
essays not only introduces readers to key themes in the Gunton
corpus, but also provides readers with fresh interpretations that
are fully conversant with the contemporary theological problems
facing the church. Designed as both a guide for students and a
reference point for scholars, the companion seeks both to outline
the frameworks of key Gunton debates while at all times pushing
forward fresh interpretative strategies concerning his thought.
The T&T Clark Handbook of Colin Gunton is a theological
companion to the study of Gunton's theology, and a resource for
thinking about Gunton's importance in modern theology. Each of the
essays brings Gunton's depth to a broad range of contemporary
theological concerns. The volume unveils cutting-edge Gunton
scholarship for a new generation and at the same time enables
readers to see the timely significance of Gunton today. Each of the
essays not only introduces readers to key themes in the Gunton
corpus, but also provides readers with fresh interpretations that
are fully conversant with the contemporary theological problems
facing the church. Designed as both a guide for students and a
reference point for scholars, the companion seeks both to outline
the frameworks of key Gunton debates while at all times pushing
forward fresh interpretative strategies concerning his thought.
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