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The first publication in a new series-Christian Arabic Texts in
Translation, edited by Stephen Davis-this book presents
English-language excerpts from thirteenth-century commentaries on
the Apocalypse of John by two Egyptian authors, Bulus al-Bushi and
Ibn Katib Qas.ar. Accompanied by scholarly introductions and
critical annotations, this edition will provide a valuable
entry-point to important but understudied theological work taking
place at the at the meeting-points of the medieval Christian and
Muslim worlds.
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Faith, Reason, and Theosis (Paperback)
Aristotle Papanikolaou, George E. Demacopoulos; Contributions by William J. Abraham, Peter C. Bouteneff, Carolyn Chau, …
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R1,008
Discovery Miles 10 080
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Theosis shapes contemporary Orthodox theology in two ways:
positively and negatively. In the positive sense, contemporary
Orthodox theologians made theosis the thread that bound together
the various aspects of theology in a coherent whole and also
interpreted patristic texts, which experienced a renaissance in the
twentieth century, even in Orthodox theology. In the negative
sense, contemporary theologians used theosis as a triumphalistic
club to beat down Catholic and Protestant Christians, claiming that
they rejected theosis in favor of either a rationalistic or
fideistic approach to Christian life. The essays collected in this
volume move beyond this East–West divide by examining the
relation between faith, reason, and theosis from Orthodox,
Catholic, and Protestant perspectives. A variety of themes are
addressed, such as the nature–grace debate and the relation of
philosophy to theology, through engagement with such diverse
thinkers as Thomas Aquinas, John Wesley, Meister Eckhart, Dionysius
the Areopagite, Symeon the New Theologian, Panayiotis Nellas,
Vladimir Lossky, Martin Luther, Martin Heidegger, Sergius Bulgakov,
John of the Cross, Delores Williams, Evagrius of Pontus, and Hans
Urs von Balthasar. The essays in this book are situated within a
current thinking on theosis that consists of a common, albeit
minimalist, affirmation amidst the flow of differences. The authors
in this volume contribute to the historical theological task of
complicating the contemporary Orthodox narrative, but they also
continue the “theological achievement” of thinking about
theosis so that all Christian traditions may be challenged to
stretch and shift their understanding of theosis even amidst an
ecumenical celebration of the gift of participation in the life of
God.
The first publication in a new series-Christian Arabic Texts in
Translation, edited by Stephen Davis-this book presents
English-language excerpts from thirteenth-century commentaries on
the Apocalypse of John by two Egyptian authors, Bulus al-Bushi and
Ibn Katib Qas.ar. Accompanied by scholarly introductions and
critical annotations, this edition will provide a valuable
entry-point to important but understudied theological work taking
place at the at the meeting-points of the medieval Christian and
Muslim worlds.
The Copts, adherents of the Egyptian Orthodox Church, today
represent the largest Christian community in the Middle East, and
their presiding bishops have been accorded the title of pope since
the third century AD. This study analyzes the development of the
Egyptian papacy from its origins to the rise of Islam. How did the
papal office in Egypt evolve as a social and religious institution
during the first six and a half centuries AD? How do the
developments in the Alexandrian patriarchate reflect larger
developments in the Egyptian church as a whole-in its structures of
authority and lines of communication, as well as in its social and
religious practices? In addressing such questions, Stephen J. Davis
examines a wide range of evidence-letters, sermons, theological
treatises, and church histories, as well as art, artifacts, and
archaeological remains-to discover what the patriarchs did as
leaders, how their leadership was represented in public discourses,
and how those representations definitively shaped Egyptian
Christian identity in late antiquity.The Early Coptic Papacy is
Volume 1 of The Popes of Egypt: A History of the Coptic Church and
Its Patriarchs. Also available: Volume 2, The Coptic Papacy in
Islamic Egypt, 641-1517 (Mark N. Swanson) and Volume 3, The
Emergence of the Modern Coptic Papacy (Magdi Girgis, Nelly van
Doorn-Harder).
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Faith, Reason, and Theosis (Hardcover)
Aristotle Papanikolaou, George E. Demacopoulos; Contributions by William J. Abraham, Peter C. Bouteneff, Carolyn Chau, …
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R3,251
Discovery Miles 32 510
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Theosis shapes contemporary Orthodox theology in two ways:
positively and negatively. In the positive sense, contemporary
Orthodox theologians made theosis the thread that bound together
the various aspects of theology in a coherent whole and also
interpreted patristic texts, which experienced a renaissance in the
twentieth century, even in Orthodox theology. In the negative
sense, contemporary theologians used theosis as a triumphalistic
club to beat down Catholic and Protestant Christians, claiming that
they rejected theosis in favor of either a rationalistic or
fideistic approach to Christian life. The essays collected in this
volume move beyond this East–West divide by examining the
relation between faith, reason, and theosis from Orthodox,
Catholic, and Protestant perspectives. A variety of themes are
addressed, such as the nature–grace debate and the relation of
philosophy to theology, through engagement with such diverse
thinkers as Thomas Aquinas, John Wesley, Meister Eckhart, Dionysius
the Areopagite, Symeon the New Theologian, Panayiotis Nellas,
Vladimir Lossky, Martin Luther, Martin Heidegger, Sergius Bulgakov,
John of the Cross, Delores Williams, Evagrius of Pontus, and Hans
Urs von Balthasar. The essays in this book are situated within a
current thinking on theosis that consists of a common, albeit
minimalist, affirmation amidst the flow of differences. The authors
in this volume contribute to the historical theological task of
complicating the contemporary Orthodox narrative, but they also
continue the “theological achievement” of thinking about
theosis so that all Christian traditions may be challenged to
stretch and shift their understanding of theosis even amidst an
ecumenical celebration of the gift of participation in the life of
God.
Increased integration of financial markets has led to many tangible
economic benefits in Asia and around the world; yet, greater
financial globalization has also exposed emerging economies to the
vagaries of international capital flows. Harnessing the benefits of
financial globalization while mitigating the risks posed by
procyclical financial flows is a major preoccupation that has
required central bankers in Asia and around the world to extend
their focus beyond price and exchange rate stability to include the
stability and efficiency of the financial system. This expanded
domain of concern for central bankers has brought new, often
complex, policy challenges. Since 2014, the Monetary Authority of
Singapore, Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research,
University of Chicago Booth Business School, and National
University of Singapore Business School have organised the Asian
Monetary Policy Forum (AMPF) annually, bringing together prominent
academics, policymakers and private sector economists to deliberate
pressing monetary policy issues particularly relevant for Asian
countries. The aim is to draw lessons from experience for the
benefit of policymakers in the region and beyond. This volume
includes selected AMPF speeches and commissioned papers from 2014
to 2020. Based on the latest academic research in economics and
finance and written for a more general audience, the chapters cover
a range of topics that have assumed central importance in the
global monetary and financial system over the past twenty years.
These include the efficacy of traditional monetary policy
frameworks against the backdrop of synchronised global financial
flows, the challenges presented by the US dollar dominance in the
international trade and monetary systems, and the optimality of
central banks' use of a wider set of policy instruments within an
integrated policy framework to attain price and financial
stability.
Monasticism is a social and religious phenomenon which originated
in antiquity and which still remains relevant in the twenty-first
century. But what, exactly, is it, and how is it distinguished from
other kinds of religious and non-religious practice? In this Very
Short Introduction Stephen J. Davis discusses the history of
monasticism, from our earliest evidence for it, and the different
types which have developed from antiquity to the present day. He
considers where monasteries are located, from East Asia to North
America, and everywhere in between, and how their settings impact
the everyday life and worldview of the monks and nuns who dwell
there. Exploring how monastic communities are organized, he also
looks at how aspects of life like food, sleep, sex, work, and
prayer are regimented. Finally, Davis discusses what the stories
about saints communicate about monastic identity and ethics, and
considers what place there is for monasticism in the modern world.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford
University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every
subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get
ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts,
analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make
interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Thecla, a disciple of the apostle Paul, became perhaps the most
celebrated female saint and "martyr" among Christians in late
antiquity. In the early church, Thecla's example was associated
with the piety of women -- in particular, with women's ministry and
travel. Devotion to Saint Thecla quickly spread throughout the
Mediterranean world: her image was painted on walls of tombs,
stamped on clay flasks and oil lamps, engraved on bronze crosses
and wooden combs, and even woven into textile curtains. Bringing
together literary, artistic, and archaeological evidence, often for
the first time, Stephen Davis here reconstructs the cult of Saint
Thecla in Asia Minor and Egypt -- the social practices,
institutions, and artefacts that marked the lives of actual
devotees. From this evidence the author shows how the cult of this
female saint remained closely linked with communities of women as a
source of empowerment and a cause of controversy.
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