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Primacy in the Church from Vatican I to Vatican II: An Orthodox Perspective
Par Maximos Vgenopoulos. 2013
The primacy of the bishop of Rome, the pope, as it was finally shaped in the Middle Ages and later…
defined by Vatican I and II has been one of the thorniest issues in the history of the Western and Eastern Churches. This issue was a primary cause of the division between the two Churches and the events that followed the schism of 1054: the sack of Constantinople by the crusaders in 1204, the appointment by Pope Innocent III of a Latin patriarch of Constantinople, and the establishment of Uniatism as a method and model of union. Always a topic in ecumenical dialogue, the issue of primacy has appeared to be an insurmountable obstacle to the realization of full unity between Roman Catholicism and the Orthodox Christianity. In this timely and comprehensive work, Maximos Vgenopoulos analyzes the response of major Orthodox thinkers to the Catholic understanding of the primary of the pope over the last two centuries, showing the strengths and weaknesses of these positions. Covering a broad range of primary and secondary sources and thinkers, Vgenopoulos approaches the issue of primacy with an open and ecumenical manner that looks forward to a way of resolving this most divisive issue between the two Churches. For the first time here the thought of Greek and Russian Orthodox theologians regarding primacy is brought together systematically and compared to demonstrate the emergence of a coherent view of primacy in accordance with the canonical principles of the Orthodox Church. In looking at crucial Greek-language sources Vgenopoulos makes a unique contribution by providing an account of the debate on primacy within the Greek Orthodox Church. Primacy in the Church from Vatican I to Vatican II is an invaluable resource on the official dialogue taking place between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church today. This important book will be of broad interest to historians, theologians, seminarians, and all those interested in Orthodox-Catholic relations.Handbook of Pentecostal Christianity
Par Adam Stewart. 2012
Handbook of Pentecostal Christianity is an easy-to-read guide designed for those interested in learning about one of the fastest growing…
religious traditions in the world. Adam StewartÆs unique collection presents concise, yet comprehensive explanations of some of the most important terms and concepts needed to understand the origins and development, as well as the beliefs and practices, of Pentecostalism worldwide. Twenty-four scholars from five continents provide entries, which are written from disciplinary perspectives as diverse as anthropology, biblical studies, black church studies, history, religious studies, sociology, and theology. The fifty entries shed light on such aspects as The Azusa Street Mission and Revival, Baptism of the Holy Spirit, exorcism, Godly Love, prophecy, snake handling, and the Word of Faith movement. Each entry also includes a brief list of references and suggestions for further reading. These brief, engaging explanations on aspects of Pentecostalism can be read on their own, or alphabetically from start to finish. In its entirety, StewartÆs text provides the reader with an introduction to the history, theology, practices, and contemporary forms of Pentecostalism as it stands at the outset of the twenty-first century. StewartÆs handbook is an appealing introduction to Pentecostalism suitable for both students of religion and the curious general reader.The Parable of the Three Rings and the Idea of Religious Toleration in European Culture
Par Iris Shagrir. 2019
This book examines the premodern encounter between the three monotheistic religions through the unique prism of a premodern literary work—The…
Parable of the Three Rings—a poignant and charming tale of a father who had three sons and one precious ring. By tradition he was to bequeath the ring to his heir, but he loved his three sons equally — so he had two new rings made, crafted to be indistinguishable from the original, and on his deathbed gave a ring to each son. The narrator explains that the father is God, and his sons are the Jews, the Christians, and the Muslims, each believing themselves to be the sole upholders of the true religion. A historical and literary study, the book offers a comprehensive discussion of the various guises of the Parable, from the early Middle Ages onwards, and highlights its capacity to reflect openness and pluralism in the interfaith encounter.Biblical Theology: The Convergence of the Canon
Par Ben Witherington III. 2019
In Biblical Theology, Ben Witherington, III, examines the theology of the Old and New Testaments as a totality. Going beyond…
an account of carefully crafted Old and New Testament theologies, he demonstrates the ideas that make the Bible a sacred book with a unified theology. Witherington brings a distinctive methodology to this study. Taking a constructive approach, he first examines the foundations of the writers' symbolic universe - what they thought and presupposed about God - and how they revealed those thoughts through the narratives of the Old and New Testaments. He also shows how the historical contexts and intellectual worlds of the Old and New Testaments conditioned their narratives, and, in the process, created a large coherent Biblical world view, one that progressively reveals the character and action of God. Thus, the Yahweh of the Old Testament, the Son in the Gospels, and the Father, Son, and Spirit in the New Testament writings are viewed as persons who are part of the singular divine identity. Sensitive to do a more than merely thematic reading of the Bible which strips texts out of their original context, Witherington's progressive revelation approach allows each part of the canon to be read in its original context and with its original meaning. The result is a Biblical theology that allows Jews and Christian's to dialogue about and appreciate the sacred scriptures in both testaments. The capstone work of an internationally known theologian, Biblical Theology also offers new insights on key theological issues, including the character of God, grace, covenants, salvation, election, and eschatology as they relate to the doctrine of God.The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 2635 to 2802 April 1532-April 1533 (Collected Works of Erasmus #19)
Par Desiderius Erasmus. 2019
This volume includes Erasmus’ correspondence for the months April 1532 to April 1533, a period in which he feared a…
religious civil war in Germany. In his desire to move somewhere far enough from Germany to be safe and yet not so far that an old man could not undertake the journey, Erasmus eventually decided to accept the invitation from Mary of Hungary, regent of the Netherlands, to return to his native Brabant. In March 1533, the terms of Erasmus’ return were settled and in July they were formally approved by the emperor. But by this time Erasmus’ fragile health had already declined to the point that he could not undertake the journey, and he would never recover sufficiently to do so. The works published in the months covered by this volume include the eighth, much-enlarged edition of the Adagia, and the Explanatio symboli, the catechism that delighted Erasmus’ followers but gave Martin Luther much ammunition for a brutal attack on him in his Epistola de Erasmo Roterodamo of 1534.The Day of the Lord
Par Paul J. Wickliffe. 2002
The book, “The Day of the LORD” 1. An incomparable Bible prophecy masterpiece, “The Day of the LORD,” is the…
first of its kind in thirty years 2. The book, “The Day of the LORD,” eliminates all of the timing problems inherent in the other prophetic views currently in circulation: pre-tribulation; mid-tribulation; post-tribulation; neo post-tribulation; the pre-wrath rapture of the church; historicism and the heresy peddled by Hymenaeus and Philetus (II Tim. 2:17-19) better known as preterism 3. The author of the book, Paul Wickliffe, presents time as seen from eternity and God’s perspective—seamless and eternal, not sequential and temporal 4. Makes the distinction between national Israel and spiritual Israel (Rom. 2:28, 29 & Rom. 9:6, 7) 5. Reveals some of the imperceptible and incremental worldly influences, movements, and people labeled spiritual and ‘Christian,’ and the fruit these godless influences have had on society and biblical Christianity at large 6. Shows that Jesus’ Olivet Discourse (Matt. 24; Mark 13; Luke 21) has some profound elements ignored by most in the contemporary Bible prophecy camp: • That the tribulation and great tribulation are distinct periods of time. Jesus’ said otherwise in the phrase “those days.” Note, verses Matt. 24:19, 22, 29 • Contemporary prophecy says we are anticipating a period labeled the tribulation. Jesus said otherwise. We are in it! It began in the heart of national Israel when they rejected their Messiah. It was fulfilled in Jesus’ prophecy concerning Rome’s judgment in 70 A.D. on Jerusalem and giving us the Jewish Diaspora to the present • A failure to see prophecy from an eternal perspective and how ‘apparent’ sequential events are not actually sequential as told in the Olivet Discourse, some of the confusion by readers might begin to diminish. Once these chapters in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 are seen through an everlasting prism, the event described in Matthew 24:29-31, actually follows on the heels of the rapture in Matthew 24:37-41 • The term tribulation, a period of time we currently find ourselves, is not a future event. Being in it, this time period goes to the end of the 3.5 years, also known as the time of Jacob’s trouble 7. See why Daniel’s Seventieth Week has only three and a half years left not the seven years many Bible expositors claim (Dan. 9:27; Rev. 11:2, 3) 8. Understand the connection between Christ’s death on the cross and what that meant once Israel’s Passover Lamb had paid it all. See how all Jewish sacrifice and oblation were to become odious (offensive) to God, “and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate.” This meant animal atonement was empty, i.e. could not atone, or satisfy, God’s requirement in granting forgiveness 9. Examine a little-known truth regarding Simon Bar Kokhba (135 A.D.) and how he has been venerated and honored as Israel’s messiah 10. See the origin and explanation of the phrase “the day of the LORD,” and how that fits into God’s view of time, eternity, and prophecy 11. Has beautifully detailed graphs and charts not only showing the various prophetic views currently in circulation, but charts inclusive of other key eschatological events 12. See why Jesus’ words regarding his return in no way diminishes his deity. The key is in the word “knoweth” (Mark 13:32)A New Theist Response to the New Atheists (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies)
Par Joshua Rasmussen, Kevin Vallier. 2020
In response to the intellectual movement of New Atheism, this volume articulates a "New Theist" response that has at its…
core a desire to engage in productive and depolarizing dialogue. To ensure this book is of interest to atheists and theists alike, a team of experts in the field of philosophy of religion offer an assessment of the strongest New Atheist arguments. The chapters address the most pertinent questions about God, including politics and morality, and each essay shows how a reflective theist might deal with points raised by the New Atheists. This volume is a serious academic engagement with the questions asked by New Atheism. As such, it will be of significant interest to scholars working in the philosophy of religion and theology, as well as those engaged in religious studies generally.Dharma in America: A Short History of Hindu-Jain Diaspora
Par Pankaj Jain. 2020
America now is home to approximately five million Hindus and Jains. Their contribution to the economic and intellectual growth of the…
country is unquestionable. Dharma in America aims to explore the role of Hindu and Jain Americans in diverse fields such as: education and civic engagements medicine and healthcare music. Providing a concise history of Hindus and Jains in the Americas over the last two centuries, Dharma in America also gives some insights into the ongoing issues and challenges these important ethnic and religious groups face in America today.Divine Action, Determinism, and the Laws of Nature
Par Jeffrey Koperski. 2020
A longstanding question at the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology is how God might act, or not, when governing…
the universe. Many believe that determinism would prevent God from acting at all, since to do so would require violating the laws of nature. However, when a robust view of these laws is coupled with the kind of determinism now used in dynamics, a new model of divine action emerges. This book presents a new approach to divine action beyond the current focus on quantum mechanics and esoteric gaps in the causal order. It bases this approach on two general points. First, that there are laws of nature is not merely a metaphor. Second, laws and physical determinism are now understood in mathematically precise ways that have important implications for metaphysics. The explication of these two claims shows not only that nonviolationist divine action is possible, but there is considerably more freedom available for God to act than current models allow. By bringing a philosophical perspective to an issue often dominated by theologians and scientists, this text redresses an imbalance in the discussion around divine action. It will, therefore, be of keen interest to scholars of Philosophy and Religion, the Philosophy of Science, and Theology.Ibn Taymiyya (Makers of the Muslim World #73)
Par Jon Hoover. 2019
Ibn Taymiyya (1263–1328) of Damascus was one of the most prominent and controversial religious scholars of medieval Islam. He called…
for jihad against the Mongol invaders of Syria, appealed to the foundational sources of Islam for reform, and battled against religious innovation. Today, he inspires such diverse movements as Global Salafism, Islamic revivalism and modernism, and violent jihadism. This volume synthesizes the latest research, discusses many little-known aspects of Ibn Taymiyya&’s thought, and highlights the religious utilitarianism that pervades his activism, ethics, and theology.For Money and Elders: Ritual, Sovereignty, and the Sacred in Kenya
Par Robert W. Blunt. 2019
Many observers of Kenya’s complicated history see causes for concern, from the use of public office for private gain to…
a constitutional structure historically lopsided towards the executive branch. Yet efforts from critics and academics to diagnose the country’s problems do not often consider what these fiscal and political issues mean to ordinary Kenyans. How do Kenyans express their own political understanding, make sense of governance, and articulate what they expect from their leaders? In For Money and Elders, Robert W. Blunt addresses these questions by turning to the political, economic, and religious signs in circulation in Kenya today. He examines how Kenyans attempt to make sense of political instability caused by the uncertainty of authority behind everything from currency to title deeds. When the symbolic order of a society is up for grabs, he shows, violence may seem like an expedient way to enforce the authority of signs. Drawing on fertile concepts of sovereignty, elderhood, counterfeiting, acephaly, and more, Blunt explores phenomena as diverse as the destabilization of ritual “oaths,” public anxieties about Satanism with the advent of democratic reform, and mistrust of official signs. The result is a fascinating glimpse into Kenya’s past and present and a penetrating reflection on meanings of violence in African politics.Understanding Religious Experience: From Conviction to Life's Meaning
Par Paul K. Moser. 2020
In this book, Paul K. Moser offers a new approach to religious experience and the kind of evidence it provides.…
Here, he explains the nature of theistic and non-theistic experience in relation to the meaning of human life and its underlying evidence, with special attention given to the perspectives of Tolstoy, Buddha, Confucius, Krishna, Moses, the apostle Paul, and Muhammad. Among the many topics explored in this timely volume are: religious experience characterized in a unifying conception; religious experience naturalized relative to science; religious experience psychologized in merely psychological phenomena; and religious experience cognized relative to potential defeaters from evil, divine hiddenness, and religious diversity. Understanding Religious Experience will benefit those interested in the nature of religion and can be used in relevant courses in religious studies, philosophy, theology, Biblical studies, and the history of religion.175 Years of Persecution: A History of the Babis & Baha'is of Iran
Par Fereydun Vahman. 2019
For almost two centuries, followers of the Baha&’i faith, Iran&’s largest religious minority, have been persecuted by the state. They…
have been made scapegoats for the nation&’s ills, branded enemies of Islam and denounced as foreign agents. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 Baha&’is have been barred from entering the nation&’s universities, more than two hundred have been executed, and hundreds more imprisoned and tortured. Now, however, Iran is at a turning point. A new generation has begun to question how the Baha&’is have been portrayed by the government and the clergy, and called for them to be given equal rights as fellow citizens. In documenting, for the first time, the plight of this religious community in Iran since its inception, Fereydun Vahman also reveals the greater plight of a nation aspiring to develop a modern identity built on respect for diversity rather than hatred and self-deception.Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism
Par Cyrus Ali Zargar. 2017
Islamic philosophy and Sufism evolved as distinct yet interweaving strands of Islamic thought and practice. Despite differences, they have shared…
a concern with the perfection of the soul through the development of character. In The Polished Mirror, Cyrus Ali Zargar studies the ways in which, through teaching and storytelling, pre-modern Muslims lived, negotiated, and cultivated virtues. Examining the writings of philosophers, ascetics, poets, and saints, he locates virtue ethics within a dynamic moral tradition. Innovative, engaging, and approachable, this work – the first in the English language to explore Islamic ethics in the fascinating context of narrative – will be a valuable resource for both students and scholars.Shariah Law: Questions and Answers
Par Mohammad Hashim Kamali. 2017
Shariah law is a subject that is misunderstood and misrepresented by many in the West. More than simply a system…
of law, it is concerned with a set of values and rules that are essential to the understanding and practice of Islam. In this volume, Mohammad Hashim Kamali, a world-renowned expert on Shariah, adopts a question-and-answer format to provide a clear introduction to its most salient aspects. Extending from the sources of Shariah in the Qur&’an, hadith and the legal maxims of Islamic law to the discussion of issues such as freedom of religion, gender equality and human rights, Shariah Law: Questions and Answers connects the theoretical aspects of the law with how it is applied in the world today. At once scholarly and accessible, it is sure to be a vital resource for students, teachers and general readers, addressing as it does a range of contemporary concerns, including jihad, democracy, the environment, genetic engineering, human cloning, euthanasia and abortion.Religious Parenting: Transmitting Faith and Values in Contemporary America
Par Christian Smith. 2019
How parents approach the task of passing on religious faith and practice to their childrenHow do American parents pass their…
religion on to their children? At a time of overall decline of traditional religion and an increased interest in personal “spirituality,” Religious Parenting investigates the ways that parents transmit religious beliefs, values, and practices to their kids. We know that parents are the most important influence on their children’s religious lives, yet parents have been virtually ignored in previous work on religious socialization. Renowned religion scholar Christian Smith and his collaborators Bridget Ritz and Michael Rotolo explore American parents’ strategies, experiences, beliefs, and anxieties regarding religious transmission through hundreds of in-depth interviews that span religious traditions, social classes, and family types all around the country.Throughout we hear the voices of evangelical, Catholic, Mormon, mainline and black Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist parents and discover that, despite massive diversity, American parents share a nearly identical approach to socializing their children religiously. For almost all, religion is important for the foundation it provides for becoming one’s best self on life’s difficult journey. Religion is primarily a resource for navigating the challenges of this life, not preparing for an afterlife. Parents view it as their job, not religious professionals’, to ground their children in life-enhancing religious values that provide resilience, morality, and a sense of purpose. Challenging longstanding sociological and anthropological assumptions about culture, the authors demonstrate that parents of highly dissimilar backgrounds share the same “cultural models” when passing on religion to their children.Taking an extensive look into questions of religious practice and childrearing, Religious Parenting uncovers parents’ real-life challenges while breaking innovative theoretical ground.Religion, Emotion, Sensation: Affect Theories and Theologies (Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia)
Par Amy Hollywood, Donovan O. Schaefer, Erin Runions, Stephen D. Moore, Wonhee Anne Joh, Gregory J. Seigworth, Karen Bray, Mathew Arthur, Dong Sung Kim, A. Paige Rawson, Max Thornton, Alexis G. Waller. 2020
Religion, Emotion, Sensation asks what affect theory has to say about God or gods, religion or religions, scriptures, theologies, and…
liturgies. Contributors explore the crossings and crisscrossings between affect theory and theology and the study of religion more broadly, as well as the political and social import of such work.Bringing together affect theorists, theologians, biblical scholars, and scholars of religion, this volume enacts creative transdisciplinary interventions in the study of affect and religion through exploring such topics as biblical literature, Christology, animism, Rastafarianism, the women’s Mosque Movement, the unending Korean War, the Sewol ferry disaster, trans and gender queer identities, YA fiction, queer historiography, the prison industrial complex, debt and neoliberalism, and death and poetry.Contributors: Mathew Arthur, Amy Hollywood, Wonhee Anne Joh, Dong Sung Kim, A. Paige Rawson, Erin Runions, Donovan O. Schaefer, Gregory J. Seigworth, Max Thornton, Alexis G. WallerWho Owns Religion?: Scholars and Their Publics in the Late Twentieth Century
Par Laurie L. Patton. 2019
Who Owns Religion? focuses on a period—the late 1980s through the 1990s—when scholars of religion were accused of scandalizing or…
denigrating the very communities they had imagined themselves honoring through their work. While controversies involving scholarly claims about religion are nothing new, this period saw an increase in vitriol that remains with us today. Authors of seemingly arcane studies on subjects like the origins of the idea of Mother Earth or the sexual dynamics of mysticism have been targets of hate mail and book-banning campaigns. As a result, scholars of religion have struggled to describe their own work to their various publics, and even to themselves. Taking the reader through several compelling case studies, Patton identifies two trends of the ’80s and ’90s that fueled that rise: the growth of multicultural identity politics, which enabled a form of volatile public debate she terms “eruptive public space,” and the advent of the internet, which offered new ways for religious groups to read scholarship and respond publicly. These controversies, she shows, were also fundamentally about something new: the very rights of secular, Western scholarship to interpret religions at all. Patton’s book holds out hope that scholars can find a space for their work between the university and the communities they study. Scholars of religion, she argues, have multiple masters and must move between them while writing histories and speaking about realities that not everyone may be interested in hearing.Catholic and Mourning a Loss: 5 Challenges and 5 Opportunities
Par Mauryeen Op. 2014
5 Challenges - Our ability to work through the grieving process will be tested - Our life will be changed…
because of our loss - Our ability to function will be questioned - Our dreams for the future may have to be altered - We will question our reliance on other and even on God 5 Opportunities - We can learn to use the gifts that working through grief has offered us - We can realize that change can be an opportunity for newness and growth - We can explore the new-found strength that can be ours - We can go beyond ourselves as we face the future - We will be able to "let go and let God" be in controlWho was the &“Mysterious Sofía,&” whose letter in November 1934 was sent from Washington DC to Mexico City and intercepted…
by the Mexican Secret Service? In The Mysterious Sofía Stephen J. C. Andes uses the remarkable story of Sofía del Valle to tell the history of Catholicism&’s global shift from north to south and the importance of women to Catholic survival and change over the course of the twentieth century. As a devout Catholic single woman, neither nun nor mother, del Valle resisted religious persecution in an era of Mexican revolutionary upheaval, became a labor activist in a time of class conflict, founded an educational movement, toured the United States as a public lecturer, and raised money for Catholic ministries—all in an age dominated by economic depression, gender prejudice, and racial discrimination. The rise of the Global South marked a new power dynamic within the Church as Latin America moved from the margins of activism to the vanguard. Del Valle&’s life and the stories of those she met along the way illustrate the shared pious practices, gender norms, and organizational networks that linked activists across national borders. Told through the eyes of a little-known laywoman from Mexico, Andes shows how women journeyed from the pews into the heart of the modern world.