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Invoking the biblical motif of Jacobs struggle with the Face of God (Genesis 32), Simon D. Podmore undertakes a constructive theological account of spiritual trial (tentatio; known in German mystical and Lutheran tradition as Anfechtung) in relation to enduring questions of the otherness and hiddenness of God and the self, the problem of suffering and evil, the freedom of Spirit, and the anxious relationship between temptation and ordeal, fear and desire. This book traces a genealogy of spiritual trial from medieval German mystical theology, through Lutheran and Pietistic thought (Tauler; Luther; Arndt; Boehme), and reconstructs Kierkegaards innovative yet under-examined recovery of the category (AnfAegtelse: a Danish cognate for Anfechtung) within the modern context of the spiritless decline of Christendom. Developing the relationship between struggle (Anfechtung) and release (Gelassenheit), Podmore proposes a Kierkegaardian theology of spiritual trial which elaborates the kenosis of the self before God in terms of Spirits restless longing to rest transparently in God. Offering an original rehabilitation of the temptation of spiritual trial, this book strives for a renewed theological hermeneutic which speaks to the enduring human struggle to realise the unchanging love of God in the face of spiritual darkness.

Was Mary Magdalene really mistaken when she took the Risen Lord to be a gardener working near the tomb where Christ was laid after the crucifixion? In this compelling volume, Anthony M. Moore persuasively argues that Jesus must be recognised, at atheological level, as the Gardener: the Creator-God Himself. The author skilfully examines the strong evidence available to the reader that the narrative material of the Book of Signs (John 2-12), together with the High Priestly Prayer of John 17, is deliberately infused with the fundamental theme of creation. The first sentence of the Gospel, in the beginning, meaningfully echoes the start of Genesis, and sets the tone for what is to come. Creation indicators, or leitmotifs, which link the signs narratives in the Fourth Gospel to the sequence of the days of creation, are unpicked in this volume in a careful survey of the placement of particular nouns and verbs within the narratives and how often they occur. Upon these foundations, the author builds his strikingly original thesis: that each miraculous sign of John 2-12 corresponds to a day of creation, and that, subtly but unmistakably, John intends to reveal Jesus as the Creator in all His glory. A book that offers a novel and enlightening way of reading Johns Gospel, Signs of Salvation will interest any reader seeking a deeper understanding of a fundamental truth about Christs nature: He is the God of creation, at one with and participating in the creative work of the Father.

William Tyndale is one of the most important of the early reformers, and particularly through his translation of the New Testament, has had a formative influence on the development of the English language and religious thought. The sources of his theology are, however, not immediately clear, and historians have often seen him as being influenced chiefly by continental, and in particular Lutheran, ideas. In his important new book, Ralph Werrell shows that the most important influences were to befound closer to home, and that the home-grown Wycliffite tradition was of far greater importance. In doing so, Werrell shows that the apparent differences between Tyndales writings from the period before 1530 and his later writings, in the period leading up to his arrest and martyrdom in 1526, are spurious, and that a simpler explanation is that his ideas were formed as a result of an upbringing in a household in which Wycliffite ideas were accepted. Werrell explores the impact of humanist writers, and above all Erasmus, on the development of Tyndales thought. He also shows how far Tyndales theology, fully developed by 1525, was from that of the continental reformers. He then examines in detail some of the main strands of Tyndales thought - and in particular, doctrines such as the Fall, Salvation, the Sacraments and the Blood of Christ - showing how different they are from Luther and most other contemporary reformers. While Tyndale, in his early writings, used some of Luthers writings, he made theological changes and additions to Luthers text. The influences of John Trevisa, Wyclif and the later Wycliffite writers were far more important. Werrell shows that without accepting the huge influence of the Wycliffite ideas, Tyndales significance as a theologian, and the development of the English Reformation cannot be fully understood.

In his teaching and his writing, Paul L. Holmer (1916-2004), Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota (1946-1960) and Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale Divinity School (1960-1987), made many important contributions to recent American theology. One of the most insightful American students of Kierkegaard of his generation, Holmer perceived early on Wittgensteins importance for theology, and employed both thinkers to inspire his own fresh consideration of perennial issues in philosophical theology: understanding, belief, faith, the emotions, and the importance of the virtues. While best known for his essays in The Grammar of Faith (1978), Holmer penned numerous other interesting and original essays, some published but many unpublished, which circulated widely in typescript during his tenure at Yale. Following his death, the Holmer family in 2005 donated his papers to the Yale Divinity School Library; in reviewing Holmers papers, the editors havechosen a selection of his most seminal essays, beyond those in The Grammar of Faith, demonstrating the breadth and range of his contributions. In this, the second volume of The Paul L. Holmer Papers, the editors present pieces that illuminate four significant areas of Holmers contributions: essays on Kierkegaard; essays on Wittgenstein; Theology, Understanding, and Faith; and Emotions, Passions, and Virtues. Taken together, these essays invite in-depth exploration of the thought of this important American philosophical theologian. This is the second volume of The Paul L. Holmer Papers, which includes also volume 1, On Kierkegaard and the Truth, and volume 3, Communicating the Faith Indirectly: Selected Sermons, Addresses, and Prayers.

William Tyndale is one of the most important of the early reformers, and particularly through his translation of the New Testament, has had a formative influence on the development of the English language and religious thought. The sources of his theology are, however, not immediately clear, and historians have often seen him as being influenced chiefly by continental, and in particular Lutheran, ideas. In his important new book, Ralph Werrell shows that the most important influences were to befound closer to home, and that the home-grown Wycliffite tradition was of far greater importance. In doing so, Werrell shows that the apparent differences between Tyndales writings from the period before 1530 and his later writings, in the period leading up to his arrest and martyrdom in 1526, are spurious, and that a simpler explanation is that his ideas were formed as a result of an upbringing in a household in which Wycliffite ideas were accepted. Werrell explores the impact of humanist writers, and above all Erasmus, on the development of Tyndales thought. He also shows how far Tyndales theology, fully developed by 1525, was from that of the continental reformers. He then examines in detail some of the main strands of Tyndales thought - and in particular, doctrines such as the Fall, Salvation, the Sacraments and the Blood of Christ - showing how different they are from Luther and most other contemporary reformers. While Tyndale, in his early writings, used some of Luthers writings, he made theological changes and additions to Luthers text. The influences of John Trevisa, Wyclif and the later Wycliffite writers were far more important. Werrell shows that without accepting the huge influence of the Wycliffite ideas, Tyndales significance as a theologian, and the development of the English Reformation cannot be fully understood.

Charles Millers rigorous and sensitive examination of Richard Hookers theology makes a valuable addition to the field of study of the cleric, one of the founding theologians of modern Anglicanism. Miller examines Hookers works in detail, leading the reader through different facets of his vision of God: creation, Scripture, the sacraments, and practices of Christian devotion. Hookers theology challenges an increasingly time-bound, relativistic approach to doctrine and truth; his sources were as wide, as ancient, and as modern as Hooker could make them. Millers thoughtful analysis is informed throughout by an understanding of the context of Hookers theological development against the backdrop of continental Calvinism and the remnants of Roman Catholicism in England. The growth of interest in Hooker among specialists has been accompanied by an abandonment of the serious study of Hookers thought among theological students, clergy and theologians. Millers work addresses thislack; Hookers insights must not be forgotten in the daily distribution of theological food to Christian people. A study which attunes readers to Hookers particular theological voice and teaches its value both in his own context and as a present-day interlocutor, this volume will be of great interest to Christians and theological students alike.

Charles Millers rigorous and sensitive examination of Richard Hookers theology makes a valuable addition to the field of study of the cleric, one of the founding theologians of modern Anglicanism. Miller examines Hookers works in detail, leading the reader through different facets of his vision of God: creation, Scripture, the sacraments, and practices of Christian devotion. Hookers theology challenges an increasingly time-bound, relativistic approach to doctrine and truth; his sources were as wide, as ancient, and as modern as Hooker could make them. Millers thoughtful analysis is informed throughout by an understanding of the context of Hookers theological development against the backdrop of continental Calvinism and the remnants of Roman Catholicism in England. The growth of interest in Hooker among specialists has been accompanied by an abandonment of the serious study of Hookers thought among theological students, clergy and theologians. Millers work addresses thislack; Hookers insights must not be forgotten in the daily distribution of theological food to Christian people. A study which attunes readers to Hookers particular theological voice and teaches its value both in his own context and as a present-day interlocutor, this volume will be of great interest to Christians and theological students alike.

In his distinctive work, Christopher Scarf explores the writings of the three most prominent Oxford Inklings - Charles Williams (1886-1945), C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), and J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) - to reveal and contrast their conceptions of the ideal of kingship; divine, human, and mythological. As practising Christians, the faith of all three writers was central to their literary and personal visions of kingship, society, love, beauty, justice and power. Scarf investigates their beliefin God as Creator and heavenly King, opinions on the nature of His very being, and the way in which all believed the Creator to be unique rather than one among many. The relationship between the earthly and heavenly King is considered, as well as the extent to which the writers contend that earthly kings are Gods viceregents, act with His authority, and are duty-bound to establish and sustain just and joyous societies. Examining the writings of all three men in detail, Scarf also highlights the covert evidence of their lives and personalities which may be discovered in their texts. An understanding of the authors individual but overlapping views of the essential meaning of Kingship, and their personalities and early lives, will enrichthe readers appreciation of their created worlds. This volume provides a unique focus on Kingship and the Christian beliefs of three well-loved writers, and will be of interest to any reader seeking a fuller understanding of the individuals and their works.

In this compelling narrative, Bernard Heyberger relates the fascinating history of Hindiyya Ujaymi, a highly charismatic eighteenth-century mystic of sinister repute. Heyberger makes a careful study of Hindiyyas life from earliest childhood, with a detailed picture of her formative years in the eighteenth century Christian community of Aleppo, the domestic reality of which is little known, exploring the influences she would have experienced. He leads us through her spiritual development under the direction of the Jesuits, her determination to found a new religious order, and the tragic history of its collapse in a welter of paranoia and persecution. Heyberger also reveals the tensions and complex rivalries at play around Hindiyya between Rome, the Jesuits, and Eastern tribes, which were also beset by feuds and alliances. He makes extensive use of a wide variety of sources, from Hindiyyas own writings to reports from her confessors and Roman inquisitors, to shed light upon the Hindiyya affair. Hindiyya, Mystic and Criminal relates the history of a woman of inflexible power of will and great charisma, who managed to move beyond the circumscribed world of her girlhood and realise what she believed to be her destiny. It will be of great interest to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of an affair which has been long obscured by contradictory reports, or to those interested in eighteenth-century Maronite Christianity and its complex interactions with the authority of Rome.

In this compelling narrative, Bernard Heyberger relates the fascinating history of Hindiyya Ujaymi, a highly charismatic eighteenth-century mystic of sinister repute. Heyberger makes a careful study of Hindiyyas life from earliest childhood, with a detailed picture of her formative years in the eighteenth century Christian community of Aleppo, the domestic reality of which is little known, exploring the influences she would have experienced. He leads us through her spiritual development under the direction of the Jesuits, her determination to found a new religious order, and the tragic history of its collapse in a welter of paranoia and persecution. Heyberger also reveals the tensions and complex rivalries at play around Hindiyya between Rome, the Jesuits, and Eastern tribes, which were also beset by feuds and alliances. He makes extensive use of a wide variety of sources, from Hindiyyas own writings to reports from her confessors and Roman inquisitors, to shed light upon the Hindiyya affair. Hindiyya, Mystic and Criminal relates the history of a woman of inflexible power of will and great charisma, who managed to move beyond the circumscribed world of her girlhood and realise what she believed to be her destiny. It will be of great interest to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of an affair which has been long obscured by contradictory reports, or to those interested in eighteenth-century Maronite Christianity and its complex interactions with the authority of Rome.

In his detailed and thought-provoking work, Philip Goodwin conducts a thorough analysis of the challenges facing the Biblical translator, with particular focus on the problematic dominance of the King James Version of the Bible in our imaginations - a dominance which has had a deleterious effect upon the accuracy and originality of the translators work. Goodwin considers the first two chapters of the Lukan narratives in depth, comparing and contrasting a breadth of widely disparate translations and drawing on a rich body of Biblical scholarship to support his thesis. A wide-ranging discussion of other linguistic issues is also conducted, touching on such vital matters as incorporating the contextual implications of the original text, and the attempt to challenge the readers pre-existing encyclopaedic knowledge. Goodwin evolves a fresh and comprehensive answer to the difficulties of the translators task, and concludes by providing his own original and charming translation of the first two chapters of Lukes Gospel. Translating the English Bible provides a fascinating insight into the processes of translation and will interest anyone seeking accuracy and fidelity to the Scriptural message. It will also enlighten readers seeking a challenging translation of Luke that casts off the shackles of the Holy Marriage tradition of Biblical translation.

Incorporating a tour of the past and a proposition for the future, Chung presents a fascinating study of inter civilizational hermeneutics that embraces our modern times and suggests the liberative potential of hermeneutical study. Adopting a subtleapproach that stays clear of trying to impose upon the reader a simplistic understanding of hermeneutical discourses, Chung instead draws on a host of classical and modern scholars in search of a new and refreshing global hermeneutical theory.

Incorporating a tour of the past and a proposition for the future, Chung presents a fascinating study of inter civilizational hermeneutics that embraces our modern times and suggests the liberative potential of hermeneutical study. Adopting a subtleapproach that stays clear of trying to impose upon the reader a simplistic understanding of hermeneutical discourses, Chung instead draws on a host of classical and modern scholars in search of a new and refreshing global hermeneutical theory.

In this new edition of Gerhard von Rads classic work on the Moses traditions, the reader is provided with a more polished text, cross-references to von Rads other works, an updated bibliography, Scripture index, and a new foreword by Walter Brueggemann. A German Lutheran pastor, University professor and a prolific Old Testament scholar, Gerhard von Rad sought a revival of Old Testament appreciation from a readership diheartened by two world wars. Hanson brings this important work to the present generation in the hopes of provoking the same reaction.

Lo que recibí lo entregué (Quod accepi, tradidi), recibir y transmitir, tareas esenciales de la tradición cristiana, como san Pablo lo ejemplificó en su modo de proceder ante la grandeza de lo recibido y su compromiso de compartirlo, es tambien el del profesor Cesar Izquierdo, y asi lo ha demostrado a lo largo de su trabajo y mision teologica: recibir y transmitir son asi una sintesis de su mision y compromiso de reflexionar desde la Palabra de verdad y salvacion para hacer llegar una propuesta viva y actual del Evangelio a la diversidad de contextos culturales y de personas a los que va dirigido. Esta ha sido la tarea que durante mas de 40 años ha realizado el profesor Izquierdo Urbina, a quien se dedica esta obra agradecimiento y reconocimiento de sus colegas y amigos, un liber amicorum, por todo lo que han recibido y enriquecido en sus trayectorias academicas y personales con su trato y su sabiduria. Surgido de la iniciativa de algunos de sus amigos y colegas, el libro contiene 34 contribuciones de colegas, discipulos y amigos del profesor Cesar Izquierdo, entre las cuales estan las aportaciones de profesores de Teologia Fundamental de España y Portugal. Las colaboraciones estan agrupadas en cuatro secciones que se corresponden con algunos de los principales campos de interes que el homenajeado ha desarrollado a lo largo de su vasta trayectoria academica y pastoral: Revelacion y fe, Misterio de Cristo y verdad del hombre, Propuesta cristiana: credibilidad, testimonio, dialogo y Cuestiones epistemologicas.

Esta imponente obra, referente imprescindible para la filosofía y las ciencias sociales contemporáneas, desarrolla un concepto de razón comunicativa en forma de una compleja reflexión acerca de la dialectica inherente a una modernidad racionalizada que puede muy bien convertirse en un abismo para si misma. En palabras de su autor, la teoria de la accion comunicativa permite una categorizacion de la trama de la vida social con la que se puede dar razon de las paradojas de la modernidad. Apropiacion sistematica de la historia de la teoria sociologica, este libro constituye uno de los mejores analisis de la Europa de posguerra y de su orden politico, economico, social y cultural. Cuando algunos de los supuestos de ese orden empiezan a convertirse en pasado, da las claves de el y permite examinar a fondo, mirandolas al trasluz, las principales cuestiones del presente.

Durante los últimos años, un grupo de especialistas de diversos campos y ámbitos geográficos han realizado talleres de Filosofía Aplicada en las prisiones de varios países iberoamericanos (Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, España y Mexico). Las sesiones entrenaban tres tipos de competencias: pensamiento critico, gobierno sobre las emociones desbordadas o sobre las pasiones y habilidades de comunicacion. Despues de culminar los encuentros formativos entre rejas, el equipo avanzo a la investigacion y obtuvo resultados usando diversas metodologias disciplinares. Este libro contiene tanto los fundamentos de esta experiencia como las conclusiones practicas del programa. El primer bloque profundiza en los fundamentos filosoficos y psicologicos del trabajo en prisiones. El segundo desciende a la realidad practica de las sesiones filosoficas desarrolladas en centros penitenciarios de los paises citados. El crecimiento de BOECIO ha sido de tal envergadura que se ha materializado en un centro de investigacion, estudio, aplicacion de trabajo de la filosofia con personas en riesgo de exclusion social. Sus actividades pueden consultarse en la web http://institucional.us.es/boecio

Este livro faz parte do curso livre (EAD) confessional de formação e aperfeiçoamento de lideranças Eclesiásticas do Ministério Graça e Paz-Edificando o Caráter e a Liderança na Igreja do Senhor Jesus

Este livro faz parte do curso livre (EAD) confessional de formação e aperfeiçoamento de lideranças Eclesiásticas do Ministério Graça e Paz-Edificando o Caráter e a Liderança na Igreja do Senhor Jesus

Este livro faz parte do curso livre (EAD) confessional de formação e aperfeiçoamento de lideranças Eclesiásticas do Ministério Graça e Paz-Edificando o Caráter e a Liderança na Igreja do Senhor Jesus