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Eternal Blessedness for All? shows how the acclaimed father of modern theology, Friedrich Schleiermacher, brilliantly approached this problem. It took many twists and turns of historical and philosophically minded analyses, however, for him to getto a theologically appropriate answer. This book unpacks those efforts in manageable form, based on a close examination of a pivotal 1819 essay, On the Doctrine of Election; his masterpiece, Christian Faith; sermons; and other related sources. Schleiermacher was the first modern theologian of stature to endorse the universal restoration of all humanity. This study also displays the historical, ecumenical, and doctrinal contexts in which his views were fashioned.

In this eloquently argued work Carys Moseley provides an original angle of criticism on the issue of nationhood and Christianity, asserting that Christianity must relate to nationhood as the nation structure is part of Gods plan for humanity. The book addresses three major themes in the field of theology and nationhood. The first is that anti-nationalism and anti-Zionism are often two sides of the same coin, and involve taking leave of a providential reading of the Bible as well as a willingness to understand history in broadly providential terms. The second is that such an approach tends to involve a reluctance to recognise subordinated Gentile nations, especially those that have lost independence. Moseley studies the work of four theologians - Reinhold Niebuhr, Rowan Williams, John Milbank and Karl Barth - to examine the difference between nationhood and statehood. She provides a perspective on Wales as a stateless nation, as an example of a Gentile parallel to Israel. Thirdly, Moseley links social theorists to the theologians to explore their affinities. Niebuhr is paired with Mark Juergensmeyer, and Rowan Williams is juxtaposed to the debate between Adrian Hastings and Anthon Smith. Nationhood, Recognition and Providence will interest anyone concerned with nationhood and Israel in protestant theology, and offers unique insights into stateless nations from the Welsh-born authors perspective.

Can the comparison of two theologians vastly separated in space and time help contemporary theologians to think better? This book compares two preeminent theologians, Sri Ramanuja of the Hindu tradition and Friedrich Schleiermacher of the Christian tradition. Each argues that God sustains the universe at every moment of its existence, but they work out the divine sustenance in very different ways.

This book contains a series of essays based on previously published articles but all revised and updated. One on the founding of the university of Sydney has been totally re-written. They deal with the cultural and political tsunami that swept over the British empire and especially the colonies in Australia in the middle of the nineteenth century. The effects on those changes continue to this day for both church and state. The recent debates on marriage and religious freedom have about them the marks of these nineteenth century changes. Not all is simple continuity. State aid for independent schools initiated by Robert Menzies but carried to enormous lengths by his successors to this day actually turned the nineteenth century resolution totally on its head. The issues in these essays turn of the collapse of the English Christendom version of church state relations. The implications of that long running change are still central to the stuttering re-thinking by Anglicans of what it means to be a church in Australia in the twenty first century. That struggle has its analogues in the broader culture and nation as it tries to find a way to be Australia.

Zeitlebens hat Gustav Mahler mit der Thematik des Todes gerungen. Immer wieder behandelte er sie musikalisch auf neue Weise. Martin Dornis untersucht Mahlers Symphonien in seiner Studie als Vorubungen zu einer Kunst des Sterbens.Philosophie und Musik lehren das Sterben auf gegensatzliche, aber je ungenugende Weise, sprachlich einerseits, musikalisch andererseits. In Mahlers Musik wird hingegen kunstlerisch greifbar, wie eine wirkliche Kunst des Sterbens klingen konnte. Sie ware eine, die die Menschen lehren konnte, mit der Todesgewissheit umzugehen. Zugleich zeigt sie jedoch, dass Musik letztlich nicht in der Lage ist, dem Tod Einhalt zu gebieten. Stattdessen verweist sie auf den ewigen Augenblick des Augustinus: Sie zeigt, was erfullte Zeit ware und worin ein singend-sprechendes und sprechend-singendes Leben trotz des Todes und in dessen Angesicht bestunde.

Ante pandemias devastadoras, climas extremos y la destrucción de ecosistemas, parece evidente que la relación entre los seres humanos y la naturaleza debería estar en el centro de cualquier debate intelectual. Cada vez somos mas conscientes de la necesidad de cambiar nuestras costumbres; de no lograrlo, las consecuencias parecen inevitables: desapareceremos, junto a otras tantas especies. El primer escalon hacia esa meta pasa por repensar la manera en que concebimos la naturaleza, asi como el vinculo que nos une a ella.Bernstein nos interpela para que revisemos algunas de las grandes reflexiones acerca de la naturaleza que la historia nos ha dado. El autor articula un recorrido por el pensamiento de figuras como Spinoza, Kant, Marx y Nietzsche para reconstruirlo y revelar tanto sus contradicciones como sus puntos en comun. Asi, consigue vertebrarlos en un todo coherente que permite pensar, de nuevo, nuestra forma actual de relacionarnos con el entorno.Las vicisitudes de la naturaleza representa la cristalizacion postuma de un legado intelectual necesario para entender las problematicas del tiempo que habitamos.

Un desarrollo original y profundo entrelazamiento y la evolución de la memoria con el fenómeno de la mala conciencia acudiendo especialmente a textos del Nietzsche más maduro.La memoria parece asociada en Nietzsche exclusivamente al resentimiento. Tiene memoria quien no se desprende de un pasado doloroso. En ese ser humano, la memoria se ha forjado mediante el ejercicio de una enorme crueldad fisica y espiritual. De una lectura superficial de La geneologia de la moral podria deducirse que la memoria y el olvido son simplemente dos fuerzas opuestas en el ser humano, siendo la primera una fuerza esclavizadora que habria de ser superada por la segunda. Partiendo de esta aparente contradiccion, el presente trabajo demuestra que, mas alla de una memoria ligada a la mala conciencia y al resentimiento, es posible encontrar en Nietzsche tambien una concepcion positiva de la memoria que es complementaria al olvido.Poniendo el foco en La geneologia de la moral, aunque sin dejar de lado otros escritos de Nietzsche, este libro pretende ofrecer un desarrollo original y profundo entrelazamiento y la evolucion de la memoria con el fenomeno de la mala conciencia. Al acudir especialmente a textos del Nietzsche mas maduro, la memoria y el olvido son naturalmente puestos en dialogo con los grandes temas nietzscheanos como la voluntad de poder, el superhombre o el eterno retorno.

Este séptimo volumen comprende el título Léxico filosófico (1984), una notable obra del eminente profesor Antonio Millán-Puelles. En palabras del propio autor, "se denomina filosófico porque tiene la pretension de que los lectores filosofen al hacer uso de el". La intencion divulgadora esta presente en todas sus paginas. El libro quiere marcar una pauta, señalar una orientacion, y sera de especial utilidad para quienes enseñan o estudian Filosofia.Con un permanente horizonte metafisico, Millan-Puelles ha desarrollado una ontologia del espiritu que investiga la articulacion de las facultades superiores en la estructura trascendental del sujeto. Razon y libertad son temas de los que siempre parte y a los que continuamente retorna.La amplitud de su planteamiento filosofico le permite abrir su indagacion hacia cuestiones especificas del ambito economico, social o cultural, con lo que sus hallazgos antropologicos quedan contrastados en campos aparentemente ajenos a su ontologia del ser humano. Su amplia bibliografia es clara muestra de la universalidad de sus intereses intelectuales, que cubrian la practica totalidad del saber filosofico.

Este octavo volumen comprende el título Teoría del objeto puro (1990).Con un permanente horizonte metafísico, Millán-Puelles ha desarrollado una ontología del espíritu que investiga la articulación de las facultades superiores en la estructura trascendental del sujeto. Razon y libertad son temas de los que siempre parte y a los que continuamente retorna. La amplitud de su planteamiento filosofico le permite abrir su indagacion hacia cuestiones especificas del ambito economico, social o cultural, con lo que sus hallazgos antropologicos quedan contrastados en campos aparentemente ajenos a su ontologia del ser humano. Su amplia bibliografia es clara muestra de la universalidad de sus intereses intelectuales, que cubrian la practica totalidad del saber filosofico.

Christianity Today Book Award The Gospel Coalition Book Awards Honorable MentionForeword INDIES Book of the Year Award FinalistThe success and survival of American democracy have never been guaranteed. Political polarization, presidential eccentricities, the trustworthiness of government, and the prejudices of the voting majority have waxed and waned ever since the time of the Founders, and there are no fail-safe solutions to secure the benefits of a democratic future.What we must do, argues the historian Robert Tracy McKenzie, is take an unflinching look at the very nature of democracyits strengths and weaknesses, what it can promise, and where it overreaches. And this means we must take an unflinching look at ourselves.We the Fallen People presents a close look at the ideas of human nature to be found in the history of American democratic thought, from the nations Founders through the Jacksonian Era and Alexis de Tocqueville. McKenzie, following C. S. Lewis, claims there are only two reasons to believe in majority rule: because we have confidence in human natureor because we dont. The Founders subscribed to the biblical principle that humans are fallen and their virtue is always doubtful, and they wrote the US Constitution to frame a republic intended to handle our weaknesses. But by the presidency of Andrew Jackson, contrary ideas about humanitys inherent goodness were already taking deep root among Americans, bearing fruit in such perils as we now face for the future of democracy.Focusing on the careful reasoning of the Founders, the seismic shifts of the Jacksonian Era, and the often misunderstood but still piercing analysis of Tocquevilles Democracy in America, McKenzie guides us in a conversation with the past that can help us see the presentand ourselveswith new insight.

Credo Book Award WinnerNatural Theology Discover how Aristotelian thought has shaped Christianity through history and remains relevant for Christians todayWhen Christians of any age, country, or denomination debate the nature of the good life, the soul, free will, or design, Aristotle lies behind their logic as well as their rhetoric. Although Aristotle did not have access to the Bibles special revelation, he made full use of general revelation to arrive at deep truths about the nature of God, human identity, and the universe. In the Catholic Middle Ages the spiritual vision that undergirded Dantes Divine Comedy was strongly indebted to Aristotles cosmology, and in the Protestant Reformation and Enlightenment the social vision of a well-run state was equally indebted to his political science.In a follow up to his well-loved book From Plato to Christ, renowned scholar Louis Markos takes us on a vigorous and celebratory journey through the work of Platos greatest student, demonstrating Aristotles often unacknowledged influence on the Christian faith. In Markoss hands, Aristotle is far from an irrelevant ancient philosopher but is instead an important conversation partner for some of historys greatest Christian thinkers and a thoughtful guide to todays most challenging questions.With this book, youll: Consider the influence of Aristotles thought on the Christian faith, Carefully analyze several of Aristotles best-known texts, Trace Aristotles influence upon many key theologians in Christian history, and Understand Aristotles continuing importance for Christians today. This book is a perfect addition to any classroom that seeks to understand how classical thought intersects with Christianity, both past and present. Grab your copy today and explore the relationship between Aristotelian philosophy and Christianity.

"What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What concord is there between the Academy and the church?" Tertullian, 3rd century Such skepticism about the place of philosophy in the life of Christians persists down through the ages. As a student, author Steve Wilkens had deep reservations about studying the works of "pagans" or even "questionable Christians." Now a teacher at a Christian university, Wilkens has developed a deep appreciation for teaching and studying philosophy. In fact, he believes that the life of faith can be enriched by good philosophical reflection. In this book Wilkens helps you begin the same journey.Using generous quotations from the original sources, Wilkens provides an introduction to the study of philosophy by exploring a single key issue from each of the following philosophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Descartes, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche and Sartre. The questions considered include Why ask why? Is a just society possible? Is God responsible for evil? Can you be certain of anything? Is morality all about power? Do you really want to be free? Wilkens encourages you not to be a mere spectator but to actively and critically engage the questions and ideas these philosophers raise. Here is a book for beginning students, thoughtful Christians or anyone who wants to explore lifes deepest questions.

Theology needs to engage what recent developments in the study of evolution mean for how we understand moral behavior. How does the theological concept of holiness connect to contemporary understandings of evolution? If genetic explanations of altruism fall short, what role should we give to environmental explanations and free will? Likewise, how do genetic explanations relate to theological accounts of human goodness and holiness?In this groundbreaking work, Matthew Hill uses the lens of Wesleyan ethics to offer a fresh assessment of the intersection of evolution and theology. He shows that what is at stake in this conversation is not only the future of the church but also the fine-tuning of human evolution.

This introduction to the world of biblical ethics walks readers through the ethical teachings of key people and texts within the Bible. Instead of focusing on what the Bible says about various ethical issues, it emphasizes how the different parts of the Bible encourage its readers to think ethically about every issue.

This book takes you on a journey that unpacks and demystifies what spiritual growth is and how it unfolds. The aim is to set you on your own path toward genuine, personal spiritual transformation. The book provides all the tools you need - biblical, scientific, and practical - so that you can develop your own pathway for spiritual growth. What is unique about Victor Copans approach to spiritual growth is that he explores recent findings of brain research as well as scientific research on habitformation and brings them into conversation with the process of spiritual formation. Research on the brain and on habit formation has uncovered significant insights about the process and dynamics of human transformation that can be fruitfully incorporated into our own pursuit of spiritual transformation. Tapping into this research allows us to work in concert with how God designed humans to function - body, soul, and spirit.

The current economic crisis stems from a deeper crisis of cultural imagination and civilisational ethics: here is the starting point of this collection of essays which draw a new political economy facing the crisis of Western civilization. This bookgathers together a range of audacious and provocative readings of Caritas in Veritate, the first papal encyclical that addresses issues immediately relevant for politic, economic, and social theory. These readings embody the kind of fruitful dialogue Pope Benedict XVI wanted to generate with his radical discourse for an alternative political economy.

Paul L. Holmer (1916-2004) was one of the most significant American students of Kierkegaard of his generation. Although written in the 1950s and 1960s, Holmers theological and philosophical engagement with Kierkegaard challenges much contemporary scholarly discussion. Unlike many, Holmer refuses reductionist readings that tie Kierkegaard to any particular school. He likewise criticizes biographical readings of Kierkegaard, much in vogue recently, seeing Kierkegaard rather as an indirect communicator aiming at his readers own ethical and religious capacities. Holmer also rejects popular existentialist readings of Kierkegaard, seeing him as an analyzer of concepts, while at the same time denying that he is a crypto-analyst. In his important reading of Kierkegaard on truth, Holmer pits Kierkegaard against those who see truth empirically, idealistically, or relativistically. His carefully textured account of Kierkegaards conceptual grammar of truth in ethical and religious contexts addresses immediately current discussions of truth, meaning, reference, and realism versus antirealism, relativism, and hermeneutics. It will be of great interest to all interested in Kierkegaard and his importance for contemporary theology and philosophy.

This work explores the prejudice that existed against women in Victorian England who joined sisterhoods and worked in orphanages and in education and were committed to social work among the urban poor. The accomplishments of the nineteenth-century nuns and the opposition they overcame should serve as both an example and encouragement to all men and women committed to the Gospel.

The work of John Howard Yoder has become increasingly influential in recent years. Moreover, it is gaining influence in some surprising places. No longer restricted to the world of theological ethicists and Mennonites, Yoder has been discovered as arefreshing voice by scholars working in many other fields. For thirty-five years, Yoder was known primarily as an articulate defender of Christian pacifism against a theological ethics guild dominated by the Troeltschian assumptions reflected in thework of Walter Rauschenbusch and Reinhold and Richard Niebuhr. But in the last decade, there has been a clearly identifiable shift in direction. A new generation of scholars has begun reading Yoder alongside figures most often associated with post-structuralism, neo-Nietzscheanism, and post-colonialism, resulting in original and productive new readings of his work. At the same time, scholars from outside of theology and ethics departments, indeed outside of Christianity itself, like Romand Coles and Daniel Boyarin, have discovered in Yoder a significant conversation partner for their own work. This volume collects some of the best of those essays in hope of encouraging more such work from readers of Yoder and in hopes of attracting others to his important work.

This volume seeks to address the needs of teachers and advanced students who are preparing classes on the Middle Ages or who find themselves confounded in their studies by reference to the various liturgies that were fundamental to the lives of medieval peoples. In a series of essays, scholars of the liturgy examine The Shape of the Liturgical Year, Particular Liturgies, The Physical Setting of the Liturgy, The Liturgy and Books, and Liturgy and the Arts. A concluding essay, which originated in notes left behind by the late C. Clifford Flanigan, seeks to open the field, to examine liturgy within the larger and more inclusive category of ritual. The essays are intended to be introductory but to provide the basic facts and the essential bibliography for further study. They approach particular problems assuming a knowledge of medieval Europe but little expertise in liturgical studies per se.