A Christian Theology of Place

A Christian Theology of Place
Author: John Inge
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2017-03-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1351962779

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The place in which we stand is often taken for granted and ignored in our increasingly mobile society. Differentiating between place and space, this book argues that place has very much more influence upon human experience than is generally recognised and that this lack of recognition, and all that results from it, are dehumanising. John Inge presents a rediscovery of the importance of place, drawing on the resources of the Bible and the Christian tradition to demonstrate how Christian theology should take place seriously. A renewed understanding of the importance of place from a theological perspective has much to offer in working against the dehumanising effects of the loss of place. Community and places each build the identity of the other; this book offers important insights in a world in which the effects of globalisation continue to erode people's rootedness and experience of place.

A Christian Theology of Place

A Christian Theology of Place
Author: John Inge
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

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The author describes how the notion of place has been eliminated from discourse in Western society by a long and complex process that he attempts to trace in the first chapter of this study.

Listening to the Past

Listening to the Past
Author: Stephen R. Holmes
Publisher: Paternoster
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

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Listening to the Past comprehensively examines the doctrine of communion of saints, bringing together wisdom concerning atonement, free will, theology, politics, and the importance of listening to and learning from tradition and history. Each individual chapter focuses on a different aspect of modern-day questions and conundrums involving God and faith, in a succinctly written study of lessons already learned throughout the centuries. Listening To The Past is especially recommended for non-specialist general readers with an interest in Christian Doctrine & Theology.

A Christian Theology of Religions

A Christian Theology of Religions
Author: John Hick
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664255961

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Renowned theologian and philosopher of religion John Hick takes a hard look at intellectual problems facing Christians in the late twentieth century: Where exactly does Christianity fit into the scheme of the world in light of other world religions? and Is it possible to remain Christian while accepting the truth of other beliefs? Employing the use of a dialogue between "Phil" (philosophy) and "Grace" (theology), Hick explores the validity of other religions and Christianity's place among them. Offering good reasons for why the traditional stance that Christianity is the only true religion is no longer workable, he puts forth a cogent defense of Christianity in the global context of other religions. This book is must reading for those concerned about the uniqueness of Christianity and how it is to be interpreted theologically in today's world.

Reconstructing Christian Theology

Reconstructing Christian Theology
Author: Rebecca S. Chopp
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 404
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781451416510

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Christian theology needs to be reconstructed in light of recent and momentous intellectual changes, social revolutions, and steep pedagogical challenges. That is the conviction of many of North America's leading theologians whose close collaboration over several years bring us this exciting volume. Reconstructing Christian Theology introduces theology in such a way that readers can discern the relevance of historical materials, pose theological questions, and begin to think theologically for themselves. Further, like other projects of the Workgroup on Constructive Theology, this volume stems from a deep desire to model a credible, creative, and engaged contemporary theology. So each chapter tackles major Christian teaching, juxtaposes it with a significant social or cultural challenge, and then reconstructs each in light of the other. The result is an innovative and compelling way to learn how theology can contribute to rethinking the most pressing issues of our day.

No Home Like Place

No Home Like Place
Author: Leonard Hjalmarson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2015-03-29
Genre: Christianity and geography
ISBN: 9780692393611

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"The sense of being lost, displaced, and homeless is pervasive in contemporary culture. The yearning to belong somewhere, to be in a safe place, is a deep and moving pursuit. Loss of place and yearning for place are dominant images ..." (Brueggemann, The Land) Fragmentation, mobility, dualism--these forces work against our belonging, and work against our richly dwelling in the places we live. Add to these the rise of "virtual" place and relationships, and our sense of displacement only increases. It has been difficult to embrace a call to life as mission in this world under these conditions, and equally difficult to embrace a call to place. Are there "sacred" places? If every place is sacred, does the word lose its meaning? What is it that God loves about place? Can architecture contribute to our ability to engage in a place? How do experiential human questions like "belonging" intersect with a theological lens? Does a biblical view of place imply an ecology and an ethic? How do pilgrimage and place relate? How can the arts assist us in place-making? This book addresses these questions and more, in a lively dialogue between theology and culture.

Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places

Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2008-01-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802862977

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Lamenting the vacuous, often pagan nature of contemporary American spirituality, Peterson firmly grounds spirituality once more in Trinitarian theology and offers a clear, practical statement of what it means to actually live out the Christian life.

Christian Theology

Christian Theology
Author: Millard J. Erickson
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 1312
Release: 1998-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0801021820

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A new edition of leading theologian Millard Erickson's classic text.

No Place for Truth

No Place for Truth
Author: David F. Wells
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1994-12-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802807472

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Evangelicals, argues Wells, have largely lost the truth that God also stands outside all human experience, that he still summons sinners to repentance and belief regardless of their self-image, and that he calls his church to stand fast in his truth against the blandishments of the modern world.

Reconstructing a Christian Theology of Nature

Reconstructing a Christian Theology of Nature
Author: Anna Case-Winters
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2016-04-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317070356

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In the present ecological crisis, it is imperative that human beings reconsider their place within nature and find new, more responsible and sustainable ways of living. Assumptions about the nature of God, the world, and the human being, shape our thinking and, consequently, our acting. Some have charged that the Christian tradition has been more a hindrance than a help because its theology of nature has unwittingly legitimated the exploitation of nature. This book takes the current criticism of Christian tradition to heart and invites a reconsideration of the problematic elements: its desacralization of nature; its preoccupation with the human being to the neglect of the rest of nature; its dualisms and elevation of the spiritual over material reality, and its habit of ignoring or resisting scientific understandings of the natural world. Anna Case-Winters argues that Christian tradition has a more viable theology of nature to offer. She takes a look at some particulars in Christian tradition as a way to illustrate the undeniable problems and to uncover the untapped possibilities. In the process, she engages conversation partners that have been sharply critical and particularly insightful (feminist theology, process thought, and the religion and science dialogue). The criticisms and insights of these partners help to shape a proposal for a reconstructed theology of nature that can more effectively fund our struggle for the fate of the earth.