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Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Exodus Church and Civil Society: Public Theology and Social Theory in the Work of Jürgen Moltmann (Hardcover)

This book investigates the intersection of theology and social theory in the work of JÃ1/4rgen Moltmann. In particular it examines the way in which his concept of the Exodus Church can illuminate the importance of the idea of civil society for a... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Concepts of Power in Kierkegaard and Nietzsche (Hardcover)

The name Friedrich Nietzsche has become synonymous with studies in political power. The application of his theory that the vast array of human activities comprises manifestations of the will to power continues to influence fields as diverse as... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig The Use and Abuse of the Spirit in Pentecostalism (Paperback)

This book is a pneumatological reflection on the use and abuse of the Spirit in light of the abuse of religion within South African Pentecostalism. Both emerging and well-established scholars of South African Pentecostalism are brought together to... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Thomas Torrance s Mediations and Revelation (Hardcover)

Could a work of revelation be justified as a viable theological project today especially in light of some modern sceptics questioning its validity as a doctrinal discipline? Engaging with the work of theologians such as Karl Barth Paul Tillich and... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: Narrative Theology and Moral Theology: The Infinite Horizon (Hardcover)

Moral thinking today finds itself stranded between the particular and the universal. Alasdair MacIntyre s work on narrative discussed here along with that of Stanley Hauerwas and H. T. Engelhardt aims to undo the perceived damage done by the... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: Fittingness and Environmental Ethics: Philosophical Theological and Applied Perspectives (Hardcover)

This volume focuses on fittingness as an ethical-aesthetical idea and in particular examines how the concept is beneficial for environmental ethics. It brings together an innovative set of contributions to argue that fittingness is a significant but... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: Spirit and Sonship: Colin Gunton s Theology of Particularity and the Holy Spirit (Hardcover)

This book weaves together an interpretation of Christian Scripture with a conversation between Colin Gunton and Dietrich Bonhoeffer concerning the role the Holy Spirit plays in shaping the person and work of Christ. The result is a theological... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig The Fourth Pentecostal Wave in South Africa (Paperback)

This book critically examines contemporary Pentecostalism in South Africa and its influence on some of the countries that surround it. Pentecostalism plays a significant role in the religious life of this region and so evaluating its impact is key to... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Phenomenology and Eschatology: Not Yet in the Now (Hardcover)

This book brings together a world-renowned collection of philosophers and theologians to explore the ways in which the resurgence of eschatological thought in contemporary theology and the continued relevance of phenomenology in philosophy can... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Evagrius Ponticus: The Making of a Gnostic (Hardcover)

A revered instructor of the eremitic monks of Nitria Sketis and Kellia Evagrius Ponticus is a fascinating yet enigmatic figure in the history of fourth-century mystical thought. This historical and theological re-evaluation of the teaching of Evagrius... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Jürgen Moltmann s Ethics of Hope: Eschatological Possibilities For Moral Action (Hardcover)

This book develops a thorough account of the sphere of human moral action in sustained dialogue with JÃ1/4rgen Moltmann. By examining God s role as promise-giver particularly in the Christian understanding of resurrection this work describes the... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: The Challenges of the Pentecostal Charismatic and Messianic Jewish Movements (Hardcover)

This book explores the Pentecostal and charismatic movements tracing their development and their variety. Hocken shows how these movements of the Holy Spirit both outside the mainline churches and as renewal currents within the churches can be... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Piety and Responsibility: Patterns of Unity in Karl Rahner Karl Barth and Vedanta Desika (Hardcover)

This book analyzes the writings of Karl Rahner Karl Barth and Vedanta Desika to disclose how each construes piety and responsibility as integral to each other. Each theologian expresses a fundamental unity of love of God and love of neighbour.... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Proclaiming Holy Scriptures: A Study of Place and Ritual (Paperback)

This book provides a comprehensive study on the proclamation of Holy Scriptures as an enacted celebration as well as its function as a performance within sacralized theatrical spaces. Scripture is integral to religious life within Judaism Christianity... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig The Trinity and Theodicy (Paperback)

Why does God permit the great suffering and evil that we see in our world? This basic question of human existence receives a fresh answer in this book as the mystery of evil is explored in the context of the mystery of the Trinity. God s permission of... more

Pre-Owned: The Trinity and Theodicy: The Trinitarian Theology of von Balthasar and the Problem of Evil (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and (Hardcover 9781409408017 1409408019)

The Trinity and Theodicy: The Trinitarian Theology of von Balthasar and the Problem of Evil (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Biblical Studies) ISBN-10 1409408019 ISBN-13 9781409408017 Friesenhahn Jacob H. 1 edition 210 pages... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Active Hermeneutics: Seeking Understanding in an Age of Objectivism (Paperback)

Hermeneutics as a discipline of the humanities is often assumed to be in thrall to the same subjectivity of every interpretive method in direct contrast to the objectivity prized by the natural sciences. This book argues that there is a false dichotomy... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Dalit Theology and Christian Anarchism (Hardcover)

A second generation of emerging Dalit theology texts is re-shaping the way we think of Indian theology and liberation theology. This book is a vital part of that conversation. Taking post-colonial criticism to its logical end of criticism of statism... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Biblical Portraits of Exile: A philosophical reading (Paperback)

Exile constitutes one of the most central experiences in the Bible notably in the book of Genesis. The question has rarely been asked however as to why exile plays such an important role in the lives of Biblical characters. Biblical Portraits of Exile... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: Anamnesis and the Eucharist: Contemporary Anglican Approaches (Hardcover)

Engaging with contemporary Anglican theology of the Eucharist through the concept of anamnesis this book seeks to enrich the Church s understanding of transformation and mission. Eucharistic theology finds its place in the midst of much contemporary... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: The Political Theology of Pope Francis (Paperback)

This book explores the political dimension of Pope Francis theology from a variety of perspectives and makes a unique contribution to the ongoing historiography of his pontificate. It defines the concept of political theology when applied to Pope... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: Christianity and COVID-19: Pathways for Faith (Paperback)

This volume explores current understandings of the global meaning of faith and suffering in the context of COVID-19 and interrogates responses to the pandemic that have emerged from World Christianity. It includes chapters by a range of international... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig The Church Authority and Foucault (Paperback)

The Church Authority and Foucault addresses the problem of the Church s enmeshment with sovereign power which can lead to marginalization. Breaking new ground Ogden uses Foucault s approach to power and knowledge to interpret the church leader s... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Theosis in the Theology of Thomas Torrance (Hardcover)

Torrance s vision of Theosis (deification/divinisation) is explored through his doctrine of creation and anthropology his characterisation of the incarnation his accounts of reconciliation and union with Christ and his theology of church and... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig The Trinity and Theodicy (Hardcover)

Why does God permit the great suffering and evil that we see in our world? This basic question of human existence receives a fresh answer in this book as the mystery of evil is explored in the context of the mystery of the Trinity. God s permission of... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Creativity Spirituality and Mental Health: Exploring Connections (Hardcover)

This book emphasizes the integral connections between imagination creativity and spirituality and their role in healing. First the author highlights the work of a neglected yet important psychoanalyst Marion Milner - a painter and undeclared mystic -... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig What s Right with the Trinity?: Conversations in Feminist Theology (Hardcover)

The doctrine of the Trinity poses a series of problems for feminist theology. At a basic level the androcentric nature of trinitarian language serves to promote the male as more fully in the image of God and as the archetype of humanity pushing women... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: Transhumanism Ethics and the Therapeutic Revolution: Agents of Change (Hardcover)

This book explores the impact of developments in pharmaceutical medicine in the twentieth century on a Christian ethical evaluation of transhumanism and future hi-tech medical enhancement technologies. It suggests that the Christian ethical assessment... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Beyond Evangelicalism: The Theological Methodology of Stanley J. Grenz (Hardcover)

A prolific author and thinker Stanley J. Grenz was a respected and influential figure not only within evangelicalism but in the wider theological world. Amongst the many issues tackled by him it is perhaps his revisioning of evangelical theology in the... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: The Fathers on the Bible (Hardcover)

This book offers an overview of how the Church Fathers used and intepretated biblical texts. It brings together a range of different Christian confessional and social perspectives to explore the biblical basis and impact of their thinking. The... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Christological Paradigm Shifts in Prophetic Pentecostalism in South Africa (Hardcover)

This book explores recent developments in South African Pentecostalism focusing on new prophetic churches. The chapters engage with a number of paradigm shifts in Christology identified as complementing Christ competing with Christ removing Christ and... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Eucharistic Sacramentality in an Ecumenical Context: The Anglican Epiclesis (Hardcover)

This book explores the epiclesis or invocation of the Holy Spirit in the Eucharistic Prayer using the Anglican tradition as an historical model of a communion of churches in conscious theological and liturgical dialogue with Christian antiquity.... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Trusting Others Trusting God: Concepts of Belief Faith and Rationality (Hardcover)

Trusting Others Trusting God is an investigation of the concepts of moral and religious trust. The question of why or how it is rational to trust anyone has been the typical focus of philosophers with an underlying assumption that trust must be... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Kierkegaard Pietism and Holiness (Hardcover)

SÃ ren Kierkegaard wrote that Pietism is the one and only consequence of Christianity . Praise of this sort - particularly when coupled with Kierkegaard s significant personal connections to the movement in Christian spirituality known as Pietism -... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: The Identity of Christian Morality (Hardcover)

This book argues that moral theology has yet to embrace the recommendations of the Second Vatican Council concerning the ways in which it is to be renewed. One of the reasons for this is the lack of consensus between theologians regarding the nature... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Dalit Theology and Dalit Liberation: Problems Paradigms and Possibilities (Hardcover)

In fulfilling the long-awaited need for a constructive and critical rethinking of Dalit theology this book offers and explores the synoptic healing stories as a relevant biblical paradigm for Dalit theology in order to help redress the lacuna between... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Phenomenology and Eschatology: Not Yet in the Now (Paperback)

This book brings together a world-renowned collection of philosophers and theologians to explore the ways in which the resurgence of eschatological thought in contemporary theology and the continued relevance of phenomenology in philosophy can... more

Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Education: Critical Thinking and Education (Paperback)

The skills of critical thinking occupy a contentious place in debates on education. It is of course widely recognised that education must consist of more than an unreasoning accumulation of facts and skills and that modern society demands a... more