A Sacred Vertigo (The Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society)
by Deana L. Weibel
Built into a huge cliff in central France, the town of Rocamadour is a visual marvel and a place of contradictions. Pilgrims come to venerate its ancient Black Madonna but are outnumbered by secular tourists. Weibel provides an intimate look at the transformation of Rocamadour from a significant religious center to a tourist attraction; the efforts by clergy to restore Rocamadour's spiritual character; the supernatural reinterpretations of the shrine by non-Catholics; and the desperate decision...
Perfection in Death brings together topics-Christian martyrdom, virtue ethics, the "ethics of the end of life"-that have each seen a flowering of academic interest in the past two decades. Patrick M. Clark shows that these topics are in fact closely connected by examining one of the pre-eminent masters of Christian ethics, Thomas Aquinas. Perfection in Death compares and contrasts the relationship between conceptions of courage and death in the thought of Aquinas and his ancient philosophical s...
Previously published in hardcover as King's Cross The most influential man to ever walk the earth has had his story told in hundreds of different ways for thousands of years. Can any more be said? Now, Timothy Keller, New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet and the man Newsweek called a "C. S. Lewis for the twenty-first century," unlocks new insights into the life of Jesus Christ as he explores how Jesus came as a king, but a king who had to bear the greatest burden anyone...
The Filipino Christ and the Historical Jesus
by Michael Demetrius H Asis
Afrocentric Interpretations of Jesus and the Gospel Tradition
From a Virgin Womb (Biblical Interpretation, #91)
by Andrew Welburn
Utilising parallels from the Apocalypse of Adam and elsewhere, this book re-examines Mt.'s infancy narratives in the light of the apocalyptic and mythological background to the virgin birth. Jesus is shown as the fulfilment of universalistic hopes though not as Son of God. Mt.'s special tradition in relation to Lk. is thereby cast in a new light.
Medjugorje Revisited: 30 Years of Visions or Religious Fraud?
by Anthony Foley Donal
Total Atonement re-imagines the "apprehended mystery" of the atonement in light of the triune nature of God and the person and work of the incarnate Christ. W. Ross Hastings proposes participation as a theory or framework of atonement that holds all other models within it. He argues that God's participation in humanity in order that humans might participate in God invites a total approach to the mystery of the atonement, that is, one that involves the whole Trinity, the whole person and history...
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. This book reflects on 26 key stories and teachings in John's Gospel, considering how they portray Jesus' time on earth as one long transfiguration that revealed the glory that is the signature of God in creation. Derek Tidball works through the "Gospel of John" in a series of short devotions, glimpsing the glory of Christ. It is ideal for...
The Saviour (Visualized Bible Series Flash Card Format, #1003)
by Ruth B Greiner and Bible Visuals International
