"An engaging, sophisticated yet accessible, account of the Orthodox Church-its self-understanding, theology, sacramental life, and history. . . . One of the best introductions available."-John Behr, author of The Mystery of Christ An insider's account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, from its beginning in the era of Jesus and the Apostles to the modern age "Lucid. . . . Engrossing . . . [A] thorough history."-Publishers Weekly In this lively and intimate account of the Eastern Orthodox Church...
Autorschaft als Kondeszendenz (Theologische Bibliothek Topelmann)
by Christina Reuter
Hamanns Autorschaft ist stark auf die Rezipienten ausgerichtet. Seine ausgepragte Dialogizitat wird in Untersuchungen zur Intertextualitat, zu Briefgesprachen, Metaphorizitat und Rhetorizitat exemplarisch an drei Werken (Versuch einer Sibylle uber die Ehe, Konxompax und Schurze von Feigenblattern) nachgewiesen. Dabei ist Hamann zentral durch den Kondeszendenzgedanken beeinflusst: So wie sich Gott in Natur, Geschichte und Schrift offenbart, um eine Beziehung zum Menschen zu ermoeglichen, will auc...
Die Unvergaengliche Geschichtsdauer Der Kirche in Ihrer Ekklesiologischen Entfaltung (Europaische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Europeenn, #670) (Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie, #670)
by Reinhard Knittel
Im wesentlichen unzerstoerbar und unveranderlich versteht sich die katholische Kirche in ihrer geschichtlichen Existenzweise. Diese kann also nie ganzlich und endgultig zu der sie unbedingt verpflichtenden Wesensvorgabe in der Offenbarung in Widerspruch treten, etwa durch aussere Zerstoerung oder durch inneren Abfall. Wahre Geschichtlichkeit der Kirche und bleibende Wesensidentitat verbinden sich im Begriff der indefektiblen Geschichtsdauer der Kirche. In einem breit angelegten, positiv-analytis...
Restoring the Reformation (Studies in Evangelical History and Thought)
by Kenneth J Stewart
Hardly a day goes by when the explosive issues of asylum and immigration are not inthe news. Public opinion is frequently confused and ignorant and the issues are oftenpresented in an overly polemical and polarized way. With some of society's most vulnerablealienated and demonized how should we react How should we think throughthese issues in ways that are true to the faith and informed of the factsBringing together a credible and realistic Christian perspective Asylum and Immigrationexplores pr...
A concise and readable study for laypersons and clergy alike, this book is indispensable for all informed people in many different confessional communities. With the passion of one who not only observes but believes, John Leith touches on all aspects of Reformed history, theology, polity, liturgy, and Christian culture with a balance of enthusiasm and critical judgment that always rings true.
Faith and Freedom: An Invitation to the Writings of Martin Luther is the first selection in decades for the general reader from the many dozens of volumes that constitute Martin Luther’s collected works. The selections included here, chosen for their pastoral tone, speak across the centuries and inform the spiritual concerns of today.Drawing on Luther’s Bible prefaces and commentaries, his treatises and sermons, his letters, his “table talk,” and his enduring hymnbook, Faith and Freedom will pro...
The Cross and the Crown (Vision Foundations for Ministry)
by Ken Chant
An invaluable resource for all those waiting to discover the fascinating truth behind the legend of the Illuminati, Simon Cox's latest work examines the historical and scientific accuracy of Dan Brown's blockbuster Angels & Demons. Using a simple A-Z format, it provides the reader with vital background information and sheds intriguing new light on the many mysteries at the heart of the bestselling novel.
On July 29, 1968, Pope Paul VI ended years of discussion and study by Catholic theologians and bishops by issuing an encyclical on human sexuality and birth control entitled Humanae Vitae: "On Human Life." That document, which declared that "each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life," lead to widespread dissent and division within the Church, particularly in the United States. The divide that Humanae Vitae opened up is still with us today. Mark Massa argues that A...
Apocalyptic millennialism is one of the most powerful strands in evangelical Christianity. It is not a single belief, but across many powerful evangelical groups there is general adhesion to faith in the physical return of Jesus in the Second Coming, the affirmation of a Rapture heavenward of "saved" believers, a millennium of peace under the rule of Jesus and his saints and, eventually, a final judgement and entry into deep eternity. In Discovering the End of Time (2016) Donald Harman Akenson...
Protestantism after 500 Years
The world stands before a landmark date: October 31, 2017, the quincentennial of the Protestant Reformation. Countries, social movements, churches, universities, seminaries, and other institutions shaped by Protestantism face a daunting question: how should the Reformation be commemorated 500 years after the fact? Protestantism has been credited for restoring essential Christian truth, blamed for disastrous church divisions, and invoked as the cause of modern liberalism, capitalism, democracy, i...
Geist Und Buchstabe (Theologische Bibliothek T Pelmann, #164) (Theologische Bibliothek Topelmann)
by Dirk Schmid and Michael Pietsch
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A lucid, intelligent page-turner” (Los Angeles Times) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus, from the host of Believer Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the “Kingdom of God.” The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening to the established order that he was executed as a state criminal. Within decades after his death, his followers would call h...
In this prophetic and inspiring call to justice, peace, and economic democracy, Alan Geyer proposes strategies for mainline churches and ecumenical institutions to counter the assault of damaging conservative ideologies. With passion and trademark clarity, he urges all people of goodwill to renew their commitment to the poor and the disadvantaged.
Jesus was the leader of a radical faction of Essene priests. He was not of virgin birth. He did not die on the Cross. He married Mary Magdalene, fathered a family, and later divorced. He died sometime after AD 64. In this controversial version of Christ's life, theological scholar and bestselling author Barbara Thiering presents, after more than twenty years of close study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospels, a revolutionary theory that, while upholding the fundamental faith of Christianity...
Jonathan Edwards's Moral Thought and Its British Context (Jonathan Edwards Classic Studies, #3)
by Norman Fiering
