Problems in Theology S.
4 total works
This reader samples a wide range of modern theological, religious and philosophical discussion on the problem of evil, understood both in terms of the practical or spiritual problem of coping with evil, and the theological problem of explaining its presence in God's world. Topics include protest atheism, responses to the Holocaust, Buddhist spirituality, the freewill defence, the vale of soul-making Theodicy, and the "cost-effectiveness" of evil. Contributors include Roy Eckardt, Austin Farrer, John Hick, Soren Kierkegaard, John Mackie, Jurgen Moltmann, Kenneth Surin and Ellie Wiesel.
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God in Action (Problems in Theology)
by Jeff Astley, David Brown., and Ann Loades
Published 1 September 2004
This reader brings together carefully selected material from a wide range of authors on the meaning and status of divine action. It samples the recent literature on providence, miracle, prayer and grace together with some relevant classical texts. Topics include locating God's action, images of divine control, human freedom in relation to providence and grace, the nature of and evidence of miracle, prayer and pain, answers to prayer, and the experience of grace. Contributors include Peter Baelz, Karl Barth, Vincent Brummer, David Hume, David Jenkins, C. S. Lewis, Helen Oppenheimer, D. Z. Phillips, Karl Rahner, Paul Tillich, Thomas Tracy, Victor White and Maurice Wiles.
A new title in the hugely successful "Problems in Theology" Series. This reader brings together carefully selected material from classical and contemporary authors on the role of Christ in reconciling humanity to God. The topics include - the status of different models of salvation; the cross as triumph or tragedy; models of atonement drawing on ideas of sacrifice, satisfaction and substitution; and the effects of the death of Christ in Christian life and worship. The contributors include Anselm, Gustaf Aulen, Bernard of Clairvaux, Austin Farrer, Timothy Gorringe, Mary Grey, Colin Gunton, Donald MacKinnon and Hastings Rashdall.
Science and Religion (Problems in Theology)
by Jeff Astley, David Brown., and Ann Loades
Published 1 September 2004
This reader brings together carefully selected material from a wide range of authors on the relationships between science, religion, and theology. It samples the recent literature on the challenges to religion posed by both modern physics and evolutionary biology, as well as exploring the relationship between scientific and theological approaches. Topics include models of interaction between science and religion, historical reflections on the 'conflict thesis', scientific and theological methods, creation and modern cosmology, uncertainty and chaos, creationism and evolutionary theory, the anthropic principle and design, and the challenge of reductionism.