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Anti-Judaism and Early Christian Identity: A Critique of the Scholarly Consensus
Against
the scholarly consensus that assumes early Christians were involved in a
rivalry for converts with contemporary Jews, this book shows that the
target of patristic writers was rather a symbolic Judaism, and their aim
was to define theologically the young church's identity.In identifying
and categorizing the hypotheses put forward by modern scholars to defend
their view of a Jewish-Christian "conflict," this book demonstrates how
current theories have generated faulty notions about the perceptions
and motivations of ancient Christians and Jews.Beyond its relevance to
students of the early church, this book addresses the broader question
of Christian responsibility for modern anti-Semitism. It shows how the
focus on a supposedly social rivalry, obscures the depth and disquieting
nature of the connections between early anti-Judaism and Christian
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Apocalyptic Bodies: The Biblical End of the World in Text and Image
As we approach the new millennium there is a growing interest within western religion in the apocalypse. In Apocalyptic Bodies
Tina Pippin traces the biblical notions of end times as represented in
ancient and modern texts, art, music and popular culture, and addresses
the question of how we, in the late twentieth century, are to be
competent and ethical readers of and responders to the " signs of the
times." Apocalyptic Bodies presents a postmodern reading of the biblical texts and offers new ways of thinking about the bible and the end of the world.
Apocalypticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls
The
discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls 50 years ago revealed Jewish
apocalypticism that was before unknown. The scrolls chronicled life in
an apocalyptic community, whose members believed that the end of the
world was nearing. When the end did not occur, the community then
believed they were already living the afterlife. John J. Collins
explores the issue of apocalypticism in the Scrolls within a Jewish
context and how the notions of the "end", Messianic expectation and
eternal life affected the Dead Sea sect. This is the first and most
up-to-date study of the Dead Sea community since the scrolls were
discovered.
A Reader in Latina Feminist Theology: Religion and Justice
María Pilar Aquino, Daisy L. Machado, Jeanette Rodríguez
University of Texas Press, 2002-04-15 - 300 pages
Speaking
for the growing community of Latina feminist theologians, the editors
of this volume write, "With the emergence and growth of the feminist
theologies of liberation, we no longer wait for others to define or
validate our experience of life and faith.... We want to express in our
own words our plural ways of experiencing God and our plural ways of
living our faith. And these ways have a liberative tone."With twelve original essays by emerging and established Latina feminist theologians, this first-of-its-kind volume adds the perspectives, realities, struggles, and spiritualities of U.S. Latinas to the larger feminist theological discourse. The editors have gathered writings from both Roman Catholics and Protestants and from various Latino/a communities. The writers address a wide array of theological concerns: popular religion, denominational presence and attraction, methodology, lived experience, analysis of nationhood, and interpretations of life lived on a border that is not only geographic but also racial, gendered, linguistic, and religious.
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A Semiotic Theory of Theology and Philosophy
The
concern of this work is with developing an alternative to standard
categories in theology and philosophy, especially in terms of how they
deal with nature. Avoiding the polemics of much contemporary reflection
on nature, its hows how we are connected to nature through the
unconscious and its unique way of reading and processing signs.
Spinoza's key distinction between natura naturans and natura naturata
serves as the governing framework for the treatise. Suggestions are made
for a post-Christian way of understanding religion. Robert S.
Corrington's work represents the first sustained attempt to bring
together the fields of semiotics, depth-psychology, pragmaticism, and a
post-Monotheistic theology of nature. Its focus is on how signification
functions in human and non-human orders of infinite nature. Our
connection with the infinite is described in detail, especially as it
relates to the use of sign systems.A Sociology of Spirituality
The
emergence of spirituality in contemporary culture in holistic forms
suggests that organised religions have failed. This thesis is explored
and disputed in this book in ways that mark important critical
divisions. This is the first collection of essays to assess the
significance of spirituality in the sociology of religion. The authors
explore the relationship of spirituality to the visual, individualism,
gender, identity politics, education and cultural capital. The
relationship between secularisation and spirituality is examined and
consideration is given to the significance of Simmel in relation to a
sociology of spirituality. Problems of defining spirituality are debated
with reference to its expression in the UK, the USA, France and
Holland. This timely, original and well structured volume provides
undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers with a scholarly appraisal
of a phenomenon that can only increase in sociological significance.
A Theology of Criticism: Balthasar, Postmodernism, and the Catholic Imagination
A
number of critics and scholars argue for the notion of a distinctly
Catholic variety of imagination, not as a matter of doctrine or even of
belief, but rather as an artistic sensibility. They figure the blend of
intellectual, emotional, spiritual and ethical assumptions that proceed
from Catholic belief constitutes a vision of reality that necessarily
informs the artist's imaginative expression. The notion of a Catholic
imagination, however, has lacked thematic and theological coherence. To
articulate this intuition is to cross the problematic interdisciplinary
borders between theology and literature; and, although scholars have
developed useful methods for undertaking such interdisciplinary
"border-crossings," relatively few have been devoted to a serious
examination of the theological aesthetic upon which these other
aesthetics might hinge.In A Theology of Criticism, Michael Patrick Murphy proposes a new framework to better define the concept of a Catholic imagination. He explores the many ways in which the theological work of Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) can provide the model, content, and optic for distinguishing this type of imagination from others. Since Balthasar views art and literature precisely as theologies, Murphy surveys a broad array of poetry, drama, fiction, and film and sets it against central aspects of Balthasar's theological program. In doing so, Murphy seeks to develop a theology of criticism.
This interdisciplinary work recovers the legitimate place of a distinct "theological imagination" in critical theory, showing that Balthasar's voice both challenges and complements contemporary developments. Murphy also contends that postmodern interpretive methodology, with its careful critique of entrenched philosophical assumptions and reiterated codes of meaning, is not the threat to theological meaning that many fear. On the contrary, by juxtaposing postmodern critical methodologies against Balthasar's visionary theological range, a space is made available for literary critics and theologians alike. More important, the critic is provided with the tools to assess, challenge, and celebrate the theological imagination as it is depicted today.
A Theology of Engagement
This
ground-breaking book challenges readers to rethink the divide between
liberal and orthodox approaches which characterizes Christianity today.
Ian S. Markham's argument centers around the issue of Christianity's engagement with non-Christian traditions. He takes issue with those people who see this engagement as a submission to modernity, arguing that throughout its history Christianity has in fact been enriched by its association with other traditions. The book draws on a range of illuminating examples, including extensive discussion of key figures such as Augustine of Hippo, as well as specific cases involving human rights, state sovereignty, feminism, black theology, economics, and ethics.
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Ian S. Markham's argument centers around the issue of Christianity's engagement with non-Christian traditions. He takes issue with those people who see this engagement as a submission to modernity, arguing that throughout its history Christianity has in fact been enriched by its association with other traditions. The book draws on a range of illuminating examples, including extensive discussion of key figures such as Augustine of Hippo, as well as specific cases involving human rights, state sovereignty, feminism, black theology, economics, and ethics.
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Anamnesis and the Eucharist: Contemporary Anglican Approaches
Focusing
on the concept of anamnesis (remembrance or memorial), this book
highlights a language of connection between the integration of
historical, sacramental and ecclesial embodiments of Christ. It explores
the source event of the Church's life and the transformative encounter
with Christ in the Eucharist, the effects of which are seen in
social/ethical/political action and the Church's mission.
A Theology of the Church for the Third Millennium: A Franciscan Approach
In
this volume, the author presents a detailed ecclesiology which is based
on the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition, a tradition which has its own
philosophical and theological structures. A Franciscan ecclesiology
enriches the contemporary renewal in the Christian Churches.
The Bible and the Hermeneutics of Liberation
The
same Bible that historically has been invoked to support exploitation
is also a source of inspiration for those fighting oppression and
injustice. This collection of essays highlights the different receptions
that liberation- ist hermeneutics has found in a number of contemporary
contexts. The authors, originating from various countries and
continents and nurtured by diverse theological insights, provide
regional overviews of liberating struggles and liberation hermeneutics
or engage the biblical text from various perspectives, including
mujerista and feminist Afrocentric read- ings. This is an enriching
panorama of ideas and readings all centered on the Bible as a key to
liberation.
Ambrosiaster's Political Theology
The
works of Ambrosiaster, a Christian writing in Rome in the late fourth
century, were influential on his near contemporaries and throughout the
Middle Ages. In the first half of her study, Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe
addresses the problem of the author's mysterious identity (which
scholars have puzzled over for centuries) and places him in a broad
historical and intellectual context. In the second half she addresses
Ambrosiaster's political theology, an idea which has been explored in
other late Roman Christian writers but which has never been addressed in
his works. She looks at how Ambrosiaster's attitudes to social and
political order were formed on the basis of theological concepts and the
interpretation of scripture, and shows that he espoused a rigid
hierarchical and monarchical organization in the church, society, and
the Roman empire. He also traced close connections between the Devil,
characterized as a rebel against God, and the earthly tyrants and
usurpers who followed his example.An introduction to Aramaic
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