Author: Aidan Ashby Publisher: The Good Report ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 113
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Are we alone in the universe? And if not, would the discovery of extraterrestrial life pose a threat to Christianity, or would it serve as a profound vindication of the faith? This profound and thought-provoking book delves into the impact that the potential discovery of extraterrestrial life would have on Christianity. From the image of God and incarnation to the exploration of US military conclusions about UFOs and the relationship between alien encounters and the occult, 'Aliens and Christianity: Threat or Vindication?' provides a comprehensive analysis of a question rarely touched upon in traditional religious discussions. The book navigates the delicate interface between faith, science, and the unknown. Here's a glimpse into some of the crucial questions that the book addresses: • In what ways could extraterrestrial life reshape our understanding of God's image? • How might the incarnation of God appear in an alien context? • Could there be a pathway to redemption for extraterrestrials? • What implications do military insights into UFOs have on our cosmic understanding and spiritual perspectives? • What are the links between alien encounters and the occult? • How do biblical descriptions of spirits connect to contemporary reports of alien abductions? Whether you're a committed Christian seeking clarity on these complex issues, an alien enthusiast curious about the religious implications of extraterrestrial life, or simply a seeker on the path of understanding, this book is for you. It offers fresh perspectives, insightful analyses, and stimulates thought on the vast possibilities the universe holds. Join us in this remarkable exploration and ponder the vast possibilities that our universe might hold. Will the existence of aliens ultimately threaten or vindicate the Christian worldview? Dive in to discover.
Author: Nathan D. Hieb Publisher: Fortress Press ISBN: 1451465718 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 269
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What is the connection between Christian doctrine and concrete social action? This question marks the often unarticulated divide between systematic theology and liberation theology, each often emphasizing one primarily or formally over the other. Examining the work of Karl Barth, T. F. Torrance, and Jon Sobrino, here Nathan Hieb contests this bifurcation, specifically around the nodal points of the crucifixion, or the doctrine of atonement, and the context of suffering. This book is an innovative study that bridges the boundaries of method, doctrine, and praxis, creating a strong theological and action-oriented relationship between systematic and liberation theology.
Author: Martyn Percy Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1317182111 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 231
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To many people, the Church of England and worldwide Anglican Communion has the aura of an institution that is dislocated and adrift. Buffeted by tempestuous and stormy debates on sexuality, gender, authority and power – to say nothing of priorities in mission and ministry, and the leadership and management of the church – a once confident Anglicanism appears to be anxious and vulnerable. The Future Shape of Anglicanism offers a constructive and critical engagement with the currents and contours that have brought the church to this point. It assesses and evaluates the forces now shaping the church and challenges them culturally, critically, and theologically. The Future Shape of Anglicanism engages with the church of the present that is simultaneously dissenting and loyal, as well as critical and constructive. For all who are engaged in ecclesiological investigations, and for those who study the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion, this book offers new maps and charts for the present and future. It is an essential companion and guide to some of the movements and forces that are currently shaping the church.
Author: Martyn Percy Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317180992 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 204
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This focused concentration and celebration of Anglican life could not be more timely. Debates on sexuality and gender (including women bishops), whether or not the church has a Covenant, or can be a Communion, and how it is ultimately led, are issues that have dominated the ecclesial horizon for several decades. No book on Anglicanism can ever claim to have all the answers to all the questions. However, Martyn Percy’s work does offer significant new insights and illumination - highlighting just how rich and reflexive the Anglican tradition can be in living and proclaiming the gospel of Christ. These essays provide some sharply-focused snapshots of contemporary Anglicanism, and cover many of the crucial issues affecting Anglicans today, such as the nature of mission and ministry, theological training and formation, and ecclesial identity and leadership. Church culture is often prey to contemporary fads and fashion. Percy’s work calls Anglicanism to deeper discipleship; to attend to its roots, identity and shape; and to inhabit the world with a faith rooted in commitment, confidence and Christ.
Author: Thomas Hughson Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317028627 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 182
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Advancing strong, scholarly discussion on the Holy Spirit and the church in the context of the ecumenical movement, six theologians in five different churches offer new theological and pastoral insights into the work of the Holy Spirit in the churches of Christianity, in ecumenism, and in witness. With The Church: Towards a Common Vision (World Council of Churches) document serving as a common point of reference, a pastoral perspective is distinctive throughout. Relating theology to non-theological knowledge of the contemporary cultural context, as well as application to pastoral practice, this book draws from, and is applicable to, clergy formation, preaching, lay discipleship, church-world relations, social mission, congregational life, grass-roots ecumenical cooperation, and witness to Christ and the gospel by racial minorities.
Author: Martyn Percy Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317034759 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 235
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Seeking to dynamically alter the way that theologians, ecclesiologists, students of religion and ministers look at the relationship between church and society, this book takes religion, politics and society as basic categories and explores how oft-overlooked issues are in fact highly significant for the shaping of theological and ecclesiological horizons. The Ecclesial Canopy is not, however, simply about reading meanings into religion, politics and society. Rather, it sets out to faithfully interpret much of the material that surrounds us, yet is often taken for granted or unnoticed. Paying close and patient attention to beliefs, language, artefacts, rituals, practices and other material - all of which are constitutive for ecclesial life and theological identity - this book offers an invitation of engagement to the scholar or minister. The Ecclesial Canopy makes a significant and important contribution to the field of pastoral and practical theology. Building on the concepts of implicit and invisible religion, Martyn Percy offers a fresh and original interpretative 'take' on contemporary society, appealing to clergy, laity, scholars and all those working in the field of theory and reflective practice in practical and pastoral theology.
Author: William Stringfellow Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1725212080 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 164
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From 'An Ethic for Christians and Other Aliens in a Strange Land': America is a fallen nation. Americans exist in time, in the era biblically called the Fall. America is a demonic principality, or conglomeration of principalities and powers in which death furnishes the meaning, in which death is the reigning idol. Enshrined in multifarious forms and guises, it enslaves human beings, exacts human sacrifices, captures and captivates Presidents as well as intimidating and dehumanizing ordinary citizens. Strong statements, yes, but timely in the biblical context which forms William Stringfellow's perspective of our contemporary situation. Identifying America as a fallen nation with the parable of Babylon in the Book of Revelation - not with Jerusalem the holy nation, as Americans are naively and vainly wont to do - Dr. Stringfellow issues as trenchant an indictment of our society as has been made since Philip Wylie's 'Generation of Vipers'. Shockingly prophetic, dismaying, and sobering, William Stringfellow's rigorous biblical theology will surely offend the self-righteous. But the citizen of Jerusalem, alien in Babylon, will welcome the bluntness and insight with which he speaks.
Author: John Witte Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231133609 Category : Christian sociology Languages : en Pages : 612
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This is a major project to be undertaken as part of a broad intiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of Notre Dame on the role of Christianity in modern society. John Witte is one of the editors of the forthcoming Sex, Marriage, and the Family: A Reader in World Religions.
Author: Aidan Ashby
Author: Constance Caroline W. Naden
Author: Nathan D. Hieb
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Author: Martyn Percy
Author: Thomas Hughson
Author: Martyn Percy
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Author: Anthony J. Blasi