Christianity in Egypt : A History of the Coptic Orthodox And Evangelical Presbyterian Churches /
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Drawing on primary sources as well as imminent scholars in the field, Parker has written a history of Christianity in Egypt that is scholarly and accessible. It challenges the common assumption that Egyptian Christianity is backward and irrelevant. Rather, as Parker writes in the preface, "the history of Egyptian Christianity presented in the pages to follow is of a people who enjoyed a brilliant golden age, suffered a long era of heartbreaking debilitation, and have now entered a period potentially breathtaking revival." It is a story worthy in its own right but also inspiring and instructive for the global church.
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1 online resource (376 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004754768
Christian Rus in the Making : Politics and Culture, Textual Production /
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The study of the Rus and its religious shaping has been an on-going discussion from the time of the emergence of this field of study in the 19th century. These volumes bring to light, and to a wider readership, cutting edge research on the religious culture and politics of the Rus and at its periphery, as well as interdisciplinary approaches to the early production of Slavonic texts during and immediately after Christianisation. One of the two volumes is dedicated to the textual production and sources of the period. By highlighting work by scholars from and working in Eastern Europe, this publication is an invitation to a global academic dialogue by making new research on Rus culture and letters available in English.
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1 online resource (460 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9783657794805
Mark and Paul : Comparing the oldest extant literary works and theological ideas of early Christianity /
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What is the relationship between the earliest Gospel-Mark-and the first congregational letters of the apostle Paul? Heidrun E. Mader provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between the Pauline epistles and the Gospel of Mark. She addresses several themes that Paul and Mark treat in similar ways and integrates them into a consistent overall picture. The following themes are addressed: the universalistic concept of the gospel; the integration of gentiles in Christ; the place of the Torah in early Christian community life; the central role of the cross. Mader shows that there are specific and exclusive similarities between Paul and Mark that go beyond commonalities with other ancient writings. However, the results do not necessarily suggest direct literary dependence. Pauline theology could also have been transmitted orally, especially if we accept the hypothesis that Mark lived in Rome, where he could have encountered Paul himself in the early 60s.
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1 online resource (380 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9783657793907
Shaping Canon Law in an Age of Reform : Petrus Peckius on Church Reparation and Clerical Discipline /
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This book examines the contributions of Petrus Peckius (1529-1589), a law professor at the University of Leuven, focusing on how he shaped canon law amid the rise of Protestantism, ongoing wars, and the demands of Catholic Reform, particularly the Council of Trent (1545-1563). This research shows that while Peckius largely adhered to established canons and jurisprudence within its commune, he also engaged with reform, introduced methodological innovations, and adapted to contemporary challenges. Based on Peckius' published works and lecture notes taken by a student in Leuven (1575-1577), we provide insight into his role as both jurist and educator. The emphasis lies on two key issues explored by Peckius: (1) the reparation of churches damaged during the Iconoclastic Fury and (2) the regulation of clerical conduct.
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1 online resource (560 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9783657798100
Between Worlds : Forging an African Mission Church in Southern Africa /
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Between Worlds expands beyond the focus of the previous volume-the British colony of Natal-to the more challenging framework of the American Zulu Mission and its Congregational churches in southeastern Africa between the 1880s and 1920s. This study rejects arguments by many critical scholars, who see Western missionaries at best as adjuncts of the colonial project, imposing an understanding of Western Christianity that inevitably clashes with alien and resistant African cultures. The mission-church relationship in this era also changes dramatically especially in urban environments. The church in South Africa becomes the dominant partner from the 1880s and by 1900 the mission has become an adjunct of the church-an understanding with far-reaching consequences elsewhere in the subcontinent.
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1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004733701
Das katholische '68 : Die Auswirkungen der »Pillenenzyklika« Humanae vitae auf das Katholischsein in der Bundesrepublik /
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Emotionen, Sexualität und Macht. Durch die "Pillenenzyklika" Humanae vitae , mit der Papst Paul VI. Katholik:innen im Sommer 1968 den Gebrauch künstlicher Empfängnisverhütungsmittel verbot, geriet im bundesrepublikanischen Katholizismus einiges in Bewegung. Das Katholischsein in einer sich verändernden Gesellschaft wurde neu verhandelt. Die Autorin wertet erstmals in großem Umfang Protestbriefe aus, die Katholik:innen an ihre Bischöfe schrieben, und zeigt auf, wie das Sprechen über Emotionen und Sexualität nachhaltige Verschiebungen alter Machtverhältnisse sichtbar machte. Dabei analysiert sie die Selbstermächtigungsprozesse des "katholischen '68" vor dem Hintergrund der westdeutschen Gesellschaftsgeschichte. Zum Schluss der Studie kommen Zeitzeug:innen zu Wort, die sehr persönliche Einblicke in lebenslange Auseinandersetzungen mit der "Pillenenzyklika" geben und dabei auch den Bogen zur aktuellen Kirchenkrise schlagen.
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1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9783657796991
Das Mainzer Priesterseminar 1933-1945 : Priesterausbildung, Kriegserfahrung und Kriegsdeutung /
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Die Studie gibt Auskunft über die spezifische Kriegserfahrung und -deutung von Priesteramtskandidaten und Jungpriestern, die zumeist in einem strengkirchlich geprägten Milieu sozialisiert wurden. Ihre Wahrnehmung des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde durch vorgelagerte Wissensbestände beeinflusst. Zu nennen sind im Besonderen die am Mainzer Priesterseminar gelehrte Theologie und das dort tagtäglich eingeübte Frömmigkeitsideal. Die Arbeit geht der Frage nach, welche dieser Prägungen und Grundüberzeugungen sich in Bezug auf die Kriegsdeutung der Theologiestudenten und Jungpriester und letztendlich auch in Bezug auf die Bewältigung der Kriegserlebnisse als wirksam erwiesen haben. Zudem stellt sie dar, ob und inwieweit sich die von den Mainzer Seminaristen vertretene Deutung des Krieges signifikant von der anderer Teilnehmergruppen abhebt.
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1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations. :
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9783657796885
Hitlers Kirchenminister : Nationalsozialistische Kirchenpolitik als strategisches Scheitern 1935-1941 /
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Warum scheiterte der Reichskirchenminister - und welchen strategischen Nutzen zog Hitler daraus? Das vorliegende Buch analysiert das vollständige Scheitern des von Hitler persönlich eingerichteten Reichskirchenministeriums unter Hanns Kerrl als bewusst geschaffene dysfunktionale Institution. Kerrl, der als Kirchenminister nicht ein einziges seiner Ziele erreichte, brillierte in diesem Scheitern als der nützliche Verlierer in Hitlers kirchenpolitischer Strategie: Der Diktator war bemüht, die relativ kirchenfreundliche Fassade seines Ministers zu wahren und die Kooperation der Kirchen mit dem Regime zu aufrecht zu erhalten. Dies diente dazu, seine Macht innerhalb des NS-Herrschaftsapparates zu vergrößern und sich nach außen hin als Integrationsfigur für sämtliche kirchenpolitischen Strömungen zu inszenieren. Basierend auf umfassendem Quellenmaterial entlarvt die vorliegende Untersuchung das vermeintliche Scheitern als gezielte Strategie Hitlers.
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1 online resource (420 pages) : illustrations. :
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9783657798148
Travel among Early Christians: A Socio-theological Analysis of Pauline and Ignatian Communities /
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Travel Among Early Christians approaches intercommunal movement between churches as a valuable source of insights regarding social and theological aspects of early Christianity. Incorporating theories from mobility studies and ancient institutions that facilitated travel, Borges traces how travel functioned as a formative practice among early Christians' group identities, and signified a new cosmic reality regarding their unity in Christ. Borges investigates six specific travel events in Pauline and Ignatian churches, noting how mobility became a distinctive and revealing aspect of early Christianity.
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1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations. :
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9789004736009
Wisdom at the Interface between God and Humans /
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At the centre of the anthology are Gen 2-3 and Ez 28:11-19, from which concepts of wisdom and the formation of knowledge concerning the relationship between God and man are examined. The positions identified are categorised within larger Old Testament, ancient Near Eastern and early Jewish horizons. The aim is, on the one hand, to better understand the concept of wisdom or knowledge in Gen 2-3 and Ezek 28 and, on the other hand, to shed light on the superhuman and divine dimensions of wisdom and knowledge in the various textual areas and cultures. The contributions are based on the following key questions: - What makes wisdom and cognition/knowledge a divine or superhuman quality? - How can people attain divine wisdom and participate in it? - What effects and consequences do wisdom and insight/knowledge have for people? - How and to what extent do wisdom and cognition/knowledge affect the relationship between God and man?
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1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations. :
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9783657798247
Ezekiel and Eschatological Violence : Pentecostal Interpretation of Ezekiel 36-39 and Revelation 19-20 /
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This monograph explores the topic of eschatological violence in Pentecostal biblical interpretation of Ezek. 36.16-39:29, Rev. 19.11-21, and Rev. 20.7-10. By reviewing Pentecostal reception history of these texts, considering the influence of classical dispensationalism on Pentecostal biblical interpretation and eschatology, this study offers a peace reading that aligns with both early Pentecostal writers and contemporary Pentecostal scholars whose eschatology departs from classical dispensationalism. This monograph builds a case for envisioning a hopeful and proleptic premillennial eschatology that emphasizes the peace and reconciliation of the gospel more than 'end times' war and violence.
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1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations. :
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9789004714380
Qahal und Ekklesia : Typen und Funktionen von Versammlungen im Alten und Neuen Testament und in ihren Umwelten /
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Politik beginnt damit und lebt elementar davon, dass sich Menschen versammeln. Daher ist die Frage nach Typen und Funktionen von Versammlungen eine Grundfrage der politischen Theorie. Der vorliegende Band richtet diese Frage an Überlieferungen aus dem Alten und Neuen Testament und ihren Umwelten. Die exegetischen, religionsgeschichtlichen, historischen und archäologischen Beiträge suchen nicht nur politische Handlungsweisen zu rekonstruieren, sondern darüber hinaus deren Konzeption und theoretische Reflexion. Diese Frage versteht sich keineswegs von selbst, sondern impliziert für den hier hauptsächlich in den Blick gefassten Bereich der Levante - anders als für Griechenland, wo das Politische und mithin auch politische Theorie nach herkömmlicher Überzeugung entstanden sind - eine zu bewährende Arbeitshypothese.
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1 online resource (436 pages) : illustrations. :
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9783657796878
From Prophet to Miracle-Working Saint : Dynamic Approaches to Elijah in Ancient and Medieval Cultures /
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The versatile figure of Elijah as Jewish prophet, Christian saint and Muslim "green man" plays at once a controversial and a unifying role across cultures. This collection of essays delves into the rich Elijah traditions that connect late-antique Mesopotamia to modern Europe. It emphasizes how Elijah's many-sided character cannot be explained by his sparse mentions in the Bible. His enormous popularity rather depends on a network of artistic and performative interpretations that developed in different traditions and were divulged through cultic practices and feasts in which Elijah was the protagonist.
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1 online resource (490 pages) : illustrations. :
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9783657798230
Breaking Boundaries in Theology : In Conversation with Roger Haight SJ /
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American Jesuit Roger Haight (born 1936) undoubtedly belongs to the circle of Catholic theologians who have set standards across denominational boundaries, particularly in the English-speaking world. Haight's writings have attracted both attention and criticism. The anthology will be the first comprehensive and international examination of central aspects of Haight's theology. A detailed introduction, which primarily aims to situate Haight's theology in his social and cultural context, is followed by three sections that present central aspects of his theology and conversationally develop them. The first section, Finding God within the World, has the clearest fundamental theological contours, echoing Ignatian themes. The following sections focus on Spirituality and on Haight's Christology in connection with his liberation theological concerns. The book includes also an online conversation with Roger Haight. "Like the music of Mozart and Beethoven which he loved, Roger Haight's theology flowed in creative ways while building upon a deep structure. Never without his playlists, earbuds, or tickets to the NY Philharmonic, he radiated curiosity and a centered peace." - Elizabeth Johnson, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Theology, Fordham University, New York City "Roger Haight's theology was simply a reflection of who he was: such a keen mind, so good-humored, ready always to advise 'onward and upward,' and yes, above all, kind." - Leo J. O'Donovan, SJ, President Emeritus, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. "As a teacher, theologian, priest, mentor, and friend, Roger Haight was without peer. His openness, generosity, and incisive clarity - paired with a ready and wry sense of humor - were wellsprings of inspiration and joy for those who studied and worked with him. This book is a wonderful testament to the theology of conversation of Roger Haight." - Lisa Holsberg, Adjunct Professor, Fordham University, New York City
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1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations. :
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9783657797820
Herbert Thorndike and the Restoration of the Church of England /
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The Caroline theologian Herbert Thorndike (1598-1672) was significant before and after the seventeenth-century Restoration of the Church of England. Thorndike's theological methodology engaged with ecclesiology, the government and ministry of the Church of England, the Eucharist and the Book of Common Prayer . This book features Thorndike's significant reflection on eucharistic theology, based on ancient realist models but recast for the present. The book argues that Thorndike's theological methodology was useful in its own time but also has currency for Anglican and ecumenical theology discourse, particularly in relation to ecclesiology, eucharistic theology and liturgical theology and practice.
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1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations. :
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9789004737976
Elitism and the Approach to God /
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Elitism and the Approach to God investigates a historical and cultural dichotomy in European history which has not hitherto been satisfactorily explained Why did so many of the most influential "authorities" of the age insist that the nature and mystery of the divine and of God should not be shared with "the vulgar crowd", that is with the ordinary people, although this appears to be the principal purpose of all other religious teaching throughout the period? Robin Raybould gives examples from the works of more than sixty "authorities" who insisted that the mysteries of the divine should remain secret. He then surveys the attempts of other religious and civic leaders, both pagan and Christian, to investigate, understand and by contrast to share their findings on the nature of God. In a final section he attempts to reconcile these opposing views.
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1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations. :
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9789004527157
Connecting Christianities : World Christianity and Mission in the Twenty-First Century /
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How to understand and practice World Christianity and mission in the twenty-first century? What does World Christianity mean to an ordinary Christian in their everyday life? In what ways do Christians belong to a global Christian community? This book engages with these questions by offering a critical perspective on prevalent notions of World Christianity. In a context where World Christianity is often understood as an effort to make the whole world Christian or as Christianity of the global south, this book emphasises the importance of global connections in Christianity. This way of thinking about World Christianity not only opens up new horizons in scholarship but also has implications for the practice of everyday Christian mission in the contemporary context: through building connections with fellow Christians from different denominational and geographical backgrounds, with people of other religions and traditions, and with the wider society.
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1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations. :
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9789004749658
The Church of England and the Second World War : Ethical Traditions in Anglican Public Theology /
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In The Church of England and the Second World War , John D. Alexander analyses how historic Christian ethical traditions influenced the Church of England's contributions to British pre-war and wartime public policy debates. These traditions include just war, holy war, pacifism, and Christian realism as deployed by such diverse Anglican figures as Cosmo Gordon Lang, William Temple, Herbert Hensley Henson, George Bell, Cyril Forster Garbett, Charles Raven, Percy Hartill, Evelyn Underhill, Vera Brittain, and James Parkes. Additional themes include war as divine judgement, humanitarian intervention, and Church of England responses to the Holocaust. As a case study in the application of Christian ethical traditions, this book makes vital connections between Anglican studies, international relations theory, and the diplomatic, military, and humanitarian challenges of the mid-twentieth century.
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1 online resource (420 pages) : illustrations. :
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9789004737655