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Second volume of an exciting new series exploring global theology. Though the global center of Christianity has been shifting south and east over the past few decades, very few theological resources have dealt with the seismic changes afoot. The Majority World Theology series seeks to remedy that lack by gathering well-regarded Christian thinkers from around the world to discuss the significance of Christian teaching in their respective contexts.
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¡Quinientos años no se cumplen todos los días! Con la publicación de este libro, la Asociación para la Educación Teológica Hispana (AETH) se une a la conmemoración de los 500 años de la Reforma protestante. En este proyecto ha participado un equipo de reconocidos líderes cristianos de América Latina y el Caribe, con amplia trayectoria docente y, en general, en el quehacer teológico contextual y la tarea pastoral. Pero conmemorar no es...
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This provocative collection of papers from an international array of theologians explores the Christian doctrine of the Trinity in the context of twentieth-century cultural and religious pluralism.
How should Christians think about their faith in relation to other faiths and in relation to culture in general? Can the Trinity fit into a global religion? These essays - originally presented at the Fifth Edinburgh Dogmatic Conference - show how a...
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"Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding." -Proverbs 4:7 (NIV) When a man's life embodies the pursuit of wisdom, it bears among its fruits the deep love and respect of his family, friends, and colleagues. Bruce K. Waltke is such a man. Wisdom has defined Dr. Waltke, both as one of his personal qualities and as the core of his many years of biblical study, invoking the highest efforts of his formidable...
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This volume offers constructive and contextual theological discussions that uphold Christian teaching and beliefs to promote a life with dignity in the African continent, based on practical theological beliefs. The authors discuss different thematic topics among which issues of health and healing that are pertinent in Africa and have perpetuated misleading theologies. The book also addresses issues of wealth and poverty in the context of faith, which...
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God's Rottweiler or shepherd of the faithful?
There's no doubt about Benedict XVI's theological legacy. He's been at the center of every major theological controversy in the Catholic Church over the last fifty years. But he remains a polarizing figure, misunderstood by supporters and opponents alike.
A deeper understanding of Benedict's theology reveals a man dedicated to the life and faith of the church. In this collection of essays, prominent...
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The Abraham Kuyper Center for Public Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary was established in admiration of Kuyper, whose life as pastor, theologian, journalist, and politician remarkably exemplifies how confidence in the truth of a Christian worldview can be expressed in both theory and practice. The chapters in this book were originally presented at the annual Kuyper Conferences of 2009 and 2010 and are inspired by the themes of those conferences:...
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En el contexto de la actualización del espíritu del concilio Vaticano II en este pontificado, nace la experiencia del primer Encuentro iberoamericano de Teología celebrado en Boston en 2017. De la mano de los teólogos Rafael Luciani, Carlos María Galli, Juan Carlos Scannone SJ y Félix Palazzi, más de cuarenta teólogos y pastoralistas han discernido sobre los ejes que caracterizan este momento trascendental: las relaciones de exclusión, la...
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Throughout the last century theologians gave great attention to the doctrine of the Trinity, and succeeded in restoring it to a central place in Christian thought. But as they highlighted the novelty of the revolutionary new trinitarianism, a number of generalizations and simplifications crept into the discussion: a contrast between a supposed "Eastern" view versus a "Western" view; a social and perichoretic foundation for divine unity; and considerable...
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Editors Mary Elizabeth Moore and Almeda M. Wright address the harsh, challenging, and delicate realities of children and youth-who live as spiritual beings within a beautiful yet destructive world. Providing a practical theological analysis of the spiritual yearnings, expressions, and challenges of children and youth in a world of rapid change, dislocation, violence, and competing loyalties, Children, Youth, and Spirituality in a Troubling World provides...
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Jeder beginnt die Woche anders: Die einen springen montags putzmunter aus dem Bett. Die anderen drücken schlaftrunken die Schlummer-Taste am Wecker und sehnen sich nach dem nächsten Wochenende. Egal, welcher Typ Sie sind: Dieses Buch bietet kurze inspirierende Andachten für jeden Montag des Jahres. So können Sie die neue Woche mit ermutigenden Worten beginnen. Der tägliche Bibelvers hilft, die Gedanken auf Gott auszurichten und sich mit Freude...
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In this straightforward and authoritative collection of fifteen essays-each by a different, specialized expert in the field-readers will encounter all the major elements of Islam, including its history, its beliefs, its practices, and its interactions, notably with Christianity, Judaism, and the modern world. Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith will inform and enlighten all who wish to better understand this increasingly influential world religion.
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"La corrupción ronda hoy con mucha fuerza en los laberintos de la sociedad latinoamericana y constituye una seria amenaza para el desarrollo sostenible, la ética, el buen gobierno y el imperio de la justicia. La gravedad del problema es tal que distorsiona y erosiona la eficiencia y el principio de equidad en la asignación de recursos en el gasto público, revela una profunda crisis de valores, justifica la tolerancia de los actos corruptos, promueve...
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Es gibt ein wirksames Mittel gegen den Montagsblues! In diesem Buch finden Sie erfrischende Impulse für jeden Montag des Jahres. So können Sie ermutigt und inspiriert in die neue Woche starten.
Autorinnen wie Valerie Lill, Saskia Barthelmeß, Elisabeth Büchle, Nelli Bangert und Ellen Nieswiodek-Martin laden mit lebensnahen Beispielen dazu ein, den Alltag positiv und abwechslungsreich zu gestalten. Jeder Andacht liegt ein Bibelvers zugrunde, der...
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Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) is widely acknowledged as one of the most brilliant religious thinkers and multifaceted figures in American history. A fountainhead of modern evangelicalism, Edwards wore many hats during his lifetime-theologian, philosopher, pastor and town leader, preacher, missionary, college president, family man, among others.
With nearly four hundred entries, this encyclopedia provides a wide-ranging perspective on Edwards,...
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In Explorations in Ecclesiology and Ethnography Christian Scharen and several other contributors, explore empirical and theological understandings of the church. Like the first volume in the Studies in Ecclesiology and Ethnography series, this second volume seeks to bridge the great divide between theological research and ethnography (qualitative research).
The book's wide-ranging chapters cover such fascinating topics as geographic habits of American...
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The Platform Sutra records the teachings of Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch, who is revered as one of the two great figures in the founding of Chan (Zen) Buddhism. This translation is the definitive English version of the eighth-century Chan classic. Phillip B. Yampolsky has based his translation on the Tun-huang manuscript, the earliest extant version of the work. A critical edition of the Chinese text is given at the end of the volume. Dr. Yampolsky...
18) Obras Escogidas de Agustín de Hipona 1: La verdadera religión. La utilidad de creer. El Enquiridión
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Si queremos que nuestro mensaje cristiano impacte en el entorno social del siglo XXI, necesitamos construir un puente entre los dos milenios que la turbulenta historia del pensamiento cristiano abarca. Urge recuperar las raíces históricas de nuestra fe y exponerlas en el entorno actual como garantía de un futuro esperanzador. Dar a conocer al mundo cristiano actual las obras de los grandes autores cristianos de los siglos i al v es el objeto de...
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Though the makeup of the church worldwide has undeniably shifted south and east over the past few decades, very few theological resources have taken account of these changes. Jesus without Borders -the first volume in the emerging Majority World Theology series -begins to remedy that lack, bringing together select theologians and biblical scholars from various parts of the world to discuss the significance of Jesus in their respective contexts.
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Immigration is one of the most hotly debated topics today. But, the question involves more than politics and emotion; it includes such critical issues as law, justice, human rights, human dignity, and freedom. Strangers in This World is a collection that brings together an international consortium of scholars to reflect on the religious, political, anthropological, and social realities of immigration through the prism of the historical and theological...
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