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Sociological Theory and the Question of Religion by Andrew McKinnon
RRP: $263.25$229.48Religion lies near the heart of the classical sociological tradition, yet it no longer occupies the same place within the contemporary sociological enterprise. This relative absence has left sociology under-prepared for thinking about religion's... -
Sharing Friendship: Exploring Anglican Character, Vocation, Witness and Mission John B. Thomson 9781138053342
RRP: $85.78$74.96Sharing Friendship represents a post-liberal approach to ecclesiology and theology generated out of the history, practices and traditions of the Anglican Church. Drawing on the theological ethics of Stanley Hauerwas, this book explores the way friendship... -
The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology by Susan Frank Parsons
RRP: $146.25$101.81Feminist theology is a significant movement within contemporary theology. The aim of this Companion is to give an outline of feminist theology through an analysis of its overall shape and its major themes, so that both its place in and its contributions... -
Texts and the Repression of Medieval Heresy by Caterina Bruschi
RRP: $156.00$142.90Historiographical survey of inquisition texts, from lists of questions to inquisitor's manual, studies their role in the suppression of heresy. Did you see a heretic? When? Where? Who else was there?'. The inquisitor is questioning, and a suspect is... -
Discourses on Religious Diversity: Explorations in an Urban Ecology Martin D. Stringer 9781472411754
RRP: $93.58$81.53Religious diversity is an ever present, and increasingly visible, reality in cities across the world. It is an issue of immediate concern to city leaders and members of religious communities but do we really know what ordinary members of the public, the... -
Divine Power and Evil: A Reply to Process Theodicy by Kenneth K. Pak
RRP: $77.98$68.37Evil perplexes us all and threatens to undermine the meaningfulness of our existence. How can we reconcile the reality of evil with the notion of a God who is perfectly good and powerful? Process theodicy, whose foremost proponent is David Griffin,... -
Congregational Music-Making and Community in a Mediated Age Anna E. Nekola 9781138569010
RRP: $89.68$78.25Congregational music can be an act of praise, a vehicle for theology, an action of embodied community, as well as a means to a divine encounter. This multidisciplinary anthology approaches congregational music as media in the widest sense - as a... -
Holy Images (Routledge Revivals): An Inquiry into Idolatry and Image-Worship in Ancient Paganism and in Christianity Edwyn Bevan 9781138026018
RRP: $27.28$24.88First published in 1940, this title presents four of the Gifford Lectures in natural theology given by Edwyn Bevan in 1933: 'An Inquiry into Idolatry and Image-Worship in Ancient Paganism and Christianity'. Reference is made throughout all four lectures... -
Comparing Faithfully: Insights for Systematic Theological Reflection by Michelle Voss Roberts
RRP: $50.68$43.86Every generation of theologians must respond to its context by rearticulating the central tenets of the faith. Interreligious comparison has been integral to this process from the start of the Christian tradition and is especially salient today. The... -
Weird John Brown: Divine Violence and the Limits of Ethics by Ted A. Smith
RRP: $38.98$34.20Conventional wisdom holds that attempts to combine religion and politics will produce unlimited violence. Concepts such as jihad, crusade, and sacrifice need to be rooted out, the story goes, for the sake of more bounded and secular understandings of... -
The Spirit-Baptized Church: A Dogmatic Inquiry by Frank D. Macchia
$213.88All four Gospels and the book of Acts describe the Son of God as sent of the Father to baptize humanity in the Spirit and fire, and Christ receives the Spirit towards this end. Frank D. Macchia suggests that the Son fulfilled this mission by pouring... -
The Theology of Hugh of St. Victor: An Interpretation by Boyd Taylor Coolman
RRP: $175.50$138.78In the context of the early twelfth-century urbanization of Paris, Hugh of St Victor developed a pioneering program of intellectual and moral practices focused on reforming the soul. Boyd Taylor Coolman identifies the signature theme of spiritual... -
Bridging the Divide between faith, theology and Life by Anthony Maher
RRP: $37.03$30.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925232653Author Anthony MaherFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint ATF PressPublisher ATF PressWeight(grams) 352g -
Speaking of God in Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart: Beyond Analogy Anastasia Wendlinder 9781409469162
RRP: $263.25$229.48Medieval masters Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart considered problems inherent to speaking of God, exploring how religious language might compromise God's transcendence or God's immanence ultimately hindering believers in their journey of faith seeking... -
Boundless Innocence in Thomas Traherne's Poetic Theology: 'Were all Men Wise and Innocent...' by Dr. Elizabeth Sarah Dodd
RRP: $263.25$228.70The seventeenth-century poet and divine Thomas Traherne finds innocence in every stage of existence. He finds it in the chaos at the origins of creation as well as in the blessed order of Eden. He finds it in the activities of grace and the hope of... -
Practical Theology and Pierre-Andre Liege: Radical Dominican and Vatican II Pioneer by Nicholas Bradbury
RRP: $204.75$177.96Pierre-Andre Liege, one of the foremost French theologians of the 20th century, influenced John XXIII and Paul VI, and sat on Vatican II committees with both the future John Paul II and Benedict VI. Fifty years on from Vatican II is a good time to... -
Richard Hooker, Beyond Certainty by Andrea Russell
RRP: $77.98$68.37In spite of the differing, and often conflicting interpretations, there have been several constants – beliefs about Hooker and his work – that have remained virtually unchallenged throughout the centuries. Richard Hooker, Beyond Certainty examines and... -
The Spirituality of Anorexia: A Goddess Feminist Thealogy by Emma White
RRP: $77.98$68.37Widely popularized images of unobtainable and damaging feminine ideals can be a cause of profound disjunction between women and their bodies. A consequence of this dissonance is an embodied performance of these ideals with the potential development of... -
Lutheran Theology: A Grammar of Faith by Professor Kirsi Stjerna
RRP: $50.68$47.11This textbook explores the Lutheran theological tradition. Kirsi Stjerna looks at Lutheran sources, vocabulary and focal points through the lens of the Augsburg Confession and the Large Catechism, developing a distinctive Lutheran faith language that... -
Theosemiotic: Religion, Reading, and the Gift of Meaning by Michael L. Raposa
RRP: $60.45$53.35In Theosemiotic, Michael Raposa uses Charles Peirce's semiotic theory to rethink certain issues in contemporary philosophical theology and the philosophy of religion. He first sketches a history that links Peirce's thought to that of earlier figures... -
Varieties of Personal Theology: Charting the Beliefs and Values of American Young Adults by David T. Gortner
RRP: $105.28$92.18Varieties of Personal Theology starts from the premise that all human beings are folk theologians, active not only in constructing selves but also in constructing worlds and guiding philosophies of life.Through fascinating indepth interviews and surveys,... -
George Augustus Selwyn (1809-1878): Theological Formation, Life and Work Robert William Keith Wilson 9780367787400
RRP: $77.98$68.37The conventional portrayal of George Augustus Selwyn, the first Anglican bishop of New Zealand, focuses upon his significance as a missionary bishop who pioneered synodical government in New Zealand and acted as a mediator between settlers and Maori... -
Hell: The Logic of Damnation by Jerry L. Walls
$47.79Jerry L. Walls cogently argues that some traditional views of hell are still defensible and can be believed with intellectual and moral integrity. Focusing on the issues from the standpoint of philosophical theology, he explores the doctrine of hell in... -
In Defense of Extended Conciliar Christology: A Philosophical Essay by Timothy Pawl
RRP: $195.00$151.53In Defense of Extended Conciliar Christology: A Philosophical Essay examines the logical consistency and coherence of Extended Conciliar Christology-the Christological doctrine that results from conjoining Conciliar Christology, the Christology of the... -
Speaking of God in Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart: Beyond Analogy Anastasia Wendlinder 9781138269668
RRP: $105.28$91.40Medieval masters Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart considered problems inherent to speaking of God, exploring how religious language might compromise God's transcendence or God's immanence ultimately hindering believers in their journey of faith seeking... -
Pannenberg on Evil, Love and God: The Realisation of Divine Love by Mark Hocknull
RRP: $107.23$93.05Pannenberg on Evil, Love and God examines a much-neglected aspect of the theological thought of one of the most original contemporary German theologians, Wolfhart Pannenberg: his theological and philosophical understanding of evil and its relationship to... -
A New Vision: A Fresh Beginning by Alexander Woolley
RRP: $38.98$22.76It matters whether we believe in God or not. No one can prove that there isn't a god and no one can prove that there is. However we can find signposts. In an interesting new book, A New Vision: A Fresh Beginning, Alexander Woolley looks for them and... -
The Wisdom of the Christian Faith by Paul Moser
RRP: $146.25$112.44Although typically separated, philosophy and New Testament theology are mutually beneficial for the understanding of the distinctive wisdom that guides Christian thought and life. The Wisdom of the Christian Faith fills a major gap in the literature on... -
Charles Borromeo: Selected Orations, Homilies and Writings by John R. Cihak
$232.95Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) became the driving force of reform within the Catholic Church in the wake of the Council of Trent following the Protestant Reformation and the primary reason Trent's dramatic reforms were successful. His remarkable... -
Theology from the Great Tradition Dr Steven D. Cone (Lincoln Christian University, USA) 9780567669995
$80.85This textbook provides complete and comprehensive coverage of the theological tradition of Aquinas, Maximus, Luther, Irenaeus, Lonergan, von Balthasar, Schmemann, Meyendorf and Barth. Each section of this textbook explores a wide variety of questions -... -
Medieval Trinitarian Thought from Aquinas to Ockham by Russell L. Friedman
RRP: $175.50$133.05How can the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit be distinct and yet identical? Prompted by the doctrine of the divine Trinity, this question sparked centuries of lively debate. In the current context of renewed interest in Trinitarian theology, Russell... -
Search for God in Time and Memory, A by John S. Dunne
RRP: $38.98$34.20Dunne shows us how we can, through an examination of our own lives and the lives of great writers and philosophers, become closer to "the face underlying all, that of the compassionate God." A Search for God in Time and Memory is an experiment in... -
God of Holy Love: Essays of Peter Taylor Forsyth by Peter Taylor Forsyth
RRP: $65.81$65.11The God of Christian faith is, according to Peter Taylor Forsyth, a God of holy, righteous love. As a result, God's intervention in human life is morally robust. It seeks the transformation of its recipients toward holy love, reaching its high points is... -
The Narrative of the Good Death: The Evangelical Deathbed in Victorian England by Mary Riso
RRP: $263.25$229.48The Christian idea of a good death had its roots in the Middle Ages with ars moriendi, featuring reliance on Jesus as Savior, preparedness for the life to come and for any spiritual battle that might ensue when on the threshold of death, and death not... -
Contemporary Issues in the Worldwide Anglican Communion: Powers and Pieties Abby Day 9781472444134
RRP: $263.25$229.48Contemporary Issues in the Worldwide Anglican Communion offers unique perspectives on an organisation undergoing significant and rapid change with important religious and wider sociological consequences. The book explores what the academic research... -
Freedom: Christian and Muslim Perspectives by Lucinda Mosher
RRP: $70.20$62.60A unique interreligious dialogue provides needed context for deeper understanding of interfaith relations, from ancient to modern times Freedom is far from straightforward as a topic of comparative theology. While it is often identified with modernity... -
Divine Providence and Human Agency: Trinity, Creation and Freedom Alexander S. Jensen 9781138546004
RRP: $93.58$81.53Divine Providence and Human Agency develops an understanding of God and God's relation to creation that perceives God as sovereign over creation while, at the same time, allowing for a meaningful notion of human freedom. This book provides a bridge... -
Religion, Equalities, and Inequalities Dawn Llewellyn 9781138386105
RRP: $85.78$74.96Presenting cutting edge research on how religion can confront and obscure social inequalities in everyday life, Religion, Equalities and Inequalities argues that when religion is left out of social scientific analyses, it can result in incomplete... -
Volume 10, Tome III: Kierkegaard's Influence on Theology: Catholic and Jewish Theology by Dr. Jon Stewart
RRP: $105.28$91.40Kierkegaard has always enjoyed a rich reception in the fields of theology and religious studies. This reception might seem obvious given that he is one of the most important Christian writers of the nineteenth century, but Kierkegaard was by no means a... -
The Theology of Louis-Marie Chauvet: Overcoming Onto-Theology with the Sacramental Tradition Glenn Ambrose 9781138251601
RRP: $105.28$91.40The Theology of Louis-Marie Chauvet provides a much needed accessible introduction to the philosophical and theological foundations of Chauvet's sacramental theology. Particular attention is given to his appropriation of Heidegger and use of the Social...