Rethinking the Gods
Rethinking the Gods

Author: Peter van Nuffelen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-01-21

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 9781108984959

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Ancient philosophers had always been fascinated by religion. From the first century BC onwards, the traditionally more hostile attitude of Greek and Roman philosophy was abandoned in favour of the view that religion was a source of philosophical knowledge. This book studies that change, not from the perspective of the history of religion, as is usual, but understands it as part of the wider tendency of Post-Hellenistic philosophy to open up to external, non-philosophical sources of knowledge and authority. It situates two key themes, ancient wisdom and cosmic hierarchy, in the context of Post-Hellenistic philosophy and traces their reconfigurations in contemporary literature and in the polemic between Jews, Christians and pagans. Overall, Post-Hellenistic philosophy can be seen to have a relatively high degree of unity in its ideas on religion, which should not be reduced to a preparation for Neo-Platonism.

Rethinking the Gods
Rethinking the Gods

Author: Peter van Nuffelen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-12-01

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 113950343X

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Ancient philosophers had always been fascinated by religion. From the first century BC onwards the traditionally hostile attitude of Greek and Roman philosophy was abandoned in favour of the view that religion was a source of philosophical knowledge. This book studies that change, not from the usual perspective of the history of religion, but as part of the wider tendency of Post-Hellenistic philosophy to open up to external, non-philosophical sources of knowledge and authority. It situates two key themes, ancient wisdom and cosmic hierarchy, in the context of Post-Hellenistic philosophy and traces their reconfigurations in contemporary literature and in the polemic between Jews, Christians and pagans. Overall, Post-Hellenistic philosophy displayed a relatively high degree of unity in its ideas on religion, which should not be reduced to a preparation for Neoplatonism.

Rethinking Sexuality
Rethinking Sexuality

Author: Dr. Juli Slattery

Publisher: Multnomah

Published: 2018-07-24

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0735291489

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This ground-breaking resource challenges and equips Christians to think and act biblically and compassionately in matters of sexuality. Sexual abuse, sex addiction, gender confusion, brokenness, and shame plague today's world, and people are seeking clarity and hope. By contesting long-held cultural paradigms, this book equips you to see how sexuality is rooted in the broader context of God's heart and His work for us on earth. It provides a framework from which to understand the big picture of sexual challenges and wholeness, and helps you recognize that every sexual question is ultimately a spiritual one. It shifts the paradigm from combating sexual problems to confidently proclaiming and modeling the road to sacred sexuality. Instead of arguing with the world about what's right and wrong about sexual choices, this practical resource equips you to share the love and grace of Jesus as you encounter the pain of sexual brokenness--your own or someone else's.

Apologetics
Apologetics

Author: Anil Kanda

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-15

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781736119402

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Apologetics For A New Generation was written for the chaotic times we live in. Ideas of justice, morality, mercy, existence, and many other ideas of society are being hotly debated. How does God, the Bible, and truth come into all of this? Apologetics has the answers we need for today.Do believers have meaningful ways to engage others?Anil Kanda shares insightful and practical ways that apologetics can be used to meet today's challenges. Although raised in the Indian faith traditions, Anil was transformed by an encounter with the powerful truths of God's Word. You'll enjoy this concise, practical, and provocative book on understanding and sharing the big ideas of God.Topics include:Why do we need apologetics?Atheism: Do we really need God?God at War: The problem of evil in our worldWhy is there genocide in the Old Testament?How does God deal with other nations not mentioned in the Bible?*Anil Kanda's testimonyAnd much more?

God's Missionary People
God's Missionary People

Author: Charles E. Van Engen

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 1991-09

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 0801093112

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A world-claiming theology of the church draws on ancient and modern thoughts. The author focuses on how the church can grow to become in reality "God's missionary people."

Radical Judaism
Radical Judaism

Author: Arthur Green

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2010-03-30

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0300152337

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How do we articulate a religious vision that embraces evolution and human authorship of Scripture? Drawing on the Jewish mystical traditions of Kabbalah and Hasidism, path-breaking Jewish scholar Arthur Green argues that a neomystical perspective can help us to reframe these realities, so they may yet be viewed as dwelling places of the sacred. In doing so, he rethinks such concepts as God, the origins and meaning of existence, human nature, and revelation to construct a new Judaism for the twenty-first century.

Razing Hell
Razing Hell

Author: Sharon L. Baker

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0664236545

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Seventy percent of Americans believe in hell, as do 92 percent of those who attend church every week. In her candid and inviting style, Baker explores and ultimately refutes many traditional views of hell.

Rethinking Greek Religion
Rethinking Greek Religion

Author: Julia Kindt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-08-02

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1139560123

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Who marched in religious processions and why? How were blood sacrifice and communal feasting related to identities in the ancient Greek city? With questions such as these, current scholarship aims to demonstrate the ways in which religion maps on to the socio-political structures of the Greek polis ('polis religion'). In this book Dr Kindt explores a more comprehensive conception of ancient Greek religion beyond this traditional paradigm. Comparative in method and outlook, the book invites its readers to embark on an interdisciplinary journey touching upon such diverse topics as religious belief, personal religion, magic and theology. Specific examples include the transformation of tyrant property into ritual objects, the cultural practice of setting up dedications at Olympia, and a man attempting to make love to Praxiteles' famous statue of Aphrodite. The book will be valuable for all students and scholars seeking to understand the complex phenomenon of ancient Greek religion.

Rethinking the Ancient Druids
Rethinking the Ancient Druids

Author: Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2021-09-15

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1786837986

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Ancient Classical authors have painted the Druids in a bad light, defining them as a barbaric priesthood, who 2,000 years ago perpetrated savage and blood rites in ancient Britain and Gaul in the name of their gods. Archaeology tells a different and more complicated story of this enigmatic priesthood, a theocracy with immense political and sacred power. This book explores the tangible ‘footprint’ the Druids have left behind: in sacred spaces, art, ritual equipment, images of the gods, strange burial rites and human sacrifice. Their material culture indicates how close was the relationship between Druids and the spirit-world, which evidence suggests they accessed through drug-induced trance.

Rethinking Philosophy and Theology with Deleuze
Rethinking Philosophy and Theology with Deleuze

Author: Brent Adkins

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-06-06

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1441188258

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The debate between faith and reason has been a dominant feature of Western thought for more than two millennia. This book takes up the problem of the relation between philosophy and theology and proposes that this relation can be reconceived if both philosophy and theology are seen as different ways of organising affects. Brent Adkins and Paul R. Hinlicky break new ground in this timely debate in two ways. Firstly, they lay bare the contemporary dependence on Kant and propose that our Kantian inheritance leaves us with an insuperable dualism. Secondly, the authors argue that the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze provides a way of resolving the debate between faith and reason that does justice to philosophy and theology by reconceiving of both as assemblages. Deleuze's philosophy differentiates domains of thought in terms of what they create. This seems like a particularly fruitful way to pursue the problem of the relations among philosophy and theology because it allows their distinction without at the same time placing them in opposition to one another.