The Christology of Karl Barth and Matta al-Miskin
The Christology of Karl Barth and Matta al-Miskin

Author: Hani Hanna

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-07-02

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1978704216

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In The Christology of Karl Barth and Matta al-Miskīn, Hani Hanna argues that two of the most renowned theologians of the twentieth century, Karl Barth and Matta al-Miskīn (Matthew the Poor), redefine the reality of God and humanity christologically in similar ways. Both theologians achieve this redefinition using historical rubrics that are closer to Scripture than the traditional metaphysical categories borrowed from Greek philosophy. Rooted in their respective Reformed and Coptic Orthodox traditions, their works can be placed in a dialogue that takes into account modern concerns about history, revelation, and human agency. By providing an in-depth analysis of both men’s christologies, Hanna also finds that Barth and Matta’s christological view of reality has implications for interfaith and intercultural dialogues today.

The Oxford Handbook of Deification
The Oxford Handbook of Deification

Author: Aquinas Chair in Theology and Philosophy Paul L Gavrilyuk

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-09-06

Total Pages: 753

ISBN-13: 0198865171

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This handbook offers a comprehensive and varied study of deification within Christian theology. Forty-six leading experts in the field examine points of convergence and difference on the constitutive elements of deification across different writers, thinkers, and traditions.

Worshiping in Season
Worshiping in Season

Author: Joseph E. Bush

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2022-03-15

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1538122006

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Worshiping in Season guides ministers through a meaningful framework for ecologically oriented worship. Following the liturgical calendar and maintaining a Christocentric emphasis, Joseph E. Bush Jr. aligns earthly seasons with the liturgy and suggests readings, songs, and other acts of worship to amplify an ecologically informed Christology. The seasons of Lent, Easter, and Pentecost and Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany recall and reenact dramas about Jesus Christ that entail good news for the natural world and for the flourishing of earthly creatures. Bush examines the Christological and ecological importance of selections from the Roman Catholic Lectionary for the Mass and the Revised Common Lectionary that is used in ecumenical Protestant denominations. Creation and Christ weave together in concert, and Christian worship is seen as an opportunity to participate in both creation’s longing and in Christ’s saving work. Each chapter includes resources and suggestions for worship as well as biblical commentary and theological interpretation helpful to preaching. This book is a valuable companion in preparing for worship during the important seasons of the Christian year, giving voice to our faith in Christ and our hope for the Earth.

Demythologizing Revelation
Demythologizing Revelation

Author: Chester O'Gorman

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-05-24

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1978703139

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What is revelation? Is it still relevant in the twenty-first century? In the twentieth century, radical theologian Rudolf Bultmann sought an answer by demythologizing scripture and Christian tradition. Most philosophers and theologians agree that he failed adequately to demythologize revelation through his notion, the kerygma. In Demythologizing Revelation: A Critical Continuation of Rudolf Bultmann’s Project, Chester O’Gorman corrects this shortcoming to continue Bultmann’s project, demythologizing Jesus Christ as revelation through the philosophy of Slavoj Žižek. Drawing support from other notable thinkers including Judith Butler, Thomas Altizer, Albert Camus, Rene Girard, and Martin Luther, O’Gorman proffers a non-supernatural account and theory of revelation. This theory enables both Christians and atheists to identify sites of revelation today so that all might better understand and participate in its ongoing liberation of humanity from sin and oppression, for the sake of all creation.

Exploring the Glory of God
Exploring the Glory of God

Author: Adesola Joan Akala

Publisher: Fortress Academic

Published: 2020-11-15

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781978708914

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This book offers biblical, theological, and scientific perspectives on the subject of divine self-revelation and human response to the manifestations of divine presence.

The Future of Christology
The Future of Christology

Author: Dong-Kun Kim

Publisher: Fortress Academic

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9781978702707

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As Jesus Christ and Christianity face challenges in the twenty-first century, The Future of Christology provides answers to the questions that Christology currently faces and/or will face in twelve topics such as scientific determinism, multiculturalism, religious pluralism, and dehistoricization.

Election, Barth, and the French Connection, 2nd Edition
Election, Barth, and the French Connection, 2nd Edition

Author: Pierre Maury

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2019-11-11

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1532667183

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Karl Barth’s famous account of the doctrine of election in his mammoth Dogmatics has been described as the heart of his theology—a great hymn to the grace of God in Christ. Discover the person who initially stimulated Barth’s mammoth reworking of the “classical” view of the doctrine—pastor/theologian Pierre Maury (1890–1956). Their close friendship and especially a seminal paper Maury gave in 1936 entitled “Election and Faith” helped stimulate Barth’s reflection. Discover some never-before-translated works of Maury as well as a revision of a previously published piece on predestination. In this revised and expanded second edition, seven theologians reflect on the significance of these works for us today from historical, textual, pastoral, and theological standpoints, and seek to draw conclusions for us in our contemporary setting.

Orthodox Prayer Life
Orthodox Prayer Life

Author: Mattá (al-Miskīn)

Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780881412505

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This volume evolved experientially: the fruit of fifty-five years of solitude by a contemporary Coptic Orthodox desert monk besieged by prayer. Fr Matta's prayer life initially was formed under the direction of the sayings of the Russian Fathers, and later expanded under the direction of other Fathers, both Eastern and Western. He imparts to his readers "a whole course" on prayer.

How Do Catholics Read the Bible?
How Do Catholics Read the Bible?

Author: Daniel J. Harrington

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 0742548716

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"A Sheed & Ward book." Includes bibliographical references and index. What do Catholics believe about the Bible? -- The Bible and the church -- Modern Catholic documentation -- The Word of God in human language -- What is in the Catholic Bible? -- The different canons -- The history of the Old Testament canon(s) -- The history of the New Testament canon -- How do Catholics approach the Bible? -- The Catholic theological tradition on the Bible -- The Catholic experience -- Catholic Bibles today -- How do Catholics analyze a biblical text? -- Literary methods -- Historical methods -- Theological methods -- How do Catholics read the Old Testament? -- Old Testament study today -- Biblical interpretation in Jesus' time -- Reading the Old Testament as Catholic Christians -- How do Catholics read the New Testament? -- The formation of the Gospels -- The Gospels as witnesses to Jesus and the early church -- The Epistles as witnesses to early Christian faith and life -- How do Catholics interpret scripture? -- Hermeneutics -- The literal sense and the spiritual sense -- Scripture and tradition -- What place does the Bible have in Catholic life? -- The role of the magisterium -- The Bible in Catholic life -- Lectio divina -- Conclusion: twenty-five theses.