The Heart of Holiness
The Heart of Holiness

Author: Gary Lauenstein

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2016-06-14

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1681497107

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Reflecting on Scripture, writings of the saints, and his own experience, Redemptorist Father Gary Lauenstein demonstrates that the heart of holiness is friendship with God, who is love. As a result, our everyday experiences of our friendships with others are our stepping stones to holiness. With simplicity and grace, this book helps the reader to meditate on his understanding of himself, others, and God, and to look at his relationships in the light of their purpose--to give and to receive the love of God. The author, who is an experienced and certified spiritual director, examines the importance, in any relationship, of attentiveness, communication, disinterestedness, and joy. He shows how our path to God passes through and encompasses our friendships with one another.

The Gospel of John
The Gospel of John

Author: Charles Raith

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2017-03-16

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1532601263

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The Gospel of John: Theological-Ecumenical Readings brings together leading Catholic, Orthodox, and Evangelical theologians to read and interpret John's Gospel from within their ecclesial tradition, while simultaneously engaging one another in critical dialogue. Combining both theological exegesis and ecumenical dialogue, each chapter is uniquely structured with a main essay by a Catholic, Orthodox, or Evangelical theologian on a section of John's Gospel, followed by two responses from theologians of the other two traditions. The chapter concludes with a final response from the main author. Readers are thus provided with not only a deep and engaging reading of the Gospel of John but also the unfolding of a rich theological-ecumenical dialogue centered on an authority for all Christians, namely, the Gospel of John.

The Place of Judas Iscariot in Christology
The Place of Judas Iscariot in Christology

Author: Anthony Cane

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1351884182

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Exploring the significance of Judas Iscariot for Christian theology and the difficult issues surrounding Judas, Anthony Cane shows that focusing on the tension between providential and tragic interpretations of Judas in the New Testament and in subsequent writing about Judas, is the key to understanding his significance. Building on the work of Karl Barth and Donald MacKinnon, Cane's argument sheds light not simply on the way Judas is understood, but on the way Jesus and the whole economy of salvation are understood. This book also highlights implications for the way in which issues relating to anti-Semitism and evil and suffering are most effectively explored.

The Problem of Evil
The Problem of Evil

Author: Nick Trakakis

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 019882162X

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Eight leading philosophers of religion debate 'the problem of evil' - the problem of reconciling the existence of a perfectly good and loving God with the existence of sin and suffering in the world. Their dialogues explore a range of imaginative and innovative approaches to the nature of divinity and its relationship to evil.

Reading Certainty
Reading Certainty

Author: Ralph Keen

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-11-28

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 9004527842

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Susan Schreiner’s students and colleagues explore the themes of Scriptural exegesis, authority, and the certainty or doubt of salvation in the early modern era and beyond.