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Theories of Culture: A New Agenda for Theology
Since the 1970s exciting new directions in the study of culture have erupted to critique and displace earlier, largely static notions. These more dynamic...
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The Body of God: An Ecological Theology
Award-winning theologian Sallie McFague here develops a striking and novel vision of the universe, one that takes seriously and radically both contemporary...
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Six Theories of Justice: Perspectives from Philosophical and Theological Ethics
There may be no more urgent cry today than that of "justice" -- and no more frequent accusation than that of "injustice." But what is meant when these terms...
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Conversations about Divine Mystery: Essays in Honor of Gail Ramshaw
Here, in a fitting recognition of a life of scholarship, is an esteemed collection of writing by liturgical and homiletical scholars honoring and engaging with Gail Ramshaw's work and extending it to new questions, contexts, and concerns. The volume is organized around themes of her work: lectionary patterns, prayer forms, and theological horizons.
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Alterity and the Evasion of Justice: Explorations of the “Other” in World Christianity
This volume considers overlooked "others" in the field of World Christianity. Contributors point to gender, sexuality, and race as themes ripe for exploration, while also identifying areas that have fallen outside the dominant World Christianity narrative, such as the Middle East and postcolonial indigenous and aboriginal theological expressions.
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The Politics of God: Christian Theologies and Social Justice, Thirtieth Anniversary Edition
This anniversary edition of The Politics of God includes a major new preface, in which Tanner addresses the changes in the social and political situation that have accumulated in the decades since the book's publication and resituates her argument for a new generation of theologians and activists.
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An Ecumenical Priesthood: The Spirit of God and the Structure of the Church
The question of whether Protestant ministers are validly ordained remains a barrier for ecumenical reconciliation between Roman Catholics and Protestants. In An Ecumenical Priesthood, Karl Rahner proposes that the nature of the church and the affirmation of the presence of grace among Protestants may open a door to renewal and healing.
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Interrupting a Gendered, Violent Church
Working at the intersections of gender studies and Christian theology--particularly diverse feminist and queer theologies--this book points to the real ways churches foster violence around gender. This volume discusses this violent reality while also exploring church as a nexus for resistance to gender-based violence.
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Language for God: A Lutheran Perspective
Language for God explores the ways language and images influence who we are and how we live. It declares the necessity of language and images for God that are expansive and inclusive of all genders. Lutheran perspectives are used as a compass to offer scriptural, theological, and historical insights to advance the reformation of Christian language.
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Forgiveness and Reparation, the Healing Journey
Reparations is an element in a process of atonement and restorative justice that sees the need for acknowledgment of the damage done to the enslaved and colonized, healing and restoration of the lost humanity of the perpetrators, and repair of the violated relationships between the human and ecological victims and the human perpetrators.
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Letters to a Young Theologian
In this volume, Van der Westhuizen has assembled an outstanding and diverse array of theologians who offer their wisdom and reflection on what it means to be a theologian. Each contributor's brief letter considering the vocation is as unique as its author. Together the letters form a rich symphony on the art and craft of being a theologian.
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The Liberation of Method: The Ethics of Emancipatory Biblical Interpretation
The field of biblical studies has championed the historical-critical method as the only way to guarantee objective interpretation. But in recent decades, scholars have pursued hermeneutical approaches that provide interpretations useful for marginalized communities who see the Bible as a resource in their struggles against oppression. Such liberative strategies remain on the margins. The Liberation of Method argues that this marginality must end, and that liberative methods should become central to biblical studies.
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Pilgrim Letters: Instruction in the Basic Teaching of Christ
In Pilgrim Letters, Curtis Freeman takes disciples on a contemporary journey into an ancient faith. The volume comprises a series of letters written by "Interpreter" to "Pilgrim" that provide "instruction in the basic teaching of Christ" for candidates preparing to be baptized. In these letters, Freeman lays the building blocks for the life of a disciple. He blends historic Christian teaching with illustrations from literature to form a guide to belief and practice.
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Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption
On December 10, 1953, tragedy struck when Nathaniel Allen was murdered on the Sampit River by his white employer. Allen's death was recorded as an accidental drowning, a deliberate cover-up of the bullet hole seen by more than one witness.
Three generations later, Phil Allen Jr. revisits this harrowing story through interviews, difficult conversations, and deep theological reflection, naming racism for what it is and working to chart a path toward reconciliation.
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Honoring the Body: Meditations on a Christian Practice
In Honoring the Body, Stephanie Paulsell speaks to those who have ever wondered how to celebrate the body's pleasures and protect the body's vulnerabilities in a world that seems confused about both. What we need, she shows, are practices that honor the body.
Paulsell invites readers to explore how we might honor the body in daily activities, seeking wisdom from Scripture, history, and contemporary experience, in story and song and poetry/
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Marriage and Sexuality in Early Christianity
Marriage and Sexuality in Early Christianity is part of Ad Fontes: Early Christian Sources, a series designed to present ancient Christian texts essential to an...
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Preaching Must Die!: Troubling Homiletical Theology
The real question for homiletics in our increasingly postmodern, post-Christian contexts is not how we are going to prevent preaching from dying, but how we...
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Christianity Made in India: From Apostle Thomas to Mother Teresa
Christianity Made in India: From Apostle Thomas to Mother Teresa discusses the indigenization of Christianity in the Indian context. It is set in the larger...
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Our God Loves Justice: An Introduction to Helmut Gollwitzer
Helmut Gollwitzer was a direct heir of the theological legacy of the great Protestant theologian Karl Barth. Yet, Gollwitzer’s work is perhaps least appreciated and...
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