A Violent God Image
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Download A Violent God Image PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get A Violent God Image book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
A Violent God Image
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Matthias Beier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
A Violent God Image written by Matthias Beier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Catholic Church and psychoanalysis categories.
A Violent God Image
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Matthias Beier
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2006-06-02
A Violent God Image written by Matthias Beier and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-02 with Religion categories.
At the heart of Drewermann's non-violent interpretation of key Christian beliefs is his analysis of a violent image of God that characterizes traditional interpretations of sin and the cross. His empathic critique of the clerical mentality, ideology, and culture ( The Cleric ) led to his being silenced by Roman Catholic authorities in 1991.
The Gospel Of Peace In A Violent World
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Shawn Graves
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2022-08-16
The Gospel Of Peace In A Violent World written by Shawn Graves and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-16 with Religion categories.
"Blessed are the peacemakers." The gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news of peace: peace between God and humanity, peace among humans. And yet it can be difficult to see that peace in our broken, violent world. In this volume, Shawn Graves and Marlena Graves have gathered contributions from theologians, pastors, and practitioners on the importance and implementation of Christian nonviolence in today's world. The vision they cast not only responds to the realities of war and conflict but also offers a broader, deeper understanding of peace that addresses topics such as race, gender, disability, immigration, the environment, food scarcity, and more—a holistic shalom that is evidence of God's presence. May it be so.
Cruel God Kind God
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Zenon Lotufo Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2012-04-13
Cruel God Kind God written by Zenon Lotufo Jr. and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-13 with Religion categories.
This enlightening analysis of the image of a cruel God sustained by conservative Christianity reveals how this image formed, the psychological effects of this concept, and the ways in which it has guided religious individuals—in both positive and negative ways. This book is born, in large measure, as a result of a writing by contemporary theologian J. Harold Ellens. In his essay "Religious Metaphors Can Kill" from Praeger's The Destructive Power of Religion, Ellens espouses that theological doctrines are rooted in a model of God that determines all the aspects of those doctrines, and strongly influences the cultures into which it is inserted. Conservative Christianity in the Western world, says Ellens, has at its center the image of a cruel and wrathful God. The juridical atonement theory of Anselm is a result of such an image of God, and has an important role in justifying the resort to violence in human interaction. Starting from these considerations, Cruel God, Kind God: How Images of God Shape Belief, Attitude, and Outlook analyzes three general topics: how two very different kinds of Christianities have emerged from these disparate images of God; how the doctrines of "original sin," "the plan of salvation," and "penal substitution" can be explained by psychological factors, as can the wide dissemination and acceptance of these doctrines; and how the image of a cruel God affects mental health, atrophies personality, and produces guilt and shame.
The Liberating Image
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : J. Richard Middleton
language : en
Publisher: Brazos Press
Release Date : 2005-03-01
The Liberating Image written by J. Richard Middleton and has been published by Brazos Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-01 with Religion categories.
For two thousand years, Christians have been intrigued by the somewhat enigmatic Imago Dei references in the book of Genesis. Much theological ink has been spilled mulling over the significance and meaning of these words: "Let us make humanity in our image, according to our likeness . . . " In The Liberating Image, J. Richard Middleton takes on anew the challenge of interpreting the Imago Dei. Reflecting on the potential of the Imago Dei texts for developing an ethics of power rooted in compassion, he relates its significance to the Christian community's distinct calling in an increasingly violent world. The Liberating Image introduces a relevant, scholarly take on an important Christian doctrine. It will appeal to all Christians seeking to better understand what it means to be made in God's image.
Is Religion Killing Us
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-08-27
Is Religion Killing Us written by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-27 with Religion categories.
Coverage of recent world events has focused on violence associated with Islam. In this courageous and controversial book, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer claims that this narrow view ignores the broader and unfortunate relationship between human violence and the sacred texts of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Both the Bible and the Quran, he believes, are riddled with violent images of God and with passages that can be reasonably interpreted to justify violence against enemies in service to God's will. According to Nelson-Pallmeyer, many wondered how Muslims could in God's name kill innocent civilians by flying airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Few, however, questioned U.S. leaders and citizens invoking God's name, or assuming God's favor, to fight the responsive "war against terrorism." And in the Middle East, the roots of the continuing and seemingly unsolvable conflict and violence are to be found in both the Torah and the Quran. Nelson-Pallmeyer challenges the understanding of power that lies at the heart of the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He argues that nonviolence is powerful and necessary and that a viable future for human beings and the planet depends on challenging the ways in which sacred texts reinforce visions of power that are largely abusive. A viable future, he says, depends on re-visioning God's power. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer is Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. For more than twenty years he has studied and written about the relationship of religion, violence, and peace, and his books include Jesus Against Christianity: Reclaiming the Missing Jesus (Trinity Press International) and School of Assassins: Guns, Greed, and Globalization.
Love Violence And The Cross
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Gregory Anderson Love
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2010-08-01
Love Violence And The Cross written by Gregory Anderson Love and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-01 with Religion categories.
Does God use violence to redeem us? What is the relationship between divine love and violence in regard to the saving significance of the cross of Christ? In Love, Violence, and the Cross, Gregory Love dialogues with two responses to this question, while presenting a third alternative in which Jesus's death is simultaneously a crime and an element of God's saving actions. Through familiar stories in history, literature, and film, Love presents five constructive models that cumulatively affirm God's saving act in the person and work of Christ while letting go the myth of redemptive violence. They affirm redemption, but one with a different shape: Instead of exacting the absolute punishment, God redeems by "making good" God's promise to humanity to secure human life. Love argues that God is nonviolent, while retaining the core idea presented in the New Testament witnesses: that reconciliation occurs in the work of Christ, and that the cross plays a role in that divine work.
Practicing Reconciliation In A Violent World
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Michael Battle
language : en
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2005-08
Practicing Reconciliation In A Violent World written by Michael Battle and has been published by Church Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08 with Psychology categories.
How do we practice reconciliation in a world full of violence? How do we love someone at work who seems hell-bent on sabotaging a successful career? And how do religious people resolve differences when religious interpretations seem to lead to righteous indignation rather than reconciliation? We practice reconciliation, according to Michael Battle, by affirming that God is present and acting on that belief, even in the midst of something that looks more like the devil's work. Battle, who worked with Desmond Tutu in South Africa in the past, draws on his knowledge of biblical texts, as well as contemporary scholarship, to examine the ways in which each of us can practice being reconciling people.
Peace On Earth
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Michael Amaladoss
language : en
Publisher: St Pauls BYB
Release Date : 2003
Peace On Earth written by Michael Amaladoss and has been published by St Pauls BYB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Peace categories.
Violence In Fifteenth Century Text And Image
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Edelgard E. DuBruck
language : en
Publisher: Camden House
Release Date : 2002
Violence In Fifteenth Century Text And Image written by Edelgard E. DuBruck and has been published by Camden House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Special issue focusing on violence in fifteenth-century life, text, and image: warfare and justice, violence in family and milieu (court, town, village, and forest), hagiography, ethnicity and xenophobia, gender relations and sexual violence, brutality on the stage, and the relation of text and image in the depiction of violence.