The Destruction Of The Christian Tradition
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The Destruction Of The Christian Tradition
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Author : Rama P. Coomaraswamy
language : en
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
Release Date : 2006
The Destruction Of The Christian Tradition written by Rama P. Coomaraswamy and has been published by World Wisdom, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
Concentrating on the post-Vatican II revisions of its teachings, this book tells the story of the destruction of the Roman Catholic tradition, a defining event of the twentieth century.
A History Of The Christian Tradition
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Author : Thomas D. McGonigle
language : en
Publisher: Paulist Press
Release Date : 1988
A History Of The Christian Tradition written by Thomas D. McGonigle and has been published by Paulist Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Religion categories.
An overview of Christian beliefs and practices across the centuries with an emphasis on tradition and the evolution of belief. +
The Darkening Age
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Author : Catherine Nixey
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2017-09-21
The Darkening Age written by Catherine Nixey and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-21 with Religion categories.
'A searingly passionate book' - Bettany Hughes In The Darkening Age, Catherine Nixey tells the little-known – and deeply shocking – story of how a militant religion deliberately tried to extinguish the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in unquestioning adherence to the 'one true faith'. The Roman Empire had been generous in embracing and absorbing new creeds. But with the coming of Christianity, everything changed. This new faith, despite preaching peace, was violent, ruthless and intolerant. And once it became the religion of empire, its zealous adherents set about the destruction of the old gods. Their altars were upturned, their temples demolished and their statues hacked to pieces. Books, including great works of philosophy and science, were consigned to the pyre. It was an annihilation. A Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator, the Observer, and BBC History Magazine A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Nonfiction
The Problem Of Evil And Its Symbols In Jewish And Christian Tradition
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Author : Henning Graf Reventlow
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2004-12-30
The Problem Of Evil And Its Symbols In Jewish And Christian Tradition written by Henning Graf Reventlow 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 2004-12-30 with Religion categories.
The existence of evil in the world represents one of the most complex problems for those who believe in God. Here, a range of Jewish and Christian contributors examine the issue of evil in the Bible and its impact on Judaism and Christianity from a variety of perspectives. For example, how has Jewish mysticism explained evil, and what were Luther's thoughts on the topic? The dialogue between specialists from different fields allows a broad overview of this problematic issue.
Charred Root Of Meaning
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Author : Philipp W Rosemann
language : en
Publisher: Eerdmans
Release Date : 2018-07
Charred Root Of Meaning written by Philipp W Rosemann and has been published by Eerdmans this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07 with categories.
Ecologists tell us that periodic wildfires, though devastating, are necessary to the rhythm of nature. The death of the old allows something new to grow, sometimes straight back from the charred roots. Christian tradition functions much the same way, says Philipp Rosemann. In this book he examines how transgression and destruction are crucial in the foundation and preservation of tradition. Theories of tradition have emphasized the handing-down of identity rather than continuity through difference. Rosemann shows that divine revelation occurs as an irruption that challenges the existing order. The preservation of tradition, he argues, requires that this challenge be periodically repeated. Offering a historical, theological, and philosophical approach to Christian tradition, Charred Root of Meaning shows how transgression and reformation keep the Christian faith alive.
The Christian Tradition
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Author : Jaroslav Pelikan
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1991-10-04
The Christian Tradition written by Jaroslav Pelikan and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-10-04 with Religion categories.
Explores the iconography, dogma, and liturgy of Greek, Slavic, and Syriac forms of Christianity.
Faith And Force
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Author : David L. Clough
language : en
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Release Date : 2007-06-04
Faith And Force written by David L. Clough and has been published by Georgetown University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-04 with Religion categories.
"This book began in an argument between friends surprised to find themselves on opposite sides of the debate about whether the United States and the United Kingdom should invade Iraq in 2003. Situated on opposite sides of the Atlantic, in different churches, and on different sides of the just war/pacifist fence, we exchanged long emails that rehearsed on a small scale the great national and international debates that were taking place around us. We discovered the common ground we shared, as well as some predictable and some surprising points of difference....When the initial hostilities ended, our conversation continued, and we felt the urgency of contributing to a wider Christian debate about whether and when war could be justified."—From the Preface So began a dynamic collaboration that developed into a civil but provocative debate over matters of war and peace that is Faith and Force. From the ancient battles between Greek city-states to the Crusades to the World Wars of the twentieth-century to the present-day wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the Middle East, aggressors and defenders alike have claimed the mantle of righteousness and termed their actions just. But can the carnage of war ever be morally grounded? And if so, how? These are the questions that David L. Clough, a Methodist proponent of pacifism, and Brian Stiltner, a Catholic theologian and just war adherent, have vowed to answer—together. With one voice, Clough and Stiltner outline and clarify issues of humanitarian intervention, weapons proliferation, and preventative war against rogue states. Their writing is grounded in Christian tradition and provides a fresh and illuminating account of the complexities and nuances of the pacifist and just war positions. In each chapter Clough and Stiltner engage in debate on the issues, demonstrating a respectful exchange of ideas absent in much contemporary political discourse—whether on television or in the classroom. The result is a well-reasoned, challenging repartee that searches for common ground within the Christian tradition and on behalf of the faithful promotion of justice—yet one that also recognizes genuine differences that cannot be bridged easily. Intended for a broad audience, Faith and Force is the perfect foil to the shrill screeching that surrounds partisan perspectives on military power and its use. To help with using the book in a classroom context, the authors have provided Questions for Reflection and Discussion for each chapter. You can download these questions in PDF format at press.georgetown.edu.
Christ In Christian Tradition
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Author : Aloys Grillmeier
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Christ In Christian Tradition written by Aloys Grillmeier and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Religion categories.
Examines the development of Christology and the concept of Christ and His presence through the late eighth century
Possession And Persuasion
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Author : Robert Hach
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2001-11-12
Possession And Persuasion written by Robert Hach and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11-12 with Religion categories.
Possession and Persuasion: The Rhetoric of Christian Faith is a rhetorical analysis of Christian history and theology initially prompted by my experience in a fundamentalist Christian sect. The story of this experience is briefly told in the prologue, "The Rhetoric of Surrender," which describes the "surrender" of my life to God through a commitment to an authoritarian Christian sect in Gainesville, Florida, in 1972, when I was a freshman at the University of Florida. I spent the following fifteen years, first, as a student recruit, trainee, and then leader in the founding church in Gainesville, and then, as a recruiter and trainer in other parts of the U.S. until I finally left the movement (now called the International Churches of Christ) in 1987. I subsequently combined graduate study in rhetoric with a continuing interest in biblical and historical scholarship in an effort to understand how my religious experience fit into the broader context of Christian history and theology. I concluded that the New Testament language of faith, originally formulated to persuade hearers of the Christian message by means of understanding, had been radically redefined and its effects rhetorically reengineered by the ecclesiastical Christianity which had gradually emerged after the first century; this process of rhetorical reinvention produced a language of faith that possessed its hearers by means of a mystical form of indoctrination, in the interest of building a religious empire. The degree to which ecclesiastical Christianity, throughout its history, has taken its faith-language seriously--my experience having been produced by a movement that took this language to its logical conclusion --is the degree to which its adherents experience a religious bondage that amounts to the antithesis of the spiritual freedom and social equality of the original experience of Christian faith. Part I, "Faith as Possession," addresses critical changes made by post-apostolic theologians in the apostolic discourse of the New Testament about the message of Jesus, specifically with reference to the rhetorics of "authority" (Chapter One), "knowledge" (Chapter Two), and "justice" (Chapter Three). This rhetorical reengineering of apostolic language facilitated the rise of the institutional Church, which rapidly replaced the apostolic message as the authorized mediator between God and humanity in general and between God and the community of faith in particular. That is, the dynamic of persuasion by an eschatological message was rapidly replaced by the dynamic of possession by an ecclesiastical system. The redefinition and reconceptualization of these apostolic terms amounted to the rhetorical invention of Christianity, a form of Greco-Roman mythology which has little in common with the faith of Jesus as it is revealed in the New Testament. The faith of Christianity became, and continues to be to varying degrees, a form of possession insofar as it consists of, in both a mystical and an institutional sense, belonging to "the Church," which relieves its members of their responsibility for their own identity and destiny. Part II, "Faith as Persuasion," explores the rhetoric of three apostolic ideals, which have generally received little more than lip service by post-apostolic Christianity: "understanding" (Chapter Four), "anticipation" (Chapter Five), and "freedom" (Chapter Six). These concepts are integral to persuasion as the modus operandi of the apostolic Christian faith. Understanding is a prerequisite to authentic persuasion in that persuasion, or belief, without understanding is the essence of possession. In that the meaning and power of the Christian message are a matter of the hope of resurrection to life in the coming kingdom of God, anticipation is the logical response to being understandingly persuaded of the truth of the message. And insofar as internal bondage characterizes life without hope
Satan
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Author : Jeffrey Burton Russell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Satan written by Jeffrey Burton Russell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Philosophy categories.
Undeniably, evil exists in our world; we ourselves commit evil acts. How can one account for evil's ageless presence, its attraction, and its fruits? The question is one that Jeffrey Burton Russell addresses in his history of the concept of the Devil--the personification of evil itself. In the predecessor to this book, The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity, Russell traced the idea of the Devil in comparative religions and examined its development