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Theology and the churches are often considered to be at the margins of contemporary culture, frequently struggling for identity and attention. In this important new book Martyn Percy argues that a rich form of practical theological engagement is needed if the churches are to com…
A comprehensive examination of the sacredness of human life, encompassing biblical roots, theological elaborations, historical cases, and contemporary ethical perspectives. Gushee argues that viewing human life as sacred is one of the most precious legacies of biblical-- albeit …
This study, based on the Bampton Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford in 1992, examines what is often called the crisis of modernity, with reference not only to modernity but to modern culture in general. Problems of social, theological, and philosophical thought are t…
This study, based on the Bampton Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford in 1992, examines what is often called the crisis of modernity, with reference not only to modernity but to modern culture in general. Problems of social, theological, and philosophical thought are t…
Pourquoi la démocratie et les droits de l'homme sont-ils nés en Occident plutôt qu'en Inde, en Chine ou dans l'Empire ottoman? Parce que l'Occident était chrétien, répond l'auteur, et que le christianisme n'est pas seulement une religion. Le Christ enseigne une éthique à portée …
Nietzsche and Freud saw Christianity as metaphysical escapism, with Nietzsche calling the religion a?Platonism for the masses" and faulting Paul the apostle for negating more immanent, material modes of thought and political solidarity. Integrating this debate with the philosoph…
"It is now nearly a century since the book known in English as The Quest of the Historical Jesus initiated successive waves of reassessment of the figure who is arguable by the most influential in two millennia of Western civilization. Beyond the traditional religious view of Je…
"It is now nearly a century since the book known in English as The Quest of the Historical Jesus initiated successive waves of reassessment of the figure who is arguable by the most influential in two millennia of Western civilization. Beyond the traditional religious view of Je…
Desiring the Kingdom focuses education around the themes of liturgy, formation, and desire. The author contends--as did Augustine--that human beings are "desiring agents"; in other words, we are what we love. Postmodern culture, far from being "secular, " is saturated with litur…