Author: Anthony J. Kelly
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 1923206311
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Anthony (Tony) J Kelly CSsR wrote on many topics in his life as well as being a poet and having an interest in art. His writings cover many areas of theology: Christology, Eschatology, Pneumatology, Ecclesiology, Mariology, and touches on areas of science and faith, care for the environment, papal teaching and matters of interfaith dialogue. His years on the International Theological Commission brought him in touch with current theology and theologians. His participation at international meetings and conferences meant he had a wide range of friends and colleagues in his life to nurture, stimulate and challenge his writing as a theologian and as a teacher. Men, women, lay people, religious, priests, bishops, cardinals and pontiffs were all those with whom he engaged. These fellow travellers, along with the likes of Augustine, Aquinas, Lonergan, and Marion, to name a few, were his interlocutors and those who goaded his thinking, his testing, his probing in his work as a theologian. In all of his writing, there was a constant search, a constant desire to articulate, to rework and interpret the Catholic theological tradition and while always being faithful to that history, his aim was to put key theological terms, dogmas and doctrines in new wine skins which were to be toasted and celebrated. Tony's theology was one of hope, of learning from the past, building on it while addressing the needs of our time. There was a breadth and depth to his writing, which wove together his love of the use of words in a poetic manner to express complex theological concepts. This volume of essays is devoted to issues in Christology and examines topics such as Christ's Passion, Cross, Resurrection, Ascension and Heaven. From the Foreword by Hilary D Regan
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Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Author: Richard Rohr
Publisher: Convergent Books
ISBN: 1524762105
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one of the world’s most influential spiritual thinkers, a long-awaited book exploring what it means that Jesus was called “Christ,” and how this forgotten truth can restore hope and meaning to our lives. “Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this book.”—Melinda Gates In his decades as a globally recognized teacher, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Yet Rohr has never written on the most perennially talked about topic in Christianity: Jesus. Most know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? Is the word simply Jesus’s last name? Too often, Rohr writes, our understandings have been limited by culture, religious debate, and the human tendency to put ourselves at the center. Drawing on scripture, history, and spiritual practice, Rohr articulates a transformative view of Jesus Christ as a portrait of God’s constant, unfolding work in the world. “God loves things by becoming them,” he writes, and Jesus’s life was meant to declare that humanity has never been separate from God—except by its own negative choice. When we recover this fundamental truth, faith becomes less about proving Jesus was God, and more about learning to recognize the Creator’s presence all around us, and in everyone we meet. Thought-provoking, practical, and full of deep hope and vision, The Universal Christ is a landmark book from one of our most beloved spiritual writers, and an invitation to contemplate how God liberates and loves all that is.
Author: C. Michael Patton
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433538075
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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How do we help our friends who have just become Christians or are young in the faith? In this concise and accessible book, Mike Patton unpacks the basics of the Christian faith, helping new believers think rightly about God and live fully for God as they begin their new life in Christ. In ten easy-to-read chapters, Patton introduces readers to the foundational teachings and life-giving practices of Christianity—from the doctrine of the Trinity to reading and understanding the Bible. Designed for individual use or small group discussion, this handbook on the Christian faith has the potential to become the go-to guide for new believers wanting to follow Jesus with their heads and their hands.
Author: Elizabeth A. Johnson
Publisher: Crossroad Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780824511616
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 149
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A general introduction to christology presents major themes about Jesus in accessible language.
Author: Alan Spence
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0567031950
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 185
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Christology is an area hotly debated among New Testament scholars and Theologians, this new Guide for the Perplexed leads the reader through the arguments, debates and definitions to produce a fascinating guide to the subject.
Author: Gerald O'Collins
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019160965X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 906
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In this fully revised and updated second edition of his accessible account of systematic Christology, Gerald O'Collins continues to challenge the contemporary publishing trend for sensationalist books on Jesus that are supported neither by the New Testament witness nor by mainline Christian beliefs. This book critically examines the best biblical and historical scholarship before tackling head-on some of the key questions of systematic Christology: does orthodox faith present Jesus the man as deficient and depersonalized? Is his sinlessness compatible with the exercise of a free human will? Does up-to-date exegesis challenge his virginal conception and personal resurrection? Can one reconcile Jesus' role as universal Saviour with the truth and values to be found in other religions? What should the feminist movement highlight in presenting Jesus? This integral Christology is built around the resurrection of the crucified Jesus, highlights love as the key to redemption, and proposes a synthesis of the divine presence through Jesus. Clear, balanced, and accessible, this book should be valued by any student reading systematic theology, anyone training for the ministry in all denominations, as well as interested general readers.
Author: Marilyn McCord Adams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521686006
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Author: Timothy Pawl
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198765924
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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This work presents a historically informed, systematic exposition of the Christology of the first seven Ecumenical Councils of undivided Christendom, from the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD to the Second Council of Nicaea in 787 AD. Assuming the truth of Conciliar Christology for the sake of argument, Timothy Pawl considers whether there are good philosophical arguments that show a contradiction or incoherence in that doctrine. He presents the definitions of important terms in the debate and a helpful metaphysics for understanding the incarnation. In Defense of Conciliar Christology discusses three types of philosophical objections to Conciliar Christology. Firstly, it highlights the fundamental philosophical problem facing Christology-how can one thing be both God and man, when anything deserving to be called "God" must have certain attributes, and yet it seems that nothing that can aptly be called "man" can have those same attributes? It then considers the argument that if the Second Person of the Holy Trinity were immutable or atemporal, as Conciliar Christology requires, then that Person could not become anything, and thus could not become man. Finally, Pawl addresses the objection that if there is a single Christ then there is a single nature or will in Christ. However, if that conditional is true, then Conciliar Christology is false, since it affirms the antecedent of the conditional to be true, but denies the truth of the consequent. Pawl defends Conciliar Christology against these charges, arguing that all three philosophical objections fail to show Conciliar Christology inconsistent or incoherent.
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Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857860976
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 73
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The earliest of the four Gospels, the book portrays Jesus as an enigmatic figure, struggling with enemies, his inner and external demons, and with his devoted but disconcerted disciples. Unlike other gospels, his parables are obscure, to be explained secretly to his followers. With an introduction by Nick Cave
