The Limits of Orthodox Theology

The Limits of Orthodox Theology PDF Author: Marc B. Shapiro
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1800858442
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 279

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This book takes issue with the widespread assumption that Maimonides' famous Thirteen Principles are the last word in Orthodox Jewish theology.

The Limits of Orthodox Theology

The Limits of Orthodox Theology PDF Author: Marc B. Shapiro
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1800858442
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 279

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Book Description
This book takes issue with the widespread assumption that Maimonides' famous Thirteen Principles are the last word in Orthodox Jewish theology.

Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy

Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy PDF Author: Marc B. Shapiro
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1800858469
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 445

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Compellingly and authoritatively written, this biography illuminates the dilemmas that Europe’s Jews have faced over the past century. The discussion of the inner struggles of one of twentieth-century Judaism’s most enigmatic religious leaders—a figure who became a central ideologue of modern Orthodoxy despite his traditional training in a Lithuanian yeshiva—elucidates many institutional and intellectual phenomena of the Jewish world, and especially in pre-war Europe, that have so far received little attention.

Changing the Immutable

Changing the Immutable PDF Author: Marc B. Shapiro
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781904113607
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"A consideration of how segments of Orthodox society rewrite the past by eliminating that which does not fit in with their contemporary world-view. This wide-ranging and original review of how this policy is applied in practice adds a new perspective to Jewish intellectual history and to the understanding of the contemporary Jewish world"--

Science and the Eastern Orthodox Church

Science and the Eastern Orthodox Church PDF Author: Daniel Buxhoeveden
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317059050
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Science and the Eastern Orthodox Church explores core theological and philosophical notions and contentious topics such as evolution from the vantage point of science, Orthodox theology, and the writings of popular recent Orthodox critics as well as supporters. Examining what science is and why Eastern Orthodox Christians should be concerned about the topic, including a look at well known 20th century figures that are considered holy elders or saints in the Orthodox Church and their relationship and thoughts about science, contributors analyse the historical contingencies that contribute to the relationship of the Orthodox Church and science both in the past and present. Part II includes critiques of science and considers its limitations and strengths in light of Orthodox understandings of the experience of God and the so called miraculous, together with analysis of two Orthodox figures of the 20th century that were highly critical of science, it's foundations and metaphysical assumptions. Part III looks at selected topics in science and how they relate to Orthodox theology, including evolution, brain evolution and consciousness, beginning of life science, nanotechnology, stem cell research and others. Drawing together leading Orthodox scientists, theologians, and historians confronting some of the critical issues and uses of modern science, this book will be useful for students, academics and clergy who want to develop a greater understanding of how to relate Orthodoxy to science.

Louis Jacobs and the Quest for a Contemporary Jewish Theology

Louis Jacobs and the Quest for a Contemporary Jewish Theology PDF Author: Miri Freud-Kandel
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1835533906
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 295

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Book Description
For Louis Jacobs, the quest—the process of engaging with and thinking about Jewish faith—was a lifelong pursuit. He offered a model in the 1960s, a period characterized by general religious crisis, of an observant, committed, but intellectually curious Judaism that empowered individual seekers to address challenges to faith. In Orthodox Judaism at the time a battle was under way for religious control. Generating a widespread controversy in British Jewry known as the ‘Jacobs Affair’, his thought offers a lens for examining the trajectory of Orthodoxy. In a contemporary context marked by the changing cultural and intellectual concerns of a ‘post-secular’ age, the focus of some of these debates over religious control has shifted. Yet Jacobs’ emphasis on a personal quest is as relevant as ever, perhaps more so. This first book-length analysis of his theology unpacks the building blocks of his thought. It argues that, despite its particularities and limitations, his approach can provide a powerful model for contemporary religious seekers in the context of a growing impetus away from established, denominationally bound forms of religion. Many orthodox believers across a range of faiths continue to prefer the certainty of unquestionable religious truth claims rather than pursuing a subjective search for religious meaning. For those seeking alternative models for the contemporary Jewish quest, a reconsideration of Jacobs’ theology can offer valuable tools.

That All Shall Be Saved

That All Shall Be Saved PDF Author: David Bentley Hart
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300248733
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 247

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A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today “A scathing, vigorous, eloquent attack on those who hold that that there is such a thing as eternal damnation.”—Karen Kilby, Commonweal The great fourth-century church father Basil of Caesarea once observed that, in his time, most Christians believed that hell was not everlasting, and that all would eventually attain salvation. But today, this view is no longer prevalent within Christian communities. In this momentous book, David Bentley Hart makes the case that nearly two millennia of dogmatic tradition have misled readers on the crucial matter of universal salvation. On the basis of the earliest Christian writings, theological tradition, scripture, and logic, Hart argues that if God is the good creator of all, he is the savior of all, without fail. And if he is not the savior of all, the Kingdom is only a dream, and creation something considerably worse than a nightmare. But it is not so. There is no such thing as eternal damnation; all will be saved. With great rhetorical power, wit, and emotional range, Hart offers a new perspective on one of Christianity’s most important themes.

The Orthodox Theology of To-day

The Orthodox Theology of To-day PDF Author: Newman Smyth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Orthodox Theology

Orthodox Theology PDF Author: Vladimir Lossky
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN: 9780913836439
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Book Description
Can we know God? What is the relation of creation to the Creator? How did man fall, and how is he saved? Lossky demonstrates the close relationship between the Orthodox doctrine of the Trinity and the Orthodox understanding of man.

His Broken Body

His Broken Body PDF Author: Laurent Cleenewerck
Publisher: Euclid University Press
ISBN: 0615183611
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Book Description
A comprehensive, objective, scholarly and yet easy-to-read presentation of the differences, both historical, theological and liturgical between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. The ideal complement (or even antidote) to such books as Upon this Rock; Jesus, Peter and the Keys; Two Paths; The Primacy of Peter; etc. Discusses Peter's Primacy and Succession, Ecclesiology, Infallibility, the Filioque, Celibacy, etc.

The Orthodox Theology of To-day

The Orthodox Theology of To-day PDF Author: Newman Smyth
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385339243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218

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Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.