Spirit of Australia II

Spirit of Australia II PDF Author: Philip J. Hughes
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 9781920691066
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Book Description
The second volume of essays to mark the centenary of federation in Australia and examines the issue of religion in society and culture.

Spirit of Australia II

Spirit of Australia II PDF Author: Philip J. Hughes
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 9781920691066
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Book Description
The second volume of essays to mark the centenary of federation in Australia and examines the issue of religion in society and culture.

Bordered Bodies, Bothered Voices

Bordered Bodies, Bothered Voices PDF Author: Jione Havea
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 166670766X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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Book Description
Theologies are constructed in and from lived contexts, and contexts are shaped by borders. While borders are barriers, they are also steppingstones for crossing over and invitations for moving further. This book offers theological and cultural reflections from the intersections of borders (real and imagined), bodies (physical, cultural, religious, ideological, political), and voices (that endorse as well as talk back). With and in the interests of natives and migrants, the authors of this book embrace bordered bodies and stir bothered voices. The essays are divided into four overlapping clusters that express the shared drives between the authors—Noble borders: some borders are not experienced as constricting because they are seen as noble; Negotiating bodies: bodies constantly negotiate and relocate borders; Troubling voices: bothered voices cannot be muted or silenced; Riotous bodies: embracing the wisdom in and of rejected and wounded bodies is a riot that this book invites. The authors engage their subjects out of their experiences as migrants and natives. This book is thus a step toward—and an invitation for more work on—migrant and native theologies.

The Future of Christianity

The Future of Christianity PDF Author: John Stenhouse
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 9781920691233
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Book Description
This book, written by a group of New Zealand scholars, theologians, historians and lawyers, examines the question of New Zealand's Western culture and Christianity. The contributors explore recent debates over secularisation, exploring its merits and explanatory power, while also showing its limitations.

God Down Under

God Down Under PDF Author: Winifred Wing Han Lamb
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 9781920691141
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Book Description
The papers in this volume of essays arose out of a lively conversation involving theologians, religuious leaders, biblical scholars, historians, philosophers, ethicists, youth workers, poets and welfare activists in Canberra in 2000.

Christianity, Modernity and Culture

Christianity, Modernity and Culture PDF Author: John Stenhouse
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 9781920691332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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Book Description
For much of the twentieth century, New Zealand historians, like most Western scholars, largely took it for granted that as modernity waxed religion would wane. Secularization--the fading into insignificance of religion--would distinguish the modern era from previous ages. Until the 1980s, only a handful of scholars around the world raised serious empirical and theoretical questions about a Grand Theory that had become central to the self-understanding of the social sciences and of the modern world. Heated debates since then, and the unmistakable resurgence of world religions, have raised fundamental questions about the empirical and theoretical adequacy of secularization theory, and especially about how far it applies outside Europe. This volume revisits New Zealand history when secularization is no longer taken for granted as the Only Big Story that illuminates the country's social and cultural history. Contributors explore how New Zealanders' diverse religious and spiritual traditions have shaped practical, everyday concerns in politics, racial and ethnic relations, science, the environment, family life, gender relations, and other domains.

Church and Civil Society

Church and Civil Society PDF Author: Sue Leppert
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 9781920691134
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Book Description
This collection of essays examines the relationship between theology, church, state, politics and civil society.

The Bible and the Business of Life

The Bible and the Business of Life PDF Author: Simon Carey Holt
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 9781920691240
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Book Description
The Bible and the Business of Life is an anthology of essays by a variety of authors celebrating the 65th birthday of Robert Banks Robert. Banks was an Baptist who worked and taught in the USA, in Pasadena and in Melbourne.

Faith and Freedom

Faith and Freedom PDF Author: David Neville
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 9781920691165
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Book Description
Australian Christians, like Christians in many socities, live in a pluralistic culture. This makes the issues of faith, freedom and their interelationship all the more critical. In a pluralist context, Christian faith and freedom must be expressed and embodied in a coherent rather than discordant way. The authors of these reflections on key ethical concerns represent the Anabaptist, Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and Uniting Church traditions, yet there is a hamrony within this plurality of theological and ecclesiological voices. Contributors include: John Howard Yoder, Charles Birch, Stanley Hauerwas, and Thorwald Lorenzen.

Hope

Hope PDF Author: Christiaan Mostert
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 9781920691202
Category : Hope
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Book Description
Our age is not one of great hope; war and terror continue unabated. Despair lies hidden just below the preoccupations of daily life, and is starkly visible at many points in today's world. Directly or indirectly, the contributors to this volume seek to challenge the culture of despair. These authors, theologians and leaders, write about hope: its ground, its shape in the Bible and its expression in Christian life and worship, mission and ministry. The book challenges the church as much as the culture. Do Christians know the ground of their hope? Is the church the bearer of hope? Does its worship sustain hope? The contributors include biblical scholars, historians, systematic and pastoral theologians.

Wisdom for Life

Wisdom for Life PDF Author: Michael Andrew Kelly
Publisher: ATF Press
ISBN: 9781920691295
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Book Description
This volume draws on scholars froma variety of theological disciplines - scripture, history, systematic theology The essays are designed to encourage readers to become more critically reflective as they engage with biblical texts and contemporary concerns.