{"title":"Theology","description":"Books on the subject of Theology","products":[{"product_id":"the-new-cambridge-history-of-the-bible-volume-4-from-1750-to-the-present-hardback-9780521858236","title":"The New Cambridge History of the Bible: Volume 4, From 1750 to the Present (Hardback) 9780521858236","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe New Cambridge History of the Bible: Volume 4, From 1750 to the Present\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume examines the Bible's role in the modern world, with a focus on its dissemination throughout the Americas, Africa, and Asia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Riches (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521858236, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 April 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e868 pages, 5 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.2 x 3.5 cm, 1.17 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume examines the Bible's role in the modern world - beginning with a treatment of its production and distribution that discusses publishers, printers, text critics, and translators and continuing with a presentation of new methods of studying the text that have emerged, including historical, literary, social-scientific, feminist, postcolonial, liberal, and fundamentalist readings. There is a full discussion of the changes in understandings of and approaches to the Bible in various faith communities. The dissemination of the Bible throughout the globe has also produced a host of new interpretations, and this volume provides a comprehensive geographical survey of its reception. In the final chapters, the authors offer a thematic overview of the Bible in relation to literature, art, film, science, and other disciplines. They demonstrate that, in spite of challenges to the Bible's authority in western Europe, it remains highly relevant and influential, not least in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction John Riches\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Producing the Text: 1. Critical editions and the development of text-critical methods, part 2: from Lachmann (1831) to the present Eldon Epp\u003cbr\u003e 2. Producing the text: production and distribution of popular editions of the Bible Leslie Howsam and Scott McLaren\u003cbr\u003e 3. Translations of the Bible and the cultural impulse Lamin Sanneh\u003cbr\u003e Part II. New Modes of Study of the Bible: 4. The History of Religions School Wayne A. Meeks\u003cbr\u003e 5. The archaeological study of the Bible Keith Whitelam\u003cbr\u003e 6. Source, form, redaction, and literary criticism Janice Capel Anderson\u003cbr\u003e 7. Social-scientific readings Halvor Moxnes\u003cbr\u003e 8. Reception history Ian Boxall\u003cbr\u003e 9. The uses of the Bible in theology W. T. Dickens\u003cbr\u003e 10. Idealist\/Hegelian readings Peter C. Hodgson\u003cbr\u003e 11. Liberal readings of the Bible and their conservative responses Mark Chapman\u003cbr\u003e 12. The use of the Bible in dialectical theology Timothy Gorringe\u003cbr\u003e 13. Existential(ist) interpretation of the New Testament Robert Morgan\u003cbr\u003e 14. Liberationist readings of the Bible Christopher Rowland\u003cbr\u003e 15. Feminist readings Jorunn Økland\u003cbr\u003e 16. Postcolonial readings Stephen D. Moore\u003cbr\u003e 17. Jewish readings of the Bible Marc Zvi Brettler and Edward Breuer\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Bible in philosophy and hermeneutics Werner G. Jeanrond\u003cbr\u003e 19. Fundamentalist readings of the Bible Harriet Harris\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Reception of the Bible Geographically: 20. The Bible in Africa Gerald West\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Bible in North America Mark Noll\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Bible in Latin America Néstor Míguez and Daniel Bruno\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Bible in Asia R. S. Sugirtharajah\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Bible in Europe David Thompson\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Reception of the Bible Confessionally: 25. The Bible in the Orthodox Church from the seventeenth century to the present day Konstantinos Skouteris and Constantine Belezos\u003cbr\u003e 26. The reception of the Bible in Roman Catholic tradition Peter Neuner\u003cbr\u003e 27. The Bible in Protestantism from 1750 to 2000 Mark W. Elliott\u003cbr\u003e 28. New churches: Pentecostals and the Bible Edmund J. Rybarczyk\u003cbr\u003e 29. The Bible in interfaith dialogue S. Wesley Ariarajah\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Thematic Overview: Reception and Use of the Bible, 1750–2000: 30. The Bible in society Willard M. Swartley\u003cbr\u003e 31. The Bible in literature Elena Volkova\u003cbr\u003e 32. The Bible in film Gaye Ortiz and William R. Telford\u003cbr\u003e 33. The Bible in music Tassilo Erhardt\u003cbr\u003e 34. The Bible in art Michael Wheeler\u003cbr\u003e 35. The Bible and science Nicolaas A. Rupke\u003cbr\u003e 36. The Bible and hymnody J. R. Watson\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion John Riches.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], Theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theology%20%5BHRLB%5D%22\"\u003eHRLB\u003c\/a\u003e], New Testaments [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on New Testaments\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22New%20Testaments%20%5BHRCF2%5D%22\"\u003eHRCF2\u003c\/a\u003e], Bibles [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Bibles\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Bibles%20%5BHRCF%5D%22\"\u003eHRCF\u003c\/a\u003e], History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e], Reference works [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Reference works\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Reference%20works%20%5BGBC%5D%22\"\u003eGBC\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: post-colonial literature [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: post-colonial literature\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20post-colonial%20literature%20%5BDSBH5%5D%22\"\u003eDSBH5\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908908966168,"sku":"9780521858236","price":155.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521858236i_321b01b1-0802-48a7-86df-c43fd40cc453.jpg?v=1691358426"},{"product_id":"biblical-criticism-in-early-modern-europe-erasmus-the-johannine-comma-and-trinitarian-debate-hardback-9781107125360","title":"Biblical Criticism in Early Modern Europe; Erasmus, the Johannine Comma and Trinitarian Debate (Hardback) 9781107125360","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBiblical Criticism in Early Modern Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eErasmus, the Johannine Comma and Trinitarian Debate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explores the explosive social and political implications of Erasmus' philological work on the Greek New Testament.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGrantley McDonald (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107125360, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 July 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages, 9 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… Biblical Criticism in Early Modern Europe remains a highly accomplished work of intellectual history. McDonald deftly unfolds a complex and fascinating controversy of great moment in the history of Christian ideas.' Hilmar M. Pabel, Journal of Ecclesiastical History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMedieval western theologians considered the Johannine comma (1 John 5:7-8) the clearest biblical evidence for the Trinity. When Erasmus failed to find the comma in the Greek manuscripts he used for his New Testament edition, he omitted it. Accused of promoting Antitrinitarian heresy, Erasmus included the comma in his third edition (1522) after seeing it in a Greek codex from England, even though he suspected the manuscript's authenticity. The resulting disputes, involving leading theologians, philologists and controversialists such as Luther, Calvin, Sozzini, Milton, Newton, Bentley, Gibbon and Porson, touched not simply on philological questions, but also on matters of doctrine, morality, social order, and toleration. While the spuriousness of the Johannine comma was established by 1900, it has again assumed iconic status in recent attempts to defend biblical inerrancy amongst the Christian Right. A social history of the Johannine comma thus provides significant insights into the recent culture wars.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: the birth of the Trinity\u003cbr\u003e 1. Erasmus\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Johannine comma in sixteenth-century bibles after Erasmus\u003cbr\u003e 3. Raising the ghost of Arius: the Johannine comma and Trinitarian debate\u003cbr\u003e 4. From Civil War to Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003e 5. 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His compositions bring biblical narratives to life through dialogue, encourage a level of participation unparalleled in homiletics and push the boundaries of liturgical expression of theology. This book provides an original analysis of Romanos' poetry, drawing attention to the coherence of his theology and the performative nature of his rhetoric. The main theological themes which emerge encourage the congregation to enact the life of Christ and anticipate the new creation: restoration of humanity to God, re-creation in the incarnation and life of Christ, and liturgical participation and transformation in that life. By analysing the rhetorical performance of theology in the kontakia, the book provides new insights into religious practice in late antiquity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. On the Passion of Christ\u003cbr\u003e 2. The second Adam: a typology of salvation\u003cbr\u003e 3. 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Cintron, Religious Studies Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReligion, War, and Ethics is a collection of primary sources from the world's major religions on the ethics of war. Each chapter brings together annotated texts - scriptural, theological, ethical, and legal - from a variety of historical periods that reflect each tradition's response to perennial questions about the nature of war: when, if ever, is recourse to arms morally justifiable? What moral constraints should apply to military conduct? Can a lasting earthly peace be achieved? Are there sacred reasons for waging war, and special rewards for those who do the fighting? The religions covered include Sunni and Shiite Islam; Judaism; Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant Christianity; Theravada Buddhism; East Asian religious traditions (Confucianism, Shinto, Japanese and Korean Buddhism); Hinduism; and Sikhism. 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What is required is \"attentiveness to calculation\" so the limitations of calculation can be grasped and higher forms of attentiveness can enable the incalculable, extraordinary responsibility that is constitutive of humanity. This original, deeply thoughtful argument is beautifully set out through encounters with historical thinkers and contemporary theorists and illustrated by concrete issues of public policy … Highly recommended.' J. D. Moon, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCareful attention to contemporary political debates, including those around global warming, the federal debt, and the use of drone strikes on suspected terrorists, reveals that we often view our responsibility as something that can be quantified and discharged. 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