{"product_id":"christianity-and-plurality-classic-and-contemporary-readings-hardback-9780631209140","title":"Christianity and Plurality; Classic and Contemporary Readings (Hardback) 9780631209140","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChristianity and Plurality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eClassic and Contemporary Readings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard J. Plantinga (Edited by), RJ Plantinga (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631209140, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 July 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.7 cm, 0.816 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 selection of source readings brings together diverse materials from the Christian tradition in order to help students think theologically about the implications of religious plurality.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Religious Pluralism Old and New.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Biblical Texts:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. Old Testament:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Genesis 1-3 (creation and fall narratives).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Genesis 9 (Noahic covenant).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Genesis 11-12, 15 (Abrahamic calling and covenant).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Ruth 1-4 (a non-Israelite's adoption of the faith of the Israelites).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Deuteronomy 5 (law of the covenant).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. I Kings 18 (the encounter of God and the gods).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Ezra [selections] (building of walls literal and otherwise to keep out non-Jews).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Esther 1-10 (a Jewess flourishes in a non-Jewish setting but rallies to the cause of her people).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Wisdom literature [selections] (human wisdom is esteemed, but the fear of Jahweh is the source of true wisdom).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Isaiah [selections] (judgement of the nations of the earth followed by promise).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Daniel 1-6 (a Jew is true to his faith in a foreign land and is blessed).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Amos 1-6 (judgement of the nations and of Israel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Jonah 1-4 (God's concern with nations other than Israel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Micah 4 (the peoples of the earth walk in the name of their gods).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB. New Testament:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. The Gospels [selections] (life and ministry of Jesus).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Matthew 28 (the Great Commission).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. John 1 (prologue concerning the \u003ci\u003elogos).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. John 3 (God's love for the world and sacrificial gift for the world).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. John 14 (intimate relations between Father, Son, and Spirit; bond of love between God and believing humanity).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Acts 14 (God's universal witness).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Acts 17 (Paul on the Areopagus).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Romans 1 (universal natural knowledge of God).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Romans 2-3, 8-11 (the question of election).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. I Timothy 2 (divine desire for universal salvation).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. I John 4 (God is love).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Revelation 22 (the close of the Biblical narrative on an eschatological note).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Patristic Texts:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Justin Martyr, 'The First Apology'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Tertullian, 'The Prescriptions Against the Heretics'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Origen, 'De Principiis', Book I\/6, Book III\/6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Augustine, 'On the Profit of Believing'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Augustine, 'The City of God', Book VI, Book VIII\/1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Athanasian Creed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Medieval Texts:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Anselm, 'Proslogium'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Thomas Aquinas, 'Summa Theologiae' I.1.1; I-II.109; I-II.112-114; II-II.2-10; II-II.81.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Renaissance and Reformation Texts:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Nicholas of Cusa, 'De Pace Fidei'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. John Calvin, 'Institutes of the Christian Religion', Book I\/1-10, Book II\/2\/12-27.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. The Creed of the Council of Trent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Modern Texts:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. Herbert of Cherbury 'De Veritate' [selections].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. Rene Descartes, 'Meditations on First Philosophy' [selections].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. G. E. Lessing, 'Nathan the Wise' Act III, Scene 7.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. Friedrich Schleiermacher, 'The Christian Faith' 3-4, 6-12, 14.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. Ernst Troeltsch, 'The Place of Christianity Among the World Religions'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. Karl Barth, 'The Revelation of God as the Abolition of Religion'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. Hendrik Kraemer, 'An Attempt at an Answer'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46. Joachim Wach, 'General Revelation and the Religions of the World'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47. Vatican II, 'Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48. Karl Rahner, 'Christianity and the Non-Christian Religions'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49. Paul Tillich, 'Christianity Judging Itself In the Light of Its Encounter With the World Religions'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50. Paul Tillich, 'The Significance of the History of Religions for the Systematic Theologian'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51. Stanley Samartha, 'Dialogue as a Continuing Christian Concern'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52. Wilfred Cantwell Smith, 'The Christian in a Religiously Plural World'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53. John Hick, 'Whatever Path Men Choose is Mine'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54. John Hick, 'A Philosophy of Religious Pluralism'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55. Lesslie Newbigin, 'The Gospel and the Religions'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56. Peter Berger, 'God in a World of Gods'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57. John Paul II, 'Crossing the Threshold of Hope' [selections].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316806086936,"sku":"9780631209140","price":116.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631209140.jpg?v=1781826074","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/christianity-and-plurality-classic-and-contemporary-readings-hardback-9780631209140","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}