2438 results for '"Joerges, Christian'

Winner of Grawemeyer AwardIn this remarkable and timely work in many ways the culmination of his systematic theology world-renowned theologian Jurgen Moltmann stands Christian eschatology on its head...

The tragic life of Julian, the last non-Christian emperor of Rome, by award-winning author Philip Freeman "When we think of ancient Rome, it's impossible not to think of Christianity, one of its...

Why the crisis of Christianity has become a crisis for democracy "Concise and elegant. . . . Rauch applies careful research and incisive prose to examine, diagnose, and prescribe a cure for the...

How should religions disagree with one another today? How might they properly engage in dialogue concerning their central beliefs when these radically contradict the faith of others? In this book for...

The author outlines a new paradigm for establishing Christian dialogue with other religions, emphasizing pluralism and stronger interfaith relations. Original.

Christian Thydell’s dream has come true: his debut novel, The Mermaid, has been published to rave reviews. So why is he as distant and unhappy as ever?When crime writer Erica Falck, who helped...

“A welcome expansion of the fragile territory known as common ground.” ―The New York TimesWhen Reza Aslan’s bestseller Zealot came out in 2013, there was criticism that he hadn’t addressed his Muslim...

This book explores the relation between agape (or Christian charity) and social justice. Timothy Jackson defines agape as the central virtue in Christian ethical thought and action and applies his...

Examines from the point of view of philosophy a variety of topics, including abortion, war, old age, death, environmentalism, and Christianity

The explosive southward expansion of Christianity in Africa, Asia, and Latin American has barely registered on Western consciousness. Nor has the globalization of Christianity--and the enormous...

Bowler doesn't minimize the hostility of many of the faithful toward evolution, but he reveals the less well-known existence of a long tradition within the churches that sought to reconcile Christian...

When Western Christians think about God, the default image that comes to mind is usually white and male. How did that happen? Christianity is rooted in the ancient Near East among people of darker...

“Christianity is, above all, a way of seeing. What unites figures as diverse as James Joyce, Caravaggio, John Milton, the architect of Chartres, Dorothy Day, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the later Bob...

How Machiavelli's Christianity shaped his political thoughtTo many readers of The Prince, Machiavelli appears to be deeply un-Christian or even anti-Christian, a cynic who thinks rulers should use...

A repackaged edition of the revered author’s spiritual memoir, in which he recounts the story of his divine journey and eventual conversion to Christianity.C. S. Lewis—the great British writer,...

This book analyzes the significance of the heroic archetype in the fiction of Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford. The subtitle to the book is "Conrad, Ford and the Christian Myth"

The Divine Institutes of Lactantius was a vigorous riposte to pagan criticism and persecution of Christianity, which came to a head in the 'Great' Persecution of Diocletian in the early fourth...

The French Revolution dealt a fatal blow to the alliance of Church and State. The Christian church had to adapt to great changes - from the social upheavals of the Industrial Revolution to the...

The author shares his experiences traveling through El Salvador and Nicaragua, describes the plight of Christians there, and looks at the political violence in Central America

Enduring and influential early Christian texts. The writings of the Apostolic Fathers give a rich and diverse picture of Christian life and thought in the period immediately after New Testament...