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Author | : Ogbu Kalu |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2008-08-05 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 080286242X |
In this multidisciplinary interpretation of world Christianity and the changing shape of the global religious landscape, scholars consider the complex dynamics shaping Christianity's recent expansion in all parts of the globe. They view the explanations of homogenization or American cultural influence as being necessarily limited and point to the far more varied intersections of external influence and indigenous appropriation. The geographical coverage and the voices from various corners of the globe exemplify the shift of Christianity's center of gravity away from the northern hemisphere. New voices, new methods, and new perspectives emerge here. Contributors: Afe Adogame Edith L. Blumhofer Joel Carpenter Paul Freston Anthony dela Fuente Jehu J. Hanciles Brian M. Howell Ogbu U. Kalu Sebastian C. H. Kim Philomena Njeri Mwaura John Parratt Dana L. Robert Brian Stanley Diane Stinton Feiya Tao Kevin Xiyi Yao
Author | : Heidi J. Hornik |
Publisher | : Mercer University Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780865548503 |
Since the iconoclastic controversies of the eighth and ninth centuries, the visual arts have been the subject of much ecclesiastical discussion and contention. In particular, since the mid-1960s Protestant scholars and clergy have been paying more attention to the potential role of the visual arts in theology and liturgy of the Christian Church. As a result, numerous programs were begun under a variety of nomenclature, e.g., Religion and the Arts, Theology and the Arts, etc. Most of the essays in this book were originally presented as part of the Pruit Symposium on "Interpreting Christian Art, " held at Baylor University in October 2000. The symposium provided the opportunity to bring together scholars, clergy, and laity who are interested in the question of how religious art can contribute to the life of the contemporary Christian community. The resulting essays are a rich fare in interdisciplinary exploration of Christian art by art historians, theologians, and biblical scholars. Essayists include Margaret Miles, Robin M. Jensen, Graydon F. Snyder, Charles Barber, Anthony Cutler, William M. Jensen, Paolo Berdini, John W. Cook, and the editors, Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons.
Author | : V. Philips Long |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 691 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Bible |
ISBN | : 0310208289 |
This one-volume edidition of the Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation series explores current issues in the interpretation of the Bible from the perspective of specific academic disciplines: history, literary criticism, science and theology.
Author | : Michael J. Gorman |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2017-06-06 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1493406175 |
Top-notch biblical scholars from around the world and from various Christian traditions offer a fulsome yet readable introduction to the Bible and its interpretation. The book concisely introduces the Old and New Testaments and related topics and examines a wide variety of historical and contemporary interpretive approaches, including African, African-American, Asian, and Latino streams. Contributors include N. T. Wright, M. Daniel Carroll R., Stephen Fowl, Joel Green, Michael Holmes, Edith Humphrey, Christopher Rowland, and K. K. Yeo, among others. Questions for reflection and discussion, an annotated bibliography, and a glossary are included.
Author | : Daniel J. Treier |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2008-07-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781441210654 |
Theological interpretation of Scripture is a growing trend in biblical interpretation, with an emphasis on the contexts of canon, creed, and church. This approach seeks to bridge the gap between biblical studies and theology, which grew wide with the ascendancy of critical approaches to Scripture. Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture is the first clear, systematic introduction to this movement for students. The book surveys the movement's history, themes, advocates, and positions and seeks to bring coherence to its various elements. Author Daniel Treier also explores what he sees as the greatest challenges the movement will have to address as it moves into the future. This helpful book is appropriate for pastors and lay readers interested in biblical interpretation.
Author | : Roger Lundin |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780802806369 |
This book offers a broad-ranging account of contemporary American culture, the complex network of symbols, practices, and beliefs at the heart of our society. Lundin explores the historical background of some of our "postmodern" culture's central beliefs and considers their crucial ethical and theological implications.
Author | : Charles Cuthbert Hall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Christianity |
ISBN | : |
Author | : J. I. H. McDonald |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1993-12-02 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0521430593 |
Inter-disciplinary studies are emerging rapidly to meet the insistent demands of the modern age. Biblical interpretation is itself inter-disciplinary, drawing together the biblical traditions and others to address the problem of interpreting texts. Christian ethics is also multi-disciplinary and thus no stranger to this new ethos. To bring these two areas together is a potentially creative undertaking. It comes at a time when much attention is being paid to reading texts and the interpretive tradition. The author's principal aim is to read the Bible in the context of moral concern. Attention is paid to the liberal quest and to eschatology and ethics (each marking a distinct epoch in the relationship of Bible and ethics), before the post-critical age is studied under the rubric 'participation in meaning'. The final section deals with ethics and historical reading, and with ethics and contemporary reading. The book concludes with a discussion of selected practical topics.
Author | : A. Berkeley Mickelsen |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1972-12 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780802847812 |
Author | : Benjamin Sargent |
Publisher | : Latimer Studies |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781906327040 |
If you are reading this, it is because you expect it to have meaning. You will be making assumptions about its author based on the content and context; you will be interpreting what you read in the light of your own prejudices and experience and the conditioning of your cultural surroundings. Does it matter what the author intended? Does an unintentional message have validity? Is there a single meaning of the text, or one on which we should all agree? These questions are obviously much more significant when the text concerned is the Bible, which Christians believe to be the word of God. In the face of claims that Evangelical biblical interpretation is based on principles which have nothing to do with Christian theology, this Study explores the philosophical integrity of the quest for meaning in a text, and discusses the benefi ts and pitfalls of the various tools we might bring to the task of interpretation. It draws inspiration from Scripture's own methods as the Old Testament is applied in New Testament writings, to give a Christian theological account of hermeneutics. The Revd Dr Benjamin Sargent is Assistant Curate in the Parish of Warblington with Emsworth in Hampshire and a Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford. His Oxford University DPhil was on the use of authorial intention in the New Testament and contemporary theological interpretation of Scripture. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles on biblical interpretation published in Churchman, Evangelical Quarterly and the Heythrop Journal.