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Engaging with the work of theologians such as Karl Barth, Paul Tillich and Colin Gunton, this title explores and justifies revelation and mediation in the theology of T F Torrance and argues that Torrance's distinctiveness is able to contribute significantly to the debate and bring a fresh perspective to the theological landscape.

While the revelation of God's name is a central theological topic, its ethical and political significance are often overlooked. In a world filled with violence committed 'in the name of God', how can invoking God's name enable peace and hope? This book argues that the redemptive potential of naming God lies in how this event transforms friendship.

The name Friedrich Nietzsche has become synonymous with studies in political power. The introduction of Soren Kierkegaard into this discussion has been gradual at best. This book situates Kierkegaard in direct dialogue with Nietzsche on the topic of power and authority.

This book advances that history by exploring stories, images and discourses across a worldwide range of geographical, cultural and confessional contexts. Its twelve authors enrich our understanding of the significance of the contextual method and produce a new range of original ways of doing theology in contemporary situations.

Presenting an accessible introduction to the contemporary issues and challenges facing all those engaged in the further development of inter-faith relationships, dialogue and partnership between the world religions, Pitman argues that the future of world peace and prosperity depends on the outcome.

Pannenberg on Evil, Love and God examines a much neglected aspect of the theological thought of one of the most original contemporary German theologians, Wolfhart Pannenberg: his theological and philosophical understanding of evil and its relationship to the love of God. The book seeks to correct a widely held misconception that in his theology.

This book finds that far from silencing women, the Qur'an affirms the female voice as protester for justice and as questioner of Theology. In this reading of the female role in divine revelation in the Islamic text, Georgina Jardim returns to the scriptures of the Judeo-Christian counterpart of the Abrahamic faiths.

Comparing Averroes' and Hegel's positions on the relation between philosophy and religion, this book explores the relation between faith and reason in a medieval Islamic and a modern Christian context. Through an in-depth analysis of Averroes' and Hegel's views on philosophical and religious language and method.

Examines the presuppositions that underlie authority in the five largest Churches in England - the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church and the Baptist Union. This book explores the contributions of Scripture, Roman Legal Theory, and Greek Philosophy.

Develops an account of the sphere of human moral action in sustained dialogue with Jurgen Moltmann. Examining God's role as promise-giver, particularly in the Christian understanding of resurrection, this work describes the occupancy of both history and space in moral terms.

Emphasizes the integral connections between imagination, creativity, and spirituality and their role in healing. This work highlights the work of a neglected yet important psychoanalyst, Marion Milner - a painter and undeclared mystic - expanding her work on creativity, mysticism, and mental health.

A revered instructor of the eremitic monks of Nitria, Sketis and Kellia, Evagrius Ponticus is a fascinating yet enigmatic figure in the history of fourth-century mystical thought. This title offers an historical and theological re-evaluation of the teaching of Evagrius that brings to bear evidence from the Greek and Syriac Evagriana.

Drawing upon the resurrection accounts of the gospels, where Jesus is presented as having been 'translated into the liturgy', this book speculates that the core of the human person, his or her intelligence, can be translated into other material mediums, all the while maintaining personal identity.

This book examines the significance of religion in the work of the Twentieth-Century philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin, Exploring Bakhtin's contribution to debates on methodology in the study of religion.

In our post 9/11 world where there is a growing religious fundamentalism, and when both exclusion and easy tolerance are inadequate options, this book offers an alternative arguing that Pentecostalism has the potential to be a peaceful harbinger of plurality. It is suitable for students, pastors, teachers, and theologians.

Soren Kierkegaard wrote that Pietism is 'the one and only consequence of Christianity'. This study of Kierkegaard's relation to the Pietist movement not only establishes Pietism as a formative influence on his life and thinking, but also sheds light on crucial Kierkegaardian concepts, from the importance of 'upbuilding' to the imitation of Christ.

Why does God permit the great suffering and evil that we see in our world? This book intends to answer this basic question of human existence. It explores the mystery of evil in the context of the mystery of the Trinity. It discusses God's permission of evil and the way in which suffering can lead human persons into the life of the Trinity.

Cassian intended the scriptures and, implicitly, the Conferences to be the voices of authority and orthodoxy in the Gallic environment. This book explores Cassian's use of scripture in the Conferences, especially its biblical models to convey his understanding of the desert ideal to the monastic communities of Gaul.

A prolific author and thinker, Stanley J Grenz was a respected and influential figure. This work examines the main traits of postmodern thought that would seem to directly challenge how evangelical theology is traditionally done. It presents an examination of the seminal influences on Grenz.

The anonymous theologian known as Pseudo-Dionysius, who was responsible for arranging the angelic hierarchy into nine orders, had a significant influence on mediaeval European mysticism. This book places him in his religious and political context in 6th century Syria, and uncovers the hidden agenda which lies behind his writings.