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Responding to the recent upsurge of interest in Thomas Aquinas, this book goes straight to the heart of the contemporary debates about Thomism. * Focuses on the concept of authority, both in terms of Aquinas's own attitude to authority, and how the Church authorities have used Aquinas's texts.

In this book, a rising young scholar critiques contemporary theological theory, asking what makes a Christian in the global century? Volpe looks at the main strands of theology in a clear and well-organised way, expanding and challenging accepted ideas of identity formation in Christianity, updating it with a new global focus.

Towards a Jewish-Christian-Muslim Theology delineates the ways that Christianity, Islam, and the Jewish tradition have moved towards each another over the centuries and points to new pathways for contemporary theological work.

The much-discussed notion of Postliberal theology developed from the writings of two theologians at Yale University, Hans Frei and George Lindbeck.

Leading theologian Graham Ward presents a stimulating series of reflections on Christ and contemporary culture.

Offers a fresh perspective on Christian practices of silence. Written by a Quaker theologian, this title considers the theological and ethical significance of these practices. It relates silence, listening and communication to major contemporary issues. It also takes forward theological engagement with feminist thought.

* Explores the intellectual and practical debates about the changing nature of family forms, roles and relationships, and how Christian faith and theology can contribute to the thriving of families and children. * Considers the causes and consequences of changes to families over recent decades.

* This revolutionary book presents a new approach to Christian ethics. * Grounded in the author's extensive experience of parish ministry in poorer neighbourhoods. * Makes a bold claim for the centrality of the local church in theological reflection.

* Confronts a central paradox of theological feminism -- what Coakley terms a paradox of power and vulnerabilitya . * Explores this issue through the perspective of spiritual practice, philosophical enquiry and doctrinal analysis. * Draws together an essential collection of Sarah Coakleya s work in this field.

* This thought-provoking study rethinks the nature of theology and its role in universities. * The author sketches out a fascinating project using examples from US and UK institutions, whereby theology becomes a transformative force within universities.

A fascinating collection of essays exploring a fresh contemporary approach to the person and doctrine of Jesus Christ How should Christians think about the person of Jesus Christ today? In this book Sarah Coakley argues that this question has to be 'broken open' in new and unexpected ways: by an awareness of the deep spiritual demands of the Christological task and its strikingly 'apophatic' dimensions; by a probing of the paradoxical ways in which Judaism and Christianity are drawn together in Christ, even by those issues which seem to 'break' them most decisively apart; and by an exploration of the mode of Christ's presence in the eucharist, with its intensification, ' breaking' and re-gathering of human desires. In this sequel to her celebrated earlier volume of essays, Powers and Submissions, Coakley returns to its unifying theme of divine power and contemplative submission, and weaves a new web of Christological outcomes which remain replete with controversial implications for gender, spirituality and ethics. Readers will also find: A discerning philosophical analysis of the problem of the 'identity' of Jesus Christ, including a rich discussion of the Chalcedonian tradition and its precursors; A comprehensive exploration of the themes that seem to divide Judaism and Christianity and yet richly inform the issue of their eschatological future together; An insightful exploration of the Christian eucharist and its 'efficacy' as a lens on the topic of Christology; A complete new treatment of the meaning of the 'apophatic' Christ.Perfect for academics working in the fields of systematic theology, the philosophy of religion, and early Christian studies, The Broken Body: Israel, Christ and Fragmentation will also benefit students and academics in Jewish and Christian relations, as well as feminist and gender theory.

Uses cinema and the films it shows to think about the church and the visions of desire it displays. This book discusses various films, including "The Alien Quartet", Christopher Nolan's "Memento", Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange", Nicolas Roeg's "The Man Who Fell to Earth" and Derek Jarman's "The Garden".

* Ties together eucharistic theology with concrete eucharistic practice* Includes interviews with ecclesiastical officials and grassroots Church workers in Chile. .

aeo Brings Christian theology, creative literature, and literary critical theory into dialogue on the theme of a the enda . aeo Provides an exegesis of novels, plays, and poems by such writers as John Fowles, Julian Barnes, Doris Lessing, Samuel Beckett, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce and Shakespeare.

aeo Takes on one of the most controversial contemporary theological issues. aeo Provides new insights into Christian arguments about the body, focusing on homosexuality. aeo Offers constructive arguments for the fittingness in the Christian tradition of marriage--like homosexual relationships.

This book makes a major contribution to contemporary theological and philosophical debates, bridging scriptural and metaphysical approaches to the triune God. * Bridges the gap between scriptural and metaphysical approaches to biblical narratives. * Retrieves Aquinas's understanding of theology as contemplative wisdom.

* Collects the work of a prominent writer and serving bishop on the history of Christian theology and spirituality. * Brings together Rowan Williamsa theological essays with studies of wider issues from a theological point of view. * Includes an introduction to his work by Bishop Williams. .

Presents a collection of writings by one of the foremost philosophers of religion in the English-speaking world. This work features the author's work on creation and human freedom. It engages with Islam, Judaism and Christianity, and with modern and pre-modern systems of thought.

Articulates a Trinitarian perspective that challenges a range of modern assumptions about God and the created order. This book seeks to rehabilitate the Augustinian tradition of locating the 'triune marks' left upon the world by its Creator. It illuminates not only the Christian doctrine of God, but also its critique of contemporary culture.

* Provides an overview of the debates surrounding postmodernism and its impact on theology. * Powerfully critiques the works of central figures in contemporary theology and philosophy including Derrida, Serres, Marion and Lacoste. * Cosolidates Blackwella s contribution in such cutting edge debates. .

Offers an understanding of the inner integrity of mystical consciousness and theological expression. This book tests the possibility of renewed conversation between spirituality and theology by drawing on spiritual traditions to re-think problems in Trinitarian thought, christology, and the understanding of the self.