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Religion, revelation & reason Religion, revelation & reason Eric Charles Rust This book begins with a general consideration of religious experience and moves to a defense of the Christian revelation as the normative one for all other divine disclosures. This means that increas… OL1327336W
Remythologizing theology Remythologizing theology Kevin J. Vanhoozer "The rise of modern science and the proclaimed 'death' of God in the nineteenth century led to a radical questioning of divine action and authorship - Bultmann's celebrated 'demythologizing'. Remytho… OL15078174W
New Proofs for the Existence of God New Proofs for the Existence of God Robert J. Spitzer With the incredible popularity of recent books championing agnosticism or atheism, many people might never know that such books almost completely ignore the considerable evidence for theism uncovered… OL15297471W
God, evil, and ethics God, evil, and ethics Eric v.d. Luft Presents the basic elements of the philosophy of religion tradition in a new and provocative way as original philosophical narrative interspersed with rich selections from Plato, Boethius, Thomas Aqu… OL15986183W
Sacrifice regained Sacrifice regained Sarah Coakley "This inaugural lecture by Sarah Coakley, delivered at the University of Cambridge on 13th October 2009, considers the striking cultural dominance, in the latter part of the twentieth century, of a v… OL16117532W
Freedom, God, and Worlds Freedom, God, and Worlds Michael J. Almeida Michael J. Almeida presents a powerful argument which holds that several widely believed and largely undisputed objections to the idea of the existence of God are in fact just philosophical dogmas. H… OL16805945W
Theology in Three Dimensions Theology in Three Dimensions John M. Frame pages cm OL20201075W
God, truth, and witness God, truth, and witness Stanley Hauerwas,Reinhard Hütter,L. Gregory Jones "Touching on topics such as church and civil religion and Jewish-Christian relations, this celebration of Stanley Hauerwas's thought is certain to evoke thoughtful engagement and spiritual reflection… OL20947838W
The gift of difference The gift of difference Tripp York,Chris K. Huebner When the Radical Reformers demanded the separation of church and state, it was not to privatize their convictions or depoliticize the church, but rather an attempt to recognize Jesus as Lord over all… OL20953066W
Divine enticement Divine enticement Karmen MacKendrick Theology usually appears to us to be dogmatic, judgmental, condescending, maybe therapeutic, or perhaps downright fantastical - but seldom enticing. Divine Enticement takes as its starting point that… OL20954901W
Thinking prayer Thinking prayer Andrew L. Prevot In Thinking Prayer, Andrew Prevot presents a new, integrated approach to Christian theology and spirituality, focusing on the centrality of prayer to theology in the modern age. Prevot's clear and in… OL20974452W
Is Nothing Sacred?: The Non-Realist Philosophy of Religion Is Nothing Sacred?: The Non-Realist Philosophy of Religion Don Cupitt "Cupitt's ideas have been acutely controversial in Britain for twenty years, and he and his followers have often been in trouble with church authorities. Most recently, he has sought to go beyond ecc… OL2652094W
Shen xue de ke xue Shen xue de ke xue Thomas F. Torrance Ben shu zuo zhe de shen xue zhu ti, huan rao zhe shen xue de ke ti xing. ji du jiu shi shen xue de ke ti xing, ta bu shi cong ren de ming xiang zhong chan sheng. shen xue zhi suo yi bei cheng wei ke … OL28759106W
Logos and existence Logos and existence Donald R. Ferrell Logos and Existence explores Paul Tillich's understanding of the nature of theology and philosophy and their relationship to each other. Tillich's claim that theology is existential thinking, wherea… OL4455840W
Through Narcissus' glass darkly Through Narcissus' glass darkly David S. Pacini "Through Narcissus' Glass Darkly presents a genealogy and critique of the ideal of conscience in modern philosophical theology, particularly in the writings of Hobbes, Rousseau, and Kant. It shows wh… OL5279857W
The beauty of the infinite The beauty of the infinite David Bentley Hart The Beauty of the Infinite is a splendid extended essay in "theological aesthetics." David Bentley Hart here meditates on the power of a Christian understanding of beauty and sublimity to rise above … OL5848499W
Displacing Christian Origins Displacing Christian Origins Ward Blanton Recent critical theory is curiously preoccupied with the metaphors and ideas of early Christianity, especially the religion of Paul. The haunting of secular thought by the very religion it seeks to o… OL9347773W