Argues that contemporary scientifically-based theories of the evolution of altruism provide insights into one of the fundamental moral problems of Christian ethics, the natural basis of love and its ordering. This book is of interest to moral theologians, especially those concerned with the topics of love, justice, and natural law ethics.
In this beautiful meditation,Panikkar charts the paradoxes andpossibilities of our experience of God. Drawing on a wide range of sources,from the Bible and Western mysticsto the Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita,he probes human language andsilence, adoration and alienation, tofind the root of all our experiencein God and its special character ......
As we approach the 21st century, our society continues to grapple with a host of complex socio-economic issues. The religious right had made major inroads in determining the platform for the Republican party and have sought to tear down the wall between Church and State. This work shows that such efforts are nothing new.
The formative power of a congregation serves as a primary catalyst for human development. A congregation also forms a person's life. Congregations are often well-versed in matters of Christian formation and spiritual maturation. But what about how human beings develop as people? Insights from human development, also known as developmental ......
The formative power of a congregation serves as a primary catalyst for human development. A congregation also forms a person's life. Congregations are often well-versed in matters of Christian formation and spiritual maturation. But what about how human beings develop as people? Insights from human development, also known as developmental ......
On the 600th Anniversary of Their Declaration (1420-2020)
The Four Articles of Prague within the Public Sphere of Hussite Bohemia seeks to answer how and to what extent the Hussite movement influenced Bohemia's transformation and constitutional development. It situates the Four Articles of Prague (presented here in a new translation) within the conceptualized framework of the European Reformation.
Offers an assessment of the state of Christianity. This work addresses four issues: the God concept that must move beyond obsolete notions of a personal God; a sophisticated approach to the Bible; emphasis on Jesus' social ethic; and, the persistence of obsolete myth in Christianity.
Is there a God, or a spiritual reality beyond nature? This work takes a look at this question, focusing on what we have learned about our world rather than on traditional metaphysical disputes. Criticising Muslim and New Age perspectives, and Jewish and Christian arguments, it argues that a naturalism leads to a better explanation of our world.
The Goldilocks God: Searching for the via media explores the fertile middle ground between toxic Christianity and militant atheism. Can Christianity be intellectually credible? Why do our past failures and breakages offer comfort and hope? How does the via media of Anglicanism offer tactics for dealing with contemporary challenges and ......
