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Author : Rubem A. Alves
Release : 1975
Genre : Hope
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Book Synopsis A Theology of Human Hope [by] Rubem A. Alves by : Rubem A. Alves
Download or read book A Theology of Human Hope [by] Rubem A. Alves written by Rubem A. Alves. This book was released on 1975. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rubem A. Alves
Release : 1969
Genre : Attitude (Psychology)
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Book Synopsis A Theology of Human Hope by : Rubem A. Alves
Download or read book A Theology of Human Hope written by Rubem A. Alves. This book was released on 1969. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author seeks to develop a viable theological account of "what it takes to make and to keep human life human in the world." To chart his course the author first examines, incisively yet sympathetically, the efforts of theologians such as Kierkegaard, Barth and Moltmann, and of humanists such as Nietzsche, Marx and Marcuse. As the author's argument advances, one quickly grasps the critically significant nature of this study. The major thesis is to show what separates humanistic messianism from messianic humanism. The former starts with man and stands or falls with the transcending powers of man. The latter believes from its historical experience in the humanizing determination of the transcendent. In short, the theological account the author offers is that of messianic humanism, a theology born out of a historical experience of liberation in spite of the collapse of all human resources.
Author : Richard Sherlock
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Book Synopsis Medicine and Hope: A Natural Theology of Human Caretaking by : Richard Sherlock
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Author : Thomas R. Gaulke
Release : 2021-09-21
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis An Unpromising Hope by : Thomas R. Gaulke
Download or read book An Unpromising Hope written by Thomas R. Gaulke. This book was released on 2021-09-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a theopoetic key, this book challenges Christian reliance on the motif of promise, especially where promise is regarded as a prerequisite for the experience of hope. It pursues instead an unpromising hope available to the agnostic or belief-fluid members and leaders of faith communities. The book rejects any theological judgement about doubt and hopelessness being sinful. It also rejects any hope which is grounded in a sense of Christian supremacy. Chapter 1 focuses on Ernst Bloch’s antifascist concept of utopian surplus, putting Bloch in conversation with queer theorist José Esteban Muñoz and womanist theologian M. Shawn Copeland. Chapter 2 explores the saudadic and theopoetic hope of Rubem Alves. Chapter 3 turns to the womanist theologies of Delores Williams, Emilie Townes, and A. Elaine Brown Crawford. Finally, chapter 4 engages the post-colonial eschatology of Vítor Westhelle, framing hope as nearby in space, rather than nearby in time. Each chapter offers an unpromising hope that may be tapped into by those who wish to affirm belief-fluidity in their own communities, and by those who wish to speak of hope honestly, whether or not, at any given moment, they believe in God or in the promises of a god.
Author : Douglas F. Ottati
Release : 2020-10-15
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis A Theology for the Twenty-First Century by : Douglas F. Ottati
Download or read book A Theology for the Twenty-First Century written by Douglas F. Ottati. This book was released on 2020-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity in the United States is in crisis. Liberalism is declining, evangelicalism is splintering, increasing numbers of Christians are slipping away from churches, and more and more young people are for various reasons finding Christianity as they conceive it (a metaphysical thought system, or society of science-deniers, or an ideology for oppressors) not just implausible but repellent. At the same time, Christians across denominational and ideological divides are rediscovering a moral core, especially in the Jesus of the Gospels, that reactivates and unites them, and this kind of faith appeals to many who consider themselves averse to all traditional organized religion. But any revitalized Christian faith is going to need to understand its rootedness in, and interpretation of, Christianity’s foundational texts and traditions. Noted theologian Douglas F. Ottati steps in to offer a theology for this new era. Combining deep learning in texts and traditions with astute awareness of contemporary questions and patterns of thought and life, he asks: what does it mean, in our time, to understand the God of the Bible as Creator and Redeemer? Distilling the content of Christian faith into seventy concise propositions, he explains each in lucid, cogent prose. A Theology for the Twenty-First Century will be an essential textbook for those training for ministry in our current climate, a wise guide for contemporary believers who wonder how best to understand and communicate their faith, and an inviting and intelligent resource for serious inquirers who wonder whether the way of Jesus might help them grasp the real world while remaining open to the transcendent.
