Bücher von Daniel Patte

The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity is an authoritative reference guide that enables students, their teachers, Christian clergy, and general readers alike to reflect critically upon all aspects of Christianity from its origins to the present day. Written by a team of 828 scholars and practitioners from around the world, the volume reflects the plurality of Christianity throughout its history.Key features of The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity:-Provides a survey of the history of Christianity in the world, on each continent, and in each nation-Offers a presentation of the Christian beliefs and practices of all major Christian traditions-Highlights the different understandings of Christian beliefs and practices in different historical, cultural, religious, denominational, and secular contexts-Includes entries on methodology and the plurality of approaches that are used in the study of Christianity-Respects each Christian tradition by providing self-presentations of Christianity in each country or Christian tradition-Includes clusters of entries on beliefs and practices, each examining the understanding of a given Christian belief or practice in different historical and contemporary contexts-Presents the relationship and interaction of Christianity with other religious traditions in the world-Provides, on a Web site (http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3906), a full bibliography covering all topics discussed in the signed articles of this volume

The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity is an authoritative reference guide that enables students, their teachers, Christian clergy, and general readers alike to reflect critically upon all aspects of Christianity from its origins to the present day. Written by a team of 828 scholars and practitioners from around the world, the volume reflects the plurality of Christianity throughout its history.Key features of The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity:-Provides a survey of the history of Christianity in the world, on each continent, and in each nation-Offers a presentation of the Christian beliefs and practices of all major Christian traditions-Highlights the different understandings of Christian beliefs and practices in different historical, cultural, religious, denominational, and secular contexts-Includes entries on methodology and the plurality of approaches that are used in the study of Christianity-Respects each Christian tradition by providing self-presentations of Christianity in each country or Christian tradition-Includes clusters of entries on beliefs and practices, each examining the understanding of a given Christian belief or practice in different historical and contemporary contexts-Presents the relationship and interaction of Christianity with other religious traditions in the world-Provides, on a Web site (http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3906), a full bibliography covering all topics discussed in the signed articles of this volume

Structural exegesis is a major recent development in biblical studies and is related to simultaneous currents in other fields of academic study. Here, at last, is an introduction to structuralism and structuralist methods that does not presuppose advance knowledge of linguistics or anthropology. Traditional exegetical methods follow a historical paradigm; structuralism follows a linguistic paradigm. Thus, these two approaches involve significantly different attitudes toward the biblical text. Through clear analytic explanations illustrated by application to specific texts, Daniel Patte shows how structuralism and traditional scholarship must go hand in hand so that together they can carry the exegetical task to its end--opening the possibility for fresh insights based on clear understandings.Daniel Patte is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University.

Daniel Patte argues here that when male European-American scholars interpret the Bible to produce a universally legitimate reading, they silence the Bible itself. Their reading practices exclude feminist, African American, and other so-called "minority" readings, as well as the interpretations of conservative and liberal laity. He further...