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Since being elected to the Chair of St. Peter on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis has given unique shape to the meaning of the new evangelization. With his emphasis on the concept of encounter, and his stunning expression of pastoral ministry in Evangelii gaudium, the present pontiff has breathed new life into the Christian vocation to evangelize. This book brings together the voices of fifteen American Catholic scholars around the theme of Pope Francis and the Event of Encounter. Inaugurating the new series, Global Perspectives on the New Evangelization, this book incorporates a variety of approaches and questions in order to amplify the theology behind the pontificate of Pope Francis and the most recent developments in the new evangelization. Among the topics treated in the book are mercy, ecology, doctrine, culture, and the life and ministry of Jorge Mario Bergoglio. The reader will be delighted with an array of perspectives that promise to give inspiration for embarking on further frontiers of the new evangelization.""The Church''s emphatic call for a new evangelization began with Pope Paul VI, has journeyed through the pontificates of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and now continues with Pope Francis. This commendable volume accentuates, in fifteen thoughtful and innovative essays, Pope Francis''s understanding of the new evangelization as a fourfold encounter: merciful encounters, ecological encounters, doctrinal encounters, and cultural and political encounters. Thus, this book admirably provides the needed sociological, philosophical, and theological depth to sustain and foster the Church''s renewed endeavor to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations and peoples."" --Thomas G. Weinandy, Capuchin College, Washington DC, Member of the International Theological CommissionJohn C. Cavadini is the McGrath-Cavadini Director of the Institute for Church Life and Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the editor of several books, most recently: Mary on the Eve of the Second Vatican Council (2017) and Explorations in the Theology of Benedict XVI (2012).Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, Emmanuel Mary of the Cross, is Associate Professor of Theology at Walsh University. He is the author of Dialectical Anatomy of the Eucharist: An Etude in Phenomenology (Cascade, 2017) and Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein (Cascade, 2017).

The theology of the cross is indisputably a trendy concept today. Numerous seminars, books, and dissertations tackle the topic. But The Theology of the Cross in Historical Perspective demonstrates that theology of the cross is no passing fancy. Theologies of the cross appear at the beginnings of the church, in the sixteenth-century reformations of the church, and in the more contemporary modernization of the church. Without theologies of the cross, what the church is called to be and to preach becomes unclear. So then, what is the theology of the cross?Anna Madsen surveys the theology of the cross in the thinking of Paul and Luther. She also outlines several important twentieth-century contributions to the subject. On the basis of her analysis, Madsen suggests that the theology of the cross reveals God to be found even in death. In death, after all, boundaries disappear. The theology of the cross assures Christians that God is present in the death of sin and in the realities of suffering and uncertainty. Given that it announces God''s presence, the theology of the cross is ultimately a theology of grace, freedom, and trust. Anna Madsen is Assistant Professor of Religion at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She is an ordained ELCA pastor who completed her DPhil at the University of Regensburg, Germany.

Grace and Peace in the Earthly CityVolume 5, Number 1, January 2016Edited by David M. McCarthyCatholic Moral Traditions and Energy Ethics For the Twenty-First CenturyErin Lothes Biviano, David Cloutier, Elaine Padilla, Christiana Z. Peppard, and Jame SchaeferHuman Capacities and the Problem of Universally Equal Dignity: Two Philosophical Test Cases and a Theistic ResponseMatthew PetrusekA Case Study of Scholasticism: Peter Abelard and Peter Lombard on PenanceLucas BriolaAn Analysis of GSUSA''s Policy of Serving Transgender Youth: Implications for Catholic PracticeJohn Grabowski and Christopher Gross""For He is our Peace:"" Thomas Aquinas on Christ As Cause of Peace in the City of SaintsMatthew A. TapieInfused Virtue and ""22-Carat""Morally Right ACTSAngela KnobelNatural Law: New Directions In Thomistic Theological EthicsCharles R. PinchesReview Essay on the Social Problem of Family Homes for ConvivialityDavid Matzko McCarthyDavid Matzko McCarthy is the Fr. James M. Forker Professor of Catholic Social Teaching at Mount St Mary''s University, Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Love, Redemption, Vocation, and the ChurchVolume 4, Number 2, June 2015Edited by David M. McCarthyRoman Catholic Teaching on International Debt: Toward a New Methodology for Catholic Social Ethics and Moral TheologyM. Therese LysaughtNarrative, Social Identity and Practical Reason: On Charles Taylor and Moral TheologyMark RyanHobbes Contra BellarmineMatthew RoseGrace Is the Emotion of the Love of GodEdward Collins VacekNo Woe to You Lawyers: A Virtue Ethics Approach To Happiness Within the Legal ProfessionJohn J. FitzgeraldDignity and the Body: Reclaiming What Autonomy IgnoresJoel J. Shuman and Brian VolckMore Than Self-Gift and Sex: The Role of Receptivity in Catholic Marital EthicsRobert RyanReview Essay on Catholic Higher Education: After Ex corde EcclesiaeJason KingDavid Matzko McCarthy is the Fr. James M. Forker Professor of Catholic Social Teaching at Mount St Mary''s University, Emmitsburg, Maryland.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, there were a number of smaller religious bodies that sought to develop religious and national identity on the margins--something especially difficult when the nation was at war in South Africa. This book examines rich and varied extant sources that provide helpful windows into the wartime experience of Canada''s religious minorities. Those groups on the margins experienced internal struggles and external pressures related to issues of loyalty and identity. How each faith tradition addressed those challenges was shaped by their own dominant personalities, ethnic identity, history, tradition, and theological convictions. Responses were fluid, divided, and rarely unanimous. Those seeking to address such issues not only had to deal with internal expectations and tensions, but also construct a public response that would satisfy often hostile and vocal external critics. Some positions evolved over time, leading to new identities, loyalties, and trajectories. In all cases, being on the margins meant dealing with two dominant national and imperial narratives--English or French--both bolstered respectively by powerful Anglo-Saxon Protestantism or French Quebec Catholicism. The chapters in this book examine how those on the margins sought to do just that.""Gordon Heath displays strong historical insight in his recognition of the historical value of the responses of Canadian minority religions to British military imperialism in South Africa at the beginning of the twentieth century. Heath has gathered important studies of the Canadian religions on the margins of the British Empire and how they overcame their natural pacifism to believe that British dominion in South Africa would spread civilization and culture to the benefit of all nations.""--Terence J. Fay SJ, Toronto School of Theology, University of TorontoGordon L. Heath is Professor of Christian History and Centenary Chair in World Christianity at McMaster Divinity College. He is the author of two other books on religion and the Boer War: The British in Our Nation: The BACSANZ Baptist Press and the South African War, 1899-1902 (2017), and A War with a Silver Lining: Canadian Protestant Churches and the South African War, 1899-1902 (2009).

Description:Bathsheba is undeniably a minor character in the biblical plotline, appearing in only four chapters in Samuel and Kings combined, and even therein saying and doing very little. Thus she is often ignored or mentioned merely parenthetically. When Bathsheba has been considered, she has been depicted in a myriad of ways on the spectrum from helpless victim to hapless seductress. In fact, with so many different interpretations of her throughout the centuries, it is easy to find oneself asking, along with the anonymous informant in 2 Sam 11:3, ""Isn''t this Bathsheba?""This study argues that while she is a minor character, Bathsheba is complex and positive, and shows development from when she first appears in Samuel to when she fades out of the story in Kings. Koenig compares close and careful reading of Bathsheba in the Masoretic Text with the story as it appears in the versions of the Septuagint, the Peshitta, and the Targum of Jonathan. In those versions, Bathsheba''s characterization as a complex, generally positive individual and as a character who shows development remains consistent with the Masoretic Text: not in spite of the changes from the Hebrew into Greek, Syriac, and Aramaic, but because of them. This study also considers how Bathsheba is portrayed in early Jewish interpretations from Josephus, the Talmud, and rabbinic Midrash. Even there, the portrayal of Bathsheba is rich and positive. Studying Bathsheba''s character has implications for a broader understanding of how texts are read, how meanings are gathered, and how characters are built.Endorsements:""Was the biblical Bathsheba an evil seductress who manipulated her way from wife of Uriah to powerful queen mother alongside King David and Solomon? Or was Bathsheba simply an innocent, naïve, and helpless victim controlled by more powerful men? Sara Koenig''s insightful Isn''t This Bathsheba? argues persuasively that neither view captures the full, complex, and changing biblical presentation of Bathsheba''s character. Koenig''s reading offers a rich and compelling study of an often neglected and misunderstood woman.""--Dennis OlsonPrinceton Theological Seminary""For many readers, David''s larger-than-life personality can easily overshadow Bathsheba. Yet, through an incisive study of one of the Hebrew Bible''s most famous stories, Koenig brings Bathsheba to life in all her depth and complexity. Koenig''s fascinating book reminds us that minor biblical characters are only as flat and uninteresting as our interpretations of them.""--Jeremy SchipperTemple University ""A minor but very well-known character in the biblical story, Bathsheba''s place as a complex and evolving figure in the account of David and Solomon is uncovered in a wide-ranging and fulsome manner. Koenig delves deeply into the biblical text to make us aware of dimensions often missed in a quick reading of the Bathsheba texts. She also widens the picture to include ways in which from the earliest days the tradition has both followed and departed from the story as it first comes to us. I know of no treatment of this biblical woman that compares with what we have in Sara Koenig''s masterful and learned presentation.""--Patrick D. MillerPrinceton Theological SeminaryAbout the Contributor(s):Sara M. Koenig is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Seattle Pacific University.

Description:Yung Suk Kim asks important questions in Biblical Interpretation: Why do we care about the Bible and biblical interpretation? How do we know which interpretation is better? He expertly brings to the fore the essential elements of interpretation--the reader, the text, and the reading lens--and attempts to explore a set of criteria for solid interpretation. While celebrating the diversity of biblical interpretation, Kim warns that not all interpretations are valid, legitimate, or healthy because interpretation involves the complex process of what he calls critical contextual biblical interpretation. He suggests that readers engage with the text by asking important questions of their own: Why do we read? How do we read? and What do we read?Endorsements:""Kim analyzes the process of biblical interpretation with provocative accent. While acknowledging the value of historical-critical and literary-narrative contributions, Kim privileges the reader-response dimension. His contribution is distinctive in its depth analysis of the interplay between the interpreter and the text. He takes account of the expected diversity of interpretation, given the diverse storied-life experiences of interpreters. . . . The book is an enriching, collateral resource for graduate-level courses on biblical interpretation.""--Willard Swartley, Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary""In this compelling introduction to the dynamics of biblical interpretation, Yung Suk Kim builds on established methods of interpretation to promote new strategies of reading, in which the question of what the text means is bound together with questions about the identity and circumstances of readers. With sensitivity to the ethics of interpretation and the values of solidarity and diversity, this book opens a way to focus on timely interpretations of the biblical text.""--Ray Pickett, Professor of New Testament, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago""At last, I have found the brief introduction to biblical interpretation I''ve been looking for! Kim clearly and succinctly lays out the issues and options; and, to encourage the reader to go deeper, he includes reflection questions at the end of each chapter. I look forward to using this book in class. . . . May this gem have a long and well-traveled life!""--Michael Willett Newheart, Professor of New Testament Language and Literature, Howard University School of Divinity""Biblical Interpretation provides a comprehensive, hopeful, and practical vision to the reader, scholar, and preacher for understanding biblical texts in more critical and egalitarian ways. Yung Suk Kim''s vision is to bring new . . . voices to the table in an effort to understand and interpret biblical texts in fresh and creative ways--ways that will make pulpit preaching a direct beneficiary of the entire process.""--James Henry Harris, Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology, Graduate School of Theology, Virginia Union UniversityAbout the Contributor(s):Yung Suk Kim is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University, Richmond. He is the author of Christ''s Body in Corinth: The Politics of a Metaphor (2008) and A Theological Introduction to Paul''s Letters (Cascade 2011), and the editor of the Journal of Bible and Human Transformation.

Engaging DisabilityEdited by Miguel J. Romero and Mary Jo IozzioPreface: Engaging Disability Mary Jo Iozzio and Miguel J. RomeroGod Bends Over Backwards to Accommodate Humankind ...While the Civil Rights Acts and the Americans with Disabilities Act Require [Only] the Minimum Mary Jo IozzioOn ""And Vulnerable"": Catholic Social Thought and the Social Challenges of Cognitive Disability Matthew GaudetFrom Universal Precautions to Universal Design: Disclosure of Concealable Disability in the Case of HIV Mary M. Doyle RocheDisability, the Healing of Infirmity, and the Theological Virtue of Hope: A Thomistic Approach Paul GondreauSeventeenth-Century Casuistry Regarding Persons with Disabilities: Antonino Diana''s Tract ""On the Mute, Deaf, and Blind"" Julia A. FlemingBlessed Silence: Explorations in Christian Contemplation and Hearing Loss Jana BennettBecoming Friends: Ethics in Friendship and in Doing Theology Lorraine CuddebackThe Slow Journey Towards Beatitude: Disability in L''Arche, and Staying Human in High-Speed Society Jason Reimer GreigThe Goodness and Beauty of Our Fragile Flesh: Moral Theologians and Our Engagement With ''Disability'' Miguel J. Romero

The inaugural lecture is a tradition that has been practiced in western universities for centuries. These lectures originated in the great universities of continental Europe, spread to Great Britain, and then to North America. The tradition has now been appropriated further by universities around the world and especially of late in majority world countries. The inaugural lecture is a form of academic discourse, in which the recipient of a suitable academic honor--usually the bestowal of a form of professorial appointment--offers a public lecture in recognition of the event. McMaster Divinity College follows in this academic tradition by attaching public inaugural lectures to the appointment of scholars to professorial positions, and in particular to those appointed to endowed and named professorial chairs within the institution. McMaster Divinity College currently has six such endowed, named chairs held by its faculty. This volume contains the six lectures by those in these six chairs, representing the fields of preaching, theology, pastoral studies, Christian worldview, ministry studies, and Christian history. Each of these inaugural lectures is a contribution to scholarship in the field and a token of the inaugural professorial lecture.""Following the tradition of the great universities of Britain and Europe, McMaster Divinity College has not only featured its endowed chairs by holding inaugural lectures, but thanks to Stanley Porter, these recent lectures have been gathered into a helpful collection that will serve the church, the academy, and society. These state-of-the-art essays bring to bear the finest of theological and biblical scholarship upon contemporary issues of the day. Readable and profitable, this is an impressive collection, indeed!""--Paul N. Anderson, Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies, George Fox University""Inaugurations provides windows into the soul of one of Canada''s most prestigious theological institutions. Each chapter offers insights into the minds and hearts of the senior faculty of McMaster. Stanley Porter''s practical approach to Christian worldview, Steven Studebaker''s warm-hearted systematics, and the call for creative ministry by Lee Beach are fine examples of the ''real world'' scholarship so desperately needed by the church today. Open and read. You will like what you see!""-- J. Kent Edwards, Professor of Preaching & Leadership, BIOLA UniversityStanley E. Porter is President and Dean, Professor of New Testament, and holder of the Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, ON, Canada. He is the author of 28 books and the editor of over 90 others. He is a recognized expert in numerous New Testament and related fields, including hermeneutics and Christian worldview. His latest book is When Paul Met Jesus: How an Idea Got Lost in History (2016).

The papers in this volume are less a commemoration of the Reformation than a discussion of its meaning in the era after 2017. What is celebrated in 2017 is not the Reformation as such, but the beginning of the Reformation. It was the dynamics of the ""new"" theology of Luther and Calvin that caused a radical change with global effects. Reformation is not just an historical event but an ongoing movement of renewal and change. The message of the Reformation constantly challenges us to think through positions, actions, attitudes, and programs.This book presents contributions from eleven experts from all over Europe, who deal with their various topics on the conviction that the essence of Luther''s theology does not need to be adapted to make it relevant. The papers originated at the 2016 conference of the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians, which was held in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.""What surprised me when I read that symposium was not the solid scholarship that undergirds the various essays: I had heard several of them in Wittenberg, and I know most of the authors; I was struck, and pleased, by their freshness, beyond expectation (I confess). Five hundred years, but no mere exercise of memory. They open windows wide on our present. Discussions reveal relevant options. They offer rare and fascinating insights. They show the heritage alive, and life-giving.""--Henri Blocher, former chair of FEETPierre Berthoud is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament and Apologetics at the Faculte Jean Calvin, Aix-en-Provence, France, and chair of the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians. Pieter J. Lalleman is Tutor in Biblical Studies at Spurgeon''s College, London.