he latest book in the Faith in Reason series addresses the fraught and topical issue of the relationship between political liberalism and theology. Political liberalism is frequently denounced by theologians as individualist, relativist and hubristic. In response, there has been a tendency in recent political theology to attempt the overcoming of political liberalism, with the hope of building a more ecclesiastical, virtuous or community-orientated space. In an original and well-documented argument, Insole demonstrates that this negative characterisation of political liberalism is inadequate, both conceptually and historically. By attending to thinkers such as Richard Hooker, Edmund Burke, Lord Acton and John Rawls, Insole shows that a passion to protect the individual within liberal institutions can arise not from an illusory sense of self-sufficiency, but from an insight into our fallen condition, characterised by frailty, sin and complexity. This strand of political liberalism arises from a sense of our solidarity in sin with others, and the hubris of judging our fellow citizens, when judgement belongs to God alone. Such a position would be at odds with theologically over-zealous appropriations of the theme of "liberty" that emanate, for instance, from American presidents such as George W.Bush. Insole carefully uncovers the eschatological premises behind such appropriations, and shows that they are at fault theologically, in their failure to reckon with our fallenness, frailty and complexity. The book concludes by showing that the proposed alternatives to political liberalism - such as can be found in the influential Radical Orthodoxy movement- are naïve, utopian and dangerous, and in certain respects theologically impoverished. The Politics of Haman Frailty is an important contribution to the contemporary debate, in that it offers a genuinely theological and historically aware defence of political liberalism, both against its critics and in its own terms.
Women rabbis give new meaning to old liturgical forms by using prayer and biblical verse in new contexts creating rituals for those many circumstances in life where women need and long for prayer.
A companion to The Religion of Being which deserves to become a classic of modern spirituality. The analysis of a violent religious experience becomes a postmodern vision of the world and a secular version of the doctrine of the Trinity.
Argues that many of the stereotyped ways of relating theology to science are overly simplistic generalizations. Finds a productive are for interdisciplinary discussion in evolutionary epistemology.
Argues that the new historical consciousness of the relativity of all cultures profoundly affects our view of scripture.
Emil Brunner discusses the importance of revelation as the foundation of Christian theology in relation to reason as the basis of Western civilization.
Studies in Biblical Theology 12
A classic study of New Testament eschatology.
Black Theology emerged as a response to black consciousness. In South Africa it is a critique of power; in the UK it is a political theology of black culture. The dominant form of Black Theology has been in the USA, originally influenced by Black Power and the critique of white racism. This book offers a critique of Black and Womanist theology.
Explores the social and historical context in which Pentecostalism arose, the revival, holiness and healing movements associated with it in the late 19th-century, and the influence of colonialism on Pentecostal missions. This book traces the stories of Pentecostal missionaries and 'native workers' in Africa, China, India and other parts.
Describes many engaging Canons in the history of the Church of England. Tracing the course of the change in the fortunes of the English cathedrals and in the lives of interesting and significant Canons who were in office, this work provides readers with an introduction to two centuries of Church history with these portraits of remarkable men.
The clarity and organization of this A-Z volume make it the ideal companion and a valuable resource to students embarking on the study of Patristics.
After teaching the Psalms for over twenty years, Magonet has found very little on rabbinical interpretation, ancient, mediaeval or modern. This is an introduction to the Hebrew text that gives access to the richness and complexity of the language of the Psalms to the non-Hebrew reader.
The central thesis of The Christ-like God is that Jesus is the reflection in human life of the being of God.
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