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Literature and Religion at Rome: Cultures, Contexts, and Beliefs

Abstract: Preface Introduction 1. Belief 2. Myth 3. Divinity 4. Ritual 5. Epilogue: knowledge Bibliography Index.

A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith

Abstract: Dr. Robert L. Reymond is Professor of Systematic Theology at Knox Theological Seminary in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He holds B. A., M. A., and Ph. D. degrees from Bob Jones University and has done doctoral and post-doctoral studies in other seminaries and universities. Mr. Reymond, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America, has lectured in various countries in Europe and the East. Prior to taking the Chair of Systematic Theology at Knox Theological Seminary, he taught at Covenant Theological Seminary for more than twenty years. He has authored numerous articles in theological journals and various reference works, and has written some ten books. To say the least, Mr. Reymond is a welleducated, highly trained, and skilled theologian.

English Epicures and Stoics: Ancient Legacies in Early Stuart Culture

Abstract: For 17th-century English intellectuals, the ancient Epicureans and Stoics spoke clearly and forcefully to the kinds of problems they most wanted to solve. Whether seeking to define divinity, kingship, nobility or liberty, to determine how people should live, govern, worship, form societies and interpret nature, or to mediate between pleasure and virtue - early Stuart writers time and again adapted and transformed the rival yet crossbred legacies of Epicureanism and Stoicism. In this book, Reid Barbour offers a full account of the lively but hazardous transmission of these Hellenistic philosophers over the first half century of Stuart rule, including the cataclysmic years of civil war that forever changed the role of classical culture in English intellectual life. Ranging from science and ethics to politics and religion, he shows how in many discourses - plays and poems, biblical commentaries, political essays, scientific treatises, texts about health and the good life - the Epicureans and Stoics seemed to spring as many traps as they posed solutions. In response to these dangers, English writers from Francis Bacon and Robert Burton to John Milton and Lucy Hutchinson revised and at times resisted the very philosophies they cared most about.

The Anglican canons 1529 - 1947

Abstract: This volume is a major new scholarly edition of some of the most important sources in the history of the Anglican Church. It includes all the canons produced by the Church of England, from the opening of the Reformation parliament in 1529 to 1947. Most of the material comes from the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, among which the canons of 1529, 1603 and 1640, and Cardinal Pole's legatine constitutions of 1556, are of particular importance. But the volume also includes the first scholarly editions of the deposited canons of 1874 and 1879 and the proposed canons of 1947. In addition, it includes both the Irish canons of 1634 and the Scottish canons of 1636. The canons are accompanied by a substantial number of supplementary texts and appendixes, illustrating their sources and development; Latin texts are accompanied by parallel English translations, and the editor provides a full scholarly apparatus, which is particularly valuable for its identification of the sources of the various canons. The texts are preceded by an extended introduction, which provides not only an up-to-date analysis of the framing and significance of each set of canons, but also critical discussions of the origins and development of canon law and the system of ecclesiastical courts. It is an essential work of reference for anyone interested in the history of the Church of England since the Reformation, or in Anglican canon law. GERALD BRAYis Anglican Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University.

Questioning the Sacred: Heidegger and Levinas on the Locus of Divinity

Abstract: For anyone sympathetic to the descriptions and diagnoses contained in those of Heidegger’s writings which revolve around the issue of the sacred, the recent upsurge of awareness and concern over Heidegger’s short-lived commitment to National Socialism during the 1930s must, to put it mildly, give pause for thought. Anyone who finds the religiosity, if I may use this term, of Heidegger’s thought compelling cannot help but be disturbed not only by the actions of Heidegger the man in this respect but also, and perhaps more importantly, by the various critiques of Heidegger’s philosophy which his political involvement has since occasioned. These give grounds to at least suspect that this religiosity is one that might be separable from a concern with human suffering and the demands of morality and justice. Since the latter concern is also (and some will in fact want to question even this “also”) essential to what is generally regarded as a properly religious sensibility, the possibility of a disjunction between Heidegger’s evocation of the sacred (das Heilige) on the one hand, and the sense of divinity as discovered through the ethical relation on the other, requires some critical investigation. The question here is in fact not only about Heidegger, but about the possibility of such disjunction in general, and this is the truly disturbing element for anyone who feels an affinity for Heidegger’s location of the sacred. No one has drawn attention to this disjunction more powerfully and more uncompromisingly than Emmanuel Levinas. For Levinas, too, this is not merely a question about Heidegger. It is a question about what is truly sacred, about the true locus of the sacred or, as Levinas sometimes puts it, rejecting the notion of the “sacred” (le sacre) as a positive notion altogether, about the “holy” (le saintete) as opposed to the “sacred”. Against Heidegger’s Modern Theology 14:3 July 1998 ISSN 0266-7177

Is missiology an academic discipline

Abstract: This is a revised version of a paper delivered in the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, on February 5th, 1998, under the auspices of the North Atlantic Missiology Project, co-ordinated by the University of Cambridge and financed by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Pew Charitable Trusts. Additionally, this paper was delivered in the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford, at February 6th, 1998.

The supreme wisdom of the Upaniṣads : an introduction

Abstract: The author lets the universal Upanisadic knowledge and experience of divinity and reality emerge from the original texts and makes it accessible to a broader, western-oriented audience.

Las monedas de Salvacañete (Cuenca) y su significado en el tesoro

Abstract: The absence of coin-illustrations from Cabre's 1936 publication of the 1st century BC assemblage from Salvacanete (Cuenca) has been a source of confusion. Previous accounts of the coin-element have usually been limited to the pieces housed either in the Museo Arqueologico Nacional, Madrid, or in the Museo de Cuenca. The present revision takes account additionally of specimens deposited by Gomez-Moreno in the Instituto Valencia de Don Juan, Madrid, which almost certainly form part of the original find. The numismatic material appears to have been deliberately chosen for its iconographic content, with issues featuring either horses or bulls being preferred to contemporary coins of other types. A possible explanation is that they represent offerings to a divinity with animal associations; the depiction of a bee on one of the assemblage's non-numismatic items would suggest a cult similar to that of Artemis.

Epiphanal Encounters in Shakespearean Dramaturgy

Abstract: Leontes calls her "princess goddess!" and thus evokes again her role as "Flora," a part of "great creating nature" (4.4.2, 88). In act 5 she is integrated into the sophistications of courtly Art, which thus claims Nature's wonder as its basis (as in Revelation, the jewelled city-court of New Jerusalem finally discloses an Edenic garden at its core).2 But if, like her precursors (Ophelia, Helena, Isabella, Desdemona, Cordelia, Marina, Imogen), Perdita can revitalize the sovereign and his realm, a second recognition scene more conclusively resolves Leontes's abuse of kingship. The awakened statue moves him from generation to regeneration, reveals divinity not only in nature but in grace, the wonder of Hermione's persistent loving forgiveness. These conjoined discoveries, a magical piece of theater, draw on Shakespeare's most potent dramaturgical device: epiphany, a recognition that awakens faith in spiritual identity, arousing the spiritual body. As a "showingforth" of essential reality (in Christianity, of Jesus' divinity),3 epiphany in The Winter's Tale occurs not simply in the final recognition scenes but throughout the play. Hermione's gracious love is apparent from the outset, is acutely confirmed in her majestic self-defense during the trial, and achieves fullest impact in her radiant unsilencing and tender attentiveness in the final scene; yet it is perceived by Leontes only after sixteen years of grieved absence, aided by Paulina's stern counsel and consummated in her artful direction of the iconic statue scene. Epiphany thus depends on the seer (and the experiential process

Is Missiology an Academic Discipline

Abstract: This is a revised version of a paper delivered in the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, on February 5th, 1998, under the auspices of the North Atlantic Missiology Project, co-ordinated by the University of Cambridge and financed by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Pew Charitable Trusts. Additionally, this paper was delivered in the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford, at February 6th, 1998.

The Islamic Jesus: Messiahhood and Human Divinity In African American Muslim Exegesis

Abstract: L'article est consacre a la representation de Jesus dans l'exegese musulmane de nouvelles communautes americaines non sunnites nees durant ce siecle. Ces groupes (Moorish Science Temple, Nation of Islam etc.) ont emerge au milieu du climat protestant de la culture noire americaine. L'A. etudie les conceptions de Jesus, de la messianite et de la divinite humaine dans le discours de la communaute Ansarullah et de la Five Percent Nation of Gods and Earths en montrant les liens avec la tradition islamique sur Jesus et le millenarisme de ces conceptions.

The Bible and Christian theology

Abstract: The character and contents of the Bible have shaped the ways in which it has been interpreted. They have not, however, exercised total control. The different aims and interests of its readers have also been influential, and this chapter will consider the most far-reaching of these. The terms of our title could be reversed to 'Christian theology and the Bible', indicating that the primary focus will be on the subjects who read, not the object that is read. The Bible has never of itself given birth to theology. Even its most heavily theological parts contribute to the ongoing task of Christian theology only by being interpreted in quite particular ways. Christians seek to understand their faith in part through their thoughtful engagement with the biblical texts. What they are doing needs explanation as much as the texts that they are reading. This Companion introduces to a wider audience not only the Bible but some of those who interpret it.

Teaching Christian Theology

Abstract: Three scholars present narrative descriptions of their syllabi for the first year course in theology. David Goatley discusses the challenges of teaching theology amid the many kinds of diversity characteristic of Memphis Theological Seminary and emphasizes the importance of teaching students how to think theologically. Amy Plantinga Pauw describes the strengths and ongoing problems of an introductory course at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary which combines theology and church history. Linda Woodhead's account of teaching Christian theology in a religious studies context at Lancaster University focuses on the embodiedness of theology as key to teaching students for whom it really is a foreign language. Surveying the other essays, William Placher notes positive news about the place of Christian theology within a religious studies department and the ongoing challenges faced in many seminaries of teaching theology in less time to less well prepared students.

The Works of William Paley: With Additional Sermons and a Corrected Account of the Life and Writings of the Author

Abstract: A theological author of the late-18th century, the writings of William Paley (1743-1805) included works on moral and political philosophy, and the evidences of Christianity and natural theology. These, together with his sermons, represent a complete system of divinity. Paley was influenced by Locke, Edmund Law and Abraham Tucker. His writings display the comprehensiveness of liberal Anglican divinity in the late-18th century. Paley's later sermons, included here, discuss topics not treated elsewhere in his writings, including weakness of will, the need of conversion, the influence of the Spirit, and efficacy of Christ's death. This edition of Paley's works includes a volume of biography and miscellany, and also letters and transcripts of Paley's lectures.

Judaism in Newton’s Study of Scriptural Prophecy

Abstract: Mr Newton is really a very valuable man, not only for his wonderful skill in mathematics, but in divinity also, and his great knowledge in the Scriptures, wherein I know few his equals1

'n Soeke na menslikheid en Goddelikheid by Jesus: Chalcedon in die twintigste eeu verwoord

Abstract: Searching for the humanity and divinity of Jesus: Chalcedon translated into twentieth century language. This article investigates the possibility of rephrasing the Chalcedon formula in such a manner that it will still be acceptable in the postmodern era, while at the same time not departing from its theological essence. Different views on humanity are compared. This is followed by a comparison of different views on divinity. The point is made that the perspective of the interpreter influences the results. This means that each new generation will view matters from a different perspective. The results indicate that a more dynamic way of rephrasing Chalcedon can contribute greatly to its acceptance today. The rephrasing is done here within the frame of reference of Wolfhart Pannenberg's understanding of history.