T H E O L O G Y- Philosophical Theology / Catholic Theology
Illuminating Modernity Francesca Aran Murphy, University of Notre Dame, USA and Balázs M. Mezei, Péter Pázmány Catholic University, Hungary
Gnosis and the Theocrats from Mars Francesca Aran Murphy, University of Notre Dame, USA
Gnosis and the Theocrats from Mars is a Christian homage to Persig's allegorical novel. Francesca Murphy provides a creative and highly imaginative critical theological genealogy of modern secular reason and the nature of modernity more generally. Murphy’s method is unique: she uses artificial intelligence as her framing parable, analyzing the nature and limits of the robotic ‘reasoning’ of several AI characters (Pistis, Gnosis and Cultus). This enables her to develop several interrelated themes, with further didactic chapters offering a mytho-poetic retelling of human history. Her reflections on the absence of creativity and any meaningful relation to ‘time’ further renders an acute critique of the limits of technological rationality. The end result is an unusual and compelling exploration of rationality and fundamental theological anthropology. UK November 2020 • US November 2020 • 136 pages HB 9780567680518 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9780567680556 • £76.50 / $94.85 ePdf 9780567680525 • £76.50 / $94.85 Series: Illuminating Modernity • T&T Clark
A Poetic Christ
Thomist Reflections on Scripture, Language and Reality Olivier-Thomas Venard, Olivier-Thomas VenarÉcole Biblique et Archéologique, Israel. Translated by Kenneth Oakes, University of Notre Dame, USA & Francesca Aran Murphy, University of Notre Dame, USA Olivier-Thomas Venard's Thomas d’Aquin poète théologien trilogy, is an in depth analysis of the scripture of St. Thomas Aquinas. Featuring selections from all three books in the trilogy, chosen in accordance with Venard's direction and discernment, this volume sets scholars on the path to a deeper understanding of Aquinas' theology.
What is Constructive Theology? Histories, Methodologies, and Perspectives
Edited by Marion Grau, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway & Jason Wyman, Manhattan College, USA This volume is an essential introduction to contemporary constructive theology. It gives a historical overview of the field and discusses key hermeneutical and methodological concerns. The contributors apply a constructive perspective to a wide range of approaches, such as biblical hermeneutics, comparative theology, black theology, and political theology – charting the most important disciplinary trends of the moment. These essays are written by constructive theologians across the globe and it will help the reader rethink theologies and find constructive alternatives. UK October 2020 • US October 2020 • 248 pages HB 9780567695154 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9780567695185 • £76.50 / $94.85 ePdf 9780567695161 • £76.50 / $94.85 Series: Rethinking Theologies: Constructing Alternatives in History and Doctrine • T&T Clark
God's Spies: Michelangelo, Shakespeare and Other Poets of Vision Paul Murray OP, Angelicum University, Italy
Written with both passion and precision, God's Spies is a work that will be welcomed by anyone interested in the vital interplay between poetry and religion. The poets represented, Michelangelo, St Francis of Assisi, Charles Peguy, Dante and Shakespeare, all possess one great and surprising quality in common: audacity. All of them in their work offer fresh and unforeseen perspectives on life and literature, as well as on the interplay between poetry and religion. UK August 2020 • US August 2020 • 192 pages PB 9780567695949 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567685803 ePub 9780567685827 • £26.09 / $33.25 ePdf 9780567685810 • £26.09 / $33.25 T&T Clark
UK August 2020 • US August 2020 • 496 pages PB 9780567695932 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567684691 ePub 9780567684721 • £26.09 / $33.25 ePdf 9780567684707 • £26.09 / $33.25 Series: Illuminating Modernity • T&T Clark World English
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