Theology

Grzegorz Hołub Understanding the Person

Essays on the Personalism of Karol Wojtyła

Berlin, 2021 . 196 pp . European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions. Vol. 29

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The book deals with the philosophy of the human person as worked out by Karol Wojtyła . It presents a number of fundamental issues necessary to understand Karol Wojtyła’s personalism . Thus, first it undertakes Wojtyła’s move from the philosophy of the human being to the philosophy of the human person; second, it presents Wojtyła’s epistemological approach to the person against the background of other philosophies concerned with the human person; third, it describes the metaphysical structure of the person; four, it analyses the person’s selected faculties (consciousness, emotions); five, it presents some aspects of the action of the person (a person’s causation, or their role in dialogue); and finally, it tries to sketch the problem of personal dignity .

GrzeGorz hołub is professor of philosophy at the Department of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, Poland . His area of research includes ethics, bioethics and the philosophy of the human person . Rudolf Kutschera Al di là della sottomissione

Una risposta teologica all’Islam

Berlin, 2021 . 134 p ., 1 ill . b/n .

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Il profeta islamico Maometto diede avvio a un programma teologico in forma teocratica . Poiché il Corano, in molti modi, si rivolge ai cristiani e agli ebrei e li invita a fare dichiarazioni, una risposta propriamente teologica è legittima e necessaria . Tenendo conto delle attuali ricerche scientifiche sull’Islam, questo libro tratta le fonti del Corano, le fondamentali caratteristiche del suo rapporto con l’ebraismo e la sua percezione di Gesù . Ciò conduce ad una valutazione realistica dell’Islam e ad impulsi per una rinnovata autocomprensione cristiana . Il quarto capitolo presenta le affermazioni largamente sconosciute del filosofo ebreo Franz Rosenzweig e del teologo Joseph Ratzinger/Benedetto XVI sull’Islam che sono un aiuto decisivo per l’orientamento al di là della sottomissione .

Rudolf Kutschera Jenseits von Unterwerfung

Den Islam theologisch beantworten

Berlin, 2020 . 138 S ., 2 s/w Abb .

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Der islamische Prophet Muhammad ist einst mit einem theologischen Programm in theokratischer Gestalt angetreten . Da der Koran Christen und Juden vielfach anspricht und zu Stellungnahmen auffordert, ist eine theologische Antwort legitim und notwendig . Der vorliegende Band behandelt unter Einbeziehung aktueller islamwissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse die Quellen des Korans, die Grundzüge seines Verhältnisses zum Judentum und sein Jesusbild . Daraus ergeben sich sowohl eine realistische Bewertung des Islam als auch Impulse für ein christliches Selbstverständnis . Das 4 . Kapitel stellt die weithin unbekannten Sichtweisen des jüdischen Philosophen Franz Rosenzweig und des Theologen Joseph Ratzinger/ Benedikt XVI . auf den Islam hin vor – als entscheidende Orientierungshilfe jenseits von Unterwerfung .

Jonathan Gordon Smith Advaita, Christianity and the Third Space

Abhishiktananda and Bede Griffiths in India

Oxford, 2020 . VIII, 260 pp .

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This book examines the space of meeting between two religions that open up when there are honest attempts at interreligious learning . Taking Abhishiktananda and Bede Griffiths as examplars, and the meeting between Advaita Vedanta and Christianity, the nature of the theological movements within this ‹Third Space› are identified, and the resultant hybridities are assessed for their relevance to each tradition . After brief biographical sketches, the author considers how these two monks related to the Indian space and the background of colonial history, and then proceeds to use comparative theology and postcolonial theory to examine their theology . Third Space Theory provides insights into the process of hybridization that is taking place, leading to an appreciation of the importance and challenge in the modern world of Third Spaces of meeting . «Jonathan Smith provides important explorations and reflections on a ‹third space› and the contribution of a postcolonial theology to the understanding of Christianity and Hinduism . It is a fresh and new challenging work on Abhishiktananda and Bede Griffiths .» Professor Mario I . Aguilar, Director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics, University of St . Andrews «This is a deeply learned and skilful exercise in interweaving resources of postcolonial theory and interreligious dialogue which highlights the multiple processes of conjunction, disjunction, opposition, and osmosis that dynamically shape the in-between domains of Hindu-Christian engagements» . Dr Ankur Barua, Lecturer in Hindu Studies, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge Layne Wallace Karl Barth’s Concept of Nothingness

A Critical Evaluation

New York, 2020 . X, 218 pp .

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Karl Barth’s Concept of Nothingness: A Critical Evaluation is an examination of Barth’s discussion of the problem of evil in the Church Dogmatics . It provides a thorough exegesis of Barth’s thinking on the origin of evil and the nature of the “shadow side” of creation in dialogue with John Hick and David Bentley Hart . The book’s primary focus is in demonstrating the logical difficulties in Barth’s thinking on the problem of evil . Further, it proposes a way forward that is beneficial to the pastor and provides hope and comfort to those in the midst of suffering and evil .

Michał Karnawalski Heaven for Elijah?

A Study of Structure, Style, and Symbolism in 2 Kings 2:1-18

Open Access

Oxford, 2021 . 288 pp . European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions. Vol. 30

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How it is possible that the story about Elisha’s succession in 2 Kings 2:1-18 is now remembered as the story about Elijah’s ascent? The intertextual answer is provided by the contrast between the number of references about the human heavenly ascension in the Hebrew Bible, and the popularity of this theme in the Ancient Near East . However, in this dissertation we focus on the more direct intratextual approach . We analyze the construction of the narrative in order to discern the features of style, structure, and symbolism which emphasize Elijah’s ascent, rather than Elisha’s succession . As a result, we can identify the proto-symbol of the narrative (Gilgal) which is interpreted by three elements (whirlwind, chariotry, and rolled mantle) referring to Elijah’s ascent .

Dr. michał karnaWalski, S .J ., is a lecturer in Old Testament Studies and Biblical Hebrew at the Catholic Academy in Warsaw . He studied theology (2008–2011) at Centre Sèvres in Paris . He gained his canonical license (2011–2015) at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem . His ongoing research focuses on prophetic narratives and linguistic symbolism .

Mariëtta van der Tol• John Adenitire• Carys Brown• E. S. Kempson (eds.) From Toleration to Religious Freedom

Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

Oxford, 2021 . X, 306 pp ., 6 fig . b/w . Histories of Religious Pluralism. Vol. 1

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This volume examines the knotty relationship between toleration and religious freedom . Spanning from the early modern period to the present day, it explores how discourses on toleration impact on current debates about religious freedom, and challenges assumptions about the associations between religious ideas and the law . Bringing together scholarship from the fields of history, law, political science, philosophy, and theology, it throws into sharp relief the disciplinary presuppositions that have—sometimes misleadingly—shaped our understandings of toleration and religious freedom .

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