Can Christians continue to worship Jesus Christ as the full, final, and "absolute" revelation of God in an age of historical relativism, an expanding universe, and the impinging of other world faiths on Western culture? This bold and penetrating study goes to the heart of the debate between traditionalists and liberals such as Ernst Troeltsch who would answer "no." Coakley argues that a liberal approach to Christology in fact opens up many new and liberating possibilities for the future of Christianity.

Christ without Absolutes: A Study of the Christology of Ernst Troeltsch (Clarendon Paperbacks)

Religion & Spirituality

Coakley, Sarah

Christian Books & Bibles

Clarendon Press

Can Christians continue to worship Jesus Christ as the full, final, and "absolute" revelation of God in an age of historical relativism, an expanding universe, and the impinging of other world faiths on Western culture? The great German liberal theologian Ernst Troeltsch (1865-1923) didn't think so, yet no full exposition of his Christology has ever been available. This bold and penetrating study provides a complete examination of Troeltsch's relativism in light of current debates in the social sciences; evaluates the strength of his case against traditional incarnationalism; and commends Troeltsch's use of sociological and psychological tools in Christology.

Christ without Absolutes: A Study of the Christology of Ernst Troeltsch

Oxford University Press

Israel and the Family of Nations: The Jewish Nation-State and Human Rights (Israeli History, Politics and Society)

Can Israel be both Jewish and truly democratic? How can a nation–state, which incorporates a large national minority with a distinct identity of its own be a state of all its citizens?   Written by two eminent Israeli scholars, a professor of constitutional law and a historian, Alexander Yakobson and Amnon Rubinstein are the first to treat Zionism and Israeli experience in light of other states’ experiences and in particular of newly established states that have undergone constitutional changes and wrestled with issues of minorities.  Citing various European, constitutions and laws, the authors explore concept of a Jewish State and its various meanings in the light of international law, and the current norms of Human Rights as applied to other democratic societies compatible with liberal democratic norms and conclude that international reality does not accord with the concept which regards a modern, liberal democracy as a culturally "neutral" and a nationally colourless entity.  In light of the new political map in Israel and the prospect of future disengagement from the West Bank, Israel and the Family of Nations is essential reading for all those who wish to understand Israel’s future challenges.

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Reference

Wiley/Blackwell

God, Sexuality, and the Self: An Essay 'On the Trinity'

God, Sexuality and the Self is a new venture in systematic theology. Sarah Coakley invites the reader to re-conceive the relation of sexual desire and the desire for God and - through the lens of prayer practice - to chart the intrinsic connection of this relation to a theology of the Trinity. The goal is to integrate the demanding ascetical undertaking of prayer with the recovery of lost and neglected materials from the tradition and thus to reanimate doctrinal reflection both imaginatively and spiritually. What emerges is a vision of human longing for the triune God which is both edgy and compelling: Coakley's théologie totale questions standard shibboleths on 'sexuality' and 'gender' and thereby suggests a way beyond current destructive impasses in the churches. The book is clearly and accessibly written and will be of great interest to all scholars and students of theology.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Cambridge University Press

Praying for England reflects on the role of Christian priesthood in contemporary culture, and comes up with some surprising and timely insights about its efficacy and importance. There are ritual and representative functions of the priest, it argues, which remain spiritually and socially vital, even - perhaps especially - in a society which ostensibly ignores the Church, or appears so pluralistic as to lack any religious cohesion. The priestly role as mediator before God of society's deepest pains, losses, joys and irresolvable anxieties is here reimagined, and brought freshly to life though moving narratives of pastoral encounter. Above all, the priest is seen as one who goes on 'praying for England' in decisive but often uncelebrated ways, prayer being the chief measure and test of the priest's representative role. 
This is a deceptively simple volume - theologically accessible but often deeply moving and profound. In it a new vision is sketched of how Christian priesthood can go forward today with humility, understated dignity, and spiritual power. It will be of special interest to English churchpeople in an 'established' setting, but is written no less with an ecumenical and international readership in mind.

Praying for England: Priestly Presence in Contemporary Culture

Wells, Sam

Continuum

In this book Sarah Coakley confronts a central paradox of theological feminism - what she terms 'the paradox of power and vulnerability'. 
<ul> <li>Confronts a central paradox of theological feminism – what Coakley terms 'paradox of power and vulnerability'. 
</li> <li>Explores this issue through the perspective of spiritual practice, philosophical enquiry and doctrinal analysis. 
</li> <li>Draws together an essential collection of Sarah Coakley's work in this field. 
</li> <li>Offers an original perspective into contemporary feminist theology.</li> </ul>

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Philosophy

This widely acclaimed introduction to modern Christian thought, formerly published by Prentice Hall, provides full, scholarly accounts of the major movements and thinkers, theologians and philosophers in the Christian tradition since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, together with solid historical background and critical assessments.

Modern Christian Thought, 2 vols.

Livingston, James C.

Fiorenza, Francis Schüssler

Evans, James H., Jr.

Fortress Press

Spiritual healing has been a cornerstone of Christian belief from its beginnings, although there are various interpretations of what exactly it&nbsp;is&nbsp;and how it happens. To address these questions, the contributors to this volume come together to examine spiritual healing from a number of disciplinary perspectives. How can such healing be explained through a scientific or medical lens? What do biblical and historical instantiations of it tell us today? And how are we to think of it as anthropologists, philosophers, or theologians? Finally, what does all this mean for those seeking spiritual healing for themselves, or pastors walking alongside the afflicted?&nbsp; Deftly edited by theologian Sarah Coakley,&nbsp;Spiritual Healing&nbsp;offers a composite narrative that investigates the many intermingled factors at work in this intriguing phenomenon. The result is a human story as much as it is a theological one, satisfying discerning believers and skeptics alike in its rigorous pursuit of truth and meaning.

Spiritual Healing: Science, Meaning and Discemment

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

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Christ without Absolutes: A Study of the Christology of Ernst Troeltsch (Clarendon Paperbacks)

Christ without Absolutes: A Study of the Christology of Ernst Troeltsch

Powers and Submissions: Spirituality, Philosophy and Gender

God, Sexuality, and the Self: An Essay 'On the Trinity'

God, Sexuality, and the Self: An Essay 'On the Trinity'

Praying for England: Priestly Presence in Contemporary Culture

Powers and Submissions: Spirituality, Philosophy and Gender (Challenges in Contemporary Theology)

Powers and Submissions: Spirituality, Philosophy and Gender

Modern Christian Thought, 2 vols.

Spiritual Healing: Science, Meaning and Discemment