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  • The Female Face of God in Auschwitz

    A Jewish Feminist Theology of the Holocaust

    by Melissa Raphael ...
    Series series Religion and Gender
    The dominant theme of post-Holocaust Jewish theology has been that of the temporary hiddenness of God, interpreted either as a divine mystery or, more commonly, as God's deferral to human freedom. But traditional Judaic obligations of female presence, together with the traditional image of the Shekhinah as a figure of God's 'femaleness' accompanying Israel into exile, seem to contradict such ... Read more

    $78.99 USD

  • Love as Common Ground

    Essays on Love in Religion

    by Minlib Dallh, Oliver Davies, Mircea Dumitru, Smilen Markov, Julia T. Meszaros, Louise Nelstrop, Melissa Raphael, Naftali Rothenberg, Paul Weller, Eleanor McLaughlin, Leyla H. Tajer0, H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal1, Paul S. Fiddes2, Werner G. Jeanrond4 ...
    This book explores the way in which the study and practice of love creates a common ground for different faiths and different traditions within the same faith. For the contributors, “common ground” in this context is not a minimal core of belief or a lowest common denominator of faith, but a space or area in which to live together, consider together the meaning of the love to which various faiths ... Read more

    $107.79 USD

  • Religion, Feminism, and Idoloclasm

    Being and Becoming in the Women's Liberation Movement

    by Melissa Raphael ...
    Series series Gender, Theology and Spirituality
    Religion, Feminism, and Idoloclasm identifies religious and secular feminism’s common critical moment as that of idol-breaking. It reads the women’s liberation movement as founded upon a philosophically and emotionally risky attempt to liberate women’s consciousness from a three-fold cognitive captivity to the self-idolizing god called ‘Man’; the ‘God’ who is a projection of his power, and the ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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  • Making Sense of God

    Finding God in the Modern World

    by Timothy Keller ...
    We live in an age of skepticism. Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical progress, and heartfelt emotion that it’s easy to wonder: Why should anyone believe in Christianity? What role can faith and religion play in our modern lives?In this thoughtful and inspiring new book, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller invites skeptics to consider that ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Biblical Critical Theory

    How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture

    by Christopher Watkin ...
    *With a foreword from Tim Keller*A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a way that is biblically faithful and culturally sensitive.In Biblical Critical Theory, Christopher Watkin shows how the Bible and its unfolding story help us make sense of modern life and culture.Critical theories exist to critique what we think we know about reality and the social, political, and ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

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  • Theology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Ford ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This Very Short Introduction provides both the believer and non-believer with a balanced survey of the central questions of theology. David Ford's approach draws us in to considering the principles underlying religious belief, including the centrality of salvation to most major religions, the concept of God in ancient, modern, and postmodern contexts, the challenge posed to theology by prayer and ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? (The Church and Postmodern Culture)

    Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church

    by James K. A. Smith ...
    Series series The Church and Postmodern Culture
    The philosophies of French thinkers Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault form the basis for postmodern thought and are seemingly at odds with the Christian faith. However, James K. A. Smith claims that their ideas have been misinterpreted and actually have a deep affinity with central Christian claims.Each chapter opens with an illustration from a recent movie and concludes with a case study considering ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Politics of Discipleship

    Becoming Postmaterial Citizens

    by Graham Ward, James Smith ...
    Series series The Church and Postmodern Culture
    Internationally acclaimed theologian Graham Ward is well known for his thoughtful engagement with postmodernism. This volume, the fourth in The Church and Postmodern Culture series, offers an engaging look at the political nature of the postmodern world.In the first section, "The World," Ward considers "the signs of the times" and the political nature of contemporary postmodernism. It is ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • The Coming of Lilith

    Essays on Feminism, Judaism, and Sexual Ethics, 1972-2003

    by Judith Plaskow ...
    This first collection of Judith Plaskow's essays and short writings traces her scholarly and personal journey from her early days as a graduate student through her pioneering contributions to both feminist theology and Jewish feminism to her recent work in sexual ethics.Accessibly organized into four sections, the collection begins with several of Plaskow's foundational essays on feminist theology ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Feminist Mistake: The Radical Impact of Feminism on Church and Culture

    The Radical Impact of Feminism on Church and Culture

    by Mary A. Kassian ...
    Feminism remains one of the most urgent issues the church is facing today, as shown by the increasing confusion over gender roles in marriages, families, and churches. With a growing number of theologians and denominations advocating radical gender egalitarianism, we must answer many questions about women in the church-and in the wider culture. In order to do this, first we need to understand the ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Beyond God the Father

    Toward a Philosophy of Women's Liberation

    by Mary Daly ...
    'Certainly one of the most promising theological statements of our time.' --The Christian Century'Not for the timid, this brilliant book calls for nothing short of the overthrow of patriarchy itself.' --The Village Voice ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Political Theology of the Earth

    Our Planetary Emergency and the Struggle for a New Public

    by Catherine Keller ...
    Series series Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
    Amid melting glaciers, rising waters, and spreading droughts, Earth has ceased to tolerate our pretense of mastery over it. But how can we confront climate change when political crises keep exploding in the present? Noted ecotheologian and feminist philosopher of religion Catherine Keller reads the feedback loop of political and ecological depredation as secularized apocalypse. Carl Schmitt’s ... Read more

    $21.59 USD