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By exploring the key areas of both the empirical and theoretical study of religious and spiritual experience, the Studyguide will serve as an accessible and nonpartisan guide to enable its readers to explore the range of challenging data, debates, approaches, and issues that relate to the study of this widespread and significant phenomenon

This volume brings together three key and contested areas facing educationalists within schools, colleges and universities: values education, religious education and human rights education. Challenges and opportunities within each of these three areas may be illuminated and explored by bringing them into creative dialogue.These core constructs were explored in a recent seminar convened by the International Seminar on Religious Education and Va...

This book is designed to meet the needs of today's teachers and students of theology by bringing together a range of relevant primary texts on the doctrine of the person of Jesus Christ.

Christ of the Everyday seeks to help us discover the true meaning of following Jesus. It suggests that to be converted involves seeing what is already familiar to us in a completely new way, as if our eyes have been opened for the first time to its real significance. Such insight, the author believes, happens in the midst of ordinary life, including our experiences of solitude, suffering, friendship and joy. It is in and from such places that ...

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A general introduction to the beliefs of Christian theology and their significance for Christian worship, living and thinking

Religion's impact on world politics has been of major concern since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and America's military response. "Peace or Violence" addresses the timely question of the role of religious education--does it merely inculcate the fundamentalist mindset that leads to sectarian violence or can it instead promote peace? Through an analysis and evaluation of many of the different models of religious education across the Western world,...

This reader samples a wide range of modern theological, religious and philosophical discussion on the problem of evil, understood both in terms of the practical or spiritual problem of coping with evil, and the theological problem of explaining its presence in God's world.

This reader brings together modern material from a wide range of Christian theologians on the meaning and status of the doctrine of creation, its relation to scientific theories, our understanding of God and the theology of redemption, and its implications for our proper attitude to the world of Nature.

Exploring God-talk maps the contours of religious language. It surveys the variety of ways in which religious believers both speak to God and speak about God, and tries to respond to the serious criticisms that have been raised of different aspects of our 'God-talk'. Beginning with an overview of the variety of ways in which language is used in faith and religion, the book moves on to consider the functions of language in religious experience ...

Adult Christian learning is central to the life of the Christian church, and is essential for its health, outreach and very survival. Leading Christian educators here apply the principles of Christian education to adult learning in the churches, and present the results and methods of empirical research relevant to the church's ministry of adult Christian education. This book will be of interest to all who are concerned for the ways in which ad...

The Learning Church series offers a range of short introductions to some of the key themes of Christian theology, life and discipleship. This book will introduce some major Christian beliefs and values, such as creation, Christian hope and death in the context of the claim that the world and its human inhabitants are 'the work of God'. The discussion throughout will start with the reader's own experience and understanding, before relating ins...

The author attempts to articulate and defend ordinary people's religious understanding and reflections of the divine. Although the majority of contemporary "God-talkers" have not studied academic theology, they are engaged in doing their own theology when they speak and thinking about God.

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This volume brings together two core concepts that are central to understanding the social and public significance of religions and theologies within the contemporary world and are therefore of key importance to the discipline of religious education: diversity and intersectionality. Religious diversity requires an understanding of religions and theologies and their roles within a plural society. However, the effect of the intersectionality of ...

Part of the Problems in Theology series, this work brings together selected material from classical and contemporary authors on the doctrine of the person of Jesus Christ. Topics include the development of Christology from its biblical roots through the patristic debates and definitions, and its reassessment and restatement in modern theology.

An accessible textbook for all engaging with Christian doctrine for the first time. A valuable resource and suitable for all clergy and all training for ministry.

This collection of papers provides a synoptic view of the relationship between music, theology and Christian learning. It includes theological reflections on the nature and power of the musical experience, together with psychological, philosophical and educational perspectives, and draws on practical experience and empirical research. Topics covered include: Composing, performing and listening, worship and hymnody, classical music and jazz, Ch...

This reader brings together carefully selected material from a wide range of authors on the meaning and status of divine action. It samples the recent literature on providence, miracle, prayer and grace together with some relevant classical texts.

A selection of key writings on the problem of war and peace. Introduces students to general issues in ethics and moral theology. Key contributors from around the world.