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Critical Essays on Dagaaba Rhetoric

Presents an account of the activities of the German League for the Prevention of Women's Emancipation from its beginnings in 1912 to its dissolution in 1920. This book documents motives for membership, the League's philosophy, and the political and social activism used by the League to achieve its aims.

Delves into some of the specific ways these powerhouses of the twentieth century moved beyond the boundaries of tradition and helped to redefine our perception and understanding of words and music in contemporary society.

Ernst Troeltsch and Comparative Theology

Aims to reconstruct original teachings of Jesus in a way that can begin a conversation on what it means to be a Christian in a post-Christian world, while drawing on a range of supporting material, including John D Caputo's theological appropriation of Derrida's deconstruction, the work of John Dominic Crossan on the parables of Jesus.

An Assessment of Contemporary Models of Forgiveness

Approaches to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

Probing deeply into texts by and about prominent Christian mystics, religious authors, and saints, German Mysticism and the Politics of Culture challenges the reader to rethink the medieval past as a contemporary presence.

Hadewijch of Antwerp (c.1200?-1240), Beatrice of Nazareth (1200-1268), Margaret Ebner (1291-1351), and Julian of Norwich (1343-1416/19) are best known for their mystical experiences and literary styles. This title explores the reality that these women understood their encounters in primarily theological categories.

Ethics after Auschwitz?

Explores the ascetical logic of the various practices that Christians call theology. In this book, by establishing ascetic practice as coherent within the logic of Christian thought, the author argues that Christian theology itself, as an embodied Christian practice, is a type of and participant in Christian asceticism.

Philosophical genealogy is a distinct method of historical and philosophical inquiry that was developed by the nineteenth-century philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, and subsequently adopted and extended by the twentieth-century philosopher, Michel Foucault. This book explores the three axes of the genealogical method: power, truth and the ethical.

Suitable for courses in theology, religious education, and social philosophy, and for all interested in promoting the common good, this book focuses on how support for individuals and social groups in Nigeria can foster the building of their communities through the practice of social justice.

Makes a contribution to the philosophical and intellectual tradition of the English-speaking Caribbean by exploring the theory of justice underpinning the life, work, and writings of former Prime Minister of Jamaica and renowned Third World Statesman the late Michael Manley.

Bearings: An Essay on Fundamental Philosophy aims to orient contemporary individuals in their physical, biological, and social environment. This collection of discussions on diverse topics connects relevant fields in the sciences and humanities in order to update the norms regulating interactions between individuals and societies for the twenty-first century and beyond.

Explores the question of living well together in the midst of myriad differences and otherness in our living world. This title delves into the deconstruction of subjectivity, and searches for poetic possibilities of subjectivity without the subject for living well together in Jacques Derrida, Martin Heidegger, and Emmanuel Levinas.

Franz Rosenzweig's Rational Subjective System

Anglican Church Policy, Eighteenth Century Conflict, and the American Episcopate

A study of essential features of living a Baha'i life, examining contributions and experiences of a diverse group of Canadian women and men in a religion through a sociological framework and a women-centred perspective. It details key figures in the Baha'i Faith, early female heroes, major teachings of the religion, and Canadian Baha'i history.

Establishes that a relevant Christian practice of puberty will help Sinhalese Christians enjoy the Christian faith that reflects their cultural roots, values, and identity, affirms their relationship with God, and offers a missional witness of their faith that responds to the hearts and lives of the people around them.

Forging the Methodology that Enlightened Modern Civilization

Gives an account of the nature of the relationship between faith and reason through a study of Soren Kierkegaard's "Philosophical Fragments", which was published under the pseudonym Johannes Climacus.

Socialist Literature studies the relationship between the development of socialist literary theory and the process of cultural transformation in modern society by tracing the outline of the theory in the works of Marx, Lenin, and Mao, and examining its reflection in actual works of literature.

How can we best cope with traumatic events in nature, society, and the home? This title contributes to the field of Nordic cultural history, it is a suitable for those who may find themselves confronting threats and preparing for catastrophes in the twenty-first century.

Religion, Law, and the Present Water Crisis documents current and impending global water shortages and opposes policies of commodification and privatization of water ownership by multinational water corporations. On the basis of the religions of the world, Richard A. Hughes appeals to pure, running water as a symbol of the sacred.

The term person has been important in the development of the doctrine of the Trinity. This book analyzes and evaluates the Trinitarian theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg and the importance that he attributes to the term person. It provides an overview of key themes in the systematic expression of his theology in general.

Examines the roles of Scripture and hymnody in a Christian community in the twenty-first century, an era marked by a growing awareness of complex issues and migrating contexts. This book seeks to employ qualitative research methods in studying a Korean-Canadian diasporic congregation and a Korean feminist Christian group.

Rome and Judea in Transition is the first English-language book to study exclusively the first century and a half of Roman-Judean political relations (164-37 B.C.). It presents a comprehensive reassessment of the Late Republic's involvement in the Levant, the motives of Hasmonean diplomacy, and the development of the Jewish high priesthood.

Maritain, Religion, and Education: A Theocentric Humanism Approach offers a comprehensive study of Jacques Maritain's philosophy of education as applied to the specific field of religious education.