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"How to recognize the tactics of spiritual abuse -- and save your faith. Are you questioning the church of your upbringing but want to maintain your faith? Do you want to cut ties with your denomination, but fear abandonment by God? Are you struggling with spiritual anxiety-fear of hell, obsessive religious ritual, or feelings of never measuring up? Tiffany Yecke Brooks first explored reconstructing faith in Gaslighted by God. In this much needed follow-up, she equips readers to understand and name tactics of spiritual abuse and manipulation. Each chapter covers a different method of control found in toxic religious communities -- including legalism, indoctrination, praise, and fear -- and how to identify and respond to it in a healthy way. Brooks also reframes scriptural passages commonly weaponized by those in power. Weaving together interviews with diverse Christians and her own experience, Brooks offers a voice to those feeling isolated by spiritual anxiety. Empowered by this guide, readers will learn to trust their intuition, seek truth fearlessly, and love God and neighbor without restraint or fear."--

"The 2021 Gifford Lectures by Oliver O'Donovan evaluate the state of ethics as a discipline and its relationship to theology"--

This book places Pope Francis's landmark 2015 encyclical Laudato si' at the center of an effort to integrate the ethics of migration and ecological devastation. These issues represent two of the great planetary challenges of our time. They are also deeply connected and likely to get worse in the coming decades. As addressed to these issues, the book advances two core arguments. First, Laudato si' and its moral vision of integral ecology represent a culturally creative response to these challenges whose potential for application has not yet been fulfilled. Second, fulfilling the encyclical's promise requires attention to divisions alongside connections. In particular, it requires attention to borders. As sites of power manifested, of families separated, of alienation and friendship, of hope and hopelessness, and of the limits of civil and political order, borders are both a challenge that must be engaged and an opportunity to apply Francis's moral vision in concrete contexts.

This volume examines the concept of responsibility amidst current societal challenges that require its rethinking. Assigning responsibility to an agent proves problematic when technological or social structures have become too complex. Concepts of responsibility which retrospectively name a responsible party often fail due to this complexity, diffusing responsibility to a minimum that can no longer be perceived. The contributions explore the foundations of responsibility in order to engage constructively with contemporary issues. The first part approaches conceptual challenges through examples concerning artificial intelligence, while the second discusses the anthropological presuppositions of responsibility and connects them with the broader continental philosophical tradition. The third part deals with concepts of how intergenerational responsibility can be included both conceptually and legally.

This book represents the first monograph in womanist theological ethics and pentecostalism from within Europe. Despite its designation as an 'embodied faith', this book argues that both historically and in the present, classical pentecostalism often fails to integrate the body with spirituality in ways which attend to the hierarchies which oppress certain bodies in the church and the wider world. Looking back to the African and Wesleyan roots of the movement to explore this tension, the book then draws on qualitative as well as textual research, to analyse classical progressive pentecostalism in Britain today which models an integrated pentecostal faith to an extent, but retains inconsistencies. Finally, a womanist pentecostal theology is being constructed, which calls attention to the Spirit and the body - especially the bodies of the oppressed - as a path towards a holistic understanding of the work of the Spirit and pentecostal faith and ministry.

As debates around sexuality rumble on within certain sections of the church, and become increasingly entrenched and embittered, there is an increasing need from non-evangelicals and evangelicals alike to grasp the historical and cultural context in which current debates about sexuality are happening. Offering a detailed examination of the development, consolidation and fracturing of an evangelical anglican consensus on the sexuality, Defusing the Sexuality Debate seeks to explain why current disagreements are so intractible and offer some suggestions as to how all sides could facilitate a more constructive conversation. Building on an exploration of the development of tradition and biblical scholarship in evangelical anglicanism during the twentieth century, the book makes the case that conflicts over sexuality are symbolic of deeper disagreements over the place of christianity in the modern world.

Welcoming immigrants and refugees has become wildly controversial, and yet this isn't just a political issue--it's a biblical one. In Start with Welcome, Bri Stensrud answers your most frequently asked questions with thoughtful, honest answers from the starting point of compassion. Engaging this issue starts with one word: welcome.

Moral Man and Immoral Society is Reinhold Niebuhr's important study in ethics and politics. Forthright and realistic, it discussed the inevitability of social conflict, the brutal behaviour of human collectives of every sort, the inability of rationalists and social scientists to even imagine the realities of collective power, and, ultimately, how individual morality can overcome social immorality.

Friedlich können sich Menschen nur auf dem Boden der Wahrheit begegnen; nicht auf dem Boden mythologischer Vorstellungen, die Tatsachen verschweigen und sich zugleich zur höchsten Wahrheit erklären, der sich jeder zu unterwerfen hat. In einer Welt, in der die Völker zusammenrücken, schürt die Predigt des religiösen Gehorsams Zwietracht und Spaltung.In einem fiktiven Prozess vor dem Jüngsten Gericht untersucht das Buch das Weltbild der Bibel. Es vergleicht das Rechtsgefühl der Heiligen Schrift mit ideologischen Positionen des Nationalsozialismus. Dabei zeigt es Parallelen zwischen der Lehre vom auserwählten Volk und Hitlers Wahnideen auf. Cham 2.0 belegt, dass die biblische Tradition für die Gräueltaten des Dritten Reichs mitverantwortlich ist.Indem das Buch Zusammenhänge beleuchtet, die bislang verleugnet werden, plädiert es dafür, Religion und Spiritualität vom Prophetenglauben zu befreien. Nur ein Glaube, der alle Propheten vom Thron stürzt, kann Völker im Respekt vor der Wahrheit vereinen.

"Kontemplasjon er det høyeste uttrykket for menneskets intellektuelle og spirituelle liv. Det er selve livet: helt våkent, helt aktivt, helt levende. Det er åndelig undring. Det er umiddelbar ærefrykt for livets hellighet, for væren." (kap 1. Hva er kontemplasjon?) FRIHETENS FRØ henvender seg til alle åndelig søkende, og “innbyr til en reise mot noe som er så stort og annerledes at våre forestillinger ikke strekker til”, som Jan Schumacher skriver i forordet. Veien går gjennom vårt sanne selv og erfaringen av Gud som kjærlighet og treenighet, til den store, kosmiske dansen. Boken er et av Mertons mest kjente verker, og et betydelig bidrag til den katolske visdomslitteraturen i fotsporene til Johannes av Korset og middelalderens mystikere. Thomas Merton (1915-1968) var katolikk og munk ved cistercienserklosteret Gethsemani i Kentucky, USA, og han regnes som en av de betydeligste amerikanske tenkerne og forfatterne i det 20. århundret. Hans selvbiografi Seven Story Mountain var et forbilde for beat-generasjonen og har blitt en elsket klassiker. Til tross for sin avskjermede klostertilværelse var Merton dypt engasjert i kampen mot Vietnam-krigen og for borgerrettighetsbevegelsen. Gjennom sitt virke førte han en utstrakt korrespondanse med samtidens religiøse ledere, noe som åpnet for en rik utveksling mellom de ulike kontemplative tradisjonene. Hos Merton finner vi en åpen, udogmatisk kristendom som konsentrerer seg om menneskets indre liv og alle tings hellighet.

Das Gebet ist ein reizvolles Thema, weil es ein Phänomen auf der Schwelle ist und viel verspricht: nämlich eine Brücke zu sein zwischen Himmel und Erde, Kontaktort von Endlichem und Unendlichem und ein ultimativer Trost für die menschliche Einsamkeit - und doch ist für viele Zeitgenossen das Beten, auch wenn sie seine Verheißung durchaus noch vernehmen, keine Möglichkeit mehr. Für das Nachdenken der Theologie ist es nicht nur als schwierig gewordener Vollzug wichtig. Darüber hinaus öffnet es eine Tür zur fundamentalen Frage, wie überhaupt von Gott zu sprechen sei. Diese Frage beantworten der katholische Religionshistoriker und Jesuit Michel de Certeau und der evangelische Theologe Günter Bader originell und mutig. Sie greifen dabei immer wieder zurück auf das Gebet, in dem neue Rede von Gott entsteht. Ausgehend von Römer 8 wird das Gebet insgesamt als ein metaphorisches Geschehen sichtbar, das im wortlosen Seufzen nicht nur ein Ende, sondern auch einen Anfang vernehmbar macht.

How can Christian men and women live faithfully in a world confused over sexuality and gender? Surely we must be reminded of what Scripture teaches. Yet as God's design for sexuality is being suppressed and denied in the modern world, we need to hear it articulated in a fresh and accessible way. God's Good Design presents the historic, biblical view of sexuality in a manner that is appealing even to those who have been conditioned to believe it is scary or oppressive. Readers will be persuaded of the goodness of God's design through straightforward biblical reasoning, personal illustrations, practical applications, and lots of "I never thought of it that way" insights."The modern conversation on biblical sexuality is dominated by either politically correct social justice warriors or over-the-top shock jocks. Clary's plain spoken approach is refreshing and helpful. There are no cheap shots but neither are there any pulled punches."-Michael Foster, pastor, East River Church, Batavia, Ohio; author, It's Good to Be a Man"Michael Clary has written a profound and important book. In it he addresses a subject that many powerful and influential people wish he hadn't addressed. I wish those people were just outside the church, but unfortunately, they're in it as well. He has had the temerity to speak clearly, and persuasively as an advocate for sexual sanity in an insane time. He's joined a small resistance movement by doing so. I'm pleased that he's quoted me-but he also quotes a number of my friends and acquaintances. That says something. There aren't many of us. A few years ago, it seemed like there were many men and women who could be counted on to endorse sanity. I'm sad to say that has not proven to be the case. But you hold in your hands an invitation to join our intrepid band as we make an appeal for moral and biblical sense in a world of sexual nonsense."-C. R. Wiley, author of The Household and the War for the Cosmos and In the House of Tom Bombadil"God the Father. Male and female he created them. Jesus as the bridegroom to his bride, the church. All throughout Scripture, we see God's creational design for the two sexes. Yet our culture has so suppressed the significance of manhood and womanhood that they are now not just interchangeable but exchangeable. Michael Clary offers a deep, biblical corrective to the gnostic thinking that has plagued the Western world for at least six decades now. The irrefutable truth he presents takes the American church to task for its complicity in suppressing God's good design and reminds us of our call to be distinct from the culture in the matters of sex and sexuality."-Megan Basham, reporter for The Daily Wire

Reconciliation studies are concerned with the processes of rebuilding and improving damaged relationships after major wrongdoings. They focus on factors such as law, economics, and international relations, as well as on elements such as emotions and ethics, culture and religion, media and education. Reconciliation research therefore requires a transdisciplinary approach, to analyse both the procedures leading to the recognition of truth as well as those in which justice is administered; both the impact of public apologies and cooperation agreements; both the implementation of memory policies and civil society initiatives; both the outcomes of trauma therapy and intergenerational encounter groups. While on the surface the relationships in question are those between states, groups, organisations, and individuals, at a deeper level reconciliation always addresses and involves many axes of damaged relationships: those with others (intergroup); those with one's own group (intragroup); those with oneself; those with the environment; and those with transcendence. Reconciliation studies deal, therefore, with a much broader spectrum of relationships than that taken into consideration by neighbouring disciplines such as conflict resolution and peace studies.In this volume, Francesco Ferrari and Davide Tacchini brought together examples of Leiner's approach to reconciliation studies as a cooperative project of different disciplines. The articles are divided into two sections: 1. A series of case studies about Japan-South Korea relations, German-Czech reconciliation, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict using the methods of Martin Leiner, Sayyid Qutb view of American society, and South Africans revisiting TRC. 2. A series of theoretical clarifications on reconciliation and moderation from a Palestinian point of view, evolutionary game theory looking at reconciliation processes by a team of economists, grace and reconciliation from a Catholic theological point of view, philosophical reflections on the concept of reconciliation after Auschwitz, cognitive and affective aspects in reconciliation from a Catholic theological point of view, ecology and spatiality of reconciliation seen by a social geographer, and political dimensions of reconciliation.

These remarkable essays by theologians and pastors from Latin America, the Carribean, and the United States discuss North-South relations, the effects of global market economics on the poor and disposessed, the burgeoning Pentecostal movement, indigenous religious expression, and more. Throughout is a call for churches and ecumenical movements to be involved in these issues in creative and sensitive ways. ¿Contributors include Walter Altmann, Harvey Cox, Elsa Támez, Luis N. Rivera-Pagán, Jeremiah Wright, and more.

Ethics in the Present Tense will enthrall you with some of the most significant popular religion writing from the last generation. Ranging widely across political, social, ethical, and cultural issues, a cast of renowned writers engage feminist and womanist theology, abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, human rights, and foreign policy.

Political philosophy in the English-speaking world has been dominated for more than two decades by various versions of liberal theory, which holds that political inquiry should proceed without reference to religious views. Although a number of philosophers have contested this stance, no one has succeeded in dislodging liberalism from its position of dominance.The most interesting challenges to liberalism have come from those outside of the discipline of philosophy. Sociologists, legal scholars, and religious ethicists have attacked liberalism's embodiment in practice, arguing that liberal practice-particularly in the United States-has produced a culture which trivializes religion. This culture, they argue, is at odds with the beliefs and practices of large numbers of citizens.Disciplinary barriers have often limited scholarly exchange among philosophical liberals and their critics in theology. Religion and Contemporary Liberalism, edited by Paul J. Weithman, brings together essays by philosophers, sociologists, theologians, and legal theorists that are intended to encourage discussion among those concerned with the place of religion in a liberal society.Contributors: Paul J. Weithman, Robert Audi, Sanford Levinson, Martha C. Nussbaum, Philip L. Quinn, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Timothy P. Jackson, J. L. A. Garcia, Jean Bethke Elshtain, John A. Coleman, S.J., and David Hollenbach, S.J.