The Principle of Subsidiarity in Catholic Social Thought: Implications for Social Justice and Civil Society in Nigeria provides a theoretical and practical framework for a just vision of society. It f
Canon (theology, Episcopal School for Ministry, Missouri) argues that contemporary German theologian Kasper, consciously working within the Catholic Tubingen School that began in the 19th century, has
A lesbian minister in The United Church of Canada reviews feminist theological methodology sensitive to marginalization issues within church and society, in the context of her Protestant church's cont
In the past, one influential branch of interpretation claimed that the evolution of Kant's thought suffered a radical change which occurred during the year of the "great light." A careful analysis of
The Pauline antithesis of the letter and the spirit has been widely adopted by the church. But until now there has been no historical study of this concept. This book, in tracing the interpretation of
Chlewinski (cognitive psychology, Catholic U. of Lublin, Poland) addresses readers of any religion or worldview who grapple with such issues as a sense of life, the creative acceptance of life, good a
Argues that despite conventional modern views, the tribe of Benjamin exercised substantial cultic and political influence in early Israel. Emphasizing the Iron I and II periods, 1200-586 BCE, analyzes
Revising his 2003 Ph.D. dissertation for the University of Pennsylvania, Harding (religious studies, U. of Lethbridge, Alberta) looks at the politics infusing the Parliament, by focusing on the activi
Starkey (theology and religious studies, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN) considers the effects of child abuse on the victim within the context of Christian, especially Catholic, concepts of sh
In his 1981 encyclical Laborem Exercens John Paul II claimed that human work is the key to the social question. Savage (theology, U. of St. Thomas, Minnesota) investigates that assertion, which she ch
Kin-Cragg (pastoral theology, St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon, Canada) argues that the interplay between Christian worship and education is characterized by playfulness, connection, and movement. Her
Whapham (theology and ministry, St. Thomas U.) analyzes and evaluates Pannenberg's contribution to the current debate over the best translation of the Greek term hypostasis, which the Greek fathers us
During the 1990s, a social history of the century of Baha'i in Canada was written, and Echevarria (women's and gender studies, Yukon College, Canada) augments it with a sociological account of women's
The main purpose for Kim (professor of missions, Bethesda Christian U.) in researching this topic is to offer a view on how Sinhalese Christians of Sri Lanka can properly respond to the puberty ritual
Drawing from his 1989 dissertation in religious studies at Vanderbilt U. and adding recent scholarship, Thordarson, a pastor of the National Church of Iceland, demonstrates how classic religious texts
In 1987, Pope John Paul II named solidarity a virtue. Sister Marie Vianney Bilgrien, Director of Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese of Baker, Oregon, looks at the power of solidarity to tear down unjus
Africa will have more than 325 million Christians by the year 2000, making it the most populous Christian continent in the world. In this book, Dr. Oladipo addresses questions about Christian dogma as
