Reviving Christian Humanism

Author : Don S. Browning
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1451406916
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reviving Christian Humanism written by Don S. Browning and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Browning argues that the time is right for religious intellectuals in conversation with the social sciences to reinvigorate the deep humanistic strands of the grand religions and enter into global interfaith dialogue on that basis. Concentrating on the Christian heritage, he draws on such diverse disciplines to envision a broader canvas for psychology, a keener theological use of new insights from psychology, a more complex understanding of how personal change is fostered, a recognition of the indispensable role of institutions in personal formation and ethical deliberation, and a deeper spirituality that directly feeds the common human endeavor and the public good.

Author : Joan S. Bennett
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674766976
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reviving Liberty written by Joan S. Bennett and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milton's Great Poems--Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes--are here examined in the light of his lifelong commitment to the English revolutionary cause. The poems, Joan Bennett shows, reflect the issues Milton had dealt with in theological and public policy debate, foreign diplomacy, and propaganda; moreover, they work innovatively with these issues, reaching in epic and tragedy answers that his pamphlets and tracts of the past twenty years had only partially achieved. The central issue is the nature and possibility of human freedom, or "Christian liberty." Related questions are the nature of human rationality, the meaning of law, of history, of individuality, of society, and--everywhere--the problem of evil. The book offers a revisionist position in the history of ideas, arguing that Renaissance Christian humanism in England descended not from Tudor to Stuart Anglicanism but from Tudor Anglicanism to revolutionary Puritanism. Close readings are offered of texts by Richard Hooker, Milton, and a range of writers before and during the revolutionary period. Not only theological and political positions but also political actions taken by the authors are compared. Milton's poems are studied in the light of these analyses. The concept of "radical Christian humanism" moves current Milton criticism beyond the competing conceptions of Milton as the poet of democratic liberalism and the prophet of revolutionary absolutism. Milton's radical Christian humanism was built upon pre-modern conceptions and experiences of reason that are not alien to our time. It stemmed from, and resulted in, a religious commitment to political process which his poems embody and illuminate.

Author : Lee Oser
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826217753
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Return of Christian Humanism written by Lee Oser and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Oser examines the twentieth-century literary clash between a dogmatically relativist modernism and a robust revival of Christian humanism. Reviewing English literature from Chaucer to Beckett, and the thoughts of philosophers, theologians, and modern literary critics, Oser challenges the assumption that Christian orthodoxy is incompatible with humanism, freedom, and democracy"--Provided by publisher.

Author : William R. Murry
Publisher : Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
ISBN 13 : 9781558965188
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reason and Reverence written by William R. Murry and published by Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This book was released on 2007 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joan S. Bennett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780067476697
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reviving Liberty written by Joan S. Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John W. De Gruchy
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780334029793
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Being Human written by John W. De Gruchy and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How can one genuinely follow Jesus today, and what does that mean about one's lifestyle, social and political commitments, and ethical stance? In this work, theologian John de Gruchy answers that question. Reviving an almost silenced tradition, he lifts the banner of Christian humanism - not secular humanism with a Christian veneer, but a critical retrieval of Christianity's core convictions and values in ways that are both critical of and yet constructively engaged with secular culture in serving the well-being of humanity."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Jens Zimmermann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198778783
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Re-envisioning Christian Humanism written by Jens Zimmermann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An edited volume aiming to recover a Christian humanist ethos. It provides a historical overview and individual examples of past Christian humanisms.

Author : Anthony Freeman
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1845407180
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God in Us written by Anthony Freeman and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God In Us is a radical representation of the Christian faith for the 21st century. Following the example of the Old Testament prophets and the first-century Christians it overturns received ideas about God. God is not an invisible person 'out there' somewhere, but lives in the human heart and mind as 'the sum of all our values and ideals' guiding and inspiring our lives. This new updated edition includes a foreword by Bishop John Shelby Spong and an afterword from the author.

Author : John P. Bequette
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004313532
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Medieval Christian Humanism written by John P. Bequette and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Medieval Christian Humanism explores Christian humanism in the writings of key medieval thinkers. It explores questions pertaining to human dignity, the human person’s place in the cosmos, and the educational ideals involved in shaping the human person.

Author : John P. Bequette
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761838524
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christian Humanism written by John P. Bequette and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2007 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Christian Humanism, John Bequette articulates the principles of the Christian humanist worldview and reflects upon contemporary culture in light of these principles. Writing from the perspective of the Catholic faith, Bequette focuses on the healing and restorative dimensions of Christianity in relation to academics; literature; economics; Christian-Jewish relations; gender issues; human life issues; and political life.