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THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 40 STORY, SYMBOL, PRAXIS: ELEMENTS OF ISRAEL’S WORLDVIEW
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 40 STORY, SYMBOL, PRAXIS: ELEMENTS OF ISRAEL’S WORLDVIEW
by SPCK - N T Wright
STORY, SYMBOL, PRAXIS: ELEMENTS OF ISRAEL’S WORLDVIEW Within the turbulent history described in chapter 6, and amidst the pressure of parties described in chapter 7, there lived the ordinary Jews of the first century. It is difficult to tell what books, if any, such people read (
Meeting God in Paul - 3c Living in the new creation
Meeting God in Paul - 3c Living in the new creation
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
Living in the new creation In 2 Corinthians 5.17, Paul says that to be baptized in commitment to Jesus is to become or to be involved in a ‘new creation’. Everything is beginning again because the real universe (as distinct from the fantasy world of our fear, selfishness, greed,
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 4c Climate sceptics in religion and media
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 4c Climate sceptics in religion and media
by SPCK - Sebastian C.H. Kim and Jonathan Draper
Climate sceptics in religion and media It is all very reminiscent of another battleground into which, given that these lectures are supposed to be about theology and public life, I will digress for a moment: evolution and creation. I find it incredible that, in this supposedly sc
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 6 The concealments of carbon markets and the publicity of love in a time of climate change
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 6 The concealments of carbon markets and the publicity of love in a time of climate change
by SPCK - Sebastian C.H. Kim and Jonathan Draper
The concealments of carbon markets and the publicity of love in a time of climate change It was first proposed by John Tyndall in 1859 that greenhouse gases – and especially carbon dioxide – play a role in regulating the diurnal temperature of the earth. In 1938 G. S. Callendar a
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 6b Recovering moral agency in a global neighbourhood
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 6b Recovering moral agency in a global neighbourhood
by SPCK - Sebastian C.H. Kim and Jonathan Draper
Recovering moral agency in a global neighbourhood Contemporary globalization links people and places thousands of miles apart in a myriad daily exchanges of goods, including food, drink, clothing and energy resources. The governance of these spatially distant exchange relationshi
Mere Apologetics - 6 Pointers to Faith
Mere Apologetics - 6 Pointers to Faith
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Pointers to Faith American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950) spoke of “a meteoric shower of facts” raining from the sky. These facts are like threads that need to be woven into a tapestry, clues that need to be assembled to disclose the big picture. As Millay pointed out,
Mere Apologetics - 7b Opening the Door to Faith
Mere Apologetics - 7b Opening the Door to Faith
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Opening the Door to Faith First, this approach is not well-grounded in the Bible. Truth, especially for the Old Testament, primarily designates reliability and trustworthiness. The apologetic issue is that God is a secure base, a place of safety on which to build the life of fait
The Women's Bible Commentary - On Government and Power