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Janet Soskice
In 1892, identical twins Agnes and Margaret Smith discovered what remains to this day among the earliest known copies of the Gospels. Soskice vividly recounts the story of two unlikely…
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In these 12 essays, leading scholars from around the world take a fresh look at the concept of creatio ex nihilo. The contributors provide a thorough historiography of the concept…
Tells a tale of nineteenth century exploration; how two Scottish sisters made one of the most important ancient manuscript finds of the age. This book traces the footsteps of the…
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Janet Soskice is one of the leading religious philosophers in the English-speaking world. This much- anticipated book deepens her path-breaking work on metaphor and religious language by arguing that we…
Christian theology has suffered in modern times by an inability to explain its traditional reliance on metaphor to an audience intellectually formed by empiricism. The author argues that what is…
I have little but praise for this study. The crisp insights of the conclusion are symptomatic of its lucidity and sophistication.‘ British Journal of Aesthetics
Fathers, sons, brothers, kings. Does the predominantly masculine symbolism of the Biblical writings exclude women or overlook the riches of their spiritual life? Janet Martin Soskice opens up the Bible’s…
An international journal of theology; a catholic journal in the widest sense: rooted in Roman Catholicism yet open to other Christian traditions and the worlds faiths. Promotes discussion in the…
Introduction / Janet Martin Soskice – I. Religion or religious tradition? Religion - a Western invention? / Gwen Griffith-Dickson – On Dominus Iesus : complementarity can be claimed / Paul…
Many assume that tumultuous debate in the last decades of the 20th century left women with a clear-cut choice - either faith or feminism. The essays in this collection suggest…
Concilium has long been a household-name for cutting-edge critical and constructive theological thinking. Past contributors include leading Catholic scholars such as Hans Kung, Gregory Baum and Edward Schillebeeckx, and the…
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How will study of theology and the religions in higher education be shaped in the coming century? This 2005 book offers different perspectives on the field from practitioners in a…
A collection of essays bringing a range of perspectives on the nature of moral reasoning in medical ethics. ‘Many of the essays will become compulsory reading both for moral philosophers…
Creatio ex nihilo - the principle that God created the world from nothing - is a foundational doctrine in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This edited collection explores how we might…
Before Theological Study will orient students to the aptitudes, knowledge, spirituality, imagination, and dispositions that are appropriate to thoughtful, engaged, and generous theological study. The book has the character of…
Muslim and Christian scholars examine scripture texts and theological reflections from both traditions, showing that the oneness of God is taken as axiomatic in both, and that affirming God’s unity…
