Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
About the Book Series
The Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies series brings high quality research monograph publishing back into focus for authors, international libraries, and student, academic and research readers. This open-ended monograph series presents cutting-edge research from both established and new authors in the field. With specialist focus yet clear contextual presentation of contemporary research, books in the series take research into important new directions and open the field to new critical debate within the discipline, in areas of related study, and in key areas for contemporary society.
Queer Soul and Queer Theology: Ethics and Redemption in Real Life
1st Edition
By Laurel C. Schneider, Thelathia Nikki Young
January 09, 2023
This book takes up the question of Christian queer theology and ethics through the contested lens of "redemption." Starting from the root infinitive "to deem," the authors argue that queer lives and struggles can illuminate and re-value the richness of embodied experience that is implied in ...
The Political Theology of Pope Francis: Understanding the Latin American Pope
1st Edition
By Ole Jakob Løland
December 30, 2022
This book explores the political dimension of Pope Francis’ theology from a variety of perspectives and makes a unique contribution to the ongoing historiography of his pontificate. It defines the concept of political theology when applied to Pope Francis’ discourse and reflects on the portrayal of...
Active Hermeneutics: Seeking Understanding in an Age of Objectivism
1st Edition
By Stanley E. Porter, Jason C. Robinson
August 01, 2022
Hermeneutics, as a discipline of the humanities, is often assumed to be in thrall to the same subjectivity of every interpretive method, in direct contrast to the objectivity prized by the natural sciences. This book argues that there is a false dichotomy here, and that ancient and modern ideas of ...
Proclaiming Holy Scriptures: A Study of Place and Ritual
1st Edition
By David H. Pereyra
August 01, 2022
This book provides a comprehensive study on the proclamation of Holy Scriptures as an enacted celebration, as well as its function as a performance within sacralized theatrical spaces. Scripture is integral to religious life within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and these traditions have ...
Multi-Religious Perspectives on a Global Ethic: In Search of a Common Morality
1st Edition
Edited
By Myriam Renaud, William Schweiker
May 30, 2022
Ratified by the Parliament of the World’s Religions in 1993 and expanded in 2018, "Towards a Global Ethic (An Initial Declaration)," or the Global Ethic, expresses the minimal set of principles shared by people—religious or not. Though it is a secular document, the Global Ethic emerged after months...
Sustainable Development Goals and the Catholic Church: Catholic Social Teaching and the UN’s Agenda 2030
1st Edition
Edited
By Katarzyna Cichos, Jarosław A. Sobkowiak, Ryszard F. Sadowski, Beata Zbarachewicz, Radosław Zenderowski, Stanisław Dziekoński
May 30, 2022
This book identifies both the consistencies and disparities between Catholic Social Teaching and the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With Pope Francis’ Laudato si’ encyclical, Catholicism seems to be engaging more than ever with environmental and developmental concerns. ...
The Use and Abuse of the Spirit in Pentecostalism: A South African Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Mookgo S. Kgatle, Allan H. Anderson
May 30, 2022
This book is a pneumatological reflection on the use and abuse of the Spirit in light of the abuse of religion within South African Pentecostalism. Both emerging and well-established scholars of South African Pentecostalism are brought together to reflect on pneumatology from various approaches, ...
Contextual Theology: Skills and Practices of Liberating Faith
1st Edition
Edited
By Sigurd Bergmann, Mika Vähäkangas
May 01, 2022
This book advances that history by exploring stories, images and discourses across a worldwide range of geographical, cultural and confessional contexts. Its twelve authors not only enrich our understanding of the significance of the contextual method, but also produce a new range of original ways ...
Catholic Social Teaching and Theologies of Peace in Northern Ireland: Cardinal Cahal Daly and the Pursuit of the Peaceable Kingdom
1st Edition
By Maria Power
April 29, 2022
This book investigates the response of the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland to the conflict in the region during the late Twentieth Century. It does so through the prism of the writings of Cardinal Cahal Daly (1917-2009), the only member of the hierarchy to serve as a bishop throughout the ...
Investigating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: A New Transdisciplinary Approach
1st Edition
By Andrew Loke
December 13, 2021
This book provides an original and comprehensive assessment of the hypotheses concerning the origin of resurrection Christology. It fills a gap in the literature by addressing these issues using a transdisciplinary approach involving historical-critical study of the New Testament, theology, ...
Schleiermacher’s Theology of Sin and Nature: Agency, Value, and Modern Theology
1st Edition
By Daniel J. Pedersen
December 13, 2021
Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) is often considered the Father of Modern Theology, known for his attempt to reconcile traditional Christian doctrines with philosophical criticisms and scientific discoveries. Despite the influence of his work on significant figures like Karl Barth, he has been ...
The Liquidation of the Church
1st Edition
By Kees de Groot
December 18, 2020
Is religion dying out in Western societies? Is personal spirituality taking its place? Both stories are inadequate. Institutional religion is not simply coming to an end in Western societies. Rather, its assets and properties are redistributed: large parts of the church have gone into liquidation. ...