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An accessible and topical commentary on the first book of the Bible with a new approach looking at Genesis as a story. The author draws on her experience in the Middle East as background for a new reading of an ancient text. It is Suitable for students and teachers of the Old Testament, preachers and all interested in the Old Testament.
An invitation to listen in on, and perhaps join in, the voyage of mutual discovery between God and humanity which is the central thread of the book of Genesis.
"Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem!" -- The symbolic axis of the world, the birthplace of great religious traditions, the ancient site, and the contemporary center of mighty contention - the city of Jerusalem evokes fascination, devotion, and deep pain. In this book, author Clare Amos shares her lifelong engagement with the city, its people, and its history, yielding a loving yet insightful view of the city's dynamic identity. Its biblical and historical roots; its complex symbolic and literary meaning for Jews, Christians, and Muslims; and its present-day tensions are composed by Amos into a complex mosaic that may yet, in some lights, yield a vision of the heavenly city. (Series: Visions & Voices)
Bridging the gap between biblical studies and systematic theology, this book includes an exegetical commentary based on the Hebrew text and reflections on the theology of Genesis and its contribution to theology today.
This book presents the proceedings of the twelfth Building Bridges Seminar in Doha, Qatar in 2013, an annual gathering of Christian and Muslim scholars founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This volume is organized according to three major sub-themes: The Nature and Purpose of the Community, featuring essays by Gavin D'Costa on the Church and Abdullah Saeed on the Umma (nation or community); Unity and Disunity in the Life of the Community, featuring essays by Lucy Gardner and Feras Hamza; and Continuity and Change in the Life of the Community, featuring essays by Ahmet Alibasic and Brandon Gallaher. The final part of the book is a reflection by Lucinda Mosher on the spirit and tone of the exchanges between Christians and Muslims in Doha.
The Bible in the Life of the Church project was commissioned by the Anglican Consultative Council at its meeting in Jamaica in May 2009. Its aim is to explore how Anglicans use the Bible and to distil from and develop these explorations the principles of Anglican hermeneutics.
Vols. 1-26 include a supplement: The University pulpit, vols. [1]-26, no. 1-661, which has separate pagination but is indexed in the main vol.
Monthly current affairs magazine from a Christian perspective with a focus on politics, society, economics and culture.
A collection of prayers from around the worldwide Anglican Communion that makes connections between women's personal lives and global concerns of women around the globe. It shows the connection, for example, between a woman's prayers for her child in the West and the plight of child labour in the third world.