How does empire mould human subjectivity, for instance, and how does it affect the understanding of humans within the whole of creation? This title analyzes the global empire in its political and economic dimensions, in its symbolic constructions of power, and in its general assumptions often taken for granted.

Highlights a range of trans lived experience [transgendered and transsexual]. This book offers theological reflection on these experiences, creates challenging theology from this experiential base, and provides a resource for churches and theology students. It is suitable for courses on religion, gender and the body.

Offers an account of the inherently political nature of postmodernity and thoughts on what it means to live the Christian faith within that setting. This book focuses on contemporary postmodernism and its wide-ranging implications and develops a model of discipleship that informs a faith seeking understanding.

Seeks to reconcile Paul the thinker and Paul the man of action. This book provides information about research and writing on Paul, and shows how Paul's early life held important strands of thought which informed his later theology.

Shows that Christianity in Latin America cannot avoid taking into account and engaging with issues concerning sexuality and poverty when reflecting on the construction of Christian faith and identity.

An undergraduate textbook for use on modules introducing the New Testament. It argues that the New Testament reflects four streams of apostolic tradition, reflected in the 4 gospels. It includes bibliographies at the end of each section to guide the reader to the most relevant areas for further research in any given subject area.

Enlists some of the leading theologians to read and interpret Scripture for the twenty-first century, just as the church fathers, the Reformers, and other orthodox Christians did for their times and places. This title is of interest to professors and students in New Testament, the Epistles of Peter , and biblical interpretation courses.

Presents a cast of contributors debating the question of universalism. This book attempts to think through the re-hellenization of Christian faith. It focuses on the importance of Christian 'truth' and the tradition of how faith and reason are bound together in the universal claim of the Gospel.

Before his arrest by the Nazis in 1943, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was head of a seminary of the German Confessing Church. In The Cost of Discipleship , he focuses on the most treasured part of Christ's teaching, the Sermon on the Mount.

A reader designed to work on courses concerned with World Religions, Interfaith Dialogue and Interfaith Encounter.

Maps out a rural theology that addresses some of the concerns faced by Britain's rural population and those who minister to them. This book discusses some of the relevant issues from the point of view of Christian ethics.

Intends to ask how it can be possible to do theology in the face of atrocities such as the genocide in Rwanda. This book argues that the traditional ways of doing theology ('high theology') no longer work and that theology has to take place at the periphery rather than in the social, cultural and political centre.

Introduces readers to the work of the 17th century metaphysical poet and theologian Thomas Traherne. This book reevaluates his work, showing Traherne as a theologian whose main concern was to trace the dynamic between desire and satisfaction that he felt defined and structured the relationship between God and human beings.

Features contributors who have been asked to re-read the book that inspired them the most at the outset of their career, or earlier, and then describe what that book offers them, and how the book and the reader have changed - be it theologically, culturally, politically, personally or professionally - since that first inspiring read.

Islam is linked to the essential guidance of God to all humankind from the beginning of creation. In this title, this is traced through a series of steps such as a world-view, prophecy, revelation, history, belief, and practice. A guide to understanding Islam, it provides an understanding of Islam and the way that Muslims think and see the world.

Almost everyone is directly affected by questions involving sex and sexual ethics - yet few are aware of the background to views on topics such as sex before and after marriage, sex as procreation and fulfilment, homosexuality, sexual abuse, rape and contraception. This title brings the author's balanced understanding to the subject.

A study of the role of the church in cities where a substantial proportion of the world's population live. It shows that theology in an urban context has developed way beyond the inner-city nostaligia.

Arius is widely considered to be Rowan Williams' magnum opus . With a fresh conclusion, in which the author reflects on how his views have changed or remained the same, this book will be useful reading for students of doctrine and church history.