Jung on Synchronicity and Yijing
Jung’s archetypal theory illuminates the Yijing, defining the experience of the divine as an unconscious process. Yet this Western view, rooted in Plato and Kant, clashes with Yijing cosmology, creating a tension between timeless archetypes and subjective experience.
Confronted by 21st-century challenges, the church must re-examine its mission. This book explores Karl Barth’s ecclesiology, considering the church’s relationships with God, other religions, and the State to remind it of its missionary function in the world.
Keyboard Warriors
Geddes explores the kind of Islamophobic identity that is produced by supporters of the far-right English Defence League within networking sites, and discusses on how this identity is constructed around insecurities that are central to the lives of this population.
Not So Strange Bedfellows
This volume challenges the dominant orthodoxy of secularity. Its contributors demonstrate that ‘secular’ democracy is not separate from religion, exploring how nation-states infuse politics with religiosity and proving the two remain deeply connected.
This publication discusses the main dynamics of political and social change in Muslim societies using specific examples from each country, offering the reader a practical understanding of the historical turning points in the Muslim world in recent years.
This title addresses the challenges that arise at the interface of science and religion in the 21st century. Drawing from many disciplines, including psychology and history, it considers the crucial questions of how science and religion can help shape our worldviews today.
On the Apocalyptic and Human Agency
Scholars explore the fundamental importance of Augustine and Luther for questions of human identity and destiny. This volume examines Luther’s apocalyptic worldview and how he adapted Augustine’s understanding of the self for a new era.
From Antiquity to the Postmodern World
This volume brings together histories and literatures of the Jewish people. The articles investigate Jewish life and thought, from ancient sources and mysticism to contemporary themes, offering vibrant responses to the key questions: “Who is a Jew?” and “What is Judaism?”
A Science-Theology Rapprochement
Beyond the “warfare” of science and theology. This book confronts the New Atheist challenge, using the insights of Peirce, Lonergan, and Pannenberg to turn conflict into collaboration and show how Christian creation embraces an evolutionary universe.
This text offers valuable insights into the issue of minorities in various geographical and political settings, from the Uyghurs of China and the modern Christian movements of India to the Romas and Dervishes of early 20th century Iran and the Muslims of Western Europe.
Secularisation
This collection of case studies questions the paradigm of secularisation. With meticulous research, an international outlook, and a rare focus on the Southern Hemisphere, it explores the divide between religious life and the secular world.
Montaigne’s Essays
Montaigne’s essays probe the intimate feelings, anxieties, and hopes of daily life. This blend of his observations with the author’s offers a mirror to your own experiences, and the solace of knowing that his wisdom applies precisely to your world.
Looking for the Ancient Greeks
A response to Antonio Damasio’s work on the feeling brain, this book offers new perspectives on life’s biggest questions. It shows how Ancient Greek culture developed a system to create the integrated psyche that modern neuroscience claims is so vital for us today.
Christianity and Culture Collision
This book prompts new understandings of inculturation, universality, and world Christianity. As world Christianity is central to how the gospel is good news today, it is essential for readers concerned with new evangelization, African history, and inter-cultural dialogue.
The Concept of the Soul
The idea of the soul will not go away, despite criticism of traditional dualism. This book explores the concept from theological, scientific, and philosophical perspectives, presenting diverse approaches and conclusions from leading scholars.
This compilation is the result of the 2016 conference of the UK’s Science and Religion Forum which brings together leading scientific and theological thinkers to reflect together on key issues in these two fields.
Gendering Christian Ethics presents ethical reflections by a new generation of researchers. Versed in feminist theory and building on foundations laid by pioneers, contributors address the inner dynamics of the church and Christian engagement with the wider world.
Virtual Theology, Faith and Adult Education
Online theological education challenges established academic practices. Does it disrupt tradition or sustain it? This book examines the opportunities and risks, presenting an ‘interruptive pedagogy’ as a model to appraise the quality of ‘doing theology’ online.
Christian Humanism and Moral Formation in “A World Come of Age”
Does Christian humanism matter in our secular age? This book brings theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and writer Marilynne Robinson into conversation with current ethical issues, demonstrating the profound affirmation of human dignity that defines their work.
The Future of Post-Human Culinary Art
Is cooking an exact art or just a means to a meal? This book challenges such opposing views, offering a new theory to understand the future of culinary art and fundamentally change how we think about it in relation to the mind, nature, society, and culture.