Of God and man [[electronic resource] ] : theology as anthropology from Irenaeus to Athanasius / / M.C. Steenberg

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785364603321
• Autore: Steenberg M. C (Matthew Craig), <1978->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : T & T Clark, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-86871-3; 9786612868719; 0-567-60047-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 p.)
• Disciplina: 230
• Soggetti: Theology, Doctrinal; Anthropology; Fathers of the church
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical referencesn and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction to an anthropological theology -- Linking beginnings and ends: Irenaeus of Lyons -- Impatient humanity: Tertullian of Carthage -- A changing picture of Nicaea -- Baptized into human reality: Cyril of Jerusalem -- Moving into being: Athanasius of Alexandria.
• Sommario/riassunto: Scholarship in early Christianity has long focused on themes of theological doctrine on the one hand, and anthropology on the other. Doctrinal study has generally concentrated on the rise of Trinitarian language and Christological questions, while anthropological studies explore early perceptions of human nature, sin and redemption. This has produced standard chronologies of doctrine, dividing early Christian history into distinct, if interrelated periods of history in the development of these views. Building on current scholarship, this volume re-assesses such an approach to early patristic s

The heirs of the prophet : charisma and religious authority in Shi'ite Islam / / Liyakat N. Takim

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969262503321
• Autore: Takim Liyakatali <1957->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2006
• ISBN: 9780791481912; 0791481913; 9781429405126; 1429405120
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.6
• Soggetti: Shiah - Government; Charisma (Personality trait) - Religious aspects - Islam; Authority - Religious aspects - Islam; Temporal power of religious rulers
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-228) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The scholars are heirs of the prophets -- The holy man in Islam -- Routinization of charismatic authority : the Shi'i case -- The office of charismatic authority: the functions of the rijal -- Textual authority and the struggle for legitimacy in biographical texts -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: 2007 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleAfter the death of the Prophet Muhammad, different religious factions within the Muslim community laid claim to the Prophet's legacy. Drawing on research from Sunni and Shi›ite literature, Liyakat N. Takim explores how these various groups, including the caliphs, scholars, Sufi holy men, and the Shi›ite imams and their disciples, competed to be the Prophetic heirs. The book also illustrates how the tradition of the "heirs of the Prophet" was often a polemical tool used by its bearers to demand obedience and loyalty from the Muslim community by imposing an authoritative rendition of texts, beliefs, and religious practices. Those who did not obey were marginalized and demonized. While examining the competition for Muhammad's charismatic authority, Takim investigates the Shi›ite self-understanding of authority and argues that this was an important factor ; in the formation of a distinct Shi›ite leadership. The Heirs of the Prophet also provides a new understanding of textual authority in Islam by examining authority construction and the struggle for legitimacy evidenced in Islamic biographical dictionaries.