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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829934403321

Autore

Schweiker William

Titolo

Dust that breathes : Christian faith and the new humanisms / / William Schweiker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Massachusetts : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

1-282-78374-2

9786612783746

1-4443-9281-6

1-4443-9279-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Challenges in Contemporary Theology

Disciplina

261.2

Soggetti

Christianity and religious humanism

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 references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dust that Breathes: Christian Faith and the New Humanisms; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Topics; Chapter 1: The Specter of Religious Identity; Chapter 2: Humanizing Religion; Chapter 3: Conscience and Spiritual Conviction; Chapter 4: Metaphors of the Soul; Chapter 5: Voices of Neohumanism; Chapter 6: The Christ of Christian Humanism; Part II: Thinkers; Chapter 7: Human Only Human?; Chapter 8: Goodness and Fictive Persons; Chapter 9: Reverence for Life - The Spirit of Life; Chapter 10: Sovereign Expressions of Life; Chapter 11: Ecstatic Humanism

Chapter 12: On Christian and Theological HumanismIndex

Sommario/riassunto

In this insightful and look at the practical challenges and possibilities for Christian life in the global age, Schweiker investigates Christianity's current relevance and discusses how the life of faith can be oriented.  Explores the big religious themes of modern life, including religious identity in global times, the role of conscience, integrity, and versions of religious humanismWritten by an author who is internationally recognized as one of the world's leading theologiansDraws on the work of some prominent contemporary philosophers and theologians to clarify the natu