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"Das Christentum ist seinem Selbstverständnis nach eine Liebesreligion, aber seine Geschichte
ist nicht zuletzt auch eine Geschichte der Gewalt. Der Text versucht diesen Widerspruch zu erklären. Er untersucht mit den Mitteln der Analytischen Sozialpsychologie, ausgehend vom Text der Bibel, was in dieser Religion der Ausübung von Gewalt
entgegenkommen kann." (Autorenreferat)

"This book is written for a generation curious about religion, largely ignorant of what it actually is and confused by signals about it in the modern world. The argument is, therefore, self-explanatory throughout. The first half explains the historic and worldwide phenomenon of religion in its major manifestations. It also discusses problems with religion. The second part focusses on Christianity, showing how it can be professed with intellectual integrity and to personal and social benefit. Whilst the author is critical of some forms of contemporary Christianity, he draws throughout on the Bible and Christian tradition in its reconstruction. Care is given in defining modernity and explaining how Christianity engages with some of life's central concerns and resposibilities. In this the book shows how the Christian understanding of how to live responsibly and to the full remains as vibrant and relevant as it has ever been"--

In all Igbo society, there are no atheists. This is because religion in the indigenous Igbo culture was not an independent institution. It is an integral and inseparable part of the society. Every Igbo man has the idea of the existence of the Supreme Being and worships him with every reverence. There was peace and tranquility among the people. The people had fear and respect for sacred objects. Morality, respect for elders and the fear for the gods were highly regarded. Since the arrival of Christianity and Islam in the Igbo society, the peace and stability in the Igbo society has been threatened. Christians and Muslims have resorted to unhealthy competition for religious and political power in order to assert their rights and supremacy which has resulted to violent encounter and consequently created a pluralized religious environment in the traditional Igbo society. Yet those who converted to Islamic and Christian religions still resort to the tradition religion in the face of serious challenges. This work among other things adopts a functionalist theory to arrive at its findings. And the methodologies such as sociological, phenomenological, anthropological and historical were utilized to harmonize on the issue of Islamization and Christian inversion of the traditional Igbo society. This work recommends that a proper enculturation theology be applied as a solution on the ongoing dialogue between faith and culture. It observed that the Igbo man is highly religious and have had much religious experience before the advent of Christianity and Islam. This work therefore concludes that all the element of foreign culture should be contextualized and adapted into the Igbo tradition.

Buddhism and Confucianism: Accommodation and Conflict -- Confucianism and Catholicism: Conflict and Assimilation -- Protestantism and Korean Religions: Exclusion and Assimilation -- Confucianism, Christianity, and the Challenges of the Modern World

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Finding Meaning in Business -- 2. The Genealogy of Corporate Spirituality -- 3. The Making of a "Christian Company" -- 4. Jesus as a Management Guru -- 5. The Spiritual Education of a Manager -- 6. Team Chaplains, Life Coaches, and Whistling Referees -- 7. The Future of Workplace Spirituality -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

A great deal of attention has been given over the past several years to the question: What is secularism? In On Diaspora, Daniel Barber provides an intervention into this debate by arguing that a theory of secularism cannot be divorced from theories of religion, Christianity, and even being. Accordingly, Barber's argument ranges across matters proper to philosophy, religious studies, cultural studies, theology, and anthropology. It is able to do so in a coherent manner as a result of its overarching concern with the concept of diaspora. It is the concept of diaspora, Barber argues, that allows us to think in genuinely novel ways about the relationship between particularity and universality, and as a consequence about Christianity, religion, and secularism

Edited by two prominent names in interfaith dialogue, this is a stimulating introduction to the complex relationships between Christianity and other faiths. Featuring eleven essays from some of the key thinkers in the Christian tradition, /Christianity and Other Religions/ is an engaged and challenging examination of the past, present, and future of Christianity in a multi-faith world. It covers both Catholic and Protestant approaches, and features a wide spectrum of views, including the uncompromising absolutism of Karl Barth and Pope John Paul II, the more ecumenical approaches of Karl R

This article traces the influence of traditional Roman religion on Christianity. The establishment of the most important dogmas and the formation of the church hierarchy are analyzed. The classical era is the Christian period of history that initiated the most important dogmas and formed the church hierarchy. The practice of Ecumenical Councils, which became the main governing bodies of the church, was introduced. The first Ecumenical Council was held in Nicaea. It approved the Creed, which was an exposition of the main dogmas that were obligatory for Christians. The Council of Nicaea was held for two months from June 19, 325. Taking into account historical sources, about three hundred and fifty bishops participated in it. It featured a speech by Emperor Constantine, in which he emphasized the importance of unity and harmony. The emperor needed a single and strong religion that would strengthen his rule.

Introduction :Migration and public discourse in world Christianity /Afe Adogame,Raimundo Barreto,Wanderley P. da Rosa --Religious identities and transnational religious practices of second-generation Ghanaian migrants in Amsterdam /Edmond Akwasi Agyeman,Justice Richard Kwabena Owusu Kyei --Migrations and religious configuration among "Evangelicals" in Latin America's northern triangle in the first decade of the twenty-first century /Eduardo Albuquerque --Transnationalism, religious participation, and civic responsibility among African immigrants in North America /Moses Biney --Migrating theopolitics : the effect of undocumented parishioners on the pastoral theology of Latin American Evangelicals in the United States /Joāo Chaves --Displaced continuity : Juche, Christianity, and subjectivity of North Korean migrants /Shalon Park --Identity, religion, and resistance of Russian people in Brazil /Sonia Maria de Freitas --When women leave : examining the intersection of family, faith and personal development in the lives of Afro-Caribbean women in New York city /Janice A. McLean-Farrell --Storied people : the intergenerational power of story in the lives of immigrants /Christine J. Hong --"Speak to me, Lord" : seeking God's intervention in times of duress among Cameroonian migrants in Cape Town /Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh --From "neighbourhood" to "proximity" : an opportunity for human fulfilment /Fabio Baggio --Xenophilia or xenophobia : toward a theology of migration /Luis N. Rivera-Pagán --A people of God who remembers : theological reflections on a "refugee crisis" /Gioacchino Campese --Central American migration as the way of the cross : Ignacio Ellacuría's notion of the "crucified peoples" for theological reframing of the migrant experience /Francisco Pelaez-Diaz --Zumbi of the Pentecostals : migrations and Pentecostal modulations observed at the Zumbi dos Palmares settlement in Campos dos Goytacazes /Fabio Py --The diaspora of Brazilian Pentecostalism /David Mesquiati de Oliveira.

This revised edition now presents five models for understanding the relationship between psychology and Christianity. All the essays and responses have been reworked and updated with some new contributors including the addition of a new perspective, the transformative view from John Coe and Todd Hall. Also found here is David Powlison who offers the biblical counseling model. The levels-of-explanation model is advanced by David G. Myers, while Stanton L. Jones offers an entirely new chapter presenting the integration model. The Christian psychology model is put forth by Robert C. Roberts now joined by Paul J. Watson. Each of the contributors responds to the other essayists, noting points of agreement as well as problems they see.--From publisher description