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"Queer Theologies: The Basics is a concise and illuminating introduction to the study of this controversial and discursive subject area. This book provides an accessible exploration into the major themes within queer studies, queer theologies, and themes of gender and sexuality in Christianity. Topics covered include: The development of queer theologies Queering 'traditional' theology Queer theologies in global contexts Queer Bible Queer theologies from queer lives With a glossary of key terms and suggestions for further reading throughout, this book is an ideal starting point for anyone seeking a full introduction to Christian queer theologies as well as broader themes in theology, gender, and sexuality"--

Are all revolutions betrayed? -- Truth in politics -- Progress, regress and human rights -- Cosmopolitanism as philosophy, refuge, and destiny -- Are there obligations without rights? -- On the concept of 'care' -- In praise of imperfection -- Is representation of the Holocaust possible? -- Past, present and future of universities -- Is the language of philosophy in a state of crisis? -- Reflections on the dynamics of personal identity in modernity -- The 'end of philosophy' (four times) or Karl Marx as a German philosopher -- Nietzsche on dreams -- What went wrong with the religion of reason? -- De libero arbitrio (On free choice of the will) -- Fathers and sons in the Bible -- Infinity as concept and as imagination.

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- The Impact of the Reformation on Early Modern German Jewry -- Edom versus Edom -- Eschatology and Conversion in the Sperling Letters -- The Legacy of Anti-Judaism in Bach's Sacred Cantatas -- A New Model of Christian Interaction with the Jews -- The Vernacular Bible between Jews and Protestants -- Christian Images of the Jewish State -- Standard-bearers of Hussitism or Agents of Germanization? -- Luther's Shadow -- Exclusive Space as a Criterion for Salvation in German Protestantism during the Third Reich -- Nazi Racism, American Anti-Semitism, and Christian Duty -- Lutheran Churches and Luther's Anti-Semitism -- German Guilt and Hebrew Redemption -- List of Contributors -- Index

The discipline of the eyes: reflections on visual culture, ancient and modern -- Interface is reality -- Cyber-genesis of the digital self -- The Bible is not a database -- See me, hear me, praise me: an Internet for more than vainglory -- A theology of work for a virtual age -- Mark's Jesus and the Internet: technology and theology -- The Internet gaze -- Virtual counterfeit of the infinite: Emmanuel Levinas and the temptation of temptation -- The church and electronic media-foundational issues: our addiction to efficiency and the myth of neutrality -- Crafting or bearing the present: reflections on the character of Christian community.

Coming out -- Quest for spirituality -- The French exchange -- Boyfriends and psychics -- The gay world -- University and the love triangle -- Christmas conflicts -- Experiencing the love of God -- The film festival -- Providence and prophecies -- The unrelenting presence of Jesus -- The root of bitterness -- The gospel of grace -- Living under God's word -- Marriage and the church -- Facing facts in France -- God's greater romance -- Romance in France -- Understanding love and celibacy -- Bible college and moving to Oxford -- Drawing the line: acceptance versus affirmation -- Beloved friendship -- Living out now -- Celibate, gay, Christian: a third way -- Speaking truth in love -- Sacrifice regained: salvation and holiness.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. Happiness in the Bible -- II. The Role of Happiness in Plato and Aristotle -- III. Epicurus -- IV. Bentham's Theory of Utility -- V. Mill's Theory of Utility -- VI. John Rawls' Non-Utilitarian Theory -- VII. A New Theory of Utility -- Appendices: -- A. Utility and Justice -- B. Henry Sidgwick's Utilitarian Contributions -- C. Comments on Various Utilitarian Writers -- D. Glimpses of a Utilitarian Future -- E. Free Will and Determinism -- F. Teleologism-Deontologism, Consequentialism-Non-Consequentialism -- G. Why Happiness -- Bibliography -- Supplementary Materials: -- Mill's Theory of Utility -- Mill's "Quality -- Sidgwick's Ethics

Thinking about ethics -- Philosophical ethics -- Why not do wrong? -- Is the ethical a human construct or a factual realm? -- Do you just do what is right or do you try to predict the outcomes? -- Natural law and virtue ethics -- Ethics and the bible -- Learning from the wisdom of the world -- Humanism : do we need god to realize that people just matter? -- Ethical dilemmas -- Dilemmas in bed -- Dilemmas in business -- Dilemmas in medicine -- Dilemmas involving violence and power -- Dilemmas in government and leadership -- Dilemmas and the future : the environment, animals, and plants -- Dilemmas in the cyber world -- Making a decision -- Becoming a morally serious person -- Taking an ethical position

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Old Testament and the Jews -- 1. The Torah -- 2. The Rise and Fall of the Hebrew Republic and Monarchy -- 3. Israel Returns -- 4. Psalms, Prophets, and the Problem of Violence in the Hebrew Bible -- 5. Diaspora to Holocaust to Israel -- Part 2: The New Testament to the Present -- 6. The New Testament -- 7. From the Early Apostles to the Fall of Rome -- 8. The Middle Ages -- 9. Reformation -- 10. Revolutions -- 11. The American Revolution -- 12. Modern Christianity -- 13. Quakers: Respect for Conscience -- 14. Modern Pacifism -- Conclusion: Defending Creation -- Index -- About the Author.

Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- The Scholarship of Dennis E. Smith -- Embodied Inequalities -- Food Crises in Corinth? -- Don't Take It Lying Down -- Eating Words in the New Testament -- Ancient Drinking in Modern Bible Translation -- Making Men in Rev 2-3 -- At the Origins of Christian Apologetic Literature -- One Grave, Two Women, One Man -- The Corinthian καιναὶ κτίσεις? -- Women as Leaders in the Gatherings of Early Christian Communities -- The Political Charges against Paul and Silas in Acts 17:6 - 7 -- Paul's Walk to Assos -- The Baptists of Corinth -- A Response -- Contributors -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Place Names -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects

11. Book Review of Pope Francis's Open Mind, Faithful Heart12. Lot's Wife: Vain? Materialistic? Or Just Human?; Part Five: Sexual Abuse; 13. Testimony of Sarah: Genesis 20:1-18; 21:1-7; 14. Testimony of Dinah: Genesis 33:18 -- 34:31; 15. Medieval Witches; Part Six: CONFRONTING SEXISM; 16. Beyond Machismo: A Cuban Case Study; 17. Testimony of Rebekah: Genesis 24:1-67; 18. Testimony of Tamar: Genesis 38:1-30; Part Seven: CONFRONTING HETROSEXISM; 19. When the Bible Is Used for Hate; 20. Confessions of a Latino Macho: From Gay Basher to 146 Gay Ally.

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Mnemonic Practices and the Products of Historical Trauma -- 1 Ideologies, Textualization, and Consumption of Chinese Red Guard Memoirs -- 2 Alternative Remembrances of the Cultural Revolution in Spider Eaters and Six Chapters of Life at a Cadre School -- 3 The Politics and Pleasures of Visualizing the Sent-down Youth in the Global Film Market -- 4 "Mirrors without Memories": History, Remembering, and Documentary Truth -- 5 In Search of Subjectivity: Memory and Inner Narrative in Gao Xingjian's One Man's Bible -- 6 Sex, Murder, and Bodily Transgression: The Cultural Revolution in Translational Mass Literature -- Coda: The Future of Remembering the Past -- Bibliography -- Index.

Copyright -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Editorial -- 1. The Biblical in the Encyclical Bible Interpretations and Laudato Si' -- 2. Pope Francis' Use of Scripture in Laudato Si' -- 3. The Call of Laudato Si' for Christian Witness to the Gospel: Expanding our Eschatological Mission to Sustainable Living with Earth -- 4. Anticipating the Renewal of Earth: Theology and Science in Laudato Si' -- 5. Reflections on Laudato Si' -- 6. The Economic Credibility of Pope Francis: The Australian newspaper and Laudato Si' -- 7. Is Pope Francis Pro-life? Overcoming the Silence of Laudato Si' on Human Overpopulation -- 8. Integral Ecology, Sister Death and Laudato Si' -- Contributors.

Editorial / John Capper -- The biblical in the encyclical bible interpretations and Laudato si' / Norman Habel -- Pope Francis' use of scripture in Laudato si' / Marie Turner -- The call of Laudato si' for Christian witness to the gospel : expanding our eschatological mission to sustainable living with earth / Abigail Lofte -- Anticipating the renewal of earth : theology and science in Laudato si' / Ted Peters -- Reflections on Laudato si' / Frank Brenna -- The economic credibility of Pope Francis : The Australian newspaper and Laudato si' / Bruce Duncan -- Is Pope Francis pro-life? : overcoming the silence of Laudato si' on human overpopulation / Peter MJ Hess -- Integral ecology, Sister death and Laudato si' / Anthony Kelly.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- I Setting the Scene -- 1 The Problem of "Natural" Disasters -- 2 This Fertile World -- 3 Global Population Increase -- II Natural Disasters -- 4 Earthquakes -- 5 Volcanic Eruptions -- 6 Floods -- 7 Famines -- 8 Other Disasters -- 9 Disasters Recorded in the Bible -- III Biblical Reflections on Disasters -- 10 Paradise Lost: What Went Wrong? -- 11 Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? -- 12 Joseph, Famine, and Family Reunion -- 13 Job, Family Disaster, and Wisdom from the Whirlwind -- 14 Jesus, a Collapsed Tower, and the Kingdom of God -- Practical Resources -- Further Reading -- Notes -- Photographic Inserts

"From David Livingstone to Charles de Foucauld, from Pierre Savorgan de Brazza to General Gordon, from the 'Sirdar' Kitchener to Jean-Baptiste Marchand, these standard-bearers of the 'civilising mission', armed with Bible or rifle, often both, became widely celebrated in their metropoles, with their exploits splashed across the front pages of the penny press, inspiring generations of biographers, painters and, later, film-makers. ... Berny Sèbe explores in comparative perspective the ways in which heroes of the British and French empires in Africa were selected, manufactured and packaged from the height of 'New Imperialism' until the Second World War."--Page 4 of cover