An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious StudiesOrlando O. Espín, James B. Nickoloff Liturgical Press, 2007 - 1521 páginas Students enrolled in undergraduate theology and religious studies courses are frequently confronted with the daunting task of mastering new and unfamiliar terminology. While some textbooks include glossaries to aid the introductory student, many educators assign classroom texts that assume students' prior knowledge of key terms. Having ready access to a wide variety of definitions in a single, compact volume is especially important in our multicultural and religiously plural world. Spanning the gamut from "Aaron" to "Zwingli," this dictionary includes nearly 3,000 entries written by about sixty authors, all of whom are specialists in their various theological and religious disciplines. The editors have designed the dictionary especially to aid the introductory-level student with instant access to definitions of terms likely to be encountered in--but not to substitute for--classroom presentations or reading assignments. Designed as a supplement for student coursework, An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studiesis also a useful resource for catechesis or religious education, for those pursuing interfaith or interreligious dialogue, and for those whose duties require communication with persons from diverse religious traditions. 2008 Catholic Press Association Award Winner! |
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... nature , does not undergo change of any sort , would not possess any acciden- tal features . Insofar as God's nature is held to be maximally perfect , God is im- mutable or changeless , since an essen- tially maximally perfect ...
... nature of adultery is a consistent teaching throughout Christian tradition . Todd A. Salzman See also DECALOGUE ; DIVORCE ( IN CHRISTIANITY ) ; ETHICS , SEXUAL ; FAM- ILY ; GERUSHIN . ADVAITA An important term in Hindu and Buddhist ...
... nature , and human life . In Western thought , the inter- pretation of art and beauty as a way of apprehending reality has its roots in the thought of Plato ( ca. 429-347 B.C.E. ) and Aristotle ( 384-322 B.C.E. ) . Aesthetics did not ...
... nature the Word assumed in the Incarnation . Some propo- nents of the Alexandrian theology carried its theological concerns to extremes . Apol- linaris ( d . ca. 390 ) , bishop of Laodicea in Syria , a friend and supporter of Athana ...
... nature of reality ) and epistemol- ogy ( theory of knowledge ) to a system- atic Christian philosophy and theology . He followed Aristotle in rejecting Plato's doctrine of innate knowledge and in holding that knowledge in human beings ...