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The Rebirth of Orthodoxy: Signs of New Life in Christianity 11 reviews
Thomas C. Oden
HarperOne, 2003
A MUST READ!!
+ Reexamining our worldview through the lens of Orthodoxy
+ A Birdseye View of the Landscape
+ Uncovering the Theological Roots
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The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is 39 reviews
N. T. Wright
InterVarsity Press, 1999
greatest book on jesus i've ever read
+ A Good Survey from a Leading Figure in Jesus Scholarship
+ So Necessary
+ The Faith and History of Jesus Presented to Us as a Challenge
+ Jesus of Faith and History
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The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth3 reviews
David Bentley Hart
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003
Christian aesthetics vs. postmodern
+ dense and complex
+ Pregnant with erudition and spiritual depth....
This book takes on and even takes in to a great extent the work of Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze and many others in the postmodern lineage and compares them to the likes of Gregory of Nyssa and St. Augustine. In doing so, Hart shows what duffers our "postmoderns" are. Revealing a truly gigantic ...
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The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God 28 reviews
Robert Louis Wilken
Yale University Press, 2003
a feast of the church fathers
+ Aroma of Early Christianty
+ "A Tale of Two Books, part 2", or "The Spirit shines through the Fathers"
+ Excellent Book
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Christology from Within: Spirituality and the Incarnation in Hans Urs Von Balthasar (Studies in Spirituality ...2 reviews
Mark A. McIntosh
University of Notre Dame Press, 2000
STILL THE FINEST INTRODUCTION TO VON B.
+ Best Intro to von Balthasar
Some books are good for the right moment, then over time lose their usefulness or just seem less profound. Two years ago I wrote a short glowing review of Christology from Within. Since then I've read another couple dozen or so secondary volumes (Mongrain, Steck, Dickens, Scola, Oakes, etc.) and, ...
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The Inner Kingdom: Volume 1 of the Collected Works7 reviews
Kallistos Ware
St Vladimirs Seminary Press, 2000
At the feet of a Bishop
+ Great Insight From A Great Theologian.
+ Wise, warm: wonderful
+ A wonderful collection
+ The Inner Kingdom of an exploratory Orthodox Bishop
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Credo: Historical and Theological Guide to Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition5 reviews
Jaroslav Pelikan
Yale University Press, 2003
"I believe in One God..."
+ Impeccable Scholarsip and Eminently Readable
+ Highly Recommended
+ You don't have to be a scholar to appreciate this book
+ Seeing is believing...
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I See Satan Fall Like Lightning4 reviews
Rene Girard
Orbis Books, 2001
Girard at his most brilliant
+ French Egghead Knows His Stuff
Over the course of his long career, Girard has moved from literary criticism to anthropology to Biblical exegesis. This work of comparative religion sees him at his clearest and most brilliant as he compares the Gospel readings of violence to mythological interpretations that conceal the role ...
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Scripture in Tradition: The Bible and Its Interpretation in the Orthodox Church
John Breck
St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2001
The Eastern Church Fathers stressed that the Bible is not sui generis but was born and shaped in a community of faith. They understood Scripture to be an essential element of Holy Tradition: the apostolic witness passed down and developed into the fundamental teachings of Orthodox Christianity. This book offers a fresh look at the way Eastern patristic writers used Scripture in elaborating ...
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The Kingdom and the Power: Rediscovering the Centrality of the Church3 reviews
Peter J. Leithart
P & R Publishing, 1993
The Kingdom and the Liturgical/Sacramental model
+ An accurate assessment of ecclesiology
+ The Power and the Glory
In modern times, the Church emulates the world. Saints of all denominations dress, talk, and pray like the world-especially in the house of the Lord. Today's worship is just another production in which we can feel good about ourselves so we can go home and finish making Sunday dinner. Personal ...
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Christendom Awake: On Re-Energizing the Church in Culture
Aidan Nichols
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999
A dazzling intellectual treatise that challenges the church to take a leading role in contemporary cultural life. Why has the Christian church become so inconsequential today? What must happen for it to reclaim the influence it once had? In CHRISTENDOM, AWAKE a renowned Catholic theologian argues that if the church is to again become a vital social force, it must regain confidence in its ...
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Models of Revelation3 reviews
Avery Dulles
Orbis Books, 1992
A Master Teacher!
+ Yeah, the thrust is Catholic, but...
Avery Dulles takes the untrained reader on a journey through the complex thought processes of a religious scholar, in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step manner. He sets up criteria and begins building five philosophies or models of revelation theology that are most commonly embraced by Christians ...
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The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth3 reviews
David Bentley Hart
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003
Christian aesthetics vs. postmodern
+ dense and complex
+ Pregnant with erudition and spiritual depth....
This book takes on and even takes in to a great extent the work of Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze and many others in the postmodern lineage and compares them to the likes of Gregory of Nyssa and St. Augustine. In doing so, Hart shows what duffers our "postmoderns" are. Revealing a truly gigantic ...
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The Kingdom and the Power: Rediscovering the Centrality of the Church3 reviews
Peter J. Leithart
P & R Publishing, 1993
The Kingdom and the Liturgical/Sacramental model
+ An accurate assessment of ecclesiology
+ The Power and the Glory
In modern times, the Church emulates the world. Saints of all denominations dress, talk, and pray like the world-especially in the house of the Lord. Today's worship is just another production in which we can feel good about ourselves so we can go home and finish making Sunday dinner. Personal ...
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Christendom Awake: On Re-Energizing the Church in Culture
Aidan Nichols
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999
A dazzling intellectual treatise that challenges the church to take a leading role in contemporary cultural life. Why has the Christian church become so inconsequential today? What must happen for it to reclaim the influence it once had? In CHRISTENDOM, AWAKE a renowned Catholic theologian argues that if the church is to again become a vital social force, it must regain confidence in its ...
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Models of Revelation3 reviews
Avery Dulles
Orbis Books, 1992
A Master Teacher!
+ Yeah, the thrust is Catholic, but...
Avery Dulles takes the untrained reader on a journey through the complex thought processes of a religious scholar, in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step manner. He sets up criteria and begins building five philosophies or models of revelation theology that are most commonly embraced by Christians ...
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The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is39 reviews
N. T. Wright
InterVarsity Press, 1999
greatest book on jesus i've ever read
+ A Good Survey from a Leading Figure in Jesus Scholarship
+ So Necessary
+ The Faith and History of Jesus Presented to Us as a Challenge
+ Jesus of Faith and History
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Credo: Historical and Theological Guide to Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition5 reviews
Jaroslav Pelikan
Yale University Press, 2003
"I believe in One God..."
+ Impeccable Scholarsip and Eminently Readable
+ Highly Recommended
+ You don't have to be a scholar to appreciate this book
+ Seeing is believing...
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The Inner Kingdom: Volume 1 of the Collected Works7 reviews
Kallistos Ware
St Vladimirs Seminary Press, 2000
At the feet of a Bishop
+ Great Insight From A Great Theologian.
+ Wise, warm: wonderful
+ A wonderful collection
+ The Inner Kingdom of an exploratory Orthodox Bishop
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I See Satan Fall Like Lightning4 reviews
Rene Girard
Orbis Books, 2001
Girard at his most brilliant
+ French Egghead Knows His Stuff
Over the course of his long career, Girard has moved from literary criticism to anthropology to Biblical exegesis. This work of comparative religion sees him at his clearest and most brilliant as he compares the Gospel readings of violence to mythological interpretations that conceal the role ...
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