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The Politics of Jesus 18 reviews John Howard Yoder
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994
THE POLITICS OF JESUS by John Howard Yoder
+ The most thorough and honest study of Jesus' political stances. + Greatest proponent or adversary + Classic of 20th Century Theology
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St. Augustine Confessions (Oxford World's Classics) 47 reviews Saint Augustine
Oxford University Press, USA, 1998
Tolle, lege
+ A sinner's guide to Christianity + An amazing look at the life of a spiritual giant
I've long since lost the religious fervor that led me to read Augustine's Confessions for the first time some 40 years ago. But I've never tired of re-reading it, which I do every five years or so. For in addition to being an exquisitely written prayer, it's also a penetrating analysis of the ...
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Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony 20 reviews Stanley Hauerwas, William H. Willimon
Abingdon Press, 1989
Timeless
+ A Christian classic + A Book to Be Pondered + It'll mess with your mind...in a good way + A Post-liberal primer on church and culture
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Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World 18 reviews Lee C. Camp
Brazos Press, 2003
Bonhoeffer & Yoder to American Christianity
+ Cheap Christianity Need Not Apply + I pledge allegiance... + Radical Christianity
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Torture and Eucharist: Theology, Politics, and the Body of Christ (Challenges in Contemporary Theology) 9 reviews William T. Cavanaugh
Wiley-Blackwell, 1998
All Belongs to God
+ Perhaps the most important book on Ecclesiology in recent times. + An unexpected orthodoxy + A Chilean Case Study + Beyond liberation theology
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The Purple Crown: The Politics of Martyrdom (Polyglossia: Radical Reformation Theologies) 3 reviews Tripp York
Herald Pr, 2007
Christianity, Martyrdom and Politics....
+ Informative and Captivating + A very important read...
By far, one of the more comprehensive and interesting accounts of martyrdom in contemporary culture. York's account of the martyrs' politics calls into question all current forms of what we consider to be politics and demands that Christians, who so love their martyrs, take more seriously the ...
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Waiting for Godot in Sarajevo (Radical Traditions) David Toole
SCM Press, 2001
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Theology and Social Theory: Beyond Secular Reason (Political Profiles) 10 reviews John Milbank
Wiley-Blackwell, 2006
One of the highlights of late 20th century theology
+ Theology and Social Theory + Secularity and social theory as pagan theology + difficult but important
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Wrestling with Angels: Conversations in Modern Theology 2 reviews Rowan Williams
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007
A deeper look into how today's modern philosophers think.
+ An Intellectual Force
The 104th Archbishop of Canterbury is a prolific speaker on the many subjects of Christianity, and in "Wrestling with Angels: Conversations in Modern Theology" his writings, long out of print and hard to find, are now collected and displayed in one easy tome for a new generation of readers. ...
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The Long Loneliness 11 reviews Dorothy Day
HarperOne, 1997
A Classic Conversion Story
+ Living the oridinary extraordinarily: Reminiscences of a Catholic convert. + Enriching Exploration of the Discovery of Faith
Catholic faith fascinates people. How did her spiritual life develop, and how did it influence the remainder of her life? Many wonderful authors, including but not limited to people such as William Miller, Robert Coles, and most recently Paul Elie, have written extensively about Dorothy Day and ...
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Wrestling with Angels: Conversations in Modern Theology 2 reviews Rowan Williams
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007
A deeper look into how today's modern philosophers think.
+ An Intellectual Force
The 104th Archbishop of Canterbury is a prolific speaker on the many subjects of Christianity, and in "Wrestling with Angels: Conversations in Modern Theology" his writings, long out of print and hard to find, are now collected and displayed in one easy tome for a new generation of readers. ...
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The Politics of Jesus 18 reviews John Howard Yoder
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994
THE POLITICS OF JESUS by John Howard Yoder
+ The most thorough and honest study of Jesus' political stances. + Greatest proponent or adversary + Classic of 20th Century Theology
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Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World 18 reviews Lee C. Camp
Brazos Press, 2003
Bonhoeffer & Yoder to American Christianity
+ Cheap Christianity Need Not Apply + I pledge allegiance... + Radical Christianity
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Waiting for Godot in Sarajevo (Radical Traditions) David Toole
SCM Press, 2001
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Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony 20 reviews Stanley Hauerwas, William H. Willimon
Abingdon Press, 1989
Timeless
+ A Christian classic + A Book to Be Pondered + It'll mess with your mind...in a good way + A Post-liberal primer on church and culture
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Theology and Social Theory: Beyond Secular Reason (Political Profiles) 10 reviews John Milbank
Wiley-Blackwell, 2006
One of the highlights of late 20th century theology
+ Theology and Social Theory + Secularity and social theory as pagan theology + difficult but important
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The Purple Crown: The Politics of Martyrdom (Polyglossia: Radical Reformation Theologies) 3 reviews Tripp York
Herald Pr, 2007
Christianity, Martyrdom and Politics....
+ Informative and Captivating + A very important read...
By far, one of the more comprehensive and interesting accounts of martyrdom in contemporary culture. York's account of the martyrs' politics calls into question all current forms of what we consider to be politics and demands that Christians, who so love their martyrs, take more seriously the ...
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Torture and Eucharist: Theology, Politics, and the Body of Christ (Challenges in Contemporary Theology) 9 reviews William T. Cavanaugh
Wiley-Blackwell, 1998
All Belongs to God
+ Perhaps the most important book on Ecclesiology in recent times. + An unexpected orthodoxy + A Chilean Case Study + Beyond liberation theology
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The Long Loneliness 11 reviews Dorothy Day
HarperOne, 1997
A Classic Conversion Story
+ Living the oridinary extraordinarily: Reminiscences of a Catholic convert. + Enriching Exploration of the Discovery of Faith
Catholic faith fascinates people. How did her spiritual life develop, and how did it influence the remainder of her life? Many wonderful authors, including but not limited to people such as William Miller, Robert Coles, and most recently Paul Elie, have written extensively about Dorothy Day and ...
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St. Augustine Confessions (Oxford World's Classics) 47 reviews Saint Augustine
Oxford University Press, USA, 1998
Tolle, lege
+ A sinner's guide to Christianity + An amazing look at the life of a spiritual giant
I've long since lost the religious fervor that led me to read Augustine's Confessions for the first time some 40 years ago. But I've never tired of re-reading it, which I do every five years or so. For in addition to being an exquisitely written prayer, it's also a penetrating analysis of the ...
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