Redemptive Hope

Redemptive Hope
Title Redemptive Hope PDF eBook
Author Akiba J. Lerner
Publisher Fordham Univ Press
Pages 192
Release 2015-09-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 0823267938

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This is a book about the need for redemptive narratives to ward off despair and the dangers these same narratives create by raising expectations that are seldom fulfilled. The quasi-messianic expectations produced by the election of President Barack Obama in 2008, and their diminution, were stark reminders of an ongoing struggle between ideals and political realities. Redemptive Hope begins by tracing the tension between theistic thinkers, for whom hope is transcendental, and intellectuals, who have striven to link hopes for redemption to our intersubjective interactions with other human beings. Lerner argues that a vibrant democracy must draw on the best of both religious thought and secular liberal political philosophy. By bringing Richard Rorty’s pragmatism into conversation with early-twentieth-century Jewish thinkers, including Martin Buber and Ernst Bloch, Lerner begins the work of building bridges, while insisting on holding crucial differences in dialectical tension. Only such a dialogue, he argues, can prepare the foundations for modes of redemptive thought fit for the twenty-first century.

There Is Hope: One Man's Journey From Abusive Anger to Redemptive Grace

There Is Hope: One Man's Journey From Abusive Anger to Redemptive Grace
Title There Is Hope: One Man's Journey From Abusive Anger to Redemptive Grace PDF eBook
Author James Maxwell
Publisher
Pages 184
Release 2018-09-24
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN 9781732718302

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The author chronicles the steps God led him through on the redemptive road from abusive anger to abundant grace.

Theories of Hope

Theories of Hope
Title Theories of Hope PDF eBook
Author Rochelle M. Green
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 204
Release 2018-12-12
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1498563635

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Theories of Hope: Exploring Affective Dimensions of Human Experience is a collection of essays dedicated to inquiring into the nature of hope in its multiple and varied guises. Looking specifically at the ways in which some experiences of hope emerge within contexts of marginalization, transgression, and inquiry, this volume seeks to explore the experiences of hope through a lens of its more challenging aspects.

Choosing Hope

Choosing Hope
Title Choosing Hope PDF eBook
Author David Arnow
Publisher U of Nebraska Press
Pages 453
Release 2022-03
Genre Religion
ISBN 0827618891

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2023 Reference Book of the Year from the Academy of Parish Clergy Throughout our history, Jews have traditionally responded to our trials with hope, psychologist David Arnow says, because we have had ready access to Judaism's abundant reservoir of hope. The first book to plumb the depths of this reservoir, Choosing Hope journeys from biblical times to our day to explore nine fundamental sources of hope in Judaism: Teshuvah--the method to fulfill our hope to become better human beings Tikkun Olam--the hope that we can repair the world by working together Abraham and Sarah--models of persisting in hope amid trials Exodus--the archetype of redemptive hope Covenant--the hope for a durable relationship with the One of Being Job--the "hard-fought hope" that brings a grief-stricken man back to life World to Come--the sustaining hope that death is not the end Israel--high hope activists work to build a just and inclusive society for all Israelis Jewish Humor--"hope's last weapon" in our darkest days Grounded in a contemporary theology that situates the responsibility for creating a better world in human hands, with God acting through us, Choosing Hope can help us both affirm hope in times of trial and transmit our deepest hopes to the next generation.

Therefore I Have Hope

Therefore I Have Hope
Title Therefore I Have Hope PDF eBook
Author Cameron Cole
Publisher Crossway
Pages 187
Release 2018-07-20
Genre Religion
ISBN 1433558807

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"Throughout the journey of my worst nightmare—my descent into a dark, sad valley—the Holy Spirit would remind me of truths that comforted my soul and sustained my life." After the sudden death of their three-year-old son, Cameron Cole and his wife found themselves clinging to Christ through twelve key theological truths—truths that became their lifeline in the midst of unthinkable grief. Weaving together their own story of tragic loss and abiding faith, Cole explores these twelve life-giving truths to offer hope and comfort to those in the midst of tragedy.

Redemptive Kingdom Diversity

Redemptive Kingdom Diversity
Title Redemptive Kingdom Diversity PDF eBook
Author Jarvis J. Williams
Publisher Baker Academic
Pages 224
Release 2021-09-28
Genre Religion
ISBN 1493432605

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This book provides a comprehensive biblical and theological survey of the people of God in the Old and New Testaments, offering insights for today's transformed and ethnically diverse church. Jarvis Williams explains that God's people have always been intended to be a diverse community. From Genesis to Revelation, God has intended to restore humanity's vertical relationship with God, humanity's horizontal relationship with one another, and the entire creation through Jesus. Through Jesus, both Jew and gentile are reconciled to God and together make up a transformed people. Williams then applies his biblical and theological analysis to selected aspects of the current conversation about race, racism, and ethnicity, explaining what it means to be the church in today's multiethnic context. He argues that the church should demonstrate redemptive kingdom diversity, for it has been transformed into a new community that is filled with many diverse ethnic communities.

Women and Redemption

Women and Redemption
Title Women and Redemption PDF eBook
Author Rosemary Radford Ruether
Publisher Fortress Press
Pages 354
Release 2011-09
Genre Religion
ISBN 1451417780

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"Rosemary Radford Ruether's authoritative, award-winning critique of women's unequal standing in the church, which explored the complex history of redemption in evaluating conflict over the fundamental meaning of the Christian gospel for gender relations, is now in an updated and expanded edition. Ruether highlights women theologians' work to challenge the patriarchal paradigm of historical theology and to present redemption linked to the liberation of women. Ruether turns her attention to the situation of women globally and how the growing plurality of women's voices from multicultural and multireligious contexts articulates feminist liberation theology today." --Publisher description.