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In a world filled with ambiguity, we want faith to act like an orderly set of truth-claims to solve the problems that life throws at us. While there are certainties in Christian faith, at the heart of the Christian story is also paradox, and Jen Pollock Michel helps readers imagine a Christian faith open to mystery. Jesus invites us to abandon the polarities of either and or in order to embrace the difficult, wondrous dissonance of and.
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"Activist Theology is a call to action. It invites academics to the concrete work of activism, bringing the wisdom of the streets to bear on the tasks of theology. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza shows readers how action and contemplation can be brought together for the sake of political liberation and social change. Featuring the poetry of Brittini 'Ree Belle' Gray, this rich and interdisciplinary work draws on continental philosophy, queer theology, and...
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Who is Jesus? "If Jesus was not God in human flesh, Christianity is exploded," writes John Stott. "We are left with just another religion with some beautiful ideas and noble ethics; its unique distinction has gone. "If Jesus is not who he said he was, and if he did not do what he said he had come to do, the whole superstructure of Christianity crumbles in ruins to the ground. Is it plausible that Jesus was truly divine? And what might this mean for...