The publication of this translation of Gabriel Marcel's autobiography, En chemin, vers quel eveil? is timely because of the renewed relevance and importance of his life and work to the postmodern situation. The relation of his autobiography to his productive projects is clearly tied to the unifying thread of creativity, which, as the primary ......
The Gospel of John, one of the most enigmatic writings of the early Christian movement, has continued to produce sophisticated scholarly analyses of its literary form, its relationship to the Jesus of history, and its fundamental theological claims. Drawing on contemporary Johannine scholarship, this study explores how the gospel weaves into a ......
Material Objects, Prophetic Performance, and Sacramental Imagination
It is common to think of prophecy as a matter of words, and biblical literature frequently portrays and presents prophecy as precisely that. Yet biblical narrative also frequently portrays prophets interacting with the material world. Within that broader nexus of interactions, this book focuses on prophetic interactions with material objects, or ......
In the face of recent economic shocks, the interconnected world developed by the hegemonic structures of post-World?War?II globalism is forced to adapt. But how will it react to uncertainties resulting from changes to the structure of free trade, disruptions to supply chains and just-in-time inventories, and increasing national calls that question ......
The study focuses on the tension teachers face between the demand that they hold high expectations for their students and the reality that they face when they confront the evidence at their disposal. The author argues that this tension is not easily avoided; there are good arguments for both optimism and evidentialism. We can recast this tension ......
Max Scheler (1874-1928) was a figure of enormous philosophical prowess and versatility in the intellectually fertile atmosphere of a growing phenomenological movement. It is a testament to Scheler that the question of where his legacy resides remains an open, or at least a multivalent, one. Some consider Scheler's key significance to be as a ......
This work of Christian political theology argues that the redemption offered by Christianity cannot be separated from the political and social realities of human oppression and injustice. According to M. Shawn Copeland, redemption cannot be understood solely as an abstract theological concept; redemption is a lived political act tied to the ......
This book offers an overview of the history of interfaith efforts and relationships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. In the fall of 1980, two Franciscan Sisters and a Muslim professor launched one of the first "Islamic-Christian" dialogues in the country, thus beginning a journey of dialogue, friendship, and activism that had a lasting effect on ......
