Vatican Diplomacy and Interfaith Relations During the Interwar Period, 1918-1939
This book delves into the history of how the Catholic Church's leadership, both in the Vatican and in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, responded to the emerging conflict between Zionism and Palestinian nationalism for the future of the Holy Land. Beginning with the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and the conquest of Jerusalem by the Allied forces, ......
How Uganda's vibrant religious infrastructure supports local and interfaith community care efforts For millions living on the African continent, the experience of poverty is a facet of life. While many scholars, activists, and policy experts work in African communities to mitigate poverty, they often miss a crucial dimension of contemporary ......
Thomas Aquinas on the Being and Action of the Holy Spirit
This book dedicates three essays each to three different theological problems regarding the Holy Spirit: In God and for Us (The "Filioque" and "Uncreated Grace"); Thomas's Understanding (Not His Commentators) of the Relation between nature and sanctifying grace; and our ability (and that of the angels at their creation) in fact to resist God' ......
Theological Generosity in Black Pentecostal Thought
Pentecostalism is often characterized as either an ecstatic movement, centrally involving speaking in tongues, healing, and prophecy, or an exclusivist one, aligned with North American white evangelicalism. Yet there is a vibrant Black Pentecostal tradition stretching back more than a century that is both theologically complex and deeply grounded ......
Theological Generosity in Black Pentecostal Thought
Pentecostalism is often characterized as either an ecstatic movement, centrally involving speaking in tongues, healing, and prophecy, or an exclusivist one, aligned with North American white evangelicalism. Yet there is a vibrant Black Pentecostal tradition stretching back more than a century that is both theologically complex and deeply grounded ......
Holy Land, Political Territory, or Theological Promise?
This is the first volume of its kind, bringing together a group of international Jewish and Catholic scholars in creative conversation addressing the question of the status of the land called Israel. Is Israel best viewed as political territory, the 'Holy Land', or part of the biblical promise? If committing to one of these options, what are the ......
This illuminating study explores African theologian Mercy Amba Oduyoye's constructive initiative to include African women's experiences and voices within Christian theological discourse. Mercy Amba Oduyoye, a renowned Ghanaian Methodist theologian, has worked for decades to address issues of poverty, women's rights, and global unrest. She is one ......
Everyday Politics of Religious Difference in Southern Turkey
An ethnographic study of the everyday lives of religious minorities near Turkey's border with Syria How do people coexist in a world shaped by longstanding differences, political instability, and recurrent displacement? In Under the Same Sky, Secil Da?ta? addresses this question by exploring the everyday politics of religious difference among ......
Faith, Welfare, and the Role of Casas de Migrantes in Mexico
Challenges the definition of humanitarian aid Aside from being one of the most important migration corridors in the world, Mexico is becoming an immigrant destination itself, with more and more migrants deciding or needing to stay in the country after failing to enter the United States. In the absence of state aid, migrant shelters have emerged ......
