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Islam --- Christianity and other religions --- Islam --- Christianity --- Relations --- Christianity --- Islam --- History. --- History.

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At a time when secular liberalism is in crisis and when the civic contribution of religion is being re-assessed, the rich tradition of Christian political theology demands renewed attention. This book, based on the 2001 Bampton Lectures, explores the relationship of the church both to the state and civil institutions. Arguing that theological approaches to the state were often situated within the context of Christendom and are therefore outmoded, the author claims that a more differentiated approach can be developed by attention to the concept of civil society. The book offers a critical assessment of the effect of the First Amendment in the USA and, in a concluding chapter, it defends the case for continuing disestablishment in England and Scotland.

Christianity and politics. --- Church and state. --- Christianisme et politique --- Eglise et Etat --- Christianity and politics --- Church and state --- Christianity and state --- Separation of church and state --- State and church --- State, The --- Christianity --- Church and politics --- Politics and Christianity --- Politics and the church --- Political science --- Political aspects --- Arts and Humanities --- Religion

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Philosophy in Late Antiquity provides an essential new introduction to the key ideas of the Neoplatonists, which affected approaches to Plato as late as the 19th century.

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Après Jésus contre Jésus, et à l'occasion de leur nouvelle série d'émissions intitulée L'Origine du christianisme, Jérôme Prieur et Gérard Mordillat ont mené leurs propres investigations sur la naissance de la religion chrétienne. Entre l'an 30 et l'an 150, c'est-à-dire en un peu plus d'un siècle, le christianisme va se détacher du judaïsme dont il est issu, au point que les chrétiens finiront par se revendiquer comme le " véritable Israël ". Comment en est-on arrivé là ? Car Jésus est né juif, il a vécu en juif, il est mort juif. Il n'a donc pas " fondé " le christianisme, et c'est un abus de langage de le désigner comme un " fondateur " de religion. Il est vrai qu'un groupe de disciples s'est réclamé de lui après sa mort, en proclamant sa résurrection. Comment ce groupe a-t-il fini par devenir " chrétien " ? Quel rôle jouèrent ses grandes figures : Marie, mère de Jésus, Pierre, chef des disciples, Jacques, frère du Seigneur, et surtout Paul, qui se revendique " apôtre " alors qu'il n'a jamais rencontré Jésus ? Au prix de quelles contradictions, contorsions, illusions est-on parvenu à une nouvelle religion ? Quelles traces de la fabrication du christianisme peut-on retrouver dans les textes (évangiles, Actes des Apôtres, épîtres de Paul). Un livre percutant, sans concessions, sur un tournant de l'histoire du monde.

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Franz Mayr was "one of the most interesting of catholic missionaries in Southern Africa" states Professor Joy Brain ("University of Durban") in the foreword she wrote for this first edition of his writings. Mayr was born in the Austrian province of Tyrol in 1865, educated as a priest in the diocese of Brixen and arrived in Natal (South Africa) at the beginning of May 1890, inspired by the work being done there by the Trappist-Monks led by Abbot Franz Pfanner. Mayr was physically handicapped and soon left the trappists but just to offer his services to the vicar apostolic of Natal, Bishop Charles Jolivet, who accepted him for work among the African population. He was sent to Pietermaritzburg then capital of the British colony to take over the care of the African parishioners to bring the "good news" to those who had never heard it. He founded several new mission-stations in Natal, Southern Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) and Swaziland where he was killed by a native robber in 1914. Mayr - a man of many talents - was a gifted linguist, studied and published books in several African languages. He was interested in cultural anthropology and collected information about African customs. It is now more than a hundred years since Franz Mayr began his work of evangelisation and scholarship in Southern Africa. Publishing his letters and articles - kept by several archives in Europe - should help to remember a man of the Habsburg-Monarchy who went to preach the gospel to the so called heathen of Africa. Although Austria or Austria-Hungary never owned colonies in Africa many of its inhabitants left their homes to work in catholic mission-stations around the continent. Several introductory chapters in this book explain the particular historical context which has to be put into consideration when reading Mayrs' writings. From there we learn about his life, his work, how he treated the native population, what he thought about other religious congregations around him, the colonialists and about troubles when trying to convince people to believe in the only - the "European God". The missionary deserves to be better known. The present edition of historical sources is to be seen as a most relevant step allowing us to interpret his personality adequately.

Religion --- Philosophy & Religion --- Christianity --- Mayr, Franz, --- Catholic Church --- Missions --- History. --- KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) --- Church history.