An historical and sociological overview of Christian base communities and the hope they hold out for their people and the larger Church.
Blending scholarship, pastoral concerns, social issues and experiments, the book is aimed to enhance appreciation of Jesus’ Gospel. Seeing retelling of Jesus’ story as important in the pluralistic cultural context of today, it focuses on retelling Jesus’ stories in India today. For the purpose, it delves into the Indian story-telling tradition and the Biblical legacy and didactics of rete…
Gunther Weber has spent his life in religiou s education. Here he provides a look at all the main areas o f Christian belief, from belief in God and creation to the c oncept of divine revelation, the Bible, Jesus and traditiona l doctrine '
Why we do research? How do we create knowledge? How does the research process brings about change? This book addresses these questions. Originally published in hardcover as `Exploring Clinical Methods for Social Research′, this paperback edition has published under a new title to stress its focus on research methods which place the scrutiny of self in the centre stage of social enquiry. The …
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the first great book of man's heart. Inscribed onto clay tablets around 2400 BC, it enthralled the ancient world with a story of love, heroism, friendship, grief and defiance of the Gods. That it continues to speak to us today, despite its fragmentary state, is testimony to the power and humanity of its themes: King Gilgamesh's lament for his dead friend Enkidu is still…
Karl Rahner is one of Catholicism?s most influential, and yet difficult to understand, theologians. This remarkably comprehensive volume gives a page by page explanation of Rahner?s great summary Foundations of Christian Faith. With an excellent introduction and helpful indices, this book is an indispensable addition to every theological library.