Contents |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 The Complex Matter of Religion |
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What Is Religion? |
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The Matter of Religion Reconsidered |
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Is Religion Different From theology? |
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Study Guide |
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2 Creation Accounts of the Abrahamic Religions |
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Judeo-Christian Accounts |
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Creation Accounts in the Quran |
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Proliferation of Sin |
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Christian Application of Creation Story |
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Study Guide |
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3 Judaism |
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Sojourn in Egypt |
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The Covenant |
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Exodus A Creation Story? |
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Prophecy and the Prophetic Books |
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Prophecy in the Ancient Near-East and Israel |
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Prophetic Books |
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Study Guide |
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4 The Canon of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament |
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Ancient Civilization and Israelite History |
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Nature of the Bible |
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The Christian Old Testament |
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Catholic and Protestant Canons |
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Pentateuch and Historical-Critical Method |
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Study Guide |
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5 The Christian New Testament |
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The Gospels |
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The Centrality of Mark |
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Critical Reconstruction of the Life of Jesus |
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The Stages In-Setting of the Gospels |
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The Four Senses of Scripture |
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Hermeneutics and the New Testament |
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Characteristics of Catholic Exegesis |
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Study Guide |
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6 Two Great Influences |
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Aurelius Augustine (354-430) |
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Conclusion |
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The Middle Ages and Christianity |
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Thomas Aquinas (1224/5-1274) |
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Revival of theomism |
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Critique of Thomas Aquinas |
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Study Guide |
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7 The Church, Christology, and Salvation |
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The Problem of Evil |
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The Church |
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Christology |
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Catholic and Catholicism |
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Study Guide |
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8 Development of Christian Doctrine and Spritiuality |
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Christian Communities in Asia Minor |
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The First Ministerial Position: the Diaconate |
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Church Leadership and Organization |
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Origin and Rise of Monasticism |
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Early Ecumenical Councils |
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Christianity in Africa |
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9 Schism and Reformation |
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The Great Schism and Conciliar Movement |
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Social Changes in Europe |
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The Catholic Reform |
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10 Islam |
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Pre-Islamic Arabian Peninsula |
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Al Qur'an |
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The Five Pillars of Faith |
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11 Religious Rapprochement and African Traditional Religions |
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World Religions: Common themes |
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Tribal Religions |
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African Traditional Religions |
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Nine Core Set of Beliefs |
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ATRS in Post-Colonial Africa |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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