| Contents |
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| Acknowledgments |
xi |
| 1 The Complex Matter of Religion |
1 |
| 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 |
260 |
| 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 |
46 |
| 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 |
80 |
| 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 |
95 |
| 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 |
128 |
| 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 |
152 |
| 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 |
169 |
| 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 |
191 |
| 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 |
220 |
| 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 |
249 |
| 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 |
275 |
| Index |
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