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This Handbook offers an overview of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's (1906-1945) biography and intellectual context; his contributions to all areas of doctrinal theology, ethics and public life; the significance of his thought…
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Philip Ziegler
A social history of London in World War II, throughout which a spirit of defiance united all sections of society. Based on published sources as well as interviews, letters and…
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If Ethelred was notoriously ‘Unready’ and Alfred ‘Great’, King George VI should bear the title of ‘George the Dutiful’. He was not born to be king, but he made an…
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For general readers as well as students and scholars, this is a book on the great European pestilence of 1348-1350.
Renowned biographer and historian Philip Ziegler tackles the great cultural and social events, flashpoints and diplomatic wrangles that led the world from the First to the Second World War
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This volume re-examines the history of twentieth-century Christian theology by tracing key concepts, problems and themes as they develop in context with new perspectives opened up by contemporary theology itself.
Over 7,000 individuals have received the world’s prestigious scholarship in the century since Cecil John Rhodes, the British-born founder of the De Beers diamond company, established through his will the…
The authorised life story of the king who gave up his throne for love, by one of our most distinguished biographers.
A collection of the finest photographs of the life of Queen Elizabeth II, from her first official photograph as a baby in 1926 to her Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
Philip G. Ziegler
This primer demonstrates the significance of apocalyptic readings of the New Testament for systematic theology and highlights the ethical implications of the apocalyptic turn in biblical and theological studies.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theology emerged from the intersection of several contesting streams of the Protestant tradition: high theological liberalism, and the ‘Luther renaissance’ and ‘dialectical theology’ movements of the early decades…
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How ought Christian faith and theology understand the concept of human immortality today? And what, if anything, might be distinctively Christian about such a concept? The contributors to this volume…
Dr. Philip G. Ziegler
Wolf Kroetke is widely acknowledged to be the most important theologian to emerge from the struggle of the churches in the former East Germany. Working creatively in the tradition of…
Mark A. Husbands
A presentation of the most significant work of theologian George Schner, who died in 2000. Gathering together his writing in the areas of theology and the philosophy of religion, it…
Nathan Hitchcock
Revision of the author’s thesis (Ph. D.)–University of Edinburgh, 2011.
This Handbook offers an overview of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s (1906-1945) biography and intellectual context; his contributions to all areas of doctrinal theology, ethics and public life; the significance of his thought…
Emilio Di Somma
This book wishes to talk about two main topics: the Canadian political philosopher Charles Taylor and faith. Taylor, in his philosophical arguments on religion and secularity, has adopted what I…
Eberhard Jungel
Examines the role of justification in Christian faith - and emphasises its central importance. This book traces the history of the concept of ‘justice’ in Greek thought, and of the…
This is Jungel’s first explicit examination of the relationship between theology and politics, between the church and state or, as he himself puts it, of ‘the political existence of the…
Nathan Hitchcock,Dr. Philip G. Ziegler
A challenging study and critique of Karl Barth’s theology of the resurrection of the flesh, highlighting the problems in the idea of a participatory eschatology.
Michelle J. Bartel
Explores key themes in Christian theology and ethics - forgiveness, responsibility, spirituality, present day tasks of theology and the role of faith in public life. This book draws connections between…
Engaging variously with the legacy of Paul L. Lehmann, these essays argue for a reorientation in Christian theology that better honours the formative power of the gospel to animate and…
Philip G Ziegler (University of Aberdeen UK)
This anthology provides a comprehensive introduction to the theology of Colin Gunton through a discerning and representative selection of his writings.
Jesse Ziegler, Daniel P Ziegler
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A collection of original scholarly reflections on the legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and its relevance for ongoing discussions in theology and ethics
Contains a comprehensive analysis of the doctrine of providence, from historical, philosophical-theological, systematic and practical perspectives. This book includes chapters that give an historical introduction to the modern interpretation of…
Offering readers a comprehensive research companion to study of modern theology, this handbook covers the major contexts, developmental trajectories, movements of thought, concerns, figures, and key texts which mark Christian…
President Donald Trump’s term in office significantly affected the way the United States is seen by other nations in the international setting. This book presents 18 case studies of the…
