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Pp. Condition: Sehr gut. 119 S. ; 22 cm Tadelloses Exemplar. - Table Of Contents -- Introduction 13 -- Chapter One: The Narrative Behind the Hermeneutics 19 -- Chapter Two: The Story of All Stories: -- The Resurrection of Christ! 29 -- Chapter Three: The Igbo Worldview at the -- Service of a Theology 43 -- Chapter Four: The Paradox of a Spirituality 63 -- Chapter Five: A Theology at the Service of the People: -- Igbo Situations and the World Order 81 -- Chapter Six: Conclusion 101 -- Bibliography 107 -- About The Book 117 -- Other Books by Peter Chidi Okuma published -- by Peter Lang Academic Publishers 119 ISBN 9783631664551 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 293.

Pp. Condition: Sehr gut. 89 S. ; 22 cm Tadelloses Exemplar. - Table of contents -- Preface 11 -- Chapter One 13 -- Introduction 13 -- 1.1 Stating the case 14 -- Chapter two 17, -- 2.1 A Way of Humanizing the World? Reviewing the popular theory -- of Jeffrey Sachs: a synopsis of his work: "the end ofpoverty - -- how we can make it happen in our lifetime" 17 -- 2.1.1 General Reading cum Information in the Book: -- "The End of Poverty." 18 -- 2.1.2 CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER REVIEW OF SACHS' BOOK . 19 -- 2.1.3 Chapter Eighteen - The General challenge of the book: -- 'Our generation's challenge' 28 -- 2.1.4 Critical evaluation of the book 28 -- Chapter Three 31 -- 3.1 The Semantics of Witnessing 31 -- 3.2 The Paradox of Witnessing Beyond 32 -- Chapter Four 37 -- 4.1 Witnessing Beyond - the Christian Metanarrative hermeneutics -- as a way of humanizing the world 37 -- 4.2 Christian background to witnessing beyond 40 -- 4.3 The historical backbone of witnessing beyond 44 -- Chapter Five 49 -- 5.1 Christ as the ideal 49 -- 5.2 "Lord Teach us how to pray" (Luke 11:1-13): The example of -- the Apostles in Witnessing Beyond 51 -- 5.3 Prayer at the core of Witnessing Beyond 54 -- Chapter Six 57 -- 6.1 The Eucharist - as the utmost prayer vis-&-vis -- Witnessing Beyond 57 -- 6.2 The Logic of Meaning of the Eucharist as a paradigm -- for Witnessing Beyond 59 -- 6.2.1 The Paradox of This Disposition 60 -- 6.3 The Socio - Theological dimension of the Eucharist at -- the service of Witnessing Beyond 61 -- Chapter Seven 67 -- 7.1 The Challenge of Witnessing Beyond in Concrete today - -- the case of Organizations and Corporates 67 -- 7.2 Organizations and Corporatism: A Postmodern Challenge -- to Witnessing Beyond 70 -- 7.3 Possible Causes of Crisis in Postmodern Witnessing Effort - -- the case of the Organizations 71 -- 7.4 The World of Social Organizations and the -- Corporate-world vis-4-vis spirituality of witnessing beyond 73 -- 7.5 Witnessing beyond vis-i-vis the global challenge -- in Charity-Action Today 74 -- 7.6 Grasping the inner logic of Witnessing beyond in the light -- of Today's Concrete Challenges 75 -- General Conclusion 79 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY 81 -- A. Books 81 -- B. JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES -- AND DICTIONARIES 87 -- C. WEBSITES 88 -- Appendix 89 ISBN 9783631647608 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 225.

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Original brochure, 21 cm. Condition: Sehr gut. 261 p. A perfect copy. - Table of Contents: Foreword - Acknowledgements -- General Introduction -- 0.1 Motivation/Inspiration -- 0.2 Methodology -- Chapter One: The Quest for An Hermeneutical Model -- Introduction -- 1.1 The Hermeneutical Background of this Thesis -- 1.2 The Essential Challenge of Mission Today as Witnessing -- 1.3 Some Approaches to Prophetic Witnessing Vis-A-Vis Political Mission of the Laity -- 1.3.1 Jürgen Moltmann and the Political Hermeneutics of Witnessing -- 1.3.2 Stanley Hauerwas and Witnessing of the People of God -- 1.3.3 A Preference for Johann Baptist Metz Political Theology of witnessing -- 1.3.4 Prophetic Witnessing at the Service of the Suffering Peoples. Appeal to the Political theology of Johann Baptist Metz in light of Vatican II -- 1.3.5 The Implication of Metz's Hermeneutics of Memoria Passionis for Prophetic Witnessing and Empowerment in Political Situation -- Conclusion -- Chapter Two: The Problem: Who are 'the Laity' in General and 'The Catholic Laity' in Particular? -- Introduction -- 2.0 Clarification of Our key Concept: 'The Laity' -- 2.1 Understanding the Laity in the Light of the Old and New Testaments -- 2.2 Who are the laity according to some Church theologians -- 2.2.1 The pioneer church theologians and the notion, 'the laity' -- 2.2.2 Understanding 'the Catholic Laity': The challenge of some modern Theologians -- 2.3 'The Laity'vis-a-vis naunce of Usage -- 2.4 Etymological Origin: "The Laity" -- 2.5 Juridical Notion of the Laity -- 2.6 The Modem Catechism of the Church and Notion of the Laity -- 2.7 Conclusion: A Synoptic Understanding of the 'the Catholic Laity' in light of This Research -- Chapter Three: The Social Movements And Actions: Their Remote Influence in the Articulation of the Catholic Laity Mission-Theology -- Introduction -- 3.1 Background Situation to the Social Movements and Actions -- 3.2 The Social Movements and Mission of the Catholic Laity -- 3.3 pastorum et fidelium conspiratio in Mission: The Examples of Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler (1811-1877) and Adolph Kolping (1813-1865) of Germany -- 3.3.1 Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler (1811-1877) -- 3.3.2 Adolph Kolping (1813-1865) -- 3.3.3 The Fribourg Union of Switzerland and her Allies -- 3.4.4 Joseph Joos of Germany (1878-1965) -- 3.3.5 The Transatlantic Connection: Mary Harris Jones (c.1843-1930) and the Labour Movement -- 3.3.6 Knights of Labour -- 3.3.7 Dorothy Day (1897-1980) And the Catholic Workers' Movement -- 3.4 Conclusion and Appraisal of the Social Movements and Their Influence on the anticipated Vatican II Council and Church's social documents in General -- Chapter Four. Vatican II: The Theological Base for the Catholic Laity Mission -- Introduction -- 4.1 The Council Is Announced: History Is Made -- 4.1.1 Toward the Council: The Groundwork and General Constituents -- 4.1.2 The Council's commencement: Initial difficulties -- 4.1.3 The Council Commences and Excelled -- 4.2 Lumen Gentium: A Church in Search of Self-Understanding and Her Members vis-A-vis the Laity -- 4.2.1 Lumen Gentium. Analysis of the Ecclesiology of the Text in light of its relevance to the Laity-Mission of Witnessing -- 4.3 Apostolicam Actuositatem. The Vatican II Decree on the Lay Apostolate. Developments, Issues And Problems -- 4.3.1 Understanding "the Laity" in the Text of Apostolicam Actuositatem, The Decree on the apostolate of the Laity vis-a-vis the Mission of the Laity -- 4.3.2 The General Mission of the Laity in the Church and in the World vis-a-vis the Specific Mission of the Laity. A reading of Apostolicam actuositatem, the Decree on Vatican II on the Apostolate of the Laity -- 4.4 Gaudium et Spes: A Mission to Witnessing in Concrete World Situation -- 4.4.1 The Draft of Gaudium Et Spes -- 4.4.2 Gaudium Et Spes: The Mission of Witnessing of the Laity in the General Mission of the Church -- 4.5 General Evaluation of Lumen Gentium, Apostolicam Actuositatem, and Gaudium Et Spes in light of the Mission of the Laity in the Church and in the World -- Conclusion -- Chapter Five: Post-Vatican II: Enhancing The Message of The Council For the Catholic laity Mission -- Introduction -- 5.1 Post-Vatican II: Realising and Sustaining the Mission of the Laity in the Church and in the World -- 5.2 Sustaining the Spirit of Apostolicam actuositatem: Commemorative Colloquium vis-a-vis the Second Extraordinary Synod of Bishops, November 1985 -- 5.2.1 Objective of the Second Extraordinary Synod of Bishops -- 5.2.2 The Central Theme and Working of the Extraordinary Synod -- 5.2.3 Specific themes of the Extraordinary Synod -- 5.2.4 Evaluation of the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops, December 1985 -- 5.3 The 1987 Synod of Bishops: On the Vocation and Mission of the Laity in the Life of the Church and The World -- 5.3.1 The Synod Lineamenta -- 5.3.2 Evaluative Study of the Lineamenta of the Synod of Bishops, 1987 -- 5.3.3 The Instrumentum laboris of the Synod -- 5.3.4 The Focus of the Instrumentum laboris of the Synod -- 5.3.5 The General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, October 1987 -- 5.3.6 The Textus Emendatus -- 5.4 The Mission of the Catholic Laity in the World Revisited: 'Christi-fideles Laid' of John Paul II -- 5.4.1 The Content of the Text -- Conclusion -- Chapter Six: Concrete Witnessing In the Nigerian Political Situation -- Introduction -- 6. Prophetic Witnessing in Concrete Nigerian Situation Vis-A-Vis Apostolicam Actuositatem, The Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity -- 6.1 Nigeria: The Terrain -- 6.2 The Changing Political Landscape. Birth of Mistrust in Nigeria -- 6.3 Some Key Setbacks to Mission of Witnessing -- 6.3.1 Witnessing as 'Political' and 'Theological': Obstacle to Laity -- Political Mission in Nigeria -- 6.3.2 Beyond 'the Great fallacy' - The Dichotomy of 'the Sacred' and 'the Profane': Toward an Authentic Mission of Witnessing in Politics -- 6.3.3 The Problem of Political Leadership -- 6.3.4 Bribery and Corruption -- 6.3.5 Nigerian Clergy-Laity Cooperation in Political Mission --.

Originalhardcover. Condition: Wie neu. 204 S. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. - The advancement and prospect of todays challenges in different phases of human endeavour (socio-political, economic, and religio-moral etc.) remain key challenges for the Church in general. What does this mean for the mission of the Church in all spheres of life? What is the implication of this for the Laity in the world today? How can the movement of the Laity contribute to the common good and good leadership in todays world? Connecting these concrete questions to the more fundamental theological question of the role of the Laity in the mission of the Church is the main focus of this work. The author analyses the influences of the Social movements and Catholic Action as well as the transition into the various Laity congresses (1950?-1957). ISBN 9783631618646 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 369.

Condition: New. One of the great problems among most theologians and theologies is to restrict and to think of theology only in terms of mere intellectual enquiry without any fundamentum in rei in the lives of peoples. This book intends to overcome this gap. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: CB; DSB; DSBB; HRCM; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260. . 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. One of the great problems among most theologians and theologies is to restrict and to think of theology only in terms of mere intellectual enquiry without any fundamentum in rei in the lives of peoples. This book intends to overcome this gap. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: CB; DSB; DSBB; HRCM; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260. . 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . .

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Amazon Synod-German synodal Path: redefining the laity? | Peter Chidi Okuma | Taschenbuch | 76 S. | Englisch | 2020 | Fromm Verlag | EAN 9786138364269 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Sense and Insensibilities | Some Urgent Challenges of Postmodernity | Peter Chidi Okuma | Taschenbuch | 132 S. | Englisch | 2019 | Fromm Verlag | EAN 9786138359807 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Poor and poverty-related issues and questions are in vogue. Humanitarianism is in. Yet so many mouths are hungry and poor - even «more hunger» than never. What is responsible Aren't there enough theories to end poverty like that of Jeffery Sachs: The End of Poverty. How we can make it happen in our Lifetime Or those of Dambisa Moyo and others Are resources not really enough and those directly concerned not doing enough in «doling out» help Are we not donating enough This author has x-rayed the theories of poverty and world poverty in particular through the purview of Jeffery Sachs. The author discovered that we need to go beyond witnessing today in order to really make true and lasting impact on the lives of humans. As he suggests through a combination of what he calls the «Christian Metannarrative hermeneutics» and the Mother Teresa of Calcutta model: «We are called to live the love of God, not to feel the love of God. We live this love through prayer and action. Our work is the fruit of our prayer, so that if our work is not going well, we must examine our prayer life. If we neglect our work or are harsh, proud, moody, and angry, then we should examine our prayer life. We will see that something has gone wrong there.».

Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - One of the great problems among most theologians and theologies today is to restrict and to think of theology only in terms of mere intellectual enquiry without any fundamentum in rei in the lives of peoples. The book is aimed at overcoming this gap. It establishes this reality through the story of all stories, i.e. the Resurrection of Christ, as the foundation of and the hermeneutics for doing theology in concrete qua tale, especially as it affects the African-Igbo.