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In this volume, Sarah Coakley argues that this question has to be 'broken open' in new and unexpected ways: by an awareness of the deep spiritual demands of the christological task and its strikingly 'apophatic' dimensions; by a probing of the paradoxical ways in which Judaism and Christianity are drawn together in Christ, even by those issues which seem to 'break' them most decisively apart; and by an exploration of the mode of Christ's presence in the eucharist, with its intensification, 'breaking' and re-gathering of human desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to her celebrated earlier volume of essays, \u003ci\u003ePowers and Submissions\u003c\/i\u003e, Coakley returns to its unifying theme of divine power and contemplative submission and weaves a new web of christological outcomes. These remain replete with controversial implications for gender, spirituality and ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Broken Body\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to those working in the fields of systematic theology, philosophy of religion, early Christian studies, Jewish\/Christian relations, and feminist and gender theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fusing biblical and patristic theology, analytic philosophy, and spiritual tradition, Sarah Coakley has produced a fascinating, inspiring, and compelling account of Christ's identity, and its importance for questions of life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Professor Mark Wynn, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Coakley argues that good Christology arises only from intellectual and spiritual postures learnt by encountering Christ openly. This volume subtly and powerfully facilitates such encounter, with God and, in him, with our neighbours, especially the Jewish people.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Professor Judith Wolfe, University of St. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Everything we have come to expect from Sarah Coakley is here in this extraordinary collection: wonderful clarity; startling and fruitful comparisons, within and beyond the theological canon; a brisk defiance of feminist conventions that in turn sharpens and deepens feminist analysis; a resistance to cheap theological certainties; and an abiding faithfulness, anchored in Christ, borne aloft by the Spirit. Christology is here shown to embrace abjection and jouissance, to advocate sacrifice that is itself the end of patriarchal violence, and to demand a eucharistic sharing that is incomplete without solidarity to the outcast and the poor, themselves the face of the living Christ. In these essays Coakley exemplifies the semiotic richness of priest and scholar, a breaking open of theological reserves that will transgress, startle, renew, instruct. This is sacrifice, re-made.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Professor Katherine Sonderegger, Virginia Theological Seminary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428220977388,"sku":"9781405189231","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781405189231.jpg?v=1774766911"},{"product_id":"powers-and-submissions-by-sarah-coakley-9780631207368","title":"Powers and Submissions","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Sarah Coakley confronts a central paradox of theological feminism—what she terms 'the paradox of power and vulnerability'. Whilst gender theory has in recent years given an increasingly nuanced account of the worldly 'powers' that serve to stifle human flourishing, feminist theology has been loath to acknowledge that form of surrender to divine 'power' which can alone sustain authentic human freedom, and chasten the abusive will to power in both women and men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut how are the narratives of divine and human 'powers' to be disentangled? When is 'submission' a mark of false consciousness, and when not? Coakley examines this issue through the lens of spiritual practice, philosophical enquiry, and doctrinal analysis, arguing that contemplative practice must be the sustaining matrix of any truly liberative human empowerment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePowers and Submissions\u003c\/em\u003e challenges readers to reconsider their understanding of power in a theological framework, encouraging a reevaluation of what true empowerment means within a spiritual context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455672729836,"sku":"9780631207368","price":95.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81LlAnGZeaL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774792109"},{"product_id":"after-writing-by-catherine-pickstock-9780631206729","title":"After Writing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter Writing\u003c\/em\u003e provides a significant contribution to the growing genre of works that challenges modern and postmodern accounts of Christianity. Catherine Pickstock shows how Platonic philosophy did not assume a primacy of metaphysical presence, as had previously been thought, but rather a primacy of liturgical theory and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author also provides a significant rethinking of Christian understandings of language, temporal and bodily life, and notions of the presence of God by discussing Christian understandings of liturgical practice, especially in the Medieval and pre-Enlightenment era. Through a detailed reading of Plato's \u003cem\u003ePhaedrus\u003c\/em\u003e, the medieval Roman Rite, and a discussion of the theology of the Eucharist, the book indicates directions for the restoration of the liturgical order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will be required reading for all systematic and philosophical theologians and their students, in addition to being of great interest to liturgists, historians, and linguists. The ideas presented in the book are both significant in themselves and of great use at a teaching level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460122263788,"sku":"9780631206729","price":104.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780631206729-after-writing.jpg?v=1774944201"},{"product_id":"these-three-are-one-by-david-s-cunningham-9781557869630","title":"These Three are One","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe doctrine of the Trinity has recently been rescued from relative obscurity in Christian theology, but its profound implications have not yet been fully realised. 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Audacious in its breadth, the book also addresses important and urgent issues, ranging from creation and eschatology to providence and grace, and the debates that even today continue to divide Jews, Christians, and Muslims. This learned and passionate book is a service to all three communities, a helpful reference work for the ongoing dialogue.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis X. Clooney, SJ,\u003c\/b\u003e Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Professor Burrell is an intellectual wonder and paragon of interfaith evenhandedness. This book takes us on a cross-religious intellectual journey in a way no other book I know does. 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Prominent scholar and essayist, John Cavadini, provides modern audiences with an innovative framework for understanding Augustine. This volume integrates articles and essays on significant texts, historical and contemporary perspectives, and insights into Augustine’s development as a theologian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamining themes such as the transformation of the human will in \u003cem\u003eDe doctrina Christiana\u003c\/em\u003e and Augustine’s critique of philosophy in \u003cem\u003eCity of God\u003c\/em\u003e, Cavadini provides clear and accessible smaller-size essays that serve as entry points for those interested in Augustinian scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author’s meditations on Augustinian texts invite readers to re-evaluate their interpretations and learn about the subtle and sophisticated vocabulary of Augustine. 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