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Essays paying tribute to the interests and intellect of the theologian John Bowker, exploring and building on upon his favourite subjects and themes.
A Man of Many Parts is an inspired homage to the life and thought of John Bowker, cleric, lecturer and broadcaster. Author of 'The Sense of God', 'Is God a Virus?' and 'The Sacred Neuron', Bowker is an independent thinker of profound erudition with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and understanding. This collection of essays is a study in responses to the work of an exceptional scholar whose humane spirit and empathetic approach to theology has influenced countless people.
Bowker has striven for years to reconcile faith and belief with reason, and to find the truth behind religious thought. 'A Man of Many Parts' continues in his intellectual tradition, with essays from Rowan Williams, Jane Shaw, William J. Abraham and others tackling his body of work from a wide variety of perspectives. Whether re-examining the Son of Man in the context of the life of the prophet Daniel, or discussing how both neuroscience and theology seek to map the vastness of human nature, these essays build on Bowker's rigorous analysis in the highest possible accolade to his bibliography. This collection is a priceless treasure trove for anyone with a love of learning, an original mind and a limitless breadth of interests.
A Man of Many Parts is an inspired homage to the life and thought of John Bowker, cleric, lecturer and broadcaster. Author of 'The Sense of God', 'Is God a Virus?' and 'The Sacred Neuron', Bowker is an independent thinker of profound erudition with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and understanding. This collection of essays is a study in responses to the work of an exceptional scholar whose humane spirit and empathetic approach to theology has influenced countless people.
Bowker has striven for years to reconcile faith and belief with reason, and to find the truth behind religious thought. 'A Man of Many Parts' continues in his intellectual tradition, with essays from Rowan Williams, Jane Shaw, William J. Abraham and others tackling his body of work from a wide variety of perspectives. Whether re-examining the Son of Man in the context of the life of the prophet Daniel, or discussing how both neuroscience and theology seek to map the vastness of human nature, these essays build on Bowker's rigorous analysis in the highest possible accolade to his bibliography. This collection is a priceless treasure trove for anyone with a love of learning, an original mind and a limitless breadth of interests.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 250
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
25 June 2015
Trim Size: 9.02 X 5.98 in
ISBN: 9780227175330
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, Christianity, Theology
Preface
Abbreviations
Contributors
Part 1: Introduction
1 John Bowker: A Theological Overview
-Rowan Williams
Part 2: Biblical Studies
2 The Teaching of Syriac at Cambridge
-J. F. Coakley
3 John Bowker and "The Jewish Background to the New Testament": An Essay in Wirkungsgeschichte
-Christopher Rowland
4 Daniel & the Three (Principally in the Old Greek):"Historical" Signs of the Eschatological Son of Man & Saints of the Most High God-a Paradigm for Gospels Christology and Discipleship
-Eugene E. Lemcio
5 A Pilgrimage of Grace: The Journey Motif in Luke-Acts
-Martin Forward
Part 3: Theology
6 On Systems, Circles, and Centers: Christianity as a Christocentric "System"
-Richard Bauckham
7 "In Persona Christi": Who, or Where, Is Christ at the Altar?
-Sarah Coakley
8 The Moral Imagination and a Sense of God
-Jane Shaw
Part 4: Neuroscience and Theology
9 Brain Battles: Theology and Neuroscience
-William J. Abraham
10 The Origin of the Sense of God: Causation, Epistemology, and Ontology
-Quinton Deeley
Part 5: Comparative Religion
11 The Idea of Constraint: A Hindu Example
-Gavin Flood
12 Al-Ghazali and the Progress of Islamic Thought
-David Thomas
13 God, Life, Love, and Religions Among Indigenous Peoples of the World
-Darryl Macer
Part 6: Culture
14 The Word Was Made Flesh: Life Without Footnotes. John Bowker as Religious Broadcaster for the BBC
-David Craig
15 "Such Was the World": A Verse Offering
-Eleanor Nesbitt
Bibliography of John W. Bowker's Publications
Abbreviations
Contributors
Part 1: Introduction
1 John Bowker: A Theological Overview
-Rowan Williams
Part 2: Biblical Studies
2 The Teaching of Syriac at Cambridge
-J. F. Coakley
3 John Bowker and "The Jewish Background to the New Testament": An Essay in Wirkungsgeschichte
-Christopher Rowland
4 Daniel & the Three (Principally in the Old Greek):"Historical" Signs of the Eschatological Son of Man & Saints of the Most High God-a Paradigm for Gospels Christology and Discipleship
-Eugene E. Lemcio
5 A Pilgrimage of Grace: The Journey Motif in Luke-Acts
-Martin Forward
Part 3: Theology
6 On Systems, Circles, and Centers: Christianity as a Christocentric "System"
-Richard Bauckham
7 "In Persona Christi": Who, or Where, Is Christ at the Altar?
-Sarah Coakley
8 The Moral Imagination and a Sense of God
-Jane Shaw
Part 4: Neuroscience and Theology
9 Brain Battles: Theology and Neuroscience
-William J. Abraham
10 The Origin of the Sense of God: Causation, Epistemology, and Ontology
-Quinton Deeley
Part 5: Comparative Religion
11 The Idea of Constraint: A Hindu Example
-Gavin Flood
12 Al-Ghazali and the Progress of Islamic Thought
-David Thomas
13 God, Life, Love, and Religions Among Indigenous Peoples of the World
-Darryl Macer
Part 6: Culture
14 The Word Was Made Flesh: Life Without Footnotes. John Bowker as Religious Broadcaster for the BBC
-David Craig
15 "Such Was the World": A Verse Offering
-Eleanor Nesbitt
Bibliography of John W. Bowker's Publications