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Erring: A Postmodern A/theology

By Mark C. Taylor (NHC Fellow, 1982–83) The Erring a/theologian is driven to consider and reconsider errant notions: transgression, subversion, mastery, utility, consumption, domination, narcissism, nihilism, possession, uncanniness, repetition, tropes, writing dissemination, dispossession, expropriation, impropriety, anonymity, spending, sacrificed, death, desire, delight, wandering, aberrance, carnival, comedy, superficiality, carnality, duplicity, shiftiness, undecidability, and spinning.

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The Theological Origins of Modernity

By Michael Allen Gillespie (NHC Fellow, 2004–05) Exposing the religious roots of our ostensibly godless age, Michael Allen Gillespie reveals in this landmark study that modernity is much less secular than conventional wisdom suggests. Taking as his starting point the collapse of the medieval world, Gillespie argues that from the very beginning moderns sought not … Continued

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Greek Scholars Between East and West in the Fifteenth Century

By John Monfasani (NHC Fellow, 2011–12) Although the immense importance for the Renaissance of Greek émigrés to fifteenth-century Italy has long been recognized, much basic research on the phenomenon remains to be done. This new volume by John Monfasani gathers together fourteen studies filling in some of the gaps in our knowledge. The philosophers George … Continued

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Theology and Sexuality: Classic and Contemporary Readings

Edited by Eugene F. Rogers, Jr. (NHC Fellow, 1998–99) This much-needed volume draws on a wide range of resources and some of the freshest talent in the field to examine debates about theology and sexuality. Material is drawn from a variety of ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary texts to provide readers with a broad perspective … Continued

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Kristendommen: en historisk innfǿring

By Einar Thomassen (NHC Fellow, 1999–00) The history of Christianity from the beginning to the present day can be told in many ways and seen from many points of view. This book brings theology and the science of religion together in the description of the Christian religion and its history. Christianity as it has been practiced and … Continued

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Thomas Aquinas and Karl Barth: Sacred Doctrine and the Natural Knowledge of God

By Eugene F. Rogers, Jr. (NHC Fellow, 1998–99) Eugene F. Rogers, Jr., presents a challenge to contemporary Catholic thought and contributes to a paradigm shift in Thomas interpretation with this groundbreaking book: He provides a fresh interpretation of Aquinas on the nature of theology and uncovers and explores theological affinities between Aquinas and Protestant theologian … Continued

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Nicholas of Cusa’s De Pace Fidei and Cribratio Alkorani: Translation and Analysis

By Nicholas of CusaTranslated by Jasper Hopkins (NHC Fellow, 1983–84) Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), sometimes misleadingly referred to as the first "modern" philosopher, was born in Kues, Germany (today Bernkastel-Kues). He became a canon lawyer and a cardinal. His two best-known works are De Docta Ignorantia (On Learned Ignorance) and De Visione Dei (On the Vision of God).

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Unleashing the Scripture: Freeing the Bible from Captivity to America

By Stanley Hauerwas (NHC Fellow, 1992–93) This provocative critique of the uses and abuses of Scripture in the American church shows how liberal (historical-critical) and fundamentalist (literal) approaches to biblical scholarship have corrupted our use of the Bible. Hauerwas argues that the Bible can only be understood in the midst of a disciplined community of … Continued

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Nicholas of Cusa’s Dialectical Mysticism : Text, Translation, and Interpretive Study of De visione Dei

By Nicholas of CusaTranslated by Jasper Hopkins (NHC Fellow, 1983–84) Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), sometimes misleadingly referred to as the first "modern" philosopher, was born in Kues, Germany (today Bernkastel-Kues). He became a canon lawyer and a cardinal. His two best-known works are De Docta Ignorantia (On Learned Ignorance) and De Visione Dei (On the Vision of God).

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Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering

By Eleonore Stump (NHC Fellow, 1999–00) Only the most naive or tendentious among us would deny the extent and intensity of suffering in the world. Can one hold, consistently with the common view of suffering in the world, that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that one can. Wandering in … Continued