Lennon / Kinahan Does Christ Matter?

An Anglican and a Jesuit in Dialogue
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78812-197-2
Verlag: Messenger Publications
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten

This book is a dialogue between members of two Irish Churches. Although their communities in N. Ireland are divided the authors have worked together for over 40 years on issues of theology, conflict, reconciliation and the relevance of Christ in a pluralist society. The book starts with a fresh look at Christ's life and teaching in the Gospels, asking critically about its relevance to today's world. With this as a base they then engage in a critique of their own churches against the standard set by the Gospels: that Christian churches should reflect the love of the Three persons in God for God and for all human beings. They ask and suggest answers to the question why Churches are relevant to tough questions of conflict, politics and social issues. The book is of particular relevance to people who no longer accept soft theologies that ignore tough questions about the existence of God, or who can find no connections between churches and their own search for meaning, individually and communally. The book is written in popular language, but draws on a wealth of diverse experience and learning.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lennon, Brian

Timothy Kinahan, Kinahan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit

Über Autor(innen)

Lennon, Brian
Brian Lennon SJ has spent over 40 years working in Northern Ireland with a particular focus on the peace process. With Tim Kinahan he was a founder member of the Interchurch Group on Faith and Politics in 1983 and is a former Chair of the Irish Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. He is currently Secretary of Dialogue For Diversity which works on issues of migrants, prisoners, conflict, community development and climate. He is also Chair of SPRING, a community education and youth project in Armagh, Chair of the Board of the Jesuit Refugee Service, Ireland, and is a part-time prison chaplain.

Brian Lennon SJ is a Jesuit priest who has worked for many years in the area of reconciliation in Northern Ireland. He is based in the Jesuit Community in Portadown. Timothy Kinahan, a priest of the Church of Ireland, is Rector of St Helen's Bay in the Diocese of Down. A founder of the Northern Ireland Inter-Faith Forum, he is the author of several books on situational theology.