Throughout the history of Christianity, Christians have celebrated their faith in a myriad of ways. This Companion offers new insights into the theological depths of the liturgical mysteries that are the essence of Christian worship services, rituals, and sacraments. It investigates how these mysteries order time and space, and how they permeate the life of the Churches. The volume explores how Christian liturgy, as a corporeal and communal set of activities, has had a profound impact on spiritualities, preaching, pastoral engagement, and ecumenical relations, as well as encounters with religious others.
Written by an international team of scholars, it also explores the intrinsic connections between liturgy and the arts, and why liturgy matters theologically. Ultimately, this Companion demonstrates the inextricable link between theology and liturgy and provides incentives for critical and constructive reflections about the relevance of liturgy in today's world.
This is the first global examination of the historical relationship between Christianity and human rights in the twentieth century. Leading historians, anthropologists, political theorists, legal scholars, and scholars of religion develop fresh approaches to issues such as human dignity, personalism, religious freedom, the role of ecumenical and transatlantic networks, and the relationship between Christian and liberal rights theories.
In doing so they move well beyond the temporal and geographical limits of the existing scholarship, exploring the connection between Christianity and human rights, not only in Europe and the United States, but also in Africa, Latin America, and China.
They offer alternative chronologies and bring to light overlooked aspects of this history, including the role of race, gender, decolonization, and interreligious dialogue. Above all, these essays foreground the complicated relationship between global rights discourses - whether Christian, liberal, or otherwise - and the local contexts in which they are developed and implemented.
On Augustine (paperback edition) presents Rowan Williams's insights from more than 25 years of studying St Augustine, one of Christianity's most influential theologians and philosophers. Rather than offering a comprehensive survey of Augustine's writings, Williams explores key themes that reveal the depth and enduring significance of his thought. These include the Trinity, Christology, evil, love, self-awareness, memory, and the restless human search for God.
The book also highlights Augustine's lasting impact beyond theology, particularly through City of God, which shaped political theory, and Confessions, which transformed understandings of human psychology and spiritual experience. Williams argues that Augustine's intellectual brilliance, spiritual depth, and influence distinguish him from other Early Church Fathers.
Originally written to introduce Augustine's ideas to students and interested readers, these essays combine scholarly expertise with remarkable clarity and accessibility. The result is an insightful, engaging study that demonstrates Augustine?s continuing relevance to theology, philosophy, and the broader history of Christian thought today.
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