Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Jeffrey VanderWilt, A Church without Borders: The Eucharist and the Church in Ecumenical Perspective Charles Miller, The Gift of the World. An Introduction to the Theology of Dimitru Staniloe Musa W. Dube, ed., Other Ways of Reading: African Women and the Bible Adrian Hastings, Oliver Tomkins: The Ecumenical Enterprise, 1908–92     

Exercising a free conscience: The conscientious objectors of the Soviet union and the German democratic republic

Die ukrainische katholische Kirche (The Ukrainian Catholic Church) 2nd expanded edition Munich: Kirche in Not, 1989.165pp.

Die römisch‐katholische Kirche in der Sowjetunion (The Roman Catholic Church in the Soviet Union) Munich: Kirche in Not, 1989.143 pp.

Tserkva v Ruyini — Church in Ruins. The Demise of Ukrainian Churches in the Eparchy of Peremyshl by Oleh Wolodymyr Iwanusiw, Shevchenko Scientific Society Ukrainian Studies Volume 56. Ontario: St Sophia Religious Association of Ukrainian Catholics in Canada, 1987. Parallel text in English and Ukrainian. 350 pp.

Áron Márton a lelkiismeret apostola (Áron Márton, the Apostle of Conscience) compiled by László Virt. Budapest: Ecclesia, 1988. Paperback, 262 pp., 85 Ft.     

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Book reviewed in this article: John D. Zizioulas, Eucharist, Bishop, Church: The Unity of the Church in the Divine Eucharist and the Bishop during the First Three Centuries, transl. Jérôme Cottin et Jean‐Nicolas Bazin, Vers un christianisme virtuel? Gail Ramshaw, Treasures Old and New: Images in the Lectionary Thomas K. Carroll, Wisdom and Wasteland: Jeremy Taylor in His Prose and Preaching Today     

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Book reviewed in this article: Fernando Enns, Friedenskirche in der Ökumene: Mennorutische Wurzeln einer Ethik der Gewaltfreiheit [A Peace Church in the Ecumenical Movement: The Mennonite Roots of an Ethic of Non‐Violence] Riccardo Larini (under the direction of), II libra di testimoni: martirologio ecumenico [A Book of Witnesses: An Ecumenical Martyrology] Horace Russell, The Missionary Outreach of the West Indian Church: Jamaican Baptist Mission to West Africa in the Nineteenth Century Daphne Hampson, Christian Contradictions: The Structure of Lutheran and Catholic Thought Joseph Liechty and Cecelia Clegg, Moving beyond Sectarianism: Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: A Vision for Man . Essays on Faith , Theology And Society , ed. Samuel Amirtham. einführung in die Theologie der Religionen , by H. Bürkle . Church And State : Opening A New Ecumenical Discussion . Christians or Capitalists , by Cosmas Desmond . The Orthodox Church in the Ecumenical Movement , ed. Constantin Patelos. Das Herrenmahl , ed. Gemeinsame Römisch-Katholische/Evangelisch-Lutherische Kommission. Nairobi : A Joke, a Junket, or a Journey ? by J. H. Jackson.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Power Picture , by Estelle and Charles Mc Carthy . The Roman Catholic Church In England And Wales : A Short History , by E. E. Reynolds. The Pilgrim Continues His Way , translated by R. M. French . The Trinity and the Religious Experience of Man , by Raimundo Panikkar. Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion : Aims , Methods and Theories of Research. Kirchenkampf und Ökumene 1939-45: Darstellung und Dokumentation , by Armin Boyens. The Churches and Politics in Germany , by Frederic Spotts. Church , State and Opposition in the Ussr , by Gerhard Simon. Erlösung und Emanzipation , ed. by L. Scheffczyk. Zur Theologie der Welt , by Johann Baptist Metz.     

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Book reviewed in this article: On Being the Church: Essays on the Christian Community, eds Colin E. Gunton and Daniel W. Hardy. Congregation: Stories and Structures, ed. James F. Hopewell. Long Night's Journey Into Day: Revised Retrospective on the Holocaust, eds Alice L. Eckardt and A. Roy Eckardt. Inter-religious Dialogue in the Catholic Church since Vatican II: an Historical and Theological Study, ed. Robert B. Sheard. Religious Education Encounters Liberation Theology, by Daniel S. Schipani. Theological Roots of Pentecostalism, ed. Donald W. Dayton. Roman Catholic/Pentecostal Dialogue (1977–1982): a Study on Developing Ecumenism, ed. Jerry L. Sandidge.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Gregory Baum, The Church for Others: Protestant Theology in Communist East Germany Wesley Kort, Take, Read: Scripture, Textuality, and Cultural Practice     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Justin J. Meggitt, Paul, Poverty and Survival. J. Trebolle Barrera, The Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible: an Introduction to the History of the Bible. Bonnie Thurston, Women in the New Testament: Questions and Commentary. Lewis Ayres and Gareth Jones (eds), Christian Origins: Theology, Rhetoric and Community. Malcolm Lambert, The Cathars. Jan Bonda, The One Purpose of God: An Answer to the Doctrine of Eternal Punishment. H. Richard Niebuhr, Theology, History, and Culture: Major Unpublished Writings. Michael Northcott (ed.), Urban Theology: A Reader. C. Dale White, Making a Just Peace: Human Rights & Domination Systems. Colin Buchanan, Is the Church of England Biblical? An Anglican Ecclesiology. Darrell L. Guder (ed.), Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America. Bert Hoedemaker, Secularization and Mission: A Theological Essay. Walter Klaiber, Call and Response: Biblical Foundations of a Theology of Evangelism. Walter Brueggemann & George Stroup (eds), Many Voices, One God: Being Faithful in a Pluralistic World. Michael Root & Risto Saarinen (eds), Baptism and the Unity of the Church. S.M. Heim (ed.), Grounds for Understanding: Ecumenical Resources for Responses to Religious Pluralism. Yirmiyahu Yovel, Dark Riddle: Hegel, Nietzsche, and the Jews. Edward K. Kaplan and Samuel H. Dresner, Abraham Joshua Heschel: Prophetic Witness. M. A. Ryan & T. D. Whitmore (eds), The Challenge of Global Stewardship: Roman Catholic Responses. Rodger Charles SJ, Social Witness and Teaching: The Catholic Tradition from Genesis to Centesimus Annus. Rowena Robinson, Conversion, Continuity and Change: Lived Christianity in Southern Goa. James Luther Adams and Wilson Yates (eds), The Grotesque in Art and Literature: Theological Reflections. C. Gestrich, The Return of Splendor in the World: The Christian Doctrine of Sin and Forgiveness. D. Watts, Religion in Late Roman Britain: Forces of Change. Peter Byrne, The Moral Interpretation of Religion.     

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Books reviewed: Frans Jozef van Beeck, God Encountered: A Contemporary Catholic Systematic Theology, Volume Two/4: The Revelation of the Glory; Part IV/A: The Genealogy of Depravity: Morality and Immorality Nicholas M. Healy, Church, World and the Christian Life: Practical‐Prophetic Ecclesiology Richard Viladesau, Theology and the Arts: Encountering God Through Music, Art and Rhetoric James K. A. Smith, The Fall of Interpretation: Philosophical Foundations for a Creational Hermeneutic Clark M. Williamson, Way of Blessing, Way of Life: A Christian Theology Thomas G. Weinandy, Does God Suffer? Michael L. Budde and Robert W. Brimlow, (eds.) The Church as Counterculture Brian S. Hook and R. R. Reno, Heroism and the Christian Life: Reclaiming Excellence Geoffrey Wainwright, Is the Reformation Over? Catholics and Protestants at the Turn of the Millennia Paul J. Griffiths, Religious Reading: The Place of Reading in the Practice of Religion     

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Book reviewed in this article: Acting in Faith : The World Council of Churches Since 1975, by Leon howell . Handbook of Member Churches , edited by Ans J. van der Bent . The Social Teaching of the Church , by John Desrochers     

Mary – ‘Mother of the Church’: challenging conciliar ecclesiology

On 21 November 1964, at the end of the third session of the Second Vatican Council, the Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium (LG), was solemnly adopted together with its final chapter on Mary. Simultaneously, Pope Paul VI proclaimed the Marian title Mater Ecclesiae. This article will both review the Council’s debate and identify the specifics of the title Mater Ecclesiae. The Council had rejected the idea of awarding this title to Mary, even though chapter VIII of Lumen Gentium mentions her ‘function as mother’ (LG 60). In proclaiming this title, Paul VI did not follow the Council, which had located Mary within the Church. The question therefore arises as to whether Mary, as the ‘Mother of the Church’, is now placed outside the Church.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Romans: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary Serge F. Descy, The Melkite Church: An Historical and Ecclesiological Approach Mordecai Paldiel, The Path of the Righteous: Gentile Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust Jack Forstman, Christian Faith in Dark Times: Theological Conflicts in the Shadow of Hitler     

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Book reviewed in this article: Paul McPartlan, The Eucharist Makes the Church: Henri de Lubac and John Zizioulas in Dialogue Jeffery Rowthorn and Russel Schulz-Widmar eds, A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools     

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Book reviewed in this article: Australian Christians in Conflict and Unity, by Frank Engel. The Resistance to Church Union in Canada, 1904–1939, by N. Keith Clifford.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Lewis S. Mudge, The Sense of a People. Towards a Church for the Human Future Michael Perry, Bible Praying: Scripture Prayers for Worship and Devotion George Huntston Williams, The Radical Reformation, Third Revised Edition.     

The Church of Greece in critical times: reflections through philanthropy

In this article we reflect on the position and role of the Orthodox Church of Greece in contemporary Greek society as the latter is ravaged by a multi-layered crisis. This we do through the study of the discursive prerequisites and underlying logic governing the philanthropic response of the Church to the crisis, as promulgated by the Church’s major institutional settings, the Synodical Committee on Social Welfare and Beneficence and the Archdiocesan Anti-Poverty Fund. Viewing the Church and the state as uneasy partners in the process of the modernisation of Greece, we first consider the Church’s understanding of the crisis before focusing on the way this informs the practice of the above-mentioned institutional settings. We conclude with some thoughts on the Church’s attempt to transcend the secular–religious divide through imbuing its philanthropic praxis with its transcendental Christian hope.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: David Tuesday Adamo, Africa and the Africans in the Old Testament Colin J. Podmore, The Moravian Church in England 1728–1760 Israel Batista, Comunidades de Jubileo: Las Iglesias Evangélicas en el Nuevo Milenio     

Alonzo church:his life,his work and some of his miracles

This paper is dedicated to Alonzo Church, who died in August 1995 after a long life devoted to logic. To Church we owe lambda calculus, the thesis bearing his name and the solution to the Entscheidungsproblem.His well-known book Introduction to Mathematical LogicI, defined the subject matter of mathematical logic, the approach to be taken and the basic topics addressed. Church was the creator of the Journal of Symbolic Logicthe best-known journal of the area, which he edited for several decades

This paper is in three sections. The first is written in journalistic style:the story of the life of AlonzoChurch is told, including some of the many anecdotes I have collected from different sources. The secondpart is devoted to his work, but is far from being exhaustive. The last part is more original; in it I attempto show that Church’s great discovery was lambda calculus and that his remaining contributions weremainly inspired afterthoughts in the sense that most of his contributions as well as some of his pupils derivefrom that initial achievement. Included are Kleene’s Recursion Theory and the completeness proof ofHenkin. I have added an appendix in which is presented the typed lambda calculus and a proof of theundecidability of first-order logic     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Raindrops of My Life: The Memoir of Florence Tim Oi Li. Andrew Chandler, ed., Brethren in Adversity: Bishop George Bell, the Church of England and the Crisis of German Protestantism, 1933–1939. Hee-Mo Yim, Unity Lost — Unity to be Regained in Korean Presbyterianism