Compendium of Theological Thought: Varied Discussions on Counselling, Theology, Communication, Spirituality and Feminism
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Author: | Santhosh John |
ISBN 13: | 9789351483304 |
Binding: | Hardbound |
Language: | English |
Year: | 2019 |
Subject: | Philosophy and Religion/Christianity |
About the Book
This book, "Compendium of Theological Thought" is a collection of thirteen selected articles published in International Journals from different departments of Theology. All the thirteen articles are almost varied from the different fields consisting of Counselling, Christian Ministry, Christian Theology, Post Modernism, Communication, New Testament, Christian Spirituality and Feminism. As the variety of topics are included surely the readers can select according to their interest and read, it will surely nourish and enrich their theological appetite.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. The Impact of Pluralistic Spirituality on the Institution of Family Today
2. The Concept of Self-Identity in Erik Erikson : Role of Psychology in Spirituality
3. Child Theology and Counselling : A Postmodern Reading
4. Homosexual Relationships, A Topic of Contemporary Discussion : A Psychosocial Reading
5. Christian Ministry : A Pentecostal Perspective based on the Ethical Values of the Bible
6. "When Mission Theology Confronts Postmodernism" : Challenges and Prospects of Postmodernism towards Christian Ministry
7. Christian Spirituality and Communication
8. Discipleship - A Postmodern Reading
9. Feminism : A Contemporary Theological Critique
10. Judaeo-Christian Influence on Sufism
11. Paul, The Theologian and Apologist
12. The Importance of Faith in Pauline Theology
13. M. M. Thomas : A Humanist Visionary
Dr. Santhosh John is an ordained minister of Assemblies of God Church in Kerala. He was born and brought up in a Pentecostal, Assemblies of God family from Central Kerala. He served as the Principal of Bethany Bible College, Trivandrum for seven years. Apart from that he was the founder director of Bethany Institute of Theology and the editor of Bethany Journal of Theology. Presently he is serving as the Director of Counselling Department of the Assemblies of God Malayalam District Council and the Director of P G Studies of Bethel Bible College, Punalur. He holds Post graduate degrees in English Literature, Psychology and Counselling. He took his PhD from St. Peter's Pontifical Institute, Bangalore. He has authored a book titled "The Spirituality of Marriage" and published numerous articles in various International and National Journals. Having married to Mrs. Bless Santhosh John, they are blessed with two sons, Saju John and Blesson John.