One Jesus, many Christs

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Carol Ann Drogus

What happens when liberation theology's attempt to mobilize the Brazilian poor for political and social change meets the realities of church, community, and culture in this predominantly Catholic country? In Women, Religion, and Social Change in Brazil's Popular Church, Carol Ann Drogus assesses the successes and failures of the movement as she documents how religious personality and gender affect the way the urban poor on the eastern outskirts of Sao Paulo respond to the liberationist message. All who are interested in Latin American studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, religion, and women's studies will gain much from Drogus's first-hand reports and careful analysis of the role of women, who are the majority participants in the Popular Church.

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Yves Blomme

A la charnière des XIXe et XXe siècles, trois évêques français, réputés libéraux, allaient adopter une position minoritaire lors de la crise moderniste, ainsi qu’à l’occasion de la Séparation de l’Église et de l’État. L’un d’eux, Mgr Émile Le Camus (à La Rochelle), engagé de longue date dans le mouvement biblique catholique débutant, n’avait eu de cesse de tenter de parvenir à l’épiscopat dans le but d’entreprendre la rénovation du catholicisme par la réforme des études dans les séminaires. Parvenu à ses fins, il aura surtout à faire face à la crise ouverte entre l’Église et la République, dans laquelle il se démarquera encore en appelant de ses vŒux la Séparation.

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John Parratt

In Reinventing Christianity, the first comprehensive survey of Christian theology in Africa to appear in English, John Parratt provides a critical yet sympathetic examination of the new ways of doing theology that have recently emerged from within the African church. Follownig an introduction that charts the growth and development of African theology, Parratt examines the differing theological assumptions and methodologies throughout the continent. He also shows how Africans are rethinking the central dogmas of the Christian faith - Scripture, God, christology, the church, and eschatology - and evaluates Africa's political theologies, giving special attention to theological approaches to African socialism and to South African black theology. The final chapter exposes some of the problematic issues that can provide a framework for wider ecumenical theological debate.

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R.C. Sproul

This book takes a clear and detailed look at the most fiercely contested doctrine in church history. The author examines the biblical and historical contexts, explaining what was taught by Catholics as well as Reformers.