Description: Re-defining Community by Edmund Aku This book provides a new way of understanding community. It draws from previous definitions and interpretations of the concept to come to one that takes into account the growing pluralism in the socio-political strata of the world of today. The authors extensive analysis of three approaches to community by Ferdinand Toennies, Emile Durkheim and Heinrich Pesch gives the study a solid sociological foundation. His inclusion of authors like Martin Buber, Jacques Maritain, Emmanuel Mounier, John MacMurray, Louis Janssens and Stanley Hauerwas in the study underlines not only the philosophical but also the theological stronghold of the book. The discussion on how the notion of God as Trinity can affect the meaning of community adds to its theological relevance. By introducing personalism and the Trinitarian notion of God into how he thinks community should be understood today, the author challenges his readers, individually and collectively, to review the traditional attitudes to diversity and differences in society. A generally thematic study, the work also reveals the authors commitment to a historical-critical approach.Taken seriously the vision of community espoused in the book can lead to answering questions on conflicts in the world today. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography The Author: Edmund Aku was ordained a priest for the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, Nigeria 1990. He holds a doctorate degree in Theology from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, where he also obtained his Masters degree and Licentiate (STL) in the same discipline. Rev. Aku is holder also of a Master of Science degree in Education (MSEd) from Fordham University, New York. He has Bachelors degrees in Philosophy and Theology from the Pontifical Urban University, Rome. Table of Contents Contents: Perspectives in Community - Community: A Trinitarian Tradition - The Person as Metaphor and Matrix for Community - The Personalist Saga: Where does Hauerwas Stand? Details ISBN363136122X Author Edmund Aku Short Title RE-DEFINING COMMUNITY Pages 253 Language English ISBN-10 363136122X ISBN-13 9783631361221 Media Book Format Paperback Series Europaische Hochschulschriften/European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Europeennes Reihe 23: Theologie/Series 23: Theology/Serie 23: Theologie Year 2000 Imprint Peter Lang GmbH Subtitle A Discourse on Community and the Pluralism of Todays World with Personalist Underpinnings Place of Publication Frankfurt am Main Country of Publication Germany Publication Date 2000-03-29 UK Release Date 2000-03-29 Publisher Peter Lang GmbH DEWEY 261.8 Series Number v. 692 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158698883;
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Book Title: Re-defining Community: A Discourse on Community and the Pluralism of Today's World with Personalist Underpinnings
Item Height: 210mm
Item Width: 148mm
Author: Edmund Aku
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Religious History, Christianity
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh
Publication Year: 2000
Item Weight: 340g
Number of Pages: 253 Pages
