Author: Anne Carson File Type: pdf Common Knowledge 8.1 (2002) 188-201

Author: Michele M. Schumacher File Type: pdf In this magisterial work, Michele M. Schumacher seeks to promote dialogue between disciples of the Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar (d. 1988) and those of the churchs common doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274) on a critical theological question. How are analogies and metaphors from the philosophy and theology of the person (anthropology) rightly used to address the mystery of the Trinity? She does so by considering the specific setting of Balthasars theology the inseparability of his work from that of the Swiss physician and mystic Adrienne von Speyr (d. 1967). Most Balthasar scholars have not addressed in any significant manner the figure and influence of von Speyr, perhaps owing to the unsystematic nature of her more than 60 volumes (approximately 15,000 pages) of mystical theology. In addition, there is the even more lengthy work of Balthasar himself. A Trinitarian Anthropology explores von Speyrs vast mystically - and biblically-inspired theology, and the significant connections between her teaching and his. Schumacher systematically exposits the Trinitarian theological anthropology of von Speyr, as it emerges through her vast corpus, in parallel with a development of the same theme in Balthasars work. She uses as the basis for her work a key theme of Balthasars anthropology the mystery of difference-in-unity. Balthasar presents this mystery of the theology of the person in terms of certain Spannungen or tensions the body and the soul the individual and the community man and woman nature and grace and person and mission. Finally, the volume exposits Aquinas own doctrine on theological discourse, in view of initiating a dialogue with his disciples. This it does not only by responding to many of their challenges to Balthasar and their criticisms of his work, but also by demonstrating, in a spirit of Catholicism, the congruity (unity-in-difference) between Balthasars doctrine and that of St. Thomas. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michele M. Schumacher is a private docent in the theology faculty of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK An admirable display of scholarship. Schumacher shows a thorough acquaintance with all of the writings of Balthasar, von Speyr and the neo-Thomist tradition lately voiced in the literature. -Edward T. Oakes, professor of Systematic Theology, Mundelein Seminary **

Author: Hassan Bougrine File Type: pdf There is a failure of governments to provide the citizens of developing countries with the necessary ingredients for growth and development. This can only be explained by their inability to secure the sources of financing which ultimately allow them to command these ingredients. The Creation of Wealth and Poverty is a study of the means and ways by which wealth and poverty are created in both developed and developing countries. It puts a particular emphasis on the role played by economic policy in shaping the stratification of modern societies through specific programmes dealing with issues of job creation, poverty and environmental degradation. This book is concerned with the social effects of the ongoing crisis in finance, development and the environment. By focusing on the political, legal and financial institutions that govern society and the economy, the book provides an analysis of wealth and poverty from a historical perspective. It shows how economic and social policies of the neoliberal model have led to a rise in unemployment, poverty and inequality and, therefore, made societies more polarized. This volume will be of great interest to policymakers, academics and students who study political economy, development economics and macroeconomics.

Author: Andrew Wilcox File Type: pdf Using the work of Edward Said as a point of departure, this book dissects the concept of Orientalism through the lens of 19th century missionary impressions of Kurdistan. Wilcox argues that dominant interpretations of Saids work have a tendency to present Orientalism as an essentialist practice and instead offers an alternative manifestation in which the Oriental is perceived as the mutable product of cultural forces. The relationship between missionaries and imperialism has long been a contentious issue with many scholars highlighting their apparent ambiguity. This study reveals how Protestant missionaries can be identified as anti-imperialist in their rhetoric of ecumenical independence yet through their preconceptions of Oriental inferiority, they contributed to a more subtle undermining of local forms of knowledge and identity. Wilcox argues that this apparent ambiguity is in part a consequence of the ways in which the term imperialism is frequently used to allude to diverse and even contradictory meanings therefore it is not so much the missionaries who are ambiguous, as the ways in which they are judged by todays multivalent standards. The analysis also makes clear the complex discursive processes which can undermine the actions of altruistic individuals. By drawing threads from this 19th century example into the current geopolitical foreground of Middle East-West relations, this book not only sheds light upon a little-known historical case study but also illuminates larger questions of the present and future encouraging a more vigorous examination of contemporary Orientalist prejudices. ***Review Andrew Wilcox helps unravel otherly Orientalist stereotypes through the lens of otherwise obscure, conflictual 19th century Anglican and American Presbyterian missionary impressions of Kurdistan. In giving us a new interpretation of the intricate treasure-throve of interrelationships among deterministic Orientalists, disputing missionaries, and ambiguous imperialists, Wilcox enables us better to understand todays varying standards of judgement as well as decipher the complicated discursive processes which undermine actions of otherwise altruistic actors. Andrew Wilcoxs book addresses two important issues the question precisely how missionaries were connected to the modern European imperialist enterprise and the related, but so far imperfectly studied matter of their place in Saids theory of Orientalism. The book provides methodologically sophisticated perspectives on both that will excite specialist and educated readers alike. In this richly researched cultural history, Andrew Wilcox refines our understanding of the contours of Orientalism, revealing orders of distinction, complexity, and even contradiction that cant but sharpen our analysis of empires variegated past and ongoing present. About the Author Andrew Wilcox is a Researcher at the Centre for Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter, UK. He has received two academic awards and published in the British Journal of Middle East Studies (BRISMES).