Rights List Spring 2013

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RELIGION & SOCIETY
Experiencing the divine – even today
▶ Renowned author
▶ Timely and well-grounded contribution to the
question of God
Many ny people are turning away from the church; fewer people are attend attending
worship rship services and greater numbers are leaving the church. The church’s churc
fear of loss sees in these trends nothing other than a loss of faith and connection
to God.
A more nuanced look, however, reveals that people continue to search for
transcendence in their biographical life stories, even when the terms “God”
and “church” don’t explicitly appear. Stefan Knobloch vehemently urges us
to take that search seriously, yet without appropriating it as a dedicated
search for “God”. He thus shows us possibilities for a process at the end of
which stand Jesus’ words: “You are not far from the kingdom of God” (Mark
12:34).
Also available:
Meinrad Limbeck
Farewell to Sacrificial Death
ISBN: 978-3-7867-2945-7
Grünewald
In this bestselling title, Meinrad Limbeck argues provocatively,
but convincingly, that Jesus’ sacrificial death willed by God cannot
be the central message of Christianity. Instead, he develops
the basic outline of a Christian faith that places the message of a
loving and liberating God at its center.
Stefan Knobloch
The Absence of God?
In Opposition to Talk of God’s
Demise
ISBN: 978-3-7867-2979-2
Grünewald
Softcover with flaps
176 pages
Stefan Knobloch, a doctorate of theology
and Capuchin, is a professor emeritus
of pastoral theology in the Catholic Theology
department of the University of
Mainz, Germany.