Christopher Rowland
Biographic Data
| ID | 3776397 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Rowland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Rowland |
| SIGNATURE | ROWLAND C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0639-4181 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 5 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
By an Immediate Revelation«
This volume of essays by Christopher Rowland, written during the last forty years, concerns the nature of apocalypticism and its reception history. His reading of apocalyptic texts is thereby colored not by immersion into the study of »apocalyptic« in biblical scholarship, but by acquaintance with early Jewish mysticism. One of the Oxford English Dictionary's definitions of »mystic« is one which helps to understand not only the mystical but also …
A Companion to Heidegger's "Introduction to Metaphysics"
Martin Heidegger’s Introduction to Metaphysics , first published in 1953, is a highly significant work by a towering figure in twentieth-century philosophy. The volume is known for its incisive analysis of the Western understanding of Being, its original interpretations of Greek philosophy and poetry, and its vehement political statements. This new companion to the Introduction to Metaphysics presents an overview of Heidegger’s text and a variety…
Practical Theology and the Common Good—Why the Bible is Essential
Rather than read out our contributions to the theme of the conference followed by a brief discussion we tried to offer something a little more varied. So we each wrote a piece of 2000 words on the subject of our session, and these were circulated to participants in advance of the conference. On the day, we started the session with a ten-minute summary of what we had written. We then responded to each other briefly, summaries of which follow our p…
The Cambridge Companion to Christian Political Theology
Interest in political theology has surged in recent years, and this accessible volume provides a focused overview of the field. Many are asking serious questions about religious faith in secular societies, the origin and function of democratic polities, worldwide economic challenges, the shift of Christianity's center of gravity to the global south, and anxieties related to bold and even violent assertions of theologically determined political id…
Hope
This article aims to explore the common grounds and the differences between Marxism and liberation theology, which both focus on “hope” as a convergence for profound dialogues. On the one hand, both in Marxism and in liberation theology, hope is firstly an orientation for a better quality of life within one’s lifetime than in the afterlife which is beyond the reaches of humankind. The eschatology, according to both Marxism and liberation theology…
The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible
There is a long-standing Jewish tradition, both religious and secular, of responding to catastrophe in the present by recalling, and recasting, models and archetypes from the past, particularly from the Bible. They may be recalled literally, as traditionally understood, or rewritten, even parodied (often violently), in order to challenge and/or subvert more traditional readings. Interrogating and/or deconstructing traditional responses and archet…
The Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature
The Blackwell companion to the Bible in English literature
This Companion explores the Bible's role and influence on individual writers, whilst tracing the key developments of Biblical themes and literary theory through the ages. * An ambitious overview of the Bible's role and influence on English literature - as arguably the most powerful work of literature in history - from the medieval period up through the 20th century * Includes introductory sections to each period giving background information abou…
Response to Zoe Bennett's Article on John Ruskin
Liberation Theology
The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology
Liberation theology is widely referred to in discussions of politics and religion but not always adequately understood. The second edition of this Companion brings the story of the movement's continuing importance and impact up to date. Additional essays, which complement those in the original edition, expand upon the issues by dealing with gender and sexuality and the important matter of epistemology. In the light of a more conservative ethos in…
Imagining the Apocalypse
Different portrayals of visions from the Apocalypse exhibit particular ‘readings’ of the text and reflect some of the contrasting exegetical approaches familiar to biblical exegetes. The article surveys the various ways in which artists have sought to enter into, and re-express, the content and character of the visions of John, offers synchronic interpretations of the Apocalypse, gives varying interpretations of the four horsemen, explores the di…
Radical Christian Writings
Companion to Heidegger's Introduction to Metaphysics
The Engraver, The Chandler and the Trades Unionist
(2000). The Engraver, The Chandler and the Trades Unionist: Reflections on the Grassroots Reading of Scripture. Political Theology: Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 11-32
The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology
Liberation theology is widely referred to in discussions of politics and religion but not always adequately understood. This Companion offers an introduction to the history and characteristics of liberation theology in its various forms in different parts of the world. Authors from four continents examine the emergence and character of liberation theology in Latin America; black theology; Asian theology; and the new situation arising from the end…
Apologetics in the Roman Empire
INTRODUCTION: APOLOGETICS IN THE ROMAN WORLD THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES AS AN APOLOGETIC TEXT JOSEPHUS' TREATISE AGAINST APION TALKING AT TRYPHO: CHRISTIAN APOLOGETIC AS ANTI-JUDAISM IN JUSTIN'S DIALOGUE WITH TRYPHO THE JEW GREEK APOLOGISTS OF THE SECOND CENTURY LATIN CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS: MINUCIUS FELIX, TERTULLIAN, AND CYPRIAN ORIGEN'S TREATISE AGAINST CELSUS DEFENDING HELLENISM: PHILOSTRATUS, IN HONOUR OF APOLLONIUS THE FLOWERING OF LATIN APOLO…
Apocalyptic literature
T he fact that Scripture is quoted explicitly so infrequently in the apocalypses should not lead us to suppose that the whole process of scriptural interpretation was a matter of little or no concern to the writers of the apocalypses and the unknown visionaries concealed behind them. Those who have studied the book of Revelation will know that, while it may be true to say that Scripture is not formally cited by the author, allusion to the Bible i…
Reading the New Testament Sociologically
John 1.51, Jewish Apocalyptic and Targumic Tradition
One of the dominant motifs of the Fourth Gospel is the centrality of Christ for any kind of relationship between man and God. This theme at least stands out as a main purpose of the author, for he sets out to persuade his readers ‘that Jesus is the Christ’, and that believing they ‘may have life in his name’ (20. 31). What is more, he points out the superiority of the revelation in and through Jesus Christ (1. 17;3. 13) as compared with all other…
(The Visions of God in Apocalyptic Literature *)
British Guiana
British Guiana Get access British Guiana. By Raymond T. Smith. London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press for the Royal Institute of International Affairs. 1962. 218 pp. Map. Tables. Bibliog. Index. 25s. Christopher Rowland Christopher Rowland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 39, Issue 1, January 1963, Pages 159–160, https://doi.org/10.2307/2610609 Published: 01 January…
Labour Publicity
Labour Publicity
British Guiana
British Guiana Get access British Guiana. By Raymond T. Smith. London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press for the Royal Institute of International Affairs. 1962. 218 pp. Map. Tables. Bibliog. Index. 25s. Christopher Rowland Christopher Rowland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 39, Issue 1, January 1963, Pages 159–160, https://doi.org/10.2307/2610609 Published: 01 January…
(The Visions of God in Apocalyptic Literature *)
John 1.51, Jewish Apocalyptic and Targumic Tradition
One of the dominant motifs of the Fourth Gospel is the centrality of Christ for any kind of relationship between man and God. This theme at least stands out as a main purpose of the author, for he sets out to persuade his readers ‘that Jesus is the Christ’, and that believing they ‘may have life in his name’ (20. 31). What is more, he points out the superiority of the revelation in and through Jesus Christ (1. 17;3. 13) as compared with all other…
Reading the New Testament Sociologically
Apocalyptic literature
T he fact that Scripture is quoted explicitly so infrequently in the apocalypses should not lead us to suppose that the whole process of scriptural interpretation was a matter of little or no concern to the writers of the apocalypses and the unknown visionaries concealed behind them. Those who have studied the book of Revelation will know that, while it may be true to say that Scripture is not formally cited by the author, allusion to the Bible i…
The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology
Liberation theology is widely referred to in discussions of politics and religion but not always adequately understood. This Companion offers an introduction to the history and characteristics of liberation theology in its various forms in different parts of the world. Authors from four continents examine the emergence and character of liberation theology in Latin America; black theology; Asian theology; and the new situation arising from the end…
Apologetics in the Roman Empire
INTRODUCTION: APOLOGETICS IN THE ROMAN WORLD THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES AS AN APOLOGETIC TEXT JOSEPHUS' TREATISE AGAINST APION TALKING AT TRYPHO: CHRISTIAN APOLOGETIC AS ANTI-JUDAISM IN JUSTIN'S DIALOGUE WITH TRYPHO THE JEW GREEK APOLOGISTS OF THE SECOND CENTURY LATIN CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS: MINUCIUS FELIX, TERTULLIAN, AND CYPRIAN ORIGEN'S TREATISE AGAINST CELSUS DEFENDING HELLENISM: PHILOSTRATUS, IN HONOUR OF APOLLONIUS THE FLOWERING OF LATIN APOLO…
The Engraver, The Chandler and the Trades Unionist
(2000). The Engraver, The Chandler and the Trades Unionist: Reflections on the Grassroots Reading of Scripture. Political Theology: Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 11-32
Companion to Heidegger's Introduction to Metaphysics
Radical Christian Writings
Imagining the Apocalypse
Different portrayals of visions from the Apocalypse exhibit particular ‘readings’ of the text and reflect some of the contrasting exegetical approaches familiar to biblical exegetes. The article surveys the various ways in which artists have sought to enter into, and re-express, the content and character of the visions of John, offers synchronic interpretations of the Apocalypse, gives varying interpretations of the four horsemen, explores the di…
Liberation Theology
The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology
Liberation theology is widely referred to in discussions of politics and religion but not always adequately understood. The second edition of this Companion brings the story of the movement's continuing importance and impact up to date. Additional essays, which complement those in the original edition, expand upon the issues by dealing with gender and sexuality and the important matter of epistemology. In the light of a more conservative ethos in…
Response to Zoe Bennett's Article on John Ruskin
The Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature
The Blackwell companion to the Bible in English literature
This Companion explores the Bible's role and influence on individual writers, whilst tracing the key developments of Biblical themes and literary theory through the ages. * An ambitious overview of the Bible's role and influence on English literature - as arguably the most powerful work of literature in history - from the medieval period up through the 20th century * Includes introductory sections to each period giving background information abou…
The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible
There is a long-standing Jewish tradition, both religious and secular, of responding to catastrophe in the present by recalling, and recasting, models and archetypes from the past, particularly from the Bible. They may be recalled literally, as traditionally understood, or rewritten, even parodied (often violently), in order to challenge and/or subvert more traditional readings. Interrogating and/or deconstructing traditional responses and archet…
Hope
This article aims to explore the common grounds and the differences between Marxism and liberation theology, which both focus on “hope” as a convergence for profound dialogues. On the one hand, both in Marxism and in liberation theology, hope is firstly an orientation for a better quality of life within one’s lifetime than in the afterlife which is beyond the reaches of humankind. The eschatology, according to both Marxism and liberation theology…
The Cambridge Companion to Christian Political Theology
Interest in political theology has surged in recent years, and this accessible volume provides a focused overview of the field. Many are asking serious questions about religious faith in secular societies, the origin and function of democratic polities, worldwide economic challenges, the shift of Christianity's center of gravity to the global south, and anxieties related to bold and even violent assertions of theologically determined political id…
Practical Theology and the Common Good—Why the Bible is Essential
Rather than read out our contributions to the theme of the conference followed by a brief discussion we tried to offer something a little more varied. So we each wrote a piece of 2000 words on the subject of our session, and these were circulated to participants in advance of the conference. On the day, we started the session with a ten-minute summary of what we had written. We then responded to each other briefly, summaries of which follow our p…
A Companion to Heidegger's "Introduction to Metaphysics"
Martin Heidegger’s Introduction to Metaphysics , first published in 1953, is a highly significant work by a towering figure in twentieth-century philosophy. The volume is known for its incisive analysis of the Western understanding of Being, its original interpretations of Greek philosophy and poetry, and its vehement political statements. This new companion to the Introduction to Metaphysics presents an overview of Heidegger’s text and a variety…
By an Immediate Revelation«
This volume of essays by Christopher Rowland, written during the last forty years, concerns the nature of apocalypticism and its reception history. His reading of apocalyptic texts is thereby colored not by immersion into the study of »apocalyptic« in biblical scholarship, but by acquaintance with early Jewish mysticism. One of the Oxford English Dictionary's definitions of »mystic« is one which helps to understand not only the mystical but also …
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