One of South Africa”s most celebrated theologians, John W. de Gruchy is also a woodworker, with pieces in many churches, schools, and homes throughout the country and abroad. Among his recent books are Confessions of a Christian Humanist and Led into Mystery. He and his wife, Isobel, are members of the Volmoed Christian Community near Hermanus, South Africa, where he writes, gives seminars, and does woodworking, while Isobel paints and writes poetry.
17 Ebooks por John W. de Gruchy
John W. de Gruchy: I Have Come a Long Way
‘If my life and experience is of some interest, it is chiefly so because I have lived through interesting times, in an interesting country, traveled to many interesting places, and been accompanied a …
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John W. de Gruchy: John Calvin
2009 is the 500th anniversary of the birth of Calvin, the Reformed theologian whose legacy has played such an important role in the shaping of modern South Africa. The popular understanding of him as …
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Robert N. Faris: Liberating Mission in Mozambique
Few people have any extensive knowledge of the life and witness of the Protestant churches in the former Portuguese colonies of southern Africa. Yet these communities of faith played a significant ro …
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William Johnson Everett & John W. de Gruchy: Sawdust and Soul
An American ethicist and a South African theologian reflect on their work with wood and how it has helped them find creativity and meaning in experiences of both loss and transformation. Through thei …
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Matthias Grebe: Polyphonie der Theologie
Zusammenarbeit, kritisches Gegenüber, Widerstand – aktueller denn je sind die derzeitigen Debatten um das Verhältnis von Religionen, Staat und Gesellschaft. Nicht nur das Wachsen des nicht-religiösen …
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John W. de Gruchy: Bonhoeffer’s Questions
While in prison during the Third Reich, Dietrich Bonhoeffer raised several ‘;core questions’ in his correspondence with his close friend Eberhard Bethge: How shall future generations live? Who is Jes …
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Andreas Pangritz: The Polyphony of Life
This fascinating book, which explores an intriguing idea formulated by Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the very last months of his life, has up until now been available only to German readers. Since Polyphoni …
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Donovan Roebert: The Gospel for Buddhists and the Dharma for Christians
In this book Donovan Roebert provides a path for Christians and Buddhists who wish to better understand the essential, living tenets of their own faith while exploring how these two great religious p …
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Charles Villa-Vicencio: Living between Science and Belief
Most thoughtful people live in an interregnum between science and religion. Traditional religious answers concerning the beginning, purpose, and end of life are questioned by the natural sciences, wi …
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John W. de Gruchy: This Monastic Moment
‘Kairos refers to moments in chronological time when all hell is breaking loose and we are called to change our ways before we are dragged into the abyss. Kairos is apocalyptic time, and it is here a …
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Adrian Coates: The Aesthetics of Discipleship
Discipleship is embodied. Formation in the Christian life is not an otherworldly exercise but one that plays out in this world, interwoven with everyday sensory experience in ordinary life. The Aesth …
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John W. de Gruchy: Faith Facing Reality
The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have starkly reminded us of the realities that threaten our future on planet Earth. Christian faith is not a way of escaping these realities, but of engag …
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John W. De Gruchy: This Monastic Moment
Kairos is used in the New Testament to signify a pivotal moment in history: a critical time of judgement and opportunity where chaos must be faced and one must change their ways before it becomes irr …
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