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causes. The majority of contemporary Africans and people living in traditional societies still tend to be more concerned with the uniqueness of things and to think in terms of personal causes. When Britons, during World War II, thought that they would be hit by a bomb only if it “had my name on it,” they were adopting very much the same attitude. “It won’t happen to me. I’m different” is a fairly common way of expressing the converse of this attitude. Photo 4.7 As the healing ritual progresses, notice the involvement of the sick woman’s companion. African healing is In the early 1960s Fred Welbourn both a personal and a communal affair. observed a young Muganda (a member of the Buganda people of southern Uganda) who was awarded a university scholarship to study in Britain. On his way to the airport at the start of his journey, he suddenly went blind and his head began to ache terribly. He was taken home and consulted a diviner. He was told that he had been chosen by a spirit to be its medium and that unless he accepted the choice he might go mad. Many Africans — though not always so highly educated — have had similar experiences; and in Buganda their initiation takes some such form as follows. On the appointed night, the young man and his relatives went to the shrine of a diviner, where a fire was kept burning throughout the rite. They were washed with water from Lake Victoria, and the juice of leaves was smeared on their heads. They were given branches and spears to hold. The diviner’s assistants started to beat drums in a peculiar rhythm, shake rattles, and sing special spirit songs. After this had been going on for some time, the initiate started to shake. The drumming and singing grew wilder. The shaking affected him more and more violently until he rose and started to dance wildly. The drumming and singing 438 The AbrAmic TrAdiTion became more and more excited. He danced in the fire, apparently London Photo 4.8 A healing dance in the ATLANTIC surgery of Estelle Nxele. Her consulting room was in her home, but for OCEAN Black Sea Aral Vienna rituals and dance she often used her Constantinople Rome Sea garage, pictured right, as a surgery. Mediterranean Sea Delhi Ottoman Empire at its height Mughal Empire at its height Arabian 0310259442_understanding_int_CS4 brown 1-248.indd 73 2/1/11 11:37 AM Safavid Empire Sea Bay of GOA Bengal 0 1000 km. 0 1000 miles INDIAN OCEAN Map 24.3 Islamic empires of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. At this time the British Empire was just emerging as a network of trading companies, and there were no other European or “Chris tian” empires to challenge Islam. Further, in the Far East the Chinese Empire was weak. Islam was at its height in terms of world dominance, and was therefore feared in Europe and other non-Muslim areas. the will of God. Thus it is a Pax Islamica, which 276 The AbrAmic TrAdiTion imposes peace by dominating all opponents by force or arms. At the same time, areas remaining free from control by Muslim rulers are viewed as the “realm of war,” awaiting subjection to Islamic rule and the administration of Sharia law. This is why Muslims throughout history have regarded “the Conquests” of the first century of the From the early Middle Ages, Jews migrated through Germany and areas of the Byzantine Muslim era as the second great miracle of Islam, after Empire into Russia and Poland. In 1264, Prince Boleslav V (1226 – 1279), Duke of Krakow, granted the Jews a charter guaranteeing their legal rights and protection. A century the reception of the Qur’an. Islam proclaims submislater, during the rule of King Casimir III (1310 – 1370), a series of decrees extended rights to Jews throughout Poland. Then, in 1388, the Grand Duke of Lithuania welcomed the Photo 24.14 The Wilmersdorfer Mosque, in Berlin, Germany, reminds viewers that, while in the past Islam was of- Jews to his lands. These developments, though good for Jewish immigrants, providing ten spread as a result of military victories, thus justifying a them with considerable protection under the law, had a dark side which appears to have military understanding of jihad, today Islam is rapidly spreading throughout Europe and other parts of the world through affected the fate of the Jews in modern times. As earlier in Spain, the Jews, an educated people, provided reliable and able recruits for government ser vice. As a result many became immigration and conversion without coercion. As a result, it tax collectors, estate managers, and agents of the government, and they were feared by now presents a far greater intellectual challenge to Chris tianity and other religions than when it was possible to explain the common people, who saw them as oppressors. To make matters worse, as in Spain, they were required to wear their own distinctive clothing. Therefore, no one could away its success in terms of conquest. fail to know that the hated tax collector or government bailiff was a Jew. Undoubtedly these developments laid a foundation for later anti-Semitism. By the early fifteenth century there were around 15,000 0310259442_understanding_int_CS4 Jews in Poland. brown A 249-512.indd century 438later that number had grown to around 150,000 as Poland became a center of Jewish life and scholarship. Jewish prosperity in Polish areas came to a dramatic end in the seventeenth century, when Ukrainian Cossacks revolted against their Polish masters and massacred Jews and Polish landowners alike. In what became a major peasant revolt, Polish gentry and their Jewish administrators were Photo 16.5 This woodcut shows Sabbatai Zevi (1626 – 1676) slaughtered in gruesome ways. in a Turkish prison. He declared himself the Messiah in 1648 Eventually the rule of the Cossacks and was eventually imprisoned in Constantinople, where, in led to the separation of Poland and the the castle of Abydos, he converted to Islam on 16 September 1666. Later he vacillated between Judaism and Islam. Ukraine as well as intervention by the His followers, known as Sabbateans, drew inspiration from Russian and Swedish armies. The involvement of foreign troops gave birth to a Pol- Jewish mysticism, especially the kabbalah, and are believed to have influenced the development of the Hassidic movement in Poland and elsewhere. ish partisan movement that resisted both the Russians and the Swedes. In the pro- 10. Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Judaism: History, Belief and Practice (London: Routledge, 2003), 210 – 19. 0310259442_understanding_int_CS4 brown 249-512.indd 276 WitcHcraft and sorcery 73 2/1/11 11:50 AM R. 2/1/11 11:51 AM world religions & movements christian thought usd $39.99 Hardcover • 512 pages ISBN 9780310259442 Understanding World Religions An Interdisciplinary Approach Irving hexham Globalization and high-speed communication put twenty-first century people in contact with adherents to a wide variety of world religions, but valuable knowledge of these other traditions is often limited at best. Religious stereotypes abound, hampering a serious exploration of unfamiliar philosophies and practices. The popular idea that all religions lead to the same God or the same moral life fails to account for the distinctive origins and radically different teachings found across the world’s many religions. Understanding World Religions presents religion as a complex and intriguing matrix of history, philosophy, culture, beliefs, and practices. Hexham believes that a certain degree of objectivity and critique is inherent in the study of religion, and he guides readers in responsible ways of carrying this out. Of particular importance is Hexham’s decision to explore African religions, which have frequently been absent from major religion texts. He surveys these in addition to varieties of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 24 the “cAlling” of A diVineR #11 Eastern_Hemisphere Danube R. number converted to Islam. For the next few centuries, Jews generally flourished in the Ottoman, or Turkish, Empire. 10 northern euroPean Jews also available: Islamic Empires in 17th Century (map 24-3) 100% Nile R. Red Sea Sea Caspian OTTOMAN EMPIRE SAFAVID EMPIRE MUGHAL EMPIRE Persian Gulf Indus DIGITAL FORMATS irving hexham is professor of religious studies at the University of Calgary and adjunct professor of world Christianity at Liverpool Hope University. book Contents THE Challenge of the cults and new religions Ron Rhodes book usd $32.99 Softcover • 400 pages ISBN 9780310516637 Introduction Part One: Studying Religion 1. Introductory Issues in the Study of Religion 2. A Biased Canon Part Two: African Traditions 3. African Religious Traditions 4. Witchcraft and Sorcery 5. God in Zulu Religion 6. The Case of Isaiah Shembe Part Three: The Yogic Tradition 7. The Origins of Yogic Religions 8. The Richness of the Hindu Tradition 9. Rethinking the Hindu Tradition • Instructor’s manual • Chapter summaries • Chapter videos* • Presentation slides • Sample syllabus • Quizzes* • Chapter quizzes • Image/map library • Flashcards* TextbookPlus.Zondervan.com 10. Gandhi the Great Contrarian 11. Buddhism 12. The Development of Buddhist Belief and Practice 13. The Moral Quest of Edward Conze 14. Other Yogic-Type Traditions Part Four: The Abrahamic Tradition 15. Early Judaism 16. Rabbinic and Other Judaisms 17. Jewish Faith and Practice 18. Martin Buber’s Zionist Spirituality 19. Christianity 20. Christian History 21. Christian Faith and Practice 22. Christian Politics according to Abraham Kuyper 23. The Challenge of Islam 24. Muslim Beliefs and Practices 25. Muslim Piety 26. Sayyid Qutb and the Rebirth of Contemporary Islam Conclusion: Whither Religious Studies? Suggestions for Further Reading Index Order FREE exam copies (instructors only)
world religions & movements Introduction to Messianic Judaism Its Ecclesial Context and Biblical Foundations David rudolph and joel willitts, General Editors “Folks who think they know what Messianic Judaism is all about need to read this book. The movement is actually a very exciting work in process, with many new themes and challenges being explored by both advocates and friendly critics. These essays offer wisdom to all of us whose faith is firmly grounded to promises first made by the Living God to an ancient people.“ —richard j. mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary Introduction to Messianic Judaism represents a go-to source for introductory information on Messianic Judaism. Editors David Rudolph and Joel Willitts have assembled a thorough examination of the ecclesial context and biblical foundations of the diverse Messianic Jewish movement. Unique among similar works in its Jew-Gentile partnership, this book brings together a team of respected Messianic Jewish and Gentile Christian scholars, including Mark S. Kinzer, Richard Bauckham, Markus Bockmuehl, Craig Keener, Darrell L. Bock, Scott J. Hafemann, Daniel J. Harrington, R. Kendall Soulen, Douglas Harink, and others. NEW usd $26.99 Softcover • 336 pages ISBN 9780310330639 christian thought david rudolph (PhD, Cambridge University) is the rabbi of Tikvat Israel Messianic Synagogue in Richmond, Virginia, and teaches New Testament at the MJTI School of Jewish Studies. joel willitts (PhD, Cambridge University) is associate professor in biblical and theological studies at North Park University. DIGITAL FORMATS book Contents Introduction—David Rudolph Part 1: The Messianic Jewish Community 1. Messianic Judaism in Antiquity and in the Modern Era—David Rudolph 2. Messianic Jewish Synagogues—David Rudolph and Elliot Klayman 3. Messianic Jewish Worship and Prayer— Seth N. Klayman 4. Messianic Jews and Scripture—Carl Kinbar 5. Messianic Jews and Jewish Tradition—Carl Kinbar 6. Messianic Jewish Ethics—Russ Resnik 7. Messianic Jewish Outreach—Stuart Dauermann 8. Messianic Judaism and Women—Rachel Wolf 9. Messianic Jews in the Land of Israel—Akiva Cohen 10. Messianic Jewish National Organizations— Mitch Glaser 11. Messianic Jews and the Jewish World— Mark S. Kinzer 12. Messianic Jews and the Gentile Christian World— Daniel C. Juster 13. Messianic Jews and Jewish-Christian Dialogue— Jennifer M. Rosner Part 2: The Church and Messianic Judaism 14. Matthew’s Christian-Jewish Community— Daniel J. Harrington 15. The Restoration of Israel in Luke-Acts— Darrell L. Bock 16. James and the Jerusalem Council Decision— Richard Bauckham 17. Interdependence and Mutual Blessing in the Church—Craig Keener 18. The Relationship between Israel and the Church— William S. Campbell 19. The Redemption of Israel for the Sake of the Gentiles—Scott J. Hafemann 20. Paul’s Rule in All the Ekklēsiai—Anders Runesson 21. Equality in the Church—Justin K. Hardin 22. The Supersession and Superfluity of the Law? Another Look at Galatians—Todd A. Wilson 23. The Bride of Messiah and the Israel-ness of the New Heavens and New Earth—Joel Willitts 24. Mission-Commitment in Second Temple Judaism and the New Testament—John Dickson 25. The Son of David and the Gospel— Markus Bockmuehl 26. Jewish Priority, Election, and the Gospel— Douglas Harink 27. The Standard Canonical Narrative and the Problem of Supersessionism—R. Kendall Soulen Part Three: Summary and Conclusion 28. Summary of the Chapters—Joel Willitts Conclusion—Joel Willitts Subject Index Scripture Index 25 Purchase books for personal use for 50% off (Source Code 3D9CAT)
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