Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, is professor emerita in the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Her many books include her trilogy Religious Life in a New Millennium, Written That You May Believe: Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel; and, from Liturgical Press, The Revelatory Text: Interpreting the New Testament as Sacred Scripture.
"Jesus Risen in Our Midst is a feast of skilled exegesis and
creative theological reflection. With the clarity and command that
readers of Schneiders' work have come to expect, this collection of
essays delivers consistently fresh perspectives on Jesus'
Resurrection in the Gospel of John as it explores hermeneutics,
embodiment, spirituality, and salvation throughout. Whether new to
theology or a longtime student, this readable volume will challenge
and delight."Brian Robinette, Associate Professor of Theology,
Boston College
"This book is truly a treasure. For the past decade, Sandra
Schneiders has been sharing her profound insights into the Gospel
of John with disparate groups through various lectures and
articles. Here she gathers this wisdom into one volume, providing
an indispensable resource for preachers, teachers, scholars, and
students of the Bible. She leads her readers to a profound
understanding of the bodiliness of the resurrection and how Jesus
continues to be present to his disciples, as depicted in John
20-21. She invites us into a transformative encounter with the
Risen One who commissioned his disciples to continue his mission
throughout time."Barbara E. Reid, OP, Vice President and Academic
Dean, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago
"Sandra Schneiders' lifetime of work with the Gospel of John,
intersecting her deep engagement with the field of hermeneutics,
has produced a volume of insight into the challenges of the
Resurrection of Jesus. These essays, gathered from the past few
years, are freshly situated for the consideration of those
interested in the crucial matter of the Resurrection of Jesus.
Schneiders has anticipated the challenges of contemporaries and
presented the issues to us in most provocative and helpful terms.
This book is a must-read for any Christian seeking postmodern
engagement with this most central mystery of Christianity."Barbara
Green, OP Professor of Biblical Studies Dominican School of
Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union
"Schneiders' essays offer the chance to critically and seriously
engage with one gospel account of the Resurrection and also to be
challenged to integrate this into a vibrant spirituality of
`presence.' The dynamic proclamation, `He is risen,' can still
resonate in Christian lives today."Dr Mary Coloe, PBVM MCD
University of Divinity Melbourne, Australia
"The presence of the Risen Jesus to the community of faith
endlessly provokes the response of writings rich in meaning and
inspiration. Sandra Schneiders' book is a wonderful example.
Specialists in Scripture, spirituality, theology, hermeneutics,
pastoral care, and even philosophy will want to claim this work as
a product of their respective disciplines. However, it eludes any
easy categorisation as it brings together six of the author's
recent essays focusing on John's treatment of the Risen Christ,
especially in the twentieth chapter of the gospel. Condensing and
enriching a great range of scholarship, Schneiders' work belongs to
a new wave of writing on the Resurrection-the all-deciding event
increasingly appreciated as the central consideration for Christian
faith and theology, despite being rather neglected or just taken
for granted in previous ages. In vigorous, clear language, this
book serves to sharpen the focus of faith and spirituality on the
event that shapes and sustains the hope of Christians. Further, by
grounding Christian faith in the bodily character of the Risen One,
these essays underscore the bodily dimension of our redemption and
enlarge the meaning of spirituality itself. There is something for
everyone in this book: no one working to defend, commend, and
illuminate the meaning of faith in Christ can afford to miss
it."Anthony J. Kelly, CSsR Professor of Theology Australian
Catholic University
"Those of us familiar with the copious, original, and creative work
of Sandra Schneiders have long waited for a book on John 20, a text
that has shadowed much of what she has said and written since her
dissertation in 1975. This book provides us with what she wishes to
share, and we have every reason to be grateful."A collection of
already published studies focuses on matters of crucial importance
for contemporary biblical scholarship, theology, and spirituality.
In the first half of the book, her reading of John 20 clarifies the
importance of the bodily presence of the glorified Jesus for an
understanding of the Christian Church as Jesus Risen in Our Midst.
The second half of the study reflects profoundly on the Johannine
understanding of Jesus' death as taking away the sins of the world
and the commissioning of the Spirit-filled Church to continue
Jesus' mission by forgiving sin and by embracing those who have
been forgiven. Again: to be Jesus Risen in Our Midst."These
questions are faced with clarity and depth, in close discussion
with some of the most provocative thinkers of our time. By means of
these essays, approaching John 20 from different angles, Sandra
Schneiders states and restates her rich and singular understanding
of what God has done for us in and through Jesus Christ."Francis J.
Moloney, SDB Senior Professorial Fellow Australian Catholic
University Melbourne, Australia
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