An Eerdmans Reader in Contemporary Political Theology gathers some of the most significant and influential writings in political theology from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Given that the
On September 11, 1973, a military coup plunged Chile into seventeen long years of dictatorial rule. Only the return of democracy could reveal the full horrors of Augusto Pinochet’s regime: 3,197 peopl
The lion loves elections—he wins every time. But when the mouse decides to run for president, other animals offer up their own candidates. Each one has a cause to champion: the ant wants a busier sche
What does it look like to live on, even when Mom is gone? In this grounded, sensitive story, a young girl looks for ways of dealing with the anger, loneliness, and jealousy that death can create. Find
The chickens at the farm are building a wall, and no one is quite sure why. But they know one thing: the hedgehog that wandered in must be trouble. So all winter they build and build, until they have
In September, Mama Earth sighs out the first autumn frost, which crunches under children’s feet. Mama Earth looks after nature’s plants and animals throughout the year—singing lullabies to fat bears i
A story for anyone who has felt like a fish out of water There’s a boy in class who doesn’t say anything. He doesn’t yell when a student steps on his foot, and he writes his answers to the teac
A sweetly offbeat adoption storyBoris is a normal kid: he goes to school and rides his bike and climbs trees, just like all the other children. It doesn't matter that he has scales and gills, or that
Roger and his neighbor Emily are heading to the lake to do some fishing. But the city sidewalks are crowded—so crowded that Emily accidentally catches a few things that are decidedly not fish. A small
An eye-opening introduction to an important issueThe UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that every child in the world has the right to play. Unfortunately, that universal right is not alw
2015 Caldecott Honor Book For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn?t long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn?t write stories; he wrote lists. Pet
When no one is watching, it's easy to be brave -- to dance and sing, growl and cheer. But when everyone's watching, this book's shy young narrator finds it far easier to hide. With her best friend, Lo
Cultural differences increasingly impact our everyday lives. Virtually none of us today interact exclusively with people who look, talk, and behave like we do. David Smith here offers an excellent gui
A retelling, based on seventh-century B.C. Assyrian clay tablets, of the wanderings and adventures of the god king, Gilgamesh, who ruled in ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in about 2700 B.C., and of hi
For much of Christian history the church has given no place to Holy Saturday in its liturgy or worship. Yet the space dividing Calvary and the Garden may be the best place from which to reflect on t
In this seminal work Oliver O'Donovan delineates a convincing theological ethics from an evangelical standpoint that illumines such important concepts as freedom, authority, nature, history, and revel
Now back in print with a new foreword by J. I. Packer, this classic study clearly shows the organic unity and continuity of the biblical ethic. Murray addresses ethical questions relating to such topi
In his discussion of natural theology (arguments to prove the existence of God) and natural atheology (arguments for the falsehood of theistic belief) Plantinga focuses on two of the traditional argum
New in the Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentaries collectionThis classic commentary by F. W. Grosheide on 1 Corinthians unpacks Paul’s letter to the first-century Corinthian church and applies his tea
New in the Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentaries collection In this commentary on John—originally published in Dutch in 1987 and translated into English a decade later—Herman Ridderbos engages the ho
New in the Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentaries collectionIn this now-classic exposition of Revelation, first published in 1972, George Eldon Ladd offers a clear, engaging, and insightful reading of
New in the Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentaries collection Careful scholarship and spiritual insight characterize John Murray’s enduring commentary on Romans, first published in 1959 as part of the
New in the Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentaries collectionFor many readers the Epistle to the Hebrews is among the most difficult books of the New Testament. Understanding this rich, complex letter
New in the Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentary CollectionFirst published in 1985, this book offers an accessible, nontechnical abridgement of C. E. B. Cranfield’s magisterial two-volume Interna
New in the Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentaries collectionIn this classic commentary on the Gospel of John, first published in 1983, F. F. Bruce leads readers through the rich and complex words of J
The newest volume in the Eerdmans Guides to Theology series, The Blessed Virgin Mary provides a concise, nontechnical historical introduction to the church's thinking about Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Collins (Old Testament criticism and interpretation, Yale Divinity School) and Harlow (New Testament and early Judaism, Calvin College) draw 13 essays from The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism, al
This Eerdmans Critical Commentary volume is Shalom Paul's comprehensive, all-inclusive study of the oracles of an anonymous prophet known only as Second Isaiah who prophesied in the second half of the
In celebration of the twentieth year of Image Journal, Eerdmans presents an anthology of the best of Image?s pages over two decades?writing and visual art that highlight the rich and ongoing legacy of
This volume completes Ben Witherington’s contributions to the set of Eerdmans socio-rhetorical commentaries on the New Testament. In addition to the usual features of these commentaries, Witherington
NP 20060115 25.00 080283115X 04 01 Eerdmans Publishing 080283115X BC The Bible in Pastoral Practice Readings in the Place and Function of Scripture in the Church 01 B01 Ballard, Paul 02 B01 H
This first published volume in the new Eerdmans Commentaries on the Dead Sea Scrolls explores in depth the numerous fragments of liturgical texts, shedding light on the ritual life of Jews at the turn
This series, originally published by Scholars Press and now available from Eerdmans, is intended to foster exploration of the religious dimensions of law, the legal dimensions of religion, and the int
The Church’s Bible series brings the rich classical tradition of biblical interpretation to life, illuminating Scripture as it was understood during the first millennium of Christian history. Co
Monumental reference work two decades in the making More than 400 distinguished scholars, including archaeologists, art historians, historians, epigraphers, and theologians, have written the 1,455 ent
This fourth volume in Veli-Matti Karkkainen’s ambitious five volume systematic theology develops a constructive Christian pneumatology and soteriology in dialogue with the Christian tradition, with co
In this introduction to the story that Matthew tells, Ian Boxall deftly guides readers through the sources, origins, themes, and main characters of the first Gospel. The books short chapters enable co
The question that Paul set before the ancient church in Corinth -- Do you not recognize that Jesus Christ is in and among you? (2 Cor 13:5) -- remains a critical question for the church today. This co
In Bible, Gender, Sexuality James Brownson argues that Christians should reconsider whether or not the biblical strictures against same-sex relations as defined in the ancient world should apply to co
Writing in the wake of a near-fatal stroke, eminent theologian Anthony C. Thiselton addresses a universally significant topic: death and what comes next. This distinctive study of "the last things" co
