Tim Boniface argues that the works of Frei and Bonhoeffer can be read effectively alongside one another toward a robust theology of the transcendence of Jesus. Combining the two theologians in this wa
These essays provide a panoramic view of current thinking on biblical texts that play important roles in contemporary struggles for social justice. Here, from the hands of an ecumenical array of leadi
Shinall contends that Mark and Q represent Jesus’s miracles differently in relation to his proclamation of the kingdom of God. He compares three cases of Mark–Q overlaps that feature mirac
The Bible, as scripture, calls for resistance against unjust cultures and imperial powers. Scripture and Resistance applies the multiple views or perspectives in the Bible about empire and resistance
Speaking Together focuses on the roles that liturgical practices play in promoting genuinely communicative forms of speaking and action. McClure shows how confession, intercession, and preaching can c
An analysis of the afterlife beliefs of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the Mysteries of Isis provide helpful context for 1 Corinthians 15, giving insight into the Corinthian congregation’s denial
In this work, Harry H. Singleton seeks a new paradigm for revelation that pushes us beyond America’s historical collaboration with Christian sponsored racism and the religious individual. He cal
Drawing on Evangelical and Catholic exegetes, Church Fathers, and the ancient liturgies as well as later theological masters, Deep Mysteries shows how the events of the life of Jesus Christ have causa
This book explores Josephus’s silences as a historian of Jewish life and of early Christianity and how his silences and omissions are similar to and different from the silences of other writers
Through close textual engagement, theological exposition, ethical reflection, and interdisciplinary collaboration, this book presents a deconstructive theology of divine speech in the Acts of the Apos
Though New Testament scholars have written extensively on the Roman Empire over the past few decades, the topic of the military has been conspicuously neglected. This book fills this void with a detai
This book explores the relationship between being and time —between ontology and history— in the context of both Christian theology and philosophical inquiry. Each chapter tests the limits
This book brings John Henry Newman into conversation with important themes relating to modernity: the role of doubt, modern views of reason, Newman’s university ideal, secularity, and religious
This volume of collected essays addresses the Fourth Gospel’s stance toward Jews and its impact on Jewish–Christian relations from antiquity to the present day in media such as sermons, ic
Should Christian ethics be an ecclesial or a nationalist project? This book addresses this question by tracing the development of an Augustinian and ecclesial approach to Christian ethics, noting the
This study provides a broad analysis of Anselm of Canterbury’s theological method through a study of his Monologion. The author argues that Anselm’s theology is often oversimplified and ex
This work focuses on historical writers in theology from ancient times to the advent of modern theology. It uses an 1820 Christmas sermon to examine psychological aspects of Schleiermacher’s eva
The Concept of Intrinsic Evil and Catholic Theological Ethics examines the origin and meaning of the concept of intrinsic evil and its use in sexual ethics in the teachings of the Catholic Church, and
This book offers an introduction to conceptual mapping to those new to the field and demonstrates the substantial resources this interdisciplinary research has for thinking about a variety of theologi
Brandon R. Grafius examines the tale of Phineas as expressing the latent anxieties of the Israelite society that produced it, combining the insights of historical criticism with those of contemporary
