If Paul didn't write the Pastoral Epistles, how can we preach from them -- and why should we? The academy's queries about the authorship of the Pastorals have had a deleterious result in the academy,
Many books have been written on the Bible and evolution by scientists, but this volume is written by a biblical specialist. In Faith and Fossils Lester Grabbe, a prominent Hebrew Bible scholar, examin
Can Christian belief in God, a contemporary scientific approach to human life, and human experience all be held together? Yes, says Jan-Olav Henriksen, who in this book claims that such a synthesis is
Broadens understandings of how faith and teaching can intersect in Christian classroomsOver the past twenty years there has been a ferment of reflection on the integration of faith and learning—
A major work in the philosophy of religion, this book interprets the Jesus story in terms of postmodern philosophy — particularly using Jacques Derrida’s categories of "desire," "gift
At the very beginning of the world the earth was a dry and dusty place, where nothing could live and nothing could grow. So God made a mist which watered the ground all over. Then with his great h
Two features especially distinguish the Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary series: theological exegesis and theological reflection. Both of these features are fully realized in this THOTC volume on
The culmination of Kärkkäinen's multivolume magnum opus This fifth and final volume of Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen's ambitious five-volume systematic theology develops a constructive Christian eschatology a
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
Abraham Kuyper (18371920) -- pastor, theologian, journalist, politician -- is highly regarded as exemplifying how a Christian worldview can be confidently expressed in both theory and practice. Honori
The third installment in a wide and deep constructive theology for our timeThis third volume of Veli-Matti Karkkainens ambitious five volume theology project develops a Christian theology of creation
In Self, World, and Time, volume 1 of Ethics as Theology, Oliver O?Donovan established Christian ethics as an intellectual discipline. He argued that it is distinct from both moral thinking and moral
In this book Pentecostal theologian Veli-Matti K?rkk?inen develops a constructive theology of triune revelation and the triune God in dialogue with Christian tradition, with contemporary theology in i
[In Christ and Reconciliation Veli-Matti K?rkk?inen develops a constructive Christology and theology of salvation in dialogue with the best of Christian tradition, with contemporary theology in its gl
Christian and Jewish writers come together in this book to offer intellectual reflections on two themes. The first is the concept of covenant, the idea of being a covenanted people, and how that conce
It is possible to reinterpret the biblical portrayal of motherhood so that it no longer perpetuates the subordination of women?Addressing the perceived conflict between feminism and theology, feminist
This book brings together leading theologians and ethicists to explore the neglected relationship between Christology and ethics. The contributors to this volume work to overcome the tendency toward d
Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity established the importance of scriptural doctrine and contrasts the teachings of liberalism and orthodoxy on God and man, the Bible, Christ, salvation
John Henry Newman (1801-1890) chose as his epitaph the words, 'Ex umbris et imaginibus in veritaten' ('Out of shadows and images into the truth'). These words are more than the expression of Newman's
F. LeRon Shults here breaks new ground by explicitly bringing specific themes of Christology -- Incarnation, Atonement, and Parousia -- into dialogue with contemporary science -- evolutionary biology,
Archaeology still has many things to reveal about the life and world of Jesus of Nazareth. To touch a two-thousand-year-old pot held by a Jew who lived in a small village frequented by Jesus can
Colossians and Philemon have traditionally been overshadowed by other New Testament texts thought to express Pauline theology more clearly. In this notable commentary, however, Marianne Meye Thompson
The life and work of John Henry Newman were dominated by questions concerning the nature of Christian faith and the way in which it comes to expression in history. In this collection of essays, eight
Reviews the lives and works of two members of Assisi society, Francis and Clare, who renounced their wealth and founded religious orders dedicated to relying on God and living in peace, poverty, and h
Offers a brief overview of medieval Europe, discusses the Renaissance's influence on the Reformation, and looks at the lives and accomplishments of Luther, Wycliffe, Zwingli, and Calvin
In Commonwealth and Covenant Marcia Pally argues that in order to address current socioeconomic problems, we need not more economic formulas but rather a better understanding of how the worl
In Verbum Domini, his 2010 apostolic exhortation, Pope Benedict XVI challenged the Church to keep theology firmly rooted in the study of Scripture. The eleven essays in this volume respond thoughtfull
In this book Se?n Freyne explores the rise and expansion of early Christianity within the context of the Greco-Roman world -- the living, dynamic matrix of Jesus and his followers. In addition to offe
In the work of such major theologians as Lesslie Newbigin and Stanley Hauerwas, the “Christian story” is communal, and the individual Christian achieves meaning only through participation
How does the Spirit relate to the world in which we live? How does the Spirit relate to the world to come, also known as the new creation? This volume gathers fifteen scholars -- experts in physics, b
To many, Christian epistles and gospels eventually succeeded in subverting imperial Rome, first morally and then politically. However, according to Kim (New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary), th
Not long ago, Paul Ramsey (19131988) was a leading voice in North American Christian ethics. Today, however, his intellectual legacy is in question, and his work is largely ignored. Against the tide o
Paul's ways of speaking about God, Jesus, and the Spirit are intricately intertwined: talking about any one of the three, for Paul, implies reference to all of them together. However, much current Pau
A thought-provoking comparative take on two seminal thinkers in Christian historyIn this book -- the first volume in the Kierkegaard as a Christian Thinker series -- Lee Barrett offers a novel compara
In this stirring collection R. R. Reno— a thoughtful, literate writer with a zest for physical and theological adventure— looks back on his time working in the oil fields of Wyoming, his q
This radically new, three-volume commentary by Urban von Wahlde on the Gospel and Letters of John is the most detailed study of the composition of the Johannine literature ever put forth by an America
"There is nothing greater than indignation to stimulate a writer to write." says Robert Benne, "and my outrage has been stirred mightily by reading so many wrongheaded 'takes' on how religion and pol
Christians frequently resist evolutionary theory, believing it to be incompatible with the core values of their tradition. But what exactly are the tensions between evolution and religious faith
