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Working with Words

Stanley Hauerwas

Working with Words

The crucial challenge for theology is that when it is read the reader thinks, «This is true.» Recognizing claims that are «true» enables readers to identify an honest expression of life's complexities. The trick is to show that theological claims–the words that must be used to speak of God–are necessary if the theologian is to speak honestly of the complexities of life. The worst betrayal of the task of theology comes when the theologian fears that the words he or she must use are not...

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Stanley Hauerwas

Irenaeus on the Christian Faith

James R. Payton Jr.

Irenaeus on the Christian Faith

Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 130-202) was the greatest theologian of the early post-apostolic church. In his writings we have access to the Christian teaching of a spiritual grandson of the apostle John, for Irenaeus' instructor in the faith was himself taught by the apostle. Irenaeus stresses the importance of apostolic teaching and faithfully handing on the apostolic tradition. His presentation of the Christian faith deserves careful attention, since he knew exactly what he was talking about....

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James R. Payton Jr.

Theology in Missionary Perspective

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Theology in Missionary Perspective

Lesslie Newbigin was one of the most significant missionary strategists and theologians of the twentieth century. With the breakdown of confidence in some of the central philosophical and theological paradigms that have been shaped and sustained by the culture of modernity, Newbigin's approach to a genuinely missionary theology offers fresh insights and approaches, providing something of a prophetic model for the global Christian community in new and challenging times. In this collection...

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Pro-Life Pulpit

Stephen Tu

Pro-Life Pulpit

Over one million unborn children are intentionally aborted every year in North America. Voiceless and helpless, their blood cries out. Will those of us who serve as pastors and preachers respond from our pulpits? Silence is not an option. We cannot keep quiet while thousands of our neighbors, made in the image of God, are being led to the slaughter every day. But neither should we condemn and vilify those who are complicit in their deaths. A truly pro-life pulpit ministry opposes the injustice...

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Stephen Tu

Imagination and the Playfulness of...

Robin Stockitt

Imagination and the Playfulness of God

The human imagination is a reflection of and a participation in the divine imagination; so mused the romantic poet, philosopher and theologian Samuel Taylor Coleridge. His thinking was intuitive, dense, obscure, brilliant, and deeply influenced by German philosophy. This book explores the development of his philosophical theology with particular reference to the imagination, examining the diverse streams that contributed to the originality of his thought. The second section of this book...

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Robin Stockitt

Jonathan Edwards's Bible

Stephen R. C. Nichols

Jonathan Edwards's Bible

New England colonial pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards (1703-58) was well aware of the threat that Deist philosophy posed to the unity of the Bible as Christian Scriptures, yet remarkably, his own theology of the Bible has never before been examined. In the context of his entire corpus this study pays particular attention to the detailed notes Edwards left for «The Harmony of the Old and New Testament,» a «great work» hitherto largely ignored by scholars. Following examination of his...

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Stephen R. C. Nichols

Who Do I Say That You Are?

William Schumacher

Who Do I Say That You Are?

The question of what it means to be a human creature lies at the heart of contemporary wrestling with anthropology, and especially anthropology from a theological perspective. Through both historical and systematic engagement with the so-called Finnish school of Tuomo Mannermaa, this study explores and assesses the anthropological dimension of their theology of theosis, or deification. Mannermaa initiated a minor revolution in Luther studies and in contemporary Lutheran theology by interpreting...

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William Schumacher

iPod, YouTube, Wii Play

D. Brent Laytham

iPod, YouTube, Wii Play

Should Christians w00t or wail about the scope and power of modern entertainment? Maybe both. But first, Christians should think theologically about our human passion to be entertained as it relates to the popular culture that entertains us. Avoiding the one-size-fits-all celebrations and condemnations that characterize the current fad of pop culture analyses, this book engages entertainments case by case, uncovering the imaginative patterns and shaping power of our amusements. Individual...

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D. Brent Laytham

The Heterodox Yoder

Paul Martens

The Heterodox Yoder

The Heterodox Yoder provides a critical rereading of Yoder's corpus through his own conviction that discipleship is, most basically, ethics. Tracing the development of Yoder's theological foundations through to their final role in redefining Jewish-Christian and ecumenical relations, this volume explains why the appropriation and use of the language of politics eventually constrains Yoder's ethical vision to the point that it reframes Christianity within the limits of social...

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Paul Martens

The Death of Secular Messianism

Anthony E. Mansueto

The Death of Secular Messianism

The Death of Secular Messianism argues that, the claims of secularists notwithstanding, modernity did not so much abandon humanity's historic search for the divine, but rather transposed it into a new, innerworldly key. This «secret religion of high modernity» came in both positivistic and humanistic variants. The first sought to overcome finitude by means of scientific and technological progress. The second sought to overcome contingency by creating a collective Subject–the Modern...

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Anthony E. Mansueto

Biblical Knowing

Dru Johnson

Biblical Knowing

With major themes like «the knowledge of good and evil,» «knowing that YHWH is your God,» knowing that Jesus is the Christ, and the goal of developing Israel into a «wise and discerning people,» Scripture clearly stresses human knowledge and the consequences of error. We too long for confidence in our understanding, the assurance that our most basic knowledge is not ultimately incorrect. Biblical Knowing assesses what Israel knew, but more importantly, how she was meant to know–introducing a...

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Dru Johnson

In Face of Reality

Thomas A. James

In Face of Reality

This study of the work of noted liberal theologian Gordon Kaufman tracks his career from his first published book, Relativism, Knowledge, and Faith (1960) through his 2006 book, Jesus and Creativity, in light of recent conversations about divine action and modern scientific knowledge. James interprets Kaufman's mature position as a sophisticated reconstruction of divine activity that makes use of recent scientific theory and its naturalistic assumptions in order to revitalize a theocentric...

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Thomas A. James

Theology and Human Flourishing

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Theology and Human Flourishing

This collection of essays is a celebration of the work of Timothy Gorringe. Like his theology, it is animated by a delighted and critical engagement with the diverse facets of human social life, and by a passionate concern to wrestle with the Bible and the Christian tradition in pursuit of human flourishing. The built environment, politics, education, art: these essays by leading Christian theologians ask what it means for Christian theology to concern itself with, to immerse itself in, and to...

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Storied Revelations

Gisela H. Kreglinger

Storied Revelations

Parables–used by Jesus to reveal to us the kingdom of God, used to move us from being bystanders to active recipients of God's work of revelation–are constantly at risk of being buried as «mummies of prose,» as George MacDonald puts it. We become so familiar with the language of Scripture that Jesus' parables no longer work on us in this revelatory and transforming way. George MacDonald, the Victorian poet and theologian, observed this very process at work in Victorian society. It...

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Gisela H. Kreglinger

An Immigration of Theology

Simon C. Kim

An Immigration of Theology

The theological reflections of Virgilio Elizondo and Gustavo Gutierrez are examples of the ecclesial fruitfulness of the second half of the twentieth century. Following the directives of Pope John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council, Elizondo and Gutierrez present the Gospel message in relevant terms to their own people by engaging the world as the Church of the poor. Inspired by this moment in Church history, while at the same time recognizing the plight of their people in their poor and...

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Simon C. Kim

Christ, History and Apocalyptic

Nathan R. Kerr

Christ, History and Apocalyptic

This book offers a comprehensive reflection on what it means that Christians claim that «Jesus is Lord» by engaging in a defense of Christian apocalyptic as the criterion for evaluating the «truth» of history and of history's relation to the transcendent political reality that theology calls «the Kingdom of God.» The heart of this work comprises an original genealogical analysis of twentieth-century theological encounters with the modern historicist problematic through a series of critical...

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Nathan R. Kerr

Cosmic Prayer and Guided Transforma...

Robert Govaerts

Cosmic Prayer and Guided Transformation

This book presents a realistic and thoroughly spiritual outlook upon the entire created reality. It lets us envisage that various created entities are participant in a relationship with God that becomes increasingly one of an intimate personal quality; that is, a relationship of love. It thus invites discernment that the universal reality is valuable in its own right and not only as a good for the use of humanity. Drawing mainly upon Scripture, ancient writers (especially Maximus the Confessor),...

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Robert Govaerts

The Pastor in a Changing Society

Zawadi Job Kinyamagoha

The Pastor in a Changing Society

This book examines how social change affects the role of the pastor in an African context. Through field study in African churches, author Zawadi Job Kinyamagoha explores how pastors work amid the tensions of rapid social change and suggests how pastors can constructively respond to social change by using it as an opportunity in their pastoral ministry. Contemporary society is characterized by three cultural spheres: the economic sphere, the public sphere, and the democratic or...

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Zawadi Job Kinyamagoha

The Assault on Priesthood

Lawrence B. Porter

The Assault on Priesthood

The concept and institution of priesthood in the Catholic Church has been the subject of serious challenge not only since the time of the Protestant Reformation but also, more recently, from within the Catholic Church, as the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and theologians afterward have reconsidered the place and function of priests in relation to both bishops and laity. In dialogue with those challenges, and by means of research into Scripture and the theological tradition–patristic,...

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Lawrence B. Porter

Insanity

Jonah F. Haddad

Insanity

"Have you seen such men–peculiar, raving, foam-mouthed, and straitjacketed–throwing themselves mercilessly at white padded walls . . . ?" Such men are said to be insane. But there is more to insanity than the images depicted in film and planted in our minds by popular media. Insanity is a condition that affects us all. Unsoundness of mind disrupts our ability to think clearly and to form knowledge about the world. Our understanding is dangerously incomplete and our minds are corrupt. We are...

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Jonah F. Haddad

Christian Ritualizing and the Bapti...

Susan Marie Smith

Christian Ritualizing and the Baptismal Process

Most people, even non-Christians, know that Christians gather for worship once a week, and that they are right there to support each other when there is a baptism or a wedding or a funeral. But what about other poignant, vulnerable, or life-changing times? How does the church help people handle changes that in the past, in Christendom, were considered «secular»? Does the church have a role at retirement when one's ministry changes, or when a family's children leave home and familiar...

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Susan Marie Smith

Divine Grace and Emerging Creation

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Divine Grace and Emerging Creation

Wesleyans and Wesleyan theology have long been interested in the sciences. John Wesley kept abreast of scientific developments in his own day, and he engaged science in his theological construction. Divine Grace and Emerging Creation offers explorations by contemporary scholars into the themes and issues pertinent to contemporary science and Wesleyan Theology. In addition to groundbreaking research by leading Wesleyan theologians, Jurgen Moltmann contributes an essay. Moltmann's work...

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Pentecostal Experience

Peter D. Neumann

Pentecostal Experience

Pentecostals are known for an experiential spirituality that emphasizes immediate encounters with God through the Holy Spirit. But how should such experience be understood? Is it, in fact, quite so immediate? Neumann argues that Pentecostal experience of God is mediated by the Spirit's work through Scripture, the Christian tradition, and the broader cultural context. Using the work of three contemporary Pentecostal theologians–Frank D. Macchia, Simon K. H. Chan, and Amos Yong–the book...

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Peter D. Neumann

The Naked Christ

Dan Lé

The Naked Christ

The cross of Christ is undeniably central to the Christian faith. But, how can the cruelty and brutality of a two-thousand-year-old Roman cross touch base with a hedonistic world that has been so desensitized towards violence? Within the postmodern setting of a body-obsessed culture, Christianity urgently requires an innovative and stimulating way of understanding the cross and its atoning significance. At the heart of this book is the Naked Christ–an emblem through which the author draws on...

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Dan Lé

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