Mon, Tue & Thur. 10 am - 6 pm, Wed, 10am-7pm , Friday 10am - 3pm, Sunday 9am-2pm

Cart

1
$24.99

Cart

    Theology (Exegetical Historical Practical etc.)

    • G W F Hegel

      $56.66

      The only antholgy of Hegel’s religious thought, this volume offers sympathetic and clear entree to Hegel’s religious achievement through his major relevant texts. Starting with early theological writings, the Selected Texts move on through the Phenomenolgy of Spirit and Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences, and culminate with Hegel’s 1822 essay on faith and reason and his 1824 lectures on the Philosophy of Religion. Several selections are newly translated

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Faces Of Latin American Protestantism A Print On Demand Title

      $21.99

      Only recently have protestant histories begun to address historical, ideological, and theological questions in relation to the Protestant church in Latin America. In this book renowned theologian Jose Miguez Bonino distinguishes four “faces” with which Protestantism appears in Latin America: the mission and expansion of mainline churches, the evangelical missionary wave at the turn of the nineteenth century, the growth of Pentecostalism, and the Protestant immigration churches from Europe all along modern Latin American history.

      In order to understand these religious expressions, Miguez Bonino relates internal conditions in Latin America to international relations, explores the religious and theological Anglo-Saxon trends that fed early Protestantism in Latin America, and discusses the transformations experienced by these churches in the local cultural, social, and religious conditions prevalent at different times in Latin America. Working from the thesis that evangelicalism has been the common denominator of all Protestant churches in Latin America, Miguez Bonino offers a theological critique of these different “faces” of Protestantism, discusses the conflicts that have appeared since the 1940s in the polarization of fundamentalism, evangelicalism, and liberation theology, and suggests a rereading of the evangelical tradition along trinitarian and missiological lines.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Dictionary Of Premillennial Theology

      $34.99

      More than fifty scholars combine their expertise to present a historical and topical dictionary of pre-millennial theology.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • History Of Japanese Theology A Print On Demand Title

      $22.99

      This is the first book on the history of Japanese theology written by Japanese theologians. Editor Yasuo Furuya and four other eminent Japanese theologians – Akio Dohi, Toshio Sato, Seiichi Yagi, and Masaya Odagaki – clarify the tumultuous history of Japanese Christianity and describe the context, methodology, and goals shaping Japanese theology today.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Trinity In A Pluralistic Age

      $23.99

      This provocative collection of papers from an international array of theologians explores the Christian doctrine of the Trinity in the context of twentieth-century cultural and religious pluralism.

      How should Christians think about their faith in relation to other faiths and in relation to culture in general? Can the Trinity fit into a global religion? These essays – originally presented at the Fifth Edinburgh Dogmatic Conference – show how a full-orbed Trinitarian doctrine, with a proper emphasis on both the One and the Three, provides the necessary resources for successfully addressing the problems and the possibilities of contemporary pluralism.

      *Gary Badcock
      *Richard Bauckham
      *Henri Blocher
      *Gerald Bray
      *Colin Gunton
      *Trevor Hart
      *Lesslie Newbigin
      *Roland Poupin
      *Kevin J. Vanhoozer
      *Stephen Williams

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Exploring The Texture Of Texts A Guide To Socio Rhetorical Interpretation

      $15.00

      Socio-rhetorical criticism has established itself as one of the promising new methods of biblical study today. Here, Vernon Robbins provides an accessible introduction to socio-rhetorical criticism, illustrating the method by guiding the reader through the study of specific New Testament texts and stories.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • 4 Views On Hell

      $21.23

      Most contemporary Christians, while giving lip service to the doctrine of hell, prefer not to think about it. Few like to reflect on how God punishes the wicked. The authors of Four Views on Hell meet this subject head on and propose different views of what the Scriptures say about hell. Many Christians still hold to a literal understanding of hell, that it is a place of eternal smoke and flames. John F. Walvoord is a strong advocate of this view. William V. Crockett defends a metaphorical view, seeing hell as a place of eternal conscious punishment but not necessarily as being a literal fire. Clark H. Pinnock articulates the view of conditional immortality, that God eventually destroys the souls of the wicked rather than punishing them endlessly. Finally, Zackary J. Hayes explains the thinking that undergirds the doctrine of Purgatory. Evangelicals will have a greater appreciation for why this doctrine developed centuries ago in the church. The authors interact with one another by responding to each other’s articles.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Preaching As A Theological Task

      $37.00

      How do particular world situations impact preaching? How does a preacher use the gospel and Scripture to speak to those situations? This volume, in honor of homiletician David Buttrick, explores the complex and important relationships between world, gospel, and Scripture and their relevance for preaching theology.This book is for those seeking thoughtful and challenging new ways to approach the preaching task now and into the twenty-first century.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Professing The Faith

      $53.33

      What does it mean to profess the faith as North American Christians at the end of the second millenium? Douglas Hall looks to the heart of Christian faith – its teaching about God, Creatures and Christ – to articulate a critical and creative response to contemporary culture. The core of Hall’s trilogy, Professing the Faith is a fresh and frank engagement of the North American context by one of the continents finest religious thinkers.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Theological Dictionary Of The Old Testament Volume 8

      $78.99

      This multivolume work is still proving to be as fundamental to Old Testament studies as its companion set, the Kittel-Friedrich Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, has been to New Testament studies.

      Beginning with ‘abh (‘ab), “father,” and continuing through the alphabet, the TDOT volumes present in-depth discussions of the key Hebrew and Aramaic words in the Old Testament. Leading scholars of various religious traditions (including Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, Greek Orthodox, and Jewish) and from many parts of the world (Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States) have been carefully selected for each article by editors Botterweck, Ringgren, and Fabry and their consultants, George W. Anderson, Henri Cazelles, David Noel Freedman, Shemaryahu Talmon, and Gerhard Wallis.

      The intention of the writers is to concentrate on meaning, starting from the more general, everyday senses and building to an understanding of theologically significant concepts. To avoid artificially restricting the focus of the articles, TDOT considers under each keyword the larger groups of words that are related linguistically or semantically. The lexical work includes detailed surveys of a word’s occurrences, not only in biblical material but also in other ancient Near Eastern writings. Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Ethiopic, Ugaritic, and Northwest Semitic sources are surveyed, among others, as well as the Qumran texts and the Septuagint; and in cultures where no cognate word exists, the authors often consider cognate ideas.

      TDOT’s emphasis, though, is on Hebrew terminology and on biblical usage. The contributors employ philology as well as form-critical and traditio-historical methods, with the aim of understanding the religious statements in the Old Testament. Extensive bibliographical information adds to the value of this reference work.

      This English edition attempts to serve the needs of Old Testament students without the linguistic background of more advanced scholars; it does so, however, without sacrificing the needs of the latter. Ancient scripts (Hebrew, Greek, etc.) are regularly transliterated in a readable way, and meanings of foreign words are given in many cases where the meanings might be obvious to advanced scholars. Where the Hebrew text versification differs from that of English Bibles, the English verse appears in parentheses. Such features

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Redeeming Men : Religion And Masculinities

      $60.00

      Contributors to this book–historians, biblical specialists, theologians, ethicists, and scholars of comparative religions–examine the relationship between religious tradition and manhood. The essays cover a broad range of topics–from the dynamics of power in shaping masculine identity, to the role religion plays in shaping masculine identity, to the experience of myth, ritual, spiritual discipline, and community in the lives of men.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • 5 Views On Sanctification

      $24.98

      Christians generally recognize the necessity for the believer to live a holy, or sanctified, life. But they disagree on what sanctification is and how it can and should be achieved. Five Views on Sanctification brings together in one easy-to-understand volume five major Protestant views on sanctification. Each author describes and defends his own understanding of the doctrine. Each writes from a solid evangelical stance. In addition, the contributors respond to each other’s views. Five Views on Sanctification addresses practical questions such as: How does one achieve sanctification in this life? And how much success in sanctification is possible? Is a crisis experience following one’s conversion normal — or necessary? If so, what kind of experience, and how is it verified?

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Are Miraculous Gifts For Today

      $28.73

      Are the gifts of tongues, prophecy, and healing for today? NO, say cessationists. Yes, say Pentecostal and Third Wave Christians. Maybe, say a large sector of open-but-cautious evangelicals. What’s the answer? Is there an answer? Are Miraculous Gifts for Today? takes you to the heart of the charismatic controversy. It provides an impartial format for comparing the four main lines of thinking: Cessastionist, Open But Cautious, Third Wave, and Pentecostal/Charismatic. The authors present their positions in an interactive setting that allows for critique, clarification, and defense. This thought-provoking book will help Christians on every side of the miraculous gifts debate to better understand their own position and the positions of others.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Christianity And Civil Society

      $113.33

      In this book, well-known author Robert Wuthnow considers three aspects of the relationship between Christianity and civil society:
      *whether civil society is in jeopardy and what effects Christianity’s declining influence has on civil society
      *whether Christians can be civil in the face of conflicts that have arisen among religious groups in the public arena and the so-called culture wars that many in the media have been discussing
      *growing multiculturalism in the United States, how Christians are responding to this new diversity, and how Christianity can regain a critical voice for itself in these debates

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • 5 Views On Law And Gospel

      $31.23

      Christians generally recognize the necessity for the believer to live a holy, or sanctified, life. But they disagree on what sanctification is and how it can and should be achieved. Five Views on Sanctification brings together in one easy-to-understand volume five major Protestant views on sanctification. Each author describes and defends his own understanding of the doctrine. Each writes from a solid evangelical stance. In addition, the contributors respond to each other’s views. Five Views on Sanctification addresses practical questions such as: How does one achieve sanctification in this life? And how much success in sanctification is possible? Is a crisis experience following one’s conversion normal — or necessary? If so, what kind of experience, and how is it verified?

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Beyond Liberalism And Fundamentalism

      $20.00

      SKU (ISBN): 9781563381768ISBN10: 1563381761Nancey MurphyBinding: Cloth TextPublished: September 1996Rockwell LecturePublisher: Trinity Press International Print On Demand Product

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Outrage And Hope

      $68.25

      SKU (ISBN): 9781563381706ISBN10: 1563381702Frederick BorschBinding: Trade PaperPublished: August 1996Publisher: Trinity Press International Print On Demand Product

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • 4 Views On Salvation In A Pluralistic World

      $24.98

      Religious pluralism is the greatest challenge facing Christianity in today’s Western culture. The belief that Christ is the only way to God is being challenged, and increasingly Christianity is seen as just one among many valid paths to God. In Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World, four perspectives are presented by their major proponents: Normative Pluralism: All ethical religions lead to God– by John Hick – Inclusivism: Salvation is universally available, but is established by and leads to Christ– by Clark Pinnock – Salvation in Christ: Agnosticism regarding those who haven’t heard the Gospel– by Alister McGrath – Salvation in Christ alone– by R. Douglas Geivett and W. Gary Phillips. This book allows each contributor to not only present the case for his view, but also to critique and respond to the critiques of the other contributors. The Counterpoints series provides a forum for comparison and critique of different views — both Christian and non-Christian — on important theological issues.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • People Of The Book A Print On Demand Title

      $39.99

      This astute and challenging work by David Lyle Jeffrey seeks to characterize illustratively the historic commitment of Christianity to the literacy and literature of Western culture.

      Against postmodernist tendencies to divide the historical commitment to meaning in Western art and literature as a regressive “logocentrism,” Jeffrey argues that the biblical tradition – the cultural and literary identity forged among Western Christians by virtue of being a “People of the Book” – has in fact given rise to Western literacy. Jeffrey here offers a fresh and generous look at the Christian “grand narrative” as it is reflected in Western literature, making apt use of the visual arts by incorporating a series of twenty-eight black-and-white illustrations that serves to enrich and fortify the story it tells.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Christ The Reconciler A Print On Demand Title

      $23.99

      This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

      After first analyzing the dysfunctional state of America’s churches–with their capitulation to modern culture– Schmiechen argues convincingly that the church can be renewed only through the recovery of Christ’s gospel of reconciliation.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Calendar

      $24.99

      )”Stookey’s command of the literature on sacred time and the history of the liturgical year is impressive, but his ultimate concern is clearly the praying, worshiping community gathered for proclamation and sacraments. Preachers, in particular, will find much useful material,”—Princeton Seminary Bulletin.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Lifes Living Toward Dying A Print On Demand Title

      $17.99

      In the past several years our culture’s long-standing prohibitions against suicide and euthanasia have been seriously challenged. A great tidal change in morality and law may be occurring as the courts seem to be creating a new right – the individual’s right to die. Life’s Living toward Dying responds to this challenge. Vigen Guroian discusses society’s moral confusion over the meaning of death and gives a Christian alternative for care of the dying that is consistent with the strong value that the Christian church has ascribed to human life.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Always Being Reformed

      $29.95

      Guthrie asserts that the Reformed confessions are faithful to and respectful of Christian tradition but are inherently adaptable. This book will assist readers in reclaiming and reinterpreting the confessions for today.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Hispanic Latino Theology

      $48.33

      U.S. Hispanic/Latino voices have emerged in the last ten years to become one of the most creative theological movements in the Americas. Fully ecumenical and oganized in systematic, collaborative framework, this major volume features Hispanic theology’s sources (the Bible, church history, cultural memory, literature, oral tradition, penecostalism), loci (urban barrios, Puerto Rico, exile, liberation, social sciences, Latina feminists), and vigorous expressions (mujerista theology, popular religion and theopoetics).

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Deliver Us From Evil

      $35.00

      Comprehend and confront the devastation of societal evil. From a slave woman in 19th-century America to a female patient of Freud, Poling explores the history of resistance to racial and gender oppression. Identifying Jesus as a model for the marginalized, he calls for prophetic acts of solidarity toward healing and justice.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Laymans Guide To The Apostles Creed

      $8.99

      Next to Scripture, the statement of faith most often used to communicate the essence of Christianity is the Apostles’ Creed. Paper.

      88 pages.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Process Theology : An Introductory Exposition

      $36.00

      An inroductory exposition of the theological movement that has been strongly influenced by the philosophies of Alfres North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne. Offers an interpretation of the basic concepts of process philosophy and outlines a “process theology” based on it that will be especially useful for students of theology, teachers of courses in contemporary philosophy and theology, ministers, and those interested in current theological and philosophical trends.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Christian Confessions : A Historical Introduction

      $60.00

      Explains the distinctives of each major strand in Christianity—Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical—on questions of authority, God and Christ, human nature and salvation, church and ministry, the sacraments, and more.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Evangelical Theology Of Preaching

      $22.99

      From the Publisher:” Explore the biblical and theological bases for preaching. For courses in homiletics and for studious pastors.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Domestication Of Transendence

      $43.00

      Taking a careful look at the “classical” views (e.g., Aquinas, Calvin, Luther) and later trends beginning in the 17th century, Placher says theology has taken a wrong turn in terms of transcendence, and asks us to reconsider the nature–grace controversy in pre-modern thought.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • God Creation And Comtemporary Physics

      $35.00

      Worthing critiques the traditional arguments for God’s existence made by physicists, then evaluates creatio ex nihilo in terms of the big bang theory; providence in terms of entropy, field theory, and Bell’s theorem; and assorted scenarios for the close of creation.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Living With Limits

      $18.68

      This book will provide insight to the reader searching for a better understanding of the way Christianity applies to our day. It will bring inspiration to preachers who need to deal with tough issues and are looking for poignant illustrations to punctuate their message.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Jesus Christ In The Preaching Of Calvin And Schleiermacher

      $40.00

      While the effects of historical criticism on theology in the modern period have been well documented, their implications for modern preaching have been largely ignored. Dawn DeVries examines the content of and reasoning behind the preaching on the Synoptic Gospels by John Calvin and Friedrich Schleiermacher in order to ascertain their responses to the historical Jesus. By doing so, DeVries demonstrates that the shifting of emphasis in modern preaching from the miraculous aspects of the Gospel narratives to the “internal” miracles of faith has historical, intellectual, and spiritual grounding in the work of these classical theologians.

      The Columbia Series in Reformed Theology represents a joint commitment by Columbia Theological Seminary and Westminster John Knox Press to provide theological resources from the Reformed tradition for the church today. This series examines theological and ethical issues that confront church and society in our own particular time and place.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Christ In Christian Tradition 2 Part 4

      $80.00

      Embark on a “Christological expedition up the Nile.” Exploring the years between A.D. 450 and 604, this study examines the social and theological influences that shaped the Alexandrian patriarchate and Coptic church, the evangelization of the Sudan, and the synthesis of Judaism and Christianity in Ethiopia.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Old Testament Theology 2

      $71.00

      In this work, a part of the Old Testament Library series, Horst Preuss provides a comprehensive analysis of the theology of the Old Testament. He focuses on a detailed assessment of Israel’s responses to God’s acts of election and covenant with them as a people.

      The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Trinity In Asian Perspective

      $29.99

      Western Christians often despair of finding meaning in the paradoxical statement that God is both “One” and “Three”. The problem, says Jung Young Lee, is not with the doctrine of the Trinity itself; rather, it is with the Western conceptual tendency to view reality in exclusive, “either/or” terms. The Trinity is at its heart an inclusive doctrine of one God who is nonetheless three distinct persons. In order to grasp this fact, we need different conceptual categories, not only with which to view God, but all of reality. The Asian philosophical construct of yin and yang can offer a way out of this problem, with its inherently “both/and” way of thinking. Drawing on a variety of East Asian religious traditions, Lee offers a creative reinterpretation of this central Christian doctrine. He shows how a global perspective can illuminate Western theological constructs as he establishes the necessity of a contextual approach to the doctrine of the Trinity.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Cultural Interpretation : Reorienting New Testament Criticism

      $36.66

      Blount’s analysis demonstrates the social intent of every reading and shows the influence of communicative context in such diverse readings of the Bible as Rudolf Bultmann’s, the peasants of Solentiname, the Negro spirituals, and black-church sermons. Blount then shows how his proposal helps in assessing the several readings of Mark’s trial scenes and the figure of Jesus there.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Prophet Motive : Examining The Reliability Of Biblical Prophets

      $28.73

      Outstanding book about Christian evidences from the perspective of Old Testament prophets. The writings of Barfield, president of Mars Hill Bible School, are enlightening. Suitable for use in high school, college, church or personal study.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Reinventing Christianity A Print On Demand Title

      $24.99

      This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

      In Reinventing Christianity, the first comprehensive survey of Christian theology in Africa to appear in English, John Parratt provides a critical yet sympathetic examination of the new ways of doing theology that have recently emerged from within the African church.

      Following an introduction that charts the growth and development of African theology, Parratt examines the differing theological assumptions and methodologies throughout the continent. He also shows how Africans are rethinking the central dogmas of the Christian faith – Scripture, God, Christology, the church, and eschatology – and evaluates Africa’s political theologies, giving special attention to theological approaches to African socialism and to South African black theology. The final chapter exposes some of the problematic issues that can provide a framework for wider ecumenical theological debate.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Fundamental Practical Theology

      $42.50

      Besides taking a revolutionary look at theology (“all theology is practical”), Browning shows very clearly that the embarrassed silence that has fallen between ministers and scholars is unreasonable. The four movements of practical theology drive home the deficiencies of theory-to-practice models, while the five dimensions of practical reasoning and moral thinking underscore that this way of viewing things belongs to the philosopher as much to the pastor.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Engendering God : Male And Female Faces Of God

      $30.00

      In this book, Carl Raschke and Susan Doughty Raschke argue that God’s own self-revelation is neither exclusively male nor female but both at once. With this self-revelation of the “two in one,” the authors contend that the Scriptures are actually a radical proclamation of gender equality. Basing their findings on historical, anthropological, and biblical scholarship, they make a compelling argument that this awareness of God’s dual nature was widely accepted and understood in the early years of Christianity but was intentionally obscured through the ages.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Old Testament Theology 1

      $60.00

      In this work, a part of the Old Testament Library series, Horst Preuss provides a comprehensive analysis of the theology of the Old Testament. He focuses on a detailed assessment of Israel’s responses to God’s acts of election and covenant with them as a people.

      The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Waking From Doctrinal Amnesia

      $20.99

      Asserting that the “return to Wesley” that is represented in the Quadrilateral is “intellectually wrongheaded,” William J. Abraham argues that the Quadrilateral is not, and should not be, United Methodist doctrine. Abraham’s lively treatise makes a provocative appeal for a reasoned exploration of the significance of the UMC’s doctrinal identity. He reveals how churches have faced incompatible doctrinal proposals within their midst and examines the specific issues facing the United Methodist church as a whole.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Theology In Hymns

      $29.99

      Of the many hymnbooks published by John and Charles Wesley, the most important was A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (1780). Taking this volume as a case study and concentrating on the Charles Wesley hymns included in it, Teresa Berger clarifies the relationbetween the language of doxology of worship and praise of God and the substance of theological reflection. She identifies the central theological themes and emphases in this body of hymnody, and raises the question of how theology can be embodied in hymns. Central to her argument is the claim that the theological analysis of doxological material is possible only when it takes care to recognize and safeguard the characteristics, the criteria of authenticity, and the tests of authority and legitimacy peculiar to doxological language. Part One of the book sets the whole discussion within the context of a renewed interest in doxological and liturgical traditions across Christianity by showing how the relationship of doxology and theology is an importopic of theological discussion in Roman Catholic, Protesttancircles. Part Two is devoted to a thorough theological analysis of the central themes and images of the 1780 Collection. Part Three attempts to clarify the nature of doxology in its relation to theology.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Claiming The Center

      $28.00

      CLAIMING THE CENTER, by Jack Rogers The thesis of this book is that the root cause of mainstream church decline is an internal confict of worldviews. Using the Presbyterian Church (USA) as an example Rogers argues that the worldview that some members have developed has caused them to see life in conservative terms, whereas others have acquired a worldview that gives a liberal interpretation of life. Confict occurs when Christian people make their theological elaborations or ideological application or experiential colorings the ultimate reference point rather than the religious worldview itself. Rogers writes: “Hope for reconciliation and renewal lies in both leaders and members claiming the center and reconstituting a common worldview. This begins by patiently returning to a common affirmation of the root religious worldview that is more fundamental than any ideological application. Recognizing that those who differe with us accept the same religous worldview could enable us to build together on a foundation of Jesus Christ, the head of one body.”

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Reconstructing Christian Ethics

      $40.00

      One of the major British theologians and ethicists of the nineteenth century, F. D. Maurice was a forerunner of the contemporary ecumenical movement. His writings and work were an articulation of his theology, which emphasizes the inclusiveness of Christianity despite ideological divisions within the Christian community. Maurice proposed a primary unifying principle, based on the dynamic love of God for humankind in all its diversity, that would bring the various Christian traditions into a catholic whole. This volume brings to readers a selection of Maurice’s moral writings based on his theological worldview. It is the only anthology of his ethical writings currently available.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Foundations Of Christian Doctrine

      $41.65

      Just as any building needs a strong foundation, Christians need a solid understanding of theology to soundly interpret Scripture. Here 12 of the great doctrines of faith—from God to angels, sin to atonement—are presented clearly and relevantly. An excellent tool for pastors, this readable text is also appropriate for individual study and research.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Covenants : The Key To Gods Relationship With Mankind

      $24.98

      This text on covenants is a systematic presentation of the nine divine covenants found in Scripture, the knowledge of which provides a necessary backdrop for the study of many other biblical subjects.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Temple Of Solomon

      $31.65

      The Temple of Solomon: discover how the ancient Hebrews worshiped God in splendor. In this temple that stood until its destructionin Jeremiah’s day, all Israel could come and offer sacrifices to Him. Study the order of worship as found in the Temple of Solomon and examine the many distinctions that separate it from the Tabernacles of Moses and David. The Temple of Solomon includes: Chronological look at the temple from its initial design to completion; historical background and significance on the dedication of the Temple; a brief view of the life of Solomon; insightful study on the sacrifices performed in the Temple; thorough discussion on the use and symbolism of Temple furniture; a picture of Redemption’s plan seen through the Temple; charts and pictures of priestly garments and Temple objects; and supplemental material on other temples found in Scripture.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Tabernacle Of David

      $33.31

      The Tabernacle of David is the second work in Conner’s trilogy concerning the three major dwelling places of God in the Old Testament. This text answers many vital questions concerning the tabernacle in the Old Testament and its significance to New Testament revelation. The Tabernacle of David is a devotional, typical, theological and practical book and clearly shows the vast differences between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant methods of worship. It presents an exciting and stimulating challenge to the believer who is hungry to learn more about the move of the Holy Spirit today.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Reforming Protestantism : Christian Commitment In Todays World

      $35.00

      Reformed Protestantism has undergone drastic changes throughout its history in America. Although it has become less prominent in American society, Douglas Ottati reminds us that this Christian movement is still a dynamic and important witness to our world. This book is an important contribution to promoting, deepening, and extending the distinctive spirit and witness of Reformed Protestantism.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Ethics

      $19.99

      This book is recognized as a major contribution to Christian ethics. Bonhoeffer illustrates that God’s design is to be found in the Church, the family, labor, and government. His will permits man to live as man before God, in a world God made, with responsibility for the institutions of that world.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Theology And Pastoral Counseling A Print On Demand Title

      $28.99

      This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

      This volume lays out an important new interdisciplinary approach to the relationship between theology and psychology in the work of pastoral counseling. Hunsinger sets forth a method for relating theology and psychology from a Barthian theological perspective. Her work shows that Barth’s theology provides a wealth of material for pastoral counselors who wish to bring a consistent theological perspective to the interpretive task.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Jesus Christ For Todays World

      $36.66

      Moltmann takes fresh approaches to a number of crucial topics: Jesus and the kingdom of God, the passion of Jesus and the pain of God, Jesus as brother of the tortured, and the resurrection of Christ as hope for the World, the cosmic Christ, Jesus in Jewish-Christian dialogue, the future of God, and other.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Christ In Christian Tradition 2 Part 2

      $80.00

      A monumental work in scope and content, Aloys Grillmeier’s Chirst in the Christian Tradition offers students and scholars a comprehensive exposition of Western writing on the history of doctrine. Volume Two covers the Council of Chalcedon (451) to Gregory the Great (590-604), with Part Two focusing on the Church of Constantinople in the sixth century.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Remembering The Christian Past A Print On Demand Title

      $23.99

      This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

      Prompting readers to reacquaint themselves with forgotten aspects of Christian tradition, this collection of essays points out the importance of remembering the enduring truths of the faith. Robert Wilken touches on a host of topics that are still pertinent today: the role of commitment in the study of religion, religious pluralism, Christian apologetics, the biblical roots of the doctrine of the Trinity, the spiritual interpretation of the Bible, the importance of examples for living a virtuous life, and the place of the passions in our relation to God.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Wealth As Peril And Obligation A Print On Demand Title

      $23.99

      This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

      This timely study of the New Testament helps bring clarity to one of the great ethical dilemmas of the modern church – the moral status of wealth and the ownership of property and possessions in relation to Christian faith.

      Sondra Ely Wheeler shows how Scripture can both form and inform contemporary moral discernment regarding wealth. After first developing a sound methodology for interpreting the New Testament’s moral witness on this sticky ethical question, Wheeler gives a responsible exegesis of the key New Testament texts that deal with wealth and possessions. What results is a practical, biblically based statement regarding the ethics of wealth and ownership and a useful set of criteria for sound moral discernment concerning economic life within the contemporary Christian church.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Grace And Responsibility

      $24.99

      A distinguished thinker ponders the meaning of Wesley’s theology.

      John B. Cobb, Jr., draws on the historical, critical, and literary work that has characterized Wesley studies in recent years, but moves beyond them to propose one way of reconstructing and reappropriating essential elements of Wesley’s thought in service of the church’s life and mission.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • I Am A Palestinian Christian

      $38.33

      A personal testimony of God and politics in the Holy Land. Mitri Raheb is a Palestinian Arab Lutheran Christian pastor who ministers in his hometown of Bethlehem. For many American Christians this combination of identities is incomprehensible. They assume that Palestinian Arabs are Muslims, not Christians, much less Lutherans. Raheb writes as a cultural mediator to the Western Christian world and as a local theologian for the Palestinian community. He grapples with how Palestinian Christians can develop a local theology that can be both truthful and helpful in mediating the conflicts between Israel and Palestine and among Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Both are conflicts in which religion, politics, and collective identity intertwine.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • 2nd Coming : A Wesleyan Approach To The Doctrine

      $26.99

      A conspicuous silence on eschatology-the study of last things-pervades the ranks of Wesleyan scholars, which has led to some unfortunate circumstances.
      H. Ray Dunning notes with concern, “While we have been busy with other themes, foreign ideas have virtually stolen the store in this area of theology, with the odd phenomenon that eschatological teachings that are contrary to both good biblical scholarship and Wesleyan theology have virtually assumed the status of orthodoxy among Wesleyans, as well as among other evangelical Christians.”

      This book is an attempt to break the silence. Ten noted Wesleyan scholars probe both the historical and contemporary influences that have shaped the prevailing evangelical view of end-time events.

      You will be challenged to take a more thoughtful and discerning look at what is widely held today in the study of last things, while keeping a strong focus on what Scripture clearly presents as undebatable: Christ will come again.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • John Calvins Exegesis Of The Old Testament

      $38.00

      John Calvin’s reading of the Old Testament was a departure from that of many of his contemporaries. He rejected much of the traditional Christian exegesis of the Old Testament that attempted to to explain it in terms of the New Testament revelation of Christ. He also rejected much of the traditional Jewish exegesis of the Old Testament that favored a more so-called historical approach to the writings. Instead he offered a middle way to interpret the Old Testament scripture with respect to both traditions. David Puckett examines this often-neglected area of study of John Calvin’s exegetical reasoning in this comprehensive and fascinating analysis.

      The Columbia Series in Reformed Theology represents a joint commitment by Columbia Theological Seminary and Westminster John Knox Press to provide theological resources from the Reformed tradition for the church today. This series examines theological and ethical issues that confront church and society in our own particular time and place.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • End Of The Age Has Come

      $28.55

      The Christian, according to the apostle Paul, lives between two times. The end is already present with Christ’s death and resurrection, but the end is yet to come with his second appearing. Following the seminal work of Oscar Cullmann, Marvin Pate argues that this “already/not yet” eschatological tension lies at the heart of all writings of the apostle Paul and is, in fact, the key to understanding them.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Theology For Skeptics

      $36.66

      Here one of the most widely read theologians of our time returns to the most basic question of all: God. Yet she does so with a twist. Soelle work invites the reader on a personal quest for a new, world-embracing notion of God, one that can counter the gravitational pull of first-world people’s political apathy, material acquisitiveness, and spiritual numbness.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Resurrection Myth Or Reality

      $14.99

      Using approaches from the Hebrew interpretive tradition to discern the actual events surrounging Jesus’ death, Bishop Spong questions the hitorical validity of literal narrative concerned the Ressurection. He asserts that the resurrection story was born in an experience that opened the disciples’ eyes to the reality of God and the meaning of Jesus of Nazareth. Spong traces the Christian origins of anti-Semitism to the Church’s fabrication of the ultimate Jewish scapegoat, Judas Iscariot. He affirms the inclusiveness of the Christian message and emphasizes the necessity of mutual integrity and respect among Christians and Jews.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Serious Talk

      $38.83

      Western culture needs constant, varied, and skilled attention to loosen the knot that scientism hold upon its open-mindedness. Since religion is frequently accused by scientists of tying just such a knot of its own, all the more urgent that scientists with theological training, such as Polinghorne, be involved in the apologetic enterprise to motivate a belief based upon rational inquiry.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Theology Of The Gospel Of John

      $46.65

      Lecturers can request examination copies for course consideration.
      D. Moody Smith lucidly explains the theological ideas of the Gospel of John, one of the most important documents of the New Testament. He concentrates on its presentation of Jesus as the Christ, and deals also with such topics as God, the scriptures, the Church, and the spirit. These topics are related insofar as possible to the specific setting in which the Gospel was written, since one cannot understand such theological concepts in the abstract. The book is an ideal introduction to the question of the origin of the Gospel of John as well as its theology.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Resurrection Of Jesus

      $33.33

      What actually happened at the resurrection of Jesus? Gerd Luedemann suggests that this question, considered unanswerable by many, is of critical importance to Christians and that it can be answered more specifically than has been the case in recent studies. Luedemann begins with the oldest list of witnesses to the resurrection and proceeds from there to other texts from Paul and the Gospels to investigate the events of Good Friday, Easter, and Pentecost.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Reconstructing Chistian Theology

      $65.00

      Just-released anthology of leading contributors to liberating vistas. ”Rarely does it happen,” said Interpretation of the earlier volumes, ”that a dozen or more religionists author books with so much pizzazz. Lively statements of Christian doctrine.”

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Worship As Theology

      $31.99

      In Worship As Theology, Don Saliers discusses how worship is both theological and anthropological (embodied and embedded in specific human and cultural contexts). He illuminates theology “prayed, sung, and enacted.” At the same time, by focusing upon specific dimensions of liturgical action such as praising, thanking, invoking, confessing, proclaiming, interceding, and blessing, he addresses the differences between the liturgical/ sacramental and the “free – church”/ evangelical church traditions.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Responsible Grace : John Wesleys Practical Theology

      $37.99

      The central purpose of this book is to provide a reflective overview of John Wesley’s characteristic theological activities and convictions. One special focus is highlighting the practical theological dynamics of Wesley’s work as theologian, and suggesting possible implications for contemporary attempts to recover theology as a practical discipline.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Theology Of The Letters Of James Peter And Jude

      $94.65

      The letters of James, 1 and 2 Peter, and Jude are among the most neglected parts of the New Testament, for they lack the immediacy and specificity of the Pauline letters. The authors of this study seek to remedy such neglect; they set the letters in context, examine their major themes, and argue that they are important both for the theology of the New Testament generally and for contemporary discussion about the nature and character of Christian faith today.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Listening Hearts : Retreat Designs And Meditation Exercises

      $17.95

      SKU (ISBN): 9780819216212ISBN10: 0819216216Suzanne Farnham | R. Taylor McLeanBinding: Trade PaperPublished: August 1994Listening HeartsPublisher: Morehouse Publishing Print On Demand Product

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • They Cried To The Lord

      $65.00

      ”Exceptionally fine work for both the church and academy. There are innumerable quotations from the prayer texts themselves plus commentary; reflections on Christian faith, life, and thought; the refusal to evade difficult theological issues,”—Presbyterian Outlook.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Doctrine

      $48.99

      Volume two of a projected three! ”Read McClendon because it’s fun. He is not afraid of plain speech; he adores biographies and fleshing out people. Will convince the laity that serious theology need not be forbidding,”—Christianity Today.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Pierced For Our Transgressions

      $26.99

      An increasing number of theologians and church leaders are questioning the doctrine of penal substitution. The authors offer a fresh re-articulation of the doctrine and its central role, and engage with over twenty specific objections that have been brought against it.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Jesus In Contemporary Scholarship

      $68.25

      Professor Borg, a nationally known Jesus scholar, offers an accessible guide through the growing maze of literature and research on Jesus. A welcome resource for libraries and researchers, the book focuses on the renaissance in Jesus studies in the 1980s, examines issues in contemporary Jesus research, and reveals how current research may help rethink Jesus’ identity.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Finneys Systematic Theology (Expanded)

      $56.25

      True to Scripture, true to reason, and true to life.

      Discover why these writings have been the impetus for revivals around the world.

      Students of revival agree that Charles Grandison Finney spearheaded one of America’s greatest revivals and influenced the course of history. Church rolls swelled in the wake of Finney’s revivals. He is often directly or indirectly credited with the conversions of around 500,000 people.

      Finney’s theological convictions were born in the fires of revival and shaped by a keen lawyer’s mind committed to the full authority of the Bible. He gave his life to promote: “The return to and practice of Biblical Christianity in the power of the Holy Spirit for the sake of God’s kingdom and glory.” The distinctive truths that Finney preached brought such a deep conviction of sin that today’s church does well when it studies his position on the moral government of God, the nature of man, the atonement, sovereignty, attributes of love, unity of moral action and regeneration.

      This expanded volume represents the complete 1878 edition, two lectures of truth from the earlier 1847 and 1851 editions, a comprehensive introduction from L.G. Parkhurst, Jr., plus appendixes, a glossary, and a scripture index.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Nonfoundationalism

      $25.00

      Not so much as a movement or school as an emerging consensus about philosophical criteria of truth and reality, nonfoundationalism is the critical impulse associated with the work of Richard Rorty, Richard Berstein, and others. Increasingly its critique of the search for sure and impregnable foundations shapes the fundamental commitments that gird contemporary theology. John Thiel here assays a careful exploration of its assumptions and convictions, as well as ways nonfoundationalism has influenced contemporary theology.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Isaiahs Vision And The Family Of God

      $45.00

      This timely series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers. Biblical interpreters are being challenged to take responsibility for the theological, social, and ethical implications of their readings. This series encourages original readings that breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • In Her Words

      $36.99

      In Her Words illustrates the contributions made to contemporary Christian theology by the increasing number of female theologians. Oden compiles selections from the writings of major female theologians from the early church through the present. The older selections have been translated into modern English. Each selection is accompanied by a brief introduction outlining its historical and theological context. Selections from the early church include Perpetua, The Martyrdom of Crispina, The Martyrdom of Agape, Irene, and Chione; from the monastic and middle period are Clare of Assisi, Hildegard of Bingen, Leoba, Julian of Norwich, and Catherine of Siena; and post-1500 C.E. include Teresa of Avila, Jane de Chantal, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Georgia Harkness.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Theology And Evangelism In The Wesleyan Heritage

      $25.99

      This is the first volume specifically focused on the theology of evangelism in the Wesleyan tradition to be published inmore than twenty years. It contains essays written by key Methodist leaders from Asia, America, Europe, and Africa, thus offering a wide range of views of the nature and purpose of evangelism in the Wesleyan heritage and providing focused and stimulating theological reflection on the important topic. The essays give attention both to the theology of John Wesley and the evangelistic practices of Wesley’s Methodism and to the theological and institutional development of Methodist evangelism in the two hundred years since Wesley.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Battling For The Modern Mind

      $33.31

      The battle for the mind dates back to Genesis 3, when the first human beings lost the battle and left a bequest with dire consequences that still plague us. They failed to recognize their protagonist, the nature of the confrontation, or its significance. Today, millennia later, the confusion persists. Countless words continue to be written in what seems to be a fruitless effort to single out causes for the problems that frustrate society and the world

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Union With Christ

      $38.00

      The Columbia Series in Reformed Theology represents a joint commitment by Columbia Theological Seminary and Westminster John Knox Press to provide theological resources from the Reformed tradition for the church today. Volumes in this series are intended for scholars, theologians, pastors, and lay people who are committed to faith in search of understanding.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Sin : Radical Evil In Soul And Society

      $35.99

      In Sin: Radical Evil in Soul and Society, Ted Peters boldly revisits the dark side of human nature and the perennial categories of sin that have been glossed over by our pluralistic culture. Using numerous illustrations from everyday life as well as the social sciences, Peters examines the kinds of evil – both personal and societal mdash; that we all confront on a daily basis. Writing with the goal to both educate and inspire, Peters offers serious theological reflection on sin in a popular style, provides an up-to-date examination of Satanism, and introduces a provocative new theory about how sin works in daily life. An illuminating guide for the educated reader, regardless of field or walk of life, this compelling book forces everyone to ask the question “Am I a sinner?” while it simultaneously provides the gentle and much-needed reminder that God’s grace is available to all who answer in the affirmative.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Biblical Authority Or Biblical Tyranny

      $14.00

      How is the Bible authoritative for faith and doctrine? What does it mean to say it’s inspired? infallible? the Word of God? ‘ Offers worthwhile reflection, challenge, and/or growth to anyone in a pastoral or teaching ministry.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Suffering And Hope A Print On Demand Title

      $18.99

      This compelling study by J. Christian Beker provides a moving, triumphant answer to one of life’s greatest mysteries – the presence of suffering in God’s world. Now an established classic in the discussion of the problem of evil, Suffering and Hope plumbs the Old Testament’s response to earthly pain as well as Paul’s own dealings with “redemptive suffering.” Beker seeks to understand how the Bible’s view of suffering relates to our present experience of suffering and to the Christian hope for the future of creation. His concern is with the quality and character of both suffering and hope in a world where the question of suffering is inescapable. This powerful new edition features a foreword by Ben C. Ollenburger that describes the story behind the book – the dehumanizing conditions Beker endured as a slave laborer during the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands and the ways in which they helped shape the particular poignancy of his view of suffering. Readers will be moved both by Beker’s personal transparency and by his biblical vision of “hopeful suffering” – the apocalyptic trust in God’s eventual victory over the power of death that poisons his creation.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Ending Auschwitz : The Future Of Jewish And Christian Life

      $32.00

      This book begins with Marc Ellis’s own journey to Auschwitz in 1992 and reflects back on his past, which includes his childhood experience as a Jew and his university years studying under Holocaust theologian Richard Rubenstein. Marc Ellis has taught and traveled among third-world peoples and has been outspoken on Middle Eastern issues. Based on this experience, Ellis has come to see that both Judaism and Christianity are locked in a static position. He shows that there is a continuity between the era of Christendom, exemplified by 1492, and Auschwitz and provides evidence to show that they are intimately linked. He sees the possibility of Jews and third-world Christians joining in a solidarity characterized by suffering and hope. He advocates what he calls “the ultimate religious act of contemporary Judaism and Christianity” to end Auschwitz and 1492 and to begin anew to create a world where all people can claim their own freedom and history.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Outline Of The Bible Book By Book

      $14.00

      An Outline of the Bible: Book by Book is an aid to understanding the Bible for both students and general readers. It includes a summary of contents and information on authorship, historical background and literary style of each book of the King James Version. Maps and a glossary are also included.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Resurrection And Moral Order (Revised)

      $32.99

      This seminal work makes a cogent and compelling case for Christian ethics based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Drawing on a profound knowledge both of the history of Christina thought and of contemporary ethical theology, O’Dovovan illumines such important concepts as freedom, authority, nature, history, and revelation. Also includes an extensive new prologue in which the author enters into critical dialogue with four key figures in Christian ethics: Finnis, Honecker,Hauerwas and Barth.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Prophethood Of Black Believers

      $33.00

      The author, one of the founding fathers of the black theology movement, provides this valuable survey of the black church. Using a cross cultural, interdiscplinary, ecumenical approach, he shows how knowledge gained through black theology can be applied to specific areas of ministry such as education, pastoral care, and political and economic issues. He challenges ministers and churches to nurture the “prophethood” of all believers in a holistic ministry in and to the black community, a ministry that has both personal and social dimensions and needs to involve the underclass as well as the middle class.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • 1st Theologians A Print On Demand Title

      $31.99

      The First Theologians represents an important contribution to the scholarly investigation of the nature and function of early Christian prophecy.

      This topic, occasioned by Harnack’s publication of The Didache text in 1884, is one that continues to vex New Testament scholars, who have been unable to reach widespread assent on certain pressing questions: What were the function and location of the prophets in early Christianity? What were the nature and authority of their prophesying? What were the forms and content of their prophecy? Such questions point up the issues involved in the inquiry as it has developed, but the question of just what early Christian prophets were doing when they were prophesying remains open.

      Thomas Gillespie refocuses the issue by looking at the apostle Paul’s own description of the prophetic phenomenon in 1 Corinthians. From a careful exegesis of Paul’s arguments in chapters 12 and 14 and 2:6-16, Gillespie puts forth the idea that Paul understood Christian prophecy “as Spirit-inspired interpretation of the theological and ethical implications of the apostolic kerygma.” Because prophecy represents primary reflection on the implications of the gospel, its yield may be termed theology. Therefore Gillespie is able to call the early Christian prophets the first true theologians of the church.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Vanishing Boundaries : The Religion Of Mainline Protestant Baby Boomers

      $45.00

      This in-depth survey provides a vivid overview of the religious world of the Baby Boomers. The authors worked with a national sample of persons confirmed in the Presbyterian Church, examining the religious faith of the Baby Boomers and exploring the reasons they gave for leaving or staying in the church. The authors identify eight types of young adults-half of them churched and the other half unchurched. Their findings provide some unexpected results.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Land Is Mine

      $40.00

      Norman C. Habel identifies six discrete ideologies in the Hebrew Bible regarding land: royal, agrarian, theocratic, prophetic, ancestral household, and immagrant. He then shows the importance of these ideaologies for biblical interpretation.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Human Factor : Evolution Culture And Religion

      $38.33

      Philip Hefner works in an interdisciplinary fashion, examining human beings both scientifically and theologically. He takes into account forces of biological and cultural evolution. Viewing human beings as essentially created co-creators, he offers a balanced view of humanity as both united with the nonhuman creation and unique within the creation.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Mystery Of Christ And Why We Dont Get It

      $23.99

      Widely recognized as a creative, insightful writer, Robert Farrar Capon offers still more of his uniquely provocative fare in The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don’t Get It. This engaging book probes the meaning of salvation – peace, forgiveness, grace, reconciliation – spoken of in the New Testament as a “mystery.”

      Reminding his readers, sometimes in startling ways, that salvation is a gift rather than a transaction, Capon uses a variety of dialogues to drive home the truth that “there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Along the way he explores guilt, forgiveness, love, anger, romance, grief, spiritual contentment, the Incarnation, reincarnation, resurrection, and more – and manages to make salvation something fresh and new in the process.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Raising Up A Faithful Priest

      $38.00

      This thought-provoking study reviews priesthood from a theological perspective and explores the theological value and significance of priests in the Old and New Testaments.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • What Christians Believe

      $39.98

      What Christians Believe offers a general theology that will serve every group of evangelical Christians. This theology affirms the unity of the various confessions as well as the validity of diversity in matters of secondary importance. The traditional way of doing theology among evangelicals has been to set forth a rigid theological system and vigorously defend that system as the revealed truth. That appoach tends to emphasize the points of disagreement among Christians instead of the beliefs held in common. What Christians Believe takes the approach of contextualized theology — that is, with the recognition that all systems of theological thought reflect the particular cultural grid in which they were originally written. Thus theology is a discipline that reflects on the truth. And therefore this book offers dual perspectives on each theological concept, with Alan F. Johnson unfolding its biblical foundation and Robert E. Webber tracing its historical development in the church.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Peculiar Treasures

      $14.99

      Peculiar Treasures is the second book of Frederick Buechner’s lexical trilogy. He profiles more than 125 of the Bible’s most holy and profane people-and one whale. In his lively and witty prose, Buechner brings to life such moments from scripture as: Adam’s pangs of regret for a remembered Eden, Delilah’s last glimpse of Samson as they dragged him away, and Lazarus’s first impressions upon rising from the dead. To read Peculiar Treasures is to realize that many of these legendary figures are not who we thought they were. But they are-in their human dreams, ambitions, and imperfections-very much like us.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Church In The Power Of The Spirit

      $48.33

      This book can be recommended on the basis that it cont ains challenging and creative insights that can be used by the discriminating reader in the service of church renewal. Moltmann represents the theology of liberation at its best, and those who wish to know more about this theology would do well to study this creative and searching theologian.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart
    • Theology Of Hope

      $48.33

      ”A ‘must’ for every theological student who wishes to become acquainted with the most significant movement in contemporary continental theology,”—Christian Century. ”Hope is the other side of faith, as Moltmann shows, the unique characteristic of Christianity,”—Christianity Today.

      in stock within 3-5 days of online purchase

      Add to cart

    Cart

    1
    $24.99

    Cart