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The University of Chicago Press The Myth of Democratic Failure Why Political
Book SynopsisAn examination of the cultural context in which theological pluralism emerged. Analyzing models of theology, this work formulates a revisionist model and applies it to questions in contemporary theology including the meanings of religion, theism, and of Christology.
£33.41
The University of Chicago Press Earthquakes and Gardens Saint Hilarions Cyprus
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Exquisite, mystifying, and inspirational." * The Christian Century *“This is a book about care. Burrus thinks with the reader about tenderness, fragility, loss, protectiveness, and the quiet fact of being alive in a place, and in so doing gives us a walled and green early Christian world that is deeply entwined with our own. It is a pure pleasure.” -- Catherine Michael Chin, University of California, Davis“Quaking and flowering, this captivatingly beautiful book twists free of disciplinary inhibitors to perform a literary cartography of illimitable place. In its dazzling multidimensional collage, a startling spiritual geography unfolds. From the Greek island where she poignantly is not, through earth-bursts of the here and there, then and now, Burrus takes the reader on an unprecedented journey.” -- Catherine Keller, Drew University“With agile imagination and lyrical prose, Burrus troubles how we do history. From the seismic eons of a tectonic earth to bits of Jerome laid out like poetry, Burrus reveals a world of destruction and regeneration on a mythic and literary Cyprus. Translating, fragmenting, recombining, and repurposing, Burrus composes chamber music, a small masterpiece.” -- Derek Krueger, University of North Carolina at Greensboro"Earthquakes and Gardens is hard to classify. It’s not really a religious book, but those interested in saints and hagiography will find much to appreciate. Certainly there is plenty here for those who enjoy the study of antiquity. There is material for people who enjoy reading about agriculture and horticulture. Certainly those who like geology and are interested in the study of earthquakes will find plenty to appreciate. Most of all, however, the book is simply good reading for anyone who loves fine writing and a well-constructed essay." -- Mike Christie * My Point Being *
£22.00
The University of Chicago Press Lands of Likeness
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Lands of Likeness is one of the deepest accounts of poetry’s cognitive dimensions ever written. What Hart does in the book is explore models of poetic reflection that conform to the models of neither discursive philosophical argumentation nor full-fledged religious contemplation, yet inhabit a meditative domain that is both conceptual and spiritual. I know of no other book that explores this terrain as thoroughly as this one does." -- John Koethe, University of Wisconsin–Madison“In this learned and comprehensive book on the poetic legacy of contemplation, Hart guides us from the early church fathers to the Romantics, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and many major twentieth-century poets who looked on nature in light of its likeness to spirit. A distinguished poet himself, Hart has much to say to readers and writers of poetry. Indeed, this book will interest anyone who has felt the power of leaving some things unsaid as well as the elation of those ‘hovering thoughts’ that are the book’s focus.” -- Susan Stewart, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsNote on Citations and Conventions Introduction 1: From Templum to Contemplation 2: The Sabbath of the Idea 3: Hermeneutic of Contemplation 4: Contemplation with Kestrel 5: Fascination 6: Consideration 7: From Supreme Being to Supreme Fiction 8: Contemplation with Noisy Birds 9: Contemplating "the True Mystery" 10: "On Course but Destinationless" 11: Mystère and Mystique 12: "To Contemplate the Radical Soul" Afterword: Poem as Templum Acknowledgments Glossary Notes Index
£90.00
The University of Chicago Press Whether a Christian Woman Should Be Educated and
Book SynopsisAnna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678) was an advocate and exemplar of women's education, this text contains her writings on the defence of women's education, her letters to other learned women, her own account of her early life as well as responses to her work from male contemporaries
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press Saints and Society
Book SynopsisIn Saints and Society, Donald Weinstein and Rudolph M. Bell examine the lives of 864 saints who lived between 1000 and 1700 and the perceptions of sanctity prevalent in late medieval and early modern Europe. They also provide a substantial body of information on the people among whom the saints lived and by whom they came to be venerated. In the first part, the authors give close consideration to what the saints' lives reveal about childhood, adolescence, and adulthood; the impact of religious inspiration upon family bonds; and family influences upon religious behavior. The second part provides a composite picture of piety and its changing configuration in Latin Christendom. With the assistance of statistical analysis, the authors answer questions involving the popular perception of holiness, social class, and gender.
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press Desiring Theology Religion and Postmodernism
Book SynopsisArgues for the possibility of theological thinking in a postmodern secular milieu, equating a desire to think theologically with a desire for thinking that does not disappoint. Winquist suggests that, in the wake of psychoanalysis, theology must elaborate the meaning of desire in its own discourse.
£24.00
The University of Chicago Press Armageddon in Waco Critical Perspectives on the
Book SynopsisAnalyzes the events in 1993 that led to the death of 74 men, women and children in the Waco religious community in Texas. Examining topics such as the media's role and the relation between religion and violence, the book discusses why the tragedy took place and whether it could have been avoided.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Another View of the Mt. Carmel Standoff Stuart A. Wright 1: An Age of Wisdom, An Age of Foolishness: The Davidians, Some Forerunners, and Our Age Robert S. Fogarty 2: Davidians and Branch Davidians: 1929-1987 William L. Pitts, Jr 3: The Davidian Tradition: From Patronal Clan to Prophetic Movement David G. Bromley, Edward D. Silver. 4: Construction and Escalation of a Cult Threat: Dissecting Moral Panic and Official Reaction to the Branch Davidians Stuart A. Wright 5: Self-Fulfilling Stereotypes, the Anticult Movement, and the Waco Confrontation James R. Lewis 6: "Babies Were Being Beaten": Exploring Child Abuse Allegations at Ranch Apocalypse Christopher G. Ellison, John P. Bartkowski. 7: Manufacturing Consent about Koresh: A Structural Analysis of the Role of Media in the Waco Tragedy James T. Richardson 8: Cops, News Copy, and Public Opinion: Legitimacy and the Social Construction of Evil in Waco Anson Shupe, Jeffrey K. Hadden. 9: Public Narratives and the Apocalyptic Sect: From Jonestown to Mt. Carmel John R. Hall 10: Sects and Violence: Factors Enhancing the Volatility of Marginal Religious Movements Thomas Robbins, Dick Anthony. 11: Religious Discourse and Failed Negotiations: The Dynamics of Biblical Apocalypticism in Waco James D. Tabor 12: Waco, Federal Law Enforcement, and Scholars of Religion Nancy T. Ammerman 13: Breaching the "Wall of Separation": The Balance between Religious Freedom and Social Order Rhys H. Williams 14: The Waco Tragedy: Constitutional Concerns and Policy Perspectives Edward McGlynn Gaffney, Jr 15: The Implosion of Mt. Carmel and Its Aftermath: Is It All Over Yet? Dean M. Kelley Appendix: Branch Davidians Who Died at Mt. Carmel List of Contributors Index
£36.00
The University of Chicago Press Church Mother The Writings of a Protestant
Book SynopsisKatharina Schutz Zell (1498 - 1562) was an outspoken religious reformer in sixteenth-century Germany who campaigned for the right of clergy to marry. This book contains the translations of her publications, aiming to offer modern readers an opportunity to understand the important work of women in the formation of the early Protestant church.Trade Review"The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe series allows little-known women's voices to be heard, with translations of sixteenth- to eighteenth-century European texts. The approach is feminist, and each volume is prefaced with a historical account of the systematic oppression and frustration of women." - Maya Slater, Times Literary Supplement"
£33.41
McGill-Queen's University Press A Peoples Reformation
Book SynopsisA People’s Reformation offers a reinterpretation of the English Reformation and the roots of the Church of England. Drawing on archival research, Lucy Kaufman argues that England became a Protestant nation not in spite of its people, but because of them – through their active social, political, and religious participation.Trade Review“I am hugely impressed by this book. It fizzes with new insights and makes a genuinely substantial contribution to the field. It reframes the subject compellingly, asks questions that have not been asked but should have been, and answers questions that have generally been dismissed as unanswerable. It will become an indispensable point of reference.” Alec Ryrie, Durham University“Kaufman’s spirited and learned book, in terms of both new knowledge and the historiographical intervention it makes, represents a major contribution to research on the Elizabethan Church.” William J. Bulman, Lehigh University
£27.90
Columbia University Press No Separation
Book SynopsisPowerful illiberal Christian movements have upended liberal democracies in countries that were once seen as paradigms of secular governance. Ludger H. Viefhues-Bailey offers new insight into the foundations of these movements, demonstrating how they emerge from the contradictions at the intersection of secularism and democracy.Trade ReviewNo Separation is revelatory. Viefhues-Bailey uses three case studies—in Germany, France, and the U.S.—to illustrate the fragile and harmful mix of Christianity and sexual norms that undergird secular democracy, and to envision a more resilient and compassionate way forward. Mind-blowing and clear, this book is essential reading. -- Shannon Craigo-Snell, author of Disciplined Hope: Prayer, Politics, and ResistanceA leading voice working at the intersection of religion, politics, and critical theory, Ludger Viefhues-Bailey probes today’s most nettlesome religious freedom dilemmas. His book moves between textured accounts of on-the-ground conflicts and sophisticated analysis, yielding a compelling account of the various ways political Christianities are entangled with populist movements today. -- Vincent Lloyd, author of Black Dignity: The Struggle Against DominationWhy does sex matter to politics in the name of the people? Ludger Viefhues-Bailey argues that political Christianities both effect and emerge in the regulation of the direct and discursive reproduction of 'the people.' And he charts a way out of the crisis of democracy: the people need to put communities of care at the core of their democracies, so that more compassionate political Christianities can come about. -- Ulrich Schmiedel, coauthor of The Claim to Christianity: Responding to the Far RightTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Germany, Cultural Christianity, and the Veil2. Philosophical Interlude on Making the Bonds That Unite Us3. France, Republican Catholicism, and Marriage for All4. American Cultural Christianities from Animus to Eros5. Democracy Without Moral Monsters? Reproducing a Community of CareNotesBibliographyIndex
£93.60
Columbia University Press No Separation
Book SynopsisPowerful illiberal Christian movements have upended liberal democracies in countries that were once seen as paradigms of secular governance. Ludger H. Viefhues-Bailey offers new insight into the foundations of these movements, demonstrating how they emerge from the contradictions at the intersection of secularism and democracy.Trade ReviewNo Separation is revelatory. Viefhues-Bailey uses three case studies—in Germany, France, and the U.S.—to illustrate the fragile and harmful mix of Christianity and sexual norms that undergird secular democracy, and to envision a more resilient and compassionate way forward. Mind-blowing and clear, this book is essential reading. -- Shannon Craigo-Snell, author of Disciplined Hope: Prayer, Politics, and ResistanceA leading voice working at the intersection of religion, politics, and critical theory, Ludger Viefhues-Bailey probes today’s most nettlesome religious freedom dilemmas. His book moves between textured accounts of on-the-ground conflicts and sophisticated analysis, yielding a compelling account of the various ways political Christianities are entangled with populist movements today. -- Vincent Lloyd, author of Black Dignity: The Struggle Against DominationWhy does sex matter to politics in the name of the people? Ludger Viefhues-Bailey argues that political Christianities both effect and emerge in the regulation of the direct and discursive reproduction of 'the people.' And he charts a way out of the crisis of democracy: the people need to put communities of care at the core of their democracies, so that more compassionate political Christianities can come about. -- Ulrich Schmiedel, coauthor of The Claim to Christianity: Responding to the Far RightTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Germany, Cultural Christianity, and the Veil2. Philosophical Interlude on Making the Bonds That Unite Us3. France, Republican Catholicism, and Marriage for All4. American Cultural Christianities from Animus to Eros5. Democracy Without Moral Monsters? Reproducing a Community of CareNotesBibliographyIndex
£27.00
Columbia University Press ChristoFiction
Book SynopsisA revolutionary effort to restore the radical politics of Christianity and the inherent value of faith.Trade ReviewIt is no exaggeration to say that the contribution of Francois Laruelle's entire opus and of Christo-Fiction in particular will be historic. The importance of this latest work stems not only from the momentum of the emergence of a 'Laruellian epoch' in philosophy but also from the fact that this is the first work where he reconciles the two great phases in his thought-the 'scientific' one and the one of 'nonstandard theology.' -- Katerina Kolozova, Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities-Skopje Laruelle valorizes and rethinks the place of science for human liberation and how it may operate within philosophical practice itself. However, he thinks that science needs to tell stories, to create fictions, like the fiction of Christ, in order to stand on the side of the victims of history rather than the victors. -- Anthony Paul Smith, La Salle University Laruelle's nonstandard philosophy in Christo-Fiction does not think about Christ philosophically to generate one more ontotheology or political theology: it is the quantum (of) Christ as it might think itself, something both ordinary and radical. This is Schrodinger's Christ, a 'rigorous fiction' where life and death are superposed, not in any theological or supernatural way unique to a deity, but in the radically ordinary of scientific nature, a nontheological messianity that is given 'materielly' through quantum wave and particle. -- John O Maoilearca, author of All Thoughts Are Equal: Laruelle and Nonhuman Philosophy For Laruelle, Christ is pure human happening, which is also the happening of reality as the One, absolutely without any preconditioning, or any ultimate foundation or original framing fixity, which quantum physics has shown not to exist. The science of Christ therefore exceeds both philosophy and theology and is at one with nonphilosophy, which tries to think outside any fictional philosophic circles that arbitrarily claim some ontological factor as primary and another as secondary. In this sense, the 'Christo-fiction' is more true-the claim and following of one man as the whole process, as entirety. We are offered, then, a new mode of gnostic heresy, for which Christian orthodoxy should, nonetheless, be grateful. -- John Milbank, University of Nottingham a profound contribution to a messianic and Christological thought divorced from the strictures of orthodox theology SCTIW ReviewTable of ContentsPreface: Christianity Stripped Bare by Christ Introduction: A Gnostic Theology in the Quantum Spirit 1. A Generic Repetition of Gnosis: To Desuture Christ from Theology 2. The Idea of a Science-in-Christ: Christ, Science, and Their Gnostic Suture 3. From the Theo-Christo-Logical Doublet to Unilateral Complementarity 4. Construction and Functioning of the Christic Matrix 5. Algebra of the Messianic Wave 6. Christic Science and Its Occasions 7. The Two Laws of Substantial Religious Existence, and Christ as Mediate-Without-Mediation 8. The Generic Science of the World 9. Indiscernible Messianity 10. Scientific Discovery and Revelation 11. The Science of the Cross 12. The Science of the Resurrection 13. Messianity and Fidelity: The Faithful of-the-Last-Instance 14. Faith Harassed by Belief Notes Index
£20.90
Columbia University Press Cloud of the Impossible
Book SynopsisA progressive reading of the history of the unknown that projects a hopeful future.Trade ReviewA sizzling, citable line on every page, this is Catherine Keller at her poetic, theopoetic, theological best. She meditates not the fire of the apocalypse, nor the water of the deep, but the cloud-of the impossible which precipitates the possible itself, the entanglement of knowing and nonknowing, of the relational and what overflows relation, of the enfolding and the unfolding. For her, the name of God is not the name of a cause or a guarantee but the lure of something that needs to be made and done. From philosophy and theology to physics and ecology-a sensational tour de force from a major theological voice. -- John D. Caputo, Syracuse University and Villanova University At last! A negative theology that plies the complex requirements of planetary life. Long intent on crafting ways of thinking theologically that resist common and oversimplified oppositions between divine and fleshy things, Catherine Keller leads us via ancient, medieval, and recent traditions of unsaying certainties into a rich understanding of divine entanglement as a basis for communal thriving and just democracy. This is a monumental contribution to Christian theology, especially regarding its foundational claims of divine embodiment and love. -- Laurel C. Schneider, Vanderbilt University Catherine Keller is our most creative and profound theologian today, and this book is her richest to date, tracking the enfolding and unfolding relation of everything to everything with theopoetic brilliance. -- Gary Dorrien, author of Kantian Reason and Hegelian Spirit: The Idealistic Logic of Modern Theology Catherine Keller's nuanced consideration of the apophatic cloud is both true to its subject and marvelously lucid. Tracing unexpected connections in the thought of medieval theologians, process philosophers, environmental activists, quantum physicists, and more, the book enfolds and unfolds, each line of thought traced with delicate precision, each intersection marked. Out of impossibility itself, enfolded in each and every relation, a new and open possible emerges. Through folds and mirrors, holograms and entanglements, poetry and theology, trauma and joy, this possible-impossible, this luminous darkness, entice us to follow-and to be glad that we did. -- Karmen MacKendrick, Le Moyne College Facing the complex majesty of Cloud of the Impossible, one cannot help but feel like some Moses-manque before a literary Sinai. The prose is finely wrought, tracing the inter- and indeterminacies of a provisionally named 'apophatic entanglement.' This is a beautiful and important book, which traces the contours of a transfigured, queerly-theological discourse and practice--precisely where such a thing might seem impossible. -- Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Wesleyan University With this work, Catherine Keller has produced a masterpiece on the level of her Face of the Deep: A Theology of Becoming. There is something of James Joyce in these pages. Readers are taken through core Hebrew and Greek debates, the emergence of infinity in Patristic theology, Christian and non-Christian mysticism, quantum physics, contemporary poststructuralist philosophy, the plight of theology today, nineteenth-century poetry, the environmental crisis... and that is only a start. Many critics will say that this is her best book yet. -- Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology Keller's bewildering and creatively beautiful body of work is often more poetry than prose... It is always worth the effort. Christian Century An impressive and astonishing work. Syndicate Theology This is an extraordinary book... Readers will engage an astounding sweep of resources and conversation partners in this book. InterpretationTable of ContentsBefore Part 1: Complications 1. The Dark Nuance of Beginning 2. Cloud-Writing: A Genealogy of the Luminous Dark 3. Enfolding and Unfolding God: Cusanic Complicatio Part 2: Explications 4. Spooky Entanglements: The Physics of Nonseparability 5. The Fold in Process: Deleuze and Whitehead 6. "Unfolded Out of the Folds": Walt Whitman and the Apophatic Sex of the Earth 7. Unsaying and Undoing: Judith Butler and the Ethics of Relational Ontology Part 3: Implications 8. Crusade, Capital, and Cosmopolis: Ambiguous Entanglements 9. Broken Touch: Ecology of the Im/possible 10. In Questionable Love After: Theopoetics of the Cloud Notes Acknowledments Index
£28.50
University of Illinois Press Terror in Minnie Vautrins Nanjing
Book SynopsisA daily account of enormous courage and unthinkable horror during the Nanjing MassacreTrade Review“In what was undoubtedly a labour of love, Suping Lu has provided a moving account of Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vautrin, an American missionary and educator trapped in Nanjing during the Japanese occupation. . . . This book will immediately communicate the severity of the massacre to a general audience. . . . The terrible psychological effects of the Japanese invasion on such a good-hearted person come across vividly, and are difficult to forget.”--The China Quarterly"This diary is not only an important record of a tumultuous period of wartime Nanjing, but also a valuable document about the life of a female American missionary teaching in Republican China."--Daqing Yang, coeditor of Rethinking Historical Injustice and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia: The Korean Experience"Through the harrowing stories of the victims, accounts of heroic confrontation with Japanese soldiers, and personal testimony, Minnie Vautrin's diaries provide a wealth of information on the Nanking Massacre. A close reading of her remarkable descriptions will help historians and students understand the tragic consequences of war from the vantage point of a civilian who worked helplessly to protect Chinese civilians from Japanese brutality."--Christian Henriot, author of Prostitution and Sexuality in Shanghai: A Social History, 1849-1949"A powerful account. . . .This book will immediately communicate the severity of the massacre to a general audience. . . . The terrible psychological effects of the Japanese invasion on such a good-hearted person comes across vividly, and are difficult to forget."--The China Quarterly
£37.05
Indiana University Press American Religious Liberalism Religion in North
Book SynopsisDetails unconventional expressions of new religious thoughtTrade ReviewThe volume as a whole not only provides the reader with a variety of fascinating stories from the history of American religious liberalism, but also invites us to further reflect on what religious liberalism . . . is about. . . [This] volume is a good specimen of an integral approach to religious liberalism, not primarily focusing on Protestantism but paying attention to Judaism, Catholicism, and a broad variety of free religious movements as well. * Church History and Religious Culture *Table of ContentsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Parameters and Problematics of American Religious LiberalismLeigh E. SchmidtI. The Spiritual in Art1. Reading Poetry Religiously: The Walt Whitman Fellowship and Seeker Spirituality Michael Robertson2. The Christology of Niceness: Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Jesus Novel, and Sacred TrivialitiesCarrie Tirado Bramen3. Visible Liberalism: Liberal Protestant Taste Evangelism, 1850 and 1950Sally M. Promey4. Discovering Imageless Truths: The Bahá'í Pilgrimage of Juliet Thompson, ArtistChristopher G. White5. Where "Deep Streams Flow, Endlessly Renewing": Metaphysical Religion and "Cultural Evolution" in the Art of Agnes Pelton Nathan ReesII. The Piety and Politics of Liberal Ecumenism6. "Citizens of All the World's Temples": Cosmopolitan Religion at Bell Street ChapelEmily R. Mace7. Spiritual Border-Crossings in the U.S. Woman's Rights MovementKathi Kern8. "We Build our Temples for Tomorrow": Racial Ecumenism and Religions Liberalism in the Harlem RenaissanceJosef Sorett 9. Reading across the Divide of Faith: Liberal Protestant Book Culture and Interfaith Encounters in Print, 1921-1948Matthew S. Hedstrom10. The Dominant, the Damned, and the Discs: On the Metaphysical Liberalism of Charles Fort and Its Afterlives Jeffrey Kripal11. Liberal Sympathies: Morris Jastrow and the Science of ReligionKathryn Lofton12. Jewish Liberalism through Comparative Lenses: Reform Judaism and Its Liberal Christian CounterpartsYaakov Ariel III. Pragmatism, Secularism, and Internationalism13. Each Attitude a Syllable: The Linguistic Turn in William James's Varieties of Religious ExperienceLindsay V. Reckson14. Protestant Pragmatism in China, 1919-1927Gretchen Boger15. Demarcating Democracy: Liberal Catholics, Protestants, and the Discourse of SecularismK. Healan Gaston16. Religious Liberalism and the Liberal Geopolitics of ReligionTracy FessendenAfterword and Commentary: Religious Liberalism and Ecumenical Self-InterrogationDavid A. HollingerContributorsIndex
£20.50
Indiana University Press Paul Tillich and Pentecostal Theology Spiritual
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book does great justice to Tillich's theological legacy. It is a must read for Pentecostal theologians and Tillich scholars. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *These essays are remarkably clear and well-balanced. The essayists read Tillich empathetically and acutely, noting both the prospective values in Tillich for Pentecostals as well as points of divergence and disagreement. * Reading Religion *For Tillichians, this book enriches our context for appreciating his theology of the Spirit.Vol. 32. 2 Fall 2016 * Toronto Journal of Theology *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction:1. Why is the "Correlation" between Paul Tillich and Pentecostal Theology Important, and Who Cares? Amos Yong2. Spiritual Power and Spiritual Presence: The Contemporary Renaissance in Pneumatology in Light of a Dialogue between Pentecostal Theology and Tillich Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen3. Spirit and Nature: Pentecostal Pneumatology in Dialogue with Tillich's Pneumatological OntologyWolfgang Vondey4. To the Ground of Being and Beyond: Toward a Pentecostal Engagement with OntologyRhys Kuzmič5. God as Being and Trinity: Pentecostal-Tillichian InterrogationsSteven M. Studebaker6. Tillich's Picture of Jesus as the Christ: Toward a Theology of the Spirit's Saving PresenceTerry L. Cross7. Spiritual Presence: The Role of Pneumatology in Paul Tillich's TheologyFrank D. Macchia8. Pneumatological Participation: Embodiment, Sacramentality, and the Multidimensional Unity of LifeAndreas Nordlander9. Tillich's Sacramental Spirituality in a New Key: A Feminist Pentecostal ProposalLisa P. Stephenson10. Political Theology from Tillich to Pentecostalism in AfricaNimi Wariboko11. What Have Pentecostals to do with "The Religion of the Concrete Spirit"? Tillich's Theology of Religions in Twenty-First Century Global Renewal ContextTony Richie12. The Demonic from the Protestant Era to the Pentecostal Era: An Intersection of Tillichian and Pentecostal Demonologies and its ImplicationsDavid Bradnick13. Eschatology in the Theology of Paul Tillich and the 'Toronto Blessing': The Ontological and Relational Implications of LovePeter Althouse14. Paul Tillich, Pentecostalism, and the Early Frankfurt School: A Critical ConstellationPamela HolmesResponse:15. Socialist Spirit in Tillich, Pentecostalism, and the Neoliberal Demonic Today Mark Lewis Taylor16. A Spirited Encounter: The Promise of Ecstasis and the Constraints of Supranaturalism John J. ThatamanilList of ContributorsIndex
£56.10
Indiana University Press Paul Tillich and Pentecostal Theology
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book does great justice to Tillich's theological legacy. It is a must read for Pentecostal theologians and Tillich scholars. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *These essays are remarkably clear and well-balanced. The essayists read Tillich empathetically and acutely, noting both the prospective values in Tillich for Pentecostals as well as points of divergence and disagreement. * Reading Religion *For Tillichians, this book enriches our context for appreciating his theology of the Spirit.Vol. 32. 2 Fall 2016 * Toronto Journal of Theology *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction:1. Why is the "Correlation" between Paul Tillich and Pentecostal Theology Important, and Who Cares? Amos Yong2. Spiritual Power and Spiritual Presence: The Contemporary Renaissance in Pneumatology in Light of a Dialogue between Pentecostal Theology and Tillich Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen3. Spirit and Nature: Pentecostal Pneumatology in Dialogue with Tillich's Pneumatological OntologyWolfgang Vondey4. To the Ground of Being and Beyond: Toward a Pentecostal Engagement with OntologyRhys Kuzmič5. God as Being and Trinity: Pentecostal-Tillichian InterrogationsSteven M. Studebaker6. Tillich's Picture of Jesus as the Christ: Toward a Theology of the Spirit's Saving PresenceTerry L. Cross7. Spiritual Presence: The Role of Pneumatology in Paul Tillich's TheologyFrank D. Macchia8. Pneumatological Participation: Embodiment, Sacramentality, and the Multidimensional Unity of LifeAndreas Nordlander9. Tillich's Sacramental Spirituality in a New Key: A Feminist Pentecostal ProposalLisa P. Stephenson10. Political Theology from Tillich to Pentecostalism in AfricaNimi Wariboko11. What Have Pentecostals to do with "The Religion of the Concrete Spirit"? Tillich's Theology of Religions in Twenty-First Century Global Renewal ContextTony Richie12. The Demonic from the Protestant Era to the Pentecostal Era: An Intersection of Tillichian and Pentecostal Demonologies and its ImplicationsDavid Bradnick13. Eschatology in the Theology of Paul Tillich and the 'Toronto Blessing': The Ontological and Relational Implications of LovePeter Althouse14. Paul Tillich, Pentecostalism, and the Early Frankfurt School: A Critical ConstellationPamela HolmesResponse:15. Socialist Spirit in Tillich, Pentecostalism, and the Neoliberal Demonic Today Mark Lewis Taylor16. A Spirited Encounter: The Promise of Ecstasis and the Constraints of Supranaturalism John J. ThatamanilList of ContributorsIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press In Search of the Hebrew People
Book SynopsisTrade Reviewlany's study is a significant, deeply erudite contribution to our understanding of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century German culture and politics. * H-Judaic *Thanks to its erudition, the monograph could serve as an effective introduction to German history, biblical studies and modern nationalism, among other fields. * German History *Ilany's book has much to offer to biblical scholars invested in understanding the development of their field, but also to scholars of 18th- and 19th-century Germany and to those interested in the relationship between the academy and the ideological process of nation building more broadly. * Reading Religion *Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. Troglodytes, Hottentots and Hebrews: The Bible and the Genesis of German Ethnography2. The Law and the People: Mosaic Law and German Enlightenment3. The Eighteenth-Century Polemic on the Extermination of the Canaanites4. "Is Judah Indeed the Teutonic Fatherland?" The Hebrew Model and the Birth of German National Culture5. "Lovers of Hebrew Poetry": The Battle over the Bible's Relevance at the Turn of the Nineteenth CenturyConclusion BibliographyIndex
£40.50
Indiana University Press A Reader in Pentecostal Theology
Book SynopsisPentecostalism has experienced explosive growth. This reader examines the ideas that launched the movement and fuelled its expansion around the world. It describes the history and theology of the early Pentecostal movement and its significance to the contemporary Christian world.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The History and Significance of Early Pentecostal Theology1. Maria Beulah Woodworth Etter The Life, Work, and Experience of Maria Beulah Woodworth, Evangelist (1894) Signs and Wonders God Wrought in the Ministry for Forty Years (1916)2. Charles Fox Parham Kol Kare Bomidbar (1902) The Everlasting Gospel (1911)3. William J. Seymour The Apostolic Faith (19061908) The Doctrines and Discipline of the Azusa Street Apostolic Mission of Los Angeles, Cal. with Scripture Readings (1915)4. George Floyd Taylor The Spirit and the Bride (1907) The Second Coming of Jesus (1916)5. David Wesley Myland The Latter Rain Covenant and Pentecostal Power with Testimony of Healings and Baptism (1910)6. William Howard Durham Pentecostal Testimony (19101912)7. Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson The Last Great Conflict (1913)8. Joseph Hillary King From Passover to Pentecost (1914)9. Esek William Kenyon The Father and His Family (1916)10. Fred Francis Bosworth Do All Speak in Tongues? (c. 1917)11. Andrew David Urshan The Almighty God in the Lord Jesus Christ (1919)12. Richard G. Spurling The Lost Link (1920)13. Garfield Thomas Haywood The Birth of the Spirit in the Days of the Apostles (c. 1922)14. Aimee Semple McPherson This Is That (1923)15. Robert Clarence Lawson The Anthropology of Jesus Christ Our Kinsman (c. 1925)16. Charles Harrison Mason Year Book of the Church of God in Christ for the Year 1926 (1926)Index
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University of Notre Dame Press Community of the Renewed Covenant The
Book SynopsisThe thirteen Qumran scholars present recent overviews and syntheses in various areas of scrolls study, making The Community of the Renewed Covenant the broadest, most authoritative, and up-to-date book available on the Dead Sea Scrolls. These essays provide descriptions of the major areas of research, as well as explore the implications for longstanding problems in the field.Trade Review"The Community of the Renewed Covenant makes an important contribution to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It contains clear and comprehensive studies about major topics connected with the Scrolls and it is written by many of today's main editors of Qumran texts. The essays describe the Qumran community and its tenets, and form a remarkable and up-to-date collection of studies." —Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J., Professor Emeritus, Biblical Studies, The Catholic University of America“[A] convenient overview of the status quaestionis.” —Shofar“In the light of recent changes in Dead Sea Scrolls research, a conference was organized in April of 1993 to discuss the current state of affairs. This collection of the papers from the conference covers topics such as the Temple Scroll and its law, Sadducean elements in Qumran law, Wisdom at Qumran, and Messianism.” —Bulletin of the General Theological Library“This book presents the first systematic look at the full range of the scrolls by the leading experts in the field: a large amount of detail is made readily accessible in this landmark collection of studies.” —St. Petersburg Stat University"This is a first-rate collection of cutting-edge essays on an important and rapidly expanding area in religious studies and the humanities." —Choice
£70.55
University of Notre Dame Press Living Icons
Book SynopsisLiving Icons presents an intimate portrait of holiness as exemplified in the lives and thoughts of ten people of faith in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In this inspiring volume, Michael Plekon introduces readers to a diverse and unusual group of men and women who strove to put the Gospel of Christ into action in their lives. The living icons Plekon describes were, among other things, priests, theologians, writers, and caregivers to the homeless and poor. One was an artist who became the greatest icon painter in this century; another was assassinated for his teachings in post-Soviet Russia. These remarkable people of faith lived through times of great suffering: forced emigration, the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. Many of them were criticized, if not condemned, by ecclesiastical opponents and authorities. Yet each demonstrate a unique pattern for holiness, illustrating that the path to sainthood is open to all. With the fall of state socialism, Eastern OrthoTrade Review“Plekon’s . . . assessment of Russian theologians who have played a leading role on the American church stage is illuminating and challenging. Fr. Plekon’s aim is to show the relevance of Orthodoxy as a living faith in the west, as well as in Russia and in this he succeeds to an exciting degree. Here is a book which contains strong theological argument, presented in a readable and stimulating way.” —Journal of Ecclesiastical History“This gem of a book should be read by all. . . .I recommend without reserve this wonderful, well-written, spiritually enriching book: reading it is a like making a retreat. It shows how human goodness is the really interesting and exciting human story; it is evil that is dull.” —Orientalia Christiana Periodica“His honest and open style is refreshing and reflective of many of the theologians he writes about. Catechists at all levels will be nourished by Living Icons and encouraged in their own struggles with people who are ‘literalists’ or exclusive in their understanding of Christ’s Gospel. Plekon’s Living Icons has a vision that is within its tradition yet beyond it. Those who believe that church unity is an important issue will find openness, willingness, and a creativity to find resolutions through dialogue about similarities.” —Living Light“Written in nontechnical language and composed of chapters that can be appreciated individually, the book is an excellent choice for use in undergraduate as well as graduate courses dealing with modern Orthodoxy and modern Christianity generally. Theologically Plekon’s book is a signal contribution to a broader vision of Orthodoxy.” —Slavic Review“This work offers a precious treasure, a presentation of the lives, work and engagements of these [living icons] presented in a remarkable spirit of sympathy and synthesis. This is a beautiful and important book.” —Contacts“Living Icons is a well-written, well-researched book that gives a moving portrayal of the lives of these ten people without sentimentalizing them. It is essential reading for Orthodox Christians. . . ." —The Russian Review“[I]t is heartening to encounter a significant new study by an Orthodox scholar and priest that hearkens back to a time when Orthodoxy infused creativity and inspiration, to the whole of the Christian Church. Plekon reflects the profound and perennial relevance of Eastern Christianity by examining the life and thought of 10 individuals of the twentieth century whose lives, rooted in the Orthodox faith, reveal a vibrant, living faith that is catholic and orthodox in the best sense of those terms.” —Cistercian Studies Quarterly“[Plekon] provides fetching profiles of ten Orthodox figures. Telling the story through these lives, Father Plekon also provides an inviting introduction to an Orthodox world of piety, reflection, and radical devotion that is too little known in the West.” —First Things“The author of this engaging book traces the spiritual journey of some of the most striking personalities of Orthodoxy of our time. . . . Through these witnesses, through their lives and work, this study reveals the true face of Orthodoxy and is at the same time an urgent appeal to today’s churches. . . [a] very beautiful book, full of spirit.” —Irenikon“What he has to say is most always worth listening to, filled with anecdotes and pithy observations in which one catches something of his warm love for the church. And portraits of notable figures of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the twentieth century are interwoven with sage observations and insightful commentary on the state of Orthodoxy in the world and in America today. I think he has produced a splendid work.” —Theology Today
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University of Notre Dame Press Creation ex nihilo
Book SynopsisTrade Review“All the essays in this book are at the highest level of sophistication; they ask a lot of the reader, and assume engagement in and knowledge of Christian theology. Anyone who wants a conspectus of what’s in the Christian archive on this topic will turn to this collection.” —Paul J. Griffiths, author of Regret"This volume is demanding and requires considerable background in the history of Western religious thought, but it will reward those readers who persevere." —Choice“This is a comprehensive volume regarding creation ex nihilo passing with impressive aplomb from the Book of Genesis to string theory. . . . Here is a book that will be referred to fruitfully for years to come.” —The Journal of Theological Studies
£26.59
University of Notre Dame Press Orthodox Christian Perspectives on War
Book SynopsisMany regions of the world whose histories include war and violent conflict have or once had strong ties to Orthodox Christianity. Yet policy makers, religious leaders, and scholars often neglect Orthodoxy's resources when they reflect on the challenges of war.Through essays written by prominent Orthodox scholars in the fields of biblical studies, church history, Byzantine studies, theology, patristics, political science, ethics, and biology, Orthodox Christian Perspectives on War presents and examines the Orthodox tradition's nuanced and unique insights on the meaning and challenges of war with an eye toward their contemporary relevance. This volume is structured in three parts: Confronting the Present Day Reality, Reengaging Orthodoxy's Tradition, and Constructive Directions in Orthodox Theology and Ethics. Each exemplifies the value of interdisciplinary reflection on war and the potential for the Eastern Orthodox tradition to enhance ecumenical and interfaith discussTrade Review“This book brings together a number of Orthodox perspectives that are timely, informative yet original, and constructive. Most theological treatments of the ethics of war are Catholic and Protestant, and Orthodox Christians offer a fascinating perspective that might stimulate imaginative thinking and chisel away at some impasses. The volume provides a wonderful springboard for a serious conversation to happen.” —Tobias Winright, Hubert Mäder Endowed Chair of Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University“Through essays by prominent Orthodox scholars across many fields, this collection presents and examines the Orthodox tradition’s nuanced and unique insights on the meaning and challenges of war with an eye toward their contemporary relevance.” —Publishers Weekly“Orthodox Christian Perspectives on War makes an important contribution to the scholarly conversation on how Orthodoxy views the ethics of war and peace. Since it includes essays from a variety of scholars with expertise in various subdisciplines of religious studies and theology, this study stands alone as an integrated collection of diverse scholarly treatments of the subject matter.” —Philip LeMasters, McMurry University and St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary"Orthodox Christian thought on the phenomenon of war remains largely unknown in the West, an imbalance that this path-breaking volume successfully amends. These twelve essays grapple with biblical, patristic, historical and theological sources, presenting critical insights through a diverse range of perspectives and methodologies. This volume will no doubt become the standard point of departure for subsequent scholarly discussions of this topic among Eastern Orthodox Christians, as well as for all those seeking meaningful and novel options in the endeavor to understand the complex and disturbing reality of war." —Rev. Maximos Constas, Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology"Protestants and Catholics are heirs to two traditions regarding war and peace—'Just War Theory' and 'Christian Pacifism.' While Eastern Orthodoxy has no systematic stance on war or military service, this collection demonstrates that it can cast new light on the debate, providing evidence of distinct approaches to the question and a critique of those who maintain that orthodox teaching can be subsumed under those developed by Western Christianity. Beyond a general consensus that no war is just but is at best a lesser evil, this book displays some surprising vantages." —Library Journal
£42.75
University of Notre Dame Press Theological Territories
Book SynopsisOne of America's most eminent contemporary writers on religion reflects on the state of theology “at the borders” of other fields of discourse. The book advances many of David Bentley Hart's larger theological projects, developing and deepening numerous dimensions of his previous work.Trade Review“David Bentley Hart is among the most interesting and intellectually lively living theologians.Theological Territories shows, with vigor, what it's like to think like a theologian.” —Paul J. Griffiths, author of Christian Flesh“Theological Territories is an extremely diverse and yet substantial addition to David Bentley Hart’s increasingly formidable body of theological writings, scarcely rivaled by anyone else within American theology. . . . Hart makes and develops several highly crucial arguments with great erudition, argumentative rigor, imaginative insight, and enormous panache. —John Milbank, author of The Politics of Virtue"In this scintillating compilation of essays based on lectures—most published here for the first time—Eastern Orthodox scholar and cultural commentator Hart . . . examines the intersection of theology with other academic fields, including ethics, science, literature, and biblical hermeneutics. Whether conversing with theologian Rowan Williams on the healing purpose of tragedy, or meditating on 'the Problem of Evil' as laid out by Dostoyevsky, Hart’s witty, erudite writing proves unsettling and invigorating." —Publishers Weekly“Theological Territories is a fine salmagundi that touches on most of Hart’s bêtes noires—the idiocy of New Atheism, the incoherence of scientific naturalism, the monstrosity of capital punishment, the sheer wrongheadedness of a hundred other things, such as capitalism and bad stagings of Wagner. The man is a gadfly, bless him.” —BookForum“The author of Theological Territories doesn’t have much use for the way theology is usually expounded—in our present society as well as other times and places. . . . [Hart’s] interests are wide and his reading is vast but his focus is on thinking—rethinking—about God.” —Shepherd Express
£87.55
University of Notre Dame Press Versions of Election
Book SynopsisConcepts of predestination and reprobation were central issues in the Protestant Reformation, especially within Calvinist churches, and thus have often been studied primarily in the historical context of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In Versions of Election: From Langland and Aquinas to Calvin and Milton, David Aers takes a longer view of these key issues in Christian theology. With meticulous attention to the texts of medieval and early modern theologians, poets, and popular writers, this book argues that we can understand the full complexity of the history of various teachings on the doctrine of election only through a detailed diachronic study that takes account of multiple periods and disciplines. Throughout this wide-ranging study, Aers examines how various versions of predestination and reprobation emerge and re-emerge in Christian tradition from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century. Starting with incisive readings of medieval works by figures suchTrade Review“This is a marvelous and original monograph, both deeply learned and eloquently written. I have no doubt that Versions of Election will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students of religious history and thought, both in the medieval and early modern periods.” —Nicolette Zeeman, author of The Arts of Disruption"While Langland, Aquinas, Calvin, and Milton are the major figures in the chapters devoted to them, Aers's reach extends to many more thinkers.... Versions of Election serves as a solid primer for the entirety of predestination theology over the period." —Milton Quarterly"Aers has spent his career exploring soteriological questions of election and his expertise shines on every page through detailed and sophisticated readings of complex doctrinal texts." —Sixteenth Century Journal
£33.25
University of Notre Dame Press Josef Pieper on the Spiritual Life
Book SynopsisTrade Review“The academic study of Pieper, combined with an intense focus on what it means for us to contemplate, gives this book a practical and urgent focus.” —Lewis Ayres, author of Augustine and the TrinityTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Part I 1. Creation and Contemplation 2. Creation and the Divine Ideas Part II 3. Happiness and the Human Person 4. Cardinal Virtues and the Active life 5. Hope, Love, and Faith Part III 6. World, Leisure, and Festival 7. Philosophy and Teaching 8. Relearning to See 9. Where Do We Go from Here? Bibliography Index
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SPCK Publishing The Fire and the Clay
Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to be a priest today? What sort of priests do we want? The debates on the ordination of women to the priesthood and on the futures shape of training have shown that the Church must examine these questions. This title focuses on these issues.
£12.34
SPCK Publishing Twelve Months of Sundays Year C
Book SynopsisA volume of reflections on the Sunday readings in the Revised Common Lectionary for Year C. It brings together the author's columns in the "Church Times", and also contains new pieces, to cover all the Sundays and major festivals.
£9.99
SPCK Publishing Born of a Virgin
Book SynopsisMany Christians find the virgin birth a difficult doctrine and are not sure how to handle it. This book examines why that is by addressing the whole range of issues that arise - literary, historical and hermeneutical - from a perspective that takes seriously creedal confession and theological and ecclesiological concerns.
£24.29
SPCK Publishing Journeying with Luke
Book SynopsisThis is a book to accompany the readings in year C of the Common Worship Lectionary. It aims to help individuals and groups to understand and use Luke's Gospel.
£10.44
SPCK Publishing Living at the Crossroads An Introduction to
Book SynopsisOffering introduction to Christian worldview, this title explores the question of how Christians can live faithfully at the crossroads of the story of Scripture and postmodern culture. Suitable for undergraduate students and laypeople, it provides a summary of the biblical story and the fundamental beliefs of Scripture.Trade Review"* '... [enables] even the beginner to grasp the sense of Scripture as a single great story - a drama in which we are all invited to play a part. I am delighted to see solid scholarship made easily accessible in this splendid fashion.' Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham"
£11.39
SPCK Publishing Journeying with Matthew
Book SynopsisThis is a book to accompany the readings in year A of the Common Worship Lectionary. It aims to help individuals and groups to understand and use Matthew's Gospel.
£10.44
SPCK Publishing The Reenchantment of Morality
Book SynopsisTakes a looks at decision making in our lives. This book includes chapters that focus on the drivers of human life: sex, money, power and fame.
£11.39
SPCK Publishing Living Through Bereavement
Book SynopsisContains material on the Bible's teaching on life after death; the concept of the soul; the need to face the truth of our own mortality; living to the full; untimely death; suicide; and death as the result of disaster and of war. This book focuses on solace in grief; the comfort of Christ; and our hope of life in heaven.
£999.99
SPCK Publishing Justification
Book SynopsisOffers a magisterial response to the spate of criticism directed at the author for his theology of justification.Trade Review"This sprightly and gracious, yet robust, work is Tom Wright's carefully argued and scripturally based response to those who think that he has deeply misunderstood Paul's doctrine of justification... This is definitely one of the most exciting and significant books that I have read this year... Strongly commended! Professor I. Howard Marshall, University of Aberdeen 'Paul's gospel of God's reconciling, world-transforming grace has no more ardent and eloquent exponent in our time than Tom Wright. If his detractors read this book carefully, they will find themselves engaged in close exegesis of Paul's letters, and they will be challenged to join Wright in grappling with the deepest logic of Paul's message... Wright's sweeping, incisive sketch of Paul's thought, set forward in this book, will help us all in that task.' Professor Richard B. Hays, the Divinity School, Duke University"
£11.39
SPCK Publishing Churchwardens
Book SynopsisFocusing on real-life situations, including many case studies, this handbook offers guidance to: the responsibilities of a churchwarden; how to become a churchwarden; working with the minister; the duties of a churchwarden through the year; what a churchwarden should know; what a churchwarden should ask; and, what to do when problems arise.Trade ReviewA very clear, pastoral guide to survival for both churchwarden and minister. * Ministry Today *Packed full of useful facts and presented in a very readable way. * thegoodbookstall *
£13.29
SPCK Publishing For Everyone Bible Study Guide Matthew
Book SynopsisA series of short, question-based study guides based around the New Testament For Everyone series. The series is intended to encourage groups to study the Bible using the For Everyone model. Experienced Bible study writers have selected excerpts and written questions that guide users through each passage. Reviewed, edited & approved by Tom Wright.
£5.99
SPCK Publishing Gazing on the Gospels Year A
Book SynopsisBeautifully written reflections on the Gospel reading for each Sunday in the Lectionary. Each entry draws you into the heart of Scripture, awakens your imagination and ends with a brief prayer that will help you to imitate Christ in your everyday life.Trade Review'At every point the author persuades the reader that the Gospel readings really are relevant to our contemporary lives - she offers many images that will help congregations and preachers alike - For its sheer poetry and imagination, Judith Dimond's Gazing on the Gospels - is well worth buying.' Robin Gill, in Outlook
£10.44
SPCK Publishing Making God Possible
Book SynopsisWhat are clergy for? In this lively and provocative book, Alan Billings argues that they serve the mission and ministry of the Church, which is to make God possible (or findable).
£15.19
SPCK Publishing The Things He Said
Book SynopsisThe meaning and significance of the resurrection, how it was first communicated and how it is communicated to us today, are explored by piecing together the post-resurrection sayings of Jesus.Trade ReviewA lively and original piece of work, which contains much to stimulate both thought and debate. * Church Times *An accomplished devotional writer, Cottrell brings a very lively approach to his work. The Things He Said is actually energizing to read, conveying the Easter story in imaginative and atmospheric writing. * The Church of Ireland Gazette *
£9.92
SPCK Publishing Your Money and Your Life
Book SynopsisHow we handle money and possessions is central to our spiritual health and our emotional well being. This book does not set out to provide all the answers but it aims to help us ask some of the important questions about what it means to be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ around money and possessions.
£10.44
SPCK Publishing Resilient Pastors
Book SynopsisHow can I help others to be strengthened during difficulties in life? How can I cope when I'm overwhelmed with the demands of helping others? Resilient Pastors is for anyone - ordained or lay - who asks these questions, particularly for those who live their lives in the context of Christian discipleship and ministry.Trade Review'Original and thought-provoking for those in ministry and those who train and support them. Resilience is needed to minister at challenging times.' The Rt Revd Christopher Lowson, Bishop of Lincoln
£13.29
SPCK Publishing Tom Wright for Everyone Putting the Theology of
Book SynopsisAddresses the difficulty many evangelicals have found in really engaging with what Tom Wright has been saying for some time now, then seeks to explain what difference his theology can make when an attempt is made to put it into practice in church life.
£10.44
SPCK Publishing For All the Saints
Book SynopsisTom Wright sets out to clarify our thinking about what happens to people after they die. Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory, what it means to pray for the dead, what (and who) are the saints, are all addressed in this invigorating and rigorously argued book.Trade ReviewProlific author N.T. Wright looks at what happens when people die. Particularly meaningful is his chapter about the observances of All Saints' and All Souls' days. -- The Living Church
£9.49
SPCK Publishing How to Make Great Appointments in the Church
Book SynopsisThe book is designed to provide practical help to those involved in filling a vacancy, showing how to make it a good process and end with a good appointment. At the same time, it is useful to clergy seeking appointments, and senior clergy actually making the appointments.
£11.99
SPCK Publishing Strike the Cloud
Book SynopsisStrike the Cloud presents the teaching of the 14th century spiritual classic The Cloud of Unknowing in a contemporary form, through selecting and commenting on its main themes. It explores how The Cloud has been adapted by contemporary teachers of contemplative prayer, and its relevance to the bigger ecumenical and interfaith picture of today.
£9.49
SPCK Publishing Exploring Christian Doctrine
Book SynopsisThis reliable and highly readable textbook provides comprehensive coverage of core Christian beliefs from an evangelical perspective. Developed from the author's popular introductory course on Christian doctrine, the book rests firmly on biblical foundations while also providing a balanced discussion where evangelicals disagree.
£17.09
SPCK Publishing The Jewish Pseudepigrapha
Book SynopsisAn introduction to the literature of the Second Temple period
£17.09
