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Book SynopsisAn inspirational commentary on the message of the Minor Prophets. Volume 2 surveys the work of Micah through Malachi and is now repackaged with a contemporary cover.

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Book SynopsisPopular blogger, author, and speaker offers parents a concise, easy-to-understand apologetics resource, revealing specific conversations about God that they need to have with their kids.

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Book SynopsisThis concise, carefully organized commentary for pastors presents biblical scholarship to inform authoritative expository preaching and teaching. Each chapter includes the big idea, key themes, and sermon illustrations.

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Book SynopsisOur entire understanding of funding and sustainability must change.Tithes and offerings alone are no longer enough to provide for the needs of the local church, enable pastors to pursue opportunities, or sustain long-term ministry impact. Growing financial burdens on the middle class, marginal increases in contributions to religious organizations, shifting generational attitudes toward giving, and changing demographics are having a negative impact on church budgets. Given that someday local churches may be required to pay taxes on the property they own and/or lose the benefit of soliciting tax-deductible gifts, the time to pivot is now. What''s needed is disruptive innovation in church economics.For churches to not only survive but thrive in the future, leaders must learn to leverage assets, bless the community, empower entrepreneurs, and create multiple streams of income to effectively fund mission. You''ll learn why you should and how to do so in The Com

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Book SynopsisAn experienced teacher offers an innovative hermeneutical approach, showing how the whole Bible can be understood as a wisdom text that shapes its readers morally.Table of ContentsContentsIntroductionPart 1: Tilling the Soil1. Knowing and Reading2. Theology and Ethics3. Law and GospelPart 2: Planting the Seeds4. Reading Gospels for Wisdom: Theory5. Reading Gospels for Wisdom: Practice6. Reading Epistles for Wisdom: Theory7. Reading Epistles for Wisdom: PracticeConclusionAppendix: Wisdom and "Wisdom Literature"Indexes

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Book SynopsisThough the Psalms are perhaps the most familiar portion of the Hebrew Bible, they are also among the most difficult to interpret. In this new, thoroughly updated edition of a successful textbook, a respected evangelical Old Testament scholar offers a guide to the book of Psalms that is informed by current scholarship and written at an accessible level. Designed for the undergraduate classroom, it includes photos, sidebars, and other pedagogical aids and features a new interior design.Table of ContentsContentsTo the StudentPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionPart 1: Encountering the Literary and Hermeneutical Dimensions of the Psalms1. "Begin the Music": Introducing the Psalms2. Listening to the Symphony of Praise: Interpreting the Psalms3. The Seams of the Garment of Praise: The Structure of the BookPart 2: Encountering the Psalms as Worship and Historical Reflection4. The Psalms in Worship and Faith5. Encountering Theology and History in the PsalmsPart 3: Encountering the Psalms as Literary and Theological Types6. "Praise the Lord, O My Soul; All My Inmost Being, Praise His Holy Name": Psalms of Praise7. "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?": Psalms of Lament8. "I Love the Lord, for He Heard My Voice; He Heard My Cry for Mercy": Psalms of Thanksgiving9. "The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want": Psalms of Trust10. "You Are My Son; Today I Have Become Your Father": The Royal Psalms11. "The Lord Reigns": The Kingship of Yahweh Psalms12. "My Mouth Will Speak Words of Wisdom": Wisdom Psalms13. "The Law of the Lord Is Perfect, Reviving the Soul": Psalms of Torah14. "May They Be Blotted Out of the Book of Life": Imprecatory PsalmsGlossaryIndexes

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Book SynopsisThis accessible supplementary textbook presents 35 illustrative exegetical insights from the Greek New Testament, showing students how the grammatical concepts they are learning affect interpretation.Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. Koine Greek Matthew 18:8 2. Textual Criticism Romans 5:1 3. Nominative Case John 1:1 4. Vocative Case Ephesians 5:21-22 5. Genitive Case 1 Timothy 3:6 6. Dative Case Ephesians 5:18 7. Accusative Case Romans 10:9 8. The Article 1 Timothy 3:2 9. The Granville Sharp Rule Titus 2:13 10. Colwell's Canon 1 Timothy 6:10 11. Adjectives 2 Timothy 3:16 12. Verbal Aspect Matthew 16:24 13. Present Indicatives 1 John 3:6 14. Imperfect Indicatives Galatians 1:13 15. Future Indicatives Matthew 4:4 16. Aorist Indicatives Ephesians 4:20 17. Perfect and Pluperfect Indicatives John 19:30 18. Subjunctive Mood Hebrews 13:5 19. Imperative Mood Matthew 6:11 20. Optative Mood 1 Corinthians 6:15 21. Adverbial Participles 1 Peter 5:6-7 22. Verbal Participles Matthew 28:19 23. Periphrastic Participles Matthew 18:18 24. Infinitives 1 Timothy 6:17-18 25. Pronouns Luke 16:19-20 26. Prepositions Ephesians 4:12 27. Adverbs Romans 11:26 28. Conjunctions and Particles Philippians 2:12-13 29. Conditional Sentences Colossians 1:23 30. Figures of Speech Matthew 5:13 31. Context Philippians 4:13 32. Word Studies Ephesians 1:10 33. Exegetical Fallacies John 21:15-17 34. Discourse Analysis Hebrews 1:4-5 35. Diagramming Hebrews 6:4-6 Index

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Book SynopsisIn Freedom under the Word, top-tier scholars offer critical engagements with Karl Barth''s exegesis of Christian Scripture and explore its implications for contemporary hermeneutics and biblical interpretation. Focusing on rare texts from the Barth corpus, the book considers the legacy and potential of Barth''s theology by presenting a wide-ranging engagement with and assessment of Barth''s theological exegesis. It covers Barth''s career chronologically, providing insight into his theological development as it relates to Scripture. Contributors include John Webster, Francis Watson, Wesley Hill, Stephen Fowl, Paul Nimmo, and Grant Macaskill.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction Ben Rhodes and Martin WesterholmPart 1: Barth's Theology of Scripture1. Barth's Theology of Scripture in Developmental Perspective Martin Westerholm2. Barth's Theology of Scripture in Dogmatic Perspective Ben RhodesPart 2: Barth's Early Exegesis3. Rewriting Romans: Theology and Exegesis in Barth's Early Commentaries Francis Watson4. "A Relation beyond All Relations": God and Creatures in Barth's Lectures on Ephesians, 1921-22 John Webster5. The Call to Repentance Is the Call of the Gospel: Barth, the Epistle of James, and Moral Theology Carsten Card-HyattPart 3: Barth's Doctrine of God in Exegetical Perspective6. The Logos Is Jesus Christ: Karl Barth on the Johannine Prologue Wesley Hill7. Karl Barth on Ephesians 1:4 Stephen Fowl8. Karl Barth and Isaiah's Figural Hope Mark Gignilliat9. Israel and the Church: Barth's Exegesis of Romans 9-11 Susannah TicciatiPart 4: Barth's Doctrine of Creation in Exegetical Perspective10. Creation and Covenant: Karl Barth's Exegesis of Genesis 2:8-17 Andrew B. Torrance11. Barth on God's Graciousness toward Humanity in Genesis 1-2 Christina N. Larsen12. "Worthy Is the Lamb": Karl Barth's Exegesis of Revelation 4-5 Christopher GreenPart 5: Barth's Doctrine of Reconciliation in Exegetical Perspective13. Barth on Christ and Adam Grant Macaskill14. "We, Too, Are in Advent": Barth's Theological Exegesis of Hebrews 11 R. David Nelson15. The Compassion of Jesus for the Crowds Paul T. NimmoIndexes

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Book SynopsisAt once biblical, theological, historical, and practical, this book by a seasoned scholar offers an engaging presentation and analysis of eight models of evangelism.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. Personal2. Small Group3. Visitation4. Liturgical5. Church Growth6. Prophetic7. Revival8. MediaConclusionIndexes

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Book SynopsisTHE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features include:* commentary based on THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION;* the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary;* sound scholarly methodology that reflects capable research in the original languages;* interpretation that emphasizes the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole;* readable and applicable exposition.

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Book SynopsisThe science/faith discussion is often hindered by a fundamental misunderstanding of the role and function of science. This misunderstand was made most evident, with tragic consequences, during the recent pandemic. The ways that science has gone wrong, and the underlying causes of how it goes wrong, will be illustrated here with a series of historical essays describing ideas about the universe, planet Earth, and the evolution of life that were all based on ideas that were reasonablebut ultimately wrong. Some are amusing in retrospect; others are tragic.Theology, philosophy, or even mathematics may lay claim to eternal truths, but in science our very cosmologies change. Just as the major religions have adapted in the face of changing cultural cosmologies, so too has science adapted in the face of challenging new observations and new ideas. Religions and science are strengthened by experiencing a shift in our assumptions; that''s where we find out what''s essential, and what is

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Book SynopsisSmith, DC Talk, and Sixpence None the Richer climb the mainstream charts, Jay Howard and John Streck talk about CCM as an important movement and show how this musical genre relates to a larger popular culture.

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Book Synopsis Father Brown completes his look at the great seasons of the liturgical year, making the rich insights of modern biblical exegesis conveniently available to all, with this volume for the season from Easter to Pentecost. During this season the Church reads consecutively from the Acts of the Apostles, recounting the external life of the Church after Pentecost. The accompanying readings from the Gospel according to John portray the internal life of Christian disciples and promise a coming Paraclete to be sent by the Father. Father Brown''s title A Once-and-Coming Spirit signifies these two great biblical sources that he reflects on. He shows how these readings speak to our time as we live out the external history of a visible Church while internally drawing life from Jesus as branches on the vine. His comments offer an opportunity to appreciate the intent of the season after Easter and to prepare ourselves for the intensified gift of the spirit at Pentecost. Trade ReviewHomilists, liturgists, and those who draw inspiration for their prayer from the lectionary texts will appreciate this concise set of reflections on the liturgical readings from Easter to Pentecost.The Bible TodayStudded with insights that are spring-boards to reflection or discussion.The Pecos Benedictine. . . an excellent book for spiritual reading during this season and, given the thrust of the book, it could also prove useful for a college level course or a serious adult education group focusing on the church.Emmanuel

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Book Synopsis InBenedict in the World, Linda Kulzer, O.S.B., and Roberta Bondi have gathered stories of many of the ordinary and extraordinary men and women Benedictine oblatesmembers of the Benedictine family who live in the world. Benedict in the Worldbegins with an introductory chapter citing some reasons for an influx of Benedictine oblates into monasteries today. It then presents in detail a collection of the lives of nineteen significant Benedictine oblates who lived from the years 973 to 2000. Nearly half the contributors are themselves Benedictine oblates and most of the others are professed Benedictine monastics. The combined effort offers support and inspiration to those who have loved their oblate journey and brings to light the lives of these outstanding lay monastics. Among the more well-known oblates included are Dorothy Day, Patrick and Patricia Crowley, Jacques and Raissa Maritain, Walker Percy, H. R. Reinhold, and Elena Cornaro. Chapters are FTrade Review. . . this book provides a service to all monastics, professed and lay alike.American Benedictine ReviewThe book achieves its goal of providing role models for modern individuals who are or who are considering becoming Benedictine oblates themselves. For readers who do not fall into one of those two categories, the collection provides an intriguing view of religious men and women living committed Christian lives. Their lives are meant to inspire others, and they do that quite well. Mystics QuarterlyWhat a timely idea for a book! The oblate movement is booming, but the very concept of oblate is not so clear. This collection of short biographies goes a long way toward answering that question."Terrence Kardong, OSB, Editor, The American Benedictine ReviewThis book presents a kaleidoscope of nineteen colorful personalities from the 10th to the 20th century who have only one thing in common--they are all Oblates of St. Benedict. The real life stories of such diverse persons as King Henry II, Saint Frances of Rome, Dorothy Day, Raissa and Jacques Maritain, Walker Percy, and many more, are entertaining and inspiring. The stories focus not so much on their accomplishments as on their search for God, for spirituality, and for a community that would support their Christian faith.Ruth Fox, OSB, Retreat Director, Sacred Heart Monastery, Richardton, North DakotaKulzer and Bondi have written a fascinating book highlighting some little known aspects of our Catholic heritage viewed from a particular perspective of Benedict's influence. This is a very interesting cast of characters from the drama of our church history. The book is recommended for parish libraries and those interested in church history.Catholic Library WorldOurs is a moment in the history of religious life when we are witnessing a burgeoning interest in associations with religious communities that are alternatives to the norm of canonically vowed membership. This book celebrates the existence of an alternative association that has existed within Benedictine monasticism for approximately ten centuries.Ephrem Hollermann, OSB, Prioress, Saint Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph. Minnesota. . . will inspire oblates and professed monastics with the life stories of these deceased and dedicated oblates. These Benedictine children lived out Gospel values and the spirit of the Rule in the world. Readers will identify with them because of the common threads of followers of St. Benedict - seeking God within daily life, love of prayer, work, hospitality, and an appreciation of friendship with the professed monastics of a particular monastery. The stories are short, perceptive, and well-supported by broad and interesting resources.Meinrad Brune, OSB, Director of Benedictine Oblates, Saint Meinrad ArchabbeyThe lives portrayed in these pages reveal the inclusiveness of Benedictinism. These are people who followed the Rule of St. Benedict; not one of whom dwelt in a monastery; nor were all of them Roman Catholic. Look at the Table of Contents and be amazed. This is indeed a memorable book.Benet Tvedten, OSB

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Book SynopsisThe Rite of Confirmation is the primary focus of this work by Gerard Austin, O.P. For Father Austin, confirmation''s connection with the total initiation process is the touchstone for an understanding of the sacrament. As with the other books in this series on the reformed rites, this book consists of three parts: The Tradition, surveying the historical development of confirmation; The Reforms, dealing with modern reforms; and The Future, analyzing present praxis with an opening to the future. A secondary focus of this book in on the Rite of the Blessing of Oils and the Rite of Consecrating the Chrism. Reverend Gerard Austin, O.P., was the chairman of the Department of Theology at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C from 1983-1986.

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Book Synopsis How does the Holy come to meet the human? Or, said another way, how does God work with the physical, psychic, and spiritual persons that each of us are? Scholarly approaches to spirituality often overlook the need for a sound anthropology as the base for explaining conversion, the dynamic of grace, and the effects of conversion in virtue theory. In Foundations of Spirituality, longtime educator Carla Mae Streeter provides a more adequate account of what it means to be a person before God. By mining the insights of Bernard Lonergan on human consciousness and the virtue theory of Thomas Aquinas, she presents a clear and integrated incarnational spirituality. Streeter argues that God works with precisely what God has made, enhancing it rather than overriding or disposing of it. The basic premise of this book is that every person is called to holiness, which comes about through the relationship of the human with the Divine. It is a divine summons heard Trade ReviewA lucid, hospitable, comprehensive book, seeded in Bernard Lonergan and Robert Doran’s work on conversion. The author, nurtured in her own rich Dominican tradition, asserts that the human is spiritual from the outset. It is this human that the Holy ‘woos into holiness.’ It is a wondrous story, narrated in many religious traditions. Streeter’s scholarly, systematic, theological text explains how we are forged in truth, goodness and beauty.Cora Twohig-Moengangongo, Theologian, Independent Scholar, Toronto, OntarioFoundations of Spirituality brings striking new insights about the relationship of the human with the divine.Ruthanne Reed, OP, Director of Associate Relationship, Racine Dominicans, Racine, WIReaders will find here questioning and commitment, substance and sensitivity, clarifications and illustrations, on the part of a spiritual person who is also a competent theologian.Louis Roy, OP, Professor of Theology, Dominican University College, Ottawa

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Book SynopsisWhat was the impact of liturgy on the development of orthodox doctrine in the early Christian church? With renowned liturgical historian Maxwell E. Johnson as a guide, readers of Praying and Believing in Early Christianity will discover the important and sometimes surprising ways that worship helped to shape what was believed, taught, and confessed. In particular, Johnson considers this relationship in terms of soteriology: What is the role of grace in the process of salvation? Trinity: How did early devotion to Christ and the church''s baptismal and eucharistic liturgies help shape the developing doctrine of the Trinity? Christ and Mary: What does the devotional and liturgical term theotokos say about them both? ethics: How does the liturgy contribute not only to doctrine but also to convictions about morality? Johnson also explores the ways this relationship worked in the opposite direction: How did doctrinal developments shape liturgical texts in the patristic period? ThTrade Review"Finally! A renowned historian of liturgy explores at length the creative interplay between liturgical practice and theological reflection. This has been a desideratum for some time now, especially given the fresh readings of early Christian sources and the glimpses these provide of liturgical practices. In his new book, Max Johnson offers a nuanced, carefully argued, and expertly corroborated look at how doctrine shaped liturgical prayer and how prayer shaped the church�s faith in the early centuries. Mapping the interplay between praying and believing in a multidimensional way, Johnson makes an important and much needed contribution to the ongoing conversation about the relationship between worship and doctrine in the church�s life. I highly recommend this book." Teresa Berger, Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Yale Divinity School"Professor Maxwell Johnson of the University of Notre Dame has written a short but fulsome account of the influence of the liturgy on the development of the doctrines of grace, Trinity, Christology, and Mariology in the ancient Church and on early Christianity�s moral practices. Entering into current debates in liturgical theology, Johnson challenges claims about liturgy and prayer as primary theology (lex orandi) and disagrees with the understanding of orthodoxia as `right praise� (it is `right teaching�). Rather, he sees a simultaneous development of both liturgy and dogma in the early centuries in which one should look for the theology embedded in the liturgy and doxology and supplication expressed in theology. While Johnson aimed this book at master�s level students, it will be of interest also to his peers, who will find points to challenge precisely because they are so engagingly made." The Rev. Dr. Frank C. Senn, STS, Pastor (retired), Immanuel Lutheran Church, Evanston, Illinois"Assembling ample documentary evidence from the early Christian centuries, and drawing on supportive argumentation from recent scholarship, Maxwell Johnson here demonstrates the prime role of worship and devotion in shaping the Church�s doctrine and ethics; and then in turn he signals the recurrent need for the classical faith to inform contemporary liturgy and the moral life. A tightly reasoned book, with many illustrative examples!" Geoffrey Wainwright, Robert Earl Cushman Professor Emeritus of Christian Theology, Duke Divinity School"This insightful book, while ostensibly for master�s-level students in liturgical studies, should be on the required reading list for graduate students not only in liturgical theology, but also in historical theology, worship studies, systematic theology, practical theology, pastoral theology, moral theology, and Christian spirituality. This book should also be considered, at a minimum, as supplemental reading in church history courses for seminarians." Donna R. Hawk-Reinhard, The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, Horizons"Masterfully synthesizing a wealth of early sources with the best of current scholarship, Johnson convincingly argues for a mutual and ongoing relationship between liturgical prayer and doctrine. He presents abundant evidence relating to the ways in which eucharistic, baptismal, and devotional prayer shaped doctrines emerging from Nicaea, Constantinople, Ephesus, and even Chalcedon. Similarly, he demonstrates how liturgical prayer was affected by doctrines received from these councils. This scholarship alone makes Praying and Believing in Early Christianity an important text." David A. Pitt, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, Worship"Praying and Believing in Early Christianity is an important contribution to the question of the formative role of liturgy in doctrinal development. Johnson’s audience is ‘beginning students in liturgical studies at the master’s level’ (xiv). He does assume some background in the theological controversies addressed by the first four ecumenical councils. However, in most cases Johnson provides enough context so that the book can be read with insight by those who are not knowledgeable about these controversies. Therefore, I would recommend a wider readership than graduate students in theological studies." Wilburn T. Stancil, Catholic Books Review"A scholarly tome on the impact of liturgy on doctrine in the early Christian church. Johnson provides an excellent translation of significant sources throughout his chapters, serving as a great resource on how these ancient doctrinal and liturgical discussions shaped how we prayed and later believed."John Thomas J. Lane, SSS,�Emmanuel

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Book SynopsisThroughout the history of Christianity, Mary has been a beacon of hope to many who look to her. While Christians have always prayed to Mary, they have also sung to her in times of joy and sorrow. Sing of Mary analyzes Marian hymnody throughout Christianityand particularly in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States from 1854 to todayfocusing not only on the texts and music but also on the contexts out of which these hymns came. By using a holistic methodologydrawing from anthropology, history, liturgy, musicology, psychology, sociology, and theologythis study takes an interdisciplinary approach toward studying Marian theology and devotion through the lens of hymnody. This volume, accessible to both laypeople and academics, provides readers with a clear and full understanding of Marian hymnody by looking at many examples throughout the history of Christianity up through the present, thus shedding light on the history of Marian devotion and theology. The worTrade Review"[Budwey's] academic approach is noticeable in her careful review of the ecclesial documents directed toward the liturgy and Marian devotion, as well as the historical references from the life of the early church to the present. Her pastoral approach shines in the many descriptive reasons why such a deep chasm developed between devotional and liturgical prayer, citing specific devotional practices of nineteenth-century Catholics in America. This book is a welcome addition to seminary study, church music courses, and to the reading lists of our pastoral musicians."Loretta Manzara, CSJ, The Hymn"Stephanie A. Budwey's Sing of Mary is an interesting, thoroughly researched and ambitious book which may present some unique challenges for a conservative Catholic readership. Nevertheless it is a fascinating, detailed and ambitious study which invites further enquiry into Mary, one of the most influential figures in the Christian faith, and that can only be positive."Bridget Curran, Tjurunga

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Book SynopsisArgues that the church's involvement in filmmaking unintentionally contributed to the spread of secularizationTrade ReviewEnthusiasts of American religion and film will find a treasure trove as the authors catalog with wit and anecdotal flair the movies, producers, and trends that constituted this fledgling & Christian film industry. -- William D. Romanowski,Calvin CollegeLindvall and Quicke's Celluloid Sermonsis a history of the Christian film industry that undertakes the gargantuan task of outlining its unique production, distribution and exhibition practices. Detailing different key contributors, it provides a loosely chronological look at the development of this breakaway cottage industry from the 1930s through to the 1980s. -- Hannah Graves * Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies *This will be a valuable addition to academic collections with strong religious studies and/or communications programs. -- S.B. Plate * CHOICE *Reveals an entirely new area of intersection between Christianity and cinema. Celluloid Sermons provides a foundational study of how Christian groups used film as part of the construction of their own identities. A & must read for any scholar or layperson interested in American history, culture, and religion. -- Anne Moore,University of CalgaryThrough ground breaking research, Lindvall and Quicke uncover forgotten films from Protestant producers like Irwin Moon, Carlos Baptista, and Ken Curtis. The earnest, embarrassing, and energizing are all recounted with respect and rigor. -- Craig Detweiler,Pepperdine Universityhighly informative volume * American Studies *Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations 1 God Talks 2 Evangelical Film Auteurs 3 Methodist and Ecumenical Films 4 Reformed and Dissenting Images 5 The Studio Era of Christian Films 6 The Master Filmmakers 7 Mark IV and Apocalyptic Film 8 Global Film Evangelism 9 Conclusion: A Modest Renaissance before the End Appendix: Chronology of Christian Film History Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisJean-Luc Marion: The Essential Writings is an anthology of Marion’s diverse writings in the history of philosophy, Christian theology, and phenomenology. The general introduction provides students with sufficient background for them to tackle the work of this important contemporary philosopher without first having to take preliminary courses on Husserl and Heidegger.Trade Review"The Essential Marion will help a new generation of English-speaking readers to share the pleasure venerable French scholars, and less venerable Anglo-saxon scholars, have had for years. A superb, erudite and lucid introduction by Kevin Hart makes Marion even more readable while providing the audience with a general introduction to phenomenology. An astonishingly useful volume." -- -Jean-Yves Lacoste Australian Catholic University "The first major anthology of selections from many of Marion's most important writings, covering a wide range of his work in many different areas: history of philosophy (especially Descartes),phenomenology, theology, philosophy of religion. What makes the collection also particularly valuable are Kevin Hart's excellent introductions, both to Marion's work overall and to each particular area of his writings. Hart's introductions are introductions in the best sense of that term: They prepare the reader, awake interest, provide context, clarify difficulties, raise questions, and especially invite the reader into the texts themselves. This collection will be eminently useful for the classroom but will also prove a valuable introduction to Marion's work for the individual reader." -- -Christina M. Gschwandtner University of ScrantonTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction by Kevin Hart I. Metaphysics and Its Idols Introduction The Marches of Metaphysics Double Idolatry II. Saturation, Gift, and Icon Introduction The Breakthrough and the Broadening Sketch of the Saturated Phenomenon The Banality of Saturation The Reason of the Gift The Icon or the Endless Hermeneutic III. Reading Descartes Introduction The Ambivalence of Cartesian Metaphysics The Eternal Truths The Question of the Divine Names Does the Ego Alter the Other? The Originary Otherness of the Ego IV. Revelation and Apophasis Introduction The Prototype and the Image Thomas Aquinas and Onto-Theology The Possible and Revelation What Cannot Be Said The Impossible for Man-God V. On Love and Sacrifice Introduction The Intentionality of Love Concerning the Lover, and His Advance The Creation of the Self Sketch of a Phenomenological Concept of Sacrifice Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume interrogate the problem of modern/colonial definitions of the human person and take up the struggle to decolonize such descriptions. Contributions engage work from various fields, including ethnic studies, religious studies, theology, queer theory, philosophy, and literary studies.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Projects of Unsettling Man Joseph Drexler-Dreis and Kristien Justaert | 1 Part I: Sylvia Wynter and the Project of Unsettling Man 1. Where Life Itself Lives Mayra Rivera | 19 2. Unsettling Blues: A Decolonial Reading of the Blues Episteme Rufus Burnett Jr. | 36 3. Not Your Papa’s Wynter: Women of Color Contributions toward Decolonial Futures Xhercis Méndez and Yomaira C. Figueroa | 60 Part II: Religious Cosmologies and the Project of Unsettling Man 4. Enfleshing Love: A Decolonial Theological Reading of Beloved M. Shawn Copeland | 91 5. Nat Turner’s Orientation beyond the Doctrine of Man Joseph Drexler-Dreis | 113 6. Mystical Bodies of Christ: Human, Crucified, and Beloved Andrew Prevot | 134 7. African Humanism: Between the Cosmic and the Terrestrial Patrice Haynes | 161 Part III: Biopolitics and the Project of Unsettling Man 8. Bodies That Speak Linn Marie Tonstad | 193 9. Life beyond the Doctrine of Man: Out of This World with Michel Henry and Radical Queer Theory Kristien Justaert | 217 10. Black Life/Schwarz-Sein: Inhabitations of the Flesh Alexander G. Weheliye | 237 Acknowledgments | 263 Bibliography | 265 List of Contributors | 289 Index | 293

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Book SynopsisChristian theologians have for some decades affirmed that they have no monopoly on encounters with God or ultimate reality and that other religions also have access to religious truth and transformation. If that is the case, the time has come for Christians not only to learn about but also from their religious neighbors. Circling the Elephant affirms that the best way to be truly open to the mystery of the infinite is to move away from defensive postures of religious isolationism and self-sufficiency and to move, in vulnerability and openness, toward the mystery of the neighbor.Employing the ancient Indian allegory of the elephant and blind(folded) men, John J. Thatamanil argues for the integration of three often-separated theological projects: theologies of religious diversity (the work of accounting for why there are so many different understandings of the elephant), comparative theology (the venture of walking over to a different side of the elephant), and constructiTable of ContentsPreface: Autobiography and Comparative Theology | xi Note on Transliteration | xix Introduction: Revisiting an Old Tale | 1 1 Religious Difference and Christian Theology: Thinking About, Thinking With, and Thinking Through | 21 2 The Limits and Promise of Exclusivism and Inclusivism: Assessing Major Options in Theologies of Religious Diversity | 41 3 No One Ascends Alone: Toward a Relational Pluralism | 70 4 Comparative Theology after Religion? | 108 5 Defining the Religious: Comprehensive Qualitative Orientation | 152 6 The Hospitality of Receiving: Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Interreligious Learning | 193 7 God as Ground, Singularity, and Relation: Trinity and Religious Diversity | 213 8 This Is Not a Conclusion | 249 Acknowledgments | 259 Notes | 263 Index | 289

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that in the seventeenth century the ancient hope for the physical resurrection of the body and its flesh began an unexpected second life as critical theory, challenging the notion of an autonomous self and driving early modern avant-garde poetry.Table of ContentsPreface: Christianity as Critical Theory | vii Introduction: Secularization and the Resurrection of the Flesh | 1 1. Secularization, Countersecularization, and the Fate of the Flesh in Donne | 29 2. Wanting to Be Another Person: Resurrection and Avant-Garde Poetics in George Herbert | 64 3. Luminous Stuff: The Resurrection of the Flesh in Vaughan’s Religious Verse | 101 4. The Feeling of Being a Body: Resurrection and Habitus in Vaughan’s Medical Writings | 124 5. Resurrection, Dualism, and Legal Personhood: Bodily Presence in Ben Jonson | 148 Epilogue: Resurrection and Zombies | 181 Acknowledgments | 191 Notes | 193 Index | 219

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Book SynopsisDenounces the ideological destruction of personal virtue, and remakes the link, unfashionable since the 1960s, between sex and society. This book argues that in the context of promiscuity, sex trafficking and social chaos, chastity can herald a different sexual freedom, and a recovery of community.Trade Review"More people remain single longer, if not for life, than ever before. In the face of this, coupled with popular cultural messages promoting an active sex life, Taylor's advocacy for chastity is timely and provocative. Drawing on personal interviews, social statistics and references to sources ranging from Freud to Bridget Jones, Taylor (Faith and Power: Christianity and Islam in ‘Secular' Britain) chastises what she deems to be a dangerous degree of sexual freedom. The book is at its best when describing the possibilities and benefits of chastity for the individual and society." -Publishers Weekly, December 15, 2008"Celibacy—chosen sexlessness—comes in for lots of ribbing in today's hypersexualized culture, as though it were an illness or a misfortune. Taylor takes a thoughtful new look at celibacy, reminding us that church traditions that once celebrated singlehood and virginity have turned against them. She makes an eloquent case for the faith and power inherent in chastity, which may yet again prove a bulwark within a culture where both closed and "open" marriages seem doomed to failure and where the yearning for connectedness not constrained by sexuality is widespread. Eye-opening and helpful; recommended for most collections."-Starred Review, Library Journal, January 2009"In a society obsessed with sexuality Jenny Taylor's elegant essay comes as a welcome and refreshing change." - Catholic Herald"Jenny Taylor's elegant essay comes as a welcome and refreashing change ... offers an interesting survey of contemporary attitudes." Catholic Herald, January 2009Review in Church Times, April 2009"...it is a well written, scholarly treatment of the subject and it will certainly make you think." The Irish Catholic, September 2009All God's Children - Vol 2.2 2010"The social dimension and implications of individual sexuality...[are] carefully developed and powerfully stated." -- Richard Norman, New DirectionsMention in Church of England Newspaper, February 2009Mention in Baptist Times, March 2009"This is an excellent, brave book and one which will delight and challenge in equal measure, and it is highly recommended." -Interserve Magazine "Very readable, with a good amount of anecdotal material, and an amusing style whish is at times enjoyably risqué ... certain to make an otherwise uneventful train journey pass more speedily." - New DirectionsMention in author's own article in The Times, February 2009Table of ContentsPreface; 1 The State We're In; 2 In the Image of Dog: Freud and his Disciples; 3 Sex and the Destruction of Childhood; 4 Virtue and the Vamp: Women as Culture Carriers; 5 The Church's Turn Against Chastity; 6 Alone Again - Naturally; 7 Sexuality for Society; 8 Surviving Chastity; Appendix: Contemplative exercises from The Shattered Lantern by Ronald Rolheiser SJ.; Selected Bibliography.

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