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Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Sarah Coakley is one of the most exciting and creative figures in contemporary theology. Her far-reaching systematic vision of the Christian faith has integrated insights from systematic theology, gender studies, sociology, patristics, analytic philosophy of religion, and evolutionary biology. This...
Reformed Orthodoxy in Scotland
Essays on Scottish Theology 1560-1775
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Recent decades have witnessed much scholarly reassessment of late-sixteenth through eighteenth-century Reformed theology. It was common to view the theology of this period-typically labelled 'orthodoxy'-as sterile, speculative, and rationalistic, and to represent it as significantly discontinuous...
by Scott Hendrix
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Abingdon Pillars of Theology is a series for the college and seminary classroom designed to help students grasp the basic and necessary facts, influence, and significance of major theologians. Written by noted scholars, these books will outline the context, methodology, organizing principles, primary...
The Promise of Robert W. Jenson's Theology
Constructive Engagements
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
North America has rarely produced a theologian as creative and productive as Robert W. Jenson. A truly ecumenical thinker, Jenson consistently demonstrates the way that the church’s confession of the triune God of scripture restructures Christian thinking. Jenson’s work on the nature of theology...
by Frank S. Thielman
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Studying the theology of the New Testament can be a daunting task, even to the knowledgeable Bible student or pastor. Each of the twenty-seven books, written by various authors, has its own theological emphasis and nuances. How do we elicit a coherent message from such theological diversity, especially...
Everyday Theology (Cultural Exegesis)
How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
Everyday theology is the reflective and practical task of living each day as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. In other words, theology is not just for Sundays, and it's not just for professional theologians. Everyday Theology teaches all Christians how to get the theological lay of the land. It...
Chinese Public Theology
Generational Shifts and Confucian Imagination in Chinese Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2018
It has been widely recognized that Christianity is the fastest growing religion in one of the last communist-run countries of the world: the People's Republic of China. Yet it would be a mistake to describe Chinese Christianity as merely a clandestine faith or, as hoped by the Communist Party of China,...
Queer Theology
Beyond Apologetics
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2018
What do Christianity and queerness have to do with each other? Can Christianity be queered? Queer Theology offers a readable introduction to a difficult debate. Summarizing the various apologetic arguments for the inclusion of queer people in Christianity, Tonstad moves beyond inclusion to argue for...
Approaching the Study of Theology
An Introduction to Key Thinkers, Concepts, Methods & Debates
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
From the opening pages of the Bible, we learn of God as one who communicates with humankind—offering us first steps toward knowledge of the divine, the very foothold of theology. On this basis, Approaching the Study of Theology presents an engaging introduction to the breadth and depth of the study...
Canonical Theology
The Biblical Canon, Sola Scriptura, and Theological Method
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2016
What are the roles of canon and community in the understanding and articulation of Christian doctrine? Should the church be the doctrinal arbiter in the twenty-first century? In Canonical Theology John Peckham tackles this complex, ongoing discussion by shedding light on issues surrounding the biblical...
Conversational Theology
Essays on Ecumenical, Postliberal, and Political Themes, with Special Reference to Karl Barth
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
The essays in this wide-ranging collection fall into three main sections: Ecumenical Theology, Postliberal Theology, and Political Theology. The first section deals with Torrance and Barth on the Sacraments. Hunsinger includes here an examination of Torrance's views of baptism and the eucharist, as...
Karl Barth and the Making of Evangelical Theology
A Fifty-Year Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Swiss theologian Karl Barth traveled to the United States only once during his long career. In 1962, newly retired, he came to visit family and to deliver a series of lectures subsequently published (by Eerdmans) as Evangelical Theology: An Introduction, which remains in print and widely read to this...
Exploring Christian Theology : Volume 3
The Church, Spiritual Growth, and the End Times
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Dallas Seminary Professors Make Basic Theology Accessible for All
Theology doesn't have to be complicated. In this book, trusted Dallas Seminary professors present a concise systematic theology that distills the essential spiritual truths in a way that makes sense to readers--students, lay...
Visual Theology Study Guide
Seeing and Understanding the Truth About God
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
We live in a visual culture. Today, people increasingly rely upon visuals to help them understand new and difficult concepts. The rise and stunning popularity of the Internet infographic has given us a new way in which to convey data, concepts, and ideas.
As teachers and lovers of sound theology,...