Baker Academic imprint: 719 books
The Church
A Theological and Historical Account
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Renowned evangelical theologian Gerald Bray provides a clear and coherent account of the church in biblical, historical, and theological perspective. He tells the story of the church in its many manifestations through time, starting with its appearance in the New Testament, moving through centuries...
Kingdom of Priests
A History of Old Testament Israel
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
From the origins and exodus to the restoration and new hope, Kingdom of Priests offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of Old Testament Israel. Merrill explores the history of ancient Israel not only from Old Testament texts but also from the literary and archeological sources of the ancient...
Paul and the Mission of the Church
Philippians in Ancient Jewish Context
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Did Paul urge Christians to engage in mission? What would that have meant in his setting? What should the church be doing now? This essential study examines Paul's letter to the Philippians in its ancient Jewish context, making a convincing case that Paul expected churches to continue the work of...
Habits of the High-Tech Heart
Living Virtuously in the Information Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Habits of the High-Tech Heart addresses the major drawbacks to the network computerization of our society and the growing tendency to substitute technology and innovation for morality and virtue.
The solution is not to dismantle our growing technologies but to pay more attention to the "habits...
The Cultural World of the Bible
An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
In this new edition of a successful book (over 120,000 copies sold), now updated throughout, a leading expert on the social world of the Bible offers students a reliable guide to the manners and customs of the ancient world. From what people wore, ate, and built to how they exercised justice, mourned,...
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...
Emerging Churches
Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2005
The "emerging church" movement is perhaps the most significant church trend of our day. The emerging church offers and encourages a new way of doing and being the church. While it largely resonates with an eighteen-to-thirty-four-year-old audience--the first fully postmodern generation--it...
Integrative Preaching
A Comprehensive Model for Transformational Proclamation
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Integrative Preaching offers a compelling conceptual model of biblical preaching that helps preachers better understand what they are doing when they step into the pulpit. Kenton Anderson, an experienced preacher and professor, explicates the integrative preaching model he has been honing for a lifetime....
by Bruce M. Metzger
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1998
A standard Greek reference tool allowing students to learn vocabulary quickly by listing words according to their frequency of use in the New Testament.
The Christian College (RenewedMinds)
A History of Protestant Higher Education in America
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
When it first appeared in 1984 The Christian College was the first modern comprehensive history of Protestant higher education in America. Now this second edition updates the history, featuring a new chapter on the developments of the past two decades, a major introduction by Mark Noll, a new preface and epilogue, and a series of instructive appendixes.
The Bible in a Disenchanted Age (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic)
The Enduring Possibility of Christian Faith
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
In our increasingly disenchanted age, can we still regard the Bible as God's Word? Why should we consider it trustworthy and dare to believe what it says? Top Old Testament theologian R. W. L. Moberly sets forth his case for regarding the Bible as unlike any other book by exploring the differences...
Character of Theology, The
An Introduction to Its Nature, Task, and Purpose
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
Theology done in today's context is strikingly different from past evangelical approaches. In this new project John Franke, writing with our postmodern world in mind, reflects these directions. He offers an introduction to theology that covers the usual territory, but does so attuned to today's ecclesial...
Counseling and Psychotherapy
A Christian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Combining cutting-edge expertise with deeply rooted Christian insights, this text from a leading figure in the Christian counseling community offers readers a comprehensive survey of ten major counseling and psychotherapy approaches. For each approach, Siang-Yang Tan first provides a substantial introduction,...
Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
A Response to Contemporary Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
In recent years the Christian faith has been challenged by skeptics, including the New Atheists, who claim that belief in God is simply not reasonable. Here prominent Christian philosopher C. Stephen Evans offers a fresh, contemporary, and nuanced response. He makes the case for belief in a personal...