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  • Insights from Archaeology: Reading the Bible in the Twenty-First Century

    Insights from Archaeology: Reading the Bible in the Twenty-First Century

    David A. Fiensy (Author)

    Each volume in the Insights series presents discoveries and insights into biblical texts from a particular approach or perspective in current scholarship. Accessible and appealing...

    $29.00

  • Thomas and the Thomists: The Achievement of Thomas Aquinas and His Interpreters

    Thomas and the Thomists: The Achievement of Thomas Aquinas and His Interpreters

    Romanus Cessario OP (Author), Cajetan Cuddy OP (Author)

    Thomas and the Thomists, a new volume in the Mapping the Tradition series, serves as an introduction to the life of Aquinas, the major contours of his teaching, and the lasting contribution he made to Christian thought. Romanus Cessario and Cajetan Cuddy also outline the history of the Thomist tradition—the great school of Aquinas’s interpreters—from the medieval era through the revival of the Thomist heritage in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This volume affords its readers a working guide to understanding the history of Aquinas and his expositors as well as to grasping their significance for us today.

    $39.00

  • When the Son of Man Didn't Come: A Constructive Proposal on the Delay of the Parousia

    When the Son of Man Didn't Come: A Constructive Proposal on the Delay of the Parousia

    Christopher M. Hays (Author)

    The delay of the Parousia—the anticipated return of Christ—is an issue that has troubled theology since the late writings of the New Testament. This volume, arising from the Oxford Postdoctoral Colloquium on Eschatology, offers a constructive proposal on this issue in a truly interdisciplinary manner. Collaboratively written by a cohort of ecumenical scholars in systematics, historical theology, and biblical studies, the project engages in careful, critical biblical exegesis and offers an apophatic and constructive theological account of the deferral and certainty of Christ’s second coming.

    $39.00

  • Being Salvation: Atonement and Soteriology in the Theology of Karl Rahner

    Being Salvation: Atonement and Soteriology in the Theology of Karl Rahner

    Brandon R. Peterson (Author)

    Karl Rahner's theory of how Jesus saves has garnered criticism. Rahner's portrayal of Jesus has been described by Hans Urs von Balthasar as merely notifying the world...

    $19.75

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  • Insights from African American Interpretation

    Insights from African American Interpretation

    Mitzi J. Smith (Author), Mark Allan Powell (Editor)

    Each volume in the Insights series discusses discoveries and insights gained into biblical texts from a particular approach or perspective in current scholarship. Accessible and appealing to...

    $29.00

  • Wholly Citizens: God's Two Realms and Christian Engagement with the World

    Wholly Citizens: God's Two Realms and Christian Engagement with the World

    Joel D. Biermann (Author)

    Wholly Citizens addresses the relation between the church and the world in light of the Reformation teaching of the two realms—especially as presented by Luther. Rather than exploring again the usual texts of Luther from the 1520’s, this book begins with a careful reading of Luther’s Commentary on Psalm 81 (1531), and then considers subsequent interpreters of Luther, both faithful and otherwise, and the dubious legacy they have left the church.

    $39.00

  • The Pentateuch: Introducing the Torah

    The Pentateuch: Introducing the Torah

    Thomas B. Dozeman (Author)

    This textbook introduces students to the contents of the Torah and orients them to the key interpretive questions and methods shaping contemporary scholarship, inviting readers into the work of interpretation today. Pedagogical features include images, maps, timelines, reading lists, and a glossary.

    $80.00

  • Theology the Lutheran Way

    Theology the Lutheran Way

    Oswald Bayer (Author), Jeffrey G. Silcock (Editor & Translator), Mark C. Mattes (Editor & Translator)

    Rather than asking if theology is theoretical or practical—a question that reveals a fundamental lack of understanding about the nature of theology in general—it is better to ask "What exactly is theology?" It is this question that Oswald Bayer attempts to answer in Theology the Lutheran Way, clearing up misconceptions about the essence of theology. Along with Luther himself, Bayer claims that theology, rather than being something that we do, is really what God does. 

    $39.00

  • Harvesting Martin Luther’s Reflections on Theology, Ethics, and the Church

    Harvesting Martin Luther’s Reflections on Theology, Ethics, and the Church

    Timothy J. Wengert (Author)

    As profound as Martin Luther's ideas are, this giant of church history was concerned above all with practical instruction for daily Christian living. Harvesting Martin Luther's Reflections highlights this concern of Luther, mining his thought in key areas of doctrine, ethics, and church practice. Gathering noteworthy contributions by well-known Luther scholars from Europe and the Americas, this book ranges broadly over theological questions about baptism and righteousness, ethical issues like poverty and greed, and pastoral concerns like worship and spirituality.

    $39.00

  • Preaching from Home: The Stories of Seven Lutheran Women Hymn Writers

    Preaching from Home: The Stories of Seven Lutheran Women Hymn Writers

    Gracia Grindal (Author)

    This volume by Gracia Grindal introduces English-speaking readers to several significant yet unsung Lutheran women hymn writers from the sixteenth century to the present. After a brief introductory discussion of Elisabeth Cruciger, the first woman hymn writer of the Reformation, Grindal provides fascinating profiles of these talented Scandinavian women who "preached from home": Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Birgitte Hertz Boye, Berthe Canutte Aarflot, Lina Sandell, Britt G. Hallqvist, and Lisbeth Smedegaard Andersen. 

    $39.00

  • Kenotic Ecclesiology: Select Writings of Donald M. MacKinnon

    Kenotic Ecclesiology: Select Writings of Donald M. MacKinnon

    John C. McDowell (Editor), Scott A. Kirkland (Editor), Ashley John Moyse (Editor), Rowan Williams (Foreword by)

    In this collection, MacKinnon’s central writings on the major themes of ecclesiology, and especially the relationship of the church to theology, are gathered in one source: including his two volumes from the 1940 ‘Signposts’ series and a later collection of essays entitled ‘Stripping of the Altars’.

    $49.00

  • Unstoppable: Norwegian Pioneers Educate Their Daughters

    Unstoppable: Norwegian Pioneers Educate Their Daughters

    Gracia Grindal (Author)

    When Lutheran church leaders came from Norway in the middle of the nineteenth century, educational plans for each gender were based on deeply held beliefs about what a man was and what a woman was. Those arguments lived on in this country while pastors were deciding how to build institutions for their children. Now they lived in a new land and culture in a new era when the role of women was changing.

    $28.00

  • Insights from Performance Criticism

    Insights from Performance Criticism

    Peter S. Perry (Author)

    Peter S. Perry describes the rise of performance criticism and its application to biblical studies and theology. He discusses the new understanding of biblical texts, particularly Gospel writings, that performance criticism has proposed, and presents challenges for the future of performance criticism and its role in biblical interpretation generally.

    $29.00

  • Understandings of the Church

    Understandings of the Church

    George Kalantzis (Editor), Everett Ferguson (Editor)

    Understandings of the Church explores the ways imagery is used by biblical writers and early Christian teachers such as Cyprian, Ignatius of Antioch, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen to describe the concept of church. Ad Fontes: Early Christian Sources is a series designed to present ancient Christian texts essential to an understanding of Christian theology, ecclesiology, and practice. Developed in light of recent patristic scholarship for new generations of students of theology, the volumes will provide a representative sampling of theological contributions from both East and West.

    $24.00

  • The Letters and Legacy of Paul: Fortress Commentary on the Bible Study Edition

    The Letters and Legacy of Paul: Fortress Commentary on the Bible Study Edition

    Margaret Aymer (Editor), Cynthia Briggs Kittredge (Editor), David A. Sánchez (Editor)

    This commentary on the letters and legacy of Paul, excerpted from the Fortress Commentary on the Bible: The New Testament, engages students in the work of biblical interpretation. Contributors connect historical-critical analysis with sensitivity to current theological, cultural, and interpretive issues. Each chapter (Romans through Philemon) includes an introduction and commentary based on three lenses: ancient context, the interpretative tradition, and contemporary questions and challenges. The Letters and Legacy of Paul introduces fresh perspectives and draws students, preachers, and interested readers into the challenging work of interpretation.

    $19.00

  • The Historical Writings: Fortress Commentary on the Bible Study Edition

    The Historical Writings: Fortress Commentary on the Bible Study Edition

    Gale A. Yee (Editor), Hugh R. Page Jr. (Editor), Matthew J. M. Coomber (Editor)

    This commentary on the Historical Writings, excerpted from the Fortress Commentary on the Bible: The Old Testament and Apocrypha, engages readers in the work of biblical interpretation. Contributors from a rich diversity of perspectives connect historical-critical analysis with sensitivity to current theological, cultural, and interpretive issues. Each chapter (Joshua through Esther) includes an introduction and commentary based on three lenses: ancient context, the interpretative tradition, and contemporary questions and challenges. The Historical Writings introduces fresh perspectives and draws students, preachers, and interested readers into the challenging work of interpretation. 

    $19.00

  • The Perfectly Simple Triune God: Aquinas and His Legacy

    The Perfectly Simple Triune God: Aquinas and His Legacy

    D. Stephen Long (Author)

    The Perfectly Simple Triune God challenges this critique and reading of Aquinas as a misunderstanding of his doctrine of God.

    $49.00

  • Paul and the Stories of Israel: Grand Thematic Narratives in Galatians

    Paul and the Stories of Israel: Grand Thematic Narratives in Galatians

    A. Andrew Das (Author)

    Much recent scholarship on Paul has searched for implicit narratives behind Paul's scriptural allusions. A. Andrew Das reviews six proposals for "grand thematic narratives" behind the logic of Galatians: the covenant; the influx of nations to Zion; Isaac's near sacrifice; the Spirit as cloud in the wilderness; the Exodus; and the imperial cult. Das weighs each of these proposals exegetically and finds them wanting, examples of what Samuel Sandmel famously labeled "parallelomania." Das reflects on the risks of seeking comprehensive stories behind Paul's letters and offers a path forward. 

    $49.00

  • Engaging Others, Knowing Ourselves: A Lutheran Calling in a Multi-Religious World

    Engaging Others, Knowing Ourselves: A Lutheran Calling in a Multi-Religious World

    Carol Schersten LaHurd (Revised by), Darrell Jodock (Consulting Editor), Kathryn Mary Lohre (Consulting Editor)

    Christians live and work in an increasingly multi-ethnic and multi-religious context. How does this affect their calling to serve their neighbors and their community? What resources does the Lutheran Christian tradition offer? Woven into this book are more than fifty stories of ELCA interreligious engagement. These examples from local ministry settings are supplemented by practical tips, theological reflection, and historical analysis. The result is a guide for study, discussion, and action.

    $12.00

  • Joy and Human Flourishing: Essays on Theology, Culture, and the Good Life

    Joy and Human Flourishing: Essays on Theology, Culture, and the Good Life

    Miroslav Volf (Editor), Justin E. Crisp (Editor)

    With contributions from Jürgen Moltmann, N. T. Wright, Marianne Meye Thompson, Mary Clark Moschella, Charles Mathewes, and Miroslav Volf, this volume puts joy at the very heart of Christian faith and life...

    $39.00

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