Fortress Press

Transforming the Powers: Peace, Justice, and the Domination System

Ray C. Gingerich (Editor), Ted Grimsrud (Editor)

Walter Wink's widely acclaimed trilogy from Fortress Press — Naming the Powers 0-8006-1786-X (1984), Unmasking the Powers 0-8006-1902-1 (1993), and...

The Bonhoeffer Legacy: Post-Holocaust Perspectives

Stephen R. Haynes (Author)

How much did Dietrich Bonhoeffer know of the Holocaust, and what did he do to help the Jews? Should Bonhoeffer be considered one of the "Righteous among the...

Hechos: Acts

Justo L. Gonzalez (Author)

Muslims and the Gospel: Bridging the Gap

Roland E. Miller (Author)

The author's five decades of personal experience leads him to conclude that it is possible to be a witness to the Gospel and be a friend to Muslims at the same time. The author outlines key factors in the Muslim understanding of the Gospel, examines some bridges, and defines the art of sharing. He concludes by assessing the possibilities of such a mission.

Jesus on Trial: A Study of the Gospels, Second Edition

Gerard S. Sloyan (Author)

How did Jesus, a much-loved and highly respected Jewish teacher, get sentenced to death as a criminal? The questions of students and scholars about the actual...

The Divine Image: Envisioning the Invisible God

Ian A. McFarland (Author)

Theologian Ian McFarland claims that Christians have mainly misappropriated the "image of God" language for 2000 years and thereby missed a rich...

Gnosticism, Judaism, and Egyptian Christianity

Birger A. Pearson (Author)

In this important contribution to the scholarly study of Egyptian Gnosticism, Pearson situates Gnosticism in its historical context and describes its manifold...

Encounters with Biblical Theology

John J. Collins (Author)

This important book for use in Old Testament courses is also a valuable resource for those exploring the role of the Bible in culture today. The articles...

Religion, Politics, and the Christian Right: Post 9-11 Powers and American Empire

Mark Lewis Taylor (Author)

Princeton theologian Mark Taylor analyzes right-wing Christian movements in the United States amid the powers of religion, politics, empire, and corporate...

Daring, Trusting Spirit: Bonhoeffer's Friend Eberhard Bethge

John W. de Gruchy (Author)

How did Bonhoeffer's fame and influence happen? Much of the credit goes to Bonhoeffer's close friendship with his student and colleague Eberhard Bethge, says...

Creation and Double Chaos: Science and Theology in Discussion

Sjoerd L. Bonting (Author)

Scientist and theologian Sjoerd Bonting offers a new overarching framework for thinking about issues in religion and science. He looks at the creation...

Living in the Kingdom: Reflections on Luther's Catechism, Revised Edition

Alvin N. Rogness (Author), Peter Rogness (Foreword by)

This revised and updated classic by beloved theologian Alvin N. Rogness explores questions like, "What does it mean to be a responsible citizen of God's...

A Moral Creed for All Christians

Daniel C. Maguire (Author)

Maguire urges that Christianity's real relevance for the renewal of American public life lies not in the myopic morality of the Christian Right nor in any...

In Search of God in the Hebrew Bible

Tryggve N. D. Mettinger (Author)

Tryggve Mettinger's much-praised work analyzes the major names for God in the Old Testament to trace, through the many confrontations and challenges of...

The Problem of Evil and the Problem of God

D. Z. Phillips (Author)

Creative and original, D. Z. Phillips's argues that the problem of evil is inextricably linked to our conception of God and that the concept of God in recent...

Bound and Free: A Theologian's Journey

Douglas John Hall (Author)

North America's premier theologian takes the measure of recent and contemporary theology and urges theological renewal for our more secularized and pluralistic age.

New Testament Theology: Communion and Community

Philip F. Esler (Author)

Esler's innovative proposal features a cutting-edge combination of theology, exegesis, and social analysis. He argues for new thinking about New Testament...

God and Power: Counter-Apocalyptic Journeys

Catherine Keller (Author)

The questions raised by use of American power and the advent of an "American empire," Keller argues, reveal a deeply troubled political unconscious that...

The Church Enslaved: A Spirituality for Racial Reconciliation

Michael Battle (Author), Tony Campolo (Author)

Two of the most vocal activists on racial issues in the church seek nothing less than a conversion of American Christianity. They directly challenge the...

The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament

George J. Brooke (Author)

Brooke illuminates the first-century world shared by the Qumran community and the writers of the New Testament. The Dead Sea Scrolls have provided Old...