Fortress Press

Religious Experience in Earliest Christianity: A Missing Dimension in New Testament Studies

Luke Timothy Johnson (Author)

Luke Johnson here issues a provocative call for a radically new direction in New Testament studies that can change the way we have viewed the entire...

Mother Church: Ecclesiology and Ecumenism

Carl E. Braaten (Author)

Carl Braaten here issues an energetic call for a truly ecumenical church, including a Lutheran rationale for recovery of the historical episcopacy and papal...

Property and Riches in the Early Church

Martin Hengel (Author)

What should be the Christian attitude toward money and possessions? Have our own possessions left us blind to the utopian vision of the first Christians? Is...

Gustavo Gutierrez: Essential Writings

James B. Nickoloff (Editor)

This volume concentrates on the key texts and ideas in Gustavo Gutiérrez's thought. It presents the essential Gutiérrez for students and the general reader....

The Earliest Christian Heretics: Readings from Their Opponents

Steven A. Haggmark (Editor), Arland J. Hultgren (Editor)

True Faith in the True God: An Introduction to Luther's Life and Thought

Hans Schwarz (Author)

True Faith in the True God meets the need for a clear and concise introduction to the life and teachings of the great church reformer, Martin Luther. After a...

Mary Magdalene and Many Others: Women who followed Jesus

Carla Ricci (Author), Paul M. Burns (Translator)

Seeking "to discover whether Jesus' message of liberation had a word to say to me as a woman," Carla Ricci found the key in Luke 8:1-3, which mentions the...

After the Apostles: Christianity in the Second Century

Walter H. Wagner (Author)

Perhaps the most enigmatic period of the Christian era, the second century was nonetheless decisive for the survival and posture of the fledgling churches....

Gnosticism and the New Testament

Pheme Perkins (Author)

In this helpful survey Pheme Perkins addresses: The origins of Gnosticism The search for pre-Christian Gnosticism Gnosticism and Judaism Gnostic materials...

Beyond Charity: Reformation Initiatives for the Poor

Carter Lindberg (Author)

The common stereotype is that the Reformers separated public and private morality and were indifferent to the ethical import of social structures and...

Karl Rahner: Theologian of the Graced Search for Meaning

Geffrey B. Kelly (Editor)

Karl Rahner's (1904--1984) vast erudition, deeply creative proposals in all the key theological areas, and pervasive influence made him one of the giants of...

Messianic Exegesis: Christological Interpretation of the Old Test. in Early Christianity

Donald Juel (Author)

Professor Juel defends a simple thesis: "The beginnings of Christian reflection can be traced to interpretation of Israel's scriptures, and the major focus...

Readings in Her Story: Women in Christian Tradition

Barbara J. MacHaffie (Editor)

A unique anthology. Barbara MacHaffie has collected into one volume 74 of the most important Christian documents and passages by and about women. Ranging...

Adolf von Harnack: Liberal Theology at Its Height

Martin H. Rumscheidt (Editor)

Adolf von Harnack was the most outstanding student of early Christianity in modern times and one of the most persuasive exponents of liberal theology. Although...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Witness to Jesus Christ

John W. de Gruchy (Editor)

Bonhoeffer's theological brilliance, committed discipleship, ecumenical insight and courageous participation in the struggle against Nazism have profoundly...

Friedrich Schleiermacher: Pioneer of Modern Theology

Keith W. Clements (Editor)

Schleiermacher, a German theologian at the turn of the nineteenth century, is truly one of the masters of modern theology: he sought to rebuild Protestant...

Paul Tillich: Theologian of the Boundaries

Mark Kline Taylor (Editor)

Paul Tillich, forced into exile by the Nazis in 1933, settled in the United States. His many theological works and especially his three volume Systematic...

Reinhold Niebuhr: Theologian of Public Life

Larry L. Rasmussen (Author)

Reinhold Niebuhr, the most significant North American theologian since the eighteenth century, has decisively influenced the shape of Christian thought and...

Conflict at Rome: Social Order and Hierarchy in Early Christianity

James S. Jeffers (Author)

Utilizing archeological evidence and an analysis of two early Christian texts related to the church at Rome, James S. Jeffers offers a penetrating glimpse into...

Religion in History

Ernst Troeltsch (Author), James Luther Adams (Translator), Walter F. Bense (Translator)

These essays, only two of which have appeared previously in English, reflect Troeltsch's vast knowledge and deep insight into modernity, which led him to...