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Christian Economic Ethics: History and Implications

Daniel K. Finn (Author)

Daniel Finn reviews insights provided by a large number of texts on economic ethics, from the Bible and the early church, to the Middle Ages and the Protestant Reformation, to treatments of the subject in the last century.

Changing Horizons: Explorations in Feminist Interpretation

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (Author)

The second of two volumes highlighting the ways in which Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza's work constructs a critical feminist theory and praxis of liberation, in relation to the biblical text and its legacy.

The Quest for the Historical Satan

Miguel A. De La Torre (Author), Albert Hernández (Author)

The figure of Satan has for centuries embodied or incarnated absolute evil. Existing alongside more intellectualist interpretations of evil, Satan has figured...

Christian Dogmatics: Volume 2

Carl E. Braaten (Editor), Robert W. Jenson (Editor)

Christian Dogmatics is a two-volume survey of the twelve major loci of Christian doctrine, each treated extensively in terms of its biblical foundations,...

Liberating Lutheran Theology: Freedom for Justice and Solidarity in a Global Context

Paul S. Chung (Author), Ulrich Duchrow (Author), Craig L. Nessan (Author), Karen L. Bloomquist (Foreword by)

Spanning the continents, three internationally respected theologians demonstrate how the thought and legacy of Martin Luther can serve in an ecumenical and...

A Journey through Christian Theology: With Texts from the First to the Twenty-first Century

William P. Anderson (Editor), Richard L. Diesslin (Illustrator)

Watch Bill Anderson discuss his new book, A Journey through Christian Theology. Find more videos like this on Fortress Forum. The history of...

The Embrace of Eros: Bodies, Desires, and Sexuality in Christianity

Margaret D. Kamitsuka (Editor)

The topic of sexuality intersects directly with the most contested historical, theological, and ethical questions of our day. In this edgy yet profound volume,...

Preaching Doctrine: For the Twenty-First Century

Robert G. Hughes (Author), Robert Kysar (Author)

Fewer people today are familiar with the vital theological ideas from the Christian tradition. Preaching about the continuing relevance and richness of this...

Ethical Leadership: The Quest for Character, Civility, and Community

Walter Earl Fluker (Author)

We live in a leadership crisis. "In an age when incompatible worlds collide and when scandals rock formerly stable institutions," says Walter Fluker,...

The Horrors We Bless: Rethinking the Just-War Legacy

Daniel C. Maguire (Author)

Is war inevitable? Is it so woven into the fabric of our being that it always was and always will be? "Early Christians," says Maguire, "were...

The Experience of God: Icons of the Mystery

Raimon Panikkar (Author), Joseph A. Cuneen (Translator)

In this beautiful meditation, Panikkar charts the paradoxes and possibilities of our experience of God. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from the Bible and...

Crossing the Divide: Luther, Feminism, and the Cross

Deanna A. Thompson (Author)

Over the last two decades, traditional formulations of the idea of atonement have come under heavy attack from feminist theologians and others. They argue that...

Participating in God: Creation and Trinity

Samuel M. Powell (Author)

In this exciting work, Samuel Powell offers a new constructive and systematic vision of creation by interpreting it in terms of contemporary science and...

The Wrath of Jonah: Crisis of Religious Nationalism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Herman J. Ruether (Author), Rosemary Radford Ruether (Author)

The wrenching situation in the Middle East, recent events have shown, is as complex as it is volatile. In this immensely learned and clarifying...

Moving Beyond Church Growth: An Alternative Vision for Congregations

Mark A. Olson (Author)

Character development for communities of faith - Mark Olson believes that trying to meet unrealistic expectations for church growth, along with expectations...

Preaching Mark

Bonnie Bowman Thurston (Author)

An expert guide from Galillee to Jerusalem This new resource examines the major literary units of Mark's Gospel with an eye toward helping the pastor in...

The Effective Pastor: A Guide to Successful Ministry

Louis W. Bloede (Author)

This highly practical step-by-step look at the life and role of the pastor is helpful for newly ordained clergy as well as the experienced pastor looking for...

Divine Immutability: A Critical Reconsideration

Isaak August Dorner (Author), Claude Welch (Translator), Robert R. Williams (Translator)

Occasioned by the nineteenth-century kenotic christological controversy, Isaak Dorner's essay—which is here completely translated into English for the...

The Human Factor: Evolution, Culture, and Religion

Philip Hefner (Author)

Missionary Conquest: The Gospel and Native American Cultural Genocide

George E. Tinker (Author)

George Tinker's fascinating probe into U.S. mission history pierces the romantic veil of most history writing and shows how four of the most noted Christian...