Fortress Press

Christian Understandings of the Future: The Historical Trajectory

Amy Frykholm (Author)

With engaging sketches of the book of Daniel to contemporary America, Amy Frykholm offers a tour through more than two millennia of Christian thought on the future. Frykholm outlines the enduring fascination believers have had for future events and the myriad ways they have articulated their beliefs about what the future holds.

Living By Faith: Justification and Sanctification

Oswald Bayer (Author)

"Living by faith" is much more than a general Christian precept; it is the fundamental posture of believers in a world rife with suffering and injustice. In this penetrating reflection on the meaning of "justification," Oswald Bayer shows how this key religious term provides a comprehensive horizon for discussing every aspect of Christian theology, from creation to the end times.

Mission as Accompaniment: A Response to Mechanistic Dehumanization

Brian E. Konkol (Author)

Mechanistic dehumanization occurs when human beings are objectified and exploited as a means to an end, comparable to expendable components of a machine. This misconstruction of human...

Hearing with the Heart: A Gentle Guide to Discerning God's Will for Your Life

Debra K. Farrington (Author)

In Hearing with the Heart, popular writer and retreat leader Debra K. Farrington leads you through a gentle process for discovering how to invite God's...

Exploding Stars, Dead Dinosaurs, and Zombies: Youth Ministry in the Age of Science

Andrew Root (Author)

Science may be the biggest threat to teenage faith today, but Andrew Root demonstrates that, in fact, the two are not incompatible. Root, a renowned expert on adolescent spirituality, shows how science overstates its claims on truth, while faith often understates its own claims. Both faith and science frame the experience and reality of teenagers, and both have something valuable to offer as adolescents develop. Drawing on a fictional account of a youth pastor and the various students he encounters, Root paints a compelling picture of how faith can flourish, even in our scientific age.

Christian Understandings of Evil: The Historical Trajectory

Charlene P. E. Burns (Author)

Charlene Burns offers a brief but thorough tour through more than two millennia of thought on the nature of evil. Starting with the contexts of the Hebrew Bible and moving forward, Burns outlines the many ways that Christian thought has attempted to deal with the reality of evil and suffering.

In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Children as Spiritual Practice

Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore (Author)

In the Midst of Chaos, by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, explores parenting as spiritual practice.

Both honest about the difficulties and attentive to the blessings present in everyday life, it explores how parents might use seven daily practices, such as play, reading, chores, and saying goodbye or goodnight, as rich opportunities to shape both parent and child morally and spiritually.

Behind the Public Veil: The Humanness of Martin Luther King Jr.

Lewis V. Baldwin (Author)

What was Martin Luther King Jr. really like? In this groundbreaking volume, Lewis V. Baldwin answers this question by focusing on the man himself. Drawing on the testimonies of friends, family, and closest associates, this volume adds much-needed biographical background to the discussion, as Baldwin looks beyond all of the mythic, messianic, and iconic images to treat King in terms of his fundamental and vivid humanness.

Doing Justice: Congregations and Community Organizing, 2nd Edition

Dennis A. Jacobsen (Author), Bill Wylie-Kellermann (Foreword by), Grant Stevensen (Introduction by)

Doing Justice introduces people of faith to congregation-based community organizing rooted in the day-to- day struggles and hopes of urban ministry. Drawing from the author’s decades of...

Thirsty for God: A Brief History of Christian Spirituality, Third Edition

Bradley P. Holt (Author)

A landmark text on the history of Christian spirituality embarks on the journey afresh. This accessible and engaging history provides an excellent primer on the...

Planetary Solidarity: Global Women’s Voices on Christian Doctrine and Climate Justice

Grace Ji-Sun Kim (Editor), Hilda P. Koster (Editor)

Planetary Solidarity brings together leading Latina, womanist, Asian American, Anglican American, South American, Asian, European, and African woman theologians on the issues of doctrine, women, and climate justice. The book creatively engages Christian doctrine with the purpose of addressing the myriad ways climate change impacts the health and livelihood of women around the globe. The contributors focus their reflections around the following doctrines: creation, the triune God, anthropology, sin, incarnation, redemption, the Holy Spirit, ecclesiology, and eschatology. 

eBook-Film as Cultural Artifact: Religious Criticism of World Cinema

Matthew P. John (Author)

Film is popularly described as a mirror of culture. It plays a pivotal role in facilitating intercultural dialogue in our global village. World cinema helps us understand...

eBook-World History: A Short, Visual Introduction

Caitlin Corning (Author), Joseph Novak (Illustrator)

World History: A Short, Visual Introduction is the ideal path to understanding the historical events that influence Christian history.