Fortress Press

Asia's Forgotten Christian Story

Steve Cochrane (Author)

This book seeks to bring light to the Eastern churches under early Islam, in order to reveal something of the vigor of Christianity where it has been overlooked or was not expected to be found.

Asian Handbook for Theological Education and Ecumenism

Hope Antone (Editor), Wati Longchar (Editor), Bae Hyunju (Editor), Huang Po Ho (Editor), Dietrich Werner (Editor)

The Asian Handbook for Theological Education is a comprehensive resource for teaching Christian unity and common witness in Asian contexts. As churches in Asia grapple with their unity in Christ and the changing and pluralistic context of Asian communities, this collection of articles is an insightful tool for theological reflection.

Asian and Pentecostal: The Charismatic Face of Christianity in Asia Revised Edition

Allan Anderson (Editor), Edmond Tang (Editor)

Asian and Pentecostal provides a thematic discussion and pioneering case studies on the history and development of Pentecostal and Charismatic churches in the countries of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia.

Anthology of African Christianity

Isabel Apawo Phiri (Editor), Dietrich Werner (Editor), Chammah J. Kaunda (Editor), Kennedy Owino (Editor)

By the early twenty-first century, Christianity has established roots in all areas of African reality. The Anthology of African Christianity presents in valuable detail how Christianity has come to stay, continuing its ancient and vibrant traditions in countries such as Egypt, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

All Are Called: Mission Strategies for Home

Ruben Amorese (Author)

Being a missionary is not just a question of geography. For Ruebem Amores, Jesus's command to 'Go!' doesn't mean you can't stay in Jerusalem. All Are Called: Missionary Strategies for Home crafts a broader, more biblical understanding of the word missionary, addressing the what, why and how of this vocation.

Insights from Reading the Bible with the Poor

Crystal L. Hall (Author)

Insights from Reading the Bible with the Poor provides a spirited introduction to methodologies and strategies for reading the Bible “from below.” Drawing on the lineage of various methods of reading the Bible with the poor, the book invites poverty and biblical study into dialogue with real-world organizing to seek justice for those most often treated as “Other.”  For any reader interested in community organizing as well as students of the Bible.

Understanding World Christianity: China

Kim-kwong Chan (Author), Dyron B. Daughrity (Editor)

The Understanding World Christianity series is organized geographically, by nation and region. Noted experts, in most cases native to the area of focus, present a balanced history of Christianity and a detailed discussion of the faith as it is lived today. This volume on China is an ideal introduction for anyone who wishes to know how Christianity is lived in the Chinese context.

Honoring the Body: Meditations on a Christian Practice

Stephanie Paulsell (Author)

In Honoring the Body, Stephanie Paulsell speaks to those who have ever wondered how to celebrate the body's pleasures and protect the body's vulnerabilities in a world that seems confused about both. What we need, she shows, are practices that honor the body.

Paulsell invites readers to explore how we might honor the body in daily activities, seeking wisdom from Scripture, history, and contemporary experience, in story and song and poetry/

Receiving the Day: Christian Practices for Opening the Gift of Time

Dorothy C. Bass (Author)

In Receiving the Day, Dorothy C. Bass shows how Christian practices for rest and worship continually welcome us into a way of life attuned to the love of God, neighbor, earth, and self. Through them, we can learn to dwell more graciously, attentively, and faithfully within the hours and days we have and to share the gift of time with others.

Political Orthodoxies: The Unorthodoxies of the Church Coerced

Cyril Hovorun (Author)

Dispatches on nationalism and religion As an insider to church politics and a scholar of contemporary Orthodoxy, Cyril Hovorun outlines forms of political orthodoxy in...

A Brief Introduction to Hinduism

Tim Dowley (Editor), Christopher Partridge (General Editor)

This brief introduction to Hinduism is designed to help readers understand this important religious tradition.  With both nuance and balance, this text provides broad coverage...

A Brief Introduction to Jainism and Sikhism

Tim Dowley (Editor), Christopher Partridge (General Editor)

This brief introduction to Jainism and Sikhism is designed to help readers understand these important religious traditions. With both nuance and balance, this text provides...

A Brief Introduction to Judaism

Tim Dowley (Editor), Christopher Partridge (General Editor)

This brief introduction to Judaism is designed to help readers understand this important religious tradition.  With both nuance and balance, this text provides broad coverage...

Insights from Cultural Anthropology

Karl Allen Kuhn (Author)

In this volume, Karl Allen Kuhn provides a description of what cultural anthropology is and how the discipline has impacted biblical studies. Looking at Scripture...

Understanding World Christianity: Eastern Africa

Paul Kollman (Author), Cynthia Toms Smedley (Author)

In this exciting volume, Paul Kollman and Cynthia Toms Smedley offer an introduction to Eastern African Christianity that has been desperately needed by scholars, students, and interested readers alike. Short, engaging chapters help readers understand the complexity of Christianity in the region and broaden their understanding of the region itself. Readers will understand the interplay of Christianity and culture, and will see how geography, borders, economics, and other factors influence Christian faith.

Marriage and Sexuality in Early Christianity

David G. Hunter (Editor)

Marriage and Sexuality in Early Christianity is part of Ad Fontes: Early Christian Sources, a series designed to present ancient Christian texts essential to an...

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, Third Edition: The Writings

John J. Collins (Author)

John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of...

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, Third Edition: The Torah/Pentateuch

John J. Collins (Author)

John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of...

Disputed Temple: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Book of Haggai

John Robert Barker OFM (Author)

The prophet Haggai advocated for the rebuilding of the temple, destroyed by Babylon, in the tumultuous period of reconstruction under Persian dominion; so much is...

Christian Understandings of Creation: The Historical Trajectory

Denis Edwards (Author)

Throughout the two-thousand-year span of Christian history, believers in Jesus have sought to articulate their faith and their understanding of how God works in the...