Fortress Press

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...

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.

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.

Christian Understandings of the Trinity: The Historical Trajectory

Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen (Author)

In this creative approach to the doctrine of the Trinity, author Veli- Matti Kärkkäinen focuses on keeping a dynamic balance between the intellectual-doctrinal and spiritual-charismatic approaches as...

Christian Understandings of Christ: The Historical Trajectory

David H. Jensen (Author), Denis R. Janz (Editor)

David Jensen offers an engaging tour through more than two millennia of thought on Christ. From the earliest portrayals to contemporary Christologies, Jensen outlines the myriad beliefs, developments, and questions encompassing the attempts to understand Christianity’s most central—and most mysterious—figure.