Theology

What does it mean to say that we live in a secular age? Almost everyone would agree that we-in the West, at least-largely do. And clearly the place of religion in our societies has changed profoundly in the last few centuries. In what will be a…

This new printing of Louis Berkhof's Systematic Theology offers a bit of a surprise and, we hope, a significant service to the readers of this eminent volume. For most of its history under the title Systematic Theology, Professor Berkhof's work has…

Why did Christianity begin, and why did it take the shape it did? To answer this question - which any historian must face - renowned New Testament scholar N. T. Wright focuses on the key points: what precisely happened at Easter? What did the early…

Transforming mission: paradigm shifts in theology of mission Bosch, David Jacobus Orbis Books, Maryknoll NY. 1991 If you enjoy a historical tour of every shift in the winds of church history, theology, philosophy, church polity, and social concern…

The Holy Trinity is the ontological principle of Christian systematic theology. Its external or objective cognitive principle is the divine Word, by which, through the prophets and apostles and with the illumination of the Spirit, Gods…

Citrullination is a post-translational modification that plays essential roles in both physiological processes and disease. Recent studies have found increased levels of citrullinated antithrombin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in…

Since its publication in 1990, "Gender Trouble" has become one of the key works of contemporary feminist theory, and an essential work for anyone interested in the study of gender, queer theory, or the politics of sexuality in culture. As Judith…

In The Interpretation of Cultures, the most original anthropologist of his generation moved far beyond the traditional confines of his discipline to develop an important new concept of culture. This groundbreaking book, winner of the 1974 Sorokin…

Key Contemporary Social Theorists is a comprehensive introduction to some of the most significant figures in social, cultural, political and philosophical thought of the twentieth century. This collection of newly commissioned entries offers…

What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the laborer, or the aristocrat? What did Jesus mean to say to us? What is his will for us today? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount,…

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to…

Translated by Henry Beveridge, Esq Theologian par excellence of the Reformation, John Calvin is best known for his Institutes of the Christian Religion, wirtten as a theological introduction to the Bible and a vindicaion of Reformed principles.…

The Contemporary Christian Insights series includes important new works as well as reissues of books that have had a lasting impact on popular theology.During recent years the Christian church has taken stock of its beliefs. In the course of the…

This Companion provides a definitive collection of essays on postmodern theology, drawing on the work of those individuals who have made a distinctive contribution to the field, and whose work will be significant for the theologies written in the…

Paul's letter to the Romans has been called "the quintessence and perfection of saving doctrine." Perhaps the most challenging and thoroughly doctrinal book of the entire New Testament, Romans deals with many issues that are basic to Christian…

Average Customer Rating: 4.5 Rating: 5 A Jesus Worth Believing N.T. "Tom" Wright is the most prolific and influential New Testament scholar of our day. I'm convinced that his solid and extensive exegetical work - which yields rich theological fruit…

This ground-breaking commentary on The Revelation to John (the Apocalypse) reveals its far-reaching influence on society and culture, and its impact on the church through the ages. Explores the far-reaching influence of the Apocalypse on society and…

This is a translation of Zizioulas second major monograph, and is actually a collection of essays (some previously published in various languages). The title is descriptive enough to give you an idea of the terrain it covers. It is hard to…

Does not find Neibur's model biblical; allows for options that are outside the essentials of the faith. He argues for a biblical framework that is flexible and can adjust to context without losing any necessary aspect of what "Christian" requires in…

Early Christian thinking about taxation was shaped by an environment in which taxes were oppressive and rapaciously administered. New Testament passages dealing with taxation do not amount to a systematic ethic or philosophy of taxation but instead…