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Gifford Lectures Are there viable pathways from nature to God? Natural theology is making a comeback, stimulated as much by scientific advance as by theological and philosophical reflection. There is a growing realization that the sciences raise questions that transcend their capacity to answer them--above all, the question of the existence of God. So how can Christian theology relate to these… Read more about this item

A young Catholic theologian surveys his profession and his vocation. Tom Beaudoin's first book, Virtual Faith celebrated the spiritual quest of Generation X and established his reputation as one of the most astute critics of contemporary faith and culture. In this collection of essays he reflects on the task and purpose of theology in a post-modern age. Beaudoin sketches a view… Read more about this item

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Powerful insights from ministers, theologians, activists, leaders, artists and liturgists who are shaping the future. "Christianity has been a source of the oppression of women, as well as a resource for unleashing women's full humanity. Feminist analysis and practice have recognized this. Feminist Christianity is reshaping religious institutions and religious life in more holistic, inclusive, and justice-focused ways." --from the Introduction Feminism has… Read more about this item

A new comprehensive biography of this hugely important Christian martyr, 60 years after his execution at the hands of the Nazis Bonhoeffer has gained a position as one of the most prominent Christian martyrs of the last century. His influence is so widespread that even 60 years after his execution by the Nazis, Bonhoeffer's life and work are still the subject… Read more about this item

For those in the church and alongside it who remain dissatisfied with simplistic language and shallow spirituality, Hopeful Realism reclaims the poetry of theology while skillfully addressing the religious and social concerns of the Christian faith.

This volume shares insights into the positions of writers concerned with understanding Christianity among the world's great religious traditions. Avoiding tired labels of past debates (Exclusivism, Pluralism, and Inclusivism), Knitter suggests four different models (Replacement, Fulfillment, Mutuality, and Acceptance) that more adequately link together thirteen ways of approaching and understanding the variety of the world's religious expressions.

Reprint of Westminster John Knox Press edition, 1977) ISBN 0664241786026 For many people, the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ is the essence of Christianity. Without the incarnation, Christianity would be something else. Yet this assumption is open to a great many questions, and in one of the most exciting and provocative collections of studies to appear for a long time, a… Read more about this item

Required text for Eden Seminary Course HT101 Christian Ethics (Williams). Being human is neither abstract nor hypothetical. It is concrete, visceral, and embodied in the everyday experience and relationships that determine who we are. In that case, argues distinguished theologian Shawn Copeland, we have much to learn from the embodied experience of black women who, for centuries, have borne in their… Read more about this item

This latest volume in the Westminster History of Christian Thought series introduces readers to the events and ideas that propelled the various religious reformations of sixteenth-century Europe. A splendid introduction to this momentous period, Crisis and Renewal examines the historical and theological developments that dramatically changed the religious landscape of Europe and continue to have important effects today. Discussion questions… Read more about this item

Originally in 1892 in German as "Grundriss der Dogmengeschichte." Edwin Knox Mitchell, trans. English translation orginally published London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1893.

What does a theologian say to young preachers in the early 1930s, at the dawn of the Third Reich? What Karl Barth did say, how he said it, and why he said it at that time and place are the subject of Angela Dienhart Hancock's book. This is the story of how a preaching classroom became a place of resistance… Read more about this item

Surveying the views on baptism of eight of history's most influential theologians, Russell Haitch expertly explains the development and bases for the varieties of interpretation and practice of this holy sacrament throughout modern Christianity. First identifying the guiding motif in each of these foundational perspectives, Haitch ably and accessibly demonstrates how each yields unique theological and practical implications for Christian… Read more about this item

A treatment of the evolution of Christian thought from the birth of Christ, to the Apostles, to the early church, to the great flowering of Christianity across the world. The final volume begins with the towering theological leaders of the Protestant Reformation and traces the development of Christian thought through its encounter with modernity.—Publisher

New item; spine is faded from light exposure. | A treatment of the evolution of Christian thought from the birth of Christ, to the Apostles, to the early church, to the great flowering of Christianity across the world. Beginning with Augustine, Volume 2 covers the flowering of Christian thought that characterized both the Latin West and the Byzantine East during… Read more about this item

A treatment of the evolution of Christian thought from the birth of Christ, to the Apostles, to the early church, to the great flowering of Christianity across the world. Beginning with Augustine, Volume 2 covers the flowering of Christian thought that characterized both the Latin West and the Byzantine East during the Middle Ages.—Publisher

New item; spine and cover are faded from light exposure. | A treatment of the evolution of Christian thought from the birth of Christ, to the Apostles, to the early church, to the great flowering of Christianity across the world. The first volume introduces the central figures and debates culminating in the Councils of Nicea and Chalcedon among which the… Read more about this item

George focuses primarily upon the theological self-understanding of the four major reformers: Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, and Simons. He attempts to understand the mind-set of each reformer and of the age in which the Reformation occurred, thus avoiding the tendency to critique the thought and motives of the reformers by the measure of modern questions and concerns. George demonstrates that the… Read more about this item

New item. Lower left-hand corner of front cover has been bent. Item shows minor shelf wear. | Reformed Confessions of the Sixteenth Century makes available a number of confessional documents that are not easily accessible elsewhere. Arthur Cochrane's introduction to the work and to each confession indicates each document's importance and its theological emphases. A new introduction by Jack Rogers… Read more about this item

New item in original plastic case and shrink wrapping. | John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion has bee one of the most important works in Christian theology for nearly five hundred years. The much-esteemed English translation of this work by Ford Lewis Battles, part of the Library of Christian Classics, has been the primary English translation for the past… Read more about this item