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9 Accidental Revolutionary, The George Whitefield and the Creation of America Jerome Dean Mahaffey

5 Becoming American? The Forging of Arab and Muslim Identity in Pluralist America Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad

27 Betrayal of Charity, The The Sins that Sabotage Divine Love Matthew Levering

31 Black Megachurch, The Theology, Gender, and the Politics of Public Engagement Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs

39 Body and Character in Luke and Acts The Subversion of Physiognomy in Early Christianity Mikeal C. Parsons

36 Bridge to Wonder Art as a Gospel of Beauty Cecilia González-Andrieu

13 Chesterton The Nightmare Goodness of God Ralph C. Wood

33 Classical American Pragmatists and Religion, The A Reader J. Caleb Clanton

30 Constitution of Religious Freedom, The God, Politics, and the First Amendment Dennis J. Goldford

36 Divine Humanity Kenosis and the Construction of a Christian Theology David Brown

12 Dostoevsky Language, Faith, and Fiction Rowan Williams

11 Evermore Edgar Allan Poe and the Mystery of the Universe Harry Lee Poe

34 Exploring Christian Heritage A Reader in History and Theology C. Douglas Weaver, Rady Roldán-Figueroa and Brandon Frick

24 God of the Living A Biblical Theology Reinhard Feldmeier and Hermann Spieckermann

34 Introduction to Christian Ethics, An History, Movements, People Harry J. Huebner

25 Jesus A Biography Armand Puig i Tàrrech

26 Jesus and the Demise of Death Resurrection, Afterlife, and the Fate of the Christian Matthew Levering

39 John in the Company of Poets The Gospel in Literary Imagination Thomas Gardner

37 King James Bible and the World It Made, The David Lyle Jeffrey

4 LDS in the USA Mormonism and the Making of American Culture Lee Trepanier and Lynita K. Newswander

23 Living with Other Creatures Green Exegesis and Theology Richard Bauckham

17 Mashup Religion Pop Music and Theological Invention John S. McClure

29 Minding the Good Ground A Theology for Church Renewal Jason E. Vickers

3 Monsters in America Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting W. Scott Poole

7 More The Vanishing of Scale in an Over-the-Top Nation Ronald Bishop

31 Politics of Sacred Rhetoric, The Absolutist Appeals and Political Persuasion Morgan Marietta

28 Preaching Death The Transformation of Christian Funeral Sermons Lucy Bregman

32 Religion and Foreign Affairs Essential Readings Dennis R. Hoover and Douglas M. Johnston

21 Rhetorical Darwinism Religion, Evolution, and the Scientific Identity Thomas M. Lessl

40 2 Peter and Jude A Handbook on the Greek Text Peter H. Davids

38 Shaping the Scriptural Imagination Truth, Meaning, and the Theological Interpretation of the Bible Donald H. Juel

15 Shows about Nothing Nihilism in Popular Culture Thomas S. Hibbs

38 Targums, The A Critical Introduction Paul V. M. Flesher and Bruce Chilton

35 Women, Writing, Theology Transforming a Tradition of Exclusion Emily A. Holmes and Wendy Farley

41-43 Essential Baylor Backlist

44 Additional Series

45 Ordering Informaton

GreetinGs from Baylor University Press

fall 2011 and spring 2012 are ripe with great books—books that advance important conversations about our world and, quite often, absorb and entertain. in particular, this year many of our titles provide new and provocative lenses through which to look at american history and culture, offering original histories and eye-opening social analyses that reveal what lies deeply within our Dna.

leading the way is the enthralling Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting. a kind of creature feature meets american cultural history, as one endorser describes, Monsters in America is built on great scholarship and cloaked with alien invasions, witch trials, and freak show oddities. now who wouldn’t want to read history that way?

add to it a page-turner cultural critique in More: The Vanishing of Scale in an Over-the-Top Nation, a lauded overview of arab and muslim identity in north america by one of the country’s most important scholars on islam, a unique guide to understanding mormonism’s impact on american culture and politics, and a biography of revivalist preacher George Whitefield that unveils his essential role in birthing the american revolution.

true to our roots, you will also once again find exceptional offerings in religious studies, with stellar new titles ranging from “one of the most invigorating works of Biblical scholarship in recent years” to ralph Wood’s much anticipated work on G. K. Chesterton to an unprecedented look into the social impact of the black megachurch.

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W. Scott Poole is Associate Professor of History at the College of Charleston. His most recent publications include Satan in America: The Devil We Know, The Palmetto State: A Short History, and South Carolina’s Civil War: A Narrative History. His book Never Surrender: Confederate Memory and Conservatism in the South Carolina Upcountry was the 2004 winner of the George C. Rogers Award for Best Book in South Carolina History.

CONTENTS Introduction: The Bloody Chords of Memory 1. Monstrous Beginnings 2. Goth Americana 3. Weird Science 4. Alien Invasions 5. Deviant Bodies 6. Haunted Houses 7. Undead Americans

Monsters in AmericaOur Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting

W. Scott Poolethe history of america – one fear, one monster, at a time

salem witches, frontier wilderness beasts, freak show oddities, alien

invasions, freddie Krueger. from our colonial past to the present, the monster

in all its various forms has been a staple of american culture. a masterful

survey of our grim and often disturbing past, Monsters in America uniquely

brings together history and culture studies to expose the dark obsessions

that have helped create our national identity.

monsters are not just fears of the individual psyche, historian scott Poole

explains, but are concoctions of the public imagination, reactions to cultural

influences, social change, and historical events. Conflicting anxieties about

race, class, gender, sexuality, religious beliefs, science, and politics manifest

as haunting beings among the populace. from victorian-era mad scientists to

modern-day serial killers, new monsters appear as american society evolves,

paralleling fluctuating challenges to the cultural status quo. Consulting

newspaper accounts, archival materials, personal papers, comic books,

films, and oral histories, Poole adroitly illustrates how the creation of the

monstrous “other” not only reflects society’s fears but shapes actual

historical behavior and becomes a cultural reminder of inhuman acts.

“A well informed, thoughtful, and indeed frightening angle of vision to a persistent and compelling American desire to be entertained by the grotesque and the horrific.”– Gary Ladderman, Professor of American Religious History and Cultures, Emory University

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“The American past reads like something of a

horror movie, maybe even a low-budget slasher.

American history comes at us dripping with

gore, victims lying scattered on the ground,

eldritch moonlight revealing creeping horrors

you never learned from your eighth grade history

textbook. The history of the United States offers

a chamber of horrors, with clergy transforming

the Native American other into demonic beings,

mad scientists turning state-funded laboratories

into torture chambers, and the photographic

revolution of the Victorian era turning toward

a morbid fascination with the bodies of the dead

and the creation of the category of ‘gore.’

History is horror.”

– excerpted from the Introduction

“Poole’s connection of the monster to

American history is a kind of Creature

Features meets American cultural history.

Here we not only meet such monsters but also

discover America’s cultural monstrosity.”

– John W. Morehead editor, www.TheoFantastique.com

“An unexpected guilty pleasure! Poole invites

us into an important and enlightening,

if disturbing, conversation about the very

real monsters that inhabit the dark spaces

of America’s past.”

– J. Gordon Melton Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion

“Poole brings to life American horror stories

by framing them within folk belief, religion,

and popular culture, broadly unraveling the

idea of the monster. Thanks to Poole’s insights

we see the ubiquity of the monster lurking in

and around us.”

– John David Smith Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad is Professor of History of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. She is author or editor of more than fifteen books, including Muslim Women in America: The Challenge of Islamic Identity Today, and Muslim Minorities in the West: Visible and Invisible.

CONTENTS 1. The Shaping of Arab and Muslim Identity in the United States2. Muslims and American Religious Pluralism3. The Shaping of a Moderate North American Islam

“For the past 30 years, Yvonne Haddad has been one of the most important scholars of Islam and Muslims in North America. This new book is a welcome addition to her critical work on Arabs and Muslims in the public and political landscapes of the United States. Blending anecdotes and personal narratives with recent scholarship, she has created a book that is as readable as it is important.”– Amir Hussain, Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion

“With this book Haddad builds on her incomparable reputation as the leading scholar of contemporary Islam in North America.”– Kathleen M. Moore, Professor and Vice Chair, Religious Studies Department, UC Santa Barbara

Becoming American?The Forging of Arab and Muslim Identity in Pluralist America

Yvonne Yazbeck HaddadWho is arab? What is islam? and who decides?

Countless generations of arabs and muslims have called the United states

“home.” yet while diversity and pluralism continue to define contemporary

america, many muslims are viewed by their neighbors as painful reminders

of conflict and violence. in this concise volume, renowned historian yvonne

Haddad argues that american muslim identity is as uniquely american it is

for as any other race, nationality, or religion.

Becoming American? first traces the history of arab and muslim immigration

into Western society during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, revealing

a two-fold disconnect between the cultures—america’s unwillingness to

accept these new communities at home and the activities of radical islam

abroad. Urging america to reconsider its tenets of religious pluralism,

Haddad reveals that the public square has more than enough room to

accommodate those values and ideals inherent in the moderate islam

flourishing throughout the country. in all, in remarkable, succinct fashion,

Haddad prods readers to ask what it means to be truly american and paves

the way forward for not only increased understanding but for forming a

muslim message that is capable

of uplifting american society.

“Haddad is always at the cutting edge in the study of Arab and Muslim Americans. Becoming American? is an important contribution both to the American Muslim community and to the growing corpus of scholarly writing on Islam in America. Haddad’s is a unique voice and one that is highly valued.”– Jane I. Smith, Associate Dean, Harvard Divinity School

“A must-read for all those interested in the development of Western Arab and Muslim communities.”– Anthony McRoy, The Muslim World Book Review

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Lee Trepanier is Associate Professor of Political Science at Saginaw Valley State University. He lives in the greater Saginaw, Michigan area.

Lynita K. Newswander is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of South Dakota. She lives in Vermillion, South Dakota.

“LDS in the USA is unique and welcome. Mormonism is the most American of religions, but it, perhaps like Islam, is the most marginalized. Trepanier and Newswander provide an indispensable guide to understanding Mormonism at this complex moment of American political, cultural, and religious history.” – John von Heyking, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Lethbridge

LDS in the USA Mormonism and the Making of American Culture

Lee Trepanier and Lynita K. Newswanderthe impact and influence of a most american religious tradition

from the politics of Glenn Beck to reality television’s Big Love and the

hit Broadway show The Book of Mormon, mormons have become

a recognizable staple of mainstream popular culture. and while most

americans are well aware of the existence of mormonism—and some

of the often exaggerated myths about mormonism—the religion’s public

influence has been sorely understudied.

lee trepanier and lynita K. newswander move beyond clichéd and

stereotypical portrayals of mormonism to unpack the significant and

sometimes surprising roles mormons have played in the building of

modern america. moving from popular culture to politics to the mormon

influence in social controversies, LDS in the USA reveals mormonism to

be quintessentially american—both firmly rooted in american tradition

and free to engage in the public square.

trepanier and newswander examine the intersection of the tension

between the nation’s sometimes bizarre understanding of mormon belief

and the suspicious acceptance of the most well known mormons into

the american public identity. readers are consistently challenged to

abandon popular perceptions in order to embrace more fully the

fascinating importance of this american religion.

“An engaging and sympathetic introduction to the Mormon people and their religion. LDS in the USA makes clear the essentially American nature of this religion as well as the reasons for its ongoing struggle to gain greater tolerance in American society and politics.” – Armand L. Mauss, author of All Abraham’s Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage

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Ronald Bishop is Professor of Communication at Drexel University. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Bishop is the author of When Play Was Play: Why Pick-Up Games Matter and Taking on the Pledge of Allegiance: The News Media and Michael Newdow’s Constitutional Challenge. He lives in the greater Wilmington, Delaware area. CONTENTS 1. Go Forth and Multiply 2. Is Breast Best? 3. Is Zero Tolerance Tolerable? 4. Only Experts and Fanatics Need Apply 5. My Drug of Choice 6. The Tyranny of Talking Points 7. Does Anthony Bourdain Hate Rachel Ray? 8. The Museum of Me Conclusions: Thanks a Lot, Tim McGraw “More is an engaging, liberal-minded rumination on what a society might lose when it allows exaggeration, spectacle, and collective distraction to become the dominant features of its public life. Bishop recognizes both the comic absurdity and the serious consequences of a popular culture without a sense of proportion.” – Kevin M. Moist, Associate Professor of Communications, Penn State Altoona

“From extravagant Christmas displays

to showcase homes, Bishop reveals the

way television has redefined our thinking

so that joy is defined by extravagance

and edification by a chore. More gives

us much to think about.”

– Norma Pecora, Professor, School of Media

Arts and Studies, Scripps College of

Communication, Ohio University

MoreThe Vanishing of Scale in an Over-the-Top Nation

Ronald Bishopfrom Octomom to the Bachelor—how the media encourages exaggerated behavior in contemporary culture

Gone are the days of enjoying the simple things for pleasure’s sake.

twenty-first-century americans are on a mission to cram every second of

their earthly existence with significant accomplishments and momentous

events. even the most mundane undertaking must be approached with zeal

and expertise…or so contemporary media persuade us to believe.

are we capable of doing anything casually anymore?

in this first book-length treatment of media’s obsession with triviality,

cultural critic ronald Bishop calls into focus the role of media in the demise

of scale—the amount of effort, intensity, and significance with which we

live—in contemporary culture. Bishop argues that american audiences

are assaulted with messages that the ordinary, and often private, aspects

of our lives—family, childhood, parenting, education, food, sports, home

improvement—must be showcased publicly and with extreme passion.

Playfully mixing personal narratives with an abundance of examples from

television shows, news stories, editorials, advertisements, books, and

movies, Bishop demonstrates how media promote the idea that the notion

of scale must be abandoned to achieve success and happiness in

modern society.

Written with originality, intellectual acumen, and wit, More is a must-read for

anyone obsessed with being obsessed and for others interested in media’s

contribution to society’s out-of-scale behavior.

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“An artful examination of the interplay

between the images and messages of

pop culture and the most basic activities

of American life. If we can’t distinguish

and evaluate the significance of one event

over another—raising our children, what

we should eat, how we entertain

ourselves—how can we ever achieve

the timeless values of health, balance,

and meaning?”

– David Wann, author of The New Normal:

An Agenda for Responsible Living

and Simple Prosperity: Finding Wealth

in a Sustainable Lifestyle

“The media suggest we treat every experience as significant, have as many experiences as

possible during our lives, including many at the same time, expend maximum effort at all times,

and act at all times with high degrees of focus and intensity. Events in our lives, from getting a

speeding ticket to the birth of a child, are treated by the media as highly significant. We allegedly

move through our days with speed, cutting and pasting, managing events that vie for our

attention at the same volume.

Every path in life must be taken decisively—with enough photos taken of each stop along the

way to create a lasting record. We are to be passionate about our jobs, our families, our country,

our dogs, our cats, our hobbies, the state of our homes and our apartments, the condition of our

yards—all of the choices we make, no matter how insignificant. More than that, though, we’re

passionate about being passionate. We achieve solely so that we can become better at

achieving….

There is no room not only for slackers, but for those who don’t take life seriously every waking

moment. And if you are a slacker, you have to “slack” with commodified style and flair. It’s not

enough to do something well enough. And forget failure.”

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Jerome Dean Mahaffey is the John and Corrine Graf Chair of Communication Studies at Indiana University East and the author of Preaching Politics: The Religious Rhetoric of George Whitefield and the Founding of a New Nation.

CONTENTS 1. Beginnings 2. Launching the Ministry 3. A New Birth of Freedom 4. A Revolutionary Message 5. Controversy: “I’m just getting started” 6. Bishop Bashing 7. New England: Overthrow or Unify? 8. Between Two Extremes 9. Good King, Bad King 10. Church and State 11. France, Rome, and Hell 12. Reprisal from the Church of England 13. The Deep Laid Plot 14. Preaching Himself to Death 15. Whitefield’s Legacy 16. A Political Man

The Accidental RevolutionaryGeorge Whitefield and the Creation of America

Jerome Dean Mahaffeya compelling tale of the forgotten revolutionary

Patriots. founding fathers. revolutionaries. for many americans, the colonial

heroes deserve special celebratory reverence. yet while Washington’s

leadership, franklin’s writings, and revere’s ride captivate us, the inspiration

and influence George Whitefield instilled within the revolutionary spirits of

early americans is regrettably unknown.

in this refreshing biography, Jerome Dean mahaffey deftly moves beyond

Whitefield’s colonial celebrity to show how his rhetoric and ministry worked

for freedom, situating Whitefield alongside the most revolutionary founders.

as this anglican revivalist traveled among the colonies, he delivered

exhilarating sermons deeply saturated with political implications—freedom

from oppression, civil justice, communal cooperation. Whitefield helped to

encourage in his listeners a longing for a new, uniquely american nationalism.

The Accidental Revolutionary tells the story of this forgotten founder, who

may not have realized the repercussions of his words as he spoke them.

now, mahaffey delicately shows that Whitefield converted colonists not just

to Christianity but to a renewed sense of unification that ultimately made

possible the american revolution.

“The revivalist George Whitefield was the best-known person in eighteenth-century America, yet he remains almost forgotten among Americans today. Mahaffey offers a readable and revealing introduction to the life of this brilliant preacher and friend of American liberty.” – Thomas S. Kidd, Associate Professor of History, Baylor University, and author of God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution

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Randall Balmer is Professor of American Religious History at Barnard College, Columbia University. A prolific and highly esteemed writer, he is the author of several books, including The Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism; Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America; and Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America.

ISBN 978-1-60258-243-9 / $19.95 T / 97 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 / Cloth Religion/History / Now Available

The Making of EvangelicalismFrom Revivalism to Politics and Beyond

Randall Balmera stimulating history of evangelicalism in the U.s.

With impressively clear prose and a superb command of history, best-selling author randall Balmer offers a spirited history of evangelical Christianity in the United states. effortlessly situating developments in evangelicalism in their wider historical context, he demonstrates the ways american social and cultural settings influenced the course of the evangelical tradition. By revealing the four key moments in the movement’s history—the transition from Calvinist to armenian theology in the embrace of revivalism, the shift from post-millennialism, the retreat into a subculture, and the rise of the religious right—Balmer masterfully demonstrates how american evangelicalism is truly american and concludes with a manifesto directing where evangelicalism must go from here forward. “This is trademark Balmer: he has written in his characteristically elegant prose—not just ‘accessible,’ but lovely—yet he has not sacrificed sophisticated analysis in the name of reaching a broad audience beyond the Ivory Tower.” – Lauren F. Winner, author of Girl Meets God and Mudhouse Sabbath

“Balmer offers a crisp overview, attempting to bring some order out of the chaos that surrounds evangelical definition. Few are better qualified for this task.” – Roger Olson, Books and Culture

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Edwin S. Gaustad (1923–2011) was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Riverside and a celebrated scholar in the field of American religious history. Among his many landmark publications are A Religious History of America; Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson; and Roger Williams in the Oxford Lives and Legacies series.

ISBN 978-1-932792-096 / $24.95 T / 200 pages, 6 x 9 / Paperback American History / October 15, 2011

in the lauded Faith of the Founders, revered historian edwin Gaustad provides a careful consideration of the developing relationship between religion and the state after the american revolution. With concise focus on thomas Jefferson, James madison, Benjamin franklin, George Washington, and John adams, Gaustad identifies seven varying—sometimes contrary—perspectives on religion that guided the nation’s founders. Faith of the Founders masterfully shows how these figures possessed an intuitive understanding of religion that helped nourish a young country. repackaged for a new generation of readers and with a new foreword by randall Balmer, this brief but insightful book offers a look into the founding fathers’ genius—and points to a way forward through the ideological boundaries that threaten to upend the daily doings of american government today.

“Gaustad reminds us of the genius behind the founders’ formulations regarding the relationship between church and state. Faith of the Founders is the best summary available of the social, political, and intellectual context that surrounded the crafting of our charter documents.” – Randall Balmer, author of The Making of Evangelicalism: From Revivalism to Politics and Beyond

“As clear and serene a guide to the mixture of religious and political events at the time of the nation’s founding as we are likely to get.” – Martin Marty, Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago Divinity School

Faith of the Founders Religion and the New Nation, 1776-1826

Edwin S. Gaustad Foreword by Randall Balmer

an acclaimed history of the founding fathers’ approaches to religion

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Harry Lee Poe is the Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture at Union University. A decendent of Edgar Allan’s cousin William, he is the author of several books, including Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories; The Inklings of Oxford; and What God Knows: Time and the Question of Divine Knowledge.

CONTENTS 1. The Problem of Edgar Allan Poe2. Poe’s Life and the Problem of Suffering3. The Problem of Beauty4. The Problem of Love5. The Problem of Justice6. The Problem of the Universe7. Ex Poe’s Facto

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EvermoreEdgar Allan Poe and the Mystery of the Universe

Harry Lee Poerevisiting the dark myth of an american literary sensation

the popular Poe—The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat—has inspired

a generation of readers long disenchanted with the normative tradition

of american literature. But is the popular Poe—incessantly drinking,

drug-addicted, and entranced by the terror of death—the real Poe? Harry lee

Poe contends that, for more than two centuries, the great myth of edgar allan

Poe has damaged both the popular reader’s understanding of Poe’s corpus

and the historian’s depiction of Poe’s life. through reviewing his poems and

short stories, literary criticism and science fiction, Evermore reveals a Poe

who is deeply confounded by the existence of evil, the truth of justice, and

even the problems of love, beauty, and God. Here Poe aficionados and casual

appreciators of literature alike are invited into a greater understanding of

Poe’s most persistent questions and offered a novel approach to reading

the american literary icon.

“Harry Lee Poe demonstrates a profound understanding of Edgar Allan’s life and an excellent comprehension of his famous ancestor’s oeuvre. This study is structured like Poe’s best tales of terror: nothing that precedes the climax is superfluous—everything before it in fact leads up to the a surprise ending. And it is an ending certain to be controversial, worthy of serious consideration both for Poe scholars and for general readers.” – Brett Zimmerman, Associate Professor in English, York University

“Harry Lee Poe recasts Edgar Allan in an entirely new light by emphasizing his positive reflections on beauty and love as well as his negative treatment of suffering. The result is an innovative reading of Poe’s works rooted in a revisionary biographical context. Evermore combines academic scholarship with a light, conversational tone that makes this work extremely accessible. This book will undoubtedly spur further conversation.” – Robert T. Tally Jr., Assistant Professor of English, Texas State UniversityRaymond Van Dam is Professor of History at the University of Michigan. His most

recent books include Becoming Christian: The Conversion of Roman Cappadocia and The Roman Revolution of Constantine.

ISBN 978-1-60258-201-9 / $19.95 T / 110 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 / Cloth History / Now Available

Rome and ConstantinopleRewriting History during Late Antiquity

Raymond Van Dama fresh perspective on these two ancient cities

tracing the arc of empire from the rome of augustus to Justinian’s Constantinople, esteemed historian raymond van Dam masterfully shows how changing political structures, ideologies, and historical narratives of old and new rome remained rooted in the bedrock of the ancient mediterranean’s economic and demographic realities. the transformations in the late roman empire, brought about by the rise of the military and the church, required a rewriting of the master narrative of history and signaled changes in economic systems. Just as old rome had provided a stage set for the performance of republican emperorship, new rome was configured for the celebration of Christian rule. as it came to pass, a city with too much history was outshone by a city with none at all. van Dam draws upon wide-ranging evidence to tell the fascinating tale of Constantinople’s elevation as the imperial capital and the reinvention of rome as the papal city. “Van Dam has a gift for inverting traditional interpretations and assumptions in a way that produces new insights and raises provocative questions about the nature and purpose of these great cities. This book will cause every reader to rethink his or her view of the twin capitals of the Roman world.” – Gregory S. Aldrete, Professor of History and Humanistic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

“A nuanced and eminently readable study. Van Dam has written a great little book.” – Robert Ousterhout, Professor of Byzantine Art and Architecture and Director of the Center for Ancient Studies, University of Pennsylvania

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Mario Geymonat, a leading, world-class scholar of antiquity, has taught at the University Ca’Foscari of Venice, and at the universities of Milan, Calabria, and Siena. He is the author of major critical works, including volumes on Virgil, Euclid, and Archimedes. In its original publication in Italian, The Great Archimedes was awarded the coveted Corrado Alvaro award for Italian literary excellence. Geymonat lives in Italy.

ISBN 978-1-60258-311-5 / $24.95 T / 125 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 16 color & 28 b/w illustrations / Paperback Original / Classics / Now Available

in this exclusive english edition of the award-winning investigation of archimedes’ life, mario Geymonat provides fresh insights into one of the greatest minds in the history of humankind. Born in syracuse, sicily, archimedes (ca. 287 BCe–ca. 212 BCe) was a mathematician, physicist, scientist, engineer, and inventor par excellence. archimedes not only explored the displacement of water and sand, worked out the principle of levers, developed an approximation of pi, discovered ways to determine the areas and volumes of solids, and invented the monumental archimedes’ screw, but he also developed machinery that his fellow syracusans successfully employed to defend their native city against the romans. already a highly acclaimed telling of the life and mind of this important and innovative thinker, The Great Archimedes, now in translation, is sure to be cherished by experts and novices alike across the english-speaking world. “Thanks to this work, Archimedes—distant though he is—will continue to be an example for new generations, stimulating interest in the complex and difficult scientific questions of today.” – from the Introductions by Zhores I. Alferov, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for physics

“In this book Archimedes is presented in a learned manner, from every point of view.” – from the Preface by Luciano Canfora

The Great ArchimedesMario Geymonata rich, celebrated, and illustrated look at one of antiquity’s greatest minds

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Ralph C. Wood is University Professor of Theology and Literature at Baylor University. He is the author of Flannery O’Connor and the Christ-Haunted South and Literature and Theology.

CONTENTS 1. Man as Holy Monster: Christian Humanism, Evolution, and Orthodoxy 2. Patriotism and the True Patria: Distributism, Hymns, and Christendom in Dublin 3. Militarism and the Church Militant: Lepanto, Defense of World War I, and “The Truce of Christmas” 4. The Waning of the West and the Threat of Islam: The New Jerusalem and The Flying Inn 5. Tyrannical Tolerance and Ferocious Hospitality: The Ball and the Cross 6. The Bane and Blessing of Civilization: Torture, Democracy, and The Ballad of the White Horse 7. The Nightmare Mystery of Divine Action: The Man Who Was Thursday

“Who better to make sense of G. K. Chesterton’s quarrel with secular humanism? Wood brilliantly helps us navigate the trail Chesterton blazed through our modern Inferno.” – Daniel McInerny, Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Honors College, Baylor University

ChestertonThe Nightmare Goodness of God

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Ralph C. Woodthe dark side of the world’s greatest literary optimist

the literary giant G. K. Chesterton is often praised as the “Great optimist”—

God’s rotund jester. in this fresh and daring endeavor, ralph Wood turns

a critical eye on Chesterton’s corpus to reveal the beef-and-ale believer’s

darker vision of the world and those who live in it. During an age when the

words grace, love, and gospel, sound more hackneyed than genuine, Wood

argues for a recovery of Chesterton’s primary contentions: first, that the

incarnation of Jesus was necessary reveals a world full not of a righteous

creation but of tragedy, terror, and nightmare, and second, that the problem

of evil is only compounded by a Christianity that seeks progress, political

control, and cultural triumph.

Wood’s sharp literary critique moves beyond formulaic or overly pious

readings to show that, rather than fleeing from the ghoulish horrors of his

time, Chesterton located God’s mysterious goodness within the existence of

evil. Chesterton seeks to reclaim the keen theological voice of this literary

authority who wrestled often with the counterclaims of paganism. in doing

so, it argues that Christians may have more to learn from the unbelieving

world than is often supposed.

“Ralph Wood has given us an outstanding contribution to Chesterton scholarship, revealing both the depth of the author’s intellect and the breadth of his imagination.” – Dale Ahlquist, President, American Chesterton Society

“The finest study of Chesterton in many years. It is precisely because Wood has not turned a blind eye to Chesterton’s faults that he has succeeded so powerfully in demonstrating Chesterton’s genius and continued importance for us today.” – David Bentley Hart, author of Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies

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Fred Parker is Fellow of Clare College and Senior Lecturer in English at Cambridge University. His previous books are Johnson’s Shakespeare and Skepticism and Literature: An Essay on Pope, Hume, Sterne, and Johnson.

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The Devil as Muse Blake, Byron, and the Adversary


Fred Parkera masterful reflection on the Devil’s role in the literary imagination

Rowan Williams is Archbishop of Canterbury. He has published 12 books, including most recently Why Study the Past?; Poems; and Writing in the Dust: After September 11

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in this highly acclaimed work, now available for the first time in paperback, archbishop of Canterbury rowan Williams investigates the four major novels of one of literature’s most complex, and most complexly misunderstood, authors: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Devils, and The Brothers Karamozov. Displaying an impressive grasp of the literary, historical, psychological, and theological frameworks underpinning Dostoevsky’s text, Williams explores the intricacies of his speech, fiction, metaphor, and iconography. to understand Dostoevsky as a writer of fiction, Williams convincingly argues, one must also understand his religious commitments. Published in cloth in 2008, rowan Williams’ Dostoevsky is a rich and masterful guide—one that greatly enhances any reading of the great writers’ work.

“[Dostoevsky] is a wonderfully intelligent, stylish reading of the novels, with—as one would expect—fascinating things to say about the religious life at the heart of Dostoevsky’s fiction, and about his handling of it. However well you think you know the novels, this book will show you new things you missed.” – A. N. Wilson, The Times Literary Supplement

“Williams takes us on a journey through a world where philosophy and theology are not dry on a page, but moist with tears of compassion. After reading this breathtaking book, we return to Dostoevsky with new insight on what it means to be human, and above all, to sense the dark and urgent presence of the living God.” – N. T. Wright, Bishop of Durham

“This book is not at all what one expects it to be. Over five bold and compelling chapters, Rowan Williams performs a tour-de-force reading of Dostoevsky’s major novels.” – Robert Bird, University of Chicago, The Journal of Religion, July 2010

expertly examining three literary interpretations of the Devil and his influence upon the creative process—milton’s satan in Paradise Lost, the mephistopheles of Goethe’s Faust, and the one who offers daimonic creativity in thomas mann’s Doctor faustus—fred Parker unveils a radical tension between the ethical and the aesthetic. While the Devil is the artist’s necessary collaborator and liberating muse, the price paid for such creativity is nothing less damnable than the faustian pact—and the artist is seen as accursed, alienated, morally disturbing. in their own different ways, Parker shows, Blake, Byron, and mann all reflect and acknowledge that tension in their work, and model ways to resolve it through their writing. The Devil as Muse insightfully suggests how creative literature can feel its way back along the processes—both theological and psychological—that lie behind such constructions of the adversary. “Beautifully written, effortlessly involved and engaging. The Devil as Muse is, like many of the books that it deals with, a great triumph of the ethical imagination.” – Gregory Dart, Senior Lecturer, University College of London

“The Devil as Muse is a fascinating inquiry into some of the most profound and mysterious sources of literary creativity.” – David Hopkins, Emeritus Professor of English, Bristol University

Dostoevsky Language, Faith, and Fiction


Rowan Williamsnow in paper: The Times Literary Supplement’s 2008 book of the year

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Thomas S. Hibbs is Distinguished Professor of Ethics & Culture and Dean of the Honors College at Baylor University. He is the author of Arts of Darkness: American Noir and the Quest for Redemption.

CONTENTSFragmentary Philosophical Preface1. Nihilism, American Style2. The Quest for Evil3. The Negative Zone4. Normal Nihilism as Comic5. Romanticism and Nihilism6. Defense against the Dark Arts7. “God Got Involved”8. Feels Like the Movies

PRAIsE fOR THE fIRsT EDITION “Truly astounding and enlightening. This book is so rich in ideas that before finishing it, one will likely have made plans to read it again.” – Doug McManaman

“Hibbs has a resplendent knowledge of, and a chagrined appreciation for, popular culture.” – Weekly Standard

“The best way to understand the influence of Nietzsche on popular culture.” – Boundless Webzine

Shows about NothingNihilism in Popular Culture, Second Edition

Thomas S. Hibbsfrom Harry Potter and avatar to mad men and seinfeld— the something about nothing in flicks, films, and tv shows

american media is the subject of constant critique. the seeming exaltation of

violence, sex, and illicit themes creates virulent opponents of the media and

its content. But could it be that the american experiment—even the quest to

fulfill the american Dream—actually encourages media to act in a way that

deserves these critiques?

Probing deep into the canon of all things screen, thomas Hibbs uncovers

the disturbing truths about the contemporary media landscape. Beneath

the shallow facade of evil lies the nietzschean framework of nihilism—

a nothingness that undermines notions of right and wrong while destroying

any sense of meaning or purpose. yet what makes this nihilism even more

profound is nietzsche’s warning that liberal democracies are especially

susceptible to such nothingness. in his examples, Hibbs shows how the

popular story lines and characters of our time often rule out any possibility

of making a “right” decision. Ultimately, Shows about Nothing toes the line

between something and nothing to suggest how popular culture can move

beyond nihilism.

“Hibbs knows Hollywood—from its self-indulgent nihilism to its capacity of art that nourishes the soul. Shows about Nothing offers both a perceptive analysis of the artistic merits of a wide range of film and TV shows and a diagnosis of their cultural significance.” – William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist and, most recently, Dimiter

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Douglas E. Cowan is Professor of Religious Studies at Renison University College, University of Waterloo. He is the author of Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen and co-editor of Religion Online: Finding Faith on the Internet.

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Sacred SpaceThe Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television

Douglas E. Cowanto infinity and beyond, scifi’s search for humanity’s great purpose

Greg Garrett is Professor of English at Baylor University. He is author of the critically acclaimed novel Free Bird, as well as The Gospel According to Hollywood and Holy Superheroes. He lives in Austin, Texas.

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one of the most beloved stories in history, J. K. rowling’s Harry Potter series topped the best-seller charts, inspired the highest-grossing film series of all time (the final installment to release november 2011), and has now become a $250 million Universal studios theme park. What is it about this story that has ignited such fandom and struck such a chord with people around the world? as prolific author—and Potter devotee—Greg Garrett explains, these novels not only entertain but teach deeply held truths about ourselves, others, and the world around us. Unlocking the textual genius behind the Harry Potter narrative, Garrett reveals rowling’s magical formula—one that, he contends, earns her a place next to history’s greatest literary giants. “Few observers can read the tea leaves of American popular culture with greater religious discernment and subtlety than Greg Garrett.” – Mark I. Pinsky, author of The Gospel According to the Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World’s Most Animated Family

“Pushing past the early naysayers who failed to see the deep, abiding Christian faith animating the epic Harry Potter series, Garrett connects the dots between J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and the heir to their mythic power, J. K. Rowling. Prepare to be spellbound!” – Craig Detweiler, Director, Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture, Pepperdine University

as humans we hope that outside the boundaries of everyday living there lies something greater than ourselves. as Doug Cowan argues, science fiction is the genre of possibility and hope, a principal canvas on which writers, artists, and filmmakers have sketched their visions of this transcendent potential for generations. in Sacred Space, he leads readers in a compelling exploration of how this transcendence is manifested in science-fiction cinema and television of today. Drawing on the most popular examples—Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Stargate SG-1, and the 1953 film adaptation of The War of the Worlds—Cowan provides a provocative reflection on what science fiction ultimately says about our culture’s worldviews, hopes, and fears.

“As a professor of religious studies, Douglas Cowan explores the human need to seek out meaning in an uncertain universe. But he is as likely to find it in Battlestar Galactica as he is in The Bible…. Looking at reality and religion through the lens of “non-human” cultures, he explains, can help us better understand our earthly questions about whether the universe knows who we are—or cares.” – The Atlantic

“Cowan demonstrates his ability to read texts closely, to develop an argument clearly, and to relate pop culture materials to their historical context provocatively.” – Choice, April 2011

One Fine PotionThe Literary Magic of Harry Potter

Greg GarrettWhy we continue to love Harry Potter and his wizarding world

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Jewly Hight has written about popular music for more than a dozen outlets—including Nashville Public Radio, American Songwriter, Relix, No Depression, Paste, and the Nashville Scene—and holds a Master of Theological Studies from Vanderbilt Divinity School. Born in North Carolina and raised in Florida, she lives, writes, and clogs in Nashville. “Hight makes a case for why the voices of these women speak to those of us who keep returning to their music for sustenance and inspiration.”– Bill Friskics-Warren, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and author of I’ll Take You There: Pop Music and the Urge for Transcendence “Right by Her Roots establishes Hight as one of the Americana scene’s sharpest writers.”– Juli Thanki, senior writer at The 9513

Right by Her RootsAmericana Women and Their Songs

Jewly Hightthe true voices behind the music of americana’s leading artists

in the age of digital delivery, more and more popular music arrives to its

listeners in downloadable bits, giving away very little about where the

songs come from or the inspiration behind them. Right by Her Roots

provides a wonderful antidote. Highly regarded and spiritually savvy

music writer Jewly Hight conducts a thorough and thoughtful

exploration of the work and lives of eight groundbreaking americana

artists: lucinda Williams, Julie miller, victoria Williams, michelle

shocked, mary Gauthier, ruthie foster, elizabeth Cook, and abigail

Washburn. What she unearths through these vivid, original interviews

is rich insight into what animates their work and how they view and

experience the world. Hight’s engaging work proves there is much to

be gained from digging beneath the lyrics to expose the roots of these

talented yet under-acknowledged female artists.

“If anyone should write an account of some of Americana’s greatest female heroes, it’s Jewly Hight…. This isn’t just a book for Americana fans—it’s a book for songwriters, music lovers, appreciators of good writing and anyone who’s ever felt even the slightest bit compelled to create something bigger than themselves, to reach down to their roots and give the world everything they’ve got.” – American Songwriter

“This will end up being the best book written about Americana music this year.” – Nashville Scene

“Hight offers a perspective rarely seen in books on contemporary music…. This beautifully crafted little book introduces the deeply felt music of many of these women for the first time and brings their music to new audiences.” – Library Journal

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John S. McClure is the Charles G. Finney Professor of Preaching and Worship at Vanderbilt Divinity School and editor of the journal Homiletic. His previous books include Other-wise Preaching: A Postmodern Ethic for Homiletics and Claiming Theology in the Pulpit. He lives in Nashville, TN.

CONTENTS 1. The Songwriter: Invention In and Out of a Theological Tradition 2. Multitrack Composition and Loop Browsing: Style and Theological Invention 3. Sampling, Remixing, and Mashup: Inventing the Theologically Possible 4. The Grain of the Voice: Inventing the Soundscape of Religious Desire 5. Fan Cultures: Getting Theological Inventions into the DJ’s Crates 6. Lyrics: Inventing Theology in Response to Popular Music Appendix 1: The Multitrack Sermon: A Homiletical Case Study Appendix 2: Mashup and Theological Invention: An Academic Case Study

Mashup ReligionPop Music and Theological Invention

John S. McClurea novel approach to creating contemporary public theology

Popular music artists are intentionally unoriginal. Pop producers find their

inspiration by sampling across traditions and genres; remix artists compose

a pastiche of the latest hits. these “mashup” artists stretch the boundaries

of creativity by freely intermingling old sounds and melodies with the

newest technologies. Using this phenomenon in contemporary music-

making as a metaphor, John mcClure encourages the invention of new

theological ideas by creating a mashup of the traditional and the novel.

What emerges are engaging ways of communicating that thrive at the

intersection of religion and popular culture yet keep alive the deepest of

theological truths.

“Who knew that musical loops, remixes, and sampling could offer such suitable metaphors for reimagining religious pedagogy? McClure stands apart, suggesting new possibilities for everyone anxious to communicate meaningfully to those ever-changing and regionally distinct audiences shaped so profoundly by popular culture.” – Michael J. Gilmour, author of Gods and Guitars: Seeking the Sacred in Post 1960s Popular Music and The Gospel According to Bob Dylan: The Old, Old Story for Modern Times

“Mashup Religion charts new territory in debates about the nature of theology. Using popular music making as a jumping off point, it sets out a vision for creative, imaginative and rhythmic theologizing. McClure’s is a refreshing and inspiring approach to communicating faith that is not directed at but learned from popular culture.” – Peter Ward, Senior Lecturer in Youth Ministry and Theological Education, Department of Education and Professional Studies, School of Social Science and Public Policy, King’s College, London

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Tom Regan is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University. Among his major contributions are The Case for Animal Rights; The Struggle for Animal Rights; and Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Andrew Linzey is Director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and a member of the Faculty of Theology at Oxford University. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books.

ISBN 978-1-60258-237-8 / $29.95 S / 240 pages, 6 x 9 Paperback Original / Animals/Literary Criticism / Now Available

Other NationsAnimals in Modern Literature

Tom Regan and Andrew Linzey, editorsshort stories about the furred, feathered, and finned

Roger S. Gottlieb is Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. A contributing editor to Tikkun and a prolific author, his most recent books include A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and Our Planet’s Future, The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology, and A Spirituality of Resistance: Finding a Peaceful Heart and Protecting the Earth. His column, Spirituality in an Age of Ecocide, is available online at patheos.com.

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in this lively and at times very funny book, roger s. Gottlieb explores the most pressing questions about today’s ecological dilemmas—and the sometimes emotionally charged conversations that accompany their mention—through the telling of distinct yet connected philosophical short stories. fictional characters with personalities, individual histories, and strong opinions wrestle with the meaning of life, the value of nature, animal rights, the roles of science and religion in environmentalism, and political choices facing environmental activists—as well as their own anger, fear, despair, and close-mindedness. encountering forcefully articulated positions and engaging characters, readers will be moved to reconsider their own beliefs—and to examine personal barriers to truly listening to those “on the other side.”

“Gottlieb (A Greener Faith) carefully crafts morality tales that champion disparate yet constructive voices while still giving a platform to the myopic dissenters. While the characters’ sole purpose is to facilitate these kinds of dialogues, the author’s curious approach is a refreshing way to ‘engage’ in these debates.” – Publishers Weekly

the world’s first anthology designed to employ the power of fiction to illuminate our moral relationship with animals, Other Nations boasts a superb collection of writings from authors of great distinction, including ernest Hemingway, George orwell, and alice Walker. By organizing the literary pieces according to the means by which humans relate to the animals discussed—as companions, as sources of food, as objects of sport and entertainment, and as subjects in scientific research—preeminent scholars tom regan and andrew linzey enable readers to relate these texts (and these animals) to their own experiences and to the manifold issues discussed in public forums. this collection presents various and contrary viewpoints, leaving readers to come to their own moral conclusions about how humans view and treat animals.

“A thought-provoking and timely collection that offers a unique entrée into the animal rights debate—one of the most important ethical issues of our day. Linzey and Regan have produced a page-turner that is sure to become popular bedside reading as well as a much-needed text for university and high school literature classes. What could be a more natural context in which to study the relationships between humans and animals than that of good literature?” – Patricia McEachern, Ph.D., Director, Drury University Forum on Animal Rights, and Dorothy Jo Barker Endowed Professor for the Study of Animal Rights

Engaging VoicesTales of Morality and Meaning in an Age of Global Warming

Roger S. GottliebUnderstanding moral conflict and nonviolent communication

Laura Hobgood-Oster is Professor of Religion and Environmental Studies and holds the Paden Chair in Religion at Southwestern University. She is featured in the documentary “Eating Mercifully,” produced by The Humane Society of the United States and is the author of Holy Dogs and Asses: Animals in the Christian Tradition. “Wonderful, inspiring, wide-ranging, and easy-to-read. The renowned Hobgood-Oster clearly reviews all of the issues that are pertinent to how we interact with nonhuman animal beings and shows how easy it is to treat animals better—and why we must do so for their, and our, benefit.” – Marc Bekoff, best-selling author of The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy—and Why They Matter CONTENTSPreface: Writing a History of Animals in ChristianityIntroduction: Even Dogs Deserve the Crumbs 1. What a Friend We Have: Our Animal Companions 2. Lions and Christians: Animals in Sport 3. Eating Mercifully: Animals for Food 4. Good Christian Hospitality: Animals at Home on the Earth 5. Where Have All the Animals Gone? Group Discussion Guide How to Help: Ideas for Individuals and Households How to Help: Ideas for Communities and Congregations Additional Resources

The Friends We KeepUnleashing Christianity’s Compassion for Animals

Laura Hobgood-Osterfrom saving spot to blessing Barbaro, why Christians must awaken to the plight of our furry and feathered friends

today we find ourselves in an anomaly in human history: many of our lives

are empty of animals. We have pets and sometimes watch documentaries

on animal Planet, but few of us know how the other species on our

planet really live today. and as laura Hobgood-oster reveals, many are

not living very well—sadly, not very well at all.

seeking to awaken Christians to the place and, too often, plight of animals in

the twenty-first century, The Friends We Keep gently but astutely introduces

the situations animals face today—as companions, as animals in sport, as

animals raised for food, and as creatures in the wild—and simultaneously

retells a myriad of often surprising and instructive stories from the long, rich

history of Christianity. We see and experience animals as Christians have

for generations—as beloved companions to the saints, as unfortunate

prisoners in roman arenas, as sentient and compassionate recipients and

givers of hospitality, and as good and worthy beings created by God. once

upon a time, it seems—not too terribly long ago—animals held an important

place in Christianity.

Could it be, then, that Christianity can be good news for animals today?

With a guide for group discussion and ideas for how people of faith can

respond, this thoroughly engaging and enlightening book is essential for

all who desire to live compassionately.

“The book’s strength is Hobgood-Oster herself, exhibited in her conversational tone and personal connection to the stories of animals in Christian scripture, as well as her experience in shelters and refuges, about which she writes movingly.” – Publishers Weekly

“A carefully researched and powerfully argued book—both moving and revelatory. Hobgood-Oster reminds us that compassionate concern for other creatures is an article of Christian faith.” – Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO, The Humane Society of the United States

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Thomas M. Lessl is Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia. A frequent contributor to the Journal of Communication and Religion and the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Lessl received the 2010 Religious Communication Association’s Article Award for “The Innate Religiosity of Political Rhetoric.” He lives in Athens, Georgia.

CONTENTS1. The Social Meaning of Evolutionary Rhetoric2. Francis Bacon and the Scientific Identity3. Science in God’s Bosom4. From Two Books to One5. The New Christianity6. Positivism in the World of Thomas Huxley7. Scientism Scientized8. The Continuing Education of Evolutionism and Science’s Battle for the Public Mind

Rhetorical DarwinismReligion, Evolution, and the Scientific IdentitysTUDIEs IN RHETORIC AND RELIgION

Thomas M. Lesslthe origins, progress, and power of scientific rhetoric

everything evolves, science tells us, including the public language used by

scientists to sustain and perpetuate their work. Harkening back to the

Protestant reformation—a time when the promise of scientific inquiry was

intimately connected with a deep faith in divine Providence—thomas lessl

traces the evolving role and public identity of science in the West.

as the reformation gave way to the enlightenment, notions of Providence

evolved into progress. History’s divine plan could now be found in nature, and

scientists became history’s new prophets. With Darwin and the emergence of

evolutionary science, progress and evolution collapsed together into what

lessl calls “evolutionism,” and the grand scientific identity was used to

advance science’s power into the world.

in this masterful treatment, lessl analyzes the descent of these patterns of

scientific advocacy from the world of francis Bacon into the world of thomas

Huxley and his successors. in the end, Rhetorical Darwinism proposes that

Darwin’s power to fuel the establishment of science within the Western social

milieu often turns from its scientific course.

“Science is no mere private pursuit. Rather, the most influential scientific ideas can transform a culture gradually, by first aligning themselves with older cultural ideas and icons, overthrowing the old order in the process. Those who wish to understand how ‘evolutionism’ insinuated itself into modern culture do no better than to read Lessl’s work.” – Michael J. Behe, Professor of Biological Science, Lehigh University

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Alfred I. Tauber is Professor of Philosophy, Zoltan Kohn Professor of Medicine, and Director Emeritus of the Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University. He received the 2008 Medal for Science awarded by the University of Bologna and is the author or editor of several books, including Freud, the Reluctant Philosopher and Patient Autonomy and the Ethics of Responsibility.

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Science and the Quest for MeaningAlfred I. Taubera timely history—and humanizing philosophy—of science

Michael J. Hyde is University Distinguished Professor of Communication Ethics in the Department of Communication and is on the faculty of the Program for Bioethics, Health, and Society in the School of Medicine, Wake Forest University. He is the winner of the National Communication Association’s Ethics Division book award for Perfection.

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in a masterful survey of the history of the idea of human perfection, award-winning author and noted rhetorician michael J. Hyde leads a fascinating excursion through philosophy, religion, science, and art. eloquently and engagingly he delves into the canon of Western thought, drawing on figures from st. augustine and John rawls to leonardo da vinci and David Hume to Kenneth Burke and mary shelley. on the journey, Hyde expounds on the workings of daily existence, the development of reason, and the bounds of beauty. in the end, he ponders the consequences of the perfection-driven impulse of medical science and considers the implications of the burgeoning rhetoric of “our posthuman future.” Perfection is a triumphant examination of the human quest for significance. “[I]nteresting, engaging and informative in a way that draws the reader in…. This book should be of interest to a large readership from scholars to lay readers. Highly recommended.” – Library Journal

“This is everything we have come to expect of Michael Hyde’s prolific authorship. For it, we all stand in his debt.” – Calvin O. Schrag, George Ade Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Purdue University

in this deeply thoughtful exploration, practicing scientist and highly regarded philosopher alfred tauber eloquently traces the history of the philosophy of science, seeking to place it within the humanistic context from which it originated. avoiding the dogmatism often identifying both extremes in the recent “science wars,” tauber offers a way of understanding science as an evolving relationship between facts and the values that govern their discovery and applications. Science and the Quest for Meaning is a timely philosophy of science arguing that “truth” and “objectivity” can function as working ideals and serve as pragmatic tools. if the humanization of science is to reach its completion, tauber contends, it must reveal not only the meaning it receives from its social and cultural settings, but also that which it lends to them. “A compelling, complex, and detailed work.” – Choice

“Deeply thoughtful and stylishly written, this is one of the most perceptive contributions to this debate in recent years.” – Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University

PerfectionComing to Terms with Being Human

Michael J. Hydean eloquent intellectual and rhetorical history of our never-ending quest

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Richard Bauckham is a fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He is the author of several books, including The Bible and Ecology: Rediscovering the Community of Creation and Jesus and the EyeWitness: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony, winner of the 2009 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing.

“A significant biblical, theological, and historical resource for the desperately needed “greening” of the Christian faith. Bauckham’s collection deserves very wide attention.” – David P. Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and Director, Center for Theology and Public Life, Mercer University

CONTENTS1. The Human Place in Creation – a Biblical Overview 2. Dominion Interpreted – an Historical Account 3. Reading the Synoptic Gospels Ecologically4. Jesus and Animals5. Jesus and the Wild Animals in the Wilderness (Mark 1:13)6. Reading the Sermon on the Mount in an Age of Ecological Catastrophe7. Joining Creation’s Praise of God8. Creation’s Praise of God in the Book of Revelation9. Creation Mysticism in Matthew Fox and Francis of Assisi10. Biodiversity – a Biblical-Theological Perspective

Living with Other CreaturesGreen Exegesis and Theology

Richard BauckhamUnveiling Christianity’s mandate for creation care

the Bible and Christian tradition have, at best, offered an ambiguous word

in response to earth’s environmental difficulties. at worst, a complex, often

one-sided history of interpretation has left the Bible’s voice silent. aiming

to bridge these gaps, richard Bauckham mines scripture and theology,

discovering a firm command for Christians to care for all of God’s creation

and then discusses the generations of theologians who have sought to live

out this biblical mandate. Going beyond old testament human dominion,

Living with Other Creatures consults scripture in its entirety and includes

Jesus’ perspectives on creation, novel approaches to reading the gospels,

and some of the most well known “ecologists” throughout Christian history.

the result is an innovative and enriching treatise that reminds readers of

God’s whole creation—and humanity’s place within it.

“In this exciting volume, Bauckham weaves together Jesus’ teaching of the kingdom of God, the Jewish traditions of animal compassion, St. Francis, the Apocalypse, and Christian mystics to make the case that creation’s praise of God—independent of humans—is foundational to the Christian tradition. The result is an important, highly recommended reading of the biblical mandate for ethical engagement in today’s ecological crises.” – Barbara Rossing, Professor of New Testament, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and author of The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation

“Filled with intelligence and serious scholarship, Living with Other Creatures carries a deeply important message. A very valuable contribution.” – Roger S. Gottlieb, author of Engaging Voices: Tales of Morality and Meaning in an Age of Global Warming and A Greener Faith

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Richard Bauckham is Professor of New Testament Studies and Bishop Wardlaw Professor at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. (See page 23 for more information.)

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With his characteristic rigor and perceptiveness, richard Bauckham embarks on a biblical investigation into the relationship between human beings and the rest of creation. arguing that there is much more to the Bible’s understanding of this relationship than Genesis 1, Bauckham considers the ecological perspectives found in the book of Job, the Psalms, and the Gospels, all of which, he determines, require a re-evaluation of the biblical tradition of “dominion.” Bauckham discovers a tradition of a “community of creation” in which human beings are fellow members with God’s other creatures and true reconciliation to God involves the entire creation. short, reliable, and engaging, The Bible and Ecology is essential reading for anyone looking for a biblically grounded approach to ecology. “Extremely significant in its thesis and compelling in its execution, The Bible and Ecology even has a touch of humor here and there.” – Bruce Longenecker, W.W. Melton Chair of Religion, Baylor University

“In this book Richard Bauckham brings his characteristic clarity of thought and atten-tiveness to textual detail to matters of theology and ecology. Ranging well beyond the accounts of Genesis 1-2, Bauckham presents the rich, complex and multilayered ways in which the Bible speaks about humans, animals and the rest of creation. Bauckham’s analysis suggests a lively and life-giving set of prescriptions for how humans might engage and even enhance creation without violating its God-given integrity.” – Stephen Fowl, Professor of Theology, Loyola University Maryland

The Bible and EcologyRediscovering the Community of Creation

Richard Bauckhama concise, engaging introduction to the Bible’s ecological vision

David G. Horrell is Professor of New Testament Studies and Director of the Centre for Biblical Studies at the University of Exeter, U.K.

Cherryl Hunt is an Associate Research Fellow of the University of Exeter, U.K.

Christopher Southgate is a Research Fellow of the University of Exeter, U.K., and Dean of Studies of the South West Ministry Training Course.

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Greening PaulRereading the Apostle in a Time of Ecological Crisis

David G. Horrell, Cherryl Hunt, and Christopher Southgatea groundbreaking rereading of Paul in light of today’s ecological crisis

a remarkable, wide-ranging attempt to read the Pauline literature from an ecological perspective, Greening Paul, the first book of its kind, traverses carefully between extremes claiming to present Paul’s narrative world and simply subjugating the Bible to a contemporary set of ethical values. skillfully the authors craft their reading of Paul according to the cutting-edge insights of narrative criticism and tackle burning questions that assail Christians in the present ecological crisis: Does the biblical tradition inculcate an anthropocentric worldview that gives humanity license to exploit the earth for our benefit? Does biblical eschatology imply that the earth is of only passing significance for the elect? Greening Paul is a timely and adroit re-reading of the apostle Paul that provides a potentially very fruitful ecological vision, all the while staying true to the biblical text. “This admirable study demonstrates that carefully ground ‘hermeneutical lenses’ can focus and clarify one’s perception of the implicit eco-theology and ethics in the Pauline letters.” – Victor Paul Furnish, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Southern Methodist University

“This well written and carefully argued collaborative investigation is a must-read for environmental ethicists, biblical scholars, theologians, church practitioners, and their students.” – H. Paul Santmire, author of Nature Reborn and Ritualizing Nature





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Armand Puig i Tàrrech is Dean and Professor of New Testament at the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia in Barcelona. He is the author or editor of several books including Jesus: An Uncommon Journey: Studies on the Historical Jesus.

CONTENTS1. The sources Christian sources Non-Christian sources The value of the sources on Jesus2. The context Galilee Jerusalem The Jewish religion Jews and non-Jews3. The person of Jesus Name Place and date of birth Parents and family The Nazareth years The years of public activity Jesus’ life’s journey Jesus, the person4. His message God, the Father and His Kingdom The signs of the Kingdom The Kingdom, a standard for life Jesus’ identity5. From death to life Jesus facing death The Passion The resurrection

JesusA Biography

Armand Puig i Tàrrecha biographical portrait of the historical Jesus

What do we really know about Jesus of nazareth? two thousand years

after his death, this adored yet controversial figure continues to raise a

wealth of questions.

in Jesus: A Biography, celebrated Catalan new testament scholar armand

Puig i tàrrech weaves a comprehensive historical narrative to answer

many of the most intriguing questions about Jesus. What do we know

about the way Jesus was raised? Why did he spend so much time with

social outcasts? How did he simultaneously attract loyal followers and

fierce adversaries? What did his words and actions mean? What can be

said about his death and resurrection from a historical perspective?

Puig i tàrrech highlights Jesus’ most profound and distinctive features—

from his purposeful identification with the sick and poor and his

relationship with his devoted followers to his astute trust in God’s care of

human history—bringing into view a vivid, active, and believable Jesus.

“Jesus is a richly informed and thoughtful approach to historical knowledge of Jesus from a seasoned scholar. Both a senior scholar and a practicing Christian, Puig i Tàrrech navigates the complexity of the questions, the sources, and the criteria for making historical statements about Jesus.” – Larry Hurtado, Director of the Centre for the Study of Christian Origins, The University of Edinburgh

“In an accessible format, Jesus familiarizes readers with the textual evidence on which an analysis of Jesus must be based. Puig i Tàrrech understands that when Jesus is located within his generative environment, we can discern the dimensions of personal development that move us out of asking whether a person exists and into the realm of critical biography.” – Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion, Bard College

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Reinhard Feldmeier is Professor of New Testament at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen and the author of several books, including The First Letter of Peter: A Commentary on the Greek Text.

Hermann Spieckermann is Professor of Old Testament at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen. “Feldmeier and Spieckermann have given new life to the venerable but frequently questioned discipline of biblical theology. Their work shines with the spirit of collaboration as they navigate the diversity of scripture—both its tensions and its testimonies—in a way that is compelling and transformative. God of the Living will be a standard reference for many years to come.”– William P. Brown, Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary

“One of the most intellectually invigorating works of biblical scholarship I have read in years. Coherent presentation of the biblical understanding of God requires a degree of erudition and courage that few scholars but Feldmeier and Spieckermann could muster. Addressing the inseparable questions of who God is and what God does, the authors moderate a conversation among all scriptural witnesses at the frontier where history of religions meets systematic theology. For practitioners in those disciplines, as well as for biblical exegetes, God of the Living is an indispensable resource and stimulus for study.”– C. Clifton Black, Otto A. Piper Professor of Biblical Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary

God of the LivingA Biblical Theology

Reinhard Feldmeier and Hermann Spieckermanna magisterial biblical theology by two acclaimed scholars

in God of the Living, noted biblical scholars reinhard feldmeier and

Hermann spieckermann provide a comprehensive theology of the God

of the Christian Bible. a remarkable achievement, God of the Living joins

together the very best of old and new testament scholarship and

wrestles with the whole of scripture to give a definitive and decisive

voice to the church’s central mission—bearing witness to the living God.

Both historical and systematic, God of the Living explores God’s

multifaceted, complex, and sometimes contradictory character

presented in the scriptures. yet, whether in wrath or reconciliation,

judgment or justification, suffering or salvation, God has given and

shares divine life in the person of Jesus Christ. thus, feldmeier and

spieckermann uncover God’s profound affirmation of human life, as

the God of the living—the God of the Bible—finds fulfillment in relation

to the living partners of his own creation.

“Here are two masters of the biblical text who offer a fresh, thick probing of the character of God in the Bible. Their daring capacity to move between the Testaments overcomes the ‘radical monotheism of the Second Person’ in the New Testament. God of the Living is a major contribution to the on-going work of theological interpretation.” – Walter Brueggemann, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary

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Matthew Levering is Professor of Theology at the University of Dayton and a Distinguished Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. His most recent publications include Jewish-Christian Dialogue and the Life of Wisdom; Christ and the Catholic Priesthood; Participatory Biblical Exegesis; and Biblical Natural Law. He lives in Dayton, Ohio.

CONTENTSI. The Passage of Jesus Christ1. Christ’s Descent into Hell 2. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ3. Sitting at the Right Hand of the Father

II. The Passage of Christ’s People4. A People in Passage5. Can We Merit Eternal Life?6. Do We Have Spiritual Souls?7. Bodily Resurrection and Beatific Vision

Jesus and the Demise of DeathResurrection, Afterlife, and the Fate of the Christian

Matthew Leveringa theology of resurrection and eternal life

What happens after death to Jesus and to those who follow him? Jesus and

the Demise of Death offers a constructive theology that seeks to answer

that very question, carefully considering both Jesus’ descent into hell and

eventual resurrection as integral parts of a robust vision of the Christian

bodily resurrection. taking on the claims of n.t. Wright and richard B. Hays,

matthew levering draws strongly upon the work of thomas aquinas to

propose a radical reconstruction of Christian eschatological theology—

one that takes seriously the profound ways in which Christianity and its

beatific vision have been enriched by Platonic thought and emphasizes

the role of the Church community in the passage from life to death. in so

doing, levering underscores the hope in eternal life for Jesus’ followers

and gives readers firm and fruitful soil upon which to base conversations

about the Christian’s future.

“The eminent biblical scholar Richard B. Hays calls upon contemporary theologians to ‘press forward to a robust recovery of apocalyptic teaching and preaching.’ When it comes to theological discussion of [particular] themes, the past century has been a tumultuous one. The Church’s traditional eschatology has fallen out of favor. For many theologians and biblical scholars, significant portions of the Church’s traditional eschatology reflect an outdated worldview. Taking up Hays’s challenge, Jesus and the Demise of Death seeks to contribute to the ‘robust recovery of apocalyptic teaching and preaching’ by setting forth a theology of resurrection and eternal life (Christ’s and ours). “ – adapted from the Introduction

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Matthew Levering is Professor of Theology at the University of Dayton and a Distinguished Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. His most recent publications include Jewish-Christian Dialogue and the Life of Wisdom; Christ and the Catholic Priesthood; Participatory Biblical Exegesis; and Biblical Natural Law. He lives in Dayton, Ohio.

CONTENTS1. Is Charity Violent?2. Hatred and the God of Israel3. Sloth and the Joy of the Resurrection4. Envy and God-Reliance5. Discord, Contention, and Ecclesial Peace6. Schism and Liturgical Mediation7. War and the Interpretation of Scripture8. Scandal, Scapegoats, and Spiritual Downfall

The Betrayal of CharityThe Sins that Sabotage Divine Love

Matthew Leveringfrom sloth to scandal, a spirited exploration of love and the sins against it

love was at one time a powerfully unifying force among Christians. in his

letters, Paul consistently evokes charity as the avenue to both human and

divine communion. if the magnitude of charity was of the upmost

importance to early Christians, so were those sins that aimed to distract

Christians from acting based on love. taking seriously the efforts of Paul,

and later thomas aquinas, to expose and root out the sins against

charity, matthew levering reclaims the centrality of love for moral,

and in fact all, theology.

as levering argues, the practice of charity leads to inner joy and peace as

well as outward mercy, good will, and unity with God and neighbor. the

sins against charity—hatred, sloth, envy, discord and contention, schism,

war and strife, and sedition and scandal—threaten love’s concrete effects

by rebelling against dependence on God and undermining interdependence

on others. The Betrayal of Charity seriously considers the consequences of

each of the sins against love, compelling individuals and communities to

recognize their own loss of charity. in doing so, levering fosters a spirit of

restoration and reminds readers that love—not the sins against it—will

have the last word.

“Levering is by now at the forefront of the younger generation of Catholic theologians in America. The Betrayal of Charity provides a profound treatment of particular patterns of sin together with a proper placement of those patterns within the grammar of love. A lovely and intellectually stimulating book.” – Paul J. Griffiths, Warren Chair of Catholic Theology, Duke Divinity School

“The Betrayal of Charity is spirited and engaging. Levering addresses very worthy interlocutors—including Hays and Schwartz—and gives them a good run for their money.” – Gary Anderson, Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, University of Notre Dame

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Lucy Bregman is Professor of Religion at Temple University. Her previous publications include Death and Dying, Spirituality and Religions: A Study of the Death Awareness Movement; Beyond Silence and Denial: Death and Dying Reconsidered; and First Person Mortal: Personal Narratives of Illness, Dying and Grief. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “Lucy Bregman has once again brought her experience to bear upon the weighty topic of death, dying, and the afterlife. Clear, concise, and accessibly written, this book will doubtless be of interest to a wide audience, including not only those interested in Christian theology but those with a general interest in modern attitudes to death, dying, loss, and bereavement.” – Christopher M. Moreman, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, California State University, East Bay

CONTENTSPart I: What Christians Used to Say about Death1. A Changeover of Messages and Images2. What Is a Christian Funeral?3. Funeral Theologies of Death4. Heaven as Home5. Heaven as Journey6. Natural Immortality7. The Lord’s Will

Part II: The Age of Silence and Denial8. “Please Omit Funeral”9. The Challenge of New Theologies10. Death as Enemy

Part III: What Came Next11. New Words for Death, Dying, and Grief12. The Triumph of the Biographical

Part IV: What Might Have Been13. Two Alternatives14. What Might Have Been: Lament15. The Eclipse of Poetry16. Conclusion: What Christians No Longer Want to Say about Death

Preaching DeathThe Transformation of Christian Funeral Sermons

Lucy BregmanWhat Protestants once preached about death and dying, why that message has ceased, and why it matters

Christians traditionally have had something substantive and important to

say about death and afterlife. yet the language and imagery used in sermons

about life and death have given way to language designed to comfort

and celebrate.

in Preaching Death, lucy Bregman tracks the changes in Protestant

american funerals over the last one hundred years. early-twentieth-century

“natural immortality” doctrinal funeral sermons transitioned to an era of

“silence and denial,” eventually becoming expressive, biographical tributes

to the deceased. the contemporary death awareness movement, with the

“death as a natural event” perspective, has widely impacted american

culture, affecting health care, education, and psychotherapy and creating

new professions such as hospice nurse and grief counselor. Bregman

questions whether this transition—which occurred unobserved and without

conflict—was inevitable and what alternative paths could have been chosen.

in tracing this unique story, she reveals how americans’ comprehension of

death shifted in the last century—and why we must find ways to move

beyond it.

“Lucy Bregman’s incredible scholarship, laced with her practical judgment, creates sparkling insights at every turn. A must-read for pastors, for those who teach them, and for grief counselors of any stripe; this is their story, too.” – Dennis Klass, author of The Spiritual Lives of Bereaved Parents

“Lucy Bregman’s primary concern is our legacy, not in terms of what we leave behind when we die but with the images and meanings we create as we live in the presence of death. In a unique and provocative twist, she challenges readers to use historical imagination to envision alternative theologies of death in twentieth-century America. Preaching Death should be read by historians, preachers, and poets, and by anyone who longs to re-imagine death and grief in the twenty-first century.”– Margaret R. McLean, Associate Director and Director of Bioethics, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University

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Jason E. Vickers is Associate Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including most recently The Cambridge Companion to John Wesley, Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed, and Invocation and Assent: The Making and Remaking of Trinitarian Theology.

“An insightful and prayerfully crafted theological vision.” – Laceye Warner, Associate Professor of the Practice of Evangelism and Methodist Studies, and Royce and Jane Reynolds Teaching Fellow, Duke Divinity School

CONTENTS1. The Nature of the Church2. The Mission of the Church3. The Sacramental Life of the Church

Minding the Good GroundA Theology for Church Renewal

Jason E. Vickersa revitalizing theological vision for the church

Declining memberships. Pastoral scandals. a fear of secularism and the

new atheism. Christians are worried about the church’s future. Despite

such despair, Jason vickers believes the church also sits upon the cusp

of renewal. some emerging voices promise to lead the church out of decay

but focus only upon its structure, while others encourage the spirit’s work

to the exclusion of all else. Minding the Good Ground organizes the

multitude of voices and proposes a new way forward—rooting these

renewal movements in a robust historical theology. moving beyond

quick-fix solutions, this new theological vision grounds renewal in the

good and life-giving work of the Holy spirit.

“This is the best book on renewal I have read. Minding the Good Ground cuts through the pious clap trap and romantic hocus pocus and provides precisely the kind of sharp, substantial theological analysis we need. Vickers represents the work of a new generation who are coming on board to carry the torch of renewal into the future.” – William J. Abraham, Outler Professor of Wesley Studies, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

“Vickers is one of the brightest, most helpful young theologians working in our church today. And, he is surely right—renewal is primarily God’s self-assigned task, not ours. This wonderful book calls us to renewed theological accountability.” – Will Willimon, Bishop, North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church and Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry, Duke Divinity School

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Morgan Marietta teaches American politics and political psychology at the University of Georgia.

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The Politics of Sacred RhetoricAbsolutist Appeals and Political PersuasionsTUDIEs IN RHETORIC AND RELIgION

Morgan MariettaPersuasive speech in an age of polarization

Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs is Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.

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an explosion of flourishing black megachurches has changed the landscape of american religious life. Boasting memberships into the tens of thousands and meeting within both adorned walls and refurbished warehouse buildings, these contemporary fruits of the Civil rights movement hold many of the resources necessary to address america’s contemporary social disparities. after studying nearly 150 black megachurches, tamelyn n. tucker-Worgs asks, How are these church communities engaging the public sphere? and, why are their approaches so varied? The Black Megachurch sets aside the broad assumptions usually applied to the study of black churches and analyzes the three factors most necessary for social engagement—theological orientation, organization of community development initiatives, and gender-based spheres of labor and leadership. in doing so, tucker-Worgs underscores the myriad ways in which black megachurches have responded to the changing social climate and concludes that while some have lived up to their potential, others have a long way to go.

“The Black Megachurch is the best empirical study of black megachurches and politics. Covering 149 churches, Tucker-Worgs astutely shows their wide variety and relates their theological orientation to the types of public engagement they undertake.” – Lawrence Mamiya, Professor of Religion and Africana Studies on the Mattie M. Paschall Davis and Norman H. Davis Chair, Vassar College

“Tucker-Worgs advances a progressive framework for evaluating the impact of black megachurches while providing one of the most comprehensive profiles of these churches available to date.” – R. Drew Smith, Director, Center for the Church and the Black Experience, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

revealing what lies behind much contemporary political rhetoric, morgan

marietta shows that the language of america’s most prominent leaders

often relies on deep, even sacred, ideals. Comprehensively and in great

detail surveying the rhetorical inventions employed in influential social

movements and into the highest levels of government, The Politics of

Sacred Rhetoric systematically analyzes the use of absolutist claims—

and appeals to what a speaker deems to be universal truths—as essential

elements of persuasion in the american political landscape. in exploring

the sometimes subtle ways in which politicians employ this “sacred

rhetoric,” marietta engagingly demonstrates its impact on citizens’

reasoning, public discourse, and the very nature of american democracy.

“An extraordinary book. Marietta streams together careful empirical analysis with the paradoxes of democratic theory. To those worried about polarization and the future of civil political discourse, this book is essential reading.” – Bert A. Rockman, Professor of Political Science and Department Head, Department of Political Science, Purdue University

“Marietta investigates a strangely under-explored facet of public opinion— the power of sacred values to trump reasoning in shaping the course of political debates and elections. This book is deeply innovative.” – Philip Tetlock, Leonore Annenberg University Professor, Psychology Department, University of Pennsylvania

The Black MegachurchTheology, Gender, and the Politics of Public Engagement

Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgsa surprising assessment of the black megachurch’s social impact

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Dennis J. Goldford is Professor of Politics at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. The author of The American Constitution and the Debate Over Originalism, Goldford has contributed election cycle political analysis to more than eighty major newspapers, magazines, or wire services in the United States, Canada, Japan, and many European and Eastern European countries. He lives in Clive, Iowa.

CONTENTS1. Constitutional Fundamentals2. Religious Minorities, Religious Freedom, and Religion3. Conventional vs. Radical Establishment Clause Jurisprudence4. Orthodoxy and Neutrality5. The Concept of Coercion in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence6. The Concept of Position Taking in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence7. The Theoretical Core of the Establishment Clause: The Secularity Principle

The Constitution of Religious FreedomGod, Politics, and the First Amendment

Dennis J. GoldfordUncovering what is really at stake in american religious identity

in a time when the question of american religious identity underlies much political conversation that fills the public square, Dennis Goldford directs his readers to consider the first amendment. the founding fathers’ words, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”, are the constitutional means of ensuring, however imperfectly, the american freedom to stand for something sacred. in his analysis, Goldford ably demonstrates that the very nature of these religion clauses establishes protection not for religion but for religious freedom. The Constitution of Religious Freedom relocates religious identity, moving it from the nation—and the ideals of its founders—and placing it within the individual citizen.

“In this tightly reasoned but accessible volume, Goldford exposes the mistaken assumption that the American government espouses a religious mission rather than champions a commitment to religious freedom. The Constitution of Religious Freedom should be required reading for the policymakers and policy activists who shape the role of religion in American political life.” – Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University

“In a period where political figures from Barack Obama to Mitt Romney to Nikki Haley have been openly attacked for their supposedly non-Christian religious beliefs, the timing of this study is excellent. Goldford shows that the framers envisioned a secular government open to people of varying religious beliefs. An important book.” – Evan Gerstmann, Professor of Political Science and Law, Loyola Marymount University

“The Constitution of Religious Freedom takes a unique approach to interpreting the appropriate place and role of religious freedom in the United States. Scholars and students alike will learn from the argument presented in this important new book.” – Laura R. Olson, Professor of Political Science, Clemson University

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Dennis R. Hoover is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Institute for Global Engagement. He also serves as executive director of the Center on Faith & International Affairs and is the editor of the Center’s journal, The Review of Faith & International Affairs.

Douglas M. Johnston is the president and founder of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy.

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Religion and Foreign AffairsEssential Readings

Dennis R. Hoover and Douglas M. Johnston, editorsa vital addition to the emerging field of religion and global politics

Michael Henderson is a freelance journalist. He is the author of nine books, including, most recently See You after the Duration and Forgiveness: Breaking the Chain of Hate. He lives in England.

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offering dramatic evidence of the transformative power of forgiveness, No Enemy to Conquer shares the stories of people of diverse faiths and cultures who, despite all odds, found the courage to reconcile with their enemies. Gathering the voices of Desmond tutu, Benazir Bhutto, rajmohan Gandhi, Jonathan sachs, the Dalai lama, and others, Henderson’s masterful exploration is an inspiring step toward a geopolitics of mercy.

“A fascinating examination of forgiveness in an unforgiving world.” –Marina Cantacuzino, The Huffington Post

“No Enemy to Conquer offers a passionate, well-researched defense of the virtue of forgiveness and its place in healing hate and conflict while establishing peace and justice at a grassroots level all over the world.” – Chicago Crescent

“Henderson may be just the sort of eloquent messenger the world needs to understand the utility and not just the symbolic value of forgiveness.” – Publishers Weekly

the role of religion in foreign policy debates, while never absent, has often been sidelined by popular prejudices and secular demands. the religious resurgence in america and the threat of extremist terrorism abroad have paved the way for a renewed recognition of the necessity of careful and candid dialogue about religion’s place in international affairs. in recent years, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers have consistently reflected upon the role of religion in foreign policy, resulting in a vast, rich array of resources important for moving forward in an increasingly pluralistic world.

Dennis Hoover and Douglas Johnston here present the writings of leading scholars, revealing distinctive approaches to religion and global politics. Religion and Foreign Affairs offers readers a broad selection of essays, ranging across cultures and worldviews. from the ethics of force and peacemaking to globalization and american foreign policy, this compendium provides a solid introduction to the field of religion and foreign affairs that will stimulate discussion and encourage intelligent practice.

“Scholars of international relations and their students have long needed a solid collection of historic writing on the role of religion in foreign affairs given the direction the tectonic movements of twenty-first century history appear to be driving the world. They have what they need in this fine new compilation. “ – Andrew Natsios, Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University

No Enemy to ConquerForgiveness in an Unforgiving World

Michael HendersonConflict, brutality, betrayal—and still they found the power to forgive

J. Caleb Clanton is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Seaver Fellow in the Humanities at Pepperdine University. He is the author of The Ethics of Citizenship: Liberal Democracy and Religious Convictions and Religion and Democratic Citizenship: Inquiry and Conviction in the American Public Square. He lives in Malibu, California.

CONTENTSIntroduction: On Classical Pragmatism and Religion in America Part I: Pre-pragmatists: Unitarians, Transcendentalists, Proto-pragmatists1. William Ellery Channing2. Ralph Waldo Emerson3. Henry David Thoreau4. Margaret Fuller5. Walt Whitman 6. Chauncey Wright Part II: Classical American Pragmatists7. Charles Sanders Peirce8. William James9. John Dewey10. George Herbert Mead

Part III: Fellow Travelers, Sympathizers, Middle Pragmatists11. Borden Parker Bowne12. Josiah Royce13. George Santayana14. Jane Addams15. W.E.B. Du Bois16. William Ernest Hocking 17. Alain Locke18. Sidney Hook

The Classical American Pragmatists and ReligionA Reader

J. Caleb Clanton, editorshowcasing the quintessential american philosophical tradition

the classical american pragmatists are hailed as the country’s distinctive

philosophical voice. in this volume, J. Caleb Clanton brings to the fore

several of the most influential pragmatist thinkers and artfully presents

their insight and instruction on religion. including the writings of ralph

Waldo emerson, Henry David thoreau, George Herbert mead, William

James, John Dewey, Josiah royce, Jane addams, and W.e.B. Du Bois,

among others, this anthology offers a valuable resource from america’s

golden age of philosophical thought. The Classical American Pragmatists

and Religion will aid readers in identifying and resolving the current

problems surrounding american religious experience and its place in

public life.

“There has long been a need for a text like this. Clanton introduces readers to several trajectories and usefully tracks thinkers often ignored in this American philosophical tradition.” – Douglas Anderson, Professor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

“Clanton’s focus is on those texts, which engage the religious-philosophical tension, pragmatically considered. This book is eminently teachable, for both Clanton’s Introduction and his selections.” – John McDermott, University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Texas A&M University

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Harry J. Huebner is Professor Emeritus of Theology and Philosophy at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnepeg, Manitoba. He is the author of Echoes of the Word: Theological Ethics as Rhetorical Practice. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

ISBN 978-1-60258-063-3 / $59.95 S / 775 pages, 7 x 10 / Paperback Original Ethics/Theology / January 1, 2012

An Introduction to Christian EthicsHistory, Movements, People

Harry J. Huebneran engaging introduction to Christian ethics as embodied theology

Exploring Christian Heritage provides students and teachers with a rich and substantial introduction to the texts that have shaped the Christian faith. including significant works penned by augustine, aquinas, martin luther, John Wesley, John Calvin, and Karl Barth, among others, this collection also highlights essential movements—from the second to the twentieth centuries—often glossed over in primary sources readers. from Pentecostalism and the Baptists to feminism and religious liberty movements, Exploring Christian Heritage succinctly integrates the most influential voices throughout Christian history and theology into one invaluable and accessible resource.

“The long and varied history of the church presents a dilemma for professors and students alike; the former wish to display the riches of the Christian tradition while the latter want to get to the point. Exploring Christian Heritage ably accomplishes both tasks by presenting the key ideas in primary documents from a broad representation of leading thinkers. Outside of the classroom, this book provides pastors with a wealth of sermon illustrations and laypersons with a greater sense of belonging to the larger family of God.”– Anthony Chute, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Church History, California Baptist University, Riverside, California

in this pedagogically astute introduction, Harry Huebner approaches Christian ethics as theology embodied in the lives of real people. and he maintains that matters of justice, poverty, power, and violence too often go without the appropriate Christian response—of the “Word becoming flesh.” in this comprehensive volume, Huebner skillfully addresses the ethical challenges raised by social philosophers as well as latin american, african american, aboriginal, feminist, and peace theologians. An Introduction to Christian Ethics spans the centuries—from athens to contemporary america and beyond—and collects some of the most influential voices in Christian ethics on both classical theories and contemporary moral issues. Huebner’s careful presentation allows each of these voices—and their distinctive cultural settings—to ring through history and across social boundaries. Huebner provides teachers and students with a solid foundation upon which to build a faithful approach to ethical thought and practice.

“By placing the great figures of Christian tradition historically and biographically, Huebner illumines both their unique particularity and the ways in which they are models for today. Readers will be rewarded with new insights into ‘thinkers’ who come alive as ‘believers’ and ‘practitioners.’” – Lisa Sowle Cahill, Monan Professor of Theology, Boston College

“Huebner’s introduction presents an accurate, reliable, and comprehensive historical argument. Truly impressive in scope, it offers a recovery of Jesus in Christian ethics that is ecclesiologically engaged. I can only celebrate this huge accomplishment!” – Glen Stassen, Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics, Fuller Theological Seminary

Exploring Christian HeritageA Reader in History and Theology

C. Douglas Weaver, Rady Roldán-Figueroa, and Brandon Frick, Editorsa masterful collection of Christianity’s most formative figures

C. Douglas Weaver is Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Religion and Associate Professor of Religion at Baylor University. He is the author or editor of several books, including The Acts of the Apostles: Four Centuries of Baptist Interpretation.

Rady Roldán-Figueroa is Assistant Professor of Religion at Baylor University and the author of The Ascetic Spirituality of Juan de Ávila (1499–1569).

Brandon Frick is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Religion at Baylor University.

ISBN 978-1-60258-415-0 / $49.95 S / 350, 6 x 9 / Paperback Original Religion/Christianity / January 1, 2012

Women, Writing, TheologyTransforming a Tradition of Exclusion

Emily A. Holmes and Wendy Farley, editorsWhat counts as theology?

Women’s theology has traditionally been pushed to the margins; it is

“spirituality” or “mysticism” rather than theology proper. theology from

women has been transmitted orally, recorded by men as sayings or in

hagiographies, or passed on as “stealth theology” in poems, hymns,

or practices. in the past forty years, women have claimed theology for

themselves and others as womanists, feminists, mujeristas, asian,

third-world, disabled, and queer women. yet in most academic and

ecclesial theology, the contributions of women skirt the borders of the

written tradition. this unique volume asks about the conditions of women

writing theology. How have women historically justified their writing

practices? What internal and external constraints shape their capacity

to write? What counts as theology, and who qualifies as a theologian?

and what does it mean for women to enter a tradition that has been

based, in part, on their exclusion? these essays explore such questions

through historical investigations, theoretical analyses, and

contemporary constructions.

“A wonderfully rich collection. The very concept of theology is deepened profoundly by these examples of women’s writing and lived practices over the centuries as theology is stretched to include different literary genres and different forms of life expression. A very important and original piece of work.” – Mary McClintock Fulkerson, Professor of Theology, Duke Divinity School

“In this volume thirteen women theological writers interact with other women theological writers from across history. They reflect on the experience of women’s marginalization as writers and the way women have overcome this. In many breakthrough examples we witness how women have written themselves into transformed life, health and wisdom.This is a book to be read slowly, contemplatively.” – Rosemary Radford Ruether, Professor of Feminist Theology, Claremont Graduate University

ISBN 978-160258-376-4$39.95 S330 pages6 x 9 | Paperback OriginalTheologyNovember 1, 2011

CONTENTSIntroduction: Mending a Broken Lineage: Women, Writing, Theology by Emily A. Holmes (Christian Brothers University)1. “Fear and Women’s Writing: Choosing the Better Part” by Michelle Voss Roberts (Rhodes College)2. “‘A Wretched Choice?’: Evangelical Women and the Word” by Shelly Rambo (Boston University)3. “‘My God Became Flesh’: Angela of Foligno Writing the Incarnation” by Emily A. Holmes (Christian Brothers University)4. “Speaking Funk: Womanist Insights into the Lives of Syncletica and Macrina” by Kendra G. Hotz (Rhodes College)5. “‘A Moor of One’s Own’: Writing and Silence in Sara Maitland’s A Book of Silence” by Leigh Pittenger (Emory University)6. “With Prayer and Pen: Reading Mother E. J. Dabney’s What It Means to Pray Through” by Michele Jacques Early (Virginia Union University)7. “Writing a Life, Writing Theology: Edith Stein in the Company of the Saints” by Meghan T. Sweeny (Boston College)8. “Writing Hunger on the Body: Simone Weil’s Ethic of Hunger and Eucharistic Practice” by Elizabeth A. Webb (Liberty, Missouri)9. “The Body, to be Eaten, to be Written: A Theological Reflection on the Act of Writing in Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s Dictee” by Min-Ah Cho (Emory University)10. “Not with One Voice: The Counterpoint of Life, Diaspora, Women, Theology, and Writing” by Kristine Suna-Koro (Xavier University) 11. “Embodying Theology: Motherhood as Metaphor/Method” by Marcia W. Mount Shoop (University Presbyterian Church, Chapel Hill, North Carolina)Postscript: Wounded Writing/Healing Writing by Wendy Farley (Emory University)

Emily A. Holmes is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Christian Brothers University and serves as co-chair of the Women and Religion section of the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee.

Wendy Farley is Professor of Religion and Ethics at Emory University. Her previous publications include The Wounding and Healing of Desire: Weaving Heaven and Earth and Eros for the Other: Retaining Truth in a Pluralistic World. She lives in Decatur, Georgia.




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Cecilia González-Andrieu is Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University where she specializes in theological aesthetics, U.S. Latino theology, and systematic theology. She has written for several publications and received the Best Column Award from the Catholic Press Association for her column, “De Todo Un Poco,” in The Tidings.

ISBN 978-1-60258-351-1 / $29.95 S / 250 pages, 6 x 9 / Cloth Theology/Art Criticism / April 1, 2012

Bridge to WonderArt as a Gospel of Beauty

Cecilia González-AndrieuHow beauty is—and creates—theology

it is often difficult to describe beauty or even justify attempts to experience something beautiful. yet if artists—whether painters or poets, actors or musicians, architects or sculptors—teach us anything, it is that the pursuit of beauty is a common feature among all humanity. as Cecilia González-andrieu contends, these varied experiences with artistic beauty are embedded with revelatory and prophetic power that not only affects a single individual but allows for communal formation. named one of America magazine’s most promising young theologians, González-andrieu seeks to engage art in order to reveal its religious significance. Bridge to Wonder proposes a method of theological aesthetics allowing readers to mine the depths of creative beauty to discover variegated theological truths that enable greater communion with each other and the one source of all that is beautiful.

“Bridge to Wonder is elegant in its simplicity, communal in character, spiritual in its reach, and profound in its implications. González-Andrieu offers a method for engaging the arts and the religious that will become a standard in the field, while also moving the hearts of its readers.” – Robert K. Johnston, Professor of Theology and Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary and author of Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue

Divine HumanityKenosis and the Construction of a Christian Theology

David Brownrenews the Christological tradition of kenosis

David Lyle Jeffrey is Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities at Baylor University. He is the author or editor of more than 12 books including Houses of the Interpreter: Reading Scripture, Reading Culture.

CONTENTSIntroduction David Lyle Jeffrey (Baylor University)1. The “Opening of Windows”: The King James Bible and Late Tudor Translation Theories Alister E. McGrath (King’s College, London)2. Translating Majesty: The King James Bible, John Milton, and the English Revolution Laura L. Knoppers (Penn State University)3. The King James Bible in Britain from the Late Eighteenth Century David W. Bebbington (University of Stirling, Scotland)4. The King James Version at 300 in America: “The Most Democratic Book in the World” Mark Noll (Notre Dame)5. The King James Bible, Mission, and the Vernacular Impetus Lamin Sanneh (Yale Divinity)6. Regions Luther Never Knew: Ancient Books in a New World Philip Jenkins (Penn State)7. The Question of Eloquence in the King James Version Robert Alter (University of California, Berkeley)8. The Word That Endureth Forever: A Century of Scholarship on the King James Version Beth Allison Barr (Baylor University)

The King James Bible and the World It MadeDavid Lyle Jeffrey, editorone book that changed the world—and how its legacy thrives today

the King James translation of the Bible ushered in a new eloquence that

until 1611 had not existed in the english language. four centuries later,

the literary and historical power of this Bible continues to awe. originally

conceived to help unify Protestants during the english reformation, many

of the Bible’s phrases still saturate popular prose—as evidenced by

sayings such as “an eye for an eye” and abraham lincoln’s famous

“a house divided against itself,” and even in the intonations of martin

luther King, Jr., and the music of Johnny Cash. The King James Bible and

the World It Made brings into conversation leading contemporary scholars

who articulate how this celebrated translation repeatedly influenced the

language of politics, statecraft, and english literature while offering

Christians a unique resource for living the faith.

including mark noll, alister mcGrath, lamin sanneh, David Bebbington,

robert alter, Philip Jenkins, and laura Knoppers, this collection highlights

the most notable facets of the King James Bible and the history it created,

and astutely reflects on its relevance to the modern world.

“Carefully crafted and dignified. This volume leaves no doubt that the King James Version has served as the most authentic voice of scripture for more than three centuries--and raises important questions about the absence of any such standard in the church today.” – Hans Boersma, J.I. Packer Professor of Theology, Regent College

“An international array of acknowledged experts here focus on a theme of obvious historical and contemporary significance. This is first-rate scholarship and commands much attention.” – Trevor A. Hart, Professor of Divinity, University of St Andrews, Scotland

ISBN 978-1-60258-416-7$24.95 T209 pages6 x 9 | PaperHistory/ChristianityNovember 1, 2011

David Brown is Professor of Theology, Aesthetics and Culture and Wardlaw Professor at St Mary’s College School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews. He is the author or editor of several books, including God and Mystery in Words: Experience through Metaphor and Drama and God and Grace of Body: Sacrament in Ordinary.

ISBN 978-1-60258-455-6 / $39.95 S / 250 pages, 6 x 9 / Cloth Theology / November 1, 2011

mounting a defense for Christ’s full humanity, David Brown refocuses scholarly attention to Christ’s incarnation as the “self-emptying” of his divinity. By tracing the historical development of kenotic Christologies, Brown exposes the impact of the english and scottish contributions to contemporary interpretations of Christ’s divine-human nature. addressing the declining popularity of kenotic Christologies, Brown argues for the existence of under-acknowledged yet rich strains of thought that deal not only with the person and divinity of Christ but with the triune God as well. at times controversial, Divine Humanity expertly repositions kenosis at the center of Christological discussions.

“A clear and intriguing narrative. Brown gives a compelling account of why kenoticism makes an important contribution to our own time’s attempts to think about the meaning of the incarnation.” – George Pattison, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Oxford University

“Brown’s return to mainstream Christian theology and metaphysics is greatly welcomed. We are given here a fascinating survey, finely contextualized, and related to the prevalence of kenoticism in virtually all contemporary theologies of creation and incarnation.” – Brian Hebblethwaite, Queens’ College, Cambridge




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Paul V. M. Flesher is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Religious Studies Program at the University of Wyoming. Flesher is past president of the International Organization for Targumic Study and is the founding editor of Studies in the Aramaic Interpretation of Scripture. He lives in Laramie, Wyoming.

Bruce Chilton is Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College in Annandale, New York. His previous books include The Glory of Israel, Targumic Approaches to the Gospels, and A Galilean Rabbi and His Bible.

ISBN 978-1-60258-382-5 / $69.95 S / 575 pages, 6 x 9 / Paperback Original Biblical Studies / July 15, 2011

The TargumsA Critical Introduction

Paul V. M. Flesher and Bruce Chiltona definitive introduction to these underutilized sources

ISBN 978-1-60258-381-8 / $34.95 S / 220 pages, 6 x 9 / Cloth Biblical Studies/Theology / July 15, 2011

Donald H. Juel was Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary (1978–1995) and Princeton Theological Seminary (1995–2003).

Shane Berg is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.

Matthew L. Skinner is Associate Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

the late Donald H. Juel (1942–2003) devoted his life to engaging scripture faithfully, intelligently, and imaginatively. for Juel, theological interpretation of the Bible meant having an encounter with the living God. this volume identifies and connects many of the overarching themes that animated Juel’s work. including his thoughts on the rhetorical nature of scripture, the challenges facing academic instruction of the Bible, the reader’s place in the biblical narrative, and the hope of resurrection, among others, the selections are accessible and engaging and paint a unique portrait of the way Juel thought and lived. Juel seeks to nourish readers in developing richer imaginations about who God is and how Christians meet God through reading the Bible.

“Across the years of his much too short career, Juel demonstrated that reading scripture in Christian communities is an endlessly intriguing, bewildering, and nurturing journey. This book will refresh the minds of those who studied alongside him and invite a new generation of interpreters to pack their bags and travel along with him.” – Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Helen H.P. Manson Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis, Princeton Theological Seminary

“An inspiring read for those whose passion, like Juel’s, is for God and for the Bible as God’s living, unsettling address.” – Janet Soskice, Professor of Philosophical Theology and Fellow of Jesus College, University of Cambridge

the value and significance of the targums—translations of the Hebrew Bible into aramaic, the language of Palestinian Jews for centuries following the Babylonian exile—lie in their approach to translation: within a typically literal rendering of a text, they incorporate extensive exegetical material, additions, and paraphrases. these alterations reveal important information about second temple Judaism, its interpretation of its bible, and its beliefs.

this remarkable survey introduces critical knowledge and insights that have emerged over the past sixty years, including targum manuscripts discovered this century and targums known in aramaic but only recently translated into english. Prolific scholars flesher and Chilton guide readers in understanding the development of the targums, their relationship to the Hebrew Bible, their dates, their language, their place in the history of Christianity and Judaism, and their theologies and methods of interpretation.

“The most complete and up-to-date introduction to Targums, with clear presentation of current research, of issues involved, including Targums and the New Testament, and a rich bibliography. An outstanding achievement. Highly recommended.” – Dr. Martin McNamara, Emeritus Professor of Scripture, Milltown Institute, Dublin, Ireland

Shaping the Scriptural ImaginationTruth, Meaning, and the Theological Interpretation of the Bible

Donald H. JuelShane Berg and Matthew L. Skinner, editors

How to read the Bible for those who love it and desire to live it

PeterDisciple, Apostle, Martyr

Oscar Cullmann Foreword by Helen K. Bond

a classic historical, theological, and exegetical study

Body and Character in Luke and ActsThe Subversion of Physiognomy in Early Christianity

Mikeal C. ParsonsHow the gospel writer and historian challenges ancient cultural conventions

oscar Cullmann’s 1962 revision of Peter carefully treats both the “Historical Question” and the “exegetical and theological Question” of the apostle Peter. in this classic work, Cullmann seeks Catholic-Protestant dialogue while maintaining that Jesus’ words “upon this rock i will build my church” refer to the apostle alone and provide no historical basis for succession.

exploring the manifestations of this ancient “science” of physiognomy, Parsons shows how Greco-roman society, and by consequence the author of luke and acts, was steeped in this tradition. and how luke employs these principles in his writings in order to subvert the paradigm.

Oscar Cullmann (1902–1999) taught at the University of Strausbourg, the University of Basel, and the Sorbonne in Paris. Upon his death, the World Council of Churches honored him for his extensive ecumenical work.

ISBN 978-1-60258-413-6 / $39.95 S / 252 pages, 6 x 9 / Paperback Biblical Studies / August 1, 2011

Mikeal C. Parsons is the Kidd L. and Buna Hitchcock Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University. He lives in Waco, Texas.

ISBN 978-1-60258-380-1 / $29.95 S / 192 pages, 6 x 9 / Paperback Biblical Studies / June 15, 2011

Thomas Gardner is Alumni Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech. He is the author of, among other works, A Door Ajar: Contemporary Writers and Emily Dickinson; Jorie Graham: Essays on the Poetry; and Regions of Unlikeness: Explaining Contemporary Poetry. He lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.

ISBN 978-1-60258-315-3 / $69.95 S / 236 pages, 6 x 9 / Cloth Literary Criticism/Religion / July 15, 2011

thomas Gardner artistically describes Jesus—“the Word made flesh”—as a poem penned by God for the world, and John—author of the fourth Gospel—as the poem’s interpreter. John’s structural patterns, repetitions, and narrative interventions invite readers to experience for themselves the beauty of the divine poem. John in the Company of Poets deepens this invitation by re-imagining the biblical text through the eyes of such artists as emily Dickinson, robert frost, Wendell Berry, and t. s. eliot, offering a literary reading of the Gospel based upon their powerful poetic replies. Poets are our best readers, contends Gardner, and his deft analysis forges a fresh path into the issues and tensions of John’s Gospel.

“What would it be like to read the Gospel of John among the poets and to hear the incandescent and strangely clear music of that response? This book is the answer to this question. Gardner deepens our sense of what responding to ‘the Word made flesh’ might look like by showing how the words of John have been caught and held close by poets, each new voice wrestling into language what these words might mean in their own moment before releasing them to sing across time. A book for the classroom, the study, the pulpit, and prayer, John in the Company of Poets is almost too beautiful for words.” – Esther Gilman Richey, Associate Professor of English Language and Literature, University of South Carolina

John in the Company of PoetsThe Gospel in Literary ImaginationsTUDIEs IN CHRIsTIANITy AND LITERATURE

Thomas GardnerPoetry that embodies John’s Gospel



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Laura L. Ellingson and Patricia J. Sotirin ISBN 978-1-60258-152-4 / $24.95 T 247 pages / Cloth

Gambling Mapping the American Moral Landscape

Alan Wolfe and Erik C. Owens, editors ISBN 978-1-60258-195-1 / $39.95 T 517 pages / Paperback Original

Prescribing Faith Medicine, Media, and Religion in American Culture

Claire Hoertz Badaracco 978-1-932792-89-8 / $34.95 T 265 pages / Paperback Original

Quoting God How Media Shape Ideas about Religion and Culture

Claire Hoertz Badaracco 978-1-932792-06-5 / $34.95 T 317 pages / Paperback Original

The Messiah Formerly Known as Jesus Dispatches from the Intersection of Christianity and Pop Culture

Tom Breen ISBN 978-1-60258-019-0 / $19.95 T 217 pages / Paperback Original

Inking the Deal A Guide for Successful Academic Publishing

Stanley E. Porter ISBN 978-1-60258-265-1 / $24.95 T 206 pages / Paperback Original

Toying with God The World of Religious Games and Dolls

Nikki Bado-Fralick and Rebecca Sachs Norris ISBN 978-1-60258-181-4 / $24.95 T 210 pages / Paperback Original

Gods and Guitars Seeking the Sacred in Post-1960s Popular Music

Michael J. Gilmour ISBN 978-1-60258-139-5 / $19.95 T 216 pages / Paperback Original

Good Game Christianity and the Culture of Sports

Shirl James Hoffman ISBN 978-1-932792-102 / $24.95 T 356 pages / Paperback Original

Sacred Terror Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen

Douglas E. Cowan 978-1-60258-018-3 / $24.95 T 315 pages / Cloth

Gospel of the Living Dead George Romero’s Visions of Hell on Earth

Kim Paffenroth ISBN 978-1-932792-65-2 / $29.95 T 195 pages / Cloth

Small Screen, Big Picture Television and Lived Religion

Diane Winston, editor ISBN 978-1-60258-185-2 / $39.95 T 527 pages / Paperback Original

Peter H. Davids is Professor of Biblical Theology at St. Stephen’s University in St. Stephen, Canada, and is the author of The Letters of 2 Peter and Jude. He lives in St. Stephen.

ISBN 978-1-60258-313-9 / $29.95 S / 152 pages, 5.5 x 7.25 Paperback Original / Biblical Studies / July 1, 2011

2 Peter and JudeA Handbook on the Greek TextbAyLOR HANDbOOk ON THE gREEk NEW TEsTAMENT

Peter H. Davidsthe latest addition to the celebrated series

the new installment of the popular handbook series gives teachers and students a comprehensive guide to the grammar and vocabulary of both 2 Peter and Jude. Within the text of these intertwined Catholic epistles, Peter H. Davids finds rhetorical features and stylistic elements often overlooked. By using this handbook in combination with traditional commentaries, students will be guided toward a greater understanding of the Greek text in 2 Peter and Jude while gaining a deeper appreciation for textual and rhetorical intricacies not available in the english translations.

“Davids provides an expert exegetical travel guide for those rediscovering these neglected gems in the canon.” – Gene L. Green, Professor of New Testament, Wheaton College and Graduate School

“This astute and useful grammatical handbook goes beyond simply parsing forms and labeling constructions. Davids brings in some of the latest linguistic research—including elements of verbal aspect theory—to help him as he explicates these important epistles.” – Stanley E. Porter, President and Dean, Professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College

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Baptists through the Centuries A History of a Global People

David W. Bebbington ISBN 978-1-60258-204-0 / $39.95 S 320 pages / Paperback Original

The Challenge of Being Baptist Owning a Scandalous Past and an Uncertain Future

Bill J. Leonard ISBN 978-1-60258-306-1 / $24.95 T 162 pages / Paperback Original

Liberalism without Illusions Renewing an American Christian Tradition

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Inside Out Families Living the Faith Together

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Redeeming Mulatto A Theology of Race and Christian Hybridity

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Sinners Jesus and His Earliest Followers

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Deep Exegesis The Mystery of Reading Scripture

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The Living Word of God Rethinking the Theology of the Bible

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What Americans Really BelieveRodney Stark 978-1-60258-178-4 / $24.95 T 209 pages / Paperback Original

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A Reasonable God Engaging the New Face of Atheism

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Aldersgate and Athens John Wesley and the Foundations of Christian Belief

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