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9 Paul’s Letter to the Romans Arland J. Hultgren

Splendid, insightful commentary on one of the most significant theological documents ever written

10 The Letter to the Galatians Ian Christopher Levy

Inaugural volume in a new series of medieval biblical commentaries

13 An Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamian Religion Tammi J. Schneider

New basic textbook on ancient Middle Eastern religious belief and practice

15 Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind Mark A. Noll

Forward-looking follow-up to the landmark Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

17 Motherhood and Love Cristina Grenholm

Illuminating theological-biblical study of maternal love that moves beyond gendered stereotypes

20 Heavenly Participation Hans Boersma

Wake-up call for Western Christians to retrieve a sacramental worldview

22 More Than Matter? Keith Ward

Rigorous philosophical reflection on the transcendence of the human soul

33 From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin D. G. Hart

Iconoclastic history of American evangelical engagement with conservative politics

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IntroducingRomansCritical Issues in Paul’s Most Famous Letter

Richard N. Longenecker

“Introducing Romans, a kind of introduction-ahead-of-time to Richard Longenecker’s forthcoming commentary on Romans, is a major achievement in its own right, the fruit of at least fifty years of scholar-ship on the apostle Paul and on Romans in particular. . . . Longenecker succeeds admirably in putting the many issues surrounding Romans in the broadest pos-sible historical context, encompassing not just recent fashions but the legacy of centuries. Seasoned scholars and beginning students alike have every reason to be grateful.” — J. Ramsey Michaels

Missouri State University

“Longenecker addresses here the major questions about this intriguing letter, setting out his own views cogently and clearly, with fairness and respect for those with whom he disagrees, and drawing upon

decades of research and reflection. Reasonable, clear, well-informed, and instructive in every chapter, this extensive introduction to Romans deserves a place in any scholarly collection on Paul’s most-discussed letter.”

— Larry HurtadoUniversity of Edinburgh

“This extended introduction to Romans . . . is clearly and simply presented and will be of immense value not only to students who need a guide to the complexities of recent discussions of Romans but also to all who want to gain insight into the author’s own distinctive ‘take’ on the structure and purpose of the letter. I warmly commend it and look forward eagerly to the publication of the commentary whose harbinger it is.” — I. Howard Marshall

University of Aberdeen

“A veteran interpreter of Paul here takes on issues — some perennial, some of more recent focus — important for understanding Paul’s weightiest letter. Students will find this to be an informed introduc-tion to a host of crucial subjects; as a handy reference work, the book merits a place on the shelves of schol-ars as well. Warmly commended for both!”

— Stephen WesterholmMcMaster University

Richard N. Longenecker is professor emeri-tus of New Testament at Wycliffe College, Uni-versity of Toronto. His many previous books include The Christology of Early Jewish Christian-ity and The Ministry and Message of Paul.

978-0-8028-6619-6 / paperback / 518 pages $40.00 [£26.99] / Available

Jesus,Paul,andtheGospelsJames D. G. Dunn

This compact primer from a widely respected scholar offers a coherent introduction to basic issues in the study of the New Testament.

In Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels James Dunn has gathered texts from three sets of lectures that

he gave in 2009 to Catholic and Jewish audiences in Italy, Spain, and Israel. The resulting book uniquely presents the Gospels to a Jewish audience and Paul to a Catholic audience — all from a scholarly Protestant perspective. Each of these chapters was

written to introduce well-informed people to topics that may be new or unfamiliar to them, making this book ideal for readers and stu-dents of various backgrounds both within and beyond the Christian community.

Some of the topics illuminated by Dunn in this volume:

• Where, why, and how the Gospels were writ-ten and what we should expect from them

• The reliability and historicity of the Gospels

• The continuing significance of the apostle Paul and his teaching

• Points of continuity and discontinuity between the teaching of Jesus and of Paul — and how to bridge the two

“Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels forms both a cap-stone and an introduction to Dunn’s groundbreak-ing works about the beginnings of Christianity. If I had one volume to put in the hands of someone who asked, ‘Where do I begin to read Dunn?’ this would be the book.” — Scot McKnight

North Park University

James D. G. Dunn is Lightfoot Professor Emeritus of Divinity at the University of Durham in England. His many other books include Jesus Remembered and Beginning from Jerusalem (volumes 1 and 2 of Christianity in the Making) and commentaries on Romans, Colos-sians and Philemon, and Galatians.

978-0-8028-6645-5 / paperback / 221 pages $21.00 [£13.99] / June

StoneandDung,OilandSpitJewish Daily Life in the Time of Jesus

Jodi Magness

Perhaps no epoch in history has been the subject of greater curiosity and more intensive study than the late Second Temple period in Palestine — the time and place of Jesus’ life and ministry. Here Jodi Magness examines

archaeological and literary evidence to shed new light on Jewish daily life in Judea, Galilee, Idumaea, and Peraea from the mid-first century b.c.e. to 70 c.e.

“Jodi Magness brings literary evidence from both Jewish and New

Testament writings together with extensive archaeo-logical material to produce a literally ‘down to earth’ picture of the conditions and customs of daily life in the late Second Temple period. Essential reading for all who are interested in that period.”

— Fergus MillarOriental Institute, Oxford University

“A superb handbook on Jewish daily life in the late Second Temple period. Magness demonstrates how texts and archaeology, with careful scholarship, can illuminate each other. This book will be valuable for undergraduates, graduate students, and all scholars of the period for a long time to come.”

— Sidnie White CrawfordUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln

“Bringing together archaeological evidence, Second Temple period sources including the Dead Sea Scrolls, and early Christian literature, Magness illuminates numerous aspects of the daily life of Second Temple Jews. Her originality and her mastery of the sources make this a major contribution to our field.”

— Lawrence H. SchiffmanNew York University

Jodi Magness is Kenan Distinguished Profes-sor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her other works include the award- winning books The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls and The Archaeology of the Early Islamic Settlement in Palestine.

978-0-8028-6558-8 / paperback / 408 pages 45 BW illustrations / $25.00 [£16.99] / Available

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Philo,Josephus,andtheTestamentsonSexualityAttitudes towards Sexuality in Writings of Philo, Josephus, and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

William Loader

Philo, Josephus, and the Testaments on Sexuality is the fourth of five volumes by William Loader exploring attitudes toward sexuality in Judaism and Christianity during the Greco-Roman era.

In this volume Loader examines three substantial and historically important sets of documents — the writings of Philo of Alex-

andria, the histories of Josephus, and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. For each set of writ-ings, he provides an in-depth introduc-tion, detailed analy-sis highlighting each writer’s position on a broad range of matters pertaining to sexuality, and a summary conclusion.

Praise for previous volumes in this series

“To be commended for the scope of the study and for applying numerous approaches to the task of discern-ing attitudes toward sexuality in texts with overlap-ping but sometimes dissimilar authorial concerns. . . . Loader’s thought-provoking and significant con-tribution has opened a conversation that is certain to provoke further questions concerning attitudes toward sexuality in the Hellenistic era.”

— Toronto Journal of Theology

“Loader’s research is both detailed and comprehensive in matters related to sexual behavior in these texts. . . . A valuable resource for those interested in exploring sexual attitudes in Hellenistic Jewish literature.”

— Review of Biblical Literature

William Loader is professor emeritus of New Testament at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. His other books include Sexuality and the Jesus Tradition, The Dead Sea Scrolls on Sexuality, and The New Testament with Imagination: A Fresh Approach to Its Writings and Themes.

978-0-8028-6641-7 / paperback / 488 pages $65.00 [£43.99] / July

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ThePseudepigraphaonSexualityAttitudes towards Sexuality in Apocalypses, Testaments, Legends, Wisdom, and Related Literature

William Loader

The Pseudepigrapha on Sexuality is the third of five volumes by William Loader exploring attitudes toward sexuality in Judaism and Christianity during the Greco-Roman era. In this volume Loader investigates in detail a large, diverse collection of more than forty Jewish apocryphal and pseudepigraphal writ-

ings and fragments composed between the third century b.c.e. and the end of the first century c.e. Loader analyzes each book or fragment in its own literary con-text and draws out significant trends and themes that run through the entire corpus.

“Loader’s ongoing inventory of passages relating to sexuality in ancient Jewish literature is enriched by sensitive exegetical discussion, making his work an exceptional resource for an emerging field of study.”

— John J. CollinsYale Divinity School

“Loader’s study certainly advances our knowledge of sexuality in the Second Temple and Late Antique periods, and he should be congratulated for initiating and undertaking this examination.”

— Kelley Coblentz BautchSt. Edward’s University

“This third volume of Bill Loader’s work on sexuality in all the Jewish literary remnants from the Second Temple period is packed with astutely sorted infor-mation. . . . With the Decalogue as the touchstone for the control of passion in a rich and varied sexual ethic, the reader is left wondering especially what Jewish women would really have thought about this wide variety of male opinion. Highly stimulating — intellectually, that is.” — George J. Brooke

University of Manchester

William Loader is professor emeritus of New Testament at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. His other books include Sexuality and the Jesus Tradition and The Dead Sea Scrolls on Sexuality.


EarlyJudaismandModernCultureLiterature and Theology

Gerbern S. Oegema

Gerbern Oegema has long been drawn to the noncanonical literature of early Judaism — literature written between 300 b.c.e. and 200 c.e. These works, many of which have been lost, forgotten, and rediscovered, are now being studied with ever-increasing enthusi-

asm by scholars and students alike.

Although much recent attention has been given to the literary and his-torical merits of the Apocrypha, Pseud-epigrapha, and other deutero- and extra- canonical writings, Early Judaism and Modern Culture shows

that it is also important to study these literary works from a theological perspective. To that end, Oegema considers the reception of early Jewish writings throughout history and iden- tifies their theological contributions to many areas of perennial importance: ethics, politics, gender relations, interreligious dialogue, and more. Oegema demonstrates decisively that these ancient works — more than merely objects of academic curiosity — have real theological and cultural relevance for churches, synagogues, and society at large today.

“Through engaging words, Gerbern Oegema invites his readers to appreciate the vibrant and advanced world of the early Jews and how they have left us insights and visions for modern culture.”

— James H. CharlesworthPrinceton Theological Seminary

“In an era when biblical theology is commonly approached from a narrow canonical perspective, Oegema’s demonstration of the theological and historical significance of the noncanonical writings of ancient Judaism is refreshing and important.”

— John J. CollinsYale Divinity School

Gerbern S. Oegema is professor of biblical studies at McGill University, Montreal. Among his other books is The Anointed and His People: Messianic Expectations from the Maccabees to Bar Kochba.



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The first reference work ever on Judaism in the Greco-Roman age

TheEerdmansDictionaryofEarlyJudaismJohn J. Collins and Daniel C. Harlow, editors

This comprehensive and authoritative volume is the first reference work devoted exclusively to Second Temple Judaism. A striking and innovative project, it combines the best features of a survey and a reference work:

• 13 major essays synthesizing significant aspects of Judaism in the period between Alexander the Great and the Bar Kokhba Revolt

• 520 alphabetical entries, many with cross-references and all with select bibliographies

• 130 illustrations, including photos, drawings, and plans

• 24 maps

• 270 authors from 20 countries

The Eerdmans Diction-ary of Early Judaism is ecumenical and inter-national in character, bringing together the contributions of a superb group of Jewish, Christian, and other scholars. With equal attention paid to literary and nonliter-ary (archaeological and epigraphic) evidence, this substantial volume will prove to be an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and general readers alike.

“This dictionary, contain-ing an immense amount

of useful information presented with great clarity by an impressive range of scholars including many leading experts in the field, will be an essential resource for all those interested in studying the late Second Temple period and the Jewish background to the origins of Christianity.” — Martin Goodman

Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford

“A welcome, handy reference tool for students of early Judaism. . . . Presented in an easily accessible format, it is usable for general readers as well.”

— Eric M. MeyersCenter for Jewish Studies, Duke University

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School.

Daniel C. Harlow is professor of early Judaism and Christianity at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

978-0-8028-2549-0 / 7½” x 10” hardcover / 130 illustrations / 24 maps 1397 pages / $95.00 [£62.99] / Available

ApocalypseagainstEmpireTheologies of Resistance in Early Judaism

Anathea Portier-YoungForeword by John J. Collins

In this groundbreaking book Anathea Portier-Young takes a detailed look at the historical events and key players in a traumatic episode in early Jewish history — the period of religious persecution under

Antiochus IV Epiphanes — and offers a sophisticated treatment of resistance in early Judaism.

Building on a solid contextual foundation, Portier-Young argues that the first Jewish apocalypses emerged as a literature of resis-tance to Hellenistic imperial rule. She makes a sturdy case for this argument by examining three extant apocalypses, giving careful attention to the interplay between social theory, history, textual studies, and theological analysis. In particular, Portier-Young contends, the book of Daniel, the Apocalypse of Weeks, and the Book of Dreams were written to supply an oppressed

people with a potent antidote to the destructive propaganda of the empire — renewing their faith in the God of the covenant and answer-ing state terror with radical visions of hope.

“A reference point for future study, one that cannot be ignored.”

— Walter BrueggemannColumbia Theological Seminary

“A refreshing and impressive explanation of Daniel and two Enochic texts — the Apocalypse of Weeks and Book of Dreams.” — James VanderKam

University of Notre Dame

“Portier-Young brings to life the ancient realities of Seleucid state terror in Judea in a way that few historians have captured.” — Carol Newsom

Emory University

“Make no mistake about it: this is a landmark study.” — Choon-Leong SeowPrinceton Theological Seminary

“Anathea Portier-Young’s judicious, sometimes daring, application of resistance theories to the historiography of Seleucid Judea sets a challenging precedent for future research.” — Greg Carey

Lancaster Theological Seminary

“Scholars and students will appreciate the careful research and fresh approach in this beautifully written book.” — Sharon Pace

Marquette University

Anathea Portier-Young is assistant professor of Old Testament at Duke Divinity School. This is her first book.

978-0-8028-6598-4 / hardcover / 486 pages / $50.00 [£32.99] / Available


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HermeneuticsasaTheoryofUnderstandingPetr PokornýTranslated from Czech by Anna Bryson-GustováForeword by James H. Charlesworth

In this primer on hermeneutics Petr Pokorný takes up basic issues in understanding, dealing with language in general and the interpreta-tion of the Bible in particular. Hermeneutics as a Theory of Understanding suggests new paths in hermeneutical discussion, especially in its exploration of the mutual relation of various methodologies of inter-pretation, and will provide a helpful and ample textbook on basic her-meneutical issues and principles for seminary and graduate students.

Pokorný begins by defining the hermeneutical process and examin-ing the power of language not only as a means of communicating and thinking but also as a creative force. He deals with the problems of written texts, especially as they relate to history, to other texts, and within literary genres and subgenres. He discusses the historical back-ground to exegetical methods and hermeneutical theories and surveys various hermeneutical methods in relation to one another. Finally, he delves into the very nature of interpretation — especially as it relates to “revelation” and self-understanding — suggesting that it is through the process of interpretation that we can create a dialogue between our-selves and the text, overcoming the silence of the written word.

Petr Pokorný is director of the Center for Biblical Studies, Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague. His other books include The Genesis of Christology and Jesus Research.

978-0-8028-2721-0 / paperback / 224 pages / $30.00 [£19.99] / July

TheContentandSettingoftheGospelTraditionMark Harding and Alanna Nobbs, editors

This book provides a major, integrated, and distinctively Australian contribution to the study of the content and setting of the New Testa-ment Gospels. Seventeen scholars here delve into the archaeology, the manuscripts, and the political, social, and religious context of the Gospels; their place and use in the early churches; and their accounts of Jesus’ life and ministry.

Contributors

Evelyn Ashley, Scott D. Charlesworth, Chris Forbes, Greg W. Forbes, Johan Ferreira, Mark Harding, Timothy J. Harris, James R. Harrison, Theresa Yu Chui Siang Lau, Erica A. Mathieson, Robert K. McIver, Brian Powell, Van Shore, Ian K. Smith, Murray J. Smith, Stephen Voorwinde.

Mark Harding is dean of the Australian College of Theology and an honorary associate of Macquarie University.

Alanna Nobbs is professor of ancient history and codirector of the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie Univer-sity.

978-0-8028-3318-1 / paperback / 480 pages / $55.00 [£35.99] / Available

BiblicalHistoryandIsrael’sPastThe Changing Study of the Bible and History

Megan Bishop Moore and Brad E. Kelle

Although scholars have studied ancient Israel for centuries, for much of that time their interest has been primarily to explain, illuminate, and clarify the biblical story. In Biblical History and Israel’s Past Megan Bishop Moore and Brad E. Kelle describe how in recent years scholars have begun more and more to tell the story of ancient Israel and its neighbors on its own terms, using both biblical and extrabiblical sources without privileg-ing the biblical perspective.

Recognizing that these recent major trends in biblical historical schol-arship have been difficult for nonspecialists to access and follow, Moore and Kelle provide a comprehensive yet accessible survey of the ways in which the study of the Old Testament and Israel’s past have progressed since the middle of the twentieth century. Beginning with the patriarchs and matriarchs, Moore and Kelle summarize scholarly viewpoints, issues, and developments in the field of study for each major epoch of Israel’s early history. Each chapter includes pull-boxes explaining key terms and concepts, discussion questions to deepen understanding, and suggestions for further reading.

Megan Bishop Moore is visiting assistant professor of religion at Wake Forest University. She is also author of Philosophy and Practice in Writing a History of Ancient Israel.

Brad E. Kelle is professor of Old Testament at Point Loma Nazarene University. His other books include Hosea 2: Metaphor and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective.

978-0-8028-6260-0 / paperback / 526 pages / $46.00 [£30.99] / June

TraditionsoftheRabbisfromtheEraoftheNewTestamentVolume 2A: Feasts and Sabbaths — Passover and Atonement

David Instone-Brewer

Traditions of the Rabbis from the Era of the New Testament (TRENT) is a major multivolume work of scholarship providing an exhaustive collection of sixty-three early rabbinic traditions and commentary on their relevance to the New Testament. For each rabbinic tradition considered, David Instone-Brewer presents Hebrew source texts with parallel English translations, evidence for accurate dating, and concise commentary.

In this second TRENT volume, on Feasts and Sabbaths, Instone-Brewer examines texts on lighting the Sabbath lamp, healing and pre-serving life on the Sabbath, seeking out and disposing of leaven before Passover, preparing and celebrating the Passover meal, taking incense into the Holy of Holies and sprinkling blood on the altar during the Day of Atonement, and more.

David Instone-Brewer is senior research fellow in rabbinics and the New Testament at Tyndale House, Cambridge.



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FlightsoftheSoulVisions, Heavenly Journeys, and Peak Experiences in the Biblical World

John J. Pilch

Reports of prophetic dreams, of journeys into the heavens, and of other alternate states of consciousness abound in the Old and New Testaments and in extrabiblical literature. Although some scholars consider such reports

to be simple literary devices, John J. Pilch — a leading expert in social scientific interpretation of the Bible — argues that ancient accounts of alternate conscious-ness are both plau-sible and significant, constituting a very commonplace, very real, and very human

experience in their cultures of origin.Integrating biblical exegesis with insights

from anthropology, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and the social sciences, Pilch inves-tigates and interprets such phenomena as Eze-kiel’s prophetic visions, Enoch’s sky journeys, Jesus’ transfiguration and ascension, Paul’s ecstatic vision on the road to Damascus, John’s heavenly journeys described in Revelation, and more. His innovative study presents a fresh and intriguing perspective on these fascinat-ing, sometimes puzzling biblical accounts.

“Considers topics that will be appealing and useful to students of the psychology of religion.”

— Mary Anne SideritsMarquette University

“Nobody has done more than John Pilch to relate anthropological research on alternate states of con-sciousness to New Testament studies. His Flights of the Soul is a benchmark in this area.”

— Pieter F. CraffertUniversity of South Africa, Pretoria

John J. Pilch is visiting professor of biblical literature at Georgetown University, visiting professor at the Studium Biblicum Francisca-num in Hong Kong, and director of research for Cuyamungue: The Felicitas D. Goodman Anthropological Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His other books include The Cultural Dictionary of the Bible and Visions and Healings in the Acts of the Apostles: How the Early Believers Experienced God.


KeyEventsintheLifeoftheHistoricalJesusA Collaborative Exploration of Context and Coherence

Darrell L. Bock and Robert L. Webb, editors

Written by a group of first-rate, internationally respected evangelical scholars, this book uses a carefully defined approach to historical Jesus studies and historical method to examine twelve key episodes in the life of Jesus. Focusing on six events from Jesus’ ministry at large and six from his climactic activity in Jerusalem,

the authors together probe the life and work of the historical Jesus, from his bap-tism by John in the Jordan to the claim of his resurrection through the empty tomb and appearance accounts.

Each essay exam-ines the case for a particular event’s

authenticity, explores the social and cultural background to provide a better understanding of its historical significance, and looks at how it can help shape our overall understanding of who Jesus was and what he did.

Though each chapter is the work of a single author, all of these essays, emerging from a decade-long collaborative research proj-ect, have been shaped and strengthened by stimulating discussion and debate among this remarkable team of historical Jesus scholars.

Contributors

Craig L. Blomberg, Darrell L. Bock, Craig A. Evans, Donald A. Hagner, Brent Kinman, I. Howard Marshall, Scot McKnight, Grant R. Osborne, Klyne R. Snodgrass, Robert L. Webb, Michael J. Wilkins.

Darrell L. Bock is research professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Robert L. Webb is lecturer in New Testament at McMaster University and executive editor of the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus.

978-0-8028-6613-4 / paperback / 949 pages $70.00 / AvailableNorth America rights only: Mohr Siebeck elsewhere

HistoricalJesusWhat Can We Know and How Can We Know It?

Anthony Le Donne

This engaging, sharply honed book applies a postmodern paradigm to two crucial ques-tions: What does “historical” mean? and How should we apply this to Jesus?

Many historical Jesus scholars try in vain to peel away early Christian interpretations of Jesus and finally lament the ancient past as ultimately unknowable. Yet Anthony Le Donne argues that by analyzing patterns in the way Jesus was remembered by his follow-

ers, it is possible to make positive, plau-sible claims about his life and teaching.

Le Donne explores perception and human memory — and the ways in which these forces create and shape our knowledge of the past. He then applies his approach to his-

tory to three important facets of Jesus’ life: his dysfunctional family, his revolutionary preaching, and his final confrontation with the temple priesthood in Jerusalem.

“A provocative look at the next wave of study of the Jesus of history. . . . Le Donne gives us a high-tech look at the ancient and early stories of Jesus’ life. He anchors Jesus carefully in the past but allows him to speak meaningfully to the present.”

— Tom Thatcher

“Opens the door to the past again — not by refusing postmodern historiography, but by applying its insights. . . . A convincing plea against historical resignation — written with lucidity, esprit, and common sense.” — Gerd Theissen

“Should provide an invigorating agenda for many discussion groups, particularly if they want to grapple seriously with postmodern views of history and the role of memory in recording the impact which Jesus made on his disciples.” — James D. G. Dunn

“Takes some key first steps toward rethinking how we might have knowledge of Jesus-in-context through an appreciation of the social memory of Jesus’ followers.”

— Richard Horsley

Anthony Le Donne is assistant professor of New Testament and Second Temple Judaism at Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln, Illinois.



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The“Other”inSecondTempleJudaismEssays in Honor of John J. Collins

Edited by Daniel C. Harlowwith Matthew Goff, Karina Martin Hogan, and Joel S. Kaminsky

Dedicated to prominent biblical scholar John J. Collins, The “Other” in Second Temple Judaism explores the various ways in which Jews living in the Hellenistic and early Roman

periods (both in the land of Israel and in the Diaspora) constructed their identity in relation to other Jews, pagans, and Christians.

The twenty-eight contributors — sea-soned scholars and rising stars in the field — interact with Collins’s work as they

engage the book’s unifying theme, focusing their efforts around five areas of scholarly inquiry that reflect the scope of Collins’s dis-tinguished career:

• The Hebrew Bible and Its Reception

• Wisdom

• Apocalypticism

• The Dead Sea Scrolls

• Jews among Greeks and Romans

Contributors

Susan Ackerman, Samuel L. Adams, Patricia Ahearne-Kroll, Shane Berg, Katell Berthelot, Shannon Burkes Pinette, Esther Chazon, Lorenzo DiTommaso, Robert Doran, Antonios Finitsis, Sean Freyne, Matthew Goff, Martin Goodman, Erich S. Gruen, Daniel C. Harlow, Daniel J. Harrington, Naomi S. Jacobs, Joel S. Kaminsky, Robert A. Kugler, Timothy H. Lim, Karina Martin Hogan, Yonatan Miller, Carol A. Newsom, George W. E. Nickelsburg, Susan Niditch, Rebecca Raphael, Eric D. Reymond, James C. VanderKam.

Daniel C. Harlow is professor of biblical, early Jewish, and early Christian studies at Calvin College. Matthew Goff is associate professor of religion at Florida State Uni-versity. Karina Martin Hogan is assistant professor of theology at Fordham University. Joel S. Kaminsky is professor of religion at Smith College.

978-0-8028-6625-7 / hardcover / 542 pages $65.00 [£43.99] / Available

TheScepterandtheStarMessianism in Light of the Dead Sea ScrollsSecond Edition

John J. Collins

“Since its first publication in 1995, The Scepter and the Star has become arguably the standard guide to the messianic views of Qumran and, more broadly, Second Temple Judaism. That position will be ensured and enhanced by the present new edition, with its extensively revised and updated notes and bibliography and its new or revised discussions of key

issues and sources. Col-lins has a remarkable talent for incisive and balanced analysis — an ability to see the many sides of an argument and to read the ancient sources in fresh and pen-etrating ways. A most welcome book indeed!”

— Peter MachinistHarvard University

“Collins has completely updated his classic book on messianism. . . . The reference work for years to come.” — Florentino García-Martínez

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

“Still the best work available on early messianism.”

— Saul M. OlyanBrown University

“Yet another of Collins’s must-have books for students of the Bible and early Jewish literature.”

— Mark S. SmithNew York University

“Collins’s judgments are well balanced, and his conclusions concerning the tantalizing evidence of the fragments of the Scrolls are substantial but healthily tentative. The bibliography alone, some forty percent larger than that of the first edition, is a major resource for all students engaged in the study of early Jewish messianism. Most welcome.”

— George J. BrookeUniversity of Manchester

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School. His many other scholarly books include Beyond the Qumran Community, King and Messiah as Son of God, The Bible after Babel, and The Apocalyptic Imagination.


PerspectivesonOur Father AbrahamEssays in Honor of Marvin R. Wilson

Steven A. Hunt, editor

Marvin R. Wilson has devoted much of his life to bringing Jews and Christians into fruitful dialogue with one another. His seminal text, Our Father Abraham — perhaps more than any other book — has clearly shown a generation of Christians the Jewish roots of their faith.

Perspectives on Our Father Abraham is a col-lection of thoughtful articles honoring Marv Wilson on the occasion of his seventy-fifth

birthday. Nineteen Jewish and Chris-tian scholars here offer engaging, even groundbreaking, studies of Abraham both in the Hebrew and Christian Scrip-tures and in other ancient and contem-porary traditions.

“Everyone interested in biblical studies, the

relationship of Jews and Christians, and, especially, the figure of Abraham in tradition and history will love this book.” — Craig A. Evans

Acadia Divinity College

“A remarkable volume honoring a remarkable and influential teacher and writer.”

— Tremper Longman IIIWestmont College

Contributors

William B. Barcley, Rebecca Gates Brinton, R. Judson Carlberg, Roy E. Ciampa, Gordon D. Fee, Roger J. Green, Ted Hildebrandt, Steven A. Hunt, David Klatzker, JoAnn G. Magnuson, David Mathewson, John N. Oswalt, Elaine Phillips, A. James Rudin, Mark L. Sargent, H. G. M. Williamson, Lauren F. Winner, Edwin M. Yamauchi, David J. Zucker.

Steven A. Hunt is associate professor of biblical studies at Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts.



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SharingPossessionsWhat Faith DemandsSecond Edition

Luke Timothy Johnson

“This book is written as an exercise in theological reflection on one of the knottiest questions imagin-able: the connection between being a Christian and the way we own and use things. . . . When we turn to thinking about money and possessions, we find ourselves in murky waters. The things we own and use, like our sexuality, lie close to the bone of our individual and collective sense of identity.”

So writes respected scholar Luke Timothy Johnson in his introduction to Sharing Posses-sions: What Faith Demands. Stepping purpose-fully into the “murky waters” of owning and sharing, Johnson endeavors to define the

slippery concept of human possession — especially in rela-tion to God’s divine ownership — and to discern the Bible’s teaching on the mystery of human possessing and pos-sessiveness.

This second edition, reflecting thirty years of John-

son’s further thinking on the subject, features chapters expanded with fresh insights, help-ful new study questions for each chapter, and a substantial epilogue updating the work.

“All who found in Luke Johnson’s treatment of pos-sessions as part of the mystery of human existence a deeper and more fruitful approach to the ‘problems’ of wealth and poverty will find in this new edition continued critical reflection and fresh insight. Those for whom this is a first encounter will find out what made it worth reissuing after thirty years.”

— Sondra Ely WheelerWesley Seminary

Luke Timothy Johnson is R. W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. His many other books include The Creed: What Christians Believe and Why It Matters and Brother of Jesus, Friend of God: Studies in the Letter of James, and he is the winner of the 2011 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for his Among the Gentiles: Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity.


RememberthePoorPaul, Poverty, and the Greco-Roman World

Bruce W. Longenecker

Many scholars engaged in exploring the eco-nomic dimensions of early Christianity simply don’t bother with Paul, mistakenly believing that he had little regard for the poor and that his theological deliberations therefore have little relevance to studies of wealth and pov-erty in the Greco-Roman world. In Remember the Poor Bruce Longenecker sets the record

straight, arguing persuasively that care for the impoverished was integral to Paul’s gospel and stan-dard practice in the Jesus-groups that he founded.

Longenecker sets out a robust “economy scale” for urban Greco-Roman society, using his in-

depth analysis of poverty in the first century as the backdrop for a compelling presentation integrating economics, history, exegesis, and theology. Calling into question a number of established interpretive paradigms, Longe-necker offers here a fresh vision in which Paul’s convictions regarding care for the poor are shown to be historically significant and theologically challenging.

“This important book reveals an economic dimension of Paul’s gospel that has only rarely been identified and never expounded so fully and convincingly. It also builds up a realistic picture of the way that care for the poor was embodied in the life of the communi-ties Paul founded. Longenecker’s well-informed and careful arguments deserve wide attention.”

— Richard BauckhamUniversity of St. Andrews

Bruce W. Longenecker is professor of religion and holds the W. W. Melton Chair at Baylor University. His other books include Rhetoric at the Boundaries, The Lost Letters of Per-gamum, and Engaging Economics: New Testament Scenarios and Early Christian Reception.


Recently released!

FundamentalsofNewTestamentGreekStanley E. Porter, Jeffrey T. Reed, and Matthew Brook O’Donnell

An ambitious, comprehensive introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of the Greek New Testament — see www.portergreek.com for more information.

“An admirable and distinctive teaching tool, enhanced by an excellent workbook.”

— Anthony C. Thiselton

“Highly recommended.”

— D. A. Carson

“Teachers will find this text a pleasure

to use; students will be grateful that their teacher adopted it.” — Craig A. Evans

“The lucidity of definitions, the clarity of the tables, and the easy-to-follow structure will make Funda-mentals of New Testament Greek the textbook of choice for professors and students alike.”

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978-0-8028-2827-9 / hardcover / 487 pages $40.00 [£26.99]

FundamentalsofNewTestamentGreekWorkbookStanley E. Porter and Jeffrey T. Reed

978-0-8028-2826-2 paperback 272 pages $20.00 [£12.99]

NOTE: Visit the newly launched website www.portergreek.com for more information and to access classroom resources. There you will find study tools and teaching resources to accompany Fundamentals of New Testament Greek and its workbook. New materials will be added to the site in coming months.


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ThePsalmsasChristianWorshipA Historical Commentary

Bruce K. Waltke and James M. Houstonwith Erika Moore

This collaboration by two esteemed evangelical scholars blends a verse-by-verse exposition of select psalms with a history of their interpreta-tion in the church from the time of the apostles to the present.

Bruce Waltke, who has been teaching and preaching the book of Psalms for over fifty years, skillfully establishes the meaning of the Hebrew text through the careful exegesis for which he is well known. James Houston traces the church’s historical interpretation and use of

these psalms, highlighting their deep spiritual significance to Christians through the ages.

Waltke and Houston focus their in-depth commentary on thirteen psalms that represent various genres and perspectives or hold special significance for Christian faith and the life of the church, including Psalm 1, Psalm 23, Psalm 51, and Psalm 139.

While much modern scholar-ship has tended to “despiritu-alize” the Psalms, Waltke and Houston’s “sacred hermeneutic” listens closely to the two voices of the Holy Spirit — heard infallibly in Scripture and edifyingly in the church’s response. A masterly

historical-devotional commentary, The Psalms as Christian Worship will deepen the church’s worship and enrich the faith and life of contempo-rary Christians.

Bruce K. Waltke is Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Knox Theological Seminary, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and professor emeritus of biblical studies at Regent College, Vancouver. He is the author of numerous books and Old Testament commentaries, including works on Genesis, Proverbs, and Micah.

James M. Houston is founding principal and former chancellor of Regent College and was the college’s first professor of spiritual theol-ogy. His other books include Joyful Exiles: Life in Christ on the Dangerous Edge of Things and Letters of Faith through the Seasons: A Treasury of Great Christians’ Correspondence.


Eerdmans Commentaries on the Dead Sea ScrollsMartin G. Abegg Jr. and Peter W. Flint, series editors

WisdomLiteratureJohn Kampen

This second published volume in the groundbreaking Eerdmans Com-mentaries on the Dead Sea Scrolls series is the first comprehensive com-mentary on the wisdom texts from the Dead Sea Scrolls. John Kampen provides original translations of these works, augmenting them with scholarly notes, discussions of key terms, and detailed commentary and showing how they fit into — and enhance our understanding of — bibli-cal wisdom, Christian origins, and the complex social and intellectual history of Second Temple Judaism.

“John Kampen, celebrated for his focus on wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls, has written, in an exciting and lucid manner, the first focused commentary on the Qumran wisdom texts. . . . I find this book exciting and perspicacious.”

— James H. CharlesworthPrinceton University

“An excellent guide to the Qumran wisdom literature. . . . John Kampen has succeeded in presenting this vast body of literature as a research tool for the advanced scholar and the begin-ning student alike, and has done so in an attractive way.”

— Emanuel TovHebrew University, Jerusalem

“Concisely, yet with depth, Kampen demonstrates what these wisdom texts can contribute to our understanding of Second Temple Judaism and the New Testament, and he alerts us to many questions that await further study and reflection.” — Eileen Schuller

McMaster University

“The Qumran wisdom texts, most of which only became known in the last wave of access to the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1990s, are of enormous significance for our understanding of the Jewish wisdom tradition. . . . Kampen effortlessly opens up this new treasure trove of texts and puts their study on a firm footing. Essential reading.” — Charlotte Hempel

University of Birmingham

John Kampen is Van Bogard Dunn Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Methodist Theological School in Ohio and an eminent scholar of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament. His other books include The Hasideans and the Origin of Pharisaism: A Study of 1 and 2 Maccabees.


First ECDSS volume

Liturgical WorksJames R. Davila4380-7 / 349p / $36.00


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Paul’sLettertotheRomansA Commentary

Arland J. Hultgren

From the author of the highly acclaimed Parables of Jesus commentary comes a new volume exploring one of the most significant theological documents ever written. In this commentary Arland Hultgren engages the text of Paul’s letter to the Romans using careful theological exegesis in conversation with scores of contemporary biblical scholars.

Hultgren walks readers through Romans verse by verse, illuminating the text with helpful comments, probing into major puzzles, and high-lighting the letter’s most inspiring features. He also demonstrates the

essentially forward-looking, mis-sional character of Paul’s epistle — written, as Hultgren suggests, to introduce Paul-the-theologian to Roman believers and inspire their support for his planned mis-sionary efforts in Spain.

Ideal for pastors and serious students of the Bible, this thoughtful commentary includes eight appendices that discuss in detail such issues as “Romans 1:26-27 and Homosexuality” and “Pistis Christou: Faith in or of Christ?”

“Arland Hultgren’s commentary on Romans is well researched and clearly written, his arguments concise and generally persuasive. There are fresh insights aplenty. For instance, his

exegesis of Romans 14:1–15:13 provides a provocative solution to the issue of who ‘the strong’ and ‘the weak’ were by convincingly arguing that there is diatribe at work in this paraenesis. Pastoral sensitivity abounds. For example, his exegesis of Romans 1:26-27 in the commentary proper and in his appendix on that passage takes full account of ancient and contemporary contexts and terminology and challenges long-standing views. This gem of a commentary will stimulate the minds and warm the hearts of many a teacher, preacher, and pastor.”

— Robert J. Karris, O.F.M.St. Bonaventure University

Arland J. Hultgren is Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. Among his other books is The Parables of Jesus: A Commentary.

978-0-8028-2609-1 / hardcover / 832 pages / $60.00 [£40.99] / June

JesusandHisOwnA Commentary on John 13–17

Daniel B. Stevick

This book offers a close, focused reading of John 13–17 — the so-called Farewell Discourses of Jesus in which, as he shares his Last Supper with his disciples, he lovingly prepares them for the time coming after his departure. According to Daniel Stevick, these poignant chapters develop more fully than any other New Testament text the intimate,

persisting bonds between the living Jesus and his church — the community of believers who live, through Christ, in close commu-nion with God, under the Spirit, and in tension with the world.

In his section-by-section com-mentary Stevick gives careful attention to the literary, struc-tural, and theological features of the text, pointing also to how and where the Revised Common Lectionary incorporates passages from John 13–17. The distillation of a senior seminary professor’s lifelong study and reflection, Jesus and His Own will be especially valu-able for pastors preparing to teach or preach from John’s Gospel.

“This study in John’s Gospel delivers more from less. ‘Less’ indicates that the study concentrates on five of John’s twenty-one chapters (13–17), which record Jesus’ farewell talks with his disciples and prayer to his Father on behalf of his own. ‘More’ indicates that the content of this book can function as an introduction to the whole Gospel, especially for homiletic purposes. . . . Contemporary listeners, numbed by long-standing casual familiarity with John’s Gospel, will hear the words of Jesus in fresh ways, will see the situation of the first-century church with new eyes, and will engage with the radical gospel for our time.”

— Roger Van Harneditor of The Lectionary Commentary

Daniel B. Stevick is professor emeritus of liturgics and homiletics at Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. His other books include By Water and the Word: The Scriptures of Baptism.



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The Pillar New Testament CommentaryD. A. Carson, series editor

TheFirstLettertotheCorinthiansRoy E. Ciampa and Brian S. Rosner

This thorough commentary presents a coherent reading of 1 Corinthi-ans, taking into full account its Old Testament and Jewish roots and demonstrating Paul’s primary concern for the unity and purity of the church and the glory of God. Roy Ciampa and Brian Rosner’s well-informed, careful exegesis touches on an astonishingly wide swath of important, sensitive issues and reinforces the letter’s ongoing theologi-cal and pastoral significance.

“Up to date, replete with many fresh readings, and rooted in the complex histori-cal context that was first-century Corinth, this commentary is in touch with those issues that make 1 Corinthians so relevant for the church. Both useful and edifying, it is a partner to keep close at hand as one probes this ethically relevant epistle.” — Darrell L. Bock

“Written in an impressively clear manner and assuming a varied audience of stu-dents, pastors, and scholars, this new commentary represents a major contribution to the discussion of this much controverted Pauline letter.”

— James Carleton Paget

“Detailed yet lucid exegesis of one of Paul’s more difficult letters. I particularly appreciate the very full introduction, which covers many more topics than the usual introductions to a Pauline letter.” — Richard Bauckham

“Rosner and Ciampa remind us that the primary background for Paul’s theology and ethics was his biblical and Jewish heritage. . . . They also show that 1 Corinthi-ans still has much to contribute to the discussion of present-day issues.”

— James D. G. Dunn

“Here 1 Corinthians emerges as a unified and comprehensive exercise in radical theological and ethical reorientation.” — Philip H. Towner

Roy E. Ciampa is professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Brian S. Rosner is senior lecturer in New Testament and ethics at Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia.

978-0-8028-3732-5 / hardcover / 976 pages / $65.00 / AvailableUK & Europe rights: IVP

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The Bible in Medieval TraditionH. Lawrence Bond†, Philip D. W. Krey, and Thomas Ryan, general editors

TheLettertotheGalatiansIan Christopher Levy, translator and editor

This work on Galatians is the inaugural volume in a significant new commentary series, The Bible in Medieval Tradition, which seeks to reconnect today’s Christians with part of the church’s rich tradition of

biblical interpretation. Ian Chris-topher Levy has brought together six substantial commentaries on Galatians written between the ninth and the fourteenth centuries. Levy’s clear, readable translations of these major texts — previously unavailable in English — are augmented by his in-depth introduction, which locates each author within the broad context of medieval scholarship.

“Edited and translated by one of the most gifted and prolific historians of exegesis in the world today, this volume will be indispensable for studying the history of exegesis. Few fields are growing so rapidly in religious studies,

and the need for English translations is pressing. Ian Levy here not only master-fully translates six important medieval authors at length. He also supplies a rich and detailed introduction that itself constitutes an important contribution to secondary literature on the reception of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. . . . An ideal volume with which to introduce students to this burgeoning field.”

— Kevin MadiganHarvard Divinity School

“Ian C. Levy has translated six medieval writings (commentaries and essays) deal-ing with Paul’s letter to the Galatians. He thus brings these important writings to the attention of modern general readers and students of the Pauline letter. All who consult Levy’s translations will profit from the reading.”

— Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J.Catholic University of America

“This first volume of a series devoted to medieval commentaries on sacred scripture, with its capacious introduction and wide choice of translated texts, augurs well for the project as a whole.” — Lawrence S. Cunningham


“Levy’s volume offers outstanding access to medieval commentaries on one of Paul’s most influential letters. Anyone interested in the history of exegesis will find here a treasure trove.” — Boyd Taylor Coolman

Boston College

Ian Christopher Levy teaches theology at Providence College. He is also editor of A Companion to John Wycliff.



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The New International Greek Testament CommentaryI. Howard Marshall and Donald A. Hagner, editors

NIGTC volumes available (all hardcover)

Matthew John Nolland2389-2 / 1579p / $85.00

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Luke I. Howard Marshall3512-3 / 928p / $65.00

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TheLetterofJamesScot McKnight

This commentary by Scot McKnight expounds the often-vexing letter of James both in its own context and in the context of ancient Judaism, the Greco-Roman world,

and the emerging Christian faith. Though interacting with the best available scholarly work on James, McKnight first connects deeply with the text of the letter itself, striving to interpret James’s teaching rigorously in light of what he says elsewhere in his letter rather than smothering the epistle in extrinsic debates and theories. Shaped from beginning to end for pastors, preachers, and teachers, this accessible commentary — full of insight, good sense, and wit — will illuminate those who want to explain James and its significance to their congregations and classes.

“Scot McKnight has written a very readable, evangelical commen-tary on James. While covering the traditional bases and literature, he also includes a number of new readings of the data that make

his work fresh and intriguing. This book will be viewed as a standard evangelical work that needs to be consulted in any future work on this letter.” — Peter H. Davids

St. Stephen’s University

“A readable and carefully organized commentary packed full of concrete insights. McKnight bril-liantly blends the best thoughts of earlier scholarship with innovative thinking, and he remains sensitive throughout to both ancient context and his modern audience.” — Craig S. Keener

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Acadia Divinity College

“Scholarly, interesting, and timely — three things not often said about the same book!”

— Douglas S. HuffmanTalbot School of Theology

Scot McKnight is Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University, Chicago. The author of thirty books, he also writes the widely read “Jesus Creed” blog.


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The Two Horizons Old Testament CommentaryJ. Gordon McConville and Craig Bartholomew, series editors

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TheBookofHoseaJ. Andrew Dearman

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translation of the biblical text, and masterfully unpacks Hosea’s poetic, metaphorical message of betrayal, judgment, and reconciliation.

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Westmont College

“The most recent deep engagement with the ancient text of Hosea the prophet. . . . Dearman restores the vivid metaphorical colors of the book of Hosea long faded by history.” — Mark J. Boda

McMaster Divinity College

J. Andrew Dearman is professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary’s regional campus in Houston, Texas. His other books include Religion and Culture in Ancient Israel and the NIV Application Commentary volume on Jeremiah and Lamentations.


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SAncientJudaismNew Visions and Views

Michael E. Stone

In this book Michael Stone examines a broad range of basic issues in the study of Second Temple Judaism and calls for a radical rethink-ing of approaches to Jewish history. Stone challenges scholars and students to ques-tion theologically conditioned histories of ancient Judaism devised by later orthodoxies, whether Jewish or Christian, and to acknowl-edge religious experience as a major factor in the composition and transmission of ancient religious documents. He urges readers to look above and beyond the spectacles of tradition

and cultural memory that too often distort their understanding of the ancient past.

Addressing an assortment of topics regarding the author-ship, transmission, and interpretation of the canonical Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, apocryphal and pseudepigraphic

literature, and more, Stone’s Ancient Judaism underscores the stunning complexity of both the raw data and the resulting picture of Juda-ism in antiquity.

“Drawing on his vast knowledge of the Judaisms of the late Second Temple period, Michael Stone ana-lyzes the scholarship of the past sixty years, indicat-ing areas of significant progress and promise as well as some dead ends. Students of early Judaism and Christian origins should read, mark, and inwardly digest this book and keep it on their shelves, both for what it discusses and for the light its methodological clarity sheds on topics yet to be explored.”

— George W. E. NickelsburgUniversity of Iowa

“Michael Stone’s work is unique in contemporary biblical and pseudepigrapha studies. In this book he covers a wide range of subjects and illuminates the way in which scholarly debate has been conducted. . . . Scholars and students alike continue to be in his debt.”

— Christopher RowlandQueen’s College, Oxford

Michael E. Stone is professor emeritus of comparative religion and Armenian studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His other books include Adam’s Contract with Satan and works on Armenian apocryphal literature.


AnIntroductiontoAncientMesopotamianReligionTammi J. Schneider

In this fascinating look at ancient Middle Eastern religious belief and practice, Tammi J. Schneider offers readers a basic guide to the religion of the peoples living in the region of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers from the

beginning of the Bronze Age to the time of Alexander the Great and Darius III. Drawing from extant texts, artifacts, and architecture, Schneider limns a complex, fluid, and highly ritu-alized polytheism. She describes both its intriguing pantheon of deities and the

religious experience of the people who spent their lives serving and appeasing them.

Schneider’s Introduction to Ancient Mesopo-tamian Religion deals with these subjects and more:

• Myths and religious texts

• Temples, priests, rituals, and religious personnel

• The special relationship of kings and deities

• Who the gods were, how they related to human beings — and how both changed over time

“It should be clear, when approaching a topic as vast as the religion of an area that spanned a great deal of space and more than two thousand years, with numerous peoples entering the region at different times, bringing in new languages and customs, that change would occur. Despite these rather significant shifts in language, customs, practices, and texts, certain elements of their religion did remain the same. The key component to understanding most of Mesopotamian religion is the relationship between humans and their deities. In the Mesopotamian view of the world, expressed in a wide range of their texts and manifest in their rituals, temples, and religious personnel, people were on earth to serve the gods.”

— from conclusion

Tammi J. Schneider is professor of religion at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, and is codirector of excavations at Tell el-Far’ah, Israel. Her other books include Sarah: Mother of Nations.

978-0-8028-2959-7 / paperback / 160 pages 8 photos, map, chronological chart $18.00 [£11.99] / July

IslamA Short Guide to the Faith

Roger Allen and Shawkat M. Toorawa, editors

In this straightforward and authoritative col-lection of fifteen essays — each by a different, specialized expert in the field — readers will encounter all the major elements of Islam, including its history, its beliefs, its practices, and its interactions, notably with Christianity, Judaism, and the modern world. Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith will inform and enlighten all

who wish to better understand this increasingly influen-tial world religion.

“Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith achieves the near-impossible: it is at once pithy and comprehen-sive, authoritative and accessible, provocative and reliable.”

— Chase RobinsonCity University of New York

“This attractive, reader-friendly volume has the advantage of being written not by one author but by a group of scholars, each a well-established authority. It thus stands out as something special compared to many other ‘introductions’ to Islam. . . . Will certainly be very welcome to teachers, students, and general readers.” — Muhammad Abdel Haleem

University of London

“Thoroughly accessible to general readers and a much-needed and welcome addition to any collection.”

— Booklist

“This factual, jargon-free, and to-the-point book tells general readers just what they need to know about Islam.” — Ingrid Mattson

Hartford Seminary

Contributors

Roger Allen, Ruba Kana’an, Ahmet T. Karamu-stafa, Bruce B. Lawrence, Paul Löffler, Joseph E. Lowry, Scott C. Lucas, Jon McGinnis, Tahera Qutbuddin, Abdulaziz Sachedina, Jane I. Smith, Mark N. Swanson, Shawkat M. Toorawa, Mark S. Wagner, Homayra Ziad, Aron Zysow.

Roger Allen is professor of Arabic language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania.

Shawkat M. Toorawa is associate professor of Arabic literature and Islamic studies at Cornell University.

978-0-8028-6600-4 / paperback / 16 color illustrations 195 pages / $20.00 [£12.99] / Available


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InfinityDwindledtoInfancyA Catholic and Evangelical Christology

Edward T. Oakes

At the heart of all ecumenical dialogue between Catholics and Evangelicals is their fundamental agreement on Christology and their common confession of Jesus Christ as the unique Savior of the human race. In this book Edward T. Oakes surveys Christian teaching on the person and nature of Christ and looks at many doctrinal and historical issues essential to the

study of Christology.Drawing from

recent scholarship in New Testament and patristic Christol-ogy, key medieval theologians, major Protestant voices, contemporary Catholic theologians, and magisterial statements from Vatican II, Oakes

presents two millennia of thinking on the Christian paradox of an infinite God who is a finite man — or, in the words of Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, “Infinity dwindled to infancy.”

The book concludes with a summary of the teaching on Christ that arose from the first seven ecumenical councils and a glossary of technical terms frequently used in christologi-cal debate.

“Here is the dilemma: How can the infinite become finite without losing its infinity? Can such a question even be meaningfully asked without lapsing into hopeless contradiction? In other words, how do we develop a Christology without thereby violating the central logical axiom of all science without exception, Aristotle’s law of noncontradiction? Put even more glaringly . . . what does it mean for God’s infinity to ‘dwindle’ to infancy?” — from introduction

Edward T. Oakes, S.J., is associate professor of systematic theology at the University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois. He is the author of Pattern of Redemption: The Theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar and a member of Catholics and Evangelicals Together.


SavingDesireThe Seduction of Christian Theology

F. LeRon Shults and Jan-Olav Henriksen, editors

Traditional Christian theology has generally treated desire as a dark and negative force intimately related to sin — something to be restricted and repressed, closeted and con-trolled. But, according to LeRon Shults and

Jan-Olav Henrik-sen’s Saving Desire, we see only part of a grander scheme if we do not also perceive that desire can be a powerful force for great good.

Grounding their work firmly in the experiential realm of human life, the eight eminent theologians

contributing to this volume celebrate together the positivity, the sociality, and the physicality of saving desire — that is, humankind’s innate desire not only for the “good life” but also, more vitally, for the life-transforming good-ness of God.

ContentsDesire: Gift and Giving Jan-Olav HenriksenThe Passion of the Christ: On the Social Production of Desire Ola SigurdsonParadise and Desire: Deconstructing the Eros of Suffering Rita Nakashima BrockDe-Oedipalizing Theology: Desire, Difference, and Deleuze F. LeRon ShultsMothers Just Don’t Do It Cristina GrenholmBeguiled by Beauty: The Reformation of Desire for Faith and Theology Wendy FarleyThe Shaping of Erotic Desire in Proverbs 1–9 Christine Roy YoderDesire and Justice: Levinas and Heschel on Human and Divine Pathos Jayne Svenungsson

F. LeRon Shults is professor of theology and philosophy at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway. His other books include Reforming the Doctrine of God and Christology and Science.

Jan-Olav Henriksen is professor of system-atic theology and philosophy of religion at the Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo. Among his other books are The Reconstruction of Religion and Desire, Gift, and Recognition.

978-0-8028-6626-4 / paperback / 208 pages $20.00 [£12.99] / August

ThePromiseofReinholdNiebuhrThird Edition

Gabriel Fackre

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) — whom Presi-dent Barack Obama famously named as his “favorite philosopher” in a 2007 interview — was arguably the most influential American theologian of the twentieth century. Gabriel Fackre’s Promise of Reinhold Niebuhr has long provided a compact introduction to Niebuhr’s life and thought.

With Niebuhr’s enduring legacy again rising to prominence in political and religious

circles, Fackre has reworked his stan-dard account of this iconic “visionary realist” for a new generation. In this revised and updated third edition, Fackre crystallizes key themes in Niebuhr’s writings, addresses and debunks “Tall Tales” that have

sprung up around Niebuhr’s legacy, and applies Niebuhr’s thinking to twenty-first-century theological and cultural issues.

“Thank you so much for your excellent book on my books. . . .” — Reinhold Niebuhr

from a personal letter to Gabriel Fackre, 1970

“This brilliant and readable expansion of Fackre’s notable 1970 treatment of the life, work, and impact of Reinhold Niebuhr offers a compelling argument as to why ‘the father of Christian realism’ is heralded as one of the best American theologians ever and why his insights on the human condition continue to be so pertinent to our contemporary situation. I com-mend this book with enthusiasm!”

— Max L. StackhousePrinceton Theological Seminary

Gabriel Fackre is Abbot Professor Emeritus of Christian Theology at Andover Newton Theological School. His numerous other books include Christology in Context and The Church: Signs of the Spirit and Signs of the Times.



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TheKuyperCenterReviewVolume 2: Revelation and Common Grace

John Bowlin, editor

The Abraham Kuyper Center for Public Theol-ogy at Princeton Theological Seminary was established in admiration of Kuyper, whose life as pastor, theologian, journalist, and poli-tician remarkably exemplifies how confidence in the truth of a Christian worldview can be expressed in both theory and practice.

The chapters in this book were originally presented at the annual Kuyper Conferences of 2009 and 2010 and are inspired by the themes of those conferences: “Philosophy and Revelation: A Celebration of the Centenary of Herman Bavinck’s 1908–1909 Stone Lectures” (2009) and “Common Grace and ‘A Common Word’ ” (2010).

ContentsI. PHILOSOPHY AND REVELATIONRevelation and Grace in Herman Bavinck Jan VeenhofBavinck, Nietzsche, and Secularization Gordon GrahamWhy Was Bavinck in Need of a Philosophy of Revelation? George HarinckAn Alternative Approach to Apologetics Henk van den BeltThe Promise of Herman Bavinck’s Doctrine of Revelation: Theology beyond Dogmatism and Relativism Jeffrey S. HockingRestoration and Renewal: The Nature of Grace in the Theology of Herman Bavinck Jon StanleyTo Be or to Become — That Is the Question: Locating the Actualistic in Bavinck’s Ontology James EglintonBavinck’s “Revelation and the Future”: A Centennial Retrospective Brian G. Mattson

II. COMMON GRACE AND COMMON WORDLove and Law: Some Thoughts on Judaism and Calvinism Leora BatnitzkySharia and the (Em)Brace of Difference: From Theology to Law to Identity Politics Anver M. EmonAssessing the Christological Foundation of Kuyper’s Doctrine of Common Grace Cambria Janae KaltwasserFrom Talking About to Speaking With: The Reformed Churches in The Netherlands and Islam Dirk van KeulenCommon Grace: A Distinctive Resource for “A Common Word” Emily Dumler-WincklerSimul Humanitas et Peccator: The Talmud’s Contribution to a Dutch Reformed Notion of the Imago Dei Cory WillsonHow Many Herman Bavincks? De Gemeene Genade and the “Two Bavincks” Hypothesis James EglintonCommon Grace and Pagan Virtue: Is Kuyperian Tolerance Possible? Andrew M. HarmonAdvancing a Neo-Calvinist Pneumatology of Religions: The Role of Recent Yongian Contributions Robert Covolo

John Bowlin is Rimmer and Ruth de Vries Associate Professor of Reformed Theology and Public Life at Princeton Theological Seminary.


AbrahamKuyperA Short and Personal Introduction

Richard J. Mouw

Richard Mouw was first drawn to Abraham Kuyper’s writings about public life in the tur-bulent 1960s. As he struggled to find the right Christian attitude toward big social issues such as the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, Mouw discovered Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism — and, with it, the robust vision of active Christian involvement in public life that has guided him ever since.

In this “short and personal introduction” Mouw sets forth one by one Kuyper’s main ideas on Christian cultural discipleship, includ-

ing his sometimes-misunderstood views on sphere sover-eignty, the antithesis, common grace, and more. Mouw looks at ways to update — and, in some places, even correct — Kuyper’s thought as he applies it to such twenty-first-century issues as ecumenism,

religious and cultural pluralism, charismatic movements, and the pressing need to develop a theology of technology.

“I have written this short and personal introduction to Kuyper because I am convinced his voice continues to speak in important ways. . . . Evangelicals have been a prominent presence in public life in recent years, but we have not been known for having a coherent theological-philosophical perspective on our efforts to influence the policies and practices of the larger society. Kuyper can be an important guide in this regard. . . . Almost a century after his passing, he still has some vital insights to offer about Christian cultural and political discipleship.”

— from introduction

Richard J. Mouw is professor of Christian philosophy and president of Fuller Theologi-cal Seminary. Among his many other books are Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport, He Shines in All That’s Fair, and Praying at Burger King.


JesusChristandtheLifeoftheMindMark A. Noll

In The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (1994) Mark Noll offered a bleak, even scathing, assessment of the state of evangelical thinking and scholar-ship. Now, nearly twenty years later, in a sequel

that is more hopeful than despairing — more attuned to possibilities than to problems — Noll updates his assess-ment and charts a positive way forward for evangelical schol-arship.

Noll shows how the orthodox Chris-tology confessed in

the classic Christian creeds provides an ideal vantage point for viewing the vast domains of human learning and can enhance intellectual engagement in a variety of specific disciplines, including history, science, and biblical stud-ies. In a substantial postscript he candidly addresses the question How fares the “evangelical mind” today?

“If what we claim about Jesus is true, then evangeli-cals should be among the most active, most serious, and most open-minded advocates of general human learning. Evangelical hesitation about scholarship in general or about pursuing learning wholeheartedly is, in other words, antithetical to the Christ-centered basis of faith. Yet if there is an evangelical coloring to this book, and if evangelicals are the ones addressed most directly, I also hope that Catholics, Orthodox, other kinds of Protestants, and representatives of the world’s proliferating indigenous churches will find encouragement for approaching human learning as a distinctly Christian enterprise. In addition, I hope that nonbelievers and believers adhering to other faiths may find some clues in these pages for why at least some Christian supernaturalists are whole-heartedly committed to the tasks of learning.”


Mark A. Noll is Francis A. McAnaney Pro-fessor of History at the University of Notre Dame. His other books include The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind and Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity.

978-0-8028-6637-0 / hardcover / 192 pages $25.00 [£16.99] / August


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Eerdmans Ekklesia SeriesMichael L. Budde and Stephen E. Fowl, series editors

BearingTrueWitnessTruthfulness in Christian Practice

Craig Hovey

If proclaiming the gospel is at root a matter of telling the truth about the way things are, then Christian witnesses are paradigmatic truth-tellers. In Bearing True Witness Craig Hovey engages modern theology, philosophy, and ethics — including the work of Nietzsche, Foucault, and MacIntyre — to consider how

Christians see, recog-nize, embrace, and bear witness to the truth of Jesus Christ.

Skillfully navigat-ing a field occupied by both theological ethics and philo-sophical theology, Hovey demonstrates that when the church faithfully declares to the world that

salvation is in Christ, that the world belongs to him, and that his works are good, it is essentially an ethical action. Moreover, he says, when Christians have the courage to speak honestly about the reality of God and of divine truth, their witness becomes a force capable of challenging and overcoming worldly injus-tices and abuses of power.

“I make no promise to settle Pilate’s enduring and stirring question, ‘What is truth?’ . . . Of course, truth is important. But even if it presented itself bald-faced and prominent among us with no hint of ambigu-ity, if it were shown to us uncomplicated, clear, and polished, we still might not embrace it. . . . So the primary questions this book asks are ones that are prior to Pilate’s question about truth itself. Rather, how do Christians go about cultivating a deep desire for truth that does not betray the love they should feel toward God’s creatures, especially when that includes themselves as humans?” — from introduction

Craig Hovey is assistant professor of religion at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. His other books include Nietzsche and Theology, To Share in the Body: A Theology of Martyrdom for Today’s Church, and Speak Thus: Christian Non-fiction in Church and World.


WitnessoftheBodyThe Past, Present, and Future of Christian Martyrdom

Michael L. Budde and Karen Scott, editors

Christian martyrdom can seem far removed from common experience — something only from long ago or far away. In this volume, however, twelve scholars from across academic disciplines demystify Christian martyrdom and resituate it within the everyday practices of the church. Beginning with early church history, they combine expert historical studies with clear-headed analysis to explore the place of martyrdom in the church through the ages and into the future.

ContentsPart I: Martyrdom as the Church’s Witness 1. Christian Martyrdom: A Theological Perspective Lawrence Cunningham 2. Early Church Martyrdom: Witnessing For or Against the Empire? Tripp York 3. The Primacy of the Witness of the Body to Martyrdom in Paul Stephen Fowl

Part II: Martyrdom Builds the Church 4. Witness, Women’s Bodies, and the Body of Christ Joyce E. Salisbury 5. The Judgment of the Eucharist at the Trial of Joan of Arc Ann W. Astell

Part III: Martyrdom Destroys the Church 6. Persecution or Prosecution, Martyrs or False Martyrs? The Reformation Era, History, and Theological Reflection Brad S. Gregory 7. Destroying the Church to Save It: Intra-Christian Persecution and the Modern State William T. Cavanaugh 8. Martyrs and Antimartyrs: Reflections on Treason, Fidelity, and the Gospel Michael L. Budde

Part IV: Martyrdom and the Future Church 9. Is Anything Worth Dying For? Martyrdom, Exteriority, and Politics After Bare Life D. Stephen Long and Geoffrey Holdsclaw 10. “Threatened with Resurrection”: Martyrdom and Reconciliation in the World Church Emmanuel M. Katongole 11. Flashpoints for Future Martyrdom: Beyond the “Clash of Civilizations” Eric O. Hanson

Michael L. Budde is professor of Catholic studies and political science and senior research scholar in the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University.

Karen Scott is associate professor of history and director of the Catholic Studies Program at DePaul University.


TheSacrificeofAfricaA Political Theology for Africa

Emmanuel Katongole

Modern Africa, scarred by its founding narra-tives of colonial oppression and nation-state politics, has been especially vulnerable to chaos, war, and corruption.

In The Sacrifice of Africa Emmanuel Katongole confronts this painful legacy and shows how it continues to warp the imaginative landscape of African politics and society. He demon-strates the real potential of Christianity to interrupt and transform entrenched political imaginations and create a different story for

Africa — a story of self-sacrificing love that values human dignity and “dares to invent” a new and better future for all Africans.

Compelling accounts of three African Christian leaders and their work — Bishop Paride Taban in

Sudan, Angelina Atyam in Uganda, and Maggy Barankitse in Burundi — cap off Katongole’s inspiring vision of hope for Africa.

“A work of singular importance . . . prophetic and compelling. One of the most visionary theologians of our day, Katongole helps the whole church see itself in a new way. This is the theology we must have.”

— Mark R. GornikCity Seminary of New York

“Katongole’s reflections call on the churches to commit to action to change the situation and give people hope in a future that has looked increasingly bleak. The demands of the moment require the sacri-fice of the churches on behalf of Africa’s long-suffering peoples. This book is a valuable installment in that cause.” — Lamin Sanneh

Yale University

Emmanuel Katongole is associate research professor of theology and world Christianity at Duke Divinity School, founding codirector of the Duke Center for Reconciliation, and a Catholic priest of the Kampala Archdiocese in Uganda.



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Ressourcement: Retrieval and Renewal in Catholic ThoughtDavid L. Schindler, series editor

TheEpiphanyofLoveToward a Theological Understanding of Christian Action

Livio Melina

In this volume Livio Melina attempts to over-come the deadlock in which moral theology can easily find itself due to the false alterna-tive between moralism, with its emphasis on

external rules, and antimoralism, with its insistence on freedom from all norms.

The key, Melina argues, is not to regard morality as a simple list of principles direct-ing our choices and helping us to make correct moral judg-

ments. Rather, we must step back and begin to comprehend the dynamic mystery of Chris-tian action. Only in the light of Christ can the proper correlation between faith and morality, freedom and truth, be clearly understood. True morality springs from a synergistic relationship with God, born of faith in Christ, nurtured in the church, and made manifest in that which inspires all authentic goodness — the epiphany of love.

Livio Melina is worldwide president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Rome, where he also serves as professor of fundamental moral theology.


MotherhoodandLoveBeyond the Gendered Stereotypes of Theology

Cristina GrenholmTranslated by Marie Tåqvist

Addressing the perceived conflict between feminism and theology, feminist theologian Cristina Grenholm here blends systematic theology, gender studies, and biblical inter-pretation as she disentangles motherhood and

maternal love from a long and knotty legacy of stereotypes and subordination in Christian tradi-tion.

“A landmark theo-logical work urgently needed by the twenty-first-century church.”

— Daniel PatteVanderbilt University

“Cristina Grenholm challenges every Christian to rethink not only mothering but also love, Mary, and sexist doctrines of God. She offers us new, honest, and illuminating ways to embrace mothers as fully human beings and motherhood as a theological hermeneutic for rethinking divine love.”

— Rita Nakashima BrockFaith Voices for the Common Good

“A careful and nuanced theological study. . . . Will be a welcome read for anyone interested in theological anthropology, in the dialogue between feminism and theology, and in the phenomenon of love. . . . An extraordinary book!” — Jan-Olav Henriksen

Norwegian School of Theology

“Grenholm uses motherhood as a way to erode the duality between autonomy and heteronomy, to embrace the realities of vulnerability, and to respond to our vulnerable interdependence with gentleness rather than with exploitation. . . . We are fortunate that this work brings much-deserved attention to a Swedish theologian and a literature less known in the United States.” — Wendy Farley

Emory University

Cristina Grenholm is director of theology and ecumenism in the Central Church Office of the Church of Sweden. An ordained minister, she is also coeditor (with Daniel Patte) of Gender, Tradition, and Romans.


Pentecostal ManifestosJames K. A. Smith and Amos Yong, series editors

TheSpiritofCreationModern Science and Divine Action in the Pentecostal-Charismatic Imagination

Amos Yong

Is a pentecostal-charismatic worldview defensible in light of contemporary science? In The Spirit of Creation Amos Yong argues that pentecostal thought does indeed have merit in scientific contexts. What’s more, he suggests that pentecostal-charismatic views regarding the dynamic presence and activity of the Spirit of God and the pluralistic cosmology of many spirits may have something important to add to the broad discussion now taking place at the crossroads of science and religion.

Interacting with many scientific fields of study — including psychology, sociology, evolutionary science, cosmology, and more — Yong’s Spirit of Creation demonstrates the significance of pentecostal ideas to the ongoing dialogue between theology and science.

Amos Yong is J. Rodman Williams Professor of Theology at Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, Virginia. His other books include In the Days of Caesar: Pentecostal-ism and Political Theology.


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GodandtheArtofHappinessEllen T. Charry

Western Christians are generally skittish about happiness, observes Ellen Charry. They live in the hope of heaven but are nervous about experiencing too much joy this side of

paradise. Charry’s God and the Art of Hap-piness questions this way of thinking and offers a constructive proposal for recon-sidering Christian happiness on earth.

Charry surveys the treatment of God and happiness through-out Scripture and the history of Christian

thought, showing how the Bible encourages the happiness and flourishing that accompany obedience to the Creator. For those living in the beauty of holiness and divine love, she argues, this world is no “vale of tears” — and there need be no conflict between pleasure and piety, between goodness and happiness.

Rising from the ashes of deep personal pain and loss, this highly original theology of the Christian life offers comfort, encouragement, and healing for all who long to experience true happiness here and now.

“Ellen Charry has the gift of making deep connections between theology and ordinary life. . . . Constantly draws the reader into fruitful, wise reflection on important matters.” — David F. Ford

University of Cambridge

“A frequently voiced complaint today is that aca-demic theology writes only for its own guilds and too often tumbles into an ugly and lazy jargon-ridden abstraction. In this subtle, nuanced book, born from both hope and personal anguish, Ellen Charry recon-nects knowledge and healing, thereby responding to a deep need.” — Iain R. Torrance

Princeton Theological Seminary

“This original and powerfully argued book is destined to become a standard cite for scholars of theology and ethics.” — John Witte Jr.

Emory University

Ellen T. Charry is Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Theology at Princeton Theologi-cal Seminary. Her other books include By the Renewing of Your Minds: The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine.


CaptivetotheWordofGodEngaging the Scriptures for Contemporary Theological Reflection

Miroslav Volf

In Captive to the Word of God Miroslav Volf invites readers to dip with him into the deep well of Scripture and to engage actively with the Bible. After a probing explanation of how

and why he uses Scripture to shape theological thought, Volf applies his inter-pretive principles to 1 Peter, the Gospel of John, 1 John, and Ecclesiastes. His explorations get at the heart of some of the most perplexing religious quandaries of our time, includ-

ing pluralism, materialism, Muslim-Christian relations, how Christians ought to relate to their surrounding culture, and what it really means to say that “God is love.”

“Miroslav Volf is one of the most exciting and well-respected theological voices on the American scene today. In the long run, however, the only work that lasts is by those theologians whose reflections arise from a deep attentiveness to and engagement with Holy Scripture. This volume shows that Volf is in that worthy company.” — Timothy Larsen

Wheaton College

“Full of insight and wisdom for those who wrestle with the challenges of living out Christian faith with the Bible in one hand and today’s newspaper in the other.” — John R. Franke

Biblical Seminary

“Volf has written a book of wisdom and clarity that connects the Bible, theology, and the meaning of Jesus Christ in a world hungry for love and truth. A book of sound biblical theology in dialogue with the culture of pluralism, this is a superb read!”

— Timothy GeorgeBeeson Divinity School, Samford University

Miroslav Volf is Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture and Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School. His other books include The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World and Against the Tide: Love in a Time of Petty Dreams and Persisting Enmities.


PoeticTheologyGod and the Poetics of Everyday Life

William A. Dyrness

What are the “poetics of everyday life”? What can they teach us about God? Any and all activities that satisfy our fundamental need for play, for celebration, and for ritual, says

William Dyrness, are inherently poetic — and in Poetic Theology he demonstrates that all such activities are places where God is active in the world.

All of humanity’s creative efforts, Dyr-ness points out, tes-tify to our intrinsic longing for joy and delight and our deep

desire to connect with others, with the created order, and especially with the Creator.

With extensive reflection on aesthetics in spirituality, worship, and community develop-ment, Poetic Theology will be useful for all who seek fresh and powerful new ways to commu-nicate the gospel in contemporary society.

“William Dyrness’s bold invitation to a poetic theol-ogy shaped by Scripture, tradition, and imagination — one luring us toward a fuller participation in beauty than argument or concept alone allows — reminds us that truth itself is beautiful to behold and poetic to the core. . . . If poetry is in its deepest reflex an intensification of life, then Dyrness’s call for a poetic theology is one we ignore at our peril, remind-ing us that faithful living is not only about proper thinking but also — and, perhaps, more properly — about the texture of our living and the quality of our loving.” — Mark S. Burrows

Andover Newton Theological School

“Makes a strong case for aesthetics as one of the ave- nues used by God to draw human beings near to him and his glory. . . . A wonderful journey through Reformed spirituality and a wake-up call for Reformed theology.” — Cornelius van der Kooi

Free University Amsterdam

William A. Dyrness is professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. His other books include Reformed Theology and Visual Culture and A Primer on Christian Worship: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, Where We Can Go.



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TrinityandElectioninContemporaryTheologyMichael T. Dempsey, editor

A lively theological debate has been heating up around this question: Is the Trinity com-plete in itself from all eternity, or is it consti-

tuted by the eternal decision of election? In this volume twelve theologians address this crucial point of contention. Bruce McCormack, Paul Molnar, and others from both Catholic and Protestant tradi-tions offer insightful contributions to the discussion through

rigorous, critical treatment of select topics in Barth’s theology.

“What is at stake in this debate is not simply who will inherit the crown of Karl Barth in the English-speaking world, but the being and glory of God as the one who is loving and free both in himself and for us.”


ContentsPart I: The Debate 1. God’s Triunity and Self Determination: A Conversation with Karl Barth, Bruce McCormack, and Paul Molnar Kevin Hector 2. The Trinity, Election, and God’s Ontological Free- dom: A Response to Kevin Hector Paul D. Molnar 3. Can the Electing God Be God Without Us? Some Implications of Bruce McCormack’s Understanding of Barth’s Doctrine of Election for the Doctrine of the Trinity Paul D. Molnar 4. Election and the Trinity: Twenty-Five Theses on the Theology of Karl Barth George Hunsinger 5. Election and the Trinity: Theses in Response to George Hunsinger Bruce L. McCormack 6. Obedience, Trinity, and Election: Thinking With and Beyond the Church Dogmatics Paul Dafydd Jones 7. Barth and the Election-Trinity Debate: A Pneumatological View Paul T. Nimmo 8. “A Specific Form of Relationship”: On the Dogmatic Implications of Barth’s Account of Election and Commandment for His Theological Ethics Christopher Holmes 9. God’s Self-Specification: His Being Is His Electing Aaron T. Smith

Part II: Roman Catholic Perspectives 10. Karl Barth, German-Language Theology, and the Catholic Tradition Nicholas M. Healy 11. Christ, the Trinity, and Predestination: McCormack and Aquinas Matthew Levering

Part III: Implications for Ethics Today 12. The Gospel of True Prosperity: Our Best Life in the Triune God Now and Not Yet Paul Louis Metzger

Michael T. Dempsey is assistant professor of theology at St. John’s University, New York.


TheBarmenThesesThenandNowEberhard BuschTranslated and annotated by Darrell and Judith Guder

Foreword by Daniel L. Migliore

In 1934 Christian churches in Germany faced strong pressure to conform their belief and practice to the pillars of Nazi thinking —

respect for the authority of the Führer and fervent devotion to the history and culture of the German race. Defying this ideologi-cal agenda, leaders in the German Evangelical Church adopted the Barmen Declaration. Their bold statement of

dissent, grounded in the authority of Scrip-ture, has since become a powerful model for the contemporary confession of the Christian faith against modern forms of skepticism and unbelief.

In The Barmen Theses Then and Now Eberhard Busch demonstrates to a new generation how that key German confession during a specific time of crisis can guide Christians everywhere today. He interprets each of the six theses in its original context — Nazi Germany — and then applies it to crucial cultural and political challenges facing Christianity in our time.

“Demonstrates the relevance of Barmen for many issues confronting the church today — the relation between Christians and Jews, the meaning of Chris-tian freedom, the church and its mission, the role of the laity, and the task of the church in the political order. In Busch’s able hands Barmen becomes a living voice that is no less important for the church today than it was for Christians in the 1930s.”

— George StroupColumbia Theological Seminary

Eberhard Busch is professor emeritus of Reformed theology at the University of Göt-tingen, Germany. A onetime student of and assistant to Karl Barth, he is also the son of one of the Barmen Declaration’s original signers. His other books include The Great Passion: An Introduction to Karl Barth’s Theology and Drawn to Freedom: Christian Faith Today in Conversation with the Heidelberg Catechism.


KarlBarthandAmericanEvangelicalismBruce L. McCormack and Clifford B. Anderson, editors

This book seeks to build bridges between the theology of Karl Barth and contemporary American evangelicalism. Bruce McCormack and Clifford Anderson have brought together essays first presented at the second annual conference on Karl Barth’s theology, held at Princeton in 2007. The scholarly insights offered here shed much light on current trends in Protestant theology, moving evan-gelical engagement with Barth to a new stage in its history.

ContentsIntroduction Clifford B. Anderson

Part I: Historical ContextHow Can an Elephant Understand a Whale and Vice Versa? The Dutch Origins of Cornelius Van Til’s Appraisal of Karl Barth George HarinckBeyond the Battle for the Bible: What Evangelicals Missed in Van Til’s Critique of Barth D. G. Hart

Part 2: Philosophical and Theological Analysis

PhilosophyKarl Barth, American Evangelicals, and Kant John E. HareA Theology of Experience? Karl Barth and the Transcendental Argument Clifford B. Anderson

ChristologyCovenant, Election, and Incarnation: Evaluating Barth’s Actualist Christology Michael S. HortonHistory in Harmony: Karl Barth on the Hypostatic Union Adam Neder

EcclesiologyThe Church in Karl Barth and Evangelicalism: Conversations across the Aisle Kimlyn J. BenderThe Being and Act of the Church: Barth and the Future of Evangelical Ecclesiology Keith L. Johnson

UniversalismSo That He May Be Merciful to All: Karl Barth and the Problem of Universalism Bruce L. McCormackEvangelical Questioning of Election in Barth: A Pneumatological Perspective from the Reformed Heritage Suzanne McDonald

Part 3: Contemporary TrajectoriesBut Did It Really Happen? Frei, Henry, and Barth on Historical Reference and Critical Realism Jason A. SpringsNo Comprehensive Views, No Final Conclusions: Karl Barth, Open-Ended Dogmatics, and the Emerging Church John R. FrankeOntological Violence and the Covenant of Grace: An Engagement between Karl Barth and Radical Orthodoxy Kevin W. HectorStanley Hauerwas and Karl Barth: A Matter of Christology, Church, and State Todd V. Cioffi

Afterword Bruce L. McCormack

Bruce L. McCormack is Charles Hodge Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Clifford B. Anderson is curator of special collections at Princeton Theological Seminary.



DivineTranscendenceandtheCultureofChangeDavid H. Hopper

In Divine Transcendence and the Culture of Change David H. Hopper explores several significant historical and cultural effects of Reformation theology. In conversation with H. Richard Niebuhr, he examines the theology of Martin Luther, Martin Bucer, John Calvin, and Francis Bacon and shows how these Reformation thinkers’ recognition of God’s transcendent wisdom in the cross of Christ — over and above human wisdom — ushered in an era

of greater liberty and equality, deeper knowledge, and cultural progress.

Hopper’s historical- theological study not only illuminates the past but also sheds light on the tumultu-ous present, reveal-ing how a recaptured understanding of God’s transcendence

can confront the thoughtless tolerance and inward-facing spiritual consumerism of our own time and radically transform both theol-ogy and culture today.

“An excellent guide through the sixteenth-century Reformation in both its historical development and its present-day reception.” — Steven Ozment

Harvard University

“This book should be read by any who suppose that the Reformation has run its course and by those who want to renew its essential vision of God’s grace and glory. Hopper’s critique of pure tolerance on solid Ref-ormational grounds is tonic for the mind and soul. It aims to help us recover from the dreary domestication of transcendence in a way that will connect Christ anew with the needed transformation of culture in the West.” — George Hunsinger


“A fascinating and provocative argument.”

— David H. KelseyYale Divinity School

David H. Hopper is the James Wallace Professor of Religion Emeritus at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. His other books include A Dissent on Bonhoeffer and Technology, Theology, and the Idea of Progress.


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HeavenlyParticipationThe Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry

Hans Boersma

Surveying the barriers that contemporary thinking has erected between the natural and the supernatural, between earth and heaven, Hans Boersma issues a wake-up call for

Western Christian-ity. Both Catholics and evangelicals, he says, have moved too far away from a sacramental mindset, focusing more on the “here-and-now” than on the “then-and-there.” Yet, as Boersma points out, the teaching of Jesus, Paul, and St. Augus-

tine — indeed, of most of Scripture and the church fathers — is profoundly otherworldly, much more concerned with heavenly partici-pation than with earthly enjoyment.

In Heavenly Participation Boersma draws on the wisdom of great Christian minds ancient and modern as he urges Catholics and evangelicals alike to retrieve a sacramental worldview, to cultivate a greater awareness of eternal mysteries, to partake eagerly of the divine life that transcends and transforms all earthly realities.

“Hans Boersma’s re-situation of the doctrine of the Incarnation in its historic sacramental language and thought opens up the way to a deeper understanding of the truths of faith that evangelicals and Catholics alike seek to comprehend and nurture.”

— David Lyle JeffreyBaylor University

“Skillfully marshaling passages from the church fathers and medieval theologians and drawing judiciously on contemporary evangelical and Catholic thinkers, Boersma shows that theology is not primarily an intellectual enterprise but a spiritual discipline by which one enters into the truth and is mastered by it. . . . It is refreshing to have this ‘sacramental tapestry’ presented anew in this engaging book.”

— Robert Louis WilkenUniversity of Virginia

Hans Boersma holds the J. I. Packer Chair in Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, B.C. His other books include Nouvelle Théologie and Sacramental Ontology: A Return to Mystery and Violence, Hospitality, and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition.


Jacob’sLadderOn Angels

Sergius BulgakovTranslated and introduced by Thomas Allan Smith

In Jacob’s Ladder, originally published in 1929, the great Russian theologian Sergius Bulgakov explores the doctrine of angels and their importance for contemporary human-ity, framing his work with meditations on the meaning of love. Bulgakov’s discussions on the creation, function, nature, appearances,

and incorporeality of angels lead also to reflections on the incarnation and human nature, the role of the sexes, death, and the Christian hope of resurrection.

Jacob’s Ladder completes the devel-opment of Divine Sophia — on the

Wisdom of God in creation — begun in The Burning Bush and The Friend of the Bridegroom, which together constitute Bulgakov’s first dogmatic trilogy.

“Written by Bulgakov after a near-death encoun-ter with an angelic being who led him back to life, Jacob’s Ladder possesses a mystical intensity almost beyond words. . . . Its lyrical beauty and its profound speculative reflections make this book very difficult to translate, but Thomas Allan Smith has more than met the challenge, offering English-speak-ing readers what is undoubtedly the greatest work of angelology in the modern Orthodox literature.”

— Boris Jakim

“Bulgakov masterfully intertwines the multi-stranded Christian tradition into not simply a tract on angels but, more importantly, a profound and beautiful rhapsody on divine love as manifested in both the angelic and the human realm. . . . No small recognition is owed Thomas Allan Smith for working a difficult Russian text into a flowing and enjoyably readable English translation.”

— Myroslaw Tataryn

Sergius Bulgakov (1871–1944) is widely regarded as the twentieth century’s leading Orthodox theologian. His other books include The Philosophy of Economy, The Friend of the Bride-groom, The Burning Bush, The Lamb of God, and The Comforter.



TheNonviolentAtonementSecond Edition, Greatly Revised and Expanded

J. Denny Weaver

A provocative study that cuts to the very heart of Christian thought, The Nonviolent Atonement challenges the traditional, Anselmian under-

standing of atone-ment — along with the assumption that heavenly justice depends on Christ’s passive, innocent submission to violent death at the hands of a cruel God. Instead J. Denny Weaver offers a thoroughly nonviolent paradigm for understanding

atonement, grounded in the New Testament and sensitive to the concerns of pacifist, black, feminist, and womanist theology.

Key features of this second edition include new material on Paul and Anselm, expanded discussion on the rise of violence in theology, interaction with recent scholarship on atone-ment, and response to criticisms of Weaver’s original work.

Praise for first edition

“The best current single volume on reconstructing the theology of atonement.” — S. Mark Heim in

Anglican Theological Review

“A provocative but faithful proposal benefiting any student of christology.”

— Religious Studies Review

“A useful critique of the history of atonement motifs. . . . Creatively fuses a singular biblical vision from the earthly narrative of the Gospels and the cosmic perspective of the Apocalypse.”

— Trinity Journal

“This is a superb succinct survey and analysis of clas-sical and contemporary theories of the atonement, ideal for students and general readers. . . . Excellent resource.”

— Reviews in Religion and Theology

J. Denny Weaver is professor emeritus of religion and Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion at Bluffton University, Bluffton, Ohio. His other books include Defenseless Christianity and Becoming Anabaptist.


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ChristJesusandtheJewishPeopleTodayNew Explorations of Theological Interrelationships

Philip A. Cunningham, Joseph Sievers, Mary C. Boys, Hans Hermann Henrix, and Jesper Svartvik, editorsForeword by Walter Cardinal Kasper

Twenty-one scholars here explore the historical, biblical, christological, trinitarian, and ecclesi- ological dimensions of this crucial question: “How might we Christians in our time reaffirm our faith claim that Jesus Christ is the Savior of all humanity, even as we affirm the Jewish people’s covenantal life with God?” This volume is the result of a transatlantic collaboration among Boston College, Catholic Theological Union, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Lund University, Pontifical Gregorian University, and Saint Joseph’s University.

“A bold step forward in Catholic searching for a closer theological bond to Judaism without giving up the differences between the two faiths. . . . Offers the cut-ting edge of Christian theological views of Judaism.”

— Alan BrillSeton Hall University

“Stunning in its scope, erudition, and creativity. . . . A watershed contribution to a new era in the Jewish-Christian encounter.” — Peter A. Pettit

Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding, Muhlenberg College

Contributors

Mary C. Boys, Philip A. Cunningham, Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Adam Gregerman, Elizabeth Groppe, Daniel J. Harrington, Hanspeter Heinz, Hans Hermann Henrix, Gregor Maria Hoff, Walter Cardinal Kasper, Edward Kessler, Ruth Langer, Barbara U. Meyer, Thomas J. Norris, John T. Pawlikowski, Didier Pollefeyt, Christian Rutishauser, Marc Saperstein, Joseph Sievers, Jesper Svartvik, Liam Tracey.

Philip A. Cunningham is director of the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations of Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia. Joseph Sievers is professor of Jewish his-tory and literature at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome. Mary C. Boys is professor of practical theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York City. Hans Hermann Henrix is director emeritus of the Episcopal Academy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen, Germany. Jesper Svartvik is profes-sor of theology of religions at Lund Univer-sity, Sweden, and at the Swedish Theological Institute, Jerusalem.


Radical TraditionsStanley Hauerwas and Peter Ochs, series editors

ToSeeHistoryDoxologicallyHistory and Holiness in John Howard Yoder’s Ecclesiology

J. Alexander Sider

In the minds of many Christians today, the church is not holy; it is difficult. Yet J. Alex-ander Sider argues that it is precisely when the church acknowledges its many faults and frailties — when it patiently confronts its own capacity to betray the gospel — that its true holiness is made manifest.

In To See History Doxologically Sider probingly examines John Howard Yoder’s eschatology and ecclesiology in conversation with Oliver O’Donovan, Ernst Troeltsch, Miroslav Volf, and others. Sider shows how Yoder’s thought re-defines the church’s holiness not as something earned or possessed by its own virtue but as the ceaseless and ever-new gift of God throughout all time.

“Alex Sider has produced an extraordinary work, combining brilliant scholarship with a profound challenge to the church. In reading John Howard Yoder, Sider offers the broken, fallible, peccable church the gift of understanding its own brokenness as itself a providential gift. . . . This important book marks Sider as a theologian to be read and heeded.”

— Ben C. OllenburgerAssociated Mennonite Biblical Seminary

“Not just another book on John Howard Yoder. Putting Yoder into conversation with figures as diverse as Cyprian, Oliver O’Donovan, Ernst Troeltsch, Gillian Rose, and Rowan Williams, Sider develops an account of holiness that helps us see that holiness is difficult — but in that difficulty is salvation.”

— Stanley HauerwasDuke University

“A masterful book. . . . Sider makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Yoder’s thought and an even more significant contribution to the dis-cipline of seeing the church always in its concrete par-ticularity — a discipline rooted in praise of the Lamb that was slain and issuing in practices of repentance, forgiveness, memory, and dialogical vulnerability.”

— Jeremy M. BergenConrad Grebel University College

J. Alexander Sider is assistant professor of religion at Bluffton University.



MoreThanMatter?Is There More to Life Than Molecules?

Keith Ward

Is the human mind just an intricate mass of nerve cells and synapses, or is it something more? Are human beings merely the accidental by-product of millions of genetic copying mistakes — freaks of

nature — or is there something deeper and more sublime at the heart of human exis-tence? Is there such a thing as a soul?

Whether or not human conscious-ness extends beyond the physical world has been one of the deepest and most persistent philosoph-

ical questions. In More Than Matter? distin-guished philosopher Keith Ward sets his mind to the task of exploring this contentious matter.

Taking issue with materialism, especially as associated with the rise of modern science, Ward argues that human consciousness does in fact transcend our physiology. Moreover, he contends, the truth that we are indeed “more than matter” has profound implications not only for our human worth but also for our understanding of the nature, value, and purpose of the cosmos.

“A wonderfully clear, exciting, and profound book. . . . Materialists, beware!” — Conor Cunningham

University of Nottingham

“Keith Ward ably develops the idealist/dualist ideas that conscious mind is at the basis of reality and that the material world functions as the medium through which conscious finite minds express themselves to one another. . . . A refreshing philosophical defense of the view that irreducible minds can causally affect the material world in their purposeful pursuit of what is good. More Than Matter? is philosophi-cally rigorous yet written with the broadly educated reader in mind. A great read — I highly recommend it.”

— Stewart GoetzUrsinus College

Keith Ward is a fellow of the British Academy, a professorial fellow of Heythrop College, London, and an Anglican priest. He is the author of more than thirty books, including The Big Questions in Science and Religion, Why There Almost Certainly Is a God: Doubting Dawkins, and Is Religion Dangerous?


TheAnalogyofBeingInvention of the Antichrist or the Wisdom of God?

Thomas Joseph White, editorForeword by Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia

Does all knowledge of God come through Christ alone, or can human beings discover truths about God philosophically? The Analogy of Being assembles essays by expert Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox theologians to examine the relationship between divine rev-

elation in the person of Jesus Christ and the philosophical capacities of natural reason.

These essays were inspired by the lively, decades-long debate between Karl Barth and Erich Przywara, which was first sparked in 1932 when Barth wrote that the

use of natural theology in Roman Catholic thinking was the “invention of the Antichrist.” The contributors to The Analogy of Being analyze and reflect on both sides of Barth and Przywara’s spirited discourse, offering diverse responses to a controversy that reaches to the very core of Christian faith and theology.

“A profound testimony to the enduring significance of the analogia entis debate between Erich Przywara and Karl Barth.” — Hans Boersma

Regent College

“In a fresh ecumenical context, this extraordinary volume rekindles the mid-twentieth-century encounter between ressourcement thinkers and metaphysical theology. The voices of Przywara, Barth, Balthasar, and others speak anew through leading theologians of our own day in these master-fully orchestrated essays.” — Matthew Levering

University of Dayton

Contributors

John R. Betz, Martin Bieler, Peter Casarella, J. Augustine Di Noia, Michael Hanby, David Bentley Hart, Reinhard Hütter, Bruce D. Marshall, Bruce L. McCormack, Kenneth Oakes, Richard Schenk, John Webster, Thomas Joseph White.

Thomas Joseph White, O.P., teaches theol-ogy at the Dominican House of Studies in Wash-ington, D.C. He is also the author of Wisdom in the Face of Modernity and coeditor of Divine Impas-sibility and the Mystery of Human Suffering.


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Emory University Studies in Law and ReligionJohn Witte Jr., series editor

JusticeinLoveNicholas Wolterstorff

The concepts of love and justice have long been prominent in the moral culture of the West, yet they are often considered to be deeply at odds with one another. In this book, however,

acclaimed Christian philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff shows that justice and love are indeed perfectly compatible, and he argues that the commonly perceived tension between them reveals some-thing faulty in our understanding of each. True benevo-

lent love, he says, is always attentive to justice, and love that wreaks injustice can only ever be “malformed love.”

Charitably engaging alternative views, Wolterstorff’s Justice in Love is a welcome companion and follow-up volume to his magisterial Justice: Rights and Wrongs (Prince-ton). Building on his expansive discussion of justice in that earlier work, this book focuses in profound new ways on the relation between justice and love.

“In this brilliant work Nicholas Wolterstorff does what many thought impossible: he brings fresh insights to a debate that long ago grew stale and pre-dictable. Justice in Love is exemplary in its clarity and balance. This new work burnishes Wolterstorff ’s reputation as one of our most important and original religious philosophers.” — Jean Bethke Elshtain

author of Sovereignty: God, State, and Self

“The idea that justice and love are different, incom-patible starting points for thinking about the moral life has led to the fragmentation of ethics among the disciplines of philosophy, theology, and law. In Justice in Love Nicholas Wolterstorff puts the pieces back together with careful argument, historical understanding, and fresh thinking about biblical texts. Anyone interested in Christian ethics will find new possibilities here.” — Robin W. Lovin

Southern Methodist University

Nicholas Wolterstorff is Noah Porter Profes- sor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology at Yale University and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the Univer-sity of Virginia.

978-0-8028-6615-8 / hardcover / 294 pages $35.00 [£23.99] / June


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Darwin’sPiousIdeaWhy the Ultra-Darwinists and Creationists Both Get It Wrong

Conor Cunningham

In this cogent monograph on the subject of evolution, Conor Cunningham puts forth a trenchant, compelling case for both creation and evolution, drawing skillfully on an array

of philosophical, theological, histor-ical, and scientific sources to buttress his arguments.

“This book connects the debate about the nature of Darwinian evolution to the Christian theol-ogy of creation. . . . Cun-ningham shows that the picture of God as

the great Designer of artifacts, espoused by Paley and common to both ultra-Darwinians and creationists, is profoundly at odds with Christianity.”

— Charles Taylorauthor of A Secular Age

“Writing with engaging humor that betrays an extraordinary energetic intelligence, Conor Cun-ningham shows us why, given the Christian God, an evolutionary account of life is necessary. . . . This theological account of creation, I believe, will become a classic.” — Stanley Hauerwas

Duke University

“The last couple of decades have witnessed a dismal and hopelessly polarized confrontation between lit-eralist Christians and equally fundamentalist ultra-Darwinians. Darwin would have been appalled. Here at last is a judicious and fascinating book that elegantly shows the artificiality of this mutually debilitating conflict.” — Ian Tattersall

American Museum of Natural History, New York

“Cunningham brings a formidable and illuminat-ing intelligence to a topic all too often hidden amid clouds of prejudice, polemic, and ideology. This is a splendid book!” — David Bentley Hart

author of Atheist Delusions

Conor Cunningham is assistant director of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, England, author of Genealogy of Nihilism, and coeditor (with Peter M. Candler Jr.) of the Interventions series. Cunningham also wrote and presented the acclaimed BBC documentary Did Darwin Kill God? which originally aired in March 2009.


RethinkingHumanNatureA Multidisciplinary Approach

Malcolm Jeeves, editor

How do recent scientific discoveries challenge and complicate — but also enrich and illumi-nate — the traditional Christian portrait of human nature?

In Rethinking Human Nature an interna-tional team of scientists, historians, philoso-phers, and theologians presents both the wisdom of the past and the cutting edge of current scientific research to explore answers to this question. Their discussions — exam-ining our brains, our genes, our ancestors, our societies, and more — lead to a richer, more nuanced, and more complete understanding of what it really means to be human.

“Traditional Christianity regards humans as created in God’s image. Evolution holds that humans came about by descent from nonhuman ancestors. Can these two views be reconciled? Rethinking Human Nature is a multi-authored collection of essays exploring how reconciliation might be achieved from multiple perspectives — scientific, archaeological, philosophical, theological. The essays are insightful yet eminently readable. A great read!”

— Francisco J. AyalaUniversity of California, Irvine

“On a topic of such complexity and mystery the last word will never be said, but here is a landmark contribution to our current task of rethinking human nature in the light of both what we have long thought and what we have only just begun to envisage.”

— Richard BauckhamUniversity of St. Andrews

“This exciting collection of essays will benefit all of us who are committed to improve our understanding of the human condition and the rather distinctive phenomenon of embodied personhood that is at the heart of it.” — J. Wentzel van Huyssteen


Contributors

Evandro Agazzi, R. J. Berry, Alison S. Brooks, Franco Chiereghin, Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Graeme Finlay, Joel B. Green, Malcolm Jeeves, Jürgen Mittelstrass, David G. Myers, Janet Martin Soskice, Fernando Vidal.

Malcom Jeeves is professor emeritus of psy-chology at the University of St. Andrews. His other books include From Cells to Souls — and Beyond and (with Warren Brown) Neuroscience, Psychology, and Religion.


InSearchofSelfInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Personhood

J. Wentzel van Huyssteen and Erik P. Wiebe, editors

This volume presents a state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary discussion on “the problem of self” — the elusive nature of the human self and all its complex dimensions. With contribu-

tions from experts in philosophy, archaeol-ogy, primatology, psychology, neuro-science, cognitive science of religion, and more, In Search of Self explores concepts of imagination, self-awareness, conscious-ness, religiosity, and personhood.

“An intriguing collection of essays on an immensely important question about human personhood, our answers to which will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.” — Christian Smith


“The editors have compiled an exciting multi-disciplinary series of essays on key issues relating to human personhood. A striking collection on a major topic, this will provide scholars today with coverage of important insights, perspectives and approaches from fields beyond their own areas of immediate expertise.” — David Fergusson

University of Edinburgh

Contributors

Justin L. Barrett, Eric Bergemann, João Biehl, Emma Cohen, Pamela Cooper-White, Terrence W. Deacon, Deanie Eichenstein, James W. Haag, Jan-Olav Henriksen, Ian Hodder, Catherine Keller, Barbara J. King, Jay Ogilvy, Philip A. Rolnick, Helene Tallon Russell, Calvin Schrag, Roger Scruton, Maxine Sheets-Johnstone, Daniel J. Siegel, Ellen Streit, Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki, Ian Tattersall, Jennifer Thweatt-Bates, Leon Turner, Hetty Zock.

J. Wentzel van Huyssteen is James I. McCord Professor of Theology and Science at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Erik P. Wiebe is a Ph.D. candidate in theolog-ical ethics at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.



HealingWisdomDepth Psychology and the Pastoral Ministry

Kathleen J. Greider, Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger, and Felicity Brock Kelcourse, editors

Inspired by the work of Ann Belford Ulanov, this introductory text in pastoral care explores the role of “healing wisdom” in compassionate pastoral ministry. Capturing many of the multiple strands of pastoral work, these thirteen contributors unpack the depth dimensions of

pastoral ministry with an eye toward teaching practitioners to value and embody this life-giving wisdom.

Contributors

David W. Augsburger, Pamela Cooper-White, Russell H. Davis, Kathleen J. Greider, Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger, Rodney J. Hunter, Cedric C. Johnson, James W. Jones, Felicity Brock Kelcourse, Kyungsig Samuel Lee, K. Brynolf Lyon, Ana-María Rizzuto, Daniel S. Schipani.


PracticingWitnessA Missional Vision of Christian Practices

Benjamin T. Conner

How might a church infused with missional theology change the way it approaches Christian practices? In Practicing Witness Benjamin Conner seeks a theoretical answer to this very practical question.

Interacting with the missional theology of George Hunsberger and Darrell Guder and with the theology of Christian practices laid out

by Craig Dykstra and Dorothy Bass, Conner argues that allowing these two separate-but-crucial disciplines to inform and invigorate one another can enhance the church’s witness, its congregational discipleship, and its theological education.

Framing his work with real-world narra-tives and applications inspired by his work as a minister to adolescents with special needs, Conner shows how a practical missional mind-set can redefine and reinvigorate the spirit and purpose of a congregation.

“If, as the missional church discussion argues, the church is built up for the sake of following God in God’s mission to the world, what should that reveal about the nature and purpose of practices of the faith? . . . What would it look like if mission were not thought of as the overflow or the result of practices but were, instead, the first thought that shaped the list of practices?” — from introduction

Benjamin T. Conner is visiting assistant professor of Christian edu-cation at Union Presbyterian Seminary and director of the Capernaum ministry for adolescents with developmental disabilities in Williams-burg, Virginia. This is his first book.


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GroundedintheLivingWordThe Old Testament and Pastoral Care Practices

Denise Dombkowski Hopkins and Michael S. KoppelForewords by Walter Brueggemann and Edward P. Wimberly

This book addresses the disconnect between pastoral care and biblical interpretation in a unique — and much-needed — manner. In this cross-disciplinary conversation Denise Hopkins and Michael Koppel show how the themes and narratives of the Old Testament can effec-tively speak to and interact with the real-life stories of people today.

“The grounding of pastoral theology in the holiness of God and the rereading of Scripture in an interactive way have together resulted in a book that will have wide pastoral appeal. The authors move back and forth between personal narra-tives (including their own) to the deep claims of Scripture. . . . Much richer than any how-to manual.” — Walter Brueggemann (from foreword)

Denise Dombkowski Hopkins is professor of biblical theology at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C. Michael S. Koppel is professor of pastoral theology and congregational care at Wesley Theological Seminary.


TheChurchandtheCrisisofCommunityA Practical Theology of Small-Group Ministry

Theresa F. Latini

Contemporary society is in crisis, its structures broken and fragmented, and its people overstimulated, overstressed, and thirsty for true com-munion with the sacred and with one another. Although more than eighty-five percent of congregations in the United States conduct small-group ministry, too many of these groups begin with no clear sense of purpose, structure, or spiritual focus and end by veering away from Christian tradition and unknowingly settling for shallow versions of popular Christianity.

In The Church and the Crisis of Community Theresa Latini lays out both a theoretical groundwork and a practical guideline for successful small-group ministry. Examining the latest sociological research, the pioneer-ing work of Robert Wuthnow, and the real-life practices of small groups in six congregations, she shows how well-developed groups — those with mission statements, leadership training, and solid organizational structure — can be a truly effective tool in the church’s work of trans-forming broken and shallow forms of community into life-giving, life- sustaining relationships with God and others.

“We want to know how small-group community can be shaped less by our cultural ideals, such as individualism, and more by our faith in the Triune God. . . . I invite you to join me on a practical theological journey, where our understanding of community, small groups, and the church intersect in creative and illuminating ways.” — from introduction

Theresa F. Latini is assistant professor of congregational and com-munity care leadership at Luther Seminary and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) serving at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. This is her first book.

978-0-8028-6586-1 / paperback / 248 pages / $29.00 [£19.99] / August


WordMadeGlobalStories of African Christianity in New York City

Mark R. GornikForeword by Andrew F. WallsAfterword by Emmanuel Katongole

In this groundbreaking work of ethnography, urban studies, and theology, Mark Gornik explores the recent development of African Christianity in New York City. Focusing on three African immigrant church bodies — the Church of the Lord (Aladura), the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, and the Redeemed Christian Church of God — Word Made Global examines the pastoral, spiritual, and missional dynam-

ics of an exciting global movement.

Gornik draws on ten years of involve-ment and research, during which he conducted more than one hundred inter-views and attended several hundred worship services, Bible studies, prayer meetings, healing

services, seminars, community meals, harvest festivals, and other events at more than thirty-five churches throughout New York City.

“By focusing on African immigrant churches in New York City, Mark Gornik illumines the distinctive features of Christianity today: transnational, urban, embodied, and missionary. This exciting study both builds upon the most recent scholarship and moves our knowledge of world Christianity forward. It is a ‘must read’ for scholars and practitioners who wish to understand the dynamic changes that characterize twenty-first-century Christianity.”

— Dana L. RobertBoston University School of Theology

“In a conversation about world Christianity that is so often framed around stable geopolitical poles of North/South, old/new, us/them, Word Made Global offers not only a fresh perspective but also a helpful reminder that one gift of the movement of world Christianity is to help to create a new people in the world for whom these political frames of refer-ence become increasingly inadequate and eventually irrelevant.” — Emmanuel Katongole

(from afterword)

Mark R. Gornik is director of City Seminary of New York. He served previously as founding pastor of New Song Community Church in Baltimore and is also the author of To Live in Peace: Biblical Faith and the Changing Inner City.

978-0-8028-6448-2 / paperback / 328 pages 68 BW photos / $30.00 [£19.99] / August

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NatureasSpiritualPracticeSteven Chase

This innovative book shows in practical ways how delighting in the natural world can enhance Christian life. Steven Chase blends theological, scriptural, historical, and cultural discussions to reclaim the role of nature in the formation of Christian spiritual and moral

identity. As he points out, the Bible is full of natural images; moreover, nature itself can function as a holy text, testifying boldly to the glory and goodness of the Creator.

Chase highlights the power of nature to soothe and heal the soul, and he

encourages Christians to read the Bible, pray, and worship outdoors. He also advocates “befriending” God’s creation as a crucial ele-ment of practicing Christian faith. The book includes anecdotes, ancient wisdom, modern science, scriptural tie-ins, practical advice, discussion questions, and thought-provoking contemplative exercises to help readers better experience God in nature. Nature as Spiritual Practice is enhanced by a companion Field Guide with additional “creation practices.”

“A wonderful mix of insights from classical spiritual teachers and nature writers, woven into a series of contemplative and active practices that echo the work of Joanna Macy and Bill Plotkin. Full of riches both thoughtful and practical!” — Belden C. Lane

Saint Louis Universityauthor of Ravished by Beauty:

The Surprising Legacy of Reformed Spirituality

Steven Chase is resident scholar at the Col- legeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research and president of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality. His recent books include Contemplation and Compassion: The Victorine Tradition and The Tree of Life: Models of Christian Prayer.


Field Guide to Nature as Spiritual Practice


StewardsoftheGospelReforming Theological Education

Ronald E. ValletForeword by Bruce C. Birch

For many in the church today, the word stewardship seems stale and mildly unpleasant — limited in its scope to euphemistic conver-sations about financial giving. Yet, as Ronald Vallet points out, when the apostle Paul refers to “stewards of the mysteries of God” (1 Cor. 4:1), he’s talking about something much

deeper and richer than fund-raising.

In Stewards of the Gospel Vallet endeav-ors to recover a more adequate under-standing of Christian stewardship, faithful to the gospel yet tailored to the needs of the modern world and to the special challenges facing the

church today — challenges to justice, to the environment, and even to faith itself. He then applies his reinvigorated concept of steward-ship in practical ways to congregations, to their pastors and leaders, and, especially, to the seminaries and denominational structures that mold and support those leaders.

Before offering his final reflections, Vallet presents responses and further insights con-tributed by several theological educators: Daniel Aleshire, Bruce C. Birch, David L. Bartlett, Terry Parsons, Eugene F. Roop, and L. E. Siverns.

“The invitation of this volume is not to a set of glibly offered prescriptions for the church’s future, but to the joining of the conversation on what it means to be God’s stewards that is as old as the creation itself and as pertinent to the present as the raging debate over use of resources that occupies both front pages and church agendas. No conversation could be more important for us as creatures of God and those called to be the faithful people of God.”

— Bruce C. Burch (from foreword)

Ronald E. Vallet is president of Theological Education 21. He taught Christian ministries for ten years at McMaster Divinity College and has more than thirty years of pastoral experi-ence. His other books include Stepping Stones of the Steward, Congregations at the Crossroads, and The Steward Living in Covenant.



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WorkA Kingdom Perspective on Labor

Ben Witherington III

In this brief primer on the biblical theology and ethics of work, Ben Witherington care-fully unpacks the concept of work, consider-ing its relationship to rest, play, worship, the normal cycle of human life, and the coming Kingdom of God. Work as calling, work as

ministry, work as a way to make a living, and the notably unbiblical notion of retirement — With-erington engages these subjects and more with schol-arly acumen, good humor, common sense, and cultural awareness.

“Ben Witherington has given the whole people of God something desperately needed to make sense of Monday to Friday — a theology of work that breaks down the heretical sacred-secular distinction. . . . Offers a work-view and life-view that, if embraced, would revitalize the mission of God’s people in the world. It’s that good.” — R. Paul Stevens

author of The Other Six Days and Taking Your Soul to Work

“Conducting a critical dialogue with the theological voices of our day, drawing upon the wisdom of the Christian tradition, and offering a sensitive reading of New Testament parables, Witherington delivers sound counsel on the Kingdom meaning of work and its implications for our lives today.” — Lee Hardy

author of The Fabric of This World

Ben Witherington III is Amos Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky. His many other books include We Have Seen His Glory: A Vision of Kingdom Worship and socio-rhetorical commen-taries on several New Testament books.


AnOutlineofNewTestamentSpiritualityProsper Grech, O.S.A.

It has become commonplace in contemporary culture to divorce spirituality from religion, regarding the two as separate and competing entities. But Augustinian priest Prosper Grech recognizes no such distinction. The Christian religion, he finds, is infused with spirituality — which he defines not in a New Age sense but rather as “the believer’s full response to God’s offer of salvation in Christ.” In this book Grech presents the essential spiritual themes of Christian belief for meditation by all those

who seek to live out their Christian faith in its fullness.

In his compact Outline of New Testa-ment Spirituality Grech uncovers the New Testament church’s spiritual response to God’s gifts in a wealth of biblical texts, including Genesis, the Psalms,

the Synoptic Gospels, Paul’s epistles, the letter to the Hebrews, and John’s Gospel, letters, and Apocalypse. Weaving these various theological strands together, Grech traces the contours of a dynamic yet contemplative Christian spiritual-ity — one that not only saturated the New Tes-tament church but also continues to animate Christian life today.

Prosper Grech, O.S.A., is professor of first- and second-century Christian literature at the Patristic Institute in Rome and a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He is also the author of The Augustinian Community and the Primitive Church.


TakingYourSoultoWorkOvercoming the Nine Deadly Sins of the Workplace

R. Paul Stevens and Alvin UngForeword by Eugene H. Peterson

Paul Stevens and Alvin Ung tap into the wisdom of the Bible and the Christian spiri-tual tradition — and also draw on their own varied experiences in today’s global business community — to redefine the workplace as an arena for personal spiritual growth. Together

they discuss real-life dilemmas and give practical guidance on turning professional work into the catalyst for a richer, more bal-anced spiritual life.

In these brief, con-versational chapters — each rounded out with an action plan or a case study plus exercises for further

reflection — readers will discover the nine deadly sins of the workplace (“soul-sapping struggles at work”), the ninefold fruit of the Spirit that can meet our workplace needs, and the nine positive outcomes of integrating spirituality and work.

“One of the very best practical guides to being a Christian believer in the workplace that I’ve seen — ever!” — Karen Mullane

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“Full of deep theological insights. . . . A practical workbook offering sensible answers to the common pitfalls at the modern workplace.” — Simon Chan

Trinity Theological College, Singapore

R. Paul Stevens is professor emeritus of mar-ketplace theology and spirituality at Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.

Alvin Ung is a Fellow at Khazanah Nasional, the national investment agency of Malaysia.



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NatureandAlteringItAllen Verhey

In this penetrating book Allen Verhey deftly unpacks the underlying human narratives or “myths” through which Western culture perceives “nature,” and he presents the bibli-cal narrative as an alternative story that can help shape a very different ethos for “nature and altering it.” Although Christian Scrip-

ture has often been accused of nurturing arrogance toward nature, Verhey looks at the Bible in a way that moves beyond those accusations and demonstrates the value of the Christian narrative for contemporary ecological ethics.

“Like everything Allen Verhey has written, this book is chock-full of insight and wisdom, offering a clear and nuanced presentation of how Christians should properly understand ‘nature.’ The book doubles as an excellent argument for why Christians ought to be responsible earthkeepers — altering the world with God’s good future of shalom as the goal. May it find many readers.” — Steven Bouma-Prediger

Hope College

“This latest book by Allen Verhey is clear, compelling, well-informed, concise, and wise. In it Verhey turns his wide reading and patient analysis to the question of the Christian’s responsibility for God’s gift of creation. Nature and Altering It presents a vision that is both faithful to the Christian story and neces-sary for our time. I highly recommend it.”

— Norman WirzbaDuke Divinity School

“Raises a wide-ranging challenge to much of the ‘conventional wisdom’ invoked in efforts to refashion nature, including human nature, according to our own preferences rather than God’s purposes. Verhey’s critique of the various myths that animate such efforts is especially persuasive. Although the book is modest in size, it is enormously wise. This is vintage Verhey!” — Andrew Lustig

Davidson College

Allen Verhey is professor of Christian ethics at Duke Divinity School. His previous books include Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the Moral Life and Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine.


BehavinginPublicHow to Do Christian Ethics

Nigel BiggarToo often, says Nigel Biggar, contemporary Christian ethics poses a false choice — either “conservative” theological integrity or “liberal” secular consensus. Behaving in Public explains both why and how Christians should resist these polar options. Informed by a frankly Christian theological vision of moral life that

greets the world with openness and curios-ity, Biggar’s succinct argument charts a third way forward.

“Common sense is usually bland and boring. Nigel Biggar’s book Behaving in Public, however, is full of common sense that is anything but bland and

boring. That’s because Biggar employs his common sense polemically to show what’s deficient in one and another position on speaking as a Christian in public, and to point to alternatives. Over and over I found myself saying, ‘Yes, of course; he’s right.’ This is a won-derfully fresh, perceptive, and sensible discussion.”

— Nicholas WolterstorffYale University

“In this important new book Nigel Biggar offers a nuanced yet demanding position on the public role of the church, cutting through unhelpful dichotomies and reminding us that theological seriousness need not be sectarian or intolerant.” — Jean Porter


“Clear in thought, elegant in expression, and gener- ous in dialogue, this book presents a new and convincing approach to Christian ethics.”

— Werner G. JeanrondUniversity of Glasgow

“Behaving in Public shows people who care about public life how to combine theological integrity and political effectiveness. . . . This is a theology that offers an alternative to today’s polarized politics.”

— Robin W. LovinSouthern Methodist University

Nigel Biggar is Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford, where he also directs the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life. His other books include Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice after Civil Conflict and Aiming to Kill: The Ethics of Suicide and Euthanasia.


Sunday,Sabbath,andtheWeekendManaging Time in a Global Culture

Edward O’Flaherty and Rodney L. Petersen, with Timothy A. Norton, editors

“This book is much needed in a culture that empha-sizes productivity and work as the source of identity. Sunday, Sabbath, and the Weekend points pow-erfully to an ancient yet contemporary countercul-tural spiritual practice — Sabbath keeping. The book

weaves together essays by scholars, pastors, and laity to tease out the meaning of Sabbath practices and Sunday for people today. It opens up important theological dialogue across tradi-tions, with attention to context and ordinary daily living. An excel-lent resource!”

— Claire WolfteichBoston University School of Theology

Contributors

Horace T. Allen Jr., Alkiviadis C. Calivas, Donald B. Conroy, Ruy Costa, Marva J. Dawn, Darrell Guder, Thomas Massaro, Alexis McCrossen, Timothy A. Norton, Edward O’Flaherty, Dennis T. Olson, Rodney L. Petersen, Aída Besançon Spencer, Gloria White-Hammond.

Edward O’Flaherty, S.J., is director of ecu-menical affairs for the Archdiocese of Boston.

Rodney L. Petersen is executive director of the Boston Theological Institute.

Timothy A. Norton is codirector of the Lord’s Day Alliance of the U.S.



DemandingOurAttentionThe Hebrew Bible as a Source for Christian Ethics

Emily ArndtForewords by Yvonne Sherwood and Jean Porter

What can we learn today about human rela-tionships from reading the Hebrew Bible, filled with such ancient stories as that of a father who raised a knife to slaughter his beloved son?

Contemporary Christian ethical discussions tend to treat the Hebrew Bible in a limited, distanced, and even dismissive way, but Emily Arndt here argues that ancient scriptures can

be a vital resource for Christian ethics. Focusing on a close analysis of the akedah — the Genesis account of Abra-ham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac — Arndt demonstrates the power of even the most troubling and uncomfortable Old Testament narra-

tives to teach valuable ethical lessons. The act of placing ourselves in relationship to such complex, challenging, perhaps irresolvable sacred texts, she says, is in itself a practice that can help us learn to relate authentically and ethically to others.

“The sadly posthumous appearance of Christian ethicist Emily Arndt’s Demanding Our Atten-tion marks a brave attempt, and one rare among professional ethicists, to cross over from her own dis-cipline to that of the biblical specialist, and to do so by engaging in a close and sustained reading of one of the most famously challenging and subversive texts in the Hebrew Bible. In choosing the binding of Isaac (Genesis 22) as her case study . . . Arndt illustrates the transformative possibilities latent in the act of close, attentive, and imaginative reading of biblical narra-tive — in effect, a different way of doing ethics.”

— Joseph BlenkinsoppUniversity of Notre Dame

“This is a fully formed, sophisticated, and beauti-fully written book, offering an important contribu-tion to the field of theological ethics. . . . A fitting tribute to a scholarly career that was cut short all too soon.” — Jean Porter (from foreword)

Emily Arndt (1971–2007) was assistant pro-fessor of theology at Georgetown University.


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CommandingGraceStudies in Karl Barth’s Ethics

Daniel L. Migliore, editor

In this volume contemporary theologians revisit the theological ethics of Karl Barth as it bears on such topics as the moral significance of Jesus Christ, the Christian as ethical agent,

the just war theory, the relationship between doctrines of the atonement and modern penal justice systems, the virtues and limits of democracy, and the difference between an economy of com-petition and posses-sion and an economy of grace.

“Karl Barth’s rich and commanding thought on the ethics of the gospel calls for theological scholarship of a high order. This splendid collection has it in thirteen stellar essays on the ethics of war, democracy, punishment, economics, freedom, and other topics in Barth’s thought.” — Gary Dorrien

Columbia University

“This authoritative collection is a notable addition to the rediscovery of Barth’s ethical thought. The essay-ists know Barth well, take him seriously as a moral theologian, and offer their readers well-articulated judgments.” — John Webster

King’s College, Aberdeen

Contributors

Nigel Biggar, John R. Bowlin, Todd V. Cioffi, Jesse Couenhoven, Timothy Gorringe, Eric Gregory, David Haddorff, Christopher R. J. Holmes, Daniel L. Migliore, Paul T. Nimmo, Katherine Sonderegger, Kathryn Tanner, William Werpehowski.

Daniel L. Migliore is Charles Hodge Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and author of the widely used text Faith Seeking Understanding: An Intro-duction to Christian Theology.


ChangingHumanNatureEcology, Ethics, Genes, and God

James C. Peterson

As debate over the manipulation of human genes rages in the public sphere, James Peter-son here offers an informed Christian defense of genetic intervention. In Changing Human Nature he pointedly reminds us that the ques-tion we need most to consider is not whether our genes will undergo change but whether

we will be conscious of and conscientious about the direction of that change.

Drawing from the biblical tradition, Peterson argues that human beings have a unique capacity and calling to tend and develop the natural world — including themselves, their

bodies, and their genes — as God’s garden. While carefully addressing legitimate religious concerns, Peterson’s theologically grounded yet jargon-free discussion puts forth clear and specific guidelines for the proper use of genetic intervention to help people.

Distinctive for its nuanced approach, Changing Human Nature fills the need for a thoughtful, positive Christian perspective on this timely topic.

“Opens new terrain in bioethics for evangelical Christians. . . . One doesn’t have to agree with every move Peterson makes here to recognize the great significance of this book for the current debate.”

— David P. GusheeMercer University

“A thoughtful work that demonstrates that religious faith in general and the historic Christian tradition in particular can not only coexist synergistically with science but also make a positive contribution to addressing the ethical questions scientific research engenders.” — Booklist

James C. Peterson is the R. A. Hope Professor of Theology and Ethics at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario. His previous books include Genetic Turning Points: The Ethics of Human Genetic Intervention.



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TooExpensivetoTreat?Finitude, Tragedy, and the Neonatal ICU

Charles C. Camosy

In Too Expensive to Treat? Charles Camosy takes readers deep into the emotionally charged and expensive world of the neonatal intensive care unit to examine the hard truth about heath care rationing in the United States. While fully affirming the human worth of even the tini-

est baby, Camosy maintains that all people have equal dignity and should have an equal right to a proportionate share of commu-nity health care resources. Read-ers may find Camosy’s arguments provocative, even uncomfortable — but the conversation he draws them into is one that cannot be ignored.

“A substantial contribution to the literature on controlling health-care costs. . . . Camosy has written a pro-vocative book, marrying the ordinary/extraordinary means tradition to Catholic social teaching and arguing that it is morally necessary to take costs into account in making decisions about who should receive high-tech

neonatal intensive care. Since the magnitude of the problems Camosy addresses will only increase, this is a book that should be read for years to come.”

— Daniel SulmasyUniversity of Chicago

“This book is a must-read for neonatologists and bioethicists, for religious lead-ers of all Christian traditions, and for policy makers. While Camosy focuses on the imperiled newborn and Medicaid, his argument could easily be expanded to imperiled cases of any age.” — Steven R. Leuthner

Medical College of Wisconsin

“Camosy not only shows us how to solve a pressing social and bioethical problem. He also shows us how principles regarding human dignity, ordinary and extraor-dinary means, and social justice unite to form a coherent bioethical approach to health care justice that resonates far beyond the Catholic tradition. Camosy’s proposal will delight some and disturb others, but it deserves the closest attention of neonatologists, bioethicists, health policy experts, and anyone who hopes for a more just health care system in the United States.” — Gerald McKenny


Charles C. Camosy is assistant professor of Christian ethics at Ford-ham University. This is his first book.


IsGodStillattheBedside?The Medical, Ethical, and Pastoral Issues of Death and Dying

Abigail Rian Evans

Is God Still at the Bedside? by Abigail Rian Evans offers an expert interdis-ciplinary Christian perspective on the complex web of issues surround-ing death and dying. Evans here combines first-person stories and interviews with research gathered from the medical, theological, legal, ethical, and pastoral disciplines. Her comprehensive, insightful work will not only benefit families struggling with difficult end-of-life deci-sions but also inform the doctors, nurses, and pastors who serve them.

“Sooner or later most of us must participate in decisions affecting our own or a loved one’s end-of-life care. However sophisticated we may be about the issues, we can all be grateful for the wisdom and practicality of this volume by ethicist-theologian Abigail Rian Evans. Her years as teacher, minister, and scholar have been ably distilled in this vade mecum for a journey all of us must take.”

— Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D.Georgetown University Medical Center

“Many readers will appreciate the comprehensive approach that Evans takes to the challenging topic of death and dying. . . . An insightful and enliv-ening book.”

— C. George FitzgeraldStanford University Medical Center

“As interesting as it is insightful, Is God Still at the Bedside? confronts the difficult questions at the edge of life head-on, employing a broad range of angles and approaches to explore its challenging subject matter. Evans’s faith-filled, commonsense study will be useful to doctors, nurses, pastors, and anyone else called to minister medi-cally or spiritually to the bodies and souls of the dying.”

— Harold G. Koenig, M.D.Duke University Medical Center

Abigail Rian Evans is Charlotte W. Newcombe Professor Emerita of Practical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and scholar-in- residence at the Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center. Her other books include Redeeming Marketplace Medicine and Healing Liturgies for the Seasons of Life.



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FaithandOrderintheU.S.A.A Brief History of Studies and Relationships

William A. Norgren

Since its founding in 1957, the National Council of Churches’ Commis-sion on Faith and Order has worked to draw churches out of isolation into discussion on points of agreement and disagreement in faith, order, and worship. In Faith and Order in the U.S.A. William Norgren, a

longtime executive director of the Faith and Order Commission, takes a look at its back-ground, history, and major initiatives.

He shows how the Commission — origi-nally limited in its scope to mainline Protes-tant, Episcopal, and Orthodox church bodies — fostered fruitful dialogue not only between its founding churches but also, over time, with Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist, Evangeli-cal, Pentecostal, Adventist, holiness, and peace churches, contributing to greater friendship, harmony, and partnership among many Chris-tian churches in America.

William A. Norgren was Ecumenical Officer of the Episcopal Church until his retirement in 1994. He served as executive director of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Faith and Order from 1959 to 1971.

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UnityoftheChurchintheNewTestamentandTodayLukas Vischer, Ulrich Luz, and Christian LinkTranslated by James E. Crouch

Though the ecumenical movement is still celebrated, actual coopera-tion among the churches has been flagging. The authors of this book

believe that the answer is to take a fresh look at the New Testament itself, which reveals that God in Christ truly desires to create a com-munity united in love. They decisively show, from various perspectives, that unity must be an ongoing, never-ending task of the church.

Unity of the Church in the New Testament and Today crystallizes a series of conversations between Protestant and Roman Catholic scholars in Switzerland. Originally published fifteen years ago, these ever-timely discussions are now available for the first time in English.

Lukas Vischer (1926–2008) was a Swiss Reformed theologian noted for his ecumenical efforts worldwide. Ulrich Luz is professor of New Tes-tament studies at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Christian Link is professor of theology at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany.


HowCanthePetrineMinistryBeaServicetotheUnityoftheUniversalChurch?James F. Puglisi, editor

This ecumenical volume assembles twenty-one forward-looking essays on the papal office by an assortment of theologians, canonists, ecumen-ists, ecclesiologists, sociologists, and Scripture experts from diverse backgrounds, including Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, and Reformed. They examine the conditions under which the papacy might one day be re-received by Christian church bodies worldwide — not as an autocratic monarchy but, rather, as the unifying agency for a diverse yet cohesive universal church.

Contributors

André Birmelé, Sven-Erik Brodd, Johannes Brosseder, Günther Gass-mann, Eero Huovinen, Walter Cardinal Kasper, Joseph A. Komonchak, Hervé Legrand, Peter Lüning, John P. Meier, Harding Meyer, Archbishop Roland Minnerath, Peder Nørgaard-Højen, Hermann J. Pottmeyer, James F. Puglisi, John Reumann, Michael Root, Geoffrey Wainwright, Jared Wicks, Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon.

James F. Puglisi is Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman Professor of Catholic Theology at Graduate Theological Foundation in Mishawaka, Indiana, and director of the Centro Pro Unione in Rome.


FortheCommunionoftheChurchesThe Contribution of the Groupe des Dombes

Catherine E. Clifford, editor

“In the journey of the churches toward the unity for which Christ prayed, no other informal group of scholars has been so influential or long-standing in their service as the French Groupe des Dombes. We can be grateful to have this group of texts drawn together. . . . The skillful introduction makes these texts a useful resource for teaching, exploring ecumenical history, and providing resources for church

leaders in their response to Christ’s prayer that they all may be one.” — Jeffrey Gros, FSC

Memphis Theological Seminary

“Until now, most of these Groupe des Dombes documents have not been readily accessible to English-language readers. . . . We are very grateful to Catherine E. Clifford for collecting these important documents and for translating the text on the papal ministry. This book will help many people to progress toward the communion of the churches.”

— Joseph FameréeCatholic University of Louvain

Catherine E. Clifford is associate professor of systematic and histori-cal theology and vice dean of the Faculty of Theology at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario.



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WalkHumblywiththeLordChurch and Mission Engaging Plurality

Viggo Mortensen and Andreas Østerlund Nielsen, editors

In June 2010 delegates to the Church and Mis-sion in a Multireligious Third Millennium conference sought to reconcile a century of seismic shifts in the worldwide landscape of the church with its ongoing mandate to “make disciples of all nations.”

Arising out of that conference, Walk Humbly with the Lord presents a broad, multinational spectrum of contemporary approaches to both theology and missiology. The book’s twenty-seven forward-thinking contributors respond to globalization and the enormous growth of religious pluralism worldwide, offering reflections on the future of missiology and the relationship of church and mission.

“I wish I could have been at the conference from which this book comes! Viggo Mortensen and Andreas Nielsen have assembled a marvelous collection of reflections on mission that will be especially helpful to Christians committed to living faithfully and missionally in today’s pluralistic world. If a new ‘postsecular’ reality is emerging, as some are saying, these essays will help the church be a sign of hope and stability in such a new age.”

— Stephen Bevans, SVDCatholic Theological Union

Contributors

Ulrich Dehn, John Drane, Helene Egnell, Patricia Taylor Ellison, Charles J. Fensham, Friedrich W. Graf, Niels Henrik Gregersen, Darrell L. Guder, Stanley Hauerwas, Jan-Olav Henriksen, Hans Raun Iversen, Darrell Jackson, Patrick R. Keifert, Jacques Matthey, Viggo Mortensen, Andreas Østerlund Nielsen, Birger Nygaard, Arne Rasmusson, Martin Reppenhagen, Kenneth R. Ross, Munawar K. Rumalshah, F. LeRon Shults, Brian Stanley, Bryan Stone, Werner Ustorf, Mika Vähäkangas, Andrew F. Walls.

Viggo Mortensen is professor of systematic theology at the University of Aarhus, Denmark, where he holds a chair in Global Christianity and Ecumenical Concerns. Andreas Øster-lund Nielsen is a Ph.D. student in theology at the University of Aarhus and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark.


WhoAretheChristiansintheMiddleEast?Second Edition

Betty Jane Bailey and J. Martin Bailey

Combining highly readable essays on history and culture, profiles of individual church bodies, and country-by-country discussions of the current state of Christianity in the Middle East, this well-researched volume provides an informed introduction to the diverse — now widely marginalized — Christian minority in a volatile part of the world.

Recognizing the rapidly shifting nature of both poli-tics and demograph-ics in this unstable region, Betty Jane and J. Martin Bailey have provided timely updates to their rich trove of information in this second edition of their landmark book.

Praise for first edition

“The definitive resource for understanding Chris-tianity in the Middle East. Having been in the region on and off since 1969, the Baileys write from personal experience and acquaintance with their subject matter. . . . Recommended for libraries and all seeking an introduction to this topic.”

— Religious Studies Review

“News may come streaming in daily from the Middle East, but there is hardly ever a mention of the Chris- tians in the region. . . . This solid reference book should open up a new understanding of the Christian com-munity abroad.” — Christianity Today

“We are indebted to the Baileys for this timely over-view of the usually overlooked, frequently forgotten, and often misunderstood family of Middle Eastern churches tracing direct lineage to our early Christian forebears. Those who pick up the book hoping to find answers to the question posed by the title will not be disappointed. . . . A one-of-a-kind and sorely needed resource.” — Jonathan J. Bonk

Overseas Ministries Study Center

Betty Jane Bailey is a consultant to the Middle East Office of the Common Global Ministries Board, UCC/Disciples of Christ. J. Martin Bailey is director of development for Worldwide Faith News and media consul-tant to the Hartford-based interfaith project Faith Communities Today.


NeitherCalendarnorClockPerspectives on the Belhar Confession

Piet J. NaudéForeword by Dirkie Smit

Adoption of a new confession is a rare event in church history. This book offers an astute inside look at the contemporary Belhar Confession, which arose out of the struggle

against apartheid and was drafted in 1982 by the “colored” Dutch Reformed Mission Church in South Africa.

With clarity and passion Piet Naudé presents and com-ments on the Belhar texts themselves, explores the his-torical background

and theological significance of Belhar, and discusses its continuing reception throughout the world. He also relates the Belhar Confes-sion’s relevance to such current global issues as gender relations, economic justice, and the HIV/AIDS crisis.

The only up-to-date English-language book on the Belhar Confession — which is gaining significant recognition among North American churches — Neither Calendar nor Clock ultimately shows how this singular African confession powerfully articulates the gospel for the universal church today.

“The Belhar Confession played a crucial role in over-coming apartheid in South Africa. Piet Naudé is one of the leading authorities able to reconstruct the complex genesis of this confession and its strong repercussions in South African society and across the political and ecclesial spectrum. This book is a powerful testimony to a ‘humanizing Christian theology’ — a witness to God and an ethical challenge to us all.”

— Michael WelkerUniversity of Heidelberg

“Naudé writes about the ongoing task of interpreting Belhar, but in fact he helps us to see and think about much more: the nature of our tradition, the roots of our faith, the way we belong to one another, and the challenges of our time. Truly a timely book!”

— Dirkie Smit (from foreword)

Piet J. Naudé is professor of ethics and direc-tor of the Business School at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.



Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies SeriesJohn D. Witvliet, series editor

ResonantWitnessConversations between Music and Theology

Jeremy S. Begbie and Steven R. Guthrie, editors

Resonant Witness gathers a wide, harmonious chorus of voices from across the musical and theological spectrum to show that music and theology can each learn much from the other — and that the majesty and power of both are profoundly amplified when they do. With essays touching on J. S. Bach, Hildegard of Bingen, Martin Luther, Karl Barth, Olivier Messiaen, jazz improvisation, South African

freedom songs, and more, this volume encourages musi-cians and theolo-gians to pursue a more fruitful and sustained engage-ment with one another.

“An essential resource in the burgeoning interdis-ciplinary field of music

and theology. Covering an impressively wide range of musical topics, from cosmos to culture and theology to worship, Begbie and Guthrie explore and map new territory with incisive contributions from the very best musicians, theologians, and philosophers.”

— Bennett ZonDurham University

Contributors

Jeremy S. Begbie, Bruce Ellis Benson, Alastair Borthwick, Daniel K. L. Chua, Margot Fassler, Steven R. Guthrie, Carol Harrison, Trevor Hart, C. Michael Hawn, Joyce Irwin, John Paul Ito, Anthony Monti, David J. R. S. Moseley, Michael O’Connor, Catherine Pickstock, Richard J. Plantinga, Robert Sholl, Nancy van Deusen, John D. Witvliet.

Jeremy S. Begbie is Thomas A. Langford Research Professor of Theology at Duke Divin-ity School.

Steven R. Guthrie is associate professor of theology and director of the Religion and the Arts program at Belmont University.


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PreachingfromHomeThe Stories of Seven Lutheran Women Hymn Writers

Gracia Grindal

In Preaching from Home poet and scholar Gracia Grindal showcases a vibrant tradition of hymn writing by Lutheran women that has until now been largely inaccessible to English-

speaking readers.Beginning with

a look at Elisabeth Cruciger, the first woman hymn writer of the Reformation, this volume intro-duces readers to seven significant yet unsung Lutheran women hymn writers from the sixteenth century to the pres-

ent. Grindal gives a biographical account of each woman’s life, piety, and times, locating each within her own cultural and religious context. Herself a veteran poet and translator trained in formal verse, Grindal also offers sparkling new English translations of each writer’s key hymns.

In the last chapter Grindal recounts her own inspiring journey as a Lutheran woman hymn writer. Preaching from Home will open the door to a world previously unknown to most North Americans.

Hymn writers featured in this book

Dorothe Engebretsdatter (Norway, 1634–1716)

Birgitte Boye (Denmark, 1742–1824)

Berthe Canutte Aarflot (Norway, 1795–1859)

Lina Sandell (Sweden, 1832–1903)

Britt G. Hallqvist (Sweden, 1914–1997)

Lisbeth Smedegaard (Denmark, 1934–)

Gracia Grindal (United States, 1943–)

Gracia Grindal is professor of rhetoric at Luther Seminary. Recognized as a hymn writer, poet, and translator, she has also written A Treasury of Faith, Linka’s Diary, and A Revelry of Harvest.


The Church at WorshipLester Ruth, Carrie Steenwyk, and John D. Witvliet, series editors

TastingHeavenonEarthWorship in Sixth-Century Constantinople

Walter D. Ray

The Church at Worship is a series of docu-mentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. In this second volume, Tasting Heaven on Earth, Walter Ray provides vivid descriptions of Constantinople,

its history, its people, and its worship practices, setting the stage for a rich selection of primary documents that present readers with a vibrant snapshot of

Byzantine Christianity in the sixth century. This illustrated, reader-friendly volume also features discussion questions for each chapter and suggestions for devotional use.

Primary materials collected in this book

• Photos of mosaics, liturgical vessels, icons, and manuscripts

• Drawings, diagrams, descriptions, and pho-tographs of Hagia Sophia

• Firsthand accounts of worship by Maximus the Confessor, Eutychius, and Procopius

• Liturgical prayers and a reconstruction of the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil

• Sung and spoken sermons attributed to Romanus and Leontius

• Imperial decrees on worship practices

Walter D. Ray is assistant professor and political papers archivist at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, an Eastern Orthodox layman, and the author of several articles on early Christian liturgy.

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First CAW volume available

Walking Where Jesus Walked: Worship in Fourth-Century JerusalemLester Ruth, Carrie Steenwyk, and John Witvliet6476-5 / pb / 172p / $23.00 [£16.99]


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HearingtheCallLiturgy, Justice, Church, and World

Nicholas WolterstorffEdited by Mark R. Gornik and Gregory Thompson

Nicholas Wolterstorff has long been intensely engaged with issues of liturgy, justice, and how to live faithfully as a Christian in the world. Hearing the Call brings together more than thirty of Wolterstorff’s most influential articles from the last fifty years in a wide-ranging volume that highlights his ongoing role as

one of the church’s most incisive and compelling voices.

“This thoughtful, passionate collection of essays from seasoned philosopher and theologian Wolterstorff, written over a 50-year period, ranges in topic from worship, liturgy, church architecture,

music, lament, and women’s ordination, to the spiritual health of institutions including churches, colleges, businesses, and government. . . . An after-word contains two recent interviews that synthesize themes presented in this masterful work.”

— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“From Minnesota to Palestine, Kuyper to Boesak, autobiography to human rights theory, and church architecture to the theology of lament, this marvelous array of essays, letters, and interviews displays throughout an incarnate Christian intelligence that loves the world even when prophesying against it, and marries philosophical clarity with human honesty. Nick Wolterstorff ’s Hearing the Call fascinates, illuminates, moves, and heartens. Bravo!”

— Nigel BiggarUniversity of Oxford

“It is a real delight to have these essays of Nicholas Wolterstorff collected and readily available once again. Wolterstorff is one of the cannily perceptive authors who made the Reformed Journal legend-ary in its day for wit, insight, and gravitas. His essays gathered from that source, and many others, are a feast for heart and mind together.”

— Mark A. NollUniversity of Notre Dame

Nicholas Wolterstorff is Noah Porter Pro-fessor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology at Yale University and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia.


FromBillyGrahamtoSarahPalinEvangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism

D. G. Hart

From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin provides an iconoclastic new history of the entrance of evangelical Christians into national American politics. Examining the key players of the “Religious Right” — Billy Graham, Jerry Fal-

well, Chuck Colson, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, and many others — D. G. Hart argues that evangeli-calism is (and always has been) a bad fit with classic political conservatism.

Hart shows how the uneasy alliance of these unlikely political bedfellows

has contributed directly to the fragmentation of today’s conservative movement. He contends that the ongoing burden of reconciling the progressive moral idealism of religious conservatives with the sober realism of poli-tical conservatives increasingly threatens their precarious partnership. Moreover, Hart sug-gests that evangelicals are unlikely to remain politically conservative in the long term unless they stop looking to big government to solve societal woes at home and abroad and at last embrace classic small-government conserva-tism for its own sake.

“A transition is under way in which the born-again Greatest Generation is giving way to a generation of evangelical baby-boomers every bit as unpredict-able as their secular, Roman Catholic, or mainline Protestant counterparts. This generational succession suggests that the days of goodwill and harmonious relations between evangelicals and conservatives are coming to an end. Whether the final break will be on the order of an ugly divorce or simply a mutually-agreed-upon decision just to be friends, the tensions surfacing between evangelicals and the Right are reaching the threshold of irreconcilable differences.”


D. G. Hart is the author or editor of more than twenty books on American religion, including A Secular Faith: Why Christianity Favors the Separation of Church and State and Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham. He is currently visiting professor of history at Hillsdale College.

978-0-8028-6628-8 / hardcover / 240 pages $25.00 [£16.99] / August

TheRepublicofGraceAugustinian Thoughts for Dark Times

Charles Mathewes“Writing with a strong sense of urgency, Charles Mathewes engages St. Augustine as he takes the measure of our ‘dark times.’ We need not despair, he

tells us. Instead, we must recover the language and possibility of hope, a virtue we are in danger of losing. . . . A gracefully written, engaging work, The Republic of Grace demonstrates why Mathewes has become one of his generation’s most important inter-preters of Augustine.”

— Jean Bethke ElshtainUniversity of Chicago

“Mathewes reminds us that faith, hope, and love give shape to politics as well as personal life. His Augustinian reflections for dark times . . . give us confidence in the direction of history, without making us too sure of our own place in it. He urges us to take responsibility for the actions of our nation, without forgetting the judgment of God. These are perennial themes, but Mathewes gives them fresh relevance for the post–9/11 world.” — Robin Lovin

Southern Methodist University

“Charles Mathewes has rapidly developed respect in the scholarly guild for his first-rate scholarship offer-ing a renewal of Augustinian public theology for our time. The Republic of Grace marks Mathewes’s turn toward the communication of this rich tradition to a broader audience. . . . A major contribution to Christian political (and ecclesial) theology.”

— David P. GusheeMercer University

“We do live in dark times, and Charles Mathewes is right to think that sustaining hope under such circumstances is one of the central challenges of our politics. He is also right to insist that the Christian churches have a crucial role to play in meeting that challenge and that they cannot do so faithfully without taking the heritage of St. Augustine seri-ously. Mathewes is one of the keenest interpreters of that heritage in his generation.” — Jeffrey Stout

Princeton University

Charles Mathewes is associate professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. His other books include Evil and the Augustinian Tradition and A Theology of Public Life.



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BeingHolyintheWorldTheology and Culture in the Thought of David L. Schindler

Nicholas J. Healy Jr. and D. C. Schindler, editors

David L. Schindler has long been the fore-most American participant in the Communio movement in Catholic theology. Over the last thirty-five years, his profound theological and ontological vision has led him to probe our

most urgent cultural problems to their metaphysical roots, comprehensively evaluating them in the light of Trinitar-ian faith.

The first book-length study of Schindler’s thought, Being Holy in the World explores Schindler’s Trinitarian theology,

ecclesiology, anthropology, and metaphysics in the context of the encounter between Chris-tianity and contemporary culture.

ContentsBeauty and the Holiness of Mind D. C. SchindlerTrinity and Creation: David L. Schindler and the Catholic Tradition Peter J. CasarellaTheology and Culture Tracey RowlandPraeambula Fidei: David L. Schindler and the Debate over “Christian Philosophy” Nicholas J. Healy“Constitutive Relations”: Toward a Spiritual Reading of Physis Adrian J. WalkerBeyond Mechanism: The Cosmological Significance of David L. Schindler’s Communio Ontology Michael HanbyDavid L. Schindler and the Order of Modernity: Toward a Working Definition of Liberalism Larry S. Chapp and Rodney A. HowsareA Balthasarian Theological Economics: Making Sense of David L. Schindler’s Happy Baker Stephen LongFreedom, Biologism, and the Body as Visible Order David S. CrawfordDonum Doni: An Approach to a Theology of Gift Antonio LópezThe Marian Dimension of Existence Stratford Caldecott

Nicholas J. Healy Jr. is assistant professor of philosophy and culture at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Catholic University of America, and author of The Eschatology of Hans Urs von Balthasar: Being as Communion.

D. C. Schindler is associate professor of philosophy at Villanova University. His other books include Plato’s Critique of Impure Reason: On Truth and Goodness in the Republic.



MinistersoftheLawA Natural Law Theory of Legal Authority

Jean Porter“In this book Jean Porter uses the formidable fruits of her decades-long study of natural law to construct a thorough, theological account of a vital, though much disparaged, element of human flourishing: author-ity — natural, political, and legal. Conversing with contemporary legal philosophy and political theol-ogy, Porter argues boldly that positive law, national and international, possesses an authority that may trump anti-terrorist expedients and even general

humanitarian consider-ations. Fluently written, methodically clear, and analytically satisfying, Ministers of the Law deploys a Christian ethic of unusual philosophi-cal sophistication to enlighten issues of great public importance.”

— Nigel BiggarUniversity of Oxford

“A stunning and compelling argument for the importance of the history of Western legal thought for the jurisprudence of political authority. . . . Should be required reading for every American constitutional scholar and, in particular, every American Supreme Court justice.” — Kenneth Pennington

Catholic University of America

“A major contribution to modern debates on the grounding of law. The author presents an original account of natural law as a ‘basis of legitimation’ that can validate a variety of political systems and structures of positive law.” — Brian Tierney

Cornell University

“Porter accomplishes a most unusual thing. She illuminates and at the same time renders subtle in every hue and shade a most difficult set of questions on natural law. I could not stop reading, and in some places disagreeing with, this splendid work. I think it is her best yet.” — Russell Hittinger

University of Tulsa

Jean Porter is John A. O’Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Her other books include Natural and Divine Law and Nature as Reason.


ReligiousLibertyVolume 2: The Free Exercise Clause

Douglas Laycock

One of the most respected and influential scholars of religious liberty in our time, Douglas Laycock has argued many crucial religious liberty cases in the U.S. appellate

courts and Supreme Court. His notewor-thy scholarly and popular writings are being collected in four comprehensive volumes under the title Religious Liberty.

This second volume, The Free Exercise Clause, includes articles, amicus briefs,

and court documents relating to regulatory exemptions under the Constitution, the right to church autonomy, and the rights of non-mainstream religions. Dealing with religious schools and colleges, sexual abuse cases, the rights of Hare Krishnas and Scientologists, the landmark decision Employment Division v. Smith, and more, this will be a valuable reference for churches, schools, and other religious organi-zations as they exercise their constitutionally protected freedom.

“A must for academic and law-school libraries. . . . A treasure trove of information for those who teach or practice church-state law.”

— Voice of Reason (review of Volume 1)

“Any person who cares about religious liberty in America (and we should all be greatly concerned about its increasingly fragile condition) needs to read Douglas Laycock.” — Kim Colby

Center for Law and Religious Freedom

Douglas Laycock is Armistead M. Dobie Professor of Law at the University of Virginia, Alice McKean Young Regents Chair in Law Emeritus at the University of Texas, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 2009 winner of the National First Freedom Award.



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AWorldforAll?Global Civil Society in Political Theory and Trinitarian Theology

William F. Storrar, Peter J. Casarella, and Paul Louis Metzger, editorsForeword by Kumi Naidoo

“ ‘Global civil society’ is the theme of this solid collection of essays. What is it? How might it relate to foundational Christian theology? How does it connect to important ecumenical movements of the

twentieth century? What does it look like in practical cases? And can any theorizing about ‘the global’ escape the evils of western colonial exploitation? The over-all result is important dialogue on important world problems in the light of important Christian doctrines.”

— Mark A. NollUniversity of Notre Dame

“Embraces both rigorous social and historical analysis and careful examination of how the great theological traditions of Trinitarian Christianity can be used (or misused) in faith’s engagement with the human crisis of our time.” — Keith Clements

Conference of European Churches

“The range of voices represented here reflects the complex and urgent question of how we can continue a worldwide exchange of action and policy that will allow all people to live together in a genuinely humane fashion. No discussion of political theology, social theory, and cosmopolitanism can be continued without reference to this book.” — Robert Schreiter

author of The New Catholicity: Theology between the Global and the Local

Contributors

Daniela C. Augustine, Alexander Broadie, J. Kameron Carter, Peter J. Casarella, William J. Danaher, Kimberly Hutchings, Kristen Deede Johnson, John Keane, Nico Koopman, Christoffel Lombard, Paul Louis Metzger, Petr Pokorný, J. Jayakiran Sebastian, Rudolf von Sinner, Dirkie Smit, Max L. Stackhouse, William F. Storrar.

William F. Storrar is director of the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton.

Peter J. Casarella is professor of Catholic studies at DePaul University.

Paul Louis Metzger is professor of Christian theology and theology of culture at Multnomah Biblical Seminary.


GodIsSubversiveTalking Peace in a Time of Empire

Lee Griffith

In these challenging talks, Lee Griffith — a veteran anti-war activist who has been arrested many times for his pro-peace demonstrations — sets forth a solidly biblical argument for uncompromising nonviolence. Peacemaking is for him a daily practice of community formation, lifestyle decisions, and prayer — ordinary living that is faithful to the

gospel and happily out of sync with most of the world most of the time — and it is a vital part of follow-ing Jesus Christ.

“For Lee Griffith, God is angry. God is angry at injustice — not just individual but systemic injustice. To follow God is to follow God out of

every imperial system and to create a community of compassion that is inclusive. To read Griffith is to be convicted of this biblical vision of God.”

— Rosemary Radford Ruetherauthor of Christianity and Social Systems

and Many Forms of Madness

“Lee Griffith is a prophet among prophets, and his new book is the most brilliant reflection on Chris-tianity and nonviolence to appear in the twenty-first century. Not since Jacques Ellul’s trenchant critique of violence have we seen such a powerful and lucid work on this score. Griffith offers both a scorching critique of the virtues and practices of the so-called American Empire and a prayerful plea that disciples of Jesus will at last begin to conspire with the Spirit of God in a way that subverts violence, economic injustice, and divisions among humanity. . . . Arguably the most creative expression of Christian radicalism today.”

— Michael G. LongElizabethtown College

“Griffith subverts our imperial mindset and gently leads us back to the nonviolence of Jesus. These insightful reflections not only make peace; they give me hope.” — John Dear

author of Put Down Your Sword: Answering the Gospel Call to Creative Nonviolence

Lee Griffith is a teacher, author, and longtime social activist who works with a nonprofit community mental health program in Elmira, New York. He is also the author of The Fall of the Prison: Biblical Perspectives on Prison Abolition and The War on Terrorism and the Terror of God.


MigrationsoftheHolyGod, State, and the Political Meaning of the Church

William T. Cavanaugh

Whether one thinks that “religion” continues to fade or has made a comeback in the contem-porary world, there is a common notion that “religion” went away somewhere, at least in the West. But William Cavanaugh argues that religious fervor never left — it only migrated toward a new object of worship. In Migrations of the Holy he examines the disconcerting modern transfer of sacred devotion from the

church to the nation-state.

Cavanaugh cau-tions readers to be wary of a rigid sepa-ration of religion and politics that boxes in the church and sends citizens instead to the state for hope, comfort, and salva-tion as they navigate the risks and pains

of mortal life. He urges Christians to resist the idolatry of nationalism, to unthink the inevi-tability of the nation-state and its dreary party politics, to embrace radical forms of political pluralism that privilege local communities — and to cling to an incarnational theology that weaves itself seamlessly and tangibly into all aspects of daily life and culture.

“William Cavanaugh continues to provide leader-ship and vision in the field of political theology. He addresses essential questions about the religious status of the nation-state, the political character of the church, and how the tradition of Christian politi-cal thought might be brought to bear upon contem-porary politics. . . . Unfolds a theological response to present political conditions and a political response to our theological condition.” — Luke Bretherton

King’s College London

“Another vigorous — but distinct — voice in the burgeoning conversation about the role of religion generally and the church specifically in political life. . . . Worth a careful read.” — Robert Benne

Center for Religion and Society, Roanoke College

William T. Cavanaugh is senior research professor at the Center for World Catholi-cism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University. His other books include The Myth of Religious Violence and Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire.



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TheBestLoveoftheChildBeing Loved and Being Taught to Love as the First Human Right

Timothy P. Jackson, editor

Much has been written about the rights owed to children: the right to live, the right to be nurtured and cared for, the right to an ample measure of health and happiness — and, espe-

cially, the right to be loved. In this volume twenty scholars from across sociological, psychological, his-torical, philosophical, theological, and legal disciplines argue that the right of children to be loved can best be fulfilled by teaching them how to love others.

“This provocative volume maintains that the first right of children everywhere is to be loved and to be encouraged to love in return. Without disparag-ing the fruits of the ‘children’s rights’ movement of the twentieth century, it argues that a steady focus on loving familial relationships, in the context of supportive communities of worship, is the best way to protect those rights. This is not a sentimental assertion; these distinguished authors bring rigorous insights from the social sciences, history, philosophy, theology, and law to bear in making their case.”

— M. Cathleen KavenyUniversity of Notre Dame

“This volume draws judiciously and expertly from a variety of disciplines to provide a kaleidoscopic tour of what truly is the best love of the child.”

— John Witte Jr. (from foreword)

Contributors

Peter Benson, Margaret Brinig, Don S. Browning, Michael Broyde, Marcia Bunge, Robyn Fivush, Heather M. Good, T. Jeremy Gunn, Timothy P. Jackson, Rana Lehr-Lehnardt, Annette Mahoney, Richard Osmer, Steven Ozment, Ken Pargament, Stephen G. Post, Charles Reid, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Cynthia Willett, John Witte Jr.

Timothy P. Jackson is professor of Christian ethics at Candler School of Theology, Emory University.


JoiningtheMissionA Guide for (Mainly) New College Faculty

Susan VanZanten

Joining the Mission is a clear and comprehensive guide for new (and more experienced) faculty at religious colleges and universities. Susan VanZanten provides an orientation to the world of Christian higher education and

to the academic profession of teach-ing, scholarship, and service, with a special emphasis on opportunities and challenges common to “mission-driven” institutions.

From designing a syllabus to dealing with problem stu-dents, from working

with committees to achieving a balanced life, VanZanten’s guidebook will help faculty across the disciplines — Art to Zoology and every subject between — understand better what it means to pursue faithfully a vocation as professor.

“Susan VanZanten’s Joining the Mission is an exceptional resource for all faculty members at Christian colleges and universities. While it is a very practical guide to teaching at a university, the book also helps the reader understand and wrestle with the nuances of what it means to be a faculty member at a mission-driven institution. I appreciate VanZanten’s contribution to articulating why mission is important at our institutions, why we care about it so much, and how we can better accomplish it.”

— Thomas CedelPresident, Concordia University Texas

Susan VanZanten is professor of English at Seattle Pacific University, where she founded the Center for Scholarship and Faculty Devel-opment in 2002. Among her other books is Truth and Reconciliation: The Confessional Mode in South African Literature.


ChristianityandChineseCultureMiikka Ruokanen and Paulos Huang, editors

The rapidly growing Chinese Protestant Church faces a significant challenge: it must adapt itself to the unique dimensions of Chinese culture, leaving behind the trail of old missionary theology and molding an authen-tically Chinese approach to biblical interpre-tation and Christian life — an approach that works within both the traditional and the contemporary dimensions of Chinese society.

Rising from an extraordinary 2003 Sino-Nordic conference on Chinese contextual theology, Christianity and Chinese Culture addresses ways in which the church in China is responding to that challenge, highlighting the stunning complexities confronting Protestant Chris-tianity in China.

“A most timely publication on the current issues and research on Christianity and Chinese culture in the PRC — previously unavailable in English. The list of scholars in the collection reads like a Who’s Who? in Christian studies in China. . . . This book should be on the shelf of any scholar interested in the subject.”

— Edmond TangUniversity of Birmingham, UK

Contributors

Zhao Dunhua, Zhang Qingxiong, Diane B. Obenchain, Svein Rise, He Guanghu, Wan Junren, Lo Ping-cheung, He Jianming, Lai Pan-chiu, Jorgen Skov Sorensen, Jyri Komu-lainen, Gao Shining, Zhuo Xinping, Notto R. Thelle, Yang Huilin, Thor Strandenaes, Li Pingye, Archpriest Vladimir Fedorov, Wang Xiaochao, Choong Chee Pang, Gao Shining, Zhang Minghui, Li Qiuling, Fredrik Fällman, Birger Nygaard, Deng Fucun, Chen Xun, Gerald H. Anderson, Zhu Xiaohong, Sun Yi, Chen Yongtao, Lin Manhong, Wu Xiaoxin.

Miikka Ruokanen (Luo Mingjia) is profes-sor of dogmatics at the University of Helsinki, Finland; guest professor at the People’s Uni-versity of China, Beijing; advisory professor at Fudan University, Shanghai; and visiting pro-fessor at Nanjing Union Theological Seminary.

Paulos Huang (Huang Baoluo) is adjunct professor of world cultures at the University of Helsinki, Kuang Yaming Chair Professor at Jilin University, and guest professor at the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies, Hong Kong.



Studies in the History of Christian MissionsRobert Eric Frykenberg and Brian Stanley, general editors

BritishMissionariesandtheEndofEmpireEast, Central, and Southern Africa, 1939–1964

John Stuart

There are many histories of overseas missions and many histories of the last days of Britain’s Empire in Africa, but there has been no book-length study on the complicated relationship between them — until now. In British Mission-aries and the End of Empire, historian John Stuart thoroughly and critically examines British

Protestant mission-ary experiences during the tumultu-ous years between 1939 and 1964 in east, central, and southern Africa.

Focusing on Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, and Kenya (with an eye for South African influence on mis-

sion affairs), Stuart portrays the uneven and evolving relationship between Protestant missionaries, the British empire, and African nationalists. He shows how missionaries sometimes supported empire, sometimes drew comfort from it, sometimes criticized it, yet finally learned to live with its formal demise, adapting themselves and their work to fit the contours of the newly formed African independent states even after the end of the empire.

John Stuart is principal lecturer in history at Kingston University, London. Formerly lecturer in British Imperial and Common-wealth History at King’s College London, he is also the author of several articles and book chapters on the history of British Protestant missions in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.


ANewWayofBelongingCovenant Theology, China, and the Christian Reformed Church, 1921–1951

Kurt D. Selles

“Readers do not need to be history buffs to enjoy and profit from this book about the CRC’s first real ‘for-eign’ mission field, China. I congratulate the author and publishers of this volume. It will stand for years as the most reliable and comprehensive source of information and missiological interpretation about a chapter in CRC history that for most of us has been largely a mystery.” — Roger S. Greenway

Calvin Theological Seminary

“Kurt Selles has performed an important service for the history of missions by uncovering so much new information and doing such impressive research under difficult circumstances. Although the events took place more than a half-century ago, Selles has

been able to retrieve a vast amount of detail. His analysis of the cross-cultural dynamics of this work is insightful. Anyone interested in the successes and failures of Christian mission should find this study interesting and infor-mative.”

— J. William SmitCalvin College

“In a field still dominated by commonplaces and grand theories, Selles’s meticulous dissection and in-depth examination of almost every aspect of the CRC’s China mission of the twentieth century is thought-provoking and much needed. This study offers China mission scholars and students a rare opportunity to observe closely the history of Christian mission in China at a micro level.”

— Kevin Xiyi YaoChina Graduate School of Theology, Hong Kong

Kurt D. Selles directs the Global Center and teaches missions at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. The grandson of former CRC missionaries to China, he himself worked in China for nine-teen years.


TheAmericanDiaryofJacobVanHintePeter Ester, Nella Kennedy, and Earl Wm. Kennedy, editors

“This is a charming translation, scrupulously annotated, of the long-lost travel diary of Jacob Van Hinte (1889–1948), author of the monumental Netherlanders in America. Van Hinte’s energetic five-week sprint in the summer of 1921 from ‘Dutch’ Hoboken up the river by dayliner to Albany and on to the Dutch-settled towns and cities in the Midwest convinced him that the ‘migration to America had been a blessing’ to the Dutch.” — Firth Fabend

author of Zion on the Hudson: Dutch New York and New Jersey in the Age of Revivals

“This publication of Van Hinte’s personal diary is a welcome addition to his groundbreaking book Netherlanders in America (1928). It sheds light on the Dutchman behind the stunning accomplish-ment of writing, after traveling in the U.S. in 1921 for

less than two months, what is still the most important book on Dutch immigrants in the United States. It is a joy to read. . . . The man behind the book comes alive in this extensively annotated diary, and at the same time it offers interesting insight into the daily practice of academic research.”

— George HarinckFree University, Amsterdam

“An indispensable source for understanding Jacob Van Hinte. . . . Full of wit and wisdom, this travel and research diary re-enacts the discovery of Dutch cultural treasures in America in the early twentieth century, which in the process converted Van Hinte into an ‘Americophile.’ ” — Hans Krabbendam

Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg

“Reading this unique American travel account will whet the appetite to take up Netherlanders in America, the classic immigrant study that resulted from it.” — Bob Swierenga

Van Raalte Institute, Hope College


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UnexpectedDestinationsAn Evangelical Pilgrimage to World Christianity

Wesley Granberg-MichaelsonForeword by Jim Wallis

From Billy Graham to a Trappist monastery, from Capitol Hill to the helm of the Reformed Church in America, Wesley Granberg- Michaelson’s personal pilgrimage has covered the length and breadth of Christianity in America. Now, drawing upon forty years of

his own spiritual journals, this elder statesman of the church crystallizes his wide-ranging experiences into a sharp, lively memoir.

Unexpected Destina- tions reveals Granberg- Michaelson’s unique encounter with evan-gelical piety, Catholic contemplative spiri-

tuality, Reformed theology, and Pentecostal practice — all while daring to envision ecu-menical harmony. It provides fresh historical insights into the evangelical subculture of the 1970s, sheds new light on how denominations today grapple on the inside with such issues as homosexuality and missional renewal — and poignantly relates the joy and pain of one man’s spiritual life journey.

Wesley Granberg-Michaelson has served as General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America since 1994. He was founding man-aging editor of Sojourners magazine and has worked with Christian Churches Together in the USA, the Global Christian Forum, and Call to Renewal. His other books include Leadership from Inside Out: A Guide to Leading, Living, Work-ing, and Praying.


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Elizabeth Rapley

From St. Francis to Mother Teresa, from the caves of the Egyptian wilderness to Europe’s majestic cloisters and beyond, the church has long been blessed and built up by those who

single-mindedly sought after the things of God.

Aside from a few high-profile instances, nuns and monks today serve their church with heroic anonymity — and, indeed, in many cases, their future is uncertain. Yet their past is undeniable.

The religious orders throughout Christian history have been the strong right arm of the Catholic Church and a major force in the maturing of Western civilization.

Elizabeth Rapley beautifully tells their story in The Lord as Their Portion. Rapley has fit the sprawling history of the religious orders — some seventeen centuries — into a lively, accessible volume perfect for curious readers. Much more, though, than just a sweeping survey of the highlights (and lowlights) of monasticism past and present, this book also recounts the lives of many of the individual men and women who chose to take “the Lord as their portion” — and whose piety, devo-tion, and energetic pursuit of a holy life have profoundly shaped the course of history.

“Life under a religious rule has been a hallmark of the Catholic tradition for millennia. Elizabeth Rapley shows how these rules of life have given shape to a plethora of religious orders and why those orders are crucial for understanding the history of Christianity. Her overview of this way of life, rang-ing from the fourth-century desert ascetics to the missionary orders of men and women in the modern period, is a carefully researched and highly readable work.” — Lawrence S. Cunningham


Elizabeth Rapley is adjunct professor of history at the University of Ottawa. Her other books include The Dévotes: Women and Church in Seventeenth-Century France and A Social History of the Cloister: Daily Life in the Teaching Monasteries of the Old Regime.

978-0-8028-6588-5 / paperback / 349 pages $24.00 [£16.99] / AvailableCanada rights: Novalis

TheCardinalsThirteen Centuries of the Men behind the Papal Throne

Michael Walsh

Although cardinals have been a highly visible part of the Vatican for thirteen centuries, surprisingly little has been written about these “papal princes” of the Roman Catholic Church. They are the “nearly men” of Catholi-cism, who might have become pope, but in most cases didn’t, and instead wielded their power behind the papal throne.

In this informative and entertaining his-tory, Catholic insider Michael Walsh traces the origins and growth of the cardinal office and tells the stories of more than sixty of the most

notable men to wear the red cap. Here are kingmakers, schol-ars, pastors, soldiers, and statesmen; venial rogues and bona fide saints; brothers, sons, even husbands and fathers — and those remembered simply for their faithful care of the souls entrusted to them.

“With his trademark gifts of beautiful prose, vast learning, and a decided flair for storytelling, Walsh leads us through the lives of the redoubtable clerics who won their ‘red hats,’ and in the process became at times saints, and at times quite the opposite. The Cardinals is that rare book that helps you to see church history in a surprising new light.”

— James Martin, S.J.author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything

“Walsh’s work provides an excellent overview of the office of cardinal and an informative account of the men who have thus served the pope. Recommended especially for students of the ecclesiastical history of the Church.” — Library Journal

Michael Walsh is a prominent Catholic author and Vatican commentator. His numer-ous other books include The Warriors of the Lord: The Military Orders of Christendom; Opus Dei: An Investigation into the Powerful, Secretive Society within the Catholic Church; and A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West.

978-0-8028-2941-2 / paperback / 256 pages $23.00 / AvailableUSA rights only; Canterbury Press elsewhere


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TheInsultedandInjuredFyodor DostoevskyTranslated by Boris Jakim

Introduction by James P. Scanlan

The Insulted and Injured, originally published in 1861, was Fyodor Dosto-evsky’s first major work of fiction after his Siberian exile and the first of the long novels that made him famous. Set in nineteenth-century

Petersburg, the novel depicts a group of people — including Vanya (Dostoevsky’s semi-autobiographical hero), Natasha (the woman he loves), and Alyosha (Natasha’s aristocratic lover) — all suffering from the cruelly selfish machinations of Alyosha’s father, the dark and powerful Prince Valkovsky. Can pure love triumph over such heartless evil?

Boris Jakim’s new English-language render-ing of this iconic Russian novel is more color-ful, more conversational, and more accurate than any earlier translation.

“A suspenseful, melodramatic tale of mystery, cruelty, and thwarted love, The Insulted and Injured was originally published serially in 1861 in the Dosto-evsky brothers’ new magazine, Vremya (Time). The Russian public of the day, drawn to the book partly by its autobiographical elements, found the story moving as well as riveting. . . . Whatever else might be said of it, the book was undeniably an affecting page-turner with considerable cross-cultural appeal.”

— James P. Scanlan (from introduction)

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881) was a prominent Russian novelist and writer and is widely considered one of the most outstanding and influ-ential writers of modern literature. His other books include Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, and The Brothers Karamazov.

Boris Jakim is one of the foremost translators of Russian literature and religious thought into English.


FightingtheNoondayDeviland Other Essays Personal and Theological

R. R. Reno

“Whether defending Jack Kerouac, describing work on a drilling rig, or narrating his reception into the Roman Catholic Church, Rusty Reno brings a writer’s eye and a theologian’s heart to the essayist’s labors. Many rewards await the reader

of this book.” — Alan Jacobsauthor of Wayfaring and The Narnian

“R. R. Reno’s essays are intellectually stimulating, and some even possess cinematic possibilities. I find their Augustinian ethos deeply appealing in their consistent combination of wisdom and eloquence.”

— David K. Naugleauthor of Reordered Love, Reordered Lives

“In this smart and sparkling collection Reno applies his consummate literary skills to subjects as diverse as acedia, mountain climbing, religious conversion,

Jack Kerouac, and interfaith marriage. . . . A bravura performance.”

— Philip Zaleskicoauthor of Prayer: A History

“Reno reads his life in parables in a way that provokes us to see our own lives anew. In him we find a voice and style in the best tradition of Newman — incisive, affecting, wise, inviting. I was captivated by this book.” — James K. A. Smith

author of The Devil Reads Derrida

“Reno writes thoughtfully and well. . . . [His] best essays plumb the hidden complexity behind the ostensibly simple and concrete: drinking with fellow oil workers in a bar, climbing in the French Alps in the dark. When Reno follows his own counsel against excessive theorizing, the result is satisfying, even touching.”

— Publishers Weekly

R. R. Reno is senior editor at First Things and professor of theology at Creighton University. His previous books include Sanctified Vision: An Introduction to Early Christian Interpretation of the Bible.


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? Allen & Toorawa Islam 13

Arndt Demanding Our Attention 28

Bailey & Bailey Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? 31

Begbie & Guthrie Resonant Witness (cicw) 32

Biggar Behaving in Public 27

Bock & Webb Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus 5

? Boersma Heavenly Participation 20

? Bowlin The Kuyper Center Review 15

? Budde & Scott Witness of the Body (ees) 16

Bulgakov Jacob’s Ladder 20

Busch The Barmen Theses Then and Now 19

Camosy Too Expensive to Treat? 29

? Cavanaugh Migrations of the Holy 35

Charry God and the Art of Happiness 18

? Chase Nature as Spiritual Practice 25

Ciampa & Rosner The First Letter to the Corinthians (pntc) 10

Clifford For the Communion of the Churches 30

Collins The Scepter and the Star 6

Collins & Harlow The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism 3

? Conner Practicing Witness 24

Cunningham Darwin’s Pious Idea 23

? Cunningham et al. Christ Jesus and the Jewish People Today 21

Dearman The Book of Hosea (nicot) 12

? Dempsey Trinity and Election in Contemporary Theology 19

? Dostoevsky The Insulted and Injured 39

? Dunn Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels 1

Dyrness Poetic Theology 18

? Ester et al. The American Diary of Jacob Van Hinte (hsrca) 37

Evans Is God Still at the Bedside? 29

? Fackre The Promise of Reinhold Niebuhr 14

? Gornik Word Made Global 25

? Granberg-Michaelson Unexpected Destinations 38

? Grech An Outline of New Testament Spirituality 26

Greider et al. Healing Wisdom 24

? Grenholm Motherhood and Love 17

? Griffith God Is Subversive 35

? Grindal Preaching from Home (lqb) 32

Harding & Nobbs The Content and Setting of the Gospel Tradition 4

Harlow The “Other” in Second Temple Judaism 6

? Hart From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin 33

? Healy & Schindler Being Holy in the World 34

Hopkins & Koppel Grounded in the Living Word 24

Hopper Divine Transcendence and the Culture of Change 20

? Hovey Bearing True Witness (ees) 16

? Hultgren Paul’s Letter to the Romans 9

Hunt Perspectives on Our Father Abraham 6

Instone-Brewer Traditions of the Rabbis from the Era of the New Testament, Volume 2a 4

? Jackson The Best Love of the Child (euslr) 36

? Jeeves Rethinking Human Nature 23

Johnson Sharing Possessions 7

? Kampen Wisdom Literature (ecdss) 8

Katongole The Sacrifice of Africa (ees) 16

? Latini The Church and the Crisis of Community 24

? Laycock Religious Liberty, Volume 2 (euslr) 34

Le Donne Historical Jesus 5

? Levy The Letter to the Galatians (bmt) 10

? Loader Philo, Josephus, and the Testaments on Sexuality 2

? Loader The Pseudepigrapha on Sexuality 2

? Longenecker Introducing Romans 1

Longenecker Remember the Poor 7

? Magness Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit 1

Mathewes The Republic of Grace 33

? McCormack & Anderson Karl Barth and American Evangelicalism 19

McKnight The Letter of James (nicnt) 11

Melina The Epiphany of Love (rrrct) 17

Migliore Commanding Grace 28

? Moore & Kelle Biblical History and Israel’s Past 4

Mortensen & Nielsen Walk Humbly with the Lord 31

? Mouw Abraham Kuyper 15

Naudé Neither Calendar nor Clock 31

NICOT-NICNT Logos™ Digital Edition 11

? Noll Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind 15

? Norgren Faith and Order in the U.S.A. 30

? Oakes Infinity Dwindled to Infancy 14

? Oegema Early Judaism and Modern Culture 2

O’Flaherty et al. Sunday, Sabbath, and the Weekend 27

Peterson Changing Human Nature 28

? Pilch Flights of the Soul 5

? Pokorný Hermeneutics as a Theory of Understanding 4

Porter Ministers of the Law (euslr) 34

Porter et al. Fundamentals of New Testament Greek 7

Portier-Young Apocalypse against Empire 3

Puglisi How Can the Petrine Ministry Be a Service to the Unity of the Universal Church? 30

? Rapley The Lord as Their Portion 38

? Ray Tasting Heaven on Earth (caw) 32

Reno Fighting the Noonday Devil 39

Ruokanen & Huang Christianity and Chinese Culture 36

? Schneider An Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamian Religion 13

? Selles A New Way of Belonging (hsrca) 37

? Shults & Henriksen Saving Desire 14

? Sider To See History Doxologically (rt) 21

Stevens & Ung Taking Your Soul to Work 26

Stevick Jesus and His Own 9

? Stone Ancient Judaism 13

Storrar et al. A World for All? 35

? Stuart British Missionaries and the End of Empire (shcm) 37

? Vallet Stewards of the Gospel 25

? van Huyssteen & Wiebe In Search of Self 23

? VanZanten Joining the Mission 36

Verhey Nature and Altering It 27

Vischer et al. Unity of the Church in the New Testament and Today 30

Volf Captive to the Word of God 18

? Walsh The Cardinals 38

? Waltke & Houston The Psalms as Christian Worship 8

? Ward More Than Matter? 22

Weaver The Nonviolent Atonement 21

White The Analogy of Being 22

Witherington Work 26

Wolterstorff Hearing the Call 33

? Wolterstorff Justice in Love (euslr) 22

? Yong The Spirit of Creation (pm) 17

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