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Carl F. H. Henry has been called ""the Dean of evangelical theologians,"" and ""the premier theological representative of the evangelical movement in the last half of the twentieth century."" When his magnum opus, God, Revelation, and Authority, first appeared, it was hailed as ""the most important work of evangelical theology in modern times.""Carl Henry: Theologian for All Seasons not only introduces contemporary readers to Carl Henry the man, but also demonstrates that his theology possesses striking relevance for our own situation. We are introduced to his place in the complex mosaic of twentieth century theology, his simple but sophisticated doctrine of revelation, and his value for current discussions of a wide variety of issues.Henry''s reflections on hermeneutics, philosophy, and faith; the nature of revelation and of God; the social implications of Christianity; and many other vital topics, turn out to be as pertinent now as when they were written.Not everyone agrees with Carl Henry''s approach, of course, so this book features an extensive dialogue between Henry and his critics, making the case that his thought has been incorrectly described as outmoded and that he offers clear guidance for twenty-first century thinkers.To make the wealth of material on the many topics in God, Revelation, and Authority more accessible, the book includes a theological index, a macro index, and detailed outline of the entire six volumes.""During the formative years of my theological upbringing, Carl Henry was a mentor, but more than a mentor, a friend, both to me and to Prison Fellowship . . . G. Wright Doyle offers an unfathomable gift to the evangelical world--a summary and appreciation of Carl Henry''s life and work, focused on an overview of his magnum opus, God, Revelation, and Authority. Doyle''s work is admiring but careful and fair, as the section dealing with Dr. Henry''s critics illustrates. My prayer is that this book will bring the work of Carl Henry to the minds especially of young evangelicals, whose doctrinal moorings are being battered and stretched by leaders too agreeable, in my estimation, with the spirit of the age. Read Doyle, but don''t stop there; let this clear and useful guide take you at once to the works of Carl Henry, especially God, Revelation, and Authority where readers will find their way back to the law and testimonies in cogent, relevant, concise, and always winsome terms.""--Chuck Colson, FounderPrison Fellowship and Colson Center for Christian Worldview""Carl F. H. Henry was a big man who wrote large books about the greatest subject of all, the incomparable God--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--whose revelation of himself in Holy Scripture is the authoritative norm for all our thoughts and beliefs about him. Henry''s stature as an evangelical theologian grows larger every year amid the small ideas and minor absolutes of our time. This book honors Carl Henry by helping us to heed what he said--and still says--to the church today.""--Timothy GeorgeFounding Dean, Beeson Divinity School Senior Editor, Christianity TodayG. Wright Doyle is Director of Global China Center and English editor of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity (www.bdcconline.net). He is author of Christianity in America: Triumph and Tragedy (2013); Reaching Chinese Worldwide (2013); Christ the King: Meditations on Matthew (2011); Carl Henry: Theologian for All Seasons (2010); and co-author of China: Ancient Culture, Modern Society (2009).

In many oral cultures local proverbs are highly regarded for their wisdom and prized for their aesthetic expression. In this study Jay Moon provides an in-depth look at the use of local proverbs among the Builsa culture of Ghana, West Africa. In particular, the author''s research shows how local proverbs can facilitate contextualized expressions of Christianity that are both biblically authentic and culturally relevant. The process of initiating and sustaining this form of expression is explicated with the help of an engaging narrative, providing valuable insights for those striving for genuine and meaningful expression of Christ in culture.This study will be especially beneficial to the missionary community, particularly for the purposes of appreciating oral literature in primary oral cultures, finding proper roles in the contextualization process, identifying cultural values via the window of local proverbs, training missionaries in cultural understanding, and tailoring discipleship training to incorporate significant aspects of orality""Drawing on solid theoretical foundations in anthropology, epistemology, and communications, Jay Moon takes us on an exciting journey into the world of African proverbs to demonstrate how to engage Scripture with culture. Written as a riveting story with missiological reflection, this is the practical guide to doing contextualization we''ve been waiting for. The implications of his application of contextualization go well beyond Africa and so this book is a ''must read'' for any serious student of contextualization and missiology.""--Darrell WhitemanResident Missiologist and Vice President for Mission Personnel and PreparationThe Mission Society""Jay''s work with Ghanaian proverbs is one of the deepest, most practical examples of missionary teaching/learning I have ever seen. Getting down to the proverbial level of local language and culture has paid off handsomely in his situation. Now he has done missionaries and local leaders young and old a great favor by sketching why it worked, how it worked, and how it can work for them. What could be more useful for mission today? Read and do!""--Stan NussbaumStaff MissiologistGMI Research ServicesW. Jay Moon is Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies and the director of the Wesley House of Studies at Sioux Falls Seminary. He was formerly a missionary with SIM in Ghana from 1992 to 2005.

This book brings together the papers presented at the McMaster Divinity College 2007 Pentecostal Forum: ""Defining Issues in Pentecostalism: Classical and Emergent."" It highlights the defining topics, past and present, of Pentecostal theology. The chapters are grouped under Pentecostal theology and biblical studies, with selections on classical and contemporary issues in each category. This book provides an introduction to the classical doctrines of Pentecostalism and key contemporary developments in Pentecostal theology in one volume. Professors desiring to introduce students to Pentecostalism will find here a concise and accessible introduction to the defining historical and contemporary issues.""This volume brings together some of the most important theological and biblical scholars of Pentecostalism. Each chapter examines significant questions in relation to current contextual challenges facing the movement as they reflect upon its past and its future. No doubt, this collection represents a crucial voice among Pentecostal scholars wrestling with a variety of critical issues.""--Michael Wilkinson,Trinity Western University""Defining Issues in Pentecostalism, the inaugural issue of the McMaster Theological Studies Series, is a glimpse into the current strength of Pentecostal scholarship, offering creative and constructive proposals in Pentecostal theology and biblical studies. The authors argue for holistic and ecumenical approaches to a theology of the Spirit that has significant implications for the broader, theological world. A work of this caliber is long overdue.""--Peter Althouse, Assistant Professor of TheologyCollege of Christian Ministries and Religion Southeastern UniversitySteven M. Studebaker (PhD, Marquette University) is Assistant Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. He is an active member in the Society for Pentecostal Studies, and is the author of several articles on Pentecostal theology and of the forthcoming book, Jonathan Edwards'' Social Augustinian Trinitarianism in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (2008). He is ordained with the Assemblies of God.

The Emerging Church Movement, an eclectic conversation about how Christianity needs to evolve for our postmodern world, has been breaking traditional bounds and stirring up controversy for more than two decades. This volume is the first academic work to adopt an interdisciplinary approach to understanding this complex and boundary-crossing phenomenon. Containing contributions by researchers from a diverse set of disciplines, this book brings together historical, sociological, ethnographic, anthropological, and theological approaches to offer the most thorough and multifaceted description of the Emerging Church Movement to date.Contributors:Juan Jose Barreda ToscanoDee YaccinoGerardo MartiLloyd ChiaJason WollschlegerJames S. BieloJon BialeckiHeather Josselyn-CransonXochitl AlvisoChris JamesTim Snyder""If you want to understand the phenomenon called ''Emerging Church'' in North America, I can''t recommend a better place to start than Crossing Boundaries, Redefining Faith. It offers a variety of perspectives from a variety of disciplines, and it draws from a solid bank of observation and interaction with a wide variety of sample congregations. As an added bonus, Crossing Boundaries, Redefining Faith will introduce you to some gifted younger scholars and writers whose work you will want to follow in the future."" --Brian D. McLaren, author of The Great Spiritual MigrationMichael Clawson is a religious historian and Adjunct Instructor at the Seminary of the Southwest, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and Baylor University.April Stace is a liturgist and Adjunct Instructor at Hartford Seminary and The John Leland Center for Theological Studies.

Preachers often think of prophetic preaching in the caricature of the prophet as the lonely outsider confronting the congregation, often angrily, with the congregation's complicity in social injustice and with a bracing call for repentance. The twenty-seven essays and sermons in this book offer a different perspective by viewing prophetic preaching specifically--and ministry, practical theology, and theological education more broadly--as pastoral care for the community in prophetic perspective. Such preaching does indeed bring a critical theological analysis of justice concerns to the center of the sermon, but in such a way as to invite the congregation to consider how the move toward justice is a pastoral move-- that is, a move that seeks to build up community. Rather than contributing to the polarization so rampant in today's social world, the preacher seeks to help the congregation build bridges along which concern for justice can travel. The contributions honor the work of the late Dale Andrews, a scholar of preaching and practical theology at the Divinity School, Vanderbilt University, whose seminal work inspires the notions of prophetic care and building bridges to justice.""This collection of essays is a deep and richly nuanced testimony to homiletician Dale Andrews, his scholarly work and personal witness. I especially appreciate the conversations regarding the bridges between the pastoral and the prophetic in preaching, between personal piety and social justice in the life of congregations, and the ways in which these bridges can be manifest both in the practice of preaching as well as its pedagogy. Undergirding the entire volume is Andrews's own deep commitment to racial and social justice in all its forms. This is a great resource for thoughtful pastors, scholars, and teachers of preaching.""--Leonora Tubbs Tisdale, Clement-Muehl Professor of Homiletics, Yale Divinity SchoolPhillis-Isabella Sheppard is Associate Professor of Religion, Psychology and Culture at the Divinity School, and Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm is Brightbill Professor of Preaching and Worship at Bethany Theological Seminary, Richmond, Indiana.Ronald J. Allen is Professor of Preaching and Gospel and Letters at Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, Indiana.

The hidden seeds of the Christian renewal in China today include the outstanding Chinese Christians in Salt and Light 2, a dozen new life stories with lively anecdotes and photographs. These reformersmade lasting contributions that shaped modern China. Working out of the limelight in their professions, they had quiet but powerful influenceonearly twentieth-century civil society. Motivated by their faith, they modeled essential virtues.This series helps recover a lost Christian heritage linked closely to a legacy of East-West cooperation in an earlier global era.""The second volume of Salt and Light is a wonderful accomplishment. It takes as its scene the world''s largest country during a century of turmoil and agony, and shows how a few heroic Chinese Christians tried to rescue and redeem their great country. The stories are without exception inspiring. At the same time, they shed much unsuspected light on the history both of China and of Christianity.""--Philip Jenkins,author of The Lost History of Christianity""The editors have assembled a strong team of authors, both Chinese and American, to write these compelling portraits. The subjects are lay Chinese Christians who were active between 1850 and 1950, all of whom had some contact with the United States and all of whom were leaders in building up Chinese society. For our day, which marvels at the rapid spread of Christianity in contemporary China, this book is especially important for showing how long-standing and how effective--but also how Chinese--have been the serious Christian contributions to Chinese society. This is a very important book.""--Mark Nollauthor of The New Shape of World Christianity""Living up to the high standards of Volume 1, this book offers new, finely written portraits of Chinese Christian patriots of the twentieth century. Their stories are both fascinating and inspiring, and they open new windows for viewing the history of modern China. They help us see the moral challenges and cultural transformations that underlay the political and economic struggles of the Chinese revolution.--Richard Madsenauthor of Democracy''s Dharma and China''s Catholics""Carol Hamrin and Stacey Bieler have brought together another set of illuminating portraits of historical Chinese Christian leaders. We see here the men and women who sowed the seeds of spiritual, psychological, and physical transformation that helped make the Chinese church--and indeed China itself--what it is today. A truly fascinating book.""--Rob Giffordauthor of China RoadCarol Lee Hamrin is research professor at George Mason University and a senior associate with Global China Center and author of God and Caesar in China and Decision Making in Deng''s China.Stacey Bieler is author of ""Patriots"" or ""Traitors""? A History of American-Educated Chinese Students.

Salt and Light presents the life stories of outstanding Chinese Christians who, as early modernizers, promoted China''s nation building and moral progress in the early twentieth century. Lively anecdotes and photographs highlight the strong character of ten pioneers in the modern professions of education, medicine, journalism, and diplomacy. These professionals were motivated by faith to introduce practical social reforms and build up China''s civil society. They modeled and promoted virtues essential to social progress during the ""golden age"" of Chinese Protestantism. Their stories touch on themes important in today''s global era: patterns of cooperation between foreign and Chinese partners, the contributions to China of Western-educated professionals, Christianity''s role in furthering East-West understanding and exchanges, and the transnational nature of modern Chinese Christianity. The editors and authors articulate the importance of recovering China''s Christian heritage as part of world Christianity.""I highly recommend this collection of succinct, deftly drawn portraits of Chinese Christians, whose lives made a difference. The editors and authors are sympathetic to their subjects but also realistic in their evaluation. Historians of modern China, and many in Chinese Christian communities worldwide, will enjoy and profit from learning about these ten laypersons who contributed much to the Kingdom of God and to the society in which they lived.""--Daniel H. Bays, Professor of History and head of the Asian Studies Program, Calvin College""Recovering the lost narratives of ten remarkable Chinese Christians tells us that Christianity in China is profoundly and thoroughly Chinese. These impressive stories so aptly show that the modern-era migration of Christian faith, in contrast to earlier Chinese appropriations since the seventh century, sank roots deep into the cultural soil of China. How this occurred, in each case, is an achievement to be celebrated. This is a wonderful project.""--Robert Eric Frykenberg, Professor Emeritus of History and South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison""Salt and Light is a scrupulous and moving work that presents the human face of China''s emergence in the world, showing how China''s great human assets bear the imprint of deep encounter with the West. It is impossible to overestimate the long-term value of that encounter, and there is no question that such encounter will impact China''s international outlook. This book shows why China will take its bearings from the historical memories of complex relations with the West as it emerges as a major world power in the near future."" --Lamin O. Sanneh, D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity and Professor of History at Yale Divinity SchoolCarol Lee Hamrin is research professor at George Mason University and a senior associate with Global China Center and author of God and Caesar in China and Decision Making in Deng''s China.Stacey Bieler is author of ""Patriots"" or ""Traitors""? A History of American-Educated Chinese Students.

The book of Proverbs is a large collection made up of diverse wisdom sayings emanating from different wisdom circles in different times. The author investigates the vocabulary of the book in order to interpret the distinctive wisdom characteristics of the seven collections of Proverbs. He argues that exclusive words of a collection will best reveal the peculiar nature of the collection, and that the collections which exclusively share common wisdom words are inevitably coherent in terms of wisdom traditions.This book provides a new understanding of Proverbs, especially with regard to the relationship between collections I (chs. 1-9) and VII (ch. 31), collections II (10:1-22:16) and V (chs. 25-29), and collections VI (ch. 30) and VII (ch. 31).In addition to the investigation of more than three hundred words, this volume contains the lists of exclusive words of the seven collections and thirty-four tables of words related to wisdom. Kim''s work will prove a useful resource to those who want to study Proverbs.Seenam Kim is Professor of Old Testament and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the International Theological Seminary in El Monte, California.

Rewired begins with the claim that contemporary views of Christian spirituality, particularly in the American evangelical tradition, concentrate too exclusively on the interior and individual nature of spiritual experience. Paul Markham argues that a reexamination of the doctrine of religious conversion is needed within American evangelicalism and finds resources for such a model in the Wesleyan theological tradition and from philosophical and scientific insights into a ""nonreductive physicalist"" view of human nature. In considering ""data"" from theology and science, this book represents an integrated work in science and religion.""The amazing thing about the human nervous system is its plasticity--it is readily ''rewired'' by experience. Paul Markham offers a view of Christian conversion as an embodied process by which we are constantly and significantly rewired by our participation in a converting community--we are progressively becoming new creatures. In Rewired, Markham helps us hear the resonance between modern scientific views of human nature, biblical Christianity, and Wesleyan practical theology.""--Warren S. BrownProfessor of PsychologyGraduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary""The importance of this new book by Paul Markham lies both in his constructive proposal concerning the nature of Christian conversion and in the process by which he achieves his proposal. Working at the interface of neurophilosophy and Wesleyan theology, he presses for a more fully integrated theological method at the same time that he demonstrates its fruitfulness. The resulting portrait of a fully embodied and ecclesially centered Christian conversion is a welcome contribution to our understanding of spiritual life.""--Joel B. Green, Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Fuller Theological Seminary""This is a timely book--where the question of what it means to be human stands alongside questions of conversion and Christian mission in contemporary culture.Paul Markham brings these questions together with a depth that takes seriously both modern neuroscience and pastoral sensitivity.A book for theologians in the field of science and religion, as well as a book for preachers, evangelists, and pastors.""--David Wilkinson, Principal of St. John''s College, University of Durham""It is frequently assumed by both Christian and non-Christian alike that science must be in conflict with religion and that religious conversion must be a matter of salvation of the ''soul.'' Paul Markham''s impressive work of interdisciplinary scholarship demonstrates the flaws in both these assumptions, showing how recent writing in cognitive science can be seen to point towards a more biblical picture of human beings and a more holistic understanding of Christian discipleship.""--Robert Song, University of DurhamPaul N. Markham is Assistant Professor at Western Kentucky University''s Center for Community Partnerships. He also holds adjunct faculty positions in WKU''s Department of Philosophy and Religion and at Asbury Theological Seminary.

This volume celebrates the unique contributions of Helmut Koester, who has been a leader for fifty years as scholar, professor, editor, and mentor. Having studied at the universities of Heidelberg and Marburg, Koester was a student of both Gunther Bornkamm and Rudolf Bultmann. He began teaching at Harvard Divinity School in 1958, where he is currently John H. Morison Research Professor of Divinity and Winn Research Professor of Ecclesiastical History. He is the chair of the New Testament Editorial Board of Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible and long-time editor of Harvard Theological Review (1975-1999). Among his numerous publications are Trajectories through Early Christianity (with James M. Robinson); Ancient Christian Gospels; History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age; History and Literature of Early Christianity; and The Cities of Paul: Images and Interpretations from the Harvard Archaeology Project (CD-ROM). He was President of the Society of Biblical Literature in 1991 and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Humboldt University (Berlin) in 2006.Contributors:Ellen Bradshaw Aitken, Harold W. Attridge, Klaus Baltzer, Arthur Bellinzoni, Gary A. Bisbee, Ann Graham Brock, John Clabeaux, Eldon Jay Epp, Everett Ferguson, Steven J. Friesen, Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre, Robert A. Kraft, AnneMarie Luijendijk, Dennis MacDonald, Jennifer K. Berenson Maclean, Christopher R. Matthews, Shelly Matthews, Lee Martin McDonald, Laura Nasrallah, George W. E. Nickelsburg, Michael O''Laughlin, Carolyn Osiek, Elaine Pagels, Stephen J. Patterson, Birger A. Pearson, Richard I. Pervo, Norman R. Petersen, David M. Scholer, Daniel Schowalter, Philip Sellew, Dennis E. Smith, James D. Smith III, Krister Stendahl, Robert F. Stoops, Jr., Christine M. Thomas, David L. Tiede, Demetrios (Trakatellis), James C. Walters, Demetrius K. WilliamsJames D. Smith III is Associate Professor of Church History at Bethel Seminary San Diego, Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego, and on the pastoral staff of College Avenue Baptist Church in San Diego. He is on the editorial board of Christian History & Biography magazine. He is also coeditor of The Subjective Eye: Essays in Culture, Religion, and Gender in Honor of Margaret R. Miles and of the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Christian Literature.Philip Sellew is Associate Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of the forthcoming volume The Hundredfold Reward: Martyrdom and Sexual Renunciation in Christian North Africa and is coeditor of Pauline Conversations in Context: Essays in Honor of Calvin J. Roetzel. He has been the editor of Currents in Research: Biblical Studies and Forum.

We live in an ecological age. Science in the last few hundred years has given us a picture of nature as blind to the future and mechanical in its workings, even while ecology and physics have made us aware of our interconnectedness and dependency upon the web of life. As we witness a possible sixth great mass-extinction, there is increasing awareness too of the fragility of life on this planet. In such a context, what is the nature of Christian hope? St Paul declares that all of creation ""will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God."" How are we to imagine this ""freedom"" when death and decay are essential to biological life as we currently experience it, and when the scientific predictions for life are bleak at best? This book explores these questions, reflecting on how our traditions shape our imagination of the future, and considering how a theology of hope may sustain Christians engaged in conservation initiatives. The essays in this volume are partly in dialogue with the ground-breaking work of Celia Deane-Drummond, and are set in the context of global and local (Aotearoa New Zealand) ecological challenges.""Creation and Hope is like a tapestry that calls for artistic appreciation as it pulls together threads that are often discrepant. Theological and scientific, Trinitarian and Christocentric, anthropological and ecological, phenomenological and biblical, woven together with vibrancy and color creating a pattern that eliminates fragmentation, disintegration, and disconnectedness. And the strand that brings it all together is a substantive hope, not one that ignores reality with superficial optimism but one that invites rigorous action.""--Rod Wilson, Former President, Regent College, Vancouver; Canada, Senior Advisor, A Rocha, Canada""This collection of essays brings to an international readership, threatened by climate change, the voices of those whose hope-filled eco-theology is profoundly informed by their context of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Readers will encounter the braided rivers of the Canterbury plains, the A Rocha project to restore biodiversity to Mount Karioi, and the animal in Derrida''s Bible. These and other such engagements are brought into creative dialogue with biblical text and theological tradition. A rich new contribution.""--Elaine Wainwright, Professor Emerita, University of Auckland""It is a privilege to have such a wide variety of perspectives and experience gathered under one cover with this collection of fascinating papers. When theological and ecological reflection come together it is always fruitful, but it is immeasurably more valuable when they are grounded in a particular place as they were in Aotearoa by those who have contributed, and by the work of Nicola Hoggard Creegan in particular. . . However unreflective activism carries its own dangers, and so I trust that Creation and Hope will find the readership it deserves.""--Peter Harris, President, A Rocha International""This volume offers informed and fresh insights that contribute to a more nuanced understanding of ourselves as ''deeply embedded creatures''. By exploring the symbolic inheritance and lived experience of the Christian faith in relation to the natural world, it offers a vision of human flourishing in concert with other beings in the natural world--and ecological hope."" --Vicky Balabanski, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders UniversityAndrew Shepherd is the National Co-Director for A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand. He is the author of The Gift of the Other: Levinas, Derrida, and a Theology of Hospitality (2014).Nicola Hoggard Creegan is a theologian, and co-Director of New Zealand Christians in Science. She is the author of Animal Suffering and the Problem of Evil (2013), and is a board member of A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand.

THE JOURNAL SEEKS TO PROVIDE A FORUM: To encourage serious theological thinking and articulation by Pentecostals/Charismatics in Asia; to promote interaction among Asian Pentecostals/Charismatics and dialogue with other Christian traditions; to stimulate creative contextualization of the Christian faith; and to provide a means for Pentecostals/Charismatics to share their theological reflections.

Since being elected to the Chair of St. Peter on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis has given unique shape to the meaning of the new evangelization. With his emphasis on the concept of encounter, and his stunning expression of pastoral ministry in Evangelii gaudium, the present pontiff has breathed new life into the Christian vocation to evangelize. This book brings together the voices of fifteen American Catholic scholars around the theme of Pope Francis and the Event of Encounter. Inaugurating the new series, Global Perspectives on the New Evangelization, this book incorporates a variety of approaches and questions in order to amplify the theology behind the pontificate of Pope Francis and the most recent developments in the new evangelization. Among the topics treated in the book are mercy, ecology, doctrine, culture, and the life and ministry of Jorge Mario Bergoglio. The reader will be delighted with an array of perspectives that promise to give inspiration for embarking on further frontiers of the new evangelization.""The Church's emphatic call for a new evangelization began with Pope Paul VI, has journeyed through the pontificates of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and now continues with Pope Francis. This commendable volume accentuates, in fifteen thoughtful and innovative essays, Pope Francis's understanding of the new evangelization as a fourfold encounter: merciful encounters, ecological encounters, doctrinal encounters, and cultural and political encounters. Thus, this book admirably provides the needed sociological, philosophical, and theological depth to sustain and foster the Church's renewed endeavor to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations and peoples."" --Thomas G. Weinandy, Capuchin College, Washington DC, Member of the International Theological CommissionJohn C. Cavadini is the McGrath-Cavadini Director of the Institute for Church Life and Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the editor of several books, most recently: Mary on the Eve of the Second Vatican Council (2017) and Explorations in the Theology of Benedict XVI (2012).Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, Emmanuel Mary of the Cross, is Associate Professor of Theology at Walsh University. He is the author of Dialectical Anatomy of the Eucharist: An Etude in Phenomenology (Cascade, 2017) and Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein (Cascade, 2017).

One of the most interesting voices in the Academy and the Church today is Martyn Percy. Percy, the Dean of Christ Church Oxford and a leading voice in the Anglican Communion, is both theologically orthodox, yet deeply unconventional. While remaining engaged in the scholarly community, Percy writes with clarity and passion on topics that range from ecclesiology to music, from sexuality to the Trinity, from advertising to ministerial training--he is a polymath.This book is two books in one. The first half contains a series of articles (written both by church leaders and academics) that serve as substantial, critical introductions to Percy's thought. In the second half, the reader gets to hear from Percy himself in a collection of wide-ranging material from his corpus. While producing a dialectical engagement of some depth (as Percy offers written responses to his interlocutors), this volume should prove useful for a variety of communities beyond academic circles, especially ones engaged with contemporary issues facing ecclesiology, churches, and the wider Anglican Communion.""This volume exemplifies the approach which distinguishes Martyn Percy's work: open, interdisciplinary, and generative of new connections and approaches.""--Linda Woodhead, Professor, Lancaster University""An excellent introduction to a theologian who represents the best of contemporary Anglican thought, with a deep spirituality firmly rooted in reality.""--Keith Ward, Professor, University of Oxford""If the church is permanently in crisis--necessarily so in light of its eschatological character--then it requires lucid and shrewd interpreters like Martyn Percy to mediate its critical engagement with society. This collection is therefore both timely and ambitious in its scope, insights, and humanity, and the balance is impressive and substantial. It takes some courage to be so liberal in today's Anglican Communion, but Percy's work shows how relevant that struggle remains.""--Gareth Jones, Professor, School of Theology, Charles Sturt University""In these wide-ranging and fascinating essays, the reader is invited to explore the many and multi-faceted contributions of Martyn Percy--priest, practical theologian, and sociologist of religion--and the open, generous Anglicanism that lies at the heart of all his work.""--Jane Shaw, Professor, Stanford UniversityIan S. Markham is the Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology and Ethics. He is the author of numerous books.Joshua Daniel is a candidate for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Arkansas and a seminarian at Virginia Theological Seminary. He completed his PhD on Wittgenstein and Religion at the University of Arkansas in 2015.

Abortion. Poverty. Pornography. More than thirty years ago evangelical conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike began tackling these and other major social problems head on through concerted political effort. The intervening decades witnessed the rise of groups such as the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition, which supported numerous politicians and religiously driven policies. Why is it, then, that despite the seemingly great potential of these and other similar groups, the same pervading social problems still persist? How is it that evangelicals have been so ineffective at changing the political and social landscape of the United States in a positive way?Based on a conference organized by Trinity Law School, God and Governing brings together theologians, politicians, law professors, and cultural critics in order to examine the root causes of evangelical political failure over the past thirty years. With a foreword by Charles Colson, contributors include David Wells, Paul Marshall, Os Guinness, Patrick Nolan, Vishal Mangalwadi, Dallas Willard, Donald McConnell, and Stephen Kennedy.""This collection of essays addresses the critical and perpetual questions of human society in a way that challenges both historic errors of Christian cultural and political engagement: complete withdrawal and utter accommodation. One of the most pressing issues in the evangelical world today is the right relationship between Christian ethics and secular law, and this volume makes a substantial contribution to the discussion.""--Jordan J. BallorAssociate EditorJournal of Markets & Morality""This wonderful collection of essays clearly shows that Evangelicals, contrary to the conventional wisdom, are fully prepared to enter into serious conversation with each other and their non-Evangelical neighbors on issues of government, religion, and the common good. In an age in which many militant secularists uncharitably paint all serious Christians as closet theocrats, this book shows once and for all that such a portrait is pretentious defamation in the cause of atheocratic utopianism.""--Francis J. BeckwithProfessor of Philosophy and Church-State StudiesBaylor University""When Jesus said, ''Render unto Caesar . . .'' he acknowledged the realm of earthly government authority while at the same time demanding that we render ''. . . unto God the things that are God''s.'' This timely book explores the tension generated when believers struggle to reconcile the moral law''s supremacy over temporal law with their own participation in the political realm. It''s a much needed reset button for those of faith involved in public policy.""--Chuck DeVoreCalifornia State Assemblyman""This book comes at just the right time, during my own first run for political office. It deals head on with the central spiritual challenge of doing so . . . This brief, compelling, almost-conversational book not only imparts wisdom, it draws out of the reader the personal convictions necessary to engage in both leading and serving others in government. If you hold elected office, are considering a run, or simply vote and care about our nation, I challenge you to take a fresh look at this God-ordained element of common grace through the pages of God and Governing.""--Scott Ott,Columnist, The Washington Examiner; Editor, ScrappleFace.comRoger N. Overton is coeditor of The New Media Frontier (2008), has addressed churches, schools, and youth camps throughout the United States, and currently blogs at www.ATeamBlog.com.

Children are the focus of marriage in African cultures. Marriage is considered full and functional only if the couple has children--in many cultures preferably a boy. Becoming a parent also contributes to one''s full adulthood in the sense that childlessness blocks ascent towards full personal dignity as an adult person in the community. As a result, childlessness is often a major disaster for both of the spouses. It has social, economical, and personal consequences, quite often including divorce.This book explores in depth how childlessness is perceived, dealt with, and coped with in two Christian communities in Machame on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Childlessness is approached through narratives of the spouses concerned and the members of their communities. Their stories reveal pain and courage, brokenness and strength, faithfulness and betrayal. Christianity presents itself in an ambiguous light, on one hand, pressuring spouses to keep up facades supporting oppressive structures. On the other hand, Christian faith provides childless couples with personal hope in the afterlife that the African traditional culture offers only to those with children.This study proves that childlessness is not only a personal but also a communal problem. Childlessness and the fear of having no children contribute to family structures and sexual behavior. In this way, they have a considerable impact on the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. However, this study reveals that the attitudes and practices towards marriage and children need not be petrified, but rather that traditions can, and do, change.""We should be grateful to Auli Vahakangas for her research into this important area of human life. She addresses an issue that theologians have ignored for far too long. The narratives are engaging, the analysis brilliant, and the text conveys hope that harmful traditions can change.""--Kajsa AhlstrandProfessor of Mission StudiesUppsala University""In her analysis of the dilemma of childless couples in a distinct cultural area of northern Tanzania, Auli Vahakangas provides a rich store of insights for all who suffer shame and ostracism. Her detailed research powerfully confirms Carl Rogers''s famous dictum: What is most personal is most general.""--Brad A. BinauProfessor of Pastoral TheologyTrinity Lutheran Seminary""Vahakangas''s study explores childlessness among rural and urban Chagga in Tanzania. By means of model narratives, Vahakangas describes and analyses the experiences and coping strategies of childless men and women against the background of the intertwining contexts and values of traditional culture, Christianity and modernity, highlighting the implications for social and individual identity construction. A sensitive study that shows the complexity and challenges of pastoral care to Christian couples coping with childlessness in Tanzania. Well worth reading!""--Martha FrederiksProfessor of MissiologyUtrecht UniversityAuli Vahakangas is Lecturer in Pastoral Theology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She was previously teaching theology at Makumira University College, Tanzania.

We live in an ecological age. Science in the last few hundred years has given us a picture of nature as blind to the future and mechanical in its workings, even while ecology and physics have made us aware of our interconnectedness and dependency upon the web of life. As we witness a possible sixth great mass-extinction, there is increasing awareness too of the fragility of life on this planet. In such a context, what is the nature of Christian hope? St Paul declares that all of creation ""will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God."" How are we to imagine this ""freedom"" when death and decay are essential to biological life as we currently experience it, and when the scientific predictions for life are bleak at best? This book explores these questions, reflecting on how our traditions shape our imagination of the future, and considering how a theology of hope may sustain Christians engaged in conservation initiatives. The essays in this volume are partly in dialogue with the ground-breaking work of Celia Deane-Drummond, and are set in the context of global and local (Aotearoa New Zealand) ecological challenges.""Creation and Hope is like a tapestry that calls for artistic appreciation as it pulls together threads that are often discrepant. Theological and scientific, Trinitarian and Christocentric, anthropological and ecological, phenomenological and biblical, woven together with vibrancy and color creating a pattern that eliminates fragmentation, disintegration, and disconnectedness. And the strand that brings it all together is a substantive hope, not one that ignores reality with superficial optimism but one that invites rigorous action.""--Rod Wilson, Former President, Regent College, Vancouver; Canada, Senior Advisor, A Rocha, Canada""This collection of essays brings to an international readership, threatened by climate change, the voices of those whose hope-filled eco-theology is profoundly informed by their context of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Readers will encounter the braided rivers of the Canterbury plains, the A Rocha project to restore biodiversity to Mount Karioi, and the animal in Derrida's Bible. These and other such engagements are brought into creative dialogue with biblical text and theological tradition. A rich new contribution.""--Elaine Wainwright, Professor Emerita, University of Auckland""It is a privilege to have such a wide variety of perspectives and experience gathered under one cover with this collection of fascinating papers. When theological and ecological reflection come together it is always fruitful, but it is immeasurably more valuable when they are grounded in a particular place as they were in Aotearoa by those who have contributed, and by the work of Nicola Hoggard Creegan in particular. . . However unreflective activism carries its own dangers, and so I trust that Creation and Hope will find the readership it deserves.""--Peter Harris, President, A Rocha International""This volume offers informed and fresh insights that contribute to a more nuanced understanding of ourselves as 'deeply embedded creatures'. By exploring the symbolic inheritance and lived experience of the Christian faith in relation to the natural world, it offers a vision of human flourishing in concert with other beings in the natural world--and ecological hope."" --Vicky Balabanski, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders UniversityAndrew Shepherd is the National Co-Director for A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand. He is the author of The Gift of the Other: Levinas, Derrida, and a Theology of Hospitality (2014).Nicola Hoggard Creegan is a theologian, and co-Director of New Zealand Christians in Science. She is the author of Animal Suffering and the Problem of Evil (2013), and is a board member of A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand.

Catholic PeacemakingEdited by Jason KingMilitary Sexual Assault as Political Violence and Challenge to Christian EthicsMeghan J. ClarkDomestic Violence in the Domestic Church: An Argument for Greater Attention to Intimate Partner Abuse in Catholic Health CareLauren L. BakerStudies in Scripture for Moral TheologiansJeffrey L. MorrowFrom Strangers to Neighbors: Toward an Ethics of Sanctuary CitiesGary SlaterRound Table Discussion: Just PeacemakingA ""Manual"" for Escaping Our Vicious CyclesGerald W. SchlabachA Virtue-Based Just Peace EthicEli S. McCarthyThe Changing Vision of ""Just Peace"" in Catholic Social TraditionLisa Sowle CahillContributors