"A collection of Richard Hays's most significant essays from the last twenty-five years"--
"A multimodal reflection on the way theological education can foster pluralistic community and resist Western ideals of individualism, masculinity, and whiteness"--
"Reflections on living in Christian community during our current times of political division, dehumanization, and cruelty"--
The famous improvisational principle of "yes, and . . ." has produced a lot of great comedy. But it also offers an invigorating approach to life in general, and the spiritual life in particular. From Moses to Ruth to Jesus, Scripture is full of people boldly saying "yes, and . . ." as they accept what life throws their way and build upon it. In this book, pastor, speaker, and improv aficionado MaryAnn McKibben Dana blends Scripture, psychology, theology, and pop culture in a wise, funny, down-to-earth guide to God, improv, and the art of living. Offering concrete spiritual wisdom in the form of seven improvisational principles, this book will help readers become more awake, creative, resilient, and ready to play--even (and perhaps especially) when life doesn't go according to plan. "We are all improvisers," says McKibben Dana, "often without realizing it. We improvise in order to get through the day. We improvise when life surprises us. We do it without even thinking about it. This book will help you do it better."
"182 daily prayers based on the psalms, intended for use with Anglican prayer beads"--
"A short philosophical narrative about an angel wrestling with the decision to rebel against God and leave his post in the Garden of Eden"--
"The fourth edition of a compact textbook that addresses the most important issues in the field of bioethics from a Christian perspective"--
"A writer who has reflected for years on how we use words draws upon exemplary writers and speakers to present strategies for life-giving speaking and writing in a climate of confusing public discourse"--
"A systematic theology that expounds Christian understandings of creation and redemption as practical wisdom for twenty-first-century readers"--
"One woman's pain and healing following her husband's death from suicide leads to a movement calling for change in the way we think about mental illness and suicide"--
"A meditation on the importance of the Lord's Prayer for contemporary Christian life, with insights drawn from the wisdom and experience of early Christians"--
"The second edition of a book on American racial justice issues from a Christian perspective, advocating a reparations paradigm rather than an approach based on reconciliation"--
"A biography of Gerard Manley Hopkins's life highlighting the role of his faith in his writing"--
"A reevaluation of biblical historicity, truth, and morality based on recent archaeological findings"--
In The Land and Its Kings biblical scholar Johanna van Wijk-Bos accompanies the reader across a large sweep of the story of Israel, from the end of King David's reign through the fall of Jerusalem approximately 400 years later. She views these memories of Israel's past, as they are woven together in Kings, from the perspective of the traumatic context of postexilic Judah. Van Wijk-Bos writes as a scholar of the Bible with deep commitments to feminism and issues of gender within patriarchal structures and ideologies. The voices and presence of women in the accounts receive special attention. As in the previous volumes of A People and a Land, van Wijk-Bos offers a close reading of the Hebrew text in translation to reacquaint readers with the path taken by Israel as the people embraced a form of monarchy, subsequently compromised their allegiance to God, and were ultimately exiled from the land. She presents the multiplicity of voices which the collectors of this material let stand as an essential part of the complex history of their community. Van Wijk-Bos invites readers to enter into the text with questions and to find a way forward to draw closer to the presence of the Most Holy.
"An overview of the New Testament as a collection of texts that proclaims Jesus as the messiah"--
"A religiously focused biography of Howard Thurman, one of the most significant progenitors of the Civil Rights movement"--
"A historical survey of African American Pauline hermeneutics from the 1700s to the mid-twentieth century"--
"A historical survey of theologies of atonement through ancient Jewish and Christian sources"--
"Homiletic theology that reclaims the preacher's particular, embodied identity in proclaiming the Word of God"--
"A study of ethnic identity construction in Christianity and Judaism focused on New Testament texts"--
After a lifetime of work that earned him the appellation "Dean of Evangelical Scholarship," F. F. Bruce's legacy of defending the historical reliability of the New Testament and explicating its meaning remains influential today, and rightly so. This collection of three commentaries in one volume--Bruce's final study of Paul's writings--represents his legacy well. It was met with immediate acclaim upon publication in 1984 and an Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Gold Medallion award the following year. In these pages--now Bruce's third volume in the Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentaries series--this giant of twentieth-century biblical studies speaks still.
"A biblical and theological study of the Christian Eucharist in relation to its roots in Israelite theology, especially with regard to the temple"--
"A concise introduction to Judaism-including its history, beliefs, and practices-geared toward an American evangelical audience"--
"Explores passages from the book of Isaiah through the two Christian lenses of the liturgical season of Advent and the ethical obligation of love toward the Jewish neighbor"--
"A commentary on the book of Ephesians, including both close textual reading and engagement with relevant scholarly debates"--
In this poignant story, a girl finds it funny when her classmate starts blushing on the school playground. Her friends laugh along with her, but one student takes the teasing too far. Torn between her sympathy for her classmate and her fear of the bully, the girl must make a difficult choice. This heartfelt book will inspire readers to find the courage to take a stance against bullying and show compassion towards others.
Prenumerera på vårt nyhetsbrev för att få fantastiska erbjudanden och inspiration för din nästa läsning.
Genom att registrera dig accepterar du vår personuppgiftspolicy.
