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The Art of Empire: Christian Art in Its Imperial Context - Paperback

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by Robin Margaret Jensen (Author)In recent years, art historians such as Johannes Deckers (Picturing the Bible, 2009) have argued for a significant transition in fourth- and fifth-century images of Jesus following the conversion of Constantine. Broadly speaking, they perceive the image of a peaceful, benevolent shepherd transformed into a powerful, enthroned Jesus, mimicking and mirroring the dominance and authority of the emperor. The powers of church and state are thus conveniently synthesi...

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Report copyright infringementby George E. Tinker (Editor), Curtiss Paul DeYoung (Editor), Wilda C. Gafney (Editor)Building on the enthusiastic reception of and critical acclaim for The Peoples' Bible, hailed as "a rich resource" (Elisabeth Schssler Fiorenza) that "will empower people to reclaim the Bible as a multicultural, dialogical, and living tradition" (Kwok Pui-lan), this colorful and engaging biblical textbook brings those same new perspectives in biblical studies to the college classr...

Psalms 60 - 150: Continental Commentaries - Hardcover

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by Hans-Joachim Kraus (Author), Hilton C. Oswald (Author)In the second volume of his thorough commentary on the Psalms, Professor Kraus turns his attention to Psalms 60-150, takes each Psalm in turn, offers a fresh translation, a bibliography, linguistic notes, discussion of the form and origin of the passage, a verse-by-verse commentary, and a summary of the particular Psalm's main theological points. Indices of biblical references and names and subjects are included. Psalms 60-150 is transl...

When Children Became People: The Birth of Childhood in Early Christianity

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Report copyright infringementby O. M. Bakke (Author), Brian McNeil (Foreword by)Bakke paints a fascinating picture of children's first realemergence as people against a backdrop of the ancientworld.Using theological and social history research, Bakkecompares Greco-Roman and Christian attitudes towardabortion and child prostitution, pedagogy and moralupbringing, and the involvement of children in liturgy andchurch life. He also assesses Christian attitudes towardchildren in the church's develo...

We Have Been Believers: An African American Systematic Theology, Second Edition - Paperback

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by James H. Evans (Author), Stephen G. Ray (Editor)Seeking to overcome the chasm between church practice and theological reflection, James H. Evans Jr., a major and distinctive voice in American religion, situates theology squarely in the nexus of faith with freedom. There, with a sure touch, he uplifts revelatory aspects of black religious experience that reanimate classical areas of theology, and he creates a theology with a heart, soul, and voice that speak directly to our condition. Edite...

Abraham in the Works of John Chrysostom - Paperback

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by Demetrios E. Tonias (Author)Demetrios Tonias's Abraham in the Works of John Chrysostom is the first comprehensive examination of John Chrysostom's view of the patriarch Abraham. By analyzing the full range of references to Abraham in Chrysostom's work, Tonias reveals the ways in which Chrysostom used Abraham as a model of philosophical and Christian virtue, familial devotion, philanthropy, and obedient faith. Number of Pages: 226 Dimensions: 0.51 x 8.99 x 6.05 IN Publication Date: March 01...

The Silent Cry: Mysticism and Resistance

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Report copyright infringementby Dorothee Soelle (Foreword by)Exploring the religious impulse known as mysticism the "silent cry" at the heart of all the world's religions.Mysticism, in the sense of a "longing for God," has been present in all times, cultures, and religions. But Soelle believes it has never been more important than in this age of materialism and fundamentalism. The antiauthoritarian mystical element in each religion leads to community of free spirits and resistance to the deat...

Walter Wink: Collected Readings - Paperback

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by Henry F. French (Author), Walter Wink (Author)Walter Wink's writing has been described as brilliant, provocative, passionate, and innovative. His skills in critical scholarship were matched by an engaging and honest style that make his work a must read for twenty-first century theologians and all who seek deeper understanding at the intersection of Bible, theology, social ethics, and more. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 01, 2013

Theological Ethics: Volume 1 - Paperback

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by Helmut Thielicke (Author)This first volume of Helmut Thielicke's important and influential ethics, presents the classical problems of Theological Ethics: the relationship of autonomous and Christian ethics, of secularism and faith, of dogmatics and ethics; ethical principles in the light of the Christian doctrines of creation and the fall; justification and sanctification; and ethical norms and the problem of natural law. As Paul Tillich accurately predicted in his review of Thielicke's wo...

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by Burton L. Mack (Translator) Preface Introduction: Christian Origins and the Imaginations Part I: Christian Beginnings The Temple and the Land of Palestine Jesus in Galilee The Followers of Jesus The Congregations of the Christ The Patterns of Social Conflict Part II: Stories in the Gospel Tradition The Parables of Jesus The Pronouncement Stories The Miracle Stories/li> Part III: Narratives of the Passion The Entanglements of History and Myth The Narrative Designs The Com...

Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions - Paperback

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by Kelley Coblentz Bautch (Author), John C. Endres (Author), Angela Kim Harkins (Author)At the origin of the Watchers tradition is the single enigmatic reference in Genesis 6 to the sons of God who had intercourse with human women, producing a race of giants upon the earth. That verse sparked a wealth of cosmological and theological speculation in early Judaism. Here leading scholars explore the contours of the Watchers traditions through history, tracing their development through the Enoch l...

Paul Apostle to the Nations: An Introduction - Paperback

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by Walter F. Jr. Taylor (Author)Who was Paul? What did he do? What did he write? Walter F. Taylor Jr. sets out to bring together a wealth of contemporary perspectives in a clear and accessible synthesis, bringing to bear on his subject the best of recent social-scientific and cultural-anthropological thinking on Paul.Front JacketWho was Paul? What did he do? What did he write? Walter F. Taylor sets out to bring together a wealth of contemporary perspectives in a clear and accessible synthesis...

Parables Unplugged: Reading the Lukan Parables in Their Rhetorical Context - Paperback

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by Lauri Thuren (Author)For far too long, Lauri Thurn argues, the parables of Jesus have been read either as allegories encoding Christian theologyincluding the theological message of one or another Gospel writeror as tantalizing clues to the authentic voice of Jesus. Thurn proposes instead to read the parables "unplugged" from any assumptions beyond those given in the narrative situation in the text, on the common-sense premise that the very form of the parable works to propose a (sometimes ...

In Search of God in the Hebrew Bible - Paperback

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by Tryggve N. D. Mettinger (Author)Tryggve Mettinger's much-praised work analyzes the major names for God in the Old Testament to trace, through the many confrontations and challenges of individuals and groups that mark Israel's story, the historical development of Israel's conception of God. Number of Pages: 268 Dimensions: 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: June 30, 2005

Interpretation of St Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Chapters 8-16 - Paperback

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by Richard C. H. Lenski (Editor)Pastors and students of the Bible who seek deep and detailed engagement with the text of the New Testament have long relied on R. C. H. Lenski's classic text - now available again. Lenski's massive yet readable commentary has been deeply influential in pastoral circles that prize serious work with the Greek text, a strong theological exegesis (influenced by Lenski's Lutheran background and conservative theological convictions), and understanding how each text r...

Practices of Power: Revisiting the Principalities and Powers in the Pauline Letters - Paperback

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by Robert Ewusie Moses (Author)The conception of powers and principalities in Pauls thought has been amply exploredbut how did the powers work in the Pauline community? Robert Ewusie Moses argues that Paul's conception of the powers is best understood through examining the practices he advocates for the early believers. In this detailed study, Moses shows that Paul believed certain practices guarded believers from the dominion of the powers while others exposed humans to the work of powers of...

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by Jeanne Stevenson Moessner (Editor)A comprehensive survey of care of women, by women, from a religious standpoint results from the collaboration of nineteen leading women in the field of pastoral care. Subjects include the role of women in pastoral theology and pastoral care, care of African American women, and of women entering ministry. The book treats anger, aggression, lesbian identities, loss of mothers, eating disorders, hysterectomy, mastectomy, rape, and older women's issues. The vo...

Christian Dogmatics: Volume 1 - Hardcover

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by Carl E. Braaten (Author), Robert W. Jenson (Author)Volume 1 discusses dogmatics, the Trinity, the identity of God, creation, sin, and Christology. Number of Pages: 572 Dimensions: 1.95 x 9.3 x 6.37 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1983

Foundational Theology: A New Approach to Catholic Fundamental Theology - Paperback

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by Neil Ormerod (Editor)Fundamental theology is the starting point for the various disciplines within Catholic theology and is where solid foundations are established for engagement with historical, systematic, philosophical, and sacramental/liturgical theology. In Foundational Theology, Neil Ormerod and Christiaan Jacobs-Vandegeer ground foundational theology in the normative drive towards meaning, truth, goodness, and beauty, appropriated through religious, moral, intellectual, and psychic ...

Contours of Old Testament Theology - Paperback

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by Bernhard W. Anderson (Author), Bernard W. Anderson (Author)In this masterwork, one of America's leading biblical scholars takes a fresh look at the theology of the Old Testament. Anderson cuts his own path and provides us with creative new insights on all the major sections of the Old Testament. He illuminates the nuances of the various covenants and theological shifts in a highly readable style. His conversation partners include the formative contributors from both the Christian community...

Social-Science Commentary on the Gospel of John - Paperback

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by Bruce J. Malina (Author), Richard L. Rohrbaugh (Author)Building on the unique format and success of their Social-Science Commentary on the Synoptic Gospels, Includes illustrations and photographs. Malina and Rohrbaugh extend their framework to the Fourth Gospel.Unlike the usual historical, exegetical, or theological commentaries, this rich and engrossing work assembles and catalogs the pertinent values, conflicts, and mores of ancient Mediterranean culture. Its Gospel outline, detailed tex...

Apocalypse Now and Then: A Feminist Guide to the End of the World

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Report copyright infringementby Catherine Keller (Editor)"In her brilliant, wide ranging, nuanced study of apocalypse, Keller has written a definitive cultural and theological essay. In this book she is doing the work of the true intellectual: providing learned, passionate guidance for living the good life, all of us together, here and now, on our planet." --Sallie McFague, Distinguished Theologian in Residence Vancouver School of Theology "A richly evocative exploration of apocalyptic's ambi...

Old Testament Theology Canonic - Paperback

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by Brevard S. Childs (Author)In this important work, Child's thesis is that a canonical approach to the scriptures of the Old Testament opens up new possibilities for exploring the theological dimensions of the biblical text. Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1990

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Report copyright infringementby Michael E. Gaitley (Author) Dimensions: 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN Publication Date: January 01, 2011

Bound Choice, Election, and Wittenberg Theological Method: From Martin Luther to the Formula of Concord

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Kolb (Author)Galvanized by Erasmus' teaching on free will, Martin Luther wrote De servo arbitrio, or The Bondage of the Will, insisting that the sinful human will could not turn itself to God. In this first study to investigate the sixteenth-century reception of De servo, Robert Kolb unpacks Luther's theology and recounts his followers' ensuing disputes until their resolution in the Lutheran churches' 1577 Formula of Concord. Number of Pages...

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by Walter Wink (Author)Wink explores the problem of evil today and how it relates to the New Testament concept of Principalities and Powers. He asks the question "How can we oppose evil without creating new evils and being made evil ourselves?"Winner of the Pax Christi Award, the Academy of Parish Clergy Book of the Year, and the Midwest Book Achievement Award for Best Religious Book. Number of Pages: 440 Dimensions: 1.2 x 9 x 5.9 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1992

Rediscovering the Triune God: The Trinity in Contemporary Theology

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Report copyright infringementby Stanley J. Grenz (Author)Theologian Stanley Grenz here tells the story of trinitarian theology in the last century. He analyzes the remarkable ferment in the discipline and discusses key theologianssuch as Karl Rahner, Jrgen Moltmann, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Robert Jenson, Elizabeth Johnson, Catherine Mowry LaCugna, Leonardo Boff, John Zizioulas, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Thomas F. Torranceon such issues as God's inner life versus God's relationship to creation ...

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by Samuel E. Balentine (Author)Balentine has forged new categories of analysis beyond our old critical pigeonholes. In the end, he has shown that prayer is neither a marginal activity undertaken after intellectual analysis nor an act of piety to fend off critical study . . . These prayer texts have required and permitted much hard, disciplined work in the long traditioning process. Now they offer to us an act of communication and a special world that refuses the voicelessness of technical soc...

History of New Testament Research, Vol. 2: From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann - Hardcover

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by William Baird (Author)Continuing his earlier treatment in volume 1, which covered the period from the Reformation through the eighteenth century, Baird takes on the formative era of the nineteenth century in a balanced and readable fashion. Number of Pages: 592 Dimensions: 1.8 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN Publication Date: November 19, 2002

Early Christianity in Pompeian Light: People, Texts, Situations - Hardcover

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by Bruce W. Longenecker (Author)Scholars of early Christianity are awakening to the potential of Pompeiis treasures for casting light on the settings and situations that were commonplace and conventional for the first urban Christians. The uncovered world of Pompeii, destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., allows us to peer back in time, capturing a heightened sense of what life was like on the ground in the first century the very time when the early Jesus-movement was beginni...

Prejudice and Christian Beginnings: Investigating Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Early Christianity - Paperback

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by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza (Editor), Laura Nasrallah (Editor)While scholars of the New Testament and its Roman environment have recently focused attention on ethnicity and gender, the two questions have often been discussed separately and without reference to the contemporary critical study of race theory. This interdisciplinary volume addresses this lack by drawing together new essays by prominent scholars in the fields of New Testament, classics, and Jewish studies. These essays examin...

Documents from the History of Lutheranism, 1517-1750 - Paperback

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by Eric Lund (Editor)A unique resource: from the Reformation to PietismThis unique collection of excerpts from Lutheran historical and theological documents many translated here for the first time presents readers with a full picture of how the Lutheran movement developed in its thought and practice. The volume proceeds chronologically from Luther's lifetime to the beginnings of the Enlightenment. Each chapter begins with a summary essay and proceeds thematically.Covering not only theology bu...