Cascade Books imprint: 771 books
by B. J. Oropeza
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
This compact commentary on 1 Corinthians is both readable and full of insights that will engage students, ministers, and scholars alike. The Apostle Paul writes to a relatively new church in which members are failing to maintain solidarity with other members. They struggle to find their unique place...
The Geography of God’s Incarnation
Landscapes and Narratives of Faith
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
What does geography have to do with the incarnation of God and with our spiritual lives as Christians? We will embark on a theological road trip that explores how geographies are at the heart of understanding of God's incarnation in the world. It is no surprise to Christians that the center of the...
Practicing Pilgrimage
On Being and Becoming God’s Pilgrim People
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
Practicing Pilgrimage: On Being and Becoming God's Pilgrim People explores both the theological, cultural, and spiritual roots of Christian pilgrimage, and is a "how-to" book on doing pilgrimage in our suburban backyards, city streets, rural roads, churches, retreat centers, and our everyday...
Will Campbell, Preacher Man
Essays in the Spirit of a Divine Provocateur
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
This collection of essays and sermons by Rodney Kennedy and Kyle Childress is focused on honoring the memory of Will Campbell--the prophet from the South who made a vocation of destroying sacred cows. The essays and sermons attempt to be true to the spirit of Will Campbell's devotion to the gospel...
The Oxbridge Evangelist
Motivations, Practices, and Legacy of C.S. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
In The Oxbridge Evangelist: Motivations, Practices, and Legacy of C. S. Lewis, Michael Gehring examines the evangelistic practices of one of the most significant lay evangelists of the twentieth century. In the early 1930s not many who knew Lewis would have guessed that he would become such a significant...
With Paul at Sea
Learning from the Apostle Who Took the Gospel from Land to Sea
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2012
What Jesus began on and around the Sea of Galilee, Paul continued on and around the Mediterranean Sea. With Acts as the stage, the biblical narrative shifts from land to sea. Paul is the central actor in this part of the drama. Luke, the playwright, traveling with Paul on portions of his journeys,...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
The study of Maximus the Confessor's thought has flourished in recent years: international conferences, publications and articles, new critical editions and translations mark a torrent of interest in the work and influence of perhaps the most sublime of the Byzantine Church Fathers. It has been repeatedly...
Ever-Moving Repose
A Contemporary Reading of Maximus the Confessor’s Theory of Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2017
Sotiris Mitralexis offers a contemporary look at Maximus the Confessor's (580-662 CE) understanding of temporality, logoi, and deification, through the perspective of contemporary philosopher and theologian Christos Yannaras, as well as John Zizioulas and Nicholas Loudovikos. Mitralexis argues that...
Meditations for the Lone Traveler
The Life of Faith in a Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
These twenty-two meditations on the songs, prayers, and stories of the Bible invite readers to imagine themselves as part of a world in which human beings may fully live into their sufferings and joys as part of a vibrant while still critically searching faith in God. Here we see prophets and poets,...
From Disgrace to Dignity
Redemption in the Life of Willie Rico Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2019
From Disgrace to Dignity: Redemption in the Life of Willie Rico Johnson examines the life of Rico Johnson who became the head of the Conservative Vice Lords, one of the largest street gangs in the United States. In addition to highlighting his life, this work considers how redemption has affected...
The Spiritual Lives of Dying People
Testimonies of Hope and Courage
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
How do people think about God as they look death squarely in the face? This is the central question in The Spiritual Lives of Dying People. Here are the stories of fifteen people who confront death in their own ways and who find spiritual strength in their faith. This is also the story of a remarkable...
by Norman K. Gottwald
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
PART 1: EXAMINING TEXTS 1. Social Drama in the Psalms of Individual Lament 2. Kingship in the Book of Psalms 3. Abusing the Bible: The Case of Deuteronomy 15 4. Do not Fear What They Fear: A Post-9/11 Reflection(Isaiah 8:11-15) 5. The Expropriated and the Expropriators in Nehemiah 5 6. How Do Extrabiblical...
by Norman K. Gottwald
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
CONTENTS PART 1: THE ORIGINS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL Early Israel as an Anti-Imperial Community The Origins of Israel as a Textual Models for Envisioning Early Israel Triumphalist versus Anti-Triumphalist Versions of Early Israel: A Response to Articles by Lemche and Dever Historical Description versus...
by Norman K. Gottwald
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
This brief volume brings together three of Norman Gottwald's classic essays that address issues of social class and ideology as they pertain to the interpretation of the biblical documents. The small format makes them useful for classroom and small-group use, providing definitions, theoretical concerns,...