Eerdmans Publishing: 438 books
Becoming the Gospel
Paul, Participation, and Mission
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
The first detailed exegetical treatment of Paul’s letters from the emerging discipline of missional hermeneutics, Michael Gorman’s Becoming the Gospel argues that Paul’s letters invite Christian communities both then and now to not merely believe the gospel but to become the gospel and, in doing...
Finding the Will of God
A Pagan Notion?
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
New edition of a popular, biblically based guidebook exploring God’s will
Does the Bible teach Christians to “find” God’s “special will” for their lives? No, it does not, says respected biblical scholar Bruce Waltke, contrary to much popular evangelical teaching. In this acclaimed book...
Trinity and Revelation
A Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World, volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2014
In this book Pentecostal theologian Veli-Matti Karkkainen develops a constructive theology of triune revelation and the triune God in dialogue with Christian tradition, with contemporary theology in its global and contextual diversity, and with other major living faiths.
Karkkainen's Constructive...
Beyond the Abortion Wars
A Way Forward for a New Generation
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Cuts through the mass confusion surrounding abortion and lays out solid common ground
The abortion debate in the United States is confused. Ratings-driven media coverage highlights extreme views and creates the illusion that we are stuck in a hopeless stalemate. In this book Charles Camosy...
Among the Ashes
On Death, Grief, and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
How can we hold fast to the hope of life eternal when we lose someone we love? In this book William Abraham reflects on the nature of certainty and the logic of hope in the context of an experience of devastating grief.
Abraham opens with a stark account of the effects of grief in his own life...
by Matthew Levering
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
In this rich book Matthew Levering explores nine key virtues that we need to die (and live) well: love, hope, faith, penitence, gratitude, solidarity, humility, surrender, and courage.
Retrieving and engaging a variety of biblical, theological, historical, and medical resources, Levering journeys...
John
The Gospel of Belief: An Analytic Study of the Text
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
Originally published in 1948, this now-classic study by Merrill Tenney treats the Gospel of John as a literary unit and provides a straightforward analysis of the text. Tenney first outlines the structure of the Gospel, then offers a careful exposition of John’s text according to six major periods...
Living into Community
Cultivating Practices That Sustain Us
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Every church, every organization, has experienced them: betrayal, deception, grumbling, envy, exclusion. They make life together difficult and prevent congregations from developing the skills, virtues, and practices they need to nurture sturdy, life-giving communities.
In Living into Community...
Flourishing
Health, Disease, and Bioethics in Theological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2013
We use such words as "health," "disease," and "illness" all the time without stopping to consider exactly what we understand by them. Yet their meanings are far from straightforward, and disagreements over them have important practical consequences in health care and...
At the Altar of Wall Street
The Rituals, Myths, Theologies, Sacraments, and Mission of the Religion Known as the Modern Global Economy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Shows how economics functions as the dominant religion in America today
In this provocative book Scott Gustafson argues that economics functions in our current global culture as religions have functioned in other cultures. He describes and analyzes the rituals, pilgrimage sites, myths, prophets,...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2017
What does it mean for the Christian doctrine of the Fall if there was no historical Adam? If humanity emerged from nonhuman primates—as genetic, biological, and archaeological evidence seems to suggest—then what are the implications for a Christian understanding of human origins, including the...
by Mark J. Boda
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2016
Over the centuries, the prophetic book of Zechariah has suffered from accusations of obscurity and has frustrated readers seeking to unlock its treasures. This work by Mark Boda provides insightful commentary on Zechariah, with great sensitivity to its historical, literary, and theological dimensions....
by David J. Shepherd, Christopher J. H. Wright
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2018
Two features especially distinguish the Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary series: theological exegesis and theological reflection. Both of these features are fully realized in this THOTC volume on Ezra and Nehemiah by David J. Shepherd and Christopher J. H. Wright.
Following an introduction...
Do We Worship the Same God?
Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Often the differences between the three Abrahamic religions -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- seem more obvious than their commonalities, leading to the question "Do we worship the same God?" Can the answer be "yes" without denying our differences?
This volume brings...