Fortress Press: 773 books
Thinking About Religious Pluralism
Shaping Theology of Religions for Our Times
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
We live an era of globalization, and the world’s religious traditions are deeply impacted. Throughout the world, an increased awareness about and access to the world’s religions, whether through modern media, human encounter, or education, raises new questions. How should we think about different...
Crazy Talk
A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary of Theological Terms
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
So much theology is confusing and intimidating. The concepts themselves are given weighty-sounding names, such as incarnation and justification, and the explanations of the concepts sometimes can be more confusing than the names.
Captivating, entertaining, and highly informative, Crazy Talk helps...
The Limits of Forgiveness
Case Studies in the Distortion of a Biblical Ideal
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Maria Mayo questions the contemporary idealization of unconditional forgiveness in three areas of contemporary life: so-called Victim-Offender Mediation involving cases of criminal injury, the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in post-apartheid South Africa, and the pastoral care of...
Power and Politics in the Book of Judges
Men and Women of Valor
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Power and Politics in the Book of Judges studies political culture and behavior in premonarchic Israel, focusing on the protagonists in the book of Judges. Although the sixth-century BCE Deuteronomistic editor portrayed them as moral champions and called them “judges,” the original bardic storytellers...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Understanding and Using the Bible is an engaging and exciting introduction to biblical methods and practices of study, edited by two trusted teachers in collaboration with a diverse array of contributors.
Part one explores key Christian beliefs about the Bible and why it matters, guides effective...
Holy Rover
Journeys in Search of Mystery, Miracles, and God
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
From her childhood on an Iowa farm, Lori Erickson grew up to travel the world as a writer specializing in holy sites—journeys that led her on an ever-deepening spiritual quest. In Holy Rover, she weaves her personal narrative with descriptions of a dozen pilgrimages.
Her trips give Erickson the...
The Real Jesus
Then and Now
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2010
In Searching for the Real Jesus, Geza Vermes, best known for his work on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jesus of history, offers lucid and engaging presentations of his lifelong research, along with comments on a variety of contemporary religious themes, such as The Da Vinci Code, Mel Gibson’s infamous...
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
Prophecy
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible or faith commitments.
The...
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
The Torah/Pentateuch
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible or faith commitments.
The...
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
The Writings
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible or faith commitments.
The...
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
The Deuteronomistic History
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible or faith commitments.
The...
Breaking Bread, Breaking Beats
Churches and Hip-Hop—A Basic Guide to Key Issues
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
What is hip-hop, and how does it impact the Black Church? How do Black Churches think about hip-hop? How does it integrate hip-hop? How do these different, yet deeply interrelated communities think about the key topics of modern life—be it gender, sex, race, or globalization?
These questions...
Faith in Action
A Handbook for Activists Advocates and Allies
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
You want to make the world better. This book can help.
Faith in Action offers quick dives into a range of topics, from racial justice to environmental concerns, from LGBTQIA equality to Native people’s rights, from women’s equality to disability rights, from mass incarceration to immigration....
Bonhoeffer and King
Their Legacies And Import For Christian Social Thought
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2010
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King, Jr.-- these giants of recent Christian social thought are here reassessed for a new context and a new generation. Both combined activism, ministry, and theology. Both took on public roles in opposition to prevailing powers of their respective causes....