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Chosen Nations
Pursuit of the Kingdom of God and Its Influence on Democratic Values in Late Nineteenth-Century Britain and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
At the heart of the biblical myth of chosenness is the idea that God has blessed a people to be a blessing to others. It is a mission of solemn responsibility. The six British and American thinkers examined in this study embraced the myth of chosenness for their countries, believed that the liberties...
Resilient Reformer
The Life and Thought of Martin Luther
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Some would argue that there is no need for yet another biography of Martin Luther. The story has been told many times, and very well at that! And yet, interest in Luther’s life and thought remains high, and each generation brings its own set of questions to the task.
This biography, begun...
The Courage of Faith
Martin Luther and the Theonomous Self
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Luther’s thinking about will and agency evolved over his lifetime. His anthropology became increasingly open, with a growing affirmation of the created order and a recognition of faith’s role in the transformation of the world, leading to Luther’s exhortation to take courage in God’s transforming presence for the good of all.
by Phillip Wynn
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Did our modern understanding of just war originate with Augustine? In this sweeping reevaluation of the evidence, Phillip Wynn uncovers a nuanced story of Augustine’s thoughts on war and military service, and gives us a more complete and complex picture of this important topic. Deeply rooted in the development of Christian thought this reengagement with Augustine is essential reading.
Saving Images
The Presence of the Bible in Christian Liturgy
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
The Protestant Reformation emphasized the centrality of scripture to Christian life; the twentieth-century liturgical movement emphasized the Bible‘s place at the heart of liturgy. But we have not yet explored the place of the Bible as the subject of critical exegesis in contemporary liturgy, argues...
Athanasius and His Legacy
Trinitarian-Incarnational Soteriology and Its Reception
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Athanasius was a fiery and controversial bishop from Egypt, driven from his See no less than five times. Yet, his work served as a keystone to the settlement of the central disputes of the fourth century, from the Trinitarian and christological debates at Nicaea to the formulation of the divinity...
by Frank C. Senn
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Building on his previous work on embodied liturgy, Frank C. Senn explores the relationship between the sacramental body and blood of Christ, the ecclesial body of Christ, and the body of the communicant. Drawing on the richness of the eucharistic traditions and his own life experiences, this book...
Little Prayer Book, 1522, and A Simple Way to Pray, 1535
The Annotated Luther
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
This volume offers two of Martin Luther’s writings on prayer, excerpted from The Annotated Luther, volume 4. In Little Prayer Book (1522), Luther seeks to reform the theology and practice of prayer in clear and understandable language for all people. In A Simple Way to Pray (1535), Luther offers...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
The Study Companion is a valuable additional resource for introductory courses in church history that use Tim Dowley’s popular Introduction to the History of Christianity. Packed with the essential primary readings for introductory courses in the history of Christianity, the Study Companion also...
The Annotated Luther
Church and Sacraments
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Volume 3 of The Annotated Luther series presents five key writings that focus on Martin Luther’s understanding of the gospel as it relates to church, sacraments, and worship. Included in the volume are: The Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520); The German Mass and Order of the Liturgy (1526);...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
The history of the church's relationship with governing authorities unfolds from its beginnings at the intersection of apprehension and acceptance, collaboration and separation. This volume is dedicated to helping students chart this complex narrative through early Christian writings from the first...
The Histories of the Latin American Church
A Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Latin American Christianity is too often presented as a unified story appended to the end of larger western narratives. And yet the stories of Christianity in Latin America are as varied and diverse as the lands and the peoples who live there. The unique political, ecclesial, social, and historical...
The End of Hope--The Beginning
Narratives of Hope in the Face of Death and Trauma
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Our experiences of hope in the face of difficult times are as varied as our lives, and yet very little of the literature on hope has effectively examined the multi-faceted ways in which we hope. What are the major ways in which hope manifests itself in our time? And how should we understand these...
by John Ashton
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2014
One of the most challenging questions facing New Testament scholars—how did Christianity emerge from Judaism?—is often addressed in general and indirect terms. The question becomes acute, however, when we turn to the Fourth Gospel, which, like the Judaism from which it presumably sprang, affirms...