Pickwick Publications imprint: 381 books
The Hasidic Moses
A Chapter in the History of Jewish Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
In The Hasidic Moses, Aryeh Wineman invites readers to join him on a journey through various eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Hasidic texts that interpret the life of Moses. Such texts read their own accent on spirituality and innerness along with their conceptions of community and spiritual leadership...
God’s Watchman
John Knox’s Faith and Vocation
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
John Knox ranks among the great leaders of the Reformed tradition. In particular, he made significant contributions to this movement as it unfolded in Scotland. In doing so, Knox wore many hats--prophet, pastor, preacher, reformer, statesman, revolutionary, and more. God's Watchman: John Knox's Faith...
Sacred Systems
Exploring Personal Transformation in the Western Christian Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
From early Jewish-Christian texts such as the Didache, which present well-defined catechetical programs, to contemporary authors such as Dallas Willard, who offer in-depth insights into the transformations of one's heart and soul, systematic texts on spiritual formation in the Western Christian tradition...
Living Spiritual Praxis
Foundations for Spiritual Formation Program Development
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Christian ministers working in congregations and with nonprofits seek to discern what it is that God has been doing and where it is that the Spirit might be leading them. In Living Spiritual Praxis Eric Kyle looks to address the lack of resources on the work and dynamics of Christian spiritual formation...
Spiritual Being & Becoming
Western Christian and Modern Scientific Views of Human Nature for Spiritual Formation
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
It is reported that there are as many as 100 billion neurons that make up the human nervous system. This system is incredibly complex, and yet it is a fundamental part of what makes us who we are. Yet, there is far more to human beings than biology. Many academic disciplines study the human condition...
by Michael Ufok Udoekpo
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016
Father Udoekpo's work offers a thorough review of the theology of worship in the work of Amos of Tekoa, one of Israel's foundational prophets. It critically examines Amos 5 in its socio-historical and literary context and theologically reevaluates the application of Amos's message of ethical worship,...
by Stuart Dauermann
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
"There are many aspects to this task of rabbinic training, but four closely related questions rise to the surface as requiring primary attention. The first is a question of description: What ought to be the functions performed by a messianic Jewish rabbi? The second is a question of legitimacy:...
Liturgical-Missional
Perspectives on a Reformed Ecclesiology
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2016
What is the nature and purpose of the church for a twenty-first-century world? What is the church's calling in an age of globalization? Twenty-one pastors and theologians in the Reformed tradition offer insightful perspectives by bringing into conversation the treasures of liturgical and missional...
The Land of Christ
A Palestinian Cry
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Palestinians and Israeli Jews live in one land, yet as two distinct communities, each of which claims ownership of the same territory. How are we to understand the divine promise pertaining to the land? Did God promise the land exclusively to the Jewish people? Do the Palestinians have a right to...
Cross in Tensions
Luther's Theology of the Cross as Theologico-social Critique
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2008
Luther's theology of the cross is a direct critique of oppressive power relationships in his day. Luther's early thought challenges specific economic, political, social, ideological, and religious power dynamics; the cross confronts those who enjoy power, prestige, pomp, and profits at the expense...
Simul Sanctification
Barth’s Hidden Vision for Human Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2018
Why do we see so much fruitful good in unbelievers and so much evil in believers? What could it mean for a believer that the old is "gone," especially when it doesn't feel that way? What does it mean for humans who are simul iustus et peccator (simultaneously righteous and sinner) to be...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
This book is critically important for Bible translation theorists, postcolonial scholars, church leaders, and the general public interested in the history, politics, and nature of Bible translation work in Africa. It is also useful to students of gender studies, political science, biblical studies,...
From Crisis to Creation
Lesslie Newbigin and the Reinvention of Christian Mission
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998) was one of the seminal theologians of mission in the twentieth century, and perhaps the most important in the English-speaking world. His thinking was anchored in the practice of mission: he was a missionary in India, a bishop of the Indian church, and a leader in emerging...
Communities of Faith in Africa and the African Diaspora
In Honor of Dr. Tite Tiénou with Additional Essays on World Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
Communities of Faith is a collection of essays on the multicultural Christian spirit and practices of churches around the world, with particular attention to Africa and the African diaspora. The essays span history, theology, anthropology, ecumenism, and missiology. Readers will be treated to fresh...