Wipf And Stock Publishers: 1811 books
A Companionable Way
Path of Devotion in Conscious Love
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
In today's polarized publics, we are rarely prepared to encounter one another peaceably and deeply across irreconcilable difference. A Companionable Way invites inquisitive minds, body-souls, and spiritual hearts into the delightful but demanding inner work required for peaceable encounters with integrity...
Artisanal Theology
Intentional Formation in Radically Covenantal Companionship
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2009
Paradox and surprise face those who pursue deeper spiritual practice, theological wisdom, and even a religious calling into the ministry. Unbeknownst to incoming students, the pursuit of theological education in established institutions today furthers a faith that is recognizable in delight and compassion,...
Mystery Without Rhyme or Reason
Poetic Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2015
This collection of poetic reflections is a rich resource for a faithful imagination. Michael Coffey's poems explore the deep questions and joyful affirmations of Christian faith. Never settling for easy answers or straight-forward interpretations, Coffey's writing invites the reader into new spiritual...
Renounce, Resist, Rejoice
Being Church in the Age of Trump
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
The election of Donald Trump as the forty-fifth president of the United States was a watershed moment in American history. In this book, Michael Coffey reflects on major social and religious issues leading up to and following the election. Coffey addresses the political issues of the day, not from...
The Politics of Practical Reason
Why Theological Ethics Must Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Ought we conceive of theological ethics as an activity that draws from a community's vision of human goodness and that has implications for the kind of person each of us is to be? Or, can students of the discipline map the ethical implications of what Christians confess about God, themselves, and...
Geoffrey Fisher
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1945-1961
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
A major figure in twentieth-century Christianity, Geoffrey Fisher worked to modernize the Church of England and to develop the worldwide Anglican Communion. His historic meeting with Pope John XXIII, his participation in national debates on the Suez Crisis and nuclear weapons, and his role in crowning...
God Likes Ants: Every Week
Fifty-two Scripture Reflections
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2013
Ants are diligent when they undertake a task. In order to understand and follow the Scripture for better living, follow their example. God Likes Ants: Every Week features Andrea Gilson's thoughts, perspectives, and interpretations in a weekly reader format. Scripture verses from the Authorized King...
The Middle of Things
Essays
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
In the tradition of classic essayists from Virginia Woolf to Annie Dillard, Meghan Florian combines personal narrative with careful analysis, taking the ordinary material of undramatic daily life and distilling it into moments of clarity and revelation. Centering each essay in this collection on a...
The Rule of Faith
A Guide
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
The rule of faith was a summary of apostolic preaching and teaching made by writers of the early Christian centuries. As such it carries great importance for what the early church considered basic to its being and identity. It was not a fixed text, like a creed, but varied in wording and content according...
The Early Church at Work and Worship - Volume 3
Worship, Eucharist, Music, and Gregory of Nyssa
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
This is the third volume of Ferguson's collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work, especially on "laying on of hands."
The Early Church at Work and Worship - Volume 1
Ministry, Ordination, Covenant, and Canon
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
This is the first volume of Ferguson's collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work, especially on laying on of hands.
by Christopher M. Bellitto
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
The year 2017 marks the five-hundredth anniversary of the Reformation, if that event is dated from the posting of Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses. Admittedly, 2017 is an arbitrary and somewhat artificial milestone. Nevertheless, anniversaries can be special occasions that allow for an appreciation...
Jesus and the Cross
Necessity, Meaning, and Atonement
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
According to the Nicene Creed, Christ died for us and for our salvation. But while all Christians agree that Christ's death and resurrection has saving significance, there is little unanimity in how and why that is the case. In fact, Christian history is littered with various accounts of the redemptive...
Rethinking Constantine
History, Theology, and Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
What happens to the church when the emperor becomes a Christian? Seventeen hundred years after Constantine's victory at Milvian Bridge, scholars and students of history continue to debate the life and impact of the Roman emperor who converted to faith in the Christian God and gave peace to the church....