Wipf And Stock Publishers: 1811 books
Salt, Light, and a City, Second Edition
Ecclesiology for the Global Missional Community: Volume 1, Western Voices
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Graham Hill's pioneering classic remains the seminal work on missional ecclesiology. The bestselling first edition redefined theology for the missional church. Hill builds biblical foundations in conversation with major theologians, including Sarah Coakley, John Zizioulas, Stanley Hauerwas, Miroslav...
Astrotheology
Science and Theology Meet Extraterrestrial Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2018
Astrotheology: Science and Theology Meet Extraterrestrial Life looks at both ends of the telescope: the unfathomable reaches of cosmic space and the excited stirrings within the human psyche. It takes a scientist to explain what we are looking at. It takes a theologian to understand who is doing the...
Bringing the Kingdom
Progressive Reflections on Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
People have used the Bible for a variety of purposes over the course of the past two thousand years; unfortunately, many of those uses have reinforced power structures and systems that oppress and dominate those without privilege. Worst of all, people have used the Bible as a means to divide humanity...
Exploring Earthiness
The Reality and Perception of Being Human Today
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
If we see ourselves as Earth rather than Earth as existing for us our perspective is transformed. A variety of religious, philosophical, cultural, and political self-perceptions that dominate our sense of human identity are deeply challenged by this shift in perspective. John Locke's doctrine of Earth...
Strangers, Neighbors, Friends
Muslim-Christian-Jewish Reflections on Compassion and Peace
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
From 9/11 to Israel-Palestine to ISIS, the fear of the religious stranger is palpable. Conservative talk show hosts and liberal public intellectuals are united in blaming religion, usually Islam, for the world's instability. If religion is part of the problem, it can and should be part of the solution....
Election, Atonement, and the Holy Spirit
Through and Beyond Barth’s Theological Interpretation of Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
This book examines the doctrines of election and atonement in Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics, taking up Barth's own challenge to his reader to surpass his argument and offer a better typological interpretation of the cultic texts. Barth's radical re-working of Calvin's doctrine of election is one of...
John Calvin
A Companion to His Life and Theology
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
This unique book is an introductory guide to the life and theology of John Calvin (1509-64). Calvin's theology has been highly significant as a major expression of Protestant theology. Reformed churches throughout the world appropriate Calvin's theological understandings and find his work provides...
The Church
Presbyterian Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
This book considers basics of Christian faith about the church, conveyed through the perspectives of the Reformed tradition, particularly in its Presbyterian expression from Donald McKim's own context in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The six chapters deal with ecclesiology: understandings of...
Reading the Bible Wisely
An Introduction to Taking Scripture Seriously. Revised Edition.
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
What does it mean to take the Bible seriously? This introductory book explores how Scripture itself gives us the resources to read it wisely. First, it looks at the basic questions of reading in context--historical, literary, and theological--and understanding the significance of the two-testament...
by Michael F. Bird
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Michael Bird's commentary on Colossians and Philemon in the New Covenant Commentary Series pays close attention to the socio-historical context, the flow and dynamics of the text, their argumentative strategy, theological message, and the meaning of Colossians and Philemon for the contemporary church...
by David A. deSilva
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
A lot of mystery surrounds the book of Hebrews, especially regarding its authorship, date, and audience. But by asking the right kind of questions, one can move beyond the impasses typical of historical investigation. In this volume, David deSilva explores Hebrews through a social-scientific lens,...
The Bible and Social Justice
Old Testament and New Testament Foundations for the Church’s Urgent Call
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Although the cry for justice in human society is an important theme in the Bible, in many church and academic circles action for and discourse about social justice is carried on without a thorough exploration of this theme in Scripture. This volume brings together chapters by experts in the various...
Apostolic Letters of Faith, Hope, and Love
Galatians, 1 Peter, and 1 John
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2006
Professor Metzger has been a leader in New Testament studies for the past fifty years, through his teaching, his publications, his text-critical work, and his translation work. This volume brings his deep insight to three key epistles, focusing on three fundamental Christian virtues.
A Life of Dialogue
Love Letters to My Daughters
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
In A Life of Dialogue: Love Letters to My Daughters, one finds an honest, unflinching, and authentic voice that creates a unique outlook on multiple sclerosis. Kramer juxtaposes the quest for spiritual awakening with hiding from the effects of his MS. In so doing, he offers poignant insights into...