Wm B Eerdmans Publishing Co : 425 books
On Moral Business
Classical and Contemporary Resources for Ethics in Economic Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 1995
This broad-ranging reader collects key biblical, classical, cross-cultural, and contemporary texts on how faith, especially Christianity, has shaped economic life in the past and how it can continue to do so in our emerging global civilization. The readings assembled here -- drawn from historical,...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Since 1993, forty-nine theological seminaries have created opportunities for high school students to participate in on-campus High School Theology Programs (HSTPs) that invite them to engage in serious biblical and theological study. Many of the young people who take part in these programs go on to...
by Michael S. Northcott
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2013
Much current commentary on climate change, both secular and theological, focuses on the duties of individual citizens to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels. In A Political Theology of Climate Change, however, Michael Northcott discusses nations as key agents in the climate crisis.
Against...
Aging Matters
Finding Your Calling for the Rest of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Academy of Parish Clergy’s Top Ten Books for Parish Ministry
Vocational discernment, says R. Paul Stevens, is a lifelong process — one that takes on even more significance in later life. In this book Stevens argues that our calling does not end with formal retirement; to the contrary,...
by Jack Mulder Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
A clear, engaging introduction to the Catholic faith
What does it mean to be Catholic? Many people, both non-Catholics and even Catholics themselves, really don't know. This accessible book by Jack Mulder is ideal for all who are curious to know more about Catholicism.
Writing in a conversational...
The Inspiration and Interpretation of Scripture
What the Early Church Can Teach Us
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
What is true of Scripture as a result of being inspired? What should divine inspiration cause us to expect from it? The answers to these questions in the early church related not just to the nature of Scripture's truth claims but to the manner in which Scripture was to be interpreted.
In this...
A Naked Tree
Love Sonnets to C. S. Lewis and Other Poems
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
Displays for the first time the complete work of a neglected poetic genius
Although best known as C. S. Lewis's wife, Joy Davidman was a gifted writer herself who produced, among other things, two novels and an award-winning volume of poetry in her short lifetime.
The first comprehensive...
Following Jesus
Biblical Reflections on Discipleship
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Featuring a brand-new cover design, this edition of N. T. Wright’s popular Following Jesus -- first published in 1995 -- includes a new preface in which Wright reflects on the book’s origin and significance for him personally and on its continued relevance to believers even though our global context...
Christ's Descent into Hell
John Paul II, Joseph Ratzinger, and Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Theology of Holy Saturday
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
Pope John Paul II and Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) both held Hans Urs von Balthasar in high regard. Many assume that their praise of Balthasar indicates approval of his controversial theology of Holy Saturday, but this book by Lyra Pitstick shows that conclusion to be far from...
by David Bentley Hart
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Incisive essays from a master wordsmith
Why has Don Juan become so passé of late? What’s the trouble with Ayn Rand? How did the Doge of Venice come to venerate the counterfeit remains of Siddhartha Gautama? Why does the Bentley family’s collection of ancestral relics include a bronzed human...
Encountering Jesus, Encountering Scripture
Reading the Bible Critically in Faith
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2013
Personal, experiential faith is seldom given a seat at the table of academic theology and biblical studies. David Crump, however, with the assistance of Søren Kierkegaard's religious philosophy, claims that "authentic understanding, and thus authentic Christian commitment, can only arise from...
I Pledge Allegiance
A Believer's Guide to Kingdom Citizenship in Twenty-First-Century America
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
What does it really mean for Christians to live as faithful kingdom citizens in today’s world?
Bitter partisan conflict. State-sanctioned torture. Economic injustice. Ethical corruption. Even a cursory glance over daily news headlines shows a stark contrast between the American political...
The Analogical Turn
Rethinking Modernity with Nicholas of Cusa
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Recovers a 15th-century thinker’s original insights for theology and philosophy today
Societies today, says Johannes Hoff, are characterized by their inability to reconcile seemingly black-and-white scientific rationality with the ambiguity of postmodern pop culture. In the face of this crisis,...
What's in a Phrase?
Pausing Where Scripture Gives You Pause
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Well-known biblical phrases -- "in the fullness of time," "fearfully and wonderfully made," "in the beauty of holiness," and others -- suggest and evoke and invite. In this book Marilyn Chandler McEntyre offers brief reflections on more than fifty such scriptural phrases...