Short description: A critical analysis of the Eucharistic, Baptismal and Confirmation rites in the Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish liturgies, showing how all Reformed Worship rests upon the Christ
King offers an innovative look at how spiritual and secular thought collide in today's world, and charts a new way forward that combines the best of both worldviews.
Friedrich von Hgels Mystical Element of Religion remains the authoritative study of the spirituality of Catherine of Genoa. First published in 1908, this seminal work develops the authors major theor
Friedrich von Hgels Mystical Element of Religion remains the authoritative study of the spirituality of Catherine of Genoa. First published in 1908, this seminal work develops the authors major theor
In his creative and original book, Paul S. Chung interprets Karl Barth as a theologian of divine action. Chung appreciates Barth s dogmatic theology as both contextual and irregular, and he retrieves
This insightful study explores the significance of the interactions between Jesus and marginal women recounted in the Gospel of Matthew. Employing social-scientific models and carefully using compara
This innovative study makes a major contribution to the long scholarly discussion of the problematic geography of Marks Gospel. Using both modern spatial theory and an exhaustive review of ancient ev
The aim of historical Jesus research is to identify the authentic material from which the historical figure as a social type underneath the overlay is constructed. Anthropological historiography offe
In 'SEEKING THE IMPERISHABLE TREASURE', Johnson tracks the use of a single saying of Jesus over time and among theologically divergent authors and communities. He identifies six different versions of
The Independent Methodists have never been a large denomination, and even in the Northwest of England, their heartland, their history is little known. John Dolan's book provides the definitive histor
This stimulating and provocative work provides a comprehensive introduction to African theology by focusing on the role of animals in African teaching. The work surveys African approaches to religion
As the world grows increasingly complex, as society becomes more and more fractured, as from day to day and even moment to moment basic attitudes and convictions shake and personal loyalties shift, h
In its various forms, speech is integral to Christian mission. The gospel is a message, news that must be passed on if it is to be known by others. Nevertheless, the reality of God cannot be exhausted
Dorothee Soelle once wrote, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is the one German theologian who will lead us into the third millennium." As we near the end of the first decade of this third millennium, Bonhoeffer co
This volume discusses Lesslie Newbigin's theological convictions and how they factored into both his critique of and his solution for Western culture's spiritual and worldview problems.
A leading scholar of ascetical studies, Richard Valantasis explores a variety of ascetical traditions in late Antiquity developing a theory of asceticism informing the analysis of historical texts an
