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
A popular writer on Christian spirituality, Underhill (1875-1941) looks at the nature and principles of worship and the chief forms they take in Christianity. She has no liturgical training, she admit
Religion is central to Durkheim's theory of society, and his work laid most of the foundations of the sociology of religion.Daring and brilliant though his analysis was, its bold claims and questionab
A historical work of a very high level. Times Literary SupplementBrink's assessment of Housman's classical work and the analysis of his scholarship in relation to his views on poetry and literature pr
'Deification' refers to the transformation of believers into the likeness of God. Of course, Christian monotheism goes against any literal 'god making' of believers. Rather, the New Testament speaks o
An acrimonious divorce is underway between evangelical theology and foundationalism - especially among younger evangelical scholars not directly connected with the modernist-fundamentalist controversy
The story of the birth of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew is told in eight verses. Embedded in this short narrative is "Joseph's dilemma." Listeners are told that, "When Mary had been engaged to Joseph
'The Trinitarian Self' argues that the insights of three key authors - S ren Kierkegaard, Eric Voegelin, and Ren Girard - can be synthesised to produce a Trinitarian theo logical anthropology. Their r
C. S. Lewis was concerned about an aspect of the problem of evil that he called subjectivism: the tendency of one's perspective to move towards self-referentialism and utilitarianism. In 'C.S. Lewis a
A rich and profound contribution to the debate on the position of the Christian faith in the modern world. The author deals with many of the criticisms received after the publication of The Christian
Glanmor Williams presents different views of Church History propagated by English writers during the Reformation. He introduces this topic by exploring the continental background, including Luther's a
