Practical Theology, Spirituality & Formation

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1 Practica Theoogy, Spirituaity & Formation Christ-Centered Sermons Modes of Redemptive Preaching Bryan Chape Christ-Centered Sermons is an important contribution to the fied of homietics. In it Chape appies the bibica theoogy of Christ-Centered Preaching in hepfu and we-expained exampes that underscore the author s own ski and insight. Scott M. Gibson, Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching, Gordon-Conwe Theoogica Seminary With ski and imagination Bryan Chape teaches us to preach what we practice. He unpacks principes from his cassic Christ-Centered Preaching in a dazzing range of his own sermons in which I coud read his hepfu commentary. Rarey does a homietician open up his mind and heart so generousy. Preachers are in his debt, again. Michae Quicke, Northern Seminary What a priviege it is for the reader of this voume to have access to the bueprints of a premier architect of expository preaching. This book is for those interested in being bibicay grounded in their preparation whie remaining fresh and creative in their presentation. Robert Smith Jr., Beeson Divinity Schoo, Samford University Contents September pp. paper $ Homietics Bryan Chape (PhD, Southern Iinois University) is senior pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Iinois. He previousy served as chanceor, president, and professor of practica theoogy at Covenant Theoogica Seminary. He is a widey traveed speaker and the author of numerous books, incuding Christ-Centered Preaching, Christ-Centered Worship, and Hoiness by Grace. Introduction: Christ-Centered Sermons Part One: Structure Exampe Sermon One: Expository Sermon in Forma Structure Format Exampe Sermon Two: Expository Sermon in Fundamenta Reduction Format Exampe Sermon Three: Expository Sermon in Inductive (Narrative) Format Exampe Sermon Four: Topica Sermon for a Specia Occasion Part Two: Bibica Theoogy Exampe Sermon Five: Predictive Christ-Centered Interpretation (A Bridge Exampe) Exampe Sermon Six: Preparatory Christ-Centered Interpretation (A Dead End Exampe) Exampe Sermon Seven: Refective Christ-Centered Interpretation (Narrative Passage) Exampe Sermon Eight: Resutant Christ-Centered Interpretation (A Macro-Approach) Exampe Sermon Nine: Resutant Christ-Centered Interpretation (A Micro-Approach) Part Three: Gospe Appication Exampe Sermon Ten: Indicative/Imperative Dynamics (Indicative Emphasis) Exampe Sermon Eeven: Indicative/Imperative Dynamics (Imperative Emphasis) Exampe Sermon Tweve: Union with Christ: Motivation and Enabement Exampe Sermon Thirteen: Preach the Word Aso of Interest Christ-Centered Preaching Redeeming the Expository Sermon, 2nd ed. Bryan Chape 400 pp. coth $ Christ-Centered Worship Letting the Gospe Shape Our Practice Bryan Chape 320 pp. coth $ Bibica Preaching The Deveopment and Deivery of Expository Messages, 2nd ed. Haddon W. Robinson 256 pp. coth $ UK rights: IVP Speaking of Dying Recovering the Church s Voice in the Face of Death Fred Craddock, Dae Godsmith, and Joy V. Godsmith 240 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

2 Practica Theoogy, Spirituaity & Formation Deveoping a Strategy for Missions A Bibica, Historica, and Cutura Introduction John Mark Terry and J. D. Payne Encountering Mission A. Scott Moreau, series editor In this addition to the highy accaimed Encountering Mission series, two eading missionary schoars offer an up-to-date discussion of missionary strategy that is designed for a goba audience. The authors focus on the bibica, missioogica, historica, cutura, and practica issues that inform and guide the deveopment of an effective missions strategy. The book incudes a the features that have made other series voumes usefu cassroom toos, such as figures, sidebars, and case studies. Students of goba or domestic mission work and mission practitioners wi vaue this new resource. Endorsements Strategies and tactics are cosey reated, but they are by no means the same. Strategy takes priority; strategy determines tactics. As the tite indicates, this is a book on mission strategy and a very good one. Moreover, it is not simpy a book on this or that phase of mission; it ays out a strategy for fufiing Great Commission mission. I commend it to the reading, study, and practice of missionaries and mission students, pastors and staff members, and a Christians who take the Great Commission seriousy. David J. Hessegrave, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo; cofounder, Evangeica Missioogica Society Some peope are theoreticians, whie others are practitioners. Some think, others do. In this remarkabe piece, we see a unique bend of both. The authors are thinkingdoers, much ike our missioogica predecessor the aposte Pau, and their work here is strategicay important. Anyone of any generation interested in seeing oca churches and mission movements advance for Christ s sake shoud read this book and appy its insights. Keith Eite, Roy Fish Schoo of Evangeism and Missions, Southwestern Baptist Theoogica Seminary About the Series The Encountering Mission series is designed to introduce a new generation of students to missions. Authored by eading evangeica schoars, these voumes expore the issues, context, and changes in word missions in the twenty-first century. September pp. paper $ Mission John Mark Terry (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theoogica Seminary) is professor of missions at Mid-America Baptist Theoogica Seminary in Memphis, Tennessee. J. D. Payne (PhD, Southern Baptist Theoogica Seminary) is pastor of church mutipication at The Church at Brook His in Birmingham, Aabama. He previousy taught at Southern Baptist Theoogica Seminary. Both authors have aso served as missionaries. Aso in the Series Encountering Theoogy of Mission Bibica Foundations, Historica Deveopments, and Contemporary Issues Craig Ott and Stephen J. Strauss, with Timothy C. Tennent 416 pp. paper $ Christianity Encountering Word Reigions The Practice of Mission in the Twenty-first Century Terry Muck and Frances S. Adeney 416 pp. paper $ Encountering Missionary Life and Work Preparing for Intercutura Ministry Tom Steffen and Lois McKinney Dougas 416 pp. paper $ The Changing Face of Word Missions Engaging Contemporary Issues and Trends Michae Pocock, Gaiyn Van Rheenen, and Dougas McConne 400 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

3 Practica Theoogy, Spirituaity & Formation The Famiy A Christian Perspective on the Contemporary Home, 4th ed. Jack O. Baswick and Judith K. Baswick This proven resource for studying the most estabished of human institutions covers every issue that affects famiy ife. The fourth edition has been updated to address current famiy-reated issues and refined to refect teaching practices for the contemporary cassroom, incuding updated references to onine resources. Praise for Previous Editions Every socioogist who teaches courses on marriage and the famiy or who engages in persona or famiy counseing ought to read this stimuating book. Many wi concude that it is the best textbook for coege, seminary, and marriage preparation courses. Christian Socioogica Society Newsetter An exceent resource for marriage and famiy studies in the church and in academia. Few texts come cose to this one in bending the bibica idea with the contemporary scene. Theoogica Educator This is a rare book in its synthesis of rich sources in famiy scientific theory with a theoogica version of the meaning and purpose of the famiy. I consider this book an exceent resource for preachers and teachers and an obvious choice for a text in famiy studies in a Christian coege. Cavin Theoogica Journa As a consequence of their theoogica foundation, presentation of major socioogica perspectives of the famiy, and integrating visuaizations, The Famiy is a most hepfu resource for understanding the modern famiy. Review and Expositor February pp. paper $ Famiy, Psychoogy/Counseing Jack O. Baswick (PhD, University of Iowa) is senior professor of socioogy and famiy deveopment at Fuer Theoogica Seminary. Judith K. Baswick (EdD, University of Georgia) is senior professor of marita and famiy therapy, aso at Fuer. They have coauthored severa books, incuding Authentic Human Sexuaity and A Mode for Marriage: Covenant, Grace, Empowerment, and Intimacy. Contents Part 1: Theoogica and Socia Perspectives on Famiy Life Part 2: Marriage: The Foundation of Famiy Life Part 3: The Expansion of Famiy Life: Parenting and Beyond Part 4: Gender and Sexuaity: Identity in Famiy Life Part 5: Communication: The Heart of Famiy Life Part 6: The Socia Dynamics of Famiy Life Part 7: Famiy Life in Postmodern Society Index Aso of Interest Fawed Famiies of the Bibe How God s Grace Works through Imperfect Reationships David E. Garand and Diana R. Garand 236 pp. paper $ The Redemption of Love Rescuing Marriage and Sexuaity from the Economics of a Faen Word Carrie A. Mies 240 pp. paper $ Joining Chidren on the Spiritua Journey Nurturing a Life of Faith Catherine Stonehouse 240 pp. paper $ Listening to Chidren on the Spiritua Journey Guidance for Those Who Teach and Nurture Catherine Stonehouse and Scottie May 200 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

4 Practica Theoogy, Spirituaity & Formation Teenagers Matter Making Student Ministry a Priority in the Church Mark Cannister Youth, Famiy, and Cuture Chap Cark, series editor When teenagers are vaued, they bring ife to neary every sector of society, incuding the church. Athough student ministry has come a ong way in the ast century, few churches have made it a high priority. Veteran practitioner Mark Cannister brings together the atest ideas and research on adoescence to champion student ministry as integra to the ife of the church. He expores how connecting teenagers into the church s arger intergenerationa community enriches the entire congregation, casting a prophetic vision for what the church can become when it truy vaues its young peope. This comprehensive yet accessibe addition to the Youth, Famiy, and Cuture series has been fied tested and written in cose consutation with youth pastors. The book outines the resources necessary for a vita student ministry and incudes sidebars and discussion questions. It wi be a foundationa textbook for student ministry courses and of much use to youth ministers, pastors, and other church eaders. Endorsements Mark s book wi make a vauabe contribution to ong standing debates in the youth ministry word over issues ike evangeism vs. discipeship and peope vs. programs. The time is ripe for a work of synthesis that can move beyond some of these fase dichotomies. Thomas E. Berger, Huntington University This book provides a resource usefu at the coegiate eve with students as we as church eaders and pastors. Terence D. Linhart, Bethe Coege, Indiana Contents Introduction 1. When Teenagers Matter, Student Ministry Thrives 2. When Teenagers Matter, Transformation Happens 3. When Teenagers Matter, Student Ministry Is We Resourced 4. When Teenagers Matter, They Become Part of the Church 5. When Teenagers Matter, Programming Is Simpe 6. When Teenagers Matter, Parents Matter 7. When Teenagers Matter, the Next Generation Is Uneashed October pp. paper $ Christian Education, Christianity and Cuture, Spirituaity/Spiritua Formation, Youth Ministry Mark Cannister (EdD, University of Pittsburgh) is professor of Christian ministries and cochairs the department of bibica studies and Christian ministries at Gordon Coege. He is the editor of the Journa of Youth Ministry and serves on the advisory boards of Youthworker Journa and the Journa of Student Ministries. He is aso a member of the Internationa Association for the Study of Youth Ministry. Cannister previousy served in church and parachurch organizations, heped create the Association of Youth Ministry Educators (AYME), and has served as president of the North American Professors of Christian Education (NAPCE). Aso in the Series Hurt 2.0 Inside the Word of Today s Teenagers Chap Cark 288 pp. paper $ Cutura Inteigence Improving Your CQ to Engage Our Muticutura Word David A. Livermore 288 pp. paper $ The Chidren of Divorce The Loss of Famiy as the Loss of Being Andrew Root 192 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

5 Practica Theoogy, Spirituaity & Formation Learning for the Love of God A Student s Guide to Academic Faithfuness Donad Opitz and Derek Meeby In this ivey and enightening book, two authors with extensive youth ministry experience show students how to be faithfu in their studies and approach education as their vocation. This revised edition incudes a new preface, two new substantive appendixes, persona stories from students, a fresh interior design, and updates throughout. Chapters concude with thought-provoking discussion questions. Praise for the First Edition This is the sort of book that shoud be read by Christian students going to coege and studied in campus feowship groups. It provides cear and accessibe guideines as to how to reate one s faith to academics. George Marsden, University of Notre Dame As you get ready to punge into coege, add this book to your reading ist. It wi hep you navigate the common andmines that can trip up your faith, and it wi give you the toos you need to sprint ahead. Kara Powe, Center for Youth and Famiy Ministry, Fuer Theoogica Seminary February pp. paper $ Higher Education, Phiosophy, Wordview, Youth Ministry Previous edition pubished as The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfuness Donad Opitz (PhD, Boston University) is professor of socioogy and higher education at Geneva Coege, where he aso directs the Geneva Master of Arts in Higher Education. He is the author of numerous artices and has worked as a pastor and campus minister. Derek Meeby (MA, Geneva Coege) is director of the Coege Transition Initiative for the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding through a partnership with the Coaition for Christian Outreach. He has worked with students in a variety of settings. t Excerpt In our own experience, when the topic of academic faithfuness or Christian schoarship is raised, Christian students often see the chaenge as beyond them, as a task for the stout and the wise, for the uniquey gifted. We think every Christian student has been caed by God to think faithfuy about earning. That is why we are trying to expore the connection between these two words: Christian and student.... We shoud make cear at the start that the Christian ife is about much more than academic faithfuness. This is just one aspect of ife that is under the ordship of Jesus Christ. A of ife fas under the ordship of Christ, so hearty Christian discipeship is actuay mutifaceted. As foowers of Christ we shoud be seeking together to discern what faithfuness ooks ike in various aspects of our ives in our invovement in the oca church, our reationships with famiy and friends, our care for the needy and suffering, our various roes as citizens and stewards (financia and environmenta), and our enjoyment of recreation and the arts. There is a ifetime of discipeship ahead as we seek to discern the various caings of God to us for ife in his word.... Our hope is that once you begin to engage in this one aspect of discipeship, academic faithfuness, perhaps you wi begin to engage more deepy in the pursuit of faithfuness in other aspects of ife as we. Aso of Interest The Life of the Mind A Christian Perspective Cifford Wiiams 96 pp. paper $ The Passionate Inteect Incarnationa Humanism and the Future of University Education Norman Kassen and Jens Zimmermann 208 pp. paper $ Becoming Whoe and Hoy An Integrative Conversation about Christian Formation Jeannine K. Brown, Cara M. Dah, and Wyndy Corbin Reusching 224 pp. paper $ The Christian Coege A History of Protestant Higher Education in America, 2nd ed. Wiiam C. Ringenberg 316 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

6 Practica Theoogy, Spirituaity & Formation Understanding Christian Mission Participation in Suffering and Gory Scott W. Sunquist Scott Sunquist has produced a rarity in this book, which combines breadth of theoogica scope with depth of earning and ife in equa measure. This wonderfu compendium brings together deep bibica refection, the wisdom of Christian ages past, and the experience of a ifetime ived in mission. This is a book to savor, ponder, and return to again and again. Christopher J. H. Wright, Langham Partnership; author of The Mission of God and The Mission of God s Peope No mere pragmatic missioogy, Scott Sunquist s book, ike David Bosch s Transforming Mission, is repete with theoogy. The aroma of the gorious God who suffers permeates a that we do in mission. Practica strategies are here too, but it is the meaning and motivation that fow from bibica theoogy that wi renew sagging spirits, empower, and fi with joy even in hard paces. This book shows us that we are steeped in suffering and in gory both across time and in today s goba and urban chaenges. What a high caing. Miriam Adeney, Seatte Pacific University and Regent Coege; author of Kingdom without Borders: The Untod Story of Goba Christianity This is a ceary written, wonderfuy ecumenica introduction to missioogy and, indeed, mission theoogy. Its vaue ies in conceiving missioogy as deepy theoogica and spiritua, not simpy as tips and strategies for more successfu evangeism. We often speak of the importance of the missio Dei for an adequate understanding of mission. In this voume Scott Sunquist heps us understand this trinitarian perspective more deepy. Stephen Bevans, SVD, Cathoic Theoogica Union, Chicago This is an outstanding one-voume introduction to missioogy. It is creative, unique, and captivating. I wi recommend this text to a my coeagues. Chares Van Engen, Schoo of Intercutura Studies, Fuer Theoogica Seminary This book offers a fresh understanding of Christian mission endeavor from historica, theoogica, and eccesioogica perspectives. It expains how the reaities of suffering and gory have shaped the practitioners of mission in oca, regiona, and internationa contexts. Scott Sunquist s teaching and iving in mission contexts shine through in his expert choice of peopes and events in word Christianity. This work is a must-read for a who refect on Christian mission and its egacy and prospects. Reverend Danie Jeyaraj, Andrew F. Was Centre for the Study of African and Asian Christianity, Liverpoo Hope University, United Kingdom September pp. coth $ Mission, Evangeism Scott W. Sunquist (PhD, Princeton Theoogica Seminary) is dean of the Schoo of Intercutura Studies at Fuer Theoogica Seminary. He previousy served as professor of word Christianity at Pittsburgh Theoogica Seminary. Sunquist is the author of numerous artices and coauthor, with Dae Irvin, of the mutivoume History of the Word Christian Movement. He is aso coeditor of A Dictionary of Asian Christianity. Aso of Interest Goba Church Panting Bibica Principes and Best Practices for Mutipication Craig Ott and Gene Wison 464 pp. paper $ The Gospe in Human Contexts Anthropoogica Exporations for Contemporary Missions Pau G. Hiebert 224 pp. paper $ Transforming Wordviews An Anthropoogica Understanding of How Peope Change Pau G. Hiebert 368 pp. paper $ Introducing Cutura Anthropoogy A Christian Perspective Brian M. Howe and Jene Wiiams Paris 288 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

7 Practica Theoogy, Spirituaity & Formation Now Avaiabe 288 pp. paper $ Spirituaity/Spiritua Formation, Practica Theoogy/ Church Life, Youth Ministry Spiritua Formation in Emerging Aduthood A Practica Theoogy for Coege and Young Adut Ministry David P. Setran and Chris A. Kiesing A thoughtfu, we-informed anaysis of the spiritua ives of today s emerging aduts, this book provides a smooth integration of socia science research and Christian insights. The authors go beyond the data to offer hepfu suggestions for engaging these young peope in reigious ife. Everyone who cares about guiding the spiritua deveopment of emerging aduts wi benefit from reading this book. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, author of Emerging Aduthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties A conceptuay rich book that aso incudes wise suggestions for formationa practices. The authors are very aware of the chaenges facing those in this generation but are aso optimistic about how grace can work during this time of transition. James C. Wihoit, author of Spiritua Formation as if the Church Mattered: Growing in Christ through Community Foundations for Youth Ministry Theoogica Engagement with Teen Life and Cuture, 2nd ed. Dean Borgman If there is one person who has ed the way in carefu study of youth ministry, it is Dean Borgman. In this magnum opus, Dean has brought together decades of experience in direct ministry, teaching, and consuting to produce a grounding resource that summarizes the best contemporary thinking about the ca of the church to kids. He is thoroughy current, thoughtfuy integrated, and carefuy critica, a whie communicating a singe message: God cares about young peope, and so shoud we. Chap Cark, Fuer Theoogica Seminary; author of Hurt 2.0: Inside the Word of Today s Teenagers Praise for the First Edition David P. Setran (PhD, Indiana University) is associate professor of Christian formation and ministry at Wheaton Coege. He is the author of The Coege Y : Student Reigion in the Era of Secuarization. Chris A. Kiesing (PhD, Texas Tech University) is professor of human deveopment and Christian discipeship at Asbury Theoogica Seminary. Aso of Interest Sex and the iword Rethinking Reationship beyond an Age of Individuaism Dae S. Kuehne 240 pp. paper $ Rea Sex The Naked Truth about Chastity Lauren F. Winner 192 pp. paper $ Dean Borgman (MA, Fairfied University and Coumbia University) is the Chares E. Cupeper Professor of Youth Ministries at Gordon-Conwe Theoogica Seminary and teaches at Hoy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary. He estabished Young Life in New Engand, founded and directs the Center for Youth Studies, and is the author of severa books. Aso of Interest Hear My Story Understanding the Cries of Troubed Youth Dean Borgman 432 pp. paper $ October pp. paper $ Youth Ministry, Practica Theoogy/Church Life Previous edition pubished as When Kumbaya Is Not Enough Writing with the ens of a theoogian, the heart of a pastor, and wecome doctrina breadth, Dean Borgman has provided a fied book of pastora theoogies that take seriousy the socia systems shaping the ives of adoescents. Kenda Creasy Dean, Princeton Theoogica Seminary God at the Ma Youth Ministry That Meets Kids Where They re At Pete Ward 160 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

8 Practica Theoogy, Spirituaity & Formation Constance M. Cherry (DMin, Northern Baptist Theoogica Seminary) is professor of worship and Christian ministries at Indiana Weseyan University and is on the facuty of the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, where she has taught since its inception. She has served oca churches as a minister of music/worship and as a pastor. Aso of Interest The Worship Architect A Bueprint for Designing Cuturay Reevant and Bibicay Faithfu Services Constance M. Cherry 320 pp. paper $ Psams for A Seasons A Compete Psater for Worship Martin Te, Joyce Borger, and John D. Witviet, eds. 1,152 pp. coth $ North America ony The Specia Service Worship Architect Bueprints for Weddings, Funeras, Baptisms, Hoy Communion, and Other Occasions Constance M. Cherry Some of the most profound pastora and prophetic moments in church ife happen during occasions of significant transition and change. This book provides a vision for thinking about these and other occasions that draws deepy on a bibicay shaped imagination, wisdom from historic practices, and concern to respond in contextuay appropriate ways to specific circumstances. Pastors and worship eaders who read this book may we earn to think of these occasiona services as events not on the periphery of their ministries but rather at the center of them. John D. Witviet, Cavin Institute of Christian Worship, Cavin Coege and Cavin Theoogica Seminary This book is much ike Constance Cherry hersef: a wonderfu combination of a theoogian s wisdom, a pastor s sensitivity, and an artist s creativity. A worship panners musica or pastora wi benefit from it. Lester Ruth, Duke Divinity Schoo Now Avaiabe 336 pp. paper $ Worship/Liturgy, Practica Theoogy/Church Life Eddie Gibbs (DMin, Fuer Theoogica Seminary) is professor emeritus of church growth in the Schoo of Intercutura Studies at Fuer Theoogica Seminary and contributes to the Study of Emerging Churches at the Brehm Center for Worship, Theoogy, and the Arts. He is the author of numerous books. Aso of Interest ChurchMorph How Megatrends Are Reshaping Christian Communities Eddie Gibbs 224 pp. paper $ The Gospe after Christendom New Voices, New Cutures, New Expressions Ryan K. Boger, ed. 416 pp. paper $ The Rebirth of the Church Appying Pau s Vision for Ministry in Our Post-Christian Word Eddie Gibbs A rich, thought-provoking, and thoroughy bibica approach to church eadership. Gibbs brings his wise and winsome approach to bear on key eadership issues that pertain both to New Testament churches and twenty-first century communities. Ony he coud write a voume that iuminates and addresses these two words in such a compeing way. Ryan Boger, Fuer Theoogica Seminary; editor of The Gospe after Christendom Gibbs deves deepy and skifuy into the New Testament documents in order to provide direction for the church in the puraistic cuture we now inhabit. The resut is a refreshing and persuasive chaenge to exchange an unbibica, consumerist institutionaism that has been so characteristic of American evangeicaism for a reationay robust eccesioogy that offers hope for the future. Joe Heerman, Tabot Schoo of Theoogy; team pastor, Oceanside Christian Feowship; author of When the Church Was a Famiy Now Avaiabe 272 pp. paper $ Practica Theoogy/Church Life, Mission, Eccesioogy For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

9 Aso of Interest to the Academy The Worship Sourcebook, 2nd ed. Emiy Brink and John D. Witviet, editors The Worship Sourcebook is a coection of more than 2,500 prayers, itanies, and spoken texts for every eement of traditiona worship services hed throughout the seasons of the church year. This indispensabe resource incudes texts that can be read aoud as we as outines that can be adapted for various situations. Teaching notes offer guidance for panning each eement of the service and thought-provoking perspectives on the meaning and purpose of worship hep stimuate discussion and refection. The companion CD contains the entire text of the book for easy cutting and pasting into buetins, PowerPoint sides, orders of worship, and more. The second edition incudes new and revised iturgies, additiona prayers for chaenging situations facing today s church, and new appendices. Now Avaiabe 848 pp. coth $ Worship/Liturgy Emiy Brink (PhD, Northwestern University) is a senior research feow at the Cavin Institute of Christian Worship and teaches courses in music and worship at Cavin Coege and Cavin Theoogica Seminary. John D. Witviet (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is director of the Cavin Institute of Christian Worship and professor of worship, theoogy, and congregationa and ministry studies at Cavin Coege and Cavin Theoogica Seminary. 1 & 2 Chronices Louis C. Jonker Understanding the Bibe Commentary Series The Understanding the Bibe Commentary Series breaks down barriers between the ancient and modern words so that the power and meaning of the bibica texts become transparent to contemporary readers. Each commentary presents a carefu section-by-section exposition with key terms and phrases highighted and a Hebrew transiterated. Notes at the cose of each chapter, a bibiography, and Scripture and subject indexes are incuded. In this addition to the series, Louis Jonker expores and synthesizes recent deveopments in the schoarship on 1 2 Chronices. He reads Chronices as iterature that negotiates a new socio-reigious identity in a period of poitica transition, experty reating it to twenty-first-century readers. D October pp. paper $ Commentaries, Historica Books UK rights: Paternoster Louis C. Jonker (DTh, University of Steenbosch) is professor in Od Testament at the University of Steenbosch, South Africa. As a feow of the Aexander von Humbot Foundation (Bonn), he has done research at the University of Tübingen on numerous occasions. The Age of the Spirit How the Ghost of an Ancient Controversy Is Shaping the Church Phyis Ticke with Jon M. Sweeney When the church experienced the Great Schism a thousand years ago, the course of word history was forever changed. The upheava centered around the Latin word fiioque in the Nicene Creed, which indicated the Hoy Spirit proceeded both from God the Father and from the Son. From the time the phrase was officiay instituted, the Hoy Spirit s pace in the Trinity and roe in the ives of beievers was fiercey debated, with ramifications fet through the centuries to today. In this fascinating book, readers wi encounter not just the historica reaities that have shaped contemporary faith but aso the present resurgence of interest in the Hoy Spirit seen in many churches across the theoogica spectrum. D January pp. coth $ Christianity and Cuture, Practica Theoogy/ Church Life Phyis Ticke, founding editor of the reigion department at Pubishers Weeky, is the author of more than two dozen books. She hods the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Berkeey Schoo of Divinity, Yae University, and from North Park University. Jon M. Sweeney is the editorin-chief of Paracete Press and the author of severa books. 44 For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit D

10 Aso of Interest to the Academy John A. Beck (PhD, Trinity Internationa University) has taught courses in Hebrew and Od Testament at various coeges and universities for more than twenty years. He currenty is an adjunct facuty member at Jerusaem University Coege in Israe. Aso of Interest The Baker Iustrated Bibe Handbook J. Danie Hays and J. Scott Duva, eds. 1,152 pp. coth $ The Baker Iustrated Bibe Commentary Gary M. Burge and Andrew E. Hi, eds. 1,648 pp. coth $ (Text Ony Edition) The Baker Iustrated Guide to Everyday Life in Bibe Times John A. Beck The authors of the Bibe routiney empoyed mention of manners and customs from the ancient word. However, modern readers often miss the fu itera and figurative meaning of bibica imagery due to the distance in time and experience between the word of today and the word of the Bibe. This fuy iustrated guide aims to restore carity and vitaity to these portions of God s Word to hep readers grasp the fu meaning of Scripture. It succincty introduces modern readers to daiy ife in Bibe times and covers a host of issues, imagery, and customs, such as anointing, sacred days, reigious offices, ceaniness aws, buria of the dead, divination, famiy reationships, socia standing, foods and eating, agricuture, warfare, and cothing. The Baker Iustrated Bibe Dictionary Tremper Longman III, ed. 1,792 pp. coth $ September pp. coth $ Od Testament Backgrounds/Historica Studies, New Testament Backgrounds/Historica Studies D Edward M. Curtis (PhD, University of Pennsyvania) is professor of Od Testament and bibica studies at Tabot Schoo of Theoogy, Bioa University. He is the author of many artices and books. Aso in the Series Eccesiastes and Song of Songs Edward M. Curtis Teach the Text Commentary series Mark L. Strauss and John H. Waton, genera editors Romans C. Marvin Pate 368 pp. coth $ Job Danie J. Estes 288 pp. coth $ The Teach the Text Commentary Series utiizes the best of bibica schoarship to hep readers quicky grasp the key themes of each passage of Scripture, enabing them to move seamessy from the meaning of the text to its effective communication. Each unit of the commentary incudes the big idea and key themes of the passage; sections dedicated to understanding, teaching, and iustrating the text; and fu-coor images. Edward Curtis s voume on Eccesiastes and Song of Songs provides carefuy organized guidance for interpreting, teaching, and iustrating these books. 1 & 2 Samue Robert B. Chishom Jr. 352 pp. coth $ Luke R. T. France 416 pp. coth $ October pp. coth $ Commentaries, Wisdom/Poetry D A ebook prices are the same as the print editions, uness otherwise indicated 45

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