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1 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Ancient Christian Worship Eary Church Practices in Socia, Historica, and Theoogica Perspective Andrew B. McGowan Consistenty earned and insightfu, Andrew McGowan offers a comprehensive introduction to the worship ife of eary Christians. He is sensitive to both the continuities and the evoutionary changes in practice as Christians adapted their common ife across a range of cutures and socia circumstances. McGowan covers an impressive range of primary materias and defty sifts through the schoary debates surrounding them, preparing an easiy accessibe feast for anyone interested in the origins and mutifod forms of eary Christian iturgica practice. Harod W. Attridge, Yae Divinity Schoo This is the book that I wish I had written, but Andrew McGowan has done it so much better. Easiy accessibe to a nonspeciaist reader, it nevertheess contains the fruit of the most up-to-date academic schoarship. Anyone wanting a reiabe and comprehensive introduction to the practices of the eary Christians must start here. Pau Bradshaw, University of Notre Dame Ancient Christian Worship is the book that schoars, teachers, and students of eary Christianity and iturgica history have ong needed. Andrew McGowan provides an authoritative, accessibe, and up-to-date synthesis of what we know (and do not know) about the worship ives of the ancient Christians. Anyone interested in the eary church or Christian iturgy wi earn from this gracefuy written and ceary argued book. David Brakke, Ohio State University New Reease Andrew McGowan here provides a cear and beautifuy written introduction to ancient Christian worship. A readers, from beginners to those more advanced, wi be rewarded by both his erudition and his insight. This work justifiaby wi be cherished by students and teachers aike for generations to come. Robin Jensen, Vanderbit University; author of Baptisma Imagery in Eary Christianity Contents 1. Introduction: The Origins of Christian Worship 2. Mea: Banquet and Eucharist 3. Word: Reading and Preaching 4. Music: Song and Dance 5. Initiation: Baptism, Anointing, and Foot Washing 6. Prayer: Hours, Ways, and Texts 7. Time: Feasts and Fasts Epiogue: The Making of Christian Worship Indexes October pp. coth $ Worship/Liturgy, Patristics Andrew B. McGowan (PhD, University of Notre Dame), an Angican priest, is president and dean of the Berkeey Divinity Schoo and the J. L. Cadwe McFaddin and Rosine B. McFaddin Professor of Angican Studies and Pastora Theoogy at Yae Divinity Schoo. He previousy served as warden of Trinity Coege, University of Mebourne, and is the author of Ascetic Eucharists: Food and Drink in Eary Christian Ritua Meas. Aso of Interest Baptisma Imagery in Eary Christianity Ritua, Visua, and Theoogica Dimensions Robin M. Jensen 256 pp. paper $ The Apostoic Fathers Greek Texts and Engish Transations, 3rd ed. Michae W. Homes, ed. and trans. 832 pp. coth $ The Didache A Window on the Eariest Christians Thomas O Loughin 204 pp. paper $ USA and Canada ony Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich Weath, Poverty, and Eary Christian Formation Heen Rhee 304 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit 1

2 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease The Christian Faith A Creeda Account Hans Schwarz Without any reduction of the schoary acumen of his earier writings, Hans Schwarz sets out a cear and accessibe account of the Christian faith that wi surey be of benefit to a wide audience. Drawing especiay from the riches of his own Lutheran tradition, Schwarz penetrates to the heart of the gospe and offers an engaging account of what Christian faith is a about. I commend it highy. Murray Rae, University of Otago, New Zeaand With skis honed by decades of teaching and writing theoogy, Hans Schwarz combines admirabe carity with deep earning in this fine summary of Christian doctrine. Deepy evangeica and aways in conversation with Luther, Schwarz is carefu to incude reevant refections on Scripture, science, and phiosophy in each chapter. This up-to-date invitation to begin the wonderfu task of thinking God shoud be hepfu to students, teachers, and pastors aike. Aan G. Padgett, Luther Seminary September pp. paper $ Systematic Theoogy Hans Schwarz (DrTheo, Erangen University), one of the major Lutheran theoogians of the ast haf-century, is the author or editor of more than fifty books, incuding a criticay accaimed series of texts in systematic theoogy. He is professor of systematic theoogy and contemporary theoogica issues at the University of Regensburg and previousy taught at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Ohio. He is ordained in the Evangeica Lutheran Church in America and the Evangeisch- Lutherische Kirche in Bayern. The Christian Faith is a coherent handbook of systematic theoogy grounded in the bibica narrative and guided by the Reformationa insights of Martin Luther. It is ecumenica in scope and evangeica in orientation. Schwarz attends to the historica dimensions of Christian doctrine, engaging other contemporary theoogians and entering into apoogetic conversation with scientific and phiosophica discipines. The book is refective of Schwarz s rich goba experience and his wide-ranging theoogica interests. It wi serve as a hepfu primer for beginning students of theoogy and wi be a wecome companion for pastors and missionaries seeking to articuate the trinitarian faith with carity in the midst of the spiritua and inteectua chaenges of the twentyfirst century. John T. Pess, Concordia Theoogica Seminary Often the goas of faithfuness and reevance are pitted against each other. But Schwarz s The Christian Faith is faithfu to cassic Protestant teaching and demonstrates esteem for modern science and contemporary cuture. Schwarz buids on decades of refection and offers a presentation of creeda faith that is approachabe, wise, and ivey. This book wi hep a new generation of university and seminary students, engaged pastors, and aity dig deeper into faith. Mark Mattes, Grand View University Aso of Interest Reading the Bibe with Martin Luther An Introductory Guide Timothy J. Wengert 144 pp. paper $ Cassica Christian Doctrine Introducing the Essentias of the Ancient Faith Ronad E. Heine 192 pp. paper $ Reformed Dogmatics Abridged in One Voume Herman Bavinck; John Bot, ed. 864 pp. coth $ Heresies and How to Avoid Them Why It Matters What Christians Beieve Ben Quash and Michae Ward, eds. 160 pp. paper $ USA and Canada ony 2 For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

3 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Introducing Evangeica Ecotheoogy Foundations in Scripture, Theoogy, History, and Praxis Danie L. Brunner, Jennifer L. Buter, and A. J. Swoboda Foreword by Bi McKibben This evangeicay centered but ecumenicay informed introduction to ecoogica theoogy (ecotheoogy) expores the goba dimensions of creation care, caing Christians to meet contemporary ecoogica chaenges with courage and hope. The authors provide a bibica, theoogica, ecoogica, and historica rationae for earthcare as we as specific practices to engage both individuas and Christian communities. Drawing from a variety of Christian traditions, Introducing Evangeica Ecotheoogy promotes a spirit of hospitaity, civiity, honesty, and partnership. It wi be usefu for professors and students in introductory Christian theoogy casses and of interest to eaders and organizations that engage earthkeeping and environmenta ethics. Endorsement Introducing Evangeica Ecotheoogy is a wonderfu new addition to the fied. Combining scientific data, persona stories, and carefu theoogica anaysis, readers are drawn into the goodness and pain of God s word and invited to deveop a whoesome response as an act of Christian discipeship. Christians and congregations wi earn much and benefit greaty from this book. Norman Wirzba, Duke Divinity Schoo Contents New Reease Foreword by Bi McKibben Part 1: Why Ecotheoogy? 1. Introduction: The Stories behind the Story 2. In the Beginning: Listening to the Voice of Scripture 3. The Voice of Creation: The Grandeur and the Groaning of the Earth Part 2: Exporing Ecotheoogy 4. Voices in the Widerness: Christianity s History with Creation 5. The God of Burning Bushes: Trinity and Ecoogy 6. Restoring Eden: Ancient Theoogy in an Ecoogica Age Part 3: Doing Ecotheoogy 7. Breaking the Bonds: Do Justice, Love Mercy, Wak Lighty 8. Heaveny Minded, Earthy Good: Embodying Down-to-Earth Living 9. Earthen Vesses: Greening the Church Part 4: Last Things 10. Living as If: Resurrection Hope October pp. paper $ Christianity and Cuture, Ethics, Evangeicaism, Theoogy Danie L. Brunner (DPhi, University of Oxford) is professor of Christian history and formation at George Fox Evangeica Seminary, where he founded and directs the Christian earthkeeping program. Jennifer L. Buter (MDiv, George Fox Evangeica Seminary) is associate minister at First Congregationa United Church of Christ in Corvais, Oregon, and an adjunct instructor in the Christian earthkeeping program at George Fox Evangeica Seminary. A. J. Swoboda (PhD, University of Birmingham) is an adjunct professor of bibica studies, theoogy, and church history at George Fox Evangeica Seminary. He aso teaches at LIFE Pacific Coege and New Hope Christian Coege and serves as a pastor. Aso of Interest For the Beauty of the Earth A Christian Vision for Creation Care, 2nd ed. Steven Bouma-Prediger 256 pp. paper $ God s Good Word Recaiming the Doctrine of Creation Jonathan R. Wison 304 pp. paper $ Creation Untamed The Bibe, God, and Natura Disasters Terence E. Fretheim 176 pp. paper $ The Space Between A Christian Engagement with the Buit Environment Eric O. Jacobsen 304 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit 3

4 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease Reformed Cathoicity The Promise of Retrieva for Theoogy and Bibica Interpretation Michae Aen and Scott R. Swain Can Christians and churches be both cathoic and Reformed? Can they commit not ony to the utimate authority of apostoic Scripture but aso to receiving this Bibe within the context of the apostoic church? This voume argues that to be Reformed means to go deeper into true cathoicity rather than away from it. Michae Aen and Scott Swain offer a manifesto for a cathoic and Reformed approach to dogmatics that seeks theoogica renewa through retrieva of the rich resources of the historic Christian tradition. The authors provide a survey of recent approaches toward theoogica retrieva and offer a renewed exporation of the doctrine of soa Scriptura. The book incudes a substantive afterword by J. Todd Biings and wi appea to professors and students of theoogy or Christian doctrine. Excerpt Many critiques of Protestantism suggest that if one desires a churchy, sacramenta, ancient faith, then one must turn from the Reformation toward Rome or the East. And many have taken to those paths, feeing what they may perceive to be thin theoogies of ministry and of the Christian ife in the Reformationa word. Others ceebrate the Reformed church as decidedy un-cathoic and seek to minimize any connection to the ancient shape of the Christian faith. Whether feeing or staying, such postures derive from a view of theoogy and history, namey, how one beieves Reformed Christians view the cathoic heritage of the Christian church.... January pp. paper $ Systematic Theoogy, Theoogica Interpretation Michae Aen (PhD, Wheaton Coege) is Kennedy Associate Professor of Systematic Theoogy and dean of the facuty at Knox Theoogica Seminary. He is the author of severa books, incuding Justification and the Gospe, Kar Barth s Church Dogmatics: An Introduction and Reader, and Reformed Theoogy. He aso serves as book review editor for the Internationa Journa of Systematic Theoogy. Scott R. Swain (PhD, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo) is associate professor of systematic theoogy and academic dean at Reformed Theoogica Seminary. He is the author of The God of the Gospe: Robert Jenson s Trinitarian Theoogy and Trinity, Reveation, and Reading: A Theoogica Introduction to the Bibe and Its Interpretation. Aso of Interest Wiiam Perkins, the great source of so much Reformed piety in the Puritan era, penned a treatise entited Reformed Cathoicke to make the point that Reformed identity was precisey a matter of Reformed cathoicity. Perkins was Reformed, a Puritan even, but he beieved that efforts to see the church purified and reformed did not remove its iturgy, its instruments for discipeship, or its approaches to government; rather such efforts refined them.... Perkins teases out this common cathoic heritage and cherished tradition with respect to two things: faith and practice.... In this book our wager is that Perkins was right: to be Reformed means to go deeper into true cathoicity, not to move away from cathoicity. Justification and the Gospe Understanding the Contexts and Controversies R. Michae Aen 208 pp. paper $ Mapping Modern Theoogy A Thematic and Historica Introduction Key M. Kapic and Bruce L. McCormack, eds. 432 pp. paper $ The Suffering and Victorious Christ Toward a More Compassionate Christoogy Richard J. Mouw and Dougas A. Sweeney 128 pp. paper $ Postibera Theoogy and the Church Cathoic Conversations with George Lindbeck, David Burre, and Staney Hauerwas John Wright, ed. 176 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

5 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Engaging the Doctrine of Reveation The Mediation of the Gospe through Church and Scripture Matthew Levering This voume expains that divine reveation has been truthfuy mediated through the church, the gospe, and Scripture so that we can receive it in its funess today. Matthew Levering engages contemporary and cassica approaches to reveation across a variety of traditions, offering a comprehensive, historica study of a the key figures and perspectives. His diaogica, ecumenicay engaging, and thorough anaysis resuts in an aternative approach to prevaiing views of the doctrine and points to its significance for the entire church. Endorsements Engaging the Doctrine of Reveation possesses a of the quaities that readers have come to expect from the work of one of the iveiest contemporary theoogians: wide historica earning, theoogica discrimination, carity of thought, and spiritua vigor. John Webster, St. Mary s Coege, University of St. Andrews New Reease Reveation first arrives as our iturgica response to it. By articuating so we this paradox, Matthew Levering undercuts sterie arguments as to the respective weight to be given to reveation or tradition, pure doctrine or cutura mediation in Christian theoogy. The iturgica turn suggests rather that tradition and mediation were strangey there from the very outset. Since God is not just another creature speaking to us but the transcendent Creator of a things and a utterances, he can ony be heard through our invocation and repies, if we take these as participations in the Trinitarian Word that beongs to God himsef and the Trinitarian Spirit of his own eterna sefinterpretation. Levering both articuates and performs in writing this iturgica reaity. John Mibank, Centre of Theoogy, University of Nottingham Taking his starting point in the missions of the Son and the Spirit, Levering presents a powerfu and consistent case for the faithfuness of the mediation of divine reveation in Scripture and the church. It is a testimony to Levering s theoogica depth and gente spirit that he manages to combine his staunch opposition to any and a eccesia fa narratives with an irenic treatment of the many evangeica theoogians with whom he interacts, and whose views on reveation positivey enter into his own understanding of God s faithfuness in divine reveation. Hans Boersma, Regent Coege Matthew Levering s atest book is an extended argument against the thesis of the eccesiastica fa, according to which the pristine reveation offered in Jesus Christ has been distorted by an a-too-human church incapabe of bearing it. His trenchant observation is that such a thesis amounts to a rejection of the missions of both the Son and the Hoy Spirit. Anyone interested in the issues of reveation, inspiration, eccesioogy, bibica hermeneutics, and Trinitarian theoogy ought to read this searching, thoroughy researched, and beautifuy written study. Fr. Robert Barron, Mundeein Seminary, University of St. Mary of the Lake; author of Cathoicism and The Priority of Christ November pp. coth $ Reveation, Historica Theoogy Matthew Levering (PhD, Boston Coege) is the Perry Famiy Foundation Professor of Theoogy at Mundeein Seminary, University of Saint Mary of the Lake. He previousy taught at the University of Dayton. Levering is the author of numerous books, incuding The Theoogy of Augustine and Ezra & Nehemiah in the Brazos Theoogica Commentary on the Bibe, and is the coauthor of Hoy Peope, Hoy Land. He serves as coeditor of the journas Nova et Vetera and the Internationa Journa of Systematic Theoogy and has served as Chair of the Board of the Academy of Cathoic Theoogy since Aso of Interest The Theoogy of Augustine An Introductory Guide to His Most Important Works Matthew Levering 224 pp. paper $ Hoy Peope, Hoy Land A Theoogica Introduction to the Bibe Michae Dauphinais and Matthew Levering 266 pp. paper $ The Priority of Christ Toward a Postibera Cathoicism Robert Barron 352 pp. paper $ Orthodox and Modern Studies in the Theoogy of Kar Barth Bruce L. McCormack 320 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit 5

6 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease The Hoy Trinity in the Life of the Church Khaed Anatoios, editor Hoy Cross Studies in Patristic Theoogy and History This book brings together an a-star cast of theoogians to expain the roe of the Hoy Trinity in the ife of the church. It aso represents the very best of Eastern Orthodox ecumenism. No one interested in the doctrine of the Trinity can afford to overook this work. George Hunsinger, Princeton Theoogica Seminary For those seeking to answer the question of how our ife in the church and the word grows out of our faith in the Trinity, this book provides food for deep thought and refection. Donad Fairbairn, Gordon-Conwe Theoogica Seminary; author of Life in the Trinity Contents November pp. paper $30.00 (maximum discount 40%) Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, Patristics, Theoogy Khaed Anatoios (PhD, Boston Coege) is professor of historica theoogy in the Boston Coege Schoo of Theoogy and Ministry. He is the author of Retrieving Nicaea: The Deveopment and Meaning of Trinitarian Doctrine, Athanasius: The Coherence of His Thought, and the Athanasius voume in Routedge s Eary Church Fathers series. Anatoios was named a Henry Luce III Feow in Theoogy for He is aso on the steering committee of the Boston Cooquy in Historica Theoogy and on the board of directors of the Pappas Patristic Institute at Hoy Cross Greek Orthodox Schoo of Theoogy. Foreword by Father Nick Triantafiou Part 1: The Trinity in Christian Worship 1. The Baptisma Command (Matthew 28:19 20) and the Doctrine of the Trinity Joseph T. Lienhard, SJ 2. Eucharist and Trinity in the Liturgies of the Eary Church Robert J. Day, SJ 3. The Nascent Trinitarian Worship of Martyrdom of Poycarp 14 and Ephesians 1 Pau A. Hartog 4. Gregory of Nyssa on Knowing the Trinity Nonna Verna Harrison Part 2: Jesus Christ, the Trinity, and Christian Savation 5. The Hoy Trinity as the Dynamic of the Word s Savation in the Greek Fathers John Anthony McGuckin 6. Maximus the Confessor and John of Damascus on the Trinity Brian E. Daey, SJ 7. Deification in Augustine: Potinian or Trinitarian? Matthew Drever 8. Justification as Decaration and Deification Bruce D. Marsha Part 3: The Trinity and Eccesia Being 9. Personhood, Communion, and the Trinity in Some Patristic Texts Khaed Anatoios 10. The Trinitarian Being of the Church John Behr 11. The Reevance of Gregory of Nyssa s Ad Ababium for Cathoic-Orthodox Ecumenica Diaogue on the Trinity and the Church Thomas Cattoi 12. Syriac Christian Tradition and Gender in Trinitarian Theoogy Katheen McVey Concusion: A God in Whom We Live: Ministering the Trinitarian God Brian E. Daey, SJ Indexes Aso of Interest Weath and Poverty in Eary Church and Society Susan R. Homan, ed. 320 pp. paper $ Retrieving Nicaea The Deveopment and Meaning of Trinitarian Doctrine Khaed Anatoios 352 pp. coth $ From Nicaea to Chacedon A Guide to the Literature and Its Background, 2nd ed. Frances M. Young with Andrew Tea 416 pp. paper $ USA and Canada ony Simon Peter in Scripture and Memory The New Testament Aposte in the Eary Church Markus Bockmueh 240 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

7 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies God s Wider Presence Reconsidering Genera Reveation Robert K. Johnston What are we to make of those occasiona yet iuminating experiences of God s reveatory presence that occur outside both church and Scripture? Whie theoogians have tended to describe such experiences abstracty as mere traces or echoes, those invoved often recognize such moments of transcendence as transformative. This voume expores how Christians shoud think theoogicay about God s wider reveatory presence that is mediated outside the church through creation, conscience, and cuture. It offers a robust, constructive bibica theoogy of genera reveation, rooting its insights in the broader Trinitarian work of the Spirit. The book accounts for reveatory experiences of those outside the beieving community and shows how God s reveatory presence can impact our interaction with nonbeievers and those of other faiths. New Reease Endorsements Robert Johnston s reconsideration of genera reveation moves the discussion ight years beyond the sterie binaries objective/subjective, propositiona/experientia, savific/damning, and the ike that have debiitated constructive thinking in this arena over the ast hundred years. God s Wider Presence is not an anthropocentric reduction of divine activity but a pneumatoogica dynamic that transfigures the spaces and times within which a creatures ive, move, and have their being. This is a new starting point for twenty-first-century theoogica refection on important matters regarding the human experience of and encounter with God. Amos Yong, Fuer Theoogica Seminary Robert Johnston has written on the topic of genera reveation before, but here he brings together a those threads he s been puing on for years to weave a marveousy rich tapestry that opens up our understanding of how God whispers to us through nature, conscience, and cuture. Who ese coud reference baroque art, Gerard Maney Hopkins, Ingmar Bergman, C. S. Lewis, and Star Wars in such a schoary and readabe fashion? I thoroughy enjoyed every page. Michae Frost, author of Seeing God in the Ordinary From one of the word s eading schoars on theoogy and fim comes something new and thought provoking: a ucid and insightfu exporation of God s wider presence. Rob Johnston offers the reader an engaging, rich, and thoughtfu account of discovering the transcendent in unexpected paces. Bringing together historica, bibica, and contemporary exampes, this book provides a significant contribution to a wide range of discussions about discerning the divine throughout the word. Joyon Mitche, University of Edinburgh October pp. paper $ Reveation, God Robert K. Johnston (PhD, Duke University) is professor of theoogy and cuture at Fuer Theoogica Seminary, where he has taught for over twenty years. He is the coeditor of both the Engaging Cuture and the Cutura Exegesis series and is the author or coauthor of severa books, incuding Ree Spirituaity and Reframing Theoogy and Fim. Aso of Interest Ree Spirituaity Theoogy and Fim in Diaogue, 2nd ed. Robert K. Johnston 352 pp. paper $ Beginning with the Word Modern Literature and the Question of Beief Roger Lundin 272 pp. paper $ igods How Technoogy Shapes Our Spiritua and Socia Lives Craig Detweier 256 pp. paper $ The Mystery of God Theoogy for Knowing the Unknowabe Steven D. Boyer and Christopher A. Ha 272 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit 7

8 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease Rediscovering an Evangeica Heritage A Tradition and Trajectory of Integrating Piety and Justice, 2nd ed. Donad W. Dayton with Dougas M. Strong Foreword by Jim Wais This book, widey regarded as groundbreaking since its pubication over thirtyfive years ago, sheds ight on the more radica and prophetic roots of American evangeicaism. Showing that the broader origins of American evangeicaism incude the socia justice concerns of today s church, it has chaenged countess readers to rethink their evangeica heritage. Featuring new historic photos and iustrations, this edition incudes new introductory and concuding chapters and incorporates reevant updates. Endorsements Four decades ago Donad Dayton chaenged the grand narrative of the Christian Right with one of the first savos in a vita batte of the cuture wars: the fight to determine who counts as an authentic American evangeica. That batte continues today, and this new edition wi compe beievers and observers aike to appreciate the nuances and paradoxes of Christian identity and poitica action. Moy Worthen, University of North Caroina at Chape Hi; author of Apostes of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangeicaism December pp. paper $20.00 (maximum discount 40%) Church History, Evangeicaism, Theoogy, Pubic Affairs Previous edition pubished as Discovering an Evangeica Heritage Donad W. Dayton (PhD, University of Chicago), now retired, taught theoogy and ethics at North Park Seminary, Northern Baptist Seminary, Drew University, and Azusa Pacific University. Dougas M. Strong (PhD, Princeton Theoogica Seminary) is dean of the Schoo of Theoogy and professor of the history of Christianity at Seatte Pacific University. This book changed my conception of the nature and dynamics of evangeica socia history at a formative stage in my ife. My own schoarship has been seasoned by its outook. I don t agree with a the detais of Dayton s evangeica narrative. But for non-cavinist, non-repubican, evangeica schoars ike me, it continues to inspire a much more accurate, comprehensive kind of evangeica history than that which Dayton was taught neary haf a century ago. Dougas A. Sweeney, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo In writing Discovering an Evangeica Heritage, Dayton shows that many evangeica Christians in the nineteenth century didn t distinguish between a private faith focused excusivey on persona savation and radica concern for the poor and oppressed.... In Rediscovering an Evangeica Heritage, an expansion of the origina book, Don Dayton and Doug Strong show it is not heretica or communist to tak about socia justice in the church. On the contrary, a persona faith that issues itsef in a fundamenta commitment to socia justice is the very stuff of orthodoxy and is deepy embedded in American history.... I woud urge you to read this update of a cassic book and ask how we can put our evangeica faith into action that makes its own history. Jim Wais (from the foreword) Aso of Interest The (Un)Common Good How the Gospe Brings Hope to a Word Divided Jim Wais 320 pp. paper $ The American Evangeica Story A History of the Movement Dougas A. Sweeney 208 pp. paper $ Why Study History? Refecting on the Importance of the Past John Fea 192 pp. paper $ Cavin and the Reformed Tradition On the Work of Christ and the Order of Savation Richard A. Muer 288 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

9 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Eary Christian Martyr Stories An Evangeica Introduction with New Transations New Reease Bryan M. Litfin Refections on Christian martyrdom often either exaggerate or debunk. Bryan Litfin s book on eary Christian martyrs is different. It wi satisfy not ony academics ooking for carefu documentation but aso readers in genera, who shoud appreciate it for encouraging edification as we as soid schoarship. Mark A. No, author of Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity This book offers both an essentia coection of martyrdom accounts, freshy transated into ivey and ucid Engish, and insightfu introductions and notes. A timey reteing of timeess taes with power to both inform the faithfu and transform their faith. Michae J. Svige, Daas Theoogica Seminary Professor Litfin, author of an authoritative introduction to the theoogy of the eary Christians, now provides us with a guide to some of their ives and deaths. Their witness was inspired by their faith in Christ s gorious resurrection and their hope for the coming funess of his kingdom. Inspired by this marveous book about the friends of Jesus, et us commit ourseves anew to dying with Jesus, so as to ive. Matthew Levering, Mundeein Seminary This anthoogy of the most reiabe eary Christian martyr stories ought to be required reading for a discipes of Christ. It puts today s Christian witnesses in touch with our ancient spiritua roe modes, inspiring us to greater acts of faithfuness and courage. Litfin s historica introductions offer just what we need to understand and appy these stories in the twenty-first century. Dougas A. Sweeney, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo Contents Introduction 1. The Maccabean Martyrs: Witnesses for God before Christ 2. Peter and Pau: Apostoic Proto-Martyrs 3. Ignatius of Antioch: Fina Journey to Christ 4. Poycarp of Smyrna: A Gospe Passion 5. Justin Martyr: Apoogetics at the Utimate Price 6. The Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne: A Crown of Many Fowers 7. The Sciitan Martyrs: Africa Takes Its Stand 8. Perpetua and Feicity: Heroines of Faith 9. Tertuian: The Bood of Christians Is Seed 10. Origen of Aexandria: A Theoogy of Martyrdom 11. The Great Persecution: The Church s Hour of Fiery Testing 12. The Peace of Constantine: An Empire Conquered by the Cross 13. Augustine of Hippo: Honoring the Martyrs Memory Epiogue: The Meaning of the Martyrs Index October pp. paper $ Church History, Spirituaity/Spiritua Formation Bryan M. Litfin (PhD, University of Virginia) is professor of theoogy at Moody Bibe Institute. He is the author of severa books, incuding Getting to Know the Church Fathers, and has written numerous schoary artices and essays. Aso of Interest Getting to Know the Church Fathers An Evangeica Introduction Bryan M. Litfin 304 pp. paper $ The Fathers of the Church A Comprehensive Introduction Hubertus R. Drobner; Siegfried S. Schatzmann, trans. 688 pp. coth $ A Concise History of Christian Thought, rev. and exp. ed. Tony Lane 346 pp. paper $ Cannot export to EU and Commonweath Brokenness and Bessing Towards a Bibica Spirituaity Frances M. Young 140 pp. paper $ USA, Canada, and the Phiippines ony For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit 9

10 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease Word Reigions A Guide to the Essentias, 2nd ed. Thomas A. Robinson and Hiary P. Rodrigues This masterfu survey of word reigions presents a cear and concise portrait of the history, beiefs, and practices of Eastern and Western reigions. The new edition contains added materia and has been revised throughout. The authors, both respected schoars of word reigions, have over fifty years of teaching experience combined. Their book is accessiby written for introductory casses, can be easiy adapted for one- or two-semester courses, and presents a neutra approach for broad cassroom use. Pedagogica aids incude further reading suggestions, photographs, sidebars, and pronunciation guides. An 800-question bank of mutipe-choice test questions is avaiabe to professors upon request. Praise for the First Edition Word Reigions argey avoids the extremes of, on the one hand, being too comprehensive and detaied, eading to confusion for students, and, on the other hand, being too brief and risking oversimpification and possiby even misrepresentation.... Each reigion (or group of reigious traditions) is presented individuay and absent any judgment regarding its vaidity. This aows for the reigions to be understood on their own terms.... The text succeeds both as an introduction to word reigions and as a reference. Joseph Matos, Review of Bibica Literature Contents November pp. paper $35.00 (maximum discount 40%) Intercutura Studies: Word Reigions Thomas A. Robinson (PhD, McMaster University) is professor of reigious studies and chair of the department at the University of Lethbridge. His previous books incude Ignatius of Antioch and the Parting of the Ways and Mastering New Testament Greek. Hiary P. Rodrigues (PhD, McMaster University) is professor of reigious studies at the University of Lethbridge. He is the author of severa books, incuding Introduction to the Study of Reigion and Introducing Hinduism. 1. Introduction 2. Ancient Reigions Western Reigions 3. Judaism 4. Christianity 5. Isam Eastern Reigions 6. Hinduism 7. Buddhism 8. Jainism 9. Sikhism 10. Chinese Reigions 11. Japanese Reigions 12. Other Reigions and Major Reigious Subgroups Speing Guide to Terminoogy Index Aso of Interest Caiming Abraham Reading the Bibe and the Qur an Side by Side Michae Lodah 238 pp. paper $ Textbook esources Introducing Cutura Anthropoogy A Christian Perspective Brian M. Howe and Jene Wiiams Paris 288 pp. paper $ course hep for professors & study aids for students Isam in Context Past, Present, and Future Peter G. Ridde and Peter Cottere 232 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

11 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Heaven, He, and Purgatory Rethinking the Things That Matter Most Jerry L. Was Jerry Was has spent much of his academic career providing an account of the Christian story of the afterife from a rigorous, anaytic-phiosophica perspective. He has subjected the doctrines of he, heaven, and purgatory to carefu and ingenious scrutiny. He has aso considered questions about the grounds for moraity. In this book he condenses much of this research into one accessibe voume that deas with a these issues as we as the probems of evi they raise and the question of persona identity beyond the grave. It is a terrific resource that wi be of use to a those for whom such things are pressing theoogica and existentia concerns. Oiver Crisp, Fuer Theoogica Seminary No one in our time has worked more diigenty to understand heaven, he, purgatory, and the reated custer of issues than has Jerry Was. And no one is more taented than he at expressing in vivid, accessibe prose the concusions of top-eve schoarship. This book wi answer an entire handfu of the Big Questions and deserves a wide readership indeed. John G. Stackhouse Jr., Regent Coege, Vancouver Was may not te us everything we woud ike to know about what happens after death, but he tes us what we need to know and much of what we want to know, and does it with stye and verve. This book ceary expains why heaven and he are crucia if human existence is to be fuy meaningfu, and it even gives an account of purgatory that shoud be acceptabe to Protestants. This is a wonderfu book that inspires hope by ceary showing what God s ove for humanity means for us. C. Stephen Evans, Bayor University New Reease Contents Introduction 1. Heaven, Trinity, and the Meaning of Life 2. Consoation Measures When the Dream Has Died 3. If God Is Love, Why Is There a He? 4. If We Are Saved by Grace, Why Do We Need Purgatory? 5. Saving Sous and/or Bodies: Persona Identity in the Afterife 6. Wiping Away Every Tear? The Afterife and the Probem of Evi 7. Utimate Motivation: Heaven, He, and the Ground of Moraity 8. His Mercy Endures Forever Even beyond the Grave? Concusion: Can You Beieve It? Index February pp. paper $ Apoogetics, Ethics, Phiosophy, Theoogy Jerry L. Was (PhD, University of Notre Dame), a word-cass expert on the afterife, is professor of phiosophy and schoar in residence at Houston Baptist University. He has authored or edited a dozen books, incuding a triogy on the afterife He: The Logic of Damnation, Purgatory: The Logic of Tota Transformation, and Heaven: The Logic of Eterna Joy and is the coauthor of Why I Am Not a Cavinist and the Christianity Today book award winner Good God: The Theistic Foundations of Moraity. He is aso a senior speaking feow for the Morris Institute for Human Vaues. t Aso of Interest Death and Afterife A Theoogica Introduction Terence Nichos 224 pp. paper $ Deconstructing Theodicy Why Job Has Nothing to Say to the Puzze of Suffering David B. Burre 144 pp. paper $ Speaking of Dying Recovering the Church s Voice in the Face of Death Fred Craddock, Dae Godsmith, and Joy V. Godsmith 240 pp. paper $ The Hope of the Eary Church A Handbook of Patristic Eschatoogy Brian E. Daey, SJ 320 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

12 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease Created for Community Connecting Christian Beief with Christian Living, 3rd ed. Staney J. Grenz and Jay T. Smith Foreword by John Franke This revised edition of a cassic coege-eve introduction to theoogy presents the core doctrines of the Christian faith, encouraging readers to connect beief with everyday ife. Staney Grenz, one of the eading evangeica schoars of his era, and Jay Smith, an expert on Grenz s theoogica egacy, construct a hepfu theoogy that is bibica, historica, and contemporary. The third edition incudes a foreword by John Franke, a new preface and afterword, resources for further study, and updated footnotes. The book s easy-to-use format incudes end-of-chapter discussion questions and connects theoogica concepts with current cutura exampes. Praise for Previous Editions As a professor of theoogy in a Christian university coege I am aways ooking for texts particuary suited to the nonspeciaist, undergraduate student... that communicate in cear, ordinary anguage but do not compromise on schoary substance.... I am deighted to find in Created for Community a textbook in systematic theoogy which meets these criteria.... I predict it is destined for a ong career in coeges and universities. Dougas Harink, The King s University Coege Grenz restores the baance between thought and action, individua and community, head and heart, reason and experience in this spendid and readabe work. Robert E. Webber, author of Ancient-Future Faith January pp. paper $ Systematic Theoogy Staney J. Grenz ( ) was the Pioneer McDonad Professor of Theoogy and Ethics at Carey Theoogica Coege. He earned his Doctor of Theoogy at the University of Munich and wrote numerous books, incuding Theoogy for the Community of God and A Primer on Postmodernism. Jay T. Smith (PhD, Trinity Coege, Bristo) is founding principa at Yeowstone Theoogica Institute, pastor of First Baptist Church, and director of Bridger Community Ministries in Bozeman, Montana. Grenz was Smith s thesis supervisor at Regent Coege, and Smith wrote his PhD thesis on Grenz. A readabe, practica, and thought provoking presentation of the Christian faith.... The materia is we aid out, with hepfu previews and summaries, and each chapter incudes a ist of questions for connection and appication.... Grenz has done a remarkabe job of covering the territory concisey and interestingy and I hope that his book wi be widey read and used. Terrance Tiessen, Didaskaia With its simpe, readabe (amost conversationa) stye and cear expanations of doctrina concepts, [this book] is suitabe for new Christians and ay peope generay.... Perhaps the most vauabe aspect of this book... is the systematic focus on the theme of community, whether it be in reference to the nature of God, heaven, or savation. David Parker, Evangeica Review of Theoogy Aso of Interest Across the Spectrum Understanding Issues in Evangeica Theoogy, 2nd ed. Gregory A. Boyd and Pau R. Eddy 352 pp. paper $ The Character of Theoogy John R. Franke 206 pp. paper $ Christian Theoogy, 3rd ed. Miard J. Erickson 1,200 pp. coth $ An Exporation of Christian Theoogy Don Thorsen 480 pp. coth $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

13 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Nonvioent Action What Christian Ethics Demands but Most Christians Have Never Reay Tried Ronad J. Sider Foreword by Richard J. Mouw There are numerous exampes throughout history of effective nonvioent action. Nonvioent protesters defied the Soviet Empire s communist ruers, Gandhi s nonvioent revoution defeated the British Empire, and Martin Luther King Jr. s peacefu civi-rights crusade changed American history. Recent schoarship shows that nonvioent revoutions against injustice and dictatorship are actuay more successfu than vioent campaigns. In Nonvioent Action, noted theoogian Ron Sider argues that the search for peacefu aternatives to vioence is not ony a practica necessity in the wake of the twentieth century the most boody in human history but aso a mora demand of the Christian faith. He presents compeing exampes of how nonvioent action has been practiced in history and in current socia-poitica situations to promote peace and oppose injustice, showing that this path is a successfu and viabe aternative to vioence. Contents New Reease Foreword by Richard J. Mouw Introduction Part 1: Proving It Works: From Eary Beginnings to Stunning Successes 1. Eary Deveopments 2. Gandhi: Defeating the British Empire 3. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhian Nonvioence: The Batte against American Racism 4. Nonvioent Intervention in Guerria Warfare 5. Wheechairs versus Tanks Part 2: Defeating the Soviet Empire 6. Soidarity: A Trade Union and the Pope versus Communist Dictators 7. The Revoution of the Candes: The Nonvioent Overthrow of East German Communists Part 3: Recent Victories of a Growing Movement 8. Gather the Women to Pray for Peace : Liberian Women Overthrow a Dictator 9. Nonvioence in the Arab Spring 10. Intervening, Accompanying, and Reporting: The Growth of Peacemaker Teams Part 4: The Time to Act 11. Truy Testing the Possibiities of Nonvioent Action for the First Time in Christian History 12. The Mora Equivaent of War February pp. paper $ Pubic Affairs, Ethics Ronad J. Sider (PhD, Yae University) is the founder and president emeritus of Evangeicas for Socia Action and distinguished professor of theoogy, hoistic ministry, and pubic poicy at Pamer Theoogica Seminary. He is the author of numerous books, incuding The Eary Church on Kiing, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, and The Scanda of the Evangeica Conscience. t Aso of Interest The Eary Church on Kiing A Comprehensive Sourcebook on War, Abortion, and Capita Punishment Ronad J. Sider, ed. 224 pp. paper $ Bonhoeffer the Assassin? Chaenging the Myth, Recovering His Ca to Peacemaking Mark Thiessen Nation, Anthony G. Siegrist, and Danie P. Umbe 272 pp. paper $ War and the American Difference Theoogica Refections on Vioence and Nationa Identity Staney Hauerwas 208 pp. paper $ War and Christian Ethics Cassic and Contemporary Readings on the Moraity of War, 2nd ed. Arthur F. Homes, ed. 412 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

14 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies The Origina Bishops Office and Order in the First Christian Communities Aistair C. Stewart Aistair C. Stewart (PhD, University of Birmingham) is team vicar of Upton-cum- Chavey, Sough, Engand, and visiting schoar of Sarum Coege. Recognized as a eading expert on eary Christian iturgy and poity, he is the author or editor of a dozen books. Now Avaiabe 416 pp. coth $50.00 (maximum discount 40%) Church History, Patristics Briiant and breathtaking! With a commanding and encycopedic knowedge of a the primary sources Christian, Jewish, and pagan aike and centuries of schoarship at his fingertips, Aistair Stewart has turned the kaeidoscope of evidence in such a way that the pieces fa into a coherent, comprehensive, and compeing picture. Stewart, coaescing the best of contemporary schoarship into an epocha new consensus, shows how the roe of the bishop (and presbyters and deacons) deveoped as Christian communities moved from the house church, through association, into federation with the appearance of the monepiskopos. John Behr, St. Vadimir s Orthodox Theoogica Seminary Stewart shines fresh ight on a pivota theme in ate Christian antiquity. This book is carefuy written and demands vigiant reading. Its cear and resourcefu anaysis of the maze of data from ancient authors ever a focus of intrigue among contemporary schoars wi engage readers at every eve, from the introductory student to the poished speciaist! Cayton N. Jefford, Saint Meinrad Seminary and Schoo of Theoogy Aso of Interest A New Eusebius Documents Iustrating the History of the Church to AD 337 J. Stevenson and W. H. C. Frend, eds. 490 pp. paper $ USA and Canada ony Creeds, Councis and Controversies Documents Iustrating the History of the Church, AD J. Stevenson and W. H. C. Frend, eds. 504 pp. paper $ USA and Canada ony Basi of Caesarea Stephen M. Hidebrand Foundations of Theoogica Exegesis and Christian Spirituaity Hans Boersma and Matthew Levering, series editors Basi s reputation as a theoogian has grown remarkaby and deservedy in the past few years. Stephen Hidebrand s book is a very wecome introduction to the new Basi. Lewis Ayres, Durham University Stephen M. Hidebrand (PhD, Fordham University) is professor of theoogy and director of the theoogy graduate program at Franciscan University of Steubenvie. He is the author of The Trinitarian Theoogy of Basi of Caesarea and has pubished a transation of On the Hoy Spirit. Basi of Caesarea is the giant of the fourth-century theoogians, and he intimidates many who approach his works today. Here ies the vaue of this book: it introduces us not to a part of Basi s thought but to his theoogy as a whoe. Moreover, it introduces not merey a corpus of ancient texts but aso their author. This is a vauabe book for historians of theoogy and for anyone who wants to understand the roe of theoogy in ate antiquity. Thomas O Loughin, University of Nottingham Aso in the Series Athanasius Peter J. Leithart 224 pp. paper $ Vincent of Lérins and the Deveopment of Christian Doctrine Thomas G. Guarino 192 pp. paper $ Now Avaiabe 224 pp. paper $ Church History, Patristics, Historica Theoogy 14 For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

15 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Eary Christianity in Contexts An Exporation across Cutures and Continents Wiiam Tabbernee, editor This major work draws on current archaeoogica and textua research to trace the spread of Christianity in the first miennium. Wiiam Tabbernee, an internationay renowned schoar of the history of Christianity, has assembed a team of expert historians to survey the diverse forms of eary Christianity as it spread across centuries, cutures, and continents. Organized according to geographica areas of the ate antique word, this book examines what various regions ooked ike before and after the introduction of Christianity. How and when was Christianity (or a new form or expression of it) introduced into the region? How were Christian ife and thought shaped by the particuarities of the oca setting? And how did Christianity in turn infuence or reshape the oca cuture? The book s carefu attention to oca reaities adds depth and concreteness to students understanding of eary Christianity, whie its broad sweep introduces them to first-miennium precursors of today s variegated, gobaized reigion. Numerous photographs, sidebars, and maps are incuded. Contributors Lincon Bume Macom Choat Jenn Cianca Jitse Dijkstra Christopher Haas Corneia Horn Robin M. Jensen Peter Lampe Samue N. C. Lieu Endorsement Jane Merdinger Ken Parry Robert R. Phenix Jr. Peter Richardson Graydon F. Snyder Wiiam Tabbernee Juia Vaeva Athanasios K. Vionis D. H. Wiiams The goba presence of Christian faith is now accepted as commonpace. This carefuy researched voume demonstrates convincingy how very eary that presence came to an extraordinary range of word ocations. Cose attention to materia and cutura evidence makes this an unusuay iuminating book. Mark A. No, author of Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity November pp. coth $ Church History, Patristics Wiiam Tabbernee (PhD, University of Mebourne), ordained in the Christian Church (Discipes of Christ), is executive director of the Okahoma Conference of Churches. He formery served as president and Stephen J. Engand Distinguished Professor of the History of Christianity at Phiips Theoogica Seminary. Tabbernee ed an internationa team of archaeoogists and historians that discovered the ongost site of Pepouza, Montanism s most hoy city. He is the author of numerous books, incuding Prophets and Gravestones. Aso of Interest Prophets and Gravestones An Imaginative History of Montanists and Other Eary Christians Wiiam Tabbernee 368 pp. paper $ Reading the Apostoic Fathers A Student s Introduction, 2nd ed. Cayton N. Jefford 224 pp. paper $ The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God The Arian Controversy, R. P. C. Hanson 960 pp. paper $ EU and Commonweath rights: T&T Cark Women in the Word of the Eariest Christians Iuminating Ancient Ways of Life Lynn H. Cohick 352 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

16 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies The Good of Poitics A Bibica, Historica, and Contemporary Introduction James W. Skien Engaging Cuture Wiiam A. Dyrness and Robert K. Johnston, series editors Skien has made an important contribution to the growing body of serious evangeica poitica thought. This book is a masterfu articuation of a profoundy Christian poitica phiosophy one deveoped in a sophisticated conversation with a broad range of the most important shapers of Western cuture. Ronad J. Sider, Pamer Seminary, Eastern University James W. Skien (PhD, Duke University) heped found the Center for Pubic Justice (CPJ), where he served as executive director and president. Now retired from the CPJ, he is engaged in fu-time writing, mentoring, and speaking. He has authored or edited numerous books, incuding Recharging the American Experiment. Aso of Interest A Pubic Faith How Foowers of Christ Shoud Serve the Common Good Mirosav Vof 192 pp. paper $ Now Avaiabe 240 pp. paper $ Pubic Affairs, Ethics The Good of Poitics offers needed wisdom for an age tempted to despair about the possibiity of anything good coming from poitics. Skien draws deepy from bibica sources and major streams of the Christian tradition in the service of a distinctivey positive vision of civic responsibiity for our common ife. This accessibe text by one of the most engaged Protestant poitica thinkers of his generation shoud find an important pace in coeges, seminaries, and churches. Eric Gregory, Princeton University The Economy of Desire Christianity and Capitaism in a Postmodern Word Danie M. Be Jr. 224 pp. paper $ Leisure and Spirituaity Bibica, Historica, and Contemporary Perspectives Pau Heintzman Engaging Cuture Wiiam A. Dyrness and Robert K. Johnston, series editors Pau Heintzman (PhD, University of Wateroo) is associate professor of eisure studies at the University of Ottawa and has extensive experience as a recreation practitioner throughout Canada. He previousy taught at Brock University and at Acadia University and is the coeditor of Christianity and Leisure: Issues in a Puraistic Society. This addition to the award-winning Engaging Cuture series expores the ink between eisure and spirituaity, offering a Christian perspective on eisure concepts and issues in contemporary society. Pau Heintzman, a respected schoar and experienced recreation practitioner, interacts with bibica, historica, and contemporary eisure studies sources to provide a comprehensive understanding of eisure. He aso expains the importance of eisure for spiritua growth and deveopment. Aso in the Series Persona Jesus How Popuar Music Shapes Our Sous Cive Marsh and Vaughan S. Roberts 256 pp. paper $ About the Series December pp. paper $ Christianity and Cuture, Spirituaity/Spiritua Formation, Theoogy The Engaging Cuture series is designed to hep Christians respond with theoogica discernment to our contemporary cuture. Each voume expores particuar cutura expressions, seeking to discover God s presence in the word and to invove readers in sympathetic diaogue and active discipeship. Hip-Hop Redemption Finding God in the Rhythm and the Rhyme Raph Basui Watkins 176 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

17 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Beth Feker Jones (PhD, Duke University) is associate professor of theoogy at Wheaton Coege. She is the author of severa books, incuding Marks of His Wounds: Gender Poitics and Bodiy Resurrection, and is a reguar coumnist for The Christian Century. Aso of Interest Desiring the Kingdom Worship, Wordview, and Cutura Formation James K. A. Smith 240 pp. paper $ Imagining the Kingdom How Worship Works James K. A. Smith 224 pp. paper $ Practicing Christian Doctrine An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theoogicay Beth Feker Jones A timey and important reminder that doctrines are not merey ideas to be debated but truths to be done. Jones s evangeica and ecumenica approach to each doctrine is aso most wecome: she does a good job baancing the centripeta force of evangeicas focus on the gospe with the centrifuga force of the gospe s historica reception in many paces and times. Practicing Christian Doctrine joins the short ist of one-voume introductions to Christian theoogy that I am happy to recommend. Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo Practicing Christian Doctrine is a wise, we-written introduction to the wonder and joy of Christian doctrine and to the importance of actuay practicing what Christians affirm to be true. I can t think of a better text for introducing Christians to the riches of our theoogica heritage and to the ca to ive out that egacy we in the word today. Christopher A. Ha, Eastern University Now Avaiabe 256 pp. paper $ Theoogy James K. A. Smith (PhD, Vianova University) is professor of phiosophy at Cavin Coege, where he aso hods the Gary and Henrietta Byker Chair in Appied Reformed Theoogy and Wordview. He is the editor of Comment magazine and has authored or edited many books, incuding Imagining the Kingdom, Desiring the Kingdom, and Who s Afraid of Postmodernism? Aso of Interest Who s Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucaut to Church James K. A. Smith 160 pp. paper $ Who s Afraid of Reativism? Community, Contingency, and Creaturehood James K. A. Smith The Church and Postmodern Cuture James K. A. Smith, series editor Writing with carity and great sympathy, Smith heps us see that Christian theoogians have betrayed their best insights by being afraid of reativism. He heps us see that the chaenge is not reativism itsef but rather the epistemoogica concerns that produced reativism. As is usuay the case with Smith s work, this book is both cear and constructive: he not ony provides a cear account of the work of Wittgenstein, Rorty, and Brandom but aso deveops an account of why and how Christians shoud navigate the contingent character of our ives. Staney Hauerwas, Duke Divinity Schoo The End of Apoogetics Christian Witness in a Postmodern Context Myron Bradey Penner 192 pp. paper $ In very readabe and reiabe expositions of Wittgenstein, Rorty, and Brandom, Smith buids an extremey attractive case phiosophicay for recognizing the pace of contingency, finitude, and dependence in human ife. From a Christian perspective, this actuay reaffirms an acceptance of creaturey existence and thus of a propery orthodox version of reativism, which there is no reason to fear. A wonderfu thesis. Fergus Kerr, University of Edinburgh Now Avaiabe 192 pp. paper $ Christianity and Cuture, Phiosophy, Theoogy For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

18 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies November pp. paper $ Apoogetics, Science and Reigion, Theoogy Adam, the Fa, and Origina Sin Theoogica, Bibica, and Scientific Perspectives Hans Madueme and Michae Reeves, editors In this voume, eading schoars present a theoogica, bibica, and scientific case for the necessity of beief in origina sin and the historicity of Adam and Eve in response to contemporary chaenges. Representing various Christian traditions, the contributors shed ight on recent debates as they present the traditiona doctrine of origina sin as orthodox, evangeica, and the most theoogicay mature and cogent synthesis of the bibica witness. Endorsement This is a ong-overdue book on a crucia fash point in evangeica faith and theoogy: the sin that dare not speak its name ( origina ). The structure is ceary aid out, making it an appeaing choice in various kinds of Bibe coege and seminary casses. Indeed, I suspect it wi become a popuar textbook in a number of evangeica institutions. Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo Hans Madueme (PhD, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo) is assistant professor of theoogica studies at Covenant Coege and an adjunct professor at Trinity Graduate Schoo, Trinity Internationa University. Michae Reeves (PhD, King s Coege, London) is theoogian-at-arge at Waes Evangeica Schoo of Theoogy and the author of severa books. Aso of Interest Imaginative Apoogetics Theoogy, Phiosophy and the Cathoic Tradition Andrew Davison, ed. 198 pp. paper $ USA and Canada ony The Evoution of Adam What the Bibe Does and Doesn t Say about Human Origins Peter Enns 192 pp. paper $ Atonement, Law, and Justice The Cross in Historica and Cutura Contexts Adonis Vidu Adonis Vidu has written a earned, thoughtfu, and intriguing study of the history of atonement as it reates to concepts of aw and justice. Of particuar interest in the current context of wider discussions of the doctrine of God is Vidu s articuate exposition and defense of atonement in reation to divine simpicity. This is a fascinating and significant book that repays carefu reading. Car R. Trueman, Westminster Theoogica Seminary, Pennsyvania Adonis Vidu does much more than provide a meticuous and perceptive overview of the history of atonement theoogy. He argues that we understand this history propery ony by tracing the medieva interacing of justice and aw and their disentangement in the modern period. And by inking the doctrine of divine simpicity to God s agency in the crucifixion, Vidu presents a nuanced pea for the incusion of the roe of punishment in a fuy-orbed understanding of the death of Christ. Hans Boersma, Regent Coege, Vancouver; author of Vioence, Hospitaity, and the Cross Adonis Vidu (PhD, University of Nottingham) is associate professor of theoogy at Gordon-Conwe Theoogica Seminary and is the author of severa books, incuding Theoogy after Neo-Pragmatism. He previousy taught at Emmanue University and at the University of Bucharest in his home country of Romania. Aso of Interest Vioence, Hospitaity, and the Cross Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition Hans Boersma 288 pp. paper $ Justification in Perspective Historica Deveopments and Contemporary Chaenges Bruce L. McCormack, ed. 278 pp. paper $ Cannot export to the EU Now Avaiabe 304 pp. paper $ Theoogy, Soterioogy 18 For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

19 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Terry C. Muck (PhD, Northwestern University) is executive director of the Louisvie Institute. Harod A. Netand (PhD, Caremont Graduate University) is director of the PhD in Intercutura Studies program and professor of phiosophy of reigion and intercutura studies, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo. Gerad R. McDermott (PhD, University of Iowa) is Jordan-Trexer Professor of Reigion, Roanoke Coege, and Distinguished Senior Feow, Bayor Institute for Studies of Reigion. Aso of Interest Christianity Encountering Word Reigions The Practice of Mission in the Twenty-first Century Terry Muck and Frances S. Adeney 416 pp. paper $ Handbook of Reigion A Christian Engagement with Traditions, Teachings, and Practices Terry C. Muck, Harod A. Netand, and Gerad R. McDermott, editors This comprehensive handbook provides a Christian perspective on reigion and its many manifestations around the word. Written by top reigion schoars from a broad spectrum of Christianity, it introduces word reigions, indigenous reigious traditions, and new reigious movements. Artices expore the reationship of other reigions to Christianity, providing historica perspective on past encounters and highighting current issues. The book aso contains artices by adherents of other reigions, offering readers an insider s perspective on various reigions and their encounters with Christianity. Maps, timeines, and sidebars are incuded. Understanding Christian Mission Participation in Suffering and Gory Scott W. Sunquist 464 pp. coth $ November pp. coth $ Word Reigions Mark A. No (PhD, Vanderbit University) is the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame and the author of dozens of books, incuding Turning Points, America s God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincon, The Scanda of the Evangeica Mind, and Is the Reformation Over? Aso of Interest Turning Points Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 3rd ed. Mark A. No 368 pp. paper $ EU rights: IVP Reading a Different Story A Christian Schoar s Journey from America to Africa Susan VanZanten 144 pp. paper $ From Every Tribe and Nation A Historian s Discovery of the Goba Christian Story Mark A. No Turning South: Christian Schoars in an Age of Word Christianity Joe Carpenter, series editor Many of us have earned so much from what Mark No has taught us about the past. But now we have the book that we have been hoping he woud aso write: a marveous, persona account of his own journey thus far, from his eary days as a teenage baseba fan in Iowa to his groundbreaking work as a gifted historian of goba Christianity. Richard J. Mouw, Fuer Theoogica Seminary No takes his readers on a fascinating journey in which they can share his enthusiasm of discovery regarding one of the most remarkabe deveopments within recent memory: the burgeoning of Christianity around the gobe. No s range of expertise is truy wonderfu, and he offers a host of insights aong the way. George Marsden, University of Notre Dame Takes the iterature on word Christianity to a whoe new eve. Readabe, insightfu, and often moving. Phiip Jenkins, Bayor University October pp. paper $ Church History, Christianity and Cuture For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit