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1 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Christian Ethics and the Church Eccesia Foundations for Mora Thought and Practice Phiip Turner Christian Ethics and the Church introduces Christian ethics from a theoogica perspective, speing out the impications of mora theoogy for the common ife of the church. Phiip Turner, a eading expert in the fied, expores the intersection of mora theoogy and eccesioogy, arguing that the focus of Christian ethics shoud not be persona hoiness or socia reform but how Christians are to ive with one another. A theoogy of mora thought and practice must take its cues from the notion that human beings, upon savation, are redeemed and caed into a ife oriented around the community of the church. Christian Ethics and the Church distis a senior schoar s ife work and wi be vaued by professors and students of Christian ethics, theoogy, and eccesioogy. Contents Introduction Part 1: The Focus of Christian Ethics: Three Accounts 1. John Cassian s Ethic of Individua Savation 2. Water Rauschenbusch s Ethic of Socia Redemption 3. John Howard Yoder s Ethic of Communa Witness Part 2: A Prismatic Case: The Episte to the Ephesians 4. The Goa and Basis of Life Together in Christ: A Reading of the Episte to the Ephesians (Part One) 5. The Character of Life Together in Christ: A Reading of the Episte to the Ephesians (Part Two) Part 3: Possibe Exceptions 6. Possibe Exceptions: The Sef 7. Possibe Exceptions: Society Part 4: The Shape of an Eccesia Ethic 8. The Goa, Basis, and Character of an Eccesia Ethic 9. The Eccesia Setting of a Devout and Hoy Life 10. An Eccesia View of Life in Civi Society 11. An Eccesia View of Life within Poitica Society (Part One) 12. An Eccesia View of Life within Poitica Society (Part Two) Afterword Indexes June pp. paper $ Ethics, Eccesioogy Phiip Turner (PhD, Princeton University) is an Episcopa priest and the author or editor of severa books, incuding The Crisis of Mora Teaching in the Episcopa Church. Now retired, he previousy served as professor of Christian ethics at The Genera Theoogica Seminary in New York and as dean of the Berkeey Divinity Schoo at Yae University. More recenty, he served as interim dean and president of the Seminary of the Southwest and interim rector at Church of the Incarnation in Daas, Texas. Introducing Mora Theoogy True Happiness and the Virtues Wiiam C. Mattison III 432 pp. paper $ Reviving Evangeica Ethics The Promises and Pitfas of Cassic Modes of Moraity Wyndy Corbin Reusching 188 pp. paper $ The Heart of Cathoic Socia Teaching Its Origins and Contemporary Significance David Matzko McCarthy, ed. 224 pp. paper $ With the Grain of the Universe The Church s Witness and Natura Theoogy Staney Hauerwas 264 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

2 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Why Christian Faith Sti Makes Sense A Response to Contemporary Chaenges C. Stephen Evans Acadia Studies in Bibe and Theoogy Craig A. Evans and Lee Martin McDonad, series editors Lucid and accessibe, this woud be a great book to give to students and aypeope who wish to understand how reason supports Christian faith in the ight of modern chaenges. George M. Marsden, University of Notre Dame Written by a seasoned Christian phiosopher, this book is a marveous overview of the reasonabeness of bibica faith in a skeptica age. Evans s work is fresh and engaging, and the case for Christianity is further iuminated by his incusion of Kierkegaard s refections on reason, paradox, and beief. A deight to read! Pau Copan, Pam Beach Atantic University Decades of first-rate phiosophica schoarship and deep Christian refection on the faith are here pressed with astonishing deicacy into an eixir of apoogetics. Professor Evans briianty summarizes a wide range of arguments on behaf of the rationaity of the Christian reigion so that beginners are we introduced to the discourse. But in the spirit of his mentor Kierkegaard he aso offers a trio of arguments from miraces, paradoxicaity, and existentia power that sings a much fresher and more vita song than the grim, thin paint of the New Atheists. Highy recommended for cassrooms, sma groups, persona consideration, and friendy discussion with your favorite atheist. John G. Stackhouse Jr., Regent Coege, Vancouver May pp. paper $ Apoogetics, Phiosophy, Theoogy C. Stephen Evans (PhD, Yae University) is University Professor of Phiosophy and Humanities at Bayor University. He is aso a Professoria Feow at the Institute for Reigion and Critica Inquiry at Austraian Cathoic University and is a widey traveed speaker. Evans is the author or editor of more than two dozen books, incuding Natura Signs and Knowedge of God: A New Look at Theistic Arguments, Faith Beyond Reason, Why Beieve? Reason and Mystery as Pointers to God, and God and Mora Obigation. Evans is one of the foremost phiosophers of reigion in the word today. In this book, a synthesis of some of his more detaied earier work, he has given us an accessibe, ucid, and we-ordered anaysis of the New Atheism and, what is far more important, expositions of the best historic and contemporary phiosophica and theoogica responses. Any inteigent ayperson can read this book with peasure as we as profit, and it woud make a great text for genera-eve courses as we. David Lye Jeffrey, Bayor University The so-caed New Atheists have set the context for much contemporary disbeief in any god at a. Evans knows this but digs much deeper into much more probematic objections. His profound response is ordery, cear, and persuasive. I am most impressed by his expanation of how our perception of God reates to evidence, reason, and the witness of Scripture. James W. Sire, author of The Universe Next Door and Apoogetics beyond Reason: Why Seeing Reay Is Beieving Introducing Apoogetics Cutivating Christian Commitment James E. Tayor 368 pp. paper $ The End of Apoogetics Christian Witness in a Postmodern Context Myron B. Penner 192 pp. paper $ Imaginative Apoogetics Theoogy, Phiosophy and the Cathoic Tradition Andrew Davison, ed. 198 pp. paper $ USA and Canada ony Who s Afraid of Reativism? Community, Contingency, and Creaturehood James K. A. Smith 192 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

3 Reading Barth with Charity A Hermeneutica Proposa George Hunsinger Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies George Hunsinger has mastered the rare art of combining passion with carity, and poemics with charity. Reading Barth with Charity not ony shows readers what Kar Barth did and did not have to say about the Trinity and eection but aso instructs them in the wider tradition of Christian refection on God. I woud not be surprised if it turned out to be a modern cassic. Joe Mangina, Wyciffe Coege, University of Toronto George Hunsinger has been in the front ranks of the traditionaist reading of Kar Barth over against revisionist interpretations. In this masterfu book, he gives us a spirited, rigorous, and comprehensive presentation of the traditionaist tenet that Barth considered God s antecedent trinitarian perfection to be the ground for the divine acts of creation and eection. The briiance of this account extends beyond interna Barthian debates and iumines crucia issues in contemporary Christoogy and trinitarian theoogy. Khaed Anatoios, Boston Coege Schoo of Theoogy and Ministry With his usua sharp, ogica precision, George Hunsinger offers a ringing chaenge to the revisionist interpretation of Barth s theoogy. In so doing, he champions a reading of Barth that is more thoroughy trinitarian, evangeica, and (broady speaking) cathoic. A major contribution to Barth studies, and at the same time a rigorous, ucid introduction to Barth s theoogy for nonspeciaists. Martha Moore-Keish, Coumbia Theoogica Seminary Reading Barth with Charity offers a ong-needed corrective to the revisionist readings of Barth. Professor Hunsinger s work is an authoritative and accessibe guide to the disputed questions of Barth s theoogy, especiay his doctrine of the Trinity and eection and his account of divine action. Highy recommended! Pau L. Gavriyuk, University of St. Thomas This new Barth-book of George Hunsinger presents a carefu and deiberate anaysis of Barth s Church Dogmatics and stresses that for Barth, God is the one who oves in freedom. Hunsinger argues convincingy that God s reation to the word stands in correspondence to and is a repetition of God s Trinity. Christiane Tietz, University of Zurich, Switzerand Apri pp. paper $ Theoogy George Hunsinger (PhD, Yae University) is Haze Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theoogy at Princeton Theoogica Seminary. He is the author of two criticay accaimed works on Barth s theoogy Disruptive Grace: Studies in the Theoogy of Kar Barth and How to Read Kar Barth: The Shape of His Theoogy and author of the much-discussed The Eucharist and Ecumenism. Hunsinger served as director of the Princeton Theoogica Seminary s Center for Barth Studies from 1997 to 2001 and has been president of the Kar Barth Society of North America since An ordained Presbyterian minister, he was a major contributor to the new Presbyterian catechism. Orthodox and Modern Studies in the Theoogy of Kar Barth Bruce L. McCormack 320 pp. paper $ Atonement, Law, and Justice The Cross in Historica and Cutura Contexts Adonis Vidu 304 pp. paper $ Postibera Theoogy and the Church Cathoic Conversations with George Lindbeck, David Burre, and Staney Hauerwas John Wright, ed. 176 pp. paper $ Deconstructing Theodicy Why Job Has Nothing to Say to the Puzze of Suffering David B. Burre 144 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

4 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Exporing Cathoic Theoogy Essays on God, Liturgy, and Evangeization Robert Barron Robert Barron, one of the Roman Cathoic Church s premier theoogians and author of the infuentia The Priority of Christ, sets forth a thoroughgoing vision for an evangeica cathoic theoogy that is steeped in the tradition and engaged with the contemporary word. Striking a baance between academic rigor and accessibiity, this book covers issues of perennia interest in the twenty-first-century church: who God is, how to righty worship him, and how his foowers engage contemporary cuture. This work wi be of particuar interest to Cathoic theoogians, seminary students, and bibica schoars. Contents Juy pp. paper $ Theoogy, God Robert Barron (STD, Institut Cathoique de Paris) is rector of Mundeein Seminary and president of the University of St. Mary of the Lake. He founded Word on Fire, a Cathoic ministry of evangeism, and has written numerous books, incuding 2 Samue in the Brazos Theoogica Commentary on the Bibe, Cathoicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith, The Priority of Christ, The Strangest Way: Waking the Christian Path (winner of a Cathoic Press Association Book Award), Thomas Aquinas: Spiritua Master, and Word on Fire: Procaiming the Power of Christ. His artices on theoogy and the spiritua ife have appeared in numerous journas. Part 1: Doctrine of God 1. Augustine s Questions: Why the Augustinian Theoogy of God Matters Today 2. Thomas Aquinas and Why the Atheists Are Right 3. The Metaphysics of Coinherence: A Mediation on the Essence of the Christian Message 4. The Trinity on Dispay in the Economy of Savation: An Irenaean Meditation Part 2: Genera Theoogy and Phiosophy 5. To See according to the Icon of Jesus Christ: Refections on the Cathoic Inteectua Tradition 6. A Tae of Two Cardinas: Avery Dues s Creative Engagement of the Thought of John Henry Newman 7. John Henry Newman among the Postmoderns 8. Bibica Interpretation and Theoogy: A Meditation on Irenaeus, Modernity, and Vatican II Part 3: Liturgy and the Eucharist 9. The Eucharist as the Teos of the Law in the Writings of Thomas Aquinas 10. The Liturgica Sef: An Exporation of Christian Anthropoogy in Light of the Liturgy 11. The Eucharist: Sacred Banquet, Sacrifice, Rea Presence Part 4: Evangeization 12. Why Bernard Lonergan Matters for Pastora Peope 13. Announcing the Lordship of Jesus Christ: The Evangeica Task within Contemporary Cuture 14. From Correation to Assimiation: A New Mode for the Church-Cuture Diaogue 15. To Evangeize the Cuture Indexes The Priority of Christ Toward a Postibera Cathoicism Robert Barron 352 pp. paper $ A Key to Bathasar Hans Urs von Bathasar on Beauty, Goodness, and Truth Aidan Nichos, OP 128 pp. paper $ Cannot export to EU and Commonweath Another Reformation Postibera Christianity and the Jews Peter Ochs 288 pp. paper $ Mapping Modern Theoogy A Thematic and Historica Introduction Key M. Kapic and Bruce L. McCormack, eds. 432 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

5 Traces of the Trinity Signs of God in Creation and Human Experience Peter J. Leithart Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Peter Leithart defty discovers traces of the Trinity in the word we inhabit day to day, from dirty coffee cups to a over s embrace. These refections each chapter an exquisite essay prompt us to gaze at the divine presence we d so easiy negect without his seasoned eye and unstited pen. Occasionay whimsica, often yrica, invariaby insightfu, this book isn t intended to be the fina word on the Trinity, but it shoud be the first. Jack Levison, Southern Methodist University; author of Inspired, Fresh Air, and Forty Days with the Hoy Spirit This is the most deightfu book I have read in a ong time. One of its deights is its cear, gracefuy written prose, which easiy engages the reader. The book presents a cogent case for a highy significant point: the whoe created word images the divine Trinity. Leithart s argument has the potentia, therefore, to bring major change to our study of a the ways we ive in the word. John M. Frame, Reformed Theoogica Seminary Excerpt Every feature of creation that we have examined takes on a new briiance when we recognize that both God and humans are in a reation of mutua habitation. The perichoretic patterns of creation offer fresh, bibicay grounded ways to imagine God. God is in the word and the word in God, as I am in the word and the word in me. Creation resembes the Creator, and the human being as imago Dei is a created Son who resembes his Father. Sex physicay expresses not ony the indweing of ove but aso the indweing ove of God for his bride, the creation, and the creation s union with her God. The Triune God indwes every moment of time with a that he is, and in that indweing is simutaneousy the God of a times. God inhabits the past as the God of present and future, the present as the Apha and Omega, and the future as the God who has indweed every past moment unti the end of time. God has spoken, and his Word is in the word, even as the word is created and sustained by the Word. As the music of God, the Spirit inspires hearts to sing; the Spirit who hovered over the formess and empty waters harmonizes, orchestrates, and sets the rhythm for a things. As we discover the pattern of perichoresis, traces of the Trinity, everywhere, so more is discosed of the Trinity whose traces they are. March pp. paper $ Spirituaity/Spiritua Formation, God, Christianity and Cuture Peter J. Leithart (PhD, University of Cambridge), a former pastor, is president of Theopois Institute in Birmingham, Aabama, and adjunct senior feow of theoogy and iterature at New Saint Andrews Coege. He is the author of numerous books, incuding 1 & 2 Kings in the Brazos Theoogica Commentary on the Bibe, Soomon among the Postmoderns, and Athanasius in the Foundations of Theoogica Exegesis and Christian Spirituaity series. He is aso a contributing editor for Touchstone and a reguar bogger at firstthings.com. t Athanasius Peter J. Leithart 224 pp. paper $ Soomon among the Postmoderns Peter J. Leithart 176 pp. paper $ 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 $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

6 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies The Story of Monasticism Retrieving an Ancient Tradition for Contemporary Spirituaity Greg Peters Some evangeicas perceive monasticism as a reic from the past or a retreat from the word, or they reject it as an aberration in Protestant circes. At the same time, contemporary evangeica spirituaity desires historica Christian manifestations of the faith. In this accessiby written book, an expert in monastic studies offers a historica survey of monasticism from its origins to current manifestations. Greg Peters recovers the riches of the monastic tradition for contemporary spiritua formation and devotiona practice, expaining why the monastic impuse is a vaid and necessary manifestation of the Christian faith for today s church. Professors and students in Christian history and Christian spirituaity casses wi vaue this work, as wi readers interested in evangeica spiritua formation. Contents Introduction: The Monastic Impuse August pp. paper $ Church History, Spirituaity/Spiritua Formation Greg Peters (PhD, University of St. Michae s Coege, Toronto), a Benedictine obate, spiritua director, and ordained pastor in the Angican tradition, is associate professor of medieva and spiritua theoogy in the Torrey Honors Institute at Bioa University. He is aso visiting professor of monastic studies at St. John s Schoo of Theoogy in Minnesota and adjunct assistant professor of church history and ascetica theoogy at Nashotah House Theoogica Seminary in Wisconsin. Peters is the author of Peter of Damascus: Byzantine Monk and Spiritua Theoogian and Reforming the Monastery: Protestant Theoogies of Reigious Life. Part 1: Anthony to Benedict 1. The Origins of Christian Monasticism 2. Of Anchorites and Cenobites 3. The Rue Part 2: Benedict to Bernard 4. The Fowering of Benedictine Monasticism 5. Other Voices: Cetic, Frankish, and Eastern Monasticism 6. Chaenges of Christendom 7. The Road to Reform Part 3: Bernard to Luther 8. The Cistercians, Carthusians, and Other Reforming Orders 9. Reguar Canons, Hospitaers, and the Miitary Orders 10. The Friars 11. Decine or Deveopment? Lay Piety and Reigious Life in the Late Medieva Era Part 4: Luther to Merton 12. The Reformers and Counter-Reformers 13. Protestants and Monasticism after the Reformation 14. Continuing Roman Cathoic Monastic Practice Epiogue: Monasticism Today and Tomorrow Why Study History? Refecting on the Importance of the Past John Fea 192 pp. paper $ A Concise History of Christian Thought, rev. and exp. ed. Tony Lane 346 pp. paper $ Cannot export to EU and Commonweath Turning Points Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 3rd ed. Mark A. No 368 pp. paper $ EU rights: IVP The Origina Bishops Office and Order in the First Christian Communities Aistair C. Stewart 416 pp. coth $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

7 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies The Gospe according to Heretics Discovering Orthodoxy through Eary Christoogica Conficts David E. Wihite In this voume, a recognized expert in eary Christian theoogy covers the major christoogica heresies from the first eight centuries of Christianity. What did the ancient heretics say about Jesus and why? David Wihite offers a charitabe reading to carefuy discern the concerns that ed them to their concusions, teaching orthodox Christoogy by expaining the fase starts. Whie some studies offer a revisionist take on various individua figures, The Gospe according to Heretics takes a more comprehensive approach, covering the whoe era of the ecumenica councis. It aso situates Christianity in reation to Judaism and Isam. Drawing on up-to-date schoarship yet accessibe for beginning students, this engaging introduction to the christoogica heresies not ony heps readers understand teachings about Jesus that the eary church rejected but aso shows how the history of theoogy is reevant for today s church. Professors and students in theoogy and church history courses, pastors, and interested aypeope wi vaue this work. Contents Introduction: Defining Heresy, Revising Orthodoxy 1. Marcion: Supersessionism 2. Ebionites: Adoptionism 3. Gnostics: Docetism 4. Sabeius: Modaism 5. Arius: Subordinationism 6. Apoinaris: Subhumanism 7. Nestorius: Dyoprosopitism 8. Eutyches: Monophysitism 9. Iconocasts: Antirepresentationaism 10. Musims: Reductionism Concusion: Heresy according to the Gospe Index Juy pp. paper $ Church History, Christoogy, Historica Theoogy, Patristics David E. Wihite (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is associate professor of theoogy at George W. Truett Theoogica Seminary, Bayor University. He is the author of Tertuian the African: An Anthropoogica Reading of Tertuian s Context and Identities and coauthor of The Church: A Guide for the Perpexed. He is the coeditor of Tertuian and Pau and The Apostoic Fathers and Pau in the Pauine and Patristic Schoars in Debate series. Basi of Caesarea Stephen M. Hidebrand 224 pp. paper $ Vincent of Lérins and the Deveopment of Christian Doctrine Thomas G. Guarino 192 pp. paper $ Cassica Christian Doctrine Introducing the Essentias of the Ancient Faith Ronad E. Heine 192 pp. paper $ Eary Christianity in Contexts An Exporation across Cutures and Continents Wiiam Tabbernee, ed. 640 pp. coth $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

8 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Fiedwork in Theoogy Exporing the Socia Context of God s Work in the Word Christian Scharen The Church and Postmodern Cuture James K. A. Smith, series editor In this addition to the accaimed The Church and Postmodern Cuture series, skied theoogian Christian Scharen examines the reationship between theoogy and its socia context. He engages with eading postmodern thinker and socia theorist Pierre Bourdieu to offer hepfu theoretica and theoogica grounding to those who want to refect criticay on the faith and practice of the church. Church vitaity requires ooking outward to inquire how God is at work oving the word and acting for its good amid rea burdens and brokenness, says Scharen; in Fiedwork in Theoogy, he integrates theoogy and ethnography to articuate a vision for the church s invovement with what God is doing in the word. The book provides concrete exampes of churches iving out God s mission to hep a wide array of readers understand the socia context of doing theoogy. Fiedwork in Theoogy wi benefit professors and students in phiosophy, theoogy, and ministry courses, particuary those undertaking ministry internships or fiedwork assignments. Brief and engaging chapters work we for the cassroom and substantia footnotes and bibiography provide ways to expore the issues more deepy. August pp. paper $ Phiosophy, Eccesioogy Christian Scharen (PhD, Emory University) is vice president of appied research at Auburn Theoogica Seminary in New York City. He previousy taught at Luther Seminary. He has authored a number of books, incuding One Step Coser and Faith as a Way of Life, and is the book review editor of Eccesia Practices. An ordained pastor in the Evangeica Lutheran Church in America, Scharen has served congregations in Caifornia, Georgia, and Connecticut. About the Series The Church and Postmodern Cuture series features high-profie theorists in continenta phiosophy and contemporary theoogy writing for a broad, nonspeciaist audience interested in the impact of postmodern theory on the faith and practice of the church. Praise for the Series [This] series is not just a good idea; it is actuay essentia. If mission, iturgy, and pastora care are to be effective today, then churches need a better understanding of so-caed postmodern cuture as something to be reckoned with and sometimes resisted. Increasingy, there is an educated interest in reigion, but there is aso a need to be we-informed about postmodern thought and its very compex reation both to postmodern cuture (to which it is often actuay hostie) and to reigion. Again the need is for a critica appreciation not dismissa and not empty aduation. This series aims to provide this in an accessibe manner. I am convinced that the main ideas of postmodernism are actuay not as difficut as peope suppose and that a cear and simpe presentation of them actuay assists wider cutura discussion. An additiona purpose of the series is to introduce to a wider audience theoogies that are aready trying criticay to assimiate the postmodern turn. Since some of these are intensey focused on the importance of church, it is crucia that this occur. Athough it is aready happening, it needs to crystaize. This series may be just the thing to bring it about. John Mibank, University of Nottingham Aso in the Series Liturgy as a Way of Life Embodying the Arts in Christian Worship Bruce Eis Benson 160 pp. paper $ The Economy of Desire Christianity and Capitaism in a Postmodern Word Danie M. Be Jr. 224 pp. paper $ The Poitics of Discipeship Becoming Postmateria Citizens Graham Ward 320 pp. paper $ EU rights: SCM-Canterbury Press What Woud Jesus Deconstruct? The Good News of Postmodernism for the Church John D. Caputo 160 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

9 Introducing Christian Doctrine, 3rd ed. Miard J. Erickson; L. Arnod Hustad, editor Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Miard Erickson offers a new edition of his popuar systematic theoogy text, now thoroughy revised throughout. This book is an abridged, ess technica version of Erickson s cassic Christian Theoogy. The third edition takes into account feedback from professors and students and refects current theoogica conversations, with added materia on the atonement, justification, and divine foreknowedge. Pastors and students aike wi find this survey of Christian theoogy and doctrine to be bibica, contemporary, moderate, and fair to various positions. It is a practica and accessibe resource that appies doctrine to Christian ife and ministry. Praise for Previous Editions Ceary written and we-outined, this book woud serve as an exceent coege textbook as we as being accessibe to educated aypersons. Warren McWiiams, Reigious Studies Review Unhesitatingy recommended for use in Christian coeges. Robert A. Pyne and Gary L. Nebeker, Bibiotheca Sacra Erickson s goa was to write a briefer version of his popuar Christian Theoogy with a view to providing a primer of and transition to more extended discussions of theoogy. As such, Erickson admiraby achieved his purposes. B. Dae Eenburg, Mid-America Theoogica Journa This is an outstanding introduction to theoogy that shoud become a standard undergraduate textbook. John Kohenberger III, Bookstore Journa August pp. coth $ Systematic Theoogy Textbook esources Miard J. Erickson (PhD, Northwestern University) has served as a pastor and seminary dean and has taught at severa schoos, incuding Southwestern Baptist Theoogica Seminary, Western Seminary (Portand and San Jose), and Bayor University. He has aso hed numerous visiting professorships, both in the United States and internationay, and is the author of many books, incuding Christian Theoogy. L. Arnod Hustad (PhD, New York University) is professor of theoogy and phiosophy at Crown Coege, where he has taught for forty years. course hep for professors & study aids for students Christian Theoogy, 3rd ed. Miard J. Erickson 1,200 pp. coth $ Across the Spectrum Understanding Issues in Evangeica Theoogy, 2nd ed. Gregory A. Boyd and Pau R. Eddy 352 pp. paper $ The Mystery of God Theoogy for Knowing the Unknowabe Steven D. Boyer and Christopher A. Ha 272 pp. paper $ Practicing Christian Doctrine An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theoogicay Beth Feker Jones 256 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

10 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Bibia Americana, vo. 4 Ezra Psams Cotton Mather; Harry Cark Maddux, editor In coaboration with Mohr Siebeck and an internationa team of experts in eary American studies, Baker Academic reeases the third of ten projected voumes in Cotton Mather s Bibia Americana. Mather s commentary on Ezra through the Psams, a centra part of this massive endeavor, incudes extensive annotations and critica notes. Mather s commentary takes the form of questions and answers on the bibica canon. Mather inks bibica history to secuar history, anayzes the probem of evi in creation, and considers the Psams both as Hebrew poetry and as Christian prophecy. In his annotations on Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther, he expores topics from that range from the phiosophica underpinnings of internationa aw to court customs in the Persian Empire to the uneven progress of the reformations attempted by Ezra and Nehemiah. In Job, Mather turns to questions of theodicy and natura phiosophy. The Psams commentary shows his inguistic acumen and his formidabe ski as a Christian Hebraist as we as his sensitivity to difficut matters of hermeneutics. Throughout, he dispays the wit, inteect, and compassionate nature that made him one of the most popuar ministers of the coonia period. Praise for Bibia Americana, vo. 1: Genesis From these entries emerges another side of Cotton Mather than Saem witchcraft: a Mather of erudite earning, immersion in the Scriptures, and deep piety. This edition wi be of great use to schoars and speciaists, pastors and ay readers aike. Harry S. Stout, Yae University Now Avaiabe 896 pp. coth $ (maximum discount 20%) Commentaries, Historica Books, Wisdom/Poetry, Church History USA and Canada ony Cotton Mather ( ), trained at Harvard and ordained in 1685, was a Puritan pastor and schoar in Boston. Harry Cark Maddux (PhD, Purdue University), a speciaist in Puritan studies, is director of service earning at Appaachian State University. He previousy taught at Tennessee State University and Austin Peay State University. This voume, and the voumes to foow, of a ong-deayed pubication on the odest bibica commentary in the US wi be a neary inexhaustibe resource for bibica schoars, theoogians, historians, and inguists.... Highy recommended. B. M. Stephens, Choice The Mather project is indeed a major pubishing event and one that shoud be wecomed by historians of American Puritanism and acquired by research ibraries around the word. Randa J. Pederson, Westminster Theoogica Journa If the voumes that foow Smoinski s Genesis are up to its standards, the competed [Bibia Americana] wi be one of the most distinguished works of American schoarship of many years.... This voume begins the pubication of a work of centra importance in Western cuture and does so in a first-cass way. Robert Middekauff, Eary American Literature It wi take much time and the work of many schoars to harvest the bounty this pubication has set out. Mark A. No, New Engand Quartery Bibia Americana, vo. 1 Genesis Cotton Mather; Reiner Smoinski, ed. 1,360 pp. coth $ USA and Canada ony Bibia Americana, vo. 3 Joshua 2 Chronices Cotton Mather; Kenneth P. Minkema, ed. 912 pp. coth $ (maximum discount 20%) USA and Canada ony Cavin and the Reformed Tradition On the Work of Christ and the Order of Savation Richard A. Muer 288 pp. paper $ The American Evangeica Story A History of the Movement Dougas A. Sweeney 208 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

11 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Robert K. Johnston (PhD, Duke University) is professor of theoogy and cuture at Fuer Theoogica Seminary. He is the author or coauthor of severa books, incuding Ree Spirituaity and Reframing Theoogy and Fim, and is the coeditor of both the Engaging Cuture and the Cutura Exegesis series. 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 $ God s Wider Presence Reconsidering Genera Reveation Robert K. Johnston 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. 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 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 a pneumatoogica dynamic that transfigures the spaces and times within which a creatures ive, move, and have their being. A new starting point for twenty-first-century theoogica refection on important matters regarding the human experience of and encounter with God. Amos Yong, author of The Spirit Poured Out on A Fesh Now Avaiabe 256 pp. paper $ Reveation, God Matthew Levering (PhD, Boston Coege) is the Perry Famiy Foundation Professor of Theoogy at Mundeein Seminary, University of Saint Mary of the Lake. He is the author of numerous books, incuding The Theoogy of Augustine and Ezra & Nehemiah in the Brazos Theoogica Commentary on the Bibe. The Theoogy of Augustine An Introductory Guide to His Most Important Works Matthew Levering 224 pp. paper $ Scripture and Tradition What the Bibe Reay Says Edith M. Humphrey 192 pp. paper $ Engaging the Doctrine of Reveation The Mediation of the Gospe through Church and Scripture Matthew Levering 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 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 Now Avaiabe 384 pp. coth $ Reveation, Historica Theoogy For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

12 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Reformed Cathoicity The Promise of Retrieva for Theoogy and Bibica Interpretation Michae Aen and Scott R. Swain Afterword by J. Todd Biings Aen and Swain here baze an od trai in hepfu new ways, correcting misinterpretations of what it means to be Reformed and in the process indicating a vita way forward for bibica interpretation and theoogy. I particuary appreciate the way they appea to propery Protestant principes, ike soa Scriptura, even as they urge us to thoughtfuy retrieve and appropriate cathoic tradition. Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo Drawing on recent historica schoarship and engaging with contemporary Christian thought across the confessiona spectrum, this bracing manifesto sets out a cear pathway for the future of Protestantism. Car R. Trueman, Westminster Theoogica Seminary, Pennsyvania Michae Aen (PhD, Wheaton Coege) is associate professor of systematic and historica theoogy at Reformed Theoogica Seminary in Orando. Scott R. Swain (PhD, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo) is associate professor of systematic theoogy and academic dean at Reformed Theoogica Seminary in Orando. Justification and the Gospe Understanding the Contexts and Controversies R. Michae Aen 208 pp. paper $ Adam, the Fa, and Origina Sin Theoogica, Bibica, and Scientific Perspectives Hans Madueme and Michae Reeves, eds. 352 pp. paper $ Now Avaiabe 176 pp. paper $ Systematic Theoogy, Theoogica Interpretation This manifesto embodies the Reformed cathoicity for which it cas and for which many of us hope. Aen and Swain engage the cathoic variety of today s efforts at theoogica retrieva by recovering key aspects of the Reformed tradition that bibicay support and hepfuy shape this pursuit. Danie J. Treier, Wheaton Coege 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 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. He is professor of systematic theoogy and contemporary theoogica issues at the University of Regensburg and previousy taught at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Ohio. Reading the Bibe with Martin Luther An Introductory Guide Timothy J. Wengert 144 pp. paper $ Luther and the Stories of God Bibica Narratives as a Foundation for Christian Living Robert Kob 208 pp. paper $ Now Avaiabe 224 pp. paper $ Systematic Theoogy 32 For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

13 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies 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. Baptisma Imagery in Eary Christianity Ritua, Visua, and Theoogica Dimensions Robin M. Jensen 256 pp. paper $ The Didache A Window on the Eariest Christians Thomas O Loughin 204 pp. paper $ USA and Canada ony 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 covers the broad spectrum of Christian practice, from ceebrating common meas to reading and commenting on Scripture, praying in various forms, initiating new members, and shaping sacred time and space. 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-todate 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 Now Avaiabe 320 pp. coth $ Worship/Liturgy, Patristics 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. Getting to Know the Church Fathers An Evangeica Introduction Bryan M. Litfin 304 pp. paper $ Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich Weath, Poverty, and Eary Christian Formation Heen Rhee 304 pp. paper $ Eary Christian Martyr Stories An Evangeica Introduction with New Transations 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 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 when many more discipes of Christ are suffering persecution than ever before in the history of the word. Dougas A. Sweeney, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo Now Avaiabe 208 pp. paper $ Church History, Spirituaity/Spiritua Formation For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

14 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Now Avaiabe 272 pp. paper $ Christianity and Cuture, Ethics, Evangeicaism, Theoogy Introducing Evangeica Ecotheoogy Foundations in Scripture, Theoogy, History, and Praxis Danie L. Brunner, Jennifer L. Buter, and A. J. Swoboda Foreword by Bi McKibben Introducing Evangeica Ecotheoogy is a wonderfu new addition to the fied. Combining scientific data, persona stories, and carefu theoogica anaysis, the authors draw readers into the goodness and pain of God s word and invite them 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 An exceent addition to the iterature on Christians and creation care. This book provides a bibicay rooted and historicay informed discussion of important theoogica and ethica issues, from a distincty evangeica point of view, with an iuminating discussion of embodied down-to-earth iving. It is thorough, we-organized, and we-written. Moreover, it exhibits wide reading and is chock-fu of wisdom. I pray many wi read this book and be inspired to bear witness to God s good future of shaom. Steven Bouma-Prediger, Hope Coege; author of For the Beauty of the Earth 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 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 Christian earthkeeping at George Fox. A. J. Swoboda (PhD, University of Birmingham) is an adjunct professor of bibica studies, theoogy, and church history at George Fox. 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 $ 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. 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 A Pubic Faith How Foowers of Christ Shoud Serve the Common Good Mirosav Vof 192 pp. paper $ Now Avaiabe 208 pp. paper $20.00 (maximum discount 40%) Church History, Evangeicaism, Theoogy, Pubic Affairs Previous edition pubished as Discovering an Evangeica Heritage This is one of the most significant and important works on American evangeica history. Donad Dayton has vaianty uphed often-negected stories within our tradition that desperatey need to be heard. His work provides hope that God has moved through our history and we can ook forward to participation in a broader coaition and arger move of God in the American evangeica church. Soong-Chan Rah, North Park Theoogica Seminary; author of The Next Evangeicaism 34 For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit The (Un)Common Good How the Gospe Brings Hope to a Word Divided Jim Wais 320 pp. paper $

15 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Jerry L. Was (PhD, University of Notre Dame) 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, and is a senior speaking feow for the Morris Institute for Human Vaues. Death and Afterife A Theoogica Introduction Terence Nichos 224 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 $ Heaven, He, and Purgatory Rethinking the Things That Matter Most Jerry L. Was 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 Now Avaiabe 240 pp. paper $ Apoogetics, Ethics, Phiosophy, Theoogy t 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 has authored numerous books, incuding The Eary Church on Kiing and Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger. The Eary Church on Kiing A Comprehensive Sourcebook on War, Abortion, and Capita Punishment Ronad J. Sider, ed. 224 pp. paper $ Nonvioent Action What Christian Ethics Demands but Most Christians Have Never Reay Tried Ronad J. Sider Foreword by Richard J. Mouw The facts are in: nonvioent action is often more effective than the use of force in the quest for justice. Sider argues powerfuy that both pacifist and just war Christians shoud join together in strugges for such nonvioent change. David Hoenbach, SJ, Boston Coege Whether or not one is a pacifist I am not one has something to earn about the power of nonvioent protest and resistance from Dr. Sider s carefu and thoughtfu study of successfu nonvioent movements against tyranny and oppression. Robert P. George, Princeton University Bonhoeffer the Assassin? Chaenging the Myth, Recovering His Ca to Peacemaking Mark Thiessen Nation, Anthony G. Siegrist, and Danie P. Umbe 272 pp. paper $ This book is an inspiring addition to Ron Sider s magisteria coection of writings and, in many ways, a capstone to his consistent witness for peace. I strongy recommend this important contribution to the iterature of Christian peacemaking that is, Christian discipeship. David P. Gushee, Center for Theoogy and Pubic Life, Mercer University Now Avaiabe 208 pp. paper $ Pubic Affairs, Ethics t For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

16 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies 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 In the ast thirty years, schoars have revoutionized our understanding of how the Christian church came to speak of God as Trinity. This wide-ranging coection of essays both catches readers up on the fruits of that research and pushes it forward. Khaed Anatoios has gathered an exceent array of schoars to expore various contours of this most profound mystery of the Christian faith. And they start where they shoud, with Christian iturgy, for it is out of the experience of worship that the trinitarian faith of Christians is rooted, is experienced, is savored. Wiiam Harmess, SJ, Creighton University 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 and two voumes on Athanasius. Retrieving Nicaea The Deveopment and Meaning of Trinitarian Doctrine Khaed Anatoios 352 pp. coth $ Weath and Poverty in Eary Church and Society Susan R. Homan, ed. 320 pp. paper $ Now Avaiabe 272 pp. paper $ Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, Patristics, Theoogy Created for Community Connecting Christian Beief with Christian Living, 3rd ed. Staney J. Grenz and Jay T. Smith Foreword by John R. Franke This revised edition of a cassic coege-eve introduction to theoogy presents the core doctrines of the Christian faith. 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-ofchapter discussion questions and connects theoogica concepts with current cutura exampes. Praise for Previous Editions As a professor of theoogy in a Christian university, 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 that meets these criteria. Dougas Harink, The King s University Staney J. Grenz ( ) was the Pioneer McDonad Professor of Theoogy and Ethics at Carey Theoogica Coege. He earned the Doctor of Theoogy degree at the University of Munich and wrote numerous books. Jay T. Smith (PhD, Trinity Coege, Bristo) is president and Bridger Professor of Theoogy and Ethics at Yeowstone Theoogica Institute. The Character of Theoogy An Introduction to Its Nature, Task, and Purpose John R. Franke 206 pp. paper $ An Exporation of Christian Theoogy Don Thorsen 480 pp. coth $ Now Avaiabe 320 pp. paper $ Systematic Theoogy A readabe, practica, and thought-provoking presentation of the Christian faith.... I hope that [this] book wi be widey read and used. Terrance Tiessen, Didaskaia 36 For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit