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1 From Every Tribe and Nation A Historian s Discovery of the Goba Christian Story Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Mark A. No Turning South: Christian Schoars in an Age of Word Christianity Joe Carpenter, series editor New Reease Christianity s demographics, vitaity, and infuence have tipped markedy toward the goba South and East. Addressing this seismic shift, one of America s eading church historians shows how studying word Christianity changed and enriched his understanding of the nature of the faith as we as of its history. Drawing on persona experience, Mark No iustrates the riches awaiting anyone who gains even a preiminary understanding of the diverse histories that make up the Christian story. He shows how coming to view human cuture as created by God was an important gift he received from the historica study of word Christian diversity, which then ed him to a deeper theoogica understanding of Christianity itsef. Aong the way, No shows how he came to enjoy greater respect for the particuars of the Christian tradition in which he was nurtured as he began studying Christian traditions that differed greaty from what he had known. He aso offers advice to students who sense a ca to a earned vocation. From Every Tribe and Nation wi appea to professors and students in history of Christianity courses as we as discipeship-of-the-mind campus ministry groups. About the Series The Turning South: Christian Schoars in an Age of Word Christianity series offers refections by eminent Christian schoars who have turned their attention and commitments toward the goba South and East. In order to inspire and move the rising generation of Christian schoars in the Northern Hemisphere to engage the thought word and issues of the goba South more vigorousy, the series books highight such reorientations and ask what the impications of turning South are for Christian thought and creativity in a variety of cutura fieds. October pp. paper $ Church History, Christianity and Cuture Mark A. No (PhD, Vanderbit University) is the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. One of the nation s most distinguished practitioners of American reigious history, he is 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 Is the Reformation Over? An Evangeica Assessment of Contemporary Roman Cathoicism Mark A. No and Caroyn Nystrom 272 pp. paper $ EU rights: Paternoster A Concise History of Christian Thought, rev. and exp. ed. Tony Lane 346 pp. paper $ EU and Commonweath rights: T&T Cark Gobaizing Theoogy Beief and Practice in an Era of Word Christianity Craig Ott and Harod A. Netand, eds. 382 pp. paper $ EU rights: IVP For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

2 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease 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 students an insider s perspective on various reigions and their encounters with Christianity. Maps, timeines, and sidebars are incuded. Contents Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Word Reigions Part 3: Indigenous Reigions Part 4: New Reigious Movements Part 5: Essays Contributors November pp. coth $ Word Reigions Terry C. Muck (PhD, Northwestern University) is interim executive director of the Louisvie Institute, a center supporting research and eadership education on American reigion. 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 at Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo. Gerad R. McDermott (PhD, University of Iowa) is Jordan-Trexer Professor of Reigion at Roanoke Coege and Distinguished Senior Feow at the Bayor Institute for Studies of Reigion. Frances S. Adeney Wiiam Aiken Yaakov Arie Michae Barkun Virginia Benson James A. Bevery Craig Bomberg Caire Borowik Russe H. Bowers Christopher Buck Ed Buckner James Chanceor George Chryssides Dougas Cowan J. Andrew Dearman Cavin DeWitt Gus dizerega Chares Farhadian Rof Furui Geoff Gipin Roger Gottieb Kennet Granhom Rita M. Gross Sarah Harvey S. Mark Heim Irving Hexham Sebastian Kim Saie B. King Ursua King Guy McCoskey J. Gordon Meton Eoise Hiebert Meneses Pau Louis Metzger Robert L. Miet John Morehead Terry C. Muck Harod A. Netand Suzanne Newcombe Shirey Pauson Richard V. Pierard Larry Poston Sarmad and Musa Qutub Car Raschke Arthur Remiard Sandra Richter Richard Robinson Desiree L. Segura-Apri Jonathan Seitz Arvind Sharma Richard Shaw John K. Simmons Wiiam Svemoe James Thobaben Steven Tsoukaas Christopher Vecsey Don Webb Richard Fox Young 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 $ Word Reigions, with CD A Guide to the Essentias Thomas A. Robinson and Hiary Rodrigues, eds. 352 pp. coth $ Understanding Christian Mission Participation in Suffering and Gory Scott W. Sunquist 464 pp. coth $ Caiming Abraham Reading the Bibe and the Qur an Side by Side Michae Lodah 238 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

3 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Who s Afraid of Reativism? Community, Contingency, and Creaturehood James K. A. Smith The Church and Postmodern Cuture James K. A. Smith, series editor Foowing his successfu Who s Afraid of Postmodernism? James K. A. Smith introduces the phiosophica sources behind postibera theoogy and offers a provocative anaysis of reativism. Serving as a primer on pragmatism, Who s Afraid of Reativism? introduces students to key voices of this infuentia schoo of phiosophy: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Richard Rorty, and Robert Brandom. Smith shows that pragmatism heps us recover a fundamenta Christian appreciation of the contingency of creaturehood. New Reeas Endorsements 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 (emeritus) In Who s Afraid of Reativism? Smith takes a beautifu risk, body and successfuy making a case for the reevance of pragmatism for contemporary Christian sef-understanding. In this remarkabe book, he not ony succeeds in making the difficut and enigmatic work of compicated thinkers ike Wittgenstein, Rorty, and Brandom accessibe to the uninitiated (no sma task in itsef) but aso argues convincingy that the pragmatist emphases on contingency and faibiity shoud pay a key roe in a Christian understanding of humans as dependent creatures. The mutua hostiity between reigious thinkers and pragmatists ike Rorty is we known; Smith has the wisdom to see past this impasse in a timey and radica effort to encourage contemporary Christians to think differenty about themseves. Ronad A. Kuipers, author of Richard Rorty Contents 1. It Depends : Creation, Contingency, and the Specter of Reativism 2. Community as Context: Wittgenstein on Meaning as Use 3. Who s Afraid of Contingency? Owning Up to Our Creaturehood with Rorty 4. Reasons to Beieve: Making Faith Expicit after Brandom 5. The (Inferentia) Nature of Doctrine: Postiberaism as Christian Pragmatism Epiogue: How to be a Conservative Reativist Index Apri pp. paper $ Christianity and Cuture, Phiosophy, 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 and the Christianity Today Book Award winners Who s Afraid of Postmodernism? and Desiring the Kingdom. Smith is aso editor of the we-received The Church and Postmodern Cuture series ( Aso of Interest Who s Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucaut to Church James K. A. Smith 160 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 $ Liturgy as a Way of Life Embodying the Arts in Christian Worship Bruce Eis Benson 160 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

4 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease The Origina Bishops Office and Order in the First Christian Communities Aistair C. Stewart 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 Aistair Stewart appies his considerabe distinction in the iterature of eary iturgy and church order to produce an outstanding, schoary tour de force. Since the work of Ussher and subsequenty Stiingfeet, the probem has persisted unresoved of why the two terms episkopos and presbyteros appear to be used of an identica eccesiastica office. Stewart sifts judiciousy and persuasivey between the compexities of the fivehundred-year-od discussion and materia that has more recenty come to ight. A major contribution to the study of church order in eary Christianity that wi form part of the foundation for future research. Aen Brent, King s Coege, London May pp. coth $ Church History, Patristics Aistair C. Stewart (PhD, University of Birmingham) is team vicar of Upton-cum-Chavey, Sough, Engand, and visiting schoar of Sarum Coege in Saisbury, Engand. Recognized as a eading expert on eary Christian iturgy and poity, he is the author or editor of a dozen books. This book is a masterwork. With massive erudition, Aistair Stewart eaborates here a bracing hypothesis revising severa standard views about the origin of bishops, presbyters, and deacons in the first Christian centuries. Future histories of eary Christian ministry wi have to take into account the impressivey wide scope of Stewart s evidence as we as the arguments he buids on that evidence. The book is vauabe for the vast amount of modern schoarship that it gathers on this question as we as for the fresh proposas it brings to the interpretation of numerous ancient Christian sources. Joseph G. Mueer, SJ, Marquette University Stewart shines fresh ight on a pivota theme in ate Christian antiquity the emergence of eccesiastica offices under the rubrics of presbyter and bishop. His understanding of the regiona presbytery as a coective association of oca bishops deivers nove insight into the divergent use of such terminoogy throughout apostoic and post-apostoic iterature. 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 (SPCK) 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 (SPCK) Retrieving Nicaea The Deveopment and Meaning of Trinitarian Doctrine Khaed Anatoios 352 pp. coth $ Baptisma Imagery in Eary Christianity Ritua, Visua, and Theoogica Dimensions Robin M. Jensen 256 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

5 Eary Christianity in Contexts An Exporation across Cutures and Continents Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Wiiam Tabbernee, editor New Reease 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. Numerous photographs, sidebars, and maps are incuded. Excerpt This book focuses on utiizing the eariest avaiabe materia evidence (reaia) not ony to give information about the origins of Christianity in a given ocation but aso to provide a physica and cutura context for the particuar kind of Christianity that existed in that ocation. The book is divided into ten geographic regions, and each chapter attempts to summarize what its region was ike before the introduction of Christianity in terms of geography, poitics, economics, agricuture, socia patterns, and, especiay, reigious thought and practice. Each chapter then draws on inscriptions, coins, mosaics, remnants of church buidings, baptisteries, decorative artwork, icons, crosses, symbos, eccesiastica vesses, reiquaries, and a host of other artifacts to describe and expain the region s specific form of Christianity. Knowedge of the time and manner in which Christianity was first introduced (or, in areas such as Britain, reintroduced) to and deveoped in these regions is not aways abe to be deduced from the archaeoogica evidence, given that in many regions Christianity commenced we before 180 that is, before there are recognizaby Christian artifacts. Consequenty, eary iterary texts and ater documents containing earier ora traditions are aso essentia sources for the history of some of the eariest Christians.... The reception of Christianity by the numerous communities inhabiting the known word during the first eight centuries or so of the Common Era was neither chronoogicay predictabe nor theoogicay consistent. Simiary, the kind of Christianity that resuted from the interaction between those who introduced the new faith to a particuar area and the oca popuation with its own reigious beiefs, traditions, and practices was far more diverse than has often been presumed. Ony an exporation across centuries, cutures, and continents, such as provided by the chapters of this book, can provide a comprehensive and insightfu understanding of the diverse nature of eary Christianity in its mutifaceted contexts. September 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 ong-ost 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 Didache A Window on the Eariest Christians Thomas O Loughin 204 pp. paper $ USA, Canada, and Mexico ony (SPCK) 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

6 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease Basi of Caesarea Stephen M. Hidebrand Foundations of Theoogica Exegesis and Christian Spirituaity Hans Boersma and Matthew Levering, series editors This introduction to the thought of Basi of Caesarea surveys his theoogica, spiritua, and monastic writings, showing the importance of his work for contemporary theoogy and spirituaity. It brings together various aspects of Basi s thought into a singe whoe and expores his uniqueness and creativity as a theoogian. The voume engages speciaized schoarship on Basi but makes his thought accessibe to a wider audience. It is the third voume in the Foundations of Theoogica Exegesis and Christian Spirituaity series, which criticay recovers patristic exegesis and interpretation for contemporary theoogy and spirituaity. Endorsements Basi s reputation as a theoogian has grown remarkaby and deservedy in the past few years. New schoarship and new transation has reminded us that Basi is one of the great theoogians and Christian teachers of the fourth century. Stephen Hidebrand s book is a very wecome introduction to the new Basi. Lewis Ayres, Durham University March pp. paper $ Church History, Patristics, Historica Theoogy 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 severa books, incuding On the Hoy Spirit: St. Basi the Great and The Trinitarian Theoogy of Basi of Caesarea: A Synthesis of Greek Thought and Bibica Faith. Basi is a pivota figure in the history of the church, and his bibica interpretation is no sma part of this achievement. We cannot begin to understand his prodigies of charitabe activity or eccesiastica administration unti we understand his ascesis and his contempative approach to Scripture. This book is more than a ook back. At a time when the word is regaining an appreciation of socia doctrine, spiritua discipine, and patristic exegesis, it is a way forward. Scott Hahn, St. Vincent Seminary and Franciscan University of Steubenvie 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 Stephen Hidebrand s book: he introduces us not to a part of Basi s thought but to his theoogy as a whoe. Moreover, he does not merey introduce a corpus of ancient texts but aso their author. This is a vauabe book not ony for historians of theoogy but for anyone who wants to understand the roe of theoogy in ate antiquity. Thomas O Loughin, University of Nottingham This is a wonderfu book on one of the great thinkers of the ancient Christian word. It offers the reader a broad window onto Basi s personaity and writing in a radianty ivey way. It wi be a standard book for students and a those interested in eary Christian theoogy. John McGuckin, Coumbia University Aso of Interest Athanasius Peter J. Leithart 224 pp. paper $ Vincent of Lérins and the Deveopment of Christian Doctrine Thomas G. Guarino 192 pp. paper $ 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 (SCM-Canterbury Press) The Theoogy of Augustine An Introductory Guide to His Most Important Works Matthew Levering 224 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

7 Practicing Christian Doctrine An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theoogicay Beth Feker Jones Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies This introductory theoogy text heps students articuate basic Christian doctrines, think theoogicay so they can act Christiany in a diverse word, and connect Christian thought to their everyday ife of faith. Sidebars made up of iustrative quotations, key Scripture passages, cassic hymn texts, and devotiona poetry punctuate the chapters. Endorsements 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 Jones has written an introductory theoogy for evangeica Christians that affirms what is praiseworthy about this distinctive movement within Christianity, whie at the same time drawing on the rich tradition offered by other voices and movements in the goba church to enrich and nurture their understanding of the gospe. Written in an accessibe and winsome stye, this book wi be a vauabe teaching too for years to come. Barry Harvey, Honors Coege and the Graduate Facuty in Reigion, Bayor University New Reease 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 Contents Introduction: To Practice Doctrine 1. Speaking of God: Theoogy and the Christian Life 2. Knowing God: Doctrines of Reveation and Scripture 3. The God We Worship: Doctrine of the Trinity 4. A Deightfu Word: Doctrines of Creation and Providence 5. Refecting God s Image: Theoogica Anthropoogy 6. The Persona Jesus: Christoogy 7. The Work of Jesus Christ: Soterioogy 8. The Hoy Spirit and the Christian Life: Pneumatoogy 9. Church in a Diverse Word: Eccesioogy 10. Resurrection Hope: Eschatoogy Benediction: A Prayer for the Practice of Christian Doctrine Index Apri pp. paper $ Theoogy 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 Christian Theoogy, 3rd ed. Miard J. Erickson 1,200 pp. coth $ Cassica Christian Doctrine Introducing the Essentias of the Ancient Faith Ronad E. Heine 192 pp. paper $ God s Good Word Recaiming the Doctrine of Creation Jonathan R. Wison 304 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

8 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease Leisure and Spirituaity Bibica, Historica, and Contemporary Perspectives Pau Heintzman Engaging Cuture Robert K. Johnston and Wiiam A. Dyrness, series editors 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. This work wi appea to professors and students as we as practitioners in the recreation and eisure services fied, youth and coege pastors, and cuture-watchers. Contents September pp. paper $ Christianity and Cuture, Spirituaity/Spiritua Formation, Theoogy 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. Heintzman is coeditor of Christianity and Leisure: Issues in a Puraistic Society and is the author of numerous journa papers and book chapters on the topics of eisure and spirituaity, recreation and the environment, and the phiosophy and ethics of eisure. Introduction Part 1: Leisure in Contemporary Society 1. Concepts of Leisure 2. Contemporary Leisure Trends and Issues Part 2: The History of the Leisure Concept 3. The History of Cassica Leisure 4. The History of Leisure as Activity Part 3: The Bibica Background to Leisure 5. The Sabbath 6. The Bibica Concept of Rest 7. Other Bibica Words and Themes Reated to Leisure Part 4: Leisure and Work 8. Work Today and in the Past 9. The Bibica View of Work Part 5: Christian Perspectives on Leisure 10. A Critique of the Concepts of Leisure 11. Leisure, Work, and Ethics Part 6: A Leisurey Spirituaity 12. Leisure and Spiritua We-Being 13. Leisure-Spiritua Coping Epiogue: A Concise and Personified Theoogy of Leisure Aso in the Series Persona Jesus How Popuar Music Shapes Our Sous Cive Marsh and Vaughan S. Roberts 256 pp. paper $ Hip-Hop Redemption Finding God in the Rhythm and the Rhyme Raph Basui Watkins 176 pp. paper $ Ree Spirituaity Theoogy and Fim in Diaogue, 2nd ed. Robert K. Johnston 352 pp. paper $ Resounding Truth Christian Wisdom in the Word of Music Jeremy S. Begbie 414 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

9 The Good of Poitics A Bibica, Historica, and Contemporary Introduction James W. Skien Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Engaging Cuture Robert K. Johnston and Wiiam A. Dyrness, series editors The Good of Poitics offers needed wisdom for an age tempted to despair about the possibiity of anything good coming from poitics. Judiciousy tacking between empirica and normative issues, 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 New Reease 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 Seasoned poitica thinker and practitioner James Skien presents a fu and compeing articuation of the integray Christian vision of poitics he has been pioneering in the United States for more than a generation. The Good of Poitics is a veritabe tour de force of sustained Christian refection on compex and contested territory where contemporary Christians are in great need of more wisdom. Jonathan Chapin, director, Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics, Cambridge, UK I have ong beieved that the dynamic, nonpartisan, and deepy Christian approach to poitics embodied in the writings and witness of Jim Skien offers an invauabe resource for our poitica moment. Here we have Skien s poitica vision at its best. Bibicay rooted and generous in spirit, he engages a staggering array of topics from the eary church through today and invites us to see poitics as a good and faithfu endeavor that can and shoud promote justice for a. Kristen Deede Johnson, Western Theoogica Seminary Readers have come to appreciate the wisdom and insight that Skien has dispayed in his work over the years. This new book certainy ives up to our expectations. The Good of Poitics is a bibicay and historicay rich primer to the poitica ife for everyone persuaded that the caims of Christ extend to our caing as citizens. David Koyzis, author of Poitica Visions and Iusions; Redeemer University Coege, Ontario March pp. paper $ Pubic Affairs, Ethics James W. Skien (PhD, Duke University) heped found the Center for Pubic Justice (CPJ), an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to poicy research and civic education for which he served as executive director and president. Now retired from the CPJ, he is engaged in fu-time writing, mentoring, and speaking on poitica thought and pubic poicy. Skien has authored or edited numerous books, incuding Recharging the American Experiment: Principed Puraism for Genuine Civic Community. Aso of Interest Just Poitics A Guide for Christian Engagement Ronad J. Sider 272 pp. paper $ The Poitics of Discipeship Becoming Postmateria Citizens Graham Ward 320 pp. paper $ EU rights: SCM-Canterbury Press A Pubic Faith How Foowers of Christ Shoud Serve the Common Good Mirosav Vof 192 pp. paper $ The Economy of Desire Christianity and Capitaism in a Postmodern Word Danie M. Be Jr. 224 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

10 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease Atonement, Law, and Justice The Cross in Historica and Cutura Contexts Adonis Vidu Tacking an issue of perennia interest in the Christian academy, Adonis Vidu provides a critica reading of the history of major atonement theories by exporing seected patterns, recurrent concepts, and attempts to discern broader themes. Vidu aso offers an in-depth anaysis of the ega and poitica contexts within which these atonement theories arose. The book engages the atest work in atonement theory and serves as a hepfu resource for contemporary discussions. Vidu suggests that the history of atonement thinking can be read as an ongoing conversation with the history of thinking about justice and the aw. This is the ony book that expores the impact of theories of aw and justice on major historica atonement theories. Understanding this reationship yieds a better understanding of atonement thinkers by situating them in their inteectua contexts. The book aso expores the reevance of the doctrine of divine simpicity for atonement theory. Students and schoars interested in understanding historic views of the atonement and their reation to theories of aw and justice wi vaue this work. It wi aso work we as a textbook for graduate courses in theoogy, ethics, and aw. Contents June pp. paper $ Theoogy, Soterioogy 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. Introduction 1. Justice, Law, and the Cross in Patristic Thought 2. Medieva Atonement and the Lega Revoution 3. The Reformation: Luther, Cavin, and the Tradition of Pena Substitution 4. Modernity: Atonement and the Cure of the Sou 5. Atonement and the Postmodern Critique of Law Concusion Index Aso of Interest Mapping Modern Theoogy A Thematic and Historica Introduction Key M. Kapic and Bruce L. McCormack, eds. 432 pp. paper $ Vioence, Hospitaity, and the Cross Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition Hans Boersma 288 pp. paper $ Across the Spectrum Understanding Issues in Evangeica Theoogy, 2nd ed. Gregory A. Boyd and Pau R. Eddy 352 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

11 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Adam, the Fa, and Origina Sin Theoogica, Bibica, and Scientific Perspectives Hans Madueme and Michae Reeves, editors Leading 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. 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 Contents New Reease Introduction Hans Madueme and Michae Reeves Part 1: Adam in the Bibe and Science 1. Adam and Eve in the Od Testament C. John Coins 2. Adam in the New Testament Robert Yarbrough 3. Adam and Modern Science Wiiam Stone Part 2: Origina Sin in History 4. Origina Sin in Patristic Theoogy Peter Sanon 5. The Lutheran Doctrine of Origina Sin Robert Kob 6. Origina Sin in Reformed Theoogy Donad Maceod 7. But a Heathen Sti : The Doctrine of Origina Sin in Weseyan Theoogy Tom McCa 8. Origina Sin in Modern Theoogy Car Trueman Part 3: Origina Sin in Theoogy 9. Origina Sin in Bibica Theoogy James M. Hamiton 10. Threads in a Seamess Garment: Origina Sin in Systematic Theoogy Michae Reeves and Hans Madueme 11. The Most Vunerabe Part of the Whoe Christian Account : Origina Sin and Modern Science Hans Madueme 12. Origina Sin in Pastora Theoogy Dan Doriani Part 4: Adam and the Fa in Dispute 13. Origina Sin and Origina Death: Romans 5:12 19 Tom Schreiner 14. The Fa and Genesis 3 Noe Weeks 15. Adam, History, and Theodicy Wiiam Edgar Postscript Michae Reeves and Hans Madueme August pp. paper $ Apoogetics, Science and Reigion, Theoogy Hans Madueme (PhD, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo) is assistant professor of theoogica studies at Covenant Coege and adjunct professor of theoogy and bioethics at Trinity Graduate Schoo, Trinity Internationa University. He aso serves as a book review editor for Themeios. Michae Reeves (PhD, King s Coege, London) is theoogian-at-arge at Waes Evangeica Schoo of Theoogy. He previousy served as head of theoogy for the Universities and Coeges Christian Feowship (UCCF) and is the author of severa books, incuding Deighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith. Aso of Interest The End of Apoogetics Christian Witness in a Postmodern Context Myron Bradey Penner 192 pp. paper $ Imaginative Apoogetics Theoogy, Phiosophy and the Cathoic Tradition Andrew Davison, ed. 198 pp. paper $ USA and Canada ony (SCM- Canterbury Press) Testing Scripture A Scientist Expores the Bibe John Pokinghorne 128 pp. paper $ USA, Canada, and Mexico ony (SPCK) The Evoution of Adam What the Bibe Does and Doesn t Say about Human Origins Peter Enns 192 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

12 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies New Reease 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 is a centra part of this massive endeavor. The commentary takes the form of questions and answers, with extensive annotations and critica notes. 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. Praise for Bibia Americana, vo. 1: Genesis At a time when the history of bibica exegesis and the roe of the Bibe in American cuture are being revisited, the Bibia Americana provides us with a commentary unequaed in size and scope by any other American. 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 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. Graduate students and researchers/facuty. B. M. Stephens, Choice August pp. coth $ (maximum discount 20%) Commentaries, Historica Books, Wisdom/Poetry, Church History USA and Canada ony (Mohr Siebeck) Cotton Mather ( ), trained at Harvard and ordained in 1685, was a Puritan pastor and schoar at Boston. Harry Cark Maddux (PhD, Purdue University), a speciaist in Puritan studies, is director of service earning at Appaachian State University in North Caroina. He previousy taught at Tennessee State University and Austin Peay State University. One cannot read the Bibia without being impressed by the eve of care with which Mather engaged his study.... 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 Mather s answers to his own rhetorica questions constitute a virtua inteectua map charting the fow of information from the ancient and contemporary European words to his sma corner of North America.... 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 Aso of Interest Bibia Americana, vo. 1 Genesis Cotton Mather; Reiner Smoinski, ed. 1,360 pp. coth $ USA and Canada ony (Mohr Siebeck) Bibia Americana, vo. 3 Joshua 2 Chronices Cotton Mather; Kenneth P. Minkema, ed. 960 pp. coth $ (maximum discount 20%) USA and Canada ony (Mohr Siebeck) Cotton Mather and Bibia Americana America s First Bibe Commentary Essays in Reappraisa Reiner Smoinski and Jan Stievermann, eds. 616 pp. paper $ USA and Canada ony (Mohr Siebeck) 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

13 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Nichoas P. Woterstorff (PhD, Harvard University) is Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Phiosophica Theoogy at Yae University and senior feow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Cuture, University of Virginia. He is the author of numerous books, incuding Justice: Rights and Wrongs, Justice in Love, and Lament for a Son. Journey toward Justice Persona Encounters in the Goba South Nichoas P. Woterstorff Turning South: Christian Schoars in an Age of Word Christianity Joe Carpenter, series editor Aso of Interest Educating for Life Refections on Christian Teaching and Learning Nichoas P. Woterstorff; Goria Goris Stronks and Carence W. Jodersma, eds. 300 pp. paper $ With the Grain of the Universe The Church s Witness and Natura Theoogy Staney Hauerwas 264 pp. paper $ Drawing on his experience of being confronted by those who have suffered injustice, Woterstorff heps us understand why and how such experiences shoud make a difference for how justice is understood. His refections on the reations of beauty, hope, and justice are profound and moving. Staney Hauerwas, Duke Divinity Schoo Woterstorff s Journey toward Justice is far more than his persona story of how his encounters with suffering peope shaped his thinking (and ife) around an active concern for justice. The book combines this story with deep and cear thinking, centered in the bibica reveation, about how Christians shoud think about justice and about the impications of a bibica concern for justice in the contemporary word. C. Stephen Evans, Bayor University Now Avaiabe 272 pp. paper $ Phiosophy, Ethics, Christianity and Cuture Susan VanZanten (PhD, Emory University) is professor of Engish at Seatte Pacific University and eads facuty workshops and retreats across the country. She is the author or editor of seven books and frequenty reviews contemporary African fiction in Books & Cuture. Aso of Interest Beauty for Truth s Sake On the Re-enchantment of Education Stratford Cadecott 156 pp. paper $ Creator Spirit The Hoy Spirit and the Art of Becoming Human Steven R. Guthrie 240 pp. paper $ Reading a Different Story A Christian Schoar s Journey from America to Africa Susan VanZanten Turning South: Christian Schoars in an Age of Word Christianity Joe Carpenter, series editor This engaging inteectua autobiography is a rare treat for anyone pondering what it means to be a Christian schoar and teacher in the twenty-first century. VanZanten has crafted ceareyed, generous, and wise refections on her journey into this vocation from the intertwined bessings and chaenges of her Dutch Reformed roots, through the iberating effects and pitfas of coegiate and graduate study, to experience in an ecumenica range of Christian higher education. The dominant connecting theme is the vaue of earning to hear the voice of the other, particuary those outside the North Atantic context. Randy L. Maddox, Duke Divinity Schoo In this beautifuy written memoir, an exceptionay creative, courageous, and faithfu schoar-teacher invites readers to join her on a journey that has ed her to a truy goba sense of both iterature and Christianity. I highy recommend this book to those who teach in church-reated coeges and universities. Dorothy C. Bass, Vaparaiso University Now Avaiabe 144 pp. paper $ Literature/Arts/Communication, Christianity and Cuture, Spirituaity/Spiritua Formation For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

14 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Now Avaiabe 208 pp. paper $ Theoogy Justification and the Gospe Understanding the Contexts and Controversies R. Michae Aen Justification and the Gospe is theoogy at its best: discipined by the instruction of Scripture, attentive to the traditions of Christian thought and practice, fied with discriminating judgments, and eager to expain and commend the gospe of justification. John Webster, University of St. Andrews Michae Aen provides here a first-rate study of the doctrine of justification construed in the context of Christian theoogy as a whoe. His review of contemporary debates and his awareness of bibica and historica sources are aike impressive. This is a book that chaenges and provokes as we as informs. Timothy George, Beeson Divinity Schoo, Samford University; genera editor, Reformation Commentary on Scripture Aen broadens and deepens contemporary refection on the doctrine of justification. A vauabe work that wi enighten, provoke, and edify. J. Todd Biings, Western Theoogica Seminary, Hoand, Michigan R. 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 and serves as book review editor for the Internationa Journa of Systematic Theoogy. Aso of Interest Union with Christ Reframing Theoogy and Ministry for the Church J. Todd Biings 192 pp. paper $ Justification in Perspective Historica Deveopments and Contemporary Chaenges Bruce L. McCormack, ed. 278 pp. paper $ EU rights: Rutherford House The Suffering and Victorious Christ Toward a More Compassionate Christoogy Richard J. Mouw and Dougas A. Sweeney Afterword by Wiie James Jennings This is a remarkabe testimony of a theoogica journey in search of resources for a compassionate Christoogy through American Christianity. Readers wi have a soid grasp of what it means to be faithfu to the core of our common Christian tradition today whie at the same time staying attentive to the voices of contemporary critiques. This book is for a students and professionas who take the chaenge of such a theoogica inquiry seriousy. Anri Morimoto, Internationa Christian University, Tokyo, Japan Richard J. Mouw (PhD, University of Chicago) is professor of faith and pubic ife at Fuer Theoogica Seminary, where he served as the president for twenty years. Dougas A. Sweeney (PhD, Vanderbit University) is professor of church history and the history of Christian thought at Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo. Aso of Interest The Priority of Christ Toward a Postibera Cathoicism Robert Barron 352 pp. paper $ Decades ago, back iberation theoogian James Cone invited white theoogians to isten cosey to the spiritua insights of peope of coor. The Suffering and Victorious Christ does just that. With sensitivity and ski, Mouw and Sweeney show how much white American Christoogies can benefit from Asian and African American histories and theoogica refections. Edward J. Bum, coauthor of The Coor of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America Brokenness and Bessing Towards a Bibica Spirituaity Frances M. Young 140 pp. paper $ USA, Canada, and the Phiippines ony (Darton, Longman, and Todd) Now Avaiabe 128 pp. paper $ Christoogy 28 For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

15 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies John Fea (PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook) is associate professor of American history and chair of the history department at Messiah Coege. He is aso the author of Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? Aso of Interest The American Evangeica Story A History of the Movement Dougas A. Sweeney 208 pp. paper $ Handbook of Women Bibica Interpreters A Historica and Biographica Guide Marion Ann Tayor, ed.; Agnes Choi, associate ed. 608 pp. coth $ Why Study History? Refecting on the Importance of the Past John Fea John Fea is quicky becoming one of the most important voices in the up-and-coming generation of Christian historians. His refections on the study of history brim with schoary insight, age-od Christian wisdom, and practica advice. This book wi be a great conversation starter in a wide array of Christian coege cassrooms. Dougas A. Sweeney, Trinity Evangeica Divinity Schoo Why Study History? performs a tremendous service for a students, teachers, and readers of history. Fea s provocative, entertaining approach raises a the right questions about the historica vocation. Thomas S. Kidd, Bayor University Fea s ove of his craft is infectious and his knowedge of it inspiring. Serious readers of Why Study History? wi find their own ove and knowedge of history deepened in satisfying and fruitfu ways. Eric Mier, Geneva Coege Mark Thiessen Nation (PhD, Fuer Theoogica Seminary) is professor of theoogy at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Anthony G. Siegrist (ThD, Wyciffe Coege, University of Toronto) is associate professor of theoogy at Prairie Bibe Coege. Danie P. Umbe (MDiv, Eastern Mennonite Seminary) is a pastor, formery of Mt. Oivet Church in Dyke, Virginia. Aso of Interest The Eary Church on Kiing A Comprehensive Sourcebook on War, Abortion, and Capita Punishment Ronad J. Sider, ed. 224 pp. paper $ Just War as Christian Discipeship Recentering the Tradition in the Church rather than the State Danie M. Be Jr. 268 pp. paper $ Bonhoeffer the Assassin? Chaenging the Myth, Recovering His Ca to Peacemaking Mark Thiessen Nation, Anthony G. Siegrist, and Danie P. Umbe Foreword by Staney Hauerwas An enormousy important book. It is exacty right on the core of Bonhoeffer s Christian ethics and incisivey hepfu on the ethics of peace and war. Gen Stassen, author of A Thicker Jesus: Incarnationa Discipeship in a Secuar Age Now Avaiabe 192 pp. paper $ Church History Nation, Siegrist, and Umbe chaenge the widey-hed assumption that after the beginning of Word War II Bonhoeffer not ony participated in the anti-nazi conspiracy but set aside his earier pacifism and adopted a more rationa and reaistic stance, which incuded participation in the pot to assassinate Hiter. The cose readings of Bonhoeffer s biography set in the arger story of the conspiracy and of the Ethics manuscript, in which the more reaistic account is supposedy found, are of particuar vaue. Regardess of whether you are persuaded by the authors concerning Bonhoeffer s eve of invovement in the attempt to ki Hiter, this voume wi decisivey reframe the way we read the thought and ife of this most remarkabe Christian. Barry Harvey, Bayor University Now Avaiabe 272 pp. paper $ Ethics, Pubic Affairs, Theoogy For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

16 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Christian Phiosophy A Systematic and Narrative Introduction Craig G. Barthoomew and Michae W. Goheen Christian Phiosophy, the third book in a series of successfu introductory textbooks by Craig Barthoomew and Michae Goheen, buids on The Drama of Scripture and Living at the Crossroads to offer a comprehensive narrative of phiosophica thought from a distincty Christian perspective. After exporing the interaction among Scripture, wordview, theoogy, and phiosophy, Barthoomew and Goheen te the story of phiosophy from ancient Greece through postmodern times, positioning the phiosophers in their historica contexts and providing Christian critique aong the way. The authors emphasize the Reformed phiosophica tradition without negecting other historica trajectories and show how phiosophica thought reates to contemporary ife. Endorsements Christian Phiosophy expains why phiosophy is vitay important for a thoughtfu Christians who want their faith to engage with the word today and aso gives a cear account of what it means to do phiosophy as a Christian. This book is fu of wisdom and insight; the ideas are powerfu, and the writing is cear and engaging. It is must reading for educated Christians. C. Stephen Evans, Bayor University Now Avaiabe 304 pp. paper $ Phiosophy Craig G. Barthoomew (PhD, University of Bristo) is the H. Evan Runner Professor of Phiosophy at Redeemer University Coege and the principa of The Paideia Centre for Pubic Theoogy. Michae W. Goheen (PhD, University of Utrecht) is Director of Theoogica Education and Schoar-in-Residence at the Missiona Training Center Phoenix. He is aso Jake and Betsy Tus Professor of Missioogy at Cavin Theoogica Seminary, Senior Feow of Newbigin House of Studies, and minister of preaching at New West Christian Reformed Church in British Coumbia. I have greaty appreciated the work of Barthoomew and Goheen and their thoughtfu commitment to Scripture s authority. They have proven themseves adept at articuating the truth, beauty, and expanatory power of the bibica wordview. Their appication of the bibica wordview to the task of Christian phiosophy refects the richness, nuance, and breadth we have come to expect from these seasoned guides. A wise book indeed! Pau Copan, Pam Beach Atantic University Barthoomew and Goheen have produced a cear, comprehensive, and vibrant case for Christian phiosophy. Their book is an idea text for thoughtfu Christians of any age but especiay for students or professors in a university context in which Christianity faces serious, sometimes hostie chaenges from a secuar cuture. This book offers a baanced, compeing framework and ine of reasoning that bring to ight the inteectua power and integrity of Christian phiosophy. Chares Taiaferro, St. Oaf Coege Aso by the Authors The Drama of Scripture Finding Our Pace in the Bibica Story Craig G. Barthoomew and Michae W. Goheen 256 pp. paper $ EU rights: SPCK Living at the Crossroads An Introduction to Christian Wordview Michae W. Goheen and Craig G. Barthoomew 224 pp. paper $ EU rights: SPCK Where Mortas Dwe A Christian View of Pace for Today Craig G. Barthoomew 384 pp. paper $ A Light to the Nations The Missiona Church and the Bibica Story Michae W. Goheen 256 pp. paper $ For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

17 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Roger Lundin (PhD, University of Connecticut) is Arthur F. Homes Professor of Faith and Learning at Wheaton Coege. He is currenty visiting schoar in residence at Duke Divinity Schoo (Spring 2014 semester) and is the award-winning author of severa books, incuding Beieving Again. Aso in the Series Beginning with the Word Modern Literature and the Question of Beief Roger Lundin Cutura Exegesis Wiiam A. Dyrness and Robert K. Johnston, series editors The Space Between A Christian Engagement with the Buit Environment Eric O. Jacobsen 304 pp. paper $ God in the Gaery A Christian Embrace of Modern Art Danie A. Siede 192 pp. paper $ Roger Lundin expores modern iterature s endess wresting with Christian witness and bibica narrative with his customary thoughtfuness, passion, and persona commitment. He opens for us the ways that writers of the past two centuries reckon with an inheritance they cannot quite manage to receive or refuse. Aan Jacobs, Honors Coege, Bayor University There are very few critics one thinks of as enarging one s ife, much ess making one more fit to ive it. Roger Lundin, for this reader, is just such a writer. Christian Wiman, Yae University; poet; author of Every Riven Thing and My Bright Abyss Lundin moves seamessy between iterature and theoogy, poetry and prose, phiosophy and cutura commentary in ways that wi renew your confidence in the power of God s wisdom in God s word. A remarkabe achievement from a remarkabe thinker. Jeremy Begbie, Duke University May pp. paper $ Literature/Arts/Communication, Christianity and Cuture, Theoogy Timothy J. Wengert (PhD, Duke University) is Ministerium of Pennsyvania Professor, Reformation History, at The Lutheran Theoogica Seminary at Phiadephia. He has authored or edited twenty books, has written over one hundred artices, and is associate editor for the Lutheran Quartery. Aso of Interest Luther and the Stories of God Bibica Narratives as a Foundation for Christian Living Robert Kob 208 pp. paper $ Martin Luther s Understanding of God s Two Kingdoms A Response to the Chaenge of Skepticism Wiiam J. Wright 208 pp. paper $ Reading the Bibe with Martin Luther An Introductory Guide Timothy J. Wengert Wengert shows his mastery of Luther with this study of the Reformer s bibica interpretation. Here we read Scripture with Luther and move beyond fundamentaistic and ibera perspectives. We encounter fresh approaches to authority, method, interpretation, and the practice of scriptura interpretation with Luther s bibica ethics. This is a fine work, engaging basic issues and providing a rediscovery of insights that are poised to awaken the academy and the church. Donad K. McKim, editor of The Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther Wengert s remarkabe ski as pastora theoogian and theoogian for pastors is evident as he appies Luther s insights on procaiming the gospe to issues such as bibica authority, the domestication of texts by both fundamentaists and iberas, reating the Od Testament to the New, the New Perspective on Pau, bibica ethics, and the genera modern penchant to try to understand rather than stand under bibica texts. Carter Lindberg, Boston University Schoo of Theoogy Now Avaiabe 144 pp. paper $ Historica Theoogy, Church History, Theoogica Interpretation For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit

18 Theoogica, Historica & Ethica Studies Christians at the Border Immigration, the Church, and the Bibe, 2nd ed. M. Danie Carro R. Foreword by Samue Rodríguez Afterword by Ronad J. Sider M. Danie Carro R. (PhD, University of Sheffied) is distinguished professor of Od Testament at Denver Seminary, where he founded IDEAL, a Spanish anguage training program. He is an adjunct professor at E Seminario Teoógico Centroamericano in Guatemaa, the author of severa books, and a contributing editor to Prism. t Now Avaiabe 208 pp. paper $ Bibica Studies, Pubic Affairs, Ethics Christians at the Border is the best avaiabe treatment of how Christians shoud fee, think, and act concerning the issue of immigration. The book is enriched profoundy by the author s own bicutura background and perspective, which makes it possibe for him to speak to both Hispanic and Ango readers with equa insight and grace. This is the book that needs to be in every Christian s hands right now as our egisatures debate immigration and in the days and years that foow. David P. Gushee, Center for Theoogy and Pubic Life, Mercer University In a crowded fied of raised, often strident voices debating the immigrant probem, M. Danie Carro R. wades in, joining other Christian Latina/o schoars, to remind us that the Bibe, not poitica wranging or economic benefits, must be the determining ens for the church. Evangeicas in particuar and Christians in genera wi appreciate his timey argument. Loida I. Marte-Otero, Pamer Theoogica Seminary, Eastern University Aso of Interest Foowing Jesus in a Cuture of Fear Scott Bader-Saye 172 pp. paper $ Mere Discipeship Radica Christianity in a Rebeious Word, 2nd ed. Lee C. Camp 268 pp. paper $ igods How Technoogy Shapes Our Spiritua and Socia Lives Craig Detweier Craig Detweier (PhD, Fuer Theoogica Seminary) is professor of communication and director of the Center for Entertainment, Media, and Cuture at Pepperdine University. He is the author of severa books and is an awardwinning fimmaker and cutura commentator. This is a wonderfuy engaging romp through the argey American his and vaeys where theoogy and technoogy meet a spendid contribution to the emerging conversations about what constitutes the good ife in this age of information and communication technoogies. Quentin Schutze, Cavin Coege; author of Habits of the High-Tech Heart: Living Virtuousy in the Information Age Aso of Interest A Matrix of Meanings Finding God in Pop Cuture Craig Detweier and Barry Tayor 352 pp. paper $ Craig Detweier is one of the best at interacing theoogy and popuar cuture. With books on fim and on gaming, and as the coauthor of a best-seing survey of the fied, he now turns to consider technoogy and its effect on our ives. Is technoogy a gift or a curse? As we a sense, it is both. Engaging, weresearched, theoogicay probing, and sensitive to cutura change without either defensiveness or fawning, igods wi inform both addict and skeptic. Robert K. Johnston, Fuer Theoogica Seminary; author of Ree Spirituaity Of Games and God A Christian Exporation of Video Games Kevin Schut 224 pp. paper $ t Now Avaiabe 256 pp. paper $ Christianity and Cuture, Spirituaity/Spiritua Formation, Youth Ministry 32 For the most compete and updated information on these tites, visit