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Dr Stanley Hauerwas (Duke University),Romand Coles
In Christianity, Democracy, and the Radical Ordinary, theologian Stanley Hauerwas and political theorist Romand Coles reflect about possibilities and practices of radical democracy and radical ecclesia that take form in…
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Dr Brian Brock (University of Aberdeen, UK),Stanley Hauerwas (Duke University, USA)
Stanley Hauerwas is arguably the most well-known figure in theological ethics of the last generation. Having published voluminously over the last 30 years, late in his career he has also…
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S T Kimbrough
This volume of poems addresses the human effects of the coronavirus pandemic including: prolonged illnesses, death, disruption of society, families, the work force, and economy. There are the accompanying emotional…
Stephan Kampowski
How does biotechnology touch on human destiny? What are its promises and challenges? In search for a response, the present volume turns to the thought of Hans Jonas, one of…
Stanley Hauerwas,Robert J Dean
For over forty years Stanley Hauerwas has been writing theology that matters. In this new collection of essays, lectures, and sermons, Hauerwas continues his life’s work of exploring the theological…
William H. Willimon,Stanley Hauerwas
These twelve sermons by renowned author and pastor William Willimon, with responses by theologian Stanley Hauerwas, demonstrate the fruitfulness and difficulty of the interaction between theologians and practicing pastors. In…
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-278).
What does the Wesleyan message have to say to the greater theological world? This is a question that Laurence Wood has taken up as his concern throughout his career. In…
Stanley Hauerwas,William H. Willimon
A provocative Christian assessment of culture and ministry for people who know that something is wrong.
Ronald J. Sider
Noted theologian and bestselling author Ron Sider provides a career capstone biblical-theological case for the view that Jesus calls his disciples to love, and never kill, their enemies.
A no-nonsense sequel to Resident Aliens, this book tells how to go about transforming a church into a gathering of resident aliens . It is an assessment of the world…
Arne Rasmusson
In this study, Rasmusson attempts to strengthen the current discourse in political theology by developing a critique of it that includes an innovative discussion of the relationship between church and…
Christopher J. Libby
In this book, Libby retrieves the moral and theological vision of the biblical prophets in light of contemporary judgments regarding the epistemological significance of community and concerns about the nature…
Peter Candler,Stanley Hauerwas,Peter Ochs
Provides an understanding of reading and doing theology. This book talks about the change of the Bible from liturgy in worship to a physical object: a book. It reads two…
Ephraim Radner,Philip Turner
Examines the future of the concept of communion as a viable church structure, tracing its historical development as a self-conscious Anglican third way between Protestant congregationalism and Catholic centralism. This…
This collection of essays and sermons challenges us to consider the Sermon on the Mount as Jesus’ serious proposal for an alternative society, a speech of resistance to the forces…
Jr. S T Kimbrough
This volume brings together for the first time the writings of Charles Wesley on the theme of justice for the poor and marginalized, drawing upon his sermons, manuscript journal, poetry…
Colin D Miller
The Practice of the Body of Christ begins a conversation between apocalyptic interpretations of the Apostle Paul and the contemporary revival in virtue ethics. It argues that the human actor’s…
Theodore L Lewis
In the course of Theodore Lewis’ career in the US Foreign Service–spanning twenty-nine years and including tours of duty in Vietnam, Pakistan, the DRCongo, and Korea–he came upon many significant…
Explains the principal ancient heresies and shows why contemporary Christians still need to know about them.
Stanley Hauerwas
In attempting to conceptualize the basis of Christian ethics in a manner that will render Christian convictions morally intelligible, this book casts fresh light on traditional theoretical issues and articulates…
This collection of essays by British Baptists honors the work of John Colwell amongst the Baptist community, recognizing in particular the contribution he has made to Christian doctrine and ethics…
John C Nugent
John Howard Yoder is most famous for arguing in The Politics of Jesus that a sound reading of the New Testament demonstrates the abiding relevance of Jesus to social ethics…
Michael G Harvey
Skepticism, Relativism, and Religious Knowledge examines the challenges of skepticism and relativism to religious knowledge after the demise of classical foundationalism. Whereas skepticism doubts our capacity to know truth, relativism…
Joshua J Whitfield
Based on the author’s thesis (Th. M.)–Duke University, 2008.
April Alexander
Pentecostals and Nonviolence explores how a distinctly Pentecostal-charismatic peace witness might be reinvigorated and sustained in the twenty-first century. To do so, the book examines the nature of the early…
In this collection, Stations on the Journey of Inquiry, David Burrell launches a revolutionary reinterpretation of how any inquiry proceeds, boldly critiquing presumptuous theories of knowledge, language, and ethics. While…
Philip Turner’s contributions as a leader and thinker in Christian missions and social ethics are here engaged by an array of friends and colleagues. Turner’s scholarly and clerical career spans…
In the world, but not of the world –this has been the motto of the Free Church tradition. But to what extent can freedom and independence from the world be…
Living Well and Dying Faithfully explores how Christian practices love, prayer, lament, compassion, and so on can contribute to the process of dying well. Working on the premise that one…
Why worship? In this superb new collection of essays, lay people, clergy, poets, theologians, musicians, novelists, and scholars offer personal, profound, and provocative reflections on their experience of worship in…
Kyle Childress,Rodney Wallace Kennedy
This collection of essays and sermons by Rodney Kennedy and Kyle Childress is focused on honoring the memory of Will Campbell–the prophet from the South who made a vocation of…
Few recent Christian thinkers have been as widely influential as John Howard Yoder (1927-1997). Encompassing a teaching career of more than thirty years and such landmark publications as ‘The Politics…
In A Faith Not Worth Fighting For, editors Justin Bronson Barringer and Tripp York have assembled a number of essays by pastors, activists, and scholars in order to address the…
