Here is a selection of recently added titles in our collection:
Jesus and the manuscripts: what we can learn from the oldest texts /Craig A. Evans. Evans introduces readers to the diversity and complexity of the ancient literature that records the words and deeds of Jesus. This book critically analyzes important texts and quotations in their original languages and engages the current scholarly discussion. Evans argues that the Gospel of Thomas is not early or independent of the New Testament Gospels but that it should be dated to the late second century. He also argues that Secret Mark, like the recently published Gospel of Jesus’ Wife, is probably a modern forgery. Of special interest is the question of how long the autographs of New Testament writings remained in circulation. Evans argues that the evidence suggests that most of these autographs remained available for copying and study for more than one hundred years and thus stabilized the text.
Learned, experienced, and discerning: St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross on spiritual direction /Mark O’Keefe, OSB. Insights into the qualities that should mark a good spiritual director-learned, experienced, and discerning-as demonstrated by the spiritual texts of Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross.
Muslim sources of the crusader period: an anthology /edited and translated, with an introduction, by James E. Lindsay & Suleiman A. Mourad. Drawn from greater Syria, northern Mesopotamia, and Egypt, the sources in this anthology–many of which are translated into English for the first time here–provide eyewitness and contemporary historical accounts of what unfolded in the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries. In providing representative examples of the many disparate types of Muslim sources, this volume opens a window onto life in the Islamic Near East during the Crusader period and the interactions between Franks and Muslims in the broader context of Islamic history.
On being human: essays in theological anthropology /by Ray S. Anderson. Anderson focused on the person as determined by and sustained by the creative power of God. He explored the the implications of a biblical understanding of personhood for such critical issues as human sexuality, family relationships, abortion, and death. He broke new ground in relating pastoral care and counseling to contemporary issues which challenge Christians and their understanding of the meaning of human life.
On pandemics: deadly diseases from bubonic plague to coronavirus /David Waltner-Toews. Waltner-Toews, gathers the latest research to profile dozens of illnesses in On Pandemics. On Pandemics shows the greater impact of animal-borne diseases on our world, and encourages us to re-examine our role in pandemics, if not for our own health, then for the health of our planet. This book has been updated in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the six days of creation /St. Gregory of Nyssa ; translated by Robin Orton. This is the first complete English translation of St. Gregory of Nyssa’s treatise On the Six Days of Creation (In Hexaemeron). It incorporates Gregory’s own observations on the Genesis text, which reflect his desire to show the consistency between Scripture and the philosophy and natural science of his day. A notable feature is Gregory’s presentation of God’s creation of the world as what has been called a substantification of God’s own will, creatio ex Deo rather than creatio ex nilhilo. Other ideas of Gregory’s seem interestingly to foreshadow those of modern science.
Quasi-experimentation: a guide to design and analysis /Charles S. Reichardt. This book explains how to use modern approaches to quasi-experimentation to derive credible estimates of treatment effects under the demanding constraints of field settings. Reichardt provides an in-depth examination of the design and statistical analysis of pretest–posttest, nonequivalent groups, regression discontinuity, and interrupted time-series designs. Comparing quasi-experiments to randomized experiments, Reichardt discusses when and why the former might be a better choice than the latter in the face of the contingencies that are likely to arise in practice. Throughout, mathematical equations are translated into words to enhance accessibility.
Reading Evangelicals: how Christian fiction shaped a culture and a faith /Daniel Silliman. A historical examination of Evangelical identity through a close look at five best-selling Evangelical novels and the Christian publishing and bookselling industry they helped build
Resurrected to eternal life: on dying and rising /Jürgen Moltmann ; translated by Ellen Yutzy Glebe. In this daring meditation, Moltmann interrogates dying, the nature of death, and the hope of eternal life. For Moltmann, the living soul that awakens to eternal life is not a ghost in a machine, but the Lebensgestalt, the shape and story of a life. Seasoned readers will find here a capstone to Moltmann’s career of theological exploration, while those new to his thought will find a concise and elegant entry point into his work.
The Christ party in the Corinthian community /Ferdinand Christian Baur ; with an introduction by Ernst Käsemann ; translated by Wayne Coppins, Christoph Heilig, Lucas Ogden, and David Lincicum. For the first time Baur’s ground-breaking essay appears in English translation. Baur argued for a diversity of views in the earliest strata of the Christian tradition that shaped the modern study of Paul in lasting ways. Baur’s work revealed a tension between Pauline, gentile Christianity, on the one hand, and Petrine, Judaizing Christianity.
The divine imprint: finding God in the human mind /Russell Stannard. Those who think the evidence for God is found in the world around us, says Russell Stannard, are starting in the wrong place. Instead, we must begin by looking inside ourselves – into the inner recesses of our own consciousness, where the ultimate source of all consciousness has left his imprint.
The fall of the Roman Empire: a new history of Rome and the Barbarians /Peter Heather. The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling an Empire that had dominated their lives for so long.
The five dysfunctions of a team: a leadership fable /Patrick Lencioni In this book, the author turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams. The author’s story serves as a timeless reminder that leadership requires as much courage as it does insight. Throughout the story, he reveals the five dysfunctions that go to the very heart of why teams, even the best ones, often struggle. He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team.
The idea of a Christian college: a reexamination for today’s university /Todd C. Ream and Perry L. Glanzer. Ream and. Glanzer account for changes in how 21st century people view the Church and themselves as human agents, and propose a vision for the Christian college in light of the fact that so many Christian colleges now look and act more like research universities. Including topics such as the co-curricular, common worship, and diversity, they craft a vision that strives to see into the future by drawing on the riches of the past. First-year students as well as new faculty members and administrators will benefit from the insights in this book in ways previous generations benefitted from Arthur Holmes’s original efforts.
The need for creeds today: confessional faith in a faithless age /J.V. Fesko. A leading Reformed theologian offers a brief, accessible invitation to the historic creeds and confessions, making a biblical and historical case for their necessity and utility today.
The post-quarantine church: six urgent challenges and opportunities that will determine the future of your congregation /Thom S. Rainer. From thousands of surveys of church leaders and in-person consultations, Rainer and his Church Answers team have gathered the essential wisdom you will need to face the challenges and opportunities that the quarantine crisis creates for the local church. This book is valuable for those looking for local church and pastor resources to enhance church leadership, grow your church, and serve digital and online church communities in the post-quarantine world.
The power of pictures in Christian thought: the use and abuse of images in the Bible and theology /Anthony C. Thiselton. Part One considers key philosophical and aesthetic evaluations of literary images and symbols. theories of symbol, metaphor, and visual representation must be examined. Part Two discusses visual representation in the Old Testament, the teaching of Jesus, pictures and analogies in Paul, and the Book of Revelation. This shows the range of authentic visual representations. Similarly, sermons and prayers today can be enriched with pictorial images, but some can be misleading and unhelpful for the life of the Church.
The robot will see you now: artificial intelligence and the Christian faith /edited by John Wyatt and Stephen N. Williams. Contributions from a number of international experts explore a range of social and ethical issues raised by recent advances in AI and robotics. Considering the role of artificial intelligence in areas such as medicine, employment and security, the book looks at how AI is perceived as well as its actual impact on human interactions and relationships. Alongside are theological responses from an orthodox Christian perspective. The Robot Will See You Now offers a measured, thoughtful view on how Christians can understand and prepare for the challenges posted by the development of AI. Whatever your level of technical knowledge, The Robot Will See You Now will give you a thorough understanding of AI and equip you to respond to the challenges it poses with confidence and faith.
The three arrows ; and, The servants and the snow: plays by Iris Murdoch. These two plays concern problems of political power, and in particular the nature of sovereignty. They are also dramas of romantic love.
Theodicy of love: cosmic conflict and the problem of evil /John C. Peckham. Based on a close canonical reading of Scripture, this book offers a new approach to the challenge of reconciling the Christian confession of a loving God with the realities of suffering and evil. Peckham offers a constructive proposal for a theodicy of love that upholds both the sovereignty of God and human freedom, showing that Scripture points toward a framework for thinking about God’s love in relation to the world.
To think Christianly: a history of L’Abri, Regent College, and the Christian study center movement /Charles E. Cotherman ; foreword by Kenneth G. Elzinga. Cotherman traces the stories of notable study centers and networks, as well as their influence on twentieth-century Christianity. Beginning with the innovations of L’Abri and Regent College, Cotherman sheds new light on these defining places in evangelicalism’s life of the mind.
Top girls /Caryl Churchill ; with commentary and notes by Bill Naismith. Marlene hosts a dinner party to celebrate her promotion to managing director of ‘Top Girls’ employment agency. Her guests are five women from the past. As the evening continues we are involved with the stories of all five women and the impending crisis in Marlene’s own life. A classic of contemporary theatre, Churchill’s play is seen as a landmark for a new generation of playwrights.
Understanding climate change through religious lifeworlds /edited by David L. Haberman. Understanding Climate Change through Religious Lifeworlds offers a transnational view of how religion reconciles the concepts of the global and the local and influences the challenges of climate change.
Who created Christianity?: fresh approaches to the relationship between Paul and Jesus /Craig A Evans, Aaron W White, editors. This collection of essays proposes a complementary work to the work of David Wenham and his thesis that Paul was indeed, not the founder of Christianity or the creator of Christian dogma, as such, but instead the faithful disciple and conveyer of a prior Jesus tradition.
isdom for pastors in an age of doubt, division, and decline
