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The Forgotten Luther: Reclaiming the Social-Economic Dimension of the Reformation

This collection of essays from leading Lutheran thinkers, theologians, and activists excavates Luther's theological focus on social and economic justice. By bringing these "forgotten" elements of Reformation theology to light, The Forgotten Luther helps contemporary heirs of Luther's thought to honor and advance this neglected part of his legacy by responding to the economic and social injustices of our own time.

9781942304173

$19.00
Embodied Liturgy: Lessons in Christian Ritual

Embodied Liturgy marks a "return to the body" in thinking about Christian liturgy as it considers the offices of prayer, liturgical calendar, sacraments, music and more.

9781451496277

$45.00
Beyond Church Walls: Cultivating a Culture of Care

Pastoral care has been traditionally understood as pastoral acts administered to individuals or small groups by an ordained or lay religious practitioner. As congregations in the twenty-first century begin to reclaim the missional nature of church, this view must be broadened to include care and concern for the needs of the larger community. In Beyond Church Walls, Rick Rouse articulates precisely what a missional approach to pastoral care looks like?and the substantial impact it can have on congregations and communities.

9781451490343

$26.00
Jesus’ Abba: The God Who Has Not Failed

In Jesus' Abba, one of the greatest theologians of this generation boldly argues for a new view of God, through the eyes of Jesus. John B. Cobb Jr. interprets the whole of Jesus' life and ministry, death and resurrection, in light of Jesus' understanding of God. Ultimately, Cobb argues that Jesus' view of God fits our actual experience today. With this book, John B. Cobb Jr. makes his ultimate and most impassioned plea for use to rediscover God, through Jesus.

9781506405704

$22.99
Down in the Valley: An Introduction to African American Religious History

This book provides a comprehensive overview of African American religious history from the African Traditional Religions, slavery, the development of black churches, the rise of black new religious movements, and the Civil Rights movement to the emergence of black megachurches, and examines contemporary issues and challenges facing the study of African American religion today.

9781451497038

$45.00
$Luther Refracted: The Reformer's Ecumenical Legacy$

Luther Refracted: The Reformer's Ecumenical Legacy

Luther Refracted speaks to the currency that Luther’s life and thought continue to enjoy in today’s Christian reflection. The contributors, representing a variety of Christian denominations, demonstrate Luther’s impact on their own traditions and, together with the Lutheran respondents, encourage a fresh understanding of the Reformer.

9781451490381

$44.00
Documents and Images for the Study of the Gospels: Third Edition

Since its first appearance in 1980, Documents for the Study of the Gospels has been a highly regarded sourcebook for the study of the historical environment and the religious, philosophical, and literary texts comparable to aspects of the Gospels. In this third edition, David R. Cartlidge has added new discoveries...

9781451494372

$49.00
Making Love with Scripture: Why the Bible Doesn’t Mean How You Think It Means

Arguments over Scripture have divided denominations, churches, and families, and these squabbles have led many to abandon the faith altogether. Jacob D. Myers, a rising scholar, has a solution to our problem with Scripture.

9781451499551

$16.99
51% Christian: Finding Faith after Certainty

God is not an idea. Christian faith is not a set of propositions you either believe or reject.

9781506400198

$16.99
Introduction to the History of Christianity in the United States: Revised and Expanded Edition

The history of Christianity in the United States is a fascinating and lively story. In this revised and expanded account, Nancy Koester introduces students to the major events and movements that influenced the tradition.

9781451472059

$49.00
The Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West

A fascinating introduction to the historical roots and contemporary forms of anxiety regarding Islam within the Western world.

9781451465495

$24.00
Reviving the Congregation: Pastoral Leadership in a Changing Context

Dr. Foss here offers a compelling introduction to the new context in which we lead our congregations and the personal and congregational strategies that will offer a way forward.

9781451482881

$19.00
Christopraxis: A Practical Theology of the Cross

Root here seeks to create a practical theology that is properly and fully theological, post-postmodern, post-Aristotelian, and that attends to doctrines such as divine action and justification.

9781451478150

$39.00
Mediating Faith: Faith Formation in a Trans-media Era

The church struggles with media. Whether it is a denomination negotiating the 24-hour news cycle or a church evaluating how online games influence the youth group, the role of media in the church, and the importance of understanding media for the church, has never been greater.

9781451472295

$29.00
Paul and the Faithfulness of God: Christian Origins and the Question of God: Volume 4

Wright carefully explores the whole context of Paul's thought and activity—Jewish, Greek and Roman, cultural, philosophical, religious, and imperial-and shows how the apostle's worldview and theology enabled him to engage with the many-sided complexities of first-century life that his churches were facing.

9780800626839

$89.00
Who Is the Church? An Ecclesiology for the Twenty-First Century

Peterson places the questions of the church's identity and mission into a conversation with the primary ecclesiological paradigms of the past century.

9780800698812

$26.00
Dem Dry Bones: Preaching, Death, and Hope

In an age when the so-called prosperity gospel holds sway in many Christian communities or the good news of Christ is reduced to feel-good bromides...

9780800698225

$26.00
Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative of a Gospel, Third Edition

For thirty years, Mark as Story has introduced readers to the rhetorical and narrative skill that makes Mark so arresting and compelling a story...

9780800699093

$29.00
Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families

Those who are afflicted as well as those who are adversely affected by mental illness often live lives of "quiet desperation" without recourse to appropriate assistance...

9780800698744

$34.00
Treatise on Good Works: Luther Study Edition

Luther's transformational idea of justification by faith alone was often misunderstood and misrepresented in the early years of the Reformation. In 1520, with his...

9780800698935

$19.00