Outline : The Library of New Testament Studies (LNTS) is a premier book series that offers cutting-edge for a readership of scholars, teachers in the field of New Testament studies, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates. All the many and diverse aspects of New Testament study are represented and promoted, including innovative work from historical perspectives, studies using social-s…
Outline: "Lord, in my luggage I have Scripture that I want to take to Your children across this border. When You were on earth, You made blind eyes see. Now, I pray, make seeing eyes blind. Do not let the guards see those things You do not want them to see." Brother Andrew prayed, and the guards passed his car bulging with Bibles across the Yugoslav border in 1957. He began his mission to bring…
Outline: New to this edition
- A new chapter on Meditated Interpersonal Communication (Chapter 2) offers an evenhanded, research-based exploration of the pros and cons of communicating via social media and other communication technologies
- A new section called "Conversation: From Monologue to Dialogue" (Chapter 13) provides an in-depth look at enhancing face-to-face communication skills, ran…
Outline : This volume is the result of the 2021 session of the Linguistics and the Biblical Text research group of the Institute for Biblical Research, which addresses the history, relevance, and prospects of broad theoretical linguistic frameworks in the field of biblical studies. Cognitive Linguistics, Functional Grammar, generative linguistics, historical linguistics, complexity theory, and …
Outline: A History of Biblical Interpretation provides detailed and extensive studies of the interpretation of the Scriptures by Jewish and Christian writers throughout the ages. Written by internationally renowned scholars, this multivolume work comprehensively treats the many different methods of interpretation, the many important interpreters from various eras, and the many key issues that h…
We have only two substantial eyewitness accounts of the life of Martin Luther. Best known is a 9,000-word Latin memoir by Philip Melanchthon published in Latin at Heidelberg in 1548, two years after the Reformer’s death.1 In 1561, ‘Henry Bennet, Callesian’ translated this pamphlet into English; the martyrologist John Foxe adopted Bennet’s text into his Memorials verbatim, including a nu…
How can the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit be distinct and yet identical? Prompted by the doctrine of the divine Trinity, this question sparked centuries of lively debate. In the current context of renewed interest in Trinitarian theology, Russell L. Friedman provides the first survey of the scholastic discussion of the Trinity in the 100-year period stretching from Thomas Aquinas' earlie…
If you are puzzled by other people or want to improve the impression you give, knowing about body language could be the key. In this book you'll discover how the body reveals what people really mean and how you can use your body and your expressions to improve your self-image to others. It explores why we give the signals we do, how to read the most common expressions and goes on to show how yo…
Outline; Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo constructs a theological anthropology that begins with the condition of human vulnerability as a site to answer why human beings experience and inflict terrible suffering. This volume argues that vulnerability is a dimension of human existence that causes us great anxiety, which forms the basis for violence but also affords the possibility of human openness…
Outline: Bukan sekadar budak. Menguak relasi tersembunyi antara Filemon dan Onesimus. Surat Filemon merupakan salah satu surat Paulus kepada Filemon yang "membicarakan" tentang seseorang bernama Onesimus. Banyak orang, bahkan Calvin, sang Reformator, sekalipun menafsirkan relasi antara Filemon dan Onesimus adalah relasi 'tuan-budak' semata. Benarkah demikian? Buku ini akan mengungkapkan hal bar…
Outline: "Daniel," tulis D.S. Russell, "adalah buku paling mengagumkan yang berbicara lantang untuk masa kini seperti yang dilakukannya pada saat pertama kali ditulis. Pesannya dengan tegas menyatakan bahwa Tuhan Allah berkuasa mengendalikan bukan saja sejarah, tetapi juga akhir dari sejarah." Mempertunjukkan kepercayaan dan kesetiaan yang menggelora, Daniel menawarkan pesan positif tentang har…
Outline: Saat masih kecil. Brother Andrew bermimpin menjadi mata-mata rahasia yang bekerja dengan cara menyusup di tengah-tengah musuh. Setelah dewasa ternyata ia mendapati dirinya bekerja sebagai agen rahasia bagi Allah. Misi yang ia emban dipenuhi dengan bahaya, dibiayai dengan iman, dan disokong dengan mukzijat demi mukzijat. Meski diberi tahu bahwa mustahil untuk melayani di balik Tirai Bes…
Outline: Subjects discussed include:
- The unique nature of the Christian sacramental experience in prayer and devotion.
- What is 'sacrament'?
- The traditional seven sacraments in the life of the Church and the individual.
Outline: Kitab Ester menampilkan kisah perjuangan Ratu Ester. Ia adalah tokoh yang mengupayakan keselamatan umat Yahudi di bawah penindasan Haman dan menampilkan nilai perjuangan kaum perempuan dalam memperjuangkan hak kesetaraan gender. Namun, Kitab Ester bukan hanya menampilkan hal itu saja. Penulis Pertolongan dari Balik Layar : Tafsiran Kitab Ester berupaya untuk mengungkapkan hal-hal kontr…
Outline: A Theological Anthropology of divine love and compassion. Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo constructs a theological anthropology that begins with the condition of human vulnerability as a site to answer why human beings experience and inflict terrible suffering. This volume argues that vulnerability is a dimension of human existence that causes us great anxiety, which forms the basis for v…
Outline: Journal Church History consists of:
1. Journal Church History, Volume 73, No. 1, March 2004;
2. Journal Church History, Volume 73, No. 2, June 2004;
3. Journal Church History, Volume 73, No. 3, September 2004.
Outline: Journal Church History consists of:
1. Journal Church History, volume 72, no. 3, September 2003;
2. Journal Church History, volume 72, no. 4, December 2003;
3. Journal Church History, volume 73, no. 4, December 2004.
Outline: Interest in political theology has surged in recent years, and this accessible volume provides a focused overview of the field. Many are asking serious questions about religious faith in secular societies, the origin and function of democratic polities, worldwide economic challenges, the shift of Christianity's center of gravity to the global south, and anxieties related to bold and …
Outline: In this book, the author takes a fresh look at happiness from a practical perspective: the perspective of someone trying to solve the wonderful problem of how to give himself a good life. From this perspective, 'happiness' is the name of a solution to that problem for practical deliberation. The author's approach to happiness falls within a tradition that reaches back to ancient Gree…
Outline: The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible enlists leading theologians to read and interpret scripture creedally for the twenty-first century, just as the church fathers, the Reformers, and other orthodox Christians did for their times and places. Genesis, like each commentary in the series, is designed to serve the church - providing a rich resource for preachers, teachers, stud…
Outline: In this theological and textual guide to the book of Revelation, leading evangelical educators combine their efforts to examine the issues that most interest and sometimes trouble twenty-first century readers. With verse-by-verse explanations and background analysis, this handbook is a tremendous aid to understanding the scope of Revelation. Topics covered include a comparison of the…
Overview: This book, a single-volume introduction to Luther's most influential, noted and important writings in the modern translations - including excerpts of his sermons and letters - presents Luther the theologian "steeped in the word of God, speaking to the whole church," even as it takes the reader straight to Luther the man, to his controversial Reformation insights, to his strongest con…
Weak ontology: genealogy and critical issues / Stephen K. White --
White noise / William E. Connolly --
The 'weak ontology" thesis / Charles Taylor --
The ideas of individual infinitude / George Kateb --
The politics of avoidance: the limits of weak ontology / Jodi Dean --
Respect for persons / Charles Larmore --
Ontology and narrative / Leslie Paul Thiele --
Ontology: a useful category …