Overview: Jonathan Edwards (1703 - 1758) is widely regarded as one of the major thinkers in the Christian tradition and an important and influential figure in American theology. This book is a collection of specially commissioned essays that track his intellectual legacies from the work of his immediate disciples who formed the New Divinity movement in colonial New England, to his impact upon …
Overview: Covering everything from "Abba" to "Zwingli," this book offers a comprehensive account of a wide sweep of topics and thinkers in Christian theology. Written entirely by eminent scholar, the book features a coherence lacking in most multi-authored volumes. Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge, gained from fifty-plus years of study and teaching. The author provides some six hundred …
Overview: The Series set out to provide a programmatic survey of the individual writings of the New Testament. It aims to remedy the deficiency of available published material which concentrates on the New Testament writer's theological concerns. New Testament specialists here write at greater length than is usually possible in the introductions to commentaries or as part of other New Testame…
Overview: The Explorations in Biblical Theology series addresses the need for quality literature that attracts believing readers to good theology and builds them up in the their faith. Each title in the series combines solid content with accessibility and readability - a valuable addition to the library of any college student, thoughtful lay reader, seminarian, or pastor. This book answers th…
Overview: In this magisterial synthesis, the author presents the most complete account of the theology of the Johannine corpus available today. Both critical and comprehensive, this volume includes all the books of the New Testament ascribed to John: the Gospel, the three epistles and the book of Revelation. While not proclaiming a definitive position on the question of authorship, this work …
Overview: In this bold sequel to Paul the Apostle, celebrated New Testament scholar the author reclaimed the apocalyptic center of Paul's proclamation for the life of contemporary church.
Overview: This book serves as an excellent introduction to the author's extensive corpus; readers will see the depth and breadth of the author's comprehensive public theology while also gaining insight into his singular importance in the field.
Overview: The essays here - taken from the inaugural conference - consider this Gospel from many angles, addressing a number of key issues that arise from a theological discussion of the text: John's dualism in our pluralist context, historicity and testimony, the treatment of Judaism, Christology, and more.
Overview: This volume in honor of Richard L. Pratt Jr. broadly covers his lifelong themes of biblical studies, theological studies, hermeneutics, the kingdom of God, ministry training, missions, evangelism, and biblical education for the world.
Dengan singkat, sistematis dan luar biasa terangnya buku ini menguraikan bagaimana perkembangan dogma-dogma dalam periode-periode sejarah Gereja, sejak abad pertama hingga kini. Usaha ini merupakan penjelajahan dan diskusi terbentuknya dogma-dogma dan doktrin-doktrin itu, satu per satu, yang telah ditetapkan dan diperdebatkan di sepanjang abad-abad yang lalu, dalam usaha Gereja memproklamasikan…
Dari asal-usul (keilmuan) teologi hingga kontekstualisasi teologi di Indonesia, dari ketegangan seputar wacana teologi di sekolah teologi hingga pergumulan teologis di tengah-tengah gereja, dari isu-isu keprihatinan sosial kemasyarakatan hingga ikhtiar dalam berteologi, penulis memberikan percikan pemikirannya seputar teologi dalam buku ini.
Kedua puluh tulisan dalam buku ini berangkat dari da…
“Tidak ada satu disiplin teologis yang lebih mulia daripada yang secar singkat digambarkan dalam tulisan ini.” Inilah kesimpulan yang diberikan oleh penulis mengenai disiplin ilmu dogmatika Kristen. Penulis sampai pada kesimpulan ini setelah dia menjabarkan mengenai istilah-istilah yang digunakan untuk disiplin ilmu dogmatika Kristen, pengertian dogmatika Kristen, metode-metode yang digunak…
Jesus as revealer : Karl Rahner, Dorothee Soelle, Roger Haight --
Jesus as moral exemplar : Rosemary Radford Ruether, Carter Heyward, Mark Lewis Taylor --
Jesus as source of ultimate hope : James Cone, Jon Sobrino, Elizabeth Johnson --
Jesus as the suffering Christ : Jèurgen Moltmann, Douglas John Hall, Marilyn McCord Adams --
Jesus as source of "bounded openness" : Raimon Panikkar, John …
Historical theology is a history of challenge and response." Christianity has suffered attack since its birth. Out of every generation, cultural and spiritual issues have arisen that challenge the interpretation of God's Word and the correct response to that interpretation. Delving into these past issues and doctrinal battles, historical theology gives context to Christianity as we know it. In …
Early Christian thinkers introduces the lives and works of twelve key Christians from the second and third centuries--a pivotal early moment in the history of orthodox doctrine. Each chapter includes a biographical and historical overview of the thinker, a detailed survey of his or her major writings and ideas, an in-depth discussion of each thinker's influence on the formation of the tradition…