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A Handbook of Contemporary Theology: Tracing trends & discerning directions in today’s theological landscape © 1992 BridgePoint: Victor Books 394 pages Have you ever had a religious discussion with someone that made you feel uneasy? Perhaps the logic of their position seemed to make sense, but you could sense something was fundamentally different from what [...]
The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb © 2009 W. W. Norton & Company 224 pages I couldn’t resist ordering this once I read the cover: The first book of the bible graphically depicted! NOTHING LEFT OUT! I taught through Genesis a few years ago, and realized just what “nothing left out” would mean! [...]
Israel’s Sacred Songs: a Study of Dominant Themes © 1966 The Seabury Press 242 pages This book introduces readers the ways that Israel used cultural idioms from the surrounding nations to describe her God. Since we have a well preserved set of ancient documents from Israel (the Hebrew Scriptures), and little from the surrounding nations, [...]
Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ © 2010 Eerdmans 290 pages Practice Resurrection is Peterson’s meditations on what the church is, according to Ephesians. As you would expect from him, the church is not some nebulous concept but a very practical household—among other metaphors. If you’re stuck with the idea of church [...]
Beyond Opinion: Living the Faith We Defend © 2007 Thomas Nelson 360 pages Beyond Opinion is a collection of essays on defending the faith. While Ravi Zacharias only wrote 4 of the chapters (including the introduction and conclusion), almost every other author is a member of his ministry (RZIM). The book is divided into two [...]
Mission in the Old Testament: Israel as a Light to the Nations © 2000 Baker Books 101 pages Israel had a purpose before the days of Jesus that was more than simply living contentedly in their Country and hurling prophetic judgment at foreigners. There is a consistent theme running through the Old Testament that God’s [...]
Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels © 2008 IVP Academic: InterVarsity Press 443 pages Anyone’s who is convinced they understand the life and times of Jesus need to read this book. I thought I had a pretty good grasp on the gospels after a lifetime of reading and 7 years of [...]
Good News in Exile © 1999 Eerdmans 116 pages This book is what happens when three pastors rethink their theology and praxis. With the help of Brueggemann, who provided a foreward and clearly inspired their reflections, Copenhaver, Robinson, and Willimon sketch out how the liberal church can be relevant in a world where liberal religion [...]
The Original Jesus: The Life and Vision of a Revolutionary © 1996 Eerdmans © 1997 160 pages Tom Wright knows more about the historical Jesus—his life and mileux—than anyone. That’s a big statement, but I’m convinced that it’s true. In The Original Jesus, Wright popularized his knowledge. This book is a full-colour print version of [...]
Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity © 1988 Vintage Books: Random House, Inc. © 1989 189 pages Adam, Eve, and the Serpent is a baptism into the various debates and controversies that swirled through the first three centuries of Christendom. It’s obvious on every page that Pagels knows the players [...]
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