Roman Catholicism and Neo-Calvinism

Eduardo J. Echeverria

In Roman Catholicism and Neo-Calvinism, author Eduardo Echeverria asks: what do Rome and Amsterdam have to say to each other? Is there any common ground between the traditions of Roman Catholicism and Dutch neo-Calvinism on crucial philosophical and theological topics...

Von Wittenberg nach Bayern, von Bayern in die ganze Welt

Hans Schwarz

Die Wirkungsgeschichte der Wittenberger Reformation in Bayern und von dort aus nach Nordamerika und in den Pazifik und den Ostasiatischen Raum wird im vorliegenden Band punktuell dargestellt: Während Altbayern sich weitgehend der Reformation verschloss, wie Luthers...

Ezekiel's Spirit Motif in the Context of African Pentecostal Theology

Samuel Muindi

Ezekiel has often been called ‘the prophet of the spirit’ because of his surpassing use of the word ???, ‘spirit’. The main argument of this book is that Ezekiel’s ‘spirit’ motif conveys a polysemous symbolism which, nonetheless, accentuates an overarching leitmotiv....

From Abyss to Glory

Shin Young Park

This book constructively proposes that the work of Hans Urs von Balthasar is a credible alternative to the epistemological and ethical concerns of postmodernism, which arose from nineteenth-century nihilism and continues in contemporary thought and culture. It...

Theologie angesichts des Digitalen

Lukas Ohly

Die Theologie ringt mit ihrer digitalen Zukunft. Wie weit kann sie sich auf den digitalen Logos einlassen, ohne ihren eigenen Logos aus den Augen zu verlieren?Die Beiträge dieses Buches versuchen, darauf eine Antwort zu geben, indem sie in interdisziplinärer Breite...

The Voices of the Fourth Gospel

Erbey Galvan Valdez

Throughout history, the Fourth Gospel has been an enigma to its readers, and most notably in the way that it shapes its characters. Although traditional approaches to gospel characterization have often confined its characters to the pages of the text, The Voices of the...

Choose the Narrow Path

Pierre Whalon

Why is it that churches agree to the same basic faith in hundreds of dialogues, and yet remain locked in an "ecumenical winter"? In Choose the Narrow Path, Bishop Pierre Whalon argues that to acknowledge the same doctrines while acting as if churches should remain...

Pilgrimage to Mount Athos

Graham Speake

«Mount Athos, for over a thousand years a centre for monasticism, has attracted pilgrims for nearly as long. This fascinating collection of essays discusses pilgrimage, the pilgrims, and the monks themselves. The Athonite ban on females has not precluded essays by...

Science and Catholicism in the Universities of South-East Europe

Mihai Dragnea

This edited collection sheds new light on the complex dialogue between religion and science that played out at universities in South-East Europe during the 19th and early 20th centuries.This discourse took place against a backdrop of great political, cultural,...

The Acts of the Apostles

Bartosz Adamczewski

In this monograph, the author demonstrates that the Acts of the Apostles is a highly creative hypertextual reworking of the Letter to the Galatians, with over 500 strictly sequentially organized conceptual and linguistic correspondences between Acts and Galatians. This...

The Dignity of Human Procreation and the Simple Case In Vitro Fertilization

Patrick Idoko Abem

Die Teilnahme der Menschen am Homoousion der goettlichen Personen

Zenon Tsikrikas

In allen christlichen Konfessionen wird das Homoousion als die Annahme eines gemeinsamen göttlichen Wesens der Personen der Trinität verstanden. Der Autor behauptet, dass das Menschliche und die Menschen, obwohl sie nicht mit den göttlichen Personen homoousios sind,...

From the Heart

Rob Parsons

From the Heart brings together a rich selection of articles by Rob Parsons, one the UK's best-loved Christian authors. Most of these were written for his monthly column in Premier Christianity magazine where he shared his thoughts about some of the things that matter to...

Finding the Peacemakers

Dan Morrice

'Dan's book demonstrates that the future will belong to the peacemakers - the true heroes among us.' - Bear GryllsWhen thirty-three Chilean miners stepped into the light, alive and well, after sixty-nine days entombed in the earth, the world experienced a rare treat -...

From Proverbs to Parables

Carole J. Lambert

The goal of this book is to suggest that Jesus as a creative artist was heavily influenced by the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Proverbs. It posits that he created some of his short parables from specific verses found in Proverbs, suggests that he expanded some basic sapient...

Do it Afraid

Joyce Meyer

Understand, confront, and walk in freedom from fear with renowned Bible teacher and New York Times bestselling author, Joyce Meyer.Fear will never entirely disappear from your life, but you can confront and overcome it! Courage isn't the absence of fear; it is moving...

Free Church Pastors in Germany – Perceptions of Spirit Possession and Mental Illness

Michael Grossklaus

This book focuses on Free Church pastors in Germany and their perceptions of spirit possession and mental illness. To explore Free Church pastors’ understanding of spirit possession and mental illness is critical in light of the overlap of symptoms. Misdiagnosis may...

Law and Gospel in Martin Luther’s Pastoral Teachings as Seen in His Lecture Notes

Aihe Zheng

The author presents a close reading of Martin Luther’s lectures on Galatians (1531) and Genesis (1535–1545). It reveals that Luther employed his unique understanding of Law and Gospel to inculcate in his students the understanding and desire to faithfully live out their...

The Spirit Moves West

Rebecca Y. Kim

With the extraordinary growth of Christianity in the global south has come the rise of "reverse missions," in which countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America send missionaries to re-evangelize the West. In The Spirit Moves West, Rebecca Kim uses South Korea as a case...

Learning to Live

David Manship

Learning to Live: A Description and Discussion of an Inductive Approach to Training describes the general approach to training young people. This book discusses the difficulties encountered by those who have responsibility for training in youth service, with emphasis on...