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In the history of Judaism and Christianity the biblical ban against images has been a decisive factor in shaping collective identity around opposition to the veneration of images. The biblical ban inspired the iconoclastic controversy in Byzantium as...

For anyone interested in his or her own genealogical links to medieval Europe and early Christianity, this book offers an extraordinary opportunity. For the first time, the lives of 275 early European saints are retold and accompanied by lineages...

As more and more people are discovering, Alzheimer's disease is the worst kind of thief. Over time, it robs those who suffer from it of the treasure of their memories and the sharpness of their minds. In The Long Good Night Daphne Simpkins chronicles the...

Jonas Jonson, who was directly involved with the ecumenical movement for forty years, offers in this book an inside perspective on an ever-changing global Christianity. Reviewing developments in ecumenism from the 1960s to the present, Jonson discusses...

This volume explores nearly every facet of contemporary Jesus research -- from eyewitness criteria to the reliability of memory, from archaeology to psychobiography, from oral traditions to literary sources.With contributions from forty internationally...

Richard J. Mouw is well known for his incisive views on the intersection of culture and Christianity and for his efforts to make the thought of major Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper accessible to average Christians. In this volume Mouw provides the...

Are Christians truly invited to share in God or just in his gifts? The language of -participation- has been hotly debated for centuries, many Protestants protesting that aspiring to share in God is akin to attempting to ascend to his level. John...

We Have Seen His Glory sounds a clarion call to worship in light of the coming Kingdom. Ben Witherington here contends that Christian worship cannot be a matter of merely continuing ancient practices; instead, we must be preparing for worship in the...

Redaction criticism attempts to identify biblical authors' theological interests by examining their adaptation of sources. Focusing on representative studies of Jesus' disciples in the Gospel of Mark, this pioneering book by C. Clifton Black has...

In recent years, the disciplines of biblical studies and systematic theology have grown apart and largely lost the means of effective communication with one another. Unfortunately, this relational disconnect affects more than just these particular fields...

Paul's letter to the Romans is often regarded as the most profoundly doctrinal book in the Bible. While not overlooking its complex theology, Joseph Fitzmyer here shows Romans to be also a wellspring of devotional insight, accessible and deeply rewarding...

Jesus is the embodiment of what God means for our world. The gospel writers who penned the first four books of the Christian scriptures have given us a variety of insights into who Jesus was and is, and why he matters for contemporary humankind. Every...

Proclaiming the Parables contains a general discussion of the term parable, followed by a thorough exegetical, textual, and homiletical study of five parables: Mark 4:26-29 (Parable of the Growing Seed), Matthew 21:28-32 (Parable of the Two Sons), Luke...

Most references to Luther's works in scholarly writing are made to either the Weimar edition, the St. Louis edition, or the Erlangen edition. Readers of Luther's Works: American Edition, which is a selection of Luther's works, often ask whether a given...

The Reformation did not happen overnight, not with the singular act of posting of the Ninety-Five Theses, or even the presentation of the Augsburg Confession.Prof. Dr. Zeeden's classic study of how medieval church practices continued and developed within...

This volume contains both fundamental biblical Hebrew and Aramaic.The fundamental biblical Hebrew is organized in a manner that facilitates learning and serves as an easy-to-use reference tool, including vocabulary, morphology, and syntax. While it...

Following Zwingli explores history, scholarship, and memory in Reformation Zurich. The humanist culture of this city was shaped by a remarkable sodality of scholars, many of whom had been associated with Erasmus. In creating a new Christian order,...

We are living in an emerging technoculture. Machines and gadgets not only weave the fabric of daily life, but more importantly embody philosophical and religious values which shape the contemporary moral vision-a vision that is often at odds with...

Más que un libro, esta es una experiencia. Recibirás la inspiración y las herramientas que necesitas para fortalecer tu relación con Dios, con otros, y contigo misma. Descubrirás que fuiste creada con un propósito, y que puedes dejar un legado que...

The purpose of this book, is to bring empowerment and encouragement to women. I want to use my testimony as a catalyst, to help and give hope, to those who are in despair. I want my story to help single women, and single mothers. I also want to share my...

Sometimes we fight our Father because we realize how unworthy of the love that God has for us.  To be chosen to do something that you feel you are not worthy to do is a humbling experience.  It cause us to dependent on the one who sent us in...

Relics of the Saints features large, full color illustrations of first and second class relics of 42 saints and blesseds venerated by the Catholic Church or the Orthodox Church during the liturgical months of January and February. Included are...

God takes our greatest trials and difficulties and uses them to draw us closer to Him.- BISHOP THOMAS J. OLMSTEDHere is one man's extraordinary near-death experience and how it transformed his life. But it's more than merely an incredible account of...

 Do you truly understand your Christian faith?  What if someone were to confront your Christian values head on?  Would you know how to respond?  Let alone do it in a loving way?It is hard when our Christian beliefs are challenged...

Dr Frank Baker's study of John Wesley and the Church of England, first published in 1970, still remains the standard work on its subject. It offers a detailed, critical evaluation of John Wesley's complex relationship with his Mother church, from his...

Most one-volume Bible commentaries focus on standard scholarly issues, answering questions such as who wrote the book, who was addressed, and how was the book structured. In contrast, this is the fi rst one-volume commentary to emphasize theological...

Is It a Sermon? is an informative and daring call to blur the boundaries of the sermon genre, exploring the "shoreline" of homiletics, or the place where preaching laps up against other modes of discourse.In this book, Donyelle McCray explores how...