Religion: general Books

Globalization has raised numerous questions about theology and culture for Christians. How should we respond to outsourcing and immigration? How does anti-Western sentiment affect the proclamation of the gospel? What is the role of the church in society?...

In this book Olga Druzhinina analyzes St. Basil's understanding of the church, paying special attention to his Trinitarian approach to its life. Although the role of God the Trinity in the life of the church occupies a considerable place in St. Basil's...

The Quest for Human Dignity in the Ethics of Pregnancy Termination describes and analyzes the problem of termination of pregnancy, with special attention to its prevalence in Kenya, where more than seven hundred abortions are performed daily on girls...

From Labor to Reward is a pioneering, epic, and groundbreaking book that fills a huge void in American religious history, black religious history, and traditions of the black church. Until now, no other book has chronicled the rich religious experiences...

Since the late 1970s complementarian theologians have been arguing that the divine three persons in the Trinity are ordered hierarchically, and that this is the ground for the hierarchical ordering of the sexes. Suddenly and unexpectedly in June 2016 a...

In this book Michael Di Fuccia examines the theological import of Owen Barfield's poetic philosophy. He argues that philosophies of immanence fail to account for creativity, as is evident in the false shuttling between modernity's active construal and...

Is it possible for orthodox, creedal Christianity to change its views on matters of sexuality and gender? In order to do so, must it simply incorporate elements of the secular world that are foreign to it? In That We Might Become God, Andy Buechel argues...

This book is introductory, but it is not an introduction to biblical content or to the history of early Christianity in the typical sense. Each of the chapters addresses a different aspect of the material and provides its own perspective on the origin of...

In this succinct, inviting volume, four Balkan theologians probe their contextual ways with the theology of Jurgen Moltmann, whose classic The Crucified God influenced novel theological approaches around the globe, most recently the emerging postwar...

How would politics be different if Christians acknowledged Jesus Christ as the archetype of all rulers, democratic and nondemocratic? How would our practice of politics change if we recognized the suffering love of Christ as the truest exercise of power?...

Papal infallibility and biblical inerrancy provide the conceptual foundations of theocracy, which is to say religiously-based totalitarianism. These absolutist doctrines emerge for the very first time among the Victorians: they are not ancient beliefs at...

Thomas Aquinas and William Langland inherited the dynamic metaphor of journeying as a fundamental concept of the Christian life and harnessed it to animate their magisterial texts: the Summa Theologiae and Piers Plowman. Christians' journey back to God...

For the Healing of the Nation offers a serious look at the social and political climate in the United States from a biblical perspective, emphasizing race and "otherness," economics and the environment, and institutional violence (war and capital...

The seven deadly sins are pride, envy, anger, sloth, gluttony, greed, and lust. The seven virtues are prudence, fortitude, temperance, justice, faith, hope, and love. This book brings all of them together and for the first time lays out their history in...

The global world debates secularism, freedom of belief, faith-based norms, the state's arbitration of religious conflicts, and the place of the sacred in the public sphere. In facing these issues, Britain, India, and South Africa stand out as unique...

I began studying American theological education in the 1970s, and Piety and Plurality is the third of three studies. In Piety and Intellect, I examined the colonial and nineteenth-century search for a form of theological education that was true to the...

The Evil Eye is mentioned repeatedly throughout the Old Testament, Israel's parabiblical writings, and New Testament, with a variety of terms and expressions. The Old Testament (Greek Septuagint) contains no less than fourteen text segments involving...

Postmodern Theology consists in a sharp-edged retrospective and reflection on the forty-year history of the most important movement in contemporary religious thought that is only now passing from the scene. The author, Dr. Carl Raschke, is generally...

One of the most significant and revealing paintings by the world famous artist Vincent van Gogh was never seen by anyone but the artist himself. The painting was so important to the artist that he painted it twice. He was so conflicted about the painting...

Is the world falling apart or is it falling into place? Today's rapidly changing civilization consists of conspiracy theories, secret societies, a projected new world order, the COVID 19 pandemic, the Great Reset, threats of mandatory vaccinations, and...

A Vision Becomes Reality is the story of how a Seventh-day Adventist educational institution, West Indies College (now Northern Caribbean University) in Mandeville, Jamaica, collaborated with a Seventh-day Adventist health care institution, Andrews...

This early works on St. Paul's Cathedral is a detailed study on the subject and is extensively illustrated throughout. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

""Modernism and the Vatican"" is a scholarly work written by Adam John Loeppert in 1912. The book explores the conflict between Modernism, a movement that sought to reconcile faith with modern thought, and the Vatican, which saw it as a threat to...

""A Discussion of the Baptismal Question"" is a book written by Cooke and Parsons in 1842. The book centers around the topic of baptism and the various beliefs and practices surrounding it. The authors explore the different viewpoints on baptism and...

""Notes of Expository Addresses on the Book of Revelation, Part 1: Chapters 1-3"" is a book written by Hermann Liebstein in 1876. It is a commentary on the first three chapters of the Book of Revelation, which is the final book of the New Testament. The...

The Better Covenant Practically Considered, From Hebrews 8: 6, 10-12 is a book written by Francis Goode in 1854. The book is an analysis of the biblical passage found in Hebrews 8: 6, 10-12 and its implications for the Christian faith. Goode provides a...

Priests and Philosophers is a book written by William Gresley and published in 1873. It explores the relationship between religion and philosophy, particularly in the context of Christianity. The book argues that priests and philosophers have different...

""Original Sin, Freewill, Grace, Regeneration, Justification, Faith, Good Works, And Universal Redemption"" is a book written by Henry John Todd in 1818. In this book, Todd explores various theological concepts such as original sin, freewill, grace,...

""No Union With Rome: An Anti-Eirenicon"" is a book written by Alessandro Gavazzi in 1866. It is a response to the ""Reunion Scheme"" proposed by Dr. Pusey, which aimed to reconcile the Church of England with the Roman Catholic Church. Gavazzi, a former...

Lectures on Unitarianism, More Especially as Taught by J. Barker and His Followers: Being a Series of Discourses is a book written by Samuel Minton and published in 1847. The book is a collection of lectures that discuss the teachings of Unitarianism,...

Morning On The Mountains: Or Woman And Her Savior In Persia (1863) is a book written by Thomas Laurie. The book is a memoir of Laurie's travels through Persia and his encounters with the people and culture there. The focus of the book is on the...

Primitive Christian Education is a book written by Geraldine Emma Hodgson in 1906. The book explores the education system of the early Christian church and how it developed over time. The author discusses the methods and techniques used by the early...

Some Bible Problems is a book written by David Worthington Simon and published in 1898. The book is a collection of essays that address various issues and questions related to the Bible. Simon, who was a Presbyterian minister, examines topics such as the...

The book ""Second Part of Cooke's Centuries, Being a Defense and Confirmation of the First: Showing That Methodism is Not a Branch of the Church of Christ"" was written by Cooke and Parsons and was published in 1855. The book is a continuation of the...

Sermons, Chiefly Designed To Elucidate Some Of The Leading Doctrines Of The Gospel is a book written by Edward Cooper and published in 1838. The book contains a collection of sermons that are primarily focused on explaining some of the most important...

The book ""Select Metrical Hymns and Homilies of Ephraem Syrus"" is a collection of religious texts written by the Syrian Christian theologian and poet, Ephraem Syrus. Originally published in 1853, this edition includes a selection of hymns and homilies...