This work focuses on historical writers in theology from ancient times to the advent of modern theology. It uses an 1820 Christmas sermon to examine psychological aspects of Schleiermacher’s eva
This book dislocates race and modernity as the primary means by which God’s self-disclosure is read across human history. Following the basic theological premise that God is a God of life, this
This book analyzes the intellectual history of the eighteenth century provided by Karl Barth, most notably in his groundbreaking study of the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century philosophical tradition
First Clement responds to a crisis in the Corinthian church by enjoining an ethic of subordination especially to the presbyteroi and episkopoi. Welborn examines the letter’s deliberative rhetori
Combining philological data, social-science models, and cross-cultural comparisons, Russaw examines the systems that constrict biblical daughters and the strategies they employ when hostile social for
This book engages the thought of Robert Jenson on the topic of the Holy Spirit. The outcome of this investigation offers one viable interpretation of the unique role of the Spirit that mediates betwee
In this book, Pribbenow explores the unique contribution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer to the history of interpretation of the Psalms. He considers the place of Bonhoeffer’s interpretation in light of
This book argues that Origen’s teaching on original and volitional sin demonstrates divergence from and continuity with the prevailing theological tradition. It offers a substantial, revisionist
In this book, Adele Reinhartz argues that the Gospel of John is a rhetorical work that aims to persuade its audience not only to believe in Jesus but also to separate themselves from the Jews. This pr
Should Christian ethics be an ecclesial or a nationalist project? This book addresses this question by tracing the development of an Augustinian and ecclesial approach to Christian ethics, noting the
After a careful examination of the rise and fall of the Stewardship Model of creation, Daniel Horan identifies and engages scriptural, theological, and philosophical resources in the Christian traditi
