Provides an introduction to Martin Luther's thought. This book shows how Luther enjoyed using humour in his interpretation of the Bible, his pastoral relationships and his encounters with death. It reveals that humour in the face of mortality is an indication of human freedom, a way of making life a divine comedy.
The Story of Coretta Scott King: Commemorative Edition
Shows a determined young girl who grew up in Alabama and worked her way through Antioch College only to discover that she was not allowed to teach in the white schools in Ohio. This biography, including a black and white photo gallery, tells the story of Coretta Scott King from her childhood to her death in February 2006.
Part of the "Hermeneia" series, this commentary makes arguments concerning the origin and composition of "1 Chronicles", and provides a study covering almost every aspect of the biblical book, from its text to its theology. It aims to demonstrate there have been far fewer secondary additions to the text than is normally assumed.
A Critique and Analysis of Traditional and Transformational Views
In the traditional theology of sacrificial atonement scholars have represented Jesus' death on the cross as the ultimate redemptive sacrifice for the world. Repeated critiques of this traditional understanding have given rise to rise alternative understandings of Jesus' death on the cross. This book provides an analysis of the traditional theology ......
Thirteen Spiritual Steps to Finding the Job of a Lifetime
A guide to help Christians discover God's plan for them and their work. It includes a 13-step process which uses a combination of spiritual discovery, an inventory of talents and abilities and partnership with a church or congregation. It includes over 500 scriptural quotes, references and insights.
A New Interfaith Paradigm for Our Failed Prison System
Tracing the history and features of the penal system, this book lays out a paradigm of criminal justice based on restorative justice and reconciliation. It opens a national dialogue on responsibilities of citizens and the nation to provide remediation rather than mere retributive incarceration, answerable to the common good and the justice of God.
The Latino population is a pastorally challenging polyculture. This diversity requires spiritual caregivers to approach every Hispanic individual with humbleness. "Cada persona es un mundo," "every person is a world," says Montilla. To equip professionals in ministry for their ministry with and for Latino/as, Montilla centers his presentation ......
Contemporary Faces of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Ethics
Presents the views of ethicists and scholars from three major and often conflicting monotheistic traditions, who correlate a religious tradition's sacred texts and tradition with the contemporary world's pluralism and claims about the inalienable sanctity and dignity of human life.
Jrgen Moltmann's distinctiveinsights in trinitarian theology- especially about the relationswithin God and God's presence increation - are revolutionary fortheology and set the stage for thesefurther explorations. The esteemedgroup of contributors in this volumeprobes new ways of understandingthe triune character of God. Among the contributors ......
