Two of the most vocal activists on racial issues in the church seek nothing less than a conversion of American Christianity. They directly challenge the churches to resume leadership in overcoming and redressing America's legacy of racial segregation.
A nationally recognized expert in the field of domestic violence and teen relationship violence explores the complex issue of teen-dating violence. Through interviews and other research, Miles provides critical information that parents, caregivers, clergy, and educators can use to protect teens and help them foster healthy dating relationships.
Lanzetta illuminates the transformative potential of theclassical tradition of women mystics, especially in lightof contemporary violence against women around the world. Focusing on the contemplative process as women's journeyfrom oppression to liberation, Lanzetta draws especially onthe mysticism of Julian of Norwich and Teresa of Avila. ......
Bakke paints a fascinating picture of children's first realemergence as people against a backdrop of the ancientworld. Using theological and social history research, Bakkecompares Greco-Roman and Christian attitudes towardabortion and child prostitution, pedagogy and moralupbringing, and the involvement of children in liturgy andchurch life. He ......
The Book of Revelation in Intercultural Perspective
A diverse group of New Testament scholars andtheologians offer myriad paths to a betterunderstanding of the Book of Revelation. They discusstopics such as Hispanic / Cuban American and AfricanAmerican perspectives, ecological issues, postcolonialthemes, and liberation theology. The book also provides a setof guidelines for intercultural Bible ......
A sequel to Porter's first book, "Leading Ladies"--which explored how the Bible supports women in leadership--this volume delves deeper, providing insights into growing into leadership, leading through adversity, challenging the status quo, and seeing leadership potential in unexpected people.
Special pricing available - see below In a series of engaging essays and responses, the bookexplores how evangelism has functioned withinLutheranism historically and articulates a Lutherantheological perspective on evangelism within the broaderdevelopments in mission theology over the past severaldecades. It further helps to show how evangelism ......
Bacher and Inskeep believe that mainline denominations serve as caretakers of the important American expressions of Christianity, and if they are weak or lost, society and the universal church will be the worse for it.
We live in an age of vast and rapid destruction of habitats and species. Yet Christianity holds great potential for healing this situation. Indeed, the Bible and Christian tradition are a treasure trove of rich images and stories about God as an "earthen" being who sustains the natural world with compassion and thereby models for humankind ......
