Martin Marty delves into the disparity between the ideals of the church and historical reality in order to provide a brilliant, instructive, and eminently fair statement of the history of Christianity from its founding to the present day.
This book has earned wide acceptance as an outstanding single volume history of doctrine. It is ideally suited for classroom and seminar use as well as research and independent study. With remarkable conciseness and clarity Lohse, shows how doctrinal development has occurred in the various periods of the Church's history from the first century ......
This short volume is a plea for Christians to rethink their point and purpose in light of larger cultural changes and a crisis in leadership. Foss's model of moving from issues into conversation and then into compassion is a blueprint for new leadership.
The Formation of Black Leadership in Early American Lutheranism
The history of Lutheran engagement in the Black context in the U.S.A. is regrettably thin. The book helps Lutherans in the United States and other students of American history assemble a complete account of the role of early American Lutherans in higher education among African Americans.
This book is about Jesus's perspective on violence, the ways this is demonstrated in his ministry, and its implications for Jesus's followers. It begins by examining the nature and role of violence within Second Temple Jewish eschatology. "Eschatological violence"--violence connected in some way with eschatological expectations--was an important ......
A classroom staple for nearly 30 years, this new third edition presents over 100 carefully selected primary documents edited for even greater concision to capture the energy and moment of that tumultuous time. The saving of space results in a shorter book that now includes even more readings!
The Doctrine of Assurance after the Westminster Confession
From the very earliest days after its completion in 1646, the Westminster Confession's position on assurance has been a subject of controversy. In this work, the author considers the Westminster Confession's statements on assurance as a position of consensus among a diversity of viewpoints.
Based on the author's twenty years of teaching and on her own experience in pastoral care, this is a basic pastoral-care text to assist in the emotional and spiritual preparation of pastoral caregivers. The author sees pastoral care as the interconnection and interplay of love of God, love of neighbour, and love of self.
Hagar and Ishmael are portrayed as: dispossessed, yet protected; abandoned, yet given promises that rival those of the covenant with Abraham. John T. Noble carefully examines their roles and depictions in Genesis and concludes that Ishmael is a key figure whose ambiguous status requires a rethinking of the goals and values of the Priestly work.
