Charlene Burns offers a brief but thorough tour through more than two millennia of thought on the nature of evil. Starting with the contexts of the Hebrew Bible and moving forward, Burns outlines the many ways that Christian thought has attempted to deal with the reality of evil and suffering.
With engaging sketches of the book of Daniel to contemporary America, Amy Frykholm offers a tour through more than two millennia of Christian thought on the future. Frykholm outlines the enduring fascination believers have had for future events and the myriad ways they have articulated their beliefs about what the future holds.
In this creative approach to the doctrine of the Trinity, author Veli-Matti Karkkainen focuses on keeping a dynamic balance between the intellectual-doctrinal and spiritual-charismatic approaches as parallel avenues towards theological understanding.
Mapping Varied Christian Experiences and Responses
This volume examines what it means to live as a Christian minority: both in non-Christian societies and in societies where other forms of Christianity are predominant. Many Christians live in states where other religions have historically influenced national identities, or where secularism defines communal expectations. At the same time, some ......
How the Bible, History, Philosophy, and Theology Shape Progressive Identity
Today's social and political climate often pits conservative or traditional Christianity against "progressive" Christianity. But what is progressive Christianity? What is a progressive Christian? What is a progressive church? Christianity in Blue answers these questions by drawing from biblical scholarship, Christian history, theology, popular ......
Conversion, Community Development, and Religious Freedom
Christianity in India is a collaborative effort of Indian and Western scholars to reveal the contributions that Indian Christians have made to freedom, empowerment, and social change in their nation.
Fair-minded and sympathetic to Jewish, Muslim, and Christian concerns, Lutz and Smith provide a clear account of the Israeli-Palestinian situation and a compelling plea for Christian involvement in the area. Carefully sorting out the tangled historical and religious roots of the problems, they reveal the strong forces at work in the conflict and ......
Historical, Theological, and Missiological Assessments
This collection provides a panoramic view of the many facets of contemporary Indian Christianity. Examining this subject through historical, theological, and missional lenses, the essays here explore the main themes driving Indian Christian life and thought today. Among the issues analyzed are Indian Christianity's theological foundations, ......
