Preaching, according to Bonhoeffer, is like offering an apple to a child. The gospel is proclaimed, but for it to be received as gift depends on whether or not the hearer is in a position to do so. Offered here are thirty-one of Pastor Bonhoeffer's sermons, in new English translations, which he preached at various times of the year and in a ......
A Politics of Engagement for a Cruel and Indifferent Age
The Church in the Public shows how church/state dualism has corrupted the church's social witness and allowed neoliberal and neocolonial ideas to assert control of public and political life. Ahn argues for a public church, one that collaborates and cooperates with other public actors and entities in the promotion of a just social order.
Lutheran Liturgical Theology in Ecumenical Conversation
Explores the dynamics of ecclesial and liturgical theology, examining the body of Christ in action. This book provides an historical and doctrinal thinking on a diversity of liturgical subjects under the umbrella of Lutheran liturgical theology and in ecumenical conversation.
Often nowadays one hears affirmations of spirituality and even religious life but rarely of institutional religion. Is the church dying? Noted theologian Vtor Westhelle urges an emphatic no and traces the church crisis to an "ecclesiological deficit," a lack of serious reflection on the real role of church as an ideal community and an ......
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.
Preface Preface to First Edition Abbreviations THE SHAPE OF THE PROBLEM: THE SECRET OF JESUS' IDENTITY IN MARK The Messianic Secret: From Wrede to the Present The Messianic Secret: A Reappraisal THE SHAPE OF THE PROBLEM: CORRECTIVE CHRISTOLOGY IN MARK Corrective Christology: From Wrede to the Present ......
In this bold experiment in Christology, Ben Witherington develops a new, indirect method to discern Jesus' self-understanding. Using the evangelist's portrayals of Jesus' words, deeds, and relationships as avenues of insight, Witherington reveals a Jesus who both understood and disclosed himself in messianic terms, filling traditional terms-Son ......
For more than thirty years, The Christological Controversy has been an essential text for courses in theology, church history, and early Christianity that seek to better understand the development of Christology from its earliest roots to the Council of Chalcedon in 451. The volume gives modern readers an idea entry point into the issues by ......
Celebrating Christmas in the dark and finding joy in the unexpected. Aidan's city is hit with an ice storm just days before Christmas, causing the electrical grid to go down. All their Christmas plans are ruined! One disappointment piles on another: Grandma and Grandpa cannot travel, the Christmas pageant is canceled, there are no Christmas ......
