Alan Millard here argues that written reports about Jesus could have been made during his lifetime and that some among his audiences and followers may well have kept notes, first-hand documents that the Evangelists could weave into their accounts.
This critical edition of the Registers of the Consistory of Geneva in the time of Calvin reveals what life was like during the Protestant Reformation in a city where ecclesiastical discipline affected many. These valuable primary source documents- the great bulk of which have remained unknown to most modern researchers- are of capital importance ......
This volume explores the nature of leadership in the Christian community, especially as it was variously taught by Paul and practiced in the congregations of the first century. Exploring valuable ancient source material as well as the New Testament texts, Andrew Clarke describes the theories and practices of organization and leadership in key ......
Story of Identity and Change in the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Like other major Protestant denominations in the United States, the 2.6-million-member Luther Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), founded in 1847, has struggled with issues of relevance and identity in society at large. In this book Mary Todd chronicles the history of this struggle for identity in the LCMS, critically examining the central-often ......
Throughout its history, Christianity has adapted to contemporary society and culture in order to reach people effectively and have an impact on the world. This process often evokes controversy. Certainly this is the case in the current century, and so it was in the sixteenth. Robert Bireley argues that early modern Catholicism, the period known ......
A Review of the Greek Inscriptions and Papyri Published in 1982-83
This series, produced by the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie University, keeps New Testament and early church researchers abreast of emerging documentary evidence by reproducing and reviewing recently published Greek inscriptions and papyri that help illumine the context in which the Christian church developed.
In this volume, Hughes Oliphant Old begins his survey of the history of preaching by discussing the roots of the Christian ministry of the Word in the worship of Israel. He then examines the preaching of Christ, the Apostles, and early church leaders.l
Describes the main contours of how religion and government interact in Canada. This book reflects the traditions that have developed a somewhat different style of church-state relationships in our neighbour to the north. It focuses on religion's impact on education, law, and politics.
Conflict and Community in Philadelphia Catholicism Between the Revolution and the Civil War
The core of this study is a series of confrontations between Catholic bishops and dissenters, both lay and clerical, that troubled Philadelphia Catholicism for more than three-quarters of a century. Rome and the New Republic boasts an innovative exploration of the complexity and dynamism of early American Catholicism will be a welcome addition to ......
