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This volume brings together twelve scholars from a variety of scholarly fields including biblical studies, history, theology, sociology, anthropology, and missiology in a multi-disciplinary exploration of themes related to women's leadership within the three branches of the renewal movement: Holiness, Pentecostal and Charismatic traditions.

In light of the contemporary struggle between science and faith, Kathleen Mulhern's timely exploration of late nineteenth-century neo-Pascalian thought both recovers a lost perspective on the "e;war between science and religion"e; and offers a fruitful angle of study for twenty-first-century reflection.

Historians have traditionally interpreted the American land-grant higher-education movement as the result of political and economic forces.

To be a follower of Jesus means to bear witness to the truth of God.

This study of the work of noted liberal theologian Gordon Kaufman tracks his career from his first published book, Relativism, Knowledge, and Faith (1960) through his 2006 book, Jesus and Creativity, in light of recent conversations about divine action and modern scientific knowledge.

Like Leonard Smith's larger study, Religion and the Rise of History, this essay, Martin Luther's Two Ways of Viewing Life, asserts that Luther's well-known "e;at-the-same-time,"e; simul, or paradoxical way of viewing life does not capture Luther's thought as a whole, because it does not represent his deeply incarnational and dynamic, mystical and holistic, particularizing and historical way of viewing life based on the power of the Word and the Spirit of God either in his own life or in human history.

The Tradition of the Gospel Christians explores the post-Soviet tradition of evangelical Christians originating from the ministry of the Victorian revivalist preacher Lord Radstock in St.

Freedom of the Self revitalizes the question of identity formation in a postmodern era through a deep reading of Christian life in relation to current trends seen in the Emergent and Missional church movements.

Liturgical Elements for Reformed Worship is a series of four liturgical resources: three consisting of liturgical elements for Years A, B, and C, and a fourth, the first such resource to support the implementation of Year D: A Quadrennial Supplement to the Revised Common Lectionary (Cascade, 2012).

This collection of essays was first presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, held jointly with the Wesleyan Theological Society at Duke University in March 2008, under the conference theme, "e;Signs, Sighs, and Significance: Pentecostal and Wesleyan Explorations of Science and Creation.

In what sense is God one?

When Paul came to Corinth he found a culture emerging from the ashes of Roman power.

The theology of Karl Barth has been a productive dialogue partner for evangelical theology.

Christianity is never just about beliefs but habits and practices-for better or worse.

Drinking from the Same Well is designed for those who seek a praxis-oriented theological grounding in the exploration of cross-cultural perspectives in the field of pastoral care and counseling.

In ministry as in life, we get knocked down.

Jesus' best-known mandate--after perhaps the mandate to love God and neighbor--was given at the Last Supper just before his death: "e;Do this in memory of me.

Colonialism and imperialism continue to impact the personal and social identities of North American preachers and listeners.

One of the vital issues in contemporary Christian theology is the problem of a renewed understanding of God's eternity and its relation to time.

Many in Victorian England harbored deep suspicion of convent life.

This book is a constructive attempt at formulating a contemporary Pentecostal theology grounded in worship and witness.

GOD HIDES is a critique of contemporary christian faith.

Clear and Definite Words is a lucid exposure of the present confusion within theological discourse.

Is theology possible within a Christian university?

The Christian faith has always stood in a place of tension between its transcendent nature and the surrounding culture.

Beyond Belief: Theoaesthetics or Just Old-Time Religion?

Crossing Boundaries in the Americas, Vietnam, and the Middle East is the personal, yet profoundly political first-person account of one man's unique interracial and interfaith leadership roles over five decades in movements for civil rights, against the Vietnam War, and for Arab-Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Author John Raub's twenty-eight years as a monk changed him, sharpening his eye to see more deeply into situations with a perspective that welcomes debate, for controversy invites thought.

Historical writings on Our Lady of Guadalupe, the most revered sacred figure indigenous to the western hemisphere, have tended to focus on the sixteenth-century origins of her cult.

The Eucharist has become the central act of Christian life and worship.

The Trinity and the Vindication of Christian Paradox grapples with the question of how one may hold together the ideals of systematic theology, apologetic proof, and theological paradox by building on the insights of Cornelius Van Til.

As a freshman in college, Rachel Murr found herself trying to decide which campus social group to join: the gay and lesbian advocacy group or the campus Christian fellowship.

Our contemporary world is fast becoming religiously diverse in a variety of ways.

Fear works its way into our lives on a daily basis, but it does not define us.

At present the battle over who defines our future is being waged most publicly by secular and religious fundamentalists.

It is difficult today to discern much of a difference between Christians and non-Christians.

With all the jumble of human disagreements, how can we know?

This book offers reflections on a number of theological themes, going beyond abstraction to ask what is involved in coming to know God--through all the praying, struggling, and rejoicing that entails.

Laypersons receiving a divine call to preach in the Roman Catholic Church may feel caught between a rock and a hard place--both figuratively and ecclesiastically.

This is a guide for spiritual mountain climbers.

What happens when a church chooses to subdivide instead of getting bigger?

Many people in Christian ministry are tired of simplistic certainties; what they need is permission to live with uncertainty, with mystery, ambiguity, and paradox.

Each generation asks in its own way, "e;What does it mean to be human?

Bring the otherworldly mystery of spiritual reality down to earth.

Anglicans around the world have responded to the gospel in many different cultural contexts.

With a newly written preface relating his theology to the current global situation, The Future of Love contains revised versions of eighteen of John Milbank's essays on theology, politics, religion, and culture--ranging from the onset of neoliberalism to its current crisis, and from the British to the global context.

Is church discipline really necessary?

Australian theologian Scott Cowdell explores how "e;having faith"e; has changed under the influence of modernity and post-modernity in the West.

The work of John Howard Yoder has become increasingly influential in recent years.

This volume provides a collection of prayers and artwork based on the New Testament texts, inviting readers to join in the Spirit's moving through words, figures, and colors.