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PaperbackPower Women
Stories of Motherhood, Faith, and the Academy
Edited by Nancy Wang Yuen and Deshonna Harsch
IVP Readers' Choice Award
"The dominant narrative we hear as professor mothers is that motherhood and academia are incompatible."
Two challenging vocations, each filled with complexities and daily ups and downs. Yet more and more women are answering the call to both the academy and motherhood. A growing body of literature addresses parent-professors, ...
PaperbackThe Divine Christology of the Apostle Paul
Retrospect and Prospect
by Chris Bruno, John J R Lee, and Thomas R. Schreiner
The last fifty years of Pauline scholarship have provided numerous insights to both the academy and the church. Some of those most important discussions have related to the question of Paul's view of Christ with respect to his divinity. While the landscape is rich with scholarly findings, it can be overwhelming to navigate the complex lines of argumentation and the interactions ...
PaperbackWhat's So Funny About God?
A Theological Look at Humor
by Steve Wilkens
If you don't believe God has a sense of humor, just look in the mirror. Humor is a truly human phenomenon—crossing history, culture, and every stage of life. Jokes often touch on the biggest topics of our existence. And although it may seem simple on the surface, humor depends on the use of our highest faculties: language, intelligence, sympathy, sociability.
To the philosopher ...
PaperbackThe Making of Stanley Hauerwas
Bridging Barth and Postliberalism
New Explorations in Theology
by David B Hunsicker
Foreword by Stanley HauerwasIn the past half-century, few theologians have shaped the landscape of American belief and practice as much as Stanley Hauerwas. His work in social ethics, political theology, and ecclesiology has had a tremendous influence on thechurch and society. But have we understood Hauerwas's theology, his influences, and his place among the theologians correctly?
Hauerwas is often ...
PaperbackTheology as Discipleship
by Keith L. Johnson
First Things' Year in Books
For many people, the word "theology" evokes something dry, academic, irrelevant and disconnected from the everyday concerns of life. We surely would not say that about God, so why is our talk about God any different?
In this engaging and accessible introduction, Keith Johnson takes a fresh look at theology. He presents ...
PaperbackJonathan Edwards and Deification
Reconciling Theosis and the Reformed Tradition
New Explorations in Theology
by James Salladin
The doctrine of deification or theosis is typically associated with the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Indeed, the language of participation in the divine nature as a way to understand salvation often sounds like strange music in the ears of Western Christians despite passages like 2 Peter 1:4 where it appears. However, recent scholarship has argued that the theologies of ...
PaperbackThere's a Teenager in My House
101 Questions Parents Ask
Edited by Wayne Rice
You have one of the toughest and most important jobs out there: raising teenagers.Their reputation precedes them: cluttered rooms, changing moods, curfew wars and confusing relationships haunt the dreams of parents well before their oldest child hits adolescence. Wayne Rice, founder of Understanding Your Teenager, has compiled more than a hundred of the most common concerns that parents bring to ...
PaperbackRighteous by Promise
A Biblical Theology of Circumcision
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Karl Deenick
Series edited by D. A. CarsonGiven the foundational importance of circumcision in the Old Testament and its prevalence in numerous debates in the New Testament, it is surprising that so little detailed work has been done on establishing a biblical theology of circumcision. This lack is even more surprising given that circumcision forms the background for some of the most hotly contested writings of the apostle Paul. The situation ...
PaperbackAll Things New
Revelation as Canonical Capstone
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Brian Jordan Tabb
Series edited by D. A. CarsonBiblical Foundations Award Finalist and Runner Up
For many readers of the Bible, the book of Revelation is a riddle that fascinates and frustrates. Scholars and teachers have proposed different keys to its interpretation, including the "futurist" and historical-critical approaches. However, none of these adequately demonstrates the continuing, vital relevance of the Apocalypse ...
PaperbackExodus Old and New
A Biblical Theology of Redemption
Essential Studies in Biblical Theology
by L. Michael Morales
Series edited by Benjamin L. GladdThe Gospel Coalition Book Award
Center for Biblical Studies Book of the Year Award
Biblical Foundations Book Award WinnerWith Israel's exodus out of Egypt, God established a pattern to help us understand the salvation of all his people—Israel and the nations—through Jesus Christ.
In Exodus Old and New, L. Michael Morales examines ...
