Search Results
Showing 481 - 490 of 502 results
-
paperbackRefuse to Do Nothing
Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern-Day Slavery
by Shayne Moore and Kimberly McOwen Yim
Foreword by Elisa MorganResponding to the sobering reality of modern-day slavery, Shayne Moore and Kimberly Yim describe the power that we all have at our disposal (advocacy power, purchasing power, relationship power) to fight for the powerless and take our place among the great abolitionists of the past.
-
paperbackThe Revelation to John
A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Apocalypse
by Stephen S. Smalley
Stephen S. Smalley demonstrates the fruitfulness of reading John's Apocalypse like a two-act drama with a "marked sevenfold patterning." His theological and literary analysis of the Greek text puts Revelation squarely in the hands of contemporary readers, demonstrating its power to transcend barriers of culture and history. Now in paperback.
-
paperbackThe Ecology of the New Testament
Creation, Re-Creation, and the Environment
by Mark Bredin
Foreword by Richard BauckhamMark Bredin opens contemporary ecological concerns to the teachings of Jesus. He shows how the New Testament gives us the moral bearings we need to respond to disturbing global trends such as the loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and the shortage of food and clean water.
-
paperbackPower and Poverty
Divine and Human Rule in a World of Need
by Dewi Hughes
Foreword by Christopher J. H. WrightIn this wide-ranging, challenging book Dewi Arwel Hughes unpacks a convicting thesis: that poverty has to do with the way in which we human beings use and abuse the power God gave us when he created us. He then provides biblical perspectives to enable you to both understand the causes of poverty and help in overcoming it.
-
paperbackThe New Conspirators
Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time
by Tom Sine
Foreword by Shane ClaiborneTom Sine helps you to think critically and creatively about the world--the one that has been inherited and the one being crafted now. The New Conspirators offers encouraging signs that God's people can flourish in and minister to the changing and challenging world around them by living out their faith in small and great ways.
-
paperbackChristian Ethics
Four Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by Steve Wilkens
Steve Wilkens edits a conversation between four major approaches to contemporary ethics in the Christian tradition: virtue, divine command, natural law, and prophetic. This accessible introduction includes contributions by Brad Kallenberg, John Hare, Claire Peterson, and Peter Heltzel.
-
paperbackA Little Book for New Theologians
Why and How to Study Theology
Little Books
by Kelly M. Kapic
In this quick and vibrant book, Kelly Kapic presents the nature, method and manners of theological study for newcomers to the field. He emphasizes that theology is more than a school of thought about God, but an endeavor that affects who we are. "Theology is about life," writes Kapic. "It is not a conversation our souls can afford to avoid."
-
paperbackThe Shape of Practical Theology
Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis
by Ray S. Anderson
Ray S. Anderson lays out a new and renewing theological foundation for engaging in Christian ministry. Illuminated by discussion and case studies, he shows how a biblically informed approach addresses real issues in Christ's power.
-
paperbackIglesia mestiza
Cinco siglos de justicia social, teología e identidad latina
by Robert Chao Romero
Translated by Jesús Escudero Nava
Foreword by Justo L. GonzálezEl interés por la justicia social es palpable en América Latina, y Robert Chao Romero muestra la rica historia de esta tradición en la fe cristiana de este continente. Al recorrer esta historia de activismo y fe, lectores descubrirán que los cristianos latinos, la «iglesia mestiza», tienen un corazón conforme al de Dios.
-
paperbackA Prophet in the Darkness
Exploring Theology in the Art of Georges Rouault
Studies in Theology and the Arts Series
Edited by Wesley Vander Lugt
Pastor and activist David Swanson knows that racial and environmental injustice share an origin story rooted in greed and oppression. Here, he shows how Christians can become communities of caretakers in dynamic relationship with our Creator that restore our relationship with creation and each other, and the holistic justice that can result.
