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    Swing Low, volume 1

    A History of Black Christianity in the United States

    Swing Low Set

    by Walter R. Strickland II

    The dynamic witness of the Black church is an essential part of Christian history. In this groundbreaking two-volume work, Walter R. Strickland II presents a theological-intellectual history of African American Christianity. Volume 1, a narrative history, explores five theological anchors of Black Christianity from the 1600s to the present.

  • Ownership: The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, and Whitefield, By Sean McGever
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    Ownership

    The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, and Whitefield

    by Sean McGever
    Foreword by Vincent E. Bacote

    Setting Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, and George Whitfield into their own contexts, Sean McGever tells the true story of these men's deeply compromised relationship to slavery. More than just a history, this book is an invitation to examine our own legacies and to take ownership of our heritage and our own part in the story.

  • Faithful Disobedience: Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement, By Wang Yi
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    Faithful Disobedience

    Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement

    by Wang Yi
    Edited by Hannah Nation and J. D. Tseng
    Foreword by Ian Johnson

    In this important body of theology, key writings from the Chinese house church movement have been compiled, translated, and made accessible to English speakers. This unique resource will be valuable to practical and political theologians and anyone interested in international relations, political philosophy, history, and intercultural studies.

  • Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, By David A. deSilva
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    Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity

    Unlocking New Testament Culture

    by David A. deSilva

    In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a milestone study, a careful explanation of four essential cultural themes offers readers a window into how early Christians sustained commitment to distinctly Christian identity and practice, and with it, a new appreciation of the New Testament, the gospel, and Christian discipleship.

  • Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition: A Systematic Introduction, By Craig G. Bartholomew
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    Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition

    A Systematic Introduction

    by Craig G. Bartholomew

    Abraham Kuyper was a remarkable figure in the modern age: pastor, theologian, politician, journalist, and educator. His writings launched what is known as Dutch neo-Calvinism. Widely known but little read, Kuyper is now receiving the global recognition that his influential thought deserves in this introduction by Craig Bartholomew.

  • What Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture?: Comparing Conceptual Worlds of the Bible and Evolution, By Dru Johnson
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    What Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture?

    Comparing Conceptual Worlds of the Bible and Evolution

    by Dru Johnson

    The book of Genesis might be the most Darwinian text of the ancient world. Can the ideas of Scripture and evolutionary science be mutually illuminating? Biblical scholar Dru Johnson calls us beyond creation-versus-evolution debates to explore the continuities and discontinuities between biblical themes and those of Darwin and modern science.

  • Finding Messiah: A Journey into the Jewishness of the Gospel, By Jennifer M. Rosner
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    Finding Messiah

    A Journey into the Jewishness of the Gospel

    by Jennifer M. Rosner
    Foreword by Richard J. Mouw

    As a person raised in a Jewish home and who continues to live a Jewish life, scholar of Jewish-Christian relations Jennifer Rosner takes us on a personal and corporate journey into the Jewish roots of Christian practice and faith. Rediscover the Jewish Jesus, and in doing so, experience a deeper and richer faith than ever before.

  • Ministers of a New Medium: Broadcasting Theology in the Radio Ministries of Fulton J. Sheen and Walter A. Maier, By Kirk D. Farney
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    Ministers of a New Medium

    Broadcasting Theology in the Radio Ministries of Fulton J. Sheen and Walter A. Maier

    by Kirk D. Farney
    Foreword by Mark A. Noll

    Kirk D. Farney explores the work of Fulton J. Sheen and Walter A. Maier as groundbreaking leaders combining theology and technology to spread the gospel in the "Golden Age" of radio. With careful attention to both the theological content and the cultural influence of these masters of a new medium, this study sheds new light on the history of media and Christianity in the United States.

  • Christian History in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic, By Jennifer Woodruff Tait
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    Christian History in Seven Sentences

    A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic

    Introductions in Seven Sentences

    by Jennifer Woodruff Tait

    Since birth of the church, the followers of Christ have experienced persecution, established orthodoxy and orthopraxy, endured division and social upheaval, and sought to proclaim the good news. How can we begin to grasp the complexity of the church's story? In this brief primer, historian Jennifer Woodruff Tait uses seven sentences to introduce readers to the sweeping scope of church history.

  • Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith: Reading God's Word for God's People, By Todd R. Hains
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    Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith

    Reading God's Word for God's People

    New Explorations in Theology

    by Todd R. Hains
    Foreword by Robert Kolb

    Martin Luther is known for challenging the Roman Catholic church; yet reading God's Word was what Luther considered his primary task. Though he is often portrayed as reading the Bible with a bare approach, Todd R. Hains considers how Luther's interpretation of the text was actually guided by the church's established practice of hermeneutics.

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