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Powerfully demonstrates the disciplinary fusion of Renaissance biblical scholarship - in which the Bible remained the primary locus for cultural, anthropological, and psychological reflection - against modern historians' penchant for bracketing all things religious when reimagining the Renaissance world.

Explores the terrain of the cultural history of biblical interpretation. Jeffrey is not content to chart biblical scholarship and how it has both influenced and been influenced by culture. Instead, he chooses to focus upon the "art" of Biblical interpretation - how sculptors, musicians, poets, novelists, and painters have "read" the Bible.

Baptism has been a contested practice from the very beginning of the church. In this volume, Ben Witherington rethinks the theology of baptism and does so in constant conversation with the classic theological positions and central New Testament texts.

Part of a trilogy on the central ordinances of the Christian faith (baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the proclamation of God's Word), this title takes on other studies which downplay the connection between history and theology, or between historical accuracy and truth claims.

A tribute to the scholarship and friendship of Larry Hurtado (University of Edinburgh) and Alan Segal (Barnard College), two scholars who have contributed significantly to the contemporary understanding of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity.

Andrew Young is one of the most important figures of the US civil rights movement and one of America's best-known African American leaders. In describing his life through his election to Congress in 1972, this memoir provides revelatory, riveting reading.

Argues that there is in US politics an "evangelical centre" of voters who do not identify with the politics and religion of either the right or left. Although evangelical Christians are portrayed by the media as conservatives, Gushee claims that the movement includes nearly even numbers of voters on the right, in the centre, and on the left.

A rich collection that presents the depth of American generosity. Drawing upon an abundant variety of genres - myths, proverbs, poems, letters, short stories, news stories, folktales, sermons, and essays - this collection documents the religious dimensions of American philanthropy.

Qur'an in Conversation encourages non-specialists and Muslim scholars alike to imagine how the Qur'an will be interpreted among North American Muslims in years to come.--Blake Campbell "Bible Review Journal"

As America becomes increasingly pluralistic, with more and more groups contributing to the nation's religious mosaic, new religious movements may well play an increasing role in the course of religious liberty in America. This book explores the problems and possibilities posed by new religious movements for religious liberty in America.

Presents eight studies of the Edwards Plateau originally presented at a symposium sponsored by the Southwestern Association of Naturalists. The book provides an introduction to the vegetational landscape, including photographs, research about the history of vegetation patterns, and quantitative information on current structure and succession.

Brings into conversation leading contemporary scholars who articulate how the celebrated King James translation repeatedly influenced the language of politics, statecraft, and English literature while offering Christians a unique resource for living the faith.

Offers a guide to read the Old Testament in its original language by teaching the basics of Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. The step-by-step approach offers thorough illustrations by means of biblical examples, and all the basic elements of the Hebrew grammar are logically presented.

Chronicles the history of interpretation of the Fourth Gospel in the twentieth century. Robert Kysar's study reveals four distinct critical approaches to understanding the Fourth Gospel - historical, theological, literary, and postmodernist readings. The use of these methods mirrors the history of biblical studies.

The pragmatic demands of American life have made higher education's sustained study of ancient Greece and Rome an irrelevant luxury - and this despite the fact that American democracy depends so heavily on classical language, literature, and political theory. In The Grammar of Our Civility, Lee Pearcy chronicles how this came to be.

Managing the challenges of governance is more than merely managing people and resources; it is about managing the values that intersecting cultures attach to people and resources. The Ethics of Public Administrationprovides an exploratory introduction to the history and trends of major ethical cultures around the globe.

In his day, John Wesley offered important insights on how to obtain knowledge of God that readily bears fruit in our own times. As premiere Wesleyan scholar William Abraham shows, Wesley's most famous spiritual experience is rife with philosophical significance and implications.

Given the 2005 Award of Merit by Christianity Today, Christopher Evans' The Kingdom is Always but Coming follows the life and career of American theologian Walter Rauschenbusch, the preeminent spokesperson at the center of the social gospel movement.

Hailed as Will Campbell's most literary work, Providence chronicles the more than 170-year history of a square mile of plantation land in Holmes County, Mississippi. Shifting between history and autobiography, Campbell illustrates the quest for justice among the Choctaws, African-Americans, and Whites on a parcel of land designated Section 13.

In this diary Marc Ellis recounts his spiritual journey among the poor in New York City in the early 1970s. What he witnessed at the Catholic Worker continues to increase in our world today: homelessness, destitution, and other forms of poverty. Yet, the spiritual life he experienced is even more real today as well.

Presents significant Supreme Court decisions concerning religious freedom and separation of church and state.

Moving from popular culture to politics to the Mormon influence in social controversies, LDS in the USA reveals Mormonism to be quintessentially American - both firmly rooted in American tradition and free to engage in the public square.

What happens after death to Jesus and to those who follow him? Jesus and the Demise of Death offers a constructive theology that seeks to answer that very question, carefully considering both Jesus' descent into hell and eventual resurrection as integral parts of a robust vision of the Christian bodily resurrection.

Presents the writings of leading scholars, revealing distinctive approaches to religion and global politics. From the ethics of force and peacemaking to globalization and American foreign policy, this compendium provides an introduction to the field of religion and foreign affairs that will stimulate discussion and encourage intelligent practice.

Oscar Cullmann's 1962 revision of Peter in turn carefully treats the "Historical Question" and the "Exegetical and Theological Question" of the apostle Peter. The timeless quality of Cullmann's methods and his overwhelming concern for Christian unity are sure to inspire new generations of biblical scholars and contemporary theologians.

Holding significant implications for those who wish to use Mark's Gospel to make claims about the historical Jesus, as well as for those who wish to use Mark's Gospel to construct confessions about the church's belief, Malbon's research is a groundbreaking work of scholarship.--David Rhoads, Professor of New Testament, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago "Review of Biblical Literature"

Contends that Jesus did in fact anticipate his own death, that Jesus understood his death as an atoning sacrifice, and that his death as an atoning sacrifice stood at the heart of Jesus' own mission to protect his own followers from the judgement of God.

Advocates a hermeneutics of the letter that is not rigidly literalist and looks to learn to read - not just the Bible, but everything - from Jesus and Paul. This title explores the nature of reading itself - taking clues from Jesus and Paul on the meaning of meaning, the functions of language, and proper modes of interpretation.