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Now available in J.K.S. Reid's widely-praised translation, this is Calvin's most sustained treatment of the central theme of his theological writings, predestination.

A fascinating contribution to biblical theology, in which the figure of Jesus is understood in terms of the concepts of Messiah and kingship developed in the Old Testament.

Julian of Norwich¿s Revelations of Divine Love grapples with the same fundamental question that has vexed philosophers and theologians since the advent of monotheistic religion, and continues as a barrier to belief for many today. Namely, if God is so good, how can natural disaster, genocide, trauma - and my present suffering - occur? Historically, there have been two apparently very different approaches to the problem: the pastoral, or practical, on the one hand and the systematic on the other. Richard Norton, however, suggests that these two lines of thought may not be as separate as they seem, and may indeed be dependent on one another for their cohesion. Drawing on Julian¿s medieval experience of personal and population-wide suffering, alongside that of more recent theologians such as Dorothy Solle and Jürgen Moltmann, Norton constructs a compassionate model of theodicy that can be of use to both pastoral and systematic theologians. Throughout, he remains sensitive to the raw atrocity of evil, while preserving a vision of God as the one who ensures that all shall be well.

In general, Revelation studies continue to favour going outside or behind the text (in search of its context of origin, via the historical-critical paradigm) or, more recently, in front of the text (to investigate the book's reception history, past and present). To date, relatively little synchronic exegetical work inside the text has been undertaken, with the aim of understanding the text as we have it and on its own terms. To facilitate such work, narrative criticism has supplied some much-needed tools and methods, although these are mainly used to explore the mechanics of how a text 'works' via an examination of its moving parts. Campbell uses this methodology in a way that respects Revelation's narrative verve, adjusting and supplementing it so as to take account of the book's sophisticated thematic content. The result is a coherent and satisfying account of how Revelation's complex parts fit together into a meaningful whole. Throughout, the author is motivated by the conviction that the Church requires a biblical-theological appreciation of Revelation's story, developed from inside the text. This involves relating Revelation adequately to the rest of Christian Scripture - both to the Gospels and Epistles and to the Old Testament, to which it so frequently alludes.

Richard Cumberland and Natural Law representsthe first major biographical sketch of Cumberland to appear in English. Acritic and antagonist of Thomas Hobbes, a proto-Utilitarian and a man of thecloth, Richard Cumberland may be England's least recognised seventeenth centurypolymath, often overshadowed by the likes of John Bramhall and John Wallis. Hismagnum opus, De Legibus Naturae (On Natural Laws) stands in qualityamongst the greatest works of natural philosophy and ethics of his time period. Here Kirk outlines Cumberland's significant philosophicalcontributions as well as situating him in his intellectual and historicalcontext. She describes his life, his work as Bishop of Peterborough, and hispioneering contributions to natural law theory. Kirk also includes a chapter onthe various editions of Cumberland's masterwork and the praise it received fromhis contemporaries. Richard Cumberland and Natural Law remains theforemost collection of biographical information of Richard Cumberland, as wellas offering a comprehensive discussion of his theories.   

The first biography of the business brain behind Burroughs Wellcome & Co.

The influence of Aldeburgh and the Suffolk Coast on the poet behind 'Peter Grimes'.

Fresh research sheds light on the violent opposition faced by the Salvation Army in the late nineteenth century.

A challenging critique of contemporary Neo-Darwinism, advocating a new balance between science and spirituality in understanding creation.