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Moving from Genesis through the Hebrew prophets, McKenzie has produced a moving picture of Hebrew religion produced by divine revelation. Throughout the work he confronts biblical ideas with modern thought and modern thought with biblical ideas. Themes include the Hebrew view of history, the backdrop of ancient Near Eastern religions and literary forms, and the unique role of Israel as a society governed immediately by the will of God. In short, McKenzie offers an engaging interpretation of the Old Testament which will challenge scholars and delightfully instruct the general reader.

In the composition of this book I experienced a growing conviction that the thing with which we believe we are familiar is not the New Testament; it is a conventionalized popular understanding of the New Testament. The simplicity of the New Testament can be deceptive. We have lived with it so long that its explosive power has become sweet reasonableness. I have noticed this not as a preacher but simply as a professional interpreter. It is our office to explain the text....The New Testament interpreter finds that he has the unpleasant task of liberating the text from certain encumbrances. John L. McKenzie, from the preface

In many of his books, John L. McKenzie has confined himself to the exposition of one theme. Here is a chance to encounter his thinking on a wide variety of biblical topics--a first-rate sampling of McKenzie at large. Besides the title chapter, he focuses on (among others) such intriguing subjects as The Real Jesus, The Real Mary, The State in Christian Perspective, War and Peace in the New Testament, Myths in the Bible, The Book of Revelation--and concludes with The Bible: A Progress Report. The Bible does not so much give answers as lead to answers. It puts the right questions directly in a form which does not permit evasion. It confronts us with challenges to action which are urgent. McKenzie does well to dig out and squarely state the hard questions which the Bible presents to the modern world.

He did indeed say the acerbic, insightful, original, candid and frequently seemingly outrageous things in this long-awaited book. For this is one of America's top theologians come down from the ivory tower of scholarship to deal with the moral and ecclesiastical problems of everyday life in the crisp, colorful, and jargon-free style that have made John L. McKenzie one of the most widely read and highly regarded Catholic writers of our day. One of the few things Father McKenzie is not famous for is pulling his punches. When he talks about the problems of evil in modern life his indictments shy away from no sacred cows. His outspoken criticism of authority in the church, of ecclesiastical repression of personal and academic freedom have not necessarily made him friends in high places but they have influenced many. His tremendous depth of scriptural knowledge illuminates all his writing without ever slipping over to the pedantic. Best of all, his passionate concern for people and for the authentic message of the Gospels, is converted and focused onto the major moral problems which openly or covertly subvert the quality of contemporary Christian life--as it is lived very much in this world.

The Epistles, for all their disarming simplicity do not make easy reading; even in crisp, modern translations they pose a problem for the ordinary reader, no matter how interested and concerned. The exciting findings of modern biblical research compound the problem. Scholars know more with each passing year and the knowledge gap grows wider. This unique reader's guide is ideally suited to close that gap between the contemporary Christian and the Epistles. Written by the most distinguished Catholic scripture scholar of his day and designed to be read in conjunction with the New Testament it provides lucid and expert commentary and explanation. With a guide like John L. McKenzie and the option of setting your own pace -- the difficult suddenly becomes not only possible, but pleasurable.

While, for many, the old and destructive controversy as to whether the Bible is to be taken literally has long since been resolved, modern research and scholarship has progressed far beyond this debate. The point of the research has not been to destroy the credibility of the Bible but rather to understand Scripture better. In the process many popular and traditional certainties have fallen by the wayside. Scholars doubt that Moses led the Israelites across the Red Sea or into the Sinai; that David is the author of the Psalms, or indeed that Solomon was even wise. These and dozens of other illusions are being stripped away -- and more will surely follow. Beyond this there are the larger contradictions which exist between the law and spirit of the Old and New Testaments. The modern believer needs both to know of these findings and put them into a perspective which will enhance rather than diminish understanding of the Scriptures.

The devastating thesis of this book is that there is a deadly and irreconcilable opposition between western civilization and Christianity, and that one of them must destroy the other. Throughout his more than forty years of teaching and writing, says John L. McKenzie, he felt a vague but strong discomfort -- a malaise. He finally realized that it was a deliberately unrecognized discord between what I was and the word of God which I had so long studied. My way of life and my world demanded the maintenance of a number of assumptions which the world of God compelled me to question. My way of life and my world did not permit me to ask those questions. When the questions grew to an intolerable number, this book was the only way to find comfort, the comfort which I hope is reached by at last achieving total candor. And candid John McKenzie is in this piercing analysis of the confrontation between Christianity and a world which has twisted it, softened it, rationalized it, and evaded its basic precepts.

During the 1970s, Pentecostal seminarians who were fed a steady diet of the monographs by James D.G. Dunn and F. Dale Bruner were often co-opted by magisterial traditions. It was time for a new generation of Pentecostal scholars where Pentecostals could themselves address issues brought to the forefront of their movement. This volume became one of the first books of its kind to crest the new wave of an emerging Pentecostal scholarship. Contemporary Pentecostal pneumatology was often regarded as a historically contributed and artificial novelty from the modern period and scores of Pentecostals were persuaded to forsake their heritage. Spirit Baptism: A Pentecostal Alternative sought to ask the question if there was canonical evidence for a Charismatic dimension in the Christian pilgrimage. An answer in the affirmative inspired a scan of Christian figures through the centuries who have embraced this theological reality. The book ends with a theological synthesis that suggests an openness to various ways the Charismatic Spirit becomes a manifest reality in the lives of believers. Since the release of Spirit Baptism: A Pentecostal Alternative in 1983, much significant work has been accomplished in this field by Pentecostal and non-Pentecostal scholars alike. Yet this original groundbreaking work remains relevant as researchers around the world face for the first time theological issues that go to the heart of Pentecostal identify.

A challenging but much-needed book for Christians across a broad spectrum--from laypersons and students to pastors and Christian philosophers--Singleness of Heart systematically yet gently searches the secret places of the Christian heart, taking readers beyond the cursory acquaintance they often have with their own true selves and leading them to the healing power of God's grace and the single-minded pursuit of eternity.

Ron DelBene has written a very moving, simple, and extremely practical book for all those who wonder how to be present to sick and dying people. . . . This 'breath prayer' emerging from the desire of the dying person, allows for a very intimate, personal, spiritual communion when we often feel hopeless and powerless. Every day in every place there are people who need the wisdom of Ron DelBene to cope with the experience of dying and death. --Henri J.M. Nouwen Ron DelBene asks: are we really a Resurrection People? There is much around us that seduces us into believing that we have finally conquered death. To be a Resurrection People is to accept death--and life! DelBene's question goes to the heart of ministering with the sick and the dying. And, it goes to the very heart of contemporary Christian theology. Into the Light is more than a how-to book; it is a window into the spirituality of the Resurrection Event. . . . I was deeply touched by Into the Light, and I believe that the faith and healing ministry of every reader will be enlightened and enriched. --Edmond Lee Browning, Former Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church I sat down intending to read only a chapter. I did not leave my chair until I had read the entire book. . . . There is an honest look at pain, suffering, and death and a clear statement of the Christian's confidence in the risen Christ. The entire book is a skillful weaving of personal story and Christian tradition into a very readable and enormously helpful resource. --Rueben P. Job, Bishop, Iowa Area, The United Methodist Church

A book cannot do what a small group of dedicated friends can do. In your life, a book can close your ""knowledge gap,"" but only a small group can close your ""behavior gap"". A book can change your thinking, but it takes a small group filled with accountability relationships to change your living. God never intended that we should live in isolation. God says it this way,And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching. ( Hebrews 10:24,25)The book details and lays out the way that love-gaps around the seven desires of your heart that can be closed. But getting it done is a bigger goal than what you can individually self-manage. And when it comes to ""matters of the Heart,"" the risk of being able to successfully apply truth to our everyday life is very high. Especially, since the Bible warns us that our hearts are deceitful."" And of course, satan will do all he can to destroy any progress we make. God, knowing this, purposely put us into the ""body of Christ,"" called the church, meaning ""the called-out ones."" Our Christian growth will accelerate only when we admit that we need other people to hold us accountable, to encourage us forward and model the way. This humble acknowledgement is where we can begin acquiring ""Speed of Sanctification.""The Bible says, ""Above all else, guard your heart for everything you do flows from it"" (Proverbs 4:23). It is only in a small group's discussions and prayers where you can accurately define and come to know your own personal heart and you begin to understand how your heart is functioning in these three distinct ways:1. Emotions - Your heart is the source of what you desire and feel. (Psalm 37:4-5)2. Thoughts - Your heart influences every thought you think. (Matthew 9:4)3. Behavior - Your heart guides every action you take. (Matthew 15:19)This twelve-week series of heart-workshops on the Untangling Seven Desires of your Heart will encompass some of the most revealing and penetrating discussions you will ever have. It will be a journey of adventure as you implement new ways of living a love-filled and abundant life. God be with you on your journey to emotional freedom!LaVonAfter graduating from Cincinnati Christian University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Christian Ministries, LaVon Koerner went on to become a senior Pastor of growing congregation. During the height of a thriving ministry, he went through a divorce which resulted in him regretfully and shamefully leaving the Ministry and moving into the world of business. During his Business career, LaVon remained extremely active in the church and became heavily involved in two Not-for-profit high-impact ministries. And now, over three decades later, LaVon had co-founded and is running a successful International consulting business (Revenue Storm). He brings his passion for Christ's forgiving love with him into this book that is specifically designed to set people emotionally free. Get ready to experience the thrill of an emotional jail-break!

In these lectures, as in his writings, Hays' passion for getting the story right and his conviction that Christians today are part of that story, become apparent. Our ""getting it right"" has to do not only with intellectual interests and rigour, but with the truthful practices of today's Christians.""In these lectures, as in his writings, Hays' passion for getting the story right and his conviction that Christians today are part of that story, become apparent. He has taught us that our 'getting it right' has to do not only with intellectual interests and rigour, but with the truthful practices of today's Christians."" --From the Foreword by Harry Huebner, Chair of CMBC Lectureship CommitteeRichard B. Hays, Professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina, since 1991, is an ordained United Methodist minister. He received his B.A. and M.Div. Degrees from Yale University and his Ph.D. from Emory University in Atlanta, where he taught in the Chandler School of Theology. He also taught at Yale Divinity School for ten years. Hays is noted for his work in the field of Pauline theology and New Testament ethics. His books include: The Moral Vision of the New Testament: Community, Cross, New Creation (Harper SanFrancisco, 1996), Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul (Yale University Press, 1989) and First Corinthians (Interpretation commentary series; John Knox Press, 1997).

There is a great deal of confusion and ignorance in the church today concerning the office of Elder. What exactly is his role? What does the Bible prescribe for it? How can the elder live up to his leadership potential?The study of this subject is not only challenging but exciting, and spiritually rewarding as well. This text is provided as a needed tool to stimulate and support an interactive study by pastors and lay leaders.Suggested settings for its use might include:Group studyPeriodic workshopsRetreat settingsPersonal studyBoard meetingsUnderstanding the role and potential of eldership, and applying these principles faithfully, will greatly enhance the ministry effectiveness of pastor and elder alike. Pastors will find the author''s companion volume, Preaching That Connects, helpful when using this book.Howard D. Vanderwell was an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church and has committed his life to the preaching of God''s Word. He received the MDiv and the ThM degrees from Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the DMin degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Escondido, California. He was ordained to the ministry in 1962 and has served congregations in Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan. He also served as the Senior Pastor of the Hillcrest Christian Reformed Church of Hudsonville, Michigan.

Can you imagine this?: You are traveling deep into the Amazon jungle, or you are speed skating on the Olympic Oval at Lake Placid, NY. Bob and Jim tell these stories and many other exciting adventures. Finally, they meet in a new dimension, the spiritual path, and their lives are changed forever.Bob tells of his ego-driven quest to succeed with all its ups and downs. Late in his career he has a defining moment that brings him to the top of the heap. In retirement, he is faced with a critical challenge that changes his life forever.Jim is a clairvoyant. He has the ability to see events before they happen. His stories tell of critical times when he used his gift to avert disaster for himself and others. Jim''s stories are funny and poignant and tell of traveling to different dimensions of the universe.Constant Madon was born in a small upstate town. He traveled to Long Island, taught school and college and earned a PhD. Mid-career he went to Wall Street. He was a broker and a government bond trader. His world collapsed and he emerged into a new spirit world. Busta Akong was born in Trinidad, the youngest of eight children. His parents and grandparents had a long tradition of living their lives in spirit. Busta is a clairvoyant. He can see events before they happen. He uses his gift to help others. He conducts spiritual meditations and teaches classes.

Hospital For Sinners is the culmination of nearly thirty years of planning and preparation. The idea was first conceived in the late 1970''s; thus, we have a storied history of the religious right and its components from 1979 to 2006. During this time period the supposedly light of the world has become darkened by sex-scandals, misappropriation of funds, and sundry other lewd behaviors.Our church leadership is in pursuit of money and power, while hiding behind a mask of self-righteousness and political associations. Does God want Christians to clothe themselves in sackcloth and ashes? No! Nor does He desire one to ride around in a Rolls-Royce either.Tom Wright was educated in the public schools of Lynchburg, Virginia. A true patriot, he received a bronze star in Vietnam, and after three years in the military, married the former Phoebe Murphy. They have three sons. Tom received his BS from Liberty University at age thirty and his MAR at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary twenty years later. Tom did his doctoral work in Biblical Studies. He was licensed and commissioned as a prison chaplain in 1998 by Timberlake Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. He, along with a great volunteer staff, manages one of the largest prison ministries in Virginia that focuses entirely on ''incarcerated veterans.'' From speaking in churches and civic organizations to writing articles for the local newspaper, Tom doesn''t fail to keep himself busy. He specializes in teaching biblical principles and accountability--characteristics that are lacking in America today. He still makes himself available to speak for conferences, revivals, and various other groups, and he can be reached at: chaplainwright@yahoo.com.

This book contains twelve meditations on the New Testament book of Revelation, written by theologians, biblical scholars, historians, and clergy. In short, easy-to-read selections that are profound and relevant to life, the meditations--along with three or four accompanying questions--help the reader engage more deeply with the Scripture passage. Given the potential challenges of this final book of the Christian canon, these meditations help the reader find a way to enter in and experience more fully what John, the author of the Apocalypse, wanted us to hear and see.""A facile criticism of seminaries is that their abstract theologizing seems distant from our concrete problems. Behold, I Am Coming Soon belies such effectively. It confronts the off-putting sense many have of Revelation. It offers concise exegetical insights. It shows how it witnesses in its own way to doctrines like grace and justification. Its words about heaven and God''s time offer spiritual refreshment. In sum, the book embodies what the oft-used term ''integration'' was reaching for. It will be read with profit by academic and lay audiences alike.""--George R. Sumner, episcopal bishop of DallasMari Leesment is a teaching fellow at Wycliffe College, in the Toronto School of Theology at the University of Toronto. She is currently completing her PhD in New Testament.

Compassionate missions constitutes a growing focus among evangelical denominations and agencies. Because of this, there exists a growing need to be guided by sound principles and best practices. This edited volume sets forth both the biblical foundations and preferred methods for churches wanting to engage in compassion as part of their missionary efforts. The aim throughout is that compassionate missions would be guided by indigenous principles that help establish autonomous local churches, capable of being salt and light in their communities. The contributors to this volume have over 200 years of missions experience. Through their first-hand knowledge of the challenges and pitfalls faced by missionaries engaging in compassion, these authors set forth foundational principles and practical guidelines related to some of the most pressing issues confronting missionaries today. These include HIV/AIDS, UPGs, human trafficking, orphans and vulnerable children, gender issues, and many more. Pastors, missionaries, missions boards, and educators will find this a valuable resource as the church in the twenty-first century continues to engage in the Great Commission.""I wish For the Love of God were available when I began my church-planting ministry as a missionary more than 30 years ago. It took me many years to find a framework for ministry that truly integrated evangelism and compassion, made followers of Jesus, and lifted poor communities out of cycles of poverty and disease. This book is a must-read for every evangelical engaging in compassionate and/or church-planting ministry.""--Terry Dalrymple, Coordinator, Global CHE Network; Vice President, Alliance for Transformational Ministry""This is a must-read for pastors, members of missions task forces, missionary leaders and practitioners, Christians involved in development projects, and mission thinkers. Here we are able to join a stimulating and insightful conversation regarding Christian mission. This work is broadly global, thoroughly evangelical, carefully biblical, theologically clear, uniquely grounded in the life of the local congregation, missionally transformational, and wonderfully practical."" --Charles (Chuck) Van Engen, PhD, Arthur F. Glasser Senior Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology of Mission, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological SeminaryJerry M. Ireland (editor) is director of Africa AG Care, promoting church-based compassion all across sub-Saharan Africa. He is author of Evangelism and Social Concern in the Theology of Carl F. H. Henry (Pickwick, 2015).

This book takes stock of an important but often hidden aspect of American Protestant evangelicalism: its efforts in higher education. The many liberal arts colleges, graduate theological seminaries, and Bible colleges nationwide that serve evangelical traditions and movements have remained nearly invisible to the academic establishment until recently. The essays presented here reflect a maturing community of scholarship focused on the unfinished business of developing a thoroughly Christian approach to contemporary higher education. They offer new theoretical perspectives on the aims and bases of educating, candid assessments of shortcomings in evangelical scholarship, and concrete suggestion for effective approaches to contemporary problems.Joel A. Carpenter is professor of history and director of the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity at Calvin College. Among his publications are Revive Us Again: The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism (1997); The Changing Face of Christianity: Africa, the West and the World, coedited with Lamin Sanneh (2005); and Walking Together: Christian Thinking and Pubic Affairs in South Africa (2012).Kenneth W. Shipps is former provost of Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, and is now provost and dean of faculty at Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington. With Joel Carpenter he is coeditor of Making Higher Education Christian (1987).

The Declaration of Geneva, produced as a modern restatement of the Hippocratic Oath by the World Medical Association at its formation in 1947, includes the following pledges: I will maintain the utmost respect for human life from the time of its conception. Even under threat, I will not use my medical knowledge contrary to the laws of humanity. In this book David Braine examines the status and working out of these undertakings in the light of the Christian understanding of God and man.David Braine (1940-2017) was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. From 1965-89 he was a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen. He was awarded a Gifford Fellowship from 1982-88. Following complications after his spinal injury of 1977, he took medical retirement in 1989, becoming Honorary Lecturer 1989-2002 and Honorary Research Fellow in 2002.

This book explores the neglected significance of the doctrine of the Trinity for the understanding of human law. Through interaction with the thought of Jurgen Moltmann, Oliver O'Donovan and Thomas Aquinas, it argues that human law is called to play a positive but limited role in maintaining shallow justice and relative peace. Human law is overshadowed by the work of the Son, included in the purposes of the Father, and used as an instrument by the Holy Spirit. However, the Spirit works in those who are in Christ to effect deep justice, a work of sanctification which culminates in glorification--the experience of perfect, free, willing obedience in heaven. Thinking about law in the light of the Trinity enables us to understand its role, its purposes, and its limits.

Argentinean philosopher, theologian, and historian Enrique Dussel understands the present international order as divided into the culture of the center -- by which he means the ruling elite of Europe, North America, and Russia -- and the peoples of the periphery -- by which he means the populations of Latin America, Africa, and part of Asia, and the oppressed classes (including women and children) throughout the world. In 'Philosophy of Liberation, ' he presents a profound analysis of the alienation of peripheral peoples resulting from the imperialism of the center for more than five centuries. Dussel's aim is to demonstrate that the center's historic cultural, military, and economic domination of poor countries is 'philosophically' founded on North Atlantic onthology. By expressing supposedly universal knowledge, European philosophies, argues Dussel, have served to equate the cultural standards, modes of behavior, and rationalistic orientation of the West with human nature and to condemn the unique characteristics of peripheral peoples as nonbeing, nothing, chaos, irrationality. Hence, Western philosophies have historically legitimated and hidden the domination that oppressed cultures have suffered at the hands of the center. Dussel probes multinational corporations, the communications media, and the armies of the center with their counterparts among the Third World elite. The creation of a just world order in the future, according to Dussel, hinges on the liberation of the periphery, based on a philosophy that is able to think the world from the perspective of the poor and to reclaim the Third World's distinct cultural inheritance, which is imbedded in the popular cultures of the poor. Apart from the liberation of the periphery, there will be no future: the center will feed itself on the sameness it has ingrained within itself. The death of the child, of the poor, will be its own death. This is a disquieting but stimulating book for scholars and advanced students of philosophy, ethics, liberation theology, and global politics

Reprint. Originally published: Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, 1990.

Engaging College Men is a ground-breaking collection of essays by mentors of college men and high school boys on what works to increase their engagement as citizens and participants in the common good. Sponsored by the Lilly Endowment, Engaging College Men presents a variety of programs at fourteen colleges and universities and select high schools and reports on their widely differing ways of guiding men to vocational discernment and a sense of purpose in life. As enrollments of men in college decline, this book is essential reading for college services administrators, teachers, and counselors who are committed to involving males in academic life and service to the community.""An important, well conceived, and neatly presented body of research on how college men go about vocational discernment--sorting out what they want to do with their lives. With a great deal of valuable information and insight, it offers interesting case studies drawn from a variety of colleges, all of which are framed by a larger discussion of deeply gendered nature of that process. Editors Gar Kellom and Miles Groth are seasoned scholars who care deeply about the education and well-being of boys and men. Because of its broader implications, this book will be of general interest to anyone concerned with spirituality, masculinity, or career development.""--Chip Capraro, Associate Dean, Hobart and William Smith CollegesGar Kellom, PhD, served as the Vice President for Student Development at Carroll College (WI) and St. John's University (MN) from 1984-2010. He then served as the Director of Student Support Services at Winona State University until retirement in 2016. At Saint John's he founded the first men's center on a liberal arts college campus and the Center for Men's Leadership and Service hosted the annual conference on the college male for seven years, organized student volunteer programs in local schools, men's spirituality groups, a faculty/student exchange with Morehouse College, research projects, conference presentations, international study/service trips to India/Nepal as well as Trinidad and Tobago. At Winona State he founded the Dedicated Academic Dads Program (DADS) offering support and weekly lunches for student fathers.

Comprised of the wisdom of over fifty scholars, preachers, poets, and artists, this anthology is born of the conviction that open-hearted engagement across our differences is a prerequisite for healthy civic life today. The collection offers inspiration to faith leaders, social-justice activists, and secular readers alike, while simultaneously providing an accessible window onto lived Islam. Taken as a whole, One Nation, Indivisible highlights principles and practices of anti-racism work, and its contributors argue for a robust vision of American pluralism. While most of the contributors reside in the United States, through their stories of encounter, they bring a global perspective and encourage us all, wherever we may be, to find ways of traversing our otherwise isolating enclaves. ""This prayerful, poetic, and prophetic collection will inspire you to build a nation that welcomes the contributions of all people.""--Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core, Author, Out Of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise""The next time any politician, pundit, or preacher starts a sentence with 'why don't Muslims ever. . .'--hand them One Nation, Indivisible and invite them to learn a bit more before they speak. White people have a moral obligation to speak up on white supremacy; similarly non-Muslims must speak out against Islamophobia and bigotry. Many of the dozens of scholars, poets, activists, and preachers featured in this book are not Muslim, but they share a commitment to working alongside people of every background to create an America that never has been but might yet be, in which common values of dignity and justice weave our collective destinies together. If you long for social hope, spiritual sustenance, and creative inspiration for the work that America has to do, then this collection of essays is for you.""--Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, Senior Vice President, Editor, Voices ""This heartfelt collection of spiritual and artistic works, curated by a gifted scholar and educator, calls us to renew our commitment to religious pluralism. Read, reflect, and take action!""--Or Rose, Director, The Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership, Hebrew CollegeCelene Ibrahim is a widely published scholar and pioneering American Muslim faith leader known for her commitment to fostering Islamic learning, civic engagement, and cross-cultural encounter. Ibrahim earned highest academic honors at Princeton University, became the first Muslim degree recipient in divinity studies from Harvard University, received Brandeis University's first doctorate in Arabic and Islamic civilizations, and is currently the Muslim chaplain at Tufts University. She lectures across the United States and serves on multiple nonprofit boards. Her second book is forthcoming from Oxford University Press.

How does Jesus, and the ancient Scriptures he held sacred, help us get our bearings in this multifarious, complicated, conflicted, and increasingly endangered planet?First, seek theological insight that can guide our practice. In ""Navigating the Meanings of Being a Christian,"" Mark Deleaney invites us on his journey of theological reflection twenty years after his certainties were shaken by a life-changing encounter in an Indian slum. In ""Evangelism in a Pluralist Society,"" Ross Farley applies his experience of evangelism in sensitive contexts to a careful review of evangelism in the New Testament and finds that what we call evangelism bears little relationship to the Gospel and Acts.On the subject of HIV epidemics, Greg Manning and Dave Andrews have joined the struggle to reduce HIV infection rates and witnessed the stigmatization of vulnerable people based on misapplied Christian moral teaching. In ""Supporting HIV Prevention as People of Faith,"" they consider the Sermon on the Mount as a valuable framework for dealing sensitively and effectively with people vulnerable to HIV infection.Second, critically reflect on possible distortions that come from our own perspectives. In his essay ""Liberation Theologians Speak to Evangelicals,"" Charles Ringma shows how Liberation Theologians can shed light on the inadequacies of the evangelical movement in its perspective on God's love for the poor. Helen Beazley's essay ""Antidote for a Poisoned Planet?"" examines whether stewardship--the dominant framework informing evangelical perspectives on the environment--can alone radically reorient Christians in their relationship to creation so necessary for its renewal.Third, look for the challenges in the Bible that critique our current orientations and call us to be reconverted. In ""An Evangelical Approach to Interfaith Engagement,"" Dave Andrews takes one of our most precious articles of exclusive faith, ""Jesus is the Way,"" and makes it a framework for inclusive interfaith dialogue by exploring the ""Way"" that Jesus in the Gospels advocated engaging with people from other traditions and religions. In ""Australia--Whose Land?"" Peter Adams allows himself to be utterly transformed by the Bible's clear ethical teaching, which, he convincingly argues, must be applied in all its fullness to the injustice of Europeans towards indigenous Australians.

Apologetic methodology has been the subject of intense debate in Reformed circles. This book argues that we can test Reformed apologetic methods for consistency using two linchpin theological topics: the doctrine of the resurrection and the doctrine of Scripture. Should apologetics move from establishing theism to the resurrection and then to Scripture? Or should theism, the resurrection, and the doctrine of Scripture be accepted on the testimony of the Holy Spirit as basic beliefs? Alternatively, do these doctrines need to be presupposed and incorporated into a transcendental defense of the faith? After analyzing classical apologetics, historical evidentialism, Reformed epistemology, and presuppositionalism for their apologetic cogency, Steven D. West contends that any method used by Reformed apologists should be able to argue successfully for a high view of Scripture, the source of the doctrine of the resurrection. The book will be useful to everyone interested in the relationship between theology, philosophy, and apologetics.