Amos Yong
Biography
Amos Yong wrote The Spirit of Creation, The Dialogical Spirit, and The Missiological Spirit.
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Science & Faith
“Those working at the intersection of theology and evolutionary science will need no introduction to philosopher of science/biology Michael Ruse, but they will benefit here from critical interfaces with Ruse’s oeuvre by his close collaborators (including Roman Catholic and Protestant co-authors and co-editors), former students working philosophically and theologically vis-à-vis the Darwinian paradigm, prominent philosophers and philosophical theologians across the conservative-liberal spectrum, and incisive analyses by the volume editor. McCall’s running commentaries across Ruminating on Ruse also expand the conversation McCall initiated in his editing of Reading Ruse: Michael Ruse on Darwinism, Science, and Faith, precisely by providing the historical, philosophical, and religious/theological warrants for the organization, conceptualization, and selection choices of the earlier Ruse reader. These ruminations herald McCall’s own emerging contributions in these dynamic fields.”
“Satan’s Counterfeit Healing is an equal-opportunity offender: spiritists, charismatics, Pentecostals, Roman Catholics (particularly Marianists), exorcists—all come under critical scrutiny and censure, albeit largely to the degree that their activities are associated with those who have experienced psi phenomena, altered states of consciousness, and near death, out-of-body, and related manifestations . . . Although some readers will dismiss the ‘argument’ as fantastic, those who can appreciate this author’s struggle to make sense in a post-Enlightenment world of biblical references to the deities and demons of the ancient world against the broad historical and contemporary data on spiritual and occult healing will be lead to note previously overlooked connections, reconsider age old questions, and perhaps catalyze important paths of inquiry regarding these difficult (and oftentimes life-and-death) matters.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Scripture, Our Comadre resonates with me because (through marriage to a Mexicana Americana) I, too, hear the rich voices of abuelitas (grandmothers), hijas (daughters), and nietas (granddaughters) animating the biblical words. I am also encouraged by how this work invites every reader—Latino or otherwise, female or male, younger or more mature, with whatever degrees of privilege—into a deeper interpersonal encounter with the Bible. Students of Scripture all across the spectrum, from those just arriving to established scholars, will be renewed in their efforts to read, hear, and comprehend the Word of God and to live into the redemptive winds of the Spirit that blow across the (Latin) Americas—even to the ends of the earth.”
Theology
“Anyone who has had second thoughts about hell will appreciate Ronald J. Allen and Robert D. Cornwall’s efforts in this book to help us understand better what we believe about this and why. They have done their homework (on a vast literature), written clearly and succinctly (on difficult associated concepts), and treated a full range of views charitably and yet without avoiding the critical questions from other perspectives. If Second Thoughts about Hell does not prod you to change your mind, it will at least equip those with pastoral and teaching responsibilities to engage and also facilitate important conversations about a Christian doctrine with deep roots in the theological tradition.”
Seven Secrets of the Spirit-Filled Life
Theology
“Jack Levison opens secrets of the Spirit-filled life from across the pages of Scripture and gives us seven pathways for living the Spirit-filled life. What a gift! Living and breathing fully moment by moment along these pathways will open us up to the fullness of the inexhaustible secrets of God. How I wish, as a lifelong Pentecostal Christian, I had some of these perspectives long ago.”
Theology
“Andrew Gabriel writes with depth and yet simplicity, here clearing away the brush that plagues the contemporary pentecostal-charismatic movement. All pentecostal and charismatic believers should read this book for a more informed yet relevantly and biblically vibrant Spirit-empowered life. All their friends who have been burned by high-voltage charismatic experience or hurt by pentecostal churches should read this book to see how the Holy Spirit can revitalize their spirits. All pastors across this movement in all its diversity should read this book so they can lead their congregations more effectively into the twenty-first century.”
Theology
“Forty years later, Moltmann's 'theology of hope' still reads like a breath of fresh air, this time carried by the winds that have picked up in the meanwhile, in particular his foundational deconstruction of monotheism via a vision of the trinitarian history of God and, more recently, his perculiarly delightful ideas about theology of nature. What is new here that holds everything together, however, is a theology of the resurrection that is christologically focused, scientifically literate, and existentially inspiring. Let's hope this is not Moltmann's last book.”
Teaching for a Multifaith World
World Religions
“If the 2016 presidential election is any barometer, it would seem that the most vibrant segments of the North American church expend much more of their energy attempting to protect their own religious freedoms than understand religious others. If there is any hope for the latter prospect, our seminaries and divinity schools have to lead the way. Fortunately there are colleagues like those writing for this volume who can help us cultivate the virtues, competencies, dispositions, and practices needed for the American 'melting pot' and global world of the twenty-first century. All theological educators concerned about vital and authentic Christian witness in today's pluralistic world must read this book!”
Evangelism & Missions
“This book represents the culmination of almost three decades of cross-cultural missiology in the Lingenfelter oeuvre, at least with respect to confronting in depth the ‘wicked’ or in principle irresolvable problems of ministering, teaching, and leading across ethnic, national, and cultural divides. The resolution is derived, at least in part and appropriately so given Lingenfelter’s mentoring commitments and capacities, from one of his doctoral-students-turned-colleague, Julie Green. Across these pages, Lingenfelter and Green help us discern and name such wicked problems and give perspective on their negotiation and amelioration achievable only ‘in Christ,’ which enables forward organizational movement without being threatened by what may happen when we otherwise avoid what cannot be simply managed.”
Theology
“"The work of Myk Habets promises to put New Zealand back on the theological map. This volume not only accomplishes the recovery of Spirit Christology but does so by presenting the state-of-the-question across the spectrum of contemporary Christological debates and then showing how factoring in the Holy Spirit resolves the existing conundrums. Thus we have an excellent supplementary textbook for courses on Christology that at the same time sets forth a constructive theological proposal!”
World Religions
“Comparative theology shifts in this book from a dialogical (between two religious traditions) to a trialogical (Hindu-Buddhist-Christian) register. Shin here takes the logical and yet bold next step for adjudicating issues of theological-philosophical-anthropological import that demand attention in our continuously shrinking global village.”
Theology
“Higgins here names the crisis not only of evangelical conversion but also of evangelical spirituality in our postmodern context. One way forward, he urges, is a more ecumenical approach that nourishes evangelical commitments with Roman Catholic, pentecostal-charismatic, and North American philosophical and theological resources. What emerges is a model for theological construction that can invigorate the needed evangelical transformation in a pluralistic world.”
Theology
“Erudite! Encyclopedic! Exhaustive! A universal discussion that leaves no stone unturned, no stream uncharted, and no argument untouched. Even as McClymond is unflinching in defending the historic orthodox consensus against the idea of universal salvation, his is a generous orthodoxy, the persuasiveness of which undoubtedly rests at least in part on his having taken time to listen to marginal voices and seriously grapple with the broadest extent of their claims within local and even global contexts. It will be a long time before universalist theologians will be able to make a compelling case that is as comprehensive as that of The Devil's Redemption.”
Theology
“The path to redemption always involves death and burial of some sort. Edward Suh shows that the wrongly called prosperity gospel must die and be buried, not only because there is no gospel other than Jesus Christ, but also due to its distortions of the good news of God in Christ, in order that a theology and praxis of abundance can be liberated for the flourishing of all human beings, including the poor, people with disabilities, and those in other marginalized groups. Both those for and against ‘prosperity’ for various reasons will be challenged and encouraged, precisely the mark of solid theological scholarship.”
The Emptied Christ of Philippians
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“John Keenan's work remains radical, both in getting behind established conventions to the roots of Christian faith on the one hand, and yet opening up Christianity's primary sources toward a global conversation on the other. This book is exemplary in thinking afresh about the meaning of Christ in dialogue with Mahayana philosophical traditions.”
Theology
“The End of Theology not only overcomes the chasm between theology and mission or missiology but also revitalizes the theological and dogmatic tradition from a missiological perspective. Even for those who believe the telos for theology remains to be adjudicated, the argument has to go through, not around, the mission of God. The voices in this book facilitate such discussion in unanticipated and invigorating ways even as they empower theologically robust Christian witness in a complex 21st century.”
Philosophy
“Philosophies and theologies of hospitality have been growing in popularity lately, but Shepherd's is one of the more substantive contributions. It is extensively exegetical, deeply christological, insightfully pneumatological, fundamentally ecclesiological, and robustly trinitarian, among its other virtues, with the result being a profound theological response to contemporary philosophical debates regarding violence, otherness, and the stranger. Take up and receive The Gift of the Other.”
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Evangelism & Missions
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