Bradley Nassif
A Basic Guide to Eastern Orthodox Theology
Theology
“Tibbs’s years of teaching evangelical students have enabled her to write a basic but effective introduction to the beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church and its relationship with the Protestant and Catholic traditions.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“Recent attention has been given to classical Christian doctrine and pastoral care, but few have written so clearly and comprehensively on classical spirituality as Brock Bingaman. Highly recommended!”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Rommen offers missiological insights grounded in the Eucharistic ecclesiology of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He shows how ‘being’ the church, and not simply ‘doing’ church, determines its life, potential, and mission. The book invites contemporary church-growth leaders to shake off their fascination with numbers, ‘how-to’ manuals, and the ‘bigger-is-better’ mentality towards church growth. Rommen explains why that approach is misconceived and calls for a major sea change in the way we think about ‘being’ the church. He reminds us of the words of Jesus that the path to the kingdom is ‘narrow’ and only a ‘few will find it.’”
Five Things Biblical Scholars Wish Theologians Knew
Theology
“In the contest of exegesis versus theology, this book offers a way out of methodological shortcomings in both disciplines. Scot's approach unites theological transcendence with historical exegesis and expounds the primacy of Scripture in the context of the church's tradition. Scot is one of the few New Testament scholars who is also conversant in historical theology. Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox readers will find this book to be wise, insightful, and pioneering.”
Gnostic Trends in the Local Church
Church Leadership & Ministry
“This book exposes the many faces of Gnostic thought that often go undetected in local churches today. This is the place to find the practical tools that are needed to discern and defeat the destructive work of Gnostic ideas that are embedded in Christian worship and spirituality today.”
Christian Living
“Finally! A book for contemporary Protestant communities that drinks deeply from the christological dogmas that arose out of the Byzantine iconoclastic controversy (eighth and ninth centuries). In a masterful way, Siedell shows the contemporary relevance of Nicaea II (AD 787) for modern artists and the worship practices of Western Christianity. Readers will discover an iconic worldview that is simultaneously incarnational, sacramental, and transcendent. More than a book, it is an event that celebrates the universal and timeless relevance of Orthodox icons for the twenty-first-century church—East and West.”
Introducing Christian Theologies, Volume Two
Theology
“The great strengths of this book are its structure and clarity, as well as the ecumenical and global perspectives it provides for beginning students of theology. Unlike other books that purport to be introductory in nature, this one really is for absolute beginners, which fills an urgent need of theological educators today . . . This book ranks among the best top picks for an introductory course in theology.”
Introducing Theological Method
Theology
“Written by a scholar of considerable ability, this book is designed for beginning students. Its clear writing, engaging style, and dependable scholarship make it certain to find its way into many course syllabi.”
Theology
“This is the first book that teachers should assign to every beginning student of theology. It gives them not an explanation of individual doctrines, but a theological goal that is faithful to the very heart of the gospel, namely, that the Father sent the Son so that humans may participate in the Son's relationship to the Father. Our sharing in Christ's life (theosis) is, therefore, the north star that guides the whole of theology and integrates its individual parts. This is a penetrating and coherent reading of the biblical and patristic vision of the way theology should be done.”
Theology
“This is a book for those who want a more comprehensive vision of the Christian faith without feeling the need to convert to the Orthodox Church. It ably and accurately provides information on major themes in Orthodox theology while inspiring readers to embrace all that is holy and right within it.”
History & Biography
“Contemporary Orthodox theology is like a spring flower that has budded after a harsh winter's thaw. This book signals the blossoming of Orthodox theology in the English-speaking world after centuries of inhospitable historical conditions under Islam and Communism. Previously confined to traditional Orthodox countries such as Russia, Romania, Greece and Serbia, Orthodox theology today is emerging with striking advances in Western Europe and North America. With vast erudition, this stunningly well-conceived book traces the influence of the spiritual classic, the Philokalia, on leading Orthodox thinkers, lay theologians and monastics in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This original work provides an unparalleled resource for understanding the theological vision of Orthodox thinkers over the last two centuries. It is a landmark achievement that validates the thesis that the Orthodox Church is on the cusp of a major theological renaissance in the twenty-first century.”
Navigating Tough Texts, Volume 2
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This second volume of Navigating Tough Texts opens the treasures that lie buried in the intricacies of hard-to-understand texts of the New Testament.”
Christian Living
“If you’re looking for wisdom on how to get the most out of life’s difficulties, here it is! Tsakiridis knows firsthand that ‘life is difficult.’ But he also knows how to turn a difficult situation into a powerful tool that can transform adversity into a virtuous soul. Here is a realist who speaks sanely to the modern age through the worldviews of philosophers, religious texts, and wisdom literature. Believers and unbelievers alike will find it to be filled with wisdom and inspiration.”
Spiritual Practices in Community
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“This is the best how-to resource I know for those who are responsible for guiding others into a deeper experience of the Christian life. The author gives practical step by step instructions on how to lead others (and even yourself) in over thirtyspiritual practices in multiple settings and age groups. The book can be used in board meetings, staff meetings, worship services, small groups, children's, youth, and intergenerational ministries, camps, conferences, personal devotions, or even around the dinner table!”
Theology
“This is an important contribution by one of the leading voices in American evangelicalism. Sweeney’s ‘evangelical catholic’ approach is serious, well-informed, and judicious. The book is a tour de force with practical consequences for the way the church’s theology is to be studied and lived. Highly recommended for all who seek to acquire more of the church’s mindset.”
The Transforming Fire of Divine Love
Christian Living
“John’s central thesis is that the truth that God is love lies at the heart of all divine revelation. Cliche? Hardly! It lies at the very heart of Scripture and the Orthodox Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom. Readers will learn of God’s love in Scripture, but even more, they will experience God’s love in spiritually practical ways. Highly recommended!”
Theology
“Professor Payton belongs to a charmed circle of bridge builders working between the Orthodox and evangelical worlds today. This book brings together a wide range of topics related to the doctrine of salvation in the Eastern Church from creation to consummation and compares it with classical Protestant thought. The author's dependence on original biblical, patristic, liturgical, and monastic texts has produced a masterful synthesis of the Orthodox vision of salvation. Free of artificial contrasts between Eastern and Western theology that are too often made today, this book is carefully nuanced and critically reliable. Readers, both East and West, will find it to be an ideal textbook for theology classes as well as a handy resource for understanding selected topics in Eastern Orthodox doctrine.”
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