Christophe Chalamet

In God's Presence

World Religions

“Goshen-Gottstein embarks on the beautiful and arduous task of nurturing and configuring Judaism anew, in and for our own time, through the retrieval of the key—but long underdeveloped—theme of covenant, the red thread of the entire book. The result is as enthralling as it is singular. Goshen-Gottstein manages to simultaneously look not merely backward to ancient texts and traditions but also to the present crisis and to what is to come, since we are not yet at the end of history. This is Jewish ‘systematic theology,’ or ‘faith/emunah seeking understanding,’ at its deepest and highest levels, on par with Abraham J. Heschel’s achievements. This book is both a reintroduction—that is, a guiding afresh into the heart of Judaism—and an invitation to allow yourself to be guided there. This thick book will richly reward readers intellectually and spiritually, regardless of their religious stance. And one hopes this impressive work will foster similarly fruitful expositions of Islam, Christianity, and other traditions.”

Karl Barth and the Making of Evangelical Theology

Theology

“From Barth’s real but seldom-acknowledged affinities with Bultmann’s and Schleiermacher’s thought, to his 1962 travels across the United States and his relations to American academic theologians (Benjamin B. Warfield and John A. Mackay) and major Christian figures (Martin Luther King Jr.) . . . a highly commendable collection of essays by both seasoned and younger scholars.”

Presupposing God

Theology

“Robert Hand is convinced that Kant, with his ‘robust, positive Christian theism,’ was and still can be a positive influence for Christian thought, especially in the field of theological epistemology. Hand shows convincingly how Barth never completely let go of certain key traits of Kant’s epistemology, even as he moved past Kant in his massive treatment on the knowledge of God and its utter dependance on God’s own self-manifestation.”

Rudolf Bultmann

Theology

“With great clarity and insight, focusing on themes which lie at the very heart of Bultmann's theological project and placing him in conversation with recent and contemporary trends, David W. Congdon has written the best short introduction to Bultmann's thought. The point is not to 'return' to the great New Testament scholar and theologian--but neither should we bypass him.”

The Fall and Redemption of Conscience

Theology

“Andrea Ferrari draws ‘conscience’ out of the theological purgatory where it had been languishing. Following the lead of the late John Webster, Ferrari offers some possible avenues toward a renovation of this theme, which had been vehemently set aside by Karl Barth and others in the last century due to its ‘bridging’ and mediating function between the Creator and the creature. Conscience is not just conscientia, an inner faculty to form judgments, it is also (following Calvin) sensus, a kind of subjective, immediate awareness. This study is an interpretation of conscience that pays close attention to the Scriptures and that frames this theme in a Trinitarian and covenantal way. An impressive achievement!”