David F. Wright

A Sure Ground on Which to Stand

Theology

“Mark Thompson forcefully appeals, against different modernizings of the German Reformer, that we 'let Luther be Luther' on the doctrine of Scripture itself--its inspiration, unity, clarity, and sufficiency. Luther turns out to be less an anticipation of a modern biblical critic and more a conservative in the lineage of the Fathers and medievals. This is an important corrective interpretation, not least because Luther deployed the Word with such vibrant power. The recovery of the latter in the contemporary church may depend on recapturing the Luther-like confidence in handling Scripture.”

Baptist Sacramentalism

Theology

“This is a revealing and stimulating collection, partly exposing the lost Baptist heritage, partly staking out common ground with theologians in other traditions and so promising some inter-confessional rapprochement, frequently self-critical of fellow Baptists' minimizing attitudes, and raising as many questions, large and small, as it answers.”

Christ the Mediator of the Law

Theology

Foreword

“Calvin's emphasis on the law of God as a norm for Christian life has to be understood in the light of Christ's role as 'mediator of the law' from first to last. This is the important argument of this mature study of Calvin's wide-ranging writings. It is both a work of exacting Reformation scholarship and highly pertinent to contemporary efforts to vindicate the life-giving character of God's law.”

Healing in the Early Church

History & Biography

Foreword

“This is a very welcome high-quality study which deserves a wide readership in circles far beyond the reach of patristic studies, not least, we might hope, in that Majority World where increasingly the center of gravity of global Christianity resides.”

Life in Christ

Theology

Foreword

“Mark Garcia here does handsome justice to the significance of union with Christ in John Calvin, and does so in a book which displays a masterful familiarity with contemporary Calvin scholarship, alongside other grounds for high praise.”

The Extent of the Atonement

Theology

“This analysis of the diversity of early Reformed thought on the extent of the atonement is the most careful and thorough examination yet available. It exposes the inadequacies of the most recent discussions, and will be essential reading for all future investigators.”

The Poetic Priestly Source

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Jason Gaines’s study offers a fresh and challenging perspective about the nature of the style of the priestly writings that cuts against typical scholarly identifications of a priestly Grundschrift and its supplements. It also presents evidence that enhances our understanding of the stylistic middle ground between prose and poetry.”

The Priesthood of Some Believers

History & Biography

Foreword

“At the beginning of the third millennium of the history of Christianity, churches of different traditions are endeavoring with sharper seriousness to foster patterns of ministry and leadership less reliant on ordained priests and pastors. This has entailed reconsideration of the general priesthood of all Christian people and the notion of a special priesthood of the ordained alone. It is to this continuing inquiry that Colin Bulley's work is a major contribution of front-rank importance . . . If general priesthood is to increase, special priesthood must decrease. Here is solid, scholarly evidence that, like the proverbial cuckoo in the nest, the two will not comfortably cohabit.”

These Intricacies

Arts & Literature

“Intricate only begins to describe the delicate, strong, interlaced qualities of Harrity's poems. . . . Each poem here is a complex weaving of poetic attention . . . into an honest, lamenting, desiring voice that embodies the human necessity 'to turn away the dark, / to call down light from stars.'”