David H. Kelsey

A Christian Critique of American Culture

Theology

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

From Nothing

Theology

“Ian McFarland’s From Nothing engages the fundamental importance of the idea of creation for faithful living and thinking. God creates from nothing; Ian McFarland constructs theology of creation out of a rich mix of conversations with Scripture, the history of Christian thought, debates about science and theology, and an ecumenical chorus of theological voices. McFarland’s superb theological craftsmanship always keeps the book clear, engaging, and wonderfully illuminating.”

Lamentations and the Song of Songs

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The series offers an impressive variety of theological voices representing a broad range of traditions, styles, and locations, all asking what the upshot of the biblical texts is for pressing theological issues in our day, both issues that are perennial and issues that are peculiar to ‘modernity.’ They are disciplined by historical-critical scholarship, but they are not focused exclusively on historical questions, not even on the historical question of the biblical authors’ own theologies. Their ‘theological questions’ are not aimed at showing that biblical texts support commitment to a single, shared theological tradition; they seek to let the shape of the biblical text set the agenda for each commentary.”

Leading with Love

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Gleaned from decades of ministry in a variety of church settings and illustrated by anecdotes from his own experience, the wisdom of Terry’s advice about a distinctively pastoral style of congregational leadership is practical, clear, very engaging, and indispensable. Were I just graduated from seminary and entering a position on a church staff, I would be desperately looking for just this book!”

Notes of a Native Daughter

Discipleship & Christian Education

“At once visionary and realistic, the books in this series offer fresh, short, and very different answers to the question, ‘What is theological education for?’ Studies of that question have appeared every couple of decades and seem to assume that ‘one-size-fits-all’ answers are possible. What’s new and groundbreaking here is that a group of theological educators from a broad array of very different religious traditions address the question in conversation with one another and in light of the changing place of faith communities in contemporary culture.”

On Kierkegaard and the Truth

Philosophy

“"Paul Holmer was one of the most interesting and original religious thinkers in mid-twentieth-century America, yet he is little known today. So[enter back slash through O]ren Kierkegaard was his central scholarly interest and his unusual and provocative reading of Kierkegaard is important.”

Radical Apophasis

Philosophy

“Todd Ohara gives us a clear, compelling, and illuminating read of two different types of apophatic theology by, respectively, Plotinus and Pseudo-Dionysius. Looking to the past, Ohara shows how they underlie different types of traditional Christian mystical theology and, looking forward, how they resonate with contemporary thinkers like Jean-Luc Marion.”

The Gift of Theology

Theology

“The depth and grace of Kathryn Tanner's publications have made her one of the most widely read and influential American theologians today, and the range of her interests—from traditional theological topics to economics, social ethics, cultural theory, politics, feminist theory—has made her a leading public theologian whose work calls for lively engagement. That is just what this illuminating collection of essays by fourteen distinguished theologians gives us.”

The Revelatory Body

Theology

“The arena in which God is preeminently revealed in the world is not some disembodied `spiritual' experience but ordinary, everyday human bodily experience. That is Luke Johnson's bold and fresh theme in this graceful, passionate, plainly readable, down-to-earth book. He keeps the discussion concrete by exploring that theme in a chapter each on the ambiguous mix of joy and suffering in bodily experiences of play, pain, passion, work, and aging. This is a book for all of life's seasons.”

The Theologically Formed Heart

Theology

“In this set of essays, Christian practices and theological reflection intersect concretely. That is where their power lies. Theology is powerful when it makes a difference in the world by helping to shape the 'hearts' of communities and individuals. These essays don't theorize about that; they exhibit it concretely in a multitude of different contexts and a rich mix of different frameworks.”