Douglas Farrow

A Brief Theology of Sport

Theology

“Sport,' says Lincoln Harvey, 'is only for sport.' But A Brief Theology of Sport is about much more than sport . . . In winsome fashion, it advances a conversation that is much needed and a thesis that deserves a response.”

Becoming Two in Love

Philosophy

“Roland De Vries arranges an unexpected conversation between Kierkegaard and Irigaray on the subject of sexual difference. Those who pause to listen will find reason to think much harder about the ethical and existential significance of that difference.”

God the Eternal Contemporary

Theology

“Adrian Langdon has done Barth scholars an important service by pursuing Barth's treatment of time and eternity into volumes III and IV of the Dogmatics. His patient exposition of the subject is not only more comprehensive than other attempts, but features aspects of Barth's approach not commonly noticed. Both skeptics and enthusiasts will find much to ponder here.”

Resurrection Realism

Theology

“What more important task has theology, in any age, than to wrestle with the doctrine of the resurrection? What cannot be learned about a theologian through his treatment of it? Fletcher plots the trajectory of the great Augustine's thinking and overlays it with the parallel trajectory of Joseph Ratzinger. The result is highly informative for the study of both, and a timely defense of Christian respect for 'the beauty of the exquisite body-soul ordering of the human being.'”

Resurrection, Apocalypse, and the Kingdom of Christ

Theology

“This treatment of Torrance's eschatology, as it took shape during his formative years as a pastor, army chaplain, lecturer, and budding ecumenical theologian, lucidly reveals a dynamic corpus of thought animated both by Scripture and by the great events of his time. There is no comparable synthesis available for those who are just discovering Torrance, or indeed for those who recall, as I do, their excitement upon first hearing or reading him on the subject.. MacLean's book will send its readers . . . to Torrance much better equipped for a fruitful engagement with him.”

The Disputed Teachings of Vatican II

Theology

“Development or deviation? That is the question that for fifty years has refused to go away. Here is an irenic, accessible, and deeply instructive account of Vatican II that supports a hermeneutic of continuity rather than rupture, while recognizing the new world into which it ushered the faithful. How to interpret that new world is another matter, but Fr. Guarino’s book provides a wonderful starting point for informed debate.”