Eric Gregory
Biography
Eric Gregory has served as professor of religion at Princeton University.
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Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Between Babel and Beast offers a bracing critique of American political history and a pastoral call for repentance from imperial 'Americanism.' But Leithart's distinctive analysis provides a more complex--and potentially more constructive--biblical perspective on international politics than can be found in the many ecclesial critics of empire. This crisply argued and highly readable companion to Defending Constantine confirms that Leithart is one of the most interesting voices in theology today.”
Theology
“Corners in the City of God is a refreshingly diverse and challenging volume that engages the social, political, and ultimately theological implications of the celebrated television series and life in urban America.”
Theology
“Learned, stylish, and wise, this climactic volume of O'Donovan's trilogy on ethics as theology is the work of a master craftsman. Entering into Rest makes Christian ethics exciting and surprising again; and, more importantly, by stretching categories of religious and secular thought with eschatological horizons, it has something constructive to say to our spiritual and intellectual lives and the communities that sustain them.”
History & Biography
“This colorful, revealing memoir defies stereotypes of analytic philosophers and modest Calvinists alike. It may not surprise those familiar with the life and work of Nicholas Wolterstorff, the leading light of a remarkable renaissance of Christian learning, that he could write such a moving book. But what a feast awaits readers old and new, religious and secular, academic or not. Opinionated but not grumpy, personal but not egocentric, Wolterstorff weaves his many loves—intellectual perplexity, politics, art, music, architecture, education, nature, and even the intricacies of Japanese ceramics and Danish furniture—into a compelling narrative of philosophical wonder and divine grace. Vintage Wolterstorff, In This World of Wonders bears witness to a generous Christian humanism sorely needed today.”
Apologetics
“Our Deepest Desires is a little gem of a book, written with the clarity and wisdom of a seasoned teacher. Learned yet accessible, Ganssle takes his readers on a fresh tour of life's big questions by tracking ways the claims of Christianity connect up with fundamental human longings. This may be our new Mere Christianity, and it will surely inspire conversations worth having.”
Philosophy
“In a time of multiple discourses on the problematic transformations of ‘the political’ in modernity, Matthew Arbo's subtle analysis of the work of Adam Ferguson appears most instructive. It shows Ferguson’s contribution to the great story of political theology in its critical significance against the ruinous association of politics and the materialistic transformation of any condition of human life. This interpretation of Ferguson's work proves a promising paradigm for a critical approach to the history of the modern mind within an indispensable theological logic including God’s acting, God's authority, and the corresponding foundations of institutions." —Hans G. Ulrich Fachbereich Theologie, University Erlangen-Nuernberg "Still reeling from the financial and economic earthquakes of recent years, critics, defenders and beneficiaries of western capitalist economies alike grope for steadfast ethical bearings to guide us towards the humane, sustainable and chastened economy we so desperately need. Matthew Arbo has done us a profound service by meticulously reconstructing and creatively elucidating the insights of Scottish thinker Adam Ferguson, one of the eighteenth-century's most searching but least well-known diagnosticians (or 'critics') of early capitalism—the newly-emerging ‘commercial society’ threatening to engulf all before it. In this original and superbly-written study, Arbo rescues Ferguson from obscurity and presents him not only as a Christian philosopher and moral theologian of great depth and subtlety but also an unsettling prophet for our own disordered economic and political times." —Jonathan Chaplin Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics, Cambridge "Historically sensitive and philosophically acute, this timely book shows how a relatively neglected figure of the Scottish Enlightenment diagnosed fundamental tensions between capitalism and democracy. Arbo's distinctive attention to the subtlety of Ferguson's theological commitments is particularly revealing. Political Vanity is a welcome contribution to intellectual history and modern political economy that takes religious thought seriously.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Various retrievals of Aquinas have been a hallmark of modern Catholic thought, especially in discussions of natural law, virtue, and the common good. But the relation of these many Thomisms to resurgent ecumenical interest in political theology has been largely implicit. With clarity and charity, Bushlack's elegant book corrects this surprising neglect by advancing a Thomistic account of civic virtue within democratic polities. Politics for a Pilgrim Church is a needed book for today.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“A lively, compelling, and thorough treatment of Paul Ramsey's neglected contribution to Christian ethics. At the same time, by reading him as more than an `ethicist,' Hollowell liberates our imagination for Ramsey's abiding relevance to fundamental issues in moral and political theology. Teachers and students will be grateful for this masterful reconstruction and needed intervention.”
Christian Living
“Reforming Criminal Justice is a book for our polarized times. Guided by classical Christian sources and a biblical vision of love’s relation to justice, Martens draws on his considerable legal experience to offer a critical yet constructive evangelical approach that is at once theologically sensitive and historically informed. Highly recommended for the church and anyone concerned about the lived realities of the American criminal justice system as an urgent moral and political issue.”
Renewing the Evangelical Mission
Theology
“This engaging volume outlines the most pressing issues facing evangelical identity and mission. Self-critical yet forward-looking, the contributors to Renewing the Evangelical Mission offer analyses that are not only historically and sociologically sensitive but also refreshingly theological in character. This is a fitting tribute both to the work of David Wells and to the complexity and diversity of the global evangelical movement in the twenty-first century.”
Christian Living
“Salvation in My Pocket is a little gem of a book. With reflections on everything from childhood and prayer to icons and ice cream, these 'miniature experiments in joy' powerfully illuminate divine generosity in ordinary life. Myers is that rare theologian whose gift for aphorism also makes him one of the best Christian writers of his generation. If you are looking for an alternative to the banality of much of contemporary spirituality, here it is.”
Philosophy
“Brimming with historical insight and learned provocation, these original essays represent what criticism might look like after questioning the assumptions of the secularization thesis and its anxious critics. Secular Faith is a wide-ranging and engaging collection that disrupts familiar distinctions and guild divisions without succumbing to abstraction or triumphalism. Scholars of literature, anthropology, political theory, history, theology, and religious studies should take notice.”
History & Biography
“There are many fine introductions to Augustine's life and thought. But it is hard to think of one more timely for a new generation of readers than The Mestizo Augustine. With concise elegance and critical appreciation, Justo González recasts our imagination for Augustine's restless pilgrimage as the struggle and the wisdom of a mestizo. In doing so, he offers a compelling theological portrait of this massively influential figure of late antiquity and, importantly, of his continued relevance for our own era tempted by misplaced rage for purity.”
Arts & Literature
“Jackson’s learned scholarship on Christian love is highly regarded for its rare combination of analytic rigor, theological depth, and literary imagination. To An Unknown Goddess is a gift that now expresses these traits in the prayerful voice of an American philosophical poet. Intense, honest, and provocative might best describe this rich collection of soulful verse that travels from Athens to Jerusalem.”
Discipleship & Christian Education
“It may be hard to imagine a beautiful book about pedagogy. But Mark Jordan has given us one. More than a primer on great books or their consoling lessons in this age of existential panic about higher education, he shows how they teach. Evocative, disruptive, and learned, Transforming Fire is recommended not only for those interested in theological education, but all those who care about genuine learning.”
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