Gordon S. Mikoski
Biography
Gordon S. Mikoski co-wrote Straining at the Oars with H. Dana Fearon III, and co-edited Integrating Work in Theological Education with Edward Foley and Kathleen A. Cahalan.
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Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“There is no innocent reading of Scripture! Every contemporary reader of the book of Psalms or the Gospel of Matthew engages those texts with a perspective formed consciously and unconsciously by cultural, religious, and personal biases. To add to the complexity, the biblical writings themselves were composed, revised, and collected by communities of faith in the westernmost edge of Asia over a period of several centuries and changing cultural contexts stretching from the Iron Age to the Roman Empire. The challenges brought to the task of making sense out of the Bible today from the side of the reader as well as from the side of the Bible means that the possibilities for confusion and misinterpretation are nearly endless. Ferguson's masterful work comes to our rescue! By equipping us with the conceptual tools and skills that we desperately need, this scholarly yet accessible guide equips Digital Age readers to honor the integrity of the writings of Scripture while making meaningful connections to the pressing issues of the contemporary world. This book is a crash course in the theory and practice of responsible biblical interpretation.”
Theology
“This stimulating and challenging volume advances the claims that theology is grounded in the cruciform ministry of the Triune God and fashioned in the intersections of concrete human affairs, and that ministry is revelatory of God’s being-in-movement. Root’s dogmatic and pastoral instincts inform a renewed and much-welcomed intent to stay on a course recognizably determined by the life of God present and experienced in the world." —Jason Goroncy Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership "Root offers a bold challenge to the field of practical theology: get real theologically! His proposal for a critically realistic Christopraxis rooted in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ offers the promise of speaking meaningfully about the realities of divine action in human life. Aiming at nothing less than upending the captivity of practical theology to mere explorations of human religious experience, Root claims that through the lens of justification ordinary believers and practical theologians alike can discern the ongoing ministry of God in human life. Controversial, engaging, fresh, and thought provoking!”
Living Wisely and Well in the Evening of Life
Christian Living
“Duncan Ferguson offers here a three-strand braid of luminous wisdom: decades of open-minded Christian life and service, wise guidance for those seeking to navigate the ‘evening of life’ with meaning and dignity, and mature reflection on the significance of the life and teachings of Jesus for the living of these perilous days. Ever the compassionate teacher, Ferguson provides new insight into the Way of Jesus refracted through the Pauline prism of faith, hope, and, most of all, love. An indispensable guide to living well into the later years of life.”
Christian Living
“Douglass and Tausen offer much-needed spiritual medicine for the twin epidemic of loneliness and polarizing contempt tearing through society today. Psychological principles considered theologically combined with theological convictions fleshed out psychologically propel the reader to take a risk of love toward one’s neighbors.”
Lovescapes, Mapping the Geography of Love
Christian Living
“Lovescapes coordinates several frameworks for understanding the contours and complexities of love. Theologically grounded, sensitively interfaith, and broadly humanist, this book provides a hopeful vision for healing on personal, communal, societal, and global levels through the transformative power of love. The call to maturity offered here makes a significant contribution to people of goodwill who work to make the world a better, more human place.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Interested pew sitters, religious seekers, and theological students who want to step up their reading of the Bible from casual dipping to focused study need a handy street guide to its often perplexing contents. Like a laminated fold-out city map, Ferguson's clearly written resource helps readers to find their way around the bustling avenues, charming back streets, and congested intersections of the Old and New Testaments. By providing pithy answers to Who? What? Where? When? and Why? questions for each one of the sixty-six books of the Bible, this no-nonsense resource helps readers to find their way into deeper understanding of the content of Scripture. The helpful quizzes in the appendix offer an added bonus by giving independent readers a way to gauge their progress toward working knowledge of the parts and the whole of the Bible. When embarking on the adventure of reading the Bible, don't leave home without this highly useful guide.”
Christian Living
“An effective treatment plan for the spiritual ills of the contemporary situation! Ferguson invites us to look to the historical Jesus for the mindset and skills we need to navigate the perilous present. If you need a healing balm that is simultaneously a set of marching orders, look no further.”
Theology
“For those who think biblically and theologically about the Lord’s Supper, ‘Remember the future’ often functions as a paradoxical rallying cry. In this deeply Reformed and generously ecumenical work, Stubbs invites us to enter into a much deeper ‘remembrance’ and a much richer imagination of the future by exploring the roots of this sacrament in the Jewish temple. This book helps us to see that long-lost memories of the interplay between the temple in Jerusalem, the incarnation of Jesus, and early church typological exegesis can stimulate fresh theological imagination about creation, redemption, eschatology, ethics, mission, and Triune presence on the earth. New lines of inquiry among various Christian traditions and between Christians and Jews open up as a result of what Stubbs has contributed in this study.”
Discipleship & Christian Education
“At a time when a critical and constructive Christian faith is increasingly hard to find and when the spirit of democracy is under siege around the world, Estefanos’s groundbreaking work offers a compelling vision for Christian education. This work meets the pressing need for an effective way to form Christians whose social engagement in the challenges of their context grows out of their transformation by the Word of God through the power of the Holy Spirit. This marvelous piece of work has the added advantage of demonstrating how to do practical theology in the mode of education set in the dynamic context of contemporary Egypt.”
Christian Living
“A gift of engaging, capacious, and thoughtful spirituality for the times in which we live! Taking cues from the life and teachings of Jesus, Ferguson deftly weaves together personal reflection, scholarly insight, and generous pluralism to provide a much-needed spirituality for today. We find in these pages the considered spiritual wisdom of an honest seeker and a caring teacher.”
The Possibility of Contemporary Prophetic Acts
Theology
“The Occupy Movement, placing a flower in the barrel of a soldier's gun in Beijing, mass protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square, bereaved Amish parents caring for the family of the person who shot their children . . . can any of these public actions count as prophetic? Here is a lucid analysis of prophetic action that is biblically rooted, theologically rich, and irresistibly compelling. Bush provides here powerful criteria for discerning genuine prophetic action in the contemporary world.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“By assaying the historical and cultural context, the role and identity of the teacher, instructional methods, curricular content, and overarching aims, Ferguson sheds considerable light on the greatest teacher in the history of humankind.”
Philosophy
“Are we alone in the world? Is there a spiritual reality behind, above, or suffusing our lives? How might religious traditions rooted in the mists of human memory shed light on the scientific and political complexities of our day? Ferguson adeptly guides us on a searching quest to answer these questions in a remarkably self-aware, relentlessly open-minded, and respectfully discerning way. The wisdom found here arises from more than sixty years of inquiry and reflection.”
Christian Living
“More than merely a quaint church photo op for babies and their parents, Peterson shows how baptism is the pattern for a way of life in the midst of an increasingly toxic culture. We find here a compelling demonstration of practical theology as related to the meaning and practice of baptism that is biblically engaged, historically informed, theologically insightful, and always pastorally wise.”
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