John W. Kleinig

A Body of Praise

Preaching & Worship

“This well-written, vivid study on the role of our bodies in corporate worship is timely and helpful in the wake of our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Taylor correlates the theological and pastoral wisdom of the church with the findings and insights of the arts and sciences to show how the triune God interacts with his people bodily in worship and engages them spiritually with their physical senses of sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch.”

Embracing God as Father

Christian Living

“What a treat is offered by this lively, vivid, joyful treatment of our hidden involvement in the life of the triune God! It reclaims something that has been largely lost in our time, the vision of God as the 'prodigal' Father which is granted to all His lost children through His one and only Son. With that too comes the wonderful vision of our participation in His sonship through the ongoing reception of the Holy Spirit, together with every other heavenly blessing, as the Father's provision for us as we hear the gospel and live by faith in His Son. How good it is to be assured that through faith all that belongs to Jesus now belongs to us!”

Great Commission, Great Confusion, or Great Confession?

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Lucas Woodford takes us . . . on a personal journey . . . [He] examines the role of confession in the church . . . , concern [from church-growth advocates] for cultural relevance, the impact of modernism and post-modernism[,]. . . , and the value of the great confession of faith . . . This study . . . is of great value . . . to any . . . Christian [who] longs to seize the wonderful opportunity for the proclamation of the gospel . . . to this confused and confusing generation.”

Justification by the Word

Theology

“Given its relevance, it is therefore rather strange that the teaching of justification has recently been downplayed and sidelined in Christian theology and ethics. Commendably, Jack Kilcrease attempts to rectify that deficit in a wide ranging, systematic, ecumenical study from a Lutheran perspective for pastors and teachers to engage with people in their quest for personal validation and acceptance. … Through God’s word the pardon that Christ won for them is delivered to them and received as they put their trust in his word rather than in anything they do or feel or are.”

Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith

Theology

“Like the mastery of phonics for literacy, proper instruction in the simple foundations of the Christian faith opens up a disciple of Jesus to its immense profundity. That was Luther's conviction as a preacher and teacher of the Bible. That is also what Todd Hains demonstrates in his helpful account of Luther's analogical use of the catechism christologically and pastorally as the key to unlock the riches of God's Word. In this excellent book Hains examines Luther's sermons on five passages as test cases to show how he did this.”

My First Exorcism

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Promising Faith for a Ruptured Age

Theology

“These sparkling essays which pay tribute to the profound, theological scholarship of Oswald Bayer on his eightieth birthday give eloquent testimony to his extensive influence on many Lutheran scholars in the USA and Australia. They reflect his passion for the ongoing relevance of Luther as a wise guide for the church in a broken, confusing world.”

Promissio

Theology

“Dr. Silcock has provided this carefully crafted translation of Oswald Bayer's magisterial study of the decisive turn in Luther's theology that was triggered by his insight into the performative function of God's word as his promise that conveys what it pledges to give in its oral proclamation and liturgical enactment. The translation is distinguished by Silcock's close reading of the text and clear presentation of its somewhat difficult academic syntax in lucid English.”

Psalms of the Faithful

Theology

“This exemplary study provides a well-organized, well-argued, and well-written contribution to the understanding of Luther as a Christian interpreter of the Old Testament. Like a good detective who carefully considers all the evidence of presentation in a court of law, German examines...Luther's inaugural First Lectures on the Psalms to show that the canonical shape of the Psalter determined how he read the actual text of these psalms as prophetic testimonies of things to come.”

Spiritual Warfare

Theology

“Drawing on the Scriptures as God’s word, the wisdom of the church, and his own pastoral experience, Ristau equips readers to discern the works of the devil clearly in the church and the world and encourages them to counter his ways confidently with the resources that Christ himself supplies.”

The LORD’s Service

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

The Press of the Text

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“These essays offer a fine tribute to Dr. Voelz. The range of authors and topics match his large-mindedness, intellectual curiosity, linguistic expertise, love of the Sacred Scriptures, and careful commitment to their theological interpretation. While they are all scholarly and engaging, the contributions of Caragounis ('The Weltanschauung of New Testament Authors'), Weinrich ('Doubting "Doubting Thomas"') and Winger ('Saved through Child-Bearing?') are particularly helpful in challenging prevailing misconceptions.”