Kent Brower

Artemis, Eve, and the Image of God

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

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Catherine Booth

History & Biography

“Many books describe Catherine Booth the person, but no one has demonstrated her pivotal role in shaping the spirituality of the Salvation Army better than Read. His penetrating reading of primary sources identifies the core evangelical and theological convictions that underpin her spirituality. Booth was not only the theological founder of the Army; she was a far more important practical theologian than many have imagined. Read's book is lively and persuasive.”

Construing the Cross

Theology

“This is an outstandingly lucid and imaginative reflection on the meaning and significance of the cross. Young ranges effortlessly from Scripture to the Fathers, from paintings to poetry, from social anthropology to preaching, and using metaphor and images, draws a picture that is more profound and more far-reaching than any of the constraining theories of the atonement. At once masterful and moving.”

Depression and the Divine

“A fascinating, imaginative, and provocative re-reading of ancient texts in light of recent research into the sleep and dream patterns of people with depressive disorders. Wilson gives particular attention to Adam, Elijah, and Jonah before comparing their experiences to Jesus'. Wilson's engagement with Genesis 2–3 is particularly interesting. Wilson concludes that Jesus, like the OT figures examined, is a depressive prophet who, nevertheless, is not incapacitated by this disorder, possibly because he is ‘God-with-us.’”

Jesus, Revolutionary of the Poor

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Bredin sees an unremitting focus in Matthew on the good news to the poorest of the poor that challenges several of the consensus readings of the gospel. It reminds twenty-first century readers that the care of the marginalized in society is . . . of the essence of what it means to embody the Kingdom of God.”

Paul and the Meaning of Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Halsted’s insightful use of Gadamer’s hermeneutics shows how Paul enables Scripture to speak in the present. Paul’s ‘dialogical re-authoring,’ grounded in his experiential Christology, transforms ancient texts into living texts. Convincingly executed, Halsted steers a clear path between ‘interpretation as repetition’ and ‘hermeneutical relativism,’ which could lead to dismissing Scripture as irrelevant. . . . A welcome return of Gadamer to center stage in this clear, engaging, and substantial engagement with Paul’s use of Scripture.”

Salvation in the Gospel of Mark

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In this deceptively penetrating narrative reading of Mark, Markusse-Overduin makes convincing connections between participation in the suffering of the Son of Man and Mark’s path of salvation. Amongst her many contributions is the narratival demonstration that through the death of Jesus, the obedience-enabling Spirit makes following Jesus in cross-bearing discipleship possible. An excellent, theological reading of Mark based on creative narrative rereading.”

That He Might Be Revealed

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Crutcher's persuasive study shows that water imagery contributes significantly to Johannine Christology. Her examination of Yahweh's mastery of the waters is the basis upon which Crutcher shows how the Gospel's water imagery reveals Jesus' character and identity, so that by the end of the Gospel, the character of Jesus has become thoroughly fused with that of Yahweh. This lucid and accessible work adds strength to John's . . . portrayal of Jesus as on the side of the divine, the Word made flesh.”

The Father Who Redeems and the Son Who Obeys

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Khobnya's impressive intertextual reading of Paul shines fresh light upon the underdeveloped notion of God as the Father who redeems. The Father's redeeming activity through the Son is demonstration of God's covenant faithfulness, all through the obedience of the Son who reverses the disobedience of Adam and Israel. This study is at once fresh, insightful, and accessible.”