Luke Bretherton

A Brief Theology of Sport

Theology

“With lively prose, conceptual clarity, and a deep affection for the subject matter, Harvey kicks off an important conversation about how theologically we should make sense of--and order our love in relation to--a central cultural phenomenon of our times: sport. Wonderfully insightful, historically rich, and theologically punchy, this is vital reading for anyone who plays, watches, or is utterly bemused by the world of sport.”

Awaiting the King

Theology

“With great clarity and cultural insight, Smith sets out an Augustinian-Reformed antidote to the highly polarized forms of politics we see around us today, in which churches—whether on the left or the right—are too often raucous and rancorous participants. In doing so, he joins a growing chorus of those arguing for a constructive theological account of the politics of a common life.”

Discerning Welcome

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This book unfolds a Reformed theology of hospitality with and for the undocumented refugees in our communities. It is a theology that is grounded in the riches of the Reformed tradition and that also distills a wisdom born of pastoral practice, legal experience, and a clear-eyed analysis of the contemporary situation and its challenges. The result is a practical theology of welcome as a civic practice.”

Dogmatics after Babel

Theology

“In this book, Rubén Rosario Rodríguez develops an elegant and compelling account of the challenges facing contemporary theology and outlines a constructive way in which these challenges can be met. In doing so, he threads the needle between a postliberal concern for the self-revelation of God given in Scripture and mediated through the Christian tradition, and a postcolonial concern for the contextual and power-laden nature of all speech about God as well as the need for theology to attend to nonwestern, nonChristian, and marginalized voices.”

Entering into Rest

Theology

“A profound meditation on the nature and form of moral action with and for others in which theology is no mere adornment; rather, it is the bone and sinew of the position developed. This book forms the capstone of O'Donovan's theological ethics and concludes what is a remarkable testimony not just to his erudition and insight but also to his desire that the church be sanctified so that it might inhabit and bear witness to a faithful, hopeful, and loving way of being alive.”

Envisioning the Good Life

Theology

“With the theme of 'human flourishing' as a response to, and fruit of, divine love providing a cantus firmus undergirding the volume as a whole, these essays unfold a wonderfully rich set of dialogues between Volf's theological vision and a range of theological and ethical concerns that spans continents and schools of thought. In so doing, the volume does theology a great service by laying out the full scope, vibrancy, and significance of Volf's theological vision.”

Evangelical Ethics

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Focusing on the reemergence of an evangelical social conscience in the United States since World War II, this Reader will serve as a vital reference point for naming and framing how this fissiparous and influential part of the American religious landscape has thought about the proper ordering of social and political relations. For the growing body of evangelicals committed to ‘making a difference’ in the world, this text is a key resource for understanding their own intellectual inheritance. For external observers, the book will dispel often unexamined assumptions about all evangelicals having atavistic, theocratic tendencies.”

For the Life of the World

Theology

“In this timely and compelling book, Volf and Croasmun issue a clarion call for theologians, broadly understood, to articulate and live into a theology focused on how as humans we might cultivate forms of flourishing life as revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The book recovers an ancient vision of theology as a way of life while being attentive to the internal and external challenges theology must address if it is to declare good news to the contemporary context.”

Keeping Faith in Faith-Based Organizations

Theology

“This is . . . [a] pioneering book that combines prophetic vision, practical know-how and academic rigor . . . [Pallant] provides a compelling case study of the Salvation Army's worldwide health ministries, an account of what faithful ecclesial witness might involve in development and health work, and [a description of] how this contrasts with state- and market-centered approaches.”

Migrations of the Holy

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In these essays William Cavanaugh continues to provide leadership and vision in the field of political theology. He addresses essential questions about the religious status of the nation-state, the political character of the church, and how the tradition of Christian political thought might be brought to bear upon contemporary politics. In doing so Cavanaugh unfolds a theological response to present political conditions and a political response to our theological condition.”

Rhyming Hope and History

Theology

“Robert Jenson is a towering figure in contemporary theology, one who has made a signal contribution to understanding culture theologically rather than letting theology be determined by the cultural shibboleths of the day. Russell Rook provides the first systematic analysis of Jenson's work and in the process makes an astute, lucidly written, and doctrinally rich contribution to broader debates about what it means to be the church in our Christ haunted and Christ forgetting cultural context.”