Matthew W. Levering

Biography

Matthew W. Levering wrote Dying and the Virtues.

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Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Biblical scholars treat all sorts of theological themes. Why then is historical-critical biblical scholarship not enough by itself? In this major study, the eminent theologian Kevin Vanhoozer answers this question. With the erudite rigor and gentlemanly patience for which he is known, he sifts through a vast array of approaches and arguments. I love his emphasis on Christ’s transfiguration, an event that literally reveals the theophanic and eschatological power of God’s Word in history, requiring the eyes of faith and calling forth divine-human communion.”

Metaphysics

Philosophy

“Surely there aren't many books like this one! In delightful prose, Professor Wallenfang sets forth a metaphysics that is richly and masterfully Aristotelian, while also repeatedly connecting these metaphysical insights with the Word Incarnate Jesus Christ. He concludes with a brief prolegomenon to a future phenomenological companion volume. Simply put, readers of his sparkling book, perhaps much to their surprise, will fall in love with metaphysics.”

Missa Est!

Theology

“In any ecclesiology rooted in the historical missions of the Son and Spirit, liturgical worship of God and mission to the world are central. But a focus on the liturgy (with its Godward praise) can seem to be in tension with a focus on ethical and evangelizing mission (with its directedness toward the world). Drawing upon a dazzling array of scholarship, and attuned especially to Pope Francis, Kilmartin, Chauvet, von Balthasar, Augustine, Vatican II, and the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, Schlesinger demonstrates that participation in Christ's liturgical self-offering cannot be separated from participation in Christ's liberative self-offering to the world. This is a book to savor, a book that shines a light on the path ahead.”

Mixed Blessings

Theology

“Ecumenism is living through a time of theological uncertainty. Representatives of diverse communions are often unsure about what needs to happen—or what will happen—theologically and doctrinally in their own churches. In this timely book, theologians query and correct their spiritual masters. The result shows not only that each of these spiritual masters is in many ways a gift for all Christians but also that the crisis of Christianity requires renewed theological attention to what Congar calls the ‘monuments of tradition.’”

Nature and Grace

Theology

“Professor Swafford argues that the christological, nuptial, and incarnational emphases of de Lubac and his school need not be opposed to the traditional Thomistic approach to nature and grace. In fact, in the work of Matthias Scheeben, he finds precisely both emphases in profound integration. If, as I hope, the eventual fruit of this book is the translation and publication of Scheeben's Dogmatics, then this book will indeed mark a new beginning in English-speaking Catholic theology.”

Near Christianity

World Religions

“This extraordinary book is Jewish-Christian dialogue at its very finest. Professor Le Donne lives out what he teaches. As a Christian, he learns about God, forgiveness, faith, and love from his Jewish friends, and the wisdom he gains is to be treasured. In his allowing his friends to ask him the most difficult questions, he shows the heart of a seeker for truth—ultimately the heart of a teacher on fire for divine friendship made concrete in love of neighbor.”

Outpouring

Theology

“If Christianity is going to live, the way forward will be exactly what God has in fact provided in the Asbury Outpouring—analyzed with sure-handed profundity by seasoned Wesleyan theologians Vickers and McCall. May this Outpouring, filled with the peace of Christ and giving glory to God, spread to all Christians!”

Participation and Atonement

Theology

“Among contemporary theologians, Crisp stands out for the unusual breadth and rigor of his historical and systematic work. Here he gives us his fully worked out theology of the atonement, constructed upon the foundation of historical figures from the church's past and bold in its effort to refine and integrate the doctrines of covenant, original sin, Christ the second Adam, vicarious representation, satisfaction, union with Christ, and deification. This rich and rewarding book should enjoy a wide readership.”

Paul and the Trinity

Theology

“To say that this book is exciting and important would be a major understatement. . . . Hill brings together cutting-edge Pauline exegesis and the main lines of traditional trinitarian theology in an extraordinary and unique synthesis. Simply put, Hill has accomplished a breakthrough that will transform Pauline studies.”

Paul's "Works of the Law" in the Perspective of Second-Century Reception

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Matthew Thomas has done a rare thing. This book is a stellar contribution to patristic studies that, by examining the early reception of Paul in light of the 'old' and 'new' perspectives on Paul, makes an equally important—or perhaps even more important given the heat of the controversy—contribution to biblical studies. Thomas directs us to the early Fathers' view: Paul is insisting that the 'law of Christ' has replaced the Torah. As a Catholic theologian, my hope is that this stimulating book will rekindle dormant discussions among Catholic theologians about justification and the life of grace.”

Pierced by Love

Christian Living

“This book is many things. It is a guide to biblical reading, meditation, and prayer. It reintroduces the truth that Scripture’s sole purpose is to lead us to the living God in Jesus Christ. It lovingly opens up the riches of monastic and scholastic theology. But above all, this book is a work of spiritual instruction by one of the true spiritual masters of our time. Never has the Church more sorely needed theologians who are masters of the spiritual life, and, in our spiritually arid day, God has raised up Hans to direct our minds and hearts toward union with Christ.”

Practical Theology

Christian Living

“How can we know the living God and attain to everlasting union with God? Kreeft's dialogue with Aquinas shows us what it means--existentially, not solely academically--to learn from a saint.”

Reading Sacred Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In this marvelous book the Westerholms emphasize that God speaks to us through Scripture and calls us to obedient faith in his living and active word. They proceed to show how twelve brilliant theologians across the centuries have understood the nature and truth of God's scriptural speech. What is most striking here is how different — in personality, emphases, tools, and theology — these twelve theologians are! Yet they all demonstrably enrich our faith and exegesis today, most wondrously turning our dull academic sense of the 'history of exegesis' into a lived encounter with friends and mentors in Christ.”

Remember Death

Christian Living

“This is a brilliant book. Rightly advocating ‘death awareness’ but not ‘death acceptance,’ McCullough powerfully demonstrates that in order to remember Christ well, we need to learn to remember death well. This book shines with scriptural truth, pouring forth the light of Christ upon our fleeting, fear-filled lives.”

ReSourcing Theological Anthropology

Theology

“If Jesus alone reveals what it is to be truly human, can there be an adequate anthropology that does not take its fundamental bearings from Jesus’s specific humanity? Was Adam's humanity ultimately indecipherable, absent the revelation of the Second Adam? The specificity of Jesus’s male, Jewish humanity might seem to pose a further quandary. Professor Cortez's lively and unfailingly gracious book is a delightful romp through such difficult questions, motivated by the joy of the Gospel.”

Rethinking Mary in the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is Sri's best book so far—and that means it is an extraordinary book indeed. A book like this could only be authored by someone with a mastery of contemporary biblical scholarship who also happens to be a lifelong scholar of Mariology. This rare conjunction describes Edward Sri. Easy to read, serious, and scholarly, this book delivers on its promises. Here we meet the Mary whom the evangelists aimed to reveal to us.”

Retrieving Apologetics

Apologetics

“Siniscalchi does not only write about apologetics; he actually does apologetics, and does it at a high level. The combination of an erudite and accurate plea for the theological importance of apologetics, and charitable arguments for the truth of the Catholic faith, makes this book uniquely important. As he makes clear, theologians are responsible for ensuring that their research does not solely serve an ivory tower.”

Retrieving Eternal Generation

Theology

“In contemporary Trinitarian theology, conservative Christians have all too often been moving in one of two directions: either inadvertently undermining the full divinity of the Son—thereby turning Christianity into a unitarianism—or inadvertently distinguishing the divine persons in ways that are logically tritheistic. In response, Swain and Sanders have put together an important and profound volume whose timing simply could not be better.”

Rhapsody and Redolence

Arts & Literature

“I can’t think of other artists whose works pulsate with the joy and energy of being, and with the ‘pouring forth’ or shouting with joy of sheer grace, that I find in Scott’s best paintings, of which there are many.”