Max L. Stackhouse
Apologetics
“In God? Very Probably, Nelson makes the most compelling, challenging, comprehensive, and consequential analysis of how and why the advocates of the 'new atheism' have built their cases on unscientific grounds.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Traces the historic struggles that generated the constitutional separation of church and state and shows that they do not demand a wall between faith-based morality and public policy, a politics with no place for religious ethics, or the silence of theology when jurisprudence speaks. Witte is known for his careful studies of the mutual influence of religion and law in the formation of human rights, modern democracy, and family life. He is alert to the various threats in these areas posed today by bad theology or bad law. In this volume he draws such themes together to offer a spiritually and legally compelling view of those contemporary issues that vex public debates.”
Theology
“A leading Christian thinker takes up one of the most vexing issues of the Reformed faith. If life is 'utterly depraved' without the special grace known in Christ, how can believers engage non-believers appreciatively, study science honestly, and honor secular authorities morally? Richard Mouw revisits Calvin, Kuyper, Bavink, and Barth, plus various confessions and critics, gleaning key resources for faithful and creative thinking about cultural life today. A clear, concise, and compelling resource.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“The arresting thesis of this striking collection of essays is that, as one of the authors says, 'the dominant heresy of the contemporary Western church is antinomianism.' Many people don't want to hear of a God who lays down the law. Most conveniently position themselves between 'It's a free country' in regard to areas where they want latitude and others to be nonjudgmental and 'There ought to be a law,' invoking civil compulsion in areas where they want others to stop what they are doing. These authors, however, take the laws of God as found in the Ten Commandments very seriously as a prophetic message for today. The essays on 'Thou shalt not kill' and 'Thou shalt not commit adultery' are especially telling. But the whole book should be required reading in every seminary and recommended reading for serious church study groups.”
Arts & Literature
“The noted humorist Garrison Keillor once said that Johann Sebastian Bach was a great musician because he was a Lutheran. The great liberal theologian James L. Adams, who disliked Luther, advanced the notion that Bach's music was, in fact, a fifth Gospel. Calvin Stapert here shows how both of those views are almost valid. He skillfully leads readers through the thicket of contentious commentary on Bach's biography, musicology, faith, and legacy, then offers a fresh, Reformational interpretation of the biblical-theological themes that lie at the core of Bach's work. Without understanding these, he argues, neither the inner structure of the music nor the enduring significance of its evangelical intent can be grasped. Through Stapert's book we gain a view of Bach as an artful, spiritual mentor for us all.”
Philosophy
“Kyle Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of Medical Education Chairman, Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia One can only say that the argument here is devastating.... [Santurri] calls contemporary theology and a series of contemporary theological ethicists on the carpet. The standard arguments about moral perplexity simply do not work.... What some of us teach is simply wrong.”
Philosophy
“A fine piece of work-the best yet, I think, on the debates about pluralism in American public life. Mouw and Griffioen gather many threads of the contemporary discussion, sort the silk from the polyester, and artfully weave the best into a careful, critical portrayal of those kinds of pluralisms that bless and those that curse modern life. No discussion in the future will be complete without reference to this book.”
The Churches and Democracy in Brazil
Theology
“Professor von Sinner has supplied the field of 'public theology' with one of its most important works of this new century. He has written to clarify the public role of religion in Brazil, clearly one of the marvels of the emerging South . . . [T]his serves as background for his critical, creative, and constructive proposals for a public theology able to aid faithful Christians be responsible citizens in a rapidly developing country now in transition to a major player in the international community of nations. I commend it with enthusiasm!”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“This important volume should be read by all interested in public theology. It includes a superb overview of the growing literature and a fresh account of the recent neoconservative surge that brought Catholics and Evangelicals to the center of public theological debates after decades of liberationist emphasis in the ecumenical churches and seminaries -- all in his clear and persuasive style.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Although most Catholics, Calvinists, and Christian realists will remain skeptical of Yoder's view of Jesus and of politics, we are always challenged by him. This new edition includes acute responses to many critics. It will keep the discussion vibrant as Christians today decide how to engage our emerging cosmopolitan, global civilization.”
The Promise of Reinhold Niebuhr, Third Edition
Theology
“This brilliant and readable expansion of Fackre's notable 1970 treatment of the life, work, and impact of Reinhold Niebuhr offers a compelling argument as to why 'the father of Christian realism' is heralded as one of the best American theologians ever and why his insights on the human condition continue to be so pertinent to our contemporary situation. I commend this book with enthusiasm!”
Theology
“Bacote's profound encounter with the great Dutch neo-Calvinist exemplar of public theology, Abraham Kuyper, has given his understanding of the Holy Spirit a deeper and wider, even cosmic, dimension. In this book, Bacote shows the relationship of the Spirit to the preserving power of common grace as it is present in the providential dimensions of politics, science, and the mandate to be stewards of creation. It is a substantive contribution to our view of Kuyper, theology in general, and the convergence of the Reformed, evangelical, and Pentecostal traditions on these key issues of the common life.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
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