N. T. Wright

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

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“What Paul meant by 'works of the law' has been hotly debated for years. When we allow the second-century writers to have their say, the balance suddenly shifts—in favor of what has been called the 'new perspective,' but should now, it seems, be called the 'original perspective.' Matthew Thomas has put us all in his debt with this detailed, patient, historically careful, and theologically explosive study.”

Paul's Divine Christology

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The case for an early high Christology has recently been made from many convergent angles. Here Chris Tilling adds a fresh and important element — that the relationship between the Christian and Christ was seen by Paul on the model of that between Israel and God.”

Paul's Message and Ministry in Covenant Perspective

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Over several years, Scott Hafemann has been steadily amassing a portfolio of impressive work on Paul within his larger biblical and covenantal context. This opens up dimensions that are often ignored or downplayed but which are arguably vital to any serious historical and theological reading of the great apostle. The present volume makes this important work freshly available so that it can have the impact it deserves.”

Playing with Dragons

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

“In this splendid book, Andrew Angel offers us a set of fascinating studies in texts like the psalms and Job, revealing depths of lively and energetic meaning. He also offers ways of addressing the monsters that still haunt us as individuals and as a society. A rare treat.”

Reading While Black

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Esau McCaulley's voice is one we urgently need to hear. This book is prophetic, biblical, measured, wise, friendly, and well-reasoned—and thus all the more hard-hitting. A powerful word for our times.”

Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts

Arts & Literature

“Jeremy Begbie has been a central and seminal figure in the recent revolution in theology and the arts. Begbie’s argument here, both learned and lucid, is that only when we allow for a more explicitly biblical and Trinitarian vision of God will the vague claims for transcendence in the arts begin to make sense. This book will challenge and illuminate the whole field.”

Rethinking the Atonement

Theology

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Searching for Jesus

Apologetics

“This entertaining book, setting its scenes with plenty of local color, demonstrates just how far the modern skepticism about Jesus has overreached itself. Questions remain, but Robert Hutchinson reminds us that we do not need to be browbeaten by those who say that only negative answers are available.”

Serving God Under Siege

History & Biography

“This shocking, close-up personal account brings us face to face with the human cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As a seminary president, Valentyn Syniy describes the massive practical challenges of evacuation as well as the huge pastoral problems of individuals, families, and whole communities. What emerges, alongside the mindless brutality of the aggressors, is a story of faith, prayer, hope, courage and, not least, of Christians from different traditions coming together in newly discovered fellowship and solidarity. As the conflict continues, this must-read account of its early months should stir all readers to lament, prayer, and support.”

Subversive Christianity, Second Edition

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

Foreword

“Brian Walsh tackles the central issues head on in this powerful little book. He is well-equipped to do so. On the one hand, he has studied contemporary culture--and a wide range of Christian discussions of it--in great depth. We are here given, in easily accessible form, the fruits of many years of patient academic work. He has also drunk deeply from biblical theology, and provides clear and creative exegesis of several passages in a way which breathes new life into them. Walsh brings together the Bible and the modern world in a way which is as original as it is compelling.”

Subversive Spirituality

Evangelism & Missions

“Far too many Christians live in little compartments: prayer over here, mission over there, Bible study somewhere else, even Jesus himself somewhere else again, and all squashed up because of the apparent relentlessness of today's fast-track lifestyle. What happens if we open up the little compartments to one another, and allow the bigger picture that emerges to challenge not only the way we think and live as Christians but the very framework of lifestyle which today's culture imposes on us? This wide-ranging and groundbreaking book provides an answer which will open eyes, minds, and hearts to an integrated vision of Christian discipleship, spirituality, and mission. Jensen's work is rooted in history but open to God's future, grounded in prayer and devotion while grappling with hard-edged practical questions. This is a book all of us in Christian leadership need to learn from if we are to be equipped for God's mission in tomorrow's world.”

The Aims of Jesus

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Since the 1970s there have been dozens of books on Jesus. I have read most of them, and even written one or two myself. [Meyer's book] is head and shoulders above most of them. . . . I realize now how lucky I was to soak myself in his thought at a formative stage. . . . Not only my thinkinbg and scholarship but also, I discover, my preaching has been vitally informed by this book.”

The Best Kept Secret of Christian Mission

Evangelism & Missions

“John Dickson presents a bigger picture of evangelism than most of us are used to. We should, he insists, recognise worship, love, prayer, and generosity as all part of “gospel” work. Still more refreshing is the heart of the book: a treatment of Jesus and the Kingdom of God—the message of the four Gospels—as the centre of “the gospel.” God’s good news is about the entire new creation, and ourselves caught up into it; it is not just a mechanism for getting individuals into heaven. Dickson explains the whole picture with so many real-life stories that one cannot fail to be drawn in to the excitement of this many-sided gospel work. Here is a book offering fresh energy for the whole task of the whole people of God.”

The Character of Virtue

Christian Living

“Seeing Stanley Hauerwas’s treatment of the virtues through the eyes of Sam Wells’s growing son, reflecting one minute on vast reaches of truth and the next on close-up political and personal challenges, all with a light touch and characteristic Texan grit—this is a treat. A book to read and savor.”

The Church and Its Vocation

Theology

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

The Cross before Constantine

History & Biography

“It has long been thought that the Christians only began to use the symbol of the cross when Constantine made it his imperial sign. In Bruce Longenecker's careful and wonderfully detailed survey, this is shown up as a modern myth. Though there is no uniform pattern, the cross was known and used as a Christian symbol from at least the 70s of the first century. This is revisionist historiography at its best.”

The Deliverance of God

Theology

Foreword

“Campbell's massive book picks up the big ideas that dominate the study of Paul, spins them around, spreads them out in a novel way, and insists that we see them in an unusual and disturbing light. Even those of us who remain unconvinced by his bold and provocative proposals will have our breath take away by the scale, the scope and, above all, the sheer surprise of this historical, exegetical, and theological tour de force.”

The Drama of Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Much recent scholarship has emphasized the narrative quality of Scripture. This book takes that insight and brings it to life, enabling even the beginner to grasp the sense of Scripture as a single great story—a drama in which we are all invited to play a part. I am delighted to see solid scholarship made easily accessible in this splendid fashion.”

The Emergence of Personhood

Science & Faith

“Behind the surface noises of power, politics, and money, every generation urgently needs to grapple with the great intellectual and practical puzzles: What makes us human, and what does it take to create a wise and flourishing human society? In this book internationally acclaimed scholars explore insights from theology, biblical studies, and philosophy, as well as the relevant sciences, in the exhilarating effort to tackle these questions from as many angles as possible. This book is both weighty and provocative. It offers no easy answers, but much food for thought — thought that might just lead to action.”

The Evolution of the West

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Surrounded by complex issues, it is hard to understand what’s going on, what the important thinkers are saying, and what a thinking Christian might make of it all. Nick Spencer carves out a clear path through this jungle, helping us to see how we got here in the first place and how we might move forward in faith and wisdom.”