S. Mark Heim
Biography
S. Mark Heim wrote The Depth of the Riches and the foreword to The Call of the Mourning Dove, and edited Grounds for Understanding.
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Theology
“Karkkainen brings an extraordinary breadth of theological learning and sympathy to this unique project. Though his canvas is vast, his patience and care in representing the views of all he engages are exemplary. . . . I am grateful both for what this volume delivers to its readers and for all that it promises to come.”
Finding God among Our Neighbors
Theology
“In this book, Kristin Largen continues to teach by example that it is no less important to attend to the substance of the world's religions. Knowing that in our contemporary world Christian doctrine will almost always be judged in a comparative religious context, she incorporates that dialogue into the very formulation of basic Christian convictions about God, creation, and human transformation. Finding God among Our Neighbors offers both invitational summaries of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism and Islam and a statement of distinctive Christian belief that emerges out of respectful inter-religious encounter, articulating that encounter itself as a characteristic Christian practice.”
Theology
“Elmer colyer provides a definitive introduction that not only smoothes the way for beginners but also clarifies questions of interest to much more experienced readers. colyer's own theological insight allows him to pull together various threads in Torrance's work and highlight its unity and originality. This masterful introduction to Torrance marks colyer both as a leading interpreter of Torrance and as a significant thinker on his own right.”
Theology
“This collection is consistent and coherent in a manner that is unusual for occasional anthologies.... Those interested in seeing a cooperative effort to restate and reconstruct Christian doctrine across the field of systematic theology will profit from the book.”
Theology
“Boulton continues to manifest here his special gift for melding scholarly insight into theological classics with fresh reflections on the lived realities of worship, prayer, and service in Christian communities. Crisp historical vignettes and lucid interpretations of Calvin's Institutes go hand in hand with very contemporary counsel for pastors and churches.”
Peacemaking and Religious Violence
History & Biography
“Peacemaking and Religious Violence brings careful scholarship and a refreshing clarity of expression to a burning contemporary concern: the way that religions either foster violence or defuse it. In a series of marvelously lucid historical vignettes, Johnson illuminates crucial moments in Christianity's response to religious difference. He demonstrates that there is more to this story than is commonly assumed. Alongside the all-too-real exclusivist claims and crusading zeal, he lifts up a series of thinkers in different periods who sketched an alternative history, a path not taken by the majority church, but one urgently in need of appropriation today. Peacemaking and Religious Violence is an extraordinary work: mature, balanced, original. Its unpretentious clarity will commend it to general readers. Its ability to throw striking new light on major figures and topics in Christian theology and history will impress academics. Anyone interested in questions of religious pluralism and social conflict will be enriched and instructed by this study.”
World Religions
“"Across time and cultures, great figures within a single religious tradition become part of an ongoing scholarly interaction and argument. Only recently has this intimacy of conversation been extended across religious boundaries themselves. Sydnor offers us a theological dialogue between two giants, the Vaisnavite thinker Ramanuja and the Protestant theologian Schleiermacher. Sensitive to the distinctive settings of each, he is able to draw them into a fruitful collaboration around the questions of human and cosmic dependence on the divine. This is a constructive comparative theology that focuses the reader on the substance of these writers rather than the mechanics of interreligious study. Sydnor's book will be of interest both to those who value the depth of research behind the comparison and to those who are simply looking for theological light on the experience of absolute dependence.”
Theology
“Peter Schmiechen's work is an incisive and pastorally minded treatment of the atonement that replaces dry debates over abstract theories with a vivid statement of the many ways Christ's life and death effectively meet our human need. Even more notably, Schmiechen draws out the way that different concrete structures of the church are shaped by giving explicit or implicit priority to certain dimensions of this saving power.”
Theology
“In the search for constructive rethinking of the cross, this book is a mother lode of resources. The stature of the contributors, the focused clarity of the conversation, and the urgency of the topic make Stricken by God? a work that will be accessible and transforming for a wide audience.”
World Religions
“Kiseong Shin has provided a concise and thoughtful exploration of the apparent tensions in the way Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians understand the self. Moving beyond that descriptive foundation, this work offers suggested paths to mutual appreciation. It seeks not so much theoretical resolution of these tensions as insights that can foster interfaith dialogue and cooperative struggle for human well-being. The author covers this demanding ground with clarity and care.”
The Way of St. James Prayer Book
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“A caring physician, a mentor to medical students, and a local church pastor, Ben Doolittle minsters to those at the breaking points of body or soul. His adventure on the road to Santiago was to unplug from the life of a Yale Medical School professor, to travel deeper into his Christian life, and to gain a new perspective on his vocation. Many books offer to guide the feet of pilgrims on the physical path. This one provides the only thing he found lacking in his backpack: a simple guide to order and focus the inner journey. Its gentle, reflective selections of Scripture and prayer breathe the peace and insight to be found on the way, and invite others to take them as guideposts for a unique journey of their own.”
Theology
“Maps help us reach old destinations by new roads, and open up to us possibilities for entirely new journeys. Benjamín Valentín’s Theological Cartographies does both of these things. He shows that established theological topics conceal hidden pathways and cross-connections. He also allows the reader to put together his or her own itinerary through the central landscape of Christian belief.”
Theology
“Theologians write endlessly about how Christian faith should affect our morality, our philosophy, and our spirituality. Richard Beck is the only one I know who asks what it has to do with what turns our stomachs. He writes bluntly and stunningly about the engagement of grace with our visceral dynamics of disgust and avoidance. Our complex, precognitive repulsions toward groups, behaviors, and persons stem from deep patterns in our nature. But, unredeemed, those patterns also block us from the gospel path. Beck combines biblical interpretation, theological wisdom, and dramatic psychological insights to give an earthy and exciting take on the Christian life.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“To the urgent analysis of white supremacy as a Christian heresy, Choo Lak Yeow brings the fresh voice of a global-pacific theologian seasoned in pastoral and academic settings. Yeow has an unrivalled breadth of perspective on global Christianity in the Pacific Rim, and from this perspective he throws new light on polarization in American society and on wider multicultural issues of domination and reparation in our world. The book combines incisive critique with an unpretentious, infectious, constructive spirit.”
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