Stephen R. Holmes
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“noisy debates in church and culture. He rereads Scripture and culture, exploring the nature of desire and of identity along the way, and presents a compelling and attractive case for looking at the world and the church, and the place of lesbian and gay people in both, in a new way. All of us who presume to talk about sexuality or to seek to love our gay and lesbian friends should stop and listen.”
Theology
“Ben Pugh gives us an invaluable contemporary guide to the variety of accounts of the atonement that have been advanced, and a judicious evaluation of them. The reader seeking a map of contemporary atonement theology will find it here; the reader wondering which contemporary accounts are correct, and which are in error, will be challenged and informed by this book. The whole is learned but readable, and a valuable addition to the literature on the atonement.”
C.S. Lewis—On the Christ of a Religious Economy, 3.2
Theology
“Paul Brazier has given us something new . . . a full account of Lewis's theology, set out in systematic order, with attention paid to the developments in his thought and to his biography.”
Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective
Theology
“What makes us human? And how does Jesus make a difference? Marc Cortez offers a stimulating and convincing tour of the role of Christology in theological anthropologies from Gregory of Nyssa to James Cone, via Mother Julian of Norwich and Martin Luther, amongst others. The reader is invited to explore the varied ways in which major thinkers have made Jesus the key to being human, and to ask the crucial questions that will decide between their accounts. The readings are persuasive and the expositions lucid — and the whole is a compelling tour of the ways in which belief in Christ might change our vision of our common humanity. This is a quite excellent book; I commend it unreservedly.”
Colin Gunton and the Failure of Augustine
Theology
“"Brad Green offers a persuasive reading of Augustine that corrects misapprehensions found, not just in the work of Colin Gunton, but much more widely across contemporary theology. He also shows us how Augustine, rightly understood, can be recovered as a positive resource for contemporary theology. The book is not merely corrective, however: the reader will discover a perceptive and sympathetic reading of Gunton's own thought that gives us insight into a significant contemporary figure. This book will open up ancient and modern theology, and how they should be related. These are important matters, and I hope it will be widely read.”
Theology
“Jordan Barrett offers a compelling account of the contemporary theological debate about divine simplicity set against the historical developments of the doctrine. He clarifies what is at stake, and demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of present-day defenders, revisers, and opponents of the doctrine. If he had done no more than this, we would be enormously in his debt, for bringing order out of much chaos. But he does more: offering a reading of Biblical themes that should inform a doctrine of simplicity, he presents a nuanced and original account of the doctrine that is resistant to many criticisms. Anyone interested in this fascinating area of theology will want to study this book carefully.”
Arts & Literature
“Dostoevsky's later fiction stares unblinkingly at the true depravity of human life, but nonetheless imagines a response shaped by compassion and love. In this, he is a remarkably Christian, and relentlessly theological, author. Paul Brazier does a fine job of sifting and collecting the theological themes in Dostoevsky's work, and showing us the extent of his understanding of the gospel.”
Theology
“In this well-written and thoroughly-researched book, Stephen Nichols invites us to look harder at how Edwards engaged with the Bible, and how he drew its disparate parts into an intellectual harmony that inspired and resourced his own work. This is necessary reading for students of Edwards' theology.”
Theology
“This is an excellent book that leverages recent interest in the theological interpretation of Scripture to present a fresh and compelling account of Christology that is biblically based, faithful to the broad Christian tradition, and relevant and convincing in our present context.”
Theology
“Robert Jenson is one of the most creative and interesting theologians to emerge in America in recent generations. In this fine study, Russell Rook offers important insights into his theology, and in particular, highlights the constant dialogue with American--and broader Western--culture that has been such a significant part of Jenson's project. Rook writes with verve and with an easy mastery of the subject; this is a very good book on an important figure.”
Preaching & Worship
“This is an invigorating and courageous set of essays. Ignoring easy and fashionable platitudes, the authors dare to ask what preaching might be if we believe that God has spoken in Scripture and speaks still in its exposition. The vision is enriched by historical study and sharpened by contemporary application. Every preacher will be encouraged and challenged in equal measure by this text, and will be better at his/her calling for reading it.”
Theology
“Someone has suggested that history only repeats itself because no one bothered to listen the first time around. Reeves invites us to listen to our Christian history and to learn from it, telling the stories with energy and humor. He introduces us to great thinkers who faced questions and problems uncannily like our own, and who found answers in the Scriptures that we would do well to reflect on. This is an important and wonderfully written book that every thoughtful Christian will enjoy and will benefit greatly from.”
Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
“"If the best theology is attentive to Scripture, focused on Christ, and meaningful for human life in all its messiness, then there are few better examples than this new book by John Colwell.”
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Theology
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