* Explores the eight most important topics in Jewish-Christian relations * Features the key leaders in Jewish-Christian relations and theology * Includes a study of the Arab-Israel-Palestinian conflict
Today's tensions between the "Islamic" East and "Christian" West run high. Here Paul-Gordon Chandler presents fresh thinking in the area of Christian-Muslim relations, showing how Christ-whom Islam reveres as a Prophet and Christianity worships as the divine Messiah-can close the gap between the two religions. Historically, Christians have taken a ......
The Bible as Document and as Guide, Second Edition
These essays reveal the consistency and integrity of a master exegete, New Testament theologian, and churchman. Stendahl brings to the biblical text a constant concern to discover what was meant by a particular biblical passage, as free as possible of the doctrinal or cultural preoccupations of intervening centuries, but also to reflect on what ......
Recounts the history of Jesuits in the United States. An American tale of men willing to take risks - for Indians, blacks, immigrants, and the poor, and to promote a loving picture of God - this work offers a look at the impact of this 400-year-old international order on American culture and the culture's impact on the Jesuits.
Preaching is a central task in the lives of clergy, and yet it sometimes seems as though the pressure to produce, combined with other duties of parish life, becomes a burden and contributes to the busyness that squeezes out time for spiritual practices. Steeped in the Holy seeks to reclaim the spiritual foundations for preaching, inviting clergy ......
Carol Howard Merritt, a pastor in her mid-thirties, suggests a different way for churches to be able to approach young adults on their own terms. Outlining the financial, social, and familial situations that affect many young adults today, she describes how churches can provide a safe, supportive place for young adults to nurture relationships.
C S Lewis was one of the influential Christian apologists of the 20th century. This book examines Lewis' argument from desire - the 'inconsolable longing' that he interpreted as a pointer to a higher reality. It concludes with a discussion of Lewis' crisis of faith after the death of his wife and answers the question: Did C S Lewis lose his faith?
Outlines and clarifies issues of humanitarian intervention, weapons proliferation, and preventative war against rogue states. This title provides an account of the complexities and nuances of the pacifist and just war positions.
Worship is the place where most people form their first impression about a prospective church home. This practical resource provides churches with a process for adding a new worship service that will attract new members - written as an evangelism tool.