Global Women's Voices on Christian Doctrine and Climate Justice
The book creatively engages Christian doctrine with the purpose of addressing the myriad ways climate change impacts the health and livelihood of women around the globe.
Lutheran History at a Glance - 75 Stories About Lutherans Since 1517
There are many ways to tell a story, and after 500 years of the Lutheran family, there are lots of stories to tell. For a movement that is so large and so old, the story of Lutheranism could be told in any number of large and important books. But sometimes, in trying to tell the big story, the smaller stories get lost. There are just so many ......
The Global Orphan Care Movement and the Limits of Evangelical Activism
Illustrates the hidden challenges embedded within the evangelical adoption movement. For over a decade, prominent leaders and organizations among American Evangelicals have spent a substantial amount of time and money in an effort to address what they believe to be the "Orphan Crisis" of the United States. Yet, despite an expansive commitment of ......
The Global Orphan Care Movement and the Limits of Evangelical Activism
Illustrates the hidden challenges embedded within the evangelical adoption movement. For over a decade, prominent leaders and organizations among American Evangelicals have spent a substantial amount of time and money in an effort to address what they believe to be the "Orphan Crisis" of the United States. Yet, despite an expansive commitment of ......
What is the vocation of Lutheran higher education--especially now that it is not only or primarily education for and by Lutherans? Over the past several decades, this question has lead to a new concerted effort to retrieve and redefine what it means to be a college of the church.
Reclaiming the Social-Economic Dimension of the Reformation
This collection of essays from leading Lutheran thinkers, theologians, and activists excavates Luther's theological focus on social and economic justice. By bringing these "forgotten" elements of Reformation theology to light, The Forgotten Luther helps contemporary heirs of Luther's thought to honor and advance this neglected part of his legacy ......
Essays on the Theopolitical Interpretation of the Bible
This volume explores the political character of premodern and modern readings of Scripture with attention to how these relate to or address political challenges in social and historical context. Essays here also offer constructive models of reading Scripture that can inform the contemporary task of political scriptural interpretation.
Explores the tradition of Christian reflection on the meaning, and experience of love, loving, and being loved. This book covers the remarkable clarity the breadth and depth of discussions on Christian love from the Bible to contemporary experience to create this - a survey of how Christians through the ages have understood love.
