Coffin deals with the most controversial social issues facing U.S. churches--abortion, sexism, homophobia, racism, poverty,
the environment, disarmament--and, using a biblical perspective, presents a vision for the future that will promote discussion, challenge assumptions, and deeper our passion for the ...
Ronald Nydam acquaints the pastoral counselor with some of the struggles that adopted people confront
in their development and in their adult lives. Drawn from the compelling stories of people who have been adopted, this book provides an intelligent and ...
Respected Baptist historian and theologian Bill Leonard takes readers through the theological and practical questions
that are important to Baptists. In a clear style and with great sensitivity to the varieties of beliefs among Baptist bodies, Leonard considers the big ...
Many of today's churchgoers wander in a world that was once structured and reliable, but
now feels meaningless and incoherent. In this book, Walter Brueggemann argues for a dynamic transformation of preaching to help people find their spiritual home and ...
Experts from various fields offer concise definition, analysis, and discussion of nearly one hundred preaching
topics. Subjects discussed include decision-making, abortion, incarnation, poverty, education, the Ten Commandments, jealousy, wealth, stewardship, and violence and war.
Journeying with John offers a brief and accessible guide to the Gospel of John for
learning and reflection. Following the Revised Common Lectionary, each chapter corresponds to a season of the liturgical year and the Gospel passages read during that ...
The first New Testament Library volume to focus on a Gospel, this commentary offers a
careful reading of the book of Mark. Internationally respected interpreter M. Eugene Boring brings a lifetime of research into the Gospels and Jesus into this ...
Here Adam Neder offers an exploration of the concept of participation in Christ in Karl
Barth's Church Dogmatics and what it means for understanding Christian faith. He clarifies Barth's claim that humanity as a whole, and human beings individually, participate ...