Religion

Final volume in the Contours of Christian Theology series

A leading theologian offers a theological reading of 1 and 2 Thessalonians in this addition to the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible.

An exploration of the theology of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed.

When Christian Face Persecution explores biblical teaching on persecution in the New Testament and demonstrates how it can be applied to the church today.

Little books of guidance let you grasp the essentials in less than an hour!

Simon Vibert has studied the work of today's leading preachers with an eye for discerning the dynamics of effective preaching. Each chapter profiles a contemporary preacher and lifts out practical principles for sermons that are biblical, motivational and transformational.

An exploration of evangelicalism's relationship with, and roots in, ancient Christianity

Accessible guide to John's Gospel, aimed primarily at people training to serve the church for whom English is an additional language. The contributors are theological educators who come from different countries and different religious backgrounds, and bring practical emphasis alongside contemporary scholarly reflection.

Explores a key issue in biblical theology and the Christian life

In the biblical canon, two books lack any explicit reference to the name of God: Song of Songs and Esther. What is the nature of God as revealed in texts that don't use his name? Exploring the often overlooked theological connections between these two Old Testament books, Chloe T. Sun takes on the challenges of God's absence and explores how we think of God when he is perceived to be silent.

New study of a key subject closely linked to righteousness and faith

Yes, White people can be saved. In God's redemptive plan, that goes without saying. But what about the reality of white normativity? This idea and way of being in the world has been parasitically joined to Christianity, and this is the ground of many of our problems today. It is time to redouble the ...

Academically rigorous and pastorally wise, this is a helpful academic introduction of the "faith in Christ" (pistis Christou) debate, showing the centrality of faith in salvation as the church brings the good news of the gospel to the world.

In Navigating a World of Grace Graham Tomlin explores the meaning of generous orthodoxy and encourages us to engage with one another in ways that are glorifying to God.

Discover the choice between blessings and curses, life and death, in this updated edition of The Message of Deuteronomy, part of the Bible Speaks Today series of commentaries.

Thomas A. Noble and Jason S. Sexton offer a thorough introduction to and appraisal of twelve leading British evangelical theologians of the twentieth century in British Evangelical Theologians of the Twentieth Century.

References to demons and the devil permeate the rhetoric of John Chrysostom, the "golden-tongued" early church preacher and theologian. Samantha Miller examines Chrysostom's theology and world, helping us understand the role of demons in his soteriology and exploring what it means to be human and to follow Christ in a world of temptation.

What does it mean to both affirm the goodness of God's creation and anticipate the new creation? Bringing together contributions from church leaders, academic theologians, and scientists on the doctrine of creation, this volume engages with Scripture, scientific theory, church history, and current issues ...

A fresh, engaging and thoroughly biblical account of Christian ethics for the twenty-first century