Liturgy as a Way of LifeHow do the arts inform and cultivate our service to God? In this addition to an award winning series, distinguished philosopher Bruce Ellis Benson rethinks what it means to be artistic. Rather than viewing art as practiced by the few, he recovers the ancient Christian idea of presenting ourselves to God as works of art, reenvisioning art as the very core of our being: God calls us to improvise as living works of art. Benson also examines the nature of
and show how various atonement paradigms are expressed in their respective church traditions
we have lost the very human sense of place in today's postmodern and globalized world
Series volumes are both critically engaged and sensitive to the theological contributions of the text
Did they revere the original context of passages they quoted or fill them with different meaning
He argues that Luther's two-kingdom worldview was not a justification for living irresponsibly on planet earth
Ibrahim covers critical questions about the most sacred book for Muslims
Douglas Jacobsen and Rodney Sawatsky provide a blueprint for recovering a vibrant faith as they demonstrate how believers can manifest the fruit of the Spirit to a watching world
This fresh approach to theological anthropology brings Greek patristic theology to students in a readable fashion
What happened instead is that Christianity in the West declined dramatically
Featuring engagement with primary sources and suitable for use in a variety of courses
This introductory textbook invites students into the depths and riches of the Old Testament and shows the Old Testament's relevance for Christian readers
contribute to community formation in the body of Christ