Eerdmans

Eerdmans 

Fall 2010

Advance praise for Conor Cunningham’s magnum opus on evolution 

“A work of stunning scientific erudition and critical insight.” 

— Louis Dupré 

Yale University 

“This book connects the debate about the nature of Darwinian 

evolution to the Christian theology of creation. . . . 

Cunningham shows that the picture of God as the great 

Designer of artifacts, espoused by Paley and common to both 

ultra-Darwinians and creationists, is profoundly at odds with 

Christianity.” 

— Charles Taylor 

author of A Secular Age 

“Dawkins and company lack a minimum of understanding of 

what religion is about, of how it works. Cunningham’s book 

is thus obligatory reading for all interested in this topic: while 

fully endorsing the scientific validity of Darwinism, it clearly 

brings to light its limitations in understanding not only religion 

but also our human predicament. A book like this is needed like 

simple bread in our confused times.” — Slavoj Žižek 

“Vigorously written and marvelously engaging. . . . Cunningham 

engages those with whom he disagrees with properly 

respectful consideration, not lacking in frequent touches of 

deft humor. A first-rate, most welcome contribution to these 

current controversies.” 

— William Desmond 

University of Leuven 

“Ever since Darwin, materialist interpreters of nature have 

wielded evolutionary biology as a weapon in their war against 

religious faith and theology. In this timely and insightful 

study Conor Cunningham exposes the incoherence of evolutionist 

materialism. He does the job thoroughly, devastatingly, 

and humorously. At the same time he shows how a theological 

vision of nature can make very good sense of Darwin’s fascinating 

portrayal of life. Highly recommended.” 

— John F. Haught 

author of Making Sense of Evolution: 

Darwin, God, and the Drama of Life 

“Writing with engaging humor that betrays an extraordinary 

energetic intelligence, Conor Cunningham shows us why, 

given the Christian God, an evolutionary account of life is 

necessary. . . . This theological account of creation, I believe, 

will become a classic.” 

— Stanley Hauerwas 

Duke University 

“Conor Cunningham pulls no punches in his full-frontal 

assault on the ultra-Darwinism of Richard Dawkins and 

Daniel Dennett. But this is no anti-evolution diatribe. Cunningham 

is equally merciless in his critique of latter-day 

‘creationism,’ which he rightly portrays as a deviation from 

classical Christian orthodoxy. This is a work of intellectual 

depth, informed by a study of the latest genetics as well as by 

theological erudition.” 

— John Hedley Brooke 

Oxford University 

“This wide-ranging and well-informed book constitutes an 

extremely important contribution to current debate over 

the significance of evolutionary theory. . . . Cunningham 

makes at once a reasoned case and a passionate plea for a via 

media between the extremes of fundamentalist religion and 

dogmatic scientism. His book should be read by anyone with 

a concern for the intellectual health of contemporary public 

discourse about the questions that most deeply affect our present 

and future as a species.” 

— E. J. Lowe 

Durham University 

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Darwin’s Pious Idea 

Why the Ultra-Darwinists and 

Creationists Both Get It Wrong 

Conor Cunningham 

Cogent, provocative take on the hot-button subject of evolution 

According to Conor Cunningham, the debate today 

between religion and evolution has been hijacked by 

extremists: on one side stand fundamentalist believers 

who reject evolution outright, and on the opposing side 

are fundamentalist atheists who claim that Darwin’s 

theory rules out the possibility of God. 

Both sides are dead wrong, argues Cunningham, a British 

scholar who is at once a Christian and a firm believer in 

the theory of evolution. In Darwin’s Pious Idea Cunningham 

puts forth a trenchant, compelling case for both 

creation and evolution, drawing skillfully on an array 

of philosophical, theological, historical, and scientific 

sources to buttress his arguments. 

Key selling points 

• Prime fare for scholars and thoughtful 

lay readers alike 

• Vigorous treatment of a controversial topic 

• Engaging, forceful writing 

Conor Cunningham is assistant director of the 

Centre of Theology and Philosophy at the University of 

Nottingham, England, author of Genealogy of Nihilism, 

and coeditor (with Peter M. Candler Jr.) of the Interventions 

series. Cunningham also wrote and presented the 

acclaimed BBC documentary Did Darwin Kill God? which 

originally aired in March 2009. 

Philosophy • Science 

October / 978-0-8028-4838-3 

6″ × 9″ hardcover 

568 pages / $34.99 [£22.99] 

Of related interest 

Back to Darwin 

John B. Cobb Jr. 

978-0-8028-4837-6 

The Beginning 

of All Things 

Hans Küng 

978-0-8028-6359-1 

Alone in the World? 

J. Wentzel van Huyssteen 

978-0-8028-3246-7 

Is Religion Dangerous? 

Keith Ward 

978-0-8028-4508-5 

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The Nativity 

From the Gospels of Matthew and Luke 

Ruth Sanderson, illustrator 

A new look through art at the much-loved Christmas story 

From the breathtaking appearance of the 

angel Gabriel to the arduous journey of the 

wise men, from the chilling decree of Herod 

to the return of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus to 

Nazareth, the Nativity story has gripped 

and enthralled the hearts of millions for 

centuries. 

This beloved story becomes even more 

vivid through the luminous paintings of 

artist Ruth Sanderson. The Nativity pairs 

select passages from Matthew and Luke 

(in the familiar King James Version) with 

Sanderson’s illustrations, displaying text 

and art on expansive two-page spreads. Also 

incorporating elaborate borders that recall 

medieval manuscripts, this beautiful volume 

is a book to be treasured and shared with 

family and friends. 


• Well-known children’s book illustrator 

• Beautiful gift or coffee-table book 

Ruth Sanderson is the illustrator of over 

sixty books for children, including Cinderella, 

The Twelve Dancing Princesses, and Tapestries: 

Stories of Women in the Bible (all Little, Brown 

and Company). Ruth finds inspiration for 

her art in icons, Renaissance paintings, 

illuminated manuscripts, old engravings, 

and woodcuts. She lives in Massachusetts. 

More information about her work is available 

at www.ruthsanderson.com. 

Also by Ruth Sanderson 

Saints: Lives and 

Illuminations 

978-0-8028-5365-3 

Art • Inspirational 

September / 978-0-8028-5371-4 

8½″ × 11″ hardcover 

Color illustrations throughout 

26 pages / $14.99 [£10.99] 

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Handel’s Messiah 

Comfort for God’s People 

Calvin R. Stapert 

Must-have guide that fosters deeper, richer understanding 

of a beloved musical masterpiece 

George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah is a phenomenon with no parallel in music history. 

No other work of music has been so popular for so long. Yet familiarity can sometimes breed 

indifference — and even misunderstanding. 

This book by music expert Calvin Stapert will greatly increase listeners’ understanding 

and appreciation of Handel’s majestic Messiah, whether 

readers are old friends of this remarkable work or have 

only just discovered its magnificence. 

Stapert first provides the fascinating background 

that led to this oratorio written in eighteenth-century 

Protestant England by a German composer who began 

his career writing Italian opera — an unlikely but true 

story. Handel went on to write many other acclaimed 

oratorios, including Samson and Judas Maccabaeus, but 

none so enduringly beloved as Messiah. Stapert traces 

not only Messiah’s inception but also its increasingly 

warm reception from Handel’s day to our own. 

Most of the book is devoted to scene-by-scene musical 

and theological commentary on the whole work. Stapert 

focuses especially on the way Handel’s music interprets 

and illuminates the biblical text. For anyone seeking to 

appreciate Handel’s Messiah more deeply, this informed 

yet accessible guide is the book to read. 


• Insightful treatment of a popular and much-loved 

musical work 

• Sure to enhance enjoyment of Christmastime 

Messiah performances 

Calvin R. Stapert is professor emeritus of music at 

Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he 

taught for thirty-eight years. His other books include 

the “History Makers” illustrated biography of J. S. Bach 

(Lion Hudson, 2009). 

Music 

October / 978-0-8028-6587-8 

6″ × 9″ paperback 

15 b&w illustrations 

176 pages / $14.99 [£10.99] 

Also by Calvin Stapert 

A New Song for an Old 

World: Musical Thought 

in the Early Church 

978-0-8028-3219-1 

My Only Comfort: 

Death, Deliverance, 

and Discipleship in 

the Music of Bach 

978-0-8028-4472-9 


This Will Be Remembered of Her 

Stories of Women Reshaping the World 

Megan McKenna 

Powerfully told stories of women who inspire love, courage, and hope 

After an unnamed woman anointed Jesus’ feet, he said, 

“Wherever the good news is preached in all the world, 

this will be remembered of her.” His words continue 

to ring true today about women of every culture and 

religious tradition. This Will Be Remembered of Her is a 

book about hope, courage, imagination, and compassion 

flourishing amid the challenges of daily life. 

Megan McKenna looks at the inspiring lives and words 

of notable women from both the past and the present, 

holding them up as examples of how a passionate 

desire for justice can shine in our hearts and our deeds. 

McKenna weaves together three strands — stories 

from Scripture, stories of select women from around 

the globe, and stories from religious, folk, and wisdom 

traditions worldwide — into one strong braid showing 

how life can be made more compelling, more communal, 

and more just for all people. She juxtaposes biblical 

women and contemporary women, exploring the reasons 

why each woman has been remembered. In the end she 

asks her readers this important question: How will you 

be remembered? 

“This book — and the women celebrated in it — cannot but 

stir us to courage and creativity, to compassion and the work 

of making the world more just and livable for all.” 

— Bishop Gabino Zavala 

President of Pax Christi USA 

Megan McKenna is an internationally known storyteller, 

theologian, speaker, spiritual writer, retreat leader, 

peace and justice activist, and world traveler. She has 

written more than thirty books, including We Live Inside 

a Story, Parables: The Arrows of God, and Hour of the Tiger: 

Facing Our Fears. Find out more about her at www. 

meganmckenna.org. 


Heart of Flesh 

Joan Chittister 

978-0-8028-4282-4 

The Story of Ruth 

Joan Chittister 

978-0-8028-2735-7 

Invicible Spirits 

Felicity Leng 

978-0-8028-2453-0 

Are Women Human? 

Dorothy Sayers 

978-0-8028-2996-2 

Spirituality • Inspirational 

August / 978-0-8028-6469-7 


213 pages / $15.00 [£10.99] 


Receiving David 

The Gift of a Son Who Taught Us How to Live and Love 

Faye Knol 

The touching story of how one boy’s challenging life 

became a powerful picture of God’s grace 

David Knol was born dangerously premature and wasn’t expected to live. Remarkably, he not 

only beat the survival odds but also went on to live a life full of joy and blessing, despite his 

severe disabilities. 

Through inviting stories and anecdotes, Faye Knol, David’s mom, shares the lessons about 

love, the value of life, and the beauty of relationships that David taught those around him 

during his twenty-two years of life. Warmth, humor, laughter, and 

passion shine through this mother’s inspiring memoir about her 

son. 

David’s story is a moving picture of how one person — despite 

great obstacles — can profoundly shape a family and a community 

in positive, uplifting ways. 

“Now you have the opportunity to receive David too — and he will change 

your life, if you let him, by all he will teach you. Bless God for the depth of 

spiritual Joy the Knol family is passing on through this book! Thank God for 

the myriads of beautiful gifts that David’s affectionate spirit and intimate 

friendships offer to us still!” 

— Marva Dawn 

author of Being Well When We Are Ill and Joy in Our Weakness 


• Warm, engaging family narrative 

• Offers hope, meaning, and insight to those 

who care for people with disabilities 

Faye Knol is an R.N. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she lives 

with her husband. This is her first book. 

“One day . . . [David] suddenly began to sing, ‘God is so good, God is so good, 

God is so good, He’s so good to me.’ David listened to a wide variety of music, 

but it amazed me to hear those words coming out of his mouth. Then it dawned 

on me that while my son could sing such a song, I still looked at him through 

the lens of his limitations. 

“We had often felt that David’s life should have been different. Now, little 

by little, we were beginning to see that David was exactly who he was always 

intended to be.” 

— Faye Knol 

Family • Inspirational 

September / 978-0-8028-6543-4 

4½″ × 6¾″ paperback 

176 pages / $15.00 [£10.99] 


Lament for a Son 

Nicholas Wolterstorff 

978-0-8028-0294-1 

This Incomplete One 

Michael D. Bush 

978-0-8028-2227-7 


Peregrino 

A Pilgrim Journey into Catholic Mexico 

Ron Austin 

A lyrical guide to Mexican Catholic culture, history, and traditions 

Ron Austin first “wandered purposefully” into Mexico 

more than fifty years ago, when he produced a documentary 

on Mexican history for American television. 

Subsequent journeys over the next decades revealed to 

him the rich and contradictory impulses of Mexican 

culture as well as the extraordinary beauty of its people 

and their expressions of faith. 

Peregrino serves as an engaging map to the heart of 

Mexico, for those “pilgrims” open to wonder and discovery, 

for those ready to encounter Austin’s Mexico of 

saints and art. Not limiting his scope just to physical 

journeys and landscapes, Austin invites us to undertake 

an interior journey as well. His spiritual exploration of 

Catholic Mexico reveals the versatile genius of a specific 

(and neighboring) culture and at once forces us to look 

at our own culture in a new light. 

“A most extraordinary sort of travel book through the spiritual 

heart of Mexico. Ron Austin is scholarly and personal, opinionated 

and loving, detailed and expansive in his excursion. That 

this journey ends with faith is as fine a conclusion that I can 

imagine for this modern pilgrim’s excellent guided tour through 

the Mexican Catholic soul.” — Richard Rodriguez 

author of Brown: The Last Discovery of America 

Ron Austin has been a writer and producer in 

Hollywood for fifty years and is the recipient of a 

lifetime achievement award by the Writers Guild of 

America. On his many travels throughout Mexico, he 

has interviewed a wide spectrum of Catholic leaders 

and laypeople, and he himself has resided for several 

years in Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende. 


To the Field of Stars 

Kevin A. Codd 

978-0-8028-2592-6 

Francis of Assisi 

Lawrence S. Cunningham 

978-0-8028-2762-3 

Companions of Christ 

Margaret Silf 

978-0-8028-2942-9 

The Monastic Way 

Hannah Ward 

and Jennifer Wild 

978-0-8028-4045-5 

Spirituality 

September / 978-0-8028-6584-7 


12 color photos / 6 b&w images 

224 pages / $19.99 [£12.99] 


Taking Your Soul to Work 

Overcoming the Nine Deadly Sins of the Workplace 

R. Paul Stevens and Alvin Ung 

Foreword by Eugene H. Peterson 

Shows how our everyday work can be a tremendous catalyst for spiritual growth 

Instead of regarding work as an intrusion upon the 

spiritual life, R. Paul Stevens and Alvin Ung view the 

workplace as a positive arena for personal spiritual 

growth — and here they show us how that can be so 

in very practical ways. 

Taking Your Soul to Work examines the nine deadly sins 

of the workplace (“soul-sapping struggles at work”), 

the ninefold fruit of the Spirit that can meet our 

workplace needs, and the nine positive outcomes of 

integrating spirituality and work. Tapping into the 

wisdom of great spiritual writers over the past two 

millennia and drawing on their own experience, 

Stevens and Ung discuss real-life dilemmas and offer 

practical guidance for growing spiritually as we engage 

in the realities of work in the twenty-first century. 

Brief chapters — each rounded out with an action 

plan or a case study plus suggested exercises — make 

this book well suited to small-group study. 


• Dynamic interpersonal and intercultural approach 

• Addresses real-life issues faced today by people 

in fast-paced, technological workplaces 

• Ideal for study and discussion groups 

R. Paul Stevens is professor emeritus of marketplace 

theology and spirituality at Regent College in Vancouver 

and adjunct professor at Bakke Graduate University 

in Seattle and at Biblical Graduate School of Theology 

in Singapore. As a “nonretiree,” he believes that work is 

a lifelong calling. 

Alvin Ung is a Fellow at Khazanah Nasional, the national investment agency of Malaysia, 

where he is currently writing a book on the mindsets of breakthrough leaders. 

Christian Living 

October / 978-0-8028-6559-5 

5½″ × 8½″ paperback 

208 pages / $14.99 [£10.99] 


Doing God’s Business: 

Meaning and Motivation 

for the Marketplace 

R. Paul Stevens 

978-0-8028-3398-3 

The Other Six Days: 

Vocation, Work, and 

Ministry in Biblical 

Perspective 

R. Paul Stevens 

978-0-8028-4800-0 


The Republic of Grace 

Augustinian Thoughts for Dark Times 

Charles Mathewes 

A timely, insightful vision for American Christians living in today’s uncertain world 

Since 9/11, much ink has been spilled on how religion 

has shaped and mis-shaped our politics. This book 

reverses that order, asking instead how American 

politics has shaped and mis-shaped our religious life. 

Charles Mathewes has written this primer on politics 

and the public square to help American citizens, particularly 

Christians, find hope in public life in these “dark 

times.” Drawing on the rich Augustinian Christian 

tradition, Mathewes organizes his Republic of Grace 

around the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love, 

discussing first the challenges of terror (to hope), of 

empire (to faith), and of consumer capitalism (to love). 

Avoiding simplistic answers to complex national 

and international problems, Mathewes thoughtfully 

addresses the nature of terrorism, the challenges of 

American geopolitics, the promise and perils of globalization, 

and more as he develops a constructive framework 

for Christian engagement with this deeply flawed 

world of ours. 

A thought-provoking, finely nuanced work, The 

Republic of Grace will inspire readers to work together 

for a good larger than each of us, larger than faction or 

party or nation, a genuinely common good rooted in 

commitment to the kingdom of God. 

Charles Mathewes is associate professor of religious 

studies at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. 

His other books include Evil and the Augustinian Tradition 

and A Theology of Public Life. 


The Way That Leads There 

Gilbert Meilaender 

978-0-8028-3213-9 

Reordered Love, 

Reordered Lives 

David K. Naugle 

978-0-8028-2817-0 

The Consolations 

of Theology 

Brian S. Rosner 

978-0-8028-6040-8 

The End of Memory 

Miroslav Volf 

978-0-8028-2989-4 

Contents 

introduction: Teaching in a Time of War 

1. Prophecy after the End of History 

Part I: Seeing as Christians 

2. 9/11: Terror, War, and Hope 

3. 11/9: Empire, Hegemony, and Faith 

4. Love in the Age of Millennial Capitalism 

Part II: Looking Like Christians 

5. Love and Political Responsibility 

6. Faith and Political Commitment 

7. Hope and Political Engagement 

conclusion: Learning to Begin 

Religion & Society 

September / 978-0-8028-6508-3 


280 pages / $20.00 [£12.99] 


Emory University Studies in Law and Religion 

John Witte Jr., general editor 

Building Cultures of Trust 

Martin E. Marty 

A respected scholar’s reflections on trust in the public sphere 

American society, with its growing polarizations, is experiencing a profound crisis of trust, 

from government to mass media to educational and religious institutions. And — whether 

we realize it or not — this crisis affects us all. 

In Building Cultures of Trust eminent scholar Martin Marty proposes ways of improving the 

conditions for trust at what might be called the “grassroots” level. He maintains that citizens 

must put energy into inventing, developing, and encouraging “cultures of trust” in all areas 

of life — families, schools, neighborhoods, workplaces, 

churches, and so on. 

Marty particularly investigates how the often adversarial 

proponents of science and religion can develop a 

“culture of trust” in which to communicate constructively 

rather than pronouncing and talking past each 

other. In reply to those who doubt that small-scale 

efforts at trust-building can actually make a difference, 

Marty asks, What is the alternative? 

“The presidential election of 2000, the sexual abuse scandal 

in the Catholic Church, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq 

have made the degree to which trust in political and religious 

leaders has been completely broken a serious consideration. In 

his thoughtful and probing study, Marty, the dean of American 

religious thinkers, examines some of the reasons that mistrust 

is fostered in society and then suggests ways that trust can 

become a more evident feature of society, enriching our lives. . . . 

Offers hopeful suggestions.” — Publishers Weekly 

“With Marty’s characteristic depth and insight into American 

public life, this book is a vital resource for anyone who wishes 

to contribute to recovering a more ‘civil’ society and moral 

public discourse.” 

— Jim Wallis 

president and CEO of Sojourners 

author of Rediscovering Values 

Martin E. Marty is the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished 

Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago. 

Among his many books are Righteous Empire and the 

three-volume Modern American Religion. 


August / 978-0-8028-6546-5 


200 pages / $22.99 [£16.99] 

Also by Martin Marty 

The Mystery of the Child 

978-0-8028-1766-2 


Good and Bad Ways to Think 

about Religion and Politics 

Robert Benne 

Clear, useful guide to a subject too often characterized by confusion and loud rhetoric 

Anger is what provoked Robert Benne to write this 

book. “There is nothing greater than indignation to 

stimulate a writer to write,” he says, “and my outrage 

has been stirred mightily by reading so many wrongheaded 

‘takes’ on how religion and politics ought to be 

related.” 

In this book Benne describes and analyzes the two 

main bad ways of relating religion and politics — 

“separationism” and “fusionism” — and offers a better 

way that he calls “critical engagement.” He first explains 

this approach in theoretical terms and then reflects on 

the practical ways in which such convictions reach the 

public sphere of policy. This better way derives in large 

part from the Lutheran tradition, with a few tweaks 

to adapt the tradition to deal with the new challenges 

of our present situation. 

“Robert Benne’s thoughtful take on the right relation between 

religion and politics is both theologically perceptive and 

politically shrewd. Our politics would be better if those active 

in the public square followed his wise and balanced prescriptions.” 

— James Nuechterlein 

Senior Editor at Large, First Things 

Robert Benne is Director of the Roanoke College 

Center for Religion and Society and Jordan-Trexler 

Professor of Religion Emeritus at Roanoke College, 

Salem, Virginia. Among his other books are Reasonable 

Ethics: A Christian Approach to Social, Political, and Economic 

Concerns and Quality with Soul: How Six Premier Colleges 

and Universities Keep Faith with Their Religious Traditions. 


The Desecularization 

of the World 

Peter L. Berger 

978-0-8028-6387-4 

The Naked Public Square 

Richard John Neuhaus 

978-0-8028-0080-0 

Liberty 

Glenn Tinder 

978-0-8028-0392-4 


August / 978-0-8028-6364-5 

5½″ × 8½″ paperback 

120 pages / $14.00 [£8.99] 


Major recent (auto)biographies 

Hannah’s Child 

A Theologian’s Memoir 

Stanley Hauerwas 

Riveting reflections by a world-renowned 

theologian on his lifelong journey of faith 

“Hannah’s Child might well 

be Stanley Hauerwas’s best book. 

It is must reading for everyone 

who knows him, either firsthand 

or through his other writings.” 

— Jeffrey Stout 

“Fans of Christian memoirs 

will be pleased with Hauerwas’s 

frank yet poignant style, and 

those who are simply fans of 

the memoir genre will find the 

book’s careful blend of faith and scholarship easily accessible 

and far from didactic.” — Publishers Weekly 

978-0-8028-6487-1 / 6″ × 9″ hardcover / 300 pages / $24.99 

UK and Europe rights: SCM 

Pat Robertson 

A Life and Legacy 

David Edwin Harrell Jr. 

The fascinating, authoritative biography of 

an often-controversial American religious leader 

“Harrell is an eminent American 

religious biographer. Robertson 

is a colorful and engaging subject 

whose career provides a 

window on much of American 

religion and politics in the past 

half century. . . . Friends, foes, 

and ‘undecideds’ can all learn 

much from this comprehensive 

and well-crafted account.” 

— George Marsden 

978-0-8028-6384-3 / 6″ × 9″ hardcover / 22 b&w photos 

456 pages / $29.99 [£19.99] 

Hope in a Scattering Time 

A Life of Christopher Lasch 

Eric Miller 

The first biography of the best-selling 

author of The Culture of Narcissism 

“An intellectual inquiry and 

a moving personal portrait of 

a true American original.” 

— Jean Bethke Elshtain 

“Lasch is owed his due, and Eric 

Miller is the right person to provide 

it. . . . Miller’s biography is 

as thorough as it is thoughtful. 

. . . Lasch’s writings always fascinated 

me. . . . I never met the 

man, but thanks to this book I 

now feel that I have. I could not be more grateful to Miller for 

facilitating the introduction.” 

— Alan Wolfe in The New Republic 

978-0-8028-1769-3 / 6″ × 9″ hardcover / 414 pages 

$32.00 [£21.99] 

Because of Christ 

Memoirs of a Lutheran Theologian 

Carl E. Braaten 

The compelling memoir of an eminent, 

influential American theologian 

More than simply an autobiography, 

Because of Christ 

is an intellectual travelogue 

par excellence, an informed 

chronicle of the chief theological 

conflicts of the twentieth 

century that have put 

the integrity of the gospel 

to the test. 

978-0-8028-6471-0 / 6″ × 9″ paperback 

223 pages / $18.00 [£11.99] 


Practice Resurrection 

Study Guide 

Eugene H. Peterson and Peter Santucci 

Peterson’s acclaimed “conversations” in spiritual theology — now totally complete! 

The last piece of Eugene Peterson’s masterful five-volume discussion 

of the Christian life, this helpful study guide will help readers to get 

the most from Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ. 

Peter Santucci here breaks up Peterson’s book into thirteen “sessions,” 

each of which contains a summary, select quotes to consider, questions 

for interaction, and a prayer drawn from the text of Ephesians that is 

covered in the corresponding book chapter. 

All five books along with their study guides — designed especially 

for small groups in schools or churches — are now available. 

Eugene H. Peterson, author of the best-selling contemporary 

translation of the Bible titled The Message, is professor emeritus of 

spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. 

Peter Santucci, a former student and teaching assistant of Peterson’s, 

is pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Lebanon, Oregon. 

Also available 

Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: 

A Conversation in Spiritual Theology 

978-0-8028-2875-0 / hc / 380p / $25.00 

978-0-8028-6297-6 / pb / 380p / $16.99 

Christ Plays Study Guide 

978-0-8028-3235-1 / pb / 84p / $6.00 

Eat This Book: A Conversation 

in the Art of Spiritual Reading 

978-0-8028-2948-1 / hc / 198p / $20.00 

978-0-8028-6490-1 / pb / 198p / $16.99 

Eat This Book Study Guide 

978-0-8028-3263-4 / pb / 58p / $6.00 

The Jesus Way: A Conversation 

on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way 

978-0-8028-2949-8 / hc / 301p / $22.00 

The Jesus Way Study Guide 

978-0-8028-4566-5 / pb / 75p / $6.00 

Tell It Slant: A Conversation 

on the Language of Jesus 

in His Stories and Prayers 

978-0-8028-2954-2 / hc / 264 pages / $24.00 

Tell It Slant Study Guide 

978-0-8028-6379-9 / pb / 83p / $6.00 

Practice Resurrection: A Conversation 

on Growing Up in Christ 

978-0-8028-2955-9 / hc / 302p / $24.00 

Five main Peterson books: USA, Canada, Philippines, 

Japan, and Korea rights; Hodder & Stoughton elsewhere 

Spirituality 

Available / 978-0-8028-6552-6 


74 pages / $6.00 [£4.99] 


Of Pilgrims and Fire 

When God Shows Up at the Movies 

Roy M. Anker 

Unpacks twenty of the most religiously provocative films of our time 

In this illuminating guidebook, film teacher and critic Roy Anker 

explores some of cinema’s most profound depictions of human beings 

looking for meaning and fulfillment in life. Anker’s movie choices are 

rarely those we might consider “religious,” yet he argues that they may 

well offer truer depictions of God precisely because of their lack of 

overt Christianity. 

The select “offbeat” religious films in Of Pilgrims and Fire include 

The Thin Red Line, Decalogue, Crimes and Misdemeanors, The Shawshank 

Redemption, Dead Man Walking, The Apostle, E.T., Magnolia, and twelve 

more (see complete list of titles in contents sidebar). They all show 

ordinary people struggling to make sense of the world and of themselves 

— and sometimes running into God in surprising ways. 

Anker provides a judicious overview of each picture discussed, 

including awards and ratings, a preview of each film, critical comments, 

and questions for personal reflection or group discussion. Like the movies 

he chooses, Anker avoids the preachy or didactic as he makes viewing 

and reflecting on these movies at once enjoyable and provocative. 

Roy M. Anker teaches literature and film at Calvin College, Grand 

Rapids, Michigan. His other books include Catching Light: Looking for 

God in the Movies and the two-volume Self-Help and Popular Religion 

in American Culture. 

Contents 

I. The Gift of Splendor: 

“All Things Shining” 

American Beauty 

The Thin Red Line 

The Color of Paradise 

Decalogue I 

II. Wrestling with Angels 

(and Demons): The Collision 

of Morality and Belief 

Crimes and Misdemeanors 

The Godfather: Part III 

Wide Awake 

III. The New Life: 

The Surprise of Love 

Tender Mercies 

The Shawshank Redemption 

Dead Man Walking 

The Mission 

The Apostle 

IV. Facsimiles of God: The Whys 

and Whos of Incarnation 

ET: The Extra-Terrestrial 

Superman 

Millions 

V. The Feast of Love 

Places in the Heart 

Grand Canyon 

Babette’s Feast 

VI. Signs and Wonders 

Magnolia 

Heaven 

Film & Theater 

September / 978-0-8028-6572-4 


79 illustrations 

264 pages / $17.99 [£11.99] 


In a New Light: 

Spirituality and 

the Media Arts 

Ron Austin 

978-0-8028-0773-1 

Catching Light: Looking 

for God in the Movies 

Roy M. Anker 

978-0-8028-2795-1 


The Eerdmans Dictionary 

of Early Judaism 

John J. Collins and Daniel C. Harlow, editors 

Unique, unprecedented reference work on Judaism both before and after the time of Christ 

This comprehensive and authoritative volume is the first reference work devoted exclusively 

to the vast subject of Second Temple Judaism (fourth century bce through second century ce). 

The first section contains thirteen major essays that synthesize major aspects of Judaism in 

the period between Alexander the Great and the 

Roman emperor Hadrian and the Bar Kokhba Revolt. 

The second — and significantly longer — section offers 

520 entries arranged alphabetically. Many of these 

entries have cross-references; all of them have select 

bibliographies. Equal attention is given to literary and 

nonliterary (archaeological and epigraphic) evidence, 

and New Testament writings are included as evidence 

for Judaism in the first century ce. Several entries also 

give pertinent information on the Hebrew Bible and 

rabbinic Judaism. 

The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism is intended 

not only to meet the needs of scholars and students 

but also to provide accessible information for general 

readers. It is ecumenical and international in character, 

bringing together 270 authors from twenty countries 

and including Jewish, Christian, and other scholars. 


• Authoritative — contributors are 

internationally recognized experts 

• Innovative — combines the best features 

of a survey (thirteen integrative essays) and 

a reference work (520 alphabetized articles) 

• Illustrated — maps, plans, drawings, and photos 


Eerdmans Dictionary 

of the Bible 

David Noel Freedman et al. 

978-0-8028-2400-4 

Judaism of the Second 

Temple Period 

David Flusser 

Vol 1: 978-0-8028-2469-1 

Vol 2: 978-0-8028-2458-5 

An Introduction 

to Early Judaism 

James C. VanderKam 

978-0-8028-4641-9 

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale 

Divinity School. 

Daniel C. Harlow is professor of early Judaism and Christianity at Calvin College, Grand 

Rapids, Michigan. 

Reference • Biblical Studies 

November / 978-0-8028-2549-0 

7½″ × 10″ hardcover 

150 illustrations / 13 maps 

1376 pages / $95.00 [£62.99] 


POTTERY 

POTTERY 

POTTERY 

POTTERY 

ample, there is a complete absence of ESA wares at Jericho 

in Hasmonean contexts, but these were replaced 

with locally produced red-slipped vessels (possibly from 

Jerusalem) (Hayes 1985: 183; Bar-Nathan 2002: 121). Key 

sites with Hasmonean assemblages include Jerusalem, 

the Hasmonean palaces at Jericho, Tell el-Ful, Cypros, 

Beth Zur, and Machaerus. Hasmonean pottery workshops 

were discovered at Qumran and possibly at Jericho, 

and Hasmonean pottery is found beyond the 

boundaries of the kingdom, particularly during the 

reign of Alexander Jannaeus (Bar-Nathan 2002: 195-96). 

It was produced with minor changes until the end of the 

first century but was increasingly supplanted by the new 

Herodian forms and Roman imports (Bar-Nathan 2002: 

199). 

The Hasmonean pottery assemblage of the second 

and first centuries b.c.e. includes local red-slipped fine 

tableware, cups with flaring walls, bowls with drooping 

rims, coarse, shallow plates with a flat or ring base, 

bowls and cups with flattened, string-cut bases and incurved 

walls, deep bowls with out-curved rims, mortaria, 

kraters, narrow-necked, ridged globular jugs with 

cup mouths, biconical jugs, carinated lagynoi, small 

“Judean” flasks, flasks with an asymmetrical globular 

body, bag-shaped storage jars with upright necks, and 

large storage jars with everted rims. For unknown reasons 

numerous small bowls and plates were found in 

association with the many mikva}ot at Jericho (Bar- 

Nathan 2002: 196). A small number of vessels have 

crudely executed, painted geometric decoration. Globular 

juglets with cup mouths were apparently produced 

to store perfumed oils and possibly the expensive 

Judean balsam cultivated around the Dead Sea. In addition 

to globular cooking pots (the main cooking vessel 

in the region from the fifth through the first centuries), 

casseroles became an important addition to Jewish 

kitchens (Berlin 2006: 140; Bar-Nathan 2006: 151). 

Locally produced lamps include wheelmade “saucer 

lamps” and pinched lamps that had a long tradition in 

Palestine from the Late Iron Age period, and the moldmade 

radial lamps that imitated the common Hellenistic 

molded lamps. 

One important type of jar that began to appear in 

the Hasmonean periods is the “Genizah” or “Scroll” jar: 

a hole-mouth storage jar with a vertical neck, ovoid or 

cylindrical body, and a wide ring base with a concave 

bottom (Bar-Nathan 2002: 23-27; pls. 1-2, nos. 2-11). 

The jars were usually covered with a lid in the form of an 

inverted bowl. The jars were discovered in the Qumran 

caves storing scrolls belonging to the Dead Sea Scrolls 

archive. They were produced throughout the first century 

b.c.e. until 70 c.e. in the Dead Sea area and have 

been discovered primarily at Qumran and the winter 

palaces at Jericho (and possibly at Tell el-Ful), but they 

have not been discovered in Jerusalem (Lapp 1961: 154, 

Type 14; Bar-Nathan 2002: 26-27). 

Herodian Pottery 

The ceramic vessels that developed during the reign of 

Herod in the second half of the first century b.c.e. had a 

high degree of uniformity and were the dominant types 

A set of Eastern Sigillata A dishes from the “Herodian Residence” in 

Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter 

that were used throughout Judea and Samaria well into 

the first century c.e. (Bar-Nathan 2002: 200-201). Key 

sites include Jerusalem and the surrounding area, 

Qumran, Samaria, Caesarea, Tel Anafa, as well as the 

royal Herodian palaces at Masada, Jericho, Machaerus, 

and Herodium. When compared to Hasmonean pottery, 

Herodian pottery includes new types that appear to 

have been influenced by Roman pottery of the Augustan 

period. Roman fine wares, imported mainly from the 

West, such as Pompeian Red Ware, Thin-walled ware, 

and Western Terra Sigillata began to appear in 

Herodian contexts. ESA wares did not appear at either 

Jericho or Masada before 30 b.c.e. (Bar-Nathan 2006: 

368). At Masada, Herod’s palaces were supplied with 

wine imported mainly from Italy and also from Knidos, 

Chios, and Rhodes and amphorae were also used to 

transport apples from Italy and fish sauce (garum) from 

Spain (Bar-Nathan 2006: 313). The amphorae imported 

to Masada inscribed with tituli picti in Latin include the 

name “Herod, King of Judea” and indicate two dated series 

of consignments: 27/26 and 19 b.c.e. (Bar-Nathan 

2006: 307-8). 

The plain, utilitarian wares of the Herodian assemblage 

differ from the Hasmonean wares in being more 

levigated with a metallic quality and petrographic analysis 

of storage jars found at Jericho, showing that they 

were produced from different clays (Bar-Nathan 2006: 

199). The Herodian repertoire includes many older 

forms such as the ubiquitous globular perfume juglets, 

globular jugs, asymmetrical flasks, and more refined 

(usually thinner) versions of cups and bowls with ring 

bases. A variation of the globular cooking appears with 

a short neck and triangular rim at the end of the period. 

New forms include: carinated plates, globular lagynoi, 

barrel-shaped jugs, cooking ware jugs, casseroles with 

carinated shoulders, one-handled jugs of cooking ware 

fabric, and a tall, ridged neck storage jar. Painted fineware 

vessels (Jerusalemite Painted Pottery) similar to 

Nabatean painted wares began to be produced in Jerusalem 

at the end of the century (Hershkovitz 2003: 31*). 

Large storage jars and handmade pithoi, or dolia, probably 

used for storing grain, were discovered at the 

Herodian palaces (Bar-Nathan 2006: 39, 377). In the 

Galilee, the most common type of cooking wares began 

to be produced at Kfar Hananya while the Galilean village 

of Shikhin near Sepphoris produced large storage 

jars admired by rabbinic sources throughout the first 

century (Adan-Bayewitz 1987; 1989; 1993: 23-26). In the 

second half of this century, piriform unguentaria superseded 

the Hellenistic fusiform unguentaria. The Hasmonean 

radial moldmade lamps appeared until the beginning 

of the first century c.e., while toward the end of 

the period knife-pared “Herodian Lamps” with saptulate 

nozzles began to be produced. 

First Century c.e. until the Year 70 

From the mid first century b.c.e. there appears to have 

been an increase in piety and influence of Jewish sects 

such as the Pharisees who transmitted a rigorous ideal 

of ritual purity, formerly a monopoly of the priestly 

class, to the common people. This ideal of ritual purity 

was manifested materially in the increased construction 

and use of mikva}ot or ritual baths, the production 

of stone (chalk) vessels for storing water, earthen and 

dung vessels for storing dry goods, and locally produced 

pottery vessels and utensils. Key sites include Jerusalem, 

Gamla, Masada, Herodium, Macherus, Callirrhoe, 

Qumran, {Ein Gedi, {Ein Boqeq, and Caesarea. 

Imported fine wares and amphorae are found in 

Judea and Samaria in rather limited quantities. The 

same may be said of Italian cooking vessels such as 

Pompeian Red Ware and orlo bifido pans. These were 

found in cities and in the Herodian palaces throughout 

the Herodian realm as late as the First Revolt but are 

rarely found in rural areas (Bar-Nathan 2006: 358-59). 

Imported wares were probably purchased primarily by 

the wealthier classes, and religious considerations prevented 

higher demand. This is particularly apparent in 

regard to oil lamps, with the plain, undecorated 

“Herodian lamp” (probably produced in Jerusalem) the 

most common lamp throughout Palestine, even among 

pagan populations (Barag and Hershkovitz 1994: 4). 

“Citadel lamps” (a type of gray ware lamp with molded 

floral designs similar to those found on Jerusalemite 

Painted Pottery) were produced in Jerusalem late in the 

period, several of which were discovered at Masada 

Jerusalem painted or “pseudo-Nabatean” bowls from the 1st-century-c.e. 

mansions in Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter. 

(Hershkovitz 2003: 32*-33*). Imported Roman lamps, 

with their molded depictions of pagan gods, mythology, 

and erotic scenes are rare. These lamps, usually produced 

in Imperial workshops, may have been introduced 

into the area by Roman soldiers (Bar-Nathan 

2002: 188). 

Many ceramic vessel forms of the Herodian period 

continued to be produced in Judea as late as the destruction 

of the Second Temple in 70 c.e. The production of 

plain ware bowls appears to have declined during this 

period (Bar-Nathan 2002: 202). Fine “Jerusalemite 

painted pottery” decorated with painted floral designs, 

found in Jerusalem and the Judean Desert, was probably 

a special tableware used for the Sabbath and high holy 

days (Hershkovitz 2003: 33*). At Masada few ceramic 

cups were found in Zealot contexts, possibly due to the 

use of glass cups toward the end of this period (Bar- 

Nathan 2006: 374). 

Globular pots, carinated casseroles, and cooking 

jugs continued to appear throughout this period. A new 

type of cooking pot with carinated shoulders appeared 

toward the end of the period. Casseroles dishes (kdera) 

were important kitchen implements used for cooking 

both solids and liquids (m. Ned. 6:1-2), and, according 

to Jewish sources, in the case of divorce even the poor 

were required to supply their wives with this kind of vessel 

(t. Ketub. 5:8; Zevulun and Olenik 1979: 68-71; Bar- 

Nathan 2002: 68). Cooking ware jugs with one or two 

handles were abundant in Judea and spread to the Galilee. 

This was probably a vessel that Jewish sources call 

the yorah, used for heating and boiling liquids (Bar- 

Nathan 2002: 68, 177). Red ware kraters (tamkui in Jewish 

sources) were used to serve cooked food to diners or 

as vessels to collect food that could be distributed daily 

to the destitute (Zevulun and Olenik 1979: 24; Bar- 

Nathan 2002: 179). Three ceramic ladles (the tarvad referred 

to in Jewish sources) used as pouring and measuring 

utensils were found at Masada (t. Baba Batra 7; 

Bar-Nathan 2006: 231). Globular jugs with triangular 

rims were the dominant type, and toward the end of the 

period ridged-neck jugs and jugs with sieves and spouts 

began to appear. 

Bag-shaped storage jars with a capacity of 20 to 29 

liters continued to be the most widely used type of jar 

throughout the region in this period (Bar-Nathan 2006: 

371). Ovoid storage jars were discovered in Jerusalem 

and sites around the Dead Sea (Bar-Nathan 2006: 47- 

50). At Masada storage jars were found with inscriptions 

in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek (tituli picti) of the 

names of the owners, the contents, or the amount (Bar- 

Nathan 2006: 44-45). A variety of convex ceramic funnels 

were discovered in Zealot contexts at Masada, a 

number of which were found together with vessels apparently 

used for purification (Bar-Nathan 2006: 228). 

Some unusual vessels used by the Zealots (66-73/74 

c.e.) discovered at Masada include a jar (or jug) used as 

a spindle for holding balls of thread during spinning 

and hand basins or washstands used for ritual purification 

(Bar-Nathan 2006: Fig. 75; p. 235, Fig. 74). The 

hand basins are flaring, crater-like vessels attached to a 

globular body supported by tall, cylindrical stands. Jew- 

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Consulting Editors 

Esther Chazon 

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 

Shaye J. D. Cohen 

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 

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Haifa University, Israel 

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Erich S. Gruen 

University of California, Berkeley 

Martha Himmelfarb 

Princeton University, New Jersey 

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University of Toronto, Ontario 

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New York University, New York 

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University of Notre Dame, Indiana 

ESSAYS 

Early Judaism in Modern Scholarship 

John J. Collins 

Jewish History from Alexander to Hadrian 

Chris Seeman and Adam Kolman Marshak 

Judaism in the Land of Israel 


Judaism in the Diaspora 

Erich S. Gruen 

The Jewish Scriptures: Texts, Versions, Canons 

Eugene Ulrich 

Early Jewish Biblical Interpretation 

James L. Kugel 

Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha 

Loren T. Stuckenbruck 

Dead Sea Scrolls 

Eibert Tigchelaar 

Jewish Literature Written in Greek 

Katell Berthelot 

Archaeology, Papyri, and Inscriptions 

Jürgen K. Zangenberg 

Jews among Greeks and Romans 

Miriam Pucci Ben Zeev 

Early Judaism and Early Christianity 

Daniel C. Harlow 

Early Judaism and Rabbinic Judaism 

Lawrence H. Schiffman 


Historical Jesus 

What Can We Know and How Can We Know It? 

Anthony Le Donne 

Popular and engaging philosophical take on the Jesus of history 

This provocative little book addresses two primary 

questions: What does “historical” mean? and How should 

we apply this to Jesus? 

Anthony Le Donne begins with the unusual step of 

considering human perception — how sensory data 

from sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell are interpreted 

from the outset by what we expect, what we’ve 

learned, and how we categorize the world. In this way 

Le Donne shows how historical memories are initially 

formed. He unpacks the nature of human memory and 

how it interacts with group memories. Finally he 

demonstrates how his definition and philosophy of 

history can be used to illuminate three dimensions of 

Jesus’ life: his dysfunctional family, his politics, and his 

final confrontation in Jerusalem. 

Le Donne’s Historical Jesus is ideal for readers with no 

background in religious studies — and even those with 

no faith stance — who wish to understand who Jesus 

truly was and how we know. 

Anthony Le Donne is assistant professor of New 

Testament and Second Temple Judaism at Lincoln 

Christian University, Lincoln, Illinois. 


The Historical Christ and 

the Theological Jesus 

Dale C. Allison Jr. 

978-0-8028-6262-4 

Familiar Stranger 

Michael J. McClymond 

978-0-8028-2680-0 

The Original Jesus 

N. T. Wright 

978-0-8028-4283-1 

Why Study the Past? 

Rowan Williams 

978-0-8028-2990-0 

Jesus Studies 

October / 978-0-8028-6526-7 


112 pages / $12.00 [£7.99] 


Wayfaring 

Essays Pleasant and Unpleasant 

Alan Jacobs 

A superb stylist with incisive insight, Alan Jacobs here offers eighteen beautifully 

written pieces reflecting on the Christian journey. Through these “wayfaring” 

essays both serious and comic, eloquent and intriguing — including one piece 

in the form of a wickedly witty poem — Jacobs muses on the usefulness and 

dangers of blogging, the art of dictionary making, the world of Harry Potter, 

the life of trees, and much more. 

“These essays enthrall, enlighten, ennoble, and entertain. There is nothing unpleasant 

here, so never mind the title. All of these essays are gems, nothing but delight for mind and 

soul — and body, too, if one takes into account the therapeutic value of laughter and sheer 

delight.” 

— Carlos Eire 

author of Waiting for Snow in Havana 

Alan Jacobs is the Clyde S. Kilby Professor of English at Wheaton College, 

Illinois. His other books include Original Sin: A Cultural History and The Narnian: 

The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis. 

Religion & Literature 

Available / 978-0-8028-6568-7 


168 pages / $18.00 [£11.99] 

Incarnality 

The Collected Poems 

Rod Jellema 

Rod Jellema has been writing and publishing poems for over thirty years. His 

work during that time has been described as “bursting with raw poetic talent.” 

In this beautifully shaped volume, readers will find Jellema’s best poems from 

his six previous collections as well as a new grouping of poems appropriately 

titled “Still . . .”. Though ranging widely in subject, these poems are united by 

Jellema’s point of view and his ability to explore, with both pathos and humor, 

“the stabs of joy that leap from deep inside a fallen world of redeemed, incarnate 

things.” Included is an audio CD of Jellema reading his poems. 

“Rod Jellema, like most mystics, starts small and ends large. . . . But he is a mystic who 

never becomes mystical; he never loses touch with the earth. He’s a poet of deep and 

humane good sense who’s infused with an abiding awareness of the holy.” 

— Andrew Hudgins 

Rod Jellema is professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland. 

Among his other books are Something Tugging the Line, The Lost Faces, and A Slender 

Grace: Poems. 

Poetry 

October / 978-0-8028-2749-4 


Audio CD included 

240 pages / $28.00 [£18.99] 


Eerdmans Ekklesia Series 

Michael L. Budde and Stephen E. Fowl, series editors 

The Sacrifice of Africa 

A Political Theology for Africa 

Emmanuel Katongole 

Displays the power of Christianity to unleash true political transformation in Africa 

Christianity is rapidly expanding in Africa — but so 

also are the vexing realities of war, civil unrest, corruption, 

and violence. What are the connections between 

these two faces of Africa? Can Christianity become the 

much-needed social force for a new future in Africa? 

What would such a future look like? 

These questions lie at the heart of The Sacrifice of Africa 

by Emmanuel Katongole. A Catholic priest from Uganda, 

born in 1960, who lived through the reign of Idi Amin 

and who has seen firsthand the problems that ravage 

his home country and its neighbors, Katonogole argues 

that recurring civil war, violence, corruption, and 

instability are wired within the imaginative landscape 

of modern Africa, are set within the founding 

narratives of Africa’s inception into the modern world 

through colonialism and its successor institution, 

nation-state politics. 

In the face of these entrenched political imaginations, 

the most critical social challenge is one of “daring to 

invent” the future through new foundational narratives 

that reflect and nurture a fresh, different vision for 

African politics and social life. This is the primary 

political difference that Christianity can make in Africa. 

The stories of three African Christian leaders and 

their work — Bishop Paride Taban and the Holy Trinity 

Peace Village in Southern Sudan; Angelina Atyam and 

the Concerned Parents Association in Uganda; and 

Maggie Barankitse and Maison Shalom in Burundi — 

cap off Katongole’s inspiring vision of hope for Africa. 

Emmanuel Katongole is associate research professor 

of theology and world Christianity at Duke Divinity 

School, where he also serves as founding codirector of the Duke Center for Reconciliation. His 

other books include Mirror to the Church: Resurrecting Faith after Genocide in Rwanda and Reconciling 

All Things: A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace, and Healing. 


A History of Christianity 

in Africa: From Antiquity 

to the Present 

Elizabeth Isichei 

978-0-8028-0843-1 

Whose Religion 

Is Christianity? 

Lamin Sanneh 

978-0-8028-2164-5 

African Studies • 

Social Theology 

November / 978-0-8028-6268-6 


200 pages / $16.00 [£10.99] 


Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? 

Second Edition 

Betty Jane Bailey and J. Martin Bailey 

The Middle East always seems to dominate international news and global politics. 

For all of the media exposure, however, most of us consider the religious life of 

that volatile region only in terms of Muslims and Jews. Serving to correct that 

misperception, Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? chronicles the history and 

current state of the many vibrant Christian communities in that part of the world. 

Reflecting dramatic changes in the region, including massive population 

shifts, this second edition of the Baileys’ seminal 2003 volume updates their 

carefully collected data on churches, church leaders, and contacts, making their 

one-of-a-kind resource an even more useful gold mine of information. 

Betty Jane Bailey is a consultant to the Middle East Office of the Common 

Global Ministries Board, UCC/Disciples of Christ. J. Martin Bailey is director 

of development for Worldwide Faith News and media consultant to the Hartfordbased 

interfaith project Faith Communities Today. Both are ordained ministers 

in the United Church of Christ. 

Middle East • Reference 

September / 978-0-8028-6595-3 


240 pages / $20.00 [£12.99] 

Neither Calendar nor Clock 

Perspectives on the Belhar Confession 

Piet J. Naudé 

Foreword by Dirkie Smit 

Adoption of a new confession is a rare event in church history. This book offers 

an astute inside look at the contemporary Belhar Confession, which arose out of 

the struggle against apartheid and was first adopted in 1986 by the “colored” 

Dutch Reformed Mission Church in South Africa. 

With clarity and passion Piet Naudé presents and comments on the Belhar 

texts themselves, explores the historical background and theological significance 

of Belhar, and discusses its ongoing reception throughout the world. He also 

relates the Belhar Confession’s relevance to such current global issues as gender 

relations, economic justice, and the HIV/AIDS crisis. 

The only up-to-date English-language book on the Belhar Confession — which 

is gaining significant recognition among North American churches — Neither 

Calendar nor Clock ultimately shows how this singular African confession powerfully 

articulates the gospel for the universal church today. 

Piet J. Naudé is professor of ethics and director of the Business School at 

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 

Theology • Religion & Society 

Available / 978-0-8028-6259-4 


277 pages / $25.00 [£16.99] 


Changing Human Nature 

Ecology, Ethics, Genes, and God 

James C. Peterson 

How would God have us respond to the brave new world of genetic engineering? 

In Changing Human Nature James Peterson offers an informed Christian defense 

of genetic intervention. 

Given that the material world and human beings are constantly changing, 

says Peterson, the question is not if there will be change but whether we will be 

conscious of and conscientious about its direction. Part of our God-given calling, 

he maintains, is to positively shape our environment and ourselves, including 

our genes. 

While carefully addressing legitimate religious concerns, Peterson’s theologically 

grounded yet jargon-free discussion puts forth clear and specific guidelines 

for proper genetic intervention. Distinctive for its integrated, nuanced approach, 

Changing Human Nature will fill the need for a thoughtful, positive Christian 

perspective on this timely topic. 

James C. Peterson is the R. A. Hope Professor of Theology and Ethics at 

McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario. His previous books include 

Genetic Turning Points: The Ethics of Human Genetic Intervention. 

Bioethics 

November / 978-0-8028-6549-6 


264 pages / $18.00 [£11.99] 

Nature and Altering It 

Allen Verhey 

It is true — and troubling — that we humans are increasingly able to control 

and manipulate nature in many ways. In this book ethicist Allen Verhey 

addresses that reality and shows why we need to bring a fresh Christian voice 

into today’s ecological debate. 

Verhey identifies and describes the significant cultural “myths” or “narratives” 

that have shaped Western perspectives on nature and on altering it. In the biblical 

narrative he finds an alternative story that challenges the dominant myths 

of Western culture. Acknowledging that Christian Scripture has often been 

accused of nurturing arrogance toward nature, Verhey looks anew at the biblical 

narrative in a way that moves beyond those accusations. 

The genius of this little book is how it deftly unpacks underlying human 

narratives and shows the relevance of the Christian narrative for contemporary 

ecological ethics. 

Allen Verhey is professor of Christian ethics at Duke Divinity School. His 

previous books include Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the 

Moral Life and Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine. 

Ethics • Ecology 

October / 978-0-8028-6548-9 


128 pages / $15.00 [£10.99] 


Is God Still at the Bedside? 

The Medical, Ethical, and Pastoral Issues of Death and Dying 

Abigail Rian Evans 

Offering an expert interdisciplinary Christian perspective on difficult end-of-life 

decisions, Abigail Rian Evans examines the complex web of medical, ethical, 

theological, pastoral, and legal issues surrounding death and dying. Is God Still 

at the Bedside? is informed by insights from dying patients, their families, their 

health-care and hospice staff, and members of the clergy, resulting in a book that 

will help families struggling with end-of-life decisions and will also comprehensively 

inform the doctors, nurses, and pastors who minister to them. 

“We can all be grateful for the wisdom and practicality of this volume by ethicist-theologian 

Abigail Rian Evans. Her years as teacher, minister, and scholar have been ably distilled in 

this vade mecum for a journey all of us must take.” 

— Edmund D. Pellegrino 

The President’s Council on Bioethics 

Abigail Rian Evans is scholar-in-residence at the Georgetown University 

Center for Clinical Bioethics. Her other books include Redeeming Marketplace 

Medicine and Healing Liturgies for the Seasons of Life. 

Ethics 

November / 978-0-8028-2723-4 


440 pages / $29.99 [£19.99] 

Christian Ethics in a Technological Age 

Brian Brock 

Through close analysis of the historical and conceptual roots of modern science 

and technology, Brian Brock here develops a theological ethic addressing a wide 

range of contemporary perplexities about the moral challenges raised by new 

technology. 

“Christians are often so naïve about the power of technological culture in our lives. Brian 

Brock isn’t.” 

— Christian Smith 

“This is as good a treatment of Heidegger’s account of technology as any that we have, and 

a more appropriate theological response. Brian Brock is going to be one of the important 

theologians of the future.” 

— Stanley Hauerwas 

“A remarkable achievement. . . . It is easy to criticize the technocratic spirit, but much 

harder to point out an alternative. This book does.” — Bernd Wannenwetsch 

Brian Brock is lecturer in moral and practical theology at the University of 

Aberdeen, Scotland, and the author of Singing the Ethos of God: On the Place of 

Christian Ethics in Scripture. 

Ethics • Religion & Science 

Available / 978-0-8028-6517-5 


418 pages / $34.00 [£22.99] 


Hearing the Call 

Liturgy, Justice, Church, and World 

Nicholas Wolterstorff 

Edited by Mark R. Gornik and Gregory Thompson 

For more than forty years Nicholas Wolterstorff has been intensely engaged with 

issues of liturgy, justice, and how to live faithfully as a Christian in the world. 

This volume brings together a choice selection of the many influential popular 

and semipopular articles that Wolterstorff has written throughout his career. 

Hearing the Call includes a moving interview with a Christian Palestinian 

bishop exiled from his homeland, perspectives on the controversy over women’s 

ordination, reflections on whether the Christian liturgy has a place for lament, 

and a discussion of whether Christians can be patriots. These pieces — thirtynine 

in all — make clear why Wolterstorff is one of the church’s most incisive 

and compelling voices. 

Nicholas Wolterstorff is the Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical 

Theology at Yale Divinity School. Among his many other books are Reason within 

the Bounds of Religion, Until Justice and Peace Embrace, Lament for a Son, and Justice: 

Rights and Wrongs. 


November / 978-0-8028-6525-0 


480 pages / $30.00 [£19.99] 

God and the Art of Happiness 

Ellen T. Charry 

Western Christians are generally skittish about happiness, observes Ellen Charry. 

We hope for future, eternal happiness, but are we really supposed to be happy 

in the here and now, which so often is a vale of tears? Charry’s God and the Art of 

Happiness reviews the history of the theological conversation about happiness 

and offers a constructive proposal for considering it anew. 

After a brief introductory look at ancient Greek philosophy, Charry surveys 

the treatment of God and happiness in classic Christian thought, from Saint 

Augustine through the eighteenth century. She then explores the biblical vision 

of happiness in the Pentateuch, Psalms, Proverbs, and the Gospel of John, 

showing how the Bible encourages the happiness and flourishing that accompany 

obedience to the Creator — and how God and we are to enjoy and delight 

in one another. 

A highly original theology of the Christian life, born out of hope and personal 

anguish, Charry’s God and the Art of Happiness ends with stories that movingly 

exemplify how true happiness can be found and embraced in real-life situations. 

Ellen T. Charry is Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Theology at Princeton 

Theological Seminary. Her other books include Inquiring after God and By the 

Renewing of Your Minds. 

Theology • Christian Living 

October / 978-0-8028-6032-3 


300 pages / $35.00 [£23.99] 


The Meaning of Life 

S. L. Frank 

Translated by Boris Jakim 

Originally published in Russian in 1925, The Meaning of Life is a distillation of S. L. 

Frank’s bitter experience during the Revolution and his post-Revolution exile. 

It is, quite simply, a book about the search for meaning in suffering, and it 

displays an extraordinary spiritual profundity rooted in personal experience. 

Translator Boris Jakim calls it “the closest thing we have in the twenty-first 

century to the book of Job.” Jakim’s masterful translation into English brings 

Frank’s powerful thought to a world still — and always — searching for 

meaning. 

S. L. Frank (1877–1950) was one of the most outstanding Russian philosophers 

of the modern era. An opponent of Marxism and Soviet communism, he was a 

leading figure of the Russian religious renaissance in the early twentieth 

century. 

Boris Jakim is one of the foremost living translators of Russian religious 

thought into English. 

Philosophical Theology 

August / 978-0-8028-6527-4 


154 pages / $25.00 [£16.99] 

Jacob’s Ladder 

On Angels 

Sergius Bulgakov 

Translated and introduced by Thomas Allan Smith 

Few of the great Russian author Sergius Bulgakov’s writings achieve the lyrical 

heights of Jacob’s Ladder. In this book, originally published in 1929, Bulgakov 

discusses the doctrine of angels and their importance for contemporary 

humanity. He includes reflections on the meaning of love, the sexes, death, and 

the Christian hope of resurrection, meditating on the Wisdom of God in the 

creation. 

Jacob’s Ladder completes the development of Divine Sophia and creation begun 

in The Burning Bush and The Friend of the Bridegroom, which together constitute 

Bulgakov’s first dogmatic trilogy. 

Sergius Bulgakov (1871–1944) was the twentieth century’s leading Orthodox 

theologian. His other books include The Philosophy of Economy, The Unfading Light, 

The Friend of the Bridegroom, The Burning Bush, The Lamb of God, and The Comforter. 

Theology 

October / 978-0-8028-6516-8 


184 pages / $25.00 [£16.99] 


Captive to the Word of God 

Engaging the Scriptures for Contemporary Theological Reflection 

Miroslav Volf 

In this book eminent systematic theologian Miroslav Volf interprets texts of the 

Christian Scriptures and invites others to delve with him into the inexhaustible 

well of God’s self-revelation for the sake of humanity’s integral salvation. Whatever 

Volf writes — and these chapters are no exception — is penetrating and 

thought-provoking. 

“I read the Bible as a sacred text and a witness to Jesus Christ; a site of God’s self-revelation; 

a text from the past through which God addresses all humanity and each human being 

today; a text that has an overarching unity yet is internally teaming with rich diversity; a 

text that encodes meanings and refracts them in multiple ways; a text we should approach 

with trust and critical judgment as well as engage with receptivity and imagination; a text 

that defines Christian identity yet speaks to people beyond the boundaries of Christian 

communities.” 

— from the introduction 

Miroslav Volf is Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture and Henry B. 

Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School. His other books 

include The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World and Against the 

Tide: Love in a Time of Petty Dreams and Persisting Enmities. 

Biblical Theology 

October / 978-0-8028-6590-8 


176 pages / $18.00 [£11.99] 

Hermeneutics as a Theory of Understanding 

Volume 1 

Petr Pokorný 

Translated by Anna Bryson-Gustová 

Foreword by James H. Charlesworth 

In this primer on hermeneutics Petr Pokorný takes up basic issues in understanding, 

from language in general to the interpretation of the Bible. 

While Hermeneutics as a Theory of Understanding deals with most of the problems 

of hermeneutics and their role in society and impact in history, the book’s main 

aim is not to introduce new methodologies or to investigate the character of 

human understanding by new probes into literary or historical documents. 

Instead, Pokorný’s principal intent is to define the philosophical and theological 

premises of individual projects of understanding — their interrelations, meaning, 

and function in interpretation, especially that of ancient texts such as the Bible. 

Petr Pokorný is director of the Center for Biblical Studies, Charles University 

and the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague. His other books include The Genesis 

of Christology and Jesus Research. 

Hermeneutics 

November / 978-0-8028-2721-0 


224 pages / $30.00 [£19.99] 


Drawn to Freedom 

Christian Faith Today in Conversation with the Heidelberg Catechism 

Eberhard Busch 

Translated by William H. Rader 

Coming from one of the preeminent Reformed theologians in the world today, 

Drawn to Freedom masterfully “converses” with the Heidelberg Catechism, showing 

how that classic 1563 church confession still speaks with powerful relevance 

to twenty-first-century Christians. Eberhard Busch interacts with various theologians, 

philosophers, musicians, and scientists as he explores true freedom in 

relation to God, life-and-death comfort for believers, pertinent personal concerns 

and social issues, and rich gospel insights into the Christian life. 

“Busch is one of the most important contemporary voices in Reformed theology. He draws 

deep from the well of the Reformed tradition and, with penetrating analysis, engages in 

one of the most instructive, illuminating, and lively theological conversations of our day.” 

— Richard Burnett 

Erskine Theological Seminary 

Eberhard Busch is professor emeritus of Reformed theology at the University 

of Göttingen, Germany. His other books include Karl Barth: His Life from Letters and 

Autobiographical Texts and The Great Passion: An Introduction to Karl Barth’s Theology. 

Theology 

Available / 978-0-8028-6378-2 


377 pages / $32.00 [£21.99] 

Grounded in the Living Word 

The Old Testament and Pastoral Care Practices 

Denise Dombkowski Hopkins and Michael S. Koppel 

Forewords by Walter Brueggemann and Edward P. Wimberly 

Grounded in the Living Word responds to the disconnect between pastoral care and 

biblical interpretation in a unique — and much-needed — manner. In this 

cross-disciplinary conversation Denise Hopkins and Michael Koppel show how 

the biblical story can effectively speak to and interact with the human story in 

pastoral care situations. The book seeks to inform and challenge readers with 

this sustained conversation, which is enriched by engaging first-person stories, 

frequent questions for reflection, and exercises that both instruct and inspire. 

Denise Dombkowski Hopkins is professor of biblical theology at Wesley 

Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C. Michael S. Koppel is associate 

professor of pastoral theology and congregational care at Wesley Theological 

Seminary. 

Pastoral Theology 

September / 978-0-8028-6368-3 


263 pages / $20.00 [£12.99] 


God in Translation 

Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World 

Mark S. Smith 

God in Translation offers a substantial, extraordinarily broad survey of ancient 

attitudes toward deities, from the Late Bronze Age through ancient Israel and 

into the New Testament. 

Looking closely at relevant biblical texts and at their cultural contexts, Mark 

Smith demonstrates that the biblical attitude toward deities of other cultures 

is not uniformly negative, as is commonly supposed. He traces the historical 

development of Israel’s “one-god worldview,” linking it to the rise of the surrounding 

Mesopotamian empires. Smith’s study also produces evidence undermining 

a common modern assumption among historians of religion — that 

polytheism is tolerant while monotheism is prone to intolerance and violence. 

“A magisterial treatment of the development of Israelite monotheism throughout the entire 

biblical period. . . . The starting point for much new research.” — Robert R. Wilson 

Yale University 

Mark S. Smith is the Skirball Professor of Bible and Ancient Near Eastern 

Studies at New York University. He is also the author of The Early History of God: 

Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel. 

Biblical Studies 

Available / 978-0-8028-6433-8 


408 pages / $40.00 [£26.99] 

Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls 

An Assessment of Old and New Approaches and Methods 

Maxine L. Grossman, editor 

Fifteen internationally respected Dead Sea Scrolls scholars representing diverse 

perspectives offer a multifaceted window into the scholarly study of these 

famous ancient texts. An unusually collaborative work, Rediscovering the Dead Sea 

Scrolls provides a vibrant picture of DSS studies on the cusp of its seventh decade. 

“This rich collection of essays succeeds in its deceptively difficult task of addressing multiple 

audiences — from beginners in Dead Sea Scrolls study to advanced scholars in the 

field. . . . Offers readers an unusual opportunity to taste from the full range of flavors that 

Qumran scholarship offers.” 

— Moshe J. Bernstein 

Yeshiva University 

Contributors: Martin G. Abegg Jr., James R. Davila, Steve Delamarter, 

Maxine L. Grossman, Charlotte Hempel, Jutta Jokiranta, Jonathan Klawans, 

Robert Kugler, Hayim Lapin, Jodi Magness, Sarianna Metso, Carol A. Newsom, 

Eibert Tigchelaar, Eugene Ulrich, Bruce Zuckerman. 

Maxine L. Grossman is associate professor of Jewish studies and religious 

studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. 


Available / 978-0-8028-4009-7 


331 pages / $28.00 [£18.99] 


The Scepter and the Star 

Messianism in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls 


John J. Collins 

This new edition of The Scepter and the Star updates the stellar scholarship found 

in John J. Collins’s original work (Doubleday, 1995). The book comprehensively 

reviews the unfolding of Jewish messianic expectations in the Second Temple 

period. 

Interacting with the abundant recent literature on Jewish messianism, Collins 

in this second edition has revised his discussion of Jesus and early Christianity, 

has completely rewritten the chapter on a figure who claims to have a throne in 

heaven, and has added a brief discussion of the recently published and controversial 

Vision of Gabriel. 

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation 

at Yale Divinity School and has served as president of both the Society 

of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association. His many other 

scholarly books include Beyond the Qumran Community, King and Messiah as Son 

of God, and The Bible after Babel. 


November / 978-0-8028-3223-8 


304 pages / $28.00 [£18.99] 

Targum and Testament Revisited 

Aramaic Paraphrases of the Hebrew Bible: 

A Light on the New Testament 


Martin McNamara 

This book examines the contribution that Targums — Aramaic paraphrases 

of the Hebrew Bible — can make toward understanding the New Testament. 

A revision of Martin McNamara’s original work, published in 1972, Targum and 

Testament Revisited takes account of significant scholarly developments during 

the intervening period. 

There has been intense examination of most aspects of targumic tradition 

over recent decades. McNamara draws on these varied sources — including the 

annotated English translation of all the Targums in the Aramaic Bible — and 

offers an appendix outlining all extant Targums of the rabbinic tradition. 

McNamara’s updated overview will be an indispensable resource for scholars 

of biblical and Jewish studies. 

Martin McNamara, msc, is professor emeritus of Sacred Scripture at 

Milltown Institute of Theology, Dublin, Ireland. 


August / 978-0-8028-6275-4 


367 pages / $32.00 [£21.99] 


The Eerdmans Critical Commentary 

David Noel Freedman and Astrid B. Beck, series editors 

The Gospel and Letters of John 

Volume 1: Introduction, Analysis, and Reference 

Volume 2: Commentary on the Gospel of John 

Volume 3: Commentary on the Three Johannine Letters 

Urban C. von Wahlde 

This radically new, three-volume commentary by Urban von Wahlde on 

the Gospel and Letters of John is the most detailed study of the composition 

of the Johannine literature ever put forth in English. 

Many of the most serious problems involved with interpreting 

John are due to the complex history of the Gospel’s composition. 

Engaging the entire range of these problems, 

von Wahlde exposes each of the distinct stages — and 

literary strata — in the Johannine tradition and shows 

how each represents a theological development beyond 

earlier stages. 

The result is not only the first “genetic” commentary 

but also the first-ever history of the development of 

the Johannine tradition — utterly groundbreaking 

biblical scholarship. 

Urban C. von Wahlde is professor of New Testament 

at Loyola University Chicago. His previous 

books include The Johannine Commandments and 

The Earliest Version of John’s Gospel. 

Volume 1: Introduction, 

Analysis, and Reference 

October / 978-0-8028-0991-9 

6¼″ × 9¼″ paperback 

750 pages / $60.00 [£40.99] 

Volume 2: Commentary 

on the Gospel of John 

October / 978-0-8028-2217-8 


960 pages / $60.00 [£40.99] 

Recent ECC volume 

Exodus 

Thomas B. Dozeman 

978-0-8028-2617-6 

Volume 3: Commentary on 

the Three Johannine Letters 

October / 978-0-8028-2218-5 


448 pages / $60.00 [£40.99] 


The New International Commentary on the New Testament 

Gordon D. Fee, general editor 

The Gospel of John 

J. Ramsey Michaels 

This elegantly written, section-by-section, verse-by-verse commentary gives 

primary attention to the Gospel of John in its present form rather than to the 

sources or traditions behind it. Focusing on the text as a literary entity, J. Ramsey 

Michaels shows John to be a unified composition, neither dependent on the 

other three Gospels nor totally independent of them. 

Seventeen years in the making, reflecting fifty years of classroom teaching, 

packed with fresh insights, and displaying a great deal of independent judgment, 

this landmark commentary will prove to be highly useful not only to scholars 

and students but also to its main target audience of pastors. 

“Here is a substantial, truly original, work of extraordinary insight and helpfulness to pastor 

and scholar alike, which should have a considerable life span well after both author and 

editor have gone to their eternal reward.” — Gordon D. Fee (in Editor’s Preface) 

J. Ramsey Michaels is professor emeritus of religious studies at Missouri 

State University, Springfield, Missouri, and adjunct professor of New Testament 

at Bangor Theological Seminary, Portland, Maine. 

Commentary 

October / 978-0-8028-2302-1 

6¼″ × 9¼″ hardcover 

1152 pages / $65.00 [£43.99] 

The New International Commentary on the New Testament 

Gordon D. Fee, general editor 

The Letter of James 

Scot McKnight 

A significant addition to an esteemed series, Scot McKnight’s commentary 

expounds the letter of James both in its own context and in the context of 

ancient Judaism, the Greco-Roman world, and the emerging Christian faith. 

McKnight interprets the letter rigorously in light of what James says elsewhere 

in his letter instead of smothering James in the debates and categories of others. 

Shaped for pastors, teachers, and scholars, McKnight’s Letter of James — full of 

insight, good sense, and wit — will be a valuable resource for all those who seek 

to explain this letter and its significance to congregations and classes today. 

“Scholarly, engaging, and timely — all in the same book! . . . With today’s communities 

trying to find biblical solutions to the same kinds of problems addressed in James, McKnight’s 

voice is a welcomed one in the conversation.” 

— Douglas Huffman 

Northwestern College 

Scot McKnight is Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park 

University, Chicago. The author of thirty books, he also writes the award-winning 

“JesusCreed” blog. 

Commentary 

November / 978-0-8028-2627-5 


536 pages / $55.00 [£35.99] 


Pentecostal Manifestos 

James K. A. Smith and Amos Yong, series editors 

Thinking in Tongues 

Pentecostal Contributions to Christian Philosophy 

James K. A. Smith 

In this inaugural volume of the groundbreaking Pentecostal Manifestos series, 

James K. A. Smith offers considered advice to Pentecostal philosophers and, even 

more, pertinent Pentecostal advice to non-Pentecostal Christian philosophers. 

Maintaining that implicit in Pentecostal spirituality is a tacit worldview or 

“social imaginary,” Smith unpacks and articulates the key elements of this Pentecostal 

worldview and then explores their implications for current conversations 

in Christian philosophy. 

“Thinking in Tongues provides both philosophical thinking about Pentecostalism 

and philosophical thought from a Pentecostal perspective. In both cases the thinking is 

vintage Jamie Smith: clear, original, and provocative.” — C. Stephen Evans 

Baylor University 

James K. A. Smith is associate professor of philosophy at Calvin College, 

Grand Rapids, Michigan, and executive director of the Society of Christian 

Philosophers. His other books include Desiring the Kingdom, The Devil Reads 

Derrida, and Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? 

Philosophy • Theology 

Available / 978-0-8028-6184-9 


180 pages / $19.00 [£12.99] 



Justified in the Spirit 

Creation, Redemption, and the Triune God 

Frank D. Macchia 

The doctrine of justification by grace through faith has been debated historically 

according to Protestant and Catholic understandings. But inspired by the 

typically Pentecostal accent on the Holy Spirit’s indwelling, Frank D. Macchia 

sets both Protestant and Catholic views within a larger framework — the Spirit 

of life as the realm of God’s favor. His Justified in the Spirit constructs a unique 

pneumato logical, Pentecostal-friendly theology of justification by faith that is 

broadly Trinitarian, ecclesiological, and eschatological in orientation. 

“It is a necessary and new perspective to see the justification of the sinner embraced by the 

life-giving Spirit. Frank Macchia’s book is a great step forward toward a full Trinitarian 

concept of salvation. . . . A rich book full of solutions to old theological problems.” 

— Jürgen Moltmann 

University of Tübingen 

Frank D. Macchia is professor of systematic theology at Vanguard University, 

Costa Mesa, California, former president of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, 

senior editor of Pneuma, and the author 

of Baptized in the Spirit: A Global 

Pentecostal Theology. 

Theology 

August / 978-0-8028-3749-3 


355 pages / $32.00 [£21.99] 




Beyond Pentecostalism 

The Crisis of Global Christianity and the Renewal of the Theological Agenda 

Wolfgang Vondey 

In Beyond Pentecostalism Wolfgang Vondey argues that Pentecostal thought and 

praxis represent an indispensable catalyst for the realization of a global theology — 

a vital task for the twenty-first century. Vondey describes the elements of what 

he calls the crisis of global Christianity — manifested chiefly in theology’s turn 

toward a performance-oriented enterprise — and suggests that overcoming the 

crisis demands an integration of Pentecostalism in the global theo logical agenda. 

Informing Vondey’s study throughout is the provocative metaphor of theology 

using Pentecostal resources as closer to “play” than to “performance.” Vondey’s 

goal is not a “pentecostalization” of Christianity but rather a renewal of the 

theological landscape in light of the significance of Pentecostal voices, thoughts, 

and practices worldwide. 

Wolfgang Vondey is associate professor of systematic theology and director of 

the Center for Renewal Studies at Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia 

Beach, Virginia. 

Theology 

September / 978-0-8028-6401-7 


320 pages / $32.00 [£21.99] 

Sacra Doctrina: Christian Theology for a Postmodern Age 

Alan G. Padgett, series editor 

In the Days of Caesar 

Pentecostalism and Political Theology 

Amos Yong 

In the Days of Caesar is a constructive political theology formulated in sustained 

dialogue with the Pentecostal and charismatic renewal — one of the most 

vibrant religious movements at the beginning of the twenty-first century. 

Amos Yong here argues that the many tongues, practices, and gifts of renewal 

Christianity offer up new resources for thinking about how Christian community 

can engage and transform the social, political, and economic structures of 

the world. 

This book’s engagement with political theology from a Pentecostal perspective 

is the first of its kind. 

Amos Yong is J. Rodman Williams Professor of Theology at Regent University 

School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, Virginia. His other books include The Spirit 

Poured Out on All Flesh and Hospitality and the Other. 

Theology • Religion & Society 

September / 978-0-8028-6406-2 


432 pages / $30.00 [£19.99] 


Jesus and His Own 

A Commentary on John 13–17 

Daniel B. Stevick 

This commentary covers the section of John’s Gospel in which Jesus prepares his 

disciples for the time after he is gone. In Jesus and His Own Daniel Stevick gives 

careful attention to the literary, structural, and theological features of the text 

and further points to how and where the Common Lectionary incorporates 

passages from John 13–17. 

According to Stevick, the so-called Farewell Discourses of Jesus develop more 

fully than any other New Testament text the intimate, persisting bonds between 

the living Jesus and his church — the community of believers who live, through 

Christ, in close communion with God, under the Spirit, and in tension with the 

world. The distillation of a senior seminary teacher’s lifelong study and reflection, 

Jesus and His Own will be especially valuable for pastors preparing to preach 

from any part of these chapters in John’s Gospel. 

Daniel B. Stevick is professor emeritus of liturgics and homiletics at Episcopal 

Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

New Testament • Preaching 

November / 978-0-8028-4865-9 


384 pages / $38.00 [£25.99] 

Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus 

A Collaborative Exploration of Context and Coherence 

Darrell L. Bock and Robert L. Webb, editors 

Written by a group of first-rate, internationally respected evangelical scholars, 

this book uses a carefully defined approach to historical Jesus studies and 

historical method to examine twelve key events in the life of Jesus. Each essay 

examines the case for the event’s authenticity and then explores the social and 

cultural background of the event to provide an understanding of its historical 

significance. Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus is the result of a decade-long 

collaborative research project. 

Contributors: Craig L. Blomberg, Darrell L. Bock, Craig A. Evans, Donald A. 

Hagner, Brent Kinman, I. Howard Marshall, Scot McKnight, Grant R. Osborne, 

Klyne R. Snodgrass, Robert L. Webb, Michael J. Wilkins. 

Darrell L. Bock is research professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas 

Theological Seminary. Robert L. Webb teaches in the Religious Studies 

Department of McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. 

Jesus Studies 

November / 978-0-8028-6613-4 


960 pages / $70.00 

North America rights only; Mohr Siebeck elsewhere 


Remember the Poor 

Paul, Poverty, and the Greco-Roman World 

Bruce W. Longenecker 

Combining historical, exegetical, and theological interests, Bruce Longenecker 

in this book dispels the widespread notion that Paul had little or no concern for 

the poor. 

Longenecker’s analysis of poverty in the Greco-Roman world provides the 

backdrop for a compelling presentation of the importance of care for the poor 

within Paul’s theology and within the Jesus-groups he had established. Along 

the way, Longenecker calls into question a variety of interpretive paradigms and 

offers a fresh vision in which Paul’s theological resources are shown to be both 

historically significant and theologically challenging. 

“This book sets out the basis for rethinking the place of ‘remembering the poor’ in the 

early Jesus-movement of the Greco-Roman world. In addition, it may also contribute to 

rethinking the place of remembering the poor among groups of Jesus-followers today.” 

— from the preface 

Bruce W. Longenecker is professor of religion and holds the W. W. Melton 

Chair at Baylor University. 


November / 978-0-8028-6373-7 


384 pages / $25.00 [£16.99] 

The Pillar New Testament Commentary 

D. A. Carson, series editor 

The First Letter to the Corinthians 

Roy E. Ciampa and Brian S. Rosner 

In this thorough and cogent mid-level commentary, Roy E. Ciampa and Brian S. 

Rosner present a coherent reading of 1 Corinthians, taking full account of its Old 

Testament and Jewish roots. In their view this Corinthian letter shows Paul 

fulfilling his priestly duty to ensure the purity of God’s temple, the church. 

Their well-informed, careful exegesis touches on an astonishingly wide swath of 

important, sensitive issues and points to the letter’s ongoing theological and 

pastoral significance. 

“Up to date, replete with many fresh readings, and rooted in the complex historical 

context that was first-century Corinth, this commentary is in touch with those issues that 

make 1 Corinthians so relevant for the church. Both useful and edifying, it is a partner to 

keep close at hand as one probes this ethically relevant epistle.” — Darrell L. Bock 

Dallas Theological Seminary 

Roy E. Ciampa is professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological 

Seminary, South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Brian S. Rosner is professor of 

New Testament and ethics at Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia. 

Commentary 

November / 978-0-8028-3732-5 


960 pages / $65.00 

UK and Europe rights: IVP 


The Paradox of Disability 

Responses to Jean Vanier and L’Arche Communities 

from Theology and the Sciences 

Hans S. Reinders, editor 

The village of Trosly-Breuil in northern France is home to one of the world’s 

thirty-four L’Arche communities, where people with and without intellectual 

disabilities live and work together. In 2007 the impressive group of social scientists 

and theologians who contribute to this book gathered there to respond 

to a question posed by the worldwide community’s cofounder, Jean Vanier: 

“What have people with disabilities taught me?” 

Editor Hans Reinders emphasizes that the purpose of these analyses and 

reflections is not to set those with disabilities apart. He explains that it is not 

their being disabled that makes them special, but rather that sharing their 

experience enables us to see things that we other wise readily ignore — and 

to understand the fullness of what it means to be human. 

Hans S. Reinders is the Bernard Lievegoed Professor of Ethics and Mental 

Disability at the Free University of Amsterdam. He is also the author of Receiving 

the Gift of Friendship: Profound Disability, Theological Anthropology, and Ethics. 

Ethics • Theology 

August / 978-0-8028-6511-3 


192 pages / $18.00 [£11.99] 

Christology and Ethics 

F. LeRon Shults and Brent Waters, editors 

This book brings together leading theologians and ethicists to explore the 

neglected relationship between Christology and ethics. The contributors to this 

volume work to overcome the tendency toward disciplinary xenophobia, 

considering such questions as What is the relation between faithful teaching about the 

reality of Christ and teaching faithfulness to the way of Christ? and How is christological 

doctrine related to theological judgments about normative human agency? With renewed 

attention and creative reformulation, they argue, we can discover fresh ways of 

tending to these perennial questions. 

Contributors: Jan-Olav Henriksen, Lois Malcolm, F. LeRon Shults, Kathryn 

Tanner, J. Wentzel van Huyssteen, Bernd Wannenwetsch, Brent Waters, John 

Webster. 

F. LeRon Shults is professor of theology and philosophy at the University 

of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway. Brent Waters is Jerre and Mary Joy Stead 

Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, 

Evanston, Illinois. 

Christology • Ethics 

Available / 978-0-8028-4509-2 


231 pages / $28.00 [£18.99] 


The Trinity and an Entangled World 

Relationality in Physical Science and Theology 

John Polkinghorne, editor 

Thirteen distinguished scholars from physics and theology here explore the role 

of relationality in both science and religion; their high-level discussion of analogous 

insights ranges from quantum entanglement to Trinitarian theology. 

Offering uniquely authoritative and illuminating perspectives, The Trinity and 

an Entangled World will prove to be an important contribution to the literature 

concerned with science and religion. 

Contributors: Lewis Ayres, Jeffrey Bub, Sarah Coakley, Michael Heller, Panos A. 

Ligomenides, David Martin, Argyris Nicolaidis, John Polkinghorne, Kallistos of 

Diokleia (Timothy Ware), Michael Welker, Wesley J. Wildman, Anton Zeilinger, 

John D. Zizioulas. 

John Polkinghorne is president emeritus of Queens’ College, Cambridge. 

A physicist and Anglican priest, he is the author of many books on science and 

religion, including The Faith of a Physicist and Belief in God in an Age of Science. 

Religion & Science 

August / 978-0-8028-6512-0 


232 pages / $30.00 [£19.99] 

Emory University Studies in Law and Religion 

John Witte Jr., series editor 

Ministers of the Law 

A Natural Law Theory of Legal Authority 

Jean Porter 

In Ministers of the Law Jean Porter articulates a theory of legal authority derived 

from the natural law tradition. As she points out, the legal authority of most 

traditions rests on their own internal structures, independent of extralegal 

considerations. Natural law tradition, on the other hand, offers a basis for legal 

authority that goes beyond mere arbitrary commands or social conventions, 

offering some extralegal authority without compromising the independence 

and integrity of the law. 

Yet Porter does more in this volume than simply discuss historical and 

theoretical realms of natural law. She carries the theory into application to 

contemporary legal issues, bringing objective normative structures to contemporary 

Western societies suspicious of such concepts. 

Jean Porter is John A. O’Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre 

Dame. Her other books include Natural and Divine Law and Nature as Reason. 


November / 978-0-8028-6563-2 


400 pages / $30.00 [£19.99] 


Re-Imaging Election 

Divine Election as Representing God to Others and Others to God 

Suzanne McDonald 

In Re-Imaging Election Suzanne McDonald offers a fresh approach to the doctrine 

of election from a Reformed perspective, first by seeking greater acknowledgment 

that election is not only “in Christ” but also “by the Spirit,” and second 

by building on the scriptural and theological links between the doctrines of 

election and the image of God. 

McDonald combines those links through an analysis of John Owen and Karl 

Barth to develop a constructive proposal that posits representation (representing 

God to others and others to God) as a fruitful category for understanding the 

nature and purpose of election. In doing so, she seeks to restore the robust 

pneumatology characteristic of the earlier Reformed tradition without losing 

some of the central insights from Barth’s christological reorientation of the 

doctrine. 

Suzanne McDonald is assistant professor of systematic and historical 

theology at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is her first book. 

Theology 

August / 978-0-8028-6408-6 


240 pages / $26.00 [£17.99] 

Divine Transcendence and the Culture of Change 

David H. Hopper 

In this book David H. Hopper explores why the doctrine of the transcendence 

of God has been lost to contemporary theology, in conversation with H. Richard 

Niebuhr, Martin Luther, Martin Bucer, John Calvin, and Francis Bacon. 

Hopper argues that the problem is, in a word, tolerance. He acknowledges the 

pragmatic worth of tolerance for getting on with necessary tasks, but expresses 

reservations about the sufficient, sustaining nature of tolerance for the faith 

community in an altered, global world. Divine Transcendence and the Culture of 

Change seeks to reclaim necessary dimensions of faith that have collapsed into 

the cultural vacuum created by thoughtless tolerance, and to restore God’s 

transcendence to the center of all biblical religion. 

David H. Hopper is the James Wallace Professor of Religion Emeritus at 

Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. His other books include A Dissent on 

Bonhoeffer and Technology, Theology, and the Idea of Progress. 

Historical Theology 

November / 978-0-8028-6505-2 


272 pages / $35.00 [£23.99] 


Healing Wisdom 

Depth Psychology and the Pastoral Ministry 

Kathleen J. Greider, Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger, 

and Felicity Brock Kelcourse, editors 

Inspired by the work of Ann Belford Ulanov, this introductory text in pastoral 

care explores the role of “healing wisdom” in compassionate pastoral ministry. 

Capturing many of the multiple strands of pastoral work, these thirteen 

contributors unpack the depth dimensions of pastoral ministry with an eye 

toward teaching practitioners to value and embody this life-giving wisdom. 

Contributors: David W. Augsburger, Pamela Cooper-White, Russell H. 

Davis, Kathleen J. Greider, Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger, Rodney J. Hunter, 

Cedric C. Johnson, James W. Jones, Felicity Brock Kelcourse, Kyungsig Samuel 

Lee, K. Brynolf Lyon, Ana-María Rizzuto, Daniel S. Schipani. 

Kathleen J. Greider is professor of practical theology, spiritual care, and 

counseling at Claremont School of Theology. Deborah van Deusen 

Hunsinger is Charlotte W. Newcombe Professor of Pastoral Theology at 

Princeton Theological Seminary. Felicity Brock Kelcourse is associate 

professor of pastoral care and counseling at Christian Theological Seminary. 

Pastoral Care 

Available / 978-0-8028-6254-9 


202 pages / $20.00 [£12.99] 

Ressourcement: Retrieval and Renewal in Catholic Thought 

David L. Schindler, series editor 

The Epiphany of Love 

Toward a Theological Understanding of Christian Action 

Livio Melina 

Catholic moral theology faces a radical challenge in this age of moral upheaval. 

No longer must it simply respond to specific questions about particular matters 

or norms. Rather, the challenge now is no less than comprehending the mystery 

of human action in its proper dynamism. 

In this volume Monsignor Livio Melina guides the reader on a path that seeks 

to recover the integrality of moral experience and its place in Christian existence. 

This path aims at rediscovering in moral action an epiphany of love and attempts 

to help us recognize a profound synergy between human and divine action. 

Livio Melina is worldwide president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for 

Studies on Marriage and Family, Rome, where he also serves as professor of 

fundamental moral theology. 

Theology 

August / 978-0-8028-6536-6 


205 pages / $25.00 [£16.99] 


Commanding Grace 

Studies in Karl Barth’s Ethics 

Daniel L. Migliore, editor 

Karl Barth continues to dominate Protestant theology like no other contemporary 

thinker. The many facets of his theology are in constant reappraisal and 

review, but his views on ethics have not received as much attention as his 

doctrinal emphases. This seminal volume picks up that slack, revisiting the vital 

significance of Barth’s theological ethics for today. 

Daniel L. Migliore is Charles Hodge Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology 

at Princeton Theological Seminary and author of the widely used text Faith 

Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to 

Christian Theology. 

Ethics 

September / 978-0-8028-6570-0 


272 pages / $30.00 [£19.99] 

Reconciled Humanity 

Karl Barth in Dialogue 

Hans Vium Mikkelsen 

This book shows how Karl Barth, giant theologian of the twentieth century, 

still remains a vital dialogue partner for contemporary theology. Hans Vium 

Mikkelsen engages Barth’s theology, especially on the topics of revelation and 

reconciliation, with several other thinkers, including Schleiermacher, Hegel, 

Brunner, Buber, Pannenberg, Girard, and Frei. 

Hans Vium Mikkelsen is associate professor at the Center for Theology and 

Religious Education, Loegumkloster, Denmark. 

Theology 

Available / 978-0-8028-6363-8 


294 pages / $30.00 [£19.99] 

Luther and the Beloved Community 

A Path for Christian Theology after Christendom 

Paul R. Hinlicky 

Is Christian belief tenable today? Is it possible to be a creedal Christian? Enlisting 

Martin Luther’s thought and rhetoric, Paul Hinlicky incisively explores classical 

Christian beliefs regarding the person and work of Christ and human nature and 

destiny. He also counters contemporary objections to creedal faith, from the socalled 

“new perspective on Paul” to Pope Benedict’s rejection of the Augsburg 

Confession to the continuing challenge of Marx. 

Paul R. Hinlicky is Tise Professor of Lutheran Studies at Roanoke College, 

Salem, Virginia. His other books include 

Paths Not Taken: Fates of Theology from Theology 

Luther through Leibniz. 

Available / 978-0-8028-6492-5 


431 pages / $45.00 [£29.99] 


The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary 

J. Gordon McConville and Craig Bartholomew, series editors 

Lamentations 

Robin A. Parry 

In this deliberately theological commentary Robin Parry builds on traditional 

scholarship yet ventures beyond it by considering the sadly neglected book of 

Lamentations within ever-expanding canonical and contemporary contexts. At 

the heart of Parry’s unusual engagement with the text is a unique focus on how 

Lamentations can function as Christian Scripture. 

Robin A. Parry is former editorial director of Paternoster Press, Carlisle, UK. 

His previous books include Old Testa- 

Commentary 

ment Story and Christian Ethics and The 

August / 978-0-8028-2714-2 

Evangelical Universalist. 


272 pages / $22.00 [£14.99] 

The New International Commentary on the Old Testament 

Robert L. Hubbard Jr., general editor 

The Book of Hosea 

J. Andrew Dearman 

A translation of and solid historical-theological commentary on the book of 

Hosea, this volume examines the historical context of the prophetic figure, his 

roots in the prophetic activity and covenant traditions of ancient Israel, and the 

poetic and metaphorical aspects of Hosea’s prophecy. 

“A welcome addition to the NICOT series on one of the most important prophets of ancient 

Israel. . . . Thorough and penetrating exegesis.” 

— Bill T. Arnold 

Commentary 

August / 978-0-8028-2539-1 


422 pages / $45.00 [£29.99] 

J. Andrew Dearman is professor of 

Old Testament at Fuller Theological 

Seminary’s regional campus in 

Houston, Texas. 

Perspectives on Our Father Abraham 

Essays in Honor of Marvin R. Wilson 

Steven A. Hunt, editor 

In tribute to Marvin Wilson — author of the seminal text Our Father Abraham — 

nineteen Jewish and Christian scholars offer a variety of thoughtful studies 

related to the patriarch Abraham. 

“Everyone interested in biblical studies, the relationship of Jews and Christians, and, 

especially, the figure of Abraham in tradition and history will love this book.” 

— Craig A. Evans 

Jewish Studies • 

Interfaith Dialogue 

Available / 978-0-8028-6252-5 


400 pages / $26.00 [£17.99] 

Steven A. Hunt is associate professor 

of biblical studies at Gordon College, 

Wenham, Massachusetts. 


Unity of the Church in the 

New Testament and Today 

Lukas Vischer, Ulrich Luz, and Christian Link 

Though the ecumenical movement is still celebrated, actual cooperation among 

the churches has been flagging. The authors of this book believe that the answer is 

to take a fresh look at the New Testament itself, which reveals that God in Christ 

truly desires to create a community united in love. They show, from various 

perspectives, that unity is a permanent and never-ending task of the church. 

Lukas Vischer (1926–2008) was a Swiss Reformed theologian noted for his 

ecumenical efforts worldwide. Ulrich Luz is professor of New Testament at 

the University of Bern. Christian Link 

is professor of systematic theology at 

Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany. 

Ecumenism 

October / 978-0-8028-6376-8 


268 pages / $40.00 [£26.99] 

How Can the Petrine Ministry 

Be a Service to the Unity 

of the Universal Church? 

James F. Puglisi, editor 

This ecumenical book consists of twenty-one forward-looking essays on the 

papal office by an assortment of “theologians, canonists, ecumenists, ecclesiologists, 

sociologists, and Scripture experts” from a variety of backgrounds, 

including Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, and Reformed. 

James F. Puglisi is Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman Professor of Catholic 

Theology at Graduate Theological 

Foundation in Mishawaka, Indiana, 

and director of the Centro Pro Unione 

in Rome. 

Biblical Studies • Ecumenism 

October / 978-0-8028-4862-8 


379 pages / $40.00 [£26.99] 

The Content and Setting 

of the Gospel Tradition 

Mark Harding and Alanna Nobbs, editors 

Bringing together the internationally recognized scholarly excellence of Macquarie 

University faculty and associates, this book provides a major, integrated, 

and distinctively Australian contribution to the study of the content and environment 

of the New Testament Gospels. 

Mark Harding is Dean of the Australian College of Theology and an honorary 

associate of Macquarie University. Alanna Nobbs is professor of ancient history 

and codirector of the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie 

University. 


October / 978-0-8028-3318-1 


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A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks 

A War Memoir 

Godfrey J. Anderson 

Edited and introduced by Gordon L. Olson 

This graphic first-person account of a little-remembered event in U.S. history 

tells the story of a young soldier from Grand Rapids during President Woodrow 

Wilson’s ill-fated 1918 military expedition against the Bolsheviks in the frozen 

reaches of northern Russia. 

Godfrey Anderson describes traveling, as a member of the American “Polar 

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to Archangel, Russia, where they joined forces with French, British, Canadian, 

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in the vast Siberian wilderness, endured many hardships, rubbed shoulders and 

shared food with Russian villagers, and barely escaped the advancing Bolsheviks 

in a harrowing nighttime retreat by sleigh. Anderson’s honest narrative, well 

illustrated and laced with ironic humor, has an irresistible charm and transparency 

to it. 

A substantial introduction by Michigan historian Gordon Olson sets the geopolitical 

stage for Anderson’s war memoir. This book is not just for American 

history and military buffs, who will find it especially resonant, but for all those 

who enjoy a down-to-earth narrative and a gripping personal story. 

Memoir • History 

September / 978-0-8028-6520-5 


60 photos / 4 maps 

200 pages / $17.99 [£11.99] 

Gordon L. Olson is City Historian 

Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, 

and coeditor of Thin Ice: Coming of Age 

in Grand Rapids. 

Sunday, Sabbath, and the Weekend 

Managing Time in a Global Culture 

Edward O’Flaherty and Rodney L. Petersen, with Timothy A. Norton, editors 

In an age that emphasizes work and productivity as the source of identity, this 

book points powerfully to an ancient yet countercultural practice — Sabbath 

keeping. Fourteen contributors from diverse traditions examine how Christians 

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Contributors: Horace T. Allen Jr., Alkiviadis C. Calivas, Donald B. Conroy, 

Ruy O. Costa, Marva J. Dawn, Darrell Guder, Thomas Massaro, Alexis McCrossen, 

Timothy A. Norton, Edward O’Flaherty, Dennis T. Olson, Rodney L. Petersen, 

Aida Besançon Spencer, Gloria White-Hammond. 

Edward O’Flaherty is director of ecumenical affairs for the Archdiocese of 

Boston. Rodney L. Petersen is executive director of the Boston Theological 

Institute. Timothy A. Norton is codirector of the Lord’s Day Alliance of the U.S. 

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September / 978-0-8028-6583-0 


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Author Index 

Anderson A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks / 41 

Anker Of Pilgrims and Fire / 13 

Austin Peregrino / 6 

Bailey & Bailey Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? / 19 

Benne Good and Bad Ways to Think about Religion and Politics / 10 

Bock & Webb Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus / 32 

Brock Christian Ethics in a Technological Age / 21 

Bulgakov Jacob’s Ladder / 23 

Busch Drawn to Freedom / 25 

Charry God and the Art of Happiness / 22 

Ciampa & Rosner The First Letter to the Corinthians (pntc) / 33 

Collins The Scepter and the Star / 27 

Collins & Harlow Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism / 14 

Cunningham Darwin’s Pious Idea / 1 

Dearman The Book of Hosea (nicot) / 39 

Evans Is God Still at the Bedside? / 21 

Frank The Meaning of Life / 23 

Greider et al. Healing Wisdom / 37 

Grossman Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls / 26 

Harding & Nobbs Content and Setting of Gospel Tradition / 40 

Hinlicky Luther and the Beloved Community / 38 

Hopkins & Koppel Grounded in the Living Word / 25 

Hopper Divine Transcendence and the Culture of Change / 36 

Hunt Perspectives on Our Father Abraham / 39 

Jacobs Wayfaring / 17 

Jellema Incarnality / 17 

Katongole The Sacrifice of Africa (ees) / 18 

Knol Receiving David / 5 

Le Donne Historical Jesus / 16 

Longenecker Remember the Poor / 33 

Macchia Justified in the Spirit (pm) / 30 

Marty Building Cultures of Trust (euslr) / 9 

Mathewes The Republic of Grace / 8 

McDonald Re-Imaging Election / 36 

McKenna This Will Be Remembered of Her / 4 

McKnight The Letter of James (nicnt) / 29 

McNamara Targum and Testament Revisited / 27 

Melina The Epiphany of Love (rrrct) / 37 

Michaels The Gospel of John (nicnt) / 29 

Migliore Commanding Grace / 38 

Mikkelsen Reconciled Humanity / 38 

Naudé Neither Calendar nor Clock / 19 

O’Flaherty et al. Sunday, Sabbath, and the Weekend / 41 

Parry Lamentations (thotc) / 39 

Peterson Changing Human Nature / 20 

Peterson & Santucci Practice Resurrection Study Guide / 12 

Pokorný Hermeneutics as a Theory of Understanding / 24 

Polkinghorne The Trinity and an Entangled World / 35 

Porter Ministers of the Law (euslr) / 35 

Puglisi How Can the Petrine Ministry Be a Service to the Unity 

of the Universal Church? / 40 

Reinders The Paradox of Disability / 34 

Sanderson The Nativity / 2 

Shults & Waters Christology and Ethics / 34 

Smith God in Translation / 26 

Smith Thinking in Tongues (pm) / 30 

Stapert Handel’s Messiah / 3 

Stevens & Ung Taking Your Soul to Work / 7 

Stevick Jesus and His Own / 32 

Verhey Nature and Altering It / 20 

Vischer et al. Unity of Church in New Testament and Today / 40 

Volf Captive to the Word of God / 24 

Vondey Beyond Pentecostalism (pm) / 31 

von Wahlde The Gospel and Letters of John (ecc) / 28 

Wolterstorff Hearing the Call / 22 

Yong In the Days of Caesar (sacra) / 31 

Title Index 

Beyond Pentecostalism (pm) Vondey / 31 

The Book of Hosea (nicot) Dearman / 39 

Building Cultures of Trust (euslr) Marty / 9 

Captive to the Word of God Volf / 24 

Changing Human Nature Peterson / 20 

Christian Ethics in a Technological Age Brock / 21 

Christology and Ethics Shults & Waters / 34 

Commanding Grace Migliore / 38 

Content and Setting of the Gospel Tradition Harding & Nobbs / 40 

Darwin’s Pious Idea Cunningham / 1 

Divine Transcendence and the Culture of Change Hopper / 36 

Drawn to Freedom Busch / 25 

Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism Collins & Harlow / 14 

The Epiphany of Love (rrrct) Melina / 37 

The First Letter to the Corinthians (pntc) Ciampa & Rosner / 33 

God and the Art of Happiness Charry / 22 

God in Translation Smith / 26 

Good and Bad Ways to Think about Religion and Politics Benne / 10 

The Gospel and Letters of John (ecc) von Wahlde / 28 

The Gospel of John (nicnt) Michaels / 29 

Grounded in the Living Word Hopkins & Koppel / 25 

Handel’s Messiah Stapert / 3 

Healing Wisdom Greider et al. / 37 

Hearing the Call Wolterstorff / 22 

Hermeneutics as a Theory of Understanding Pokorný / 24 

Historical Jesus Le Donne / 16 

How Can the Petrine Ministry Be a Service to the Unity 

of the Universal Church? Puglisi / 40 

Incarnality Jellema / 17 

In the Days of Caesar (sacra) Yong / 31 

Is God Still at the Bedside? Evans / 21 

Jacob’s Ladder Bulgakov / 23 

Jesus and His Own Stevick / 32 

Justified in the Spirit (pm) Macchia / 30 

Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus Bock & Webb / 32 

Lamentations (thotc) Parry / 39 

The Letter of James (nicnt) McKnight / 29 

Luther and the Beloved Community Hinlicky / 38 

The Meaning of Life Frank / 23 

A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks Anderson / 41 

Ministers of the Law (euslr) Porter / 35 

The Nativity Sanderson / 2 

Nature and Altering It Verhey / 20 

Neither Calendar nor Clock Naudé / 19 

Of Pilgrims and Fire Anker / 13 

The Paradox of Disability Reinders / 34 

Peregrino Austin / 6 

Perspectives on Our Father Abraham Hunt / 39 

Practice Resurrection Study Guide Peterson & Santucci / 12 

Receiving David Knol / 5 

Reconciled Humanity Mikkelsen / 38 

Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls Grossman / 26 

Re-Imaging Election McDonald / 36 

Remember the Poor Longenecker / 33 

The Republic of Grace Mathewes / 8 

The Sacrifice of Africa (ees) Katongole / 18 

The Scepter and the Star Collins / 27 

Sunday, Sabbath, and the Weekend O’Flaherty et al. / 41 

Taking Your Soul to Work Stevens & Ung / 7 

Targum and Testament Revisited McNamara / 27 

Thinking in Tongues (pm) Smith / 30 

This Will Be Remembered of Her McKenna / 4 

The Trinity and an Entangled World Polkinghorne / 35 

Unity of Church in New Testament and Today Vischer et al. / 40 

Wayfaring Jacobs / 17 

Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? Bailey & Bailey / 19 

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