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<strong>RELIGION</strong> & <strong>THEOLOGY</strong> | <strong>2011</strong><br />

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Table of Contents<br />

1 General Interest<br />

3 Reference<br />

6 Biblical Studies<br />

9 Theology<br />

14 World Religions<br />

17 Sociology of Religion<br />

19 Science & Religion<br />

20 History of Religion<br />

22 Religious Ethics<br />

24 Philosophy of Religion<br />

26 Journals<br />

27 Index<br />

Religion &<br />

Theology<br />

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range of books, journals and online resources.<br />

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this year. Going from strength to strength, our<br />

Christian theology list now includes Alister McGrath’s<br />

Darwinism and the Divine (p1) and the new edition<br />

of Christian Theology (p9). Our rapidly growing list<br />

in world religions and religious studies includes The<br />

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(p15), plus brand new editions of Islam: A Brief<br />

History (p16) and A New Introduction to Islam<br />

(p16). And we offer new volumes in the Bible<br />

Commentaries Series….plus many more.<br />

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Against Atheism<br />

Why Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris Are<br />

Fundamentally Wrong<br />

Ian S. Markham<br />

Virginia Theological Seminary, USA<br />

“A brilliant defence of the reasonableness of Christian<br />

belief, against its modern detractors. Written beautifully<br />

and clearly, this is modern Christian thought at its best.”<br />

Keith Ward, University of Oxford<br />

Drawing on ideas from Nietzsche, cosmology, and art, Against Atheism<br />

is a powerful response that allows for a faith that is grounded, yet one<br />

that recognizes the reality of uncertainty.<br />

• A fascinating challenge to the recent spate of successful books<br />

written by high-profile atheist authors such as Richard Dawkins,<br />

Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris<br />

• Tackles these authors on their own ground, arguing that they do not<br />

understand the nature of atheism, let alone theology and ethics<br />

• Succinct, engaging, and robustly argued, this new book by a leading<br />

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The God Debates<br />

A 21st Century Guide for Atheists and Believers<br />

(and Everyone in Between)<br />

John R. Shook<br />

Center for Inquiry in Amherst, New York, and<br />

University at Buffalo, USA<br />

“Shook lays out the questions, controversies, and schools<br />

of thought with amazing clarity, gradually building his<br />

case for a “staunchly naturalistic yet faithfully ethical<br />

humanism”… Clear and blunt, with a light touch of irony.”<br />

Philip Clayton, Claremont School of Theology<br />

The God Debates presents a comprehensive, non-technical survey<br />

of the quest for knowledge of God, allowing readers to participate<br />

in a debate about the existence of God and gain understanding and<br />

appreciation of religion’s conceptual foundations.<br />

• Explains key arguments for and against God’s existence in clear ways<br />

for readers at all levels<br />

• Brings theological debates up to the present with current ideas<br />

from modernism, postmodernism, fideism, evidentialism,<br />

presuppositionalism, and mysticism<br />

• Updates criticism of theology by dealing with the latest terms of the<br />

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• Concludes with an overview of religious and nonreligious worldviews<br />

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Darwinism and<br />

New<br />

the Divine<br />

Evolutionary Thought and Natural Theology<br />

Alister E. McGrath<br />

King’s College, London, UK<br />

Darwinism and the Divine examines the<br />

implications of evolutionary thought for natural<br />

theology, from the time of publication of<br />

Darwin’s On the Origin of Species to current<br />

debates on creationism and intelligent design.<br />

• Questions whether Darwin’s theory of natural selection really shook<br />

our fundamental beliefs, or whether they served to transform and<br />

illuminate our views on the origins and meaning of life<br />

• Identifies the forms of natural theology that emerged in nineteenthcentury<br />

England and how they were affected by Darwinism<br />

• The most detailed study yet of the intellectual background to William<br />

Paley’s famous and influential approach to natural theology, set out in 1802<br />

• Brings together material from a variety of disciplines, including the<br />

history of ideas, historical and systematic theology, evolutionary<br />

biology, anthropology, sociology, and the cognitive science of religion<br />

• Considers how Christian belief has adapted to Darwinism, and asks<br />

whether there is a place for design both in the world of science and<br />

the world of theology<br />

• A thought-provoking exploration of twenty-first-century views on<br />

evolutionary thought and natural theology, written by the worldrenowned<br />

theologian and bestselling author<br />

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Dawkins’ God<br />

Genes, Memes, and the<br />

Meaning of Life<br />

Alister E. McGrath<br />

King’s College, London, UK<br />

“McGrath has written a brilliant book, and it is difficult to<br />

think that the exposition of Dawkins’ writings and their<br />

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Times Higher Education Supplement<br />

208 pages • 2004<br />

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50 Voices of Disbelief<br />

Why We Are Atheists<br />

Edited by Russell Blackford &<br />

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Monash University, Australia;<br />

Queen’s University, Canada<br />

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50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists presents a collection of<br />

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offer carefully considered statements of why they are atheists.<br />

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General Interest<br />

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General Interest<br />

Why Politics Can’t Be Freed<br />

From Religion<br />

Ivan Strenski<br />

University of California, Riverside, USA<br />

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Gustavo Benavides, Villanova University<br />

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A Brief History of the Soul<br />

Stewart Goetz & Charles Taliaferro<br />

Ursinus College, Pennsylvania, USA;<br />

St. Olaf College, Minnesota, USA<br />

The concept of the soul is accepted in many<br />

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This book provides a clear and concise<br />

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Love<br />

A Brief History Through Western Christianity<br />

Carter Lindberg, Boston University, USA<br />

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times to the late 20th century.” Church Times<br />

The Savage Text<br />

The Use and Abuse of the Bible<br />

Adrian Thatcher, University of Exeter, UK<br />

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Religion and the Human Future<br />

An Essay on Theological Humanism<br />

David E. Klemm &<br />

William Schweiker<br />

University of Iowa, USA; University of Chicago,<br />

USA<br />

“This is a very impressive book which works its way<br />

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216 pages • 2008<br />

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208 pages • 2008<br />

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Christian Mission<br />

How Christianity Became a<br />

World Religion<br />

Dana L. Robert, Boston University, USA<br />

“A masterful survey of mission in Christian history from<br />

the very origins of the religion to the present. It should<br />

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International Bulletin of Missionary Research<br />

Exploring how Christianity became a world religion, this brief history<br />

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• A short and enlightening history of Christian missions: a phenomenon<br />

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• Offers a thematic overview that takes into account the political,<br />

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people who shaped the Christian story and tradition.<br />

Series: Blackwell Companions to Religion<br />

1008 pages • 2009<br />

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The Blackwell Companion<br />

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The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism offers<br />

an extensive survey of the history, doctrine,<br />

practices, and global circumstances of Roman<br />

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544 pages • November 2010<br />

978-1-4051-1224-6 • HB (2007) • £115.00 / €142.00 / US$188.95 / AUD$230.00<br />

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The Blackwell Companion to<br />

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Edited by Arthur Holder<br />

Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, USA<br />

“It amounts to the single most thorough treatment of the<br />

field to date... lending the book considerable interest and<br />

depth.” The Way<br />

Series: Blackwell Companions to Religion<br />

584 pages • October 2010<br />

978-1-4051-0247-6 • HB (2005) • £110.00 / €142.00/ US$183.95 / AUD$220.00<br />

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The Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English<br />

Literature<br />

Edited by Rebecca Lemon, Emma Mason, Jonathon<br />

Brooks & Christopher Rowland<br />

The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary<br />

Islamic Thought<br />

Edited by Ibrahim Abu-Rabi<br />

The Blackwell Companion to Modern Theology<br />

Edited by Gareth Jones<br />

The Blackwell Companion to Political Theology<br />

Edited by Peter Scott & William T. Cavanaugh<br />

The Blackwell Companion to Postmodern Theology<br />

Edited by Graham Ward<br />

The Blackwell Companion to Protestantism<br />

Edited by Alister E. McGrath & Darren C. Marks<br />

The Blackwell Companion to Religious Ethics<br />

Edited by William Schweiker<br />

The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture<br />

Edited by John F. A. Sawyer<br />

The Blackwell Companion to the Hebrew Bible<br />

Edited by Leo G. Perdue<br />

The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an<br />

Edited by Andrew Rippin<br />

The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion<br />

Edited by Robert A. Segal<br />

REFERENCE<br />

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BIBLICAL STUDIES<br />

An Introduction to<br />

the Bible<br />

Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts<br />

David M. Carr & Colleen M. Conway<br />

Union Theological Seminary, New York, USA;<br />

Seton Hall University, USA<br />

“Students will find this book intellectually engaging and<br />

a pleasure to read. Instructors will be pleased to have a<br />

creative textbook as a partner in their teaching.”<br />

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An Introduction to the Bible explores the emergence and development<br />

of the Bible, placing it in the broader context of world history. It<br />

particularly focuses on the role of a number of empires in the formation<br />

of the Biblical canon.<br />

• Explores the historical role the Bible has played in subsequent<br />

empires, and its enduring influence in the contemporary world<br />

• Explores topics including: the formation of the Pentateuch; the<br />

development of the earliest Old Testament stories; the historical study<br />

of the Gospel traditions surrounding Jesus; the influence of Roman<br />

rule in the provinces where Paul spent much of his ministry; and<br />

the interpretation of the Biblical texts and their use by different faith<br />

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• Incorporates student-friendly features throughout, including study<br />

questions, review sections, bibliographies, timelines, and photos,<br />

as well as an accompanying website: www.wiley.com/go/carr<br />

408 pages • April 2010<br />

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An Introduction to<br />

the Old Testament<br />

Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts of the<br />

Hebrew Bible<br />

David M. Carr<br />

Union Theological Seminary, New York, USA<br />

“An innovative approach to the Hebrew Bible ... A very<br />

readable introduction and a model of judicious synthesis.”<br />

Mark S. Smith, New York University<br />

This comprehensive, introductory textbook is unique in exploring the<br />

emergence of the Hebrew Bible in the broader context of world history.<br />

It particularly focuses on the influence of pre-Roman empires,<br />

empowering students with a richer understanding of Old Testament<br />

historiography.<br />

• Provides a historical context for students learning about the<br />

development and changing interpretations of biblical texts<br />

• Examines how these early stories were variously shaped by<br />

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Babylonian, Persian, and Hellenistic empires<br />

Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

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• Incorporates recent research on the formation of the Pentateuch<br />

• Reveals how key biblical texts came to be interpreted by Jewish,<br />

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• Includes student-friendly features, such as study questions, review<br />

sections, bibliographies, timelines, and photos, as well as an<br />

accompanying website: www.wiley.com/go/carr<br />

296 pages • April 2010<br />

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Opening the Old Testament<br />

Katharine Dell<br />

University of Cambridge, UK<br />

“This is a very successful attempt to ‘open’ the Old<br />

Testament for the reader with no specialist knowledge.<br />

By concentrating on selected passages in detail, Katharine<br />

Dell introduces the major themes and genres of the Bible<br />

in an accessible way, and then provides the background<br />

information needed to understand the bigger picture.<br />

An invaluable guide for anyone puzzled or intrigued by<br />

the Old Testament.”<br />

John Barton, University of Oxford<br />

240 pages • 2008<br />

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Exploring Postcolonial<br />

Biblical Criticism<br />

History, Method, Practice<br />

R. S. Sugirtharajah<br />

University of Birmingham, UK<br />

New<br />

Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism:<br />

History, Method, Practice offers a concise<br />

and multifaceted overview of the origins,<br />

development, and application of postcolonial<br />

criticism to biblical studies.<br />

• Offers a concise and accessible introduction to postcolonial biblical<br />

studies<br />

• Provides a comprehensive overview of postcolonial studies by one of<br />

the field’s most prominent figures<br />

• Explains one of the most innovative and important developments in<br />

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• Accessible enough to appeal to general readers interested in religion<br />

208 pages • April <strong>2011</strong><br />

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Paul<br />

A Brief History<br />

Robert Paul Seesengood<br />

Albright College, USA<br />

“This outstanding and accessible book is a welcome and<br />

timely contribution… A rich addition to the study of Paul<br />

through the ages and paradigm for how to think about<br />

such matters.”<br />

Jerry L. Sumney, Lexington Theological Seminary<br />

Tracing the life and influence of one of Christianity’s most important<br />

figures throughout the major periods of its history, this book explores<br />

the changing interpretations of Paul and his work, and in doing so<br />

throws new light on his writings and on religious history.<br />

This insightful, brief history offers a unique approach to the subject,<br />

distilling the many interpretations of Paul and his impact on Christianity.<br />

It also includes a glossary of key people, places and terms in the<br />

Pauline letters, making it a vital resource for anyone studying the life<br />

and letters of Paul and the New Testament.<br />

Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion<br />

264 pages • January 2010<br />

978-1-4051-7891-4 • HB • £50.00 / €64.90 / US$84.95 / AUD$99.95<br />

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Jesus<br />

A Brief History<br />

W. Barnes Tatum<br />

Greensboro College, USA<br />

“A remarkable book. Tatum has taken on the daunting task<br />

of sailing the Christological currents from the backwaters<br />

of first century Nazareth to the cultural tsunamis of<br />

twenty-first century globalization. “<br />

Arthur J. Dewey, Xavier University<br />

Jesus: A Brief History reveals how Jesus and<br />

his story have been received over the past two millennia through art,<br />

literature, and culture, as well as theology. Two questions about Jesus<br />

which recur throughout the book are: Who was he? and What did he<br />

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In tracing the reception history of Jesus and his story over two<br />

thousand years, W. Barnes Tatum draws on a fascinating range of<br />

materials, from ancient texts, creeds, and theological treatises, to the<br />

visual and dramatic arts, including The DaVinci Code and The Passion of<br />

the Christ.<br />

Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion<br />

288 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-7019-2 • HB • £55.00 / €71.90 / US$94.95 / AUD$110.00<br />

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The Apocalypse<br />

A Brief History<br />

Martha Himmelfarb<br />

Princeton University, USA<br />

“Written in an accessible style and uncluttered by<br />

detail, this is an excellent example of a scholar making<br />

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The Apocalypse: A Brief History traces the tradition of apocalyptic<br />

writing through the Middle Ages, when Jews and Christians continued<br />

to record apocalypses and developed related forms of literature. It<br />

concludes with a look at the modern era, a time when the production<br />

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Accessible and enlightening, this brief history provides readers with<br />

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192 pages • January 2010<br />

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BIBLICAL STUDIES<br />

Blackwell Bible Commentaries Series:<br />

The Blackwell Bible Commentaries offer a genuinely new approach in<br />

their emphasis on the way the Bible has been used and interpreted<br />

through the ages, from the church fathers through to current popular<br />

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This outstanding series will be appreciated by students, their teachers,<br />

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1 & 2 Thessalonians Through<br />

the Centuries<br />

Anthony C. Thiselton<br />

University of Nottingham, UK<br />

Thiselton’s reception history commentary on<br />

the first two of Paul’s epistles investigates<br />

the evolution of religious beliefs and practices<br />

resulting from the letters, and their impact on<br />

social and political developments across the<br />

centuries. It also demonstrates how these<br />

events and changing customs in turn influenced the interpretation<br />

of the letters. Thiselton’s analysis provides a broad range of original<br />

perspectives, offering the reader a depth and appreciation of these<br />

two important letters. In discussing the content, setting, and<br />

authenticity of the two Thessalonian letters, Thiselton examines the<br />

responses from leading scholars, poets, hymn writers, preachers,<br />

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Written by a leading New Testament specialist, the result is a text that<br />

offers genuinely new and illuminating insights into the evolution of the<br />

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336 pages • January <strong>2011</strong><br />

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Six Minor Prophets<br />

New<br />

Through the Centuries<br />

Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai,<br />

Zechariah and Malachi<br />

Richard Coggins & Jin H. Han<br />

Formerly of King’s College, London, UK; New York<br />

Theological Seminary, USA<br />

The Minor Prophets (Nahum, Habakkuk,<br />

Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi)<br />

have left a mark on the entire span of the<br />

history of biblical reception disproportionate to the brevity of the<br />

books. Suggestive allusions and references turn up throughout<br />

ancient, mediaeval and modern literature, as well as in sculpture<br />

and paintings. Within the rich and complex reception history of the<br />

Prophets, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, have a special role to play<br />

in both Jewish and Christian tradition. They are known collectively as<br />

“the last of the prophets” for after them the spirit of prophecy died<br />

out. In Jewish tradition they thus bridge the gap, as it were, between<br />

the age of prophecy and the age of the Torah. In Christian Bibles their<br />

role is different but also pivotal: located at the very end of the Old<br />

Testament the three last prophets point dramatically, in numerous<br />

familiar phrases and images, towards fulfilment in the Gospels which<br />

immediately follow them.<br />

256 pages • April <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4051-7675-0 • HB • £70.00 / €89.90 / US$109.95 / AUD$110.00<br />

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Galatians Through the Centuries<br />

John Riches<br />

352 pages • 2007<br />

978-0-631-23084-7 • HB • £65.00 / €83.90 / US$104.95 / AUD$130.00<br />

Psalms Through the Centuries , Volume 1<br />

Susan Gillingham<br />

400 pages • 2007<br />

978-0-631-21855-5 • HB • £65.00 / €83.90 / US$104.95 / AUD$130.00<br />

Esther Through the Centuries<br />

Jo Carruthers<br />

320 pages • 2007<br />

978-1-4051-3213-8 • HB • £65.00 / €83.90 / US$104.95 / AUD$130.00<br />

The Pastoral Epistles Through the Centuries<br />

Jay Twomey<br />

272 pages • 2008<br />

978-1-4051-2614-4 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$104.95 / AUD$120.00<br />

Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries<br />

Eric S. Christianson<br />

256 pages • 2006<br />

978-0-631-22529-4 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$120.00<br />

John Through the Centuries<br />

Mark Edwards<br />

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Judges Through the Centuries<br />

David M. Gunn<br />

344 pages • 2004<br />

978-0-631-22251-4 • HB • £75.00 / €97.90 / US$125.95 / AUD$150.00<br />

978-0-631-22252-1 • PB • £26.99 / €34.90 / US$51.95 / AUD$54.95<br />

Revelation<br />

The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ<br />

Judith Kovacs & Christopher Rowland<br />

336 pages • 2003<br />

978-0-631-23214-8 • HB • £75.00 / €97.90 / US$125.95 / AUD$150.00<br />

978-0-631-23215-5 • PB • £26.99 / €34.90 / US$51.95 / AUD$54.95<br />

Exodus Through the Centuries<br />

Scott M. Langston<br />

320 pages • 2005<br />

978-0-631-23523-1 • HB • £65.00 / €83.90 / US$104.95 / AUD$130.00<br />

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Christian Theology<br />

An Introduction<br />

5th Edition<br />

Alister E. McGrath<br />

King’s College, London, UK<br />

New<br />

EDITION<br />

Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

“Alister McGrath has proven himself a master at engagingly<br />

and simply introducing Christian theology in all of its<br />

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M. Douglas Meeks, Vanderbilt University Divinity<br />

School<br />

Alister E. McGrath’s Christian Theology: An Introduction is one of the<br />

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• Extended discussions of Augustine’s doctrine of creation, Trinitarian<br />

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• Retains the chapter structure of the fourth edition, ensuring<br />

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• A fully updated website available at www.wiley.com/go/mcgrath,<br />

featuring new student resources such as study questions and<br />

additional lectures from Alister McGrath<br />

536 pages • December 2010<br />

978-1-4443-3514-9 • PB • £22.99 / €27.90 / US$49.95 / AUD$47.95<br />

Fourth edition (2006):<br />

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Theology: The Basics<br />

3rd Edition<br />

Alister E. McGrath<br />

King’s College, London, UK<br />

From acclaimed theologian and author Alister E.<br />

McGrath, this third edition of the international<br />

bestseller introduces students to the core<br />

topics of Christianity, discussing them in<br />

relation to the Bible and the work of major<br />

theologians.<br />

• Uses the Apostle’s Creed as a framework to introduce readers to key<br />

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• Examines central subjects such as God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit,<br />

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• Includes a major new chapter on the Holy Spirit and features<br />

expanded discussions throughout<br />

New<br />

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• Expands the range of theological positions discussed within the book,<br />

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• Offers a complete overview, but can be further enhanced if used<br />

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Written in an engaging and clear style, this third edition is the perfect<br />

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concepts of theology, both traditional and contemporary.<br />

240 pages • August <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-0-470-65675-4 • PB • £16.99 / €21.90 / US$29.95 / AUD$ 34.95<br />

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<strong>THEOLOGY</strong><br />

The Christian Theology<br />

Reader<br />

4th Edition<br />

Edited by Alister E. McGrath<br />

King’s College, London, UK<br />

New<br />

EDITION<br />

This bestselling volume is now available in a fully<br />

updated and expanded fourth edition, bringing<br />

together 370 readings, drawn from in excess<br />

of 230 sources, and charting 2,000 years of<br />

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• Each reading is accompanied by its own introduction, commentary<br />

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intellectual development, or theological landmark<br />

• Includes several new readings on religion and science, an expanded<br />

coverage of feminist theological voices, extracts from radical<br />

protestant perspectives, and more contemporary theology<br />

• Features additional writers, including: Pope Benedict XVI, John<br />

Polkinghorne, Celia Deane Drummond, John Milbank, Elizabeth A.<br />

Johnson, Delores Williams, and John Yoder<br />

• Use alongside Christian Theology: An Introduction, 5th edition for a<br />

complete subject overview<br />

• Accompanied by a fully revised and expanded website, visit<br />

www.wiley.com/go/mcgrath for more details<br />

576 pages • April <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-0-470-65484-2 • PB • £22.99 / €28.90 / US$49.95 / AUD$ 47.95<br />

Third edition (2006):<br />

978-1-4051-5358-4 • PB • £22.99 / €29.90 / US$59.95 / AUS$47.95<br />

Theology:<br />

The Basic Readings<br />

2nd Edition<br />

Alister McGrath<br />

King’s College, London, UK<br />

New<br />

EDITION<br />

Fully updated and expanded, this new edition<br />

introduces the Christian faith through important<br />

theological readings, covering historical, modern,<br />

denominational, gender, liberal and traditional<br />

issues. It is the ideal accompaniment to the<br />

bestselling textbook, Theology: The Basics.<br />

• Edited by leading theologian Alister E. McGrath, this volume brings<br />

together a range of readings that act as an introduction to the<br />

Christian faith<br />

• Incorporates a new section of readings on the Holy Spirit as well as<br />

expanded readings on contemporary theology and feminist theology<br />

• Provides an introduction and analysis of each reading, along with a<br />

helpful glossary <br />

• Uses the Apostle’s Creed as a framework to introduce readers to<br />

writings on key topics, such as faith, God, Jesus, creation, and<br />

salvation <br />

• Encourages readers to interact with each text and to engage with<br />

primary sources <br />

232 pages • August <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-0-470-65676-1 • PB • £16.99 / €21.90 / US$29.95 / AUD$34.95<br />

First edition (2007):<br />

978-1-4051-7042-0 • PB • £15.99 / €20.90 / US$31.95 / AUD$32.95<br />

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<strong>THEOLOGY</strong><br />

Comparative Theology<br />

Deep Learning Across Religious Borders<br />

Francis X. Clooney, SJ.<br />

Harvard University, USA<br />

“This will be a definitive text which introduces and<br />

exemplifies the discipline of comparative theology, as an<br />

important part of theology and the study of religions.”<br />

Keith Ward, University of Oxford<br />

Drawing on the author’s three decades of work<br />

in comparative theology, the book discusses the<br />

history of the field and the distinctive features of its current practice. It<br />

offers a clear sense of the purposes and methods of the discipline, and<br />

illustrates how one makes the necessary choices about which traditions<br />

to study, and how to focus in manageable areas of comparative study.<br />

Several chapters offer full-length examples of comparative theology in<br />

practice. This multi-faceted introduction demonstrates that comparative<br />

theology can be initiated from within any religious tradition and even in<br />

accord with a personally defined spiritual path.<br />

200 pages • March 2010<br />

978-1-4051-7973-7 • HB • £50.00 / €64.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$99.95<br />

978-1-4051-7974-4 • PB • £16.99 / €22.90 / US$29.95 / AUD$34.95<br />

The Modern<br />

Theologians Reader<br />

Edited by David F. Ford, Mike<br />

Higton with Simeon Zahl<br />

University of Cambridge, UK ; University of Exeter, UK<br />

The Modern Theologians Reader is an<br />

accompaniment to the third edition of The<br />

Modern Theologians (ed. David F. Ford with Rachel<br />

Muers), designed to follow the latter closely in<br />

length and structure. As well as standing on its<br />

own as a wide-ranging and enjoyable sampler of modern theology, the<br />

reader enhances the use of the main volume as a class textbook.<br />

Series: The Great Theologians<br />

368 pages • August <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4051-7111-3 • HB • £55.00 / €57.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$89.95<br />

978-1-4051-7110-6 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$39.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

The Modern<br />

Theologians<br />

An Introduction to Christian<br />

Theology Since 1918<br />

3rd Edition<br />

Edited by David F. Ford<br />

with Rachel Muers<br />

University of Cambridge, UK;<br />

University of Leeds, UK<br />

“A distinguished and outstanding work.”<br />

Theology (of the first edition)<br />

New<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

The Modern Theologians provides a comprehensive and accessible<br />

overview of the main Christian theologies of the twentieth and twentyfirst<br />

centuries. Each chapter is written by a leading theologian and gives a<br />

clear picture of a particular movement, topic or individual. Together these<br />

provide an unparalleled picture of the development of modern theology.<br />

Series: The Great Theologians<br />

848 pages • 2005<br />

978-1-4051-0277-3 • PB • £24.99 / €32.90 / US$59.95 / AUD$49.95<br />

The Future of<br />

Christian Theology<br />

David F. Ford, University of Cambridge, UK<br />

In The Future of Christian Theology, one of the<br />

world’s leading theologians tackles the question<br />

of how we should think about Christian faith<br />

and practice today — and especially tomorrow.<br />

With engaging clarity and great insight, the<br />

book explores the ways Christian theology in<br />

the twenty-first century can face the challenges<br />

of our complex religious and secular world in a way that is creative,<br />

empathetic, and wise.<br />

After addressing the reasons why the past century has been one of the<br />

most fruitful in the history of Christian thought, Ford explores some<br />

of the most thought-provoking questions in contemporary theological<br />

thinking and scholarship. Themes and topics covered include what<br />

makes for ‘good theology,’ the relationship of Christian theology to<br />

church, academy, society, and other faiths; and what it takes to become<br />

a theologian in today’s world.<br />

Series: Blackwell Manifestos<br />

256 pages • February <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4051-4272-4 • HB • £50.00 / €65.90 / US$84.95 / AUD$99.95<br />

978-1-4051-4273-1 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

Understanding<br />

Christian Doctrine<br />

Ian S. Markham<br />

Virginia Theological Seminary, USA<br />

Understanding Christian Doctrine is a<br />

wonderfully accessible and lively introduction to<br />

the central beliefs of Christianity. Each chapter<br />

introduces and explores a key area of doctrine<br />

— such as God, the Trinity, the Church, life<br />

after death skilfully — taking readers through<br />

the main approaches to each topic. Unlike other textbooks, however,<br />

Understanding Christian Doctrine then goes on to encourage and show<br />

readers how to take a position on these theological issues.<br />

248 pages • 2007<br />

978-1-4051-3152-0 • HB • £55.00 / €71.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$110.00<br />

978-1-4051-3153-7 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

Divine Teaching<br />

An Introduction to Christian Theology<br />

Mark A. McIntosh<br />

Loyola University, Chicago, USA<br />

New<br />

Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

“Astonishing in its combination of scope, acuity, and<br />

accessibility. In short, truly magisterial: this book is in all<br />

ways the product of a master theologian working at the<br />

top of his game.”<br />

Charles T. Mathewes, University of Virginia<br />

Divine Teaching: An Introduction to Christian<br />

Theology is an imaginative and lively analysis of the Christian way<br />

of thinking, offering vivid and informing insights into the history and<br />

practice of Christian theology.<br />

272 pages • 2007<br />

978-1-4051-0270-4 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$120.00<br />

978-1-4051-0271-1 • PB • £20.99 / €26.90 / US$39.95 / AUD$42.95<br />

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The Open Secret<br />

A New Vision for Natural Theology<br />

Alister E. McGrath<br />

King’s College, London, UK<br />

“This is vintage McGrath: confident, capacious in scope,<br />

brisk in exposition, decisive in argument.”<br />

John Webster, King’s College, Aberdeen<br />

Natural theology, in the view of many, is in<br />

crisis. Here, Alister E. McGrath sets out a new<br />

vision for natural theology, re-establishing its<br />

legitimacy and utility. Meeting traditional criticisms head-on, McGrath<br />

develops an intellectually rigorous vision of natural theology as a point<br />

of convergence between the Christian faith, the arts and literature, and<br />

the natural sciences, opening up important possibilities for dialogue,<br />

cross-fertilization, and enrichment. Natural theology, he argues, is about<br />

seeing nature in a Christian manner, and hence discerning its truth,<br />

beauty, and goodness. This major book is certain to be a fundamental<br />

resource and stimulus for the growing interest in reclaiming a viable<br />

natural theology in the early twenty-first century.<br />

384 pages • 2008<br />

978-1-4051-2692-2 • HB • £65.00 / €83.90 / US$104.95 / AUD$130.00<br />

978-1-4051-2691-5 • PB • £24.99 / €32.90 / US$47.95 / AUD$49.95<br />

Christianity and Contemporary<br />

Politics<br />

The Conditions and Possibilites of Faithful Witness<br />

Luke Bretherton, King’s College, London, UK<br />

“Bretherton is one of the most helpful voices engaging<br />

culture in a way that results in robust witness and faithful<br />

gospel proclamation.”<br />

European Journal of Theology<br />

Through insightful case studies of faith-based<br />

organizations, Christian political activism, and welfare provision in the<br />

West, this innovative and informative book shows how Christians can<br />

engage politically in a multi-faith, liberal democracy. The case studies<br />

include assessments of initiatives such as community organizing, fair<br />

trade, and the sanctuary movement.<br />

Bretherton integrates debates in political theology with analysis of policy<br />

and practice regarding religious, social, political, and economic engagement<br />

in the USA, UK, and continental Europe, but avoids presenting an<br />

idealized archetype for church-state relations.<br />

272 pages • January 2010<br />

978-1-4051-9968-1 • HB • £50.00 / €64.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$99.95<br />

978-1-4051-9969-8 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$39.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

<strong>THEOLOGY</strong><br />

The Blackwell Companion to<br />

Natural Theology<br />

Edited by William Lane Craig &<br />

J. P. Moreland<br />

Both of Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada, USA<br />

The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology<br />

gathers together original contributions from<br />

a variety of leading philosophers to provide a<br />

timely and thought-provoking exploration of the<br />

nature and existence of God through the beauty<br />

and order of the natural world. Each of the in-depth essays draws upon<br />

a particular theistic argument, from Contingency and Consciousness<br />

to Reason and Religious Experience. Distinguished authors provide<br />

analysis and evaluation of each argument, offering original insights and<br />

new perspectives on perennial questions.<br />

704 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-7657-6 • HB • £110.00 / €142.00 / US$209.95 / AUD$220.00<br />

The Holy Spirit<br />

Classic and Contemporary Readings<br />

Edited by Eugene F. Rogers Jr.<br />

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA<br />

In order to clarify and explain the role of the<br />

Holy Spirit within the Christian Trinity, this<br />

book provides a comprehensive collection of<br />

crucial texts relating to the Holy Spirit from<br />

Christianity’s earliest origins to the present<br />

day. Foundational issues are questioned,<br />

critiqued, and clarified by drawing on Greek,<br />

Latin, Eastern Orthodox, Mystical, and oft-neglected Syriac and Russian<br />

resources from throughout Christianity’s rich history. Organized<br />

by place, time, and type, the readings are each prefaced with a<br />

theologically informed essay.<br />

360 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-3623-5 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$104.95 / AUD$120.00<br />

978-1-4051-3624-2 • PB • £20.99 / €26.90 / US$41.95 / AUD$42.95<br />

Theology and Film<br />

Challenging the Sacred/Secular Divide<br />

Christopher Deacy &<br />

Gaye Williams Ortiz<br />

University of Kent at Canterbury, UK;<br />

Augusta State University, USA<br />

This textbook is the ideal introduction to<br />

exploring how film can enrich our study of<br />

theology, opening up debates surrounding<br />

contemporary culture and theological inquiry. The<br />

accessible structure lays out both the methods<br />

and theological perspectives required for understanding theology through<br />

film. Examples of films discussed range from Unforgiven, Jarhead, and<br />

The Passion of the Christ, to An Inconvenient Truth, Something’s Gotta<br />

Give, and Vanilla Sky. The book is accompanied by website resources<br />

available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/theologyandfilm.<br />

264 pages • 2007<br />

978-1-4051-4437-7 • HB • £55.00 / €71.90 / US$94.95 / AUD$110.00<br />

978-1-4051-4438-4 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$52.95<br />

The Religious Film<br />

Christianity and the Hagiopic<br />

Pamela Grace, Brooklyn College, CUNY, USA<br />

The Religious Film is a welcome introduction to this<br />

complex and iconic genre of film. Pamela Grace<br />

provides historical, cultural and critical background<br />

for religious films from the silent era through<br />

today, and explores the genre in its many guises<br />

as spectacle, as musical, and as controversy. From<br />

The Gospel According to Matthew to Jesus Christ<br />

Superstar, from The Passion of Joan of Arc to The<br />

Last Temptation of Christ and Jesus of Montreal, The Religious Film captures<br />

the glory, gore, and centrality of this important genre.<br />

Series: New Approaches to Film Genre<br />

192 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-6025-4 • HB • £50.00 / €65.90 / US$83.95 / AUD$99.95<br />

978-1-4051-6026-1 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$31.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

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<strong>THEOLOGY</strong><br />

Challenges in Contemporary Theology Series<br />

Divine Illumination<br />

The History and Future of<br />

Augustine’s Theory of Knowledge<br />

Lydia Schumacher, University of Oxford, UK<br />

“…challenges the traditional history of theories of<br />

knowledge. A bold and provocative reading.”<br />

Olivier Boulnois<br />

In Divine Illumination, Schumacher offers an<br />

original approach to Augustine’s theory of divine<br />

illumination, the precondition of all human<br />

knowledge. Written with great originality and clarity, she traces the<br />

idea through medieval thinkers, into early modernity, and reveals its<br />

importance in modern theories of knowledge.<br />

• Presents a groundbreaking way of thinking about the writings of<br />

Augustine, Anselm, Bonaventure, Aquinas, and John Duns Scotus,<br />

and relates this to cutting edge questions in contemporary philosophy<br />

of religion, especially epistemology<br />

• Is a significant contribution to the history of philosophy but also to<br />

contemporary debates on faith and reason<br />

Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology<br />

288 pages • April <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-0-470-65742-3 • HB • £75.00 / €97.90 / US$119.95 / AUD$150.00<br />

The Vietnam War and<br />

Theologies of Memory<br />

Time and Eternity in the Far Country<br />

Jonathan Tran, Baylor University, USA<br />

“With the soul of a poet, the mind of a theologian, and<br />

the complex commitment of a Vietnamese-American<br />

Christian, Jonathan Tran’s analysis is hauntingly,<br />

beautifully, profound. The book is worth its price for<br />

several individual sections on their own; the cumulative<br />

achievement is extraordinary and not to be missed.”<br />

L. Gregory Jones, Duke University<br />

Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology<br />

304 pages • April 2010<br />

978-1-4051-8320-8 • HB • £50.00 / €64.90 / US$119.95 / AUD$120.00<br />

In Adam’s Fall<br />

A Meditation on the Christian Doctrine of<br />

Original Sin<br />

New<br />

Ian A. McFarland, Emory University, USA<br />

Towards a Jewish-<br />

Muslim-Christian<br />

Theology<br />

David B. Burrell<br />

University of Notre Dame, USA<br />

Towards a Jewish-Muslim-Christian Theology<br />

delineates the ways that Christianity, Islam, and<br />

the Jewish tradition have moved towards each<br />

another over the centuries and points to new<br />

pathways for contemporary theological work.<br />

• Explores the development of the three Abrahamic traditions, brilliantly<br />

showing the way in which they have struggled with similar issues<br />

over the centuries<br />

• Shows how the approach of each tradition can be used comparatively<br />

by the other traditions to illuminate and develop their own thinking<br />

• Written by a renowned writer in philosophical theology, widely<br />

acclaimed for his comparative thinking on Jewish and Islamic theology<br />

• A very timely book which moves forward the discussion at a period of<br />

intense inter-religious dialogue<br />

Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology<br />

216 pages • April <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-0-470-65755-3 • HB • £65.00 / €83.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$130.00<br />

God, Sex, and Gender<br />

An Introduction<br />

New<br />

New<br />

Adrian Thatcher, University of Exeter, UK<br />

The last 50 years have seen unprecedented<br />

changes in sexual and gender relationships.<br />

These include the easy availability of<br />

contraception, the separation of sexual<br />

experience from marriage and marriage from<br />

parenthood. Relationships between men and<br />

women have moved towards a new model of<br />

equality, and a new recognition of sexual and<br />

gender difference. These transformations have resulted in great benefits<br />

but they have also sparked painful and on-going controversies in all the<br />

churches. God, Sex, and Gender is a clear and engaging introduction<br />

to these issues. It offers a consistent theological understanding which<br />

is contemporary, undogmatic, questioning, and relevant to readers’<br />

experience, interests and needs.<br />

Throughout the book, Thatcher connects theological ideas, with<br />

broader, secular thought, filling a gap in the literature by linking together<br />

the diverse themes of sexuality, gender and Christian thought in one<br />

coherent volume.<br />

288 pages • April <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4051-9369-6 • HB • £50.00 / €65.90 / US$79.95 / AUD$99.95<br />

978-1-4051-9370-2 • PB • £19.99 / €24.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$37.95<br />

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“A must read for anyone who thinks seriously about<br />

questions of sin and what it means to be human.<br />

McFarland deftly explores historical theological texts<br />

and contemporary scientific theory to paint a picture of<br />

human beings as creatures whose identity is rooted in an<br />

essential unity and thus a common destiny… This book<br />

will be a classic…” Stephen G. Ray Jr,<br />

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary<br />

Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology<br />

256 pages • October 2010<br />

978-1-4051-8365-9 • HB • £70.00 / €87.90 / US$119.95 / AUD$140.00<br />

The Blackwell Reader<br />

in Pastoral and Practical Theology<br />

Edited by James Woodward, Stephen Pattison &<br />

John Patton<br />

Rector of Middleton and Wishaw, UK; University of Wales, Cardiff, UK;<br />

Columbia Theological Seminary, Georgia, USA<br />

“This is a textbook to be recommended. The whole spectrum of practical theology,<br />

including the feminist perspective, is covered.”<br />

International Journal of Practical Theology<br />

Series: Blackwell Readings in Modern Theology<br />

360 pages • 1999<br />

978-0-631-20745-0 • PB • £24.99 / €32.90 / US$55.95 / AUD$49.95<br />

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Dust that Breathes<br />

Christian Faith and the New Humanisms<br />

William Schweiker<br />

University of Chicago, USA<br />

“In Dust That Breaths, the renowned North American<br />

ethicist William Schweiker continues to portray the stance<br />

towards life that he has made known as theological<br />

humanism. The reader is taken on a fascinating journey…<br />

It is a difficult and exciting endeavor. It is carried out with<br />

the help of Schweiker’s learnedness and his trademark<br />

ability to integrate a quest for intersubjectivity with<br />

openness for great complexity and ongoing change.”<br />

Per Sundman, Uppsala University<br />

This is an insightful and masterly look at the challenges and possibilities<br />

for Christian life in the contemporary world. Dust that Breathes is unique<br />

in its appreciation of the ambiguity of religion, in its representations<br />

of the highest human achievements and the very worst of human<br />

actions. Schweiker concludes that a Christian outlook on life is still<br />

relevant, proposing an approach to Christian existence which is fully<br />

engaged with shared human concerns, and yet one which can meet the<br />

practical challenges and possibilities of the global age.<br />

256 pages • October 2010<br />

978-1-4443-3535-4 • HB • £65.00 / €83.90 / US$119.95 / AUD$130.00<br />

Twentieth-Century Catholic<br />

Theologians<br />

Fergus Kerr<br />

University of Oxford and University of Edinburgh, UK<br />

This book offers a lively and succinct account<br />

of Catholic theology from 1900 to the present<br />

day. The book begins with the work of<br />

Chenu, the guru of the French worker priest<br />

movement, and concludes with the writings<br />

of contemporary theologians such as the<br />

present Pope, Benedict XVI. Kerr, himself one of the foremost Catholic<br />

theologians writing in English, discusses the theological development<br />

of each figure and their relationship to Church teaching.<br />

240 pages • 2006<br />

978-1-4051-2083-8 • HB • £55.00 / €71.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$110.00<br />

978-1-4051-2084-5 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

Luther’s Theology of the Cross<br />

Martin Luther’s Theological Breakthrough<br />

2nd Edition<br />

Alister E. McGrath, King’s College, London, UK<br />

Building on the success of his classic text, Luther’s Theology of the<br />

Cross, first edition, Alister E. McGrath draws on new sources and<br />

advances in our understanding of late medieval intellectual, cultural and<br />

religious life to offer a fresh understanding of this pivotal moment in<br />

Protestant history. This is a must-read for anyone interested in Martin<br />

Luther, the intellectual history of the late Middle Ages and sixteenth<br />

century, and those interested in the Reformation and the development<br />

of Protestantism.<br />

240 pages • April <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-0-4706-5530-6 • HB • £60.00 / €72.00 / US$99.95 / AUD$120.00<br />

Theology and Social Theory<br />

Beyond Secular Reason<br />

2nd Edition<br />

John Milbank, University of Nottingham, UK<br />

“ [Theology and Social Theory] remains a dense,<br />

challenging and elusive masterpiece of a book, which<br />

has lost none of its power to intrigue and repel in equal<br />

measure.” Times Literary Supplement<br />

480 pages • 2005<br />

978-1-4051-3683-9 • HB • £75.00 / €97.90 / US$125.95 / AUD$150.00<br />

978-1-4051-3684-6 • PB • £26.99 / €34.90 / US$52.95 / AUD$54.95<br />

After Enlightenment<br />

Hamann as Post-Secular Visionary<br />

New<br />

John R. Betz, Loyola College, Maryland, USA<br />

“John Betz’s book is arguably the single best work on<br />

Hamann in the english speaking world and the most<br />

informed recent work on Hamann in any language.”<br />

Reinhard Huetter, Duke University<br />

<strong>THEOLOGY</strong><br />

Re-thinking Dionysius the<br />

Areopagite<br />

Edited by Sarah Coakley &<br />

Charles M. Stang<br />

University of Cambridge, UK;<br />

Harvard Divinity School, USA<br />

Dionysius the Areopagite, the early sixthcentury<br />

Christian writer who took the name<br />

of Paul’s first convert in Athens, effected<br />

a marriage between Christianity and neo-<br />

Platonist philosophy which was, from the start, as controversial as it<br />

was generative. This volume provides a succinct and clear analysis of<br />

the original context and intent of the Dionysian writings, and of their<br />

subsequent interpretation in Christian tradition, up to the present day.<br />

Series: Directions in Modern Theology<br />

240 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-8089-4 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

Series: Illuminations: Theory & Religion<br />

376 pages • 2008<br />

978-1-4051-6246-3 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$104.95 / AUD$120.00<br />

The Theology of Food<br />

Eating and the Eucharist<br />

Angel F. Mendez Montoya<br />

Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico<br />

“This book deserves to be widely read and, if you will<br />

forgive the metaphor, digested.”<br />

Christian Century<br />

Series: Illuminations: Theory & Religion<br />

184 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-8967-5 • HB • £50.00 / €65.90 / US$94.95 / AUD$99.95<br />

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WORLD <strong>RELIGION</strong>S<br />

The Religion Toolkit<br />

A Complete Guide to Religion<br />

John Morreall & Tamara Sonn<br />

Both at the College of William & Mary, USA<br />

This unique introductory textbook is a complete<br />

overview of Religious Studies, providing<br />

students with the essential knowledge and<br />

tools they need to explore and understand the<br />

nature of religion.<br />

In a lively and engaging way, the authors draw<br />

together the main elements of Religious Studies, allowing the reader to<br />

develop an integrated understanding of religion.<br />

• Covers the early development of religion, with overviews of major and<br />

minor religions from Islam to Scientology<br />

• Considers recent developments including secularization; the<br />

relationship between religion and science; and scientific studies on<br />

religion, health, and mystical experience<br />

• Uses humor throughout, allowing students to remain open-minded to<br />

the subject<br />

• Explains what it means to study religion academically, and considers<br />

the impact of the study of religion on religion itself<br />

• Contains numerous student-friendly features including photos, maps,<br />

time lines, side bars, historical profiles, and population distribution<br />

figures<br />

• Provides classroom users with a lively website including questions,<br />

quizzes, extra material, and helpful primary and secondary sources<br />

The attractive design, lively text, numerous illustrations, side bars, text<br />

boxes, questions and activities all make The Religion Toolkit an exciting<br />

and thought-provoking book to use.<br />

344 pages • August <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4051-8247-8 • HB • £55.00 / €71.90 / US$94.95 / AUD$110.00<br />

978-1-4051-8246-1 • PB • £19.99 / €23.90 / US$49.95 / AUD$37.95<br />

World Religions in<br />

Practice<br />

A Comparative Introduction<br />

Paul Gwynne<br />

University of New South Wales, Australia<br />

New<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

“This is an impressive accomplishment that presents<br />

a moving and engaging encounter with the religious<br />

traditions of the world.”<br />

Kim Paffenroth, Iona College<br />

World Religions in Practice introduces the world’s great religions<br />

through their customs, rituals and everyday practices. By focusing on<br />

this lived experience it goes beyond many traditional introductions<br />

to religious studies, providing an in-depth, comparative study and an<br />

appreciation of the broader context in which these religions should be<br />

understood. The book explores the five major religions of Hinduism,<br />

Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, adopting a directly<br />

comparative approach to develop a greater understanding of the<br />

nature of religion. It includes chapter-by-chapter opening themes<br />

and summaries, and is accompanied by a website at<br />

www.blackwellpublishing.com/gwynne featuring additional<br />

resources and study questions.<br />

448 pages • 2008<br />

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Christianity and World Religions<br />

Disputed Questions in the Theology of Religions<br />

Gavin D’Costa, University of Bristol, UK<br />

“Informative and thought-provoking, this book tackles one<br />

of the most heated issues of the time: the interactions<br />

within religious pluralism. Old-timers and newcomers to<br />

disputes over these ‘disputed questions’ will not walk<br />

away from this book casually or apathetically.”<br />

Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago<br />

This engaging introduction to Christianity’s relationship with other world<br />

religions addresses the questions of why the reality, and vitality, of<br />

other religions has become a challenge, showing how Christianity is<br />

equipped to deal with religious plurality at both the doctrinal and social<br />

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freedoms comes from secularism, and that Islam and Christianity both<br />

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informed by intellectual debate.<br />

248 pages • 2009<br />

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A World Religions<br />

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Edited by Ian S. Markham with<br />

Christy Lohr<br />

Virginia Theological Seminary, USA;<br />

Hartford Seminary, USA<br />

“… the most valuable reader on world religions to date<br />

to any student or teacher that seeks to study or teach the<br />

religious traditions of the world.”<br />

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Providing a comprehensive exploration of the teachings and beliefs<br />

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344 pages • 2009<br />

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The Major Religions<br />

An Introduction with Texts<br />

2nd Edition<br />

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BESTSELLER<br />

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“This book is the best, brief description available currently<br />

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This popular introduction to the world’s religions<br />

provides a comprehensive survey of the major religious traditions<br />

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understand what makes them meaningful to their followers.<br />

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Alister E. McGrath is Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and Professor of Historical<br />

Theology at Oxford University. He is author of numerous works in theology, including the<br />

best-selling Christian Theology: An Introduction, Third Edition (Blackwell, 2001).<br />

Introducing World Christianity<br />

Edited by Charles E. Farhadian<br />

Westmont College, USA<br />

Introducing World Christianity brings together leading scholars from a<br />

range of disciplines to provide an engaging introduction to the global<br />

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focusing on the impact of and response to Christianity, rather than the<br />

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Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

Douglas Jacobsen, Messiah College, USA<br />

Christianity is the world’s largest religion, with<br />

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Christianities in Asia<br />

Edited by Peter C. Phan<br />

Georgetown University, USA<br />

“Phan and his colleagues have produced what will surely<br />

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M c G R AT H Christian SPIRITUALITY<br />

Series: Blackwell Guides to Global Christianity<br />

288 pages • December 2010<br />

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Christianity<br />

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Alister E. McGrath<br />

400 pages • 2005<br />

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Christian Spirituality<br />

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Alister E. McGrath<br />

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International Journal of Children’s Spirituality<br />

224 pages • 1999<br />

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Historical Theology<br />

An Introduction to the History of<br />

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Alister E. McGrath<br />

King’s College, London, UK<br />

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The Orthodox Church<br />

An Introduction to its History,<br />

Doctrine, and Spiritual Culture<br />

John Anthony McGuckin<br />

Union Theological Seminary and Columbia<br />

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Confucius and Confucianism<br />

The Essentials<br />

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Lee Dian Rainey<br />

Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada<br />

This lively and highly accessible introduction<br />

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A New History of Shinto<br />

John Breen & Mark Teeuwen<br />

International Research Centre for Japanese Studies,<br />

Kyoto, Japan; University of Oslo, Norway<br />

“Written by two scholars at the forefront of the study of<br />

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Islam<br />

A Brief History<br />

2nd Edition<br />

Tamara Sonn<br />

The College of William and Mary, USA<br />

“Sonn provides a significant new analysis of the range<br />

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mean that it continues to be an essential book for those<br />

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Reflecting recent global developments, the second edition of this<br />

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Quran, Sufism, and Muslim views on human rights, including the rights<br />

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Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion<br />

248 pages • January 2010<br />

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360 pages • 2009<br />

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The Story of the Qur’an<br />

Its History and Place in Muslim<br />

Life<br />

Ingrid Mattson<br />

Hartford Seminary, USA<br />

“A balanced, academically-based, and well-documented<br />

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Islamic Horizons<br />

Written by a well known Islamic expert, this<br />

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272 pages • 2007<br />

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Hinduism<br />

A Reader<br />

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“An excellent collection for use in the classroom and for<br />

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SOCIOLOGY OF <strong>RELIGION</strong><br />

Utopias<br />

A Brief History from Ancient Writings to Virtual<br />

Communities<br />

Howard P. Segal<br />

University of Maine, USA<br />

This brief history connects the past and present of utopian thought,<br />

from the first utopias in ancient Greece, through their flourishing in<br />

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joys and pitfalls of utopian thought.<br />

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The New Blackwell Companion<br />

to the Sociology of Religion<br />

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University of Western Sydney, Australia<br />

Reflecting the very latest developments in<br />

the field, this new companion provides a<br />

comprehensive introduction to the sociology of<br />

religion, with a clear emphasis on comparative<br />

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Series: The Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Sociology<br />

712 pages • April 2010<br />

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A Reader in the<br />

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2nd Edition<br />

Edited by Michael Lambek<br />

University of Toronto, Canada<br />

New<br />

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In the second edition of the highly acclaimed Reader in the<br />

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an unparalleled guide to the past, present, and future of the field.<br />

Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural<br />

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696 pages • 2008<br />

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The Anthropology of<br />

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An Introduction<br />

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Fiona Bowie, University of Bristol, UK<br />

The second edition of this popular introduction<br />

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344 pages • 2005<br />

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Cults and New Religions<br />

A Brief History<br />

Douglas E. Cowan &<br />

David G. Bromley<br />

University of Waterloo, Canada;<br />

Virginia Commonwealth University, USA<br />

“Cults and New Religions is an excellent book that is<br />

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Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion<br />

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Spiritualities of Life<br />

New Age Romanticism and Consumptive<br />

Capitalism<br />

Paul Heelas, University of Lancaster, UK<br />

This enlightening book explores the ways<br />

in which inner-life spirituality has been<br />

experienced, understood, and valued in Western<br />

society. In doing so, it traces the development<br />

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of Romanticism in the late-eighteenth century,<br />

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the wellbeing culture. The result is an insightful account of the spiritual<br />

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consume spirituality without giving anything back. He contends that<br />

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an ethically charged force for the good life.<br />

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Psychosis and<br />

Spirituality<br />

Consolidating the New Paradigm<br />

2nd Edition<br />

Edited by Isabel Clarke<br />

Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHS, UK<br />

The new edition of this successful text builds<br />

on the very latest research to present a unique<br />

exploration of the psychology of both spirituality<br />

and psychosis. The editor brings together fascinating perspectives from<br />

a broad range of distinguished contributors, including Peter Fenwick and<br />

Gordon Claridge, to develop and support the link between these two<br />

areas of human experience. This text offers a fundamental rethinking<br />

of the interface between psychosis and spirituality, proposing new and<br />

original insights.<br />

304 pages • September 2010<br />

978-0-470-68348-4 • HB • £75.00 / €97.90 / US$119.95 / AUD$150.00<br />

978-0-470-68347-7 • PB • £29.99 / €38.90 / US$49.95 / AUD$59.95<br />

Science and<br />

Religion in Dialogue<br />

New<br />

EDITION<br />

2<br />

VOLUME SET<br />

Edited by Melville Y. Stewart<br />

University of St. Thomas, USA<br />

“The pithiness of the contributions and the breadth<br />

of topical coverage make this a fine resource for<br />

research or instructional purposes.”<br />

Justin L. Barrett, University of Oxford<br />

This two-volume collection of cutting edge discussion about science and<br />

religion shows how scientific and religious practices of inquiry can be<br />

viewed as logically compatible, complementary, and mutually supportive.<br />

Consisting of 70 articles by eminent scientists and philosophers, these<br />

volumes address issues such as Big Bang cosmology, evolution, intelligent<br />

design, dinosaurs and creation, and the God-Gene Hypothesis. The<br />

implications of religious beliefs on hot-button scientific issues such as<br />

stem cell research, bioethics, and neuroscience, are also explored, along<br />

with topics that delve into the deeper realm of physics, such as general<br />

and special theories of relativity, dark energy, dark matter, the Multiverse<br />

Hypothesis, and Super String Theory.<br />

1168 pages • 2 volume • January 2010<br />

978-1-4051-8921-7 • HB • £235.00 / €302.00 / US$400.00 / AUD$465.00<br />

Science and Religion<br />

A New Introduction<br />

2nd Edition<br />

Alister E. McGrath<br />

King’s College, London, UK<br />

Now thoroughly updated to reflect the latest<br />

debates, this popular textbook introduces<br />

readers to the central questions in the field of<br />

science and religion. Ideally suited to those who<br />

have little or no prior knowledge in either area,<br />

it incorporates numerous student-friendly features, including maps,<br />

summaries, and historical references, resulting in the most up-to-date<br />

introduction to the study of religion and the natural sciences available.<br />

• Examines the historical, theological, philosophical and scientific<br />

aspects of the interaction between religion and science<br />

• Fully updated to reflect current, cutting-edge debates on scientific<br />

atheism and the limits of scientific method, and discussions about the<br />

relationship between science and religion in major world faiths<br />

• Includes a historical component to enable readers to orientate<br />

themselves within the subject<br />

• Takes a topic based approach which fits into the existing structure of<br />

most courses, and includes explanatory material not found in other<br />

works of this kind, making it highly accessible for those with little<br />

scientific or religious background knowledge<br />

264 pages • January 2010<br />

978-1-4051-8790-9 • HB • £50.00 / €64.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$99.95<br />

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Science and Religion<br />

Understanding the Issues<br />

Nancy Morvillo<br />

Florida Southern College, USA<br />

New<br />

EDITION<br />

Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

“This is an excellent introduction to science and religion<br />

that focuses on how the disciplines of science and<br />

Christian theology can inform each other. Nancy Morvillo<br />

offers both a historical perspective and an up-to-date<br />

survey of contemporary thinking on the central topics of<br />

methodology, cosmology, evolution, and ethics.”<br />

Mary Kathleen Cunningham, North Carolina State<br />

University<br />

Addressing the complex issues at the interface of science and religion,<br />

this introductory textbook examines a range of basic scientific topics<br />

and their theological responses, including methodology, cosmology,<br />

evolution, and contemporary bio-ethical and environmental concerns.<br />

Examples and careful explanations of scientific concepts are included<br />

throughout. To shed light on the various issues at the crossroads of<br />

religion and science, the text also delves into the past to examine ideas<br />

from early scientists and theologians that have helped shape current<br />

thinking.<br />

368 pages • April 2010<br />

978-1-4051-8966-8 • HB • £55.00 / €69.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$110.00<br />

978-1-4051-8965-1 • PB • £22.99 / €24.90 / US$39.95 / AUD$47.95<br />

SOCIOLOGY OF <strong>RELIGION</strong> / SCIENCE OF <strong>RELIGION</strong><br />

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HISTORY OF <strong>RELIGION</strong><br />

Religion in American History<br />

Edited by Amanda Porterfield &<br />

John Corrigan<br />

Both at Florida State University, USA<br />

“A remarkably imaginative reading of religion in American<br />

history, the essays in this volume provide fresh insights<br />

into old materials and, at the same time, bring a wide<br />

array of new materials into view. “<br />

Grant Wacker, Duke University<br />

This student-friendly introduction combines<br />

both thematic and chronological approaches in exploring the pivotal role<br />

religion played in American history - and of its impact across a range of<br />

issues, from identity formation and politics, to race, gender, and class.<br />

• A comprehensive introduction to American religious history that<br />

successfully combines thematic and chronological approaches, aiding<br />

both teaching and learning<br />

• Brings together a stellar cast of experts to trace the development of<br />

theology, the political order, practice, and race, ethnicity, gender and<br />

class throughout America’s history<br />

• Accessibly structured in to four key eras: Exploration and Encounter<br />

(1492-1676); The Atlantic World (1676-1802); American Empire (1803-<br />

1898); and Global Reach (1898-present)<br />

• Investigates the role of religion in forming people’s identities,<br />

emotional experiences, social conflict, politics, and patriotism<br />

360 pages • April 2010<br />

978-1-4051-6137-4 • HB • £50.00 / €65.90 / US$89.85 / AUD$99.95<br />

978-1-4051-6138-1 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$39.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

The Reformation<br />

A Brief History<br />

Kenneth G. Appold<br />

Princeton Theological Seminary, USA<br />

The Reformation marked a decisive breaking<br />

point in both the history of Christianity and the<br />

nature of the medieval world. This brief history<br />

describes the new ways of thinking, believing<br />

and behaving that could no longer be integrated<br />

into the world-view of late-medieval Catholicism<br />

and precipitated a break with the established<br />

order. The book portrays the late-medieval context out of, and into<br />

which the Reformation arose, describes the radical ideas proposed by<br />

the Reformers, and outlines the long-term consequences brought about<br />

by these crucial develoments. Drawing on work in social and political<br />

history, historical anthropology, and in the history of theology, the work<br />

promises an engaging synthesis which will provide readers with an upto-date<br />

and comprehensive overview of an era of enduring significance.<br />

Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion<br />

256 pages • April <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4051-1749-4 • HB • £50.00 / €51.90 / US$79.95 / AUD$79.95<br />

978-1-4051-1750-0 • PB • £17.99 / €17.90 / US$29.95 / AUD$27.95<br />

New<br />

Protestants<br />

A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania<br />

1517–1740<br />

C. Scott Dixon<br />

Queen’s University, Belfast, UK<br />

Protestants: A History from Wittenberg<br />

to Pennsylvania 1517-1740 presents a<br />

comprehensive historiography of the rise,<br />

reception, and ongoing global influence of the<br />

branches of Christianity that emerged out of the<br />

Protestant Reformation. Offering more than a<br />

chronological recounting of historic events, renowned religious scholar<br />

C. Scott Dixon reveals the role of Protestantism as a creative force in<br />

history, and offers a startling new perspective on the complex strands<br />

of a sixteenth-century religious upheaval whose repercussions remain<br />

with us to the present day.<br />

280 pages • October 2010<br />

978-1-4051-5084-2 • HB • £70.00 / €89.90 / US$119.95 / AUD$140.00<br />

The European<br />

Reformations<br />

2nd Edition<br />

Carter Lindberg, Boston University, USA<br />

“Not only does Lindberg place the religious movements<br />

of the time in their political and, especially, social context,<br />

but his knowledge of the theological debates provides the<br />

reader with succinct, clear explanations of the theological<br />

substance that gave rise to the great variety of the ages<br />

reformations.”<br />

Timothy J. Wengert, The Lutheran Theological<br />

Seminary at Philadelphia<br />

Updated with the best of recent scholarship, while maintaining its<br />

hallmark features, the second edition of The European Reformations is<br />

an outstanding introduction to the sixteenth-century Reformations in<br />

Europe. New sections include coverage of the Catholic Reformation,<br />

the Counter-Reformation, and the Reformation in Britain. The book<br />

continues its tradition of presenting material in the most lively and<br />

accessible manner possible, and sets the origin of the Reformation<br />

in the context of late medieval social, economic and religious crises,<br />

carefully tracing its responses and trajectories through the different<br />

religious groups.<br />

472 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-80689 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$120.00<br />

978-1-4051-80672 • PB • £21.99 / €28.90 / US$52.95 / AUD$44.95<br />

The European<br />

Reformations<br />

Sourcebook<br />

Edited by Carter Lindberg<br />

Boston University, USA<br />

BESTSELLER<br />

BESTSELLER<br />

“ [It provides] a rich vein of material to be mined by those<br />

who are catching a glimpse of reformation thought for the<br />

first time…”<br />

Religious Studies Review<br />

328 pages • 1999<br />

978-0-631-21362-8 • PB • £20.99 / €26.90 / US$52.95 / AUD$42.95<br />

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Women and the Reformation<br />

Kirsi Stjerna<br />

Lutherian Theological Seminary, USA<br />

“This work should be viewed as a very welcome teaching<br />

resource: it provides novice undergraduate students of<br />

the early modern with the means to be informed about<br />

and inspired by the reformation, whilst offering ample<br />

resources for postgraduates to develop ideas.”<br />

Journal of Theological Studies<br />

Women and the Reformation gathers historical<br />

materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and<br />

accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders<br />

in the sixteenth century Protestant world. Examining individual stories<br />

from women of the times, this volume includes biographical sketches<br />

from figures as diverse as the ex-nun Katharina von Bora Luther and<br />

Queen Jeanne d’Albret, the prophetess Ursula Jost and the learned<br />

Olimpia Fulvia Morata. A website to accompany the book is available at<br />

www.blackwellpublishing.com/stjerna, featuring writings by the<br />

women included here.<br />

280 pages • 2008<br />

978-1-4051-1422-6 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90/ US$99.95 / AUD$120.00<br />

978-1-4051-1423-3 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90/ US$41.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

Reformation Thought<br />

An Introduction<br />

3rd Edition<br />

Alister E. McGrath<br />

BESTSELLER<br />

Ancient Greek Religion<br />

Historical Sources in Translation<br />

Edited by Emily Kearns<br />

University of Oxford, UK<br />

“Kearn’s superb sourcebook makes it possible…for<br />

students in a convenient, well-informed, and systematic<br />

way to engage directly with over 200 primary texts central<br />

to the study of Greek religion.”<br />

Jon D. Mikalson, University of Virginia<br />

Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History<br />

384 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-4927-3 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$0 / AUD$120.00<br />

978-1-4051-4928-0 • PB • £22.99 / €29.90 / US$44.95 / AUD$47.95<br />

Ancient Greek Religion<br />

2nd Edition<br />

BESTSELLER<br />

Jon D. Mikalson, University of Virginia, USA<br />

“A brilliant general synthesis covering the Greek world<br />

over the period of ‘classical’ Athens… [Mikalson’s] book<br />

is a model of how it should be done.”<br />

BBC History Magazine<br />

Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions<br />

256 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-8177-8 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$41.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

HISTORY OF <strong>RELIGION</strong><br />

344 pages • 2000<br />

978-0-631-21521-9 • PB • £22.99 / €29.90 / US$62.95 / AUD$47.95<br />

Ancient Egyptian Tombs<br />

The Culture of Life and Death<br />

Steven Snape<br />

University of Liverpool, UK<br />

This book explores the development of tombs<br />

as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and<br />

examines what tombs reveal about ancient<br />

Egyptian culture and Egyptians’ belief in the<br />

afterlife.<br />

Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions<br />

320 pages • January <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4051-2089-0 • HB • £70.00 / €89.90 / US$119.95 / AUD$140.00<br />

Religion of the Roman Republic<br />

Lora Holland<br />

University of North Carolina at Asheville, USA<br />

Religion of the Roman Republic presents the religion of the Romans in<br />

concrete terms, focusing on the religious culture of the Republic.<br />

Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions<br />

288 pages • October <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4051-1576-6 • HB • £55.00 / €65.90 / US$84.95 / AUD$99.95<br />

978-1-4051-1577-3 • PB • £17.99 / €20.90 / US$29.95 / AUD$32.95<br />

New<br />

Forthcoming<br />

A Companion to Greek Religion<br />

Edited by Daniel Ogden<br />

Series: Blackwell Companions to the<br />

Ancient World<br />

520 pages • 2007<br />

978-1-4051-2054-8 • HB (2007)<br />

£105.00 / €135.00 / US$184.95 / AUD$210.00<br />

978-1-4443-3417-3 • PB<br />

£29.99 / €36.00 / US$50.00 / AUD$59.95<br />

A Companion to<br />

Greek Mythology<br />

Edited by Ken Dowden &<br />

Niall Livingstone<br />

New<br />

Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient<br />

World<br />

640 pages • April <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4051-11782 • HB<br />

£110.00 / €142.00 / US$199.95 / AUD$220.00<br />

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RELIGIOUS ETHICS<br />

Understanding<br />

Religious Ethics<br />

Charles Mathewes<br />

University of Virginia, USA<br />

Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

“This splendid volume from a distinguished scholar and<br />

teacher is the best available general introduction to<br />

comparative religious ethics…”<br />

Eric Gregory, Princeton University<br />

This accessible introduction to religious<br />

ethics focuses on the major forms of ethical reasoning encompassing<br />

the three “Abrahamic” religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It<br />

examines the ethical dimensions of these faiths, both individually and<br />

comparatively, by exploring how and what they think about a series of<br />

important issues such as friendship, marriage, homosexuality, lying,<br />

forgiveness and its limits, the death penalty, the environment, warfare,<br />

and the meaning of work, career, and vocation. In doing all of this, the<br />

book offers insight both into these particular traditions and into the<br />

common moral challenges confronting all people today.<br />

280 pages • March 2010<br />

978-1-4051-3351-7 • HB • £55.00 / €67.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$110.00<br />

978-1-4051-3352-4 • PB • £22.99 / €27.90 / US$39.95 / AUD$47.95<br />

Introducing<br />

Christian Ethics<br />

Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

Samuel Wells & Ben Quash<br />

Duke University, USA; King’s College, London, UK<br />

“Wells’ and Quash’s typology of ethics (universal,<br />

subversive, and ecclesial) is a stroke of genius and a<br />

genuine contribution to the field.”<br />

Dan Bell, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary<br />

Written by two well-known theologians, the<br />

book encompasses Christian ethics in its entirety, but also offers a new<br />

way of viewing this subject. Wells and Quash approach it from three<br />

perspectives: universal (ethics for anyone); subversive (ethics for the<br />

excluded); and ecclesial (ethics for the church). In doing so, they are<br />

able to highlight the sharp distinctions between ethical approaches that<br />

are sometimes perceived as antagonistic, whilst providing a balance<br />

between description, analysis, and critique. The text may be used<br />

independently, or alongside a companion volume of readings, Christian<br />

Ethics: An Introductory Reader.<br />

400 pages • February 2010<br />

978-1-4051-5277-8 • HB • £55.00 / €69.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$110.00<br />

978-1-4051-5276-1 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$44.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

Comparative<br />

Religious Ethics<br />

A Narrative Approach to Global Ethics<br />

2nd Edition<br />

Darrell J. Fasching, Dell Dechant &<br />

David Lantigua<br />

University of South Florida, USA; University of<br />

South Florida, USA; University of Notre Dame, USA<br />

The new edition of this popular textbook has been<br />

thoroughly revised and updated to reflect recent global developments. The<br />

book retains the unique and compelling narrative-style approach which has<br />

proved so successful with students; reflecting the ways in which ancient<br />

stories from diverse religions, such as the Bhagavad Gita and the lives of<br />

Jesus and Buddha, have been used to project an ethical framework and<br />

provide ethical orientation in the modern world.<br />

New to this edition are discussions of globalization and its influence on<br />

cross-cultural and comparative ethics, economic dimensions to ethics,<br />

Gandhian traditions, and global ethics in an age of terrorism. The book<br />

also considers Chinese influences on Thich Nhat Hanhs Zen Buddhism,<br />

and Augustine’s Confessions. Greater in-depth discussions are included<br />

on Asian religions, quest narratives, and the religious and philosophical<br />

approach to ethics in the West.<br />

396 pages • April <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4443-3133-2 • PB • £21.99 / €27.90 / US$44.95 / AUD$47.95<br />

First edition (2000):<br />

978-0-631-20125-0 •PB •£24.99 / €32.90 / US$59.95 / AUD$49.95<br />

Virtue and Vice, Moral and Epistemic<br />

Edited by Heather Battaly<br />

Series: Metaphilosophy<br />

256 pages • October 2010<br />

978-1-4443-3562-0 • PB<br />

£19.99 / €24.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

New<br />

EDITION<br />

Christian Ethics<br />

An Introductory Reader<br />

Edited by Samuel Wells<br />

Duke University, USA<br />

“Clear, sharply focused and precisely what is needed.<br />

This book is enlightening and potentially transformative...<br />

offers a rich, deep and accessible way of practicing<br />

ethics.”<br />

John Swinton, University of Aberdeen<br />

Christian Ethics: An Introductory Reader<br />

represents the entire canon of Christian ethics, including first-hand<br />

accounts from major figures in the theological and ecclesial tradition.<br />

Readers are introduced to foundational figures such as Augustine,<br />

Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, and Barth; as well as contemporary theorists<br />

including Paul Ramsey, Jürgen Moltmann, Stanley Hauerwas, Oliver<br />

ODonovan, and Wendell Berry. The notable figures of Ghandi and Martin<br />

Luther King, are also discussed.<br />

Use independently or alongside Introducing Christian Ethics to give<br />

students a fascinating insight into the evolution of Christian ethical thought.<br />

360 pages • April 2010<br />

978-1-4051-6886-1 • HB • £55.00 / €69.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$110.00<br />

978-1-4051-6887-8 • PB • £19.99 / €24.90 / US$49.95 / AUD$39.95<br />

God and Morality<br />

A Philosophical History<br />

John E. Hare<br />

320 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-9598-0 • PB<br />

£18.99 / €24.90 / US$31.95 / AUD$37.95<br />

Key<br />

TEXTBOOK<br />

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Social Ethics in<br />

the Making<br />

Interpreting an American Tradition<br />

Gary Dorrien<br />

Union Theological Seminary, USA<br />

Winner of the 2009 Choice Outstanding Academic<br />

Title Award<br />

In the early 1880s, proponents of what came to<br />

be called the social gospel founded what is now<br />

known as social ethics. This ambitious book describes the founding<br />

and development of social ethics as a discourse in the realms of the<br />

academy, church, and general public.<br />

Dorrien analyzes the three major traditions of social ethics,<br />

explains their revisions and offshoots, interprets evangelical and<br />

neoconservative alternatives, and delineates the various confessional<br />

and cultural standpoints from which religious thinkers have construed<br />

the social meaning of Christianity. Dorrien brings together prominent<br />

academic voices and important exponents of social Christianity,<br />

including pastors, movement activists, and self-styled public<br />

intellectuals. Engagingly written by one of the field’s leading figures,<br />

this book is set to become the definitive reference guide to the history<br />

and development of social ethics.<br />

752 pages • October 2010<br />

978-1-4051-8687-2 • HB (2008) • £85.00 / €112.00 / US$157.95 / AUD$170.00<br />

978-1-4443-3730-3 • PB • £24.99 / €29.90 / US$44.95 / AUD$49.95<br />

Christian Ethics<br />

A Brief History<br />

Michael Banner<br />

Trinity College, Cambridge, UK<br />

BESTSELLER<br />

Now in<br />

PAPERBACK<br />

Winner of the 2009 Choice Outstanding Academic<br />

Title Award<br />

“For a book so short, it is disproportionately powerful, and<br />

far from being an idiot’s guide it has its own distinctive<br />

voice and case to offer. “<br />

Regent’s Reviews<br />

Moral Struggle and<br />

New<br />

Religious Ethics<br />

On the Person as Classic in Comparative<br />

Theological Contexts<br />

David A. Clairmont<br />

University of Notre Dame, USA<br />

Moral Struggle and Religious Ethics examines<br />

the need that drives us from the comforts<br />

of our own religious traditions to learn about<br />

those that are unknown and even irreconcilably<br />

different. It takes as its theme a problem common throughout religions:<br />

that religious people do not always behave morally.<br />

Clairmont presents a fresh approach in his discussion of the challenges<br />

involved in living a moral life by offering an in-depth reading of the<br />

work of the two important religious figures: Bonaventure, a thirteenth<br />

century Roman Catholic priest and teacher in the Franciscan order,<br />

and Buddhaghosa, a fifth-century Theravada Buddhist monk. These<br />

two men offer crucial insights into the development of moral thinking<br />

in Christianity and Buddhism respectively. Clairmont’s comparison is<br />

centered on the struggle of both men to make sense of human moral<br />

weakness and their moral reflections on appropriate interaction with<br />

the world around them.<br />

272 pages • March <strong>2011</strong><br />

978-1-4443-3682-5 • HB • £70.00 / €89.90 / US$119.95 / AUD$<br />

An Introduction to Evolutionary<br />

Ethics<br />

Scott M. James<br />

University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA<br />

“In recent years evolutionary ethics has burgeoned in<br />

fascinating but sometimes confusing ways. James’<br />

judicious treatment of the field is well written, well<br />

organized, and well balanced. There is no better<br />

introductory text covering this ground.”<br />

Richard Joyce, University of Sydney<br />

Written in an engaging and accessible style, James presents an exciting<br />

study of the most up-to-date research and current issues being debated<br />

across both psychology and philosophy.<br />

RELIGIOUS ETHICS<br />

From questions about the status of early Christians who renounced their<br />

religion under Roman torture, through to current debates about euthanasia,<br />

Christianity has always had to grapple with complex moral problems. This<br />

book steers readers through these issues, providing a clear and decisive<br />

history of the main figures and texts in Christian ethics.<br />

Engaging with key figures such as Augustine, Benedict, Aquinas, Luther<br />

and Barth, it draws attention to the ways in which particular historical<br />

situations have unearthed different ethical dilemmas, and considers<br />

the contribution that Christian ethics can make to contemporary moral<br />

debates.<br />

Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion<br />

160 pages • 2009<br />

978-1-4051-1517-9 • HB • £50.00 / €65.90 / US$83.95 / AUD$99.95<br />

978-1-4051-1518-6 • PB • £14.99 / €19.90 / US$23.95 / AUD$29.95<br />

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PHILOSOPHY OF <strong>RELIGION</strong><br />

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The Secular Outlook<br />

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Paul Cliteur<br />

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Eric Reitan, Oklahoma State University, USA<br />

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