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Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Survey Constantine R. Campbell and Jonathan T. Pennington READING CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE

This survey textbook presents the New Testament and major New Testament topics effectively for contemporary evangelical undergraduates. It features full-color illustrations and offers a full array of pedagogical aids: photographs, sidebars, maps, time lines, charts, glossary, and discussion questions. Chapters can be assigned in any order, making this an ideal textbook for one-semester courses at evangelical schools. It is the first volume in a new series that will cover the Old and New Testaments.

ENDORSEMENTS “Precious few texts succeed where this one excels— winsomely equipping beginning students of the New Testament with enough resources to understand and respond to its message without burying them with information. It will quickly become a standard choice for both novice and veteran educators. I enthusiastically recommend it!”—Jonathan Lunde, Biola University

“I look forward to assigning the book and reaping the fruit course help for professors and study aids for students of Campbell and Pennington’s labor.”—Kelly D. Liebengood, LeTourneau University Constantine R. Campbell (PhD, Macquarie “A lovely book that will serve beginning readers of the New University) is senior vice president of global Testament very well.”—Steve Walton, Trinity College, Bristol content and Bible teaching at Our Daily Bread. I He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, “This should be used in every classroom.”—Matthew Y. including Paul and Union with Christ, winner of a November 2020 Emerson, Oklahoma Baptist University 2014 Christianity Today Book Award. 432 pp. • cloth • $54.99 “An excellent textbook. This book will help our students read 978-0-8010-9792-8 Jonathan T. Pennington (PhD, University of and interpret well.”—Madison N. Pierce, Trinity Evangelical New Testament Survey St. Andrews) is associate professor of New Divinity School a ebook available Testament interpretation and director of “Highly recommended.”—Darian Lockett, Talbot School of research doctoral studies at Southern Baptist Theology, Biola University Theological Seminary. He is on staff as a “I cannot wait to introduce this valuable resource to students.” preaching pastor at Sojourn East Church in —Brandon D. Smith, Cedarville University Louisville, Kentucky, and has written numerous books, including The Sermon on the TEXTBOOK ESOURCES Mount and Human Flourishing. Ancillary eSources have been created for professors and students for Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture. These eSources include: • Videos • Exams • Quizzes • Discussion questions • Student flashcards • Sample syllabi You can access these free resources at bakeracademic.com.

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The Ministry of Women in the New Testament Reclaiming the Biblical Vision for Church Leadership Dorothy A. Lee

In this book, Dorothy Lee considers evidence from the New Testament and early church to show that women’s ministry is confirmed by the biblical witness. Her comprehensive examination explores the roles women play in the Gospels and the Pauline corpus, with a particular focus on passages that have been used in the past to limit women’s ministry. Lee argues that women in the New Testament are not only valued as disciples but also given leadership roles, which has implications for the contemporary church. In addition, she points to evidence from early church history that reveals women’s participation in ministry and outlines key theological arguments for women as full and equal partners with men in the life of the church. The Ministry of Women in the New Testament will be a valuable resource for professors, students, and scholars of the New Testa- ment, ministry, and women’s studies.

CONTENTS Introduction Dorothy A. Lee (PhD, University of Sydney) is the Stewart Research Professor of New Tes- PART 1: WOMEN’S MINISTRY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT I tament at Trinity College, University of Divinity, 1. Gospels of Matthew and Mark and is an Anglican priest in the Diocese of 2. Writings of Luke: Gospel February 2021 Melbourne. She is the author of numerous 3. Writings of Luke: Acts of the Apostles 256 pp. • paper • $24.99 books, including Flesh and Glory: Symbol, 4. John’s Gospel 5. Paul’s Letters: Historical and Thematic Issues 978-1-5409-6308-6 Gender, and Theology in the Gospel of John; 6. Paul’s Letters: Key Texts New Testament The Gospels Speak; and A Friendly Guide to 7. Later New Testament Writings a ebook available Matthew’s Gospel. PART 2: WOMEN’S MINISTRY IN THE TRADITION 8. History and Texts 9. Theology Conclusion Indexes

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PAUL AND CHRISTIAN GENDER WOMEN IN Reclaiming the Apostle’s THE PATRISTIC Vision for Men and WORLD Women in Christ Their Influence, Cynthia Long Authority, and Legacy Westfall in the Second through Fifth Centuries 368 pp. • paper • $36.99 Lynn H. Cohick and 978-0-8010-9794-2 Amy Brown Hughes ebook available 336 pp. • paper • $35.00 978-0-8010-3955-3 ebook available

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Elements of Biblical Exegesis A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers, 3rd ed. Michael J. Gorman

This third edition of Michael Gorman’s widely used and trusted textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect developments in the academy and the classroom over the past decade. The new edition explains recent developments in theological interpretation and explores missional and non-Western readings of the biblical text. Adaptable for students in various settings, it includes clear explanations, practical hints, suggested exercises, and sample papers.

ENDORSEMENT “For a textbook to be widely used after almost twenty years is extraordinary, but in this case I am not surprised at the success of Elements of Biblical Exegesis. I have recommended and assigned earlier editions countless times for my biblical methods courses. I have quoted from Elements in some of my published work. And I return to it personally time and again for my own refreshers. Simply put: this is the best introduction to biblical interpretation for students and pastors, and its third update will insure its continued availability and use.”—Nijay K. Gupta, Northern Seminary

CONTENTS Michael J. Gorman (PhD, Princeton Theo- logical Seminary) is the Raymond E. Brown Introduction to the Third Edition Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at I Introduction to the Revised and Expanded Edition (2009) Introduction to the First Edition (2001) St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore. He is the author or editor of numerous books, November 2020 PART 1: ORIENTATION including Participating in Christ and Scripture 336 pp. • paper • $27.99 1. The Task and Its Interpretation. 978-1-5409-6031-3 2. The Text Hermeneutics/Exegesis PART 2: THE ELEMENTS a ebook available 3. First Element: Survey 4. Second Element: Contextual Analysis 5. Third Element: Formal Analysis 6. Fourth Element: Detailed Analysis 7. Fifth Element: Synthesis 8. Sixth Element: Reflection—Theological Interpretation 9. Seventh Element: Expansion and Refinement PART 3: HINTS AND RESOURCES 10. Exegesis and the Exegete 11. Resources for Exegesis ALSO BY THE AUTHOR Appendix A: Tables of Exegetical Methods PARTICIPATING SCRIPTURE Appendix B: Practical Guidelines for Writing a Research Exegesis Paper IN CHRIST AND ITS INTER- PRETATION Appendix C: Sample Exegesis Papers and Sample Exegetical Summary Explorations in Paul’s Theology and A Global, Ecumenical Appendix D: Selected Internet Resources for Biblical Studies Spirituality Introduction to the Bible Index Michael J. Gorman Michael J. 320 pp. • paper • $30.00 Gorman, ed. 978-1-5409-6036-8 464 pp. • cloth • $37.99 ebook available 978-0-8010-9839-0 ebook available

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The God of the Old Testament Encountering the Divine in Christian Scripture R. W. L. Moberly

Old Testament theologian Walter Moberly is known for his creative, accessible, and provocative writing. This book, written in a similar vein as his well-received Old Testament Theology, combines biblical criticism with constructive theology and engages both Jewish and Christian interpretations. It demonstrates how to read the Old Testament in ways that are academically rigorous and that also contribute to its use in contemporary Christian thought and practice. Moberly offers robust readings of eight pivotal Old Testament passages that unpack the nature of God in Christian Scripture. These passages form some of the basic “grammar” of the Bible’s portrayal of God and humanity. Suitable as a supplementary text for Old Testament theology and interpretation courses, this book presents a Christian approach to reading the Old Testament that holds together the priorities of both scholarship and faith.

ENDORSEMENTS “There simply is no better close reader than Walter Moberly. In any generation there may be no more than a few scholars of R. W. L. Moberly (PhD, University of Cambridge) his caliber, and it is largely due to them that Israel’s Scriptures is professor of theology and biblical interpre- remain at the center of the church’s life.”—Ellen F. Davis, Duke I tation at Durham University, where he has Divinity School taught for more than thirty years. He is the “Sheds precious light on what is perhaps the most important November 2020 author of numerous books, including Old Tes- subject in the study of the Scriptures—the nature of the God 304 pp. • cloth • $34.99 tament Theology, The Bible in a Disenchanted to whom they testify. I recommend the book highly.”—Jon D. 978-1-5409-6299-7 Age, The Theology of the Book of Genesis, Levenson, Harvard University Biblical Theology, Old and Prophecy and Discernment. He is also an “Moberly is one of the most gifted theological interpreters of Testament ordained priest in the Church of England. the Old Testament in our day. Whether or not one agrees with all a ebook available of the points made therein, the process of following Moberly on his journey will certainly be a pedagogical boon for the reader.” —Gary Anderson, Notre Dame

CONTENTS Introduction 1. The Wise God: The Depths of Creation in Proverbs 8 2. The Mysterious God: The Voice from the Fire in Exodus 3 3. The Just God: The Nature of Deity in Psalm 82 ALSO BY THE AUTHOR 4. The Inscrutable God: Divine Differentials and Human Choosing in Genesis 4 5. The Only God: Surprising Universality and Particularity in 2 Kings 5 OLD THE BIBLE IN TESTAMENT A DISEN- 6. The Trustworthy God: Assurance and Warning in Psalm 46, Jeremiah 7, THEOLOGY CHANTED AGE and Micah 3 Reading the Hebrew The Enduring Possibil- Bible as Christian ity of Christian Faith Epilogue Scripture R. W. L. Moberly Indexes R. W. L. Moberly 234 pp. • paper • $22.00 348 pp. • paper • $32.00 978-0-8010-9976-2 978-0-8010-9772-0 ebook available ebook available

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An Unconventional God The Spirit according to Jesus Jack Levison

Jack Levison offers a fresh take on the Holy Spirit through a careful reading of every reference to the Spirit in the Gospels. Viewed through the lens of Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection, the Spirit shows up at odd times and in odd teachings—in desert sojourns, a strange saying about scorpions and snakes, and puzzling sayings about birth from above and springs from below. The Gospels disclose an alien world of the Spirit, a world that mystifies, challenges, and invigorates. Grounded in scholarship, yet accessible and inviting, this companion volume to Levison’s A Boundless God analyzes key aspects of Jesus’s experience of the Holy Spirit, offering nuggets of insight on every page.

ENDORSEMENTS “Written in a popular and engaging style, Levison’s latest book is marked by independent judgment and disciplined imagination. Pastors will discover sermonic possibilities at every turn, and the learned will find themselves pondering new readings and innovative proposals.”—Dale C. Allison Jr., Princeton Theological Seminary Jack Levison (PhD, Duke University) is W. J. A. “Whatever Jack Levison writes about the Spirit is worth Power Professor of Old Testament Interpreta- reading. When he now takes us through the familiar territory of tion and Biblical Hebrew at Perkins School of I the story of Jesus, alerting us to Spirit-filled dimensions we have Theology, Southern Methodist University. He missed before, our eyes are opened, our minds glimpse fresh is the author or editor of numerous books, in- September 2020 truth, and our hearts are once more set on fire.”—N. T. Wright, cluding A Boundless God, Filled with the Spirit, 240 pp. • paper • $24.99 former Bishop of Durham; St. Andrews and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Fresh Air: The Holy Spirit for an Inspired 978-1-5409-6119-8 Life. He has also been a featured blogger for Gospels/Acts, Jesus “Those who think that there is nothing new to learn about HuffPost. Studies, Pneumatology the Holy Spirit should read An Unconventional God.”—Marianne a ebook available Meye Thompson, Fuller Theological Seminary “In this elegant and convicting exposition of the Spirit’s role in the canonical Gospels, Levison shows us that the Holy Spirit portrayed in them is one who drives Jesus into the wilderness and who may drive us there also. The good news, in Levison’s telling, is a promise not of easy deliverance from our trials but of divine presence to accompany us through the hard places.”—Susan R. Garrett, Louisville Seminary “This book will replace the standard studies of Spirit in the ALSO BY THE AUTHOR Gospels.”—Scot McKnight, Northern Seminary A BOUNDLESS GOD The Spirit according to the Old Testament Jack Levison 208 pp. • paper • $21.99 978-1-5409-6118-1 ebook available “A remarkable and subtle contribution to biblical theology.”—John J. Collins, Yale Divinity School

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God’s Messiah in the Old Testament Expectations of a Coming King Andrew T. Abernethy and Gregory Goswell

Christians who open the Old Testament expecting to find promises of a royal Messiah on every page often end up perplexed. Where is the Messiah and how does he fit within the wider vision of the Old Testament and its books? This volume offers a fresh, comprehensive treatment of the Messiah theme throughout the entire Old Testament and examines its relevance for New Testament interpretation. The authors explore what the Old Testament actually says about the Messiah, divine kingship, and the kingdom of God. They also offer a nuanced understanding of how New Testament authors make use of Old Testament messianic texts in explaining who Jesus is and what he came to do. The result is a multifaceted, panoramic view of God’s intention to involve a royal Messiah in the establishment of his kingdom.

ENDORSEMENTS “Students and pastors alike will find this book to be a treasure trove of deep knowledge and powerful reflection.”—Beth M. Stovell, Ambrose University Andrew T. Abernethy (PhD, Trinity Evangelical “This book will be essential for anyone interested in messi- Divinity School) is associate professor of Old anic hope in Scripture.”—David G. Firth, Trinity College Bristol I Testament and degree coordinator of the MA in Biblical Exegesis at Wheaton College. He CONTENTS November 2020 has written or edited several books, including Introduction 304 pp. • paper • $29.99 The Book of Isaiah and God’s Kingdom. 1. The Seed, the Star, and the Template in the Pentateuch 978-0-8010-9975-5 2. The Need for a King in Judges Gregory Goswell (PhD, University of Sydney) Biblical Theology, Old 3. The Book of Ruth and the House of David is academic dean and lecturer in Old Tes- Testament 4. The Heart of Kingship in 1–2 Samuel tament at Christ College, Sydney, Australia. a ebook available 5. Failure and the Royal Ideal in 1–2 Kings He is the author of Unceasing Kindness: A 6. Royal Messianic Expectations in Isaiah Biblical Theology of Ruth and a commentary 7. The Death and Rebirth of Kingship in Jeremiah on Ezra-Nehemiah. 8. The Prince Forecast in Ezekiel 9. Kingship for a United Nation in Hosea 10. David’s Booth in Amos 11. Davidic Rule in Micah 12. The Sprout, the Divine Shepherd, and the Messenger in Zechariah and Malachi 13. The Portrait of David in the Psalter ALSO OF INTEREST 14. Where Is David in the Book of Daniel? 15. Kingship and the Temple in 1–2 Chronicles CHRISTIAN OLD TESTA- DOCTRINE MENT LAW FOR 16. Looking Forward to the New Testament AND THE OLD CHRISTIANS Conclusion TESTAMENT Original Context and Indexes Theology in the Service Enduring Application of Biblical Exegesis Roy E. Gane Gary A. Anderson 464 pp. • paper • $38.00 240 pp. • cloth • $33.00 978-0-8010-4904-0 978-0-8010-9825-3 ebook available ebook available

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Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism Message, Context, and Significance Daniel M. Gurtner Foreword by Loren T. Stuckenbruck

This book introduces readers to a much-neglected and misun- derstood assortment of Jewish writings from around the time of the New Testament. Dispelling mistaken notions of “falsely attributed writings” that are commonly inferred from the desig- nation “pseudepigrapha,” Daniel Gurtner demonstrates the rich indebtedness these works exhibit to the traditions and scriptures of Israel’s past. In surveying many of the most important works, Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism shows how the pseudepigrapha are best appreciated in their own varied contexts rather than as mere “background” to early Christianity or emerging rabbinic Judaism.

FROM THE FOREWORD “Gurtner has selected for discussion some of the most influential Jewish pseudepigrapha. By offering fresh overviews and mature introductions to each, he draws on recent research and makes them accessible to contemporary readers. This book holds the door open to anyone interested in scripture interpretation and Daniel M. Gurtner (PhD, University of seeks to let the claims of pseudepigrapha speak for themselves. St. Andrews) has written extensively on Second After all, today, as in the past, they invite theological as well as Temple Judaism, notably Second Baruch: I historical and literary engagement.”—Loren T. Stuckenbruck A Critical Edition of the Syriac Text and the award-winning T&T Clark Encyclopedia of November 2020 ENDORSEMENTS Second Temple Judaism (edited with Loren T. 480 pp. • cloth • $49.99 “Since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls it has become Stuckenbruck). His primary research interests 978-0-8010-4987-3 clear that pseudepigrapha are critical for understanding ancient lie in the Gospels and their interface with the New Testament Back- Judaism and Christianity. Gurtner provides a much-needed new Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism. grounds/Historical introduction to these writings, deftly synthesizing cutting-edge He is currently writing the Word Biblical Studies/Archaeology, specialist research into an engaging and accessible book brim- Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. Old Testament Back- ming with insights that will challenge and delight. The result grounds/Historical is a perfect resource for teaching as well as an ideal entry point Studies/Archaeology for readers interested in learning more about these fascinating a ebook available but neglected writings.”—Annette Yoshiko Reed, New York University “A comprehensive, well-informed, and up-to-date introduction. This is a very helpful reference work, both for those who ALSO OF INTEREST are new to this field and for those who have already engaged with this fascinating body of literature.”—Richard Bauckham, INTRODUCING ANCIENT THE APOCRY- TEXTS FOR University of St. Andrews (emeritus) PHA NEW TESTA- Message, Context, and MENT STUDIES “This is an important new book that integrates new research Significance, 2nd ed. A Guide to the Back- and new findings with commentaries and introductions to these David A. deSilva ground Literature texts.”—Hindy Najman, Oriel College, Oxford University 528 pp. • paper • $43.00 Craig A. Evans 978-0-8010-9741-6 576 pp. • paper • $45.00 “This is now perhaps the premier point of entry into these ebook available 978-0-8010-4842-5 writings, which might otherwise seem inaccessible.”—David A. deSilva, Ashland Theological Seminary

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Ephesians Michael Allen BRAZOS THEOLOGICAL COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLE R. R. Reno, general editor; †Robert W. Jenson, Robert Louis Wilken, Ephraim Radner, Michael Root, and George Sumner, series editors

“Here is a gift to the church—the richest example of theological commentary on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians that we now have, from one of our finest contemporary theologians. Drawing on the Reformed exegetical and theological vision of John Webster, Michael Allen here presents the fruit of his patient listening to the apostolic witness, and it is nourishing fruit indeed.” —Wesley Hill, Trinity School for Ministry “Ephesians by Michael Allen is a model of theological commentary. Without ever overlooking historical and contextual information about the letter, Allen’s ear is principally tuned to the good news proclaimed by Ephesians. My highest praise is a personal report: having read this commentary, I immediately read the letter to the Ephesians.”—Jonathan A. Linebaugh, University of Cambridge and Jesus College

Michael Allen (PhD, Wheaton College) is John Dyer Trimble Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Justifi- November 2020 Commentaries, Pauline cation and the Gospel, Reformed Catholicity (coauthored with Scott R. 208 pp. • cloth • $32.00 Studies, Theological Swain), Sanctification, Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics, and Christian Q (maximum discount 40%) Interpretation Dogmatics (coedited with Scott R. Swain). 978-1-58743-096-1 a ebook available

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From Christ to Christianity How the Jesus Movement Became the Church in Less Than a Century James R. Edwards

How did the movement founded by Jesus transform more in the first seventy-five years after his death than it has in the two thousand years since? From Christ to Christianity offers an informative and understand- able summary of the development of Christianity in the New Testament and post-Apostolic eras. James Edwards tells the story of how the Christian movement—which began as relatively infor- mal, rural, Hebrew and Aramaic speaking, and closely anchored to the Jewish synagogue—became primarily urban, Greek speaking, and gentile within the first Christian generation, spreading through the Greco-Roman world with a mission agenda and church organization distinct from its roots in Jewish Galilee. This book not only demonstrates how, by the early second century, the church attained the characteristic qualities to become the Christian church as we generally know it today but also shows how the witness of the early church can encourage today’s church. It also includes several maps.

CONTENTS James R. Edwards (PhD, Fuller Theological Introduction: Two Profiles of One Reality Seminary) is Bruner-Welch Professor Emeritus 1. From Rural to Urban of Theology at Whitworth University and is a I 2. From Jerusalem to Rome Presbyterian minister. He taught Bible and reli- 3. From Jerusalem to the East and South gion classes for more than three decades and April 2021 4. From Hebrew to Greek has written or edited numerous books, includ- 304 pp. • paper • $27.99 5. From Jesus Movement to Gentile Mission ing the Christianity Today Book Award winner 978-1-5409-6140-2 6. From Jesus Movement to Roman Persecution Is Jesus the Only Savior? and commentaries New Testament, 7. From Torah to Kerygma on Mark and Romans. Church History, 8. From Synagogue to Church Patristics 9. From Jewish to Christian Ethos a ebook available 10. From Passover to Eucharist 11. From Apostles to Bishops 12. From Sabbath to Sunday 13. From “Way” to Christian 14. From Scroll to Codex Conclusion: New Wine in New Wineskins Indexes

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THE PATIENT QUEST FOR FERMENT OF THE HISTORI- THE EARLY CAL APOSTLES CHURCH Tracing Their Lives The Improbable Rise and Legacies of Christianity in the W. Brian Shelton Roman Empire 328 pp. • paper • $32.00 Alan Kreider 978-0-8010-9855-0 336 pp. • paper • $29.99 ebook available 978-0-8010-4849-4 ebook available

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Linguistics and New Testament Greek Key Issues in the Current Debate David Alan Black and Benjamin L. Merkle, editors

Students often feel burdened by the sheer volume and techni- cality of books written in the field of linguistics in relation to the New Testament. This accessibly written work offers students the most current discussion of the major issues in Greek and linguistics by leading authorities in the field. Each chapter provides an overview of a key topic. Featuring an all-star lineup of New Testament Greek scholars, this book examines the latest advancements in New Testament Greek linguistics, making it an ideal intermediate supplemental Greek textbook.

ENDORSEMENTS “Linguistics and biblical exegesis often seem like estranged family members. The essays in this volume give readers a snap- shot of some of the discussions taking place in linguistics, and it is instructive to see where the contributors agree and where they dissent. Virtually all the authors explain the relevance of their contribution for biblical studies, and I hope this book will be David Alan Black (DTheol, University of Basel) one step forward in restoring the relationship between linguistics is senior professor of New Testament and and exegesis.”—Thomas R. Schreiner, Southern Baptist Theo- I Greek and Dr. M. O. Owens Jr. Chair of New logical Seminary Testament Studies at Southeastern Baptist “Linguistics and New Testament Greek offers essays by October 2020 Theological Seminary. He is the author of scholars who are actively engaged in current linguistic and 240 pp. • paper • $29.99 numerous books. New Testament scholarship. These essays survey the issues 978-1-5409-6106-8 Benjamin L. Merkle (PhD, Southern Baptist and debates in clear and accessible language that will help Greek Theological Seminary) is professor of New the nonspecialist as well as those who are already reasonably a ebook available Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist familiar with some of these issues. This volume goes a long way Theological Seminary. He has written several toward building a solid bridge between linguistic advances and books, including Greek for Life and Exegetical the study of New Testament Greek.”—Dana M. Harris, Trinity Gems from Biblical Greek. Evangelical Divinity School CONTENTS Preface: Where Did We Come From? David Alan Black 1. Linguistic Schools Stanley E. Porter 2. Aspect and Tense in New Testament Greek Constantine R. Campbell 3. The Greek Perfect Tense-Form Michael G. Aubrey ALSO OF INTEREST 4. The Greek Middle Voice Jonathan T. Pennington 5. Discourse Analysis Stephen H. Levinsohn READING EXEGETICAL KOINE GREEK GEMS FROM 6. Interpreting Constituent Order in Koine Greek Steven E. Runge An Introduction and BIBLICAL 7. Living Language Approaches T. Michael W. Halcomb Integrated Workbook GREEK 8. The Role of Pronunciation in New Testament Greek Studies Randall Buth Rodney J. Decker A Refreshing Guide to Grammar and Inter- 9. Electronic Tools and New Testament Greek Thomas W. Hudgins 704 pp. • cloth • $54.99 pretation 10. An Ideal Beginning Greek Grammar? Robert L. Plummer 978-0-8010-3928-7 Benjamin L. Merkle ebook available 11. Biblical Exegesis and Linguistics Nicholas J. Ellis 192 pp. • paper • $19.99 Postscript: Where Do We Go from Here? Benjamin L. Merkle 978-0-8010-9877-2 ebook available Glossary Indexes

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Perspectives on Paul Five Views Scot McKnight and B. J. Oropeza, editors Afterword by Dennis Edwards

This five-views work brings together an all-star lineup of Pauline scholars to offer a constructive, interdenominational, up-to-date conversation on key issues of Pauline theology. Scot McKnight and B. J. Oropeza begin with an informative recent history of biblical interpretation related to the perspectives on Paul. Leading proponents of each view then set forth their posi- tions and respond to each of the other views. They discuss how to interpret Paul’s writings and theology, especially the apostle’s view of salvation. The book concludes with an assessment of the perspectives from a pastoral point of view by Dennis Edwards.

ENDORSEMENTS “Three Protestant Pauls, a Catholic Paul, and a Jewish Paul all walk into one volume—and collegial colloquy ensues. The scholars assembled here communicate the key issues, arguments, and interpretations that currently shape our highly charged moment in Pauline studies. An energetic contribution to important developing conversations.”—Paula Fredriksen, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem Scot McKnight (PhD, University of Nottingham) is professor of New Testament at Northern “To have a summary of scholarship on Pauline theology is Seminary. He is the author, coauthor, or editor I good. To have the experts speak for themselves is better. But to of more than seventy-five books. have back-and-forth conversation among experts, such as we October 2020 find inPerspectives on Paul, is a gift. If you find yourself confused B. J. Oropeza (PhD, Durham University) is 304 pp. • paper • $29.99 or behind on the study of Paul, look no further.”—Nijay K. professor in the department of biblical and 978-1-5409-6075-7 Gupta, Northern Seminary religious studies at Azusa Pacific University. Pauline Studies His many works include Exploring Second “McKnight and Oropeza have provided a much needed and a ebook available Corinthians, Exploring Intertextuality, and highly accessible summary of the way E. P. Sanders’s Paul and articles in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Palestinian Judaism has impacted Pauline scholarship in the last Interpretation and The Oxford Encyclopedia of forty years. This volume, with five different approaches to read- the Bible and Theology. ing Paul, offers a one-stop shop for those desiring to understand the dominant perspectives in conversation with other prominent and influential voices.”—Jeanette Hagen Pifer, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University

CONTRIBUTORS John M. G. Barclay ALSO OF INTEREST

A. Andrew Das THE APOSTLE LIVING IN PAUL AND THE UNION WITH James D. G. Dunn CHRISTIAN LIFE CHRIST Ethical and Missional Paul’s Gospel and Brant Pitre Implications of the Christian Moral New Perspective Identity Magnus Zetterholm Scot McKnight Grant Macaskill and Joseph B. 176 pp. • cloth • $24.99 Modica, eds. 978-1-5409-6124-2 224 pp. • paper • $28.00 ebook available 978-0-8010-4976-7

Request your free exam copies at bit.ly/examcopy2020 11 BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION Commentary on the New Testament, 2 vols. Robert H. Gundry

NOW IN PAPER In this two-volume commentary, Robert Gundry focuses on what is most useful for preaching, teaching, and individual study in each book of the New Testament. Volume 1 covers Matthew through Acts, and volume 2 covers Romans through Revelation.

ENDORSEMENTS “The guidance provided is judicious in its choices of what to comment on and skilled in its presentation of the key ideas.”—Darrell Bock, Dallas Theo- logical Seminary “A rare accomplishment.”—Karen H. Jobes, Wheaton College and Grad- uate School (emerita) “This is the fruit of a lifetime of close, intense attention to the text of the Greek New Testament.”—Dale C. Allison Jr., Princeton Theological Seminary “Belongs in every library and study.”—Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist Now Available University 1,100 pp. • paper • $70.00 I 978-1-5409-6298-0 Robert H. Gundry (PhD, Manchester University) is scholar-in-residence and professor Commentaries, New Testament emeritus of New Testament Greek, the Gospels, and New Testament at Westmont Col- Survey lege. He is the author of the popular classroom text A Survey of the New Testament.

Gift and Giver The Holy Spirit for Today Craig S. Keener

Craig Keener explores the role of the Holy Spirit in the church, covering such topics as spiritual gifts, the fruit of the Spirit, the Spirit’s power for evangelism, and hearing God’s voice. This repackaged edition includes an updated preface and a substantive new afterword.

PRAISE FOR GIFT AND GIVER “Disciplined scholarship and pastoral concern blend here most fruit- fully, in lines of argument that have real importance for church life today and tomorrow.”—J. I. Packer, Regent College, Vancouver “Poring over Gift and Giver was a deeply moving experience because it is composed by a world-renowned scholar who is also overtly supernatural in his thinking and life. Some accounts he shares are just flat-out miracles—and encouraging ones at that.”—J. P. Moreland, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University November 2020 240 pp. • paper • $26.00 I (maximum discount 40%) Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor 978-1-5409-6361-1 of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and writes regularly at Pneumatology www.craigkeener.com. He is the author of thirty books, including a four-volume a ebook available commentary on Acts and commentaries on Matthew, John, Romans, 1–2 Corinthians, Galatians, and Revelation.

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Enjoying the Bible Literary Approaches to Loving the Scriptures Matthew Mullins

Many Christians view the Bible as an instruction manual. While the Bible does provide instruction, it can also captivate, comfort, delight, shock, and inspire. In short, it elicits emotion—just like poetry. By learning to read and love poetry, says literature professor Mat- thew Mullins, we can increase our understanding of the biblical text and learn to love God’s Word more. When we learn how to read poetry well and for pleasure, we can cultivate new habits and motivations that reshape how we read the Scriptures. Enjoying the Bible will be of interest to professors and students in Bible, hermeneutics, and literature classes. It will also serve as a resource for homeschool, church, parachurch, classical school, and youth ministry settings. Each chapter includes exercises and questions designed to help readers put the book’s principles and practices into action.

EXCERPT When reading the Bible, my students approached everything in the book as if it were explanatory prose. They would ask the same questions of Psalm 23 as they would of Ephesians 1. They Matthew Mullins (PhD, University of North would look for the main idea and try to draw an application Carolina at Greensboro) is assistant professor for their own lives out of that main idea. Of course, they didn’t of English and history of ideas at Southeastern I come up with this approach or with this idea of what the Bible Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves is on their own. They were taught this way of reading implicitly as associate dean for academic advising for January 2021 and explicitly over the course of their lives. I slowly began to the College at Southeastern. Mullins is the 224 pp. • paper • $22.99 realize just how thoroughly most Christians thought of the Bible author of Postmodernism in Pieces and has 978-1-5409-6166-2 itself as an instruction manual and of reading it as a process written for Los Angeles Review of Books and Hermeneutics/ of looking for instruction or information. This revelation was American Book Review. Exegesis, Literature/ personal as well. I recognized a deep divide in my own reading Arts/Communication life between the works of literature I spend so much time with a ebook available and the Bible. The problem with this dissonance is that the Bible is not only an instruction manual. It is so much more. Thus, to read it always for information is to miss out on the other forms of meaning it has for us, most especially the kind of relationship with God it seeks to foster.

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SCRIPTURE THE DRAMA AND THE OF SCRIPTURE ENGLISH Finding Our Place POETIC in the Biblical Story, IMAGINA- 2nd ed. TION Craig G. Bartholomew David Lyle Jeffrey and Michael W. 240 pp. • cloth • $35.00 Goheen 978-0-8010-9962-5 272 pp. • paper • $26.99 ebook available 978-0-8010-4956-9 Cannot export to UK & EU: SPCK ebook available

Request your free exam copies at bit.ly/examcopy2020 13 BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION Genesis John Goldingay BAKER COMMENTARY ON THE OLD TESTAMENT: PENTATEUCH Bill T. Arnold, series editor

This substantive and useful commentary on the book of Genesis is both critically engaged and sensitive to the theological contributions of the text.

ENDORSEMENTS “Goldingay’s immense contribution to our understanding of the Old Testament over the past few decades cannot be overestimated. Now we have his detailed study of Genesis to guide us in our reading of this foundational book.”—Tremper Longman III, Westmont College (emeritus) “A commendable commentary for the church and academy today— for whoever wishes to hear the retelling of the Genesis narrative afresh.” —Barbara M. Leung Lai, Tyndale University and Seminary “This landmark commentary is a rich gift to biblical scholarship and to the church.”—Gordon McConville, University of Gloucestershire (emeritus) November 2020 832 pp. • cloth • $59.99 “A wonderfully lucid guide.”—Iain Provan, Regent College, Vancouver I 978-0-8010-3572-2 Commentaries, Pentateuch John Goldingay (PhD, University of Nottingham) is professor of Old Testament and Da- a ebook available vid Allan Hubbard Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Figural Reading and the Old Testament Theology and Practice Don C. Collett

This volume examines the tension between figural and literal modes of exegesis and offers theological readings of several significant Old Testament passages.

ENDORSEMENTS “A carefully argued yet bold defense of allegorical exegesis. This book offers a perceptive antidote to the modern occlusion of divine providence from biblical interpretation.”—Hans Boersma, Nashotah House Theological Seminary “Collett weaves together sure-footed knowledge of Christian doctrine, hermeneutics, and detailed exegesis.”—Mark Elliott, University of Glasgow “Highly recommended.”—Christopher R. Seitz, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto “Closes the breach between student and academic audiences, and I heartily commend it to both.”—George Sumner, bishop of the Episcopal Now Available Diocese of Dallas 208 pp. • paper • $22.99 “This book should be required reading in every seminary course in Scrip- I 978-1-5409-6076-4 Hermeneutics/Exegesis, ture and theology.”—Ephraim Radner, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto Old Testament a ebook available Don C. Collett (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is associate professor of Old Testament and director of the MDiv program at Trinity School for Ministry. He is an expert on the Book of the Twelve and on issues relating to the biblical canon.

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Hosea–Micah John Goldingay BAKER COMMENTARY ON THE OLD TESTAMENT: PROPHETIC BOOKS Mark J. Boda and J. Gordon McConville, series editors

John Goldingay offers a substantive and useful commentary on Hosea through Micah. He addresses important issues and problems that flow from the text and explores the contemporary significance of these prophetic books. This volume, the first in a new series on the Prophets, complements the popular series Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Wisdom and Psalms.

ENDORSEMENT “Goldingay’s Hosea–Micah delves into the riches of the first half of the book of the Twelve in the Christian canon, resulting in an illuminating exposition of a significant portion of the First Testament. This commentary is both accessible and erudite, both extensive and succinct, offering both diachronic and synchronic interpretations with insightful theological reflections. An invaluable resource for both student and scholar alike.”—Chloe T. Sun, Logos Evangelical Seminary

PRAISE FOR GOLDINGAY’S PSALMS IN THE BCOT SERIES “Rarely does one find such a combination of close attention John Goldingay (PhD, University of Notting- to grammatical and syntactical features joined with literary ham) is professor of Old Testament and David sensitivity, and all of it aimed at theological appropriation of the Allan Hubbard Professor Emeritus of Old I Psalms.”—Patrick D. Miller, Princeton Theological Seminary Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He (emeritus) is the author of numerous books, including January 2021 a three-volume Old Testament Theology and 608 pp. • cloth • $54.99 “Exemplary scholarship that will serve both church and acad- major commentaries on Daniel, the Psalms, 978-0-8010-3076-5 emy very well indeed.”—Terence E. Fretheim, Luther Seminary and Isaiah 40–66. Commentaries, “[Goldingay’s] considerable scholarship opens the Psalms in Prophets the service of theological and ethical reflection and of the spiritual a ebook available life. . . . A valuable resource.”—Kathleen O’Connor, Christian Century “An indispensable resource for future academic study of and comment upon the Psalms.”—J. Clinton McCann Jr., Journal of Hebrew Scriptures “The ideal commentary for students aiming for service within ALSO BY THE AUTHOR the church and for their teachers.”—L.-S. Tiemeyer, Society for Old Testament Study Book List PSALMS, 3 VOLS. John Goldingay “An excellent addition to an outstanding series. No one 2,208 pp. · cloth · $150.00 interested in preaching, teaching, or researching the Psalms 978-0-8010-3607-1 can afford to be without it.”—Leonard Mare, Review of Biblical Literature “One cannot do serious study of the psalms without con- sulting this work.”—Dianne Bergant, CSA, The Bible Today

Request your free exam copies at bit.ly/examcopy2020 15 BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Instructor’s Manual and Answer Key John A. Cook and Robert D. Holmstedt LEARNING BIBLICAL HEBREW

This instructor’s manual includes the entire text of Cook and Holmstedt’s Intermediate Biblical Hebrew accompanied by marginal notes with pedagogical suggestions and answers to exercises.

John A. Cook (PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison) is professor of Old Testament and director of Hebrew language instruction at Asbury Theological Seminary. Robert D. Holmstedt (PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison) is professor of Near and Middle Eastern civilizations at the University of Toronto.

course help for professors and study aids for students

January 2021 224 pp. • paper • $80.00 I (maximum discount 40%) 978-1-5409-6373-4 Hebrew

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BEGINNING BIBLICAL HEBREW BEGINNING BIBLICAL HEBREW INSTRUC- BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE BIBLICAL John A. Cook and Robert D. Holmstedt TOR’S MANUAL AND ANSWER KEY HEBREW, 2-VOLUME SET 324 pp. · paper · $42.00 John A. Cook and Robert D. Holmstedt John A. Cook and Robert D. Holmstedt 978-0-8010-4886-9 340 pp. · paper · $80.00 612 pp. • paper • $65.00 978-0-8010-4952-1 978-1-5409-6221-8 “If you want your students to learn Biblical Hebrew in a deep and substantial This full-color instructor’s manual This set by two leading experts in Biblical way, and help them enjoy the process as includes the entire text of Beginning Hebrew contains Beginning Biblical Hebrew well, then this grammar is exactly what Biblical Hebrew, plus marginal notes with and Intermediate Biblical Hebrew. you are looking for.”—Charles Halton, pedagogical suggestions and answers to Houston Baptist University exercises.

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Intermediate Biblical Hebrew An Illustrated Grammar John A. Cook and Robert D. Holmstedt LEARNING BIBLICAL HEBREW

This full-color, intermediate textbook continues the innovative pedagogy found in Cook and Holmstedt’s Beginning Biblical Hebrew. The book features integrated examples and lessons, pedagogical advancements that enhance student outcomes, and full-color illustrated readings from the Elijah narrative. The material has been field tested by the authors, who not only teach Hebrew but are actively engaged in scholarly discussions about Hebrew language and instruction. Beginning Biblical Hebrew and Intermediate Biblical Hebrew are also available together as a two-volume set.

ENDORSEMENT “Cook and Holmstedt have produced a true intermediate teaching grammar that presents challenging concepts in a clear and engaging format. The authors have given careful thought to the classroom experience, effective strategies for retention, and making learning enjoyable. This text is a welcome and recommended sequel to the authors’ successful Beginning Biblical Hebrew.”—Eric J. Tully, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School course help for professors and study aids for students I

Reading 12 Now Available ' !&'-')+/ 208 pp. · paper · $35.00 (maximum discount 40%) Words to Learn 978-0-8010-9762-1 ! + ' ) NOUN F ______´ V NOUN M ______Hebrew 0 ' + VB Q ______= L f : / NOUN FP ______3 1 VB Q ______3 + 2 NOUN M ______!a ADV ______9 : a (______) VB PI ______ ^ 9 (______) VB PI ______! a 8 : NOUN F ______: C f (______) VB PI ______' 1 f ORD ______

Going Deeper with Grammar Participles in Narrative In chapter 7 we discussed the use of the irreal Imperfect, irreal Perfect, and the participle to express habitual events. The other central function of the participle in narrative discourse is to express events that are ongoing or progressive at the point or time of their description. As with all predicatively used participles, as a progressive predicate the participle is the complement of an overt or (more often) null copula. Often the purpose of using a progressive participle in narrative is to express over- lapping events. That is, another event occurs during the time that the progressive event is happening. In the following example, Laban comes to the spring at the time when the servant of Abraham is standing beside the camels and the spring.

0' 3!¡+3-' X /E !¡+ 3 /3! ^ !#f' !¡+ Q# He came to the man and— hey!—(he) (was) standing beside the camels beside the spring. (+ )='f:)

Request your free exam copies at bit.ly/examcopy2020 17 BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION Apostle of Persuasion Theology and Rhetoric in the Pauline Letters James W. Thompson

James Thompson offers a unique approach to Pauline theology, focusing on Paul’s attempt to persuade his audience toward moral formation.

ENDORSEMENTS “This volume reintroduces us to Paul and his letters from a distinctive vantage point; it also has significant implications for the church and its ministries.”—Michael J. Gorman, St. Mary’s Seminary & University, Baltimore “This book will help students and scholars attend more holistically to the rich textures of Pauline discourses.”—Davina C. Lopez, Eckerd College “This learned, limpid volume is a crowning achievement of a senior scholar that will richly repay readers.”—Todd D. Still, Baylor University, Truett Seminary “Mature, sensible scholarship that yields a nuanced synthesis of Pauline Now Available thought.”—Carl R. Holladay, Emory University 320 pp. • cloth • $36.99 I 978-0-8010-9972-4 James W. Thompson (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is scholar in residence at the Gradu- Pauline Studies ate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University. He has written numerous books, a ebook available including Moral Formation according to Paul, Pastoral Ministry according to Paul, and The Church according to Paul.

Jesus and the Forces of Death The Gospels’ Portrayal of Ritual Impurity within First-Century Judaism Matthew Thiessen

Correcting a popular misconception, this book demonstrates that the Gospel writers depict Jesus opposing ritual impurity itself, not the Jewish ritual purity system or the Jewish law.

ENDORSEMENTS “Compelling and wonderfully written—a must-read for anyone interested in Jesus, the Gospels, and the ins and outs of ancient Jewish law and practice.” —Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa “A much-needed historical and theological intervention. From scholars to students, preachers to everyday Christians, readers will encounter a Jesus here who is far more faithful to his context and thus far more life-giving in his teaching and healing alike.”—Eric D. Barreto, Princeton Theological Seminary Now Available “A welcome addition to the scholarship on purity in the New Testament. 256 pp. • cloth • $39.99 This study is sure to generate much discussion and debate.”—Cecilia Wassén, I 978-1-5409-6194-5 Uppsala University Gospels/Acts, Jesus Studies, New Testament Backgrounds/Historical Matthew Thiessen (PhD, Duke University) is associate professor of religious studies at Studies/Archaeology McMaster University. He is the author of Contesting Conversion (awarded the Manfred a ebook available Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise) and Paul and the Gentile Problem.

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This volume shows how a narrative approach illuminates each of the Gospels, helping readers see the overarching stories.

ENDORSEMENTS “This book will equip its readers with perspectives and strategies to approach the Gospels in a way that goes beyond mere atomistic reading. Including a wealth of concrete examples, Brown presents us with an excellent introduction to the narrative interpretation of the Gospels.”—Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom, Covenant Seminary, Tokyo “Anyone interested in the Gospels for their historical, theological, or literary merit will find this book enriching and useful.”—Mark Allan Powell, Trinity Lutheran Seminary (emeritus) “An ideal supplemental text for Gospels courses and a must-read for pastors preparing to preach through the Gospels.”—Mark L. Strauss, Bethel Now Available Seminary 224 pp. • paper • $21.99 978-0-8010-4984-2 I Jeannine K. Brown (PhD, Luther Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Bethel Gospels/Acts, Hermeneutics/ Seminary. She is the author of Scripture as Communication and two commentaries on Exegesis Matthew and is a coeditor of the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. a ebook available

A Beginner’s Guide to New Testament Studies Understanding Key Debates Nijay K. Gupta

This accessible, balanced introduction to key questions in New Testament studies fairly presents the spectrum of viewpoints on debated topics.

ENDORSEMENTS “For anyone wanting an entrée to New Testament studies, this is the book for you.”—Jeannine Brown, Bethel Seminary, San Diego and St. Paul “Right off the bat, I was asking myself into which of my classes I could incorporate this book. As I continued reading, however, I soon began to wonder if it was possible to incorporate it into all of them.”—Joseph R. Dodson, Denver Seminary “An effective roadmap for navigating the rich and intricate field of New Testament studies.”—Jeanette Hagen Pifer, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University “A welcome resource.”—Esau McCaulley, Wheaton College Now Available 208 pp. • paper • $24.99 978-0-8010-9757-7 I Nijay K. Gupta (PhD, Durham University) is professor of New Testament at Northern New Testament, New Testament Seminary. He founded the popular blog Crux Sola, is the author of numerous books, and Backgrounds/Historical Studies/ coedited (with Scot McKnight) The State of New Testament Studies. Archaeology a ebook available

Request your free exam copies at bit.ly/examcopy2020 19 BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION The Bible and Borders Hearing God’s Word on Immigration M. Daniel Carroll R.

After two successful editions of Christians at the Border, and having talked and written about immigration over the past decade, Carroll sharpens his focus and refines his argument to make sure readers hear clearly what the Bible says about one of the most pressing issues of our day.

ENDORSEMENTS “A candid invitation to reconsider our biblical grounds as we all seek to become faithful disciples of the reign of God in a challenging world.”—Oscar García-Johnson, Fuller Theological Seminary “A concise yet thorough review of how the Scriptures should inform a distinctly Christian approach to this complex issue.”—Matthew Soerens, World Relief “An excellent, biblically grounded book that can help all Christians Now Available think more critically and compassionately about our immigration crisis today.” 160 pp. • paper • $14.99 —Julia Lambert Fogg, California Lutheran University Q 978-1-58743-445-7 Biblical Studies, M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas) (PhD, University of Sheffield) is Blanchard Professor of Public Affairs, Ethics Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School and an adjunct professor at El a ebook available Seminario Teológico Centroamericano in Guatemala City. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books.

Finding Jesus at the Border Opening Our Hearts to the Stories of Our Immigrant Neighbors Julia Lambert Fogg

Interweaving biblical narratives and recent experiences of immigrants at the US-Mexico border, this book invites and inspires Christians to advocate for immigrant justice.

ENDORSEMENTS “A beautifully written, well-researched, painfully moving book that invites all believers to read Scripture in a new way.”—Justo L. González, immigrant, church historian, and theologian “Fogg shows that the scriptural trajectory of refugees’ border crossings— out of peril into safety, out of oppression into promise—does not end with Jesus and the Bible but continues into today in the living stories of migrants.” —Barbara Rossing, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago “Creatively interweaves immigrant stories with biblical passages, showing Now Available how those experiences can help us read the Bible with fresh eyes.”—M. Daniel 208 pp. • paper • $17.99 Carroll R., Wheaton College; author of The Bible and Borders Q 978-1-58743-430-3 New Testament, Julia Lambert Fogg (PhD, Emory University) is professor of religion at California Lutheran Public Affairs, Ethics University. She is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA), preaches regularly in a ebook available ELCA churches, and is active among local congregations serving immigrant families in Southern California.

20 Faculty can use code BAFA20 to receive a 40% discount at BakerBookHouse.com. Offer expires November 1, 2020. BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION Who Is God? Key Moments of Biblical Revelation Richard Bauckham ACADIA STUDIES IN BIBLE AND THEOLOGY H. Daniel Zacharias, series editor

This volume probes the deep meaning of some well-known moments in the biblical story in order to address the key question the Bible is designed to answer: Who is God? The book is based on the Frumentius Lectures for 2015 at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology in Addis Ababa and on the Hay- wood Lectures for 2018 at Acadia Divinity College, Nova Scotia.

ENDORSEMENTS “Bauckham here distills his massive biblical scholarship into an exciting and easily accessible study of nothing less than the character of God. A short, powerful book on a huge, vital topic.”—N. T. Wright, University of St. Andrews and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford “This is a book to savor.”—Mariam Kovalishyn, Regent College Now Available 128 pp. • cloth • $21.99 Richard Bauckham (PhD, University of Cambridge) is senior scholar at Ridley Hall, 978-1-5409-6190-7 I Cambridge. He is also a visiting professor at St. Mellitus College, London, and emeritus Biblical Theology, Biblical Studies professor of New Testament at the University of St. Andrews. a ebook available

The First One Hundred Years of Christianity An Introduction to Its History, Literature, and Development Udo Schnelle; James W. Thompson, translator

An internationally renowned scholar traces the historical, cultural, and theological influences and developments of the early years of the Christian movement (30–130 CE).

ENDORSEMENTS “A rich and rewarding resource for serious students of early Christianity.” —Harold W. Attridge, Yale Divinity School “A wide-ranging, comprehensive assessment of most of the major questions and issues in contemporary scholarship with regard to the transition from charismatic movement to Early Christianity.”—Carolyn Osiek, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University (emerita) “Highly recommended as both a textbook and a reference volume.” —John T. Fitzgerald, University of Notre Dame “Could be an excellent textbook . . . for any course on the beginnings of Now Available Christianity.”—James D. G. Dunn, Journal of Ecclesiastical History 688 pp. • cloth • $60.00 (maximum discount 40%) I 978-1-5409-6015-3 Udo Schnelle (DrTheol, University of Göttingen) is professor of New Testament at the New Testament, University of Halle-Wittenberg. Church History, Patristics James W. Thompson (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is scholar in residence at the Gradu- a ebook available ate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University.

Request your free exam copies at bit.ly/examcopy2020 21 BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION The Apocalypse of John A Commentary Francis J. Moloney, SDB Foreword by Eugenio Corsini

This paradigm-shifting commentary on Revelation brings Francis Moloney’s keen narrative and exegetical work to bear on one of the most difficult and misinterpreted texts in the biblical canon.

ENDORSEMENTS “Moloney’s persuasive reading of Revelation as a work of ‘realized’ escha- tology will stimulate debate but will also inspire a deeper appreciation for this complex, visionary book, particularly relevant in an ‘apocalyptic’ epoch.” —Harold W. Attridge, Yale Divinity School “Offers a much-needed perspective to the interpretive conversation about the Apocalypse (the book of Revelation). Reinvigorating a long-standing mission to bring Eugenio Corsini’s voice into the global scholarly discussion, Mo- September 2020 loney, in his customarily engaging and accessible manner, challenges readers to 432 pp. • cloth • $54.99 encounter this text as a genre-bending, apocalyptic reenvisioning of the death I 978-1-5409-6177-8 and resurrection of Jesus Christ.”—Sherri Brown, Creighton University Commentaries, General Epistles/ Revelation Francis J. Moloney, SDB (DPhil, University of Oxford), is Senior Professorial Fellow a ebook available at Catholic Theological College, University of Divinity. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, a Member of the Order of Australia, and the author of more than forty books.

Handbook on Hebrews through Revelation Andreas J. Köstenberger HANDBOOKS ON THE NEW TESTAMENT Benjamin L. Gladd, series editor

This easy-to-navigate resource focuses primarily on the content of Hebrews through Revelation without getting bogged down in historical-critical questions or detailed verse-by-verse exegesis.

ENDORSEMENTS “Immensely informative and eminently readable, helping students, pastors, and more generally readers of the New Testament acquire an in-depth understanding of an often neglected but highly important part of the Scriptures. I highly recommend this book.”—Eckhard J. Schnabel, Gordon-Conwell Theo- logical Seminary; associate editor, Bulletin of Biblical Research “Highly informative and highly readable. It offers tremendous help to students, pastors, and anyone else interested in understanding these books without getting stuck in the weeds.”—Constantine R. Campbell, Our Daily Now Available Bread Ministries 304 pp. • cloth • $34.99 I 978-1-5409-6018-4 Andreas J. Köstenberger (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is research professor General Epistles/Revelation of New Testament and biblical theology and director of the Center for Biblical Studies a ebook available at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.

22 Faculty can use code BAFA20 to receive a 40% discount at BakerBookHouse.com. Offer expires November 1, 2020. BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION Hebrew for Life Strategies for Learning, Retaining, and Reviving Biblical Hebrew Adam J. Howell, Benjamin L. Merkle, and Robert L. Plummer Foreword by Miles V. Van Pelt

Three experienced biblical language professors inspire readers to learn, retain, and use Hebrew for ministry, setting them on a lifelong journey of reading and loving the Hebrew Bible.

ENDORSEMENTS “Hebrew for Life is the kind of resource that helps to form students into faithful stewards of the unique privilege of reading the Hebrew text.”—Michelle Knight, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School “It will definitely be a resource that I recommend to students and a requirement in many of my classes.”—Michael G. McKelvey, Reformed Theo- logical Seminary, Jackson Now Available Adam J. Howell (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor 240 pp. • paper • $22.99 978-1-5409-6146-4 I of Old Testament interpretation at Boyce College. Benjamin L. Merkle (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeast- Hebrew ern Baptist Theological Seminary. Robert L. Plummer (PhD, Southern Baptist Theologi- a ebook available cal Seminary) is the Collin and Evelyn Aikman Professor of Biblical Studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

The Law and the Prophets A Study in Old Testament Canon Formation Stephen B. Chapman

This watershed book presents an alternative perspective in the ongoing debate about the formation of the Hebrew Bible. The North American edition includes an updated bibliography and a new postscript reflecting on how the study of the Old Testament canon has developed over the last twenty years.

REVIEWS “The canon of the Old Testament has become a central issue in contemporary Old Testament scholarship. . . . [This book] deserves to be a major landmark within the debate.”—Walter Moberly, Expository Times “An important and learned book. . . . [Chapman] succeeds in raising large questions about many traditional assumptions, and his book deserves to be widely and carefully read.”—J. Barton, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

Stephen B. Chapman (PhD, Yale University) is associate professor of Old Testament, an September 2020 affiliate faculty member with the Center for Jewish Studies, and director of graduate 430 pp. • paper • $55.00 studies for the PhD program in religion at Duke Divinity School. 978-1-5409-6048-1 I Old Testament, Pentateuch, Prophets USA and Canada only

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These commentaries are designed to serve the church and to demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.

1 & 2 Thessalonians Philippians Douglas Farrow George Hunsinger “Douglas Farrow admirably fulfills the stated aims of the “What a wonderful commentary! It belongs not only on the Brazos series of commentaries. He constantly respects the Church desk of every pastor but also on that of every reader of Scripture.” and its rule of faith. He relates the epistle to the contemporary —Mark Seifrid, Concordia Seminary world. He maintains excellent competence in exegesis. His “A challenging work of inspiring, compelling, and incom- commentary throbs with his passion for Paul and for this earliest parable theological depth. This book is a must-read not only Christian letter. His concern for the whole Church includes for biblical scholars but for systematic theologians.”—Paul D. regular respect for patristic writers. This volume well combines Molnar, St. John’s University, Queens, New York New Testament studies and Christian theology.”—Anthony C. Thiselton, FBA, University of Nottingham (emeritus)

Now Available Douglas Farrow (PhD, King’s College London) Now Available George Hunsinger (PhD, Yale University) is 336 pp. • cloth • $35.00 is professor of theology and Christian 256 pp. • cloth • $35.00 Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Sys- (maximum discount 40%) thought at McGill University. He has lectured (maximum discount 40%) tematic Theology at Princeton Theological 978-1-58743-168-5 widely in North America and Europe and has 978-1-58743-374-0 Seminary. He is the author of several books, Commentaries, written several books, including Theological Commentaries, including Reading Barth with Charity, and is Pauline Studies, Negotiations: Proposals in Soteriology and Pauline Studies, an ordained Presbyterian minister. Theological Interpretation Anthropology. Theological Interpretation a ebook available a ebook available

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Introducción al Nuevo Testamento Un estudio histórico, literario y teológico Mark Allan Powell

Esta edición en español de la introducción al Nuevo Testamento de Mark Allan Powell es excitante y entretenida. También es una crítica amigable a la fe, está profusamente ilustrado e incluye una variedad de ayudas pedagógicas. This Spanish edition of Mark Allan Powell’s lively and engaging introduction to the New Testament is critical yet faith-friendly, lavishly illustrated, and includes a variety of pedagogical aids.

PRAISE FOR INTRODUCCIÓN AL NUEVO TESTAMENTO “La introducción al Nuevo Testamento de Mark Allan Powell es un libro excelente para estudiantes de la Biblia. Contiene una facilidad de lectura que capta la imaginación del lector. Su creatividad con el uso del arte lo hace cautivante e inspirador. Es un recurso valioso e indispensable para todo el mundo.”—Javier Alanís, Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest “Escrito en un español muy amenas y ágil, el texto es su- ficientemente detallado sin abrumar al lector. Pastores, profe- sores, estudiantes y amadores de la literatura, la historia y el arte mundial se enamorarán de la forma en que el autor vincula lo sagrado con lo mundano, despertando incógnitas y pertinencias course help for professors and study aids for students no antes consideradas.”—Zaida Maldonado Pérez, Asbury Theological Seminary (emérita) Mark Allan Powell (PhD, Union Theological “Es una obra actualizada en cuanto a la investigación de los Seminary, Richmond) is professor emeritus at biblistas neotestamentarios y tiene un fuerte sentido pastoral que Trinity Lutheran Seminary, where he taught I será apreciado por muchos pastores, seminaristas y estudiosos New Testament for thirty-two years. He is the serios del Nuevo Testamento. Los temas centrales de cada libro author of the successful textbook Introducing Now Available son presentados de manera sintética y precisa. Cuestiones críti- the New Testament and the general editor of 560 pp. • paper • $44.99 cas y teológicas en cada libro son elucidadas y presentadas a la the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. 978-0-8010-9969-4 consideración del lector de manera inteligente y persuasiva.” New Testament, —Mariano Ávila, Calvin Theological Seminary New Testament Survey Cannot export to Central “Para los que enseñan clases introductorias del Nuevo Tes- or South America tamento, y sus estudiantes, la materia nueva y las ilustraciones a ebook available ampliamente revisadas en esta edición revisada hacen este libro una inversión excelente.”—Alison M. Jack, Journal for the Study of the New Testament INTRODUCING THE NEW TESTAMENT A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey, 2nd ed. Mark Allan Powell 592 pp. · cloth · $52.99 978-0-8010-9960-1 ebook available

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The Need for Creeds Today Confessional Faith in a Faithless Age J. V. Fesko

This brief, accessible invitation to the historic creeds and confessions makes a biblical and historical case for their necessity and shows why they are essential for Christian faith and practice today. J. V. Fesko, a leading Reformed theologian with a broad readership in the academy and the church, demonstrates that creeds are not just any human documents but biblically commended resources for the well-being of the church, as long as they remain subordinate to biblical authority. Fesko also explains how the current skepticism and even hostility toward creeds and confessions came about. Professors and students in courses on Reformed theology, church history, and Reformed confessions will value this work. It will also be of interest to pastors and lay readers in confessional Reformed churches.

ENDORSEMENTS “This volume is a significant contribution to our understanding of the role these confessions from the past can play in J. V. Fesko (PhD, University of Aberdeen) the twenty-first century and of the formidable challenges con- is professor of systematic and historical fessing Christians face in countering the cultural commandeering I theology at Reformed Theological Seminary of the church.”—Robert Kolb, Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis in Jackson, Mississippi. A minister in the (emeritus) November 2020 Orthodox Presbyterian Church, he served in “A brief but persuasive case for the necessity and importance 160 pp. • paper • $21.99 church planting and pastoral ministry for more of creeds and confessions. Fesko’s case is biblically grounded 978-1-5409-6259-1 than ten years and is the author of numerous and historically informed. It should be required reading in every Church History, books, including Reforming Apologetics. seminary.”—Keith Mathison, Reformation Bible College Historical Theology a ebook available “Fesko offers explanatory background that provides a framework for understanding why many Christians in our own time have undervalued creeds and confessions and why we need to recover a churchly, confessional Christianity in Protestantism today.”—Ligon Duncan, Reformed Theological Seminary

CONTENTS Introduction 1. Biblical Arguments for Confessions ALSO BY THE AUTHOR 2. Reformed Confessions (1500–1700) REFORMING APOLOGETICS 3. Causes of Deconfessionalization Retrieving the Classic Reformed Approach 4. Benefits of Confessions to Defending the Faith 5. Confessions and Piety J. V. Fesko 272 pp. • paper • $25.00 Conclusion 978-0-8010-9890-1 For Further Reading ebook available Indexes “Fesko writes with learning and verve as he ploughs up the baked ground of much current Reformed apologetics, letting in light and fresh air.”—Paul Helm, author of Human Nature from Calvin to Edwards 30 Faculty can use code BAFA20 to receive a 40% discount at BakerBookHouse.com. Offer expires November 1, 2020. THEOLOGY, HISTORY, AND ETHICS

Bavinck A Critical Biography James Eglinton

This volume brings to light a wealth of new insights and previously unpublished documents to offer a definitive biography of renowned Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck.

ENDORSEMENTS “Impeccably researched and thoroughly readable, Eglinton’s biography deserves a wide readership.”—Kristen Deede Johnson, Western Theological Seminary “Eglinton is the modern biographer Bavinck deserves. What a treat that Bavinck has this kindred spirit as biographer.” —George Harinck, The Neo-Calvinism Research Institute, TU Kampen “A very important yet highly readable volume.”—Timothy Keller, pastor emeritus, Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New York City “This important book confirms what many of us have been convinced of for some time now: Bavinck’s time has come as a world-class theologian for our own day.”—Richard Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary (emeritus) James Eglinton (PhD, University of Edinburgh) “Outstanding. A wonderful companion volume to the is Meldrum Senior Lecturer in Reformed Dogmatics.”—Carl R. Trueman, Grove City College Theology at the University of Edinburgh. He I “In Eglinton, Bavinck has the biographer he so richly deserves. previously served as senior researcher in This will be the definitive Bavinck biography for generations.” systematic and historical theology at the September 2020 —John Bolt, Calvin Theological Seminary (emeritus) Theologische Universiteit Kampen. He is the 480 pp. • cloth • $44.99 author or editor of several books, including 978-1-5409-6135-8 “This book is destined to be the standard biographical Herman Bavinck on Preaching and Preachers, Church History, introduction to Bavinck for years to come.”—John Witte Jr., and serves as associate editor of the Journal Theology, Historical Emory University of Reformed Theology. Theology “An exceptionally well-researched account for anyone seek- a ebook available ing to understand Bavinck and the modern Reformed tradition.” —J. V. Fesko, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi “I can hardly express how grateful I am for this publication. I cannot wait to see how Eglinton’s biography reshapes our understanding of Bavinck’s life, as well as our conceptions of Christian scholarship in particular and Christian calling in general.”—Shao Kai Tseng, Institute of Religious Studies, Zhejiang ALSO OF INTEREST University, China REFORMED ETHICS, VOL. 1 Created, Fallen, and Converted Humanity Herman Bavinck; John Bolt, ed. 608 pp. • cloth • $59.99 978-0-8010-9802-4 ebook available “An invaluable background study on the history of theological ethics. Working through it is an exhilarating eye-opener.”—James A. De Jong, Calvin Theological Seminary

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The Father of Lights A Theology of Beauty Junius Johnson THEOLOGY FOR THE LIFE OF THE WORLD

Junius Johnson offers a robust, full-orbed theology of beauty, showing how it has functioned as a theological concept from biblical times to the present day.

ENDORSEMENTS “‘The beauty of holiness’ has long been a familiar phrase with a somewhat elusive meaning. With a combination of scholarly precision and infectious relish for the theological task, Johnson gives a new clarity to this phrase.”—Ben Quash, Centre for Arts and the Sacred, King’s College London “A powerful adequation of St. Bonaventure’s conception of beauty—both as gift from the Father of Lights and as illumina- tion leading back to him. Johnson’s thoughtful book is brimming with insight, a remarkably fruitful excursus in philosophical theology in which many will find worthy treasures.”—David Lyle Jeffrey, FRSC, Baylor Institute for Studies in Religion, Baylor University “An illuminating meditation on the experience of beauty Junius Johnson (PhD, Yale University) is a and that experience’s implications for the world of theology.” scholar and writer whose work focuses on —Anne M. Carpenter, St. Mary’s College of California I historical and philosophical theology. He is “Johnson brings a rare combination of intelligence, insight, the author of several books, including Patristic and perceptiveness to this material. Most of my students will be September 2020 and Medieval Atonement Theory and Christ interested in this book and so will many people I go to church 224 pp. • cloth • $36.00 and Analogy: The Christocentric Metaphysics with. I strongly and enthusiastically recommend it.”—Kevin W. (maximum discount 40%) of Hans Urs von Balthasar. 978-1-5409-6249-2 Hector, University of Chicago Divinity School Christianity and Culture, “It is rare to find such a lucid, and indeed beautiful, account Ethics, Philosophy, of the theology of beauty. The terms are well defined, the argu- Theology ment precisely advanced and defended, and the range of refer- a ebook available ence capacious.”—Malcolm Guite, Girton College, Cambridge; author of Faith, Hope and Poetry

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MARTIN FOR THE LIFE LUTHER’S OF THE WORLD THEOLOGY Theology That Makes a OF BEAUTY Difference A Reappraisal Miroslav Volf and Mark C. Mattes Matthew Croasmun 240 pp. • cloth • $40.00 208 pp. • cloth • $21.99 978-0-8010-9837-6 978-1-58743-401-3 ebook available ebook available

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Missional Theology An Introduction John R. Franke

“For anyone who wants an excellent introduction to missional theology, its beginnings, its theological and biblical underpinnings, as well as insights regarding its future relevance for the church and the world, this volume is a must-read.”—Lisa Bowens, Princeton Theological Seminary “Franke weaves together decades of theological reflection, seminary teaching, and pastoral experience in Missional Theology. Taking us beyond theory to application, Franke illustrates the value of missional theology by applying this approach to Chris- tology. His reframing of Christian ‘unity’ as ‘solidarity’ is both timely and urgent.”—Megan K. DeFranza, Boston University School of Theology “At long last. Theology as traditionally done—by the topics— has been undergoing such changes, shifts, and significant alter- ations that the topics are no longer what they were. We need a theology where the eschatological design of God reshapes Chris- tian theology into its own image. This is it.”—Scot McKnight, Northern Seminary “This is the book on missional theology we’ve been waiting John R. Franke (DPhil, University of Oxford) is for. And Franke was the one to write it. Franke generously pro- theologian in residence at Second Presbyte- vides his readers with an accessible yet substantive articulation rian Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, affiliate I of missional theology—a theology that is characterized by love, professor of theology at Christian Theological shalom, relationality, plurality, openness, liberation, and solidar- Seminary, and general coordinator of the Gos- October 2020 ity. This is the definitive introduction to missional theology going pel and Our Culture Network. He is the author 192 pp. • paper • $22.99 forward.”—Stina Busman Jost, Bethel University of The Character of Theology and the coauthor 978-0-8010-3635-4 “Franke brings missional theology more deeply into congre- of Beyond Foundationalism. Mission, Practical gational life and ministry. This is a much-needed next step for Theology/Church Life, the discipline that could have been provided only by a scholar Theology with the heart of a pastor.”—M. Craig Barnes, Princeton Theo- a ebook available logical Seminary “With depth and breadth, Franke develops what a missional approach to theology looks like. This book is of major importance for both church and academy.”—George R. Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan (emeritus) “With this introduction to missional theology, Franke presents a ‘launching point for further explorations in missional ALSO OF INTEREST theology.’ The launch is successful: the conversation thus far is lucidly summarized and appropriately critiqued. Franke proposes A LIGHT TO THE NATIONS questions and approaches that move the discussion in construc- The Missional Church and the Biblical Story Michael W. Goheen tive and, at times, surprising directions.”—Darrell L. Guder, 256 pp. • paper • $26.00 Princeton Theological Seminary (emeritus) 978-0-8010-3141-0 ebook available “Missional Theology is accessible, scholarly, and well-balanced in focus. It should be required reading for anyone invested in “Here is the biblical depth needed God’s kingdom.”—Drew G. I. Hart, Messiah University for the contemporary church’s reflection on and practice of its missional identity.”—Richard Bauckham, University of St. Andrews, Scotland;

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Ridley Hall, Cambridge Serving the People of God’s Presence A Theology of Ministry Terry L. Cross

Terry Cross articulates the doctrine of the church’s ministry from a Pentecostal perspective, demonstrating how Pentecostals can contribute to and learn from the church catholic. Cross’s previous book, The People of God’s Presence, offers an introduction to ecclesiology from a Pentecostal perspective. This companion volume offers a top-down restructuring of our understanding of leadership and service. Cross explores principles for leadership and ministry from the New Testament and the early church, helping all believers to do the work of ministry. He proposes a radical revision of the structural framework of the local church within the often-overlooked corporate priesthood of all believers. This book will be suitable for courses on the church, ministry, and church polity. It will also be of interest to Pentecostal, charismatic, and Spirit-filled pastors, as well as scholars of all traditions who are interested in Pentecostal contributions to the doctrine of ministry.

Terry L. Cross (PhD, Princeton Theological ENDORSEMENTS Seminary) is dean of the School of Religion “A must-read for scholars interested in ecclesiology, sacra- I and distinguished professor of theology at mentology, charismatic and Pentecostal studies, or the theology Lee University, where he has taught for over of Karl Barth. I also wholeheartedly recommend this as a text- October 2020 twenty years. He previously served as a pastor book for ministerial students, through whom this vision may 256 pp. • paper • $24.99 and a high school teacher of Latin and history. come to concrete expression.”—John Drury, Wesley Seminary, 978-1-5409-6058-0 He is the author of numerous books, including Indiana Wesleyan University Practical Theology/ The People of God’s Presence. “Well researched and incisive, this work will no doubt con- Church Life, Leader- tribute to and further current conversations regarding questions ship, Ecclesiology of ministry, ordination, and the church’s witness in the world.” a ebook available —Kimlyn J. Bender, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University “Weaving together rich pastoral insights with rigorous scholarship, this volume offers an excellent resource for both students and ministers.”—Daniela C. Augustine, University of Birmingham

CONTENTS ALSO BY THE AUTHOR Introduction: Serving the People of God’s Presence THE PEOPLE OF GOD’S PRESENCE 1. A Biblical Background to Ministry An Introduction to Ecclesiology 2. A Historical Background to Ministry Terry L. Cross 320 pp. • paper • $27.99 3. Toward a Theology of Ministry among God’s People 978-1-5409-6057-3 4. The Praxis of Leading the People of God in (Their) Ministry ebook available 5. The Role of Women in Leading God’s People “A fresh and exciting proposal of 6. The People of God’s Presence Participate in Practices Ordained by Christ Conclusion: The Jazz of Leading the Church a rigorous theology of the church that Indexes seeks to witness faithfully in changing contexts.”—Darrell Guder, Princeton Theological Seminary (emeritus)

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Church Conflicts The Cross, Apocalyptic, and Political Resistance Ernst Käsemann; Ry O. Siggelkow, editor; Roy A. Harrisville, translator Foreword by James H. Cone

This important work by one of the most significant New Testa- ment scholars of the modern period, now available in English for the first time, explores the significance of Christian apocalyptic for the church in times of conflict and crisis. Written in the wake of the German student movements of 1967/68 and attentive to global freedom movements in the Third World, this volume passionately articulates a radical apocalyptic theology of liberation and engages with global social and political realities that are still very much with us. Ernst Käsemann offers a theological indictment of global white supremacy, capi- talism, and militarism, calling the church to become a resistance movement on earth.

FROM THE PREFACE I have become increasingly conscious of the fact that the Bible is a subversive book, at least in relation to the norms prevailing among us today. The Bible judges the church so severely that the criticism of those who do not simply and wholly submit them- Ernst Käsemann (1906–1998) was professor of selves to it only seldom has any force. Authority is legitimized by New Testament at the Universities of Mainz, service alone; tradition is legitimized by that rationality which, in Göttingen, and Tübingen. I every case, Paul has most intimately connected with love. No hi- Ry O. Siggelkow (PhD, Princeton Theological April 2021 erarchy and no bureaucracy may limit the freedom of those who Seminary) is director of the Common Good 272 pp. • cloth • $40.00 still seek to radically follow the Nazarene. An old man would Scholars Program in the theology department (maximum discount like to encourage young rebels, at their own peril, to risk with at the University of St. Thomas. the One whom not even the church replaced, and who allowed 40%) Roy A. Harrisville (PhD, University of Tübingen) his disciples to leap over ecclesiastical boundaries and barriers. 978-1-5409-6010-8 was for many years professor of New Testa- New Testament, Ethics, ment at Luther Seminary. Theology a ebook available

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MILITANT GRACE The Apocalyptic Turn and the Future of Christian Theology Philip G. Ziegler 256 pp. • paper • $26.00 978-0-8010-9853-6 ebook available “Ziegler is one of our best new- generation theologians, with a fearless proclamatory voice.”—Fleming Rutledge, author of The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ

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“A good introduction for any evangelical wishing to think more about the faith in which they so passionately believe.”—Tom Greggs, FRSE, University of Aberdeen “McFarlane provides us with a truly evangelical prolegomena that goes further and deeper than anything that has been published, unpacking five dimensions of the theological enterprise in the company of a wide range of practitioners.”—Dennis Okholm, Azusa Pacific University “I highly recommend this book for students and individuals seeking a model for theology that is robustly evangelical and relevant for theological engagement today.”—Joy J. Moore, Luther Seminary

Graham McFarlane (PhD, King’s College London) is senior lecturer in systematic theol- September 2020 ogy and director of research at the London School of Theology. His books include Why 320 pp. • paper • $32.99 Do You Believe What You Believe about the Holy Spirit? and Why Do You Believe What I 978-1-5409-6035-1 You Believe about Jesus? Evangelicalism, Theology a ebook available

An Exploration of Christian Theology, 2nd ed. Don Thorsen

This introduction to Christian theology explores the whole Christian tradition in a simple and straightforward way. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes two new chapters on apologetics and the future of the unevangelized.

ENDORSEMENTS “Insightful and fiercely fair, this book is a model of generosity and faithful- ness.”—Vincent Bacote, Wheaton College “An accessible work that will be a valuable resource for all students of theology.”—Carla Sunberg, general superintendent, Church of the Nazarene “Thorsen has given us a gift with this comprehensive ‘exploration’ of the Christian faith. The reader will appreciate his depth of thinking and his translation of difficult concepts into easy-to-understand explanations.”—Antonios Kireopoulos, associate general secretary, National Council of Churches, USA

Now Available 448 pp. • paper • $39.99 Don Thorsen (PhD, Drew University) is professor of theology at Azusa Pacific University. I 978-1-5409-6174-7 His previous books include What Christians Believe about the Bible and The Wesleyan Theology Quadrilateral. a ebook available

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The Basics of Christian Belief Bible, Theology, and Life’s Big Questions Joshua Strahan

This accessible and engaging book helps students understand the essentials of the Christian faith and the impact they have on life, worldview, and witness.

ENDORSEMENTS “It’s hard to imagine a better primer for Christian belief than this one. Scripture, the Apostles’ Creed, scientific discovery, life’s puzzles, uncomfortable faith claims: Strahan takes them all seriously in this wise and engaging book.”—Joel B. Green, Fuller Theological Seminary “Relevant. Faithful. Informed. Conversation stirring. Stra- han compels the reader to attend to the questions that matter most.”—Matthew W. Bates, author of Salvation by Allegiance Alone and Gospel Allegiance “Strahan couples deep theological work with engaging writing to produce an accessible and important introductory text.” —Heather Gorman, Johnson University “Strahan is a great teacher, and The Basics of Christian Belief gives us an excellent and useful depiction of how a great teacher Joshua Strahan (PhD, Fuller Theological does his craft.”—Lee C. Camp, author of Scandalous Witness: Seminary) is associate professor of Bible A Little Political Manifesto for Christians; host of Tokens Show at Lipscomb University, where he recently I “Students will appreciate that Strahan writes clearly, concisely, received an Outstanding Teacher of the Year and with great humility. I highly recommend this book.” award. He teaches courses in freshman Bible Now Available —Rodney Ashlock, Abilene Christian University and New Testament and has a background in 240 pp. • paper • $24.99 “Whether you’re a student, a member of the clergy, or a campus ministry. 978-1-5409-6201-0 layperson interested in how to see the world Christianly, you Biblical Studies, are sure to find something life-giving in these pages. I highly Theology, Worldview recommend this book.”—Kutter Callaway, co-director of Reel a ebook available Spirituality, Fuller Theological Seminary

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THEOLOGY AS A WAY OF LIFE On Teaching and Learning the Christian Faith Adam Neder 176 pp. • paper • $18.99 978-0-8010-9878-9 ebook available “This is the book I wish I could have read when I started teaching theology over thirty years ago. Simply superb.”—Jeremy Begbie, Duke Divinity School

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This volume challenges the church to be captured afresh by the immeasurable height, depth, and breadth of God’s salvation.

ENDORSEMENTS “This is Christian theology of the highest quality. It is the work of an outstanding preacher, theologian, and disciple.”—David Wilkinson, St. John’s College, Durham University “This is a profound book, but it is entirely readable.”—Iain R. Torrance, Princeton Theological Seminary (emeritus) “An important resource for Christians who want to grasp the breadth and depth of salvation. While Christians tend to mistake belief in models and theo- ries of atonement for salvation itself, Greggs offers a holistic picture of salvation that is surprising, radically inclusive, and worthy of hope.”—Jennifer M. Now Available McBride, author of Radical Discipleship: A Liturgical Politics of the Gospel 144 pp. • paper • $21.99 I 978-1-5409-6195-2 Tom Greggs, FRSE (PhD, Cambridge University), is head of divinity and holds the Soteriology Marischal Chair of Divinity at the University of Aberdeen, and is a founding codirector a ebook available of the Aberdeen Centre for Protestant Theology. He has written several books, including Dogmatic Ecclesiology.

The Devil’s Redemption, 2 volumes A New History and Interpretation of Christian Universalism Michael J. McClymond NOW IN PAPER 2018 Book Award Winner, The Gospel Coalition (Academic Theology) A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2019 Surveys the history of Christian universalism from the second to the twenty- first century, offering a critique of universal salvation from a biblical, philosophical, and theological standpoint.

ENDORSEMENTS “An ambitious, wide-ranging theology of universalism in the Western tradition and its analogues elsewhere. Without question, the book will establish itself as a standard work of scholarship in the field.”—†Lamin Sanneh, Yale Divinity School and Yale University “I suspect this will be the definitive treatment of Christian universalism for years to come.”—Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School October 2020 1,376 pp. • paper • $90.00 “A tour de force. It will set the standard on the subject for years to come.” —Allan H. Anderson, University of Birmingham (UK) I (maximum discount 40%) 978-1-5409-6338-3 a ebook available Michael J. McClymond (PhD, University of Chicago) is professor of modern Christianity at Saint Louis University. He is the award-winning author of Familiar Stranger: An Intro- duction to Jesus of Nazareth and Encounters with God: An Approach to the Theology of Jonathan Edwards.

38 Faculty can use code BAFA20 to receive a 40% discount at BakerBookHouse.com. Offer expires November 1, 2020. THEOLOGY, HISTORY, AND ETHICS Already Sanctified A Theology of the Christian Life in Light of God’s Completed Work Don J. Payne

This book shows that the primary biblical focus in sanctification is not progressive growth but that which has already occurred for Christians to make growth possible, necessary, and grace-driven.

ENDORSEMENTS “Few doctrines have floated free from their biblical mooring as completely as the doctrine of sanctification. This book helps to recover the best insights from the tradition while advancing them with constructive and pastoral sensitivity.”—Kyle Strobel, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University “This very accessible book provides a fresh perspective that is biblically rich, historically perceptive, and pastorally sensitive. It will be required reading on the Christian life.”—Christian D. Kettler, Friends University “A must-read for seminary students and pastors, and highly recommended as a textbook for relevant seminary and undergraduate classes.”—Knut M. Now Available Heim, Denver Seminary 192 pp. • paper • $22.99 978-1-5409-6130-3 I Don J. Payne (PhD, University of Manchester) is associate professor of theology and Practical Theology/Church Life, Christian formation at Denver Seminary. He is the author or coauthor of several books Spirituality/Spiritual Formation, and has served as a pastor. Soteriology a ebook available

Imagining Theology Encounters with God in Scripture, Interpretation, and Aesthetics Garrett Green

In Imagining Theology, a renowned theologian shows that the Word of God and the work of the Holy Spirit set the imagination free for genuine and creative knowledge of God, the world, others, and the self.

ENDORSEMENTS “Green pulls together a lifetime of reflection on Scripture, imagination, and aesthetics. Wide in range and deep in comprehension, his beautifully written essays sparkle with intelligence and insight.”—George Hunsinger, Princeton Theological Seminary “Green makes a powerful case for the positive role of imagination in the divine-human relationship. A deeply thoughtful and elegantly written work of Christian theology.”—Joseph Mangina, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto

“Caps a lifetime’s investigation and reflection on the nature of imagina- Now Available tion and its function in the work of Christian theology.”—Philip G. Ziegler, 288 pp. • cloth • $36.00 University of Aberdeen (maximum discount 40%) I 978-1-5409-6192-1 Garrett Green (PhD, Yale University) is Class of 1943 Professor Emeritus of Religious Theology, God Studies at Connecticut College, where he has taught for over four decades. He is the a ebook available author of several books, including Imagining God: Theology and the Religious Imagination.

Request your free exam copies at bit.ly/examcopy2020 39 THEOLOGY, HISTORY, AND ETHICS Thy Will Be Done The Ten Commandments and the Christian Life Gilbert Meilaender

Gilbert Meilaender places the Ten Commandments in the larger and richer context of the biblical history of redemption and invites readers to wrestle with how human loves should relate to the first commandment: to love God above all else.

ENDORSEMENTS “An excellent contribution. Meilaender writes in a compelling, engaging, and insightful manner.”—Brent Waters, Stead Center for Ethics and Values, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary “This little book on a familiar topic is full of enduring questions and bracing insights, of piquant definitions and memorable lines that lift and nerve the heart.”—Sondra Wheeler, Wesley Theological Seminary “There are few things more worth doing than pondering the Decalogue, Now Available and few theologians more worth doing it with than Meilaender.”—Matthew 144 pp. • cloth • $21.99 Levering, Mundelein Seminary I 978-1-5409-6196-9 Ethics, Spirituality/ Gilbert Meilaender (PhD, Princeton University) is senior research professor at Spiritual Formation Valparaiso University. He has written numerous books, including Bioethics: A Primer a ebook available for Christians, and he writes frequently for First Things.

Glittering Vices A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies, 2nd ed. Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung

C. S. Lewis Book Prize Winner This practical resource explores contemporary conceptions of vices and possible remedies. This edition has been updated and revised throughout and includes a new chapter on grace and growth through the spiritual disciplines. Questions for discussion and study are included at the end of each chapter.

ENDORSEMENTS “This is surely one of the best books written on the vices and their cure in the past one hundred years, if not longer.”—Chris Hall, president, Renovaré “DeYoung is without doubt one of our most gifted writers on the cultiva- tion of Christian character.”—Richard Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary “One of the best treatments of vice, character, and spiritual growth published in the past one hundred years. I cannot recommend it highly Now Available enough!”—Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University 288 pp. • paper • $21.99 Q 978-1-58743-440-2 Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is professor of philosophy Ethics, Spirituality/ at Calvin University and the author of Vainglory: The Forgotten Vice. She speaks to a Spiritual Formation wide range of audiences. a ebook available

40 Faculty can use code BAFA20 to receive a 40% discount at BakerBookHouse.com. Offer expires November 1, 2020. THEOLOGY, HISTORY, AND ETHICS Justice and Charity An Introduction to Aquinas’s Moral, Economic, and Political Thought Michael P. Krom

This book introduces Christians to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, equipping them to apply their faith to the complex moral, economic, and political problems of contemporary society.

ENDORSEMENTS “Dazzling in its clarity and succinctness of exposition. I recommend this book for both teacher and student alike.”—Fr. Kevin E. O’Reilly, OP, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum, Rome “Anyone seeking to better understand the Catholic faith or its philosophical and theological foundations will profit greatly from reading this book.” —Angela Knobel, Catholic University of America “An excellent book for use in a college course on Aquinas’s moral and political thought or on Catholic social teaching.”—Ann Hartle, Emory University (emerita) Now Available “A rich and readable Thomistic introduction to Catholic social teaching. 256 pp. • paper • $29.99 Highly recommended!”—Matthew Levering, Mundelein Seminary 978-1-5409-6224-9 I Ethics, Philosophy, Theology a ebook available Michael P. Krom (PhD, Emory University) is professor of philosophy and chair of the department at St. Vincent College, where he serves as director of Benedictine Leader- ship Studies and director of the Faith and Reason Summer Program.

All That God Cares About Common Grace and Divine Delight Richard J. Mouw

Shows how, by common grace, God takes delight in all things that glorify him— even those that happen beyond the boundaries of the church.

ENDORSEMENTS “Irenic but never shy to respond to critique, Mouw gives us a book that will engage and inform readers from a wide range of theological standpoints. A delight to read!”—J. Todd Billings, Western Theological Seminary “This clearly written book engages many thinkers to help us know that redemption is cosmic in scope and to help us appreciate the work of the Holy Spirit beyond the boundaries of the Christian community.”—Katherine Leary Alsdorf, senior advisor, Global Faith & Work Initiatives, Redeemer City to City

Richard J. Mouw (PhD, University of Chicago), a renowned author and a widely traveled speaker, is professor of faith and public life at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he Now Available served as president for twenty years. He has written numerous books. 176 pp. • paper • $21.99 978-1-58743-475-4 Q Evangelicalism, Theology a ebook available

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“Bouma-Prediger continues to estab- “This is the book I wish I could have “Jenson’s opening vision of catholicity lish himself as a significant, creative read when I started teaching theology provides an ideal foundation for winning voice in Christian earthkeeping. As my over thirty years ago. Ironically, much over an audience that may not be wholly students wrestle with the complexities literature on theological pedagogy these convinced of the value of tradition. His and bleakness of the ecological crisis, days is woefully bereft of theology. Every conversational style will draw readers they often ask, ‘What can we do?’ This page of this book takes its ultimate cue, in for a journey with some of the most book highlights the centrality of being for materially and formally, from the Christ- important theologians of the Christian Christian discipleship. Christ-centered shaped gospel itself—in all its disturb- tradition in a way that is both engaging ecological virtues become the foundation ing and heart-wrenching glory. At the and accessible. This book will be deeply of a healthy Christian ethic and lifestyle, same time, the text is jargon-free, utterly valued in the classroom.”—Mary Veene- thereby offering renewed hope in this honest, and obviously born out of years man, North Park University uncertain age.”—Daniel L. Brunner, of classroom experience. It is simply Portland Seminary superb.”—Jeremy Begbie, Duke Divinity School

45 INTERCULTURAL STUDIES

Christianity A Brief Introduction Charles E. Farhadian

What is Christianity? A religion, a political system, a culture? In this accessibly written volume, Charles Farhadian provides a compelling look into the shape and movement of Christianity’s past, present, and future. Farhadian, an expert on world religions, accounts for the cultural, social, and theological issues that have shaped Christianity worldwide as he describes the distinctives of the world’s largest religion. This supplementary text addresses the global nature of Christianity without focusing exclusively on that topic. It could serve in a variety of courses across the curriculum and is written to be useable in either Christian or secular settings. Each chapter is organized by a major question.

ENDORSEMENT “Farhadian’s focus on Christians and their history, diversity, beliefs, practices, and future makes this book accessible to all who are interested in the intersection of religion and humanity. While aimed at those whose encounter with Christianity is new, or for whom it is known only as a cultural relic, this book’s Charles E. Farhadian (PhD, Boston University) objectivity and sensitivity would serve well Christian college is professor of world religions and Christian students embarking on their first academic study of their own I mission at Westmont College. He is the author religion.”—Robert Hunt, Perkins School of Theology, Southern of Introducing World Religions and the editor Methodist University November 2020 of Introducing World Christianity and Christian CONTENTS 192 pp. • paper • $19.99 Worship Worldwide. He also coedited The 978-1-5409-6022-1 Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion. Introduction World Religions Farhadian has done fieldwork in Southeast 1. Who Are Christians? 2. Where Are Christians? a ebook available Asia and the Pacific, where he has investi- 3. Why Is the Bible So Important to Christians? gated themes of worship, social history, and 4. What Is the Christian Church? nation making. 5. How Do Christians Worship? 6. Where Is Christianity Going? 7. How Does Christianity Relate to Other Religions? Index

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INTRODUCING WORLD RELIGIONS A Christian Engagement Charles E. Farhadian 624 pp. • cloth • $55.00 978-0-8010-3234-9 ebook available “This volume is a teacher’s dream. It will remain a textbook of choice for years to come.”—Dana L. Robert, Boston University

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A Concise Guide to the Quran Answering Thirty Critical Questions Ayman S. Ibrahim

What is so unique about Islam’s scripture, the Quran? Who wrote it, and when? Can we trust its statements to be from Muhammad? Why was it written in Arabic? What is the best available English translation? Does it command Muslims to fight Christians? Did ISIS apply the Quran in their atrocities against non-Muslims? These are a few of the thirty critical questions answered in this clear and concise guide to the history and contents of the Quran. It is written for anyone with little to no knowledge of Islam who wants to learn about Muslims, their beliefs, and their scripture.

ENDORSEMENTS “An important resource for non-Muslims seeking to understand the Quran in the light of Islamic tradition and critical academic scholarship.”—Gabriel Said Reynolds, University of Notre Dame “A wonderful introduction to the sacred text of Islam. I will be recommending this book for any person who wants to understand Islam and the Quran better and more correctly.” —Daniel L. Akin, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Ayman S. Ibrahim (PhD, Fuller Theological “An eminently accessible and lucidly written introduction. Seminary; PhD, Haifa University) is Bill and For those embarking on their first Quranic journey,A Concise Connie Jenkins Professor of Islamic Studies I Guide to the Quran is a beacon and a roadmap.”—A. J. Droge, and director of the Center for the Christian Un- author of The Qur’an: A New Annotated Translation derstanding of Islam at The Southern Baptist November 2020 Theological Seminary. He was born and raised 192 pp. • paper • $22.99 “A handy-yet-comprehensive overview of Islam’s most in Egypt and has taught in various countries 978-1-5409-6292-8 sacred text: its origin, history, message, and impact. Skeptical yet in the Muslim world and in the West. He is the World Religions respectful, this book will equip Christians and other non-Muslims author of The Stated Motivations for the Early a ebook available to be well-informed about one of the most influential books in Islamic Expansion. world history.”—Mark Durie, pastor and adjunct research fellow of the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam “A must-read for anyone interested in learning both Muslim perspectives as well as a range of features that subject the Quranic story to scrutiny.”—Peter G. Riddell, Australian College of Theology

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This engaging introduction to the work of missions in the contemporary world provides a broad overview of the biblical, theological, and historical foundations for missions. Sidebars, charts, maps, and numerous case studies are included. The second edition has been updated and revised throughout and features a full-color interior.

PRAISE FOR THE SECOND EDITION “The entire book has been updated. . . . [It is] one of the best introductory texts for teaching Evangelical missions. . . . The book’s goal is to capture the heart, as well as the mind, of the student. There is no reason to think that this cannot happen with Introducing World Missions. This book will be a helpful addition to academic missionary literature and a useful tool for teaching a new generation of students.”—D. Scott Hildreth, Southeastern Theological Review course help for professors and study aids for students

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A Public Missiology How Local Churches Witness to a Complex World Gregg Okesson

This introduction to public missiology calls local congregations to thicken their witness, weaving gospel influence into the public realm where they live, work, and play.

ENDORSEMENTS “Paints a vibrant picture of how congregations can offer public witness to Christian faith and life in ways that are compelling, beautiful, and substantive. Writing in a way that is accessible but also packed with insight, Okesson has produced a book that is deeply engaging and very important. I highly recommend it!”—Christine D. Pohl, Asbury Theological Seminary (emeritus) “Provides a bold signal that a new movement in mission thinking is un- derway. This book speaks to what ails us and welcomes us to a powerful new journey.”—George Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary (emeritus)

Now Available Gregg Okesson (PhD, University of Leeds) is dean of the E. Stanley Jones School of 288 pp. • paper • $24.99 World Mission and Evangelism at Asbury Theological Seminary and the Ira Gallaway 978-0-8010-9807-9 I and D. M. Beeson Professor of Leadership Development, Mission, and Evangelism. Evangelism, Mission, Practical Theology/Church Life a ebook available

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The Innovative Church How Leaders and Their Congregations Can Adapt in an Ever-Changing World Scott Cormode

This book offers church leaders innovative ways to express the never-changing gospel to their ever-changing congregations. It has been road-tested with over one hundred churches through the Fuller Youth Institute and includes five questions that guide Christian leaders who wish to innovate.

EXCERPT Almost everything about the current experience of church was established in a bygone era: the way we worship, the passages of Scripture we cherish, and the people we expect to see. The basic contours of church have not changed, even as the world has been transformed. The church as we know it is calibrated for a world that no longer exists. . . . How do we Christians innovate when our credibility depends on continuity with the past and honoring tradition? To put it another way, How do we maintain a rock-solid commitment to the unchanging Christian faith while at the same time finding innovative ways to express that faith in an ever-changing culture? . . . We can do that using the dual standard of people and practices—that is, according to the longings and Scott Cormode (PhD, Yale University) is the losses of the ever-changing people entrusted to our care and Hugh De Pree Professor of Leadership Devel- according to the practices that constitute the never-changing I opment at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is gospel. To do that, we must recalibrate our understanding of also a senior fellow at the Max De Pree Center Christian leadership. September 2020 for Leadership and the Fuller Youth Institute. 304 pp. • paper • $26.99 He founded the Academy of Religious Leader- ENDORSEMENTS 978-1-5409-6226-3 ship and the Journal of Religious Leadership. Practical Theology/ “Scott’s thoughtful and practical insights on innovation have Church Life, Leadership helped countless churches and ministry organizations. Now they a ebook available can impact yours as well.”—Kara Powell, executive director, Fuller Youth Institute; coauthor of Growing Young and Growing With “For any leader who longs to see the church not just survive but thrive amidst the rapid pace of cultural shifts, start with this book.”—Jill Ver Steeg, chief operating officer, Reformed Church in America

CONTENTS 1. How the Church Is Calibrated for a World That No Longer Exists ALSO OF INTEREST 2. The Meaning of Christian Innovation 3. Leadership Begins with Listening THE MINISTER SUSTAINING 4. Making Spiritual Sense AS MORAL MINISTRY THEOLOGIAN Foundations and 5. Reinvented Practices as Shared Stories of Hope Ethical Dimensions of Practices for Serving 6. A Process for Innovation Pastoral Leadership Faithfully 7. Organizing for Innovation Sondra Wheeler Sondra Wheeler 160 pp. • paper • $22.00 160 pp. • paper • $22.00 8. Innovation and Change 978-0-8010-9784-3 978-0-8010-9836-9 9. The Next Faithful Step ebook available ebook available 10. Recalibrating Church for the Smartphone Generation Appendix: Systematic Listening Index

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Models of Evangelism Priscilla Pope-Levison

Many sincere Christians dismiss evangelism due to enduring evangelistic caricatures. This book helps readers move beyond those caricatures to consider thoughtfully and practically how they can engage in evangelism, whether it’s through one-on- one conversations, social media, social justice, or the liturgy of worship services. This book offers an engaging, well-researched, and well-organized presentation and analysis of eight models of evangelism. Covering a breadth of approaches—from personal evangelism to media evangelism and everything in between—it encourages readers to take a deeper look at evangelism and discover a model that captures their attention. Each chapter introduces and assesses a model biblically, theologically, historically, and practically, allow- ing for easy comparison across the board. The book also includes end-of-chapter study questions to further help readers interact with each model.

ENDORSEMENTS “This book will be for a long while the state-of-the-art articulation on this urgent subject. A welcome articulation!”—Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary Priscilla Pope-Levison (PhD, University of “I hope church and lay leaders will include Models of Evan- St. Andrews) is associate dean for external gelism in their evangelism classes and trainings, and encourage programs and professor of ministerial studies I everyone in their church to read, embrace, and be inspired by at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Meth- it!”—Leslie Copeland-Tune, ordained Baptist minister and chief odist University. She is the author of several October 2020 operating officer of the National Council of Churches USA books, including the award-winning Building 208 pp. • paper • $21.99 “Pope-Levison has given us one of the decade’s best books the Old Time Religion: Women Evangelists in 978-0-8010-9949-6 on evangelism. This is the right book at the right time by the the Progressive Era. She has taught evange- Evangelism a ebook available right Christian leader.”—Will Willimon, Duke Divinity School; lism courses for over twenty years and has author of Aging over thirty years of ministry experience. “An excellent and thought-provoking book.”—Randall Balmer, Dartmouth College

CONTENTS Introduction 1. Personal 2. Small Group 3. Visitation 4. Liturgical ALSO OF INTEREST 5. Church Growth EVANGELISM THE MYSTIC 6. Prophetic AFTER WAY OF 7. Revival PLURALISM EVANGELISM The Ethics of Christian A Contemplative Vision 8. Media Witness for Christian Outreach, Conclusion Bryan Stone 2nd ed. Indexes 160 pp. • paper • $22.00 Elaine A. Heath 978-0-8010-9979-3 224 pp. • paper • $24.00 ebook available 978-0-8010-9859-8

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Understanding Faith Formation Theological, Congregational, and Global Dimensions Mark A. Maddix, Jonathan H. Kim, and James Riley Estep Jr.

Three leading Christian educators offer a survey of faith formation from various perspectives: biblical, theological, pastoral, practical, and global. The authors present a biblical theology of faith formation for individual and congregational life and show how faith can be formed through the life and mission of the local church through practices such as communal worship, Bible study, and mission. They also explore the faces of faith formation in multicultural and global contexts. Understanding Faith Formation is well suited for spiritual formation, discipleship, pastoral theology, and Christian ministry classes. It includes practical exercises for those beginning in ministry as well as reflection questions.

ENDORSEMENTS “This is a good basic work for exploring faith formation intended for educators, pastors, and church leaders. It is well researched and of particular interest for those in the Wesleyan and Pietist traditions.”—Robert W. Pazmiño, Andover Newton Mark A. Maddix (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Seminary at Yale Divinity School (emeritus) Divinity School) is dean of the School of The- “A robust and practical description of what it means to grow I ology and Christian Ministries and professor together in Christ.”—Octavio Javier Esqueda, Talbot School of of practical theology at Point Loma Nazarene Theology, Biola University October 2020 University. 176 pp. • paper • $24.99 CONTENTS Jonathan H. Kim (PhD, Trinity Evangelical 978-1-5409-6038-2 Divinity School) is associate professor of Introduction: Dimensions of Faith Formation Christian Education, Practi- Christian ministry and leadership at Talbot PART 1: THEOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF FAITH FORMATION cal Theology/ School of Theology, Biola University. Church Life, Spirituality/ 1. Faith Formation in the Bible Spiritual Formation James Riley Estep Jr. (PhD, Trinity Evangelical 2. Faith Formation in the Christian Tradition a ebook available Divinity School) is vice president of academics 3. Faith Formation Theory Revised at Central Christian College of the Bible. 4. Critique of Faith Development Theory PART 2: CONGREGATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF FAITH FORMATION 5. Cultural Challenges to Faith Formation 6. Faith Formation in Community 7. The Role of Scripture in Faith Formation PART 3: GLOBAL DIMENSIONS OF FAITH FORMATION ALSO BY THE AUTHORS 8. Forming Faith through Missions PRACTICING CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 9. Faith Formation in Multiethnic Contexts An Introduction for Ministry 10. Faith Formation in Global Contexts Mark A. Maddix and James Riley Estep Jr. Index 192 pp. • paper • $23.00 978-0-8010-3096-3 ebook available “This one-volume introduction will be useful in introductory courses, providing a taste of important issues and approaches in educational ministry.”—Kevin E. Lawson, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University 52 Faculty can use code BAFA20 to receive a 40% discount at BakerBookHouse.com. Offer expires November 1, 2020. PRACTICAL THEOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY, AND FORMATION

Work and Worship Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy Matthew Kaemingk and Cory B. Willson Foreword by Nicholas Wolterstorff

The chasm between work and worship has a devastating effect on the health, vibrancy, and effectiveness of both our labor and our liturgy. Drawing on years of ministry, teaching, and leadership experience, Matthew Kaemingk and Cory Willson explain that our Sunday worship and our Monday work desperately need to inform and impact each other. They engage in a rich biblical, theological, and historical exploration of the deep connections between worship and work, showing Christian leaders how to help people practice the presence of God in and through their daily work.

ENDORSEMENTS “Here, finally, is the book that will take the ‘faith and work’ conversation to new depths of intentionality. This should become a standard textbook, for the sake of the church and for the sake of the world.”—James K. A. Smith, Calvin University; author of Desiring the Kingdom, You Are What You Love, and On the Road with Saint Augustine Matthew Kaemingk (PhD, Vrije Universiteit; PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is associate “An inspired contribution to the underdeveloped connec- dean for Fuller Texas (Houston), scholar-in- I tion between work and worship in Christian life. It is a gift to residence at the Max De Pree Center for the people of God.”—Constance M. Cherry, Indiana Wesleyan Christian Leadership, and assistant professor November 2020 University; author of The Worship Architect of Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Sem- 304 pp. • paper • $29.99 CONTENTS inary. He is also a fellow with the Center for 978-1-5409-6198-3 Public Justice. Practical Theology/ Introduction Church Life, Worship/ Cory B. Willson (PhD, Vrije Universiteit) is PART 1: FOUNDATIONS Liturgy Jake and Betsy Tuls Associate Professor of 1. Worship That Forms Workers a ebook available Missiology and Missional Ministry and directs 2. Worship That Fails Workers the Institute for Global Church Planting and 3. Workers in the Pews Renewal at Calvin Theological Seminary. PART 2: RESOURCES 4. The Old Testament: The Integrity of Work and Worship 5. The Pentateuch: Bringing Work into Worship 6. The Psalms: Singing God’s Work into Ours 7. The Prophets: Destroying Work and Worship 8. The Early Church: Worship and Work in Ancient Christianity ALSO OF INTEREST 9. The Early Church Offering: Work Becomes Worship in Christ THE SPECIAL THE MUSIC PART 3: PRACTICES SERVICE ARCHITECT WORSHIP Blueprints for Engag- 10. Work at the Lord’s Table ARCHITECT ing Worshipers in Song Blueprints for Constance M. Cherry 11. Worship That Gathers Workers Weddings, Funerals, 288 pp. • paper • $27.00 12. Worship That Scatters Workers Baptisms, Holy Com- 978-0-8010-9968-7 Epilogue: munion, and Other Rethinking Monday Occasions ebook available Indexes Constance M. Cherry 336 pp. • paper • $30.00 978-0-8010-4895-1 ebook available

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The Congregation in a Secular Age Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life Andrew Root MINISTRY IN A SECULAR AGE

In this culmination of his well-received Ministry in a Secular Age trilogy, Andrew Root offers a new paradigm for understanding the congregation in contemporary ministry. He articulates why it is so hard for congregations to change and encourages an approach that doesn’t fall into the negative traps of our secular age. Living in late modernity means our lives are constantly acceler- ated, and calls for change in the church often support this call to speed up. Root asserts that the recent push toward innovation in churches has led to an acceleration of congregational life that strips the sacred out of time. Many congregations are simply un- able to keep up, which leads to burnout and depression. When things move too fast, we feel alienated from life and the voice of a living God. The Congregation in a Secular Age calls congregations to reimagine what change is and how to live into this future, helping them move from relevance to resonance.

CONTENTS PART 1: DEPRESSED CONGREGATIONS Andrew Root (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Carrie Olson Baalson Profes- 1. The Church and the Depressing Speed of Change sor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther I 2. Speeding to the Good Life, Crashing into Guilt: Why 1.6 Billion Dollars Isn’t as Good as You Think Seminary. He has written numerous books, 3. Fullness as Busyness: Why Busy Churches Attract and Then Lose Busy People including Faith Formation in a Secular Age, January 2021 4. The Strip Show: When Sacred Time Is No Longer the Time We Keep The Pastor in a Secular Age, and The End 288 pp. • paper • $26.99 of Youth Ministry? He is the coauthor (with 978-0-8010-9848-2 PART 2: EXAMINING CONGREGATIONAL DESPONDENCY; Youth Ministry, Practical OUR ISSUE IS TIME Kenda Creasy Dean) of The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry. Theology/Church Life 5. When Time Isn’t What It Used to Be: What’s Speeding Up Time? a ebook available 6. When Brains Explode: Dimension One: Technological Acceleration 7. Minding the Time: Why the Church Feels Socially Behind Dimension Two: Acceleration of Social Life (Part One) 8. Why The Office Can’t Be Rebooted: The Decay Rate of Social Change Dimension Two: Acceleration of Social Life (Part Two) 9. When Sex and Work Are in a Fast Present: The Church and the Decay Rate of Our Social Structures Dimension Two: Acceleration of Social Life (Part Three) 10. Why Email Sucks and Social Media Even More: Reach and Acceleration Dimension Three: The Acceleration of the Pace of Life (Part One) 11. Reach and the Seculars Dimension Three: The Acceleration of the Pace of Life (Part Two) PART 3: MOVING FROM RELEVANCE TO RESONANCE 12. Time-Famine and Resources Obsession: Another Step into Alienation 13. Why the Slow Church Can’t Work: Stablization, Alienation, and Loss of the Congregational Will to Be 14. Alienation’s Other: Resonance 15. When Bonhoeffer Time Travels: Resonance as Carrying the Child 16. To Become a Child: Matthew 18 and Congregation That Is Carried 17. Ending with a Little Erotic Ecstasy Index

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An Essential Guide to Public Speaking Serving Your Audience with Faith, Skill, and Virtue, 2nd ed. Quentin J. Schultze Foreword by Martin J. Medhurst Afterword by Clifford G. Christians

Communications expert Quentin Schultze offers a practical, accessible, and inspiring guide to public speaking, showing readers how to serve their audiences with faith, skill, and virtue. This thoroughly rewritten and expanded four-color edition has been tested and revised based on input from students and col- leagues. It contains new chapters on speaking for video, conducting group presentations, and engaging society civilly. A complete public speaking textbook for Christian universities, the book includes helpful sidebars, tips, and appendixes.

ENDORSEMENTS “An Essential Guide to Public Speaking is in a class of its own. This book is a gem.”—Stephanie Bennett, Palm Beach Atlantic University “Borrowing from Augustine, Quentin eloquently reminds us that neighbor love entails speaking for others. What a gift to course help for professors and study aids for students Christian communicators!”—Tim Muehlhoff, Biola University; author of Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influence in a Post- Quentin J. Schultze (PhD, University of Illinois) Christian World is a speaker, mentor, consultant, and professor I of communication emeritus at Calvin University. “I cannot imagine that a communication department at a His many books include Communicate like a True Christian school would not eagerly adopt this book. It’s an ideal Now Available Leader and An Essential Guide to Interpersonal fit.”—Em Griffin, Wheaton College (emeritus) 256 pp. • paper • $26.99 Communication. Schultze has been quoted in “This stunning new edition surpasses everything else 978-1-5409-6188-4 and interviewed by major media outlets. Visit available. It is perfect for educators, students, career coaches, Homiletics, Literature/ his website at www.quentinschultze.com. business leaders, pastors, and beyond.”—Daniel D. Fultz, Arts/Communication, Charleston Southern University Leadership “With accessible language, helpful sidebars, and wonderful a ebook available discussion questions, this book is even better than the first edition.”—Elizabeth W. McLaughlin, Bethel University, Indiana “This is the most interesting, thorough, and useful speaking text I have ever encountered! Everything I have wanted in a text for students in my public speaking courses is in this book.” —Mary Albert Darling, Spring Arbor University

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Communicating with Grace and Virtue Learning to Listen, Speak, Text, and Interact as a Christian Quentin J. Schultze

Communications expert Quentin Schultze offers an engaging and practical guide to help Christians interact effectively at home, work, church, school, and beyond. Based on solid biblical principles and drawn from Schultze’s own remarkable experiences, this book shows how to practice “servant communication” for a rich and rewarding life. Topics include how to overcome common mistakes, be a more grateful and virtuous communicator, tell stories effectively, reduce conflicts, overcome fears, and communicate well in a high-tech world. Helpful sidebars and text boxes are included.

ENDORSEMENTS “Schultze reveals the basics of truly good communication practices, making them accessible and showing why understanding communication is vitally important for the Christian life.” —Steve Perry, Regent University “A truly unique work. It will be right at home in a Bible study, freshman orientation, or a university course.”—Tom Carmody, Vanguard University Quentin J. Schultze (PhD, University of Illinois) is a speaker, mentor, consultant, and professor “While much has been written about how to be an effective of communication emeritus at Calvin University. I public speaker or an engaged listener, this book reminds us of His many books include Communicate like a True the profound need to communicate in transparent and life-giving Leader and An Essential Guide to Interpersonal September 2020 ways.”—Karen A. Longman, Azusa Pacific University Communication. Schultze has been quoted in 160 pp. • paper • $18.99 “A rare book—a wealth of practical, biblical truths for com- and interviewed by major media outlets. Visit 978-1-5409-6127-3 municating faithfully as we accept and embrace our own fragile his website at www.quentinschultze.com. Higher Education, and broken selves.”—Diane M. Badzinski, Colorado Christian Homiletics, Literature/ University Arts/Communication a ebook available “I can envision this book helping me to connect with my students and helping my students to connect with God and themselves so they can be wise and faithful servant communicators. I love it.”—Bob Gustafson, Moody Bible Institute “A wonderful book. It makes us better communicators and even guides us to become better people.”—Terry Lindvall, Virginia Wesleyan College “Paints a winsome picture for communication firmly grounded in biblical principles.”—Josh Danaher, Grand Canyon University

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PASTORING FOR LIFE: Theological Wisdom for Ministering Well Pastors are called to help people navigate the profound mysteries of being human, from birth to death and everything in between. This series, edited by pastoral theologian Jason Byassee, provides pastors and pastors-in-training with rich theological reflection on the various seasons that make up a human life, helping them minister with greater wisdom and joy.

AGING BIRTH FRIENDSHIP RECOVERING Growing Old in Church The Mystery of Being Born The Heart of Being Human From Brokenness and Addiction Will Willimon James C. Howell Victor Lee Austin to Blessedness and Community Now Available Now Available Now Available Aaron White 192 pp. • paper • $21.99 208 pp. • paper • $21.99 192 pp. • paper • $21.99 Now Available 978-1-5409-6081-8 978-1-5409-6083-2 978-1-5409-6084-9 208 pp. • paper • $21.99 ebook available ebook available ebook available 978-1-5409-6082-5 ebook available

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Aging Birth by Will Willimon by James C. Howell Reflects on aging as a spiritual journey Explores the connections between our and offers practical advice on helping own birth, the experience of having others with the challenges of retire- children, and the new birth of the ment, aging, caring for the aging, and Christian life. finding faith in the last quarter of life. “Makes a compelling case for the “I am glad, in my aging, that I importance of deep theological delib- have been instructed by this book.” eration on the flesh of the youngest —Walter Brueggemann, Columbia among us.”—Natalie Carnes, Baylor Theological Seminary University

Will Willimon (STD, Emory University), a retired United Methodist bishop, James C. Howell (PhD, Duke University) is senior pastor of Myers Park is professor of the practice of Christian ministry at Duke Divinity School. United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is an adjunct professor of preaching at Duke Divinity School.

Friendship Recovering by Victor Lee Austin by Aaron White Argues that friendship is the medium Shows pastors how to foster the kind through which God shares grace with of environment that Jesus prescribed his creatures. for his people, one that helps those “This is the best book on friend- who struggle with addictions and those ship by a Christian writer I have ever who love them heal from brokenness. read.”—Wesley Hill, author of Spiritual “I hope this book will be widely Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as read, especially in churches that are a Celibate Gay Christian ready to take addiction seriously.” —Kent Dunnington, Biola University Victor Lee Austin (PhD, Fordham University), an Episcopal priest, is theologian-in-residence for the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas and Church Aaron White (MTS, Tyndale Seminary) lives and ministers in of the Incarnation in Dallas, Texas. Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. He is the Vancouver representative for the International Association for Refugees and a national leader of 24-7 Prayer Canada.

FORTHCOMING IN THE PASTORING FOR LIFE SERIES

DISABILITY FOLLOWING ILLNESS Living into the Diversity Embodied Discipleship Finding God When of Christ’s Body in a Digital Age Life Is Interrupted Brian Brock Jason Byassee Edwin Searcy Coming in May 2021 and Andria Irwin Coming in Fall 2022 Coming in August 2021

Request your free exam copies at bit.ly/examcopy2020 59 PRACTICAL THEOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY, AND FORMATION Diary of a Pastor’s Soul The Holy Moments in a Life of Ministry M. Craig Barnes Seasoned pastor Craig Barnes tells the story of a fictionalized pastor, embarking on his final year before retirement, who reflects on the experiences and relationships that have formed his vocation and shaped his soul over a lifetime of pastoral ministry.

ENDORSEMENTS “In this rich collection of some of Craig’s best thoughts on the Christian ministry, pastors will find much encouragement and guidance, and anybody else will discover why the pastoral ministry is such a serious, joyful, demanding, and ultimately fulfilling vocation.”—Will Willimon, United Methodist Bishop (retired); Duke Divinity School; author of Accidental Preacher: A Memoir “Barnes loves being a pastor and finds surprising grace even in ordinary ecclesiastical minutiae. I couldn’t put the book down.”—John M. Buchanan, former editor and publisher, the Christian Century Now Available 240 pp. • paper • $18.99 M. Craig Barnes (PhD, University of Chicago) is president of Princeton Theo- Q 978-1-58743-444-0 logical Seminary, where he also serves as professor of pastoral ministry. He Practical Theology/Church Life, has pastored several churches and frequently speaks and preaches across Spirituality/Spiritual Formation the country. Barnes writes regularly for the Christian Century and has written a ebook available numerous books.

Emerging Gender Identities Understanding the Diverse Experiences of Today’s Youth Mark Yarhouse and Julia Sadusky This book offers a measured Christian response to gender identity, transgender experiences, and the diverse gender identities that are being embraced by an increasing number of adolescents.

ENDORSEMENTS “A much-needed book. Mark and Julia not only have the academic credentials to speak into transgender-related issues, but they have also spent countless hours listening to and loving the very people they’re writing about.”—Preston Sprinkle, author of Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say “This book is a page-turner. Why? It takes the important topic of gender identities and treats it with courage, truthfulness, and respect.”—Shirley V. Hoogstra, president, Council for Christian Col- leges & Universities

Now Available “A gift to pastors, youth pastors, parents, and friends of transgen- 256 pp. • paper • $19.99 der and gender expansive individuals.”—Jenell Paris, Messiah College Q 978-1-58743-434-1 Mark Yarhouse (PsyD, Wheaton College) is the Dr. Arthur P. Rech and Mrs. Jean Christianity and Culture, Gender May Rech Chair of Psychology at Wheaton College, where he leads the Sexual Studies, Practical Theology/Church & Gender Identity Institute. Julia Sadusky (PsyD, Regent University) works as a Life, Psychology/Counseling clinical psychologist in Denver, Colorado. She is a youth and ministry educator a ebook available and an advisor for the Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender.

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Las prácticas de la predicación Cristiana Rudimentos para la proclamación eficaz Jared E. Alcántara El destacado erudito Jared Alcántara ofrece una edición en español de su libro de texto introductorio de predicación de la próxima generación que es centrado en la práctica, intencional- mente colaborativo y tecnológicamente innovador. Leading homiletician Jared Alcántara offers a Spanish edition of his practice-centered, intentionally collaborative, technologically innovative, next-generation introductory preaching textbook.

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Can We Still Believe in God? Answering Ten Contemporary Challenges to Christianity Craig L. Blomberg

Skeptics of Christianity often ask Craig Blomberg how he can believe in a faith that seems so problematic. How can God allow evil and suffering? Isn’t the Bible anti-women, anti-gay, and proslavery? Isn’t the New Testament riddled with contradictions? What about the nature of hell, violence in Scripture, and prayer and predestination? Following Blomberg’s popular Can We Still Believe the Bible?, this succinct and readable book focuses on what the New Testament teaches about ten key reasons people give for not believing in God.

ENDORSEMENTS “A valuable, gracious, multifaceted, and welcoming response to key questions of nonbelievers.”—Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary “Whether you’re searching for answers to some of the toughest issues for yourself or someone else, this is a must-read. Highly recommended.”—Margaret Feinberg, popular speaker and author of Taste and See Craig L. Blomberg (PhD, University of “Can We Still Believe in God? takes on some of the most prob- Aberdeen) is distinguished professor of New lematic questions asked today and walks through them, with Q Testament at Denver Seminary, where he has biblical options presented. One learns much in that journey.” taught for more than thirty years. He is the —Darrell L. Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary Now Available author or editor of numerous books, including 240 pp. • paper • $19.99 Can We Still Believe the Bible?, A Handbook of “Blomberg addresses brilliantly the most difficult questions 978-1-58743-404-4 New Testament Exegesis, Jesus and the Gos- that trigger doubt and suspicion about God and Christianity. Apologetics, Biblical pels, The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, A must-read.”—Sung Wook Chung, Denver Seminary Studies, Christianity and commentaries on Matthew, 1 Corinthians, “Blomberg brings us much distilled wisdom, apologetic and Culture, and James. insight, and pastoral sensitivity in his evenhanded, biblically Evangelicalism informed treatment of key contemporary questions concerning a ebook available belief in God.”—Paul Copan, Palm Beach Atlantic University

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CAN WE STILL BELIEVE THE BIBLE? An Evangelical Engagement with Contemporary Questions Craig L. Blomberg 304 pp. • paper • $24.00 978-1-58743-321-4 ebook available Christianity Today 2015 Book Award Winner “Blomberg answers the toughest challenges in an evenhanded and gracious manner.”—Craig Hazen, Christianity Today

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Jesus the Great Philosopher Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life Jonathan T. Pennington

Jesus the Great Philosopher explores how Jesus, the Bible, and Christianity can become more than a compartmentalized part of our lives. It argues that we need to recover the lost biblical image of Jesus as the one true philosopher who teaches us how to experience the fullness of our humanity in the kingdom of God. Jesus teaches us what is good, right, and beautiful and offers answers to life’s big questions: what it means to be human, how to be happy, how to order our emotions, and how we should conduct our relationships.

ENDORSEMENTS “This book addresses the mind, the heart, the soul, and the life. That’s why it’s the book we need right now.”—Russell Moore, president, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention “Deep and wide, informative and accessible, challenging and humane—this is a book that will help you not only to think better but to live better, too.”—Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well and Fierce Convictions Jonathan T. Pennington (PhD, University of EXCERPT St. Andrews) is associate professor of New The reality is that Jesus means it when he says that he has come Testament interpretation and director of Q to bring people abundant life. This includes life now, not just an research doctoral studies at Southern Baptist ethereal future. That flourishing life begins the moment anyone Theological Seminary. He is also on staff as October 2020 becomes a part of Jesus through faith and hope in him. But our a preaching pastor at Sojourn East Church in 240 pp. • paper • $18.99 happiness is not complete, and life is mysteriously found in Louisville, Kentucky. Pennington hosts and co- 978-1-58743-465-5 the midst of pain and loss, not in everything getting better and produces the popular web series Cars, Coffee, Biblical Studies, better. Life and happiness are found, not by searching out the Theology and has written numerous books. Philosophy, Worldview, perfect Instagram photo that we can tag with #blessed, but in Apologetics learning to embrace the fullness of life’s emotions and circum- a ebook available stances—dark and bright—through the virtue of hope. When we return to Holy Scripture, looking to Jesus as the faithful guru of true happiness, we find the biblical answers to be sophisticated, profound, and life-transforming wisdom. When we, as the church, look to Jesus as our Lord, Savior, King, ALSO BY THE AUTHOR Priest, and Philosopher, we come to know what it means to be a THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT AND Christian. We learn what it means to take on our role as minis- HUMAN FLOURISHING A Theological Commentary ters of the good news. We will be salt and light whose well-lived Jonathan T. Pennington lives glorify God and draw people to him (Matt. 5:13–16) as we 352 pp. • paper • $32.99 “shine among them like stars in the sky as [we] hold firmly to 978-1-5409-6064-1 the word of [the Good] Life” (Phil. 2:15–16). ebook available Jesus Creed 2017 Commentary of the Year Outreach 2018 Resource of the Year (Theology) A Top Five Reference Book for Par- ish Ministry in 2017, Academy of Parish Clergy “A splendid contribution.”—Scot McKnight, Outreach

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Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear Choosing Trust over Safety in an Anxious Age, rev. and updated ed. Scott Bader-Saye

This timely resource explores the corruptive role fear plays in our cultural and political conversations, offering practices that embody Jesus’s call to place our trust in him and to show hospi- tality to our neighbors. This edition has been revised throughout, updated to connect with today’s readers, and includes new discussion questions.

ENDORSEMENTS “In this important book, updated to reflect the difficult realities we now face, Scott Bader-Saye reminds us that the only way to break through a life of fear is by embracing a different way, a way of love. This is not easy work, but it is crucial work, and in these pages we learn how to risk much for God’s dream of a better world.”—The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presid- ing bishop of the Episcopal Church; author of Love Is the Way: Holding On to Hope in Troubling Times “Bader-Saye tackles the most pressing moral challenges of our day: the dangers of American exceptionalism, of stoking fear Scott Bader-Saye (PhD, Duke University) holds for profit, and of manufacturing fear of the stranger in our midst. the Helen and Everett H. Jones Chair in Chris- Bracing in its honesty and inspiring in its call for a risky faith, Q tian Ethics and Moral Theology at Seminary this book offers readers biblical wisdom and well-founded hope of the Southwest, where he also serves as for our turbulent times.”—Joy Ann McDougall, Candler School October 2020 academic dean. He is the author of Formed by of Theology, Emory University 208 pp. • paper • $17.99 Love and Church and Israel after Christendom EXCERPT 978-1-58743-452-5 and has contributed chapters to The Black- Christianity and Culture, well Companion to Christian Ethics and The When we make safety and self-preservation our highest goals, Ethics, Spirituality/ Cambridge Companion to the Gospels. our moral focus becomes the protection of our lives and health. Spiritual Formation Security becomes the idol before whom all other gods must bow. a ebook available In the past, when asked, “What is your chief goal?” Christians have answered, “Friendship with God” (Aquinas) or “To glorify God and enjoy him forever” (Westminster Catechism). Today, I suspect many Christians—when being honest with themselves— would name “safety” or “security” as the primary good they seek. Primary or highest goods serve the function of organizing our moral lives around the thing that is most important to us. The nature of a highest good is that we are willing to sacrifice other, ALSO OF INTEREST lesser goods for the sake of that which is most valued. If we GOOD NEWS BE NOT AFRAID seek to love God and neighbor above all things (highest good), FOR ANXIOUS Facing Fear with Faith we might be willing to sacrifice certain creature comforts (lesser CHRISTIANS Samuel Wells 10 Practical Things You goods) in order to serve others in difficult circumstances. But if we 224 pp. • paper • $22.00 Don’t Have to Do 978-1-58743-302-3 seek safety above all things, we might be willing to sacrifice costly Phillip Cary ebook available service to others in order to maintain the security we so deeply 220 pp. • paper • $20.00 978-1-58743-285-9 desire. And if safety is our highest good, then God cannot be. ebook available

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The End of the Christian Life How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live J. Todd Billings

We’re all going to die. Yet in our medically advanced, technological age, many of us see death as a distant reality—something that happens only at the end of a long life or to other people. In The End of the Christian Life, Todd Billings urges Christians to resist that view. Instead, he calls us to embrace our mortality in our daily life and faith. This is the journey of genuine discipleship, Billings says: following the crucified and resurrected Lord in a world of distraction and false hopes. Drawing on his experience as a professor and father living with incurable cancer, Billings artfully weaves rich theology with powerful narrative to offer a personal yet deeply theological account of the gospel’s expansive hope for small, mortal creatures.

ENDORSEMENTS “Todd Billings is one of my favorite theologians. The End of the Christian Life highlights many of the reasons why. Billings writes not only with the mind of a brilliant theologian but also with a pastoral heart, so his work is also practical and accessible. Here you will find a fellow traveler—and fellow mortal—whose deep love of God, commitment to the church, and profound wis- J. Todd Billings (ThD, Harvard University dom are evident on every page.”—Tish Harrison Warren, priest Divinity School) is the Gordon H. Girod in the Anglican Church of North America; author of Liturgy of the Research Professor of Reformed Theology Q Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, “I have been waiting for this book from Todd Billings. Born Michigan, and an ordained minister in the September 2020 from his own existential encounter with mortality and infused Reformed Church in America. He is the author 240 pp. • paper • $19.99 with his singular theological acumen, The End of the Christian Life of Rejoicing in Lament, Union with Christ 978-1-58743-420-4 challenges a society (and a church!) infected by both the denial of (Christianity Today Book Award), and Calvin, Practical Theology/ death and a culture of death. This book is an invitation to find life Participation, and the Gift (John Templeton Church Life, Spirituality/ in the embrace of our mortality because of the scarred God who Award for Theological Promise). Visit his Spiritual Formation, meets us there.”—James K. A. Smith, Calvin University; author website at www.jtoddbillings.com. Theology, Psychology/ of You Are What You Love and On the Road with Saint Augustine Counseling a ebook available “Todd Billings knows what we want to forget: that we must come to an end. This hopeful book pours Christian language into the void of our silence about death. He seeks better language for how our mortality can be both a wonder and a tragedy, an aberration and a sign of hope. You will find no trite answers here and no condemnation of our fragility. This gentle and ALSO BY THE AUTHOR pastoral book offers a corrective to our culture’s painful misin- terpretation of morality as a failure, and asks instead what death REJOICING IN LAMENT can truly teach us about life.”—Kate Bowler, Duke Divinity Wrestling with Incurable Cancer and Life in Christ J. Todd Billings School; author of Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies 218 pp. • paper • $20.00 I’ve Loved 978-1-58743-358-0 ebook available “In the same tradition as C. S. Lewis’s A Grief Observed and Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking, Rejoicing in Lament is brave, honest, and probing.”—John Koessler, Christianity Today (5-star review) Request your free exam copies at bit.ly/examcopy2020 69 ALSO OF INTEREST TO PROFESSORS

Redeeming Power Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church Diane Langberg

Power has a God-given role in human relationships and institutions, but it can lead to abuse when used in unhealthy ways. Speaking into current #MeToo and #ChurchToo conversations, this book shows that the body of Christ desperately needs to understand the forms power takes, how it is abused, and how to respond to abuses of power. Although many Christians want to prevent abuse in their churches and organizations, they lack a deep and clear-eyed understanding of how power actually works. Diane Langberg offers a clinical and theological framework for understanding how power operates, the effects of the abuse of power, and how power can be redeemed and restored to its proper God-given place in relationships and institutions. Langberg not only helps Christian leaders identify and resist abusive systems but also shows how they can use power to protect the vulnerable in their midst.

ENDORSEMENTS “Essential reading for every leader and anyone who wishes to use what power they have to bless and heal in a world that Diane Langberg (PhD, Temple University) is so often curses and wounds.”—Jemar Tisby, New York Times an internationally recognized psychologist bestselling author of The Color of Compromise Q and counselor with forty-seven years of “This is an anointed book, reflecting theological sensitivity experience. She speaks regularly on abuse and egregious life experiences, calling us to steward and reclaim October 2020 and trauma all over the world; directs her own power for its original purpose—human flourishing.”—Ronald A. 224 pp. • paper • $19.99 counseling practice in Jenkintown, Penn- Matthews, president, Eastern University 978-1-58743-438-9 sylvania; and cofounded the Global Trauma Practical Theology/ Recovery Institute at Missio Seminary in Phil- CONTENTS Church Life, Psy- adelphia. Langberg is on the board of GRACE Prelude chology/Counseling, (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian PART 1: POWER DEFINED Leadership Environment) and cochairs the American Bible a ebook available Society’s Trauma Advisory Council. She has 1. The Source and Purpose of Power 2. Vulnerability and Power written numerous books. 3. The Role of Deception in the Abuse of Power 4. The Power of Culture and the Influence of Words PART 2: POWER ABUSED 5. Understanding Abuse of Power 6. Power in Human Systems ALSO OF INTEREST 7. Power between Men and Women 8. The Intersection of Race and Power HEALING THE WOUNDS OF SEXUAL 9. Power Abused in the Church ABUSE Reading the Bible with Survivors 10. Christendom Seduced by Power Elaine A. Heath PART 3: POWER REDEEMED 224 pp. • paper • $17.99 978-1-58743-428-0 11. Redemptive Power and the Person of Christ ebook available 12. Healing Power and the Body of Christ “Educates, encourages, and em- Postlude powers. It should be required reading for every seminary.”—Jaime Clark- Soles, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

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Becoming Brave Finding the Courage to Pursue Racial Justice Now Brenda Salter McNeil Foreword by Austin Channing Brown

Brenda Salter McNeil offers a distinctly Christian framework for addressing systemic injustice, inspiring readers to challenge the status quo in racial reconciliation. Looking through the lens of the biblical narrative of Esther, McNeil challenges readers to be brave enough to break the silence and work together with others to repair broken systems of injustice.

ENDORSEMENTS “Part confession, part biblical reflection, part call to storm the gates, Becoming Brave declares that the Christian call to do justice cannot and shall no longer be guided, shaped, and defanged by sensibilities more loyal to white people’s comfort than to God. A must-read.”—Lisa Sharon Harper, founder and president, Freedom Road “There is no one who understands more clearly what is necessary to move white evangelicals forward beyond their racial captivity than McNeil, and there is no more important book that must find its way into the hands of students, pastors, Christian activists, and all those who understand the urgency of Brenda Salter McNeil (DMin, Palmer Theo- this moment than Becoming Brave.”—Willie James Jennings, logical Seminary) is a dynamic speaker and Yale Divinity School; author of After Whiteness: An Education in thought leader who empowers emerging Q Belonging Christian leaders to be practitioners of reconciliation. She is associate professor of recon- Now Available “Through a combination of personal reflection, cultural ciliation studies at Seattle Pacific University 208 pp. • cloth • $21.99 awareness, and biblical exegesis of the book of Esther, Dr. McNeil and director of the Reconciliation Studies 978-1-58743-447-1 provides a roadmap for leaders to become and to be brave.” program. She is also associate pastor of Christianity and Culture, —Bishop Claude Alexander, senior pastor, The Park Church, preaching and reconciliation at Quest Church Ethics, Practical Charlotte, North Carolina in Seattle and the author of numerous books, Theology/Church Life, “An urgent, prophetic wake-up call to a church that has lost including Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0. Spirituality/Spiritual its reconciling credibility.”—Inés Velásquez-McBryde, pastor, Formation speaker, and reconciler; chaplain, Fuller Theological Seminary a ebook available “I want to be a leader for racial reconciliation. Dr. McNeil’s book is an essential tool for my leadership education.”—Shirley Hoogstra, president, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities

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AMERICA’S BEATING ORIGINAL SIN GUNS Racism, White Privi- Hope for People lege, and the Bridge to Who Are Weary of a New America Violence Jim Wallis Shane Claiborne 272 pp. • paper • $17.99 and Michael Martin 978-1-58743-400-6 288 pp. • paper • $19.99 ebook available 978-1-58743-413-6 ebook available

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The True Story of the Whole World Finding Your Place in the Biblical Drama, rev. ed. Michael W. Goheen and Craig G. Bartholomew

The True Story of the Whole World provides an overview of the grand narrative of the Bible, showing how God’s action in the world gives meaning to our lives and provides us with a foundation for our actions. The authors’ popular textbook, The Drama of Scripture, presented this message for a student audience. It was then abridged and published at a more popular level as The True Story of the Whole World. This revised edition has been further updated and streamlined throughout to appeal more specifically to church readers and small groups. It includes contemporary reflection sections and discussion questions for individual or group use in each chapter.

ENDORSEMENT “I know of no book that is more important to our current and emerging times than The True Story of the Whole World. This book is accessible and tremendously impactful. In a world of competing ideologies and cultural division, Goheen and Bartholomew lay out the beauty and substance of the biblical Michael W. Goheen (PhD, University of story. Their book presents a breadth of biblical wisdom that Utrecht) is director of theological education helps us make sense of why the modern church is anemic in its Q at the Missional Training Center, scholar-in- calling to be the light of the world. I recommend The True Story residence at the Surge Network of Churches– of the Whole World to anyone who desires wisdom. Read and December 2020 Phoenix, and professor of missional theology apply this book to your lives and ministries.”—Tyler Johnson, 192 pp. • paper • $17.99 at Covenant Theological Seminary. lead pastor, Redemption Church Arizona 978-1-58743-476-1 Craig G. Bartholomew (PhD, University of CONTENTS Cannot export to Bristol) directs the Kirby Laing Institute for UK & EU: SPCK Prologue: The Bible as a Grand Story Christian Ethics in Cambridge, England. Bible Survey, Biblical Act 1: God Establishes His Kingdom: Creation Theology, Theological Goheen and Bartholomew are coauthors of Act 2: Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall Act 3: The King Chooses Israel: Restoration Initiated Interpretation, Worldview The Drama of Scripture, Living at the Cross- Scene 1: A People for the King a ebook available roads, and Christian Philosophy. Scene 2: A Land for God’s People Interlude: A Kingdom Story Waiting for an Ending: The Intertestamental Period Act 4: The Coming of the King: Restoration Accomplished ALSO OF INTEREST Act 5: Spreading the News of the King: The Mission of the Church Scene 1: From Jerusalem to Rome THE GOSPEL OF OUR KING Scene 2: And into All the World Bible, Worldview, and the Mission of Every Christian Act 6: The Return of the King: Restoration Completed Bruce Riley Ashford and Heath A. Thomas 224 pp. • paper • $22.99 978-0-8010-4903-3 ebook available “An effective survey of the whole biblical narrative that connects directly to the gospel message and spills forth naturally into Christian living in the twenty-first century.”—Douglas S. Huffman, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University

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Why Science and Faith Need Each Other Eight Shared Values That Move Us beyond Fear Elaine Howard Ecklund

Using new research to reveal how faith and science illuminate universal truths about the human experience, this book shows readers they don’t have to choose between Christian belief and science. In the areas most rife with conflict—the origins of the universe, evolution, climate change, and genetic technology— readers will find fascinating points of convergence in eight virtues of human existence: curiosity, doubt, humility, creativity, healing, awe, shalom, and gratitude. The book includes discussion questions for group use and to help pastors, small group leaders, and congregants broach controversial topics and bridge the science-faith divide.

ENDORSEMENTS “Ecklund’s world-class research sheds light on the views of scientists and people of faith. Perfect for pastors, campus ministers, scientists who are Christians, and small group discussion.”—Deborah Haarsma, astronomer; president of BioLogos “A timely and excellent book! The science-faith conversation is not new, but Ecklund’s perspective on it is fresh, important, Elaine Howard Ecklund (PhD, Cornell Univer- and a must-read.”—Praveen Sethupathy, Center for Vertebrate sity) is professor of sociology at Rice Univer- Genomics, Cornell University sity, where she holds the Herbert S. Autrey Q Chair in Social Sciences and founded the “Ecklund, a world-class scholar in the sociology of science Religion and Public Life Program. Ecklund has Now Available and religion, has given a gift to those who see science and written five books and over seventy research 176 pp. • paper • $17.99 Christian faith as mutually enhancing. I highly recommend this articles. She gave the Gifford Lecture at the 978-1-58743-436-5 thoughtful and beautiful book!”—Greg Cootsona, Chico State University of Edinburgh in 2018 and served Christianity and University; co-director of Science for the Church; author of Mere as president of the Society for the Scientific Culture, Science and Science and Christian Faith Study of Religion from 2018–19. Religion, Spirituality/ “A timely book—one for which I am deeply grateful.” Spiritual Formation —Korie Edwards, Ohio State University a ebook available “As a leader of a faith community, I wish every one of my parishioners would read this book and take it to heart. I highly recommend it!”—Tom Nelson, senior pastor, Christ Community Church; president, Made to Flourish; author of Work Matters and The Economics of Neighborly Love

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ADAM AND THE HOW THE BODY GENOME OF CHRIST Reading Scripture after TALKS Genetic Science Recovering the Practice Dennis R. Venema of Conversation in the and Scot McKnight Church 240 pp. • paper • $19.99 C. Christopher Smith 978-1-58743-394-8 224 pp. • paper • $16.99 ebook available 978-1-58743-411-2 ebook available

Request your free exam copies at bit.ly/examcopy2020 73 ALSO OF INTEREST TO PROFESSORS The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation How Knowing Ourselves Can Make Us More Like Jesus AJ Sherrill Foreword by Chuck DeGroat

This book shows that the Enneagram, when applied to the Christian life, can provide new visionary landscapes for reimagining discipleship and spiritual practices.

ENDORSEMENTS “The popularity of the Enneagram has spawned both critics and fanat- ics in the church. AJ Sherrill artfully connects the Enneagram typology with Scripture, theology, and Christian discipleship. This essential resource will help readers appreciate how personality shapes their faith journey.”—Mark Scandrette, Fuller Theological Seminary; author of Practicing the Way of Jesus “Hands down the best resource I know of for the Enneagram and spiritual formation. Anyone who has a deep ache for transformation in the way of Jesus should read this book.”—John Mark Comer, pastor of teaching and vision at September 2020 Bridgetown Church; author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry 176 pp. • paper • $16.99 Q 978-1-58743-472-3 AJ Sherrill (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) has more than twenty years of expe- Spirituality/Spiritual Formation rience as a pastor, including the role of lead pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand a ebook available Rapids, Michigan. He is an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he teaches popular courses on transformational preaching and the Enneagram, and he frequently leads Enneagram workshops.

Praying with Our Feet Pursuing Justice and Healing on the Streets Lindsey Krinks

At age twenty, Lindsey Krinks was on track to lead an upwardly mobile life. But a devastating injury and an unexpected encounter with a homeless organizing group disrupted her plans and opened her eyes to the immense suffering around her. Awakened to a fierce pursuit of justice and a faith that called her to “pray with her feet,” Krinks plunged into the underside of American society, where she found both staggering loss and astounding love. Praying with Our Feet invites readers on an unforgettable spiritual journey. Krinks challenges common perceptions about people who live on the streets, calling Christians to move from charity to justice and get their hands dirty in the struggle for a better world. The book includes end-of-chapter discussion questions.

Lindsey Krinks (MTS, Vanderbilt Divinity School) is a street chaplain, activist, speaker, February 2021 and nonprofit leader who has worked for over a decade on the front lines of social jus- 224 pp. • paper • $17.99 tice movements. She is the cofounder of Open Table Nashville, a nationally acclaimed Q 978-1-58743-458-7 interfaith homeless outreach nonprofit. Public Affairs a ebook available

74 Faculty can use code BAFA20 to receive a 40% discount at BakerBookHouse.com. Offer expires November 1, 2020. ALSO OF INTEREST TO PROFESSORS Three Pieces of Glass Why We Feel Lonely in a World Mediated by Screens Eric O. Jacobsen

Addressing the crisis of loneliness from a fresh perspective, this book shows how three pieces of glass—car windshields, TVs, and smart- phones—are emblematic of significant cultural shifts that have created a cultural habit of physical isolation and helps readers rediscover what belonging in a place looks like.

ENDORSEMENTS “It’s hard to imagine a more timely book for our fractured, lonely republic.”—James K. A. Smith, Calvin University; author of You Are What You Love and On the Road with Saint Augustine “Points the way past the various fractures and false senses of community that characterize today’s culture in order to help us find—for ourselves and others—true belonging.”—Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well and Fierce Convictions Now Available 288 pp. • paper • $19.99 Eric O. Jacobsen (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is senior pastor of First 978-1-58743-422-8 Q Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Washington. He has written several books and Christianity and Culture, Spirituality/ numerous articles exploring connections between the Christian community, the Spiritual Formation church, and traditional neighborhoods. He also cohosts the Embedded Church a ebook available podcast.

Exiles on Mission How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian World Paul S. Williams

Invites readers to embrace the language of exile and imagine a hopeful mission of the scattered church in the post-Christian West.

ENDORSEMENTS “Helps us avoid the twin dangers of being too at home in or too withdrawn from our culture. We are exiles, but exiles on mission. High- ly recommended.”—Tim Keller, pastor emeritus, Redeemer Presbyteri- an Church, New York City “This book will be core in our training of church-planting pastors and their leader teams as they seek to embrace and embody the truth and love of the gospel in cities around the world.”—Katherine Leary Alsdorf, founder, Redeemer’s Center for Faith & Work; interim director, City to City’s Global Faith & Work Initiative

Now Available Paul S. Williams (MA, MSc, Oxford University; MCS, Regent College) is CEO of 256 pp. • paper • $19.99 the British and Foreign Bible Society, research professor of marketplace theology 978-1-58743-435-8 Q and leadership at Regent College in Vancouver, and an honorary professor at Christianity and Culture, Mission Alphacrucis College. His teaching has gained a worldwide audience through his a ebook available ReFrame series.

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