Academic Resources

Philosophical Theology

Theodicy

Establishing a case for the rationality of Christianity, Peters philosophically analyzes the thought of Augustine and Blaise Pascal alongside that of skeptic David Hume to show the importance of harmonizing the head and heart in matters of faith. He discovers a balance between the Enlightenment's overemphasis on reason alone and postmodernism's espousal of interpretive freedom.More...

The simultaneous existence of God and evil can be difficult to fathom. Wright examines this conundrum within the context of today's major issues---and proposes a Christian response. Fresh, creative, and biblical, his answer focuses on the cross's centrality and the responsibility of believers to bring Christ's healing into the world. Includes DVD featuring Wright and Desmond Tutu.

Biblical Studies

Church History

As always, Keener is exhaustive in both research and scope (the book contains 9 Appendices and over 500 pages of notes and citations) and examines evidence from the ancient world, and the Gospels themselves with world class scholarly precision. This book is ideal for graduate courses on the Synoptic Gospels that are especially concerned to deal with the question of the Historical Jesus, the events of his life, or the accuracy of the Synoptic witness...More...

A lucid introduction to a formative period in Christian history. Chronicling how Christians came to see Jesus as both divine and human, Need examines the controversies leading to the first seven ecumenical councils, the influence of key theologians, and the decisions they reached. His masterful study will help you grasp the issues and their continuing significance.More...

Bio-Ethics

OT Commentaries

What is sure to become the definitive work in bioethics Health-Care Ethics: A Comprehensive Christian Resource is the first full theological-ethical treatment of medical ethics. Receiving his M.Div., M.P.H. from Yale University, and his Ph.D. from Emory University, author James Thobaben grounds his work in the historic tradition of the Evangelical faith which he argues is, and always has been, eminently concerned with ethics. He then constructs what he calls An Evangelical Christian Moral Epistemology...

In this volume, Exodus in the new Eerdmans Critical Commentary series Thomas Dozeman clarifies the multiple literary genres within the text, identifies only two separate author’s in the books composition, and highlights the rich insights that arise from the comparative study of the ancient Near Eastern literary tradition. Also treating the influence of Exodus in the history of Jewish and Christian interpretation, Dozemann’s comprehensive commentary will be welcomed by all serious OT students.

Bargains

New Testament

Complete with all twenty-six volumes in the Library of Christian Classics. The CD-ROM  gives scholars immediate ability to search across these influential texts.

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The Gospel of John has, arguably, received more scholarly attention than any other biblical book. Yet, work on the book is far from exhausted. In an effort to see the book from new angles this volume of journal-style essays The Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective seeks to treat the book through the dual lenses classical rhetoric and cultural anthropology. More...