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...

These commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means. The Introduction to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting and purpose. Following a structural Analysis, the Commentary takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes, and also comments on individual verses...

Bargains

New Testament

Has Christianity failed to engage the culture of technology and use scientific advancements responsibly? Jardine offers an incisive critique of the damaging elements in Western societies and argues that it's possible to abandon the destructive aspects of technology while still embracing its benefits.More...

Needless to say, a book that challenges the modern biblical scholarship assumption of 'Q' is bound to be controversial and to create as much drama as one could expect from the field. But that is exactly what James Edwards does--without apology--when he argues in The Hebrew Gospel and the Development of the Synoptic Tradition, that 'Q' never existed and that the earliest Gospel is the Gospel of the Hebrews known only through brief Patristic quotations.More...