Theology Of The Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy14 reviews Walter Brueggemann Fortress Press, 2005 Examining the evidence + Magnum Opus + Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute,Advocacy This work by Walter Brueggemann is perhaps his most comprehensive view of the Old Testament to date. As the title implies, this is a Christian reading of the Old Testament scriptures (for scholars who approach the collection from a more objective standpoint prefer to avoid the use of the term 'Old ...             Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading25 reviews Eugene H. Peterson Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006 A Must! + Reading Scripture is much more than you ever imagined! + Eat! Eat! + One Of Peterson's Finest -- and They're ALL Mighty Fine! + I practically ate it myself...             Creation and the Persistence of Evil5 reviews Jon D. Levenson Princeton University Press, 1994 Bold, persuasive, and thought-provoking + powerful theological implications + A Theological Thriller + Provocative in proposing that God fails and can be faulted + This is THE book on creation theology!             The Trinity and the Kingdom6 reviews Jürgen Moltmann Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1993 Conquering Through Suffering + Difficult read but rewarding + Moltmann's Kenotic Theology of the Trinity + Suffering in a Trinitarian context + An enchiridion to his messianic theology             Dogmatics in Outline6 reviews Karl Barth Harper Perennial, 1959 A faithful framework... + Barth's Summary of Dogmatics + Phenomenal Introduction + Impressive brief of New Testament Theology + An excellent beginning to Barthian thought             Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission (American Society of Missiology Series, No. 16)7 reviews David Jacobus Bosch Orbis Books, 1991 An in-depth, scholarly analysis of missionary paradigms + Foundational Book for Understanding Mission + Must reading.. + Great book, heavy reading!             Between Cross and Resurrection: A Theology of Holy Saturday3 reviews Alan E. Lewis Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003 A beautiful book from a beautiful man + 'few if any equals' + The Power of Weakness I learned more theology from one course under Dr. Alan Lewis than from over 40 years of church sermons. He taught, as he wrote, from his personal knowledge and understanding of Christianity during the months he was living with painful, incurable cancer. As more fully explained in the last chapter ...             Peculiar Speech: Preaching to the Baptized William, H. Willimon Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1992 Willimon writes with passion about the dynamics and implications of preaching to a congregation, to those who, having been called, are either baptized or yet to be baptized. The preacher, says Willimon, needs to address the people in a congregation with "peculiar speech", letting the biblical text call them to live a transformed life in keeping with their baptism.             The Domestication of Transcendence4 reviews William Placher Presbyterian Publishing Corpor, 1999 Ten Stars, Actually + Great book - a brief reply to 'theologicalresearcher' I am sorry that this book is not available in hardcover; it's one that my library cannot be without. One cannot describe it without superlatives. Although I am an Orthodox Christian, the author has convinced me that there is profound theological thought outside Orthodoxy. (Not all Orthodox ...             Preaching Jesus: New Directions for Homiletics in Hans Frei's Postliberal Theology1 review Charles L. Campbell Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1997 Reflections on Preaching This is a marvelous book that stimulates much thought about what to do on Sunday morning when you are in the pulpit and all those faces are looking at you hoping for some word from God. Frei, here, in Campbell's telling, is introduced in a marvelous way, perhaps in a more accessible way, than in ...             Narratives of a Vulnerable God3 reviews William Placher Presbyterian Publishing Corpor, 1994 Love and not Power is what God is about + God is love, therefore... An excellant survey of the gospel of Christ from the heart. The critical analysis and thinking is very evident as well. For those who like C.S. Lewis, you will find this book a delight to read. His study on the Trinity of God is very well done.             The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)33 reviews N. T. Wright Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2003 Magnificent Study of the Gospels. + Book for all levels + Very thorough. + Brings Unity to History, Philosophy & Theology + He makes all things new!             The Trinity and the Kingdom6 reviews Jürgen Moltmann Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1993 Conquering Through Suffering + Difficult read but rewarding + Moltmann's Kenotic Theology of the Trinity + Suffering in a Trinitarian context + An enchiridion to his messianic theology             Narratives of a Vulnerable God3 reviews William Placher Presbyterian Publishing Corpor, 1994 Love and not Power is what God is about + God is love, therefore... An excellant survey of the gospel of Christ from the heart. The critical analysis and thinking is very evident as well. For those who like C.S. Lewis, you will find this book a delight to read. His study on the Trinity of God is very well done.             The Domestication of Transcendence4 reviews William Placher Presbyterian Publishing Corpor, 1999 Ten Stars, Actually + Great book - a brief reply to 'theologicalresearcher' I am sorry that this book is not available in hardcover; it's one that my library cannot be without. One cannot describe it without superlatives. Although I am an Orthodox Christian, the author has convinced me that there is profound theological thought outside Orthodoxy. (Not all Orthodox ...             The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)33 reviews N. T. Wright Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2003 Magnificent Study of the Gospels. + Book for all levels + Very thorough. + Brings Unity to History, Philosophy & Theology + He makes all things new!             Creation and the Persistence of Evil5 reviews Jon D. Levenson Princeton University Press, 1994 Bold, persuasive, and thought-provoking + powerful theological implications + A Theological Thriller + Provocative in proposing that God fails and can be faulted + This is THE book on creation theology!             Theology Of The Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy14 reviews Walter Brueggemann Fortress Press, 2005 Examining the evidence + Magnum Opus + Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute,Advocacy This work by Walter Brueggemann is perhaps his most comprehensive view of the Old Testament to date. As the title implies, this is a Christian reading of the Old Testament scriptures (for scholars who approach the collection from a more objective standpoint prefer to avoid the use of the term 'Old ...             Between Cross and Resurrection: A Theology of Holy Saturday3 reviews Alan E. Lewis Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003 A beautiful book from a beautiful man + 'few if any equals' + The Power of Weakness I learned more theology from one course under Dr. Alan Lewis than from over 40 years of church sermons. He taught, as he wrote, from his personal knowledge and understanding of Christianity during the months he was living with painful, incurable cancer. As more fully explained in the last chapter ...             Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading25 reviews Eugene H. Peterson Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006 A Must! + Reading Scripture is much more than you ever imagined! + Eat! Eat! + One Of Peterson's Finest -- and They're ALL Mighty Fine! + I practically ate it myself...