Christian Theology

Approaching Jonathan Edwards offers a new theoretical approach to the study of Edwards, with an emphasis on his writing activity as the key strategy in shaping his legacy. This book analyses the ways in which Jonathan Edwards' intense personal piety and deep experience of divine sovereignty drove an..

Aquinas and Radical Orthodoxy is a clearly written critique of John Milbank’s and Catherine Pickstock’s controversial portrayal of Aquinas as a forerunner of Radical Orthodoxy. It sketches the genesis of the movement, probes the nature and limits of its appeal to Aquinas, and investigates the range ..

Exploring the central events and debates within the Church of England in the first half of the nineteenth century, this book examines Howley’s career and influence. A section of primary sources places Howley’s achievements in proper context and illustrates his prevailing concerns in education, the e..

Exploring the central events and debates within the Church of England in the first half of the nineteenth century, this book examines Howley’s career and influence. A section of primary sources places Howley’s achievements in proper context and illustrates his prevailing concerns in education, the e..

Exploring the central events and debates within the Church of England in the first half of the nineteenth century, this book examines Howley’s career and influence. A section of primary sources places Howley’s achievements in proper context and illustrates his prevailing concerns in education, the e..

This fresh exploration of the life, work and writing of Archbishop Pole, focuses particularly on Pole’s final years (1556-58) as Archbishop of Canterbury. Stressing the events and character of Pole's 'English' life, up to his exile in the 1530s, as well as in his final years in England, this book ex..

Introduces the doctrines of Atonement, Christology and the Trinity and proposes a reinterpretation in the light of the claim of many Christian mystics that ultimate happiness is to be found in enjoying a loving fellowship of God...

Through his single-minded insistence on the priority of the Bible in the life of the church, Karl Barth (1886-1968) decisively shaped the course of twentieth-century Christian theology. Drawing on both familiar texts and recently published archival material, Barth's Theology of Interpretation sheds ..

The attitude of Karl Barth to Israel and the Jews has long been the subject of heated controversy amongst historians and theologians. The question that has so far predominated in the debate has been Barth's attitude, both theologically and practically, towards the Jews during the period of the Third..

The attitude of Karl Barth to Israel and the Jews has long been the subject of heated controversy amongst historians and theologians. The question that has so far predominated in the debate has been Barth's attitude, both theologically and practically, towards the Jews during the period of the Third..

A prolific author and thinker, Stanley J. Grenz was a respected and influential figure, not only within evangelicalism but in the wider theological world. Amongst the many issues tackled by him it is perhaps his revisioning of evangelical theology in the light of the postmodern challenge that has ca..

Black Theology, Slavery and Contemporary Christianity explores the legacy of slavery in Black theological terms. Challenging the dominant approaches to the history and legacy of slavery in the British Empire, the contributors show that although the 1807 act abolished the slave trade, it did not end ..