Theology

Common wisdom concerning Luther and Calvin suggests that these two theologians do not relate the testimony of Christ to the conscience in the same way. This book undertakes a comparison of their theologies, especially the ways in which Luther and Calvin describe the conscience, and relate this to the testimonies of the Word and the Spirit.

The Collage of God is for all who find it difficult to reconcile the realities of life with comfortable notions about faith. Following his experiences with suffering as a hospital chaplain, Mark Oakley reconstructs faith as a collage of traditions, texts, and experiences of living, imagination, silence and prayer. A contemporary spiritual classic.

Contributes a characteristically Christian voice to contemporary theological debates on the environment. This book deals with such arguments as, 'But the New Testament says nothing about this', and establishes the general principles of a Christian view of Creation.

Eminent theologian Stanley Hauerwas shows how the sermon is the best context for doing theology.

Books by or about Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, create significant media interest, particularly when they explore his attitudes to ethics - particularly homosexuality and war. This introduction for students and general readers who want to understand his theology is written in a clear and accessible style.

When first published, Evil and the God of Love instantly became recognized as a modern theological classic, widely viewed as the most important work on the problem of evil to appear in English for more than a generation. Including a foreword by Marilyn McCord Adams, this reissue also contains a new preface by the author.

Grace is the heart of God to do you good when you deserve it least. But do we really know how deeply we don't deserve it? Only God can reveal that to us.

A study of the historical Jesus, this work focuses on the context of ancient Utopian thought and Utopian communities. It covers the Essene community and Philo's discussion of the Therapeutae, and argues that only ancient Utopian thought accounts for the lack of explicit political messages in Jesus' message of the kingdom of God.