Yong (theology, Regent U., Virginia) explores what Christian theology might look like amidst and after an intensive dialogue with Buddhist traditions. His topics include divine presence in pneumatolog
In The Veiled God, Ruth Jackson offers a detailed portrait of Friedrich Schleiermacher’s early life, ethics, and theology in its historical and social context, and critically reflects on the enduring
This is an interesting book derived from the doctoral thesis of a Christian missionary living long-term in Thailand. Nineteen lay and professional Thai Buddhists were given passages from the Bible exp
Diversity in the Structure of Christian Reasoning makes an argument about the nature of interpretive conflicts in modern theology. Using two examples from World Christianity, it examines the hermeneut
In "Theology as Improvisation," Nathan Crawford reimagines the possibilities for how theology thinks God within a postmodern world. By engaging a number of thinkers in conversation, he navigates the n
Proverbs and the African Tree of Life is Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate’s argument that African folk sayings must be seen as the full-blown tree on to which the Biblical Proverbs can be “grafted” (that is
In Ubuntu, Migration and Ministry Elina Hankela engages with the socio-moral meanings of ubuntu (Nguni: humanness/humanity) in contemporary Johannesburg drawing on ethnographic fieldwork at the Centra
In A New Apophaticism Susannah Ticciati draws on Augustine to develop an apophatic theology for the twenty-first century. The central hypothesis is that God-language has the purpose of transforming hu
Osborne (systematic theology, Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, California) adds a perspective from the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition to the many books and essays dealing with ecclesiology.
Dealing with trauma, healing, reconciliation--these are topics that have attracted considerable attention in recent years. In comparison, the topic of cruelty has received averted eyes for the most pa
Kuokkanen (Karkku Evangelical College, Finland) begins with introductory material pertaining to the Declaration of Global Ethics in Chicago, Hans Kung, and the structure and methods of his study. Subs
Noting that neither salvation nor God are present in Confucianism, Huang (Institute of Sino-Christian studies, Hong Kong) explores how Confucians understand the Christian doctrine of salvation, and so
This book is an attempt at contextualizing the Christian doctrine of justification by faith – as an act of God’s grace alone. The target is Chinese contexts as influenced by the New Confucian idea of
What role does the interpretation of Scripture play in theological construction? In Reading the Decree David Gibson examines the exegesis of election in John Calvin and Karl Barth, and considers the r
The Christ's Faith coheres with orthodox Christology and Reformation soteriology, and needs to be affirmed to properly confirm the true humanity of the incarnate Son. Without addressing the interpreta
