Cascade Books imprint: 771 books
Behold the Lilies
Jesus and the Contemplation of Nature—A Primer
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Behold the Lilies draws from the riches of the author's long-standing work in the theology of nature and ecological spirituality, especially from his classic historical study, The Travail of Nature (1985), and from his Franciscan exploration in Christian spirituality, Before Nature (2014). In this...
Practicing Ministry in the Presence of God
Theological Reflections on Ministry and the Christian Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2015
Practicing Ministry in the Presence of God presents a new paradigm for church ministry--one that is based on fundamental truths of the Christian faith such as the Trinity, union with Christ, and the "already" presence of the Holy Spirit in the church. This new paradigm can help busy pastors avoid...
by J. Brian Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2017
First Corinthians offers readers a window into the social life and setting of an early Christ-movement congregation. The Apostle Paul's practical guidance to the Corinthians living in a Roman colony overlaps with many contemporary concerns: identity, leadership, sexuality, gender, diversity, worship,...
Reading Romans after Supersessionism
The Continuation of Jewish Covenantal Identity
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2018
The Letter to the Romans explains the way Paul thought Jewish covenantal identity continued now that the messianic era had begun. More particularly, Paul addresses the relevance of Abraham for Jews and gentiles, the role of Torah, and the way it is contextualized in Christ. All too often, however,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Values are culturally specific. This handbook explains select biblical social values in their Mediterranean cultural contexts. Some examples of values are altruism, freedom, family-centeredness, obedience, parenting, and power. Though the English words for the values described here would be familiar...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
This book charts a new direction in humanities scholarship through serious engagement with the geopolitical concept of the Anthropocene. Drawing on religious studies, theology, social science, history and philosophy, and what can be broadly termed the environmental humanities, this collection represents...
A Primer in Ecotheology
Theology for a Fragile Earth
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
This book serves as an introduction to the burgeoning field of ecothology, illustrating both its variety and its commonality across different Christian theological divides. Some of the questions addressed in this short book include the following: How can the Bible still make sense in the context of...
Telling the Whole Story
Reading and Preaching Old Testament Stories
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Telling the Whole Story is both a book about preaching and reading the narratives of the Hebrew Bible. John C. Holbert (PhD in Hebrew Bible) was a longtime teacher of preaching and Hebrew Bible at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, having retired in 2012 after thirty-three...
Preaching Creation
The Environment and the Pulpit
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
The human race, along with the animals and plants that make up the creation of God, face a difficult future due to the multiple ways that the ecosystem on which they all depend is currently under stress. Temperatures are rising along with the oceans. Rain forests are falling along with the polar ice...
Rome
A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Eternal City
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Rome: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Eternal City is not a travel book; it is a pilgrim's guide to the city of Rome and its most ancient churches. In addition to helpful descriptions of the primary monuments and churches of Rome, this book will give the reader just enough historical background to enhance...
by Gordon D. Fee
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Revelation is a book that many Christians find confusing due to the foreign nature of its apocalyptic imagery. It is a book that has prompted endless discussions about the end times with theological divisions forming around epicenters such as the rapture and the millennium. In this book, award winning...
Melodies of a New Monasticism
Bonhoeffer’s Vision, Iona’s Witness
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
The New Monastic Movement is a vibrant source of renewal for the church's life and mission. Many involved in this movement have quoted Dietrich Bonhoeffer's conviction that the church must recover ancient spiritual disciplines if it is to effectively engage "the powers that be." Melodies...
Jesus and the Religions
Retrieving a Neglected Example for a Multi-cultural World
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
How should followers of Christ live in a multi-religious world? This book argues that the example of Jesus has something fresh and helpful to say to those who ponder the question. It takes something old--the example of Jesus--to say something new to our pluralist world. Most of the book examines the...
Does God Love Everyone?
The Heart of What's Wrong with Calvinism
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2016
Does God truly love all persons? Most Christians think the obvious answer to this question is, "Yes, of course he does!" Indeed, many Christians would agree that the very heart of the gospel is that God so loved the whole world that he gave his Son to make salvation available for every single...