B B Publishing: 2042 books
From Memory to Imagination
Reforming the Church's Music
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
The relatively recent "worship wars" over styles of worship — traditional, contemporary, or blended — have calmed down, and many churches have now reached decisions about which "worship style" defines them. At a more fundamental level, however, change has yet to begin.
In...
Not with Wisdom of Words
Nonrational Persuasion in the New Testament
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2016
Many texts in the New Testament do more than simply explain the main tenets of the Christian faith; they invite believers to imagine and experience their theological claims. In Not with Wisdom of Words Gary Selby shows how biblical authors used poetic, imaginative language to inspire their audiences to experience a heightened sense of God’s presence.
The Kuyper Center Review, Volume 2
Revelation and Common Grace
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
The Abraham Kuyper Center for Public Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary was established in admiration of Kuyper, whose life as pastor, theologian, journalist, and politician remarkably exemplifies how confidence in the truth of a Christian worldview can be expressed in both theory and practice....
Paul's Theology in Context
Creation, Incarnation, Covenant, and Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
This accessible text by James P. Ware provides both a concise guide to Paul’s theology and a general introduction to the key issues and debates in the contemporary study of Paul.
Examining Paul’s message in the context of the ancient world, Ware identifies what would have struck Paul’s...
by L. Daniel Hawk
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
How can we make sense of violence in the Bible? Joshua commands the people of Israel to wipe out everyone in the promised land of Canaan, while Jesus commands God’s people to love their enemies. How are we to interpret biblical passages on violence when it is sanctioned at one point and condemned...
by Rubert L. Hubbard Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 1989
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 1989
The book of Ruth contains one of the Bible's best-known and most-loved stories. This major commentary by Robert L. Hubbard Jr. shows how the author of Ruth used, with great literary artistry, the story of Ruth and Naomi to convey important theological themes.
In his introduction Hubbard discusses...
Living for Jesus and Japan
The Social and Theological Thought of Uchimura Kanzo
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Uchimura Kanzo (1861–1930) was an independent, original, and thought-provoking pioneer of Christianity in modern Japan. His theological values were organically linked with his aspiration for living and practicing such evangelical ideas as prophetic existence, neighborly love, social justice, pacifism,...
Beautiful Light
Religious Meaning in Film
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Though "religious" films usually don't get much respect in Hollywood, religion still regularly finds its way into the movies. In Beautiful Light Roy Anker seeks out the often unnoticed connections between film and religion and shows how even films that aren't overtly religious or Christian...
Wisdom's Feast
An Invitation to Feminist Interpretation of the Scriptures
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Woman Wisdom in Proverbs 9 invites any who want to learn her ways to come and eat at her table—an image for the rich and satisfying teaching that she offers. In this book Barbara Reid invites readers to this feast, drawing on women's wisdom to offer fresh new interpretations of biblical texts in...
From Here to Maturity
Overcoming the Juvenilization of American Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Expert guidance on how to grow up in Christ
This book is a follow-up to Thomas Bergler’s acclaimed work The Juvenilization of American Christianity, which documents how church youth ministries over the past several decades have contributed to a process of adolescent spiritual traits becoming...
Faith and Fossils
The Bible, Creation, and Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
Many books have been written on the Bible and evolution by scientists, but this volume is written by a biblical specialist. In Faith and Fossils Lester Grabbe, a prominent Hebrew Bible scholar, examines the Bible in its ancient context and explores its meaning in light of emerging scientific...
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything
Finding Abundant Communities in Unexpected Places
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2018
Pastor Mike Mather arrived in Indianapolis thinking that he was going to serve the poor. But after his church’s community lost nine young men to violence in a few short months, Mather came to see that the poor didn’t need his help—he needed theirs.
This is the story of how one church...
by Zoë Burnzs
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2017
You gave him your all, and he broke your heart. However, that heartache doesn’t have to be the end of your story. The pain, the loss, the uncontrollable urge to wallow in a pool of self-pity and shame isn’t your burden to carry.
Mend Your Own Broken Heart is for every woman who has ever...
by John L. McLaughlin
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
It can be a challenge to understand the Hebrew Bible’s wisdom literature and how it relates to biblical history and theology, but John L. McLaughlin makes this complicated genre straightforward and accessible.
This introductory-level textbook begins by explaining the meaning of wisdom to...