Fortress Press Fall 2015 Catalog

fortress press Resources for clergy, congregations, and Christian communities

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DIETRICH BONHOEFFER Reader’s Editions P7 Adapted to a more accessible format, these new editions feature the latest translations of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, with supplemental materials and insightful introductions.

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New and notable titles covering biblical literacy, theology and culture, leadership, preaching, and much more!

Theology for the People

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Homebrewed Christianity

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N. T. Wright

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FORTRESS THEOLOGY FOR THE PEOPLE

Theology for the People is just that: It’s theology, broadly conceived, and it’s for the people—that is, for everyone.

We are bringing readers and writers together around the topics of God, truth, reality, ethics, and sacred text, and we catalyze conversations around ideas that matter.

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FROM A PASSIONATE PASTOR 51% Christian

Finding Faith after Certainty Mark Stenberg Foreword by Nadia Bolz-Weber Afterword by Joel Hodgson

$16.99 pb 176pp

You now have permission to doubt, to question, to get angry at God. But, in the end, it’s not about you. Faith is about relationship: a living, daily relationship, based on trust, and active in concrete, daily practices.

Preview of Contents Introduction: Getting Rid of God 1. How the Cheatin’ Heart of Modernity Double-Crossed the Doctrine of Revelation 2. Death to the Conceptual Trinity! An Anti-monotheistic Manifesto 3. De-Greekifying the Divine, or How to Quit Thinking About God 4. Jesus Has a Question for You See full table of contents at fortresspress.com

FROM A QUESTIONING PHILOSOPHER Hoping Against Hope

Confessions of a Postmodern Pilgrim John D. Caputo Foreword by Peter Rollins

$14.99 pb 224pp

“There are no cheap promises in this book, no snake-oil sales pitches or prosperity prayers. To read this beautiful book is to enter the chapel of a religion without why. It is to join a chorus of praise to life in all its frailty and finitude, and it is to listen in on a sermon of worldly affirmation. The point of all this profane spirituality is not however to make us feel safe within the chapel walls, but rather to discover that there are no walls to this chapel.” ­—From the foreword by Peter Rollins

FROM AN EVANGELICAL SCHOLAR Angry Like Jesus

Using His Example to Spark Your Moral Courage Sarah Sumner Foreword by Halee Gray Scott

$16.99 pb 200pp

The Gospels include at least fifteen different stories about Jesus’ anger. Jesus’ anger shows us what godly anger is. Although sinful anger cannot achieve the righteousness of God, godly anger can rouse a sleeping church. Godly anger stirs people to wake up and be truthful, so that many can be healed. Godly anger is the antidote to arrogance and addictions and senseless violence. It’s the cure for selfish fearfulness and complacency. It’s the spark for moral courage. It’s the match that lights new fire for renewal in the Church.

FROM A HIP, YOUNG PROFESSOR Making Love with Scripture

Why the Bible Doesn’t Mean How You Think It Means Jacob D. Myers

$16.99 pb 176pp

Preview of Contents Introduction: Does The Dude Really Abide? Making Theological Meaning Part I: Fifty Shades of Grey (Matter): Liberating God’s Liberating Word Part II: Oppa Gangnam Style: The Bible as Rave Part III: This Is How We Do It: Reading the Bible Today Conclusion: Why Harry Potter Always Beats Voldemort: The Power of Love

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OMEBREWE H D CHRISTIANITY

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The Homebrewed Christianity Guides!

The Homebrewed Christianity podcast brings you the best nerdy audiological ingredients so you can brew your own faith. Launched in 2008 by Tripp Fuller, Homebrewed Christianity has quickly become the top theology podcast in the world. Previous guests include Rob Bell, N. T. Wright, Walter Brueggemann, Bart Ehrman, Tony Jones, Phyllis Tickle, and many more.

Now, Homebrewed Christianity is partnering with Fortress Press to bring you a brand new series—guides to everything you ever needed to know about theology and the Christian tradition! Written in the irreverent style of the Homebrewed Christianity podcast, these guides will lead you to a deeper understanding of God and faith. Buckle up! Curious about the Homebrewed ministry? Visit HomebrewedChristianity.com to learn more and become a deacon!

The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus Lord, Liar, Lunatic… Or Awesome?

Tripp Fuller

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$14.99 pb 176pp

“If your Christology isn’t weird, you’re doing it wrong. The church’s theological confessions about Christ are not suddenly embarrassing; they always have been.

Join the parade! It’s not like it takes a pluralistic culture informed by science to realize that identifying a dead homeless Jew as the Son of the living God is absurd.

It is. Let’s own it. But instead of just regurgitating it without reflection and throwing it at our befuddled neighbors as a trilemma with eternal consequences, let’s let the weirdness seep into our own imaginations.”

—Guide to Jesus, Chapter 1

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The Homebrewed Christianity Guides series has one real goal: we want to think with you, not for you. These guidebooks are not boringly neutral; instead, they are zestily provocative, meant to get you thinking and brewing.

And remember: “Share the brew!”

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N. T. Wright Author of over 70 books A trusted guide for scholars, pastors, and believers Former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England Leading biblical scholar

Paul and His Recent Interpreters N. T. Wright

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October 2015

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pb 384pp This companion volume to N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God and Pauline Perspectives is essential reading for all with a serious interest in Paul, the interpretation of his letters, his appropriation by subsequent thinkers, and his continuing significance today. Wright asks searching questions of the major contributors to Pauline studies in the last fifty years.

Pauline Perspectives Essays on Paul, 1978–2013 N. T. Wright

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pb 640pp This volume brings together N. T. Wright’s most important and influential articles on Paul over the last thirty-five years. This text includes previously unpublished exegetical essays on Paul’s letters, specially written for this book. In all, the thirty-three articles published here provide a rich feast for all students of Paul, both seasoned and aspiring.

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Christian Origins and the Question of God An essential in-depth study of early church doctrinal development, N. T. Wright’s series is a must-read for anyone serious about studying the first period of Christianity. Interacting with continental, British, and American researchers, Wright thoroughly examines nearly every facet of dawning church thought and its interpretation by postmodern critical scholarship. Series titles include The New Testament and the People of God: Volume 1, Jesus and the Victory of God: Volume 2, and The Resurrection of the Son of God: Volume 3.

Paul and the Faithfulness of God Volume 4

N. T. Wright

$89

pb 1,696pp This two-book fourth volume in N. T. Wright’s magisterial series, Christian Origins and the Question of God, is destined to become the standard reference point on the subject for all serious students of the Bible and theology. The mature summation of a lifetime’s study, this landmark book pays a rich tribute to the breadth and depth of the apostle’s vision, and offers an unparalleled wealth of detailed insights into his life, times, and enduring impact.

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Breath-taking, mind-expanding, groundbreaking, and more—it is easy to run out of adjectives to describe what N. T. Wright has already accomplished in his multi-volume account of New Testament history and theology. This fourth volume in the series is likewise a game-changer, above all for its adventurous presentation of Paul’s ‘mindset’ and theology, so thoroughly contextualized at the confluence of the apostle’s Jewish, Roman, and Greek worlds. This is Wright at his best—part historian, part exegete, part theologian, part pedagogue.”

—Joel B. Green, Fuller Theological Seminary

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Only once in every other generation or so does a project approaching the size, scope, and significance of Paul and the Faithfulness of God appear. Paul’s world, worldview, controlling stories, and theology spring to life through N. T. Wright’s brilliant scholarship and spirited writing.”

—Michael J. Gorman, St. Mary’s Seminary & University

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A wonderful book! It has all the marks of a classic. Wright tackles the most interesting and difficult issues surrounding Paul, integrating historical, literary, philosophical and theological approaches superbly, and drawing us deep into the complex world of the first urban Christians. . . . Above all, he illuminates the multi-dimensional reconciliation—with God, each other, and all creation—at the heart of Paul’s thought and practice, and opens up the most radical, embracing mystery of all: the love of God in Jesus.”

—David F. Ford, University of Cambridge

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer A German pastor and theologian whose striking theological journey and public witness against the Nazi regime led to worldwide fame after his death in 1945.

The Collected Sermons of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dietrich Bonhoeffer Isabel Best, editor

$29.95 hc 240pp

Offered here are thirty-one of Pastor Bonhoeffer’s sermons, in new English translations, which he preached at various times of the year and in a variety of different settings. In his preaching, Bonhoeffer’s strong, personal faith—the foundation for everything he did—shines in the darkness of Hitler’s Third Reich and in the church’s struggle against it.

40-Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dietrich Bonhoeffer Ron Klug, editor

$12.99 pb 112pp

40-Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer invites readers to take a personal spiritual journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The book begins with a short introduction to the life of Bonhoeffer and then offers forty chapters, each of which includes a reading from Bonhoeffer’s writings, Scripture selections from the Bible, a journal-writing exercise, and a prayer. A rich resource for personal meditation or small group discussion.

Psalms

The Prayer Book of the Bible Dietrich Bonhoeffer

$9.99 pb 88pp

Dietrich Bonheffer gives one of his secrets behind the powerful witness of his own life. He had learned to pray the Psalms and from them drew on the power of God in his years of imprisonment. In a brief biographical sketch, Eberhard Bethge helps us understand the man who used the Psalms as his prayer book.

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works—Reader’s Editions Discipleship $16.99

Using the acclaimed Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works English translation and adapted to a more accessible format, these new editions feature the latest translations of Bonhoeffer’s works, with supplemental materials by Victoria J. Barnett and insightful introductions. Each volume allows readers to appreciate the cogency and relevance of his vision.

Life Together

Originally published in 1937, Discipleship soon became a classic exposition of what it means to follow Christ in a modern world beset by a dangerous and criminal government.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer New introduction by Geffrey B. Kelly pb 260pp

Dietrich Bonhoeffer New introduction by Geffrey B. Kelly

$14.99 pb 120pp

Ethics Dietrich Bonhoeffer New introduction by Clifford J. Green

$16.99 pb 380pp

Letters and Papers from Prison

Life Together gathers Bonhoeffer’s 1938 reflections on the character of Christian community, based on the common life experienced at the Finkenwalde Seminary and in the “Brother’s House” there.

Ethics embodies the culmination of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theological and personal odyssey and is one of the most important works of Christian ethics of the last century.

Letters and Papers from Prison presents the full array of Bonhoeffer’s 1943–1945 prison letters and theological writings, introducing his novel ideas of religionless Christianity, his theological appraisal of Christian doctrines, and his sturdy faith in the face of uncertainty and doubt.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer New introduction by John W. de Gruchy

$16.99 pb 540pp

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The theological legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

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If there is one book Martin Luther King Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives, it is Strength to Love.”

—Coretta Scott King

She continued, “I believe it is because this book best explains the central element of Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence: His belief in a divine, loving presence that binds all life.”

Strength to Love Gift Edition

Martin Luther King Jr.

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In these short meditative and sermonic pieces, some of them composed in jails and all of them crafted during the tumultuous years of the civil rights struggle, Dr. King articulated and espoused in a deeply personal compelling way his commitment to justice and to the intellectual, moral, and spiritual conversion that makes his work as much a blueprint today for Christian discipleship as it was then.

Individual readers, as well as church groups and students, will find in this work a challenging yet energizing vision of God and redemptive love.

Extremist for Love

Martin Luther King Jr., Man of Ideas and Nonviolent Social Action Rufus Burrow Jr.

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“Rufus Burrow Jr. offers the most comprehensive and detailed account to date of formal and informal influences on the ethical thought and social actions of Martin Luther King Jr.”

—Ervin Smith, Methodist Theological School in Ohio

A Child Shall Lead Them

Martin Luther King Jr., Young People, and the Movement Rufus Burrow Jr.

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“The voices of African American children, youth, and young adults who refused to be paralyzed by the threat of imminent violence during the Civil Rights Movement are heard in this book.”

—Katherine (Kaybeth) Calabria, Franciscan University of Steubenville

Never to Leave Us Alone

The Prayer Life of Martin Luther King Jr. Lewis V. Baldwin Foreword by Wyatt T. Walker

$19.95 pb 176pp

“Lewis V. Baldwin is superbly qualified to give to us a view of the prayer life of Martin Luther King, the largely unknown, mighty force that propelled this man who led in giving America the opening to become a democracy.”

—Gardner Taylor, pastor emeritus, Concord Baptist Church of Christ, Brooklyn

The Measure of a Man Facets series

Martin Luther King Jr.

$11.99 pb 56pp

“The question ‘What is man?’ is one of the most important questions confronting any generation. The whole political, social, and economic structure of a society is largely determined by its answer to this pressing question.”

—The Measure of a Man

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UNDERSTANDING

WORLD CHRISTIANITY

To Whom Does Christianity Belong?

Critical Issues in World Christianity Dyron B. Daughrity

NEW! $29

pb 301pp To Whom Does Christianity Belong? is a question that is asked throughout the world today.

In this exciting volume, an anchor to the Understanding World Christianity series, Dyron B. Daughrity helps readers map out the major changes that have taken place in recent years in the world’s largest religion.

By comparing trends, analyzing global Christian movements, and tracing the impact of Pentecostalism, interreligious dialogue, global missions, sexuality, birth rates, women, secularization, and migratory trends, Daughrity sketches a picture of a changing religion and gives the tools needed to understand it.

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The Fear of Islam An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West Todd H. Green

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A compelling and important book.”

—Eboo Patel, Interfaith Youth Core

NEW! $24

pb 362pp Getting to the heart of Islamophobia just got easier with The Fear of Islam, a piercing commentary on the West’s past and current anxieties about Islam and those who practice it. Written by Todd Green, professor of religion at Luther College, the book tackles the US and Europe’s xenophobic association of Islam with violence, misogyny, and intolerance, and helps readers sift fact from fiction when it comes to history’s definitive episodes of anti-Muslim hostility, including the Crusades, European colonialism, the Rushdie affair, the Danish cartoon controversy, and the war on terror. The end goal of this book is to move beyond stereotypes and improve the way we talk about Islam. Todd’s perspectives on Islamophobia have appeared in the New York Times, the Huffington Post, Reuters, and on CNN. Watch an interview with author Todd H. Green at fortresspress.com/fearofislam

Twenty Questions That Shaped World Christian History Derek Cooper

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October 2015

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Are icons idolatrous?

What’s the relationship between faith and reason?

pb 256pp The questions of Christianity are perennial. How are Judaism and Christianity related? Are Jesus and the Holy Spirit God? Is the end of the world imminent? How should we relate faith and reason? In this innovative work, Derek Cooper tells the story of Christian history by presenting the twenty questions (one for each century!) that shaped the Christian church throughout the world. The result is a book that narrates the exciting history of Christianity from a global perspective by means of simple questions and concerns that face the church today.

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Biblical Literacy The Bible is a transformational book! Whether you’re looking for the ancient context, the interpretive tradition, or contemporary application, titles from Fortress help people of all backgrounds expand their knowledge of this sacred text.

Fortress Commentary

on the Bible Examining ancient contexts, interpretive tradition, and contemporary questions The Old Testament and Apocrypha Gale A. Yee, Hugh R. Page Jr., and Matthew J. M. Coomber, editors

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The New Testament Margaret Aymer, David A. Sánchez, and Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, editors

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Old and New Testament Set $120

Featuring the work of over seventy-five top biblical scholars, the commentary presents a balanced synthesis of current scholarship, enabling readers to interpret Scripture for a complex and pluralistic world. The volumes balance attention to ancient biblical contexts with attention to contemporary challenges and to the ethics of responsible interpretation.

• Presents the Bible as a living conversation partner • Provides grounded, trusted commentary for discerning pastors and Bible students • Engages the interpretive tradition of each book • Invites readers into the task of meaning-making in contemporary discussion

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I purchased the Fortress Commentary on the Bible the minute it came out, and I read the pertinent section during or before my sermon preparation. Sometimes I read it after my sermon is ‘finished’ just to make sure my sermon is in sync with contemporary scholarship and the interpretive tradition. This commentary provides that security for me. . . . It provides me the major trajectory of the text, as well as the parameters of interpretation. I’m delighted to use this commentary.”

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—Rev. David W. Peters, Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Texas

The most user-friendly guides for studying the Bible John Drane, an internationally recognized biblical scholar, provides engaging introductions to the people, events, and cultural contexts of the Bible for students and adults who want to learn more about the world of the Bible. Inside you’ll find: • Rich, full-color timelines, maps, pictures, and illustrations • Chapter openers listing overarching themes • Extensive glossaries for helpful reference

Introducing the Old Testament Third Edition John Drane

$29

pb 386pp “Drane brilliantly brings out both the Old Testament’s rootedness in ancient Israelite culture and also its power to speak beyond the bounds of time and place to all people interested in God’s work in creation and history.”

—Philip Esler, St. Mary’s University College

Introducing the New Testament Third Edition John Drane

$29

pb 480pp “In a world full of introductions to the New Testament, there is one that is the most userfriendly for college and beginning seminary students, as well as pastors and lay people. Highly recommended!”

—Ben Witherington III, Asbury Theological Seminary

Introducing the Bible Second Edition John Drane

$39

pb 736pp “Attends to historical and social contexts, recent archeological discoveries, and current scholarship. Distinct from many introductions, it also includes substantive discussions of theological matters in both testaments.”

—Larry Yarbrough, Middlebury College

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BIBLICAL LITERACY

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Paula Gooder Bestselling author, minister, and theologian Paula Gooder provides the reader with perfect exploration points into the Bible in her three latest books. Ideal for both group discussions and individual study, these books from an expert preacher guide the reader on a journey exploring what we can take away from Scripture and what it means for our lives.

Visit fortresspress.com/paulagooder to hear from Paula!

Everyday God

The Spirit of the Ordinary Paula Gooder

NEW! $14

pb 139pp Everyday God explores the hidden depths of richness and the potential of ordinary times. Through the lens of thirty-three biblical passages, which all touch on the theme of ordinariness, you will discover the extraordinary in the most everyday things.

Journey to the Empty Tomb Paula Gooder

NEW! $19

pb 176pp Journey to the Empty Tomb focuses on the events leading up to the first Easter, from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the empty tomb. Devotional reflections on the biblical narratives make this ideal for personal study, with questions for group discussion that will be welcome aids for study groups.

This Risen Existence The Spirit of Easter Paula Gooder

NEW! $14

pb 130pp Arranged for daily reading through the seven weeks of Eastertide, This Risen Existence leads us on a biblical exploration of the resurrection accounts in each of the Gospels and in Paul’s writings, as well as the account of the Ascension and coming of the Spirit at Pentecost in Acts.

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Theology and Culture

Everyone is a theologian! Theology has a place in the life of every believer, and these titles provide an array of options for deepening your own theological thinking.

How to Think Theologically Third Edition

Howard W. Stone and James O. Duke

$19

pb 152pp For over fifteen years, How to Think Theologically has served as the ideal primer on the work of theology for students at all levels of study. Stone and Duke contend that theology is not an optional, esoteric discipline, but one that every Christian person is called to do. This book equips readers for the vibrant work of making religious sense of concrete life situations.

Foundations for Learning series Fortress Press’s Foundations for Learning series offers compelling resources that kick-start the journey into Christian ministry.

Whether you’re a student bound for seminary or a lay leader assuming new roles, Eric D. Barreto’s edited volumes help the reader to read, think, and write with a theological orientation. In Exploring Theology, Elaine A. Robinson introduces readers to the study of theology as a central task of all Christians and one that deserves careful and consistent attention.

Learn more at fortresspress.com/foundations

Reading Theologically

Thinking Theologically

Writing Theologically

Exploring Theology

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Eric D. Barreto, editor pb 100pp

Eric D. Barreto, editor pb 157pp

Elaine A. Robinson pb 120pp

Collected Readings series The great minds of 21st-century theology for today’s culture To be meaningful, theology must relate faith to the contemporary context. The volumes in the Collected Readings series bring together four prominent theologians who speak directly to our experience as modern Christians. These titles bring together the authors’ most important writings on ethics, doctrine, ministry, environmentalism, and more.

Douglas John Hall

Sallie McFague

Douglas John Hall, author David B. Lott, editor

Sallie McFague, author David B. Lott, editor

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Walter Wink

Jürgen Moltmann

Walter Wink, author Henry French, editor

Jürgen Moltmann, author Margaret Kohl, editor

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Collected Readings

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Collected Readings

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Collected Readings

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Collected Readings

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Leadership The church needs mature leadership and sensitive pastoral care from its pastors and congregational leaders. Whatever challenges you face, Fortress has resources that will sharpen your insights.

Wide Welcome

How the Unsettling Presence of Newcomers Can Save the Church Jessicah Krey Duckworth

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pb 144pp In Wide Welcome, Jessicah Krey Duckworth presents the stark differences between the established congregation, which cares for current members and congregational identity, and the disestablished one, intentionally equipped to facilitate the encounter between new and established members.

Duckworth intentionally lays out possible designs for newcomer welcome that are local and particular. At a time when only nine percent of North American Mainline congregations actively and intentionally facilitate newcomer faith formation, Wide Welcome is an essential and timely book.

Mediating Faith

Faith Formation in a Trans-media Era Clint Schnekloth Foreword by William H. Willimon

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pb 126pp The church struggles with media. Whether it is a denomination negotiating the 24-hour news cycle or a church evaluating how online games influence the youth group, the role of media in the church, and the importance of understanding media for the church, has never been greater.

In Mediating Faith, Clint Schnekloth offers an insightful tour, evaluation, and theological response to the trans-media era. Far from frightening, Schnekloth highlights the opportunities and the riches of this fascinating time.

Reviving the Congregation

Pastoral Leadership in a Changing Context Michael W. Foss

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Get more than one copy of this book and share it generously with other church leaders. It’s a gift that keeps on giving.”

—Pastor Robert Driver-Bishop, Bringing decades of experience in congregational life Evangelical Lutheran Church, ELCA and leadership and a winsome style to the work, Foss offers a compelling introduction to the new context in which we lead, and the personal and congregational strategies that will offer a way forward. Reviving the Congregation is rooted in Foss’s own experience, but it is open to all through questions for reflection, space for notes and journaling, and an extended bibliography for further reading.

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Practicing Care in Rural Congregations and Communities L. Shannon Jung, Jeanne Hoeft, and Joretta Marshall

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pb 192pp “This book is an excellent resource for those who have served in rural contexts for a time as well as those new to service in rural contexts.”

—Alvin Luedke, Luther Seminary

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By the summer of 1518 the papal court’s theologian, Sylvester Prierias (c. 1456–1523),2 had published a lengthy refutation. But even earlier, on 20 January 1518, at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder (only a little over one hundred miles [177 km] east of Wittenberg and founded by Albrecht), Johann Tetzel (1465–1519) defended 106 theses, composed under the direction of Konrad Wimpina (1460–1531), a professor of theology, that refuted Luther’s position and earned

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2. Sylvester Prierias, a Dominican theologian, active at the court of Pope Leo X.

Here and throughout the singular in the German (the indulgence) is rendered as plural (indulgences) and the word indulgence (without an article) is rendered “an indulgence.”

For more on Albrecht, see “Letter to Albrecht, Archbishop of Mainz,” pp. 47–49 of this volume.

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Ad dialogum Sylvestri Prieratis Magistri Palatii de potestate Pape Responsio.

When Luther received Prierias’s Dialogue on the 95 Theses, he published a refutation, printing Prierias’s text next to his own replies.

3. Christopher Scheurl was a sometime professor of law at the University of Wittenberg and legal adviser to and oft-time resident of the imperial city of Nuremberg.

4. Luther’s Explanations (LW 31:77–252) were published with dedications to Johann von Staupitz (LW 48:64–70) and Pope Leo X. Luther had been working on them at least since March of that year, but they were first published in May after successful negotiations concerning publication with Luther’s immediate bishop, Jerome Scultetus (c. 1460–1522), bishop of Brandenburg.

him a doctorate. By March, a printed version of these theses had come into Luther’s hands. c At the same time, Luther had also learned about the publication of the 95 Theses in Nuremberg through his contact there, Christoph Scheurl (1481–1542). 3 We know from Scheurl’s correspondence with others earlier in January 1518 that he and others in Nuremberg intended to translate them into German; something that another Nuremberger, Caspar Nützel (1471–1529), then proceeded to do. By March, Luther had received copies of the Latin and German versions and wrote back on 5 March 1518, not simply thanking Scheurl for copies but also complaining that a bare translation of the 95 Theses into German was “not fitting for educating the common folk.” d Indeed, it is not at all clear (given that no printed copies of a German translation of the 95 Theses from this period exist) whether Scheurl sent Luther a printed translation or, as seems more likely, simply a manuscript of Nützel’s translation. In any case, Luther made it clear that he wanted to provide something more fitting for the German reader. The result was the Sermon on Indulgences and Grace. e The Sermon uses more basic language and categories to talk about the nature of the sacrament of penance and indulgences than does the 95 Theses. It summarizes points contained there (while omitting all references to the pope), and, because it was written at the same time as Luther was working on the Explanations of the 95 Theses,4 it also reflects the language and arguments found in that document. But at several points it also responds directly to Tetzel’s theses (for specifics, see below). Its popularity far surpassed that of the 95 Theses, with at least twenty-four printings between 1518 and 1520. Indeed, this tract more than any other catapulted Luther into the public eye and made him a bestc

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For details, see Die 106 Frankfurter Thesen, in Dokumente zur Causa Lutheri (1517–1521), pt. 1: Das Gutachten des Prierias und weitere Schriften gegen Luthers Ablaßthesen (1517–1518), ed. Peter Fabisch and Erwin Iserloh (Münster: Aschendorff, 1988), 310–20.

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WRITINGS

Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses With Introduction, Commentary, and Study Guide Martin Luther Timothy J. Wengert, editor

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pb 150pp Timothy J. Wengert, one of the best-know interpreters of Luther and Lutheranism active today, sets his newly translated Ninety-Five Theses in its historical context with a detailed introduction and illuminating study notes. To help the reader understand the context and the import of the Ninety-Five Theses more deeply, Wengert provides two more related and essential documents: Luther’s Letter to Archbishop Albrecht of Mainz (to which he appended a copy of the Theses) and Luther’s 1518 Sermon on Indulgences and Grace (written to inform the German-speaking public of his view of indulgences).

The book is simply constructed with introductions and notes for each of the writings, as well as a study guide with questions for individual or group reflection and conversation.

Contents Preface 1. Introduction: Luther’s First Reformation Writings 2. Ninety-Five Theses 3. Letter to Albrecht 4. Sermon on Indulgences and Grace Study Guide For Further Reading Index

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Treatise on Good Works Luther Study Edition

Martin Luther Scott Hendrix, translator

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pb 144pp Luther’s transformational idea of justification by faith alone was often misunderstood and misrepresented in the early years of the Reformation. In 1520, with his Wittenberg congregation in mind, Luther set out to clarify the biblical foundation of good works. In doing so he recast the very definitions of “sacred” and “secular” both for his own generation and ours.

Treatise on Good Works is the second of an occasional series of guides to key Reformation treatises by Martin Luther. Aimed at increasing understanding and interest among contemporary readers, these slim, affordable volumes feature new translations and a range of helpful features.

The Freedom of a Christian Luther Study Edition Martin Luther Mark D. Tranvik, editor

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The Life and Thought of Martin Luther Timothy F. Lull and Derek R. Nelson

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When Lightning Struck!

The Story of Martin Luther Danika Cooley

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Martin Luther’s life was too exciting not to be written for teens and younger readers! In this fast-paced, action-packed novel of Martin Luther’s life, teen readers (and more than a few adults!) will be introduced to the life and adventures of Martin Luther. The book introduces readers to a kindred spirit who struggled with what God means for daily life.

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Flinging his arms over his face in terror, Martin rolled on his back like a defeated knight fending off the inferno of an encroaching dragon.

His eyes were blinded in the blaze of light. Martin was certain now that God was indeed speaking to him—and God was angry. What can I do to fend off such a God—a God of lightning and thunder, a God of judgment? Certainly I cannot approach Him on my own! ‘Saint Anna, help me!’ he screamed, calling to the patron saint of miners. ‘I will become a monk!’”

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Atlas of the European Reformations Tim Dowley

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Given the revolutionary nature of Lutheranism and the economic and political tensions of the time, it is not surprising that the Reformation soon became marked by violence and extremism. The German Knights’ War of 1522–23, in which members of the lower nobility – some of them strong supporters of Luther – rebelled against the authorities in south-west Germany, was quickly crushed.

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Hutten, Sickingen made his Rhineland estate, the Ebernburg, into a refuge for Lutheran sympathizers and a centre for Lutheran propaganda. He gave shelter to the reformers Martin Bucer and Johannes Oecolampadius, and even offered refuge to Luther following the Diet of Worms.

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The common refusal to pay church tithes during the revolt spread to the peasants and inspired them to refuse to pay the tithe – one of the factors that led to the Peasants’ Revolt.

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pb 412pp This definitive analysis of the theology of Martin Luther surveys its development during the crises of Luther’s life, then offers a systematic survey by topics.

Containing a wealth of quotations from less-known writings by Luther and written in a way that will interest both scholar and novice, Lohse’s magisterial volume is the first to evaluate Luther’s theology in both ways. Lohse’s historical analysis takes up Luther’s early exegetical works and then his debates with traditions important to him in the context of the various controversies leading up to his dispute with the Antinomians. The systematic treatment shows how the meaning of ancient Christian doctrines took their place within the central teaching of justification by faith.

The Theology of Martin Luther A Critical Assessment Hans-Martin Barth Linda M. Maloney

$39

hc 600pp Does Martin Luther have anything to say to us today? Nearly five hundred years after the beginning of the Reformation, Hans-Martin Barth explores that question in this comprehensive and critical evaluation of Luther’s theology. Barth’s work begins with clarifications about obsolete and outdated images of Luther that could obstruct access to the Reformer, while the second part covers the whole of Martin Luther’s theology. In the final section he gives his summation: an honestly critical appropriation of Luther’s theology can still be existentially inspiring and globally relevant for the twenty-first century.

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THEOLOGY

Martin Luther’s Basic Theological Writings Third Edition

Timothy F. Lull and William R. Russell, editors

$49

pb 560pp The best one-volume reader of Luther’s writings— now revised Martin Luther’s Basic Theological Writings, a single-volume introduction to Luther’s most influential, noted, and important writings in the modern translations—including excerpts of his sermons and letters—presents Luther the theologian “steeped in the word of God, speaking to the whole church,” even as it takes the reader straight to Luther the man, to his controversial Reformation insights, to his strongest convictions about God and Scripture and the life of the church, and most importantly to his theology—a still-exciting encounter with the meaning of Jesus Christ for each age.

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A superb selection of texts . . . . All Christians concerned with the ecumenical dialogue will find this edition an indispensable introduction to Luther’s theology.”

The third edition includes revised introductions, updated bibliography, index, and the addition of A Meditation on Christ’s Passion (1519), Treatise on the Blessed Sacrament (1519), Sermon on the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ—Against the Fanatics (1526), Sermon in Castle Pleissenburg (1539), and Consolation to Women Whose Pregnancies Have Not Gone Well (1542), as well as new translations of A Practical Way to Pray (1535) and On the Freedom of a Christian (1520).

—Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, Harvard Divinity School

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True Faith in the True God

An Introduction to Luther’s Life and Thought, Revised and Expanded Edition Hans Schwarz

NEW! $44

pb 300pp In this short, engaging volume, Hans Schwarz succeeds in blending both Luther’s life and thought—creating a volume that introduces Luther’s thought in the context of his life story. The book meets the need for a clear and concise introduction to the life and teachings of the great church reformer, Martin Luther. After a brief overview of his life, the book devotes chapters to Luther’s thoughts on key areas of the Christian faith and life, including the following:

• The knowledge of God • Church and sacraments • The Scriptures

• Marriage and parenthood • Vocation

The author incorporates extensive quotations from Luther’s own writings to show how Luther’s insights have relevance for all Christians today.

Fruit for the Soul

Luther on the Lament Psalms Dennis Ngien Foreword by Robert Kolb

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December 2015

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pb 150pp It is easy to forget how often Luther’s concerns turned toward helping the common person understand and take comfort from God’s word. In this brief volume, Dennis Ngien helps contemporary readers engage Luther’s commentary on the lament psalms.

Difficult to understand, and perhaps even more difficult to implement in life and devotion, the lament Psalms play a key role in Luther’s thought, and Dennis Ngien’s careful explanation of them and their use rewards the reader.

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Luther Refracted

The Reformer’s Ecumenical Legacy Piotr J. Malysz and Derek R. Nelson, editors

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December 2015

$44

pb 284pp Luther Refracted speaks to the currency that Luther’s life and thought continue to enjoy in today’s Christian reflection. The contributors, representing a variety of Christian denominations, demonstrate Luther’s impact on their own traditions and, together with the Lutheran respondents, encourage a fresh understanding of the Reformer. Luther’s legacy is brought to light not only as variously received but also as contradicted, and transformed, only to reemerge as a fruitful leaven for further thought and transformation. The essays all witness to Luther’s significance as a formidable teacher of the church.

The Honeycomb Scroll

Philipp Melanchthon at the Dawn of the Reformation Gregory B. Graybill

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pb 370pp Long overshadowed by Luther and Calvin, Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560) is nevertheless one of the most important figures in the Protestant Reformation.

Reformer, humanist, theologian, philosopher, ecumenist, and teacher of pastors— Melanchthon had a profound effect on the sweep of Western church history.

This book gives the most detailed English-language biographical treatment of Melanchthon to date, moving from his historical context and family of origin, through his childhood, education, and early career at Wittenberg during the dramatic events at the dawn of the Reformation (1497–1524).

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Devotional Let the writings and teachings of the Reformer edify your personal and group study as we travel down the road to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Fortress has an array of resources to guide you in daily reflection, meditation, discussion, and prayer.

Day By Day We Magnify You

Daily Readings for the Entire Year, Revised Edition Martin Luther Marshall D. Johnson, editor

$19.99 pb 440pp

This religious classic is made available here in a revised and updated paperback edition. A unique devotional for daily meditation, it dwells on the great themes of Christian piety and is drawn from Martin Luther's sermons and other works. The readings are arranged according to the church year and organized under a central theme for each week. In addition to the devotions for each day of the year, select readings are provided for Thanksgiving, the Feast of the Reformation, and a Day of Penitence. Each daily meditation concludes with a prayer, a biblical verse, or a question to ponder.

40-Day Journey with Martin Luther Martin Luther Gracia M. Grindal, editor

$12.99 pb 112pp

Drawing from the vast collection of Luther’s sermons and other works, editor Gracia Grindal here selects forty inspiring passages that raise profound truths about faith and life.

Includes a short introduction to Luther’s life, journal-writing exercises and daily prayers. A rich resource for personal meditation or small group discussion. An inspiring companion anytime. Ideal for traveling through the seasons of Advent and Lent.

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One Hope

Re-Membering the Body of Christ Julie K. Aageson, John Borelli, John Klassen, Derek Nelson, Martha Stortz, Jessica Wrobleski, contributors

$12 (1-5 copies) $10 (6-20 copies) $8 (21+ copies) pb 104pp One Hope: Re-Membering the Body of Christ is a rich ecumenical resource designed to help Catholic and Lutheran communities mark the approaching 500th anniversary of the Reformation. By gathering together to reflect on and discuss its contents, Christians will foster the church’s unity on a grassroots level and grow in their awareness of the ways that unity already exists.

The essays in One Hope are the product of an intense collaborative process by six gifted scholars and pastoral leaders, three Lutheran and three Catholic: Julie K. Aageson, John Borelli, John Klassen, Derek Nelson, Martha Stortz, and Jessica Wrobleski. They explore experiences and activities that Catholics and Lutherans share and that connect to the living of their faith in embodied ways: breathing, eating, singing, forgiving, serving, and dying. One Hope will serve as a welcome resource for adult faith formation and parish discussion groups made up of Catholics, Lutherans, members of other denominations, or combinations thereof.

Contents Foreword 1. Re-Membering 2. Praying and Breathing 3. Eating and Drinking 4. Singing and Worshiping

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Forgiving and Reconciling Serving and Seeking Justice Dying and Grieving Bread for the Journey Discussion Questions

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October 16 Luther begins his Romans lecture at his customary time—6 AM. He had already been awake for a several hours for his personal prayer, so one might as well get one’s work for the day over with by 8 AM! In the winter months (usually beginning in December) the starting time for Luther’s lectures was mercifully delayed until 7 AM, so that it would be light when the students emerged from the lecture hall.

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