Faith & Life

In Quest of the Historical Adam

A Biblical and Scientific Exploration William Lane Craig Was Adam a real historical person? And if so, who was he and when did he live?

“This volume covers an amazing amount of territory in both biblical and scientific studies relevant to the question of the historical Adam and Eve. The author’s wide reading, amazing erudition, and carefully articulated judgment shine through.”

— RICHARD E. AVERBECK

professor of Old Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

“Many fear that it is only by compromising our core commitments that space is made for evolutionary science. This book demonstrates, to the contrary, an account of human origins that makes space for evolution without capitulating to a science-only view of the world. Craig shows us not only that constructive dialogue between theology and science is possible, but also that theological questions can sharpen our understanding of science.”

— S. JOSHUA SWAMIDASS

associate professor of laboratory and genomic medicine at Washington University in St. Louis

“William Lane Craig combines thorough research and judicious weighing of the arguments to show that the biblical picture of human origins, rightly understood, can match very well with the best results of the sciences—again, rightly understood. He holds all of these disparate disciplines accountable to the requirements of sound reasoning.”

— C. JOHN COLLINS

professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary

William Lane Craig is professor of philosophy at Houston Baptist University and a visiting scholar at Talbot School of Theology. He has authored or edited over forty books, including Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics and On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision.

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Jesus the Spirit Baptizer

Christology in Light of Pentecost Frank D. Macchia

“Frank Macchia understands the outpouring of the life-giving Spirit as the fulfillment of Christ’s life and mission. And so he rightly interprets the birth, passion, and resurrection of Christ from the perspective of Pentecost. . . . I am grateful for this book.”

— JÜRGEN MOLTMANN

author of The Way of Jesus Christ and The Spirit of Life

“In this readable and delightful essay on Christology, Frank Macchia contributes his own blossom to the flowering of Pentecostal systematic theology in our time. Ecumenical and grounded in Pentecost, this Christology is at once biblical and academic, creative and traditional. Macchia’s salutary critical dialogue with Pannenberg and Barth only serves to deepen his analysis and extend his own creative revisions.”

— ALAN G. PADGETT

Luther Seminary

“A truly inspiring Christology by leading Pentecostal theologian Frank Macchia, who argues that Pentecost is the culminating event of Christ’s identity and mission. Macchia unfolds a Spirit-Christology that sheds new light on the saving and ennobling work of Jesus Christ and on the creativity of the triune God. This Christology provides rich nourishment for theological thought and Christian faith.”

— MICHAEL WELKER

University of Heidelberg

“Frank Macchia has long been at the vanguard of Pentecostal theology as it has engaged the historic Christian theological tradition. This Pentecostal Christology of his reconfigures the entire theological landscape!” — AMOS YONG

Fuller Theological Seminary

Frank D. Macchia is professor of Christian theology at Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, California, and associate director of the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies at Bangor University, Wales.

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A Companion to the Theology of John Webster

Michael Allen and R. David Nelson, editors

Foreword by Kevin J. Vanhoozer An overview and analysis of John Webster’s seminal contributions to Christian theology

“John Webster was probably the most creative and intellectually rigorous Protestant theologian in the English-speaking world in the last few decades, and his tragically early death robbed us of a uniquely joyful, insightful, and nourishing perspective on Christian revelation. This first-class collection of essays shows how his prolifically diverse writings converge toward a truly comprehensive and magisterial theological vision of apostolic faith for our generation.” — ROWAN WILLIAMS

104th Archbishop of Canterbury

“This volume is a labor of love that honors the rich legacy of John Webster’s theology and points towards ways to further it. Those who already know his work will find much of value here, and those who are new to Webster will find an outstanding introduction to the breadth and development of his thought.”

— SUZANNE McDONALD

Western Theological Seminary

CONTRIBUTORS Michael Allen, Ivor J. Davidson, Christopher R. J. Holmes, Matthew Levering, Joseph L. Mangina, R. David Nelson, Paul T. Nimmo, Kenneth Oakes, Fred Sanders, Darren Sarisky, Katherine Sonderegger, Justin Stratis, Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Martin Westerholm, and Tyler R. Wittman.

Michael Allen is the John Dyer Trimble Professor of Systematic Theology and academic dean at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida.

R. David Nelson is senior acquisitions editor at Baker Academic and Brazos Press and editor of Lutheran Forum.

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Calvin’s Ecclesiology

A Study in the History of Doctrine Tadataka Maruyama

Foreword by Richard A. Muller In this fresh and original monograph on the ecclesiology of John Calvin, Tadataka Maruyama sifts exhaustively through the corpus of Calvin’s writings—in both Latin and French—to crystalize the French reformer’s conception of the Christian church. After elucidating Calvin’s influence from other reformers such as Jacques Lefèvre, Guillaume Farel, and Martin Bucer, Maruyama shows how Calvin’s ecclesiology evolved throughout his life while remaining firmly rooted in key principles and interests.

Maruyama discerns three phases in Calvin’s ecclesiology: 1) Catholic ecclesiology—in which Calvin saw the church as a unified and ideal institution situated both above and within history 2) Reformed ecclesiology—in which Calvin described the concrete, historical form of the Christian church in contrast with the Catholic Church

3) Reformation ecclesiology—in which Calvin came to understand the Christian church as an eschatological reality situated in a broader European context, which Calvin portrayed as the “theater of God’s providence” This trajectory mirrors the way the Protestant Reformation was focused on reforming particular churches while also reimagining the Christian world as a whole. Indeed, as Maruyama thoroughly illustrates, Calvin never lost sight of his original vision of reforming the church of his French homeland even as his work grew into a much larger movement.

Tadataka Maruyama formerly served as president and professor of church history at Tokyo Christian University. He is the author of The Ecclesiology of Theodore Beza: The Reform of the True Church.

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The Church’s Book

Theology of Scripture in Ecclesial Context Brad East

Foreword by Stephen E. Fowl What role do varied understandings of the church play in the doctrine and interpretation of Scripture?

In The Church’s Book, Brad East explores recent accounts of the Bible and its exegesis in modern theology and traces the differences made by divergent, and sometimes opposed, theological accounts of the church. Surveying first the work of Karl Barth, then that of John Webster, Robert Jenson, and John Howard Yoder (following an excursus on interpreting Yoder’s work in light of his abuse), East delineates the distinct understandings of Scripture embedded in the different traditions that these notable scholars represent. In doing so, he offers new insight into the current impasse between Christians in their understandings of Scripture—one determined far less by hermeneutical approaches than by ecclesiological disagreements.

East’s study is especially significant amid the current prominence of the theological interpretation of Scripture, which broadly assumes that the Bible ought to be read in a way that foregrounds confessional convictions and interests. As East discusses in the introduction to his book, that approach to Scripture cannot be separated from questions of ecclesiology—in other words, how we interpret the Bible theologically is dependent upon the context in which we interpret it.

Brad East is assistant professor of theology at Abilene Christian University. He is the author of The Doctrine of Scripture and the editor of Robert Jenson’s The Triune Story: Collected Essays on Scripture. His work has been published in Modern Theology, International Journal of Systematic Theology, Scottish Journal of Theology, and Pro Ecclesia, as well as The Christian Century, Commonweal, First Things, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and more.

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Fountain of Salvation

Trinity and Soteriology Fred Sanders

“Professor Sanders is one of the most sophisticated and historically sensitive contemporary theologians. In this volume he brings his considerable acumen to bear on the relation between the doctrine of the Trinity and the scope and content of salvation. The result is a tour de force that demonstrates the fecundity of trinitarian theology for the church and the Christian life.” — OLIVER D. CRISP

University of St. Andrews

“Sanders here strikes the perfect balance between the triune God of the gospel and the gospel of the triune God, offering a compelling argument for both their proper distinction and their proper relation. Thanks to this Fountain of Salvation, my cup of theology runneth over. I can’t wait to assign this refreshing cup of cold water to my students.”

— KEVIN J. VANHOOZER

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

“A wonderful introduction to the Trinity as the object of Christian worship and as a belief inseparable from and indeed structuring the doctrine of salvation. . . . Across Christian traditions Sanders’s argument should resonate and inspire.” — LEWIS AYRES

Durham University

“A work of subtle judgment and profound insight, exactly what one would expect from our most gifted theologian of the Trinity.” — SCOTT R. SWAIN

Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando

“Deeply rooted in Scripture and widely informed by tradition, this volume is a welcome and salutary addition to the shelves of both theologians and pastors.” — PAUL T. NIMMO

University of Aberdeen

Fred Sanders is professor of theology in the Torrey Honors College at Biola University, where he teaches across the full range of classic Christian doctrine but specializes in the doctrine of the Trinity. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Triune God and The Deep Things of God.

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Kent Eilers is professor of theology at Huntington University in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His other books include Theology as Retrieval: Receiving the Past, Renewing the Church and The Grammar of Grace: Readings from the Christian Tradition. A Practical Introduction Kent Eilers

Art by Chris Koelle Theology is for everyone—not just pastors and scholars.

In this illuminating introduction, Kent Eilers invites Christians of all backgrounds into the practice of reading theology. With a classroom-tested approach, Eilers shows how theology can form the imagination and enhance “the human capacity for perceiving reality beyond the surface of things”—allowing Christians to see and experience God in the everyday. He then guides readers through the essential facets of theology so that it can begin to feel familiar and accessible, even (and especially) to beginners with no prior experience.

Written conversationally and illustrated beautifully with art by Chris Koelle, Reading Theology Wisely is welcoming and engaging in every respect. Eilers takes a well-rounded approach to his subject, utilizing Scripture and the wisdom of past thinkers as well as references to film and the arts—including a special emphasis on architecture as part of an ongoing metaphor of “inhabiting texts” as we do physical spaces. Each chapter ends with a prayer and questions for reflection and discussion, followed by a “theology lab” in which readers can put the content of the preceding chapter into practice.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Imagination for Reading

Theology Lab: Rummage for God 2. Vision for Theology

Theology Lab: Pray to the Trinity 3. Reading as Inhabitation

Theology Lab: Interpret a Movie 4. Settings of Theology: Behind the Page

Theology Lab: Write a Letter

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AVAILABLE MAY 2022

Mark A. McIntosh is the inaugural holder of Loyola University Chicago’s endowed chair in Christian spirituality. He served previously as the Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at Durham University and canon residentiary of Durham Cathedral, UK.

Seeds of Faith

Theology and Spirituality at the Heart of Christian Belief Mark A. McIntosh and Frank T. Griswold A spiritual introduction to Christian theology

Christian belief can be understood neither entirely through doctrine nor entirely apart from it. Doctrine is the starting point, the seed of faith, from which springs forth flourishing life in the fellowship of the church. But that growth occurs only when theology and spirituality are held together in a relation of reciprocal influence.

With decades of combined experience in both the church and the academy, Mark McIntosh and Frank Griswold prioritize the life-giving relationship between theology and spirituality in this immersive introduction to the Christian faith. Drawing inspiration and guidance from Christianity’s greatest mystical theologians—including Augustine, Maximus the Confessor, Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, and Catherine of Siena—McIntosh and Griswold unfold essential doctrines and illuminate the transformative power of Christian belief. The result is a book that propels readers beyond abstract knowledge to an experience of the living mystery who is God.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: As We Begin 1. The Hidden Presence of God in All Things 2. Faith and Fear 3. Revelation 4. The Mystery of the Trinity 5. Creation 6. Suffering and Evil 7. Jesus as the Incarnate Word 5. Sources of Theology: Of the Page

Theology Lab: Diagram the Sources 6. Architectures of Theology: Of the Page

Theology Lab: Write a Collect 7. Invitations of Theology: In Front of the Page

Theology Lab: Compose Your Credo

8. The Death and Resurrection of Jesus 9. Salvation 10. Grace and Human Flourishing 11. The Church and the Sacramental Life 12. The Spirit of Prayer 13. Death and the Life to Come 14. The Communion of Saints and Mary 5. Christmas 6. Epiphany 7. Lent 8. The Great Fifty Days of Easter 9. The Season after Pentecost

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Karolien Vermeulen is FWO (Research Foundation—Flanders) Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Jewish Studies, University of Antwerp.

Elizabeth R. Hayes is affiliate assistant professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. A Guide to Scripture’s Style and Meaning Karolien Vermeulen and Elizabeth R. Hayes

The Bible is interpreted in a variety of ways and through a myriad of lenses. But how we interpret Scripture depends first of all on how we read it. This handbook focuses on the process of reading itself, taking a cognitivestylistic approach grounded in recent research on language and the mind.

Through accessible explanations of twelve key stylistic elements, How We Read the Bible provides all who study Scripture with the tools to understand what happens when we read and draw meaning from biblical texts. Rather than problematizing the divide between authors from the ancient world and a modern-day audience, Karolien Vermeulen and Elizabeth Hayes bridge the gap by exploring the interaction between the cues of the text and the context of the reader. With numerous examples from the Old and New Testaments and helpful suggestions for further study, How We Read the Bible can be used within any framework of biblical study—historical, theological, literary, and others—as a pathway to meeting Scripture on its own terms.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: On How to Read the Bible and Why

We Need to Know It

Part One: The Bits and Pieces of Reading

1. Words in Context 2. Building Categories: The Use of Prototypes 3. Attention and Focus: Playing with Figure and Ground 4. Perspective and Pointing the Way: Deixis 5. Grammar and Cognitive Grammar

Part Two: Mapping Corresponding Dots

6. What Comes Next: The Predictability of Schemas and Scripts 7. How We See the Text: Mental Spaces and Blends 8. Connecting the Unrelated: The Ubiquity of

Metaphor 9. Connecting the Related: The Power of

Metonymy

Part Three: The Process of Reading a Text

10. Reading in Context: The Role of Discourse

Worlds 11. Reading as Imagining Different Worlds: The

Meaning of Possible Worlds 12. Reading as Process: Building Text Worlds

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Frank T. Griswold is the former Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (1998–2006). During his years as Presiding Bishop, he served as cochair of the Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission and as a member of various ecumenical and interfaith boards and institutes.

Harvest of Hope

A Contemplative Approach to Holy Scripture Mark A. McIntosh and Frank T. Griswold Encountering the living Word in the words of the Bible

When we read Scripture, we learn about God. When we pray the Scriptures, we experience the mystery of Jesus Christ and inhabit his life.

In this book, Mark McIntosh and Frank Griswold bring to bear their decades of combined experience in both the church and the academy to introduce and explore the idea of praying the Scriptures. As McIntosh and Griswold demonstrate, this contemplative approach to the Bible integrates theology and spirituality and fosters genuine hope by bringing us into an encounter with the living Word.

After first laying the foundation of what it means to pray the Scriptures, the authors guide the reader through vital biblical passages from different points in the church year, showing how the seasons of the liturgical calendar provide the soil in which the seeds of the gospel can be nourished by the Holy Spirit, yielding in time a harvest of hope.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Reaping the Harvest 1. Ways of Reading Scripture 2. Praying the Scriptures 3. A Theology of Biblical Contemplation 4. The Season of Advent