Faith in the Living God

Religion & Spirituality

John C. Polkinghorne

Michael Welker

Christian Books & Bibles

SPCK Publishing

Vital and illuminating, Michael Welker's new book awakens the reader from biblical slumbers, disclosing how the biblical text challenges our reigning but sterile notions of nature, transcendence, revelation, and even life itself. 
Based on his Warfield Lectures at Princeton, the volume probes the classical creation accounts of Genesis 1 and 2. Creation, he shows, is not simply "reality." He exhumes a more concrete, dynamic, pluralistic sense of creation, with accents on interdependence, unrest, and the text's "astounding potential for critique of deeply ingrained conceptions and ways of thinking." Welker then sketches surprising and creative interpretations of the text's most perplexing features: the angelic world, the image of God in humans, domination, sin and "the fall." 
Opening new alternatives in biblical theology, philosophy, and religion and science, Welker's approach allows the novel and discordant strains in the biblical text to sound again.

Creation and Reality

Fortress Press

A renowned theologian revisits the purpose and potential of communion. All the large churches in the world agree on this: communion is the highest expression of the church unity. Yet it is exactly the act of communion that historically has given rise to vehement controversies among the churches. Michael Welker's new book not only explores the meaning of holy communion but also marks a turning point on the way to common understanding. Welker gives a clear explanation of holy communion based on the biblical tradition and evaluates the ecumenical discourse on communion of the past thirty years. In the process he answers such often posed questions as "What do we mean when we say that Christ is present in communion? " "How are Christ's body and blood connected with bread and wine? " "What is the difference between the Christian Supper and the Jewish Passover meal? " and "Are children allowed to share in communion? "

What Happens in Holy Communion?

Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source

Christian theology, classically defined, is faith's intellectual work of seeking understanding, not in order to prove its truth but to persuade those who hear it proclaimed. Theology done from within the Reformed tradition has long displayed this quality, and it continues to develop in response to our changing world. "Reformed Theology: Identity and Ecumenicity" is an excellent resource for readers interested in examining current trends and motifs in Reformed thought. Written by systematic theologians from around the world, this book explores the meaning of the Reformed tradition and its relevance for the contemporary church. The contributors highlight ways that Reformed theology can enrich the church ecumenical even as they seek to realize a more catholic Reformed community of inquiry.

Reformed Theology: Identity and Ecumenicity

Wallace M. Alston Jr.

Eerdmans Pub.Co.

The profiles of more than forty European Reformation cities from Spain to Estonia are presented in this book. Their reformers (along with five female reformers) come alive in texts and pictures as do the cities with their buildings and historical sources from Reformation times. With its added practical information the book is a useful travel guide on the trails of the European Reformation.

Europa Reformata: European Reformation Cities and Their Reformers

History

World

Evangelische Verlagsanstalt

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