Focusing on Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Buber, Heidegger, and Sartre and their passionate commitment to the authenticity of the self, this book maintains that Existentialism has much to say to Christians with its understanding of the manner in which radical commitment forges and forms that "self," which is nothing less than a new birth.

The Committed Self: An Introduction to Existentialism for Christians

Politics & Social Sciences

Shepherd, Victor A.

Philosophy

BPS Books

"However deeply we immerse ourselves in Luther, we are no closer to exhausting the riches his mind and thought make available to us."  So writes Victor Shepherd in this immensely readable and informative book - which aids in just such an immersion. Shepherd sets the ethos and legacy of Luther's theology in its theological, religious, and sociopolitical context, tracing Luther's theological development in chapters on such topics as:  -Humanism in the fifteenth century -Freedom in Christ -The Lord's Supper -Law and Gospel -Church and state -Luther and the Jewish people  And all the while, he keeps a careful eye on the implications of applications of Luther's thought for Christians and churches today.

Interpreting Martin Luther: An Introduction to His Life and Thought

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

There is no better way to escape the prejudices and blindspots of the church today than to study the lives of faithful Christians who have gone before us. In Witnesses to the Word, Victor Shepherd introduces us to fifty faithful servants of Jesus Christ. Some, like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, executed by Adolf Hitler, have given up their very lives for the sake of the gospel. Others such as C. S. Lewis and Soren Kierkegaard have laboured for the sake of the gospel in the academic, political and literary world. Still others such as St. Francis of Assisi have much to teach us what it means to renounce our wealth and serve the poor. As you get a glimpse of these real people living out their faith, you will thank God for Victor Shepherd and the years of work and prayer that make possible this valuable resource. I gladly commend it to growing Christians everywhere. Gary R. Walsh President, The Evangelic

Witnesses to the Word

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Victor Shepherd

Everyone faces spiritual wilderness at some point in life: Transitions in life, vocational confusion, physical illness or loss of a loved one -- these and many other factors can drive us to a place where God seems distant or irrelevant. Those who wander through such difficult times without clear direction often find themselves spiraling down into a mess of doubt, self accusation, or depression. 
In Seasons of Grace Victor Shepherd shows us how to embrace the God of the Bible, who draws near to us in the midst of our inescapable wilderness and creates paths to life where none existed before. 
"Dr. Shepherd never pretends we can explain our lives by looking inward. Rather... we are directed to look outward -- to the One who keeps us. This is not a trendy pop psychology 'wanna be' bestseller, but rather a book that speaks a much more profound, useful and timeless truth." -- David Clarkson, M.D.

Seasons of Grace

This volume celebrates the Wesleyan scholarship of Victor Shepherd, the first professor to occupy the Chair of Wesley Studies at Tyndale University College & Seminary in Toronto, Canada. The essays collected here explore not only the life and theology of John and Charles Wesley, but also many themes relating to the contemporary Wesleyan tradition, especially within the Canadian context Attention is given to the intellectual, social and religious context of John Wesleys theology, as well as to the ecumenical significance of a theologian who is seen to relate readily to many different families within the universal church. A pastor for four decades, Shepherds thought always reflects Wesleys insistence on "practical divinity" or theology not oriented to speculation but rather to the concrete concerns of the people of God in their engagement with the treachery of their own hearts and the turbulence in the wider world. Victor A. Shepherd is Professor of Theology and Professor of Philosophy at Tyndale University College & Seminary, Toronto, and Professor "Ordinarius" for the Graduate Theological Foundation, University of Oxford. He is also an adjunct professor at the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto, where he supervises doctoral students in Reformation studies, Puritan thought, the theology of the eighteenth-century Awakening, and contemporary theology. He is currently a member of the Evangelical-Roman Catholic Dialogue (an undertaking of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops). His other books include "Interpreting Martin Luther: An Introduction to His Life and Thought " (Regent College Publishing) and " The Nature and Function of Faith in the Theology of John Calvin " (Mercer University Press).

Mercy Immense and Free: Essays on Wesley and Wesleyan Theology

Clements Academic