Anthropology

Original sin and the making of the western mind Despite its declining popularity among Christians, the belief that we are all innately sinful retai...

Surveys routinely show that a majority of men and women believe that people are basically good. In fact, the Bible reveals that mankind was indeed ...

What does God have to say about our bodies? To modern secular culture, the human body is little more than a vehicle for free self-expression—our bo...

What is the role of culture in human experience? How do we study it? This introductory cultural anthropology textbook helps readers explore and und...

Created for GodWhat makes human beings unique? And what is our relationship to the God who made us? In Track: A Student’s Guide to Humanity, John W...

Humanity Matters: Re-enchanting Homo Sapiens confronts the deep crisis of identity facing modern society.Secularism has increasingly caused people ...

Since the Reformation, Protestants have confessed that the church is reformed and always reforming. But do we really believe this? Why, then, are w...

Conscience from creation to new creation. The God who created conscience is Father, Son, and Spirit. Thus, conscience is properly understood in rel...

Our conception of human personhood deeply impacts our understanding and practice of community and church. In this rigorous work Franklin argues tha...

Everyone knows about the rocky relationship between science and theology brought about by the revolutionary proposals of Copernicus and Darwin. Few...

This widely acclaimed study of biblical anthropology is available once more along with a substantial new preface by the author. Fully engaged with ...

Sin may seem like an outdated concept these days, but its consequences remain as destructive as ever. Robert Pyne explores sin's overarching effect...

Many theologians begin their discussion of the human person by claiming that in some way Jesus Christ reveals what it means to be truly human, but ...

This important resource covers such topics as anthropology and missions; man, culture, and society; verbal and nonverbal communication; technology ...

A correct, biblical view of self should radically transform us. Thomas shows us that to overcome sin in our day-to-day lives we must grasp the fact...

This book presents Gregory of Nyssa's On the Six Days of Creation (In Hexaemeron) as a specimen of Early Christian philosophy. It comprises Gregory...

As embodied, soul and body beings, Christians are commanded to glorify God in our bodies (1 Cor 6:20) and called to obedience in both spiritual and...

Poythress uses multiple biblical perspectives to address the origin of humanity, the image of God, body and soul, the creational covenant, free age...

Examining the Doctrine of Human Depravity in Scripture and throughout Church History For centuries, theologians have debated the doctrine of total ...

The question of the historicity of the biblical Adam and Eve remains a crucial issue for contemporary Christians. The range of Christian beliefs re...

Is culture a theologically neutral concept? The contemporary experts on culture û anthropologists and sociologists û argue that it is. Theologians ...

Too often the Christian attitude toward suffering is characterized by a detached academic appeal to God's sovereignty, as if suffering were a game ...

The human race desperately needs to see humanity afresh. We have lost sight of the fact that God made mankind and gave them infinite dignity and wo...

In this thorough introduction to theological anthropology, Joshua Farris offers an evangelical perspective on the topic. Farris walks the reader th...

When it comes to thinking about our bodies, confusion reigns. In our secular age, there has been a loss of the body’s goodness, purpose, and end. M...

“Do not be anxious about anything.” When it comes to stress and worry, that's all we really need to say, right? Just repent of your anxiety, and ev...

What is the role of culture in human experience? This concise yet solid introduction to cultural anthropology helps readers explore and understand ...

John Hammett’s and Katie McCoy’s Humanity is built on four assumptions: that humans are creatures, that they can only be understood in light of the...

How Sanctification Transforms Christians Into Glorified Beings Facing sin, suffering, and an uncertain future, it’s easy to become pessimistic, but...

Saint shows how anthropological discoveries support creation rather than evolution. Clear and cleverly illustrated, this book is easily understanda...

Disasters indicate the complex peril of earthly existence. Suffering and risk are global realities. Yet, the biblical depiction of persons and comm...

What does it mean to be human and to be made in the image of God? What does it mean to be a 'person'? What constitutes a human person? What does it...

Using refreshingly unconventional prose, rising theologian Wendy Farley has written a theological account of the human condition that delves into t...

Every human being wants to be treated with dignity and worth. When we aren’t respected, we suffer. Though it can be taken to a sinful extreme, this...

How should men and women and God relate to one another? Letty Russell's answer is 'partnership' understood in new ways as relationship rooted in th...

CROOK IN THE LOT ''Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight which He has made crooked'' (Ecclesiastes 7:3) One's lot consists of al...

In recent scholarship there is an emerging interest in the integration of philosophy and theology. Philosophers and theologians address the relatio...

An Examination of Worldview, Worldvision, and the Soul by Dutch-Reformed Theologian J. H. Bavinck, Translated into English for the First Time Moder...

Protestant ethics has often been associated with work and duty, excluding sensuality, sexuality and other pleasures. In an age of body worship as w...

What is this that you have done?Throughout the church's history, Christians have largely agreed that God's good creation of humanity was marred by ...

Contemporary Christian faith and practice tend to address spiritual, mental, and emotional issues but ignore the body. As a result, many believers ...

The growth of evangelicalism in Latin America, specifically among indigenous peoples, is changing the religious and cultural paradigms of the regio...