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In this volume, R. Alan Culpepper considers both the Gospel and the Letters of John. The book begins with a close look at the relationship between ...

A guide for pastors, church leaders, and all who help African Americans in their search for a meaningful Christian lifestyle. Forming Christians--l...

This practical guidebook offers eight lessons to help pastors and other church leaders teach adults how to communicate with God through various typ...

Have you ever needed a Bible lesson QUICK! This resource solves your problem. Super Simple Bible Lessons contains sixty Bible lessons covering both...

Have you ever needed a Bible lesson QUICK? This resource solves your problem. Super Simple Bible Lessons contains sixty Bible lessons covering both...

"Prayer is a hard topic for most of us modern folk, and we have little place to talk about it.  My own first conversation partners were the great a...

In Her Words  illustrates the contributions made to contemporary Christian theology by the increasing number of female theologians. Oden compiles s...

This volume is an interdisciplinary exploration of the interplay between the contemporary Black Church in the United States and African American wo...

Troeger shares the secrets of capturing the imaginative spirit through exploration of the creative use of sight, sound, touch, and taste that leads...

This book provides help for parents in dealing with the pain and trauma associated with the death of a child. Simple and appropriate, the book cont...

Serviceable, inexpensive collection of familiar hymns and songs. Compact size makes it perfect as a supplemental hymnal for special meetings.

A living religious tradition continually reassesses its practices. In our contemporary situation, the task of reassessment must attend to the prese...

The author believes that United Methodists are sometimes reluctant to bring up the subject of religion with their friends and next-door neighbors. ...

SpiritGifts is a dynamic group experience that builds community as participants share together in study, reflective exercises, discussion, worship,...

Explores the purposes of teaching in the church, and offers specific advice on how to recruit, train, and support volunteer teachers. 20 workshops ...

Step-by-step guidance for preachers who want people to listen when they preach about parables. In this practical and insightful guide, one of the n...

Soul Theology distills the core beliefs that have provided and sustained a healing and balancing force in the black community throughout its histor...

Three authors well-acquainted in the area of field education evaluate events in ministry using case-study analysis. They outline the case process--...

The wisdom of J. R. R. Tolkien—for the hobbit in each of us. Lessons on joy, friendship, dedication, sacrifice, and more will appeal to Hobbit fans...

Knowing about and experiencing each season keeps ever before us God's will for our lives. Celebrating each season brings special joy and meaningful...

Gonzalez explores how a Hispanic perspective illuminates the biblical text in ways that will be valuable not only for Latino readers but also for t...

A comprehensive look at the sacraments in today's mainline Protestant churches. This volume shows how the church can utilize the power of physical ...

A basic commentary on Revelation for use in adult personal and classroom study. Revised and updated. Based on the NRSV and NIV Translations. Covers...

In this book Alvin Padilla, Roberto Goizueta, and Eldin Villafañe bring together an impressive array of Hispanic scholars from across the theologic...

Only when pastors hear beyond the words, can they care-fully minister. Pastors listen all the time. Or do they? Listening is more than a developed ...

There is no end to clichés and easy assumptions about congregational health and vitality. It's much easier to start a new church than turn around a...

This seven-session study surveys the ministry period of Jesus' life--the time from his baptism to when the journey to the cross began. It focuses o...

Of special focus in this reflective overview of Wesley's theological convictions is highlighting the practical-theological dynamics of Wesley's wor...

Relating to People of Other Religions addresses a single question: How do I -- how might I -- as a Christian, relate to people of other faiths such...

Where do we find hope when it’s clouded by the ashes of other people’s choices? It is one thing to live with the consequences of your own choices. ...

In every culture and time, persons of faith, of all ages, have summoned trials and tribulations to find the endurance and strength to “dance.” They...

This handbook is a companion to the widely used and standard text,  A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew  (revised edition), by C. L. Seow. It has been th...

In  Handbook for Multisensory Worship,   Volume 2 , Kim Miller and the worship team of Ginghamsburg Church—widely known for their innovative use of...

In this, the only book available that addresses the distinctive issues and character of preaching in the Hispanic congregation, the authors discuss...

This first volume in the Abingdon Press series  Horizons in Theology  addresses the major concerns and questions for preaching as it intersects wit...

This book is designed to help preachers find and use the riches of the Psalms for preaching. The authors address the perception that the Psalms oft...

Histories of women and American religion have tended to focus on women's religious activities rather than on women's religious lives. Studies of ea...

This volume is written for anyone who--for whatever reason--is drawn to the New Testament. It is also for those who are not so drawn, for it is wri...

The church today desperately needs to recover the depth, richness, and wonder of the biblical and Wesleyan doctrine of salvation. In this book, aut...

Throughout the modern period, history has been the dominant lens through which preachers have viewed the biblical text. The historical-critical met...

The standard textbook on the art and craft of preaching, with a new foreword by Thomas G. Long A standard textbook on the art and craft of preachin...

In this first volume in the Library of Biblical Theology series, Walter Brueggemann portrays the key components in Israel's encounter with God as r...

Everyone understands human pain. But many Christians have difficulty comprehending God's pain, especially God's pain in the death of Christ. Is it ...

Explores how New Testament conceptions of God contribute to a contemporary constructive theology God in New Testament Theology  analyzes the variou...

Countering dire pronouncements of the irrelevance of African American institutions, Teresa L. Fry Brown celebrates the way African American women c...

David Lowes Watson wants to remove a major blockage in the church--the self-centered pursuit of spiritual amphetamines--by acknowledging the respon...

Bill Easum and Bil Cornelius are two strikingly different, yet surprisingly similar pastors. One undertook to revitalize a moribund mainline church...