Doctrine & Theology - General

God's grace demonstrated in the biblical narrative through the lens of covenant. This study analyses the different divine covenants of the Old Tes...

In this comprehensive exposition, a leading New Testament scholar explores the unfolding theological unity of the entire Bible from the vantage poi...

Throughout Christian history, the Gospel of John's distinctive way of presenting the life, works, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus have ...

Throughout this book, Scott J. Jones insists that for United Methodists the ultimate goal of doctrine is holiness. Importantly, he clarifies the na...

The importance of  Toward a Theology of Radical Involvement  lies in its focus on the theological and ethical perspective of Martin Luther King, Jr...

There Shall Be No Poor Among You  is a careful and comprehensive but not overly technical study of the biblical portrait of the poor and poverty. H...

This is the first volume published in more than twenty years that is specifically focused on the theology of evangelism in the Wesleyan tradition. ...

By exploring five common Christian perspectives ("theological worlds"), this volume helps readers understand the basis of their own Christian attit...

This sequel to Seymour and Miller's popular Contemporary Approaches to Christian Education offers new information and ideas regarding the major the...

Traditional doctrines of sin and salvation center primarily on the moral agency of the sinner. Andrew Sung Park addresses the relational consequenc...

How does an infinite God relate to finite human beings?  How does the death of Jesus Christ bring about human salvation?  How are Christians able t...

A rich articulation of John Wesley's theology that is appreciative of the old and mindful of the new, faithful to the past and attentive to the pre...

Biblical texts create worlds of meaning, and invite readers to enter them. When readers enter such textual worlds, which are often strange and comp...

This book describes and examines the Wesleyan attitude toward and programs with the poor from the time of John Wesley to the present. The chapters ...

This book theorizes that there was probably more to both the beginning and the ending of Mark's Gospel than we currently have in our Bible. It was ...

The Many Faces of Christology surveys the landscape of traditional and contemporary thought about Jesus. Inbody first grounds his survey in a conci...

Draws on themes of the disability-rights movement to identify people with disabilities as members of a socially disadvantaged minority group rather...

In  The Children of Israel , Danna Nolan Fewell explores how imaginative readings of selected scriptural texts might raise adult consciousness and ...

One of the most surprising developments in contemporary Methodist theology is the degree to which leading Methodist and Wesleyan systematic theolog...

An introduction and significance of one of the twentieth century's most influential theologians, Reinhold Niebuhr. Abingdon Pillars of Theology  is...

This companion to  Practical Divinity, Volume 1: Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition  enlivens and contextualizes the discussion of the Wesleyan the...

This volume is a revision of Langford's earlier work, Practical Divinity: Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition (Abingdon Press, 1983). The major feat...

A major study of John Wesley's political ethics and an attempt to reformulate a Wesleyan orientation to political thinking by drawing the political...

A highly engaging essay that will draw students into a conversation about the vital relationship between philosophy and theology. In this clear, c...

These 32 essays (over 500 print pages) accent United Methodism in the United States and the traditions contributory to it. They provide new perspec...

Out of Every Tribe and Nation  demonstrates how ethnic minority perspectives can enrich the church's understanding of a variety of its traditional ...

Moves beyond a purely descriptive approach to the study of Scripture into a genuine and faithful application of the message of Scripture to questio...

An up-to-date and expanded version of a trusted textbook. The New & Enlarged Handbook of Christian Theology brings the information up to date ...

Music and Theology will be a volume in the Horizons in Theology series. It will offer a relatively brief but highly engaging essay on the major con...

Wesleyan Beliefs  examines foundational beliefs as expressed in the works of John and Charles Wesley in formal doctrinal statements adopted by Wesl...

In this concise, accessible book, Dr. Ted Campbell provides a brief summary of the major doctrines shared in the Wesley family of denominations. Wr...

The thoughts and beliefs of John Wesley and the Early Methodist traditions are frequently related to recent progressive tendencies in theology. The...

In 1968, the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) churches merged to form The United Methodist Church. More than forty years later, many...

The title of this volume is as old as the Wesleyan movement and apt for the very latest Methodist theological self-designation.  Marks of Methodism...

An in-depth look at Christian theology through Hispanic eyes. It weaves the doctrinal formulations of the early church on creation, the Trinity, an...

This important reference work presents critical, analytical, and interpretive essays on more than ninety figures who have been particularly importa...

Explores Tillich's influence as a groundbreaking thinker who illuminated the boundaries between philosophy and theology Abingdon Pillars of Theolog...

Explores Kierkegaard's study of the power of mass culture to influence and shape faith Abingdon Pillars of Theology  is a series for the college an...

A study of the Wesleyan tradition in the light of current theological debate. Issues of vital importance and interest to contemporary Christians a...

The public theology of the Wesleyan tradition is best understood as moral theology rather than as philosophical and applied ethics. Long asserts th...

Despite wide acceptance of the "Wesleyan quadrilateral", significant disagreements have arisen in both academic and church circles about the degree...

John Wesley remains a seminal figure, not only for "the people called Methodist, " but also within the larger Protestant tradition. Understanding h...

In Jesus Is My Uncle, Luis Pedraja examines Christology and the doctrine of God from a Hispanic perspective, emphasizing the role played by languag...

"This study explores the meaning of justification in the framework of Latin American theology of liberation, which is a particular way of doing the...

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