Bible Studies & Theology

Please note: This title is a reading text for the Sacred Ground program and is a 2024-2025 Education for Ministry (EfM) interlude reading text. First published in 1949, "Jesus and...

PAST INTERLUDE READING TEXT FOR EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) All are made in the image and likeness of God. If this is what we believe, then trans people, like all...

The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful new work, theologian James H. Cone...

YEAR 1 EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY READING TEXT John J. Collins's A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by...

NEW Year Two Reading Text for Education for Ministry (EfM  In the The Misunderstood Jew, scholar Amy-Jill Levine helps Christians and Jews understand the "Jewishness" of Jesus so that their...

VOLUME D 2024/2025 INTERLUDE TITLE EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) A unique look at Christian biblical interpretation and theology from the perspective of Native American tradition.This book focuses on four specific...

YEAR 4 EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY READING TEXT Leading writers from many religious traditions describe moments of transformation and growth through their interreligious encounters. This groundbreaking volume gathers an array of...

YEAR 4 READING TEXT EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) "A book to enjoy and savour. . . . As a gentle and reverent depiction of whole practice of Anglican moral theology...

YEAR 4 EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) This Very Short Introduction provides both the believer and non-believer with a balanced survey of the central questions of theology. David Ford's approach draws us...

Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Mark's gospel, from the fishermen leaving their nets, to the miracle of the loaves and fishes, to the political rumblings and...

YEAR 1 EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) READING TEXT This volume provides an introduction and essays on the four key sections of the Hebrew Scriptures from the perspective of top female...

YEAR 4 READING TEXT EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) In this volume of the New Church's Teaching Series, Mark McIntosh introduces the great mysteries of the Christian faith.

Winter Book Study, 2024, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Jacksonville, FL Explore the miracles of Jesus in Signs and Wonders with Amy-Jill Levine, Professor of New Testament studies and Bible study...

An invaluable quick-reference guide to this acclaimed modern language translation, the Concise Concordance to the NRSV contains over 300 pages of entries including citations on the most important key words in the...

Written by best-selling author Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Who's Who in the Bible is the ultimate reference guide to the men and women in the Bible, featuring more than 2,000 entries spanning Genesis to...

YEAR 3 EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) READING TEXT The New York Times bestseller and definitive history of Christianity for our time--from the award-winning author of The Reformation and Silence A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed...

Follow the ancient way of the Psalms and find the life God has for you. A model for vibrant worship, the Psalms provide practical wisdom to traverse the circuitous path...

As Luke's "sequel," the Acts of the Apostles serve as an ideal bridge between the four Gospels and the Epistles, revealing a crucial part of the Christian story. Here we...

If you want the essentials of Strong's scholarship in a convenient compact size, this is the concordance for you. The New Strong's(R) Concise Concordance of the Bible helps you locate the references...

This large print edition of the legendary classic puts generations of biblical research at your fingertips. Now you can easily find any word in the Bible in this comprehensive, readable...

A Dictionary of the Bible is the most acclaimed, accessible, and up-to-date dictionary of its kind. Containing over 2,000 authoritative entries it provides clear and concise information about all of the...

Far more than just an A-Z listing of Bible words, people and places, A Basic Bible Dictionary is a comprehensive, easy to use introduction to the text of the Bible,...

PAST INTERLUDE TITLE EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM) A basic guide to reading the Bible from the perspective of the poor, oppressed, and marginalized. This readable and provocative introduction to hermeneutics...

Place yourself as a witness of the cross and determine what your own testimony will be! Experience Holy Friday from the perspective of those who watched Jesus die: Mary his mother;...

"I have tried to describe a Christianity which is fully compatible with everything we now know, and to indicate why Christians feel privileged to give their lives to it."--Huston Smith...

"If you think you knew Paul, get ready to have all sorts of cherished preconceptions exhilaratingly stripped away. If you've ever been vaguely curious, there is no finer introduction." (Los...

An astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents God as he was originally envisioned by ancient worshippers--with a distinctly male body, and with superhuman powers, earthly passions, and a penchant for...

If the word trinity isn't in Scripture, why is it such an important part of our faith?And if the Bible can be interpreted in many ways, how do we know what to...

The acclaimed Bible scholar and author of The Historical Jesus and God & Empire--"the greatest New Testament scholar of our generation" (John Shelby Spong) --grapples with Scripture's two conflicting visions of Jesus and...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most influential Christian martyrs in history, bequeathed to humanity a legacy of theological creativity and spirituality that continues to intrigue people from a variety of...

Who were Barnabas and Paul? Was Paul an angry loner, misogynist, legalist, and curmudgeon, or hero and martyr? Through point and counterpoint, the author unravels Paul's message by looking at...

New Life! It is something we all want. But how do we find it? The Bible promises that those who are in Christ are "new creatures." But how does that...

New Life! It's something we all want, but how do we find it? This unique 7-week Daily Devotional explores seven key areas of life transformation we experience as we learn...

The Crucified Life Study Guide is a seven-session small group curriculum designed to transform individuals and groups through a considered call to follow Jesus in the way of Christian discipleship....

WORDS ARE POWERFUL. THE WORDS OF JESUS, ESPECIALLY SO. The Crucified Life Devotional by Rev. Charlie Holt provides a daily space in which we can meditate on Jesus' final words...

Top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan join together to reveal a radical and little-known Jesus. As both authors reacted to and responded to questions about Mel...