Short Notices

Books reviewed in this article: Julian Baldick, Animal and Shaman: Ancient Religions of Central Asia David Noel Freedman, Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible Tod Linafelt (ed.), Strange Fire: Reading the Bible after the Holocaust Michael Joseph Brown, What They Don't Tell You: A Survivor's Guide to Biblical Studies Esther Fuchs, Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative: Reading the Hebrew Bible as a Woman Karl Löning and Erich Zenger, To Begin with, God Created ≡: Biblical Theologies of Creation Gregory W. Dawes (ed.), The Historical Jesus Quest: Landmarks in the Search for the Jesus of History Kevin Ward and Brian Stanley (eds), The Church Mission Society and World Christianity, 1799–1999 Leslie J. Francis and Yaacov J. Katz (eds), Joining and Leaving Religion: Research Perspectives Kimon Howland Sargeant, Seeker Churches: Promoting Traditional Religion in a Nontraditional Way J. Heywood Thomas, and Paul Tillich, Outstanding Christian Thinkers John Webster, and Karl Barth, Outstanding Christian Thinkers Samuel M. Powell, The Trinity in German Thought James Woodward and Stephen Pattison (eds), The Blackwell Reader in Pastoral and Practical Theology Marc Gopin, Between Eden and Armageddon: The Future of World Religions, Violence, and Peacemaking John Hick, The Fifth Dimension: An Exploration of the Spiritual Realm Mark Larrimore (ed.), The Problem of Evil: A Reader Michael Taylor, Poverty and Christianity: Reflections at the Interface between Faith and Experience Patrick Riley, Civilizing Sex: On Chastity and the Common Good Brian S. Hook and R. R. Reno, Heroism and the Christian Life: Reclaiming Excellence Douglas A. Hicks, Inequality and Christian Ethics Joseph Sittler, Evocations of Grace: Writings on Ecology, Theology and Ethics M. W. Sinnett, Restoring the Conversation: Socratic Dialectic in the Authorship of Søren Kierkegaard Eef Dekker, Middle Knowledge Pierre‐Marie Emonet, The Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Being Pierre‐Marie Emonet, The Greatest Marvel of Nature. An Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person Scott Cowdell, A God for this World Alister E. McGrath (ed.), Christian Literature: An Anthology Rowan Williams, Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: David C. Mitchell, The Message of the Psalter: An Eschatological Programme in the Book of Psalms Anthony R. Ceresko, Introduction to Old Testament Wisdom: A Spirituality for Liberation Roland E. Murphy, Proverbs (Word Biblical Commentary 22) Richard J. Coggins, Sirach (Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha) Alastair Hamilton, The Apocryphal Apocalypse: The Reception of the Second Book of Esdras (4 Ezra) from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment Gabriele Boccaccini, Beyond the Essene Hypothesis: The Parting of the Ways between Qumran and Enochic Judaism Gerd Theissen, A Theory of Primitive Christian Religion Maurice Wiles, Reason to Believe Norman Kretzmann, The Metaphysics of Creation: Aquinas’ Natural Theology in ‘Summa Contra Gentiles’ II. John Bowlin, Contingency and Fortune in Aquinas’s Ethics Philip Lyndon Reynolds, Food and the Body: Some Peculiar Questions in High Medieval Theology John Booty, Reflections on the Theology of Richard Hooker: An Elizabethan Addresses Modern Anglicanism Stanley J. Grenz and John R. Franke, Beyond Foundationalism: Shaping Theology in a Postmodern Context F. LeRon Shults, The Postfoundationalist Task of Theology: Wolfhart Pannenberg and the New Theological Rationality. Charles Miller, The Gift of the World: An Introduction to the Theology of Dumitru St?niloae Emil Bartos, Deification in Eastern Orthodox Theology: An Evaluation and Critique of the Theology of Dumitru St?niloae Paul McPartlan, Sacrament of Salvation: An Introduction to Eucharistic Ecclesiology Sarah Curtis, Educating the Faithful Jolyon Mitchell, Visually Speaking: Radio and the Renaissance of Preaching T. G. Plante.(ed.), Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse Committed by Roman Catholic Priests John Skorupski, Ethical Explorations Anne Thomson, Critical Reasoning in Ethics: A Practical Introduction Richard C. Bayer, Capitalism and Christianity: The Possibility of Christian Personalism John Douglas Bishop.(ed.), Ethics and Capitalism David E. Jenkins, Market Whys and Human Wherefores: Thinking Again about Markets, Politics and People Ilham Dilman, Free Will: An Historical and Philosophical Introduction Mark Joyal, The Platonic ‘Theages’: An Introduction, Commentary and Critical Edition     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: John Barton (ed.), The Biblical World Walter Brueggemann, Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy Bernhard W. Anderson, Contours of Old Testament Theology James Barr, The Concept of Biblical Theology: An Old Testament Perspective Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson (eds.), Reclaiming the Bible for the Church Nancy L. deClaissè‐Walford, Reading from th eBeginning: The Shaping of the Hebrew Psalter Birger Gerhardsson, The Reliability of the Gospel Tradition Ben Witherington III, New Testament History: A Narrative Account Neil Richardson, God in the New Testament John S. Kloppenborg Verbin, Excavating Q: The History and Setting of the Sayings Gospel Francis J. Moloney, The Gospel of John Martin Hengel and Anna Maria Schwemer, Paul Between Damascus and Antioch. The Unknown Years F. Gerald Downing, Cynics, Paul and the Pauline Churches: Cynics and Christian Origins II Anthony C. Thiselton, The First Epistle to the Corinthians Kieran J. O'Mahony, Pauline Persuasion: A Sounding in 2 Corinthians 8‐9 C. K. Barrett, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Volume I: Acts XV–XXVII April D. DeConick, Voices of the Mystics: Early Christian Discourse in the Gospels of John and Thomas and Other Ancient Christian Literature Manlio Simonetti (ed.), Ippolito. Contro Noeto Catherine Brown Tkacz, The Key to the Brescia Casket: Typology and the Early Christian Imagination Serge Lancel, St Augustine Patricia Cox Miller, The Poetry of Thought in Late Antiquity: Essays in Imagination and Religion Thomas Head (ed.), Medieval Hagiography: An Anthology Allan Greer (ed.), The Jesuit Relations: Natives and Missionaries in Seventeenth‐Century North America Stephen R. Holmes, God of Glory and God of Grace: An Account of the Theology of Jonathan Edwards Stephen Prickett, Narrative, Religion and Science. Fundamentalism versus Irony, 1700–1999 Linda Woodhead (ed.), Reinventing Christianity: Nineteenth‐Century Contexts Florent Gaboriau, The Conversion of Edith Stein Jeffrey S. Siker, Scripture and Ethics. Twentieth‐Century Portraits Richerd B. Hays, The Moral Vision of the New Testament. Community, Cross, New Creation John Kavanaugh, Who Counts as Persons: Human Identity and the Ethics of Killing John Keown, Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy: An Argument against Legalisation Stephen J. Pope and Charles Hefling (eds.), Sic et Non: Encountering ‘Dominus Iesus’ J'annine Jobling and Ian Markham (eds.), Theological Liberalism, Creative and Critical Hans Küng, Women in Christianity Lynne Broadbent and Alan Brown (eds.), Issues in Religious Education Jeremy Waldron, God, Locke, and Equality: Christian Foundations in Locke's Political Thought Giles Fraser, Redeeming Nietzsche Alexander Garcia Düttman, The Memory of Thought: An Essay on Heidegger and Adorno Robert J. Dostal (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Gadamer Michael Fuller, Making Sense of MacIntyre     

Short Notices

Books reviewed in this article: Jonardon Ganeri, Philosophy in Classical India Joseph Epes Brown with Emily Cousins, Teaching Spirits: Understanding Native American Religious Traditions Cyril S. Rodd, Glimpses of a Strange Land: Studies in Old Testament Ethics Chris Rowland and John Vincent (eds), Bible and Practice Robert Cummings Neville, Symbols of Jesus: A Christology of Symbolic Engagement David Batson, The Treasure Chest of the Early Christians: Faith, Care and Community from the Apostolic Age to Constantine the Great Florent Gaboriau, The Conversion of Edith Stein Peter C. Hodgson, Christian Faith: A Brief Introduction Michaela Davey, Mastering Theology Ray Billington, Religion Without God Daniel M. Bell, Liberation Theology After the End of History: The Refusal to Cease Suffering Kevin J. Vanhoozer (ed.), Nothing Greater, Nothing Better – Theological Essays on the Love of God Craig A. Carter, The Politics of the Cross: The Theology and Social Ethics of John Howard Yoder Andrew Shanks, ‘What Is Truth?’: Towards a Theological Poetics Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler and Steven M. Tipton (eds), Meaning and Modernity: Religion, Polity and Self Alister E. McGrath, The Future of Christianity Stephen H. Webb, Good Eating Mark D. Jordan, The Ethics of Sex Eugene F. Rogers, Jr (ed.), Theology and Sexuality: Classic and Contemporary Readings Philip L. Culbertson (ed.), The Spirituality of Men: Sixteen Christians Write About their Faith Lothar Bauerochse, Learning to Live Together: Interchurch Partnerships as Ecumenical Communities of Learning Wade Clark Roof, Spiritual Marketplace: Baby–boomers and the Remaking of American Religion William A. Dyrness, Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue B. P. Vysheslavtsev, The Eternal in Russian Philosophy Andrew Purves, Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition Fraser Watts, Rebecca Nye and Sara Savage, Psychology for Christian Ministry Diane Jonte–Pace, Speaking the Unspeakable: Religion, Misogyny, and the Uncanny Mother in Freud’s Cultural Texts     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Perry Schmidt–Leukel (ed.), Buddhist Perceptions of Jesus: Papers of the Third Conference of the European Network of Buddhist–Christian Studies (St Ottilien 1999) David Jobling, Tina Pippin, Ronald Schleifer (eds), The Postmodern Bible Reader Mark D. Chapman, Ernst Troeltsch and Liberal Theology: Religion and Cultural Synthesis in Wilhelmine Germany Stephen J. Hunt, Religion in Western Society James J. Buckley and David S. Yeago (eds), Knowing the Triune God: The Work of the Spirit in the Practices of the Church Miroslav Volf and Dorothy C. Bass (eds), Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life Dan R. Stiver, Theology After Ricoeur: New Directions in Hermeneutical Theology T. J. Gorringe, The Education of Desire: Towards a Theology of the Senses Anthony Harvey, By What Authority? George Guiver (ed.), Priests in a People‘s Church Sarah Coakley, Powers and Submissions: Spirituality, Philosophy and Gender Robert McKim, Religious Ambiguity and Religious Diversity Kenneth Leech, Through our Long Exile: Contextual Theology and the Urban Experience David N. Power, ‘The Word of the Lord’: Liturgy’s Use of Scripture Owen Hardwicke, Living Beyond Conformity: An Experience of Ministry and Priesthood     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Delbert Burkett, An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity Jenny Read‐Heimerdinger, The Bezan Text of Acts: A Contribution of Discourse Analysis to Textual Criticism Paula Fredriksen and Adele Reinhartz (eds), Jesus, Judaism and Christian Anti‐Judaism: Reading the New Testament after the Holocaust Pauline Allen and Bronwen Neil (eds), Maximus the Confessor and his Companions: Documents from Exile Eric Plumer (ed.), Augustine's Commentary on Galatians: Introduction, Text, Translation and Notes Aidan Nichols OP, Darton, Discovering Aquinas: An Introduction to his Life, Work and Influence Edward Howells, John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila: Mystical Knowing and Selfhood Amanda Porterfield (ed.), American Religious History Jeanne Halgren Kilde, When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth‐Century America Dale P. Andrews, Practical Theology for Black Churches: Bridging Black Theology and African American Folk Religion Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence, Captain America and the Crusade against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism Paul Gifford (ed.), 2000 Years and Beyond: Faith, Identity and the Common Era Clive Marsh, Christianity in A Post‐Atheist Age Stephen T. Davis, Daniel Kendall, SJ, and Gerald O’Collins, SJ (eds), The Incarnation: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Incarnation of the Son of God Catherine Keller, Face of the Deep: A Theology of Becoming David Willis, Notes on the Holiness of God Tatha Wiley, Original Sin: Origins, Developments, Contemporary Meanings Natalie K. Watson, Introducing Feminist Ecclesiology John G. Stackhouse Jr, Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today Alister McGrath, A Scientific Theology: Reality Stephen Darwall, Virtue Ethics Stephen Darwall, Consequentialism Stephen Darwall, Contractarianism / Contractualism Stephen Darwall, Deontology Charles E. Curran (ed.), Change in Official Catholic Moral Teachings Noreen L. Herzfeld, In Our Image: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Spirit Werner G. Jeanrond and Lisa Sowle Cahill (eds), Religious Education for Boys and Girls     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Williams, Paul with Tribe, Anthony, Buddhist Thought: A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition Kreyenbroek, Philip G., in collaboration with Munshi, Shehnaz Neville, Living Zoroastrianism: Urban Parsis Speak About Their Religion Freedman, David Noel and McClymond, Michael J. (eds), The Rivers of Paradise: Moses, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus and Muhammad as Religious Founders Porter, Stanley E. and Pearson, Brook W. R. (eds), Christian‐Jewish Relations Through the Centuries Boys, Mary C., Has God Only One Blessing? Judaism as a Source of Christian Self‐Understanding Neusner Jacob, Sonn, Tamara and Brockopp, Jonathan E., Judaism and Islam in Practice Miller, Patrick D., The Religion of Ancient Israel Gottwald, Norman K., The Politics of Ancient Israel Flint, Peter W. (ed) with Kim, Tae Hun, The Bible at Qumran: Text, Shape, and Interpretation Johnston, Philip and Walker, Peter (eds), The Land of Promise: Biblical, Theological and Contemporary Perspectives Sauter, Gerhard and Barton, John (eds), Revelation and Story: Narrative Theology and the Centrality of Story Vaggione, Richard Paul, Eunomius of Cyzicus and the Nicene Revolution Howard, Thomas Albert, Religion and the Rise of Historicism: W. M. L. de Wette, Jacob Burckhardt, and the Theological Origins of Nineteenth‐Century Historical Consciousness Ustorf, Werner, Sailing on the Next Tide: Missions, Missiology, and the Third Reich McDowell, John C., Hope in Barth’s Eschatology: Interrogations and Transformations beyond Tragedy Corrington, Robert S., A Semiotic Theory of Theology and Philosophy Brown, Frank Burch, Good Taste, Bad Taste, and Christian Taste: Aesthetics in Religious Life Swinton, John, Spirituality and Mental Health Care: Rediscovering a ‘Forgotten’ Dimension Clark, Stephen R., Biology and Christian Ethics Fenn, Richard K. (ed.), The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion Livezey, Lowell W. (ed.), Public Religion and Urban Transformation: Faith in the City     

Book Reviews

Gerd Lüdemann The Unholy in Holy Scripture: The Dark Side of the Bible Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner Judaism in the New Testament: Practices and Beliefs Burton L. Visotzky Fathers of the World: Essays in Rabbinic and Patristic Literatures Dan Cohn-Sherbok The Jewish Messiah Michael Wise, Martin Abegg Jr and Edward Cook The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation Philip F. Esler (ed.) Modelling Early Christianity: Social-Scientific Studies of the New Testament in its Context Halvor Moxnes (ed.) Constructing Early Christian Families: Family as Social Reality and Metaphor Gillian Clark (ed.) Augustine, Confessions, Books I–IV Elizabeth Clark (ed.) St Augustine on Marriage and Sexuality Roland J. Teske, S.J. Paradoxes of Time in Saint Augustine T. Kermit Scott Augustine: His Thought in Context Bernard McGinn and Willemien Otten (eds) Eriugena Hilmar M. Pabel Conversing with God: Prayer in Erasmus' Pastoral Writings James D. Tracy Erasmus of the Low Countries John C. Olin Erasmus, Utopia and the Jesuits Wolfgang Behringer Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria: Popular Magic, Religious Zealotry and Reason of State in Early Modern Europe W. B. Patterson King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom Pamela Kirk Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Religion, Art and Feminism Nigel Aston (ed.) Religious Change in Europe 1650–1914: Essays for John McManners James H. Murphy Catholic Fiction and Social Reality in Ireland 1873–1922 R. L. Brett Faith and Doubt: Religion and Secularization in Literature from Wordsworth to Larkin Lawrence J. McCaffrey The Irish Catholic Diaspora in America Robert H. Craig Religion and Radical Politics: An Alternative Christian Tradition in the United States John P. Boyle Church Teaching Authority: Historical and Theological Studies Servais Pinckaers The Sources of Christian Ethics David J. Atkinson and David H. Field (eds) New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology André Bélanger The Ethics of Catholicism and the Consecration of the Intellectual Garth L. Hallett Greater Good: The Case for Proportionalism Ronald Cole-Turner (ed.) Human Cloning: Religious Responses Wesley Cragg The Practice of Punishment: Towards a Theory of Restorative Justice Stephen G. Post The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease David Lamb Organ Transplants and Ethics Jon Davies and Gerard Loughlin (eds) Sex These Days: Essays on Theology, Sexuality and Society Martha C. Nussbaum Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal Education Kathleen Coyle Mary in the Christian Tradition: From a Contemporary Perspective Thomas S. Hibbs Dialectic and Narrative in Aquinas: An Interpretation of the ‘Summa Contra Gentiles’ Eugene F. Rogers Thomas Aquinas and Karl Barth: Sacred Knowledge and the Natural Knowledge of God Robert Krieg Romano Guardini John Swindells (ed.) A Human Search: Bede Griffiths' Reflections on his Life Kjell Nordstokke Council and Context in Leonardo Boff's Ecclesiology: The Rebirth of the Church among the Poor Stephen Everson (ed.) Companions to Ancient Thought, Vol. 4: Ethics Mark L. McPherran (ed.) Wisdom, Ignorance and Virtue: New Essays in Socratic Studies Nicholas D. Smith (ed.) Plato: Critical Assessments John Inglis Spheres of Philosophical Inquiry and the Historiography of Medieval Philosophy Athanasios Moulakis and Peter von Silvers (eds) The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, 19 and 20: History of Political Ideas,Volumes 1 and 2     

Reviews

Catherine A. Robinson, Tradition and Liberation: The Hindu Tradition in the Indian Women's Movement Judith M. Hadley, The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah: Evidence for a Hebrew Goddess Ilana Pardes, The Biography of Ancient Israel: National Narratives in the Bible James Barr, History and Ideology in the Old Testament. Biblical Studies at the End of a Millennium Fernando F. Segovia (ed), Interpreting Beyond Borders, The Bible and Postcolonialism 3 T. H. Lim with L. W. Hurtado, A. G. Auld and A. Jack (eds), The Dead Sea Scrolls in their Historical Context Ingrid Hjelm, The Samaritans and Early Judaism: A Literary Analysis Markus Bockmuehl, Jewish Law in Gentile Churches: Halakhah and the Beginning of Christian Public Ethics Joel B. Green and Max Turner (eds), Between Two Horizons. Spanning New Testament Studies and Systematic Theology Robin Margaret Jensen, Understanding Early Christian Art John Mantle, Britain's First Worker Priests Simon Coleman, The Globalisation of Charismatic Christianity: Spreading the Gospel of Prosperity Rhidian Jones, The Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England – A Handbook Jürgen Moltmann, Experiences in Theology: Ways and Forms of Christian Theology Geiko Müller‐Fahrenholz, The Kingdom and the Power: The Theology of Jürgen Moltmann Laurence Paul Hemming (ed), Radical Orthodoxy? – A Catholic Enquiry Henry F. Knight, Confessing Christ in a Post‐Holocaust World: A Midrashic Experiment Elizabeth Moltmann‐Wendel, Rediscovering Friendship Brian Wren, Praying Twice: The Music and Words of Congregational Song David L. Balch (ed), Homosexuality, Science, and the ‘Plain Sense’ of Scripture Robert Gascoigne, The Public Forum and Christian Ethics Jean Porter, Natural and Divine Law: Reclaiming the Tradition for Christian Ethics D. Z. Phillips and Timothy Tessin (eds), Kant and Kierkegaard on Religion James K. Boehnlein, (ed), Psychiatry and Religion: The Convergence of Mind and Spirit Philip Luscombe, Groundwork of Science and Religion Andrew D. Walsh, Religion, Economics and Public Policy: Ironies, Tragedies, and Absurdities of the Contemporary Culture Wars R. John Elford and Ian S. Markham (eds), The Middle Way: Theology, Politics and Economics in the Later Thought of R. H. Preston Heather Walton and Andrew W. Hass (eds), Self/Same/Other: Re‐visioning the Subject in Literature and Theology     

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John Ashton (ed), The Interpretation of John, T. & T. Clark C.F. Evans, The Lord's Prayer Colin E. Gunton, The Promise of Trinitarian Theology, T. & T. Clark John Parratt (ed), A Reader in African Christian Theology Eduard Schweizer, Jesus the Parable of God: What Do We Really Know About Jesus? T. & T. Clark Thomas F. Torrance, God and Rationality, T. & T. Clark     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Richard King, Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought D. Ryuken Williams and C. S. Queen (eds), American Buddhism: Methods and Findings in Recent Scholarship Rita M. Gross, Soaring and Settling: Buddhist Perspectives on Contemporary Social and Religious Issues Norbert M. Samuelson A User's Guide to Franz Rosenzweig's Star of Redemption Eugene B. Borowitz, Judaism after Modernity: Papers from a Decade of Fruition Louis Jacobs, Beyond Reasonable Doubt Phil Zuckerman, Strife in the Sanctuary: Religious Schism in a Jewish Community Roel Meijer (ed.), Cosmopolitanism, Identity and Authenticity in the Middle East Anthony B. Pinn, Varieties of African American Religious Experience Chris Arthur, The Globalization of Communications: Some Religious Implications N. Smart, World Philosophies M. D. Coogan (ed.), The Oxford History of the Biblical World James Barr,The Concept of Biblical Theology: An Old Testament Perspective Bernard W. Anderson, Contours of Old Testament Theology Mark Allan Powell, Jesus as a Figure in History: How Modern Historians View the Man from Galilee David C. Sim, The Gospel of Matthew and Christian Judaism: The History and Social Setting of the Matthean Community Richard Bauckham, James: Wisdom of James, Disciple of Jesus the Sage, New Testament Readings Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner, Types of Authority in Formative Christianity and Judaism Richard Kalmin, The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity A. Hastings (ed.), A World History of Christianity Robert M. Grant, Early Christians and Animals Jan Rohls, Reformed Confessions: Theology from Zurich to Barmen Christopher Elwood, The Body Broken. The Calvinist Doctrine of the Eucharist and the Symbolization of Power in Sixteenth‐century France Jane Shaw and Alan Kreider (eds), Culture and the Nonconformist Tradition M. Reeves (ed.), Christian Thinking and Social Order: Conviction Politics from the 1930s to the Present Day Russell T. McCutcheon (ed.), The Insider/Outsider Problem in the Study of Religion: A Reader David F. Ford, Sin and Salvation: Being Transformed G. van den Brink and M. Sarot (eds), Understanding the Attributes of God Wolfgang Müller‐Lauter, Nietzsche: His Philosophy of Contradictions and the Contradictions of His Philosophy Warren S. Brown, Nancey Murphy and H. Newton Malony (eds), Whatever Happened to the Soul? Scientific and Theological Portraits of Human Nature Ilham Dilman, Free Will: An Historical and Philosophical Introduction Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Clifford Green (ed.),Sanctorum Communio: a Theological Study of the Sociology of the Church S. C. Barton (ed.), Where Shall Wisdom be Found? Wisdom in the Bible, the Church and the Contemporary World Martin D. Stringer, On the Perception of Worship Christopher Rowland (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology Gustavo Gutiérrez, The Density of the Present: Selected Writings S. B. Scharper, Redeeming the Time: a Political Theology of the Environment Jürgen Moltmann, God for a Secular Society – The Public Relevance of Theology Constance L. Benson, God and Caesar: Troeltsch's Social Teaching as Legitimation Jeffrey Sobosan, Romancing the Universe: Theology, Science and Cosmology     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Arvind Sharma (ed.), Hinduism and Secularism: After Ayodhya J’annine Jobling, Feminist Biblical Interpretation in Theological Context: Restless Readings Philip Jenkins, Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner (eds), The Brother of Jesus: James the Just and his Mission Robert M. Grant, Paul in the Roman World: The Conflict at Corinth Mark A. Noll (ed.), God and Mammon. Protestants, Money, and the Market, 1790–1860 Linda Woodhead (ed.), Reinventing Christianity: Nineteenth Century Contexts Lynda Palazzo, Christina Rossetti’s Feminist Theology John K. Roth, Holocaust Politics Wolfram Weiße (ed.), Wahrheit und Dialog: Theologische Grundlagen und Impulse gegenwärtiger Religionspädagogik Rodney Stark, One True God: Historical Consequences of Monotheism James Boyd White, The Edge of Meaning Daniel W. Hardy, Finding the Church – The Dynamic Truth of Anglicanism Kenneth Mason, Priesthood and Society, Second edition John Webster, Word and Church: Essays in Christian Dogmatics James Buckley and L. Gregory Jones (eds), Theology and Eschatology at the Turn of the Millennium John Howard Yoder, Preface to Theology: Christology and Theological Method John Caputo, Mark Dooley and Michael Scanlon (eds), Questioning God Gavin Hyman, The Predicament of Postmodern Theology: Radical Orthodoxy or Nihilist Textualism? Walter T. Davis, Gary Dreibelbis, Teresa Blythe, Mark Scalese SJ, Elizabeth Winas Winslea and Donald L. Ashburn, Watching What We Watch: Prime–Time Television Through the Lens of Faith Christopher Deacy, Screen Christologies Tony Bayfield, Sidney Brichto and Eugene Fisher (eds), He Kissed Him and They Wept: Towards a Theology of Jewish–Catholic Partnership Adrian Thatcher, Living Together and Christian Ethics Steve Bruce, God is Dead: Secularization in the West David Harrington Watt, Bible–Carrying Christians: Conservative Protestants and Social Power Daniel Sack, Whitebread Protestants: Food and Religion in American Culture     

REVIEWS

Books reviewed: Antony Copley (ed.), Hinduism in Public and Private: Reform, Hindutva, Gender, and Sampraday James D.G. Dunn and John Rogerson (eds), Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible John Webster, Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch Musimbi R.A. Kanyoro, Introducing Feminist Cultural Hermeneutics: An African Perspective Eryl W. Davies, The Dissenting Reader: Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible Ralph McInerny, Aquinas Sarah Borden, Edith Stein M.F. Snape, The Church of England in Industrialising Society: The Lancashire Parish of Whalley in the 18^th Century Stephen Platten (ed.), Anglicanism and the Western Christian Tradition: Continuity, Change and the Search for Communion Paul Avis (ed.), Seeking the Truth of Change in the Church: Reception, Communion and the Ordination of Women Donald Fairbairn, Eastern Orthodoxy Through Western Eyes Wallace M. Alston, Jr. and Michael Welker (eds), Reformed Theology: Identity and Ecumenicity John G. Stackhouse, Jr. (ed.), Evangelical Ecclesiology: Reality or Illusion? Lamin Sanneh, Whose Religion is Christianity? The Gospel Beyond the West Joerg Rieger (ed.), Opting for the Margins: Postmodernity and Liberation in Christian Theology Andrew Wright, Religion, Education and Postmodernity Karl Ernst Nipkow, God, Human Nature and Education for Peace: New Approaches to Moral and Religious Maturity Henrique Pinto, Foucault, Christianity and Interfaith Dialogue Viggo Mortensen (ed.), Theology and the Religions: A Dialogue Michael L. Peterson and Raymond J. Vanarragon (eds), Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion Pamela Sue Anderson and Beverley Clack (eds), Feminist Philosophy of Religion: Critical Readings Bruno Forte, The Essence of Christianity Jean‐Louis Chrétien, The Ark of Speech David Bentley Hart, The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of the Christian Faith Gerald O’Mahony, A Way into the Trinity: The Story of a Journey Peter Byrne, God and Realism Simon Francis Gaine, ‘Will There Be Freedom in Heaven?’: Freedom, Impeccability and Beatitude Michael Washburn, Embodied Spirituality in a Sacred World Michael Breen, Eamonn Conway, Barry McMillan, (eds), Technology and Transcendence Alan G. Padgett, Science and the Study of God: A Mutuality Model for Theology and Science Anne Primavesi, Gaia's Gift: Earth, Ourselves and God after Copernicus Eric O. Jacobsen, Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith Gerard Loughlin, Alien Sex: The Body and Desire in Cinema and Theology Kathryn Rountree, Embracing the Witch and the Goddess: Feminist‐Ritual Makers in New Zealand     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Amos Yong, The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh: Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology James F. Puglisi (Ed.), Liturgical Renewal as a Way to Christian Unity Pamela Cooper‐White, Shared Wisdom: Use of The Self in Pastoral Care and Counseling Philip Sheldrake, Editor, The New SCM Dictionary of Christian Spirituality Björn Rymann with Aila Lauha, Gunnar Heiene, Peter Lodberg, Nordic Folk Churches: A Contemporary Church History     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Bhikhu Parekh, Rethinking Multiculturalism: Cultural Diversity and Political Theory Bhikhu Parekh, The Future of Multi‐Ethnic Britain: Report of the Commission on the Future of Multi‐Ethnic Britain Gordon Graham, The Internet://A Philosophical Inquiry Stephen R. L. Clark, Biology and Christian Ethics Daniel A. Dombrowski, Not Even A Sparrow Falls: The Philosophy of Stephen R. L. Clark Shelly Kagan, Normative Ethics Hugh Lacey, Is Science Value Free? M. W. F. Stone and Jonathan Wolff (eds.), The Proper Ambition of Science Eileen Scanlon, Roger Hill and Kirk Junker (eds.), Communicating Science: Professional Contexts Eileen Scanlon, Elizabeth Whitelegg and Simeon Yates, Communicating Science: Contexts and Channels      

Reviews

Books reviewed: L. E. Keck et al. (eds), Numbers, Deuteronomy, Introduction to Narrative Literature, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1&2 Samuel S. E. Gillingham, One Bible, Many Voices: Different Approaches to Biblical Studies Michael D. Goulder, The Psalms of the Return (Book 5, Psalms 107–150): Studies in the Psalter IV James D. G. Dunn, T. & T. Clark, The Theology of Paul the Apostle D. Mendels, Identity, Religion and Historiography: Studies in Hellenistic History William Horbury, Jewish Messianism and the Cult of Christ James S. McLaren, Turbulent Times? Josephus and Scholarship on Judaea in the First Century CE J. Neusner and B. Chilton, Jewish-Christian Debates: God, Kingdom, Messiah Ben Pink Dandelion, Douglas Gwyn and Timothy Peat, Heaven on Earth: Quakers and the Second Coming Adnan Aslam, Religious Pluralism in Christian and Islamic Philosophy: The Thought of John Hick and Seyyed Hossein Nasr W. Cantwell Smith, Believing: An Historical Perspective W. Cantwell Smith, Faith and Belief: The Difference Between Them Norman Doe, Canon Law in the Anglican Communion: A Worldwide Perspective G. R. Evans, Discipline and Justice in the Church of England Alan Falconer (ed.), Faith and Order in Moshi: The 1996 Commission Meeting Lewis S. Mudge, The Church as Moral Community: Ecclesiology and Ethics in Ecumenical Debate T. F. Best and D. Hellar (eds), Eucharistic Worship in Ecumenical Contexts: The Lima Liturgy – And Beyond Timothy Bradshaw ed, Grace and Truth in the Secular Age José Comblin, Called for Freedom: The Changing Context of Liberation Theology Karen Kilby, Karl Rahner Rosemary Radford Ruether, Women and Redemption: A Theological History Ian Markham, Truth and the Reality of God: An Essay in Natural Theology Johannes A. van der Ven, Formation of the Moral Self Robin Gill (ed.), Euthanasia and the Churches Richard Swinburne, Providence and the Problem of Evil John Polkinghorne, Science and Theology: An Introduction John P. Burgess (ed.), In Whose Image? Faith, Science and the New Genetics Stephen Platten (ed.), Seeing Ourselves: Interpreting Contemporary Society Jacques Derrida and Gianni Vattimo (eds), Religion Ursula King (ed.), Faith and Praxis in a Postmodern Age     

SHORT NOTICES

Liberation Theology UK, John Vincent and Chris Rowland (eds) Metaphysical Personalism: An Analysis of Austin Farrer's Metaphysics of Theism, Charles Conti Athanasius and the Politics of Asceticism, David Brakke Early Christian Art and Architecture: An Introduction, Guntram Koch Jesus and the Land, Charles R. Page II Psychiatry and Religion, Dinesh Bhugra (ed.) This We Can Say: Talking Honestly about Sex, The Society of Friends Feminist Theological Ethics: A Reader, Lois K. Daly (ed.) All Things are Possible to Believers, Rudolf Schnackenburg New Occasions Teach New Duties? Christian Ethics for Today, Cyril Rodd (ed.), T. & T. Clark Power through Weakness: Paul's Understanding of the Christian Ministry in II Corinthians, Timothy B. Savage Authority and Anglicanism, Stephen Ross White Judaism Transcends Catastrophe: God, Torah and Israel Beyond the Holocaust, Jacob Neusner (ed.)     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Michael W. Myers, Brahman: A Comparative Theology Leo G. Perdue (ed.), The Blackwell Companion to the Hebrew Bible W. Lee Humphreys, The Character of God in the Book of Genesis: A Narrative Appraisal Klaus Baltzer, Deutero‐Isaiah, Hermeneia — A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible Brevard S. Childs, Isaiah, The Old Testament Library Tina Beattie, The Last Supper According to Mary and Martha Jacob Neusner, The Halakhah and the Aggadah: Theological Perspectives J. Behr, Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement John Chrysostom, Wendy Mayer and Pauline Allen, The Early Church Fathers Norman Russell, Cyril of Alexandria Carolinne White, Early Christian Latin Poets Phillip Cary, Augustine’s Invention of the Inner Self: The Legacy of a Christian Platonist Paul M. Collins, Trinitarian Theology West and East: Karl Barth, the Cappadocian Fathers, and John Zizioulas G. R. Evans (ed.), The Medieval Theologians: An Introduction to Theology in the Medieval Period Donald K. McKim, Introducing the Reformed Faith: Biblical Revelation, Christian Tradition, Contemporary Significance Eric L. Santner, On the Psychotheology of Everyday Life, Reflections on Freud and Rosenzweig Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship John Robinson, Honest to God Gustavo Gutiérrez, A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation Vincent J. Donovan, Christianity Rediscovered: An Epistle from the Masai L. William Countryman, Dirt, Greed and Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and their Implications for Today Gerd Theissen, The Shadow of the Galilean: The Quest of the Historical Jesus in Narrative Form Anthony B. Pinn and Benjamin Valentin (eds), The Ties that Bind: African American and Hispanic American/ Latino/a Theologies in Dialogue Colin Gunton, The Christian Faith: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine Jacques Derrida, edited by Pascale‐Anne Brault and Michael Naas, The Work of Mourning Juliet Floyd and Sanford Shieh (eds), Future Pasts: The Analytic Tradition in Twentieth‐Century Philosophy John Hick, Dialogues in the Philosophy of Religion Michael Ruse, Can a Darwinian be a Christian? The Relationship Between Science and Religion Janet Radcliffe Richards, Human Nature After Darwin: A Philosophical Introduction     

Feminism and Postmodernism in Susan Frank Parsons

Reviewing The Ethics of Gender, Feminism and Christian Ethics, and The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology, the author suggests that Susan Parsons responds to questions postmodernism has posed to both feminism and Christian ethics by using insights gained from various accounts of the moral subject found in feminist philosophy, ethics, and theology. Hesitant to embrace postmodernism's critique of the possibility of ethics, Parsons redefines ethics by establishing a moral point of view within discursive communities. Yet in her brief treatment of Emmanuel Levinas, Parsons does not explore the postmodern option he offers feminists: an understanding of moral responsibility that can be critical of ethics. Parsons also ignores some feminist perspectives in the physical and natural sciences, thereby missing valuable insights of feminists who insist upon the materiality of the body.     

Short Notices

Books reviewed in this article: Christopher Partridge (ed.), Dictionary of Contemporary Religion in the Western World Nancy K. Frankenberry (ed.), Radical Interpretation in Religion Margaret Stutley (ed.), Shamanism: An Introduction Samuel Terrien, The Psalms: Strophic Structure and Theological Commentary Steve Delamarter, with a contribution by J.H. Charlesworth, A Scripture Index to Charlesworth's The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha James H, The Pesharim and the Qumran Community: Chaos or Consensus? Timothy H. Lim, Pesharim James M. Scott, Geography in Early Judaism and Christianity: The Book of Jubilees Thomas R. Hatina, In Search of a Context: The Function of Scripture in Mark's Narrative Anthony Phillips, Essays on Biblical Law Larry J. Kreitzer, Gospel Images in Fiction and Film David S. Cunningham, Reading is Believing: The Christian Faith through Literature and Film John Wijngaards, No Women in Holy Orders? The Women Deacons of the Early Church Owen Chadwick, The Early Reformation on the Continent Andrew Bradstock and Christopher Rowland (eds), Radical Christian Writings: A Reader Sarah K. Pinnock, Beyond Theodicy: Jewish and Christian Continental Thinkers Respond to the Holocaust Coleen McDannell, Religions of the United States in Practice Douglas Pratt, Relational Deity: Hartshorne and Macquarrie on God John Habgood, Darton, The Concept of Nature Anthony C. Thiselton, A Concise Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Religion Joseph Runzo, Global Philosophy of Religion: A Short Introduction Max Charlesworth, Philosophy and Religion: From Plato to Postmodernism John Cottingham, On the Meaning of Life Charles R. Pinches, Theology and Action: After Theory in Christian Ethics Philip Goodchild, Capitalism and Religion: The Price of Piety Pat Collins CM, The Broken Image: Reflections on Spirituality and Culture Gordon Lynch, After Religion: ‘Generation X’ and the Search for Meaning Alison Webster, Wellbeing Clifford Longley, Chosen People: The Big Idea that Shapes England and America