Reviews

Books reviewed: M. C. Goldstein & M. T. Kapstein (eds), Buddhism in Contemporary Tibet: Religious Revival and Cultural Identity Wendy Sinclair-Brull, Female Ascetics: Hierarchy and Purity in an Indian Religious Movement Menachem Kellner, Must a Jew Believe Anything? Vera Schwarcz, Bridge Across Broken Time: Chinese and Jewish Cultural Memory Stephen E. Fowl, Engaging Scripture: A Model for Theological Interpretation Lester L. Grabbe, Ezra-Nehemiah Rolf Rendtorff, The Covenant Formulary: An Exegetical and Theological Investigation A. Graeme Auld, Joshua Retold: Synoptic Perspectives V. H. Matthews, B. M. Levinson and T. Frymer-Kensky (eds), Gender and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Steve Mason (ed.), Understanding Josephus: Seven Perspectives K. C. Hanson and Douglas E. Oakman, Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts Ben Witherington III, The Many Faces of the Christ: The Christologies of the New Testament and Beyond Anne Thurston, Knowing Her Place: Gender And The Gospels Nicholas King, Whispers of Liberation: Feminist Perspectives on the New Testament Elaine M. Wainwright, Shall We Look For Another? A Feminist Rereading of the Matthean Jesus Joseph W. Trigg, Origen Anthony Meredith S.J., Gregory of Nyssa Giuliana Cavallini, Catherine of Siena S. H. Webb, On God and Dogs: A Christian Theology of Compassion for Animals Bishop Joe Aldred (ed.), Preaching with Power: Sermons by Black Preachers Gary Dorrien, The Remaking of Evangelical Theology R. H. Stone and M. L. Weaver (eds), Against the Third Reich: Paul Tillich's Wartime Radio Broadcasts into Nazi Germany George R. Hunsberger, Bearing the Witness of the Spirit: Lesslie Newbigin's Theology of Cultural Plurality Hermann Häring, Hans Küng: Breaking Through Timothy O'Connell, Making Disciples: A Handbook of Christian Moral Formation John J. McNeill, Both Feet Firmly Planted in Midair James L. Empereur, Spiritual Direction and the Gay Person Stanley Hauerwas, Sanctify Them in the Truth: Holiness Exemplified George Pattison, The End of Theology – and the Task of Thinking about God J. Rieger (ed.), Liberating the Future: God, Mammon and Theology Don Cupitt, The Revelation of Being     

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 in this article: Justin J. Meggitt, Paul, Poverty and Survival. J. Trebolle Barrera, The Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible: an Introduction to the History of the Bible. Bonnie Thurston, Women in the New Testament: Questions and Commentary. Lewis Ayres and Gareth Jones (eds), Christian Origins: Theology, Rhetoric and Community. Malcolm Lambert, The Cathars. Jan Bonda, The One Purpose of God: An Answer to the Doctrine of Eternal Punishment. H. Richard Niebuhr, Theology, History, and Culture: Major Unpublished Writings. Michael Northcott (ed.), Urban Theology: A Reader. C. Dale White, Making a Just Peace: Human Rights & Domination Systems. Colin Buchanan, Is the Church of England Biblical? An Anglican Ecclesiology. Darrell L. Guder (ed.), Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America. Bert Hoedemaker, Secularization and Mission: A Theological Essay. Walter Klaiber, Call and Response: Biblical Foundations of a Theology of Evangelism. Walter Brueggemann & George Stroup (eds), Many Voices, One God: Being Faithful in a Pluralistic World. Michael Root & Risto Saarinen (eds), Baptism and the Unity of the Church. S.M. Heim (ed.), Grounds for Understanding: Ecumenical Resources for Responses to Religious Pluralism. Yirmiyahu Yovel, Dark Riddle: Hegel, Nietzsche, and the Jews. Edward K. Kaplan and Samuel H. Dresner, Abraham Joshua Heschel: Prophetic Witness. M. A. Ryan & T. D. Whitmore (eds), The Challenge of Global Stewardship: Roman Catholic Responses. Rodger Charles SJ, Social Witness and Teaching: The Catholic Tradition from Genesis to Centesimus Annus. Rowena Robinson, Conversion, Continuity and Change: Lived Christianity in Southern Goa. James Luther Adams and Wilson Yates (eds), The Grotesque in Art and Literature: Theological Reflections. C. Gestrich, The Return of Splendor in the World: The Christian Doctrine of Sin and Forgiveness. D. Watts, Religion in Late Roman Britain: Forces of Change. Peter Byrne, The Moral Interpretation of Religion.     

Short Notices

John Bowker (ed.), The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions Charles Kurzman (ed.), Modernist Islam, 1840–1940: A Sourcebook Erhard S. Gerstenberger, translated by John Bowen, T & T Clark, Theologies in the Old Testament G. McConville, Exploring the Old Testament: The Prophets J. A. Cerrato, Hippolytus Between East and West: The Commentaries and the Provenance of the Corpus, Sacha Stern, Calendar and Community Mark A. Matson, John David Instone‐Brewer, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible: The Social and Literary Context Hans‐Ruedi Weber, Walking on the Way: Biblical Signposts V. George Shillington, T & T Clark, Reading the Sacred Text: An Introduction to Biblical Studies Athalya Brenner and Jan Willem van Henten (eds), Bible Translation on the Threshold of the Twenty‐First Century: Authority, Reception, Culture and Religion David M. Gunn and Paula M. NcNutt (eds), ‘Imagining’ Biblical Worlds: Studies in Spatial, Social and Historical Constructs in Honor of James W. Flanagan Charles H. Cosgrove, Appealing to Scripture in Moral Debate: Five Hermeneutical Rules Alastair G. Hunter and Philip R. Davies (eds), Sense and Sensitivity: Essays on Reading the Bible in Memory of Robert Carroll Peter Richardson, City and Sanctuary: Religion and Architecture in the Roman Near East Andrew Louth, St. John Damascene: Tradition and Originality in Byzantine Theology Carter Lindberg (ed.), The Reformation Theologians: An Introduction to Theology in the Early Modern Period Karl Barth, translated and annotated by Darrell L. Guder and Judith J. Guder, The Theology of the Reformed Confessions J.H.S. Kent, Wesley and the Wesleyans: Religion in Eighteenth‐Century Britain Stewart Brown, The National Churches of England, Ireland and Scotland 1801–46 Alex Gross, Yankele. A Holocaust Survivor's Bittersweet Memoir Anne H. Pinn and Anthony B. Pinn, Fortress Introduction to Black Church History José Oscar Beozzo and Luiz Carlos Susin (eds), Brazil: People and Church(es) Concilium Gerrie ter Haar and James J. Busuttil (eds), The Freedom To Do God's Will: Religious Fundamentalism and Social Change Paul F. Bradshaw (ed.), The New SCM Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship Pierre‐Francois de Bethune OSB, By Faith and Hospitality: The Monastic Tradition as a Model for Interreligious Encounter Gregory Collins, The Glenstal Book of Icons: Praying with the Glenstal Icons Noel Dermot O’Donoghue OFM, The Angels Keep Their Ancient Places: Reflections On Celtic Spirituality Gordon Lynch, Pastoral Care and Counselling James L. Wakefield, Jürgen Moltmann: A Research Bibliography Joshua Hoffman and Gary S. Rosenkrantz, The Divine Attributes: Exploring the Philosophy of Religion Fernando Savater, The Questions Of Life: An Invitation to Philosophy Graham Harvey (ed.), Readings in Indigenous Religions Steven J. Sutcliffe, Children of the New Age: A History of Spiritual Practices J.R. Watson, An Annotated Anthology of Hymns     

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     

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 Donald Wiebe, The Politics of Religious Studies: The Continuing Conflict with Theology in the Academy Timothy Fitzgerald, The Ideology of Religious Studies John Witte Jr and Richard C. Martin (eds), Sharing the Book: Religious Perspectives on the Rights and Wrongs of Proselytism Paul J. Griffiths, Religious Reading: The Place of Reading in the Practice of Religion Shaye J. D. Cohen, The Beginnings of Jewishness. Boundaries, Varieties, Uncertainties José Faur, Homo Mysticus: A Guide to Maimonides's Guide for the Perplexed Kenneth Cragg, The Weight in the Word – Prophethood: Biblical and Qur'anic Kenneth Cragg, Readings in the Qur'an James Howard‐Johnston and Paul Antony Hayward (eds), The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown John McManners, Church and Society in Eighteenth‐Century France, Volume 1 The Clerical Establishment and its Social Ramifications, Volume 2 The Religion of the People and the Politics of Religion Nigel Scotland,‘Good and Proper Men ’: Lord Palmerston and the Bench of Bishops David N. Livingstone, D. G. Hart, Mark A. Noll (eds), Evangelicals and Science in Historical Perspective Alistair Kee, Nietzsche against the Crucified Wallace W. Zane, Journeys to the Spiritual Lands: The Natural History of a West Indian Religion William P. Anderson and Richard L. Diesslin, A Journey through Christian Theology: With Texts from the First to the Twenty‐first Century David Coffey, Deus Trinitas: The Doctrine of the Triune God Reinhard Hutter, Suffering Divine Things: Theology as Church Practice John W. de Gruchy (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Dietrich Bonhoeffer Geffrey B. Kelly and C. John Weborg (eds), Reflections on Bonhoeffer: Essays in Honour of F. Burton Nelson George Hunsinger, Disruptive Grace: Studies in the Theology of Karl Barth Richard Bauckham (ed.), God will be All in All: The Eschatology of Jürgen Moltmann Paul Avis, God and the Creative Imagination Nicholas Sagovsky, Ecumenism, Christian Origins and the Practice of Communion Paul Helm, Faith with Reason Alvin Plantinga, Warranted Christian Belief Lisa Barnes Lampman and Michelle D. Shattuck (eds), God and the Victim: Theological Reflections on Evil, Victimization, Justice, and Forgiveness Gregory Baum (ed.), The Twentieth Century: A Theological Overview Frank Graziano, The Millennial New World Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. McLaren (eds),Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion, and American Culture Eugene F. Rogers Jr, Sexuality and the Christian Body: Their Way Back into the Triune God Liam Gearon (ed.), English Literature, Theology and the Curriculum Robert Detweiler and David Jasper (eds), Religion and Literature: A Reader G. R. Evans and Martyn Percy (eds), Managing the Church? Order and Organization in a Secular Age     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Mary‐Ann Wilkelmes and James Wilkinson (eds.), Voices of Experience: Reflections from a Harvard Teaching Seminar Van B. Weigel, Deep Learning for a Digital Age: Technology's Untapped Potential to Enrich Higher Education John Wilcox and Irene King (eds.), Enhancing Religious Identity: Best Practices from Catholic Campuses Michaela Davey, Mastering Theology Alan Jolliffe, Jonathan Ritter and David Stevens, The Online Learning Handbook: Developing and Using Web‐Based Learning Henry A. Giroux and Kostas Myrsiades (eds.), Beyond the Corporate University: Culture and Pedagogy in the New Millennium Andrea Sterk (ed.), Religion, Scholarship, and Higher Education: Perspectives, Models, and Future Prospects Richard Pring, Philosophy of Educational Research Stephen Fallows and Rakesh Bhanot (eds.), Educational Development through Information and Communications Technology George Dennis O'Brien, The Idea of a Catholic University Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching     

REVIEWS

The Bible and the Modern World, D.J.A. Clines, Sheffield Academic Press 1997 Introduction to Biblical Studies, Steve Moyise, Cassell 1998 The Book of Hiding. Gender, Ethnicity, Annihilation and Esther, Timothy K. Beal Listening In. A Multicultural Reading of the Psalms, S. B. Reid The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary, Ben Witherington III The Moral Vision of the New Testament: Community, Cross, New Creation. A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics, Richard B. Hays, T. & T. Clark 1997 The Nations that Know Thee Not. Ancient Jewish Attitudes towards Other Religions, R. Goldenberg Western Scholarship and the History of Palestine, Michael Prior (ed) Theodicy, Dan Cohn-Sherbok (ed) The Intellectual Foundations of Christian and Jewish Discourse: the Philosophy of Religious Argument, J. Neusner and B. Chilton, Routledge 1997 The Jewish-Christian Controversy: From the Earliest Times to 1789, Volume 1 - History, Samuel Krauss and William Horbury (eds), JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) 1997 Defenders of Reason in Islam. Mu'tazilism from Medieval School to Modern Symbol, Richard C. Martin and Mark R. Woodward with Dwi S. Atmaja, Oneworld 1997 Religious Renunciation of a Pastoral People, Vinay Kumar Srivastava, Oxford University Press, Delhi 1997 Providential Accidents. An Autobiography, Geza Vermes, SCM Press 1998 Care in a Confused Climate: Pastoral Care and Postmodern Culture, Paul Goodliff, Darton, Longman and Todd 1998 The Jubilee Challenge: Utopia or Possibility? Hans Ucko (ed) Thinking Things Through 4. Why Evil and Suffering?, C.S. Rodd The Fascination of Evil, Concilium 1998/1, David Tracy and Hermann Haring (eds) A Love and its Sounding. Explorations of T. S. Eliot, Christopher Southgate, with a Foreword by Anne Stevenson, University of Salzburg 1997 Art, Modernity and Faith. Restoring the Image, George Pattison, SCM Press, 2nd edn 1998 Makers of Christian Theology in America, Mark G. Toulouse and James O. Duke (eds) To Speak of God in the Twilight Towards a Theology of Mission in the Postmodern World, Tiziano Tosolini, Gracewing 1997 Who Comes in the Name of the Lord?: Jesus at the Margins, Harold J. Recinos Beyond All Reason - The Limits of Post-Modern Theology, John Reader, Aureus 1997 Millennium, Messiahs and Mayhem. Contemporary Apocalyptic Movements, Thomas Robbins and Susan J. Palmer (eds), Routledge 1997 Post-Secular Philosophy: Between Philosophy and Theology, Phillip Blond (ed) Kierkegaard: A Critical Reader, Jonathan Ree and Jane Chamberlain (eds) Tentmaking. Perspectives on Self-Supporting Ministry, James M. M. Francis and Leslie J. Francis (eds) The Mystery of Baptism in the Anglican Tradition, Kenneth Stevenson, John Henry Newman: Universal Revelation, Francis McGrath, Burns and Oates 1997     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: William Horbury, W. D. Davies and John Sturdy (eds.), The Cambridge History of Judaism, Volume 3: The Early Roman Period Larry J. Kreitzer and Deborah W. Rooke (eds.), Ciphers in the Sand: Interpretations of The Woman Taken in Adultery (John 7:53–8:11) Marcus Barth and Helmut Blanke, The Letter to Philemon(Eerdmans Critical Commentary) Translated with commentary by Martin Abegg Jr., Peter Flint and Eugene Ulrich, The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible Joseph A. Fitzmyer, The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins M. Bockmuehl, Jewish Law in Gentile Churches: Halakhah and the Beginning of Christian Public Ethics Colin E. Gunton, Intellect and Action: Elucidations on Christian Theology and the Life of Faith James K. A. Smith, The Fall of Interpretation: Philosophical Foundations for a Creational Hermeneutic Robert John Russell, et al.(eds.), Neuroscience and the Person: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action J. P. Williams, Denying Divinity: Apophasis in the Patristic Christian and Soto Zen Buddhist Traditions Donald J. Goergen and Ann Garrido (eds.), The Theology of the Priesthood Paul Janowiak, The Holy Preaching: The Sacramentality of the Word in the Liturgical Assembly Geoffrey Wainwright, Is the Reformation Over? Catholics and Protestants at the Turn of the Millennia (The Père Marquette Lecture in Theology 2000) Gary B. Ferngren (ed.), The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, vol. 1833) Andrew Wright, Spirituality and Education William Johnston, ‘Arise, My Love ≡’: Mysticism for a New Era Paul Valliere, Modern Russian Theology – Bukharev, Soloviev, Bulgakov: Orthodox Theology in a New Key Rowan Williams (ed.), Sergii Bulgakov: Towards a Russian Political Theology Norman P. Tanner, The Councils of the Church: A Short History Translated with an Introduction by A. F. Norman Antioch as a Centre of Hellenic Culture as Observed by Libanius (Translated Texts for Historians) Selected and translated by Carolinne White, Early Christian Latin Poets (The Early Church Fathers) Wendy Mayer and Pauline Allen, John Chrysostom (The Early Church Fathers) Alexander Callender Murray (ed.), After Rome’s Fall: Narrators and Sources of Early Medieval History. Essays Presented to Walter Goffart Jacques Verger, Men of Learning in Europe at the End of the Middle Ages I. S. Robinson, Henry IV of Germany, 1056–1106 Frances Andrews, The Early Humiliati (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought, 4th Series, 43) Cary J. Nederman, Worlds of Difference: European Discourses of Toleration, c.1100–c.1550 Constance Hoffman Berman, The Cistercian Evolution: The Invention of a Religious Order in Twelfth‐Century Europe Anne L. Clark, Elisabeth of Schönau: The Complete Works Nicholas Terpstra (ed.), The Politics of Ritual Kinship: Confraternities and Social Order in Early Modern Italy (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture) Georg B. Michels, At War with the Church: Religious Dissent in Seventeenth–century Russia Adrian Davies, The Quakers in English Society, 1650–1725 Hugh McLeod, Secularization in Western Europe, 1848–1914 (European Studies Series) H. S. Jones, Victorian Political Thought(British History in Perspective) John Mantle, Britain’s First Worker–Priests: Radical Ministry in a Post–War Setting     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: David Noel Freedman (ed.), Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Sara Japhet, The Ideology of the Book of Chronicles and its Place in Biblical Thought (Beiträge zur Erforschung des Alten Testaments und des Antiken Judentums 9). William Johnstone, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Volume 1: 1 Chronicles 1–2 Chronicles 9: Israel’s Place among the Nations (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 253). William Johnstone, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Volume 2: 2 Chronicles 10–36: Guilt and Atonement (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 254). Walter Brueggemann, Isaiah 1–39 (Westminster Bible Companion). Walter Brueggemann, Isaiah 40­66 (Westminster Bible Companion). Michael H. Floyd, Minor Prophets, Part 2. Louis H. Feldman, Josephus’s Interpretation of the Bible (Hellenistic Culture and Society 27). William Horbury (ed.), Hebrew Study from Ezra to Ben‐Yehuda. Jonathan L. Reed, Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus: A Re‐examination of the Evidence. James D. G. Dunn, The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon: A Commentary on the Greek Text (The New International Greek Testament Commentary). John Ashton, The Religion of Paul the Apostle. Robert Alte, Canon and Creativity: Modern Writing and the Authority of Scripture. Edward Yarnold, Cyril of Jerusalem. Norman Russell, Cyril of Alexandria (The Early Church Fathers). Marilyn Dunn, The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages. Mayeul de Dreuille, The Rule of Saint Benedict and the Ascetic Traditions from Asia to the West. Joel B. Green and Max Turner (eds.), Between Two Horizons: Spanning New Testament Studies and Systematic Theology. Zachary Hayes, The Gift of Being: A Theology of Creation. Rowan Williams, On Christian Theology. Horst Althaus, Hegel: An Intellectual Biography. Cyril O’Regan, The Heterodox Hegel. John Skorupski, The Cambridge Companion to Mill. Steven Schroeder, The Metaphysics of Co‐operation: A Study of F. D. Maurice (Value Inquiry Book Series 84). Oliver F. Williams (ed.), Global Codes of Conduct: An Ideal whose Time has Come (The John W. Houck Notre Dame Series in Business Ethics). Kevin Wm Wildes, Moral Acquaintances: Methodology in Bioethics. David L. Balch (ed.), Homosexuality, Science, and the ‘Plain Sense’ of Scripture. Kenneth Hylson‐Smith, Christianity in England from Roman Times to the Reformation, I: From Roman Times to 1066. Kenneth Hylson‐Smith, Christianity in England from Roman Times to the Reformation, II: From 1066 to 1384. Y. Hen and M. Innes (eds.), The Uses of the Past in the Early Middle Ages. John Lowden, The Making of the ‘Bibles Moralisées’. Richard Newhauser, The Early History of Greed: The Sin of Avarice in Early Medieval Thought and Literature (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature 41). Odd Langholm, The Legacy of Scholasticism in Economic Thought: Antecedents of Choice and Power (Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics). Jean Richard, The Crusades c.1071–c.1291 (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks). Cindy L. Carson and Angela Jane Weisl (eds.), Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages (The New Middle Ages). James B. Atkinson and David Sices (eds.), Machiavelli and his Friends: Their Personal Correspondence. James V. Holleran, A Jesuit Challenge: Edmund Campion’s Debate at the Tower of London in 1581. Anthony Levi, Cardinal Richelieu and the Making of France. William H. Brackney, Paul S. Fiddes, and John H. Y. Briggs (eds.), Pilgrim Pathways: Essays in Honour of B. R. White. Philip C. Almond, Adam and Eve in Seventeenth‐Century Thought. Craig Harline and Eddy Put, A Bishop’s Tale: Matthias Hovius among his Flock in Seventeenth‐Century Flanders. Stefan Collini, Richard Whatmore and Brian Young (eds.), History, Religion and Culture: British Intellectual History 1750–1950. Lawrence Barmann and C. J. T. Talar (eds.), Sanctity and Secularity during the Modernist Period. Roland Hill, Lord Acton. Oliver O’Donovan and Joan Lockwood O’Donovan (eds.), From Irenaeus to Grotius: A Sourcebook in Christian Political Thought.     

Book Reviews

Childs, Brevard S., Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments Taylor, Richard A., The Peshitta of Daniel McCracken, David, The Scandal of the Gospels Lee, Dorothy A., The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel: The Interplay of Form and Meaning Harris, Elizabeth, Prologue and Gospel: The Theology of the Fourth Evangelist Bischoff, Bernhard and Lapidge, Michael, Biblical Commentaries from the Canterbury School of Theodore and Hadrian Gamble, Harry Y., Books and Readers in the Early Church: A History of Early Christian Texts Meredith, Anthony, The Cappadocians Williams, Daniel H., Ambrose of Milan and the End of the Arian–Nicene Conflicts Brundage, James A., Medieval Canon Law Jotischky, Andrew, The Perfection of Solitude: Hermits and Monks in the Crusader States Nicholas, John A. and Thomas Shank, Lillian (eds), Hidden Springs: Cistercian Monastic Women Frugoni, Chiara, Francesco e l’invenzione delle stimmate Terpstra, Nicholas, Lay Confraternities and Civic Religion in Renaissance Bologna O’Reilly, Terence, From Ignatius to John of the Cross: Spirituality and Literature in Sixteenth-Century Spain Ditchfield, Simon, Liturgy, Sanctity and History in Tridentine Italy: Pietro Maria Campi and the Preservation of the Particular Smith, Gerald, Galileo: A Dramatised Life Levi, Honor (trans.), Levi, Anthony (introd. and notes), Blaise Pascal: ‘Pensées’ and Other Writings Hope, Nicholas, German and Scandinavian Protestantism, 1700 to 1918 Wetsel, David, Pascal and Disbelief: Catechesis and Conversion in the ‘Pensées’ Kent, Peter C. and Pollard, John F. (eds), Papal Diplomacy in the Modern Age Sundermeier, Michael and Churchill, Robert (eds), The Literary and Educational Effects of the Thought of John Henry Newman Dulles, Avery, The Assurance of Things Hoped For: A Theology of Christian Faith Schwöbel, Christoph (ed.), Trinitarian Theology Today Weinandy, Thomas, In the Likeness of Sinful Flesh: An Essay on the Humanity of Christ Werbick, Jürgen, Kirche: Ein Ekklesiologischer Entwurf für Studium und Praxis Winter, Michael, The Atonement Moloney, Raymond, The Eucharist Bauckham, Richard, The Theology of Jürgen Moltmann Mitchell, Basil, Faith and Criticism Padgett, A. (ed.), Reason and the Christian Religion: Essays in Honour of Richard Swinburne Helm, Paul, The Providence of God Oelschlaeger, Max, Caring for Creation: An Ecumenical Approach to Environmental Crisis Attfield, Robin and Belsey, Andrew (eds), Philosophy and the Natural Environment Law, Jane Marie (ed.), Religious Reflections on the Human Body Gormally, Luke (ed.), Euthanasia: Clinical Practice and the Law Fischer, John Martin (ed.), The Metaphysics of Death Grayling, Anthony (ed.), Philosophy: A Guide Through the Subject Taylor, C.C.W. (ed.), Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Volume XIII Gallagher, David M. (ed.), Thomas Aquinas and his Legacy Knasas, John F.X. (ed.), Thomistic Papers VI Selbourne, David, The Principle of Duty Frowen, Stephen and McHugh, Francis P. (eds), Financial Decision-Making and Moral Responsibility     

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     

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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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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     

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Books reviewed: Sallie B. King & Paul O. Ingram (eds), The Sound of Liberating Truth: Buddhist‐Christian Dialogues in Honour of Frederick J. Streng David Kraemer, The Meanings of Death in Rabbinic Judaism , Marc B. Shapiro, Between the Yeshivah World and Modern Orthodoxy: The Life and Works of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg, 1884–1966 Marc H. Ellis, O, Jerusalem! The Contested Future of the Jewish Covenant Paul Helm (ed.), Referring to God: Jewish and Christian Philosophical and Theological Perspectives Walter Brueggemann, The Covenanted Self: Explorations in Law and Covenant Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim, and David L. Petersen, A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament Mary Douglas, Leviticus as Literature Douglas A. Templeton, The New Testament as True Fiction: Literature, Literary Criticism, Aesthetics, Roger Haight, Jesus, Symbol of God William M. Schniedewind, Society and the Promise to David: The Reception History of 2 Samuel 7:1–17 Stan Bruce, Introduction to New Testament Greek Using John's Gospel Larry J. Kreitzer, Pauline Images in Fiction and Film Wes Howard‐Brook and Anthony Gwyther, Unveiling Empire: Reading Revelation Then and Now Douglas Farrow, Ascension and Ecclesia: On the Significance of the Doctrine of the Ascension for Ecclesiology and Christian Cosmology Ross Shepard Kraemer and Mary Rose D'Angelo (eds), Women and Christian Origins Sandra M. Schneiders, Written that You may Believe: Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel Anthony N. S. Lane, John Calvin: Student of the Church Fathers John Dillenberger, Images and Relics: Theological Perceptions and Visual Images in Sixteenth‐Century Europe Peter Galloway, A Passionate Humility: Frederick Oakeley and the Oxford Movement Robert P. Ericksen and Susannah Heschel (eds), Betrayal: German Churches and the Holocaust Christopher Lamb and M. Darrol Bryant (eds), Religious Conversion: Contemporary Practices and Controversies Grace M. Jantzen, Becoming Divine: Towards a Feminist Philosophy of Religion Roger Lundin, Anthony C. Thiselton, and Clarence Walhout, The Promise of Hermeneutics Lucy Gardner, David Moss, Ben Quash, and Graham Ward, Balthasar at the End of Modernity Dwight N. Hopkins, Introducing Black Theology of Liberation Andrew Billingsley, Mighty Like A River: The Black Church and Social Reform S. Wesley Ariarajah, Not Without My Neighbour: Issues in Interfaith Relations Raimon Panikkar, The Intra‐Religious Dialogue, Revised Edition Ross and Gloria Kinsler, The Biblical Jubilee and the Struggle for Life: An Invitation to Personal,Ecclesial and Social Transformation Peter J. Casarella and George P. Schner, S.J. (eds), Christian Spirituality and the Culture of Modernity: The Thought of Louis Dupré R. John Elford, The Pastoral Nature of Theology. An Upholding Presence Robert K. C. Forman (ed.), The Innate Capacity. Mysticism, Psychology and Philosophy Richard M. Gula, The Good Life. Where Morality and Spirituality Converge M. James C. Crabbe (ed.), From Soul to Self Michael Banner, Christian Ethics and Contemporary Moral Problems Kenneth Cragg, With God in Human Trust: Christian Faith and Contemporary Humanism, A Meeting of Minds     

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     

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Books reviewed in this article: Carsten Peter Thiede, The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish Origins of Christianity Markus Bockmuehl (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Jesus Paul Copan and Craig A. Evans (eds), Who Was Jesus? A Jewish–Christian Dialogue David F. Ford and Mike Higton (eds), Jesus Reimund Bieringer, Didier Pollefeyt and Frederique Vandecasteele–Vanneuville (eds), Anti–Judaism and the Fourth Gospel Tania Oldenhage, Parables for Our Time: Rereading New Testament Scholarship after the Holocaust Steve Moyise (ed.), Studies in the Book of Revelation Stephen R. Haynes, Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American Slavery George Herring, What was the Oxford Movement? Peter J. Bowler, Reconciling Science and Religion: The Debate in Early Twentieth–Century Britain Giles Fraser, Redeeming Nietzsche: On the Piety of Unbelief Theo Hobson, The Rhetorical Word: Protestant Theology and the Rhetoric of Authority Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson (eds), The Last Things: Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Eschatology Oliver Davies, A Theology of Compassion: Metaphysics of Difference and the Renewal of Tradition W. Montgomery Watt, A Christian Faith for Today Alex Wright, Why Bother With Theology? Teresa Berger (ed.), Dissident Daughters: Feminist Liturgies in Global Context John G. Stackhouse, Jr. (ed.), No Other God's Before Me? Evangelicals and the Challenge of World Religions Mark Atherton (ed.), Celts and Christians: New Approaches to the Religious Traditions of Britain and Ireland Yossi Klein Halevi, William Morrow, At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Search for God with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land Richard K. Fenn, Beyond Idols: The Shape of a Secular Society Robert Durback (ed.), Henri Nouwen: In My Own Words Raymond Plant, Politics, Theology and History Peter Coles (ed.), The Routledge Companion to the New Cosmology Wesley Carr et al (eds), The New Dictionary of Pastoral Studies     

Short Notices

Books reviewed in this article: Jerome H. Neyrey, Honor and Shame in the Gospel of Matthew A. Le Grys, Preaching to the Nations: The Origins of Mission in the Early Church J. H. Charlesworth, Critical Reflections on the Odes of Solomon, Volume 1: Literary Setting, Textual Studies, Gnosticism, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospel of John Dale T. Irvin, Christian Histories, Christian Traditioning: Rendering Accounts Arvind Sharma, The Concept of Universal Religion in Modern Hindu Thought Martin Forward, A Bag of Needments: Geoffrey Parrinder and the Study of Religion M. A. Hayes and L. Gearon (eds), Contemporary Catholic Theology: A Reader A. Nichols, Catholic Thought Since the Enlightenment: A Survey Paul Badham, The Contemporary Challenge of Modernist Theology L. Miller and S. E. Grenz (eds), Introduction to Contemporary Theologies W. E. Conn, The Desiring Self: Rooting Pastoral Counselling and Spiritual Direction in Self‐Transcendence Chris Glaser, Coming Out as Sacrament E. Stump and M. J. Murray (eds), Philosophy of Religion: The Big Questions M. A. Hayes, W. Porter and D. Tombs (eds), Religion and Sexuality H. J. Cargas (ed.), Holocaust Scholars Write to the Vatican Gerrie ter Haar (ed.), Strangers and Sojourners: Religious Communities in the Diaspora Phyllis Zagano and Terrence W. Tilley (eds), Things New and Old: Essays on the Theology of Elizabeth A. Johnson J. J. DiCensio, The Other Freud: Religion, Culture and Psychoanalysis G. Pattison, Anxious Angels: A Retrospective View of Religious Existentialism Eugene Ulrich, The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Origins of the Bible Georges Bernanos, The Heroic Face of Innocence: Three Stories by Georges Bernanos Steven Croft, Ministry in Three Dimensions: Ordination and Leadership in the Local Church Bryan D. Spinks and Iain R. Torrance (eds), To Glorify God, Essays in Modern Reformed Liturgy Regina Wentzel Wolfe and Christine E. Gudorf (eds), Ethics and World Religions: Cross‐Cultural Case Studies William Madges, God and the World Gillian T. W. Ahlgren, The Human Person and the Church Martin Israel,Happiness that Lasts Graham Cunningham, Religion and Magic, Approaches and Theories Richard S. Hess and Gordon J. Wenham (eds), Zion City of our God James A. Wharton, Job Terence E. Fretheim, First and Second Kings Edwin Robertson, The Prison Poems of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A New Translation with Commentary Gordon S. Wakefield, Methodist Spirituality James Thrower, Religion: The Classical Theories Alastair G. Hunter, Psalms Oliver Leaman, Key Concepts in Eastern Philosophy Tamila Mgaloblishvili (ed.), Ancient Christianity in the Caucasus (Iberica Caucasica 1)     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Frans Jozef van Beeck, God Encountered: A Contemporary Catholic Systematic Theology, Volume Two/4: The Revelation of the Glory; Part IV/A: The Genealogy of Depravity: Morality and Immorality Nicholas M. Healy, Church, World and the Christian Life: Practical‐Prophetic Ecclesiology Richard Viladesau, Theology and the Arts: Encountering God Through Music, Art and Rhetoric James K. A. Smith, The Fall of Interpretation: Philosophical Foundations for a Creational Hermeneutic Clark M. Williamson, Way of Blessing, Way of Life: A Christian Theology Thomas G. Weinandy, Does God Suffer? Michael L. Budde and Robert W. Brimlow, (eds.) The Church as Counterculture Brian S. Hook and R. R. Reno, Heroism and the Christian Life: Reclaiming Excellence Geoffrey Wainwright, Is the Reformation Over? Catholics and Protestants at the Turn of the Millennia Paul J. Griffiths, Religious Reading: The Place of Reading in the Practice of Religion