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: 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     

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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     

Reviews

Malory Nye (ed), Culture and Religion: An International, Interdisciplinary Journal John L. Esposito and Michael Watson (eds), Religion and Global Order George D. Chryssides, Exploring New Religions Roger Jackson and John Makransky (eds), Buddhist Theology: Critical Reflections by Contemporary Buddhist Scholars Yvonne Chireau and Nathaniel Deutsch (eds), Black Zion: African American Religious Encounters with Judaism Mohammad Abu‐Hamdiyyah, The Qur'an: an Introduction Reuven Firestone, Jihad: the Origin of Holy War in Islam David Brown, Tradition and Imagination: Revelation and Change Peter J. Thuesen, In Disconcordance with the Scriptures: American Protestant Battles over Translating the Bible Edward Adams, Constructing the World: A Study in Paul's Cosmological Language Andrew McGowan, Ascetic Eucharists: Food and Drink in Early Christian Ritual Meals Hilarion Alfeyev, St. Symeon the New Theologian and Orthodox Tradition Richard A. Muller, The Unaccommodated Calvin: Studies in the Foundation of a Theological Tradition Dwight N. Hopkins, Down, Up, and Over: Slave Religion and Black Theology Sue Morgan, A Passion for Purity: Ellice Hopkins and the Politics of Gender in the Late‐Victorian Church Michael Chandler, The Life and Work of Henry Parry Liddon Anthony O? Mahoney (ed), Palestinian Christians: Religion, Politics and Society in the Holy Land Michael Prior (ed), They Came and They Saw: Western Christian Experiences of the Holy Land Thomas Hummel, Kevork Hintlian and Ulf Carmesund (eds), Patterns of the Past, Prospects for the Future: The Christian Heritage in the Holy Land Gerald O'Collins, The Tripersonal God: Understanding and Interpreting the Trinity Stephen Davis, Daniel Kendall and Gerald O'Collins (eds), The Trinity: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Trinity David Fergusson and Marcel Sarot (eds), The Future as God's Gift: Explorations in Christian Eschatology Daniel Harrington, Why Do We Suffer? A Scriptural Approach to the Human Condition Oliver O'Donovan & Jean Lockwood O'Donovan (eds), From Irenaeus to Grotius: A Sourcebook in Christian Political Thought Brian R. Clack, An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Religion Brian R. Clack, Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion David Torevell, Losing the Sacred: Ritual, Modernity and Liturgical Reform David S. Cunningham, Ralph del Colle and Lucas Lamadrid (eds), Ecumenical Theology in Worship, Doctrine and Life: Essays Presented to Geoffrey Wainright on his Sixtieth Birthday Guatemala: Never Again! REMHI Recovery of Historical Memory Project. The Official Report of the Human Rights Office, Archdiocese of Guatemala Bruce David Forbes and Jeffrey H. Mahan (eds), Religion and Popular Culture in America Susan J. Palmer and Charlotte E. Hardman (eds), Children in New Religions     

Short Notices

Books reviewed in this article: Shamita Basu, Religious Revivalism as Nationalist Discourse: Swami Vivekananda and New Hinduism in Nineteenth‐Century Bengal Lynne Hume, Ancestral Power: The Dreaming, Consciousness and Aboriginal Australians Henrietta L. Moore and Todd Sanders (eds), Magical Interpretations, Material Realities: Modernity, Witchcraft and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa Philip R. Davies (ed.), First Person: Essays in Biblical Autobiography Martin O’Kane (ed.), Borders, Boundaries and the Bible Craig Bartholomew, Colin Greene and Karl Möller (eds), After Pentecost: Language and Biblical Interpretation, Scripture and Hermeneutics Series, volume 2 George J. Brooke (ed.), Book List 2002, Society for Old Testament Study V. Phillips Long, David W. Baker and Gordon J. Wenham (eds), Windows into Old Testament History: Evidence, Argument, and the Crisis of ‘Biblical Israel’ Ronald S. Wallace, Hannah's Prayer and its Answer: An Exposition for Bible Study Steven Tuell, I and II Chronicles Paul Murray O.P., A Journey with Jonah: The Spirituality of Bewilderment John Barton, Joel and Obadiah Magen Broshi, Bread, Wine, Walls and Scrolls Michael J. Gorman, Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross Daniel Marguerat, The First Christian Historian: Writing the ‘Acts of the Apostles’ Jan Willem van Henten and Friedrich Avemarie (eds), Martyrdom and Noble Death: Selected Texts from Graeco‐Roman, Jewish and Christian Antiquity Gwilym Beckerlegge (ed.), From Sacred Text to Internet Alain Blancy and Maurice Jourjon and the Dombes Group, Mary: In the Plan of God and in the Communion of Saints Ronald J. Allen, Preaching is Believing: The Sermon as Theological Reflection Robert Gibbs and Elliot R. Wolfson (eds), Suffering Religion Laura E. Donaldson and Kwok Pui‐lan (eds), Postcolonialism, Feminism and Religious Discourse Susan Frank Parsons (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology Hugh Connolly, Sin Steven Croft, Transforming Communities: Re‐imagining the Church for the 21^st Century     

Reviews

Books reviewed Clare O’Farrell, Daphne Meadmore, Erica McWilliam and Colin Symes (eds.), Taught Bodies David Willows, Divine Knowledge: A Kierkegaardian Perspective on Christian Education Mark R. Schwehn (ed.), Everyone A Teacher (The Ethics of Everyday Life Richard T. Hughes, How Christian Faith Can Sustain the Life of the Mind Michael Joseph Brown, What They Don’t Tell You: A Survivor’s Guide to Biblical Studies Anthony J. Diekema, Academic Freedom and Christian Scholarship Helen Edwards, Brenda Smith, ; and Graham Webb (eds.), Lecturing: Case Studies, Experience and Practice Robert Benne, Quality with Soul: How Six Premier Colleges and Universities Keep Faith with Their Religious Traditions Steve Ketteridge, Stephanie Marshall and Heather Fry (eds.), The Effective Academic: A Handbook for Enhanced Academic Practice David Jobling, Tina Pippin and Ronald Schleifer (eds.), The Postmodern Bible Reader     

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     

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     

Reviews

Books reviewed: David Westerlund and Ingvar Svanberg (eds), Islam Outside the Arab World David Marshall, God, Muhammad and the Unbelievers: A Qur'anic Study Richard King, Orientalism and Religion: Postcolonial Theory, India and ‘The Mystic East’ M. P. Weitzman, The Syriac Version of the Old Testament: An Introduction A. Bach (ed.), Women in the Hebrew Bible: A Reader Carolyn Osiek, The Shepherd of Hermas Leif E. Vaage and Vincent L. Wimbush (eds), Asceticism and the New Testament Gerd Theissen, A Theory of Primitive Christianity Norman Kretzmann, The Metaphysics of Creation: Aquinas's Natural Theology in Summa contra gentiles II Gabriel Audisio, The Waldensian Dissent: Persecution and Survival, c.1170–c.1570 Alister E. McGrath, Thomas F. Torrance: An Intellectual Biography Timothy J. Gorringe, Karl Barth Against Hegemony Richard Bauckham and Trevor Hart (eds), Hope against Hope: Christian Eschatology in Contemporary Context Stephen R. Haynes and John K. Roth (eds), The Death of G‐d Movement and the Holocaust: Radical Theology Encounters the Shoah Keith E. Yandell, Philosophy of Religion: A Contemporary Introduction Michael J. Murray (ed.), Reason for the Hope Within Gianni Vattimo, trans. Luca D? Isanto and David Webb, Belief Robert Merrihew Adams, Finite and Infinite Goods: A Framework for Ethics Sue Patterson, Realist Christian Theology in a Postmodern Age Christopher Southgate (ed.), God, Humanity and the Cosmos: A Textbook in Science and Religion Holmes Rolston III, Genes, Genesis and God: Values and their Origins in Natural and Human History J. Wentzel van Huyssteen, The Shaping of Rationality: Toward Interdisciplinarity in Theology and Science Deuk‐Hoon Park, Christian Praxis and Economic Justice David L. Edwards, After Death? Past Beliefs and Real Possibilities     

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     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Joshua I. Miller, Democratic Temperament: The Legacy of William James Ellen Kappy Suckiel, Heaven's Champion: William James's Philosophy of Religion Ruth Anna Putnam (ed), The Cambridge Companion to William James David L. Hall and Roger T. Ames, Democracy of the Dead: Dewey, Confucious, and the Hope for Democracy in China Dale Jacquette, Wittgenstein's Thought in Transition Michael T. Chiselin, Metaphysics and the Origin of Species Richard Swinburne, Is There a God? Evert van der Zweerde, Soviet Historiography of Philosophy Rem B. Edwards (ed), Ethics of Psychiatry: Insanity, Rational Autonomy, and Mental Health Care Jennifer Radden, Divided Minds and Successive Selves: Ethical Issues in Disorders of Identity and Personality     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Hermann Gunkel, An Introduction to the Psalms: The Genres of the Religious Lyric of Israel James H. Morey, Book and Verse: A Guide to Middle English Biblical Literature James A. Herrick, The Radical Rhetoric of the English Deists: The Discourse of Skepticism, 1680–1750 Jean‐Louis Quantin, Le Catholicisme classique et les pères de l'église David Jasper, The Sacred and Secular Canon in Romanticism: Preserving the Sacred Truths David Torevell, Losing the Sacred Albert L. Blackwell, The Sacred in Music R. Scott Appleby, The Ambivalence of the Sacred: Religion, Violence and Reconciliation Garrett Green, Theology, Hermeneutics and Imagination: The Crisis of Interpretation at the End of Modernity Alar Laats, Doctrines of the Trinity in Eastern and Western Theologies A. J. Cardinal Simonis, Our Father: Reflections on the Lord's Prayer A. D. Lee, Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook Sarah Boss, Empress and Handmaid: On Nature and Gender in the Cult of the Virgin Mary Robert Dodaro and George Lawless (eds), Augustine and his Critics: Essays in Honour of Gerald Bonner Bernard Hamilton, The Leper King and his Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem Michael Costen, The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade David A. Flory, Marian Representations in the Miracle Tales of Thirteenth‐Century Spain and France Herbert L. Kessler and Johanna Zacharias, Rome 1300: On the Path of the Pilgrim Megan Holmes Fra Filippo Lippi: The Carmelite Painter Translated by members of the Language Department of the School of Economic Science, London, The Letters of Marsilio Ficino: Volume 4 (Liber V) The Letters of Marsilio Ficino: Volume 5 (Liber VI) The Letters of Marsilio Ficino: Volume 6 (Liber VII) Helga Robinson‐Hammerstein (ed), European Universities in the Age of Reformation and Counter‐Reformation Gauvin Alexander Bailey, Art on the Jesuit Missions in Asia and Latin America, 1542–1773 David Gentilcore, Healers and Healing in Early Modern Italy Jonathan Barry, Marianne Hester and Gareth Roberts (eds), Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief David D. Hall (ed), Witch‐hunting in Seventeenth‐Century New England: A Documentary History, 1638–1693 Gilbert Geis and Ivan Bunn, A Trial of Witches: A Seventeenth‐Century Witchcraft Prosecution Robert Rapley, A Case of Witchcraft: The Trial of Urbain Grandier Susan Thorne, Congregational Missions and the Making of an Imperial Culture in Nineteenth‐Century England Deborah Gorham, Vera Brittain: A Feminist Life Hagar Salamon, The Hyena People: Ethiopian Jews in Christian Ethiopia James L. Fredericks, Faith among Faiths: Christian Theology and Non‐Christian Religions Darrell Jodock (ed), Catholicism Contending with Modernity: Roman Catholic Modernism and Anti‐Modernism in Historical Context Thomas G. Weinandy, Does God Suffer? Mark Wynn, God and Goodness: A Natural Theological Perspective C. Stephen Evans and Merold Westphal (eds), Christian Perspectives on Religious Knowledge Georg Luck, Ancient Pathways and Hidden Pursuits: Religion, Morals and Magic in the Ancient World Richard King, Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought Jan Joseph Santich, Missio Moscovitica Julia Annas Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction Anthony Kenny (ed), The Oxford History of Western Philosophy S. Sara Monoson, Plato's Democratic Entanglements: Athenian Politics and the Practice of Philosophy Mark L. McPherran (ed), Recognition, Remembrance and Reality: New Essays on Plato's Epistemology and Metaphysics William W. Fortenbaugh and Eckart Schütrumpf (eds), Demetrius of Phalerum: Text, Translation and Discussion     

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     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Victor H. Matthews, Bernard M. Levinson and Tikva Frymer‐Kensky (eds), Gender and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Neil Asher Silberman and David B. Small, The Archaeology of Israel: Constructing the Past, Interpreting the Present Erich S. Gruen, Heritage and Hellenism: The Reinvention of Jewish Tradition Brenda Deen Schildgen, Power and Prejudice: The Reception of the Gospel of Mark David C. Sim, The Gospel of Matthew and Christian Judaism: The History and Social Setting of the Matthean Community Allan D. Fitzgerald (ed), Augustine Through the Ages: An Encyclopedia Lionel R. Wickham, Hilary of Poitiers: Conflicts of Conscience and Law in the Fourth‐Century Church Aidan Nichols, The Word Has Been Abroad: A Guide Through Balthasar's Aesthetics Aidan Nichols, No Bloodless Myth: A Guide Through Balthasar's Dramatics Paul Avis, God and the Creative Imagination: Metaphor, Symbol and Myth in Religion and Theology Garrett Green, Imagining God: Theology and the Religious Imagination L. William Countryman, The Poetic Imagination: An Anglican Spiritual Tradition Raphael Gallagher and Seán Cannon (eds), Seán O'Riordan, A Theologian of Development: Selected Essays James Alison, The Joy of Being Wrong: Original Sin Through Easter Eyes Peter Byrne, The Moral Interpretation of Religion Brian Davies (ed), Philosophy of Religion: A Guide to the Subject Grace M. Jantzen, Becoming Divine: Towards a Feminist Philosophy of Religion Keith E. Yandell, Philosophy of Religion: A Contemporary Introduction Louis Dupré, Religious Mystery and Rational Reflection: Excursions in the Phenomenology and Philosophy of Religion Michael E. Allsopp (ed), Ethics and the Catechism of the Catholic Church Charles E. Curran, The Catholic Moral Tradition Today: A Synthesis Bernard Hoose (ed), Christian Ethics: An Introduction Paul Goodliff, Care in a Confused Climate: Pastoral Care and Postmodern Culture Souzy Dracopoulou (ed), Ethics and Values in Health Care Management Michael Parker, Ethics and Community in the Health Care Professions Hans Küng and Walter Jens, A Dignified Dying: A Plea for Personal Responsibility Robin Gill (ed), Euthanasia and the Churches Gerald Dworkin, R. G. Frey and Sissela Bok, Euthanasia and Physician‐Assisted Suicide Caroline Dunn, Ethical Issues in Mental Illness David Smith, Life and Morality: Contemporary Medico‐Moral Issues Gilbert C. Meilaender, Body, Soul and Bioethics David E. Cooper and Joy A. Palmer (eds), Spirit of the Environment J. Milburn Thompson, Justice and Peace: A Christian Primer Maura M. Ryan and Todd David Whitmore(eds), The Challenge of Global Stewardship: Roman Catholic Responses Celia Deane‐Drummond, Theology and Biotechnology: Implications for a New Science John O'Neill, The Market: Ethics, Knowledge and Politics Erika Rummel, The Humanist–Scholastic Debate in the Renaissance and the Reformation Inger Ekrem, Minna Skafte Jensen and Egil Kraggerud (eds), Reformation and Latin Literature in Northern Europe M. C. Questier (ed), Newsletters from the Archpresbyterate of George Birkhead Jeffrey von Arx (ed), Varieties of Ultramontanism Frank J. Coppa(ed), Controversial Concordats: The Vatican's Relations with Napoleon, Mussolini and Hitler A. J. Hoover, God, Britain and Hitler in World War II: The View of the British Clergy, 1939–;1945 Pierre Blet, Pius XII and the Second World War according to the Archives of the Vatican Peter Harrison, The Bible, Protestantism and the Rise of Natural Science Michael P. Hornsby‐Smith (ed), Catholics in England, 1950–2000: Historical and Sociological Perspectives Carol K. Coburn and Martha Smith, Spirited Lives: How Nuns Shaped Catholic Culture and American Life, 1836–1920 Robert E. Burns, Being Catholic, Being American: The Notre Dame Story, 1842–1934 Paul C. Gutjahr, An American Bible: A History of the Good Book in the United States, 1777–1880 Harriet A. Harris, Fundamentalism and Evangelicals Jeffrey Richards, Scott Wilson and Linda Woodhead (eds),Diana: The Making of a Media Saint     

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     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Mark Munn, The School of History: Athens in the Age of Socrates Kathryn Morgan, Myth and Philosophy from the Presocratics to Plato Mary Margaret McCabe, Plato and his Predecessors: The Dramatization of Reason Johannes M. van Ophuijsen (ed), Plato and Platonism(Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy, volume 33). Nicholas D. Smith and Paul B. Woodruff (eds), Reason and Religion in Socratic Philosophy Andrew Gregory, Plato's Philosophy of Science Hugh H. Benson, Socratic Wisdom: The Model of Knowledge in Plato's Early Dialogues Angela Hobbs, Plato and the Hero: Courage, Manliness and the Impersonal Good Melissa Lane, Plato's Progeny: How Plato and Socrates still Captivate the Modern Mind Alan G. Gross and Arthur E. Walzer (eds), Rereading Aristotle's Rhetoric Edward Grant, God and Reason in the Middle Ages John Marenbon and Giovanni Orlandi (eds), Peter Abelard’s Collationes (Oxford Medieval Texts). Terence Penelhum, Themes in Hume: The Self, the Will, Religion Stephan R. Palmquist, Kant's Critical Religion John Lippitt, Humour and Irony in Kierkegaard's Thought David B. Allison, Reading the New Nietzsche: The Birth of Tragedy, The Gay Science, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, On the Genealogy of Morals Maurice Blondel, The Idealist Illusion and Other Essays Daniel O. Dahlstrom, Heidegger's Concept of Truth Lawrence J. Hatab, Ethics and Finitude: Heideggerian Contributions to Moral Philosophy Michel Foucault, L’Herméneutique du sujet: Cours au Collège de France (1981–1982) W. W. Meissner, Freud and Psychoanalysis Scott Sturgeon, Matters of Mind: Consciousness, Reason and Nature David Jopling, Self–Knowledge and the Self Douglas C. Langston, Conscience and Other Virtues: From Bonaventure to MacIntyre Martin Rhonheimer, Natural Law and Practical Reason: A Thomist View of Moral Autonomy Philippa Foot, Natural Goodness John Leslie, Infinite Minds. A Philosophical Cosmology Berys Gaut and Dominic McIver Lopes (eds), The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics Paul Kurtz, Embracing the Power of Humanism John Gray, Two Faces of Liberalism Donald A. Hay and Alan Kreider (eds), Christianity and the Culture of Economics (Religion, Culture and Society). Marcia Bunge (ed), The Child in Christian Thought Dean Hoge, Willian Dinges, Mary Johnson and Juan Gonzales, Young Adult Catholics Stephan C. Barton, Life Together: Family, Sexuality and Community in the New Testament and Today Colin E. Gunton, Stephen R. Holmes and Murray A. Rae (eds), The Practice of Theology: A Reader David Jobling, Tina Pippin and Ronald Schleifer (eds), The Postmodern Bible Reader Thomas L. Martin (ed), Reading the Classics with C. S. Lewis     

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