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     

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     

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     

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     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: John H. Hayes (ed), Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation Fernando F. Segovia and Mary Ann Tolbert (eds), Teaching the Bible: The Discourses and Politics of Biblical Theology John N. Oswalt, The Book of Isaiah Chapters 40–66 Jerome D. Quinn and William C. Wacker, The First and Second Letters to Timothy. A New Translation with Notes and Commentary Brian E. Daley, On the Dormition of Mary: Early Patristic Homilies Mary Clayton, The Apocryphal Gospels of Mary in Anglo‐Saxon England Daniel Boyarin, Dying for God: Martyrdom and the Making of Christianity and Judaism Brad S. Gregory, Salvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe Sara Lipton, Images of Intolerance: The Representation of Jews and Judaism in the ‘Bible moralisée’ Zachary Hayes, Bonaventure: Mystical Writings N. J. G. Pounds, A History of the English Parish: The Culture of Religion from Augustine to Victoria J. L. Heilbron, The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories Edelgard E. DuBruck and Barbara I. Gusick (eds), Death and Dying in the Middle Ages Christopher Tyerman, The Invention of the Crusades Jaroslav Folda, The Art of the Crusaders in the Holy Land, 1098–1187 Marguerite Porette, The Mirror for Simple Souls Peter Fergusson and Stuart Harrison, Rievaulx Abbey: Community, Architecture, Memory Jennifer Loach, Edward VI John A. Vickers (ed), A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland John Henry, The Scientific Revolution and the Origins of Modern Science Ronald L. Numbers and John Stenhouse (eds), Disseminating Darwinism: The Role of Place, Race, Religion, and Gender Jeffrey M. Burns, Disturbing the Peace: A History of the Christian Family Movement, 1949–1974 Leonardo Boff, The Maternal Face of God: The Feminine and its Religious Expressions Curtis L. Hancock and Brendan Sweetman, Truth and Religious Belief: Conversations on Philosophy of Religion Louis Greenspan and Stefan Andersson (eds), Russell on Religion Richard Buxton (ed), From Myth to Reason? Studies in the Development of Greek Thought John A. Palmer, Plato's Reception of Parmenides S. R. Slings, Plato: ‘Clitophon’ Keimpe Algra, Jonathan Barnes, Jaap Mansfeld and Malcolm Schofield (eds), The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy Michael Inwood, Heidegger (Past Masters) P. H. Coetzee and A. P. J. Roux (eds), The African Philosophy Reader D. Z. Phillips, Philosophy's Cool Place Oliver Leaman (ed), The Future of Philosophy: Towards the Twenty‐First Century Audrey R. Chapman, Unprecedented Choices: Religious Ethics at the Frontiers of Genetic Science (Theology and the Sciences series)     

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     

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)     

Short Notices

Jerrold E. Levy, In the Beginning: The Navajo Genesis Luise Schottroff, Silvia Schroer & Marie-Theres Wacker, Feminist Interpretation: The Bible in Woman's Perspective Ben Witherington, Grace in Galatia: A Commentary on St Paul's Letter to the Galatians Donald Armstrong (ed.), The Truth about Jesus R. N. Longenecker (ed.), Life in the Face of Death: The Resurrection Message of the New Testament A. Friesen, Erasmus, the Anabaptists and the Great Commission Alan P. F. Sell (ed.), Mill and Religion: Contemporary Responses to Mill's, ‘Three Essays on Religion’ G. W. F. Hegel (ed. Peter C. Hodgson), Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Volume III: The Consummate Religion John Webster, Barth's Moral Theology: Human Action in Barth's Thought Anne Hunt, What are they saying about the Trinity? David A. S. Fergusson, The Cosmos and the Creator: An Introduction to the Theology of Creation C. David Grant, Thinking Through Our Faith: Theology for 21st Century Christians Walter Wink, The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium Michael Nazir-Ali, Citizens and Exiles: Christian Faith in a Plural World Robert J. Schreiter, The Ministry of Reconciliation: Spirituality and Strategies John Gladwin, Love and Liberty: Faith and Unity in a Postmodern Age Eric O. Springsted (ed.), The Spirituality and Theology: Essays in Honour of Diogenes Allen Kenneth Leech, Drugs and Pastoral Care S. E. Lammers and A. Verhey (eds), On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics Anthony Elliot (ed.), Freud 2000     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Christian Smith, Christian America? What Evangelicals really want Nancy Eiesland, A Particular Place: Urban Restructuring and Religious Ecology in a Southern Suburb Janet Duitsman Cornelius, Slave Missions and The Black Church in the Antebellum South Linda Boynton Arthur, (ed) Religion, Dress and The Body William M. Newman and Peter L. Halvorson, Atlas of American Religion: The De‐nominational Era Michael P. Carroll, Irish Pilgrimage: Holy Wells and Pop‐ular Catholic Devotion Paul Eli Ivey, Prayers in Stone: Christian Science Architecture in The United States, 1894‐1930 Andrew Greeley, The Catholic Imagination R. Scott Appleby, The Ambivalence Of The Sacred: Re‐Ligion, Violence, And Reconciliation Ana María Díaz‐Stevens and Anthony M. Stevens‐Arroyo, Recognizing The Latino Resurgence In U.S. Religion Wendy Griffin, (ed) Daughters Of The Goddess: Studies Of Healing, Identity, And Empowerment Carole Bell Ford, The Girls: Jewish Women Of Brownsville, Brooklyn, 1940‐1995 Thomas A. Idinopulos and Brian C. Wilson, (eds) What Is Religion? Origins, Definitions, And Explanations Toby E. Huff and Wolfgang Schluchter, (eds) Max Weber And Islam Wade Clark Roof, Spiritual Marketplace: Baby Boomers And The Remaking Of American Religion James A. Wellman, The Gold Coast Church And The Ghetto: Christ And Culture In Main‐Line Protestantism Mark Juergensmeyer, Terror In The Mind Of God     

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

Faith and Understanding, Paul Helm, Edinburgh University Press 1997 God, Reason and Theistic Proofs, Stephen T. Davis, Edinburgh University Press 1997 An Introduction to Pastoral Care, Charles V. Gerkin, Abingdon Press 1997 A Preserving Grace. Protestants, Catholics and Natural Law, Michael Cromartie (ed), Ethics and Public Policy Center and Eerdmans 1997 Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins: Laughter in the History of Religion, Ingvild S. Gilhus, Routledge 1997 Visions and Longings. Medieval Women Mystics, Monica Furlong, Mowbray/Cassell 1996 Women Confronting the Holocaust In Spite of the Horror, Jutta T. Bendremer, Edwin Mellen Press 1997 Political Christianity: A Reader, David McLellan (ed), SPCK 1997 Freedom of Religion and Belief. A world report, Kevin Boyle and Juliet Sheen (eds) Religion Without Transcendence?, D.Z. Phillips and Timothy Tessin (eds) Contemporary Philosophy of Religion, Charles Taliaferro A Feminist Philosophy of Religion: The Rationality and Myths of Religious Belief Jewish Perspectives on Christianity, Fritz A. Rothschild (ed) Allah in the West. Islamic Movements in America and Europe, Gilles Kepel Qur'ān, Liberation and Pluralism: an Islamic Perspective of Interreligious Solidarity against Oppression, Farid Esack Ambrose, Boniface Ramsey OP (The Early Church Fathers ed Carol Harrison) The Quest of the Historical Gospel: Mark, John and the Origins of the Gospel Genre, Lawrence M. Wills The Gospel of Luke, Joel B. Green (ed), (The New International Commentary on the New Testament) Moral Leadership in a Postmodern Age, Robin Gill, T.&T. Clark 1997 Ethics and the Old Testament, John Barton, SCM Press 1998     

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

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     

Short Notices

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

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     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed: Christopher Bobonich, Plato's Utopia Recast: His Later Ethics and Politics John Capreolus, On The Virtues Miguel A. Badia Cabrera, Hume's Reflection on Religion Catherine Chalier, What Ought I to Do?: Morality in Kant and Levinas Keith Ansell‐Pearson and John Mullarkey, Henri Bergson: Key Writings Andrew Brook and Don Ross, Daniel Dennett Nancey Murphy, Brad J. Kallenberg, and Mark Thiessen Nation, Virtues and Practices in the Christian Tradition: Christian Ethics after MacIntyre William Lane Craig, God, Time, and Eternity Paul Copan and Paul K. Moser, The Rationality of Theism W. Norris Clarke, The One and the Many: A Contemporary Thomistic Metaphysics Richard A. Cohen, Ethics, Exegesis and Philosophy: Interpretation after Levinas Simon Critchley and Robert Bernasconi, The Cambridge Companion to Levinas D. D. Raphael, Concepts of Justice Martha C. Nussbaum, Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions David Herbert, Religion and Social Transformations Robert H. Nelson, Economics as Religion; from Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond Edmondo F. Lupieri, The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics Antonía Tripolitis, Religions of the Hellenistic‐Roman Age James M. Scott, Geography in Early Judaism and Christianity: The Book of Jubilees David Naugle, Worldview: The History of a Concept Dianne Kirby, Religion and the Cold War Colin E. Gunton, The Christian Faith: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine Paul Williams, The Unexpected Way: On Converting from Buddhism to Catholicism Alan P. F. Sell, Confessing and Commending the Faith Thomas M. Kelly, Theology at the Void John David Dawson, Christian Figural Reading and the Fashioning of Identity Daniel Kendall and Stephen T. Davis, The Convergence of Theology: A Festschrift Honoring Gerald O'Collins, S.J. Bernard Hoose, Authority in the Roman Catholic Church Timothy Matovina and Gary Riebe‐Estrella, Horizons of the Sacred: Mexican Traditions in US Catholicism Kenneth J. Howell, God's Two Books: Copernican Cosmology and Biblical Interpretation in Early Modern Science Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller Jr. and Jeffrey Paul, Should Differences in Income and Wealth Matter? Ron Geaves, Continuum Glossary of Religious Terms     

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     

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