Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Transfiguration of Politics , by Paul Lehmann Martin Niemöller : Briefe aus der Gefangenschaft Moabit , ed. by Wilhelm Niemöller Realism versus Utopianism ? Reinhold Niebuhr's Christian Realism and the Relevance of Utopian Thought FOR Social Ethics , by Ruurd Veldhuis Contemplative Christianity : an Approach to the Realities of Religion , by Aelred Graham The Anchor Bible . Judges : A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary , by Robert G. Boling . Byzantine Theology : Historical Trends AND Doctrinal Themes , by John Meyendorff Staretz Amvrosy : Model for Dostoevsky's Staretz Zossima , by John B. Dunlop Le problème de la population: une interpellation aux hommes de notre temps , dossier presented by Joseph Moerman Evelyn Underhill , by Christopher J. R. Armstrong The Transcendent Unity of Religions , by Frithjof Schuon     

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

Reviews

Jeremy S. Begbie, Theology, Music and Time James L. Heft (ed.), A Catholic Modernity? Charles Taylor's Marianist Award Lecture, with Responses by William M. Shea, Rosemary Luling Haughton, George Marsden, and Jean Bethke Elshtain R. W. L. Moberly, The Bible, Theology, and Faith: A Study of Abraham and Jesus James W. Felt, Coming to Be: Towards a Thomistic‐Whiteheadian Metaphysics of Becoming John W. de Gruchy, Christianity, Art and Transformation: Theological Ethics in the Struggle for Justice Mary C. Boys, Has God Only One Blessing? Judaism as a Source of Christian Self‐Understanding Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Jesus and the Politics of Interpretation Paul J. Griffiths, Problems of Religious Diversity Phillip Carey, Augustine's Invention of the Inner Self     

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     

BOOK REVIEWS

The Cambridge Companion to the Bible. By Howard Clark Kee et al. The Complete Gospels: Annotated Scholars Version: Revised and expanded edition. Edited by Robert J. Miller Q and the History of Early Christianity: Studies on Q. By Christopher M. Tuckett The Book of Acts in its Palestinian Setting (The Book of Acts in its First Century Setting 4). Edited by Richard Bauckham. Studies in Early Christology By Martin Hengel. St. Jerome's ’Hebrew Questions on Genesis‘ Translated with introduction and commentary by C. T. R. Hayward. Responses to 101 Questions on the Psalms and Other Writings. By Roland E. Murphy. Art and the Roman Viewer: The Transformation of Art from the Pagan World to Christianity. By Jas’ Elsner. Symeon the Holy Fool: Leontius’s ‘Life’ and the Late Antique City (The Transformation of the Classical Heritage 25). By Derek Krueger. Eros and Allegory: Medieval Exegesis of the Song of Songs By Denys Turner. Papal Primacy: From its Origins to the Present. By Klaus Schatz. Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages. By André Vauchez. Scottish Theology from John Knox to John MacLeod Campbell. By Thomas F. Torrance. Religion, Literature and Politics in Post-Reformation England 1540–1688. Edited by Donna B. Hamilton and Richard Strier. The Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, its Empire, and Beyond 1540–1750. By Dauril Alden. Japan and Christianity: Impacts and Responses. Edited by John Breen and Mark Williams. Coleridge’s Progress to Christianity: Experience and Authority in Religious Faith. By Ronald C. Wendling. Hopkins Against History. By Eugene Hollahan. The Random Grim Forge: A Study of Social Ideas in the Work of Gerard Manley Hopkins. By Sjaak Zonneveld. The Bridge Betrayed: Religion and Genocide in Bosnia. By Michael A. Sells. Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History, Anthropology and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America. James Randall Noblitt and Pamela Sue Perskin. Satanic Ritual Abuse: Principles of Treatment. Colin A. Ross. New Age Religion and Western Culture: Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought. By Wouter J. Hanegraaff. Telling God’s Story: Bible, Church and Narrative Theology. By Gerard Loughlin. Asceticism. Edited by Vincent L. Wimbush and Richard Valantasis. Beyond its Authority? The Magisterium and Matters of Natural Law. By Frank Mobbs. Sex, Priests and Power. By A. W. Richard Sipe. God’s Just Vengeance: Crime, Violence, and the Rhetoric of Salvation. By Timothy Gorringe. Christ and the Spirit: Spirit-Christology in Trinitarian Perspective. By Ralph Del Colle. Theological Perspectives on Christian Formation. Edited by Jeff Astley, Leslie Francis and Colin Crowder. Christian Theology and Religious Education: Connections and Contradictions. Edited by Jeff Astley and Leslie J. Francis. Aquinas and Empowerment: Classical Ethics for Ordinary Lives. Edited by G. Simon Love’s Virtues. By Mike W. Martin. Euthanasia: Death, Dying and the Medical Duty. Edited by G. R. Dunstan and P. J. Lachman. The Religion of Socrates. By Mark L. McPherran. Plato’s Ethics. By Terence Irwin. Stoic Studies. By A. A. Long. The Cambridge Companion to Plotinus. Edited by Lloyd P. Gerson.     

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

Book Reviews in this article Medicine, Miracle and Magic in New Testament Times (Society for New Testament Studies, Monograph Series 55). By Howard Clark Kee. The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, vol. I: Texts. Edited by Hans Dieter Betz. Letter Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity (Library of Early Christianity). By Stanley K. Stowers. Jesus and the Economic Questions of His Day (Studies in the Bible and Early Christianity 8). By Douglas E. Oakman. Jesus the Pharisee: A New Look at the Jewishness of Jesus. By H. Falk. Passion Narratives and Gospel Theologies. By Frank J. Matera. Commentaries on Romans 1532–1542. By T.H.L. Parker. Old Testament Priests and the New Priest according to the New Testament. By Albert Vanhoye, translated by J. Bernard Orchard. Iustitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification. By Alister E. McGrath. Theology and the Problem of Evil. By Kenneth Surin. Theology After Wittgenstein. By Fergus Kerr. Karl Barth, A Theological Legacy. By Eberhard Jüngel. Religion and Culture: Essays in Honour of Bernard Lonergan S.J Edited by Timothy P. Fallon and Phillip B. Riley. The Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Vol 4: Collection. Edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran. The Analogy of Beauty: The Theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar. Edited by John Riches The Catholicity of the Church. By Avery Dulles. The Formation of Christendom. By Judith Herrin. Weltbild Maximus des Bekenners (Einsiedeln, 1961 [2nd ed.]) or L. Thunberg Lelio Sozzini: Opere. (Studi e testi per la storia religiosa del cinquecento. Vol. 1) Edited by Antonio Rotondò. The French Exiled Clergy in the British Isles after 1789: A Historical Introduction and Working List. By Dominic Aidan Bellenger. The Politics of Heresy: The Modernist Crisis in Roman Catholicism. By Lester R. Kurtz. A Jesuit Friendship: Letters of George Tyrrell to Herbert Thurston. Presented by Robert Butterworth. Jewish Spirituality from the Bible through the Middle Ages. Edited by Arthur Green. Temple and Contemplation. By Henry Corbin. Bible and Theology in African Christianity. By John S. Mbiti. The Cult of the Virgin Mary: Psychological Origins. By Michael P. Carroll. The Origins of the Liturgical Year. By Thomas J. Talley. War Against the Idols: The Reformation of Worship from Erasmus to Calvin. By Carlos M.N. Eire. Women'S Spirituality: Resources for Christian Development. Edited by Joann Wolski Conn. Parmenides: Being, Bounds and Logic. By Scott Austin. Self-Knowledge in Plato'S ‘Phaedrus’. By Charles L. Griswold, jr. Plato'S ‘Parmenides’: The Conversion of the Soul. By Mitchell H. Miller, jr. The Idea of the Good in Platonic-Aristotelian Philosophy. By Hans-Georg Gadamer. Hegel, Nietzsche and the Criticism of Metaphysics. By Stephen Houlgate. The General Will before Rousseau. The Transformation of the Divine into the Civic. By Patrick Riley The Interpretation of Belief: Coleridge, Schleiermacher and Romanticism. Edited by David Jasper. Derrida on the Threshold of Sense. By John Llewelyn. Moral Responsibility. Edited by John Martin Fischer.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Helps for Bible Study: 1. A Grammatical Analysis OF THE Greek New Testament, Vol. I: Gospels-Acts, by Max Zerwick AND Mary Grosvenor Helps for Bible Study: 2. Paul's Letter TO THE Romans, by J. C. O'Neill Helps for Bible Study: 3. Epistles TO THE Apostle, by Colin Morris Helps for Bible Study: 4. Revelation: A New Translation WITH Introduction AND Commentary (The Anchor Bible 38), by J. Massyngberde Ford Helps for Bible Study: 5. Matthew Henry's Commentary: THE Four Gospels, ed. David Winter Helps for Bible Study: 6. The Good News According TO Mark, by Eduard Schweizer Helps for Bible Study: 7. Synopsis OF THE Four Gospels, by Kurt Aland Helps for Bible Study: 8. The Jerusalem Bible, with abridged introductions and notes Helps for Bible Study: 9. Bulletin OF THE United Bible Societies Helps for Bible Study: 10. Jesus: THE Fact Behind THE Faith, by C. Leslie Mitton 1. Dialog DER Feinde, EIN Leidenschaft-liches Streitgespräch UM DIE Zukunft DER Araber UND Israels (“Between Enemies, A Compassionate Dialogue Between an Israeli and an Arab), by Amos Elon AND Sana Hassan 2. Die Juden UND IHR Land (“The Jews and their Land”), by F.-W. Marquardt 3. Jüdischer Glaube (“Jewish Faith”), by Schalom Ben-Chorin 4. To Heaven WITH Scribes AND Pharisees, THE Jewish Path TO God, by Lionel Blue 5. One Generation After, by Elie Wiesel Papal Primacy AND THE Universal Church (Lutherans and Catholics in Dialogue V), ed. Paul C. Empie And T. Austin Murphy The Apocalyptic Movement: Introduction AND Interpretation, by Walter Schmithals, translated by John E. Steely The Christian Tradition. A History of the Development of Doctrine. Vol. 2: The Spirit of Eastern Christendom (600–1700) by Jaroslav Pelikan Introduzione ALL'Antico Testamento, by J. Alberto Soggin The Contemporary Explosion OF Theology, ed. Michael D. Ryan Religion AND Sexism: Images OF Women IN THE Jewish AND Christian Traditions, ed. Rosemary Radford Ruether Case-Book ON Church AND Society, eds. Keith R. Bridston, Fred K. Foulkes, Ann D. Myers And Louis Weeks Rome and Canterbury Through Four Centuries: A Study OF THE Relations Between THE Church OF Rome AND THE Anglican Churches 1530–1973, by B. and M. Pawley Die Christliche Wahrheit Zwischen Häresie UND Konfession, Theologische Existenz Heute No. 181, by Karl-Gerhard Steck Bibliografia Comentada. Suplemento 1974. Lista de Instituciones Teológicas, Editoriales Publicaciones Periodicas     

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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

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

Reviews

Books Reviewed: Douglas Farrow, Ascension and Ecclesia: On the Significance of the Doctrine of the Ascension for Ecclesiology and Christian Cosmology Donald H. Matthews, Honoring the Ancestors: An African Cultural Interpretation of Black Religion and Literature Roger Haight, S.J., Jesus Symbol of God John Bowlin, Contingency and Fortune in Aquinas's Ethics F. LeRon Shults, The Postfoundationalist Task of Theology: Wolfhart Pannenberg and the New Theological Rationality Gary Dorrien, The Barthian Revolt in Modern Theology: Theology Without Weapons Rowan Williams, On Christian Theology David Cunningham, These Three Are One: The Practice of Trinitarian Theology Lucy Gardner, David Moss, Ben Quash and Graham Ward (eds), Balthasar at the End of Modernity Gerhard Sauter, What Dare We Hope? Reconsidering Eschatology     

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Toward a Theology of Nature: Essays on Science and Faith, Wolfhart Pannenberg Rapture Encaged: The Suppression of the Feminine in Western Culture, Ruth Anthony El Saffar A History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period, Rainer Albertz Jesus and Faith: A Conversation on the Work of John Dominic Crossan, Jeffrey Carlson and Robert A. Ludwig (eds) Word and Spirit at Play: Toward a Charismatic Theology, Jean-Jacques Suurmond The Nature of Knowledge: Concerning Adaptations, Instincts and the Evolution of Intelligence, Henry Plotkin Animal Theology, Andrew Linzey Mysterious Apocalypse: Interpreting the Book of Revelation, A.W. Wainwright The Book of Revelation (New Testament Guide), J.M. Court The Climax of Prophecy: Studies in the Book of Revelation, R. Bauckham, T. & T. Clark Las Casas: In Search of the Poor of Jesus Christ, Gustavo Gutierrez Confusions in Christian Social Ethics: Problems for Geneva and Rome, Ronald H. Preston Spirituality in Ecumenical Perspective, E. Glenn Hinson (ed.) Who Do You Say That I Am? Introduction to Christology, Jacques Dupuis Islam: A Challenge for Christianity (Concilium 1994/3), Hans Kiing and Jiirgen Moltmann (eds)     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Martin McNamara, Inspiration and Authority: Nature and Function of Christian Scripture Martin McNamara, On the Way to the Canon: Creative Tradition History in the Old Testament (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 191) Martin McNamara, The Wisdom Literature (Interpreting Biblical Texts) Sabine Van Den Eynde, God's Holy People: A Theme in Biblical Theology (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. Supplement Series 305) Martin McNamara, A History of the Synoptic Problem: The Canon, the Text, the Composition, and the Interpretation of the Gospels (The Anchor Bible Reference Library) N. H. Taylor, The Historical Jesus Quest: Landmarks in the Search for the Jesus of History Nicholas King, The Revelation of Jesus Christ N. H. Taylor, Matthew and the Margins: A Socio‐Political and Religious Reading (JSNTS 204) Nicholas King, Paul and Politics: Ekklesia, Israel, Imperium, Interpretation: Essays in Honor of Krister Stendhal Martin McNamara, The Theology of Paul the Apostle Martin McNamara, One Bible, Many Voices: Different Approaches to Biblical Studies Martin McNamara, A Manual of Hermeneutics (The Biblical Seminar 54) Martin McNamara, Shepherd of Hermas: A Commentary (Hermeneia) Chris O'Gorman, Health Care and the Rise of Christianity Michael Robson, The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages Alastair Hamilton, Monastic Visions: Wall Paintings in the Monastery of St. Antony at the Red Sea Andrew Louth, Picturing the Passion in Late Medieval Italy: Narrative Painting, Franciscan Ideologies, and the Levant James L. Empereur, Eyes To See, Ears to Hear: An Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality (Traditions of Christian Spirituality) Francesca Bugliani Knox, To the Greater Glory: A Psychological Study of Ignatian Spirituality Richard P. Hardy, John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila: Mystical Knowing and Selfhood Jonathan Rolls, Reformation and Scholasticism: An Ecumenical Enterprise Stuart Elden, Writing Violence on the Northern Frontier: The Historiography of Sixteenth‐Century New Mexico and Florida and the Legacy of Conquest Jan Marten Ivo Klaver, Rival Jerusalems: The Geography of Victorian Religion Norman Tanner, From Inquisition to Freedom: Seven Prominent Catholics and their Struggle with the Vatican Michael Purcell, Theology and the Dialogue of Religions Victoria Harrison‐Carter, On Virtue Ethics Stuart Elden, Civilising Sex: On Chastity and the Common Good Catherine Cowley, Inequality and Christian Ethics     

Reviews

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

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Justice in an Unjust World: Foundations for a Christian Approach to Justice, by Karen Lebacqz. Christian Spirituality: Origins to the Twelfth Century, eds Bernard McGinn, John Meyendorff and Jean Leclercq. Common Ground: Christianity, African Religions and Philosophy (American University Studies Series VII Theology and Religion, Vol. 25), by Emmanuel K. Twesigye. Quest for Belonging: Introduction to a Study of African Independent Churches, by Inus Daneel. African Church Historiography: an Ecumenical Perspective, edited by Ogbu U. Kalu. Die Rückkehr zur Weisheit. Philosophie angesichts des Abgrunds, by Milan Machovec.     

Reviews

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

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Biblical Interpretation (Oxford Bible Series). By Robert Morgan with John Barton Bread Not Stone: The Challenge of Feminist Biblical Interpretation. By Elisabeth Schüssler-Fiorenza The World of Ancient Israel: Sociological, Anthropological and Political Perspectives. Edited by R. E. Clements God's New Covenant: A New Testament Translation. By Heinz W. Cassirer Luke the Theologian: Aspects of his Teaching. By Joseph A. Fitzmyer Towards a Theology of Religions (Routledge Religious Studies). By Glyn Richards Towards a World Theology: Faith and the Comparative History of Religion. By Wilfred Cantwell Smith Among the Gods: An Archaeological Exploration of Ancient Greek Religion. By John Ferguson Magic in the Middle Ages. By Richard Kieckhefer The Philosophy of John Scotus Eriugena: A Study of Idealism in the Middle Ages. By Dermot Moran Witchcraft and the Inquisition in Venice 1550–1650. By Ruth Martin John Dee's Natural Philosophy: Between Science and Religion. By Nicholas H. Clulee Of Chastity and Power: Elizabethan Literature and the Unmarried Queen. By Philippa Berry Italian Confraternities in the Sixteenth Century. By Christopher F. Black Sacred Charity: Confraternities and Social Welfare in Spain, 1400–1700. By Maureen Flynn The Seventeenth-Century English Hymn: A Mode for Sacred and Secular Concerns. By Thelma B. Thompson The Premier See: A History of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, 1789–1989. By Thomas W. Spalding Memoirs of the Oratory: The Autobiography of St John Bosco. Translated by D. Lyons Young Doctor Pusey: A Study in Development. By David Forrester ‘On God's Side’: A Life of George Tyrrell. By Nicholas Sagovsky Maude Royden: A Life. By Sheila Fletcher Christian Philosophy (Notre Dame Studies in the Philosophy of Religion 6). Edited by Thomas P. Flint The Philosophy in Christianity (Royal Institute of Philosophy Lectures 25). Edited by Godfrey Vesey Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy. By Oswald Hanfling On Being in the World: Wittgenstein and Heidegger on Seeing Aspects. By Stephen Mulhall The Ethics of International Business (The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics). By Thomas Donaldson The Darkness and the Light: A Philosopher Reflects Upon His Fortunate Career and nose Who Made It Possible. By Charles Hartshorne Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life. By Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, and Steven M. Tipton Competing Convictions. By Robin Gill Eyes to See, Ears to Hear: An Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality. By David Lonsdale, S.J. The Pastor: Readings from the Patristic Period. Edited by Philip L. Culbertson and Arthur Bradford Shippee Saint Augustine: The Confessions. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Henry Chadwick     

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