Reviews

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

Reviews

Books reviewed: 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

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

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     

Book Reviews

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

Reviews

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     

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: Freda Matchett, Krsna: Lord or Avatāra? The Relationship Between Krsna and Visnu Peter Harvey, An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues Damien Keown (ed.), Contemporary Buddhist Ethics William G. Dever, What did the Biblical Writers Know and When did They Know it? What Archaeology Can Tell Us about the Reality of Ancient Israel John Dancy, The Divine Drama James C. VanderKam, An Introduction to Early Judaism Jacob Neusner, The Aggadic Role in Halakhic Discourse Stephen J. Davis, The Cult of Saint Thecla: A Tradition of Women’s Piety in Late Antiquity Siegmar Döpp and Wilhelm Geerlings, Dictionary of Early Christian Literature Ashley Null, Thomas Cranmer’s Doctrine of Repentance: Renewing the Power to Love Avery Dulles, S.J. and Rabbi Leon Klenicki, The Holocaust, Never To Be Forgotten: Reflections on the Holy See’s Document, We Remember Christopher H. Evans (ed.), The Social Gospel Today Philip W. Butin, The Trinity Philip Endean, Karl Rahner and Ignatian Spirituality Ilse Bulhof and Laurens ten Kate (eds), Flight of the Gods: Philosophical Perspectives on Negative Theology René Girard, I See Satan Fall Like Lightning Garth L. Hallett, A Middle Way to God Gordon Graham, Evil and Christian Ethics Frank G. Kirkpatrick, The Ethics of Community Stephen Pattison, Shame: Theory, Therapy, Theology Rosemary Radford Ruether, Christianity and the Making of the Modern Family John W. de Gruchy, Christianity, Art and Transformation: Theological Aesthetics in the Struggle for Justice Stephen Conway (ed.), Living the Eucharist: Affirming Catholicism and the Liturgy Andrew Purves and Charles Partree, Encountering God – Christian Faith in Turbulent Times T. Richard Snyder, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Punishment     

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 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

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     

Short Notices

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

Reviews

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

Reviews

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

Short Notices

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     

List of contributors

Abstract

Integrity and Change: Mental Health in the Marketplace, Eileen Smith (ed.), London: Routledge, 1997, 200 pp., £45 hb., £14.99 pb.

Staff Supervision in a Turbulent Environment: Managing Process and, Task in Front-line Services, Lynette Hughes and Paul Pengelly, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1997, 150 pp., £14.95 pb.

An Introduction to Object Relations, Lavina Gomez, London: Free Association Books, 1997, 245 pp., £15.95 pb.

Countertransference in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents, John Tsiantis, Anne Marie Sandier, Dimitris Anastasopolous and Brian Martindale (eds), London: Karnac, 1996, 176 pp., £17.95 pb.

Working with Drug Family Support Groups, Paul Lockley, London: Free Association Books, 1996, 275 pp., £15.95 pb.

The Cradle of Violence, Stephen Wilson, Oxford: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1995, 157 pp., £14.95 pb.

Art, Psychotherapy and Psychosis, Katherine Killick and Joy Schaverien (eds), London: Routledge, 1997, 267 pp., £50 hb., £16.99 pb.     

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

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: R. S. Sugirtharajah, Asian Biblical Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism: Contesting the Interpretations Jo?e Kra?ovec (ed), The Interpretation of the Bible: The International Symposium in Slovenia Athalya Brenner and Carole R. Fontaine (eds), The Song of Songs Tremper Longman, The Book of Ecclesiastes Roland E. Murphy and E. Huwiler Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs Ann Bedford Ulanov, Religion and the Spiritual in Carl Jung Holmes Rolston III, Genes, Genesis and God: Values and their Origins in Natural and Human History Stephen R. L. Clark, The Political Animal: Biology, Ethics & Politics Niels Hendrik Gregerson, Willem B. Drees and Ulf Görman (eds), The Human Person in Science and Theology Paul Helm, Faith With Reason Stanley Hauerwas, Sanctify Them in the Truth Teresa M. Shaw, The Burden of the Flesh: Fasting and Sexuality in Early Christianity Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner, Types of Authority in Formative Christianity and Judaism Peter C. Jupp and Clare Gittings (eds), Death in England: An Illustrated History Alvyn Pettersen, Athanasius Peter King, Western Monasticism: A History of the Monastic Movement in the Latin Church Dimitri Gutas, Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco‐Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbāsid Society (2nd–4th/8th–10th Centuries) Leslie Brubaker, Vision and Meaning in Ninth‐Century Byzantium: Image as Exegesis in the Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus Tia M. Kolbaba, The Byzantine Lists: Errors of the Latins H. R. Loyn, The English Church, 940–1154 Robert Chazan, God, Humanity and History: The Hebrew First Crusade Narratives Bonnie Wheeler (ed), Listening to Heloise: The Voice of a Twelfth‐Century Woman Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann and William J. Short (eds), Francis of Assisi: Early Documents, Volume I: The Saint Cynthia L. Polecritti, Preaching Peace in Renaissance Italy: Bernardino of Siena and his Audience Mary Elizabeth Tallon (ed), Joan of Arc at the University Lori Anne Ferrell and Peter McCullough (eds), The English Sermon Revised: Religion, Literature and History 1600–1750 Jeffrey Johnson, The Theology of John Donne Gerard Tracey (ed), The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Volume VIII: ‘Tract 90’ and the Jerusalem Bishopric, January 1841–April 1842 Thomas M. Bredohl, Class and Religious Identity: The Rhenish Center Party in Wilhelmine Germany Marc H. Ellis,O, Jerusalem! The Contested Future of the Jewish Covenant Anthony O'Mahoney (ed), Palestinian Christians: Religion, Politics and Society in the Holy Land Michael Banner, Christian Ethics and Contemporary Moral Problems Christopher Kaczor(ed), Proportionalism: For and Against Martin Heidegger, Towards the Definition of Philosophy John Beversluis, Cross‐examining Socrates: A Defence of the Interlocutors in Plato's Early Dialogues Roger Crisp (ed), Aristotle: ‘Nicomachean Ethics’ P. G. Walsh, Cicero: ‘On Obligations’ Christopher Rowe and Malcolm Schofield (eds), The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought Sara Rappe, Reading Neoplatonism: Non‐discursive Thinking in the Texts of Plotinus, Proclus and Damascius Kim Paffenroth and Kevin Hughes (eds), Augustine and Liberal Education Pierre Keller, Kant and the Demands of Self‐consciousness Raymond Geuss, Morality, Culture and History: Essays on German Philosophy Peter Ochs, Peirce, Pragmatism and the Logic of Scripture     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Jean-Georges Boeglin, La Question de la tradition dans la théologie catholique contemporaine Herman B. Browne, Theological Anthropology: A Dialectic Study of the African and Liberation Traditions R. William Franklin (ed.), Anglican Orders: Essays on the Centenary of ‘Apostolicae Curae’ 1896–1996 John R. Williams, Christian Perspectives on Bioethics: Religious Values and Public Policy in a Pluralistic Society Irving Hexham and Karla Poewe, New Religions as Global Cultures: Making the Human Sacred Paul W. Gooch, Reflections on Jesus and Socrates: Word and Silence Robert G. Turnbull, The ‘Parmenides’ and Plato's Late Philosophy Melissa Lane, Method and Politics in Plato's ‘Statesman’ Robert Mayhew, Aristotle's Criticism of Plato's ‘Republic’ D. Z. Phillips (ed), Rush Rhees on Religion and Philosophy Mark H. Shale and George W. Shields (eds), Science, Technology and Religious Ideas Lewis S. Feuer, Varieties of Scientific Experience Philip L. Quinn and Charles Taliaferro (eds), A Companion to Philosophy of Religion Thomas A. F. Kelly, Language, World and God: An Essay in Ontology Alastair H. B. Logan, Gnostic Truth and Christian Heresy: A Study in the History of Gnosticism Dennis D. Martin (trans and Intro) John Van Engen (preface), Carthusian Spirituality: The Writings of Hugo of Balma and Guigo de Ponte A. A. MacDonald, H. N. B. Ridderbos and R. M. Schlusemann (eds), The Broken Body: Passion Devotion in Late-Medieval Culture Shulamith Shahar, Growing Old in the Middle Ages: ‘Winter Clothes us in Shadow and Pain’ Sophia Menache, Clement V Laura Ackerman Smoller, History, Prophecy and the Stars: The Christian Astrology of Pierre d'Ailly, 1350–1420 John W. O'Malley (ed), Collected Works of Erasmus, Vol. 70, Spiritualia and Pastoralia Ole Peter Grell and Robert Scribner (eds), Tolerance and Intolerance in the European Reformation Andrew Pettegree, Alastair Duke and Gillian Lewis (eds), Calvinism in Europe 1540–1620 Robert M. Kingdon, Adultery and Divorce in Calvin's Geneva Guenther H. Haas, The Concept of Equity in Calvin's Ethics Dewey J. Hoitenga, Jr, John Calvin and the Will: A Critique and Corrective I. John Hesselink, Calvin's First Catechism: A Commentary. Featuring Ford Lewis Battles's Translation of the 1538 Catechism Patricia Ranft, Women and the Religious Life in Premodern Europe Diane Watt (ed.), Medieval Women in their Communities John McManners, Church and Society in Eighteenth-Century France. Vol. 1: The Clerical Establishment and its Social Ramifications; Vol. 2: The Religion of the People and the Politics of Religion B. W. Young, Religion and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century England: Theological Debate from Locke to Burke Roger D. Lund (ed.), The Margins of Orthodoxy: Heterodox Writing and Cultural Response 1660–1750 Peter Hinchliff, Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury: A Life John Furnival and Ann Knowles., Archbishop Derek Worlock: His Personal Journey