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     

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

Reviews

Books reviewed: William Schweiker, Theological Ethics and Global Dynamics: In the Time of Many Worlds.
Reviewed by Brian Brock Margaret R. Miles, The Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought.
Reviewed by William C. Placher Daniel Migliore, Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology.
Reviewed by John Flett Karen Kilby, Karl Rahner: Theology and Philosophy.
Reviewed by Michael Purcell Kevin D. Kennedy, Union with Christ and the Extent of the Atonement in Calvin.
Reviewed by Iain Taylor C. Helmer and C. Landmesser, eds., One Scripture or Many? Canon from Biblical, Theological and Philosophical Perspectives.
Reviewed by Andrew T. Lincoln Gabriel Flynn, Yves Congar's Vision of the Church in a World of Unbelief.
Reviewed by Paul M. Collins Paul Helm and Oliver D. Crisp, eds., Jonathan Edwards: Philosophical Theologian.
Reviewed by W. Ross Hastings Henrique Pinto, Foucault, Christianity and Interfaith Dialogue.
Reviewed by John Flett David Lauber, Barth on the Descent into Hell: God, Atonement and the Christian Life.
Reviewed by Nathan R. Strunk     

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     

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     

Reviews

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

Short Notices

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

Reviews

Books reviewed:
S. Mark Heim Depth of the Riches: A Trinitarian Theology of Religious Ends
Alistair McFadyen Bound to Sin: Abuse, Holocaust and the Christian Doctrine of Sin
Charles Miller The Gift of the World: An Introduction to the Theology of Dumitru Staniloae.
Stuart Murray Biblical Interpretation in the Anabaptist Tradition
Andreas Pangritz Karl Barth in the Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Frits de Lange Waiting for the Word: Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Speaking about God
Mark Theissen Nation and Samuel Wells, eds., Faithfulness and Fortitude: In Conversation with the Theological Ethics of Stanley Hauerwas
Keith Ward Religion and Revelation ; Religion and Creation ; Religion and Human Nature ; Religion and Community     

REVIEWS

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)     

REVIEWS

Book reviews in this article: The Metaphor of God Incarnate, John Hick Philosophy and Theology in the Middle Ages, G. R. Evans, Routledge 1993 The Bible and Postmodern Imagination: Texts under Negotiation, Walter Brueggemann The Panther and the Hind: A Theological History of Anglicanism, Aidan Nichols The Body of God: An Ecological Theology, Sallie McFague Infant Baptism and the Gospel: The Church of England's Dilemma, C. Buchanan, Darton, Longman & Todd Discipleship of Equals, Elisabeth Schiissler Fiorenza The Renewal of Common Prayer: Unity and Diversity in Church of England Worship, M. Perham (ed.) A Theological Introduction to the Book of Psalms; The Psalms as Torah, J. Clinton McCann Jr, Abingdon Is God Real?, Joseph Runzo (ed.), Macmillan Asian Faces of Jesus, R. S. Sugirtharajah (ed.) Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing, Rosemary Radford Ruether Theological Dialogue between Orthodox and Reformed Churches, T. F. Torrance (ed.) The Encyclopedia of the Reformed Faith, D. K. McKim (ed.) Eucharist: Christ's Feast with the Church, Lawrence Hull Stookey Hans Küng: New Horizons for Faith and Thought, Karl-Josef Kuschel and Hermann Hauml;Uring (eds), Our God Has No Favourites: A Liberation Theology of the Eucharist, Anne Primavesi and Jennifer Henderson Buddhism and Christianity: Rivals and Allies, Ninian Smart, Macmillan Hanging in Judgment: Religion and the Death Penalty in England, Harry Potter The Greater-Good Defence: An Essay on the Rationality of Faith, Melville Y. Stewart, Macmillan     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Linda Woodhead (ed.), Peter Berger and the Study of Religion Jacob Neusner, Dual Discourse, Single Judaism: The Category‐Formations of the Halakhah and the Aggadah Defined, Compared, and Contrasted Thomas L. Brodie, Genesis as Dialogue: A Literary, Historical and Theological Commentary Anthony C. Thiselton, The First Epistle to the Corinthians. A Commentary on the Greek Text, The New International Greek Testament Commentary Paul B. Duff, Who Rides the Beast? Prophetic Rivalry and the Rhetoric of Crisis in the Churches of the Apocalypse David R. Cartlidge and J. Keith Elliott, Art and the Christian Apocrypha Jeffrey A. Trumbower, Rescue for the Dead: The Posthumous Salvation of Non‐Christians in Early Christianity Mark Hill, Ecclesiastical Law K. Hannah Holtschneider, German Protestants Remember the Holocaust: Theology and the Construction of Collective Memory Catherine Cookson, Regulating Religion: The Courts and the Free Exercise Clause Amanda Porterfield, The Transformation of American Religion: The Story of a Late Twentieth‐Century Awakening Colin Gunton, Stephen Holmes and Murray Rae, (eds.) The Practice of Theology: A Reader John Polkinghorne, (ed.) The Work of Love: Creation as Kenosis Francesca Aran Murphy, The Comedy of Revelation: Paradise Lost and Regained in Biblical Narrative Donald A. Hay and Alan Kreider, (eds.) Christianity and the Culture of Economics Richard H. Roberts, Religion, Theology and the Human Sciences Celia E. Deane‐Drummond, Biology and Theology Today: Exploring the Boundaries Jorn Henrik Olsen, Kristus i tropisk Afrika – i spaendingsfeltet mellem identitet og relevans (Christ in Tropical Africa – in the tension between identity and relevance)     

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     

Book Reviews

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

Reviews

Books reviewed:
David F. Ford, Self and Salvation: Being Transformed
Francis Clark, Godfaring: On Reason, Faith, and Sacred Being
David Kamitsuka, Theology and Contemporary Culture: Liberation, Postliberal and Revisionary Perspectives
Robert Alter, Canon and Creativity: Modern Writing and the Authority of Scripture
Laurence Paul Hemming (ed.), Radical Orthodoxy?—A Catholic Enquiry
John E. Thiel, Senses of Tradition: Continuity and Development in Catholic Faith
S. Mark Heim, The Depth of the Riches: A Trinitarian Theology of Religious Ends
Serene Jones, Feminist Theory and Christian Theology: Cartographies of Grace
Martin X. Moleski, S.J., Personal Catholicism: The Theological Epistemologies of John Henry Newman and Michael Polanyi
Denis Donoghue, Adam's Curse: Reflections on Religion and Literature     

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     

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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     

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Books reviewed; Carol S. Anderson, Pain and its Ending: The Four Noble Truths in the Theravada Buddhist Canon Michael Cook, The Koran: A Very Short Introduction David Ford, Theology: A Very Short Introduction Damien Keown, Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction Kim Knott, Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction John Riches, The Bible: A Very Short Introduction Malise Ruthven, Islam: A Very Short Introduction Norman Solomon, Judaism: A Very Short Introduction Peter L. Berger (ed.), The Desecularisation of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics Morton Klass and Maxine K. Weisgray (eds), Across the Boundaries of Belief Garrett Green, Theology, Hermeneutics, and Imagination: The Crisis of Interpretation at the End of Modernity Antony Kamm, The Israelites: An Introduction Paula McNutt, Reconstructing the Society of Ancient Israel Carter Heyward, Saving Jesus From Those Who Are Right: Rethinking What It Means To Be A Christian Ekkehard W. Stegemann and Wolfgang Stegemann, The Jesus Movement: A Social History of Its First Century John J. Pilch, Healing in the New Testament. Insights from Medical and Mediterranean Anthropology Sarah Jane Boss, Empress and Handmaid: On Nature and Gender in the Cult of the Virgin Mary Larry Hurtado, At the Origins of Christian Worship Marianne Thormählen, The Brontës and Religion Keith Clements, Faith on the Frontier. A Life of J. H. Oldham Gary Dorrien, The Barthian Revolt in Modern Theology: Theology Without Weapons Victor Pfitzner and Hilary Regan (eds), The Task of Theology Today: Doctrines and Dogmas James F. White, The Sacraments in Protestant Practice and Faith Stanley Hauerwas, Chris K. Huebner, Harry J. Heubner and Mark Thiessen Nation (eds), The Wisdom of the Cross: Essays in Honor of John Howard Yoder Thomas G. Weinandy, Does God Suffer? Marilyn McCord Adams, Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God David Blumenthal, The Banality of Good and Evil: Moral Lessons After the Shoah and the Jewish Tradition Michelle Mary Lelwica, Starving for Salvation: The Spiritual Dimensions of Eating Problems among American Girls and Women F. LeRon Shults, The Postfoundationalist Task of Theology: Wolfhart Pannenberg and the New Theological Rationality M. Thomas Thangaraj, The Common Task: A Theology of Christian Mission J. Andrew Kirk, What is Mission? Theological Explorations David Jenkins, Market Whys and Human Wherefores: Thinking again about Markets, Politics and People     

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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