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Argues that science fiction is the genre of possibility and hope, a principal canvas on which writers, artists, and filmmakers have sketched their visions of transcendent potential for generations. Doug Cowan leads readers in a compelling exploration of how this transcendence is manifested in science-fiction cinema and television of today.

In this thoughtful, narrative-driven exploration, Shirl Hoffman retells numerous fascinating stories from the world of ancient and contemporary sports and draws on the history of the Christian tradition as he seeks to answer the question, "What would it mean to think Christianly about sport?"

Provides a basic lexical, analytical and syntactical analysis of the Greek text of 1, 2, and 3 John - information often presumed by technical commentaries and omitted by popular ones. But more than just an analytic key, I, II, III John reflects the latest advances in scholarship on Greek grammar and linguistics.

Calmly engaging the philosophical arguments posed by best-selling authors Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins, and to a lesser extent, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris, Gregory Ganssle's A Reasonable God is a nuanced, charitable, and philosophically well-informed defense of the existence of God.

Seeks to answer one of the most salient and hotly debated questions of the day: What role, if any, should religion play in U.S. politics?

Though American attitudes toward religion changed dramatically during the 1960s, interest in spirituality itself never diminished. If we listen closely, Michael Gilmour contends, we can hear an extensive religious vocabulary in the popular music of the decades that followed.

Offers teachers and students a comprehensive guide to the grammar and vocabulary of Ephesians. A perfect supplement to any commentary, this volume's lexical, analytical, and syntactical analysis is a helpful tool in navigating New Testament literature.

Addresses a cluster of questions and issues found at the nexus of globalisation and religion. This title examines various religious - especially Christian - evaluations of and responses to globalisation. It argues for the necessity of a 'post-secular' evaluation of globalisation that unapologetically draws on the resources of Christian faith.

Dan Stiver has crafted an engaging one-volume introduction to Christian beliefs, based on his experience teaching introductory theology courses. While describing how traditional theology came to be, he explains for both undergraduates and graduate students how theology is already a part of their life of faith.

Unveils the intrinsic power of moderation to influence and engage, from the public square to the deeply personal. This book answers critics of this misunderstood value, demonstrating its continued relevance to human flourishing.

Examines conversion stories as told by people who have actually undergone a conversion experience, including experiences of apostasy. The stories reveal that there is not just one "conversion story".

Explores the background and implication of the Lord's Supper. Delving into its historical and Scriptural origins, Witherington argues that the Lord's Supper is a sacramental celebration of the community of God, designed to incorporate people of varying backgrounds.

A culture built upon the ideology of individual choice is a culture of alienation, loneliness, and violence. In this provocative book, A.J. Conyers shows that Western culture was once informed by a sense of vocation, that men understood life as a response to a call from outside and above themselves.

A pioneering study at the intersection of religion and media, Small Screen, Big Picture treats television as a virtual meeting place where Americans across racial, ethnic, economic and religious lines find instructive and inspirational narratives.

Sketches the many portraits of the Pharisees that emerge from ancient sources. Based upon the "Gospels", the writings of Paul, Josephus, the Mishnah, the Tosefta, and archaeology, this title profiles the Pharisees and explores the relationship between the Pharisees and the Judaic religious system foreshadowed by the library of Qumran.

Traces the history and spread of the HIV/AIDS virus in Africa and its impact on African society and public policy before considering new priorities needed to combat the pandemic. The central argument is that the theological motif of the image of God invites a prophetic critique of the social environment in which HIV/AIDS thrives.

Examines the theological relationship between creation and creativity in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Hart and Khovacs provide a fresh reading of these important themes in Tolkien, and the result captures the multi-faceted nature of Tolkien's own vivid theology and literary imagination.

Offers teachers and students a comprehensive guide to the grammar and vocabulary of Revelation. A perfect supplement to any commentary, this volume's lexical, analytical, and syntactical analysis is a helpful tool in navigating New Testament literature.

Helps readers, expert and layperson alike, understand the importance this find might have for the quest for the historical Jesus and any historical reconstruction of early Christianity. Craig Evans provides an overview of the most important archaeological discoveries before examining nine other inscriptions that pertain to the historical Jesus.

Instead of pitting a people of faith against a secular humanist elite, this book helps Americans understand the religious differences that divide, appreciate the public agreements that allow us to live with religious differences, evaluate how existing democratic processes alleviate divisions, and identify ways Americans can agree to disagree.

When Cone wrote Black Theology and Black Power, he signalled to the world that the American black faith tradition would no longer recognize the confines of the church walls as the extent of its purview in society. Black Faith and Public Talk continues Cone's theme of power in the public realm.

Crafts both a theology of disability and a theology informed by disability. The result is a Christian theology that not only connects with our present social, medical, and scientific understanding of disability but also one that empowers a set of best practices appropriate to our late modern context.

Featuring essays by prominent social scientists, this is the first book-length, systematic examination of the relationship between religion and social capital and what effects religious social capital has on democratic life in the United States.

Provides a critical assessment of the scholarship on "Luke-Acts". This study divides thematically, with individual chapters covering the subjects of history and eschatology, the role of the Old Testament, Christology, the Holy Spirit, conversion, and the church. Each chapter considers the theological problems unique to each theme in "Luke-Acts".

Carefully explores how a professor of faith can help a public university accomplish its pluralistic mission. Chris Anderson gives readers a book that is as much about the experience of a faithful teacher and the proper ends of education as it is about discovering the right ways to read texts - be they sacred or secular.