Robert Lupton–educated and middle class–moved into a high crime area of Atlanta with the intention of bringing Christ’s message into the ghetto. In this insightful and moving series of vignettes, he shows how his experiences there shattered many of his assumptions about himself and the nature of poverty in America..
Category: Christianity
Freeing Theology : The Essentials of Theology in Feminist Perspective
This exciting collection brings together ten of the most respected women theologians today – Anne E. Carr, Lisa Sowle Cahill, Sandra M. Schneiders, Mary Catherine Hilkert, Mary E. Hines, Mary Aquin O’Neill, Joann Wolski Conn, Catherine Mowry LaCugna, Susan A. Ross, Elizabeth A. Johnson – for a comprehensive introduction to each area of contemporary theology from a feminist perspective..
Catholicism: New Study
A Harmony of the Gospels
A Harmony of the Gospels provides an important means for studying the four gospels at one time. The editors have geared this work to provide such an overview for those studying in a college or seminary setting. The text follows an outline of probable events in the life of Christ in chronological sequence, which enables one to see at a glance when various events occurred, the geographical location. Maps provide a means of identifying these places..
The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
A seminal portrait of Jesus the man in his time–‘the most important scholarly book about Jesus in decades’ (Marcus Borg). In this groundbreaking work, Crossan presents the verifiably original sayings of Jesus and places them in an account where the man who emerges is a savvy, courageous Jewish peasant–both a revolutionary and a compassionate healer..