Westminster John Knox Theology Collection (6 vols.)

by Kevin J. Vanhoozer; Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen; Donald K. McKim; Justo L. González

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Westminster John Knox

, 1993–2014

Overview

The Westminster John Knox Theology Collection helps scholars, students, and pastors navigate the waters of Christian theology. These five volumes comprise some of the sharpest scholarship in the discipline and are fine examples of experienced scholarship. With the Westminster John Knox Theology Collection you will learn to see the theological vision of the Bible like never before. More than just introductory texts, these volumes attempt to uncover the motion, power and mission of God throughout Scripture. With contributions to systematic theology, biblical theology, historical theology, and philosophy, a wide selection of important topics are examined and The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms makes looking up new or foreign theological terms simple and efficient. These volumes help address the difficult questions posed by the biblical texts and provides a thoughtful, contemporary analysis of God’s interaction with humanity.

Key Features

• Includes valuable theological discussion from today's theological minds
• Interfaces both biblical and systematic theology together
• Provides compelling and insightful theological analysis in turn with other disciplines

Product Details

• Title: Westminster John Knox Theology Collection (6 vols.)
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Volumes: 6
• Pages: 2,196
• Resource Type: Monographs and Dictionaries
• Topic: Theology

The Trinity: Global Perspectives

• Author: Veli-Matti Karkkainen
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 432

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Unique for its breadth in studying theologians not only from Europe and North America but also from Latin America, Asia, and Africa, this landmark volume introduces the doctrine of the Trinity, examining the work and thought of contemporary theologians throughout the world. Veli-Matti Karkkainen provides an overview of the biblical roots of the doctrine, discussing both the idea of plurality in God in the Old Testament and the rise of Trinitarian understandings in the New Testament. He details the historical growth of Trinitarian traditions and delves into specific theologies, both Western and non-Western. Also including both an introductory consideration of the doctrine's significance and a concluding assessment and agenda for future thought, Karkkainen's The Trinity is the broadest and most comprehensive contemporary study on the Trinity available.

Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen joined the Fuller faculty as associate professor of systematic theology in 2000 and was named full professor in 2003. He also holds a teaching position at the University of Helsinki as Dozent of Ecumenics. Prior to coming to Fuller, Kärkkäinen served as president and professor at IsoKirja College in Keuruu, Finland. He has taught and lived with his family on three continents: Europe, Asia (Thailand), and North America (the U.S.) He has also lectured and served as visiting professor in various schools around the world.

The Westminster Dictionary of Theologians

• Editor: Justo L. Gonzalez
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 2006
• Pages: 376

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Written by almost sixty Latino scholars and edited by the renowned historian of doctrine Justo Gonzalez, The Westminster Dictionary of Theologians is global in scope, including theologians from around the world spanning the period from the early church to today. This monumental dictionary features entries on nearly thirteen hundred theologians, organized alphabetically, ranging in length from a paragraph to a full page, and including a list of each theologian's major works.

Justo L. Gonzalez is a noted and prolific historian of Christian thought and the author of many books, including Essential Theological Terms, and The Apostles' Creed for Today. He is also editor of The Westminster Dictionary of Theologians, published by WJK.

Philosophy for Understanding Theology, Second Edition

• Author: Diogenes Allen and Eric O. Springsted
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 294

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Philosophy for Understanding Theology has become the classic text for exploring the relationship between philosophy and Christian theology. This new edition adds chapters on postmodernism and questions of the self and the good to bring the book up to date with current scholarship. It introduces students to the influence that key philosophers and philosophical movements through the centuries have had on shaping Christian theology in both its understandings and forms of expression.

Diogenes Allen is Stuart Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the author of a number of books including Christian Belief in a Postmodern World: The Full Wealth of Conviction.

Eric O. Springsted is the author of The Act of Faith: Christian Faith and the Moral Self and Simone Weil and the Suffering of Love, and editor of Spirituality and Theology.

The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms, Second Edition

• Author: Donald K. McKim
• Edition: Revised and Expanded
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 2014
• Pages: 382

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This second edition of The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms provides a comprehensive guide to nearly 7,000 theological terms—1,000 more terms than the first edition. McKim's succinct definitions cover a broad range of theological studies and related disciplines: contemporary theologies, biblical studies, church history, ethics, feminist theology, global theologies, hermeneutics, liberation theology, liturgy, ministry, philosophy, philosophy of religion, postcolonial theology, social sciences, spiritually, worship, and Protestant, Reformed, and Roman Catholic theologies.

This new edition also includes cross-references that link readers to other related terms, commonly used scholarly abbreviations and abbreviations for canonical and deuterocanonical texts, an annotated bibliography, and a new introductory section that groups together terms and concepts, showing where they fit within particular theological categories. No other single volume provides the busy student, and the theologically experienced reader, with such easy access to so many theological definitions.

Donald K. McKim is former Academic Dean and Professor of Theology at Memphis Theological Seminary. He is author or editor of numerous books, including Moments with Martin Luther; Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters; The Westminster Handbook to Reformed Theology; and the Encyclopedia of the Reformed Faith.

The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology

• Author: Kevin J. Vanhoozer
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 2005
• Pages: 504

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Observing a strange disappearance of doctrine within the church, Kevin Vanhoozer argues that there is no more urgent task for Christians today than to engage in living truthfully with others before God. He details how doctrine serves the church—the theater of the gospel—by directing individuals and congregations to participate in the drama of what God is doing to renew all things in Jesus Christ. Taking his cue from George Lindbeck and others who locate the criteria of Christian identity in Spirit-led church practices, Vanhoozer relocates the norm for Christian doctrine in the canonical practices, which, he argues, both provoke and preserve the integrity of the church's witness as prophetic and apostolic.

Kevin J. Vanhoozer is Research Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has previously taught at Wheaton College and the University of Edinburgh. In addition to The Drama of Doctrine, Vanhoozer is the author or editor of several books.

Raising Up a Faithful Priest: Community and Priesthood in Biblical Theology

• Author: Richard D. Nelson
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 1993
• Pages: 208

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This thought-provoking study reviews priesthood from a theological perspective and explores the theological value and significance of priests in Old and New Testaments. Richard D. Nelson reviews biblical concepts of priesthood and provides guidance and data for exegetes and systematic theologians as they work out the implications of the Bible's view of priesthood.

Richard D. Nelson is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Hebrew and Old Testament Interpretation at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. He is a pastor with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the author of several books, including Joshua: A Commentary in the Old Testament Library series and First and Second Kings in the Interpretation series.