Wipf & Stock Theological Studies Collection (18 vols.)

by Sung Wook Chung; David Mathewson; William Dumbrell; Lincoln Harvey

and

17 more

Publishers:

Cascade Books; Wipf and Stock

, 2000–2018

Overview

The Wipf & Stock Theological Studies Collection provides essential resources students and scholars. From historical theology to the trinity and eschatology, these in-depth monographs examine important interpretive and difficult questions. Learn about Luther and his theology of the Cross, examine Jesus' death and resurrection from a new perspective, or simply find new insight into what it means for Christians to be a new creation. The Wipf & Stock Theological Studies Collection covers a broad gamut of theological issues with insight and care.

Key Features

• Includes insights on a wide variety of theological topics
• Contributions from respected theologians
• Provides a number of volumes examining the relationship of science & theology

Product Details

• Title: Wipf & Stock Theological Studies Collection
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Volumes: 18
• Pages: 3,842
• Resource Type: Monographs
• Topic: Theology

Essays on the Trinity

• Editor: Lincoln Harvey
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 250

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This volume gathers together twelve essays on the doctrine of the Trinity. It includes the work of systematic theologians, analytic theologians, and biblical scholars who address a range of issues concerning the Christian doctrine of God. Contributors include Jeremy Begbie, Julie Canlis, Douglas Campbell, William Hasker, and Christoph Schwöbel. The volume also includes a new essay written by the late Robert W. Jenson shortly before his death.

The doctrine of the Trinity stands at the very heart of the Christian faith and is key to understanding every facet of the Christian life. It ensures that Christian worship and witness to what God has done (and continues to do) stems from who God is eternally. This impressive collection of essays will both help and inspire its readers to dig deeper into what Christians affirm about the being of God, as well as the grounds and significance of those affirmations. Eccletic in mix, wide-ranging in scope, and rich in insights, this volume offers us a wonderful view into the latest thinking on this topic from several world-renowned theologians. It is a source of immense encouragement that a trinitarian focus in theology continues to thrive both in our churches and in the academy today. Thanks be to God!

—Alan J. Torrance, Professor of Systematic Theology, University of St Andrews

Lincoln Harvey is Assistant Dean and Lecturer in Systematic Theology at St Mellitus College, London.

Genesis, Science, and the Beginning

• Author: Benjamin D. Smith, Jr.
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 306

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Christian apologist Ben Smith believes that the creation account in Genesis 1 can be read literally and historically as a real week of seven normal days without contradicting modern astronomy and geology regarding the age of the universe and Earth. Many Christians are divided over how to reconcile Genesis with modern science, and this book evaluates all of the major options, ultimately concluding that the Bible allows for an old universe and Earth in a way that is also scientifically accurate. A former Young Earth creationist, Smith now believes that the age of creation is not specified in the Bible, and therefore scientists are free to answer the question. He believes that Christians should not hide from the controversy over the age of the Earth, but should take a fresh look at the text and be impressed with its accuracy.

With the goal of reconciling widely divergent and often divisive views on the biblical creation account, Ben Smith revives the interpretation of Genesis 1 first proposed by British physicist Alan Hayward. Smith argues for seven consecutive 24-hour days during which God proclaims, in a topical rather than chronological order, what he will do over billions of years to prepare Earth for human existence and redemption.

—Hugh Ross, astronomer, author, pastor, and president of Reasons to Believe

Benjamin D. Smith Jr. has been studying and teaching theology and apologetics for over thirty years since becoming a Christian as a student at Georgia Tech. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Worldview and Apologetics from Luther Rice College & Seminary, and he is the Ratio Christi chapter director at the University of West Georgia and the Ratio Christi publishing project manager.

God, Science, and Religious Diversity: A Defense of Theism

• Author: Robert T. Lehe
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 198

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Two major obstacles to belief in God in the twenty-first century are the idea that science is incompatible with religious faith, and the idea that the diversity of religions undermines the credibility of belief that any one religion could be truer than the others. This book addresses both of these challenges to belief in God and explores a connection between them. It argues that science and religion are not only compatible, but that some recent scientific discoveries actually support belief in the existence of the Creator God. The diversity of religions is widely believed to undermine the credibility of religious truth claims because of the assumed lack of any way to settle disagreements between different religions. This book argues that one rational way to adjudicate disagreements between the claims of diverse religions is to assess their consistency with contemporary science. The book considers how Christian theism and Buddhism fare in harmonizing their metaphysical frameworks with contemporary scientific cosmology. Although both theistic and Buddhist worldviews resonate with many recent scientific discoveries, the Big Bang theory and cosmic fine-tuning favor the Christian doctrine of creation.

Does modern science render Christian theism implausible? If not, do the truth claims of other religions effect the same result? Professor Lehe argues clearly and compellingly for negative answers to both questions. He also shows how the two are related to one another. Of particular merit is his examination of how Buddhist interpretations of cosmological fine tuning compare unfavorably to those from Christian philosophical traditions. Highly recommended for both professional philosophers and general readers.

—Olin Joynton, Alpena Community College, Alpena, Michigan

Robert T. Lehe is Professor of Philosophy at North Central College. He is the author of articles on epistemology, metaphysical realism, arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, the problem of divine hiddenness, and religious pluralism.

Jerusalem Crucified, Jerusalem Risen: The Resurrected Messiah, the Jewish People, and the Land of Promise

• Author: Mark S. Kinzer
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 336

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The good news (euangelion) of the crucified and risen Messiah was proclaimed first to Jews in Jerusalem, and then to Jews throughout the land of Israel. In Jerusalem Crucified, Jerusalem Risen, Mark Kinzer argues that this initial audience and geographical setting of the euangelion is integral to the eschatological content of the message itself. While the good news is universal in concern and cosmic in scope, it never loses its particular connection to the Jewish people, the city of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel. The crucified Messiah participates in the future exilic suffering of his people, and by his resurrection offers a pledge of Jerusalem’s coming redemption.

Basing his argument on a reading of the Acts of the Apostles and the Gospel of Luke, Kinzer proposes that the biblical message requires its interpreters to reflect theologically on the events of post-biblical history. In this context he considers the early emergence of Rabbinic Judaism and the much later phenomenon of Zionism, offering a theological perspective on these historical developments that is biblically rooted, attentive to both Jewish and Christian tradition, and minimalist in the theological constraints it imposes on the just resolution of political conflict in the Middle East.

Jerusalem Crucified, Jerusalem Risen is a careful but exciting reading of the NT through the lens of Luke-Acts . . . Kinzer shows that it is the principal link between the gospels and the letters of the NT, and that it unveils the Jewish-Gentile admixture of the early church in ways that answer fundamental questions about Christology, eschatology, ecclesiology, ethics, and missiology. Readers of this book will discover ways of seeing Jesus and the early church that will set all of Christian theology in a new light.

—Gerald R. McDermott, Anglican Chair of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

Mark S. Kinzer is Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Zera Avraham in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and President Emeritus of Messianic Jewish Theological Institute. He is the author of Postmissionary Messianic Judaism (2005), Israel’s Messiah and the People of God (2011), and Searching Her Own Mystery (2015).

Jesus is Not Safe

• Author: Wang Bin Yu
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 120

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Traditional ways of thinking about the teachings of Jesus are often bound to one system of thought or another. Such ways of thinking are typically greater expressions of society’s thinking (whether in the church or in the world) than what Jesus taught. Jesus is Not Safe concerns some such ways, ways that a thoughtful disciple of Jesus needs to challenge.

Wang Bin Yu has taught at various theological institutions in Canada. He has been a Baptist missionary in Africa and was an Anglican pastor, and he is now living and teaching in China.

Luther's Theology of the Cross: Christ in Luther's Sermons on John

• Author: Dennis Ngien
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 312

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Luther was fundamentally a preacher-pastor, “a care-taker of souls,” whose ingenuity lies in his usage of the biblical message as a source of pastoral encouragement. This book seeks to capture the often-overlooked pastoral side of the Reformer through an examination of his sermons on John’s gospel.

The sermons on John show the intrinsic, close, and causal link between doctrine and consolation. They are an exercise of his vocation as a pastor, or more precisely, as a theologian of the cross who seeks to inculcate the good news of justification by faith in his people, leading them to experience it within the dialectic of law and gospel. St. John, said Luther, “is the master in the article of justification.” Luther’s theological method, namely, his theology of the cross, permeates and governs the exposition of the text, and all major themes of his theology— Christology, Trinity, and soteriology—appear in his exegesis of John.

With a sure ear for the nuances of Luther’s engagement with the text of his favorite gospel and for the questions of our own time, Ngien again renders the Reformer’s interpretation of Scripture understandable and relevant for modern readers. His special combination of keen-sighted theological analysis of Luther’s faith and a sensitive meditative application of his insights gained from the evangelist John’s depiction and confession of Christ permits both the evangelist and the Reformer to speak directly to twenty-first-century faith and life.

—Robert Kolb, Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis

Dennis Ngien is Professor of Systematic Theology at Tyndale University College & Seminary, Toronto, and Research Professor at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto.

Models of Premillennialism

• Author: Sung Wook Chung and David L. Mathewson
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 152

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The meaning of “the millennium”—the thousand-year reign of Christ spoken of in Revelation 20—has been controversial for much of the church’s history, and even the main perspectives on the matter turn out to be more variegated than is often realized. This book takes the oldest of those options, premillennialism, and offers an excellent introduction to a variety of models of premillennialism currently available, including classical dispensationalism, progressive dispensationalism, historic premillennialism, thematic premillennialism, and historic premillennialism in Asian context. The product of collaboration between a systematic theologian and a New Testament scholar, this book provides a fascinating reference tool for anyone interested in what Scripture teaches about the last things of redemptive history, the Parousia, and the millennial kingdom.

Sung Wook Chung is Professor of Christian Theology at Denver Seminary.

David Mathewson is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary.

New Creation: A Primer on Living in the Time Between the Times

• Author: Rodney Clapp
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 146

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New Creation introduces readers to the thrilling, biblically-based vision of a whole world created by and to be redeemed by God. Written at an eminently accessible level, it shows how endings (or eschatologies) animate our lives. It rehearses the biblical story from an eschatological angle, emphasizing that Christian eschatology entails a politics. It then delves into how eschatology affects the priesthood of all believers, peace-making, prayer, and creation (including the rocks and trees, dogs and bees, and maybe even sex). With a light hand, it provides biblical cultural background where needed. Throughout, it connects theological groundings to present-day life, Christian discipleship, and contemporary issues. Here is a view of eschatology that bypasses escapist Rapture theology and puts forward a robust, exciting life now and in the age to come, very different from New Yorker cartoons featuring the afterlife as a bland, boring affair of strumming harps on clouds.

New Creation is simply a wonderful book about a crucial topic in Christian life: hope. We Christians are so conflicted about eschatology, while our secular age is wrapped in future visions of destruction. Clapp cuts through speculative debates to clarify what it means to hope in the God who acts. He may surprise you with his gleanings from Scripture and culture on crucial matters like peace, prayer, creation, and sexuality. I found myself buoyed by hope in Christ while reading these pages.

—Alan G. Padgett, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota

Rodney Clapp is an editor for Cascade Books. Formerly a columnist for The Christian Century, his award-winning books include A Peculiar People: The Church as Culture in a Post-Christian Society and Tortured Wonders: Christian Spirituality for People, Not Angels. His most recent book is the novel The Second Baptism of Albert Simmel.

Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts: Reconsidering the Bauer Thesis

• Author: Paul Hartog
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2015
• Pages: 288

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Eighty years ago, Walter Bauer promulgated a bold and provocative thesis about early Christianity. He argued that many forms of Christianity started the race, but one competitor pushed aside the others, until this powerful "orthodox" version won the day. The victors re-wrote history, marginalizing all other perspectives and silencing their voices, even though the alternatives possessed equal right to the title of normative Christianity. Bauer's influence still casts a long shadow on early Christian scholarship. Were heretical movements the original forms of Christianity? Did the heretics outnumber the orthodox? Did orthodox heresiologists accurately portray their opponents? And more fundamentally, how can one make any objective distinction between "heresy" and "orthodoxy"? Is such labeling merely the product of socially situated power? Did numerous, valid forms of Christianity exist without any validating norms of Christianity? This collection of essays, each written by a relevant authority, tackles such questions with scholarly acumen and careful attention to historical, cultural-geographical, and socio-rhetorical detail. Although recognizing the importance of Bauer's critical insights, innovative methodologies, and fruitful suggestions, the contributors expose numerous claims of the Bauer thesis (in both original and recent manifestations) that fall short of the historical evidence.

Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts brings up to date a long-existing debate about those other gospels and early Christianity. Covering issues tied to the Apostolic Fathers, Irenaeus, Gnosticism, and the rule of faith, here is a solid compendium of essays that issues a significant challenge to the thesis of Walter Bauer--that orthodoxy emerged late from a largely sociological battle over the origin of the Jesus movement. It shows how orthodoxy's roots are far older than claims of other options from the second century and beyond. This is simply profitable reading.

—Darrell L. Bock, Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary

Paul Anthony Hartog (PhD, Loyola University Chicago) is a Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies at Faith Baptist Seminary. He is the author of Polycarp and the New Testament (2002) and Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp (2013), and he is the editor of The Contemporary Church and the Early Church: Case Studies in Resourcement (Pickwick, 2010).

Sacrifice in the Bible

• Editors: Roger T. Beckwith and Martin J. Selman
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2016
• Pages: 198

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The study of the theme of sacrifice is seen by many as peripheral, not to say superfluous, to the theological task. The papers in this volume, however, given by members of the Biblical Theology study group of Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research, bear witness to the centrality of the idea and practice of sacrifice in biblical religion. Contributions cover the whole spectrum of the biblical treatment of the subject, as well as survey its contemporary cultural and religious contexts, whether Babylonian and Canaanite or Graeco-Roman and Jewish. The underlying goal of 'Sacrifice in the Bible' is to ascertain how far the developed idea of sacrifice, both as the pattern of human life and as the way of divine salvation in Christ, is implicit in the ceremonial practice from which it arose.

Roger Beckwith is former Warden of Latimer House, Oxford.

Martin Selman is Tutor in Old Testament at Spurgeon's College, London.

Splitting the Day of the Lord: The Cornerstone of Christian Theology

• Author: Wayne Brouwer
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 194

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As ancient Israel's size and influence declined, her prophets began to increasingly predict a new act from God that would accomplish three things on a global scale: (1) a purifying judgment that would reset the scales of justice and remove the degrading effects of evil; (2) the carving out of a remnant community deeply devoted to Yahweh, expanding to include international participation; and (3) the ushering in of a messianic age in which goodness, harmony, and righteousness would pervade every dimension of life on earth. Jesus' disciples connected the prophetic Day of the Lord with his coming and redemptive work. Yet many questioned whether the full impact was made manifest in Jesus, since wars did not cease, broad judgment on sin and evil was not unleashed, and the full blessings of the predicted messianic age were not evident. Jesus did something that no one had anticipated, however, by splitting the Day of the Lord into two divine acts instead of one. This is what distinguishes Christianity from its Jewish roots, as well as its Islamic successor—neither of which acknowledge this unique aspect of Jesus' person and work, or the reworking of how and when the Day of the Lord would take place.

Dr. Brouwer, a long-time friend of mine, offers here a unique contribution to long-standing research and study regarding the nature of the two-age construction as evidenced in Scripture. He redefines the realized and apocalyptic eschatological contours of the prominent Day of the Lord imagery within a covenantal-incarnational framework. In this light, Brouwer has designed a hermeneutical tool with the nomenclature ‘Splitting the Day’ as the key for apprehending the Old and New Testament documents not only individually but also as a coherent collection. That said, in his captivating review of the broader literary horizons, the esteemed theologian produces a creative introduction to the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, upending traditional approaches to the text. In expounding his subject matter, as always, Professor Brouwer’s clear and eloquent prose will undoubtedly ignite the imaginations of a broad and diverse audience for some time to come.

—H. David Schuringa, North Star Ministry Consultants LLC

Wayne Brouwer is Associate Professor of Religion at Hope College and Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at Western Theological Seminary, both in Holland, Michigan. He is the author of Covenant Documents: Reading the Bible Again for the First Time (2015) and numerous other books and articles.

Text and Canon: Essays in Honor of John H. Sailhamer

• Editors: Robert L. Cole and Paul J. Kissling
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2017
• Pages: 228

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This volume is a collection of essays written by former students and colleagues of the late John H. Sailhamer. It includes scholarly treatments of compositional and canonical issues across the Tanakh. These essays are presented in honor of the memory and the legacy of Dr. Sailhamer.

John Sailhamer devoted his life to calling others to a sensitive and serious reading of the biblical text. This volume’s contributors have answered his call and demonstrated the fruitfulness of his interpretive methods. In so doing, they have honored his legacy and the text he so cherished.

—James M. Todd III, Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at College of the Ozarks, author of Sinai and the Saints, Remember, O Yahweh

Paul Kissling is professor of Old Testament at Lincoln Christian Seminary.

Robert Cole is a bilingual online teacher of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Hebrew Bible in Ramat Gan, Israel and adjunct professor at The University of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, Israel.

The Biblical Spirit

• Author: William Dumbrell
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2017
• Pages: 354

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When Jesus meets with him in John 3, Nicodemus appears wholly unaware that the personal work of the Spirit has always been essential for inclusion within God’s covenant. It is the Holy Spirit who is the life of Christ in his church. In missions, the missionary is incapable without the filling of the Spirit. Without the Spirit, there is no regeneration. Indeed, the Holy Spirit, as seen in the Book of Acts, is the foundation of the Church and that continues for the generations of Christians through history. God has planned something better than rich cultural/ religious traditions which have no power to save, namely, membership in the new covenant and the blessing of spiritual union with Christ the life-giving Spirit.

Many have been thankful for God’s gift of biblical teaching through Dr Dumbrell. We are glad to share the vitality of this volume—his last extensive theological project.

—The Elders of Redeemer Baptist Church

William John Dumbrell was an Australian biblical scholar. Dumbrell was converted in 1951, and studied at Moore Theological College before being ordained as priest in the Anglican church in February 1957. He undertook further studies at the University of Sydney, the University of London and Harvard University. Dumbrell had served on the faculty of Regent College, Macquarie University, Moore Theological College, the University of Sydney, Trinity Theological College, Singapore and Emmaus Bible College.

The Humility and Glory of the Lamb

• Author: Jeffrey R. Dickson
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 174

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Although the Apostle John endorses “Lamb” twenty-nine times in his Apocalypse and employs a term that is used only one other time in the New Testament to this end, this unique title and its sophisticated Christological implications has only received cursory attention both historically and more recently. Even then, incomplete/monochromatic interpretations of the unique verbiage John employs to describe Christ are reached. After identifying this clearing that exists in the Christological forest, this book reaches a robust understanding of Revelation’s Lamb by means of a contextual-grammatical-canonical-historical hermeneutic. Ultimately, this monograph concludes that the apostle’s use of Lamb throughout his Apocalypse promotes a multifaceted Christological presentation of John’s protagonist that is dependent on the paradoxical theme of glory in humility—a theme that is introduced when the Lamb first emerges in Revelation 5 and is then reiterated every time the title is used thereafter. In so doing, this work offers students and scholars alike a better understanding of who is coming in the end and what this means for the church at present.

Jeffrey Dickson has written a splendid book that expertly employs a contextual-grammatical-canonical-historical approach to shed new light on the usage and meaning of ‘lamb’ as a title for Christ in Revelation, with significant christological implications. Dickson’s work is scholarly, careful, nuanced, clear, insightful, and makes a unique contribution in expositing a robust and fresh understanding of the humble and glorious leonine Lamb of Revelation.

—John C. Peckham, Andrews University

Jeffrey R. Dickson is an adjunct professor of theology and bible at Liberty University Rawlings School of Divinity.

The Order of God: Renewing the Doctrine of God for Twenty-First-Century Christians

• Author: Aaron Yom
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 186

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In this most up-to-date study, Aaron Yom provides a comprehensive analysis of the doctrine of God, particularly from a pneumatological perspective. He focuses on retrieving the order of God that has been consistently misunderstood and mistreated by modern scholars. The author carefully examines scholarly works of modern thinkers such as Karl Barth, Thomas Torrance, Karl Rahner, David Coffey, Jürgen Moltmann, Clark Pinnock, and Stanley Grenz, as well as ancient masters such as Augustine and Aquinas. With a critical analysis, he highlights the strengths and weaknesses of their work to lay a foundational platform for understanding God’s order in the twenty-first-century theological context.

Yom proposes a holistic approach that does not marginalize the logic of the Trinity that begins with God’s order of ontology rather than God’s order of economy, though the former is read from the latter. He maintains the intricate balance of the immanent Trinity and the economic Trinity with his newfound principle of identity and duality. Yom offers several new theological paradigms for those who are interested in the topic of systematic theology.

Dr. Yom has produced a well-written, carefully argued, and passionate defense of the uniqueness of God’s order and ontology from a pneumatological standpoint, through a critical and constructive conversation with towering figures of modern theology. . . . Any student of theology will benefit from this rich feast that serves as a sound ‘roadmap’ to pursue the knowledge of God systematically on God’s own terms.

—Enoch Charles, Bethel College

Aaron Yom is an adjunct faculty at Ohio Christian University and William Seymour College. He has taught courses in systematic theology, biblical theology, and pastoral theology. He is the author of Number, Word, and Spirit (2017) and The World of Open Systems (2018).

The Search for Salvation

• Author: David F. Wells
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2000
• Pages: 176

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David Wells discusses the doctrine of salvation from six perspectives: conservative, existential, “God-is-dead,” neo-orthodox, liberation/revolutionary and Roman Catholic. Each of these schools of thought is explored in its views toward revelation and the work of Christ, its strengths and weaknesses.

Dr. Wells has surveyed the contemporary scene with extraordinary lucidity. While he brings to his task solid moorings in the evangelical tradition, he assesses various modern movements and trends with fair-mindedness and unusual wit.

—Roger Nicole, Professor of Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

David F. Wells is professor of historical and systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Other works include Revolution in Rome. He co-edited The Evangelicals. This book is the second volume in the Issues in Contemporary Theology series edited by I. Howard Marshall.

Toward a Homiletical Theology of Promise

• Author: David Schnasa Jacobsen
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 140

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Promise has a long pedigree in the history of Christian understandings of the gospel. This volume gathers together leading homileticians to consider the breadth of its understanding today in light of the struggle to reconcile God’s grace with God’s justice. Assuming that promise is a core sense of the gospel, how does this relate to the variety of contexts in which homiletical theology is done? In this final volume in the series, six homileticians from a variety of contexts and perspectives try to move specifically toward a homiletical theology of promise as a way to articulate the central theological gift and task that is preaching the gospel today.

Each chapter of this compelling book teaches a vital aspect of the promissory nature of preaching: as a lure to new forms of human dwelling and action, as a unique way of liturgically embodying eschatology, as a key to homiletical genre, as God’s unique way of acting and speaking in sermons, and as the way preaching becomes provisional good news in difficult situations. Highly recommended for all serious students of preaching.

—John S. McClure, Vanderbilt Divinity School

David Schnasa Jacobsen is Professor of the Practice of Homiletics and Director of the Homiletical Theology Project at Boston University School of Theology. His books include Preaching in the New Creation, Preaching Luke-Acts, Kairos Preaching: Speaking Gospel to the Situation, and Mark.

Unreconciled: The New Norm

• Author: Paul S. Jeon
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 84

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The summons to live a radical life for God has led us away from doing the very basic things he has commanded. Instead of changing the world, our Lord Jesus calls us to change the way we approach relationships. Specifically, he challenges us to pursue reconciliation. Unreconciled: The New Norm invites Christians, especially those who are busy seeking to do great things for a great God, to remember the command “to go and be reconciled” and to renew their commitment to live in obedience to the things God has revealed. Perhaps by pursuing the seemingly ordinary, we will see God do extraordinary things in our pursuit to create cultures of reconciliation.

Paul Jeon delivers a weighty message in this little book, based on a short letter of Paul to Philemon. . . . The message of forgiveness and reconciliation is not an outdated ideal, but an echo of the Gospel mandate that is relevant in all ages for all peoples. How we long for a true community today as ever! But it will never come, the author reminds us, until we are willing to engage the Gospel that points us to follow the self-denying and cross-bearing love of Jesus Christ.

—S. Steve Park, Westminster Theological Seminary, Glenside, Pennsylvania

Paul S. Jeon is the lead pastor of NewCity, Visiting Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary (Washington, DC), and the author of several books, including A New King, 1 Timothy, Empowered by Joy, and True Faith.