This book offers an ecumenically representative response to an important section of Pope John Paul II's 1995 Encliclical Letter, which deals with the ministry of unity of the Bishop of Rome. Here J…
This book states clearly that the crisis currently facing the ecumenical movement is too deep to be overcome simply by the creation of new institutions or the reorganization of existing ones.
The publication of this book roughly coincides with the appearance of the first volume of Pannenberg's "Systematische Theologie" and of a German Festschrift celebrating his 60th birthday, titled "v…
Orthodox Christianity has confessed Mary as Theotokos, "Mother of God." Yet neither this title nor Mary's significance has fared well in Protestant Christianity. In the wake of new interest in Mary…
At a critical time in history, when many are unsure of the future of faith in a secular age, here is a call for believers to participate in God's activity in the future tense. The basic theme in th…
In modern theology the "last things" of traditional Christian doctrine have largely been ignored or replaced with various metaphysical, psychological, or ethical reinterpretations of Christianity. …
With perspective insight and vigor, the author addresses today's crisis in ministry in Protestant and Catholic communities. Numerous studies reveal widespread confusion about the nature and scope o…
While Christians and Jews have always been aware of their religious connections - historical community, overlapping theology, shared scriptures - that awareness has traditionally been infected by c…