Eerdmans Publishing

Publisher of quality religious, academic, general interest, and children's books (through Eerdmans Books for Young Readers). Independent and family-owned since 1911.

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Our very first academic catalog came out in 1989. See any familiar titles? #tbt #throwbackthursday (at Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company)

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Being Christian & Being Disciples: two classic books by Rowan Williams on the fundamentals of the Christian life

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Reflecting thoughtful engagement with recent scholarly developments in both theological interpretation and missional hermeneutics, Johnson has produced a pioneering work. Exegetically judicious, theologically astute, and canonically informed, this volume will serve as a welcome guide for those seeking to navigate the theological content and the missional implications of 1 and 2 Thessalonians.

Michael Barram on 1 & 2 Thessalonians (THNTC) by Andy Johnson

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This splendid commentary on 1 and 2 Thessalonians not only contributes to our understanding of these letters but also serves as a benchmark example of the practice of missional hermeneutics.

John R. Franke on 1 & 2 Thessalonians (THNTC) by Andy Johnson

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Andy Johnson has written an extraordinary commentary on the Thessalonian letters from the perspective of their missional dynamic and purpose. It is at once exegetically perceptive, theologically rich, and missionally insightful. Johnson's volume will assist all those who read it both to better understand this early Pauline correspondence and, if they so desire, to participate more fully in the mission of the Triune God to which these texts bear eloquent witness. A landmark contribution to the commentary genre.

Michael Gorman on 1 & 2 Thessalonians (THNTC) by Andy Johnson

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If I were asked to teach a class on 1 and 2 Thessalonians, I would do it with the Bible in one hand and this commentary in the other! With sane and meticulous attention to exegetical detail, Johnson is clear about what he believes to be the thrust of Paul's message in these letters, and he offers his interpretation with a gracious spirit.

George Hunsberger on 1 & 2 Thessalonians (THNTC) by Andy Johnson

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Each chapter in this interesting, accessible book explores the understanding of 'calling' within the broader picture of a different religion as a whole, helping Christians in particular understand the key concept of vocation from an interreligious perspective. Central figures and texts from each religion are discussed, and the result is a rich picture of how different faith traditions positively inform an individual's life in community and in the world.

Kristin Johnston Largen on Calling in Today’s World

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Starting from the Christian concept of 'call,' editors Cahalan and Schuurman have created a dynamic interreligious dialogue in this book, conducted in the particular languages of diverse religious and ethical traditions, altogether speaking eloquently to that deeply human desire to hitch one's own life to meaningful work and ways of being.

Jennifer Pearce on Calling in Today’s World

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Calling in Today's World offers broad yet balanced perspectives on a question that rightly preoccupies believers across religious traditions: What is this call that changes one's life, whence does it come, and where does it lead? Whether readers are already convinced of their calling, or seeking to retrieve the very idea of a personal calling, or simply curious about how religious people think themselves called, this volume offers a mature and generous set of aptly nuanced possibilities for study and appropriation.

Francis X. Clooney, SJ, on Calling in Today’s World

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This may well be the most important book about New Testament Christology to appear in recent years. Written in an era when it has become increasingly popular to insist that Jesus is already depicted as a preexistent figure in the Synoptic Gospels — one who is absorbed into the 'divine identity' and thus at least hinted to be 'fully God' — Daniel Kirk makes a persuasive case for viewing the depiction of Jesus in Matthew, Mark, and Luke as one of an idealized human figure. His argument is likely to stand the test of time and become a focal point for ongoing debates and new research in the years and decades to come.

James McGrath on A Man Attested by God by J. R. Daniel Kirk

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We buy a lot of Bibles but don't read them. We occasionally quote the Bible but mostly for our own immediate purposes. Ken Briggs, one of our most thoughtful religious writers, calls us to a new engagement with Scripture by offering a richly persuasive case for why the Bible still matters.

E. J. Dionne on The Invisible Bestseller by Kenneth Briggs

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In this important and timely study of the Synoptic Gospels, Daniel Kirk attacks the popular 'divine Christology' advocated in many recent studies, insisting, with ruthless logic, that the Synoptic evangelists consistently portray Jesus in ways reminiscent of Jewish traditions as an idealized human figure. He demonstrates how they pick up the language used of Adam, Moses, David, and the 'one like a son of man,' and present Jesus as God's human representative on earth. Kirk's study is not just negative, however, since the alternative 'high' Christology he advocates reminds us of the importance of Jesus's humanity. Everyone concerned with the origins of Christian belief needs to take note of this work.

Morna Hooker on A Man Attested by God by J. R. Daniel Kirk

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Briggs's penetrating study is a welcome addition to our understanding of how religion functions in everyday life. Deeply humane and beautifully written, The Invisible Bestseller introduces readers to the ways in which Americans do and don't understand the Bible and demonstrates why it remains foundational even when its teachings are hidden in plain sight.

Diane Winston, publisher of Religion Dispatches, on The Invisible Bestseller by Kenneth Briggs

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Some may wonder if a new, fresh look at biblical hermeneutics is truly possible. Keener demonstrates that it is. He brings his scholarly biblical expertise and mastery of secondary literature together with his deep conviction that the experience of the Spirit should shape a Christian (not only a Pentecostal) reading of Scripture. The result is a wide-ranging consideration of the task of recontextualizing the Bible in line with, but not as a replacement for, exegesis. A wide range of readers will discover in Spirit Hermeneutics much to engage with and ponder.

Jeanine Brown on Spirit Hermeneutics by Craig Keener

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“Try this at home.” Marilyn McEntyre on the practice of finding those words that become “little fountains of grace.” Learn more in her new book Word by Word: A Daily Spiritual Practice.

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Craig Keener has written a compelling guide to reading Scripture experientially, eschatologically, and missionally. Keener resources the Pentecostal tradition, including its global breadth, to guide readers on how to draw from the Spirit, how to develop disciplined reading habits, how to understand debates about interpretation, and how to dutifully get the most out of the text. This book is nothing less than hermeneutics with holy fire!

Michael Bird on Spirit Hermeneutics by Craig Keener