Theology

For a long time, scholarship has been seeking the origins of Christian worship in the synagogue. This book traces the roots of Christian worship back to the Jewish temple. It covers baptism, in theology and practice, the Eucharist, with emphasis on the symbolism of the elements, the significance of music and hymns, and festivals and pilgrimage.

In this text, Margaret Barker puts recent archaeological discoveries in context by explaining the theological background. It sheds light on Old Testament theology, Christian and Jewish liturgy and Jesus' own relationship to the Temple.

A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today

This timely exploration of the meaning of generous orthodoxy encourages us to embrace different expressions of Christian faith to deepen a sense of unity in the Church.

Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, fundamentally shaped Christian theology in the 20th and early 21st centuries. This book surveys the major themes and topics that Ratzinger explored, and highlights aspects of the ideas that he developed in his engagement with a wide variety of intellectual and religious currents.

Fifth in a series on the basics of Christian belief, this book explores the great theme of the Christian hope, and the way in which this transforms and sustains the Christian life, using stories and helpful illustrations.

In a secular age that offers a buffet of spiritualities focused on the self and on personal transformation, leading practical theologian Andrew Root shows the difference between these reigning mysticisms and an authentic Christian view of transformation.