God's Wider Presence

God's Wider PresenceWhat are we to make of those occasional yet illuminating experiences of God's presence that occur outside both church and Scripture? We may encounter God's revelatory presence as we experience a beautiful sunset, the birth of a child, or a work of art, music, or literature. While theologians have tended to describe such experiences abstractly as mere traces or echoes, those involved often recognize such moments of transcendence as transformative. Here

Holmes demonstrates the importance of theology for Christian faith and practice

This concise introduction to the New Testament is well-suited to one-semester survey courses

Readers will find that their forbears in the faith saw in the Genesis narrative not simply an account of origins but also a rich teaching about the righteousness of God

and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Written in an accessible and engaging voice for college-age readers

This edition

Union Theological Seminary

David Garland's thoughtful commentary engages contemporary scholarship while providing a readable study that will be accessible to students and pastors as well as scholars

and recognize their potential for meaningful engagement in a variety of relationships and vocational callings

Bryan Stone addresses reasons evangelism often fails and explains how it can become distorted as a Christian practice

Keener then builds a soundly scriptural view of divorce and remarriage--a view that reminds the church that all of its members are forgiven people

Students of theology