Books

A survey of the many attempts over the last two hundred years to write a theology of the New Testament and a programme for the way in which New Testament theology should proceed in the future.

The most important book about the study of Jesus written in modern times. The full text of the second German edition (1913)with its additions and modifications is now available in English for the first time. Foreword by Dennis Nineham.

The artist who originally wanted to become a preacher like his father. This book argues that although when he realised his vocation was to become a painter he broke with institutional Christianity, he continued to be an evangelist in his distinctive...

In this controversial study, D'Costa examines the Christian doctrine of the Trinity as a cultural artefact. Because the church is made up of gendered persons, the author views the questions of gender and culture as crucial in his study.

In this collection of short pieces based on broadcasts the author carried out for German radio, the selected biblical passage for each week becomes a springboard for exploring issues ranging from political leadership to spiritual journeys.

Like hell, heaven is now to be found on Earth, where humans are striving towards globalization, supercommunication and a more humanitarian way of dealing with things. The author argues that this reflects the tenets of kingdom theology.

A former pupil surveys Jürgen Moltmann's work, sketching out the personal, ecumenical and political background against which his books have been written. An invaluable guide to the work of the most important German-speaking Protestant...

In this book, Penelhum identifies what distinguishes the ethics of the Christian from the ethics of a secular world that commonly sees itself as having adopted Christian principles.

In this text, Elisabeth Moltmann-Wendel explores the sources of friendship in the Bible, in the Christian tradition and in contemporary literature.

Inger Hermann has taught RE to deprived children in three special schools in Stuttgart. This book describes her experiences with them and the way in which it is possible to help them ask profound existential questions.