From the second century to the mid-eighth century, this illuminating volume presents a collection of early Christian commentary on Acts, which tells the story of the expansion of the church from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth, featuring selections from Didymus the Blind, John Cassian, and Athanasius.

Product Description: Emphasizing the beliefs common to all branches of Christendom rather than the issues that divide, Thomas Oden brings the full weight of two millennia of discussion to bear on the ever-contemporary questions of Christian faith. His magisterial study not only treats the traditional elements of systematic theology, referencing hundreds of theologians Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, charismatic but also highlights the foundational exegetes of history...read more

Product Description: This is a three-volume set, each volume focusing on one person of the godhead: volume 1 explores the Christian understanding of God, creation and providence; volume 2 discusses Christ and the incarnation; and, volume 3 considers the presence of the Holy Spirit in history and His power in the lives and communities of present day believers...read more

Collection of writings from the Ancient Christian commentary, with various commentaries from contemporary and subsequent sources.

Collection of writings from the Ancient Christian commentary, with commentaries and supplementary materials from contemporary and subsequent writers.

Product Description: First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Who might reasonably be nominated as the funniest philosopher of all time? With this anthology, Thomas Oden provisionally declares Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855)--despite his enduring stereotype as the melancholy, despairing Dane--as, among philosophers, the most amusing. Kierkegaard not only explored comic perception to its depths but also practiced the art of comedy as astutely as any writer of his time. This collection shows how his theory of comedy is integrated into his practice of comic perception, and how both are integral to his entire authorship. Kierkegaard's humor ranges from the droll to the rollicking; from farce to intricate, subtle analysis; from nimble stories to amusing aphorisms. In these pages you are invited to meet the wife of an author who burned her husband's manuscript and a businessman who, even with an abundance of calling cards, forgot his own name. You will hear of an interminable vacillator whom archeologists found still pacing thousands of years later, trying to come to a decision. Then there is the emperor who became a barkeeper in order to stay in the know. The Humor of Kierkegaard is for anyone ready to be amused by human follies. Those new to Kierkegaard will discover a dazzling mind worth meeting. Those already familiar with his theory of comedy will be delighted to see it concisely set forth and exemplified. Others may have read Kierkegaard intensively without having ever really noticed his comic side. Here they will find what they have been missing.

Product Description: Jesus Christ promised a unity for his church. Are there now clear evidences of that within evangelicalism? Or are evangelicals fragmenting into ever smaller divisions?Renowned theologians J. I. Packer and Thomas C. Oden make the case that there is a significant theological consensus holding the evangelical church together...read more

Product Description: Part of an intended 27-volume series encompassing the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, plus the Appocrypha. On each page readers will find the text of scripture, line by line, accompanied by the relevant commentary (in English) of the early Church fathers including Ambrose, Chrysostom and Augustine...read more

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Product Description: Part of an intended 27-volume series encompassing the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, plus the Apocrypha. On each page readers will find the text of scripture, line by line, accompanied by the relevant commentary (in English) of the early Church fathers including Ambrose, Chrysostom and Augustine...read more

A renowned theologian explores the surprising resurgence of a new Christian Orthodoxy that transcends denominational lines and attempts to repossess the traditional spiritual disciplines - close study of daily prayer, regular observance in a worshiping community, doctrinal integrity, and moral accountability. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The Justification Reader sets out the classic Christian teaching of "salvation by grace through faith." Distinguished theologian Thomas C. Oden, well known for retrieving the riches of church tradition, here gathers together the early Christian sources on the theme of justification...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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