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Facets series

Brief, brilliant treatments of vital aspects of faith and life.

In a fast-changing era, when complex religious questions figure prominently in public debates and private dilemmas, this sterling series features some of the best insights and best minds of our generation. Ranging widely from biblical studies to contemporary ethics, Facets offer creative, provocative, and often inspiring gems of religious reflection for today's thoughtful readers.
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Cross and Resurrection: God's Wonder and Mystery

by Klaus Schwarzwäller (Author); Ken Sundet Jones (Translator); Mark C. Mattes (Translator)

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Release Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012

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German theologian, Klaus Schwarzwäller reclaims Christ's cross and resurrection as God's wonder and mystery. He connects with art, history, contemporary culture... read more

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What Is African American Religion?: Facets series

Release Date: Friday, July 1, 2011

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Is there really a monolithic "black church"? Distilling the arguments of Pinn's important and provocative work in Terror and Triumph , this brief work asks the... read more

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Faith and Human Rights: Christianity and the Global Struggle for Human Dignity

by Richard Amesbury (Author); George M. Newlands (Author)

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Release Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2008

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The UN's 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights stands as a highpoint of twentieth-century moral deliberation, yet sixty years later human rights are widely... read more

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The Sacrifice of Jesus: Understanding Atonement Biblically

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Release Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011

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The "sacrifice" of Jesus is one of the most central doctrines in Christianity—and one of the most controversial, especially in contemporary debate (and... read more

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Slavery as Moral Problem: In the Early Church and Today

by Jennifer A. Glancy (Author)

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Release Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011

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Recent US and UN reports document the startling incidence of human trafficking in the world today. Yet the situation is hardly new. The fact that some early... read more

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Christians and War: A Brief History of the Church's Teachings and Practices

by A. James Reimer (Author)

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Release Date: Friday, October 1, 2010

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Watch MA. James Reimer discuss his new book, Christians and War Find more videos like this on Fortress Forum Religion has often been blatantly... read more

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The Bible in Human Transformation: Toward a New Paradigm in Bible Study

by Walter Wink (Author)

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Release Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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"Historical biblical criticism is bankrupt." That startling affirmation began The Bible in Human Transformation when it first appeared in 1975. Wink asserts... read more

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What Christians Can Learn From Buddhism: Rethinking Salvation

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Release Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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It is a truism in the study of religion that to understand one's own tradition truly one must inhabit another's deeply. Kristin Johnston Largen in this exciting... read more

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Real Peace, Real Security: The Challenges of Global Citizenship

by Sharon D. Welch (Author)

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Release Date: Monday, October 27, 2008

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While just-war theorists hold that war is the last resort, many are now focusing on what is the first resort — what are the multiple tasks that can prevent... read more

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The Stem Cell Debate

by Ted Peters (Author)

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Release Date: Friday, July 13, 2007

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Noted theologian and ethicist Ted Peters accessibly relates the science of stem cells and regenerative medicine in lay terms as he traces the deeply divided... read more

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Darwin and Intelligent Design

by Francisco J. Ayala (Author)

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Release Date: Friday, September 1, 2006

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In this short but illuminating piece, world-renowned biologist Francisco Ayala addresses the notion of intelligent design – the notion that individual... read more

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