The creed : the apostolic faith in contemporary theology by Marthaler, Berard L.

Table of Contents: “…In quest of the historical Jesus -- 10. The sacrifice of the cross and senseless suffering -- 11. …”


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Karl Rahner, an introduction to his theology by Weger, Karl-Heinz

Table of Contents: “…'I believe in Jesus Christ' -- The claim of the historical Jesus -- Rahner's transcendental Christology -- Salvation as redemption -- 7. …”


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The deepening darkness : patriarchy, resistance, and democracy's future by Gilligan, Carol, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…-- Roman patriarchy and violence -- Vergil on the darkness visible -- Apuleius on conversion -- Augustine on conversion -- Resistance across time and culture -- Resistance : religion -- The historical Jesus -- The Jews and Christian anti-semitism -- The argument for toleration -- Christian resistance : Bayle and Locke -- Jewish resistance : Spinoza -- Ethical religion and constitutional rights -- Radical abolitionism -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Religion and the values of constitutional democracy -- The legacy of celibacy -- The priest sexual abuse scandal -- James Carroll on resistance to war and to anti-semitism -- Resistance : psychology -- Freud's opening and closing to women -- The alternative psychology of Ian D. …”


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The historical Christ and the theological Jesus by Allison, Dale C., Jr., 1955-

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The bad Jesus : the ethics of New Testament ethics by Avalos, Hector

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Jesus, Paul and the people of God : a theological dialogue with N. T. Wright

Table of Contents: “…Wright's response -- Whence and whither historical Jesus studies in the life of the church? / N.T. …”


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An Aramaic approach to Q : sources for the Gospels of Matthew and Luke by Casey, Maurice

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Meister Eckhart : a mystic-warrior for our times by Fox, Matthew, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…The God of awe, wonder, radical amazement, and justice: Meister Eckhart meets Rabbi Heschel -- The Christ of the cosmos: Meister Eckhart meets Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Berry -- The apophatic divinity: Meister Eckhart meets Buddhism via Thich Nhat Hanh -- The divine feminine: Meister Eckhart meets Adrienne Rich -- Liberated and liberating sisters: Meister Eckhart meets Dorothee Soelle, the Beguines Mechtild of Magdeburg and Marguerite Porete, and Julian of Norwich -- The historical Jesus: Meister Eckhart meets Marcus Borg, Bruce Chilton, and John Dominic Crossan -- Depth psychology: Meister Eckhart meets Carl Jung -- Psychotherapy and the "unio mystica": Meister Eckhart meets Otto Rank -- Wisdom of Hinduism: Meister Eckhart meets Ananda Coomaraswamy and Father Bede Griffiths -- Eckhart as Sufi: Meister Eckhart meets Rumi, Hafiz, Ibn El-Arabi, and Avicenna -- Indigenous wisdom and shamanism: Meister Eckhart meets Eddie Kneebone, Black Elk, and Bill Everson -- Warriors for ecological and economic justice: Meister Eckhart meets Dorothy Stang, Karl Marx, David Korten, Serge Latouche, Anita Roddick, and Howard Thurman -- Warriors for a deeper education: Meister Eckhart meets YELLAWE, Theodore Richards, M.C. …”


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The economy of the kingdom : social conflict and economic relations in Luke's Gospel by Moxnes, Halvor

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Jesus & utopia : looking for the kingdom of God in the Roman world by Beavis, Mary Ann

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A short introduction to hermeneutics by Jasper, David

Table of Contents: “…The nineteenth century: The critical spirit and the will to believe -- David Friedrich Strauss, Das Leben Jesu (1835-36) -- The quest for the historical Jesus -- Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911) -- Science and religion. 6. …”


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The coming of the cosmic Christ : the healing of Mother Earth and the birth of a global renaissance by Fox, Matthew, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Mother earth is dying -- The mystical brain is dying -- Creativity is dying -- Wisdom is dying -- The youth are dying -- Native peoples, their religions, and cultures are dying -- Mother church is dying -- Mother love (compassion) is dying -- Our mother is dying, but not dead -- The etymology of mysticism -- The denial of the mystic -- The rise of pseudo-mysticism -- Twenty-one running, working, experiential definitions of mysticism -- The historical Jesus as mystic and teacher of mysticism -- The quest for the cosmic christ-A paradigm shift -- Biblical sources for belief in the cosmic christ -- The cosmic christ and creation mystics-The Greek fathers -- The cosmic christ and creation mystics-The Medieval west -- Scripture, traditions, and the cosmic christ -- Naming the cosmic christ -- Jesus Christ as mother earth crucified and resurrected -- A Paschal mystery for the third millennium of christianity -- Redeeming redemption-The cosmic christ as redeemer of cosmic pain -- The cosmic christ-Revealer of the divine "I am" in every creature -- The cosmic christ and a renaissance of sexual mysticism -- Honoring the child within-Youth and the cosmic christ -- The cosmic christ and creativity-The return of the personal arts -- The cosmic christ-Redeemer of worship -- The cosmic christ and deep ecumenism.…”


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Jesus the storyteller by Wright, Stephen I.

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Matthew : a commentary by Culpepper, R. Alan

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Scripting Jesus : the Gospels in rewrite by White, L. Michael

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Presumed guilty : how the Jews were blamed for the death of Jesus by Tomson, Peter J., 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Jesus through the ages -- A thirty-year-old Jewish man -- The anti-Jewish church -- Middle ages, Reformation, revolution -- The twentieth century -- The quest for the "real" Jesus -- The historical Jesus or the Christ of faith? -- Involvement in history -- A cause involving justice and injustice -- Sources and interpretations -- Ancient Jewish writings -- The Gospels -- The "real" Jesus? …”


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Jesus and the economic questions of his day by Oakman, Douglas E.

Table of Contents: “…The Economic Context of the Historical Jesus -- 1. The general character of production in first-century Palestine -- land and geographic determinants of production -- organization of labor and labor inputs -- technology and crops -- conclusion -- 2. …”


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Understanding the New Testament

Table of Contents: “…In search of the historical Jesus -- Interpreting Abraham in Hebrews and James -- Churches in crisis in 1-2 Peter and Jude -- New Leaders in the Pastoral Epistles -- Revelation: envisioning God's reality -- The quest for unity in the New Testament.…”


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The Gospel of John : more light from Philo, Paul and archaeology : the scriptures, tradition, exposition, settings, meaning by Borgen, Peder

Table of Contents: “…John and the Synoptics -- The Gospel of John and Hellenism -- John and the Synoptics in the Passion narrative -- John and the Synoptics -- The independence of the Gospel of John: some observations -- God's agent in the Fourth Gospel -- The sabbath controversy in John 5:1-18 and the analogous controversy reflected in Philo's writings -- Observations on God's agent and agency in John's Gospel chapters 5-10: agency and the quest for the historical Jesus -- 'John the witness' and the Prologue: John 1:1-34(37) -- Can Philo's In Flaccum and Legatio ad Gaium be of help? …”


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Christ and the future in New Testament history by Ellis, E. Earle (Edward Earle)

Table of Contents: “…The Person of Jesus -- 1. The Historical Jesus and the Gospels -- 2. Jesus' use of the Old Testament and the Genesis of New Testament Theology -- 3. …”


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