Paul Van Buren 
Christ in Our Place [PDF ebook] 
The Substitutionary Character of Calvin’s Doctrine of Reonciliation

How should we relate to »others» – those within a particular tradition, those of different traditions, and those who are oppressed? In the light of these anxieties, and building on the work of Andr …

Religion in Science Fiction investigates the history of the representations of religion in science fiction literature. Space travel, futuristic societies, and non-human cultures are traditional theme …

In 1928, a young Lebanese woman, Nazira Zeineddine al-Halabi, wrote a book called ‘Unveiling and Veiling’, an indictment of patriarchal oppression in which she boldly stated that the veil was un-Isla …

Since the original publication of Playing God? in 1996, three developments in genetic technology have moved to the center of the public conversation about the ethics of human bioengineering. Cloning, …

God, the Future of Man focuses on religion and secularisation, viewed from various vantage points: secularisation and God-talk; secularisation and the church»s liturgy; secularisation and the church …

This volume examines notions of health and illness in North Indian devotional culture, with particular attention paid to the worship of the goddess Sitala, the Cold Lady. Consistently portrayed in co …

For three decades, he flashed like a meteor across the theological horizon, and then vanished. …

Numerous contemporary theologians depict divine glory as overwhelming to or competitive with human agency. In effect, this makes humanity a threat to God»s glory, and causes God»s glory to remain o …