Philip F. Esler 
First Christians in Their Social Worlds [PDF ebook] 
Social-scientific approaches to New Testament Interpretation

When you think of the Councils of the Church, you probably imagine a group of Cardinals and Bishops quietly discussing obtuse theological doctrines which have no practical implications. Perhaps a lou …

( Excuse me, have you been sitting here long?Yes, nearly half an hour ago.Do you know who this wrapper belongs to?) That boy is really stupid to throw away this wrapper.if it doesn’t return, I will t …

Alan Cadwallader explores the intricate tensions and conflicts that infused the work of revision of the Authorised Version of the Bible between 1870 and 1885. The Promethean aspirations of the ventur …

Sigmund Freud’s essay ”The Uncanny” is celebrating a century since publication. It is arguably his greatest and most fruitful contribution to the study of culture and the environment. Environmental …

Richard Hooker”s Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity has long been acknowledged as an influential philosophical, theological and literary text. While scholars have commonly noted the presence of pa …

Science and religion represent two powerful forces that continue to influence the American cultural landscape. Negotiating Science and Religion in America sketches an intellectual-cultural history fr …

Werner G. Jeanrond approaches hope from the perspective of a theology of love. He distinguishes human hopes from the hope which God has given to humanity. Jeanrond discusses the challenges of a Chris …

Religions of Beijing offers an intimate portrayal of lived religion in 17 different religious communities in greater Beijing. Students at Minzu University of China spent one year immersed in the rout …