Theological Titles: Authors (L)

A History of the Early Church:

Two Volume Set

By Lietzmann, Hans

The standard history in two volumes of the growth of the early Church, from John the Baptist to the establishment as the official Roman religion.

Series: Library of Ecclesiastical History

Apostates, Hybrids, or True Jews?:

Jewish Christians and Jewish Identity in Eastern Europe, 1860–1914

By Lillevik, Raymond

A study of the ambiguities of communal identity among 19th-century Eastern European Jews, through the lives of three believers in the messiahship of Jesus.

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Reading Auschwitz with Barth:

The Holocaust as Problem and Promise for Barthian Theology

By Lindsay, Mark R.

An exploration of the problems posed by the Holocaust in the light of Barth's theology, showing how such a dialogue enriches our understanding of both.

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A Missiology of the Road:

Early Perspectives in David Bosch's Theology of Mission and Evangelism

By Livingston, J. Kevin

An in-depth study of the early work of the South African theologian David Bosch, showing the shaping of his distinctive and influential theology of mission.

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Letters from the Pillar Apostles:

The Formation of the Catholic Epistles as a Canonical Collection

By Lockett, Darian R.

A study of the Catholic Epistles that views them not as isolated texts but as a collection unified by their canonical context within the New Testament.

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Theology and Culture:

A Guide to the Discussion

By Long, D. Stephen

A concise and informative overview and analysis of how the idea of culture is used and understood in modern theology.

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The Sovereignty of God Debate

By Long, D. Stephen and Kalantzis, George (editors)

A collection of lectures from a variety of theological standpoints, offering a wide-ranging discussion of the nature of God's sovereignty over creation.

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Gift and the Unity of Being

By López, Antonio

A treatise, combining classical theology and postmodern existentialist thought, on the gift of existence as the heart of the relation between God and creation.

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The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church

By Lossky, Vladimir

The authoritative study of Eastern Orthodox theology, presenting a tradition in which doctrine and mystical experience are mutually supporting.

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Jesus and Marginal Women:

The Gospel of Matthew in Social-Scientific Perspective

By Love, Stuart L.

An illuminating study of gender inclusiveness and marginality in the Gospel of Matthew, using ideas and methods drawn from anthropology and the social sciences.