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One of the very noticeable theological battles through church history has been on the subject of baptism. Blood has literally been shed over the reason for baptism and the mode of baptism as well as who should be baptized and by whom they should be baptized. Infant baptism and baptizing thinking it will help you get to heaven were some of the hottest issues. There have been thousands of people martyred over these issues. Because of such a highly inflamed reaction to baptism through the centuries, it will be well worth examining and dissecting every verse in the Bible on this subject....

The Gospel of Matthew is both deliberately deceptive and emotionally compelling.Karl McDaniel explores ways in which the narrative of the Gospel of Matthew elicits and develops the emotions ofsuspense, surprise, and curiosity within its readers. While Matthew 1:21 invites readers to expect Jewish salvation, progressive failure of the plot's main characters to meet Jesus' salvation requirements creates increasing suspense for the reader. How will Jesus save 'his people'? The commission to the Gentiles at the Gospel's conclusion provokes reader surprise, and the resulting curiosity calls...

An indifferent universe seems determined to shower Evan Orchard with insanity-a deluge that's continued for so long he calls it the "Orchard Effect."

Evan dreams of becoming an archaeologist but his father's death compels him to take over the family specialty shoe company. Unable to compete in a rapidly globalized marketplace, his company is soon teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Desperate to save the company and the livelihood of his employees, Evan embarks on a harebrained scheme to sell elevator combat boots to the army of oil rich Kurewan.

It's a plan that sends Evan-haunted...

Focusing on representations of the ghost and monk from the late eighteenth century to the present, Justin Thomas McDaniel builds a case for interpreting modern Thai Buddhist practice through the movements of these transformative figures. He follows embodiments of the ghost and monk in a...