Emphasizing empirical research, this handbook will serve as a reference from the initial idea through the analysis of findings. Provides examples from a wide body of religious research. Describes major research approaches, bibliographic resources, study variables, questionnaire development, relevant tests, and introduces techniques of elementary descriptive statistical analysis.

Overview of the culture of ancient Roman Corinth, and ways that culture relates to the New Testament letters to the Corinthians. Written from the point of view of communication theory, with reference to many academic disciplines. References, bibliography and index.

Seventy Times Seven: Stories and Thoughts about Christian Forgiving, is intended to help preachers and teachers explain the role of forgiveness in our lives. The book includes many stories about forgiveness, including some from recent news reports and some from classic sources. The book also includes theological studies of the topic from various perspectives. Additionally, the book includes a few sermons. "Forgiving" is a surprisingly complicated idea, and the reader will encounter various ways of understanding this concept. It is a book that clergy and lay teachers will find both practical...

This book examines the mythology of the "goddess of love" from the time of the ancient Sumerians to the present. The thesis is that this goddess represents a remarkably consistent personality throughout this time span of several thousand years, and that the personality is not "nice." The mythological stories examined in the book include the well known stories of Greek and Roman mythology as well as many less well known ancient Greek stories and stories from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. The book also goes beyond mythology to consider stories from more recent times, including stories from the...

Intended for preachers, this book discusses the nature of "justice" from a theological point of view and offers stories that exemplify the concepts laid out in the book.