Foreword by Geoffrey Wainwright
Doctrinal preaching has fallen on hard times in recent years. Exploring and Proclaiming the Apostles' Creed seeks to stimulate renewed interest in -- and provide useful models of -- Christian proclamation that is truly rooted in the central tenets of the faith. Using the Apostles' Creed as a template for doctrinal, confessional preaching, this book draws together an ecumenical cast of respected biblical scholars and preachers who explain the creed and demonstrate its preaching possibilities. Each of the book's fifteen chapters consists of an essay...

Foreword by Peter W. Ochs Afterword by Richard John Neuhaus In this book eminent Jewish and Christian scholars come together to illuminate the Ten Commandments. Roger Van Harn has arranged the volume so that writers from both traditions dialogue over each of the Ten Words. A Christian or a Jew writes a penetrating essay about one of the commandments, followed by a shorter response from a member of the other tradition -- all done, remarkably, without sacrificing either Jewish or Christian identity. Unique for its authentic interfaith dialogue on dogmatic matters, "The Ten Commandments for...

A key addition to the critically acclaimed three-volume Lectionary Commentary.

This rich volume stimulates and provides resources for preaching from and worshiping with the responsorial Psalms in the Revised Common Lectionary. More than one hundred exegetical essays on these Psalms along with a bevy of creative liturgical suggestions will inspire pastors and worship leaders alike.

Contributors: Nancy R. Bowen, William P. Brown, Walter Brueggemann, Nancy L. deClaissΘ-Walford, Jennifer Green, Karl Jacobson, Rolf Jacobson, Melody...