Books in the Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic series

A popular New Testament scholar shows how the apostle Paul calls pastors to nurture a culture of Christlikeness, highlighting the vital role of spiritual formation in the life and ministry of the pastor.

A top Old Testament theologian explains why the Bible is unlike any other book and shows how faith in the God of the Bible is reasonable in the twenty-first century.

A leading New Testament scholar invites readers to linger in the Book of Romans, staying long enough to see how it reframes our tidy categories and dramatically enlarges our sense of the gospel.

A leading Old Testament theologian addresses one of the most vexing questions in Christian life and theology: What is God's role in natural disasters?

This timely book addresses the loss of the Old Testament as a resource for faith and life and shows how it can be recovered by the church.

A widely recognized biblical scholar demonstrates both the practice of theological interpretation and the fruitfulness of this approach to biblical texts.

The world today cries out for a prophetic word to the chaos, unrest, and destructiveness of our times. A leading Old Testament ethicist highlights three key ethical concerns of the Old Testament prophets, showing how they can speak into our world.