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Academic Resources
Eerdmans publishes books in a variety of disciplines that are suitable for classroom textbooks, supplemental reading, and teaching aids.
Our Latest Academic Catalog: Spring/Summer 2008
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Naturalism
Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro
This inaugural Interventions volume introduces readers to the dominant scientifically oriented worldview called naturalism. Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro examine naturalism philosophically, evaluating its strengths and weaknesses. Whereas most other books on naturalism are written for professional philosophers alone, this one is aimed primarily at a college-educated audience interested in learning about this pervasive worldview. read more
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The Consolations of Theology
Brian S. Rosner, ed.
This volume is a primer on the ways theology can be of practical value both to fledgling Christians and to those who’ve been in the faith for so long that they’ve lost sight of the basics. According to Brian Rosner, the great theologians in the history of the church have always found that theology affords genuine comfort in the face of life’s difficulties.
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Retrieving the Natural Law
J. Daryl Charles
Restating what all people intuit and what this means in moral, specifically bioethical, discourse is the raison d’être for this volume. J. Daryl Charles argues that a traditional metaphysics of natural law lies at the heart of the present reconstructive project, and that a revival in natural-law thinking is of the highest priority for the Christian community as we contend in, rather than abdicate, the public square. read more
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Rewriting Scripture in Second Temple Times
Sidnie White Crawford
The biblical manuscripts found at Qumran, contends Sidnie White Crawford, reflect a spectrum of text movement from authoritative scriptural traditions to completely new compositions. Treating six major groups of texts, she shows how differences in the texts result from a particular understanding of the work of the scribe — not merely to copy but also to interpret, update, and make relevant the Scripture for the contemporary Jewish community of the time. read more
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on Equality and the Family
“No one in the field of practical theology is more attentive to issues of method than Don Browning. This book is essential for practical theologians who desire a provocative conversation about method and family. In particular, the book is exquisite in noting that it is not only the method one brings to the discourse that is important, but also the interpretation of resources that determine the outcome of any normative vision of the family. ” more reviews
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