Renowned pastor-theologian Gregory A. Boyd tackles the Bible's biggest dilemma.The Old Testament God of wrath and violence versus the New Testament God of love and peace-it's a difference that has troubled Christians since the first century. Now, with the sensitivity of a pastor and the intellect of a theologian, Gregory A. Boyd proposes the "cruciform hermeneutic," a way to read the Old Testament portraits of God through the lens of Jesus' crucifixion.In

Music theory was birthed by the church toward the end of the first millennium AD. Thus, the church offers not only a unique perspective on music theory but a richly established vantage point. The text will emphasize the standard Western historical settings for the development of music theory: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century. Additionally, the text provides a particular emphasis on the sacred and philosophical underpinnings of the standard historical per...

Where does evil come from?If there is a sovereign creator God, as Christian faith holds, is this God ultimately responsible for evil?Does God's sovereignty mean that God causes each instance of sin and suffering?How do Satan, his demons and hell fit into God's providential oversight of all creation and history?How does God interact with human intention and action?If people act freely, does God know in particular every human decision b...

The Crucifixion of the Warrior God, in an epic constructive investigation, takes up the set of dramatic tensions between depictions of divinely sanctioned violence in Scripture and the message and life of peace of Jesus centering the New Testament. Over two volumes, author Gregory A. Boyd argues that we must take seriously the full range of Scripture as inspired, and the centrality of the crucified and risen Christ as the supreme revelation of God.

For six weeks, the assassin Grayshade has walked, alone, away from the streets of Cohrelle on the banks of the Silver Coast and through the mountain pass to the basin lands of Silarein. Somewhere, in these unfamiliar lands, he must find what he seeks—answers.Previously the Order of Argoth's most skilled assassin, Grayshade remains their target. His goal: learn the true threat to the people of Cohrelle, and protect those who remain there. Used to the patterns of human nature, but no...

Love being the last thing to be forgotten.Allister and Gede's retirement plan: savor their remaining years on the pond behind their home and enjoy the visiting birds and butterflies while drinking tea in Gede's garden. Together they experience their final challenge—Allister's journey into dementia, where the fragments of a life become a masterpiece of love.In the quiet of their Georgia garden, Allister remembers his life—a career teaching literature at Colu...

A long history of biblical exegesis and theological reflection has shaped our understanding of the atonement today. The more prominent highlights of this history have acquired familiar names for the household of faith: Christus Victor, penal substitutionary, subjective, and governmental.Recently the penal substitutionary view, and particularly its misappropriations, has been critiqued, and a lively debate has taken hold within evangelicalism. This Spectrum...

The gripping account of the riot aboard the USS Kitty Hawk—and the first mutiny in U.S. Naval historyIn 1972, the United States was embroiled in an unpopular war in Vietnam, and the USS Kitty Hawk was headed to her station in the Gulf of Tonkin. Its five thousand men, cooped up for the longest at-sea tour of the war, rioted--or, as Troubled Water suggests, mutinied. Disturbingly, the lines were drawn racially, black against white. By the t...

In his revolutionary book Cross Vision, Gregory A. Boyd proposed his groundbreaking "cruciform hermeneutic," a way for Christians to make sense of the violence of the Old Testament by seeing it through the crucifixion of Jesus. Now Boyd has teamed up with pastor Deacon Godsey to develop this study guide for individuals and groups. Using this guide, readers can work through Cross Vision chapter by chapter, consider various stories from the Bible, and hear from Boyd about q...

The Millennial Cantor and Conductor is a practical resource for choral conductors and worship leaders. This work may be used as a textbook for introduction to conducting classes, particularly in Christian Higher Education settings. The text may also be used for personal exploration of conducting fundamentals. The resource also includes an introduction to worship band techniques. The author, Gregory Woodward, studied conducting with William Weinart, Tim Koch, Rodney Eichenberger, and Andre ...

The Church has been wrong about LGBTQI people. This book explains why.Most of us grew up with only part of the story concerning our gay and lesbian neighbors. We thought people chose to be homosexual, and that with God's help they could choose to be straight. New scientific research shows that sexual orientation is determined in the waters of the womb, not in the waters of baptism. Being straight or gay is not an act of will, it is a gift of God.This book traces a growing u...

Texonomics is not just another economics textbook. It's a revolution in perspective. Written from within the walls of incarceration at the Fremont Correctional Facility in Canon City, Colorado, but aimed at the hearts and minds of free thinkers everywhere, this book fuses rigorous economic theory with lived experience, unapologetic truth, and the pulse of real people struggling—and thriving—on the margins.Across thirteen powerfully structured chapters, Texonomics delivers a full-sp...