ROSALENE BRADBURY believes that the theology of the cross in
Karl Barth's work has been overlooked and attempts to put this
right. Based on her Ph.D. thesis, Cross Theology
sets out the shape and form of classic crucicentric thinking, and
argues that Barth can be seen as a modern theologian continuing
this tradition (James Clarke & Co., £23;
978-0-227-68030-8).
Myk Habets and Phillip Tolliday, editors of the collection of
essays published as Trinitarian Theology after
Barth, believe the subject of their book to be the most
influential theologian of the modern age. Each contributor has
encountered his work and provides a response to it, in pieces that
range in topic from God to biomedical ethics (James Clarke, £28;
978-0-227-68032-2).
What does it mean to be human? to be a disciple? and to be part
of the Church? Dietrich Bonhoeffer pondered these and similar
questions. Being Human, Becoming Human is a
collection of essays, edited by Jens Zimmermann and Brian Gregor,
which looks at his theology in relation to social thought (James
Clarke & Co., £20; 978-0-227-68027-8).
The difficulties for Jewish Christians adapting to a new way of
life in the first century underlie certain passages in the New
Testament. Mark Kinzer is a Jewish Christian today. In
Israel's Messiah and the People of God: A vision for
Messianic Jewish covenant fidelity, he shows how Judaism
and Christianity cannot be seen as separate faiths but are
inextricably part of a whole (Lutterworth Press, £20;
978-0-7188-9260-9).
After Jonathan Edwards: The courses of the New England
Theology is a collection of essays looking at the legacy
of the eponymous theologian. Edited by Oliver Crisp and Douglas
Sweeney, the book seeks to highlight the importance of this
tradition, which it labels as the "first and (to date) most
influential species of American theology" (OUP, £22.99
(£20.70); 978-0-19-975630-8).
Chris O'Donnell addresses the range of ideas within church
teaching on Mary, Mother of God. He takes 40
references from documents spanning a time period from the New
Testament to the 21st century, and offers brief comments on each
(Columba Press, £5.99 (£5.40); 978-1-85607-797-2).