In modern theology the "last things" of traditional Christian doctrine have largely been ignored or replaced with various metaphysical, psychological, or ethical reinterpretations of Christianity. This volume takes the biblical vision of the future seriously once again, explaining the significance of Christian eschatology for the faith and theology of the contemporary church.

Does the essence of Christianity rest on Jesus as presented in the Gospels, or can he be substituted with a demythologized stand-in? Who was Jesus of Nazareth and what can we know about him? These questions drive the search for the historical Jesus, and the volumes in this collection set out to answer them. Investigate this influential subject which has shaped New Testament studies and lays at the very foundation of the Christian faith.

Always lucid, often challenging, this book will stimulate thought and discussion beyond confessional lines. In Part I, Braaten assesses Luther’s view of justification and its subsequent interpretation by orthodoxy, by Calvin, by Ritschl and Harnack, by Tillich, and by Barth. In Part II, the discussion turns to ecumenical dialogues on justification and the relation of the doctrine to evangelization, to the distinction between law and gospel, to pastoral care, and to the church’s involvement in secular issues.

Christian Dogmatics is a two-volume survey of the twelve major loci of Christian doctrine, each treated extensively in terms of its biblical foundations, historical tradition, and contemporary significance. From the perspective of the Lutheran tradition and in view of the unique questions and issues of the American context, each locus is developed independent of the others by six theologians, themselves influenced by divergent theological movements. Contributors include Carl Braaten, Gerhard Forde, Philip Hefner, Robert Jenson, Paul Sponheim, and Hans Schwartz.

Examining key questions in hermeneutics, biblical studies, preaching, history, contemporary culture, philosophy, and theology this bundle adds dexterity to your study, enabling you to engage contemporary issues more thoughtfully and scholarly discussion more knowledgably. Packed with the quality scholarship, this bundle includes the work of today’s premier Bible scholars, theologians, philosophers, and church historians. Spanning 222 volumes, this bundle adds an expansive block of resources all of these books to your library all at one—massively discounted—price.

The chapters of this book offer informed perspectives on a “theology of the world,” exploring the question How does/should the church relate to the secular world? The standard dogma of the 1960s was Let the world set the agenda! Such a perspective has often caused the American church merely to reflect, rather than to inform and lead, the society in which it lives. Surely, say the authors of this volume, it must be the other way around.

The study and research tools in Logos Bible Software are sometimes only as good as the library that comes with them. The larger your library, the more effective you can be in your study of the Bible. Whether you are working with the Factbook, Passage Guide or the Exegetical Guide, the resources in your library, commentaries, grammars, dictionaries, and reference works, are the fuel that drive all the best features in Logos Bible Software. With over fifteen hundred reference works, Master Feature Collection gives you everything you need to make the most of your sermon writing, bible study, exegesis, and research.

Martin Luther once listed seven “marks” of the church-those defining ecclesial features that show where the true church is to be found. This insightful volume brings together essays by 10 leading Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, and Orthodox theologians, each analyzing one of the seven traditional marks of the church and discussing how it is found, or not found, in today’s churches.

First published in 1983, Principles of Lutheran Theology has guided students into theological reflection on the landmarks of Christian faith as understood in the Lutheran confessional heritage for a generation. The book sets forth the main principles of classical Lutheran theology but with an eschatological accent. Canon, confession, ecumenicity, Christ-centeredness, sacrament, law/ gospel, and two kingdoms are all examined not only in terms of their original meaning and historical development but also in light of current reflections.

The Theology Guide collects and displays key information related to all the major topics in systematic theology, including a brief introduction to each topic, and links directly to every systematic theology in Logos. Get the Theology Guide Feature Expansion, L for your library to give this powerful tool even more resources to search. To get started in researching any of the major topics in systematic theology, run the Theology Guide and use it to gather information about a theological topic from your library. This collection includes everything in the Theology Guide Feature Expansion, M as well more than twenty additional resources to help expand your studies.

The resources included in the Systematic Theology Collection works in conjunction with the Systematic Theology Cross-References Dataset to bring these resources to the Passage Guide. Study a passage, and the Systematic Theologies section reports where your systematic theologies refer to the verse, and further organizes them by denomination and category of systematic study. Whether the verse is used in section reporting soteriological beliefs or in the prolegomena, you’ll see before digging in. And with so many systematic theologies for Logos to search through, you’ll never miss a verses’ use in theological proof in any denomination.

Add 30 key Lutheran titles to your library, covering a wide range of topics, including theology, church history, ministry, spirituality, and more. You’ll get scholarly studies of founding and modern Lutheran theologians, primary texts from Martin Luther and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, as well as treatments of timely theological issues by distinguished contemporary Lutheran theologians. Expand your study of the Lutheran tradition with these indispensable resources from the world's leading experts.

This important book introduces the English-speaking world to the new Finnish interpretation of the theology of Martin Luther, initiated by the writings of Tuomo Mannermaa of Helsinki University. At the heart of the Finnish breakthrough in Luther research lies the theme of salvation. Luther found his answer to the mystery of salvation in the justifying work of Christ received through faith alone. But Protestant theology has never enjoyed a consensus on how to interpret the Reformation doctrine o...

Systematic Theologies Collection works together in conjunction with the Systematic Theology Cross-References Dataset to bring these resources to the Passage Guide. Study a passage, and the Systematic Theologies section reports where your systematic theologies refer to the verse, and further organizes them by denomination and category of systematic study. Whether the verse is used in section reporting soteriological beliefs or in the prolegomena, you’ll see before digging in. And with so many systematic theologies for Logos to search through, you’ll never miss a verses’ use in theological proof in any denomination.

The Lutheran Gold Library makes your study of the Bible easier by connecting your entire library of books to a robust set of study tools. The Lutheran Gold Library provides a comprehensive Bible study library. Contained are hundreds of resources including Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries | WBBC: Old and New Testament (22 vols.), Tyndale Commentaries | TOTC/TNTC (47 vols.), The IVP Bible Dictionaries (8 vols.), alongside other resources ideal for sermon prep or more advanced Bible study.

Our largest package, the 2025 Ultimate Library, provides an incredible library for biblical research and theological reflection. Whether focused on Church history or biblical exegesis, the vast collection of resources and titles at your fingertips cover the gamut—from most devotionals to practical discussions of pastoral ministry to the most rigorous scholarly and academic research. This package has everything you need to engage in the serious study of Scripture and its world, with respected resources like the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies | LHBOTS (382 vols.) and top-tier exegetical commentaries like the New International Commentary on the Old and New Testament | NIC (51 vols.).

The Eerdmans Ecumenical Studies Collection gathers unique insights from scholars on the modern dialogue about church unity. Discover important history with Lutheran and Catholic Reconciliation on Justification, which illuminates the evolution of the 1999 Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. In Changing Churches, you’ll benefit from a unique combination of perspectives, as two men who once communed at the same Lutheran Eucharistic table explain their similar but different decisions to leave the Lutheran faith tradition—one for Orthodoxy, the other for Roman Catholicism.

New Testament scholars have long debated the historical identity of Jesus and the development of Christology within the church’s history. In Who Is Jesus? Carl Braaten reviews the various historical Jesus quests, arguing that it is time for the current (“third”) quest to admit failure. Against the implication that “the real Jesus has been lost and needs to be found,” Braaten maintains that the only real Jesus is the One presented in the canonical Gospels and that “any other Jesus is irrelevant to Christian faith.”

This collection of theology resources is curated to cover the wide spectrum of theological studies, including Biblical, Doctrinal, and Systematic Theology. Bringing together hundreds of theology resources from a wide array of views, this collection will enhance your results in the Factbook, Passage Guide, Theology Guide, and more.

The Lutheran Platinum Library makes your study of the Bible easier by connecting your entire library of books to a robust set of study tools. The Lutheran Platinum Library is a great entry point for academic study or more advanced exegesis and sermon prep. With over 750 resources, the Lutheran Platinum Library includes fantastic resources such as Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible | HERM (55 vols.), The Sermons of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century (11 vols.), The Church's Bible | CB (6 vols.), and many more.

Carl Braaten has been a leading Lutheran theologian for over 50 years. Declaring himself “evangelical without being Protestant, catholic without being Roman, and orthodox without being Eastern,” throughout his career, Braaten has set forth a compelling vision for church unity based upon the core of historic Christianity. Although Braaten built upon the historic creeds and doctrines of the church, his work is forward looking—addressing the current context of the Western church.

This high-powered collection of 47 Eerdmans titles features the best in Catholic theology and biblical studies and will super-charge your Verbum library, dramatically broadening and deepening your understanding of the Catholic faith and Tradition.

This volume compiles theological and ecumenical responses to Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Ut Unum Sint. A wide range of scholars representing Anglican, Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist, and Evangelical traditions share perspectives regarding this important work on Christian unity.

The Eerdmans Ultimate Collection includes resources for study in Bible, theology, history and more. These resources come from well-received series such as Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT), New International Commentary (NIC), Pillar New Testament Commentary (PNTC), Forms of Old Testament Literature (FOTL), New International Greek Testament Commentary (NIGTC), among others as well as outstanding stand-alone volumes. Your studies will be enriched with titles from scholars such as D.A. Carson, Douglas Moo, Leon Morris, Joel B. Green, J. Gordon McConville, and more.

The Catholic Ecumenical Studies Collection presents a comprehensive offering of monographs and Church documents that pertain to the modern Catholic ecumenical movement. Key Church documents like the Documents of Vatican II and Pope St. John Paul II's encyclical letter Ut Unum Sint combine with a broad range of monographs from prominent contemporary theologians and historians. The collection primarily tells the story of the Ecumenical Movement from the Catholic point of view, but also included are works from prominent Protestant theologians such as Dom Gregory Dix, OSB, Stanley Hauerwas, and Peter Leithart. One also finds perspective on the Catholic view of and relationship with the Orthodox churches. This is a must-have resource for anyone who wants to better understand the Catholic Church's relationship with other Christian churches and how other Christian Churches view the Catholic Church.

The Lutheran Portfolio library makes your study of the Bible easier by connecting your entire library of books to a robust set of study tools. The Lutheran Portfolio Library takes everything in the Lutheran Diamond Library and adds even more to your library. The Lutheran Portfolio LIbrary contains key sets including Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary | AYBD (6 vols.), Stuttgart Scholarly Editions: Core Bundle, Anchor Yale Bible Commentary | AYBC (94 vols.), UBS Handbooks Series: Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical Books (66 vols.), and many more. The Lutheran Portfolio Library is excellent for academic research or advanced exegesis.

This collection gathers contributions from top Lutheran scholars on Lutheran history and theology—a must-have for anyone interested in gaining deeper insight into Martin Luther’s thought and the church’s rich heritage. Highlights include the work and thought of distinguished Lutheran theologians Carl Braaten and Gerhard O. Forde, containing not only several of their important works, but also festschrifts, and Braaten’s memoirs, Because of Christ.

In this compelling memoir, Carl Braaten tells the story of his life as a theologian, from his early years as a missionary kid in Madagascar, to his years of study at the universities of Paris, Harvard, Heidelberg, and Oxford, to his decades of teaching. Throughout his narrative Braaten delves into the many theological movements, controversies, and personalities that have shaped his thinking and writing. A well-written theological autobiography, Because of Christ is an intellectual travelogue pa...

This collection gathers many titles from Wipf and Stock imprints and includes works in theology, biblical studies, church history, philosophy and related disciplines from authors such as Karl Barth, Daniel Block, Walter Brueggemann, D. A. Carson, William Lane Craig, Stanley Hauerwas, Walter Kaiser, Jacob Neusner, Thomas Torrance, and many others. Help build yourself a robust and broad selection of resources in your Logos digital library. Imprints of Wipf and Stock Publishers include Cascade Books, Pickwick Publications, Wipf & Stock, and Resource Publications.

The Lutheran Diamond Library makes your study of the Bible easier by connecting your entire library of books to a robust set of study tools. The Lutheran Diamond Library takes everything in the Lutheran Platinum Library and adds even more to your library, with scholarly series like Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Complete Set | ACCS (29 vols.), Popular Patristics Series Collection (58 vols.), The Preacher's Commentary Series | TPC (35 vols.), and Spectrum Multiview Book Series (27 vols.). With over 1675 volumes of advanced biblical reference works, this is an ideal package for anyone doing academic research or advanced exegesis.