Table of Contents

Introduction
1. "Follow Me": Anthony and the Rise of Monasticism
2. "Upon This Rock": Peter and the Papacy
3. "Let Him Kiss Me with the Kisses of His Mouth!": Bernard and the Song of Songs
4. "The Righteous Will Live by Faith": Luther's Search for a Gracious God
5. "Love Your Enemies": Anabaptists and the Peace Tradition
6. "Let My People Go": Exodus in the African American Experience
7. "Filled with the Holy Spirit": The Roots of Pentecostalism
8. "One in Christ Jesus": Women's Ministry and Ordination
9. "Go and Make Disciples of All Nations": The Great Commission and the Modern Protestant Missionary Movement
10. "Men Committed Shameless Acts with Men": The Homosexual Debate in Our Time
Conclusion
Notes
General Index
Index of Scripture

About the Author

David W. Kling is a Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Miami. He is the author of A History of Christian Conversion (Oxford, 2020).

Reviews

[David W. Kling] has many good stories to tell, and he tells them very well. His informative and often entertaining survey illustrates a fascinating approach to biblical studies and to history in general.
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