Mark J. Boda, Ph.D., is a professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. One of his areas of expertise is the penitential prayer tradition in the Old Testament. Gordon T. Smith, Ph.D., is president of reSource Leadership International and an adjunct lecturer in spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His interests include the nature of conversion and spiritual discernment.
. . . will provide insight for ministry for many years!Trinity
Seminary Review
This book is a great resource that surveys the biblical,
theological, historical, and liturgical understanding of repentance
and penitential practices in the extended Christian
community.Catholic Library World
Readers will want to get Repentance In Christian Theology and read
it before the next Lent and then reread it again during Lent. In
every reading, the 18 chapters will offer a plethora of ideas for
homilies on repentance during Lent and for other seasons of the
liturgical year.The Priest
. . . a wonderful resource for further reflection on the Christian
faith life, both in the academy and in the churches.Catholic
Studies
. . . created to be a major resource for the interpretation,
theology and practice of communal and individual penance. Each
chapter begins with the examination of a particular aspect of the
theme. Implications of that aspect to the overall theme are given
along with a list of further readings and interpretive reflections
by the assembly on the results of the project.Crux
With wayward politicians and movie starts continually giving lip
service to repentance when their embarrassments and sometimes
crimes are discovered, the theologians and professors of religion
of the 18 collected articles bring readers back to the fundamentals
of genuine repentance. Repentance has always had a central place
especially in Christianity.Midwest Book Review
This is a welcome collaboration! It pulls together an impressive
assemblage of scholars, representing an unusually rich array of
traditions and commitments. It focuses on what is surely one of the
most central concerns of Christian faith: the character of human
response to the gracious initiative of God. If these were its only
major features, this would already make for an exceptional volume.
There is more. The origins and format of this collaboration are
such that we also have before us and important contribution to our
efforts at uniting what has for so long been divided: biblical
studies, theological studies, and the practices of the church.Joel
B. Green, Ph.D. Professor of New Testament Interpretation Vice
President of Academic Affairs and Provost Asbury Theological
Seminary
Repentance is a theme that is both essential to Christian faith and
practice and of renewed interest in academic studies. This book
represents a hopeful conjunction of serious disciplinary analysis
and broad theological reflection. The contributors create an
interdisciplinary, ecumenical, and multicultural forum, offering a
model for generous scholarly exchange that engages the realities
and concerns of the contemporary church.Katherine M. Hayes,
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, New York
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