July 2024<br><em>A Tapestry of Global Christology</em><br>Isuwa Y. Atsen
The biggest “aha” moment for me was learning about the non-Western influences that shaped Western culture and civilization. This clearly problematizes the claim of cultural independence (also, superiority or inferiority), which has a significant implication for global theological reflection. It means that theological constructions in non-Western contexts should be free to draw helpful insights from outside our cultures without thinking that we are using something foreign.
June 2024<br><em>The Hispanic Faculty Experience</em><br>Edited by Octavio J. Esqueda and Benjamin D. Espinoza
In many colleges and universities there has been an interest in attracting more Hispanic students but not enough focus on attracting Hispanic faculty. We wanted to hear Hispanic professors describe their journeys in the academy and the challenges they faced because we believe that representation is important.
May 2024<br><em>Do Black Lives Matter?</em><br>Edited by Lisa M. Bowens and Dennis R. Edwards
I wanted to bring Black voices together to address the value of Black lives, theologically, biblically, and sermonically—especially in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and many other events like that in our nations’ history.
April 2024<br><em>The Spirit, Ethics, and Eternal Life</em><br>Jarvis J. Williams
I think, with other scholars, that the Spirit is neglected in discussions about Paul’s soteriology in Galatians. I wanted to demonstrate that one of Paul’s chief concerns in the letter is to argue that the Galatians have everything they need in Christ to live a life pleasing to God because they have the Spirit.
March 2024<br><em>The Call to Follow</em><br>Richard Langer and Joanne J. Jung
We believe followership is something in its own right, not just the lack of leadership. . . . One can follow well and one can follow poorly. Furthermore, the first call of every Christian is to be a follower (of Christ, but also of those who have walked the road of discipleship before you). We should take that call seriously.
February 2024<br><em>Doing Asian American Theology<br></em>Daniel D. Lee
First, that because God is a covenantal God who has entered time and space to be in relationship and partnership with us, who we are matters to God. That is the basis of faith and theology, which must take into consideration our context and identity.
January 2024<br><em>40 Questions about the Apostle Paul</em><br>Miguel G. Echevarría and Benjamin P. Laird
The literature on the apostle Paul can be overwhelming for just about anyone. So, we took as much research on Paul as we could and condensed it into a single volume. We address questions related to the New Perspective, pistis Christou, miraculous gifts, Paul’s eschatology, and so on.
December 2023<br><em>Humility Illuminated</em><br>Dennis R. Edwards
Humility begins as submission to God and develops into a way of life that pursues peacemaking. Humility ought not be rare but should be a Christian identity marker (as it was in the early years of the Jesus movement). It is also not episodic but is meant to be a basic characteristic of the Christian’s daily life.
November 2023<br><em>Galatians</em><br>Nijay K. Gupta
Family, love, belonging. These really stand out to me. Many people think Galatians is about a theology of justification by faith. That’s true, but justification, in my view, is part of a larger reality of being incorporated into the family of God by faith in Christ, the Son of God.
October 2023<br><em>Contextualization and the Old Testament</em><br>Jerry Hwang
The Old Testament itself provides the ultimate model for contextualizing theology in Asia and beyond. While it’s common for missiological studies to ignore the OT in their discussion of contextualization, truly biblical contextualization must include the whole Bible, not simply the New Testament.