Jesus and His Enemies illumaward His great theme was the

His great theme was the Constantinian compromise

Drawing on insights from a wide range of au­thors who write on prayer and the spiritual life

A necessary task of missionaries in recent decades has been to help local Christians “inculturate” or “contextualize” their faith

Riccardi echoes the paradoxical good news of the proclamation of Jesus Christ: The edges are the center

Jesus and His Enemies illumaward His great theme was the"Robert Beck, a leading practitioner of socio literary analysis, has given us another important reading of our stories of Jesus through the lens of nonviolent conflict resolution. I further recommend this book as a general introduction to the four gospels in their unity and diversity that is relevant to seminary, sanctuary, and streets." Ched Myers, author, Binding the Strong Man: A Political Reading of Mark's Story of Jesus "Robert Beck skillfully