In brisk and engaging prose, this comprehensive introductory textbook traverses the broad sweep of US history since 1945. Winds of Hope, Storms of Discord explores how Americans of all walks of life –a political leaders, businesspeople, public intellectuals, workers, students, activists, migrants, and others – struggled to define the nation’s political, economic, geopolitical, demographic, and social character. It chronicles the nation’s ceaseless ferment, from the rocky conversion to peacetime in the early aftermath of World War II; to the frightening emergence of the Cold War and repeated US military adventures abroad; to the struggles of African Americans and other minorities to claim a share of the American Dream; to the striking transformations in social attitudes catalysed by the women’s movement and struggles for gay and lesbian liberation; to the dynamic force of political, economic, and social conservatism. Carrying the story to the spring of 2022, Winds of Hope also shows how dizzying technological changes at times threatened to upend the nation’s civic and political life.

In brisk and engaging prose, this comprehensive introductory textbook traverses the broad sweep of US history since 1945. Winds of Hope, Storms of Discord explores how Americans of all walks of life –a political leaders, businesspeople, public intellectuals, workers, students, activists, migrants, and others – struggled to define the nation’s political, economic, geopolitical, demographic, and social character. It chronicles the nation’s ceaseless ferment, from the rocky conversion to peacetime in the early aftermath of World War II; to the frightening emergence of the Cold War and repeated US military adventures abroad; to the struggles of African Americans and other minorities to claim a share of the American Dream; to the striking transformations in social attitudes catalysed by the women’s movement and struggles for gay and lesbian liberation; to the dynamic force of political, economic, and social conservatism. Carrying the story to the spring of 2022, Winds of Hope also shows how dizzying technological changes at times threatened to upend the nation’s civic and political life.

This chapter looks at the reality of religious plurality – more particularly, the relationship between the Christian church and other religious traditions – including the common typology of exclusivism, inclusivism, and pluralism. It also explores the significance of the fact that the Christian church’s numerical center has shifted from the West to the South and East, with significant consequences for the mission and theology of the church.

This chapter explores how the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ make reconciliation possible. It surveys the diverse biblical motifs surrounding reconciliation/atonement, the variety of traditional “atonement theories” that flowed out of those motifs, and a way of coherently integrating a variety of atonement approaches.

In brisk and engaging prose, this comprehensive introductory textbook traverses the broad sweep of US history since 1945. Winds of Hope, Storms of Discord explores how Americans of all walks of life –a political leaders, businesspeople, public intellectuals, workers, students, activists, migrants, and others – struggled to define the nation’s political, economic, geopolitical, demographic, and social character. It chronicles the nation’s ceaseless ferment, from the rocky conversion to peacetime in the early aftermath of World War II; to the frightening emergence of the Cold War and repeated US military adventures abroad; to the struggles of African Americans and other minorities to claim a share of the American Dream; to the striking transformations in social attitudes catalysed by the women’s movement and struggles for gay and lesbian liberation; to the dynamic force of political, economic, and social conservatism. Carrying the story to the spring of 2022, Winds of Hope also shows how dizzying technological changes at times threatened to upend the nation’s civic and political life.

This chapter analyzes the context and theology of the Protestant Reformation, focusing on key theologians such as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin. It also examines responses to the Protestant Reformation, such as the radical reformers and forms of Catholic reformation, concluding with an exploration of the connection between Reformation theology and the rise of Protestant orthodoxy, pietism, and new forms of rationalism.

This chapter elaborates four pillars of an “ecumenical eschatology”: (1) the second coming of Christ (vis-à-vis “going to” heaven); (2) resurrection of the body (vis-à-vis an exclusive emphasis on an immortal soul); (3) final judgment/justice that is historical and public (vis-à-vis one that is heavenly and private); and (4) new heaven and earth (vis-à-vis an exclusive emphasis on heaven). It contends for a creational understanding of this doctrine, which implies that eschatology, rather than being merely a theological afterthought, is a central and mobilizing theme.

In brisk and engaging prose, this comprehensive introductory textbook traverses the broad sweep of US history since 1945. Winds of Hope, Storms of Discord explores how Americans of all walks of life –a political leaders, businesspeople, public intellectuals, workers, students, activists, migrants, and others – struggled to define the nation’s political, economic, geopolitical, demographic, and social character. It chronicles the nation’s ceaseless ferment, from the rocky conversion to peacetime in the early aftermath of World War II; to the frightening emergence of the Cold War and repeated US military adventures abroad; to the struggles of African Americans and other minorities to claim a share of the American Dream; to the striking transformations in social attitudes catalysed by the women’s movement and struggles for gay and lesbian liberation; to the dynamic force of political, economic, and social conservatism. Carrying the story to the spring of 2022, Winds of Hope also shows how dizzying technological changes at times threatened to upend the nation’s civic and political life.

This chapter charts the medieval consolidation of the Christian world’s inheritance from the patristic tradition, giving some attention to the Byzantine East but primarily focusing on western theology. It examines important theological debates of the early Middle Ages, describes the development of scholastic theology, and explores the theology produced by the mendicant orders, especially that of Thomas Aquinas.

This chapter aims to motivate the study of machine learning, having in mind as the intended audience students and researchers with an engineering background.

This chapter explores the contextual situation of theology today, engaging the set of challenges inherent in being caught between modernity (with challenges such as secularization, atheism, dehumanization, suffering, and the ecological crisis) and so-called postmodernity (with issues such as the demise of truth, the crisis of meaning, and a deepened global consciousness).

Beginning with a discussion of the difficult matter of defining “salvation,” this chapter explores the creational scope of the doctrine, which requires moving beyond a merely individualistic consideration of salvation. Within this context, the chapter addresses the traditional soteriological topics: justification, sanctification, the shape of the Christian life, and the eschatological orientation of salvation, including the resurrection of the body.

In brisk and engaging prose, this comprehensive introductory textbook traverses the broad sweep of US history since 1945. Winds of Hope, Storms of Discord explores how Americans of all walks of life –a political leaders, businesspeople, public intellectuals, workers, students, activists, migrants, and others – struggled to define the nation’s political, economic, geopolitical, demographic, and social character. It chronicles the nation’s ceaseless ferment, from the rocky conversion to peacetime in the early aftermath of World War II; to the frightening emergence of the Cold War and repeated US military adventures abroad; to the struggles of African Americans and other minorities to claim a share of the American Dream; to the striking transformations in social attitudes catalysed by the women’s movement and struggles for gay and lesbian liberation; to the dynamic force of political, economic, and social conservatism. Carrying the story to the spring of 2022, Winds of Hope also shows how dizzying technological changes at times threatened to upend the nation’s civic and political life.

This chapter explores the nature, purpose, and method of Christian theology, giving attention to the classic Augustinian/Anselmian conception of theology as “faith seeking understanding.” It describes Christian theology as a systematic web of themes, the articulation of which aims at biblical-confessional soundness, logical coherence, and practical relevance.