Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
About the Book Series
The Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies series brings high quality research monograph publishing back into focus for authors, international libraries, and student, academic and research readers. This open-ended monograph series presents cutting-edge research from both established and new authors in the field. With specialist focus yet clear contextual presentation of contemporary research, books in the series take research into important new directions and open the field to new critical debate within the discipline, in areas of related study, and in key areas for contemporary society.
Faith, Grace, and Freedom: Explorations in Early Christianity and Early Modern Theology and Philosophy
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By Ottó Pecsuk, Miklós Vassányi
August 05, 2026
This book explores how Augustine and other important Church Fathers of Western and Eastern Christianity perceived the relationship between human freedom of choice and divine grace. It brings together a diversity of perspectives with contributions by experts of Patristic and Reformation theology. ...
Pentecostalism in the Postcolony: Dialectics, Dynamics, and Transformations in Africa
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By Peter White, Martina Björkander, Elias Kifon Bongmba
July 17, 2026
This volume explores Pentecostalism's multifaceted nature in Africa, examining its dialectical engagements, dynamic expressions, and transformative potential across the continent's spiritual, social, and political landscapes in postcolonial contexts. The book brings together a range of scholarly ...
Jesus, the Gospels, and African Christianity: Interpreting Fasting and Prayer
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By John Arierhi Ottuh
June 24, 2026
This book considers how teaching in the Gospels and the practice of prayer and fasting can be interpreted in an African context. It highlights African understandings of key aspects of Christology, analysing Jesus’s identity and embodiment of prayer. The author engages with a New African Biblical ...
God as the Event of Being: A Hermeneutical Onto-Theology
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By Hartmut von Sass
June 18, 2026
This book focuses on conceptualizing ‘God’ not as a static entity but as an ephemeral event or, more precisely, an atmospheric reality. It presents, discusses, and elaborates on the claim that God is identical with the divine effects, i.e., God’s existence is God’s effective essence. The thesis of ...
Conflict and Catholic Social Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Approach
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By Taylor J. Ott
May 22, 2026
This book focuses on the question of how to understand conflict and its place in Catholic and Christian social ethics. The author examines Catholic social teaching (CST) for its explicit mentions of conflict or contention and analyzes the way that CST addresses the subjects of peace, labor, and ...
Divine Revelation and the Sciences: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Revelation
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By Balázs M Mezei
May 22, 2026
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between the sciences and the concept of divine revelation. It includes a historical overview of the notion of revelation, its role in scientific debates over the centuries, and current challenges in light of non-religious and especially ...
Theology of Work: New Perspectives
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By Gregorio Guitián
May 21, 2026
Theology of Work: New Perspectives emerges from the necessity to continue theological reflection on work in light of the challenges posed by our contemporary world. The contributions offer a global perspective of the meaning of work, drawing from Trinitarian theology, theology of creation, ...
Changing Climate, Changing Religion
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By Peter Manley Scott, Celia Deane-Drummond, Gemma Edwards, Finlay Malcolm
April 08, 2026
This book analyses the wide-ranging changes occurring across Christian theology as religious environmental activists and advocates understand their part in ‘saving the planet’. As the planet’s climate changes, so are the theologies of the Christians working to address it. Among the Christian ...
Dialectic as Dialogue: Theology After Brunner
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By Taylor D. Holleyman
February 09, 2026
Dialectic as Dialogue: Theology After Brunner is an examination of Emil Brunner’s theological epistemology with special focus on his reception of dialogical philosophy, its implications for the nature and task of theology, and Brunner’s contemporary significance. This book helps readers better ...
Working and Caring for Creation: Linking Theology of Work and Ecotheology Based on Escrivá's Christian Materialism
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By Emilio Chuvieco
February 05, 2026
This book presents an innovative approach that connects ecotheology and theology of work. It expands on the concept of Christian materialism proposed by Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902–1975) to overcome dualisms that ignore the spiritual value of material realities. The author broadens Escrivá's ...
Anglican Confirmation 1820-1945: From ‘Renewing the Baptismal Covenant’ to ‘The Sacramental Principle’
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By Phillip Tovey
December 26, 2025
This book focuses on Anglican Confirmation in theology, liturgy, and practice from 1820 to 1945. This was a period of great change in the ways Anglicans approached Confirmation. The Tractarian movement transformed the Communion, and its ideas were carried overseas with the missionary movement. The ...
Divine Presence as Activity and the Incarnation: Revisiting Chalcedonian Christology
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By Alexander S. Jensen
December 26, 2025
This book offers an original perspective on the doctrine of incarnation through a discussion of divine presence and action, arguing for the plausibility of Chalcedonian Christology. It draws on a range of theological and philosophical sources, from St. Athanasius of Alexandria’s approach regarding ...