Theology Today Contents
October 1999 Vol. 56 No. 3

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Editorial

The Church's First Theologian
        Patrick D. Miller

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Articles

Maria in the Gospels: A Question of Focus
     Pheme Perkins

Mary in Catholic Doctrine and Practice
     Lawrence S. Cunningham

Breaking Mary's Silence: A Feminist Reflection on Marian Piety
     Sally Cuneen

Resurrection at Tepeyac: The Guadalupan Encounter
     Roberto S. Goizueta

Mary: A Reformed Theological Perspective
     Daniel L. Migliore

 Thoughts on the Economy of the Image of Mary
     Annemarie Weyl Carr

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Theological Table Talk

Rapture, Red Heifer, and Other Millennial Misfortunes
     W. Sibley Towner

 AStanding on the Promises@: The Hope That Survives Doomsday
     Jerry K. Robbins

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Critic's Corner

The Prince of Darkness
     Leroy Gardner

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Poetry

Mary of the Mirrors
     Nancy G. Westerfield

 Mary
     Bob Tavani

 I Was Spared, Being Nine
     Peggy Whiteneck

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Book Reviews

Preaching Jesus: New Directions for Homiletics in Han's Frei's Postliberal Theology,
by Charles L. Campbell          
James F. Kay

The Character of God: Recovering the Lost Literary Power of American Protestantism,
by Thomas E. Jenkins
James O. Duke

 God=s Self-Confident Daughters: Early Christianity and the Liberation of Women,
by Anne Jensen
Shelly Matthews

The Theology of the Apostle Paul,
by James D. G. Dunn
Charles B. Cousar

Martin Luther: The Christian Between God and Death,
by Richard Marius
Scott H. Hendrix

Women and Redemption: A Theological History,
by Rosemary Radford Ruether        
Susan M. Simonaitis

Is There a Meaning in This Text?  The Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge,
by Kevin Vanhoozer    
A. K. M. Adam

Theology of the Prophetic Books: The Death and Resurrection of Israel,
by Donald E. Gowan
A. Joseph Everson

That All May Be One: Hierarchy and Participation in the Church,
by Terence L. Nichols
Michael Root

Union With Christ: The New Finnish Interpretation of Luther,
edited by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson
Timothy J. Wengert

The Dying of the Light: The Disengagement of Colleges and Universities from Their Christian Churches,
by James Tunstead Burtchaell             
Eric O. Springsted

Jonathan Edwards and the Limits of Enlightenment Philosophy,
by Leon Chai
Douglas A. Sweeney

Sacred Games: A History of Christian Worship, by Gerhard Lang                        
William Seth Adams

The Burden of the Flesh: Fasting and Sexuality in Early Christianity,
by Teresa Shaw
Columba Stewart, O. S. B.

Jesus Christ: The Message of the Gospels, the Hope of the Church,
by Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr.        
Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman

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Book Notes

Religion in the Workplace: A Comprehensive Guide to Legal Rights and Responsibilities,
by Michael Wolf, Bruce Friedman, and Daniel Sutherland    
David W. Miller

The Scripture Way of Salvation: The Heart of John Wesley=s Theology,
by Kenneth J. Collins
K. Steve McCormick

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