What's Perplexing in Theology?

Last year we published David Grumett's very fine book on Henri de Lubac which started the series of our Guides for the Perplexed in theology. More books are to follow this year, the next one being Agneta Sutton's Christian Bioethics. We had a lot of fun commissioning more titles, both on key thinkers in theology as well as on key concepts. Here is a list of forthcoming Guides for the Perplexed:

Balthasar
Barth
Bonhoeffer
Bultmann
Calvin
Luther
Newman
Origen
Pannenberg
Paul
Rahner
Schleiermacher
Tillich
Wesley

Christology
Christian Ethics
Eschatology in the Bible
Eucharist
Historical Jesus
Martyrdom
Political Theology
Science & Religion
The Trinity
The Church

Are there any subjects missing here? What do you find perplexing and which issues would you like to see covered? Let us know what you think - or even if you'd like to submit a proposal for the series! We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Comments

[michael jensen]

Hey Tom, who is doing the martyrdom one?!

I have some suggestions:

Anglicanism

The Diocese of Sydney (only half joking!)

The Resurrection (actually, I think this is a kind of must-do)

Oliver O'Donovan (love to do this one!)
Preaching
Christian Mission
Jonathan Edwards
Evangelicalism
John Owen

Trouble with the Rowan Williams one is that Higton has already done it really...

[Tom]

Hi Michael,

Martyrdom will be done by Paul Middleton from Lampeter.

There is a book in the pipeline on Jonathan Edwards by Oliver Crisp, but as things stand now it won't be a Guide for the Perplexed. John Owen is a good one though. There is a lot going on about him right now, including an upcoming conference.

I'll wait with commissioning a book on Anglicanism until after Lambeth 2008, I guess. :-)

Cheers
Tom

[andy jones]

Salvation?

[Matt]

Tom,

It seems as though a title on Liberation Theology would help increase the geographical scope of the series. I see you've got one on Paul, but given his resurgence lately in Badiou, Zizek, Agamben etc. I could imagine a sequel being helpful, like Paul: The Past 10 Years. And how about Walter Benjamin?