Baylor University Press is the academic book publishing arm of Baylor University. Established in 1897, the Press publishes technical scholarship for researchers, tools for teachers, and textbooks for students.
The list focuses on scriptural, historical, and theological studies of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Press publications also investigate the relationship between religion and politics, sociology, anthropology, literature, philosophy, history, and culture.
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Greek Genres and Jewish Authors
Argues that a robust understanding of ancient genre facilitates proper textual interpretation. Adopting a cognitive-prototype theory of genre, Sean Adams provides a detailed discussion of Jewish authors writing in Greek from ca. 300 BCE to ca. 135 CE - including New Testament authors - and their participation in Greek genres. Learn More£63.95Availability: In stock
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A New Testament Theology
Craig Blomberg has crowned his distinguished career to date as a careful reader and interpreter of the New Testament by tackling the largest and most difficult of challenges - that of writing a New Testament theology. Learn More£45.50Availability: In stock
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The Gospel According to Luke
In this fifth volume of the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity series, Michael Wolter provides a detailed, verse-by-verse interpretation of the Third Evangelist's Gospel (Luke 9:51-24). Not for sale in Europe Learn More£63.95Availability: In stock
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A Spirit of Revitalization
While outlining a century of successive renewal movements in Kenya between 1920 and 2020, the study delves into features of recent urban Pentecostal churches. Readers will find a thorough historical treatment of themes such as church structures, corporate vision, Christian formation, and theological education. Learn More£43.95Availability: In stock
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Gods and Guitars
Though American attitudes toward religion changed dramatically during the 1960s, interest in spirituality itself never diminished. If we listen closely, Michael Gilmour contends, we can hear an extensive religious vocabulary in the popular music of the decades that followed. Learn More£31.95Availability: In stock
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Resurrecting Wounds
Shelly Rambo rereads the Thomas story and the history of its interpretation through the lens of trauma studies to reflect on the ways that the wounds of race, gender, and war persist. Learn More£22.95Availability: In stock
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Cut in Stone
Represents the first detailed theological investigation of Confederate monuments, a resource for the larger collective task of determining how to memorialize problematic pasts and how to shape public space amidst contested memory. Learn More£28.95Availability: In stock
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Accessible Atonement
Reflecting on his experience as both a pastor and a theologian, David McLachlan brings the themes and objectives of disability theology into close conversation with traditional ideas of the cross as Jesus' sacrifice, justice, and victory. Learn More£31.95Availability: In stock
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Star, Circle, Baylor
The first board book to teach babies and toddlers about their shapes through the most popular traditions and objects of Baylor University. Including stars, circles, squares, and even bells, this colourful and interactive new book will provide endless entertainment and education for your little Bear. Learn More£9.50Availability: In stock
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The Gospel According to Luke
In this fifth volume of the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity series, Michael Wolter provides a detailed, verse-by-verse interpretation of the Third Evangelist's Gospel (Luke 9:51-24). Not for sale in Europe Learn More£72.95Availability: In stock
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A New Testament Theology
Craig Blomberg has crowned his distinguished career to date as a careful reader and interpreter of the New Testament by tackling the largest and most difficult of challenges - that of writing a New Testament theology. Learn More£72.95Availability: In stock
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Seriously Dangerous Religion
The Old Testament is often maligned as an outmoded and even dangerous text. Iain Provan counters that such easy and popular readings misunderstand the Old Testament. He opposes modern misconceptions of the Old Testament by addressing ten fundamental questions that the biblical text should - and according to Provan does - answer. Learn More£45.50Availability: In stock
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The Roots of Sorrow
Addresses the sometimes painful questions that surround human suffering. By integrating concrete examples with personal stories of adversity and sorrow, Phil Zylla constructs a pastoral theology that situates itself within the very core of suffering. Learn More£27.50Availability: In stock
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Psalms for Living
Shares a year's worth of devotionals gathered over a lifetime of walking with the Lord. For each day of the year, Mark Lanier reflects on the words of the Psalter, relates them back to the struggles facing Christians today, and concludes with a prayer connected to the day's insights. Learn More£18.50Availability: In stock
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Profane Parables
The sacred ethos of the American Dream has become a central pillar of American civil religion. The belief that meaning is fashioned from some mixture of family, friends, a stable career, and financial security permeates American culture. Profane Parables examines three films that assault this venerated American myth. Learn More£36.50Availability: In stock
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Gospel of the Living Dead
Connects American social and religious views with the classic American movie genre of the zombie horror film. This study proves that George Romero's films, like apocalyptic literature or Dante's Commedia, go beyond the surface experience of repulsion to probe deeper questions of human nature and purpose. Learn More£20.95Availability: In stock
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