John R. Franke

Author of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture)

About the Author

John R. Franke is Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, Pennsylvania. (Bowker Author Biography)

Includes the names: John Franke, John R. Franke, John R. Franke, ed.

Works by John R. Franke

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Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture) (2005) — Editor — 422 copies

Barth for Armchair Theologians (2006) 217 copies, 2 reviews

The Character of Theology: An Introduction to Its Nature, Task, and Purpose (2005) 136 copies

Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth (Living Theology) (2009) 60 copies

Missional Theology: An Introduction (2020) 26 copies

Liberating Scripture: An Invitation to Missional Hermeneutics (Studies in Missional Hermeneutics, Theology, and Praxis) (2024) — Author — 4 copies

God, plurality and theological method : a response to Kevin Vanhoozer's remythologizing theology 1 copy

Still The Way, The Truth, and the Life 1 copy, 1 review

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Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy (2013) — Contributor, some editions — 416 copies, 2 reviews

Christianity and the Postmodern Turn: Six Views (2005) — Contributor — 186 copies, 1 review

Evangelicals and Scripture: Tradition, Authority and Hermeneutics (2004) — Contributor — 128 copies

Four Views on the Church's Mission (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology) (2017) — Contributor — 123 copies

Trinitarian Theology for the Church: Scripture, Community, Worship (2009) — Contributor — 113 copies

Karl Barth and Evangelical Theology: Convergences and Divergences (2006) — Contributor — 94 copies, 1 review

The Routledge Companion to Modern Christian Thought (2013) — Contributor — 20 copies

Prophetic Evangelicals: Envisioning a Just and Peaceable Kingdom (Prophetic Christianity Series (PC)) (2012) — Contributor — 12 copies

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ajgoddard 141 reviews

Barth for Armchair Theologians by John R. Franke

An excellent short introduction (166pp of text) with masses of fun cartoons that provides a helpful overview of Barth's life and work, emphasising in final chapter the importance of reading him as a dialectical theologian.

Dec 25, 20071 other review

kijabi1 7,225 reviews

Still The Way, The Truth, and the Life by John Franke

Billions seem happy in their non-Cristian faiths. More people than ever doubt that anyone has a corner on truth. So why do christians keep insisting that Jesus i the way, the truth, and life. The affirmation of Jesus as the Way means to acknowledge that he shows us who god is and how God acts in the world. Jesus is the all-encompassing Truth of God, a truth that is personal, active, relational, and gracious. The believe that Jesus is none other than God come in the flesh shapes our show more understanding of every point of distinctive Christian teaching. show less

Jun 20, 2012

RevDrEdMac 94 reviews

Barth for armchair theologians by John R. Franke

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Aug 19, 20201 other review