When she published "In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins" in 1983, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza revolutionized the world of New Testament studies. She offered in that book a method for interpreting early Christian history that recovers the role of women in pre... (more)

Forget fear, forget safety--when God calls believers to live dangerously, Briggs maintains there's no other place they'd rather be. Here, Briggs presents inspiration from the lives of real-life heroes who weren't afraid of God's will.