David Bentley Hart

A world-renowned philosopher's genre-defying exploration of the mystery of consciousness "[A] masterpiece. . . . The most thorough and rigorous account of the nature of reality to be published in a century." — James Matthew Wilson, World Magazine In a blossoming garden located far outside all worlds, a group of aging Greek gods have gathered to discuss the nature of...

The New Testament by David Bentley Hart is the second edition of his critically acclaimed translation, originally published in 2017. This new edition includes a powerful preface and over a thousand changes to the text. Hart’s purpose remains steadfast: to faithfully render the original Greek texts without the influence of doctrine and theology. His translation aims to awaken readers to...

A world-renowned philosopher's genre-defying exploration of the mystery of consciousness "[A] masterpiece. . . . The most thorough and rigorous account of the nature of reality to be published in a century." — James Matthew Wilson, World Magazine In a blossoming garden located far outside all worlds, a group of aging Greek gods have gathered to discuss the nature of...

Among all the great transitions that have marked Western history, only one—the triumph of Christianity—can be called in the fullest sense a “revolution.” In this provocative book, one of the most brilliant scholars of religion today dismantles distorted religious “histories” offered up by Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and other contemporary critics of religion and advocates of atheism. David Bentley Hart...

From one of the most revered scholars of religion, an incisive explanation of how the word “God” functions in the world’s great faiths. Despite the recent ferocious public debate about belief, the concept most central to the discussion—God—frequently remains vaguely and obscurely described. Are those engaged in these arguments even talking about the same thing? In a wide-ranging response to...

In The Story of Christianity, acclaimed theologian David Bentley Hart provides a sweeping and informative portrait of a faith that has shaped the western world and beyond for over 2,000 years. From the persecutions of the early church to the papal-imperial conflicts of the Middle Ages, from the religious wars of 16th- and 17th-century Europe to the challenges of science...

A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today. “A scathing, vigorous, eloquent attack on those who hold that there is such a thing as eternal damnation.”—Karen Kilby, Commonweal “[A] provocative, informative treatise. . . . [Hart’s] resounding challenge to orthodox Christian views on hell...