Hospitable Planet
Stephen A. Jurovics Morehouse Publishing, New York. 176 pages The author is an engineer with over 20 years of experience working on climate..
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On Augustine Rowan Williams Bloomsbury, 240 pages This collection of essays on Augustine spans nearly 25 years of insightful reflection by one..
The Politics of Penance
Michael Griffin Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 180 pages Does repentance make any difference once one leaves the sanctuary and forgets the declaration..
The Wounded Healer
Henri J.M. Nouwen Image Books, New York. 109 pages There is a reason certain books are called classic. They outlive their own..
The God Particle: God-Talk in a “Big Bang” World
by R. Kirby Godsey Mercer University Press, Macon, Ga. 112 pages In 2012 scientists discovered the Higgs boson. What is the..
A Nazareth Manifesto
by Samuel Wells Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford 336 pages Samuel Wells is a distinguished priest, theologian and ethicist who, in addition to his parish..
Night Comes
by Dale C. Allison Jr. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 184 pages This is an honest book. It is also a compassionate book written..
Paradox Lost
by Richard P. Hansen Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Mich. 224 pages This is a delightful and serious invitation into paradox by a pastor,..
Dark Splendor
Dark Splendor by Robert P. Vande Kappelle Resource Publications, Eugene, Ore. 170 pages Dark splendor is the way some people describe their..
The Book of Matthew
by Thomas Moore Skylight Paths, Woodstock, Vt. 224 pages Thomas Moore is not interested in standard orthodoxy or traditional religion. He is interested..
Claiming Resurrection in the Dying Church
Claiming Resurrection in the Dying Church by Anna B. Olson WJK , Louisville. 134 pages This is a book of hope. It..
The Woman, the Hour and the Garden: A Study of Imagery in the Gospel of John
Addison Hodges Hart Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 96 pages If you love language and the creative uses of it, you will enjoy this..
Fear of the Other
by William Willimon Abingdon, Nashville, Tenn. 112 pages You can read this book in an hour. Do it — the insights will..
Ultreïa
This is the story of a tattoo. It begins in a French village at the base of the Pyrenees Mountains and ends..
Broken and Whole
Broken and Whole by Stephen A. Macchia IVP, Downers Grove, Ill. 208 pages The subtitle of this book defines its purpose: a..
Embracing the Other: The Transformative Spirit of Love
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 182 pages The author asks a pertinent question: “Why, as a society, do people tend..
The Jesus Fractal
by Elizabeth A. Frykberg Elevate Publishing, Boise, Idaho. 194 pages Once upon a time it was not uncommon for the most imaginative scientists..
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Trouble I’ve Seen Drew G.I. Hart Herald Press, 198 pages In the vein of the spiritual “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,”..
The Revelatory Body: Theology as Inductive Art
by Luke Timothy Johnson Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., 256 pages This is an extraordinary collection of essays by..
The Listening Life
by Adam S. McHugh IVP, Downer’s Grove, Ill. 224 pages This is a rich book of reflections by the author of “Introverts..
The Road to Character
David Brooks Random House, New York. 300 pages Occasionally when presiding at a funeral I wonder what will be said of me..
Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus
by James Martin HarperOne, San Francisco. 144 pages James Martin is well known for bringing humor to the forefront of Christian practice...
Befriending Silence: Discovering the Gifts of Cistercian Spirituality
by Carl McColman Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind. 192 pages It’s a little known fact that John Calvin was deeply influenced..
The Living God and the Fullness of Life
by Jürgen Moltmann WJK, Louisville. 232 pages Jürgen Moltmann is perhaps the most well known of contemporary theologians — and for..
Pastoral Work: Engagements with the Vision of Eugene Peterson
Editors: Jason Byassee and L. Roger Owens Wipf and Stock Publishers, Eugene, Ore. 222 pages I often give a gift book by..