Bradley Jon Gustafson BackRoads Publishing, 122 pages Reviewed by Emery J. Cummins Bradley Gustafson’s Nebraska roots stand out like cornstalks along the..
Edited by Mark R. Schwehn and Dorothy C. Bass Eerdmans, 650 pages What is my purpose in life? This question haunts not..
Lee C. Camp Eerdmans, 192 pages Reviewed by Jordan Tarwater Lee Camp rejects the old notion that, in polite company, you should..
Joseph L. Mangina Brazos Press, 272 pages During this global pandemic, many have used apocalypse to describe what is happening. Some have..
Traci Smith Chalice Press, 128 pages | August 18, 2020 This book is God’s gift to parents, pastors and Christian education directors..
Larry I. Palmer Paul Dry Books, 300 pages Reviewed by Sterling Morse “Scholarship Boy: Meditations on Family and Race” is an emotional..
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Crown, 272 pages When Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, it must have seemed to many abolitionists that..
Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt Eerdmans, 152 pages It is not uncommon for someone to ask a pastor for a book that will describe..
D.L. Mayfield IVP, 216 pages This is an important book. It’s a memoir beautifully written with an authentic tone of humility and..
M. Craig Barnes Brazos Press, 240 pages Reviewed by Mary Austin “Most of pastoral ministry is just doing small things as faithfully..
Luke Timothy Johnson Eerdmans, 375 pages If you want an exhilarating, fresh deep dive into Paul, this book is for you. If..
Walter Brueggemann and Clover Reuter Beal Westminster John Knox Press, 128 pages Reviewed by Meghan Vail “An On-Going Imagination” is a curated..
Stephen W. Plunkett Wipf & Stock, 112 pages Reviewed by Frank C. Ehman Jr. Steve Plunkett’s new book has come along at..
James K.A. Smith Brazos Press, 256 pages Reviewed by Paul Rowland Jr. James K.A. Smith tells us that he has written neither..
Emily M.D. Scott Convergent Books, 256 pages Reviewed by Cyndi Wunder This book is multilayered. It is a book about a unique..
Robin DiAngelo Beacon Press, 192 pages When 2020 arrived, no one imagined the year unfolding as it did with a global pandemic..
Walter Brueggemann Westminster John Knox Press, 125 pages Reviewed by Heather Woodworth Brannon There has never been a better time to call..
Anthony B. Robinson Cascade Books, Eugene, OR. 117 pages Reviewed by Cyndi Wunder I’ve been ordained almost six years — so I’m..
Steven Garber IVP Books, 136 pages Reviewed by Deborah McKinley The thread running through “The Seamless Life” is best described in the..
Walter Brueggemann Cascade Books, 94 pages Few contemporary scholars have paid more attention to biblical texts than Walter Brueggemann through the course..
Jürgen Moltmann Westminster John Knox Press, 232 pages Reviewed by Earl S. Johnson Jr. The title of Jürgen Moltmann’s recent book provides..
Brenda Walker explores how "Transforming" blends biblical interpretation, personal storytelling and practical guidance to help congregations better understand and welcome transgender and gender-expansive Christians.
Ross Gay Algonquin Books, 288 pages Among the words to describe a global pandemic, “delightful” is not one. In fact, it’s quite..
Kenneth L. Carder Abingdon Press, 192 pages Reviewed by Linda Dickerson I’ve been a pastor for 32 years, and during that time,..
Michael T. McRay Herald Press, 256 pages Reviewed by Karie Ann Charlton I would love nothing more than for every white American..
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