John F. Woolverton and James D. Bratt Eerdmans, 280 pages Reviewed by Rick Nutt This book contributes to the growing literature of..
Kenneth Reeves Rowman & Littlefield, 280 pages Reviewed by Erin Keys There are a number of books on congregational life that claim..
Peter Steinke Rowman & Littlefield, 176 pages Peter Steinke is a clear-eyed, skilled consultant whose insights have stood the test of time...
University of South Carolina Press, 424 pages Reviewed by Thomas W. Currie In the preface to this remarkable history of Columbia Theological..
William C. Mills Resource Publications, 170 pages Reviewed by Stephen McCutchan Father William Mills, or Bill as he prefers to be called,..
Jeremy Everett Brazos Press, 176 pages Reviewed by Nancy Neal Our politics are more polarized than we’ve experienced in recent history, but..
Scot McKnight Baylor University Press, 236 pages Be forewarned: Anyone who reads this book will never again think of Romans in the..
Shea Tuttle Eerdmans, 184 pages Reviewed by Jo Forrest The teachings of Fred Rogers continue to enliven people through the numerous biographies,..
Murray Milner Jr. Wipf & Stock, Eugene, 134 pages Reviewed by David K. Garth Explanations and antidotes for the decline of mainline..
Ann Voskamp Zondervan, 240 pages I was gifted the book “One Thousand Gifts,” which made its way into my vacation reading this..
Karen Gonzalez Herald Press, 200 pages Reviewed by Neil Craigan Immigration is one of the hot-button issues in the current political landscape..
Kate Bowler Princeton University Press, 368 pages Reviewed by Jill Duffield How do women in Christian traditions where official leadership roles are..
Linda Lawrence Hunt Tasora Books, 152 pages Reviewed by Nancy T. Fox “Soul Space” provided a gracious space for my own soul..
Jonathan P. Walton IVP Books, 224 pages Reviewed by Jeff Charis-Carlson Readers can take encouragement just from skimming through the blurbs accompanying..
Donald K. McKim Cascade Books, 158 pages Very few people will read Karl Barth at length. Barth wryly chuckled that he was..
Accidental Preacher: A Memoir Will Willimon Eerdmans, 240 pages Reviewed by Kay E. Huggins A memoir is an odd read. With the..
Susan Baller-Shepard Finishing Line Press, 102 pages Susan Baller-Shepard’s “Doe” is a striking poetry collection. I was captured by this slender (66..
David Zahl Fortress Press, 250 pages Reviewed by Rachel Landers Vaagenes Seculosity is a made-up word that aptly articulates a current unspoken..
Dru Johnson Eerdmans, 176 pages Reviewed by Thomas G. Long The great scholar of ritual Catherine Bell once commented on how dramatically..
Jeannie DuBose Beaver’s Pond Press, 112 pages This is a lovely and wise book by a writer who knows the deep things..
Barbara Brown Taylor HarperOne, 256 pages Reviewed by Paul Rowland Jr. In her essay on metaphor in the “Oxford Companion to the..
Kendall Vanderslice, Eerdmans, 176 pages Reviewed by Henry G. Brinton When Jesus gathered his followers for the Last Supper, he broke bread..
David W. Blight Simon & Schuster, 912 pages Reviewed by Donald W. Shriver A great life deserves a great biographer. In Yale..
Samuel Wells Eerdmans, 112 pages Samuel Wells is well known for his preaching and works of practical theology. Not as many people..
Carolyn B. Helsel Chalice Press, 128 pages Reviewed by Rachel Cheney As a predominantly white denomination, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has the..
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