David E. Gray Parson’s Porch, 112 pages David Gray has written a helpful book that explores the art of a carefully written..
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Stanley Hauerwas William B. Eerdmans, 192 pages Reviewed by Deborah McKinley I am a godmother. Though one wouldn’t know that by my..
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Mary Oliver Penguin Press, 480 pages What a feast of poems for the hungry..
Louise Erdrich HarperCollins, 288 pages Reviewed by Leslie A. Klingensmith White liberalism. Roman Catholic theology. Native American displacement. Women’s rights. Cross-cultural adoption...
Carolyn B. Helsel Chalice Press, 128 pages Reviewed by Karen Branan As a pastor and professor of preaching at Austin Seminary, Carolyn..
Eugene H. Peterson WaterBrook Press, 379 pages Reviewed by Karen R. Dukes Eugene Peterson is known for bringing us “The Message.” He..
James C. Howell Abingdon Press, 164 pages Reviewed by Jenny Cannon To write a leadership book based entirely on the concept of..
John Dominic Crossan and Sarah Sexton Crossan HarperOne, 224 pages The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the heart of the Christian tradition...
Marilyn McEntyre Eerdmans, 208 pages It is ironic that someone who doesn’t make lists was asked to review a book on making..
Hilary Mantel Picador, 640 pages and 432 pages Reviewed by Lisa Kenkeremath “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies” (parts one and..
John Pavlovitz Westminster John Knox Press, 188 pages Reviewed by Laura Collins I first became aware of John Pavlovitz when his columns..
Heidi Haverkamp WJK Press, 148 pages Heidi Haverkamp is an Episcopal priest who previously delighted readers with “Advent in Narnia: Reflections for..
Loren B. Mead Morehouse Publishing, 144 pages When I sat down to eat with Loren Mead several months ago, I excitedly told..
Mark Galli Eerdmans, 192 pages. Reviewed by Andy Nagel Mark Galli, editor-in-chief at Christianity Today, has written an engaging and readable..
Casey Tygrett IVP Books, 192 pages Reviewed by Emily Berman D’Andrea We often hear quotes and platitudes about change: change is not..
Rowan Williams Bloomsbury Continuum, 240 pages I have often thought that Rowan Williams becoming Archbishop of Canterbury was the best thing for..
Tim Shapiro (with Kara Faris) Abingdon Press, 156 pages Reviewed by Allen D. Timm Tim Shapiro, a Presbyterian minister and the president..
Joshua W. Jipp Eerdmans, 220 pages Reviewed by Sharon K. Youngs The title is enough to catch one’s attention after commemorating the..
Zac M. Hicks Zondervan, 224 pages Reviewed by Aaron Fulp-Eickstaedt Zac Hicks, the canon for worship and liturgy at Cathedral Church of..
Samuel Wells Eerdmans, 245 pages Samuel Wells has developed quite a rich body of theological reflections on the practice of ministry. This..
Tim Shapiro Rowman & Littlefield, 187 pages Reviewed by Allen D. Timm How can a congregation get unstuck? When a congregation keeps..
Gisela H. Kreglinger Eerdmans, 304 pages Reviewed by Blake I. Campbell Gisela Kreglinger was raised on a small family winery in Bavaria..
Jerry R. Tompkins, editor Resource Publications, 178 pages The ugly brutalities of war are best told by eyewitnesses so the danger of..
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