Walter Brueggemann Westminster John Knox Press, 165 pages Few contemporary scholars are more prolific than Walter Brueggemann. Such profusion often results in..
F. Russell Mitman Eerdmans, 192 pages Reviewed by Sharon K. Youngs Russell Mitman poses the question himself: Why another book on preaching?..
Ellen F. Davis Eerdmans, 356 pages Reviewed by Barbara Wheeler Presbyterian pastors face a dilemma in the pulpit. They learned from seminary..
Walter Wangerin Jr. Zondervan, 176 pages Walter Wangerin is well-known for his collections of stories, including the award-winning “The Book of the..
Gregory C. Ellison II Westminster John Knox Press, 160 pages Reviewed by Angela Williams “Baby, I don’t know how to change the..
William G. Enright Amazon CreateSpace, 86 pages Reviewed by Baron Mullis What if fundraising were a fundamentally joyful activity? Bill Enright believes..
Anne Lamott Riverhead Books, 190 pages To put it mildly, mercy is in short supply these days. Children flee their homes with..
Tom Berlin Abingdon Press, 112 pages Reviewed by Henry G. Brinton Christians have often disagreed about money — some see it as..
Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Hilda P. Koster, editors Fortress Press, 392 pages Reviewed by Cynthia Holder Rich “Planetary Solidarity” is a rich..
Amy Plantinga Pauw Eerdmans, 198 pages Reviewed by Morgan Morse Hay I was given Amy Plantinga Pauw’s book “Church In Ordinary Time”..
David E. Gray Parson’s Porch, 112 pages David Gray has written a helpful book that explores the art of a carefully written..
Leslie Williams Eerdmans, 208 pages In the summer of 1529, theology professor Thomas Cranmer decided to escape the plague and passed..
The Outlook asked some of our younger readers three questions. They responded with books that are well worth checking out this..
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..
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