Mai-Anh Le Tran Abingdon Press, 176 pages Reviewed by Susan G. De George In response to the shooting of Michael Brown..
Karen Wright Marsh InterVarsity Press, 224 pages Reviewed by Jeff J. Meyers Dorothy Day, the founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, once..
John Brueggemann and Walter Brueggemann Westminster John Knox Press, 202 pages “Something is torn in the fabric of American society,” the authors..
Thomas Dekker (Robert Hudson, editor) Eerdmans, 176 pages This is a most unusual book – and a lovely one at that...
Robert Farrar Capon Winston Press, 82 pages Why mention a book that was first published over 40 years ago? Simply because it..
Philip Gorski Princeton University Press, 325 pages Contemplating the references to God made by John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address, sociologist..
Stephan Bauman Multnomah Press, 224 pages Reviewed by Susan Andrews “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t..
Rowan Williams Westminster John Knox Press, 128 pages Reviewed by Juli Wilson-Black A story is told that during the funeral procession of..
by Laura Everett Eerdmans, 201 pages Reviewed by Ken Evers-Hood I once heard Bob Dykstra at Princeton Theological Seminary discuss a lecture..
Kara Powell, Jake Mulder and Brad Griffin Baker Books, 336 pages Reviewed by Emily Chudy “We want a pastor that can bring..
Timothy Verdon, editor Paraclete Press, 128 pages It was Prince Myshkin in Dostoevsky’s “The Idiot” who famously said, “Beauty will save the..
Richard Fletcher Resource Publications, 202 pages Reviewed by Timothy Johnson “The Dean’s Demise” is a worthy first novel, written by a retired..
J. Dana Trent Upper Room Books, 117 pages Reviewed by Meredith L. Kemp-Pappan I write this review in the midst of ending..
Karen Branan Atria Books, 312 pages Reviewed by Currie Burris Nearly everyone has secrets buried in the history of their family..
David Hansen InterVarsity Press, 168 pages I have long believed that bird-watching is training in the practice of prayer. Both bird-watching and..
Jim Collins HarperCollins, 240 pages Reviewed by Richard D. Brownlee Given that I came into the ministry with a background in..
Thomas G. Bandy Abingdon Press, 200 pages Thomas Bandy notes, “Certain kinds of people gravitate toward certain kinds of leaders.” He then..
Craig C. Hill Eerdmans, 217 pages Reviewed by Michelle Sumption In the center of my college campus was a life-sized statue of..
Eugene Peterson WaterBrook, 372 pages Few pastors in our time have had as much influence as Eugene Peterson, and from such an..
O. Wesley Allen Jr. Chalice Press, 156 pages Reviewed by Meredith Kemp-Pappan Once upon a time, a reality TV star and real..
Gordon C. Stewart Wipf and Stock, 186 pages Reviewed by Donald W. Shriver Occasionally I finish reading a book by a fellow..
Juan M. Floyd-Thomas, Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas and Mark G. Toulouse Westminster John Knox Press, 225 pages Reviewed by MaryAnn McKibben Dana..
Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso WJK Press, 40 pages This is a beautifully illustrated retelling of three of Jesus’ parables for..
Traci Smith Chalice Press, 256 pages Reviewed by Michelle Sumption Time is a precious commodity. Frequent are the meetings when significant..
David Williams Algonquin Books, 242 pages Reviewed by Ruth Everhart Dystopian novels come in a variety of flavors (SciFi, YA and Canadian..
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