Andrew Purves

A Most Dangerous Profession

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Eric Sorenson has done an important piece of work in retrieval--making available for us the pastoral wisdom of the ecumenical and historical church. He reinforces work done by others on Gregory of Nazianzus, John Chrysostom, and Gregory the Great. His recovery of the pastoral theology and practice in the English church in the centuries following the Reformation is both timely and refreshing. We owe the author our gratitude for his digging in the good soil of ministry past, and for his handing it on to us.”

A Passion for Christ

Church Leadership & Ministry

“The whole practice of ministry flows from our union with Christ in his priesthood--and this is the Torrance's theology of the Christian life.”

How To Read T. F. Torrance

Theology

“T. F. Torrance is the most important English-speaking theologian of the last fifty years, yet until now we have had no full-scale account of his work. Elmer colyer has done great service by entering into the inner depths of Torrance's theology in order to bring it to coherent expression in a systematic and thorough way. This careful and sympathetic study deserves to be widely read.”

Meditation and Communion with God

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Jack Davis has taken key themes from contemporary theological study--inaugurated eschatology, union with Christ and communion with the Holy Trinity--and written about how they provide a fresh way to recover the ancient Christian practice of meditation upon Scripture. Biblically, theologically and historically learned as the auther is, Davis sets his proposal in realistic discussions of popular culture, neuroscience and the widespread interest in Eastern meditation. This book leads the reader into the wonder and glory of a deeper life in God.”

Mirrors of Self

Theology

“Coming to know ourselves as we are known by God: that is the theological and anthropological quest Badgett sets himself to explore. To that end, Badgett offers a thoroughly well-researched and astonishingly wide-ranging pastoral theology of Christian self-knowledge. . . . This is a superb contribution to interdisciplinary dialogue. And I am personally heartened to see the future of pastoral theology in the safe care of a scholar of this quality.”

Of Seeds and the People of God

Preaching & Worship

“Michael Knowles has written a stunning and demanding book on preaching. His central point is the life-giving power of God, which is exemplified in Jesus's agricultural parables. Over and against 'how to' books, Knowles advocates homiletical helplessness as a primary virtue, which involves putting to death our reliance upon rhetorical techniques. Preaching is testimony to what God does rather than to what the preacher does. The book is richly exegetical, theologically expansive, and ultimately deeply practical because everything is cast upon the practice of God.”

Story-Shaped Worship

Preaching & Worship

“Robbie Castleman has written a book that brings sanity to the worship wars. The sweep of her engagement with biblical and theological material is very impressive, and her conclusions are rightly challenging to all sides. The clarity of writing and the straightforward treatment make this a book that is accessible to anyone who wants to worship in ways that please God. This book deserves to be on ministers' must-read lists, on adult Sunday school curriculum and well thumbed by congregational worship committees.”

The Claim of Humanity in Christ

Theology

Foreword

“Alexandra Radcliff is a Torrance scholar, newly minted. Her book is both a careful presentation of Torrance theology (Thomas, James, and David) and a gentle critique of its reluctance to push more firmly into the nature of sanctification. As such, she makes a timely, significant, and helpful contribution to Torrance studies. The book is beautifully written and superbly organized, and should be accessible to readers who have struggled with 'TF's' language especially.”

The Face of Forgiveness

Theology

“Philip Jamieson has written a very important book. Here is pastoral theology built on the ministry of the triune God of grace as understood within the ecumenical sweep of classical theology. In particular, here is pastoral theology in close dialogue with the atonement developed in trinitarian and incarnational terms. Jamieson recasts the work of pastoral care as helping each other face Christ who is God's assurance of God's love for us. The issue all along—shame—has been fear of the loss oflove. With this book Jamieson stakes out a bold claim for pastoral theology as theology, and as such, thankfully, can attest to the redemption of shame as we behold ourselves in the eyes of Christ.”

The Incarnation of God

Theology

“The Incarnation of God is an engrossing and stunningly well-conceived book. The theological significance of the great central miracle of Christian faith is laid forth with clarity and conviction. Reflecting an impressive range of research and timely apologetic concern, this is a book for thoughtful reading. I endorse it with enthusiasm.”

Thomas F. Torrance and the Church Fathers

Theology

“This remarkably well-researched, balanced, and clearly written book is a presentation and review of Torrance's imaginative reconstruction of the theology of the Greek Fathers in view of evangelical theology. In particular, Radcliff rightly highlights Torrance's reading of Athanasius of Alexandria and his doctrine of the homoousios. Not without insightful criticisms of Torrance, Radcliff's stance is strongly appreciative. I recommend this study for both seasoned Torrance students and those who come new to his work.”

Trinitarian Grace and Participation

Theology

“This comprehensive, carefully developed exploration of the theology of T. F. Torrance is marked by consistent attention to the personal encounter with God’s grace given for us in, through, and as Jesus Christ. Geordie W. Ziegler patiently leads readers into a serious, direct, and sometimes critical conversation with Torrance—all the while pointing to where Torrance himself would have us look, unto Jesus Christ. This book is a rich theological feast, and I endorse it with enthusiasm and applause for a job well done.”

Trinity and Transformation

Theology

“James B. Torrance was one of the finest teachers of theology of his generation. His clarity of thought, extroverted love for the Lord Jesus, and gentle pastoral spirit all combined to leave a profound mark on those who sat in his classrooms. The urgency of his denunciation of apartheid in South Africa based on the reconciling work of God in Christ marked him as a prophetic voice among his peers. This timely collection of essays is a fine statement of the respect that he holds and his enduring legacy that continues among us.”