Brad East

Mere Christian Hermeneutics

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“been the leading evangelical scholar of Christian theological interpretation of Scripture. With this volume he finally delivers what so many of us have been waiting for: the mature fruit of his long labors. Vanhoozer understands that church, theology, and hermeneutics all need each other as fellow creatures and servants of God’s living word. In this “reformed catholic” proposal, we see all the puzzle pieces brought together by a lover and lifelong student of Christ’s powerful speech. It is a fitting completion of Vanhoozer’s “mere Christian” trilogy; it will immediately become a touchstone for pastors, theologians, and biblical scholars. Above all, it directs readers’ gaze to the face of Christ, shining with the Spirit’s light. The glory that once shone on Tabor through the human flesh of Jesus is one and the same as the glory that shines even now through the human words of Scripture. Vanhoozer helps us to see what was true all along: namely, that transfiguration encapsulates our life with God through his word—whether spoken aloud, written in ink, or incarnate in flesh and blood.”

Resisting Therapy Culture

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This is the book I've been waiting for. Matthew Loftus has finally written what the church so desperately needs: a sharp rejection of therapy culture that doesn't throw out the baby with the bathwater. His recommendation of the 'good enough church' is spot on: neither pop-therapeutic nor anti-therapeutic but focused, in his words, on 'being faithful at the little things that God has called us to do.' This book is full of hard-won knowledge, Christian mercy, and wise counsel; I can't wait to recommend it to every pastor, elder, and parent I know.”

The Art of Creaturely Life

Theology

“"If God is the sovereign creator and redeemer, then we are free to be mere creatures." With this wonderfully resonant sentence, Derek Taylor both summarizes and invites readers into a rich and unexpected theological journey. I confess I had given up on Christian theologians having anything interesting to say about ecology besides "whatever the agrarians and activists and doomers are saying--plus Jesus." Taylor turns my pessimism on its head by learning from Bonhoeffer to start with Jesus, the man from Nazareth, and to see what the new creation Jesus inaugurates has to say about our current situation. It turns out there is much to be said, and thus much to be heard. Start listening by reading this excellent book.”

The Culture of God's Word

Christian Living

“Few things are better for the soul than reading Lutherans on the power of God’s word. Senkbeil and Woodford’s call to pastors and churches to give priority to the living word of the risen Christ in their ministries and liturgies is timely and welcome. Anyone who reads this book will walk away with renewed faith in the gospel, revived commitment to the church, and restored confidence in the Spirit of God rather than the spirit of the age.”

The Trinity and the Spirit

Theology

“Robert Jenson’s contribution to the multi-authored Christian Dogmatics in the early 1980s has always been the most underrated part of his corpus, for the simple reason that few readers ever happened upon it. This stand-alone republication is therefore a gift to all readers of Jenson, whether seasoned veterans or those new to this great American theologian. The whole work is worthy of one’s attention, but the section on the Holy Spirit is alone worth the price of the book. The ongoing reception of Jenson’s thought will be bolstered by having his full pneumatology ready to hand, and the church will be edified once more by a pastor, scholar, and doctor of the sacred page whose love for the Lord and for his bride suffused all that he said and did, to the very end of his life.”