Brian D. McLaren

Questions to All Your Answers

Christian Living

“A truly liberating book. Reading it is like going to the health club to exercise the spiritual muscles needed to become a reflective Christian. It's an enjoyable read too---a chance to think alongside a wise, reflective, and faithful scholar.”

Rainbow in the Word

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In the dialogue and debate about the place of LGBTQ persons in Christian churches, too often only the voices of straight, white, usually male, scholars and theologians are heard. Rainbow in the Word introduces us to the beautiful voices of LGBTQ persons themselves, people who, against all odds, have kept the faith and who can speak for themselves. No conversation about these courageous and articulate Christians should take place without their own voices being heard. Highly recommended!”

Reading Paul

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“I once had the chance to meet a famous person of whom I was in awe. We met through a mutual friend who was able to coach me on how to better understand this person and not be so nervous around him. That's what Michael Gorman can do for people who want to get introduced to the apostle Paul. As someone who has gotten to know Paul by deeply immersing himself in Paul's writings for many years, Michael can be the mutual friend who orients you and helps you relax in the presence of a truly awe-inspiring person. For committed lay people to seminary students and pastors, this well-written and intelligent book will become a standard resource for reading Paul.”

Reality, Grief, Hope

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“For many of us, Walter Brueggemann has been a mentor from afar. We have learned to read the Bible in fresh ways because of his scholarly insight, pastoral wisdom, and prophetic imagination. Reality, Grief, Hope takes us from the world of the Bible to the headlines of today, opening inconvenient but desperately needed truths. . . . If you've never read Brueggemann, here is your entry point. If you've been reading him for years, this one is not to be missed.”

Reclaiming Rest

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Kate Rademacher's writing is a delight, and she brings science, spirituality, and common sense together in just the way people like me most relate to and enjoy. This book could be what saves your sanity in these stressful times.”

Recovering Communion in a Violent World

Preaching & Worship

“In recent years, I have longed for intelligent discourse about what kind of God is being ‘performed’ by the Eucharist. I just finished Christopher Grundy’s Recovering Communion in a Violent World, and it is masterfully written, urgently needed, and theologically inspiring, and I believe it will be one of a handful of ‘go-to’ books on Eucharist and liturgy in general for decades to come.”

Red Letter Christians

Christian Living

“I have been inspired by Tony’s work for decades. But somehow I think his voice is needed now more than ever. With “Campolian” passion and insight, Red Letter Christians prods, challenges, questions, invites and instructs us to be people who love and live the words of Jesus.”

Red State Christians

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Red State Christians will surprise you, maybe even shock you. Angela Denker will take you with her to interview people in churches where you'll be shocked at what's said both in and out of the pulpit. She'll also introduce you to people who defy stereotypes and behave far better than you'd expect based on who they voted for in 2016. Whoever wins the next election, we're all neighbors, and we need to get along. Books like Angela's can help mend the tears in our social fabric--if you'll dare to let her be your guide in a tour across our nation.”

Reimagining Evangelism

Evangelism & Missions

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Religions in the Making

World Religions

“Religions in the Making brings a range of voices together to consider . . . how our religions can still surprise us, because our God is creative (of course!) and our future is unscripted. As I read I kept thinking, 'This chapter alone is worth the price of the book.' For both those new to process theology and those well-read, this book will be stimulating and enjoyable.”

Rogue Saints

Christian Living

“If the words ‘happy hour’ seem to have nothing to do with the words ‘Sunday worship,’ you’re exactly the kind of person who will enjoy Rogue Saints . If you are holding onto faith with a fingernail—or if you lost it already and don’t miss a lot of it but do miss something— then this book may be for you too. And if you think that the best response to the harm done by bad religion is to live well—then you’ll enjoy it too. Don’t miss Rogue Saints !”

Sacred Curiosity

Christian Living

“I love this book. I love that its author is a creative, insightful, and honest person. I love that it emerged from a tough time in the author's life. I love its tone (friendly, gentle, inviting) and its depth (intelligent, well-researched, yet accessible to all). And I love its subject, because curiosity (rather than certainty or control) is the key to so many of the best things in life, including spiritual growth and personal freedom, as you will discover in Sacred Curiosity.”

Searching for Sunday

Christian Living

“and plenty of humor. If you need a book to pastor you, befriend you, pick you up and dust you off, and maybe even give you a spiritual kiss on the cheek and a devotional kick in the pants, you’ve found it here.”

Seeing Jesus in East Harlem

Church Leadership & Ministry

“I believe we need a creative new generation of pastors and church planters today not just so we will have more churches but also so that we will have new kinds of churches—just as suited to our contexts as churches of the past were to theirs. Seeing Jesus in East Harlem is the story of one such church being birthed in the dynamic environment of East Harlem. You will meet a brilliant pastor, theologian, and writer José Humphreys, and you will be challenged to see your own congregation and context in a new light.”

Signs of Change

Theology

“Bartlett understands the power of stories to create the future. Some stories produce a future that is more violent. Others lead to reconciliation and peace. At a time when so many are weaponizing the Bible’s stories to cause harm, Anthony invites us to rediscover the Bible’s trajectory out of rivalry and into deep conviviality.”

Sin Boldly

Christian Living

“Sin Boldly is full of hidden treasure and healthy pleasure. Simply put, Cathleen Falsani writes with grace about grace.”

Stars Beneath Us

Science & Faith

“Just as surely as atheism follows conventional theism for many people who face the realities of science and the agonies of life, a new kind of faith and a new vision of God can arise from the ashes of a lost and discredited belief. Paul Wallace tells his story of such a loss and recovery in a way that encouraged and inspired me and I believe will do the same for you.”

Strangers and Pilgrims Once More

Christian Living

“Thoughtful Christians often lament that our leaders are characterized by ignorance on fire on the one hand and intelligence on ice on the other. In Addison Hodges Hart, however, we have intelligence on fire. In Strangers and Pilgrims Once More he makes bold and sensible proposals for a positive and robust Christian discipleship. I have great respect for this author and this book.”

Stricken by God?

Theology

“Stricken by God? is a highly important contribution at a critical time, bringing together a range of thoughtful voices who raise important questions and pose needed and well-defended answers.”

Sympathy for Jonah

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“David Blower has written a marvelous reflection on what may be the Bible's most subversive and misunderstood story. Not only are his insights incisive and needed, his writing is a delight to read.”