Carolyn J. Sharp

An Introduction to the Old Testament, Third Edition

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This updated edition offers to a new generation of readers Brueggemann’s brilliant insight into the interplay between normative claims and imaginative counterclaims in the Old Testament. Beautifully written and characterized by exegetical attentiveness, this volume is an excellent resource for theological educators and Church leaders.”

Father Abraham’s Many Children

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In a world in which incendiary antagonism toward other faiths is all too common, this book will foster lively dialogue about Scriptural hermeneutics and interreligious understanding. Mayfield invites Christians to engage religious pluralism with empathy and intelligence. The pastoral tone and searching discussion questions make this slim volume well-suited for those eager to examine inherited biases of Christianity and move toward a more audacious love of neighbor.”

God of All Promises

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“This rich collection testifies to Brueggemann’s abiding love of the Hebrew Scriptures and his wisdom about spiritual formation. His expositions of Genesis texts are saturated with poetic drama, theological depth, and ethical honesty. This book is beautifully suited for Bible studies, devotional reading, and discussion groups eager to link biblical theology with contemporary issues.”

Jeremiah

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This beautifully written book is unflinchingly honest about ways in which ancient Judean responses to the Babylonian onslaught shaped the Jeremiah traditions. Drawing on trauma and disaster studies, O'Connor illumines ways in which the book of Jeremiah intervenes as a source of cultural resilience through its performance of memories of violence and healing storytelling, its fracturing and renewing of language, and its portrayal of the prophet as iconic sufferer. Jeremiah: Pain and Promise will be essential for biblical scholars, preachers, and pastoral care providers.”

Preaching in/and the Borderlands

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This is a substantive resource for preachers eager to confront injustice in US immigration policy. In these pages, prophetic truth-telling demolishes theological naiveté, political denial, and obliviousness about white-supremacist ideology. Contributors pry off the flimsy veneer of ‘post-racial’ liberalism to expose the calamitous violence of racist policies that brutalize refugees, immigrants, and other marginalized groups. This is urgent reading for those committed to love of the neighbor and care for the sojourner.”

Preaching Jeremiah

Preaching & Worship

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Reality, Grief, Hope

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Brueggemann's connection of Israelite royal ideology with U.S. exceptionalism is provocative and courageous. His interweaving of modern poetry and political theory with Scripture texts powerfully amplifies the countercultural exhortation of the ancient prophets: covenantal faith must be lived in mutual relationship with the poor. Brueggemann calls communities gathered around Scripture to be catalytic in their dismantling of structures of social privilege, economic exploitation, and racism. This is a compelling and urgently needed book.”

The Gospel of Mark

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This lucidly written commentary makes a bold case for the unsettling nature of our earliest Gospel . Allen presents Mark as a parabolic performance that uses ambiguities, ironic reversals, and unexpected narratological shifts to create a salutary crisis of understanding for those who follow Jesus. Guiding preachers skillfully through the liminal terrain of Markan proclamation, Allen argues that Mark disrupts theological triumphalism as a pastoral strategy, bearing witness to a crucified Savior whose power has been made manifest in conditions of suffering and despair.”

Wise Up!

Christian Living

“Wise Up! is a gold mine of compelling stories, accessible exegesis, and insights from practical theology. Alyce McKenzie shows us just what we need: a renewed awe before the Holy, a listening heart, spiritual discipline, and the courage to speak subversive truth. A wonderful resource!”