Christopher Watkin

In Quest of the Historical Adam

Science & Faith

“What shines forth from this book is the determination to break out of disciplinary silos and break away from the culture of fragmentation that blights modern scholarship both within and outside the church. For this, Craig is to be commended.”

Jesus and the Powers

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“the gospel: What have kingdom concerns to do with cultural crises, or the good news with the daily news? Under what circumstances is civil disobedience warranted? Can a Christian wholeheartedly support any political system? In Jesus and the Powers, you will find Mike Bird and Tom Wright neither fence-sitting nor drumbeating, but guiding Christians thoughtfully, practically, and jovially through a minefield of contemporary political and social questions with a careful commitment that draws deeply on the wisdom of the Bible.”

Priests of History

History & Biography

“Priests of History shines a piercing light on the damaging ahistoricism of much contemporary church culture: we have forgotten how to listen to the past. I hope and pray that this unique and precious book will help many Christians to comprehend the ill effects of ahistoricism and encourage us to learn from two millennia of mistakes, insights, and everything in between.”

The Augustine Way

World Religions

“At a time when modern-day Tertullians are telling Christians to withdraw from culture and politics, and when modern-day Eusebians are envisioning a new Christianized eternal city, The Augustine Way strikes a powerful, challenging, and deeply biblical note. This book connects us with a long tradition of biblically soaked thinking that brings ever-fresh perspectives to bear on today's problems. Readers of this book will find in its pages a Bible-shaped way of inhabiting late modernity that combines clarity with compassion, critique with constructiveness. It is a word that both the culture and the church sorely need to hear.”

The Augustine Way

World Religions

“At a time when modern-day Tertullians are telling Christians to withdraw from culture and politics, and when modern-day Eusebians are envisioning a new Christianized eternal city, Joshua Chatraw and Mark Allen’s The Augustine Way strikes a powerful, challenging, and deeply biblical note. Augustine’s way neither demonizes nor dominates culture but critically engages with its complexity, speaking both within and against dominant cultural narratives as it seeks to bring them under Christ. This book is no nostalgic plea for a return to an imagined past, nor is it peddling a supposedly novel way of engaging with culture. More usefully than both of these simplistic solutions, it connects us with a long tradition of biblically soaked thinking that brings ever-fresh perspectives to bear on today’s problems. Readers of this book will find in its pages a Bible-shaped way of inhabiting late modernity that combines clarity with compassion, critique with constructiveness. It is a word that both the culture and the church sorely need to hear.”

The Evangelical Imagination

History & Biography

“Christians know that we should love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. But what about loving him with all our imagination? In this important new book Karen Swallow Prior argues that the imagination is a vital and neglected area of discipleship for today’s church. She attacks the cultural cholesterol of ideas like improvement and sentimentality that sclerotize the evangelical imagination, and she invites us to enjoy a more healthy and biblical imaginative life. This is a crucial book for anyone who wants to bring every faculty—including the imagination—under the lordship of Christ.”