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A Lens of Love

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Jonathan L. Walton is one of the very few grand figures in American culture who is both public intellectual and prophetic preacher. His brilliant work and visionary words are legendary at Harvard and throughout the country and the world. This timely book is another testament to his calling, rooted in the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Benjamin Elijah Mays, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Fannie Lou Hamer!”

An American Conscience

History & Biography

“Reinhold Niebuhr makes me shake and tremble as a human being when I think of the depths of his courage, his vision, his determination, his discipline, his willingness to expose himself publicly and to continually grow and mature. That's why I consider him a soul mate.”

Being Human

Theology

“Dwight Hopkins is one of the leading Black liberating theologians of his generation. This book is a must-read.”

Bipolar Faith

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Monica Coleman is a courageous and brilliant theologian whose wisdom and rigor help sustain many of us. This unique and pioneering book opens a new spiritual zone for our serious attention!”

Breaking Through the Plate Glass Window—Prophetic Fragments

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Michael Granzen is one of the grand prophetic pastors and voices during these decaying days of the American empire! His powerful vision and courageous witness inspire so many of us.”

For the Living of These Days

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Joan Kavanaugh is a spirit-filled poet whose masterful use of language conveys a deep wisdom that lights up the worship service in prophetic Riverside Church. Her public prayers inspire us all!”

God's Monsters

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Esther Hamori's brilliant and powerful book troubles biblical waters in a profound manner! Her superb erudition and courageous vision compel us to cross the Rubicon, never again to return to a biblical literalism, ignorance, or denial of the night side of Hebrew Scripture and Christian New Testament.”

God's Politics

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Jim Wallis is the major prophetic evangelical Christian voice in the country.”

Good Punishment?

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“James Logan's book is the most sophisticated theological treatment of the prison-industrial complex we have. His superb historical and sociological analysis is informed by his profound Christian commitment. This text is the beginning of a grand vocation in Christian ethics!”

Howard Thurman and the Disinherited

History & Biography

“Howard Thurman was one of the few great intellectual giants and spiritual geniuses of the twentieth century! Paul Harvey is keeping his legacy alive!”

In Trembling Boldness

Christian Living

“For those of us deeply shaped by the spirit and stories of Jesus, this lovely book is indispensable! And for those who seek genuine illumination and heartfelt inspiration in our grim and dim times, this powerful text is for you! Don’t miss it!”

Katie’s Canon

Women

“This is vintage Katie Cannon--challenging, prophetic, self-critical, and womanist to the bone.”

Our Hearts Are Restless Till They Find Their Rest in Thee

“Coleman Brown, a descendant of the abolitionist John Brown, brought to the pulpit the same prophetic fire and passion for justice as his martyred ancestor.”

Prophetic Rage

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This book is a powerful and prophetic expression of the new generation of freedom fighters. . . . Don't miss it!”

Religion, Politics, and the Christian Right

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Mark Lewis Taylor is the most prophetic theologian, political activist and cultural critic of his generation. There is simply no one on the scene like him. Don't miss this book!”

Resisting Structural Evil

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This is a grand prophetic book motivated by love and focused on justice—social justice, ecological justice, and dignity for 'the least of these.' Don't miss it!”

Resurrection City

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Peter Heltzel is a jazz-infused theologian par excellence! Don't miss this gem of a book.”

The Gospel and My Black Skin

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“The Black freedom struggle has been the leaven in the modern democratic loaf just as the prophetic Black church has been the engine of the Black freedom struggle. This courageous and visionary book keeps our great Black tradition of love and justice alive. I salute Dr. JP Foster. His powerful and poignant witness is so timely in our grim times.”

Dr.

The Gospel Beyond the Grave

Theology

“Lewis Brogdon has written a profound and poignant book that reasserts bold eschatological dimensions into Black theology! From the heartfelt moments of his beloved father’s death to the providential sharing of the cross by the African Simon of Cyrene, Brogdon lays bare the genuine Christian witness of agapic love linked to the reconciliation of earthly injustice and eternal life!”

The Planet You Inherit

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Larry Rasmussen is one of the few great Christian ethicists of the last half-century. This profound and powerful text to the younger generation is a gem!”

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African American Religious Thought

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Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

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Prophetic Fragments

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

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