Crystal Hall

Bible Blindspots

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Have a and Melanchthon gather scholars from across the globe that evocatively focus on the Bible’s blind spots and blind devotion to the Bible. This book is a must-read for anyone willing to have their eyes opened to the dispersed and othered in the Bible and society.”

Creation and Ecology

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Creation and Ecology’s interdisciplinary work at significant intersections—the ancient and contemporary, economy and ecology—is vital for facing the civilizational threat of climate change. This book uniquely bridges the hermeneutical gap, while respecting the significant differences between antiquity and today, with rigor and integrity. It unflinchingly sees beyond the sacred veneer of an economy that values wealth above the lives of people and the planet and outlines meaningful pathways for addressing the current crisis.”

Language for God

Theology

“In this necessary book, Mary Streufert calls readers to reconsider and repent of the church’s past and present use of almost exclusively male, white language and images for God. She powerfully calls for scriptural and theological faithfulness to the gospel through tapping into language and images for God that are feminine, masculine, and gender neutral. This book is a must-read for seminarians, lay leaders, pastors, and anyone who is a part of the life of the church.”

Rage in the Belly

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Biblical interpreters will warmly welcome this translation for English-speaking audiences of Wut im Bauch: Hunger im Neuen Testament, already available in its second German edition. Rage in the Belly centers a ‘hermeneutic of hunger’ by attending to the silences in the biblical text that spark battles against hunger. This book frames the struggles among the poor, and the anger often accompanying them, as a visionary force that leads social movements. This naming of hunger and injustice firmly grounds the call for bread and justice, and rightly takes its place in the liberationist tradition.”

You Shall Not Bow Down and Serve Them

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Horsley powerfully breaks down the dividing walls among religion, politics, and economics in biblical studies. This essential book reconsiders underlying assumptions modern interpreters bring to the Jesus movements. It reintegrates politics and economics as inseparable from religion in the biblical text. This book is a must-read for students, faith leaders, and scholars of Jesus and Paul.”