Cynthia L. Rigby
Theology
“Rodríguez addresses head-on the question of how we may have meaningful faith while at the same time honoring and engaging the plurality of religious convictions that surrounds us. After surveying an impressive range of thinkers, schools of thought, and resources, he suggests that attending to the work of the Spirit gives us ways of making personal connections to what we believe while avoiding what he identifies as “theological totalitarianism.” Rodríguez’s book will be of great benefit to anyone who wants better to understand the state of the question: How might we speak about God from out of our own particular traditions and experiences while at the same time recognizing that God lives and acts beyond what we know, including in the histories and experiences of others?”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“It is at the same time both exhilarating and frightening to realize that we are invited by God to help shape what lies ahead. Johnston understands this, gently but firmly reminding us that we must allow ourselves to be changed if we are to be agents of change in these polarized times. We are called to stop strategizing for survival and instead risk loving the way Jesus did and taught. ‘You can’t know the truth about anyone until you love them,’ Johnston says. He walks with us through the basic yet radical Christian principles that lead to the deepening of love—a love that can embrace the enemy even while doing justice; a love that will revive the world.”
Faith and Politics in a World Gone Awry
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“The reader will hear in Plunkett’s prose the persuasive voice of a preacher, the curiosity of a biblical interpreter, and the passion of a disciple of Christ who wants all people everywhere to share together in God’s grace. Pastors and other church leaders will find in Plunkett a companion who insists that unity, inclusivity, and mutual caretaking are biblical and theological principles that can remedy many of the ills of our broken and polarized culture.”
Theology
“Jinkins here invites us to participate in both the joys and the challenges of the theological task. With the expectancy of a colleague proposing a new approach to an old question, he draws us into conversation with the figures, themes and problematics of the Christian tradition. With the guiding hand of a good teacher, he reminds us that the work of theology should not be undertaken lightly. Students and laypeople new to the discipline will especially benefit from Jinkins's creative balanceof 'lectures' and 'homework assignments,' all geared to train us to be theologians--to better know and bear witness to the character of God.”
Theology
“Love, Violence, and the Cross reflects Love's exceptional talents as a teacher. He clearly and fairly explains to his readers what "penal substitutionary atonement" is, why it is being critiqued, and what Christianity must not lose in the process of this critique. Drawing from movies, novels, and current events as well as from both age-old and the most contemporary theological literature, Love insists that Jesus Christ effects redemption, offering models for how to keep the cross at center without perpetuating violence.”
Theology
“In this study of the triune God, Sonderegger speaks a word of hope to we who have lost a sense of wonder: God can be known, and this God is beautiful, holy, and righteous. We must step to the side, Sonderegger insists, and live no longer according to our own certainties or our own confusions. In developing her understanding of the Trinity, Sonderegger draws deeply from the "Scriptures of Israel," arguing that they have a 'double identity'--one for Jews and another for Christians. Sonderegger's 'strange' and unique approach may well be a game-changer for how Christian theologians work with Old Testament texts.”
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“Mayfield's book is infused not only with the wisdom of Jesus, but also with his own considerable wisdom accrued and intentionally nurtured in the course of his rich ministry and faithful life. He writes as pastor, scholar, husband, father, and friend--inviting us to partner with him in reflecting, again, on Jesus' most well-known teachings. His stated hope for the book is that readers may 'experience a personal encounter with the wisdom of Jesus.' Certainly each of his forty chapters provides us with the opportunity to do so. Suggested for use as a Lenten study, each chapter ends with study questions that can be used to guide group discussion or to deepen personal reflection. Mayfield's book, in this regard, is as useable as it is profound.”
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