Daniel Philpott

A Living Tradition

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Alexander Stummvoll has written the best book on the diplomacy of the Catholic Church to date. No other work on the subject combines a dynamic appropriation of theory, a unifying interpretive argument, and a careful study of the archives in the way that this one does. His argument that only the living tradition of Catholic Social Thought, tempered by prudence and strategy, can explain how the Holy See involves itself in global politics is not only persuasive but also bespeaks the author's love for that which he studies.”

Christ and Covenant in Global Politics

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Robert J. Joustra has written a book that does what no other book does, and no one could have written it but Robert Joustra. What Joustra gives us is a Christian account of international relations that will be absorbed by scholars as well as by students taking Introduction to International Relations. He brings forth his thorough expertise in and affection for Dutch Reformed theology and does so in such a manner that all Christians, indeed everyone, will grasp and engage his arguments. With the originality and rigor of his training as a scholar of international relations, he applies the two classic Christian sources of ethical reasoning—Christ and his covenant, and the reason that God implanted in humans—to traditions of international thought, globalism, nationalism, war, peace, economics, and the global environment. One other quality of Joustra's writing arrives fresh and surprising in a book such as this: it is fun. Witty prose and entertaining turns of phrase leave readers both informed and good-humored.”

Just Immigration

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Mark Amstutz brings realism and responsibility to the debate within the Christian church over immigration without relinquishing the church's proper and important role of moral guidance. At a time when the debate over immigration in the United States has reached a white heat, Amstutz's sober and faithful perspective offers us wise moral and political counsel.”

Mercy

Theology

“What mercy is, and what its place in the Christian life is, is not always clear and is often beset with misconceptions. Now comes a book to tell us what it is, one written with the unusual blend that only a few writers like C.S. Lewis managed to create -- namely, one of the profundity of the great Christian thinkers and of the simplicity and clarity that can reach readers of all kinds. Fr. Moloney explains what mercy means in politics and prayer, in criminal justice and the confessional, and, most of all, how all Christians can grow in mercy.”

Southern Baptists and Muslims

World Religions

“Charles Powell’s book, Southern Baptists and Muslims, is about Southern Baptists more than Muslims. It is Powell’s own story, that of a Southern Baptist preacher who traveled to new convictions about Islam through his friendship with Muslims. Writing this book from the head and from the heart, through relationship and social science, Powell is a fearless reconciler, willing to wade into the most fractious of conflicts. Everyone who seeks genuine peace in our world ought to read it.”

The Politics of Penance

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

Foreword

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