David Swartz

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This unsparing recitation of manifest destiny, Indian removal, slavery, Cold War dualism and pervasive jingoism should give all American Christians pause. John Wilsey, in offering an alternative model for Christian engagement with the state, moves the conversation toward a higher ideal of global and kingdom citizenship.”

Charles Lindbergh

History & Biography

“Gehrz’s Lindbergh is splendidly complex. The famed pilot emerges as a spiritual explorer who in the end made God in his own image and refused to see God’s image in those who didn’t look like him. Observers of the ‘new’ religious movements should read this exhaustively researched, expertly narrated, and humane book first.”

Christian Compassion

History & Biography

“An expansive, clear-eyed, genre-bending account of the beautiful and costly--but sometimes paternalistic--work of Christian compassion. Ranging from first-century almsgiving to twenty-first-century fair trade, this remarkable book is a must-read for theologians, practitioners, and observers of those who have sought to care for 'the least of these.'”

Religious Identity and Cultural Negotiation

Theology

“This genre-bending book, drawing from social science and theology, considers the identity construction of Christian immigrants who straddle continents and cultures. Grounded in rigorous research spanning multiple countries, it is a cogently argued and theologically profound meditation on how disoriented religious actors rewrite their identities within faith communities.”

The Intimidation Factor

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Plaintive lament, credible history, effervescent narrative, empathetic and sarcastic critique, old-fashioned evangelical testimony—The Intimidation Factor is a rollicking tour of Redfern’s religious tribe.”