David True

Living Belief

Theology

“Douglas Ottati has done it again! Fresh off the heels of authoring a systematic theology for an ecological age, he has written a profound introduction to Christianity. Writing as a theologian, he has threaded the pedagogical needle to produce a religious studies textbook that is equally learned and accessible. In a field that can easily overwhelm and bore students, Living Belief is a nuanced account that draws on and illuminates Christian classics and contemporary faith. In Ottati’s hands, theology is at home in the liberal arts as both an object of study and an engaging conversation partner.”

Reinhold Niebuhr in the 1960s

History & Biography

“Ronald H. Stone has delivered a must read for anyone seeking to understand Reinhold Niebuhr beyond the caricatures of him as a young radical, middle-aged sage, and elderly crank. Through Stone’s eyes, we meet an older and physically challenged Niebuhr who was determined to overcome pain and depression to speak to issues of justice in both foreign policy and American culture. Stone helps us better understand the Niebuhr who remained prophetic to his final days. This book should cause us to reconsider the possibilities of Christian realism in these days of populist politics.”

The Presbyterian Pendulum

History & Biography

“Rather than lament the church's debates over sexuality, Mark Englund-Krieger helpfully sets these divisions within a larger narrative, which is at once historical and theological. In doing so, he reminds us just how much we have to learn from the church's recent history. Most importantly he challenges us to ask if God might not be working providentially in and through our fiercest arguments to bring us to a new, more faithful way of being church.”