Dennis R. Edwards
15 New Testament Words of Life
Theology
“Not only does Nijay Gupta define important New Testament terms and illustrate their significance for today, he also models a strategy for how a Bible reader might approach the exploration of biblical ideas. 15 New Testament Words of Life is an introduction to New Testament theology that invites readers to study the Bible by investigating key concepts that frequently appear in books, sermons, and even casual conversations. Gupta’s scholarship and cultural awareness combine to make the work a necessary resource for preachers, teachers, and all other curious Bible readers. I am eager for my students to read it.”
A Bird's-Eye View of Luke and Acts
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Michael Bird's thoughtful, thorough, engaging, and accessible study of Luke–Acts should be a go-to source for all New Testament readers. Bird treats theological themes (such as the holistic nature of salvation) and questions regarding Luke's historical accuracy (such as the Luke 2 census under Quirinius). By interacting with a range of sources—ancient as well as modern—and also referencing popular culture, Bird helps readers to understand what the ancient author Luke seemed to be doing in his two-volume work and also how he was doing it.”
Christian Living
“For over twenty-five years I’ve served as a church planter and pastor of churches that wrestled with being pots of stew (or “salad bowls,” as Scot McKnight would put it). Pastors in my situation found ourselves — sometimes unwittingly — in conflict with the so-called “homogenous unit principle,” that highly pragmatic perspective at work in megachurches whose explosive growth had many of us drooling and sitting at the feet of CEO-pastors. Yet I craved something else: a resource to encourage and challenge us from the Scriptures, affirming our work among people of various backgrounds, different races, ethnicities, genders, and economic groups. McKnight has blended his expertise in the NT and his passion as a life-long participant in the church to address just about every topic we can imagine! I enthusiastically recommend this book!”
Rev.
Archaeology and the Ministry of Paul
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“What a rich source of information! David deSilva provides details and pictures that provoke the imaginations of all New Testament readers. The narratives surrounding the life and ministry of the apostle Paul and his associates come freshly to life with deSilva’s discussions and depictions. Archaeological findings can assist our understanding of the Bible. David deSilva interacts with those findings and combines his knowledge of the New Testament to create an indispensable tool for group or individual study.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
Foreword
“Adam Gustine has done the church in the United States a great service. Becoming a Just Church is one of those rare books possessing the potential to change the way we think about and do Christian ministry. . . . Becoming a Just Church provides both a theological framework as well as practical guidance on how followers of Jesus can live out the Great Commandment.”
Theology
“Being God's Image is a useful guide for Christians to see how the Bible explains what it means to be human. By engaging with a range of scholarship and writing with straightforward prose, Carmen Imes paints a hopeful picture in which we may recognize our true selves and be encouraged to live in harmony with our Creator and with others.”
Theology
“Christians have long wrestled with understanding the violence attributed to God and God’s people in the Old Testament, especially considering the contrasting picture of the loving, peacemaking Jesus seen in the New Testament. We reject Marcionism: we cannot accept that there are two different Gods in the two Testaments. Boyd has done Christianity a tremendous service by demonstrating respect for the scripture text, reverence for the character of God, and offering a way that we might understand the picture of a violent God.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Thanks to Michael J. Gorman, ‘cruciform’ has come to describe the architecture of Christian community even more than the architecture of Christian buildings, with the term becoming an essential lens through which we view the apostle Paul’s pastoral theology. Cruciformity is an indispensable resource because Gorman’s careful scholarship and pastoral concern mirror the apostle Paul’s own efforts to illuminate the implications of Jesus’s ignominious public lynching. Bible teachers and students should keep Cruciformity nearby as a handy reference whenever studying Paul’s writings.”
Dead to Sin, Alive to God in Christ
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Klyne Snodgrass and Stephen Chester provide an excellent addition to the Touchstone Texts series. Their lively, thorough, and practical engagement with Romans 6 stimulates both intellect and conscience. Readers will gain insight into the Epistle to the Romans and be challenged to live in ways that honor Jesus Christ. Dead to Sin, Alive to God in Christ is exegetically rigorous and pastorally persuasive.”
Theology
“Ingrid Faro offers readers a gift—of her scholarship as well as her life. Her study of the Bible, along with personal stories and practical insights, can educate as well as encourage those who try to make sense of the vicissitudes of life. Faro says evil is not the absence of good but the corruption of good; she invites us to be agents of God's goodness in our world and to let God make beauty from ashes.”
Christian Living
“David Lowry is helping to make Christianity Jesus-like again! Jesus commissioned his followers to make more followers, but that focus on discipleship has gotten muddled over the years—at least among significant segments within Christianity. Along with his theological astuteness, and his years of urban ministry experience, Lowry brings humility, pastoral concern, and prophetic urgency in this book. All of us who long for ways to help each other follow Jesus will benefit from this work.”
Christian Living
“Forged is more than a collection of stories and lessons about life; it is a prophetic call for followers of Jesus to live genuinely as siblings in the faith. Forged is also an invitation to all who have been beaten down, who wonder if they truly belong anywhere, or who feel as if no one cares about them, to know that there is such a thing as loving community.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Nancy Heisey’s From Word to Book is a comprehensive, accessible account of how the Bible came to be and its significance for contemporary readers. Heisey addresses questions that many Bible readers have by providing clear explanations that interact with scholarly works without being pedantic or confusing. From Word to Book should be in the hands of students, pastors, laypersons, and anyone else curious about the Bible’s story—not just the stories in the Bible.”
Apologetics
“In many of our African American churches we frequently recite the refrain, 'God is good all the time and all the time God is good.' God Behaving Badly is an engaging, thoughtful, witty and helpful book that can give all of us Christian readers a bit more confidence when reciting that refrain. David Lamb gives sound guidance for understanding a difficult topic. Lamb offers an apologetic for not only believing in God but also believing that God is good—even as he is portrayed in the Old Testament. Professor Lamb's scholarship is sound, and his sense of humor had me laughing out loud. Not many theology books can do that! I'm going to use this book in class and enthusiastically recommend it to my congregants!”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“With Jesus v. Evangelicals, Constantine Campbell does not wade into the shallow end of the pool of controversial topics that Christians fight about but dives fully into the deep! This book will surely annoy some people, but it will motivate others because Campbell’s thoughtful, biblical, vulnerable, and culturally astute analysis can help chart a new and better course. I applaud him for bringing his scholarship and personal experience to challenge the status quo.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“One of the things that most impressed me about Just Discipleship is the diversity of voices that Michael Rhodes engages with to both inform and challenge readers. The author engages in rigorous biblical, theological, and missiological analysis without being pedantic. Rhodes is a wise, compassionate guide for any and all who desire clarity on what the notion of justice can mean for contemporary Bible readers.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“There is little question that Christianity in the USA has largely harmed LGBTQ+ people. But love offers a better way than demonization, alienation, or non-engagement. Tony Scarcello's honesty, vulnerability, experience, and insights can help many Christians—especially those who hold to traditional heterosexual views of sexual relationships and marriage. Love All Our Neighbors invites us all to look at ourselves while we reach out to others.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“As a pastor for nearly three decades, I was constantly bombarded with resources on leadership. Many were not helpful, and few were biblical. Timothy Gombis provides a needed alternative to popular models of leadership, which can be controlling and coercive even when efficient. In Power in Weakness, Gombis applies the paradoxical nature of following Jesus (i.e., the way up is down) to Christian leadership. Gombis explores the apostle Paul with pastoral sensitivity and exegetical skill, offering us a Christlike, cross-shaped pattern for leadership. Power is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). Pastors and other ministry leaders, even if initially agitated, will ultimately be motivated to serve God with power discovered and energized through weakness.”
Preaching & Worship
“The essays comprising Preaching Romans from Here provide a different sort of 'Romans Road' to guide Bible-readers. This volume takes seriously the reality of a Bible-reader's social location and demonstrates how biblical interpretation ought to involve a multiplicity of diverse voices. I've preached countless sermons over more than three decades of ministry and wish I had owned such a resource earlier in my career.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
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