Desmond Tutu
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“''This is a heartrending account of what has happened to ordinary people...and how they have lived and survived under siege by Israeli soldiers in Bethlehem, the birthplace of the Prince of Peace. It should shake us out of complicity with the injustice being visited on ordinary people. I hope it will do that for many...in the West who have perhaps too easily accepted the stereotype of violent Palestinians. Peace without justice for the Palestinians is impossible. Israel will be safe and secure only when justice happens for the Palestinians.''”
Children of God Storybook Bible
Children & Youth
“In the spirit of celebrating children all over the world, the artists in this book have been invited to draw on their own unique and rich cultural heritage in illustrating these biblical stories. Their art is truly a marvelous reflection of how we are all made in God’s image.”
Chronicle of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
History & Biography
Foreword
(wrote the foreword)
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Richard Burridge has made erudite scholarship so wonderfully accessible. Four Gospels, One Jesus? is indispensable for anyone who wants a reliable guide to New Testament studies with a disarming light touch.”
Theology
“A refreshingly bold and honest effort to re-image God for our turbulent times. With intellectual integrity and courage, it says some pretty tough things, but then Jesus did too.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Jim Wallis is compelling, provocative, and inspirational, with faith that can move mountains and can certainly move people and communities.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Michael Battle is a fitting name to write a commentary on Revelation. The archangel Michael battles the forces of evil hell-bent on moving God’s creation toward destruction. As I have reiterated, however, no such evil will ever prevail. Michael Battle is also a fitting person to write this book: not only did I ordain him a priest, I also watched him over the years grow as he continuously integrated theology with the practice of ministry. In such an integrated way, Michael invites the reader into the birthing process of heaven on earth. As with any birth, we must move through pain and struggle toward the life that God continues to create. Our politics, economics, spirituality, environmentalism, and much more move through such purgation to new life. And God will not abandon us. God, like a mother, holds us even now as we must move toward wisdom and maturity.”
“Fr. James Martin, S.J. is refreshingly innovative in his Jesus: A Pilgrimage . He has a knack for giving a new perspective to the familiar, making the reader exclaim, ‘Ah, yes!’ A superb gift.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“A cogently argued critique of prevalent approaches to the historical Jesus that depict him as individualistic, depoliticised and that ignore the real context in which he operated. Horsley makes a very good case for his relational-contextual approach, which makes better sense of the New Testament and other evidence available. But what I found quite exhilarating was his showing the crucial relevance of proper New Testament scholarship and theology in the amazing parallels he has shown to exist between the policies of the ancient Roman Empire and those of contemporary America. In the present highly charged atmosphere of international politics, this is a very important—indeed salutary—book that should be read not just by New Testament scholars, but especially by politicians.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Drawing deeply on the rich resources of Christian faith and tradition, de Gruchy has provided a passionate yet carefully reasoned account of the connection between God's gift of reconciliation in Christ and political struggles for justice and peace. Using the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa as his case study, de Gruchy cautions against cheap alternatives to reconciliation as he explores the costly proecess of truth-telling, foregiveness, moral accountability, and the restoration of justice at the interface of faith and politics. I warmly commend this timely book.”
Silence: A User's Guide, Volume One
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“Today we are bombarded by so much noise--the blare of loudspeakers in our shopping malls, the roar of motorbikes, the screeching of cars on our highways, the banging of doors, a veritable cacophony of noise, all a mad turbulent rush. But sometimes we have the joy of silence--when we have been quiet and discovered how it all helped us to be creative, to think deeply. Two people in love often discover they have communicated wordlessly and deeply as they sat quietly and their spirits have embraced and kissed in the pregnant silence. Maggie writes out of a long and deep experience of silence. . . . She is a sure guide, authoritative and scholarly--her bibliography is formidable. What a splendid gift to God's children everywhere.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“When was the last time you thought of going to church as dangerous? Once we challenged the status quo; now we mostly defend it. The Underground Church tells the story of how we forgot where we came from and why we must recover our subversive roots. Read it if you dare. Become part of the movement if you are daring.”
Arts & Literature
“What hit me between the eyes was just how authentic, how real, how honest these musings and poems are. Melaney Poli has laid bare her soul. We are privileged to behold her.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
Children of God Storybook Bible
Children & Youth
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