Diana Butler Bass
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“With signs of religious decline all around, many wonder if the church has a future. In this provocative book, Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite points to another sign for the church--a hopeful one: the Occupy movement. As she explores Occupy in light of scripture, it becomes clear that the church must renew itself as a grassroots movement of those who enact Jesus' teaching to love God and neighbor. Is Occupy a sign of a new spiritual awakening? Thistlethwaite thinks so, and I suspect she is right.”
A Letter to My Anxious Christian Friends
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“David Gushee is one of America’s finest public theologians, and this letter to fearful Christians shows why. He analyzes issues with political intelligence and biblical acumen, offering readers a way to move away from fear toward a deeper faithfulness. But what makes this book shine is his heart—as each page beats with love for the church, his neighbors, and, yes, even America. The message is simple: things may be changing, but a gracious God is with us. And that is good news indeed.”
Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
“What gets lost in all the stories about the decline of religion is how many people have left church because they find its leaders uninspired and institutionally minded. Jason Micheli is neither. He is as funny as he is smart and both come through in refreshing, irreverent ways in Cancer is Funny. If you’re spiritual but not religious or if you’re religious but have forgotten how to be spiritual, Jason Micheli reminds you that God can be found in the world beyond the Church, even in incurable cancer. And Jason shows us with raw candor that wherever God is to be found, joy and laughter are possible.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Few guides to the future of faith are as trustworthy as Wesley Granberg-Michaelson. This book is filled with wisdom drawn from a lifetime of experience and a heart of passion for the love and justice proclaimed by Jesus. Think of these ten challenges as an invitation to a more faithful way of being church. Listen for the call of the Spirit in these stories. Be not afraid. Embrace this moment of transformation.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“Brent Bill reminds us that silence is a dwindling resource that needs to be preserved for the sake of our souls. If you are seeking to hear God's Spirit beyond the din, follow Bill's instructions. Relax your body and mind. Breathe deeply. Pick up this book. And read. Can you imagine how silence might change your life?”
Theology
“Whenever I think of Jonathan Wilson, many descriptors come to mind—scholar, teacher, pastor. But the word that dwarfs all of them is a humble and heartfelt one: friend. All the lectures, articles, sermons, and books that he’s shared over the years are ultimately an act of friendship—a lifetime offering of the caring and affection he holds for others, for creation, and for God. No contemporary theologian embodies such deep mutuality and companionship through their work.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Mihee Kim-Kort gifts the world with a powerful, loving, and beautiful vision of an unfamiliar God, a queer God who breaks through every boundary we humans erect. This book pulses with passion, a vibrant faith, calling every reader to see beyond convention and embrace the radical love of Jesus. Let her words into your heart, and you will never be the same.”
The Last Word and the Word After That
Fiction
“With the passion of a Reformation broadside, Brian D. McLaren’s The Last Word and the Word After That goes for popular Christianity’s theological jugular: hell and damnation. McLaren’s fictional Pastor Dan deconstructs dangerous understandings of eternal life and points toward the joy-filled possibility of Christian community shaped by a radical biblical vision of God’s love and justice.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“The Underground Church invites Christians to encounter a radical Jesus, to practice a subversive way of life, and to move beyond belief to love. This is no longer merely church--rather it is a movement that many are aching to join!”
History & Biography
“Sit down and pour yourself a glass of Karen Wright Marsh's Vintage Saints and Sinners. At first sip, you are transported into delightful stories of Christians past. As you drink more deeply, Vintage Saints and Sinners engages difficult issues of faith, doubts and loves, wisdom, and the practice of justice in the world. This is a gracious book full of charming prose and profound truths with just the right complexity of spiritual insight for everyday life. Taste and see!”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
Christianity for the Rest of Us
Church Leadership & Ministry
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