Elizabeth Newman

Analogous Uses of Language, Eucharistic Identity, and the ‘baptist’ Vision

Theology

“The brokenness of Christ's body is nowhere more readily and tragically manifest than at the Lord's Supper. Aaron James provides a fresh direction from which to approach issues that have historically divided the church. He demonstrates how analogous uses of language, present in both Baptist and Catholic theology, can lead to new understandings of the Lord's claim, "This is my body." Engaging a wide range of theologians--such as Aquinas, Hubmaier, Schmemann, and McClendon--James moves us all one step closer to a common table.”

From the Sanctuary to the Streets

Church Leadership & Ministry

“McCaig's vision of Christian hospitality involves opening ourselves to the most vulnerable-the abused wife, the drug addict, the ex-felon, the abandoned elderly-and discovering there the presence of God. Friendships with those close at home-family and neighbors-as well as with those across racial and class lines illustrate how 'God never works alone.' This beautifully written book is a call to all of us to embrace our dreams, whether large and small, and in so doing respond to God's call to be Christ's body for the world.”

Ministry in Conversation

Church Leadership & Ministry

“That faithful ministry makes possible the flourishing of a whole way of life is amply demonstrated in the rich variety of essays in this volume. These show how genuine ministry opens us all to the beauty and goodness of God’s creation.”

The Gift of the Other

Philosophy

“The Gift of the Other provides a salutary perspective on a world in which fear threatens to dominate our lives. Shepherd engages such well-known voices as Derrida and Levinas to offer a constructive theological account of how hospitality can be recovered through our engagement with the divine other. By the transformation of our fearful selves into ecclesial selves we are freed to participate in God's redeeming purposes.”

The Good Life

Christian Living

“Don't let the charm of his style or his mastery or the telling detail mislead you. McCarthy's 'The Good Life' is both a sustained critique of the consumerism that enslaves and a profound account of how God's graciousness can set us free. This is theology at its best. A 'how to' book about something that matters.”

The Limits of Liberal Democracy

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In The Limits of Liberal Democracy, Scott Moore provides evidence of how a fresh and reinvigorated understanding of 'politics' might rise from the ashes of modernity. Through revelatory analysis of contemporary case studies, he offers an expanded understanding of politics that challenges our assumptions and provides a way into a future where the church universal might embody the 'extraordinary.'”

The Scandal of the Evangelical College

Discipleship & Christian Education

“The ‘scandal’ of the evangelical college, according to Martin Spence, lies in its conflation of faith and individual piety. This results in its attempt to bring a Christian ‘worldview’ into a predetermined curriculum. Spence’s compelling alternative lets us see education as an ecclesial vocation that transforms faith into a shared way of life at once social, political, and economic. His analysis opens the imagination to how the Christian college might yet offer a rich alternative to the domesticated faith of late modernity.”

Theology Remixed

Theology

“Theology Remixed is an attempt, and a successful one, to imagine new paths that lead us to very ancient truths. By expanding the analogies of language, story, game and culture, English shows us how Christians today might participate more fully in what God is doing in the world. His combination of rigorous scholarship and profoundly practical wisdom makes this an accessible, thought-provoking work. This is an excellent introduction to, and an example of, how to do theology.”

Western Culture in Gospel Context

Evangelism & Missions

“What a gift David Kettle has given us in this masterful account of Western culture in light of the Gospel! His probing analysis reveals how often our economic, political, and personal ideologies have deformed the Christian faith in ways that even believers may not have realized. The good news here is that Kettle moves beyond diagnosis to action, showing how the church might yet serve the culture as 'public host' thereby practicing God's own liberating hospitality of truth and grace.”