Erskine Clarke

Breaking and Entering

Preaching & Worship

“This is a book of thirty-three sermons for both preachers and non-preachers. Preachers will discover rich resources for their own preaching ministries. But they will also find what non-preachers are looking for--faith nurtured, hope stirred, and guidance for Christian discipleship in the midst of honest and authentic questions.”

Bridging the Gap, Breaching Barriers

History & Biography

“Mary Cloutier’s important study of the American Protestant mission in Gabon reveals all too clearly the way American struggles over race and gender shaped the mission’s life and work. She draws on a careful reading of mission reports and mainly white missionary letters and diaries, but she has also listened for the ‘hidden transcripts’ of Africans—especially ‘Bible women’—who did much of the evangelization around the Gabon estuary. The result is a fascinating and tumultuous story of complex men and women who were part of a larger US and African story.”

James

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In her splendid new commentary on James , Martha Moore-Keish helps us discover once again how much we need this often-neglected epistle. How are Christians to act in the midst of today’s divisions, violence, and rage? How are we to face our own fears in an Age of Fear? James helps us see that “God has already given us what we need: the Word, which is love for one another and for the whole wounded world.” Moore-Keish’s James arrives as a special gift to pastors as they seek to nurture congregations in the call to Christian discipleship.”

Presbyterians in South Carolina, 1925–1985

History & Biography

“Griffith and Raynal have written a detailed and accessible history of 'Mainline' Presbyterianism in South Carolina from 1925-1985. Most revealing is their important treatment of African-American Presbyterians as South Carolinians have struggled to move beyond the burdens of their past.”

Real World Faith

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Real World Faith is another gift Walter Brueggemann offers to the church, a gift forged in his own faithful attention to his calling, and a gift we eagerly unwrap in anticipation of being surprised and encouraged by Good News.”

The Long Road Home and Other Short Stories from the Silences in the Gospel of Mark

Fiction

“Jim Lowry, an exceptionally fine preacher, has plunged into the silences of the Gospel of Mark, has listened carefully for what the silences have to say, and has reemerged to tell us what he heard. Drawing on traditions of interpretation, his years as a pastor, and front-porch storytelling, Lowry hears in the silences gospel-filled stories about biblical characters and eccentric folk in his hometown. Take the plunge with him, listen, and be amazed!”