George R. Hunsberger
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“If I were asked to teach a class on 1 and 2 Thessalonians, I would do it with the Bible in one hand and this commentary in the other! With sane and meticulous attention to exegetical detail, Johnson is clear about what he believes to be the thrust of Paul's message in these letters, and he offers his interpretation with a gracious spirit.”
Theology
“The renewed conversations about the ‘mission of God’ have begged for this book to be written! And there is none better equipped to write it than Goheen. His sweeping grasp of the biblical narrative and his pastoral sensitivity to the missional path today’s churches are traveling combine to tell the fascinating story of the people of God so thoroughly embedded in the story of God’s love-borne intentions for the world.”
Evangelism & Missions
“Now meet Bosch at work, Bosch before Transforming Mission, Bosch in the grist of the mill of his forming vision. Kevin Livingston is a savvy guide who provides clear exposition of Bosch's earlier work, forged as it was during the years of struggle to end South Africa's apartheid policies. He demonstrates effectively the continuing relevance of Bosch's missionary ecclesiology for churches of the twenty-first century.”
Christian Living
“This book speaks to what ails us and welcomes us to a powerful new journey.”
Theology
“Among the voices in the contemporary missional church movement, Darrell Guder is the grand master of the `missional theology' undergirding the conversation. . . . This volume gathers up the essays by which he has prodded, provoked, nudged, and stirred the theological academy toward rooting itself in the fundamental, course-altering recognition of the mission of God and the missional nature of the church. A must-read for all who care about enriching the missional identity and practice of the church.”
Christ and the World of Religions
Theology
“With an appreciative and sensitive hand, Joe Thomas has located and interpreted Lesslie Newbigin's theology of religious plurality and his vision for dialogue among people of diverse faiths. This book is a benchmark for all that follows.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“These days, it seems, everybody wants transformation. Hardly any can say clearly from what form or to which alternative, nor how to get from here to there. Paul Dietterich is well suited to fill in the blanks. His mastery of the research on organizational climate, his fifty years of experience with churches and their leaders, and his theological rootedness hold promise for revolutionizing the way leaders approach and fulfill their calling.”
Evangelism & Missions
“This is a book of people stories, winsomely told by two ‘poets of the ordinary.’ The stories are the warp and woof of a living tapestry, the fluid dance of congregations with their communities. They open up fresh imagination for ‘going local’ in today’s missional moment.”
Evangelism & Missions
“If we can speak of mission as transformation, as some have done, or mission as reconciliation, as others have done, then Charles Fensham’s call for mission as penance moves us to account for the nuanced implications of both. Nourished in the Christian tradition and guided by the biblical witness to God’s ultimate purposes, he encourages (even goads!) his readers to a fresh imagination and practice of the way of penance. This book promises to renovate the character of Christian faithfulness in today’s world.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Barram invites us to approach concrete economic issues with the ‘economic reasoning’ that arises from an ever-deepening range of biblical texts. He is the right person to guide us on such a journey, as he brings to bear his immersion in biblical exegesis and interpretation, in missional hermeneutics, and in the perspectives of numerous underside communities in Central and North America.”
Christian Living
“The magnificence of John Franke’s work in this volume is that what he gathers up from a range of voices has become in his hand a virtual manifesto. With depth and breadth, he develops what a missional approach to theology looks like. His own constructive work provides a clear and compelling agenda for all to follow. This book is of major importance for both church and academy.”
Missional Worship, Worshipful Mission
Preaching & Worship
“Ruth Meyers brings a deep grasp of what's at stake in the rediscovery of mission as the essence of the church, together with a generous mastery of liturgical traditions, to provide vision for seeing these two dimensions of the church's life as one. . . . This is the handbook that should accompany every Christian community on its worshiping, witnessing journey.”
The Congregation as Hermeneutic of the Gospel
Theology
“Shawn Behan has done a great service to all who are intrigued by Lesslie Newbigin’s sense that the local congregation is the ‘hermeneutic of the gospel’ for the people among whom it lives. Behan traces this notion and its implications throughout Newbigin’s published works to plumb its depths and nourish imagination for the formation of Christian communities that live by its wisdom. This is a book we’ve needed, by an author competent to write it.”
The Gospel and Pluralism Today
Evangelism & Missions
“After a quarter century, Lesslie Newbigin's testimony to 'the gospel in a pluralist society' still feels strikingly relevant, penetrating in its analysis and winsome in its pastoral encouragement of Christian discipleship and witness. Such is the testimony of the authors of this volume, who rehearse, interpret, receive and build upon Newbigin's missional wisdom. They have done us the great service of calling us to do likewise!”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“For more than three decades, Jimmy Long has worked day in and day out to cultivate leaders. He has mentored dozens of them. Scores of them. Hundreds of them! He watched them, generation by generation, pass through their early adult years as theirleadership took form. What he learned from them he kept in critical dialogue with the styles and instincts of their predecessors. I can't imagine anyone in as unique a position to provide the bridges we need for partnership in the midst of contending and changing leadership models alive today in the church.”
Theology
“Strong theology makes strong Christians — as this wonderful book readily attests. No one can afford to ignore it who cares about the full equality of women in a church that remains the church. At last Charlotte von Kirschbaum emerges with her own voice for English-speaking readers. This strong, noble, and unconventional woman — who transcends all philistine criticism, whether from the past or the present — gives us much to think about.”
Theology in Missionary Perspective
Evangelism & Missions
“For its journey in the perplexing and thrilling territory of the post-Christian twenty-first century, the church in the West and far beyond has no better traveling companion than Lesslie Newbigin. In this book, some of the world's most sensitive and incisive interpreters trace in almost kaleidoscopic fashion the way Newbigin's central concerns and convictions illumine a wide range of missional challenges. Here is a reliable marker signaling how and why Newbigin's influence continues to expand.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
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