Gordon T. Smith

A Shared Mercy

Theology

“Jon Coutts has provided us with a brilliant study of the character of forgiveness. Leaning into the wisdom of Karl Barth, he demonstrates that the church cannot be the church until it learns to give and receive forgiveness, and that this can only be learned and offered insofar as the church leans into the forgiveness offered by God in Christ. This book is a wonderful explication of the pivotal line in the creed, 'I believe in . . . the forgiveness of sins.'”

Accountability in Missions

Evangelism & Missions

“This collection of essays provides a biblical and theological basis for accountability and brings voices east and west demonstrating that accountability--to God and to others--is a universal principle, not linked to one culture or context (i.e., western). Further, the collection is eminently practical, addressing matters of governance (decision-making), finance, and personal integrity. To all mission leaders I say: read this book! Actually, read it but also find colleagues with which to discuss and digest these principles and review our mission practices.”

At the Feet of Jesus

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Can we meet Jesus in real time—a personal encounter that is no less real than that which the first disciples had with Jesus? Are we merely talking about Jesus and reading about how the first disciples knew Jesus and heard his voice and dwelt in his love? Or can we, in like fashion, know Jesus and the grace of his immediate presence in our lives, no less so than those disciples? Here is the guide to precisely that: an experience of prayer that is no less immediate than that of Mary of Bethany.”

Embracing Contemplation

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“We have needed this resource for quite some time—a thorough consideration of the character of Christian contemplation that is biblical, historical, theological, comparative, and practical. And thanks to the editorial work of Coe and Strobel we have it—an invaluable guide to the state of the current evangelical conversation regarding this essential dimension of the Christian life.”

Mapping Your Academic Career

Work, Money & Leadership

“Professor Burge has offered the academic community an exquisite gift: a guide to those called into the teaching vocation within higher education. It is a handbook of sorts—a resource for faculty at each stage of their careers so that they can effectively steward their lives and the work to which they are called. The book reflects a theological vision for this good work and is also eminently practical, with timely advice for young, middle-aged and older faculty.”

Modern Technology and the Human Future

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“One of the most critical conversations of our day is quite simply this: How do we manage the machines and technologies that intersect our lives in a way that is consistent with our core Christian commitments? Craig Gay in this volume makes an invaluable and essential contribution, helping his readers think critically and more clearly about aspects of our daily experience that we all too easily take for granted. And part of the strength of this contribution is that Gay insists we need to think theologically about technology—that is, to view technology and respond to technology in light of the Triune God and a biblical understanding of what it means to be the church. And, of course, to then respond to the challenge of our day in a way that is intentional, discerning, and hopeful.”

Recapturing an Enchanted World

Preaching & Worship

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Spiritual Emotions

Philosophy

“Roberts has provided us with something urgently needed: critical thinking about the complex matter of the emotions. He brings together insights from philosophy, psychology, and literature that complement the needed theological analysis of the place of emotion in human — and thus Christian — experience. This work provides invaluable insight and guidance for church leaders, including preachers and those who direct worship, parents, educators, and all who are concerned with human formation.”

Survival Guide for the Soul

Christian Living

“Ken has done it again: he has provided us with a gracious, compelling, and challenging call to live Christianly in the midst of the city—what it means to be women and men of Christian integrity in the midst of the temptations and expectations of urban living.”

The Magnificent Story

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“If Dostoevsky is right in making the observation that 'beauty will save the world,' then James Bryan Smith has provided us with an exquisite exposition of what this means and how beauty is revealed in the God story. And he does so without in any way downplaying the deep fragmentation of our world; to the contrary, Smith demonstrates that it is precisely against the backdrop of this deep pain that we see and know the beauty of God and thus the salvation of God.”

The Riches of Your Grace

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Julie Lane Gay has provided us an exquisite guide to the Book of Common Prayer—demonstrating its formative power for both the shared worship of the church and in our personal prayers. She shows how it can foster within us and among us the capacity to live in the grace of God in a post-Christian and secular age, and further, how this ancient Anglican resource is a potential gift to Christians of all theological and spiritual traditions.”

Worth Doing

Work, Money & Leadership

“Many publications affirm the value of work and the call to do good work. But we also urgently need a perspective that reminds us that most people just need to pay the bills. We need a compassionate recognition that, for many, work is a taskmaster. W. David Buschart and Ryan Tafilowski have done it—given us a more realistic and helpful way to think of work and vocation.”