J. Todd Billings
Biography
J. Todd Billings wrote Rejoicing in Lament, Union with Christ, and The End of the Christian Life.
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Christian Living
“Trinitarian, Christ-centered, and culturally engaged, Herman Bavinck immerses us into a vivid vision of the gospel of Jesus Christ. His rich theological imagination provides a compelling alternative to the many vapid, pragmatic approaches to faith today. John Bolt provides an accessible and illuminating guide to Bavinck’s theology of the Christian life in the most expansive sense: the Christian life of fellowship with God and others, in family, work, and politics. Bolt skillfully navigates these waters in order to open up the treasures of Bavinck for today’s church.”
Calvin and the Reformed Tradition
Theology
“In this impressive book, Muller gives a clarion call for scholars to awaken from their dogmatic slumbers when approaching the early Reformed tradition and Reformed orthodoxy on the application of Christ's work, union with Christ, and the order of salvation. Full of nuance and fresh historical insight that cuts through muddy thinking, this is an indispensable resource.”
Theology
“At a time when Christian life, worship, and ecclesial identity are often reduced to polarized options, Kelly Kapic offers a theologically rich and pastorally grounded vision of communion with the triune God as the source, means, and end of life in Christ. Through Christ’s prophetic, priestly, and kingly work and the Spirit’s enlivening presence, we are called to worship and to lives poured out in love for God, neighbor, and creation. Saturated with Scripture and drawing deeply from the wisdom of the historic Christian faith, this book is a beacon amid today’s troubled waters—abounding in theological insight, pastoral clarity, and joy.”
Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
“I love this book! In Dying and the Virtues Matthew Levering explores the path of discipleship in life’s final chapter with an acute mind and an attentive heart. Many today prefer to push the reality of dying and death to the sidelines until it becomes unavoidable, missing its profound significance for us as individuals, as families, and as the church. Levering gives a compelling theological portrait of how the triune God is at work even amidst fear, suffering, and loss on our mortal journey, bringing life through the crucified and risen Lord.”
Christian Living
“Elegant and accessible, Kelly Kapic's personal and probing book Embodied Hope gives a theological exploration of suffering that stands apart from other books. Instead of giving Christian clichés or therapeutic platitudes, Kapic testifiesto the way in which the triune God's light shines in the darkness of physical pain, chronic illness, and loss. With pastoral sensitivity and theological insight, Kapic calls the church to live into her God-given identity, even in difficult seasons. I highly recommend it!”
Preaching & Worship
“In Epiphany, Fleming Rutledge shows how recovering a delight in the glory of God in Jesus Christ is 'needed by the church right now as a drowning person needs a lifeboat.' Written with joyful urgency yet patient wisdom, this book should be required reading for pastors seeking to recover the wonder of Epiphany. Veterans and newcomers to celebrating the liturgical year will find a treasure of biblical and theological insight in this succinct yet potent work. Moreover, anyone who aches for an alternative to the empty 'glories' so widely pursued today will be nourished by this exposition of the strange yet beautiful reality of God's resplendent glory, displayed in the crucified Lord.”
Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
“Cancer has an immense impact upon the life and faith of patients and caretakers. Yet, the complex relationship between faith, medicine, and cancer has received very little serious theological attention. In this ground-breaking work, Deanna Thompson connects the enigmas of cancer stories with a spacious telling of the Christian story, showing how the category of trauma can bear theological fruit. As she does so, Thompson creatively orchestrates a conversation between a range of theological voices about how to address the challenges raised by a traumatic experience with cancer. Throughout, she guides the reader toward a constructive vision of Christian hope that avoids triumphalism. Highly recommended!”
Theology
“With his characteristic clarity and verve, Michael Allen presents an alternative to the recent evangelical trend of thinning down heaven to human—all too human—proportions. In its place, Allen articulates a richly theocentric account of heaven that affixes our affections and actions to the proper end of creation and redemption—the triune God made known in Jesus Christ. In the process, he presents an astonishingly countercultural vision of the Christian life lived in a ‘heavenly-minded’ manner. This lively book is a conversation-changer!”
Theology
“This delightful book provides pastors with a rich vision for church renewal. Vanhoozer gives a deeply theological account of how disciples can participate in the triune God's work. Highly recommended!”
John Calvin, Refugee Theologian
Theology
“With a historian’s rigor, a theologian’s insight, and a pastor’s contextual awareness, Ken Woo offers the academy and the church a refreshing gift in John Calvin, Refugee Theologian. Woo introduces us to Calvin as one whose voice was shaped by exile and attuned to God’s comfort for the displaced. In a world of dislocation, this book helps us receive Calvin as a companion in the wilderness—where God still provides manna through Word and sacrament, nourishing the weary with sustaining hope.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“In Kings and Priests, Uche Anizor presents a compelling biblical and theological account of the readers of Scripture as belonging to a royal priesthood. Anizor describes how Old Testament kings and priests exemplify interpretive virtues, and how the church is called as a royal priesthood to read Scripture in union with Jesus Christ, the king and high priest. This is a rich and important work!”
Theology
“Macaskill gives a lucid and insightful account of key texts in the apostle Paul's dynamic theology of union with Christ by the Spirit. Macaskill combines the sharp expertise of a New Testament scholar with a warm pastoral heart in this incisive work, setting forth a theological and practical portrait of Paul's vision of the Christian life and correcting common misconstruals that dampen the extraordinary power of Paul's teaching. I warmly commend Living in Union with Christ to pastors, students, and others who seek to recover Paul's life-changing message of union with Christ in the church today.”
Theology
“Whether reflecting upon the scourge of pandemic, the spread of political violence, or the possibilities inherent to new digital technologies, many today narrate our age as ‘unprecedented.’ Yet, perhaps the insistence that human society faces disaster as never before exhibits how deeply we have become strangers to ourselves as mortal creatures. In Mortal Goods, Ephraim Radner shows how a wide spectrum of political and ecclesial viewpoints today treat calamity as a bug that mortals can fix rather than as a component of God-given creaturely life itself. Combining scholarly gravitas with a stark realism about the joys and sorrows of human life, Radner dares to peek under the veil of our self-congratulatory tales, testifying to God’s gracious work of redemption within our mortal limits. At once groundbreaking and deeply traditional, Mortal Goods is a wonder, a gift from one of the most creative theologians writing today. Whether or not one concurs with Radner’s conclusions, readers hungry for fresh insights on modern responses to mortal calamity will be deeply enriched by this volume.”
Reading Scripture as the Church
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“In Reading Scripture as the Church, Derek Taylor draws deeply and fruitfully on Bonhoeffer's work with a keen eye for discipleship and the church's reading of Scripture. His combination of a missional hermeneutic with a doctrine of the church offers a provocative, constructive vision of how the Bible, church, and practical mission relate. This is a thoughtful and significant book for both scholars and theologically minded pastoral leaders.”
Theology
“Reformation Readings of Paul provides an insightful, bracing study of the apostle Paul's writings in light of their echoes and developments in early Protestant commentary. In this groundbreaking collaborative study, biblical scholars do not simply 'leap over' the history of interpretation, and historians make no attempt to claim that sixteenth-century reformers offer the final exegetical word. Yet, in moving beyond the common caricatures and attending to the concrete exegesis of key Protestant reformers, these biblical scholars and historians show the power and scope of Paul's writings not only in the sixteenth century but also today. This book is a model of interdisciplinary theological inquiry.”
Theology
“In Sanctification, Michael Allen presents a lucid dogmatic portrait of the glorious mystery of new life in Christ. Allen’s book offers a feast for readers to feed upon this truth. Framed in conversation with the best of contemporary scholarship, Allen brings together scriptural exegesis, patristic and Protestant commentary, and wide-ranging theological exposition. Sanctification is a model of biblical, Reformed catholicity, which both breaks new ground and retrieves insights from the past. Highly recommended for students, scholars, and others who hunger for a theological account of sanctification in Christ!”
Marriage, Family & Relationships
“This book is a rare find! Hill eloquently speaks into one of the great spiritual crises of our day: the meaning of love and specifically of friendship in Christ. This courageous personal and theological account of friendship will both challenge and illuminate those seeking to renew the church’s witness today.”
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