Jacqui J. Lewis
Fiction
“Nineteenth-century Scotland and Virginia; twenty-first century threats to democracy in America; enslavement, injustice, the Underground Railroad, freedom; adventure, terror, life, death; romance and love. The historical novel Buried Dreamer has it all and more. Relive a family’s struggle for social justice and find inspiration for your own.”
“I've often laughed until I've wept, and I have sometimes wept myself into giggles, but Cry, Baby made me so very aware physiologically, psychologically, and spiritually of the what, how, and why of the beauty and urgency of tears. With the precision of a journalist, the passion of a prophet, and a proven history of delicious prose, Benjamin Perry takes us on a healing journey that includes his own. Together we taste and see the power of embracing our tears, of watering the seeds of our dreams for a healed and whole world with our crying so they sprout justice, peace, and love.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“You will need this on your shelf, coming to it again and again to deliver yourself from stale theologies and to liberate God—and hope—for a generation desperately needing to know the true heart of the One who frees us to flourish in community.”
Marriage, Family & Relationships
“I've been queered in my relationships to friends, family, and congregants. Though I am cis and straight, my theology has been queered. I see God differently, preach differently, advocate more passionately for a world in which my queer and becoming beloveds know for sure they are magical and created in the image of God. Nia and Katie have queered me, with beautiful work, stories, anecdotes, wisdom, and frank and fierce love.”
Arts & Literature
“These liturgies practice what progressive pastors preach: that God's love is so radical it shatters our narrow definitions of belonging. From transgender Day of Remembrance to disability justice prayers, Dr. Stewart has created worship resources that don't just welcome the marginalized, they center them as sacred reflections of divine diversity. Revolutionary worship for revolutionary times.”
Christian Living
“A full and open-hearted life—this is what Natalie and Hal invite us to enjoy. To get back to Jesus, or to sit at his feet for the very first time. It is a rich and evocative sit, deeply meditative, reflecting on texts at once ancient and timeless. Oh, how I’ll be preaching these texts, with an open heart and a curious mind and a soul waiting to be taken up, while sipping on new wine in old wineskins that do not burst.”
Rev.
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Just Faith encourages followers of Jesus not just to remember our bold tradition of progressive activism, but to carry the movement forward. I hope you will join me, Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, and the millions of progressive Christians in this prophetic work of social and economic justice. This book will be one of our guides.”
“I've often laughed until I've wept, and I have sometimes wept myself into giggles, but Cry, Baby made me so very aware physiologically, psychologically, and spiritually of the what, how, and why of the beauty and urgency of tears. With the precision of a journalist, the passion of a prophet, and a proven history of delicious prose, Benjamin Perry takes us on a healing journey that includes his own. Together we taste and see the power of embracing our tears, of watering the seeds of our dreams for a healed and whole world with our crying so they sprout justice, peace, and love.”
Christian Living
“What a delicious book Sacred Belonging is. Yes, it’s a devotional, but it’s so much more than that. We are invited to taste and see biblical narratives with a new palate that decenters and decolonizes and disrupts limited ways of knowing. I read thankful for Kat’s daughter, for the stretch marks she gave her mom, and the baby breath on her mom’s neck, and the cooing that was music to Kat’s ear as she sat before Holy to write. I read thankful for her partner, Taylor; for her mother; for her posse; for Kat’s position in the world. Thankful for her eyes and heart in this moment, which though fraught and frightening, is where we sit, where we belong, yearning for better. I read thankful for the circumstances that put such beauty in Kat’s holy imagination. I read thankful for this foretaste of glory divine. And you will too.”
Rev.
Seeing and Being Jesus in the World
Marriage, Family & Relationships
“Mihee Kim-Kort offers both a primer to biblical justice in today’s world and a guide for caregivers to lead the young people in their lives toward just ways of living. With insights for talking with children and youth about poverty, racism, sexism, and more, this is the book progressive families seeking to follow Jesus’s fierce love together have been waiting for.”
The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Holy Spirit
Theology
“In The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Holy Spirit, Grace Ji-Sun Kim presents an inviting, imaginative, and innovative perspective of the Spirit that challenges and provokes us. Her honest stories and reflections take us on an insightful journey of deeper understanding and fresh revelations of who God is as Spirit, Chi, and as a giver of life for all humanity.”
Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
“So many of us are traumatized by the unbearably persistent and violent racism that is deeply woven into the fabric of our nation. Lewis-Giggetts knows the pain of loved ones murdered in racist attacks and also the pain of wounds that bleed invisibly, assailing our bodies and souls even as we carry on with the endurance of our ancestors. With passion and compassion, Lewis-Giggetts preaches that celebrations of so-called resilience and rushing to premature reconciliation will not heal our hearts, communities, or nation. Only by honestly exposing our wounds and speaking truth with fierce empathy and accountability can we heal the trauma that white supremacy has wrought on God’s children of every ethnicity.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“When I think Brueggemann, I hear, ‘The gospel is fiction when judged by the empire. The empire is fiction when judged by the gospel.’ Breathtaking truth. Crisp, clear, poetic, prophetic, more than most of us can imagine. Dangerous, like the gospel itself. This book does not disappoint. Brueggemann and Strawn’s prose brings Isaiah’s fierce prophecies to life in this time and for all times. You want to preach truth to power? You want to teach your lay leaders how to be prophets for the reign of God? Run to this book, with tools for you and your community.”
Preaching & Worship
“We Pray Freedom is a powerful testament to the sacred call for justice and liberation, woven together by the voices of grassroots faith and community leaders. Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar have crafted a living, breathing collection of songs, prayers, and rituals that ignite hope and inspire action.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
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