James B. Nelson

Body and Soul

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“The longest revolution--the sexual one--is far from finished, but (hallelujah!) this volume takes a giant step. Ellison and Thorson-Smith have assembled a stunning group of prophetic theologians to explore the good news that our sexual pleasure is made godly by relationships of love, care, mutuality, and justice. Writer after writer shows how the personal is indeed public, and how the transformation of our human eros is intimately connected with enhanced justice in race, economics, and ecology. Such boldly incarnational theology might yet revive authentic spirituality in our churches.”

Ethics in Ministry

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Wiest and Smith here invite clergy into a stimulating conversation about professional ethics. With real cases, solid theological-ethical reflection, and wise moral counsel, they illuminate an impressive array of issues. They resist easy moralisms and lofty generalities as they examine truth-telling in recommendation letters, boundaries in counseling relationships, fund-raising ethics, public invocations, and much, much more. This is an impressively useful book.”

Gay Theology without Apology

Theology

“. . . fresh and bold . . . a charter of hope "In these fresh and bold essays, Gary David Comstock finds God's liberating connection in scripture-from-the-underside, in nontraditional traditions, and in body experience. Candidly self-revelatory, he shows how only in taking our own lives seriously can we be lovers of the world. Gay Theology without Apology is both judgment on churchly oppression and a charter of hope for gay/lesbian/bisexual Christians on the edges of the church. It is also truly an apologia, a persuasive case for the richer, more erotic, more just and loving humanness of everyone of us.”

God and Randomness

Science & Faith

“This second book by McFaul and Brunsting presents valuable new perspectives on an unusual combination of two topics, God and randomness. The authors develop clear definitions and examples of randomness of varying arenas from the universe, to nano–scale physics, to evolution and to everyday human experiences. This is a well–researched thought–provoking book.”

Justice in an Unjust World

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“The content of this book is truly important, the style vivid, engaging, and consonant with the approach. The narrative descriptions are powerful, with a compelling use of biblical stories to make the main point: the multifaceted nature of God's response to injustice.”

The Evolution of Faith

Science & Faith

“The third book by Thomas McFaul and Al Brunsting, The Evolution of Faith, provides a new approach to the discussion of science and religion. They use plain language that is approachable to most readers. Their new insight, called ‘evolutionary pluralism,’ links evolution and peaceful relations between science and people of different faiths who live close to each other. Their contribution is both unique and valuable.”