Jeffrey C. Pugh

Cancer Is Funny

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Writing with the brutal honesty and wit of Annie Lamott, Jason Micheli takes his readers on a harrowing journey of discovery. Smart enough to know that easy answers about God cannot be found—ever–Micheli is a theologian of the only theology that matters—the theology of death and life. Cancer may not strike you as funny, but Micheli certainly is as he confronts his (and our) worst fears and shows us that life is a gift, even in the midst of great suffering.”

Christ’s Under-Shepherds

Church Leadership & Ministry

“[This] research within the context of ongoing ministry . . . could well serve as an exemplar to others . . . a wonderful example of the benefit of this form of qualitative research for the wider church.”

Issues in Contemporary Christian Thought

Theology

“For anyone interested in how Christianity got to where it is today and where it might be going in the future, Duane Olson provides a well-written and compelling roadmap through the labyrinth of competing theological perspectives. Beginning with how the Enlightenment shaped modern consciousness and ending with some of the most intractable comtemporary problems and concerns, Olson offers an account of modern Christianity that shows with admirable clarity the fault lines and tensions in Christian faith today.”

Radical Discipleship

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Weaving together her profound expertise in Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King Jr. with the poignant authenticity of someone who has spent time on the frontlines of lockdown America, Jennifer M. McBride calls us to discover the promise of the gospel in a divided age. Her extraordinary journey to radical discipleship among those in prison challenges us all to a life of costly grace. This is a compelling and beautifully written book for anyone who cares about the future of Christianity.”

Seeing Good, Doing Evil

Philosophy

“Straddling the disciplines of apologetics, Pauline exegesis, ethics, systematic and practical theology, Russell effectively argues that God’s moral truth ‘presses in’ upon us all. Object Relations theory supplies an effective device to explain how this can be and at the same time be beyond the capacity of the non-believer to articulate. This work brings a fresh defense of a form of intuitionism through which both moral culpability and imprecise knowing of God’s law have their place.”

The Devil Wears Nada

Theology

“Tripp York goes searching for Satan in the classrooms and crossroads of America, but what he finds is quite surprising. As he piles up example after hilarious example of people searching for the wrong thing, he almost persuades me that Hell really is other people. In The Devil Wears Nada, York discovers that, in America, Christianity has become more the devil's prisoner than it realizes.”