Jemar Tisby

American Idolatry

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“American Idolatry is the book I would hand to anyone who is just beginning their journey of understanding white Christian nationalism or who is suspicious that it is even a problem. Whitehead combines his incisive perspective as a sociologist with his personal journey as one whose early faith was shaped by this ideology. American Idolatry moves beyond an academic analysis and reveals the deep and harmful human impact of white Christian nationalism.”

Bad Faith

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Bad Faith is a fantastic primer on one of the most potent and controversial political forces of the past half century—the Religious Right. Bad Faith upends the tidy narrative that protesting abortion was the issue that rallied evangelicals in the political realm. Randall Balmer’s historical research helps restore the true and infuriating story, that racism, once again, played a central role in shaping the political and religious landscape of the nation. Before you read another headline or write another social media post about religion, race, or politics, read this book.”

Better Ways to Read the Bible

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In Better Ways to Read the Bible, Zach Lambert does what so many Christian leaders seem unwilling to do: he asks tough, important questions of the Bible and opens himself to unexpected responses. With a theologian’s mind and a pastor’s heart, Lambert shares his personal, often painful, stories from his journey of relearning Scripture. This book offers a fresh reading of the Bible that provides a counternarrative to white Christian nationalism and its rigid, exclusionary interpretations of the teachings of God. What emerges is a vision of the kind of Christianity most people imagine and hope for in the world. This book is for the faithful, the skeptic, and the inquirer. No matter who you are, this book will make you curious about another book: the Bible.”

Celebrities for Jesus

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In this stupendously convicting and well-researched book, Beaty probes the soul of the celebrity pastor and, more hauntingly, examines how we the people help create such larger-than-life figures. With the inexorable transition to more online forms of discipleship in the digital age, Celebrities for Jesus provides a timely, sober reflection on the toxic culture that often arises when piety and popularity mix.”

Disciples of White Jesus

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This is a book about identity--its loss, its malformation, and the struggle to forge new ones. With the tenderness of a mother and the insight of a scholar, Denker pulls us off the path of easy outrage and leads us to look more closely at the inner lives of white boys and men. For those of us who seek a healthier church, community, and nation, Disciples of White Jesus is timely and essential reading.”

Faithful Antiracism

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Faithful Antiracism is bound to become a standard in churches and religious organizations that aspire to pursue racial justice. Dr. Christina Edmondson and Chad Brennan combine the precision of scholars with the compassion of pastors who patiently love and care for others. This book is packed with application and is ready-made for group or individual study. Whether you've been committed to antiracism for years or you are just beginning the journey, Faithful Antiracism will equip and inspire you for the struggle.”

For Such a Time as This

Christian Living

“In times of tumult, I am often drawn to quiet, daily rhythms to help ground me. That’s why I’m thankful for Hanna Reichel’s For Such a Time as This, a devotional primed to help us keep calm when all seems like crisis. Both specific and universal, history lesson and mystical meditation, each entry is immediately relevant to our current context yet also echoes with ancient wisdom. In an era that screams for outward action, this small book draws us inward and upward to reorient and nurture our souls and refresh us for the work of righteousness.”

From Dropout to Doctorate

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

Foreword

“I wish I had Dr. Terence Lester's book From Dropout to Doctorate when I was just starting as a teacher in the Delta. Hearing his story and understanding the personal and systemic effects of racism, poverty, and injustice would have immensely helped me to serve students like Jalen more effectively. . . . Dr. Lester has gifted us this book for this moment and for our posterity. He shares searing personal stories of tragedy and hardship that moves the crisis in our educational system beyond statistics and into the realm of human impact. At the same time, he puts that doctorate to work. I found myself poring over his tables and illustrations, his definitions and theories. He adds academic ballast to his intimate narrative, so we come to understand not simply his individual story, but the historic and systemic forces at work that affect millions today.”

I Won't Shut Up

Christian Living

“from the foreword by Danielle Coke, illustrator, advocate, and entrepreneur “With candor, wit, and wisdom Ally Henny breaks it all the way down in her debut book, I Won’t Shut Up. Through an exploration of her life and experiences, Ally offers a glimpse of what it looks like to be your full self in a way that will not be silenced by the racism that often prefers that Black people be neither seen nor heard. I Won’t Shut Up isn’t just about finding your voice but amplifying it to create a more just and inclusive world.”

Mixed Blessing

Christian Living

Foreword

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Reparations

World Religions

“We are at an inflection point in our nation. We can either continue with the racial status quo or earnestly engage in the long-overdue process of repair. Kwon and Thompson marshal deep research, theological acumen, and pastoral tenderness to make a timely call for reparations and the dignity of all people.”

Subversive Witness

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Subversive Witness rightly highlights the connections between privilege and power. No matter what your social-cultural location, this book compels us to recognize the various forms of power we possess—oftentimes unjustly—and what we can do to bring about equity and justice. Those readers who have humble hearts to walk through the confession, lamentation, and repentance that this book encourages will cultivate a witness that can shake the world.”

Testimony

History & Biography

“In Testimony, Jon Ward dissects the cultural world of evangelical Christianity from an insider’s perspective while employing his skills as a journalist to question its ethos and impact. He narrates an experience that will feel deeply familiar to many evangelicals and then goes on to illuminate the contours and context of the movement as many within it embraced Trumpism. Testimony demonstrates the power of truth—no matter who it comes from or where it leads. This book will make you ponder, discuss, and testify about your own journey and beliefs.”

The Anti-Greed Gospel

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Many people say that the original sin of the United States was racism; in reality, racism was a symptom of the original sin of greed. The Anti-Greed Gospel dismantles deficient definitions of racism and reminds us that greed is what generates, animates, and sustains racial prejudice—both past and present. This book, properly understood and applied, has the potential to topple our monuments to Mammon and make room for real racial justice in both church and society.”

The Ballot and the Bible

History & Biography

“It’s not often that a book both challenges your fundamental beliefs and elevates them at the same time. The Ballot and the Bible is such a book. Schiess addresses foundational questions about the nature of our political life together and establishes the urgency of reevaluating our civic norms. This is a book about faith, politics, and the Bible that our churches and our democracy need.”

Unbossed

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Unbossed is a celebration of sistas and a field guide for making the world a better place. With wit, verve, love, and wisdom, Khristi Lauren Adams introduces us to e­ight Black girls with expansive vision and leadership acumen.”

Unruly Saint

History & Biography

“In Unruly Saint, D.L. Mayfield does more than trace the life of Dorothy Day as a social justice activist, disruptor of the status quo, and friend to the poor. Read this book to be challenged, inspired, and connected to a historic faith that can help change the world for good.”

We Will Be Free

History & Biography

“In We Will Be Free, Nancy Koester helps us move beyond the superficial knowledge we have of Sojourner Truth and takes us into the spirit of a woman whose life should inspire and inform us all. This is more than the biography of a single, remarkable woman, it tells the story of the whole nation—halting steps toward freedom, the risk and rewards of speaking the truth and, most of all, the unflagging hope that change is possible.”