John Arthur Nunes

Eighth-Day Discipleship

Christian Living

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

The Life, Works, and Witness of Tsehay Tolessa and Gudina Tumsa, the Ethiopian Bonhoeffer

History & Biography

“Praise be to God for this work—as overdue as it is timely. Kudos to Samuel Yonas Deressa and Sarah Hinlicky Wilson for their research and diligence, for making this narrative of heroic faith available and accessible. Lutherans and other Christians in the Global North, where churches seem to be thinning and aging, need this model of boldness from the Global South. Gudina did not pursue martyrdom. Tsehay did not seek to be tortured. But neither did either of them recoil from their confession of the gospel in the face of terror. And the Holy Spirit bears witness, adding multitudinously to those who are saved in Ethiopia. Yes, Tertullian’s timeless maxim comes alive: the blood of martyrs is indeed the seed of the church.”

The Paradox of Church and World

Theology

“People thinking about the challenges of navigating our pluralistic world faithfully will delight in Jon Diefenthaler's commentary. He guides us through Niebuhr’s lustrous wisdom, selecting essays that connect best with our twenty-first century complexity. This work is both accessible and certain to be authoritative.”

Theologia Crucis

Theology

“Refusing to jettison the legacy of Luther, Robert Saler dares to place the crucified Christ in full conversation with what some might deem the unlikeliest of partners, like a murdered Sandra Bland, a martyred Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a mystical and musical Arvo Part, an emptied (but not empty) Sebastiao Rodrigues, a metaphysical feminist, Valerie Saiving. The reality of the resurrection is what finally irrupts with hope for those who walk this prophetic path with the talented Dr. Saler.”

Why Black Lives Matter

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Fatigued by the predictable approaches to this movement? You will embrace the workable words of these courageous excavators. They dig deeply into the timeliest of questions: Why BLM? (It’s all in the ‘why.’) In response, these essays do not resort to dry philosophical inquiry. Rather, you will discover practical and realistic approaches that move humanity forward. These are poets of the possible, bridge builders, rooted thinkers, hope dealers, faith leaders, community-based practitioners leaning into God’s future with Spirit-infused conviction.”