John E. Wilson
A Future for American Evangelicalism
“On the subject of American evangelicalism, vapid generalizations abound. Harold Heie provides a much-needed alternative. Both longtime students of the subject and relative newcomers will profit from this model of respectful (but far from bland) conversation.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“The anthologist's art is underappreciated nowadays, though 'curators' get better press. Whatever term is used to describe the work done in gathering this collection of prayers for writers, all of us who live by attending to words should be thankful to Gary Schmidt and Elizabeth Stickney. They've given us a book that effortlessly encompasses John Donne and John Berryman, Madeleine L'Engle and the Venerable Bede - a choir we're invited to join in praise, lament, and wonder.”
Charis in the World of Wonders
Fiction
“Charis in the World of Wonders confirms once more Marly Youmans' place among the magi. There is indeed 'a dark and amazing intricacy in the ways of Providence', as this spellbinding novel attests.”
History & Biography
“Lucy S. R. Austen’s biography of Elisabeth Elliot is not only (by far) the best account we have of this fascinating woman; it is also a book that should inspire other biographers—both first-timers and veterans—to resist the relentless pressure to smooth out the rough edges of the lives they are seeking to chronicle. Here we have a story that will remind us of the twists and turns, the unexpected chapters, and the deep sense of grace that marks our own lives.”
History & Biography
“At a moment when talk about evangelicalism tends to veer wildly from vituperation to pious reassurance to aggressive counterattack, this splendid collection of essays is good medicine. Both in the range of subjects considered and the quality of the scholars represented, it provides an indispensable survey.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“Robert Hudson has discovered the literary equivalent of buried treasure—in this case, lying hidden in plain sight—and brought it to light for our instruction and delight. Many thanks!”
George MacDonald in the Age of Miracles
History & Biography
“Larsen . . . writes about MacDonald with great sympathy and admiration, but also with a clear eye and deep sense of irony.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“It's fitting that Eric Miller begins this book by talking about hope and longing. Grounded in a specific time and place, clear-eyed about our troubles, these essays offer bright glimpses of another land.”
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“The most common mistake in reading the Bible—whether by laypeople or theologians—is to emphasize certain texts in a way that conflicts with the whole arc of Scripture. Stan Guthrie’s new book provides a superb corrective to that tendency, to which all of us are vulnerable at times.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Idealism is all the rage among bright young evangelicals today, but Brett McCracken brings something all too rare to the table: he holds his earnest idealism in tension with lucid good sense and winsome moderation. May his tribe increase!”
History & Biography
“It’s old news by now that evangelical theologians are reading Karl Barth with great appreciation. Not as well known, maybe, is the groundswell of interest in Barth among evangelicals outside the scholarly guild. For these readers, Mark Galli has written a refreshingly concise, warmhearted, and plain-spoken biography of Barth that also serves as an introduction to his theology. Bravo!”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“On every hand, people are offering reading lists to provide consolation, perspective, or simple distraction amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. But another malady has plagued mankind for a long time: the vitriolic way in which we often talk to each other about our disagreements. If you want a reading list for that pandemic, I nominate Harold Heie’s new book, Let’s Talk. ‘Come now and let us reason together, saith the Lord.’”
Life, the Universe, and Everything
Philosophy
“'Ideas always exist in an ecosystem.' Patiently unpacking this simple but powerful truth with the skill of a master teacher, Ric Machuga has written a book as wise as it is winsomely modest.”
Maine Metaphor: Maine in Winter
Foreword
“Maine in Winter is a miscellany, a form that I love, part nature-journal (unsentimental, but all the richer for that), part domestic chronicle (with very appealing glimpses of a long and happy marriage), part spiritual journal, part a chronicle of reading, part a reflection on writing (with wry observations on her own aspirations and the vicissitudes she’s endured)—all this and more.”
“Like Thomas De Quincey, Paul Metcalf, and other blessedly unclassifiable writers, S. Dorman shows us the contours of the familiar world—and our lives in it—from fresh angles: she is a master of ‘the ordinary extraordinary,’ as her new book yet again confirms.”
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“I've never read a book quite like this, and I'm hoping it will inspire a new genre: engaged reading, slow reading, deeply informed by scholarship but inviting to all.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“These engagements with Eugene Peterson will be valuable to anyone who cares about pastoral ministry. Like Peterson's own work, they are informed by long obedience and patient reflection, and they are refreshingly free of cant, hype, and prattle.”
Philosophy
“This rich and provocative collection of essays could bear fruit in a dozen or more books, each of them already here in gist. May it be so.”
History & Biography
“In these sermons we see (and hear) pastors staying true to their calling, despite the pressures to remain silent or -- far worse -- to praise evil. Dean Stroud, who has gathered these sermons and who situates them for us, is attentive to moral complexity, as is clear in the range of responses represented in the sermons and the diverse fates of the pastors who preached them. At once sobering and inspiring, this book is a treasure.”
Theology
“Jason Byassee is an ideal guide to the 'Confessions': lucid, unpretentiously learned, witty, and above all generous--to his subject, to his fellow scholars, and to the reader.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
Introduction to Modern Theology
Theology
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