Jonathan L. Walton

Breaking Bread, Breaking Beats

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Breaking Bread, Breaking Beats provides us access to incredible intellectual insights emerging from the intersection of Hip-Hop and black religion. Like the gospel-blues of the previous century, these tightly bound cultural forces have much to teach one another about gender, sexuality, and commodification. This powerful book invites both the novice and the 'hip-hop Head' into the conversation.”

Crossing Thresholds

History & Biography

“Lucy Forster-Smith blends spiritual memoir with deep theological reflection to provide an engaging and in-depth look at life as a college chaplain. Lucy captures a 'day in the life' by stepping outside of the designated sacred space and into the quotidian rhythms of a campus community. . . . Lucy Forster-Smith makes a compelling case for the power of mere presence. Wherever and whenever people are present with open hearts and open hands, hope and healing abide!”

Sex, Tech, and Faith

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Kate Ott brings forth values-based biblical themes and interpretations for us to consider how digital interactions may help, harm, augment, or erase healthy, consensual relationships. In the process, she has offered a valuable gift to the Christian church—a much-needed conversation around digital sexual ethics!”

To Begin at the Beginning

Christian Living

“To Begin at the Beginning provides an accessible introduction to the Christian faith that is both thoughtful and thought-provoking. Copenhaver is just the sort of advocate and apostle of the faith that Christianity needs in this hour.”

Voices in the Wilderness

Preaching & Worship

“Du Bois described the Black preacher as ‘the most unique personality developed by the Negro on American soil. A leader, a politician, an orator, a “boss,” and intriguer, an idealist...’ Voices in the Wilderness gives life to Du Bois’s sentiment by demonstrating the theologically complex and socio-politically diverse role of the Black preaching tradition. By identifying multiple streams of homiletic emphasis based on the shifting terrains of Black life in America, Thomas shows Black preaching to embody both the best aspirations and worst aspects of the larger society. This book will provoke important and valuable conversations about this vital intellectual tradition.”

Walk Together Children

Theology

“Linda Thomas and Dwight Hopkins have done it again! This collection puts on full display the interdisciplinary nature, intergenerational wisdom, and intervocational fecundity of black and womanist theologies. From the lecture hall, to the pulpit, to the pew, Walk Together Children will inform and inspire the hearts and heads of those who seek to better understand this African American faith tradition.”