Joseph H. Hellerman

Early Christian Care for the Poor

History & Biography

“Richardson has given us a refreshing analysis—from the ground up, so to speak—of early Christian care for the poor. Social historians have recently challenged the traditional two-class model for social stratification in the Roman world, arguing for the additional presence of a ‘middling class,’ which possessed some discretionary resources. Richardson argues that early Christian leaders challenged such persons . . . Highly recommended for social historians and others interested in early Christian relational solidarity.”

Elders Lead a Healthy Family

Church Leadership & Ministry

“A refreshing alternative to the numerous familiar (and generally fruitless) attempts to baptize the pragmatic priorities of secular leadership theory into the waters of New Testament ecclesiology. . . . Elders Lead a Healthy Family ought to be required reading for vocational and nonvocational church leaders alike.”

Feels Like Home

Church Leadership & Ministry

“I warmly commend Lee's winsome book, Feels Like Home, to anyone who is looking for a healthy alternative to big-box, institutional Christianity. Lee has done a wonderful job of making a deeply relational ecclesiology accessible to all levels of readers. Feels Like Home is a well-written, engaging book that speaks to the head as well as to the heart.”

Jesus the Bridegroom

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Phillip Long's Jesus the Bridegroom is a fine contribution to the burgeoning field of intertextual studies. . . . Long's work is characterized throughout by judicious analysis and application of both primary and secondary sources. I warmly commend this book to anyone interested in Jesus of Nazareth and his program for the renewal of Israel.”

Paul's Idea of Community

Christian Living

“For years I have required students in a seminary elective I teach to read two books: Paul's Idea of Community and Going to Church in the First Century--both by Robert Banks. Imagine my delight to find the two works in a single volume and to find it now updated to factor in more than twenty-five years of ensuing Pauline scholarship. When I encountered the first edition of the book decades ago, Paul's Idea of Community contributed significantly to my own pilgrimage as a scholar. All of us who are indebted to Banks's seminal work in Christian social history will welcome the third edition of this classic.”

Read Me Like a Book

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“This well-written book is a great resource for pastors who are skilled in biblical interpretation but who struggle when counseling members of their flock. Dr. Cusick makes an insightful connection between (a) principles of biblical hermeneutics taught in seminaries and (b) the 'hermeneutic' of reading people. Warmly recommended!”

Reclaiming the Church Family

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Are you troubled by the superficial nature of the corporate model of ministry that characterizes so much of American church life? Take heart! There is a wonderful alternative. The title of Kimbrough’s challenging and refreshing new book says it all: Reclaiming the Church Family. I warmly commend this book to all who are weary of church as a business and who long for a biblical alternative that puts relationships back at the center of church life and ministry.”

The Loneliness Epidemic

Christian Living

“This is an important book for so many reasons. Susan Mettes and Barna Group are to be commended for their myth-busting, data-driven analysis of loneliness. As a scholar-pastor who has spent much of his life studying--and trying to cultivate--Christian community, I found my assumptions about loneliness challenged at many points. But I also found much hope in the book's thoughtful suggestions for ways we can alleviate the sense of aloneness and isolation experienced by Christians and non-Christians alike.”