Katherine Turpin

Dreamcare

Children & Youth

“Books about youth ministry too often dismiss adolescents as inadequate and easily manipulated. White reminds us the Holy Spirit sparks in young people the capacity to respond with purpose to join their lives with God's work in the world. His playful engagement with both young people and theologians invites us into deeper theological reflection on the purposes of human life and committed engagement with young people in their search for vocation.”

Kids and Kingdom

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“With a clear eye and a willingness to explore textual evidence in all of its ambiguity, Murphy leads us unapologetically through the Synoptic Gospels, asking questions about the consequences of following Jesus for children. Engaging problems of familial disruption, abandonment, and itineracy, he rejects sentimental piety in favor of concern for the daily needs of children and calls for an intellectually honest reading of the text.”

The Myth of the Saving Power of Education

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“By tracing the intertwined development of public education in the United States with white supremacist Christian theologies of salvation and missional uplift, Adams Ingram provides powerful insight into the dangers of unexamined belief in the power of education for individual or communal economic salvation. Seeking a truly liberative role for education and a more comprehensive policy response to economic oppression, her prophetic call is incisive, impassioned, and disruptive in all the best ways.”

Thinking Teaching

Discipleship & Christian Education

“Enter into this book like you are climbing on a porch swing with a wise friend and mentor to talk about your life as a teacher and scholar. Dr. Westfield will meet you there, and together you will explore all the deep fears, secret joys, enduring puzzles, responsive care, and creative artistry that mark this profound calling. What a gift this book is to all who need encouragement in the teaching life!”

Understanding Bible by Design

Discipleship & Christian Education

“Lester and his colleagues explain in clear, engaging terms why professors of biblical studies should invest the time to explore backward course design. Using detailed examples grounded in their own teaching practice, they invite careful attention to focusing on what really matters to enhance student learning. With their fingers on the pulse of contemporary teaching challenges such as multiple time formats and new environments for course delivery, they serve as creative collaborators and guides for both novice and veteran teachers in the field.”

Youth Ministry as Peace Education

Children & Youth

“It is rare to encounter a book on youth ministry that doesn't position young people as a problem to be solved or a population to be saved. Corrie instead takes as her premise that young people are companions, citizens, and co-conspirators in working actively to establish God's shalom. Through Corrie's stories and examples, we capture a vision of how young people might be actively entrusted with the most important struggles, questions, and responsibilities of a life of faith.”