Keith W. Clements

Come, Let Us Reason Together

History & Biography

“The warmest welcome to this detailed intellectual biography of one of the most original and creative British theologians of the late-nineteenth and first-half-twentieth centuries. Rooted in his Presbyterian Reformed tradition yet resolutely pursuing truth in dialogue with contemporary philosophies, John Wood Oman’s wrestling with the realities of God and freedom, grace and personality, resonate powerfully and provocatively today when ‘relationality’ has become a vogue word in theology yet always in need of deeper reflection.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Arnold Köster

History & Biography

Foreword

“This book is a highly significant study on the concept of Christian discipleship as it was forged in response to the Nazi tyranny. . . . [F]or both Bonhoeffer and Koster, discipleship, Nachfolge, following Jesus, was the central term for Christian identity. How they came to work this out in practice, and what this meant for their respective understandings of the church, constitutes a major theme of Paul Spanring's study. . . . [A] fine contribution both to church history and to contemporary exploration on what it means to be Christian and church in the world, which deserves to be read and reflected upon as widely as possible in all traditions and in all places.”

Faith Facing Reality

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“From local to global level, our age is beset by formidable challenges for humanity’s future. With Bonhoeffer as major interlocuter, de Gruchy presents a wide-ranging and rigorous argument that Christian faith can and must engage creatively with these uncomfortable realities. Soaked in his experience as a South African theologian but with a vision reaching beyond familiar national and religious boundaries, this is an unflinchingly honest book that opens our eyes to both crisis and hope.”

Letters to London

History & Biography

“Just when we thought there was no more to be discovered of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, there comes this little gem: letters from him to a teenage boy and his family in London, written just as Bonhoeffer was concluding his time as pastor there and taking up his crucial work as leader of an underground seminary back in Nazi Germany. Here we see the brilliant theologian and courageous resister against Hitler as no less concerned to be a caring pastor and personal mentor of a young person starting to face the uncertainties of his age. Ten years later, in prison, Bonhoeffer was to describe friendship as 'by far the rarest and the most precious good' of human freedom, and these earlier letters underline how true that always was for him. Aided by excellent editorial commentary and notes, they also give fascinating extra glimpses into the fateful struggle then being waged in Germany and, as with all great spiritual writing, what was addressed personally to one or a few readers years ago can speak with wisdom and encouragement to many more today.”

Melodies of a New Monasticism

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“This fine study brings together two outstanding twentieth-century practitioners and theologians of community, its relevance, and its demands for Christianity in a world now tottering, politically and religiously, between authoritarian oppression and fragmenting pluralism. Vital insights emerge on what a new monasticism, of justice and peace no less than prayer, can look like; and thanks to Gardiner’s use of Bonhoeffer’s metaphor of ‘polyphony’ it is as much artistic as theological, and a pleasure to read.”

Poetry, Providence, and Patriotism

Theology

“Europe--like other world regions--badly needs models of how faith can interact creatively and not destructively or demonically with national, cultural, and religious traditions so as to create true communities of justice and peace. Joel Burnell's penetrating study on how the thought of one of Europe greatest twentieth-century Christians, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, aided the renewal of one of Europe's most enduring and precious traditions, the Polish, will admirably serve this end.”

The End Is Not Yet

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“John W. de Gruchy points to a truly Christian apprehension of what is happening: the end, the goal of history, remains before us as God’s judgment and promise. But here and now we are called to faithful and responsible action for justice and peace, which hopefully point to the end. This is truly a book for our time.”

The European Baptist Federation

History & Biography

“Keith Jones' study of the European Baptist Federation breaks new ground in both church history and theology. No-one reading this book can be left in doubt that Baptists, for all their emphasis on the local congregation, see real theological significance in forms of wider fellowship and missionary structure. A work of first-rate importance, it will inform and challenge Baptists themselves, and will enlighten ecumenical dialogue with other church traditions.”

This Monastic Moment

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“In a frightening and fragmenting world, many are asking how Christian faith can resist and counter the divisive tendencies that threaten life on earth. With a wealth of theological insight, historical knowledge, and experience living in a present-day community in South Africa, de Gruchy highlights how awareness of the monastic tradition can resource contemporary experiments in new forms of community, spirituality, and lifestyle. A most timely book.”