L. Gregory Jones
Biography
L. Gregory Jones wrote Embodying Forgiveness and Transformed Judgment, and co-wrote Resurrecting Excellence with Kevin R. Armstrong.
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History & Biography
“In this hilarious, moving memoir, Will Willimon both narrates his amazing calling as a preacher and paints a remarkable portrait of the excitement of ordained Christian ministry as a vocation. Take, read, be entertained, and be blessed!”
Christian Living
“In a time of political polarization, Augustine reminds Christians that we are called to reconciliation. That calling is not just an invitation to some; it is a mandate for all (see 2 Cor. 5). Augustine’s training as a lawyer and pastor come together as he challenges all of us to find fresh ways to reweave the social fabric. A wonderful accomplishment!”
Work, Money & Leadership
“This beautiful book offers a wonderful antidote to our current ‘imagination deficit disorder.’ The compelling stories and images can stir us for new models of connecting faith and philanthropy. As we continue to navigate the effects of multiple pandemics—COVID, racial injustice, mental health needs, economic disruptions—a renewed imagination will help us navigate the future well.”
Science & Faith
“"This wonderfully rich book is a model of deep conversation on crucial challenges we face. The most important issues are intrinsically interdisciplinary, yet we often settle for talking 'at' or 'to' one another. This is especially true among the 'environmental' and 'religious' communities. The conversations in this book show that deep interdisciplinary engagements offer opportunities to re-frame the questions and re-describe the challenges in more promising and life-giving ways, transforming participants and the issues alike. A terrific achievement.”
Theology
“Tom Greggs is a wise and trusted guide in providing urgently needed reflections on ecclesiology from a Protestant perspective. Wide-ranging and deep, this volume repays careful study and reflection. A remarkable achievement.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Can we learn productively from failure? The design firm IDEO urges people to ‘fail quickly so you can succeed sooner.’ In this thoughtful book, Kaury Edwards urges congregations to learn from failures to ignite innovative and faithful ministry. Drawing from past examples, he offers wonderful insights and practical suggestions for revitalizing local church ministry. A terrific resource!”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Bravo! Faithful and Fractured is as important as it is urgent. Christian ministry is a high calling and a gift, yet it is beset by profound challenges and difficulties. The rigorous work of the Clergy Health Initiative, supported generously by The Duke Endowment, provides significant quantitative and qualitative data on which to base new strategies and actions. The future of ministry will be much brighter and more life giving if we pay attention to this beautifully crafted, substantive book.”
Glorification and the Life of Faith
Theology
“This book is a blessing, bringing ‘respairing joy’ and a smile to anyone who takes the time to read, reflect, and pray through its insights. Cocksworth and Ford offer a reenchantment of creation, church, and our own lives of faith through their powerful evocation of God’s glory. In a time when technique, urgency, injustice, and scarcity mindsets threaten us with despair, their beautiful description of glorification and the life of faith calls us to overflowing abundance in praise of God.”
Christian Living
“Good Works is an inspiring and beautiful book full of wisdom. It weaves together Christine Pohl’s decades of insightful scholarship with the practical, lived wisdom of Keith Wasserman and the community of Good Works, Inc. This book helps us all go deeper into Jesus’s call to hospitality and faithful discipleship and to be inspired to live more faithfully ourselves.”
Handbook of Reading Theological German
“All theological students know about the massive influence of German scholarship on modern theology. What too few of them do is learn German well enough to read the sources of this influence. Jones and Hirt have provided a timely help to that task, as well as well-chosen passages that reinforce both the grammatical lessons learned and the substance of theological debate. Moreover, they provide translations of the passages from the various authors so that the students can check their work and, as important, easy-to-use appendices on critical topics students will often need to consult. All in all, a wonderful resource.”
Theology
“The Christian Century's wonderful and illuminating series, How My Mind Has Changed, has yielded tremendous insights from theologians over the years. Too often we only get snapshots of a theologian's reflections; here we glimpse the development of their thought. This collection gathers together many of the contemporary world's most insightful and engaging thinkers, and the result is a delightful, intellectual feast.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“This wonderful book brings Kavin Rowe’s brilliant exegesis to bear on crucial questions of Christian leadership. These concise, highly readable essays stir our imagination and inspire us to more faithful and noble engagement.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“One of the great preachers of our time shows the intimate linkage between preaching and leadership, showing the synergies that emerge from seeing preaching as leadership. In an era when we desperately need our words to be appropriate to the Word, and to show the effects of those words in discipleship, Will Willimon charts an exciting and faithful path for preachers who lead, and leaders who preach!”
Christian Living
“Social innovators and other changemakers are bringing the future to us in remarkable, powerful ways. Tom Sine serves here as a wonderful, insightful tour guide into this new world. He wants Christians to become part of the changemaking celebration. An inspiring book. I hope it reaches a wide audience!”
Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine
Science & Faith
“Allen Verhey is one of our most trusted guides for following the Great Physician in the midst of contemporary medicine. In this wonderful, insightful book he draws on a lifetime of wise and faithful reflection on Scripture and medical ethics. Verhey doesn't settle for cheap victories or polarizing positions; he invites us to think more deeply, with him and with Scripture, about profoundly difficult issues. The result is a significant affirmation of the redemptive, healing, life-giving power of the gospel.”
Marriage, Family & Relationships
“St. Paul writes that Christ's message of reconciliation has been entrusted to us. That makes for great sermons but challenging discipleship in daily life. This is especially challenging in marriages and other close relationships where betrayal can be so painful and potentially shattering. In this wise, practical and much-needed book, Toddy Holeman thoughtfully guides couples to envision and embody faithful ways of living as forgiving and forgiven people--even in the wake of brokenness. I hope this wonderful resource will be widely read and used!”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“In recent years, medical ethics has marginalized religious voices, and the result has been impoverished and often sterile debates. This significant volume brings together seven major theologians to reflect on earlier debates prior to the marginalization, and to chart possibilities for richer and more engaged debates in the future.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Resilience is a trait of gifted leaders, clergy and laity alike. In this wise, insightful and intensely practical book, Burns, Chapman and Guthrie draw on extensive interviews and research to illumine traits and practices that nurture resilient ministry. Read, discuss and practice Resilient Ministry for yourself and with colleagues in community.”
Discipleship & Christian Education
“For three decades, Trinity School has stood as a beacon of light in the midst of the chaos of contemporary American K–12—and higher—education. It is indeed a school with a big why, and the clarity of its mission and the faithful wisdom that it embodies has borne fruit in its graduates and all those who come to experience its commitment to truth, beauty, and goodness. This collection of reflections from school head Chip Denton shines with the winsome wisdom, insight, and inspiration that characterize his leadership and the school’s habits, practices, and aspirations. Take, read, and be encouraged by a profound vision of excellent, formative K–12 education!”
Theology
“A wonderful achievement—an enlightening study about divine illumination. In a time and world where we have too often turned Scripture into a dead text, Ike Miller's remarkable book sheds light on how we are called to live faithfully before God through our dynamic engagement with Scripture. A beautiful book.”
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