Larry Rasmussen

Theology

“A compelling distillation of a compelling theology! Decades of insightful work are brought to bear on the essentials — understanding of God, Christ, humankind, church and world. Even those who have followed Hall closely since Lighten Our Darkness will find The Cross in Our Context particularly rewarding for a post-9/11 world.”

The Way of Abundance

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“No longer is it a surprise that our kind of global human economy is destructive of the very economy upon which it depends—nature’s. Nor is it a surprise that we must find an alternative, perhaps several. As we do so, some will look to sacred Scriptures for the criteria of a just economy, for examples, and for repurposed imagination. Fortunately, The Way of Abundance is a deep dive into that project by someone unusually talented in both economics and biblical studies. Get this book and work with it!”

This Monastic Moment

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Monastic traditions are long and many-sided. Like all real change, the strands begin in withdrawal in order, paradoxically, to engage their moment. This Monastic Moment is a rich historical, exegetical, and theological treatment that beautifully moves this living heritage toward our critical moment. The whole comes together in the final chapter, crafted with compelling insights from Bonhoeffer and Merton. De Gruchy offers a superb, detailed account of—and fund for—our own withdrawal and engagement.”

Toward a Better Worldliness

Theology

“How might the core Reformation doctrine of grace address a climate-challenged world? Using gift-theory and splendid scholarship, Rowe re-forms the tradition to banish the binaries—humanity/nature, creation/redemption, even God/world—and open it to new models of relationship among humans and between human and other-than-human life. Toward a Better Worldliness moves the dial toward the eco-Reformation we urgently need.”

Watershed Discipleship

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“. . . let diverse young peace and justice activists and visionaries instruct you. Their fresh biblical exegesis, interlaced with the experience of coming home to their bioregions and its waters of life, will inspire you from front to back in this remarkable volume”