Leanne Van Dyk

Atonement

Theology

“Good theologians can write learned books on the atonement. But it is a particular gift to write a learned book on the atonement that is also clear, accessible and passionate. T. F. Torrance's Atonement has these qualities and more. The book is deeply rooted in Scripture and in Christian tradition, and it consistently points the way to Christian living and ministry. This is a book that will be formative for seminary students and pastors, as well as all who seek to understand more richly the core of the faith.”

By the Vision of Another World

Preaching & Worship

“This book offers a genuine contribution to multiple fields of study, including American history, liturgical studies, and practical theology. It succeeds in deeply integrating and mutually illuminating these fields with wit, warmth, and wisdom. The challenge of ranging so widely across disciplines is remarkably met and mastered. Readers will reflect meaningfully on the many particular shapes of American religion and worship in their contexts of ethnicity, culture, class, and worldview.”

Christ, My Companion

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Christ, My Companion is a book of striking insight, gracious encouragement, and a deep confidence in the hope of the Christian life.”

Exploring Christology and Atonement

Theology

“A fine feast is set by this book. Andrew Purves not only gives us a compelling introduction to three important Scottish theologians, he also puts them in conversation with each other on the central affirmations of the Christian faith. Even more, he makes vividly clear the urgency and gift of theology for the sake of the church. Readers will encounter in this book a vision of deep faithfulness to the gospel. A fine feast, indeed.”

From Daughters to Disciples

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“Like the honest, tender, and bold women in the New Testament, this book also is honest, tender, and bold. It is an exploration of the very human lives of the women who gave birth to Jesus, followed Jesus, and proclaimed Jesus and then went on to provide leadership support to the fledgling Christian movement against all the odds stacked against them. Lynn Japinga is sympathetic, insightful, and challenging.”

Living Under Water

Christian Living

“This wonderful pastoral book encourages its readers to tune a keen listening ear to the stories of baptismal formation. So many discussions of baptism focus on points of contention; this one focuses on horizons of hope and healing. It displays the virtues of imagination, generosity, and anticipation as well as theological depth and biblical rootedness. Congregations who study this book will expand their horizons for the many ways that God is seeding shalom in communities of faith through the gift of baptism.”

Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict

Arts & Literature

“I can hardly imagine a more timely book at a more urgent time! Marilyn McEntyre has given us a startling reflection on words, metaphors, and poetry and how they illuminate or obscure the wide realms of politics, culture, and community. It is a book that is profoundly literate, vividly relevant, and plainly wise. It manages the rare feat of demonstrating both soaring vision and precise focus. The reader is startled into fresh insights that invite deeper forms of service and care.”

Tempered Resilience

Church Leadership & Ministry

“This book stands apart from many others on leadership because it has a strong beating heart of love and hope. There is love for organizations, baffling and stubborn as they can be, yet there is hope that they can grow and heal and transform. It is a book that roots down deep into a biblical and theological bedrock and then branches out into possibility. It is seasoned with realistic, even mournful acknowledgment of the difficulties and griefs of leadership. But for leaders who are discouraged and exhausted, this is, ultimately, a joyful book.”

The Crucifixion

Theology

“Before we can get to the glorious resurrection, we must take full account of the tragic necessity of the cross. . . . Penetrating and unflinching in its insistence on Jesus Christ, condemned, crucified, dead, and buried, this book powerfully demonstrates that the crucifixion of the Son of God is good news of cosmic and comprehensive scope.”

The God We Worship

Preaching & Worship

“Nicholas Wolterstorff here gives us a true liturgical theology -- not a theology about liturgy but, rather, the explicit and implicit theology in the actions and order of worship. The ripple effects are profound, implicating understandings of God, persons, time, prayer, lament, and much more. There is little doubt that this book will be a landmark in the terrain of liturgical theology.”

The Undoing of Death

Preaching & Worship

“Excellent, honest, and compelling sermons are a rare and splendid treasure for the church. Here is a book full of them. Fleming Rutledge's sermons and meditations on Holy Week and Easter go to the very heart of the Christian faith. They portray the drama of the gospel — both the darkness of the cross and the burst of Easter light. They then call believers to a life that takes up that cross and rejoices in that light.”

What Language Shall I Borrow?

Preaching & Worship

“Christian worship soaked in the deep wells of Scripture can flow out to nourish believers in faith and life. Ron Byars's book shows us how this is done and what difference it makes. This important contribution in the retrieval of Christian worship is also an indispensable encouragement for pastors and worship leaders and all who wish to understand the drama of worship embedded in the Bible.”