Lisa Withrow

Designing Religious Research Studies

“C. Jeff Woods demystifies religious research with practical suggestions and good humor. His 'funnel' approach has been successful for many years in Methodist Theological School of Ohio's doctoral program; he has gifted us by recording research best practices. Woods provides engaging classroom exercises. This text should become foundational for any religious researcher.”

Saturday Faith

Christian Living

“Saturday Faith presents an intriguing theological and philosophical argument for embracing hopelessness as part of Christian faith rather than antithetical to faith itself. Ensminger invites us along an unusual biblical journey, coupled with Fowler’s stages of faith, to illustrate how hopelessness is essential for theological maturation. Living in liminal ‘Holy Saturday’ space, where hope becomes past tense and the future is not yet visible, is essential for authentic Christian faith development toward ‘Resurrection Sunday.’”

The Prophetic Lens

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“The power of an image can influence a movement. For Phil Allen Jr., images from photography and film reveal incontrovertible stories about pain and creative hope, trauma, and resilience in the midst of Black bodies suffering under white supremacy. In The Prophetic Lens, Allen urges us to immerse in testimony of the camera as a prophetic witness to reveal and to challenge race-related violence against Black bodies, minds, and souls. He is clear: the time for the visual truth-telling movement is now.”