Marilyn McCord Adams

Carnal Knowledge of God

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Voelkel’s book celebrates, instructs, inspires, and propels us into action. Her use of the matrix of transformation to frame the dynamics of healing and affirmation and her analysis of the critical moments of movement building are especially valuable for the social reforms that still need to be secured.”

Horror and Its Aftermath

Theology

“How can we take human devastation with full seriousness and yet hold out hope of positive meaning for societies and cultures as well as for individual lives? Sally Stamper gives us a lot to think about in this richly suggestive work. Her expert use of psychological categories and the results of infant research nuances and corrects our understanding of human capacities for meaning-making, and so sheds important light on the most penetrating of existential and theological questions.”

The Crucifixion

Theology

“To those who think they want a maximally mellow God who overlooks our faults and accepts us just as we are, Rutledge's challenge is to 'get real.' Twentieth-century atrocities bear witness: there is something drastically wrong with the human condition, which only God can fix. Setting things right calls for crucifixion, not only Christ's but also ours. Rutledge has given us a very Pauline book, full of information and observations to provoke clergy to preach the cross to their congregations.”