Natalie Carnes

After Method

Theology

“Weaving between and together systematic and constructive theologies, Karl Barth and Marcella Althaus-Reid, the dogmatic and the liberationist, Reichel casts an exciting vision for what is possible when theologians are freed from their enthrallment to method. Where methodological dogmatism has reinforced divisions within theology and estranged theologians from the God they want to describe, Reichel’s ‘desoteriologized’ understanding of method draws on design theory to help theologians find a way back to describing our messy reality and the God who exceeds all attempts at naming. After Method is energizing and challenging in the best way.”

Art Seeking Understanding

Arts & Literature

“How is engaging art not just an aesthetic or affective experience, but also a cognitive one? With diverse methodologies and disciplinary perspectives, the contributors to Art Seeking Understanding offer rich and compelling accounts of how art provokes forms of knowing. In so doing, they chart a vast and fascinating new territory that they invite us to explore. The volume does not resolve the question of art’s cognitive significance; it proves why we must keep asking it. For anyone interested in aesthetic cognitivism, this is the place to begin.”

On Her Knees

History & Biography

“In this honest—and at times raw—memoir, Brenda Marie Davies leaves behind the god she calls Purity to rediscover the God of love. With searching candor and open-heartedness, Davies writes about the damages she suffered from purity culture and her path into greater authenticity, compassion, and faithfulness. On Her Knees is both a compelling read and a thoughtful companion to anyone on her own journey of desire and temptation.”