Patrick R. Keifert

At the Blue Hole

History & Biography

“In At the Blue Hole, Jack Reese uses vivid historical narrative and spiritual and theological reflection in a variety of literary forms to create a unique and innovative genre. Reese uncovers and discovers through careful and profound examination of his own tradition not only its own facets but many facets of other traditions. As an outsider to the Stone-Campbell tradition who has walked with different strains of that heritage, I believe At the Blue Hole will be of great interest to a wide readership and to scholars.”

Being Promised

Theology

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Could God Fail?

Science & Faith

“What a very good book: short, pithy, pungent, reserved, and a relatively quick but not easy read. . . . The theology always keeps the moral life central within the matrix of a Christian faith and hope that reveals the depth of our lives in the God who is love. God is an insurgent presence who brings light from darkness, order from chaos, and love in the face of real failure, perhaps endless failure. . . . I am deeply challenged spiritually, materially, and morally.”

GPS: Finding Direction on Your Faith and Life Journey

Christian Living

Foreword

“This book is one of those rare resources for Christians without degrees in theology for doing theology out of their day-to-day experience. It works because it was developed out of the practice of exploring what God is up to in persons’ everyday lives and supporting that practice with solid learning practices, delightful contemporary sources, and strong theological reflection. I strongly endorse its use and praise its creator.”

Lived Theology

Theology

“The field of pastoral theology perhaps is the most challenged by the deep divergences between church and culture and theology and culture. Few scholars, especially German speaking, in the field are willing and able to knit together an approach to the field that can work and is sanguine about the future of the church. This book proves that Sabrina Müller is such a pastoral theologian.”

Vocation in Christ

Theology

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

What Is Jesus Doing?

Church Leadership & Ministry

“This collection is exceedingly well conceived, edited, and written. Van Driel, one of the most important young systematic theologians writing today, offers a remarkable conception of theology for the church and the world. He has invited some of the most respected, seasoned philosophers, like Nicholas Wolterstorff, and many of our youngest practical theologians to write in clear, concise, very readable, and engaging essays working on an essential theme for our time—the church's diminishing influence in Western culture. Rather than practicing the too common bipolar madness of panic and denial of our clear situation after Christendom, these authors offer a plainspoken and theologically sophisticated reflection upon what Jesus is doing in local churches. The essays give realistic hope based upon careful exegesis, critical assessment of context and, most importantly, the deep, powerful, and efficacious tradition of Christian theology.”