Paul J. Wadell

Leaving and Coming Home

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“By countering the trivialization, as well as overly glorified accounts, of sex and marriage, the authors of Leaving and Coming Home convincingly argue that any Christian understanding of sexuality and marriage must be incorporated into a theology of discipleship and connected to the practices of the Christian life. Challenging and engaging, each of the essays offers a liberating alternative to contemporary notions of sex and marriage by demonstrating that the fundamental purpose of both is to deepen our ability to love God and neighbor.”

Moved by God to Act

Theology

“[A] rich, highly original, utterly engaging, and genuinely charitable scholarly work. Aikin brings contemporary theologians Stanley Hauerwas and Reinhard Hutter into conversation with Thomas Aquinas to explore the intimate relationship between God's agency and human agency in the Christian moral life. . . . Aikin beautifully delineates the new way of being and acting made possible not only for individual Christians but indeed for the church. Moved by God to Act is a compelling, captivating, and gratefully very hopeful investigation of what it means to live in Christ and be moved by the Spirit.”

Restoring the Vocation of a Christian College

Discipleship & Christian Education

“This book could not have come at a better time. With so many Christian colleges and universities fretting about their future, the contributors to Restoring the Vocation of a Christian College insightfully explore how a Christian worldview should infuse not just the curriculum but the entire culture of the institution. The result, happily, is that education becomes formation in which the successful graduate acquires not only knowledge but also wisdom about a good and holy life.”

Spiritual Friendship

Marriage, Family & Relationships

“In a highly engaging and very accessible manner, Hill uses examples from art, literature, film, and especially his own life to explore what in our culture today most endangers friendship, how Christianity redefines our understanding of friendship, and how our churches can be the best settings for nurturing the faithful, challenging, and blessed relationships Hill presents to us. Spiritual Friendship is a timely gift the reader will quickly take to heart.”

Understanding Friendship

Philosophy

“In Understanding Friendship, Gary Chartier invites the reader on a journey to explore the mystery, richness, and blessed possibilities of relationships we frequently take for granted but clearly cannot live well without. He is a most trustworthy and insightful guide who, along the way, deftly demonstrates not only why the love, acceptance, and support that are given and received in friendships are integral to a flourishing and fulfilling life, but also why affirming, protecting, and celebrating good friendships help create and sustain healthy and just societies. Drawing upon theology and philosophy as well as psychology, economics, and social and political theory, Chartier gives a compelling and inspiring account for why friendship matters and deserves greater scholarly attention. Best of all, in opening up the many dimensions of friendship, Chartier, like a good friend, makes Understanding Friendship a gift to a most grateful reader.”

Virtues Abounding

Theology

“In this wise, eminently accessible, and truly practical book, Mark O’Keefe demonstrates how the virtues form us into persons who know how to live truly good and happy lives. What distinguishes Virtues Abounding is that O’Keefe probes not only Aquinas’s treatment of the four cardinal virtues, but also all the other virtues associated with them. In this way he breaks open the richness of Aquinas’s analysis and reveals why it remains so relevant for us today.”