Paul Marshall

Christian Martyrdom

History & Biography

“Many Western Christians do not know that we live in an age of widespread Christian martyrdom. There is also confusion about what martyrdom is. Theologians and sociologists of religion often use notably different definitions. In this situation, Edward Smither has done us a very valuable service by providing a simple and short, but comprehensive, clear, and balanced overview of the nature and history of Christian martyrdom.”

Citizenship Without Illusions

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“At a time when much Christian writing on politics is either enmeshed in the polemics of the day or else abstract and utopian, David Koyzis's Citizenship Without Illusions is a breath of fresh air. Koyzis discusses the practical demands of citizenship in a way that is theologically and philosophically grounded and historically astute. And he does so in an eminently readable way, enriched by pithy examples.”

Humanitarian Islam, Evangelical Christianity, and the Clash of Civilizations

World Religions

“Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, yet the country and its forms of Islam, especially Humanitarian Islam, are too little known. This is especially tragic since this may be the most important movement in the Islamic world, and it is engaged in active alliance with Christians and others. Here, Thomas K. Johnson gives us a clear, cogent, and crisp overview of its meaning and importance.”

Political Visions & Illusions

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Thankfully it is now common for Christians to believe that the gospel should shape our view not only of the goals but also of the nature of our politics, and that the theme of idolatry is key to understanding not only our personal but also our political life. But until David Koyzis's Political Visions and Illusions, this understanding has remained largely vague, tentative and intuitive. This book shows clearly and in detail how biblical insight into idolatry and ideology illuminate the most concrete dimensions of political life in a way rarely grasped by more secular political scientists.”

The Global Public Square

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Os Guinness consistently tackles salient and difficult issues and, while giving due recognition to their complexity, analyzes them in clear argument and expounds them in lucid prose. In The Global Public Square, he does so again. Contemporary problems of diversity and religious freedom are massive, urgent and growing, but our deep differences are seldom addressed in other than a shallow way. This short but wide-ranging and eloquent defense of freedom of religion and conscience, and civility and plurality—which the author summarizes as 'soul freedom'—provides much-needed insight and guidance in our common future.”