Phillip Cary

Cosmic Chastity in an Age of Technocratic Lust: A Song of Three Popes

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“For all the ‘John Paul II Catholics’ who have found the pontificate of Pope Francis to be trying times, here is a carefully reasoned and deeply pious invitation to see Francis differently. It should be welcomed by all who do not like the idea of trying to be more Catholic than the Pope. Jeremiah Barker does us a great service in this book, which will stand as one of the most insightful assessments of Francis’s theology.”

God's Word

Theology

“Kleinig reminds us of what happens to our hearts when the word of Christ gets into it and changes it from the inside out. … To read this book with open ears is already to experience what it is talking about.”

Justification by the Word

Theology

“Luther has often been made into a hero of modern subjectivity, as if it's all about having faith. Jack Kilcrease corrects the record: it’s all about the gracious Word of God, which gives us faith in the heart and every other good gift in Christ. For the Gospel word has the same effect as a sacrament: it gives what it signifies. Kilcrease’s book pushes us in the direction of this word-centered path, which is the great gift of Lutheran theology to the larger Christian tradition.”

Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation

Science & Faith

“As debates about creation, evolution, and the historical Adam come to a crucial new juncture among evangelicals today, I can hardly imagine a better discussion partner from the church's tradition than Augustine, with his unwavering commitment to the truth of Scripture, his fearless willingness to pursue difficult questions, and his humble refusal to give rash and hasty answers. Gavin Ortlund gives us a well-rounded account of what Augustine's exegesis of Genesis brings to the table.”

The Conversion and Therapy of Desire

Theology

“In this lucid, accessible, and well-informed study, Mark Boone uses desire as a kind of lens to bring Augustine's early writings into focus. Fully aware of Augustine's philosophical as well as religious background, Boone helps us see young Augustine's fundamental project and the way it opens out into his mature thought.”

The Culture of God's Word

Christian Living

“In an American culture that disapproves of Christianity, strategies for ministry that attempt to be ‘relevant’ to the culture are bound to fail. Senkbeil and Woodford help us see that this cultural moment merely highlights what has always been true: that clinging to the Word of Christ is not only the God-given means of salvation but the Spirit-given heart of the life of the church in its mission to the world. This little book, itself full of the Word of Christ, may help free pastors to cling to the Word rather than grope for strategies of relevance.”

Wisdom’s Friendly Heart

Philosophy

“What might Augustine’s profound love of truth look like in our contemporary setting—with its postmodern skepticism, post-truth cynicism, elitist power games, and belligerent conspiracy theorists? Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth’s book gives us a way to answer this question, aiming to reinvigorate the hope that truth itself actively enters into relationship with us, having a friendly heart that wants to be found.”