Phyllis Trible

Bound and Free

Theology

“In giving a reason for the faith that lies within him, Douglas Hall perceptively interweaves theology and autobiography. Rejecting triumphalism, he plumbs life through doubt, darkness, and despair to offer a way of trusting divine mysteries. This honest and eloquent book mediates grace.”

Eve Isn't Evil

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“An amazing book of power, insight, and challenge. Scholarship and communication embrace faith and feminism to yield refreshing alternatives to interpretations both traditional and contemporary. Julie Faith Parker inspires compelling conversations that illuminate Eve and all her descendants.”

Living Well

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“Starr Tomczak invites the reader into the Bible with all the wonder, excitement, and lilt of a first-time reader. She interweaves the biblical stories with her own lived experience that she articulates in quite vivid and welcome ways. The outcome of her singular interweaving is a freshness in the biblical material that will be well received by many attentive readers. Tomczak’s work is ample testimony to the truth that Scripture is a gift that keeps on giving when it is addressed with trusting imagination.” ―Walter Brueggemann, professor emeritus of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary “What an engaging book! It links personal stories of its author with select biblical stories to trace a redemptive journey from hurt to healing, from struggles to insights, from literature to life. Responsible appropriations of Scripture, from Genesis through Deuteronomy, yield amazing interpretations and transformations. Indeed, I found myself binge-reading this book, not for academic reasons but for life enhancement.”

My So-Called Biblical Life

Fiction

“For millennia the Bible has required interpretation and inspired imagination. To the latter activity belong the essays in this volume. Written by people of diverse backgrounds, educations, and insights, they offer surprises and challenges as they testify to the enduring temptations and provocations of Scripture. Fantasy and faith engage stories; readers decide the outcome.”

Practicing Midrash

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This intriguing book takes readers through the bumpy road of Scripture. They traverse conflict, confrontation, and contradiction. They encounter life and death, blessings and curses, all in the pursuit of more excellent ways. Congregations and individuals will profit from pursuing this challenging journey.”

The Many Voices of Job

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Loren Fisher provides a fine translation and an insightful commentary on the book of Job. Over against efforts by ancient editors and contemporary interpreters to force the story into a single, often consoling, message, he highlights the disconcerting and opposing voices within the whole. These voices yield an open-ended debate between God unjust and cruel and God merciful and compassionate--a debate that endures to this day.”

The Return of the Chaos Monsters

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In lively prose Greg Mobley combines the work of teacher and preacher, scholar and poet to explore the dominant story line undergirding the Bible. His passion for the subject guides the reader into mystery and mayhem, law and love, nature and nourishment. A book worthy of the informed faith it espouses.”

Thy Queendom Come

Women

“Honest. Open. Probing. Embracing: This book offers HOPE for the queendom.”

Yahweh the Patriarch

Theology

“This book takes seriously the feminist critiques of patriarchal religion as well as the claims of the Bible upon the church. Seeking no easy compromise, it wrestles with the ancient text in its own setting and in the contemporary world. Sound and compassionate scholarship then argues for a liberating monotheism. Students, pastors, and lay readers will find here abundant resources for reflection.”