Rebekah Miles

Hopeful Realism

Theology

“In his opening chapter, Ottati reenvisions leadership not as managerial manipulation but as an invitation to a banquet. This image is also fitting for the book as a whole. Ottati moves from his reflections about leaders to serve up a rich bouquet for Christian leaders, . . . a veritable smorgasbord of poetic theology. Come and feast.”

Marriage and Modernization

Marriage, Family & Relationships

“Who but Don Browning has the audacity to call for worldwide marriage revival and reform? And who but Don Browning has the far-reaching mind and the grand vision to pull it off? This sweeping view of marriage and modernization carries us from first-century Greco-Roman families to contemporary North Korean and sub-Saharan families; from evolutionary psychology to medieval theology; from Aristotle and Aquinas to Nachmanides and al-Ghazali. As Browning lays out a Christian view of marriage in response to modernization and globalization, he calls on scholars and leaders of other religious traditions to do the same. Along the way, Browning never loses sight of the practical goal of reforming and reviving marriage. This book left me not only knowing more about marriage in our modernized world but also eager to go out and join the revival.”

Theology for Liberal Protestants

Theology

“If you’ve ever feared that American liberal theology was down for the count, you’ll be cheered by Douglas Ottati’s careful and accessible work. Drawing on distinctive themes from Augustinian, Protestant, and liberal traditions, Ottati puts forward a robust and unapologetic liberal theology in the Reformed tradition.”