Richard A. Lischer
Biography
Richard A. Lischer has served as the James T. and Alice Mead Cleland Professor of Preaching at Duke Divinity School. Lischer's books include Just Tell the Truth (2021), Reading the Parables (2014), and The End of Words (2008).
Bios generated by automated processes. · Report a problem
Work, Money & Leadership
“When it comes to vocation, Andrew Tucker is all in. There aren't many books on the subject that you might call passionate, even courageous, and practical. This is one of them. I am well past the beginning stage of a career, but I found his discussion of the difference between vocation and identity to be helpful. You can still be you, even if your future is unclear. For anyone who is on the way--and that's many of us--this book will be a wonderful source of guidance.”
Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
“These reflections on the approach of death, written in the first person, are faithful, biblical, and honest. Although each is accompanied by a text and a closing prayer, these brief devotions do not preach so much as share the apprehension and the hope common to us all. Marilyn McEntyre offers the love of God — and her own heart — to all who wish to receive. This book will prove a faithful companion on what for many is a long journey.”
History & Biography
“This is a wonderful book. ‘There was things [the author] stretched, but mainly he told the truth.’ If Mark Twain had been a Methodist, his name would have been Will Willimon. Will calls his life a ‘comedy,’ but it’s God’s own comedy of a southern boy called to preach the truth. Follow the Willimon wit to the source of Willimon’s wisdom, and I guarantee you, you won’t be disappointed.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Joel Goza has done his homework and paid his dues. He is the best of all possible interpreters of the racial dilemmas facing America. He has read the books and, simultaneously, lived the life in Houston's challenging 5th Ward. America's Unholy Ghosts is the result of years of digging into the philosophical roots of American racism. Goza's easy, conversational style demystifyies the philosophers who helped shape our thinking. He skillfully reads the world they created through the lens of Martin Luther King's prophetic critique. This is a challenging and delightful essay on endurance and hope.”
Fiction
“Dudley has created a masterpiece of biblical mystery: How does one become a prophet? And what marks a prophet and sets him or her apart from the world? Dudley is a talented storyteller. He not only mines the world of Israel and Babylonia but fashions an allegorical, even magical, answer to the question ‘What makes a prophet?’ In so doing, he transforms the biblical story into a modern mystery. I recommend this marvelous story.”
Arts & Literature
“Neal brings her considerable gifts and lays them at the feet of the church. These dramatic pieces are part theater, part prayer, and part sermon. She has compassionately knit together the elements of life and faith most of us keep separate: the iconic figure of Mary becomes sister and friend to all women. Readers and audiences will be blessed by Neal's Blessed.”
Preaching & Worship
“Like all of Michael Pasquarello's work, his newest book not only upholds the classical Christian tradition but also breathes new vitality into it. In an era in which preaching is reduced to persuasive communication, Pasquarello reminds us that the Christian message has a content that originates in and gives expression to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”
Confessions of a Circuit Rider
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Stephen Faller is like no chaplain you have ever met. I say this not because he does his demanding chaplaincy work and writes his fascinating books from a wheelchair. Rather, it is the many perspectives from which he narrates chaplaincy, life, and faith. He is a faithful curator of secrets, which is one of the burdens of ministry. More than that, Faller himself is a secret, whose gnomic take on ‘marginality’ reveals an amazing breadth and depth of learning and spirituality.”
Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
“Faith Unravels teaches on many levels. It touchingly explores a young rabbi's heart and troubled faith as he confronts the deaths of two friends. But offering more than his own experience--always a flimsy platform on which to stand--Greyber illumines the riches of Jewish traditions and practices in the face of death. Two irresistible forces--a young man's first encounter with death, and the eternal vastness of God--make for a powerful story when they collide. All people of faith will benefit from this story.”
Preaching & Worship
“Jennifer Copeland's Feminine Registers is an important book. It grounds the preaching of women in a practical and theoretical understanding of what is actually happening when a woman speaks in the traditionally male domain of the pulpit. It recounts not only the challenges faced by women in the church, but also the great blessing delivered to the church when it receives the gospel in the feminine register. Copeland's contribution will be of great value wherever women are preparing for the ministry of preaching, and it will open the eyes (and ears) of everyone who cares about the preached word of God. I recommend this book enthusiastically.”
Christian Living
“This book is for Christians who’ve been there and done that but now would like to take a second look at the religion of Jesus. It’s also for people who haven’t been there yet but are waiting for an invitation. Hays covers a lot of ground in theology and the life of faith, always with good cheer, conversational style, and plenty of energy. This is a good read in the church—or just outside the front door.”
History & Biography
“Hidden Inheritance is part detective story, part memoir, but most of all an exquisite meditation on the fractured family of Christians and Jews as seen by one who now lives in both worlds. There is much to be learned from this story, much to be repented, and much to be felt. A book not only to be read but absorbed.”
Theology
“These are luminous essays. Their authors do not merely represent topics or positions on the theological spectrum. They are honest and sometimes conflicted human beings, willing to drop the mask of world-class expertise and reveal the hope, agony, and changing contours of their faith. The honesty of these autobiographical accounts will create a sense of kinship between writers and readers. They will light the reader's path through his or her own struggles with continuity and change.”
Preaching & Worship
“‘ How Odd of God ‘. . . to combine the gifts of leadership, prophecy, theology, and wit in one southern preacher. But in Will Willimon the deed is done. In this rich study, Willimon emerges not only as an insightful (or is it inciteful?) preacher, but also as one of our foremost theologians of preaching. Looking through the keyhole of Barth’s theology of election, he sees the whole glorious world of Israel, the church and our calling to be followers of Jesus. Although this is not a how-to-do-it book, Willimon’s congenital habit of telling the truth provides the best preaching model of all.”
Apologetics
“Once again, Samuel Wells leads his readers into the puzzling space between belief and unbelief, a region as familiar to Christians as it is to secularists. That he does so with a combination of humility and a deep sense of the holy comes as no surprise to those familiar with his ministry or his many books. Humbler Faith, Bigger God is a profoundly honest and enriching conversation in which we are privileged to have a part.”
Living the Questions of the Bible
Christian Living
“We sometimes treat the Bible as a book of answers, but no, it is a book of questions. Luke Powery honors the questions. In fact, he has compiled his own book of questions and provided thoughtful and scriptural answers. For those with questions, which includes us all, his book offers a series of pastoral replies. Use it in the privacy of your room or, better, in group discussion.”
History & Biography
“Lewis Baldwin is one of our most valuable interpreters of the life and thought of Martin Luther King Jr. Out of his sustained engagement with King comes this unforgettable portrait of the theologian, prophet, and American reformer at prayer. It is a necessary and long overdue completion of a portrait and one that will be cherished for years to come.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Every preacher wants the sermon to not only say something but also do something. This book will tell you how! Two consummate performers of the Word themselves, Clayton Schmit and Jana Childers have assembled the leading figures in the field of performance studies—ranging from theology to dramaturgy to musicology—and have produced a book like no other. It will bless preachers and those who listen to preaching for a long time to come.”
Preaching & Worship
“Preaching Doctrine is a delightfully clear and helpful re-introduction to the theological art of preaching. Hughes and Kysar bring a rare mix of theological, practical, and biblical wisdom to bear on the weekly task of proclamation. Their reflections provide the working pastor with an easily digested compendium of homiletical theory for the postmodern era. I will use this book.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
Preaching & Worship
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
Preaching & Worship
See something wrong on this page? Report a problem