Robert J. Joustra

Eucharistic Reciprocity

Theology

“How can North Americans be greedy when they are #SoBlessed? DeJong gives us a magnificent theological and philosophical tour of gratitude in this important new book, and how the posture and practice of gratitude serve as an inoculant for the poisons of modern moral life, a ‘solvent for distorted and destructive desires.’ Recovering the joy of gratitude, DeJong argues that the virtue of gratitude can transform our worst vices into virtues, nowhere more miraculously than in the church and in its sacrament of the Eucharist.”

The Unknown Europe

“After decades of slumber, many of us are being freshly reawakened to the urgency of political and religious developments in Russia and Eastern Europe. Yet even for the historically minded among us, few in the West know the stories of the peoples and cultures of what Payton rightly calls ‘the unknown Europe.’ Here, finally, is a beautiful, accessible, and trustworthy overview, proven through decades of study, travel, and relationships, from one of the West’s finest interpreters of Eastern Europe. You will not be disappointed.”

War, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In this important new update to the debate on power and the Christian life, a generous but sharp-minded dialogue between top scholars will help the confused and the curious understand what's at stake in the means and the aims of just and unjust peace. For both the initiate and the expert, here is a model in tone and a rigor in content that will leave you wishing for more.”