Sarah Irving-Stonebraker

Bullies and Saints

History & Biography

“This timely and courageous book openly engages with both the ‘bullies’ and the ‘saints’ of Christian history. Dickson grapples with the most horrific atrocities committed in the name of Christianity. Yet he does this not to whitewash them but rather to acknowledge them and to offer the kind of Christian self-critique Jesus demanded. In doing so, Dickson holds the church up to the standards of its founder—Jesus Christ. He offers a fruitful conceptual tool for understanding the ways in which, historically, Christians have—and have not—followed the teachings of Jesus. This is the metaphor of the ‘beautiful tune,’ which, as Dickson points out, the church has at times performed well, and at times performed poorly. But the melody, Dickson reveals, was never completely drowned out. This illuminating metaphor enables Dickson to reveal some of the historical outworkings of Jesus’s teachings that are now the cornerstone of human rights, care for the sick and marginalised, and mass education. Dickson is not only a great historian but also—and this is uncommon among scholars—a great storyteller with the ability to communicate history beautifully and accessibly. This is what makes his writing so refreshing. He is humble, down-to-earth, and engaging. Christians and non-believers alike will find Bullies and Saints a compelling read.”

How to Find Yourself

Christian Living

“How to Find Yourself powerfully confronts one of the most pertinent cultural issues of our time—namely, personal identity. Rosner writes with clarity and verve, synthesizing the best current research and scholarship. The book reveals the numerous shortcomings of the dominant cultural narrative of expressive individualism, which encourages us to ‘find ourselves’ through looking inward and becoming who we ‘really are.’ Powerful though it is, there is a deep poverty to this idea, which leaves people—particularly younger generations—profoundly dissatisfied. How to Find Yourself turns to an alternative and far richer story. Paradoxically, rather than belonging to ourselves, it is precisely in losing ourselves that we can find our identity, by belonging to the story of God’s people, based on the life of Jesus Christ. Providing insights from his own deeply moving story, Rosner shows that this countercultural path offers a way of finding ourselves that gives meaning to our suffering and is a call to serve others. How to Find Yourself will challenge you to assess your most foundational assumptions about who you are.”

The Gospel After Christendom

Apologetics

“Nashville; author, Is God Anti-Gay? and Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With? In an increasingly unpredictable world, which throws up phenomena from “culture wars” to “vibe shifts,” Christians need more than ever to understand the deep currents at work in our culture. The Gospel After Christendom explains what cultural apologetics is, the various ways in which it can be pursued, and the kinds of big questions that it can address. Readers will find elucidating, encouraging, and helpful chapters from experts in a variety of areas who are continuing the legacy of Tim Keller in understanding, and speaking the gospel into, our cultural moment.”

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