Sarah Stankorb

Desiring Certainty

Theology

“A vital resource for anyone who wants to better understand biblical inerrancy and the well from which such a drive for certainty springs. In Desiring Certainty, Jason Hentschel makes clear the abiding stakes for those who believe in and fiercely defend the idea of biblical inerrancy, and the interpretative, historic, and spiritual pressure points where the school of thought collapses. This is a book of history, blended with philosophy and theology, that does not pull punches on critique but also still manages to humanize those who cling to a vision of knowledge and scripture that ultimately cannot hold up.”

Disciples of White Jesus

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This frank, bold book unflinchingly examines ways white boys and men are becoming radicalized within some forms of American Christian faith. Denker shows how Christian nationalist theology warps sons into celebrating dominance and grows them into men who revel in violence that lashes out widely--and often destroys the boys themselves in the process. This tale is told in the compassionate voice of a mother and pastor, who wraps it all in the piercing reporting of a veteran journalist.”

Rift

History & Biography

“Rift is a gorgeously written, intimate portrait of a girl raised in Christian patriarchy. This close, inside view shows the reader what it is like to be stuck under male authority and feel oneself vanishing away. The inability to choose one’s own path in education, romance, and faith, even as an adult woman, leaves a wrenching void. Rift becomes a story of overcoming. Here you’ll meet a woman finding herself and the hard, brave steps it takes to break free, to heal a broken space inside.”

The Missionary Kids

History & Biography

“The Missionary Kids mixes sensitive retellings of what happens to children when parents place spiritual calling above the obligation to protect and care for their own kids, within a system of white evangelicalism that holds itself above and often apart from those abroad whom they say they are called to serve.”