Shane Claiborne
Biography
Shane Claiborne wrote Executing Grace and Rethinking Life, and co-wrote Jesus for President with Chris Haw.
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Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This series is sort of like the ‘best hits’ album of one of the world’s greatest theologians.”
Christian Living
“There’s nothing fluffy about this book. It is raw, sassy, and from the heart. Bussie reminds us that God is not scared of our doubts, fears, and darkness—God even experienced them in Jesus. This is a fresh invitation to the faith for skeptics, doubters, seekers, and even folks who like that old-time-religion. Become an outlaw Christian. God likes holy rebels.”
Evangelism & Missions
“I love Scott Bessenecker. There are lots of smart folks, and lots of funny folks, and lots of sassy folks . . . but not lots of folks who are all three of those—like Scott Bessenecker. He is one of those all too rare voices that is critical but not cynical, hopeful but not unreasonable, and passionate but not judgmental. He loves the church so much that he is not willing to cover up her sins, addictions and dysfunctions. This is some of his best work—diving into the belly of Christendom to battle the dragons, flip the tables and exorcise the darkness. It's a beautiful—smart, funny, sassy—little book that is destined to help us rethink how we think about missions in the twenty-first century.”
History & Biography
“Other than the sweet Lord Jesus, I can’t think of anyone who has shaped me spiritually more than Tony Campolo, and I’m not alone when I say that. Tony is one of the most influential Christians in North America during the past half century. Over the decades, Tony has shown us what authentic faith looks like, and his faith is contagious. Whether you’re a longtime fan or just discovering Tony for the first time, you are in for a treat with this book, which is a gift to the church and to the world.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“The world is dying from bad theology—bling-bling prosperity preachers and bomb-blessing patriotic pastors. Folks like Dewi Hughes are theological paramedics trying to rescue us all from the sort of theology that gets people killed and leads to fragile systems where markets collapse. Hughes offers another, ancient vision of what the world could look like—where the poor, not just the middle class, are blessed and where the peacemakers, not the peacekeeper missiles, are close to the heart of God.”
Christian Living
“I am convinced that God's good news spreads best, not through force, but through fascination. Mark Scandrette is fascinating. He lives with imagination and beauty. He is a poet and artist. But he is not just about creative thinking; he is about creative living. His book is an invitation to love creatively and recklessly, so that we might do something to interrupt the status quo, surprise the world with God's goodness and fascinate the world with grace.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“There's a lot of bad theology out there. The answer to bad theology is not no theology but good theology. Here are some good sermons-read them in a quiet place, shout them on a street corner, or share them around a campfire . . . they are like candy for the soul.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“A dazzling reminder that the Christian life is not just about going up when we die, but about bringing God’s kingdom down. Brother Greg offers a fiery and thoughtful invitation to see that eternity begins now and that Jesus did not simply come to prepare us to die, but to teach us to live. Read it, and hear the invitation to join God’s little infection of grace and goodness that is spreading across the globe.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Walter Brueggemann is a legend. . . . With typical Brueggemann brilliance, here he brings the prophets of old into the contemporary world and dares us to look through their eyes. If you love Walter, you'll love this. If you've never heard of him, get ready to get hooked.”
Christian Living
“Tony writes this book with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other, reminding us that our faith must affect how we live in this world. Tony helps us read America biblically, with the eyes of Jesus, rather than reading the Bible through the eyes of America. And be assured that this book is not just about how to vote in November . . . this is about how we vote every single day.”
Christian Living
“Dissent is a gift to the church. It is the imagination of the prophets that continually calls us back to our identity as the peculiar people of God. May Viola’s words challenge us to become the change that we want to see in the church.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“In this stunning book that moves your heart, mind, and soul, Dominique Gilliard dissects mass incarceration and the narrative that helped create it. He shows with precision that slavery did not end, it just evolved. If you've ever doubted that sin is not just personal but also systemic, read this book. Dominique helps light the way forward away from the punitive justice that is crushing two million people today and toward the restorative justice at the heart of the Christian faith, the stuff the gospel is made of—where there is healing for both the victims and the victimizers, the captives are set free, the yokes of oppression are crushed, and grace gets the last word.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“The perfect fusion of simple and profound. Neighbor love is the lifeline for our sin-sick souls suffocating in the quicksand of fear, scarcity, and indifference. Andrew DeCort does a masterful job diagnosing the problem and the cure.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Sylvia and Brian are two of my favorite Bible scholars. Whether you’re over-churched or under-churched, they stir in you a fresh curiosity for the Bible. This new book is perfect for scholars and new Bible readers alike, and for everyone in between. They rescue one of the most misused books of the Bible from the hands of colonizers and crusaders. And they help us listen with first-century ears to the anti-imperial love story of Romans.”
Christian Living
“Satisfied is an invitation to be free . . . to shake off the stuff that smothers us and live like the lilies and the sparrows. A thoughtful reminder to share the stuff we own before it owns us, and to get money out of our hands before it makes its way into our hearts. It is a call to laugh at the lie of our culture that tells us happiness has a price tag.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“I love Lee Camp. I try to read everything he writes, and I agree with most of it! His newest book is a manifesto for the Church in a time where the American church is in total disarray. Lee reminds us that our ultimate allegiance is not to a donkey or to an elephant, but to the Lamb. His invitation is not to go ‘Right’ or ‘Left,’ but to go deeper. And much of our current moral crisis could simply be averted if Christians were more committed to Jesus and to the poor than to their political ideology.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Kent Annan is doing some of the most redemptive work on the planet. His newest book is a breath of fresh air—he steps back from all the action to consider the practices, prayer and disciplined reflection that sustains the work of justice. Slow Kingdom Coming is about going slow in a fast world, going deep in a shallow world and going far in a world that likes shortcuts. Brilliant.”
Christian Living
“Margot Starbuck is fun, creative and sassy. She reminds us to dream big and live small. And her words will dare you to connect your gifts to the brokenness of this world and do something beautiful for God. This book reminds us that God is preparing each of us for something really, really . . . small—and it's small things done with great love that move the world.”
Theology
“In our world of war and terror, there is nothing more important to contemplate than the cross of Christ. May Stott's reflections give us the courage to fight, with all the love within us, the war of the slaughtered Lamb. The cross teaches us there is something worth dying for but nothing worth killing for, that we can conquer evil without mirroring it. So grab this book and get ready to live real good and get beat up real bad. It is the story of our faith.”
Theology
“Joash Thomas is a gift to the world, and so is this book. With the perfect combination of prophetic fire and pastoral care, Joash reminds us that Jesus and justice go together like blades of scissors or like paddles on a rowboat—or like dal on rice. Joash reminds us that the gospel of Jesus is always good news to the poor and the oppressed, which also explains why it is so often disruptive and offensive to the rich and powerful. But, in the end, the gospel is big enough for everyone, because we have a God who wants to set both the oppressed and the oppressors free. I’m so glad Joash loves the church enough to critique it. Pass this book on to everyone you know.”
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