Tom F. Driver

Peacemaking and Religious Violence

History & Biography

“"Sad to say, the peace ethic of Jesus long ago became a minor (some said heretical) part of Christian witness. Yet it has persisted. Today, when we are faced with growing inter-religious violence, Roger Johnson does us a huge service by shining the light of his research on five theological peacemakers in five different periods of Christian history. You will be hard put to find a more relevant theological study than Roger Johnson has provided in Peacemaking and Religious Violence.”

Recovering Communion in a Violent World

Preaching & Worship

“An eye-opener of a book. Grundy exposes the latent violence and de-personalization that characterize the rite of Holy Communion as most of us know it. Then he points the way toward a retrieval of ancient Communion practices that can bring churches closer to participation in the beloved community. The book asks the reader to stop and think and re-imagine.”

What's Worship Got to Do with It?

Preaching & Worship

“Christian worship is often imagined and practiced as two-dimensional: the individual and/or the congregation in relation to God. For Carvalhaes there is a third dimension: the neighbor in need. Authentic worship, he argues, is service to, with, and for the poor. If this is a challenge, it is also a promise of liberation and vitality.”