William A. Dyrness
A Practical Primer on Theological Method
Theology
“A Practical Primer on Theological Method is an accessible and well-informed introduction to the study of theology. Though designed as a text for introductory courses in theology, it could profitably be read by adults in a Sunday education program as well. It will be particularly useful for students in Christian colleges who often wonder how the study of Scripture and their faith relates to all the other subjects they are studying.”
Arts & Literature
“Michael Bruner has managed to beautifully convey the strange wonder of Flannery O'Connor's fiction. Even as he locates more precisely the sources of O'Connor's theological structure, he deftly shows the deep power and beauty of her images. This could well be the spark of an O'Connor revival!”
Arts & Literature
“With love and verve, Bill Edgar describes jazz—the movement from deep misery to unspeakable joy—not only as the gift of the creativity and hard-won faith of Black artists, but also as a reflection of the racial and musical complexity of America. Read the book and listen to the music (on the links Edgar provides) with gratitude to these Black artists and the loving God who inspired them.”
Theology
“If you worry about our modern world squeezing you into its own little mold, then Jeremy Begbie’s book is a must read. While masterfully showing the possible role of making and receiving art in God’s renewing work, he enlarges our view of God’s own abundant love for the world.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
Foreword
“When people in Europe and North America consider the ‘refugee problem’ in 2020, they are likely to think about the recent influx of Africans into Europe or the caravans of refugees from Central America camped on America’s doorstep. What they are less likely to think about is the back story of these migrations and the devastation and displacement in developing countries that has given rise to these desperate journeys. This is the story that Emily Choge tells in this important study.”
Arts & Literature
“Only an artist, pastor, theologian, and mentor like Maria Fee could present the work of Black performance artist Theaster Gates with such grace and wisdom. Her claim is bold: Gates's art of place-making--of curating places and material things in ways that reflect God's own hospitality--may serve as a model for reimagining Christian belief and practice in a secular age. The result is one of the best examples of practical theology I've read in a long time.”
World Religions
“This book is a superb treatment of critical issues facing Christians today. Both its angle of vision and its tone are just right to help us begin a conversation about religious pluralism and crosscultural apologetics. I am adding it to my required reading for a course by that title and recommending it warmly to friends!”
Arts & Literature
“Frank England’s book offers a spiritually moving, and often striking, meditation on themes in contemporary literature put in conversation with Christian classics like Julian of Norwich and the Rublev ‘Trinity.’ The book poses the modern dilemma of what happens when Julian’s image of God’s courtesy is replaced by God’s silence, while asking about the therapeutic role of God’s presence in music and art.”
Theology
“God and Wonder will surely capture your imagination. Rarely do articles from a theology conference sparkle like these chapters. Written almost entirely by or about artists, they remind us that artistry reflecting God's own creativity has always been the most effective expression of the gospel.”
Theology
“Here is a thoughtful and ecumenically sensitive contribution to Asian theology from one of the most respected Pentecostal theologians in Asia. Particularly striking is the careful integration of Asian traditions--both grassroots and elite, with contemporary Western reflection. With this work we are seeing the emergence of a mature Asian evangelical voice that is certain to change the dynamics of the global theological conversation. The book will be useful in both theology courses and churcheducation classes.”
Evangelism & Missions
“If minority world voices are no longer dominant in theological reflection, how should we understand their proper role? Barefoot addresses this central, and often overlooked question, by proposing a method of mutual exchange in a hermeneutical community. A helpful and necessary study.”
Arts & Literature
“David Jeffrey here provides a visual theology of the beauty of holiness through a richly illustrated selection of Christian art stretching over the whole of Christian history. Whether that story is unknown or familiar to readers, all will come away instructed and inspired by this cornucopia of imagery.”
Intercultural Theology, Volume One
Evangelism & Missions
“For some time now an important conversation on mission studies and intercultural theology has been developing in Germany that is largely unknown in the English-speaking world. In this extensive study (the first of three volumes) Henning Wrogemann has provided a valuable introduction to these conversations. His proposal of intercultural hermeneutics as a comprehensive method that accounts for culture as a complex field of action where actors appropriate the gospel in multiple contexts, along with the case studies he provides, offers fruitful suggestions of ways mission theology in the West can move beyond the impasse of current discussions of contextualization.”
Discipleship & Christian Education
“This book is filled with fascinating and practical advice for students and teachers of the Old Testament. It forms part of an important movement to revitalize the teaching of the Old Testament, and I commend it.”
Preaching & Worship
“Deborah Sokolove has done us the great favor of deconstructing the unthinking dichotomies Christians have drawn between worship and entertainment, and between performance and authenticity. The reflection she offers, and the generous use of her wise interlocutors, help us all to think through what we are doing when we seek to perform together the Good News of God's love for the healing of the world. Worship leaders and pastors will come away instructed and encouraged.”
Apologetics
“Justin Bailey asks what apologetics would look like if the human creative imagination was in fact a response to the self-giving revelation of God. His answer involves a rich mixture of philosophical reflection, literary and aesthetic analysis, and biblical thinking. This important book should change not only the way apologetics is taught and practiced but also how worship and spirituality may be more deeply imagined. This is a book not only for the student or pastor but for any thoughtful Christian concerned about their secular neighbors.”
“Operation Christmas Child, K-Love, and Evangelical filmmaking, Fallin powerfully illustrates how the Evangelical aesthetic shapes moral imagination in ways that neither contribute to the formation of virtue nor resonate with the common good.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
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