Combining creative storytelling with pastoral sensitivity and practical insight, this book shows how Sabbath-keeping is God's plan for the restoration and healing of all creation.
Evan Howard provides a solid and comprehensive overview of spiritual formation in the Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox traditions in The Brazos Introduction to Christian Spirituality. In sh
Grounded in Christian principles, this accessible and engaging book offers an informed and fascinating approach to popular culture. William D. Romanowski provides affectionate yet astute analysis of f
A popular New Testament scholar explores the biblical basis, history, meaning, and practice of infant baptism, arguing that it must begin with the family and then extend to the church.
A nationally known writer and speaker on media issues examines the "selfie" phenomenon, helping us explore how we can love God and serve our neighbors through social media.
Explores specific commonalities and differences between the Christian and Jewish faiths, recounting how the author was able to deepen his relationship with God as a Christian by attending Jewish Bible
This volume, like each in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continui
In Recovering Jesus, Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld leads you through an honest and careful study of the testimony of Jesus's first-century followers, as well as more recent scholarly and popular witnesses.
This seventh volume in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers a theological exegesis of 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Jude. This commentary, like each in the series, is des
The emerging church movement is a set of conversations about living more faithfully into the way of Jesus and the implications of this for the life and witness of Christian communities. This book off
This provocative and timely primer on the just war tradition connects just war to the concrete practices and challenges of the Christian life. Daniel Bell explains that the point is not simply to kno
A world-renowned evangelical theologian explores how a proper reappropriation of the five solas can address critics of the Reformation and renew biblical interpretation.
Examines the lives of great leaders of recent centuries to offer models of moral leadership, helping readers discover lessons for their own lives and times.
Reveals historical practices that enabled tremendous growth in Christian populations in spite of formidable challenges, identifying six latent and powerful elements that have been tapped by Christians
This addition to the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers a constructive ecclesiology for the role and mission of the church formed by a close examination of Revelation.
Using humor, narrative, and theological reflection, this inviting book explores the yearlong experiment of two young families to implement twelve small practices of radical faith--not waiting until th
New Monasticism is a growing movement of committed Christians who are recovering the radical discipleship of monasticism and unearthing a fresh expression of Christianity in America. It's not centere
Challenges the human tendency to believe that external factors can lead to a more satisfying life, inviting readers to find comfort, hope, and a sense of belonging from God.
Grounding contemporary evangelical passion for justice in sound biblical and theological teaching, this book enables Christians to engage with the most critical global needs of our time. A reader's gu
What does it mean to be evangelical? What does it mean to be Catholic? Can one consider oneself both simultaneously? Francis Beckwith has wrestled with these questions personally and professionally.
In the past century psychology has been practiced in the manner of medical science, working from the assumption that therapy can transcend particular ethnic and religious traditions. Seeking to move t
Finally, here's a book about postmodernism that you don't need a philosophy degree to understand. In Postmodernism 101: A First Course for the Curious Christian, Heath White offers a brief and access
For two thousand years, Christians have been intrigued by the somewhat enigmatic Imago Dei references in the book of Genesis. Much theological ink has been spilled mulling over the significance and me
Can we understand worship in a way that transcends style, relevance, and aesthetics? Taking into account the most contested issues of the "worship wars," Edith Humphrey shows how the act of entering i
In Ecclesiastes, Solomon states that "all is vapor" and describes humans as trying to "shepherd the wind." In Solomon among the Postmoderns, author Peter J. Leithart uses these claims, as well as the
Shows that a recovery of theology is vital to help us evaluate contested questions of value, articulate compelling visions of the good life, and answer the fundamental question of what makes a life wo
Most Christians believe that the Bible holds the answers to their questions about daily living, and that reading the Scriptures will show them good examples to follow for their own lives. Think for a
The Bible doesn't come with a secret decoder ring, which means that it is left to church theologians to make sense of the Bible's many intricate and overlapping themes. Over the centuries, the church
Addresses why conversation has become such a challenge in the 21st century and shows how church communities can be training hubs where we learn to talk to each other, since conversation is at the very
What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ today? And are Christians really prepared for the answers? In Mere Discipleship, Lee Camp sets forth his vision of what it means to truly follow Christ, c
Chances are you know someone who is gay--a coworker, family member, or friend. And chances are, as a Christian, you're not exactly sure how to relate to this person. While the church has been pretty g
We don't often think about the act of knowing, but if we do, the question of what we know and how we know it becomes murky indeed. Longing to Know is a book about knowing: knowing how we know things,
