J. Richard Middleton’s impressive theological text considers how best to talk to God about human suffering and injustice. Exploring two pivotal biblical stories—those of... Read More

"Friendship" is an elegant theological text that emphasizes the importance of friends in developing a spiritual and emotional life. Arguing that the “characteristic... Read More

In 1900, most of the world was ruled by powerful Western Christian empires, and it seemed reasonable to assume that the dawning twentieth century would be a Christian century.... Read More

Convincingly utilizing modern Christianity to reveal how humans must show compassion to the environment—Pope Francis would approve. Norman Wirzba’s "From Nature to Creation"... Read More

Heintzman’s scholarly excellence reveals a manageable method of bringing a Christian understanding of leisure into busy modern life. Leisure, perhaps surprisingly, is a... Read More

As befits a book about love, this one starts with a song: “Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest / Love, hopeless love, my ardent soul encumbers / Love, nightmare-like, lies... Read More

Before there was Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ to bust the theological block, Dorothy L. Sayers shocked British audiences with her play, The Man Born to Be King. In... Read More

When Assyrian strongman Sennacherib led his forces on an invasion of Judah in the year 701, a flank attack by Africans from Egypt disrupted his assault. As reported in the books... Read More

“I grew up in an era in which making wisecracks about women was fairly standard preaching fare, good for a few laughs,” writes the author in her introduction. Although such... Read More

“North American evangelicalism is the community-of communities in which I have made my own religious way,“ explains the author. “I present these essays, therefore, with... Read More