Many were surprised during the 2004 presidential election when former senator and ambassador, Carol Mosely Braun, announced her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. More than ever before, African American women are pursuing... Read More

In his provocative map of the current religious landscape, The Next Christendom, religion writer Philip Jenkins pointed out that the future of the Christian religion lay not in the often wooden and lifeless practices of North American... Read More

In his now famous 1967 essay, “The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis,” scientist Lynn White laid the blame for the modern environmental predicament squarely at the feet of Christianity. White argued that the Christian... Read More

Engelmann, currently the Pastor of Congregational Care at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California, received her Doctorate of Ministry degree in Pastoral Care from Boston University School of Theology. With this book,... Read More

In the second century, the Christian theologian Tertullian famously asked, “What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem?” Although Tertullian answered his own question with a resounding “No!” other early Christian writers,... Read More

The traveler risks the temptation of never returning home. The bright city lights seem alluring to the small-town girl, but ultimately those dangerous places and threatening lifestyles seem less threatening when she allows herself to... Read More

The contemporary Christian church faces a challenge: it must present its tenets effectively, making clear the relevance of the Gospel to life in the twenty-first century. Answering this challenge, Christians are creating contemporary... Read More

“This book is about love-not the soft, sentimental kind but the strong, spirit-transforming kind,” writes the author. The distinction is important, since the word “love” can signify different things to different people. To... Read More