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PaperbackGlobal Awakening
How 20th-Century Revivals Triggered a Christian Revolution
by Mark Shaw
The last century has seen the revolutionary remaking of Christianity into a truly world religion. How did it happen? What triggered the emergence of this new global faith no longer dominated by the West, full of new and vital forms of devotion?Mark Shaw's provocative thesis is that far-flung revivals are at the heart of the global resurgence of Christianity. These were not the quirky folk rituals ...
HardbackThe 1662 Book of Common Prayer
International Edition
Edited by Samuel L Bray and Drew Keane
A Prayerbook for All Christians and All Nations
The Book of Common Prayer (1662) is one of the most beloved liturgical texts in the Christian church, and remains a definitive expression of Anglican identitytoday. It is still widely used around the world, in public worship and private devotion, and is revered for both its linguistic and theological ...
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Theologian Emily McGowin casts a holistic vision for what family can be in light of God's kingdom. She says, “No matter what your family looks like—big or small, biological or chosen, with children or without, homeschooling or public-schooling, multiple incomes or one or none—ask the following together every morning: How will Jesus by his Spirit teach us to love today?”
PaperbackJesus Made in America
A Cultural History from the Puritans to "The Passion of the Christ"
by Stephen J. Nichols
Jesus is as American as baseball and apple pie. But how this came to be is a complex story--one that Stephen Nichols tells with care and ease. Beginning with the Puritans, he leads readers through the various cultural epochs of American history, showing at each stage how American notions of Jesus were shaped by the cultural sensibilities of the times, often with unfortunate results.Always fascinating ...
PaperbackReviving the Golden Rule
How the Ancient Ethic of Neighbor Love Can Heal the World
by Andrew DeCort
The Revolutionary Power of Loving Your Neighbor
Discover the transformational power of neighbor-love in theologian and ethicist Andrew DeCort’s Reviving the Golden Rule. This thought-provoking work illuminates the revolutionary ethics of loving your neighbor, weaving together history, theology, and practical guidance. Through this in-depth historical survey of the ...
PaperbackStarting Missional Churches
Life with God in the Neighborhood
Edited by Mark Branson and Nicholas Warnes
All mission is local—the people of God joining the work of God in a particular place. In Starting Missional Churches Mark Lau Branson and Nicholas Warnes introduce us to seven missional churches while examining common challenges regardingtheir genesis. Using stories, interviews with pastors and a look at common preconceived notions of church planting in the West, this guide brings together ...
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Peter Heltzel
Peter Goodwin Heltzel is associate professor of systematic theology and director of the Micah Institute at New York Theological Seminary. He serves as assistant pastor of evangelism at Park Avenue Christian Church in New York City,and is the author of Jesus and Justice: Evangelicals, Race and American Politics and Resurrection City: A Theology of Improvisation.
PaperbackCare for the Soul
Exploring the Intersection of Psychology Theology
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Mark R. McMinn and Timothy R. Phillips
"This volume explores the intersection of psychology and theology, but it is not a simple intersection. It is an intersection affected by rich theological and ecclesiological traditions, by the ravages and wonders of modern psychology, and by the character and qualities of today's ministers and communities of faith." (from the introduction)For two millennia Christians have been caring for ...
PaperbackHow to Use the Book of Common Prayer
A Guide to the Anglican Liturgy
by Samuel L Bray and Drew Keane
In recent years there has been a revival of interest in the Book of Common Prayer, especially the classic 1662 version. Beloved for its language and theology, the classic Prayer Book is the fountainhead for almost all later editions of the Book of Common Prayer and remains a widely recognized standard for worship in the Anglican tradition. More than simply a collection of prayers, ...
PaperbackKingdom Apprenticeship
Dallas Willard's Formational Theology and Missional Vision
by Keas Keasler
A Groundbreaking Analysis of Dallas Willard's Theology of Spiritual Formation
Dallas Willard’s formational theology begins with the claim that the aim of God in human history is the formation of a community of loving persons apprenticed to Jesus—and ends with the promise that such apprenticeship prepares us to share in God’s governance of the cosmos.
This apprenticeship ...
