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NEW! The Old Testament Canon, History, and Literature Richard D. Nelson
A comprehensive introduction to the Old Testament designed to equip readers with the knowledge and skills needed to read, interpret, and benefit from the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible in their own context. Using scholarly consensus and current research with numerous examples, this book helps prepare students for further advanced courses related to exegesis, individual books, and special topics. More importantly, this introduction understands the Old Testament as a resource for the human quest for meaning making it an essential tool for helping students appropriate this, often neglected, part of the Bible for their own faithful living.
Richard D. Nelson is professor emeritus of Biblical Hebrew and Old Testament Interpretation at Perkins School of Theology.
9781426759239, $42.99 — February 2019
Telling the Old Testament Story God’s Mission and God’s People Brad E. Kelle
A thematic reading of the Old Testament as a complex but coherent narrative. Unlike standard, introductory textbooks that only cover basic background and interpretive issues for each Old Testament book, this introduction combines a thematic approach with careful exegetical attention to representative biblical texts, ultimately telling the macro-level story, while drawing out the multiple nuances present within different texts and traditions.
Brad E. Kelle is Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, School of Theology and Christian Ministry, Point Loma Nazarene University.
9781426793042, $34.99
Introduction to the Hebrew Prophets James D. Nogalski
Following the Hebrew canon, the author offers a basic introduction, which includes critical issues such as authorship, unity, dates of composition and revision, and structure. Drawing upon current scholarship, Nogalski shows how these issues are relevant to the theological themes and movements that help characterize the text and hold meaning for us.
James D. Nogalski is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Religion at Baylor University.
9781426742286, $29.99
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NEW! Jesus Darkly Remembering Jesus with the New Testament Rafael Rodriguez
The witness of scripture helps us remember Jesus well. The New Testament provides a deep and multifaceted witness to the saving reality of Jesus the Christ developed among the New Testament writers in the living context of a faith community’s memory.
Rafael Rodriguez is Professor of New Testament in the School of Bible and Theology at Johnson University in Knoxville, TN
9781501839115, $29.99 — October 2018
The Ancient Near East An Essential Guide John L. McLaughlin
An indispensable introduction that clearly addresses the important and complex questions about Israel and the Old Testament’s relationship to the ancient Near East.
9781426753275, $15.99
Best Seller A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: 2nd Edition Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim, David L. Petersen
Giving increased attention to issues related to gender, race, and class, the book introduces the Old Testament both as a witness of ancient Israel and as a witness to the church and synagogue through the generations of those who have passed these texts on as scripture.
9780687066766, $44.99
The Hebrew Bible for Beginners A Jewish & Christian Introduction Joel S. Kaminsky, Joel N. Lohr
Shows how the Hebrew Bible forms faith, then and now. Emphasizes its influence on contemporary society and the complexity of reading ancient religious literature today. Discusses differing ways Jews and Christians approach the Old Testament.
Joel S. Kaminsky is professor of biblical literature and member of the Jewish studies program at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Joel N. Lohr is director of religious and spiritual life at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.
9781426775635, $39.99
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Voice, Word, and Spirit A Pentecostal Old Testament Survey Rickie D. Moore, Brian Neil Peterson
The authors present thoughtful readers with an overview of the Old Testament that is explicitly engaged with the faith and practice of the Pentecostal movement and the recent scholarship that has been generated by this contemporary, global, Christian movement, especially as it bears upon biblical interpretation.
Rickie D. Moore is Chair of the Department of Theology and Professor of Old Testament at Lee University.
Brian Neil Peterson is Associate Dean and Professor of Old Testament at Lee University.
9781501815164, $34.99
The New Testament Methods and Meanings Warren Carter, Amy-Jill Levine
Introduces three aspects of New Testament study: the world of the text (plots, characters, setting, and themes), the world behind the text (the concerns, circumstances, and experiences of the early Christian communities), and the world in front of the text (the meaning for contemporary readers).
Warren Carter is Professor of New Testament at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth. Amy-Jill Levine is Professor of New Testament studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville.
9781426741906, $39.99 Hardcover: 9781630885779, $49.99
The Abingdon Introduction to the Bible An Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels Joel S. Kaminsky, Joel N. Lohr, Mark Reasoner Frederick J. Murphy 9781426751073, $39.99 9781426749155, $32.99
The New Testament How Israel Became a People Bruce M. Metzger Ralph K. Hawkins 9781426772498, $29.99 9781426754876, $37.99
God in New Testament Theology Larry W. Hurtado 9780687465453, $22.99
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NEW! 70 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know Matthew Richard Schlimm
The basic message of the Bible can be understood in any language. At the same time, many biblical texts are hard to understand because they don’t quite make sense when translated into English. Something is missing. Many Hebrew words have multiple meanings, but the English translators have to just pick one (for example, the same Hebrew word can mean both hear and obey). Even more common are Hebrew words that have much wider meanings than their English translations. If you are just beginning to study Hebrew and want the insights and motivation to continue or if you have no intention of learning biblical Hebrew but want to better understand the Bible, this book is for you!
Matthew Richard Schlimm (Ph.D., Duke) is Professor of Old Testament at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary in Iowa. He has published numerous books and articles and served as one of the editors for The CEB Study Bible. He is also an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, having served churches in Michigan, Minnesota, and North Carolina. 9781426799969, $19.99 — August 2018
Paul Apostle and Fellow Traveler Jerry L. Sumney
Covering the entire Pauline corpus the reader finds a man who was adept at persuasive arguments and providing theological answers to real and, often, thorny congregational issues. Readers will have a keen understanding of Paul’s place in the early church, the relationship between church and synagogue, and the relationship between the teaching of Paul and that of Jesus. These discussions set Paul firmly within the church that existed before, finding that he became an adherent to much that preceded him. Jerry L. Sumney is professor of biblical studies at Lexington Theological Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky.
9781426741975, $29.99
From Crisis to Christ A Contextual Introduction to the New Testament Paul N. Anderson
Over the last century or more, scholars have unearthed valuable understandings of the historical and religious contexts out of which the New Testament writings have emerged. This accessibly written introduction notes over two dozen such crises and how the biblical text addresses and reflects them.
Paul N. Anderson is professor of biblical and Quaker studies at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. 9781426751042, $39.99
Barnabas vs. Paul The Historical Jesus To Encourage or Confront? James H. Charlesworth C.K. Robertson; Foreword by Desmond Tutu 9780687021673, $19.99 9781630882778, $19.99 New Testament Theology Christ and Community James D.G. Dunn The Gospel Witness to Jesus 9780687341207, $22.99 Suzanne Watts Henderson 9781426793080, $39.99 The Moral Teaching of Paul Victor Paul Furnish The Roman Empire and the New Testament 9780687332939, $32.99 Warren Carter 9780687343942, $18.99
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NEW! Wisdom Literature Samuel E. Balentine
Wisdom literature is foundational to our life and learning. Its end is the shaping of a moral self and community attuned to the character of God. For the wisdom writings of the Old Testament, the pursuit of wisdom calls for the ongoing attainment of instruction, insight, shrewdness, knowledge, prudence, learning, and skill. This pursuit of wisdom is an ongoing journey, never a simple arrival. This book details the structure, themes, and contribution to both ancient and modern society of Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. The chapters on Sirach and the Wisdom of Solomon discuss the consonance and dissonance with “canonical wisdom,” giving special attention to the development of their core ideas. The book concludes with a chapter on Wisdom’s abiding legacy.
Samuel E. Balentine is Professor of Old Testament and Director of Graduate Studies at Union Presbyterian Seminary.
9781426765025, $29.99 — May 2019
NEW! The Prophetic Literature Carolyn J. Sharp
This unique introduction to the Prophetic books provides a comprehensive examination of one of the most important, and misunderstood genres of the Hebrew Bible. It examines the nature and purpose of prophetic literature, as well as providing an in-depth account of the origins and development of each individual book. The book begins by placing the prophets in their historical context and introducing the idea of a prophetic book. A series of chronological chapters focus on each prophetic book examining its literary structure, authorship, and the editorial processes that produced each book. Readers are also introduced to the most recent scholarly research into the formation of prophetic books and the ongoing task of the scribes in updating previous works to meet new situations. Carolyn J. Sharp is Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School. She is interested in ways in which contemporary preaching can draw artfully on biblical studies, feminist perspectives on power, and emancipatory pedagogy. An Episcopal priest and prolific writer, Sharp is a member of the Academy of Homiletics, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the Society of Biblical Theologians. 9781426765049, $29.99 — May 2019
The Holy Spirit in the New Testament John T. Carroll
Explore the diverse ways that New Testament presents the meaning, activity, and significance of the Holy Spirit.
John T. Carroll is the Harriet Robertson Fitts Memorial Professor of New Testament and Director of the Program for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. 9781426766374, $29.99
Christology in the New God in the New Testament The Dead Sea Scrolls Testament Warren Carter Peter W. Flint David L. Bartlett 9781426766336, $29.99 9780687494491, $29.99 9781426766350, $29.99 Apocalyptic Literature in the The Apocrypha John and the Johannine Letters New Testament David deSilva Colleen M. Conway Greg Carey 9781426742354, $15.99 9781426766398, $29.99 9781426771958, $29.99 The Pentateuch Marvin A. Sweeney 9781426765032, $29.99
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Why Salvation? Joel B. Green
When we say “Jesus saves,” we stand on scripture that proclaims a God who, through Jesus, heals, liberates, and rescues. Like each generation that has gone before, we too must find our own awareness and then respond and participate in God’s work as transformed people, serving together as the Body of Christ, who have also signed up for ongoing, personal, and social transformation.
Joel B. Green is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
9781426756993, $29.99
Why The Cross? Donald Senior; General Editor Joel B. Green
The meaning of Jesus’s execution on a Roman cross is one of the most divisive issues in contemporary theological discourse, because issues related to the goodness of God and the place of suffering in the Christian life are at stake. It is important that we recover the meaning of the cross as a metaphor for discipleship.
9781426759345, $29.99
Why the Church? Robert W. Wall; General Editor Joel B. Green
The church, God’s herald, with its sacred vocation, every demonstration of the church’s oneness, holiness, catholicity, and apostolicity—each eschatological mark enabled and brought to maturity by God’s grace—is the concrete means to address our theological crisis.
Robert W. Wall is the Paul T. Walls Professor of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington.
9781426759383, $29.99
Why Mission? Dean Flemming; General Editor Joel B. Green
Recent years have seen heightened efforts at reading the New Testament in terms of God’s mission. This has pressed against commitments to a dispassionate reading of the New Testament books in favor of a self- involved, missiological reading. This book harvests recent efforts as well as extends the conversation by an approach that takes seriously the contributions of diverse New Testament voices.
Dean Flemming is professor of New Testament and missions at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas.
9781426759369, $29.99
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Reading the Good Book Well An Illustrated Guide to the Holy Land for Tour Jerry Camery-Hoggatt Groups, Students, and Pilgrims 9780687642755, $29.99 Lamontte M. Luker 9781426757297, $24.99 Scripture & Discernment Luke Timothy Johnson The Bible and Homosexual Practice 9780687012381, $22.99 Robert A. J. Gagnon 9780687022793, $43.99 Biblical Interpretation Sharon H. Ringe, Frederick C. Tiffany Old Testament Theology 9780687016082, $27.99 Walter Brueggemann 9780687340903, $35.99 Santa Biblia Justo L. González Jesus & the Land 9780687014521, $18.99 Charles R. II Page 9780687005444, $24.99 Essential Bible Study Tools for Ministry David R. Bauer The Triumph of Abraham’s God 9781426755170, $45.99 Bruce W. Longenecker 9780687035373, $28.99 Out of Babylon Walter Brueggemann Studying the Old Testament 9781426710056, $14.99 Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch 9780687646234, $32.99 Deuteronomic History Terence E. Fretheim Revelation and the End Times DVD 9780687104970, $21.99 (with Leader Guide) Ben Witherington III Thus Says the Lord 843504011642, $38.99 James M. Ward 9780687419029, $27.99 (Participant’s Guide) 9780687660063, $10.99 Worship in Ancient Israel Walter Brueggemann The Life & Teaching of Jesus Christ 9780687343362, $16.99 James F. Stewart 9780687092499, $21.99 A Theological Introduction to the Book of Psalms In Quest of Jesus J. Clinton McCann, Jr. W. Barnes Tatum 9780687414680, $25.99 9780687056330, $25.99
The Kingdom of God An Introduction to The Gospels John Bright Mitchell G. Reddish 9780687209088, $27.99 9780687004485, $27.99
God and World in the Old Testament Then the Whisper Put On Flesh Terence E. Fretheim Brian K. Blount 9780687342969, $32.99 9780687085897, $24.99
You Are My People What Does Revelation Reveal? Louis Stulman, Hyun Chul Paul Kim Warren Carter 9780687465651, $24.99 9781426710148, $13.99
Handbook to A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew Jennifer S. Green, G. Brooke Lester, Joseph F. Scrivner 9780687008346, $16.99
A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew (Revised Edition) C. L. Seow 9781426789076, $39.99
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Abingdon New Testament Commentaries The Abingdon New Testament Commentaries series provides compact, critical commentaries on the writings of the New Testament. These commentaries are written with special attention to the needs and interests of theological students, but they will also be useful for students in upper-level college or university settings, as well as for pastors and other religious leaders. In addition to providing basic information about the New Testament texts and insights into their meanings, these commentaries are intended to exemplify the tasks and procedures of careful, critical biblical exegesis.
Matthew 2 Corinthians Hebrews Donald Senior Calvin J. Roetzel Victor C. Pfitzner 9780687057665, $31.99 9780687056774, $24.99 9780687057245, $22.99
Mark Galatians James C. Clifton Black Sam K. Williams C. Freeman Sleeper 9780687058419, $27.99 9780687057078, $22.99 9780687058167, $22.99
Luke Ephesians 1 Peter Robert C. Tannehill Pheme Perkins M. Eugene Boring 9780687061327, $34.99 9780687056996, $22.99 9780687058549, $22.99
John Philippians, Philemon 1, 2 & 3 John D. Moody Smith Carolyn Osiek David Rensberger 9780687058129, $32.99 9780687058228, $24.99 9780687057221, $22.99
Acts Colossians Jude, 2 Peter Beverly Roberts Gaventa David M. Hay Steven J. Kraftchick 9780687058211, $31.99 9780687058020, $24.99 9780687057627, $22.99
Romans 1 & 2 Thessalonians Revelation Leander E. Keck Victor Paul Furnish Leonard L. Thompson 9780687057054, $27.99 9780687057436, $22.99 9780687056798, $25.99
1 Corinthians 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus Richard A. Horsley Jouette M. Bassler 9780687058389, $25.99 9780687001576, $23.99
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Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries The Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries provide compact, critical commentaries on the books of the Old Testament for the use of theological students and pastors. The commentaries are also useful for upper-level college or university students and for those responsible for teaching in congregational settings. In addition to providing basic information and insights into the Old Testament writings, these commentaries exemplify the tasks and procedures of careful interpretation, to assist students of the Old Testament in coming to an informed and critical engagement with the biblical texts themselves.
Numbers Esther Lamentations Carolyn Pressler Linda M. Day Dianne Bergant 978150184653, $39.99 9780687497928, $27.99 9780687084616, $22.99
Ecclesiastes Psalms 1–72 Ezekiel Julie Ann Duncan Richard J. Clifford Nancy R. Bowen 9781501837579, $39.99 9780687027118, $31.99 9781426704451, $35.99
Leviticus Psalms 73–150 Daniel Timothy M. Willis Richard J. Clifford Donald E. Gowan 9781426700170, $37.99 9780687064687, $31.99 9780687084210, $23.99
Deuteronomy Proverbs Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Walter Brueggemann Christine R. Yoder Jonah, Micah 9780687084715, $38.99 9781426700019, $41.99 Daniel J. Simundson 9780687342440, $35.99 Ruth Jeremiah Judy Fentress-Williams Louis Stulman Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, 9781426746253, $21.99 9780687057962, $43.99 Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi Julia M. O’Brien 1–2 Kings 9780687340316, $31.99 Gina Hens-Piazza 9780687490219, $41.99
I & II Chronicles Steven L. McKenzie 9780687007509, $38.99
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Interpreting Biblical Texts series Biblical texts create worlds of meaning and invite readers to enter them. When readers enter such textual worlds, which are often strange and complex, they are confronted with theological claims. With this in mind, the purpose of the Interpreting Biblical Texts series is to help dedicated students in their experience of reading and interpreting by providing guides for their journeys into textual worlds. The controlling perspective is expressed in the operative word of the title: interpreting. The primary focus of the series is not so much on the world behind the texts or out of which the texts have arisen as on the worlds created by the texts in their engagement with readers.
The Gospel of Matthew The Letters of Paul The Wisdom Literature Donald Senior Charles B. Cousar Richard J. Clifford 9780687008483, $22.99 9780687008520, $23.99 9780687008469, $24.99
The Gospel of Mark The Apocalyptic Literature The Gospel and Letters Donald H. Juel Stephen L. Cook of John 9780687008490, $22.99 9780687051960, $23.99 R. Alan Culpepper 9780687008513, $32.99 The Historical Books The Prophetic Literature Richard D. Nelson Marvin A. Sweeney The Pentateuch 9780687008438, $22.99 9780687008445, $23.99 Terence E. Fretheim 9780687008421, $24.99 The Gospel of Luke and Psalms Acts of the Apostles William P. Brown F. Scott Spencer 9780687008452, $21.99 9780687008506, $24.99
Spanish language resources for Biblical Studies and Theology (AETH series, $19.99 each)
Introducción a la teología Una introducción a la misión Introducción al griego de la mestiza de San Agustín Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi Biblia vol 2 Justo L. González 9780687074174 Ediberto López Rodríguez 9781426785481 9781426716676 Introducción a la teología Introducción a la Última Cena cristiana Introducción a la unidad Eliseo Pérez-Álvarez Justo L. González cristiana 9781426742170 9780687074273 Carmelo Álvarez 9780687660636 Introducción al Introducción al culto pentecostalismo: Manda fuego Isaías A. Rodríguez Comunión y comunidad: Una Señor 9780687495702 introducción a la espiritualidad Eldin Villafañe cristiana 9781426758119 Introducción al Nuevo Giacomo Cassese Testamento 9780687740710 Principios de educación Aquiles E. Martínez cristiana 9780687496754 Introducción a la vida y Pablo A. Jiménez teología de Juan Wesley 9780687037162 Introducción a las disciplinas Hugo Magallanes espirituales 9780687740819 Introducción al asesoramiento Roberto Amparo Rivera pastoral de la familia 9780687655809 Introducción a la vida y Jorge E. Maldonado teología de Martín Lutero 9780687037261 Introducción a Søren Alberto L. García, Kierkegaard, o la teología Rubén D. Domínguez Principios de predicación patas arriba 9780687740918 Pablo A. Jiménez Eliseo Pérez Álvarez 9780687073771 9780687656165 Introducción a la vida y teología de Juan Calvino Introduccion a la Ética Cristiana Introducción a la mística de San Salatiel Palomino López Ismael García Juan de la Cruz 9780687741014 9780687073870 Isaías A. Rodríguez 9780687657063 Introducción a la historia de la Introducción al Antiguo iglesia Testamento Introducción al griego de la Justo L. González Guillermo Ramírez Muñoz Biblia I 9781426740664 9780687073979 Ediberto López Rodríguez 9780687659845
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The New Interpreter’s® Bible Commentary Ten-Volume Set Leander E. Keck, General Editor
The newest addition to the New Interpreter’s® Bible brand is a ten-volume set of the commentary-only from the New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary.
The New Interpreter’s® Bible Commentary offers critically sound biblical interpretations. Guided by scholars, pastors, and laity representing diverse traditions and academic experience, this collection of commentary meets the needs of preachers, teachers, and all students of the Bible. This easy-to-use format offers a detailed, critical commentary providing an exegetical “close-reading” of the biblical text and reflections that present a detailed exposition of issues raised in the biblical text. It offers introductions to each book that cover essential historical, sociocultural, literary, and theological issues.
The New Interpreter’s® Bible Commentary features an ecumenical roster of contributors and comprehensive, concise articles. The set features numerous visual aids including illustrations, maps, charts and timelines to enhance its use.
Hardcover: 9781426739125, $499.99
The New Interpreter’s® Bible The New Interpreter’s® One Volume Commentary Bible New Testament Survey Beverly Roberts Gaventa and David L. Petersen, Hardcover: 9780687054343, $44.99 editors Hardcover: 9780687334117, $76.99 Global Bible Commentary Daniel Patte The New Interpreter’s® 9780687064038, $41.99 Bible Old Testament Survey Hardcover: 9780687053445, $47.99
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The CEB Women’s Bible The CEB’s Women’s Bible provides an invitation into a deeper conversation with scripture—to question, wrestle with, explore, and receive the words and witness of the biblical texts. This deeper conversation helps readers discover their own voices as they listen for God’s voice. The editors and writers who have created The CEB Women’s Bible hope that it will come alive for all readers as a truly living word to change their hearts and lives.
More than eighty contributors and editors created The CEB Women’s Bible. They are all women, and they come from different denominations and backgrounds: biblical scholars who train women and men for Christian ministry, pastors and leaders who equip faith communities with the knowledge and love of scripture, and writers who tell stories about human experience, of life together in relationship.
Decotone: 9781609261894, $74.99 Hardcover: 9781609261887, $49.99 (pictured)
CEB Bible Map Guide Explore the Lands of the Old and New Testaments
The CEB Bible Map Guide opens up the Scripture by placing the events of the Bible in time and space with 21 full-color maps by National Geographic. A brief narrative accompanies each map, describing what is being shown and what chapters and verses of the Bible are being illustrated.
9781609260743, $19.99
The Wesley Study Bible Experience the depth of John Wesley’s perspectives on scripture presented for the 21st-century disciple. The Wesley Study Bible highlights the depth of John Wesley’s perspectives on scripture and features accessibly written notes and articles contributed by pastors, theologians, and Bible scholars. Easy- to-understand explanations of core terms encompass the following themes: eternal life, forgiveness, grace, heaven, holiness, justice, and mission. CEB Wesley Study Bible Clover Honey Bonded Leather 9781609262105, $59.99 CEB Wesley Study Bible - Brown/Burgundy DecoTone 9781609261108, $49.99 CEB Wesley Study Bible - Gray Cloth 9781609261979, $39.99 NRSV Wesley Study Bible - Green/Brown Decotone 9780687645039, $49.99 NRSV Wesley Study Bible - Charcoal Bonded Leather 9781501847554, $49.99
For more CEB resources, please see pages 45 to 47.
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The CEB Study Bible The CEB Study Bible is available with and without the Apocrypha. The notes were written by scholars and are academic rather than apologetic, evangelistic, or devotional. The translation and the notes are designed to make the text of the Bible as clear as it can be in English, so this Bible provides a strong foundation for beginning biblical study. It includes thousands of notes; hundreds of articles; book introductions; a comprehensive concordance; and full- color maps, illustrations, photographs, and charts. Several hundred leading biblical scholars were involved with the Common English Bible translation and as contributors to The CEB Study Bible. The Editorial Board includes Joel. B. Green (Fuller Theological Seminary), Seung Ai Yang (Chicago Theological Seminary), Mark J. Boda (McMaster Divinity College), Mignon R. Jacobs (Fuller Theological Seminary), Matthew R. Schlimm (University of Dubuque), and Marti J. Steussy (Christian Theological Seminary). .
NEW! With Apocrypha, Hardcover 9781609262150, $59.99 NEW! Hardcover 9781609262167, $49.99 Vintage Tweed Hardcover 9781609262051, $59.99 Decotone 9781609260408, $69.99 Brown Bonded Leather 9781609260279, $74.99 Large Print Hardcover 9781609261764, $69.99 With Apocrypha, Cordovan Bonded Leather 9781609261900, $89.99
The New Interpreter’s® Study Bible Walter J. Harrelson, General Editor
The best of biblical scholarship to the service of the Church. Sixty distinguished scholars have provided background and insight on the biblical text in the NRSV translation.. Features include extensive historical and theological annotations on the biblical text; brief introductions and outlines for each biblical book; excursuses giving further background and insight regarding particular themes and passages.
Walter J. Harrelson retired, was University Professor at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Distinguished Professor of Hebrew Bible emeritus at Vanderbilt Divinity School.
Hardcover: 9780687278329, $48.99
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The Once and Future Wesleyan Movement Scott J. Jones
Jones argues that several unique factors remain available to The United Methodist Church today from the period of rapid growth between 1800 and 1840. He argues that a viable future for United Methodism is to recapture the dynamism of being a movement, with many of the characteristics of early 19th century Methodism coming to the fore.
Scott J. Jones is the Resident Bishop of the Great Plains area of The United Methodist Church.
9781501826900, $17.99
An Exact Likeness The Portraits of John Wesley Richard P. Heitzenrater
A unique pictorial art history book that describes John Wesley’s legacy through the many portraits and sculptures that attempt his exact likeness, in life and in death. Looks at three categories: Oxford don, Methodist preacher, notable person. The types seemed to arise in chronological order, and there is overlap between categories, especially toward the end of Wesley’s life. Richard P. Heitzenrater is William Kellon Quick Professor Emeritus of Church History and Wesley Studies at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina
Hardcover. 9781501816604, $39.99
The Sermons of John Wesley A Collection for the Christian Journey Kenneth J. Collins, Jason E. Vickers, editors
E mbraces the historic 44 sermons that John Wesley approved, plus the 8 more of the North American collection (52 sermons) and to this is added 8 sermons, carefully chosen, to fill things out for contemporary interests resulting in a grand total of sixty sermons.
9781426742316, $49.99
A Real Christian: The Life of John Wesley The New Creation: John Wesley’s Kenneth J. Collins Theology Today 9780687082469, $22.99 Theodore Runyon 9780687096022, $27.99 Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition The Theology of John Wesley: Holy Love Sondra Higgins Matthaei and the Shape of Grace 9780687024759, $22.99 Kenneth J. Collins 9780687646333, $38.99 Reading Scripture as Wesleyans Joel B. Green John Wesley’s Sermons: An Anthology 9781426706912, $15.99 Arthur C. Outler, Richard P. Heitzenrater, editors 9780687204953, $28.99 John Wesley: Holiness of Heart & Life Charles Yrigoyen, Jr. John Wesley’s Message Today 9780687056866, $12.99 Lovett H. Weems, Jr. 9780687316816, $10.99 John Wesley: A Theological Journey Kenneth J. Collins The Scripture Way of Salvation: The Heart 9780687027880, $35.99 of John Wesley’s Theology Kenneth J. Collins 9780687009626, $26.99
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Five Marks of a Methodist The Fruit of a Living Faith Steve Harper
This brief book provides a meditation on each of five characteristics of a Methodist: loves God, rejoices in God, gives thanks, prays constantly, and loves others.
Steve Harper is a retired United Methodist Elder in the Florida Annual Conference, and a retired seminary professor who taught for 32 years in the disciplines of Spiritual Formation and Wesley Studies.
Hardcover 9781501800597, $8.99 Leader Guide 9781501820243, $9.99 DVD 9781501820229, $29.99 Participant Character Guide 9781501820267, $4.99
Wesley and the People Called Methodists Three Simple Rules Second Edition Rueben Job Richard P. Heitzenrater 9780687649662, $6.99 9781426742248, $29.99 Hardcover. 9781630885793, $39.99 Three Simple Rules - Leader Guide Rueben Job The Method of Our Mission 9781501840173, $12.99 Laceye C. Warner 9781426767173, $34.99 Three Simple Rules - DVD Rueben Job John Wesley on Christian Beliefs: The Standard 9781501840166, $29.99 Sermons in Modern English, Volume I Kenneth Cain Kinghorn One Faithful Promise 978 0 6 87052967, $32.9 9 Magrey deVega 9781501824920, $9.99 John Wesley on The Sermon on the Mount: The Standard Sermons in Modern English, One Faithful Promise - Participant Guide Volume II Magrey deVega Kenneth Cain Kinghorn 9781501824944, $4.99 9780687028108, $32.99 One Faithful Promise - Leader Guide John Wesley on Christian Practice: The Standard Magrey deVega Sermons in Modern English, 9781501824968, $9.99 Volume III Kenneth Cain Kinghorn One Faithful Promise - DVD 9780687022267, $32.99 Magrey deVega 9781501824982, $39.99 John Wesley’s Social Ethics: Praxis and Principles Five Means of Grace Manfred Marquardt Elaine E. Heath 9780687204946, $22.99 9781501835643, $9.99
John Wesley: A Preaching Life Five Means of Grace - Leader Guide Michael Pasquarello III Magrey deVega 9780687657568, $19.99 9781501835551, $12.99
Key United Methodist Beliefs Five Means of Grace - DVD William J. Abraham, David F. Watson Magrey deVega 9781426756610, $15.99 9781501835575, $34.99
Finding Our Way: Love and Law in The United Methodist Church Reuben P. Job, Neil M. Alexander, editors 9781630881696, $15.99
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The Journal Letters and Related Biographical Items of the Reverend Charles Wesley, M.A.
Edited by Frank Baker, Richard P. Heitzenrater and Randy L. Maddox
This volume is part of a series dedicated to providing a complete and accurate published collection of Charles Wesley manuscript items beyond his sermons and verse. The various items included in the series constitute crucial primary texts for study of Wesley’s life, his ministry, and his increasingly contentious position within Methodism in his later years. The first two volumes of the series were devoted to Charles Wesley’s Manuscript Journal, a single bound item held at the Methodist Archives and Research Centre. The present volume gathers a number of scattered items (the majority also held at MARC), many of which are earlier— and more complete—drafts of material in the Manuscript Journal. The third major component of the series is publication of all of Charles Wesley’s surviving personal correspondence, which are replete with material of biographical and larger historical interest. The late Frank Baker was Professor Emeritus of English Church History at Duke Divinity School and editor of two volumes in the Works of John Wesley (Bicentennial edition). Richard P. Heitzenrater is William Kellon Quick Professor Emeritus of Church History and Wesley Studies at The Divinity School, Duke University. Randy L. Maddox is William Kellon Quick Professor of Church History and Wesley Studies at The Divinity School, Duke University. 9781501854965, $74.99 The Letters of Dr. Thomas Coke John A. Vickers, editor
For forty years on either side of the death of John Wesley in 1791, Thomas Coke was a key figure in the development of Methodism on both sides of the Atlantic. His surviving correspondence is the most personal evidence he has left us of a man who “wore his heart on his sleeve.” Coke’s letters also give us contemporary insight into some of the events which began the transformation of an evangelical movement into a worldwide communion of Churches. John A. Vickers is retired as Head of Bognor Regis College, Department of Religious and Social Studies, in Bognor Regis, United Kingdom.
9781426757716, $89.99
Offering Christ Wesleyan Essentials in a Multicultural Society John Wesley’s Evangelistic Vision Ted A. Campbell, Michael T. Burns Edited by Jack Jackson 9780687039944, $13.99 9781501814228, $39.99 Wesley: A Heart Transformed Can Change the A Living Tradition World Study Guide Critical Recovery and Reconstruction of Wesleyan Kenneth Cain Kinghorn Heritage 9781426718854, $10.99 Mary Elizabeth Mullino Moore, editor 9781426777516, $39.99 The Wesleyan Tradition: A Paradigm for Renewal Paul W. Chilcote Reconsidering Arminius 9780687095636, $28.99 Beyond the Reformed and Wesleyan Divide Keith D. Stanglin, Mark G. Bilby, Mark H. Mann, Grace & Responsibility: editors A Wesleyan Theology for Today 9781426796548, $39.99 John B. Cobb, Jr. 9780687007691, $21.99 The Elusive Mr. Wesley, 2nd edition Richard P. Heitzenrater John Wesley’s Theology Today: A Study of 9780687074617, $39.99 the Wesleyan Tradition in the Light of Current Theological Dialogue Conversion in the Wesleyan Tradition Colin W. Williams Kenneth J. Collins, John H. Tyson 9780687205318, $25.99 9780687091072, $31.99 The Journals of Dr. Thomas Coke John A. Vickers, editor 9780687054213, $39.99
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NEW! The Works of John Wesley, Volume 32 Medical and Health Writings James G. Donat , Randy L. Maddox
From the beginning of his ministry John Wesley was committed to nurturing in his own life and in the communities he served “health of body and of soul.” This volume provides a window into his concern for “health of body” by collecting all of his writings related to health and wellness. These range from his best-selling home guide to health care, the Primitive Physic, through his recommendation of electrical-shock therapy, to his concern for nervous disorders. The volume will be of keen interest to all who are committed to recovering Wesley’s holistic understanding of salvation and ministry in the present church, as well as to those seeking a better understanding of medical care in the eighteenth century. John Wesley published a collection of advice for preserving health and treating diseases, and his Primitive Physick, went through twenty-three editions in Wesley’s lifetime—among the highest number of anything that he published—and stayed in print (and use!) continuously into the 1880s.
James G. Donat graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary and the Wellcome Institute, University of London, receiving the PhD in the history and philosophy of science/medicine. He is an independent scholar with work focusing on John Wesley and medicine.
Randy L. Maddox is William Kellon Quick Professor of Church History and Wesley Studies at The Divinity School, Duke University. Hardcover: 9781501859014, $59.99 — August 2018
All volumes of The Works of John Wesley series are hardcover with printed dust jackets and are priced at $59.99 per volume.
Sermons I (1–33), Volume 1 The Appeals to Men of Journal and Diaries IV 9780687462100 Reason and Religion and (1755–1765), Volume 21 Certain Related Open Letters, 9780687462254 Sermons II (34–70), Volume 2 Volume 11 9780687462117 9780687462155 Journal and Diaries V (1765–1775), Volume 22 Sermons III (71–114), Doctrinal and Controversial 9780687462261 Volume 3 Treatises I, Volume 12 9780687462124 9781426744303 Journal and Diaries VI (1776–1786), Volume 23 Sermons IV (115–151), Doctrinal and Controversial 9780687462278 Volume 4 Treatises II, Volume 13 9780687462131 9781426766978 Journal and Diaries VII (1787–1791), Volume 24 A Collection of Hymns for Journal and Diaries I 9780687033492 the Use of the People Called (1735–1738), Volume 18 Methodists, Volume 7 9780687462216 Letters I (1721–1739), 9780687462186 Volume 25 Journal and Diaries II (1738– 9780687462162 The Methodist Societies - 1743), Volume 19 History, Nature, and Design, 9780687462223 Letters II (1740–1755), Volume 9 Volume 26 9780687462148 Journal and Diaries III 9780687462179 (1743–1754), Volume 20 The Methodist Societies, 9780687462230 Letters III (1756-1765), The Minutes of Conference, Volume 27 Volume 10 9781501806223 9781426711909
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Bishop: The Art of Questioning Authority by Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia: an Authority in Question The Healing of Doctrine in The William H. Willimon United Methodist Church 9781426742293, $18.99 William J. Abraham 9780687017188, $17.99 Living Grace: An Outline of United Methodist Theology Black United Methodists: Retrospect Walter Klaiber, Manfred Marquardt and Prospect 9780687054527, $37.9 9 Board of Global Ministries Hardcover: 9781426749162, $24.99 This Gift of Water: The Practice and Theology of Baptism Among Methodists in America Just Us or Justice?: Moving Toward Gayle Carlton Felton a Pan-Methodist Theology 9780687333271, $23.99 F. Douglas Powe Jr. 9780687465538, $19.99 United Methodism and American Culture Volume 5: Marks of Methodism This We Believe: The Core of Russell E. Richey, Dennis M. Campbell, William B. Wesleyan Faith and Practice Lawrence William H. Willimon 9780687329397, $22.99 9781426706899, $16.99 Leader’s Guide: 9781426708237, $7.9 9 The Organization of The United Methodist Church: 2009–2012 Edition Grace Sufficient: A History of Women Jack M. Tuell in American Methodism 1760–1968 9781426707902, $16.99 Jean Miller Schmidt 9780687156757, $33.99 Wesley and the Quadrilateral: Renewing the Conversation American Methodism: A Compact History W. Stephen Gunter, Scott J. Jones, Russell E. Richey, Kenneth E. Rowe, Ted A. Campbell, Rebekah L. Miles, Jean Miller Schmidt Randy L. Maddox 9781426742279, $29.99 9780687060559, $22.99 Considering the Great Commission: Good News to the Poor: John Wesley’s Evangelism and Mission in the Evangelical Economics Wesleyan Spirit Theodore W. Jennings, Jr. W. Stephen Gunter, Elaine Robinson, editors 9780687155286, $24.99 9780687493630, $37.99
United Methodist Doctrine: Practical Divinity: Theology in the Wesleyan The Extreme Center Tradition, Volume One, Scott J. Jones Revised Edition 9780687034857, $32.99 Thomas A. Langford 9780687073825, $32.99 Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church: 2006 Edition Practical Divinity: Readings in Thomas Edward Frank Wesleyan Theology, Volume Two 9780687335312, $28.99 Thomas A. Langford 9780687012473, $29.99 Methodism’s Racial Dilemma: The Story of the Central Jurisdiction The Methodist Experience in America: James S. Thomas A History, Vol. I 9780687371297, $21.99 Russell E. Richey, Kenneth E. Rowe, Jean Miller Schmidt The Greatest Story Never Told: 9780687246724, $52.99 Revive Us Again Leonard Sweet The Methodist Experience in America, 9781426740329, $18.99 Volume II: Sourcebook Russell E. Richey, Kenneth E. Rowe, Jean Miller The United Methodist Deacon Schmidt Margaret Ann Crain 9780687246731, $54.99 9781426776113, $16.99 Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials, The Recovery of a Contagious 2nd Edition Methodist Movement Ted A. Campbell George G. Hunter III 9781426727016, $21.99 9781426740381, $11.99 Autobiography of Peter Cartwright Peter Cartwright 9780687023196, $24.99
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The Yoke of Obedience: The Meaning John Wesley’s Conception and Use of of Ordination in Methodism Scripture Dennis M. Campbell Scott J. Jones 9780687466603, $18.99 9780687204663, $26.99
Back to Zero: The Search to Rediscover Methodist and Pietist: Retrieving the the Methodist Movement Evangelical United Brethren Tradition Gil Rendle J. Steven O’Malley, Jason E. Vickers, editors 9781426740398, $11.99 9781426714351, $46.99
A Wesleyan Spiritual Reader Rethinking Wesley’s Theology for Rueben P. Job Contemporary Methodism 9780687057016, $21.99 Randy L. Maddox, editor 9780687060450, $28.99 Lord, I Love the Church and We Need Help Virginia O. Bassford Responsible Grace: John Wesley’s Practical 9781426740404, $11.99 Theology Randy L. Maddox Early Methodist Life and Spirituality: 9780687003341, $33.99 A Reader Lester Ruth Theology and Evangelism in the Wesleyan 9780687342747, $38.99 Heritage James C. Logan, editor The Methodist Conference in America: 9780687413959, $22.99 A History Russell E. Richey 9780687021871, $25.99
Our Calling to Fulfill: Wesleyan Views of the Church in Mission M. Douglas Meeks 9781426700491, $32.99
Aldersgate Reconsidered Randy L. Maddox, editor 9780687009848, $21.99
Doctrine and Theology in The United Methodist Church Thomas A. Langford, editor 9780687110193, $26.99
Methodist and Radical: Rejuvenating a Tradition Joerg Rieger, John Vincent 9780687038718, $33.99
Wesleyan Beliefs: Formal and Popular Expressions of the Core Beliefs of Wesleyan Communities Ted A. Campbell 9781426711367, $49.99
Fellowship of Love: Methodist Women Changing American Racial Attitudes, 1920– 1968 Alice G. Knotts 9780687027194, $27.9 9
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The History of Theological Education Justo L. González
“[The author] provides historical case studies demonstrating the place of theological education in the formation of Christian communities, but he also reveals the connections between theory and practice, theological knowledge and cultural understandings, formation and knowledge, specialization and the people’s awareness, and action and reflection.”—Jack L. Seymour, professor of religious education, Garrett- Evangelical Theological Seminary.
Justo L. González has taught at the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico and Candler School of Theology, Emory University.
9781426781919, $39.99
Counterfeit Christianity The Persistence of Errors in the Church Roger E. Olson
The author describes major heresies and how the church dealt with them, the players, and what pastors can do to address these faith issues in order to educate congregations about Jesus, God, and salvation.
Roger E. Olson is Foy Valentine Professor of Christian theology and ethics at Baylor University.
9781426772290, $19.99 9781501806360, $39.99, DVD and Leader Guide
Abingdon Pillars of Theology Abingdon Pillars of Theology is a series for the college and seminary classroom designed to help students grasp the basic and necessary facts, influence, and significance of major theologians. Written by major scholars, these books will outline the context, methodology, organizing principles, primary contributions, and major writings of people who have shaped theology as we know it today.
H. Richard Niebuhr Kierkegaard Schleiermacher Donald W. Shriver Jr. Lee C. Barrett, III Terrence Tice 9780687657315, $14.99 9780687465262, $13.99 9780687343348, $12.99
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A New Church and a New Seminary Theological Education is the Solution David McAllister-Wilson
The future of the church and the future of the seminary are inextricably linked. Most students and most professors go to the seminary “to fix the church,” because they realize that the future of the church and its seminaries are inseparable. Seminaries provide scholars for the church, who learn how to think, who learn how to take the long view, who shape identity, who foster a “culture of calling.” A new kind of Methodist progressive evangelicalism is regenerating, which lives the great commandment (love) and the great commission (reproducing disciples) on a global scale. Before, seminaries prepared pastors to maintain healthy churches in stable neighborhoods. Now, every neighborhood is changing and many churches are losing their members and their confidence. They long for a recovery of their sense of mission and a new kind of leadership. A new kind of seminary is regenerating to foster hope, wisdom, creativity, and engagement with the great issues of our day.
David McAllister-Wilson is president of Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC. He is an ordained elder in the Virginia Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. His main areas of interest are revitalizing the mainline Protestant church and excellence in church leadership.
9781501858895, $19.99
Belief Matters The Belief Matters series assists pastors and clergy in explaining fundamental elements of the church and its worship to congregations. For small groups, Sunday school classes, and as a preaching resource, The Belief Matters series is suitable for a four-week study and includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter. The general editor of the series is William H. Willimon.
Incarnation: The Surprising Overlap Trinity: The God We Don’t Know of Heaven & Earth Jason Byasee William H. Willimon 9781630887865, $13.99 9781426757549, $13.99 Creation: The Apple Holy Communion: Celebrating God with Us of God’s Eye Kenneth M. Loyer Justo L. Gonzalez 9781426796333, $13.99 9781426785955, $13.99
Race and Theology Proclamation and Theology Film & Religion: Elaine A. Robinson William H. Willimon An Introduction 9780687494255, $10.99 9780687493432, $11.99 Paul V. M. Flesher, Robert Torry Music and Theology Jews & Christians: 9780687334896, $27.9 9 Don E. Saliers A Troubled Family 9780687341948, $12.99 Walter Harrelson, Randall M. Falk God Does Not Foreclose: 9780687203321, $22.99 The Universal Promise Philosophy and Theology of Salvation John D. Caputo What to Expect in Seminary: David Lowes Watson 9780687331260, $14.99 Theological Education as 9780687149643, $21.99 Spiritual Formation Virginia Samuel Cetuk 9780687017287, $24.99
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NEW! Jesus vs. Caesar For People Tired of Serving the Wrong God Joerg Rieger
For two thousand years, empires have shaped Christian ways of thinking about Jesus. The good news is that no empire has been able to take over Christianity completely. The tension between life- giving and malignant religion is a critical opportunity for those who seek to follow Jesus instead of Caesar.
Joerg Rieger holds the Cal Turner Chancellor’s Chair in Wesleyan Studies and is Distinguished Professor of Theology in the Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University. 9781501842672, $19.99 — April 2018
Calvin Vs. Wesley Bringing Belief in Line with Practice Don Thorsen
Points to the significant differences between Calvin and Wesley, although each wrote about major tenets of the church: who God is and what God’s will is for us; the place of Scripture; the atonement of Christ; the role of human responsibility; the work of God’s grace; and how these beliefs can connect to how people practice their faith.
9781426743351, $17.9 9
The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World Deanna A. Thompson
This book accepts digital connectivity as our reality, but presents a vision of how faith communities can utilize technology to better be the body of Christ to those who are hurting while also helping followers of Christ think critically about the limits of our digital attachments.
Deanna A. Thompson is professor of Religion at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota
9781501815188, $19.99
The Holy Spirit Globalization and The Disabled God: Stanley Hauerwas, William H. Theology Toward a Liberatory Willimon Joerg Rieger Theology of Disability 9781426778636, $13.99 9781426700651, $12.99 Nancy L. Eiesland 9780687108015, $19.99 Liberating Black Church The Amnesty of Grace: History Making It Plain Justification by Faith from a Redeeming Memories: Juan M. Floyd-Thomas Latin American Perspective A Theology of Healing 9780687332755, $17.99 Elsa Tamez and Transformation 9780687009343, $22.99 Flora A. Keshgegian Introduction to World 9780687129157, $26.99 Religions: Communities and I Was a Stranger: A Christian Cultures Theology Soul Theology: The Heart Jacob Neusner, editor of Hospitality of American Black Culture 9780687660001, $43.99 Arthur Sutherland Nicholas Cooper-Lewter, Henry 9780687063246, $14.99 H. Mitchell 9780687391257, $21.99
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NEW! Holding Faith A Practical Introduction to Christian Doctrine Cynthia L. Rigby
This introduction to Christian theology shows how various understandings of particular doctrines play out in relation to the way we live our lives. It explores the content of core Christian doctrines and celebrates the “so what?” of each. Using theological literature and Scripture, but also current events, sociology, fiction, and movies, Rigby shows that theology is key to how we come to understand and negotiate our world.
Cynthia L. Rigby is The W.C. Brown Professor of Theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. 9781426758140, $39.99 — April, 2018
The Surprising Imagination of Religious Foundations of Atonement and Violence: C. S. Lewis: An Introduction Western Civilization: Judaism, A Theological Conversation Jerry Root, Mark Neal Christianity and Islam John Sanders, editor 9781426795107, $34.99 Jacob Neusner, editor 9780687342945, $24.99 9780687332021, $42.99 Exclusion and Embrace The Wounded Heart of God: A Theological Exploration Divinity & Diversity: A The Asian Concept of Han and of Identity, Otherness, and Christian Affirmation of the Christian Doctrine of Sin Reconciliation Religious Pluralism Andrew Sung Park Miroslav Volf Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki 9780687385362, $25.99 9780687002825, $28.99 9780687021949, $21.99 Theological Worlds: The Rebirth of African Is There a Future for God’s Understanding the Alternative Orthodoxy Love?: An Evangelical Theology Rhythms of Christian Belief Return to Foundations Henry H. Knight III W. Paul Jones Thomas C. Oden 9780687660339, $21.99 9780687414703, $25.99 9781501819094, $24.99 From Hurt to Healing: A The Evangelistic Love of Do Jews, Christians, & Muslims Theology of the Wounded God & Neighbor: A Theology Worship the Same God? Andrew Sung Park of Witness & Discipleship Jacob Neusner, 9780687038817, $21.99 Scott J. Jones Baruch A. Levine, 9780687046140, $22.99 Bruce D. Chilton, After Christendom: How Vincent J. Cornell the Church Is to Behave 9781426752377, $17.9 9 If Freedom, Justice, and a Christian Nation Are Bad Ideas Stanley Hauerwas 9780687009299, $21.99
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Luther vs. Pope Leo A Conversation in Purgatory Paul R. Hinlicky
Discussing the key issues that divided Catholics and Protestants and birthed a Reformation 500 years ago, this book tells a story: the author’s imaginary reconciliation in heaven between Martin Luther and Pope Leo X who work through the issues that divided them in their historical encounter.
Paul R. Hinlicky is the Tise Professor of Lutheran Studies at Roanoke College and an internationally- known theologian.
9781501804205, $19.99
Black Church Studies: An Introduction Mañana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Juan Floyd-Thomas, Carol B. Perspective Duncan, Stephen G. Ray Jr., Nancy Lynne Westfield Justo L. González 9780687332656, $27.9 9 9780687230679, $21.99
The Promise of Despair: The Way of the Cross The Truth About God: The Ten Commandments as the Way of the Church in Christian Life Andrew Root Stanley M. Hauerwas, 9781426700620, $17.9 9 William H. Willimon 9780687082025, $11.99 New & Enlarged Handbook of Christian Theology: Revised Edition Toward a Theology of Radical Involvement: The Donald W. Musser, Joseph L. Price, editors Theological Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780687091126, $43.99 Luther D. Ivory 9780687014538, $24.99 A Community Called Atonement: Living Theology Scott McKnight The Soul of the Congregation: An Invitation to 9780687645541, $18.99 Congregational Reflection
Thomas Edward Frank An Introduction to Christian Theology 9780687087174, $21.99 Justo L. González, Zaida Maldonado Pérez 9780687095735, $21.99 Caretakers of Our Common House: Women’s
Development in Communities of Faith Ethics: Systematic Theology Volume 1, Revised Carol Lakey Hess James Wm. McClendon, Jr. 9780687009633, $27.99 9780687090877, $38.99
Mission: An Essential Guide Doctrine: Systematic Theology Volume 2 Carlos F. Cordoza-Orlandi James Wm. McClendon, Jr. 978 0 6 8705 4725, $17.9 9 9780687110216, $39.99
Witness: Systematic Theology Volume 3 Feminist & Womanist Pastoral Theology James Wm. McClendon, Jr. Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, 9780687098231, $34.99 Brita L. Gill-Austern, editors 9780687089109, $25.99 Readings in Christian Thought: Second Edition Feminism and Christianity: Hugh T. Kerr, editor An Essential Guide 9780687355471, $36.99 Lynn Japinga 9780687077601, $18.99 Hispanic Christian Thought at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Apuntes in Honor of Justo The Quintessential Porcine History L. González of Philosophy and Religion Alvin Padilla, Roberto Goizueta, James Taylor Eldin Villafañe, editors 9781426754753, $9.99 9780687098132, $27.9 9
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NEW! Curating Church Strategies for Innovative Worship Jacob Daniel Myers
In Curating Church, readers learn how curation can reorient and sharpen the ways and work of the church. Curation can inform how we connect with cultures beyond the church, preserve what is best in the rich history of Christian thought and expression, and nurture spaces where contemporary persons may be transformed by the gospel.
Jacob Daniel Myers is Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA. 9781501832482, $29.99 — October, 2018
Lovin’ on Jesus A Concise History of Contemporary Worship Swee Hong Lim, Lester Ruth
A compact—but thorough—history of changes in North American Protestant worship that occurred in the second half of the twentieth century and that came to be known as “contemporary worship.” This scholarly but accessible work reveals a fascinating and complex lineage, which led to the worship forms that are now so common in many Christian worship services across the globe. Swee Hong Lim is the Deer Park Assistant Professor of Sacred Music and Director of the Master of Sacred Music Program at Emmanuel College, Toronto. Lester Ruth is the Research Professor of Christian Worship at Duke Divinity School.
9781426795138, $29.99
Worship Ways Human Disability and the Calendar: Christ’s Time For The People Within Your Reach Service of God: Reassessing for the Church Thomas G. Bandy Religious Practice Laurence Hull Stookey with Lucinda S. Holmes Nancy L. Eiesland, 9780687011360, $22.99 9781426788079, $22.99 Don E. Saliers, editors 9780687273164, $29.99 Worship as Theology: Foretaste Worship Together In Your of Glory Divine Church as in Heaven Sacraments as God’s Self Giving Don E. Saliers Josh Davis, Nikki Lerner James F. White 9780687146932, $27.9 9 9781426788062, $22.99 9780687095650, $21.99 Worship Come to Its Senses Let the Whole Church Say Baptism: Christ’s Act in Don E. Saliers Amen!: A Guide for Those Who the Church 9780687014583, $17.9 9 Pray in Public Laurence Hull Stookey Laurence Hull Stookey 9780687023646, $22.99 The Sacraments in Protestant 9780687090778, $22.99 Practice and Faith Eucharist: Christ’s Feast With James F. White Introduction to Christian the Church 9780687034024, $20.99 Worship: Third Edition, Revised Laurence Hull Stookey and Expanded 9780687120178, $24.99 A Brief History of Christian James F. White Worship 9780687091096, $33.99 James F. White 9780687034147, $21.99
AbingdonPress.com 800.251.3320 27 PREACHING The Artistry of Preaching series NEW! Preaching with Empathy Crafting Sermons in a Callous Culture Lenny Luchetti
Preachers can find help from many resources to get the text right, the structure right, and the delivery right. Preaching with Empathy aims to help preachers and homiletics students learn to deeply understand and love their listeners, in order to get preaching right.
Lenny Luchetti is Professor of Proclamation and Christian Ministry at Wesley Seminary of Indiana Wesleyan University. 9781501841729, $19.99 — September, 2018
NEW! Words that Heal Preaching Hope to Wounded Souls Joni S. Sancken
Preaching can encourage connections to foster healing for wounded souls.
Joni S. Sancken is Associate Professor of Homiletics at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH. 9781501849688, $18.99 — April, 2019
Preaching in Pictures: Using Images for Sermons that Connect Peter Jonker 9781426781926 $18.99 Preaching as Poetry: Beauty, Goodness, and Truth in Every Sermon Paul Scott Wilson 9781426764042 $18.99 Actuality: Real Life Stories for Sermons That Matter Scott Hoezee 9781426765933 $18.99
How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon Frank A. Thomas
Preaching that causes actual turnaround in the hearts and lives of hearers. Learn to use four characteristics of “preaching with moral imagination” to proclaim freedom for all. The author describes the four characteristics using examples like Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Prathia Hall, and the Moral Monday Movement, along with musicians and other artists of today. Moral imagination helps the hearer to see what they cannot see, to hear what they cannot hear—to inhabit the lives of others, so that they can embody Christ and true freedom for those others.
Frank A. Thomas is the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics and Director of the Academy of Preaching and Celebration at Christian Theological Seminary of Indianapolis, Indiana. 9781501856839, $17.99
Introduction to the Practice of African American Preaching Frank A. Thomas
An important, groundbreaking book which acknowledges African American preaching as an academic discipline, and invites all students and preachers into a scholarly, dynamic, and useful exploration of the topic. 9781501818943, $34.99
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NEW! The End of Preaching Thomas H. Troeger
The End of Preaching is equal parts instruction and inspiration, offering practical help for every preacher and seminarian, and providing a new way of thinking about the purpose and craft of preaching. Tom Troeger explores the end—or purpose— of preaching as prayer. He gently reveals layer after layer of meaning for the preacher and the practice of preaching, giving deep insight into the preacher’s approach, the task of preaching itself, and the impact of preaching on the hearers.
Thomas H. Troeger is Lantz Professor emeritus at Yale Divinity School and Institute of Sacred Music.
9781501832574, $21.99 — November 2018
Exodus Preaching Crafting Sermons About Justice and Hope Kenyatta R. Gilbert
Exodus Preaching is the first of its kind. It is an exploration of the African American prophetic rhetorical traditions in a manner that makes features of these traditions relevant to a broad audience beyond the African American traditions. It provides readers a composite picture of the nature, meaning, and relevance of prophetic preaching as spoken Word of justice and hope in a society of growing pluralism and the world-shaping phenomenon of racial, economic and cultural diversity. Gilbert includes dozens of practical suggestions and five practical exercises to equip the reader for preaching in new ways and in new environments. He offers an holistic approach, fully equipping the reader with the theological and practical resources needed to preach prophetically. Dr. Kenyatta R. Gilbert is Associate Professor of Homiletics at the Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, DC. 9781501832574, $21.99
The Sermon without End: Abingdon Theological God Sense: Reading the Bible A Conversational Approach to Companion to the Lectionary for Preaching Preaching Paul Scott Wilson, editor Paul Scott Wilson Ronald J. Allen, O. Wesley Allen, Jr. Preaching Year A 9780687006328, $21.99 9781630883218, $29.99 9781426740350, $28.99 Preaching Year B Preaching the Psalms Keep It Real: Working with 9781426740367, $28.99 J. Clinton McCann, Jr., Today’s Black Youth Preaching Year C James C. Howell Anne E. Streaty Wimberly, editor 9781426729775, $28.99 9780687044993, $18.99 9780687497027, $16.99 Sermon Treks Conversations with Barth on Unleashing the Scripture: Ronald J. Allen Preaching Freeing the Bible from 9781426763861, $29.99 William H. Willimon Captivity to America 9780687341610, $27.9 9 Stanley Hauerwas A Sermon Workbook 9780687316786, $21.99 Thomas H. Troeger, Connecting with the Leonora Tubbs Tisdale Congregation: Rhetoric and Preaching Old Testament: 9781426757785, $24.99 the Art of Preaching Proclamation & Narrative in Lucy Lind Hogan, Robert Reid the Hebrew Bible Preaching in the Small 9780687085293, $18.99 John C. Holbert Membership Church 9780687338702, $18.99 Lewis A. Parks Crisis Preaching: 9780687645848, $14.99 Personal & Public Preaching Biblical Wisdom Joseph R. Jeter Jr. in a Self-Help Society 9780687073924, $21.99 Alyce McKenzie 9780687090501, $25.99
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NEW! Preaching Truth in the Age of Alternative Facts William Brosend
Good preaching has always been a challenge, a combination of exegesis, insight and craft in witness to the Gospel and in service of the Church. Cultural forces, in particular the proliferation of media outlets and the explosion of available entertainment sources, have only made the challenge greater. And that was when most agreed on a common set of facts. Those days are now past and gone, and preachers may be forgiven if at times it feels as if the task is impossible.
William Brosend is Professor of New Testament and Preaching for the School of Theology at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
9781501870248, $17.99 — August, 2018
Preaching and the Human Condition Loving God, Self, & Others O. Wesley Allen Jr.
Sermons often suffer from a lack of adequate analysis and presentation of the human condition. The result is that preachers either: 1. offer self-help type messages or 2. fail to help hearers experience the breadth of the good news of Jesus Christ because the “bad news” of the world is not presented with weight.
O. Wesley Allen, Jr. is Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Preaching at Perkins School of Theology, Dallas.
9781501818905, $24.99
Will Willimon’s Lectionary The Burdensome Joy of Speaking Well Sermon Resource Preaching Adam Hamilton William H. Willimon James Earl Massey 9781501809934, $14.99 Year A, Part 1 9780687050697, $17.9 9 9781501847509, $24.99 The Six Deadly Sins of Year A, Part 2 Preaching Paul Preaching: Becoming 9781501847523, $24.99 Brad R. Braxton Responsible for the Faith We Year B, Part 1 9780687021444, $21.99 Proclaim 9781501847233, $24.99 Robert Stephen Reid, Year B, Part 2 Lucy Lind Hogan 9781501847257, $24.99 Performing the Word: 9781426735394, $14.99 Year C, Part 1 Preaching as Theatre 9781501847271, $24.99 Jana Childers The Jazz of Preaching: How to Year C, Part 2 9780687074235, $19.99 Preach with Great Freedom 9781501847318, $24.99 and Joy A Concise History of Kirk Byron Jones Preaching: An Essential Guide Preaching 9780687002528, $18.99 Ronald J. Allen Paul Scott Wilson 9780687045167, $18.99 9780687093427, $21.99 A Healing Homiletic: Preaching and Disability The Hum: Call and Response Púlpito: An Introduction to Kathy Black in African American Preaching Hispanic Preaching 9780687002917, $21.99 Evans E. Crawford Justo L. González, 9780687180202, $17.9 9 Pablo A. Jiménez 9780687088508, $21.99
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NEW! The Four Pages of the Sermon, Revised and Updated A Guide to Biblical Preaching Paul Scott Wilson
This completely revised edition guides readers through the sermon process step by step, with the aim of composing sermons that challenge and provide hope, by focusing on God more closely than on humans. It has been largely rewritten to include an assessment of where preaching is today in light of propositional preaching, the New Homiletic, African American preaching, the effect of the internet, and use of technology. A chapter on exegesis has been added, plus new focus on the importance of preaching to a felt need, the need for proclamation in addition to teaching, and developing tools to ensure sermon excellence. New sermon examples have been added along with a section that responds to critics and looks to the future.
Paul Scott Wilson is Professor of Homiletics at Emmanuel College of the University of Toronto.
9781501842399, $34.99 — September, 2018
The Homiletical Beat Why All Sermons Are Narrative Eugene L. Lowry
The sermon ceases to be something a preacher constructs, like a thesis or even a painting. Instead, it is more like a piece of music— something a preacher plays within intuitively, to a constant beat— time after time, week after week.
Eugene L. Lowry served as William K. McElvaney Professor of Preaching for over 30 years at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri.
9781426751431, $16.99
Preaching: Preaching from the Soul: Transforming the Stone: 25th Anniversary Edition Insistent Observations on the Preaching Through Resistance Fred B. Craddock Sacred Art to Change 9780687659944, $24.99 J. Ellsworth Kalas Barbara K. Lundblad 9780687066308, $19.99 9780687096138, $19.99 The Web of Preaching: New Options in Homiletic Method Celebration & Experience in So That All Might Know: Richard L. Eslinger Preaching: Revised Edition Preaching That Engages 9780687012978, $28.99 Henry H. Mitchell the Whole Congregation 9780687649198, $19.99 Thomas H. Troeger, The Holy Spirit & Preaching H. Edward Everding Jr. James Forbes Black Preaching: The 9780687652389, $18.99 9780687173099, $16.99 Recovery of a Powerful Art Henry H. Mitchell Designing the Sermon: Order What Do They Hear?: 9780687036141, $18.99 and Movement in Preaching Bridging the Gap Between James Earl Massey; William D. Pulpit & Pew Thompson, editor Mark Allan Powell 9780687104901, $17.9 9 9780687642052, $16.99
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NEW! Practicing the Preaching Life David B. Ward
A holistic view of preaching that paints the way to good preaching and good living. Practicing the Preaching Life unites Christian practices, contextual virtues, and the best of homiletical pedagogy to pave the way to a beautiful preaching life. Preaching is best learned as a formative Christian practice embedded within a web of other Christian practices that form a way of life from which great sermons emerge. Therefore, preaching requires not only a way of speaking well, but also a way of living well.
David B. Ward is Associate Professor, Homiletics & Practical Theology at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, IN.
9781501854941, $29.99 — March 2019
Who Lynched Willie Earle? Preaching to Confront Racism William H. Willimon
Pastors and leaders long to speak an effective biblical word into the contemporary social crisis of racial violence and black pain. They need a no-nonsense strategy rooted in actual ecclesial life, illuminated in this fine book by a trustworthy guide, Will Willimon, who uses the true story of pastor Hawley Lynn’s March of 1947 sermon, “Who Lynched Willie Earle?” as an opportunity to respond to the last lynching in Greenville, South Carolina and its implications for a more faithful proclamation of the Gospel today.
William H. Willimon is Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke University Divinity School and retired Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church.
9781501832512, $17.99
The New Interpreter’s® From Pew to Pulpit: A Unleashing the Word: Handbook of Preaching Beginner’s Guide to Preaching with Relevance, Paul Scott Wilson, Preaching Purpose, & Passion General Editor Clifton F. Guthrie (includes DVD) 9780687055562, $62.99 9780687066605, $15.99 Adam Hamilton 9781426707001, $29.99
Thank God It’s Friday: Imagining a Sermon Thomas H. Troeger Encountering the Seven Last Sermon Sparks: 122 Ideas 9780687186945, $17.99 Words from the Cross to Ignite Your Preaching William H. Willimon Thomas H. Troeger 9780687464906, $15.99 Attentive to God: Thinking 9781426740985, $18.99 Theologically in Ministry Charles M. Wood, Ellen Blue Preaching Without Notes Story Journey: An Invitation Joseph M. Webb 9780687651627, $16.99 to the Gospel as Storytelling 9780687090884, $16.99 Thomas E. Boomershine Shared Wisdom: A Guide 9780687396627, $24.99
How To Preach a Parable: to Case Study Reflection in
Designs for Narrative Ministry God in Pain: Teaching Jeffrey H. Mahan, Barbara B. Sermons Sermons Eugene L. Lowry Troxell, Carol J. Allen on Suffering 9780687179244, $21.99 9780687383351, $19.99 Barbara Brown Taylor; Ronald J. Allen, editor 9780687058877, $15.99 Thank God Its Thursday: The Practice of Preaching:
Encountering Jesus at Revised Edition Paul Scott Wilson the Lord’s Table As If for 9780687645275, $28.99 the Last Time William H. Willimon 9781426743375, $13.99
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NEW! World Christianity A Historical and Theological Introduction Lalsangkima Pachuau
Non-Western Christianity is reshaping Christianity for all of us. This shift is not just geographical. World Christianity is ultimately about the changing and diversifying character of Christianity and a renewed recognition of the dynamic universality of Christian faith itself: Christianity is a shared religion in that people of different cultures and societies make it their own while being transformed by it.
Dr. Lalsangkima Pachuau is the John Wesley Beeson Professor of Christian Mission and Dean of Advanced Research Programs at Asbury Seminary.
9781426753183, $34.99 — July 2018
A Sense of the Heart Christian Religious Experience in the United States Bill J. Leonard
Traces the nature of religious experience from the colonial era to the present, defining its nature while describing common and distinct approaches in the work of various writers and practitioners.
Bill J. Leonard is James and Marilyn Dunn Professor of Church History and Baptist Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 9781426754906, $44.99 Hardcover: 9781630885854, $54.99
To All Nations From All Nations A History of the Christian Missionary Movement
Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, Justo L. González
Broadly introduces missionary practices and historical figures using three perspectives: missionary activity proceeding from the margins; the cross-cultural, cross-confessional, and cross-religious dynamics; and the view that much missionary activity is generated by national rather than international missionaries. Includes a chapter on the postmodern and postcolonial world.
9781426754890, $49.99 Hardcover: 9781630885762, $59.99
A New History of Christianity And You Welcomed Me: A The Medieval Church: From Hans J. Hillerbrand Sourcebook on Hospitality in the Dawn of the Middle Ages 9780687027965, $41.99 Early Christianity to the Eve of the Reformation Amy G. Oden, editor Carl A. Volz Church History: 9780687096718, $32.99 9780687006045, $28.99 An Essential Guide Justo L. González The Early Church: Origins to Spiritual Traditions for 9780687016112, $17.9 9 the Dawn of the Middle Ages the Contemporary Church E. Glenn Hinson Robin Maas, Gabriel O’Donnell, Hell Without Fire: Conversion 9780687006038, $32.99 O.P. in Slave Religion 9780687392339, $33.99 Love Henry Whelchel Jr. The Modern Church: The 9780687052837, $21.99 Dawn of the Reformation In Her Words: Women’s to the Eve of the Third Writings in the History A Concise History of Millennium of Christian Thought Christian Doctrine Glenn T. Miller Amy Oden, editor Justo L. González 9780687006052, $27.99 9780687459728, $32.99 9780687344147, $27.99
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NEW! Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 14th Edition Roger E. Olson, Frank S. Mead, Samuel S. Hill, and Craig D. Atwood
The Handbook of Denominations in the United States has long been the gold standard for reference works about religious bodies in America. The purpose of this Handbook is to provide accurate and objective information about the most significant Christian traditions and denominations in the United States today. It contains descriptions of over 200 distinct Christian denominations as well as overviews of the several major Christian traditions to which they belong—based on shared historical and theological roots and commitments. The 14th edition is completely updated with current statistics, new denominations, and recent trends. The book has been made more useful and manageable by moving very small groups into broader articles while giving more detail and description to the large and influential denominations. 9781501822513, $29.99 — May 2018 Nuestra Fe A Latin American Church History Sourcebook Ondina E. González, Justo L. González
Spanning more than 500 years, includes sources that look at the way Christianity manifested and continues to manifest itself in the life of Latin American society.
Ondina E. González is an independent scholar who has been a visiting professor at Agnes Scott College and Emory University.
Justo L. González has taught at the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico and Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He is the author of many books, including Church History: An Essential Guide and To All Nations From All Nations, both published by Abingdon Press.
9781426774263, $44.99 Hardcover: 9781630885816, $54.99
A History of Christian Thought In One Volume Justo L. González
In this revised and updated version of his popular history, Justo González shows how Christian thought evolved from the birth of Christ, to the Apostles, to the early church, to the flowering of Christianity, to now. He takes the reader through Nicea and Chalcedon, the Latin West and Byzantine East in the Middle Ages, and the continuing development of Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christianities through modernity in the twentieth century to postmodernity in the twenty-first.
9781426757778, $49.99 Hardcover: 9781630884192, $59.99
A History of Christian Thought Volume I: From The Life & Ministry of William Booth: Founder the Beginnings to the Council of Chalcedon, of The Salvation Army Revised Edition Roger J. Green Justo L. González 9780687052738, $27.9 9 9780687171828, $33.99 The History of the Evangelical United Brethren A History of Christian Thought Volume II: From Church Augustine to the Eve of the Reformation, J. Bruce Behney, Paul H. Eller; Kenneth W. Revised Edition Krueger, editor Justo L. González 9780687172061, $35.99 9780687171835, $33.99 The Story of Evangelism: A History of the A History of Christian Thought Volume III: Witness to the Gospel From the Protestant Reformation to the Robert G. Tuttle Jr. Twentieth Century, Revised Edition 9780687352036, $32.99 Justo L. González 9780687171842, $33.99
34 AbingdonPress.com 800.251.3320 ETHICS
Sacred Resistance A Practical Guide to Christian Witness and Dissent Ginger Gaines-Cirelli
Get empowered to speak out and act in troubled times. In the midst of polarized communities and nations, religious leaders across the theological spectrum are seeking help with how to respond and lead in troubled times. The need for courage to speak out and act is ever-present, because every generation faces a new set of fears and troubles.
Ginger Gaines-Cirelli is the Senior Pastor at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C.
9781501856853, $14.99
Holding Up Your Corner Talking about Race in Your Community F. Willis Johnson
Lead your congregation to see and solve problems of race and justice in your community. This book equips pastors to respond with confidence when crises occur, lower their own inhibitions about addressing this topic, and reclaim their authority as prophetic witnesses and leaders in order to transform their communities.
F. Willis Johnson is senior minister of Wellspring Church in Ferguson, MO and Vosburgh Visiting Professor of Ministry and Social Engagement at Drew Theological School.
9781501837593, $15.99 DVD, Video Stories about Race, 9781501837616, $39.99 Participant Book, Guided Conversations about Race, 9781501837623, $9.99
Fear of the Other No Fear in Love William H. Willimon
There is a distinctively Christian way to engage the so-called “outsider” and “stranger.” Willimon invites readers to an on-the-ground faith that remembers the God who comes to us again and again through so-called outsiders, strangers, immigrants, and those without status. Beyond welcome, Christians must become “other” to the world, shaking off the dominant culture’s identity and privilege through practices of listening, humility, and understanding.
William H. Willimon is Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke University Divinity School and retired Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church.
9781501824753, $14.99 DVD, 9781501857249, $29.99 Leader Guide, 9781501857300, $9.99
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Our Strangely Warmed Hearts Coming Out into God’s Call Karen P. Oliveto
Coming out into one’s authentic, God-created self fosters spiritual renewal and call to ministry. As John Wesley discovered his true spiritual identity, he experienced a strangely warmed heart. Through poignant stories and well- reasoned principles, Karen Oliveto discloses why and how spiritual renewal and a personal call to ministry emerge in the strangely warmed hearts of lesbian and gay Christians.
Karen P. Oliveto is bishop of the Mountain Sky Episcopal Area for the United Methodist Church. Previously for eight years, she served as senior pastor of the 12,000-member Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco. She is the first openly lesbian bishop in The United Methodist Church.
9781501858918, $17.99
The Fight for Marriage Church Conflicts and Courtroom Contests William L. Harbison, Phillip F. Cramer
Unique perspectives from Christian attorneys on the front lines of the U.S. Supreme Court battle for marriage equality.
Bill Harbison works in corporate law and with trusts and estates.
Phillip Cramer specializes in plaintiff’s recovery cases and other litigation. They both practice law in Nashville, TN.
9781501858932, $14.99
Moral Injury Restoring Wounded Souls Larry Graham
Drawing upon neuroscience, narrative spirituality, and collaborative communal engagement, the author gives tools to aid pastors, chaplains, and spiritual caregivers ameliorate the distress caused by dissonance and resulting in moral injury. The book will also provide resources for helping people bear the burdens of moral responsibility and for navigating the sometimes unbearable consequences of particular moral actions.
Larry Graham is Professor of Pastoral Theology and Care at Iliff School of Theology in Denver.
97815 018 0 0757, $19.9 9
Me and We: Authentic Transformation: Ethics and Spiritual Care: God’s New Social Gospel A New Vision of Christ A Guide for Pastors and Leonard Sweet and Culture Spiritual Directors 9781426757761, $17.99 Glen H. Stassen, D.M. Yeager, Karen Lebacqz, John Howard Yoder Joseph D. Driskill GreenFaith: Mobilizing God’s 9780687022731, $28.99 9780687071562, $21.99 People to Save the Earth Fletcher Harper There Shall Be No Poor An Introduction to 9781426781759, $19.99 Among You: Poverty Christian Ethics in the Bible Robin W. Lovin Jesus Weeps: Global Leslie J. Hoppe, O.F.M. 9780687467365, $29.99 Encounters on Our Doorstep 9780687000593, $25.99 Harold J. Recinos A Christian Justice 9780687031856, $19.99 Pastoral Ethics: Professional for the Common Good Responsibilities of the Clergy Tex Sample Gaylord Noyce 9781501814266, $17.99 9780687303380, $24.99
36 AbingdonPress.com 800.251.3320 CARE & COUNSELING
Pastor as Counselor Wise Presence, Sacred Conversation John Patton
Offers no-nonsense instructions for pastors, chaplains, and ministers whose real specialty is the practice of relational wisdom. Provides a helpful, step-by-step template for pastoral counseling sessions and clear guidelines for understanding when to defer and how to refer—while remaining faithful to the basic pastoral calling to connect persons seeking help with the relationships and resources they need to deal with their lives.
John Patton is the emeritus professor of pastoral theology at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, and a retired United Methodist minister. 9781630886905, $19.99
What Do We Tell the Children? Talking to Kids about Death and Dying Joseph M. Primo
One out of seven children will lose a parent before they are 20. Professionals of all types are often at a loss when dealing with a grieving child. Supporting grieving children requires intentionality, open communication, and patience. Normalizing grief and offering support requires us to be in tune with kids through dialogue as they grapple with questions of “how” and “why.”
Joseph M. Primo is President of The National Alliance for Grieving Children. A graduate of Yale Divinity School and a former hospice chaplain, Primo writes regularly as a blogger and contributor and has appeared on CNN and Fox as a grief advocate.
9781426760495, $15.99
The Care of Men Relational Refugees: Listen My Son: Wisdom Christie Cozad Neuger, James Alienation and to Help African American Newton Poling, editors Reincorporation in African Fathers 9780687014514, $26.99 American Churches and Lee H. Butler Jr. Communities 9780687467495, $13.99 The Abuse of Power: A Edward P. Wimberly Theological Problem 9780687087983, $21.99 The Gift of Compassion: James Newton Poling A Guide to Helping 9780687006847, $24.99 Balm for Gilead: Pastoral Those Who Grieve Advocacy for African Becca Stevens American Families 9781426742347, $10.99 Experiencing Abuse Toinette M. Eugene, James Newton Poling 9780687023479, $21.99
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Pastoral Care Telling the Stories of Our Lives Karen D. Scheib
Affirms the historic link between Christian formation and pastoral care by locating the distinctive nature of pastoral care in the mission of the church to form persons in the Christian life of love.
Karen D. Scheib is associate professor of pastoral care and counseling at Candler School of Theology; Director, Women, Theology, and Ministry Program at Candler School of Theology, Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
9781426766473, $35.99
The Elephant in the Church What You Don’t See Can Kill Your Ministry Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner, Mary Lynn Dell
Discussing common blind-spots of congregations and church leaders, the authors provide examples and illustrations for how to stop these “elephants” from ruining a ministry.
9781426753213, $16.99
Pastoral Care: An Essential Guide An Essential Guide John Patton
The essentials of pastoral care involve the pastor’s distinctive task of caring for those who are estranged—the lost sheep. This book outlines the quintessential elements pastors need to wisely minister in today’s context by discussing four major kinds of lostness: grief, illness, abuse, and family challenges.
9780687053223, $19.99
Moving from Shame to Resurrecting the Person: Addiction: Pastoral Self Worth: Preaching & Friendship and the Care of Responses Pastoral Care People with Mental Health Bucky Dann; Edward P. Wimberly Problems Daniel G. Bagby, editor 9780687082261, $18.99 John Swinton 9780687045044, $18.99 9780687082285, $24.99 The Concise Dictionary of Hearing Beyond the Words: Pastoral Care and Counseling The Gift of Presence: A Guide How to Become a Listening Glenn H. Asquith Jr., editor to Helping Those Who Suffer Pastor 9781426702310, $42.99 Joe E. Pennel Jr. Emma J. Justes 9781426702143, $10.99 9780687494996, $17.99 When the One You Love Is Gone African American Pastoral Cut Dead But Still Alive: Rebekah L. Miles Care: Revised Edition Caring for African 9781426745867, $9.99 Edward P. Wimberly American Young Men 9780687649495, $18.99 Gregory C. Ellison II 9781426703041, $22.99
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NEW! God vs. Money Winning Strategies in the Combat Zone J. Clif Christopher
God and Money both make a lot of promises. God keeps all of God’s promises, while Money keeps none. However, Money has better advertising, and we keep falling for it.
Here’s how to turn that trend around in your life and in the lives of those you lead. Get practical, up-to-date, expert advice on fundraising—one of the biggest challenges facing church and not-for-profit leaders.
J. Clif Christopher is the CEO of Horizons Stewardship Company. 9781501868115, $16.99 — August 2018
A New Day in the City Urban Church Revival Donna Claycomb Sokol, L. Roger Owens
Renewal of the city church means discovering how the Spirit wants to renew this particular congregation. Churches with revived hope learn to let go of nostalgic dreams and tired habits and to walk with God into a new day of vibrant mission and ministry. The authors share lessons they’ve learned on the job and from other urban pastors. Along the way, they challenge clichés about church leadership and strategic planning by showing what congregational renewal can look like and how it can become a reality.
Donna Claycomb Sokol is the pastor of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in downtown Washington DC. L.
Roger Owens is associate professor of leadership and ministry at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
9781501818882, $18.99
Christian Social Innovation: Understanding and Counseling Families Across Renewing Wesleyan Witness Counseling Persons with the Stages of Life: A L. Gregory Jones Alcohol, Drug, and Behavioral Handbook for Pastors and 9781501825774, $16.99 Addictions Other Helping Professionals Howard Clinebell Andrew J. Weaver, Linda A. Science, Scripture, and Same- 9780687025640, $39.99 Revilla, Harold G. Koenig Sex Love 9780687084159, $33.99 Michael B. Regele Suicide: Pastoral Responses 9781426798290, $22.99 Loren L. Townsend; Daniel G. Counseling Survivors Bagby, editor of Traumatic Events: A Counseling Troubled Teens & 9780687492978, $18.99 Handbook for Pastors and Their Families: A Handbook Other Helping Professionals for Pastors and Youth Crisis Counseling in the Andrew J. Weaver, Laura T. Workers Congregation Flannelly, John D. Preston Andrew J. Weaver, John D. Larry E. Webb 9780687052431, $22.99 Preston, Leigh W. Jerome 9781426726989, $15.99 9780687082360, $28.99 Basic Types of Pastoral Care Introduction to Pastoral & Counseling Listening & Caring Skills: A Counseling Howard Clinebell, Bridget Clare Guide for Groups and Leaders Loren Townsend McKeever, editor John Savage 9780687658350, $21.99 9780687663804, $34.99 9780687017164, $18.99 Christian Counseling Using Scripture in Pastoral H. Newton Maloney, David W. Counseling Augsburger Edward P. Wimberly 9780687332830, $21.99 9780687002511, $18.99
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NEW! The Millennial Narrative Sharing a Good Life with the Next Generation Jaco J. Hamman
Jaco J. Hamman is the Director of the Program in Theology and Practice & Associate Professor of Religion, Psychology and Culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School.
9781501839139, $19.99 — February 2019
The Millennial Narrative Participant Guide Sharing a Good Life 9781501839153, $10.99 — February 2019
NEW! Roots and Routes Calling, Ministry, and the Power of Place Randy G. Litchfield
Why do so many pastors and leaders in seminary and local church ministry feel confused, dissatisfied, or, strangely enough, like they’ve missed their calling? Randy Litchfield’s fresh look at the perennial question of vocation combines theological reflection on the development of personal spiritual identity with a thoughtful look at the significant dimension of place – how the realities of our contexts call for particular responses to vocation in specific times and places. Roots and Routes helps pastors and leaders claim a rich vocational imagination for recognizing God’s ongoing call to partnership in the specific, concrete locales of ministry.
Randy G. Litchfield is the Browning Professor of Christian Education at Methodist Theological School in Ohio. 9781501868153, $34.99 — March 2019
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations Revised and Updated Robert Schnase
Over the past ten years, thousands of church leaders have successfully transformed congregations with the principles from the original Five Practices: Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Mission and Service, and Extravagant Generosity. However, much has changed in the world and the Church. Leaders have discovered new ways to implement the Five Practices in settings that were not imagined when the original book was released. This revised and updated edition of the ministry leadership classic includes a significant amount of new material.
9781501858871, $18.99
Small On Purpose: Life in a Significant Church Just Say Yes!: Unleashing People for Ministry Lewis A. Parks Robert Schnase 9781501827327, $15.99 9781426776137, $15.99 Leader Guide Servants and Fools: A Biblical Theology of 9781501825262, $9.99 Leadership Arthur Boers Participant Guide 9781501825286, $10.99 9781426799785, $19.99 Devotional 9781501825798, $4.99 Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry, DVD Revised Edition 9781501825309, $39.99 William H. Willimon 9781501804908, $29.99
40 AbingdonPress.com 800.251.3320 MINISTRY LEADERSHIP NEW! Sideline Church Bridging the Chasm between Churches and Culture Thomas G. Bandy
Bandy describes the church in America as “sidelined”—observing cultural change but not participating in the game. He suggests proven provocative ways the church can re- engage and empathize with the people within their reach. By mining the lifestyle data revealed by the nation’s economic engines and social trends, this frank and ground-breaking sociological analysis is a must read for every church leader who embraces hope for a fragmented, diverse, and polarized world. Thomas G. Bandy is an internationally-recognized church consultant and leadership coach. 9781501871474, $19.99 — August, 2018
Strategic Thinking How to Sustain Effective Ministry Thomas G. Bandy
Strategic thinking involves an element of risk. This is because the goal is not only to perfect ongoing programs, but to initiate new ideas and terminate ineffective tactics. In order to go beyond the box to be relevant to the changing community, churches must accept more risk. They must be willing to go beyond the comfort zones of members to improve the effectiveness of programs. They must be willing to risk failure and learn from mistakes by implementing creative new ideas.
Thomas G. Bandy is an internationally-recognized church consultant and leadership coach. 9781501849619, $21.99 She Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry Karoline M. Lewis
She provides theoretical, theological, and practical frameworks and strategies for flourishing as women in ministry and engages critical reflection on the practice of ministry in light of current feminist theory, biblical interpretation, and experience. Karoline M. Lewis is associate professor of biblical preaching and the Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Homiletics at Luther Seminary, in St. Paul, Minnesota. 9781501804946, $19.99 Participant Book 9781501842696, $10.99 DVD with Facilitator Guide, 9781501842702, $39.99
Switch Off: The Web of Women’s Ducking Spears, Dancing The Clergy Guide to Preserving Leadership: Recasting Madly: A Biblical Model of Energy and Passion for Ministry Congregational Ministry Church Leadership Heather Bradley, Miriam Grogan Susan Willhauck, Lewis A. Parks, Bruce C. Birch 9781501810466, $14.99 Jacqulyn Thorpe 9780687092857, $17.9 9 9780687072965, $18.99 Cryptomnesia: How a Forgotten Memory Could Save Ultimately Responsible: When See, Know & Serve The People the Church You’re in Charge of Igniting a Within Your Reach Thomas G. Bandy Christine A. Chakoian Ministry 9781426790607, $18.99 Sue Nilson Kibbey 9781426774171, $19.99 9780687334926, $21.99 Church Conflict: From Church Leadership: Vision, Contention to Collaboration Pastoral Care in the Small Team, Culture, Integrity, Norma Cook Everist Membership Church Revised Edition Lovett H. Weems Jr. 9780687038015, $19.99 James L. Killen, Jr. 9780687343263, $14.99 9781426703027, $18.99 Journey in the Wilderness: New Life for Mainline Churches Awakened to a Calling: Leading the Congregation: Gil Rendle Reflections on the Vocation Caring for Yourself While 9781426710650, $16.99 of Ministry Serving the People, Ann M. Svennungsen, Revised Editon Leadership in the Melissa Wiginton, editors Roger Heuser, Wesleyan Spirit Norman Shawchuck 9780687053902, $10.99 Lovett Weems 9781426711398, $29.99 9780687046928, $18.99 Calling & Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life William H. Willamon 9780687090334, $21.99
AbingdonPress.com 800.251.3320 41 MINISTRY LEADERSHIP NEW! Eight Virtues of Rapidly Growing Churches Matt Miofsky, Jason Byassee
Leaders who are interested in planting or revitalizing congregations often feel discouraged and defeated after leadership conferences, or after reading about the ‘heroes’ of church planting and church growth. Authors Matt Miofsky and Jason Byassee carefully researched, interviewed, and profiled successful church-growers across the U.S., and identified 8 characteristics these leaders and their congregations have in common.
Matt Miofsky is Lead Pastor of The Gathering United Methodist Church, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Jason Byassee is the Butler Chair in Homiletics and Biblical Interpretation at Vancouver School of Theology.
9781501852732, $16.99 — October, 2018
NEW! Ultimate Reliance Breakthrough Prayer Practices for Leaders
Sue Nilson Kibbey
Learn to pray in faithful new ways to bring powerful renewal and progress to your spiritual life and ministry. Adding a Breakthrough Prayer Initiative to the teamwork of your church or ministry’s leadership will change everything—and transform what may have become routine administrative work, into riding the exciting rapids of a God-led spiritual adventure together! Sue Nilson Kibbey is an ordained United Methodist elder who serves as the Director of the Missional Church Consultation Initiative (MCCI) for the West Ohio Conference. 9781501870934, $17.99 — March, 2019
Thriving in the From Members to Disciples: Resident Aliens: Life in the Second Chair: Ten Practices for Leadership Lessons from Christian Colony (Expanded Robust Ministry the Book of Acts 25th Anniversary Edition) (When You’re Not in Charge) Michael W. Foss Stanley Hauerwas, Mike Bonem 9780687467303, $16.99 William H. Willimon 9781501814242, $18.99 9781426781902, $19.99 Pastor: A Reader for Ordained Spiritual Leadership: Ministry Where Resident Aliens Live: Why Leaders Lead and Who William H. Willimon Exercises for Christian Practice Seekers Follow 9780687097883, $28.99 Stanley Hauerwas, Thomas G. Bandy William H. Willimon 9781501825590, $19.99 Urban Ministry: 9780687016051, $18.99 An Introduction re: MIX Ronald E. Peters Not Safe for Church: Ten Transitioning Your Church to 9780687642250, $22.99 Commandments for Reaching Living Color New Generations Mark DeYmaz, Bob Whitesel Studying Congregations: F. Douglas Powe Jr., Jasmine 9781630886929, $17.99 A New Handbook Rose Smothers Nancy T. Ammerman, Jackson W. 9781426775765, $16.99 Spiritual Kaizen: Carroll, Carl S. Dudley, William How to Become a Better McKinney, editors Brain-Savvy Leaders: The Church Leader 9780687006519, $28.99 Science of Significant Ministry Grant Hagiya Charles Stone 9781426753220, $19.99 Wake Up: Hip-Hop, 9781426798337, $24.99 Christianity, and the Effective Small Churches Black Church in the Twenty-First Century Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Carl S. Dudley Marlon F. Hall 9780687090907, $21.99 9781426703010, $27.9 9
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Right Here Right Now The Practice of Christian Mindfulness Amy G. Oden
Growing interest in Christian mindfulness practice is rooted in the rediscovery of ancient Christian practices. Many Christians practice mindfulness outside of church and believe it does not belong to our faith tradition. This book reveals the Christian roots of mindfulness and the actual practices that, when reclaimed, deepen the life of faith and the power of our mission of love in the world. When we understand how radical it is to live in God’s presence right here, right now, our lives are transformed toward mercy, justice and abundant life.
Amy G. Oden is Professor of Early Church History and Spirituality at Saint Paul School of Theology at Oklahoma City University. 9781501832499, $14.99
Reset the Heart Unlearning Violence, Relearning Hope Mai-Anh Le Tran
Educating for faith and justice in a violent world requires an imaginative unlearning and unmaking of the values of violence. Thinking and teaching for violence-resisting action as Christians requires an on-purpose setting of our hearts in a world that violates and harms with impunity. Against violent “disimagination” and its conscience-numbing instruments, Christian religious communities are being challenged to regenerate radical forms of prophetic, protested faith, the skills and instincts of which must be honed deliberately.
Mai-Anh Le Tran is Associate Professor of Christian Education at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis. 9781501832468, $34.99
I Wonder Engaging a Child’s Curiosity about the Bible Elizabeth Caldwell
A resource for adults who want to explore ways to help children read, engage, wrestle, and grow into deeper understanding of the Bible.
9781426799921, $19.99
Teaching the Way of Jesus: Black Religious Experience: Soul Stories: African American Educating Christians for Conversations on Double Christian Education, Revised Faithful Living Consciousness and the Edition Jack L. Seymour Work of Grant Shockley Anne E. Streaty Wimberly 9781426765056, $29.99 Charles R. Foster, Fred Smith 9780687494323, $21.99 9780687044795, $31.99 Formation in Faith: The Teaching Today’s Teachers Congregational Ministry Mapping Christian Education: to Teach of Making Disciples Approaches to Congregational Donald L. Griggs Sondra Higgins Matthaei Learning 9780687049547, $22.99 9780687649730, $15.99 Jack L. Seymour, editor 9780687008124, $18.99 Contemporary Approaches 7 Ways of Teaching the to Christian Education Bible to Children: Includes 25 Educating Congregations: The Jack L. Seymour, Donald E. Miller, Lessons, Plus Activities That Future of Christian Education with Sarah P. Little, Charles R. Satisfy Different Learning Charles R. Foster Foster, Allen J. Moore, Carol A. Styles 9780687002450, $19.99 Wehrheim Barbara Bruce 9780687094936, $21.99 9780687020683, $18.99 Christian Education in the Small Membership Church The Church As OMG: A Youth Ministry Karen B. Tye Learning Community: Handbook 9780687650996, $15.99 A Comprehensive Guide Kenda Creasy Dean, editor to Christian Education 9781426700088, $25.99 Teaching Biblical Faith Norma Cook Everist Jack L. Seymour 9780687045006, $31.99 9781630884307, $15.99
AbingdonPress.com 800.251.3320 43 EVANGELISM & MISSION NEW! Here, Now, With You Six Movements of Compassion for Life and Leadership Gregg Louis Taylor
Families, communities and faith organizations comprise more people who suffer being alone and disconnected than people who find wholeness through healthy, supportive, connection with others. This has profound social implications for individuals, for society, for faith communities, and for those who lead. Compassion is the conduit through which divine to human, and person to person connection flows. Here, Now, with You provides an interactive framework which pastors, leaders in faith communities, organizations, and agencies can use within their respective contexts to facilitate meaningful conversations about compassion imagination and application.
Gregg Louis Taylor is an ordained United Methodist minister. As a pastor and community architect with Houston: reVision, he shapes the spiritual and communal infrastructure of this innovative organization which connects the city’s most disconnected youth with caring adults and positive peer relationships.
9781501868177, $17.99 — February, 2019
The Sacred Secular How God Is Using the World to Shape the Church Dottie Escobedo-Frank, Rob Rynders
The church can learn from secular society how to “be the church.”
Dottie Escobedo-Frank is an elder in the Desert Southwest Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, where she serves as the District Superintendent of the South District.
Rob Rynders is the co-founder and previous co-pastor of City Square Church, an innovative United Methodist faith community in downtown Phoenix.
9781501810442, $16.99
Walking with Nehemiah Your Community Is Your Congregation Joseph W. Daniels Jr.
Too often congregations ignore their neighborhoods. They don’t consider the vast resource of people surrounding their church and seem to forget that Pentecost, the very event that gave birth to the church, happened in the streets. This book will give readers inspiration and practical tools for engaging with their communities in ways that help congregations and communities become whole.
Joseph W. Daniels Jr. is the lead pastor of the Emory United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. He also serves as Superintendent of the Greater Washington District in the Baltimore Washington Conference. 9781426781933, $16.99
The Celtic Way of Evangelism Radical Outreach: The Evangelism in the Small How Christianity Can Reach Recovery of Apostolic Membership Church the West... Again, Ministry and Evangelism Royal Speidel 10th Anniversary Edition, George G. Hunter III 9780687335794, $15.99 Revised and Updated 9780687074419, $22.99 Biblical Perspectives on George G. Hunter III Evangelism: Living in a Three- 9781426711374, $17.99 Church for the Unchurched Storied Universe George G. Hunter III Walter Brueggemann New Wine, New Wineskins: 9780687277322, $19.99 9780687412334, $18.99 How African American Congregations Can Reach Needs-Based Evangelism: How to Reach Secular People New Generations Becoming a Good Samaritan George G. Hunter III F. Douglas Powe Jr. Church 9780687179305, $21.99 9781426742224, $21.99 Robert D. Pierson 9780687332489, $16.99
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The Common English Bible is a new translation. One hundred and twenty biblical scholars from twenty-two faith traditions worked as translators. These women and men balanced rigorous accuracy in translation of the ancient texts with an equally passionate commitment to clarity of expression in contemporary English. The result is a clear, direct, and powerful English version of the scriptures for use in Bible study, devotional reading, and worship.
Find out more about the scholars involved at: CommonEnglishBible.com/explore/our-scholars.
The CEB Storytellers Bible Jesus and the prophets taught through story, and The CEB Storytellers Bible helps readers see the big themes and important truths of the Bible while also guiding them in how to tell these stories in contemporary language.
KEY FEATURES • Articles about reading and telling Bible stories • Extensive commentary on all the best-known (and many of the less common) stories of the Bible, including Jesus’ parables • Multiple indexes • “Learning to Tell Bible Stories,” a self-directed, nine-step workshop to help speakers learn to tell stories to make them come alive for listeners Improve sermons with better storytelling and with better understanding of the Bible’s stories. 9781609262082, $39.99
CEB Bibles with Apocrypha The CEB Thinline with Apocrypha is highly portable yet easy to see with generous 9-point type and a convenient trim size. Available in hardcover and in a Black DecoTone simulated leather binding.
The Apocrypha-only softcover edition in the Common English Bible translation is perfect for the classroom setting, a personal library, or for those who have never studied these books. The binding and price make it a cost-effective choice. This edition is also for Catholics, Anglicans, Episcopalians, and those interested in the Apocrypha.
Thinline with Apocrypha, The Apocrypha: Hardcover: 9781609261337, $16.99 ISBN 9781609261160, $19.99
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The CEB Navigation Bible Finding Your Way Through the Bible (Decotone)
The CEB Navigation Bible is an easy introduction to the challenging world of the Bible. From a guide to looking up passages to a dictionary of terms, it has everything a person who is new to the Bible needs to quickly become comfortable exploring this ancient book and start growing in faith. Ideal for many readers including Bible study leaders, new believers, and young people. Available in two bindings: a graphic hardcover for repeated use, such as in a classroom, and a beautiful dark blue for those wanting a finer cover.
KEY FEATURES: • Brief introductions to each book of the Bible, complete with main characters, places, and memorable passages • Notes that are factual, devotional, and inspirational • List of favorite Bible stories and passages (with page numbers) • 16 maps with index • Dictionary of Bible terms • Guide to using a Bible • Reading plans (with page numbers)
9781609262136, $34.99
CEB Study Bibles for Teens and Kids Reading the Bible will change your heart and life. Living the Bible will change the world. The CEB Student Bible will help you to read and live by asking challenging questions, connecting the Bible’s words and today’s world, and showing you how to participate in the story of God’s people. Kids will dive deep into Scripture with the CEB Deep Blue Kids Bible. This engaging, interactive Bible offers four-color icons and illustrations throughout with a wealth of notes, devotionals, Bible trivia, and other interactive elements to capture inquisitive young minds. NEW! CEB Deep Blue The CEB Student Bible: Kids Bible Compass 9781609261795, $29.99 9781609262112, $22.99
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NEW! The CEB Lectio Divina Prayer Bible Reflective reading of the Scriptures to lead us into prayer has been a practice in the church since the earliest centuries. The method of Lectio Divina, or “Divine Reading,” is a systematic reading of each section of a book with pauses for reflection and prayer.
The CEB Lectio Divina Prayer Bible makes it simple to do. For every chapter of the Bible there is: • A recommended passage for slow and thoughtful reading, • Questions for guiding a time of reflection and meaning of the text, • A prayer, • Suggestions for putting your new insights into action.
This Bible is perfect for personal devotion and reflection and for leading small groups. It will guide you to a lifelong source of fulfilling prayer, a conversation with God. 9781609262174, Hardcover, $31.99 — October 2018 9781609262181, Bonded Leather, $49.99 — October 2018
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