Body Politics: Five Practices of the Christian Community Before the Watching World
10 best books like Body Politics: Five Practices of the Christian Community Before the Watching World (John Howard Yoder): Eldest, Brisingr, The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine, Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance, The Church of Us vs. Them: Freedom from a Faith That Feeds on Making Enemies, To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World, Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation, Disruptive Witness, The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong, Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends
| Author | Christopher Paolini |
| ISBN | 0375840400 |
Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns…Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the...
| Author | Christopher Paolini |
| ISBN | 0375826726 |
Oaths sworn... loyalties tested... forces collide.
It's been only months since Eragon first uttered "brisingr", an ancient language term for fire. Since then, he's not only learned to create magic with words — he's been challenged to his very core. Following the colossal battle against...
The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine
| Author | A.W. Tozer |
| ISBN | 0875093663 |
“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.” This thirst for an intimate relationship with God, claims A.W. Tozer, is not for a select few, but should be the experience of every follower of Christ.
Here is a masterly study of the inner life by a heart thirsting...
Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance
Dietrich Bonhoeffer publicly confronted Nazism and anti-Semitic racism in Hitler's Germany. The Reich's political ideology, when mixed with theology of the German Christian movement, turned Jesus into a divine representation of the ideal, racially pure Aryan and allowed race-hate to become...
The Church of Us vs. Them: Freedom from a Faith That Feeds on Making Enemies
| Author | David E. Fitch |
| ISBN | 1587434148 |
We are living in angry times. No matter where we go, what we watch, or how we communicate, our culture is rife with conflict. Unfortunately, Christians appear to be caught up in the same animosity as the culture at large. We are perceived as angry, judgmental, and defensive, fighting among ourselves...
| Author | James Davison Hunter |
| ISBN | 0199730806 |
The call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the 21st century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly...
| Author | James K.A. Smith |
| ISBN | 0801035775 |
Malls, stadiums, and universities are actually liturgical structures that influence and shape our thoughts and affections. Humans–as Augustine noted–are "desiring agents," full of longings and passions; in brief, we are what we love.
James K. A. Smith focuses on the themes of liturgy...
We live in a distracted, secular age. These two trends define life in Western society today. We are increasingly addicted to habits―and devices―that distract and "buffer" us from substantive reflection and deep engagement with the world. And we live in what Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor...
The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong
Meet people who have fled their homelands.
Hagar. Joseph. Ruth. Jesus.
Here is a riveting story of seeking safety in another land. Here is a gripping journey of loss, alienation, and belonging. In The God Who Sees, immigration advocate Karen Gonzalez recounts her family’s migration...
Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends
| Author | Kevin J. Vanhoozer |
| ISBN | 0801031672 |
Everyday theology is the reflective and practical task of living each day as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. In other words, theology is not just for Sundays, and it's not just for professional theologians. Everyday Theology teaches all Christians how to get the theological lay of the land. It...
Vladimir Putin: Life Coach
What can the rise and reign of this century's most feared politician teach us about life, work and love? Rob Sears shows how the machinations that enabled Putin to dominate the Kremlin and undermine the United States of America could also help you take control of your mundane life. How would you like to...
The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump
What if there's a hidden dimension to Donald Trump; a sensitive, poetic side? Driven by this question, Rob Sears began combing Trump's words for signs of poetry.
What he found was a revelation. By simply taking the 45th President of the United States' tweets and transcripts, cutting them up...
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
| Author | Timothy J. Keller |
| ISBN | 0525952705 |
New York Times bestselling author of The Songs of Jesus Timothy Keller shows how God calls each of us to express meaning and purpose through our work and careers.
In a work world that is increasingly competitive and insecure, people often have nagging questions: Why am I doing this work? Why...
The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior
| Author | Steven Garber |
| ISBN | 0830833196 |
Professors, campus ministers, parents, youth pastors and others who are concerned with college students face an immense challenge. How do you help Christian students, during one of the most eventful and intense periods of their lives, learn to connect what they believe about the world with how they...
| Author | H. Richard Niebuhr |
| ISBN | 0061300039 |
This 50th-anniversary edition, with a new foreword by the distinguished historian Martin E. Marty, who regards this book as one of the most vital books of our time, as well as an introduction by the author never before included in the book, and a new preface by James Gustafson, the premier Christian ethicist...
Rachel's Cry: Prayer of Lament and Rebirth of Hope
| Author | Kathleen D. Billman |
| ISBN | 0829813535 |
""Modern theology needs the rediscovery of the category of consolation. This book is rich of consolations because it takes the cry of lament seriously."" --Jurgen Moltmann ""A timely, accessible, and valuable book. The recovery of the biblical traditions of loss and hurt is intrinsically worth...
