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When IVP author Makoto Fujimura was weighing whether to write a book inspired by Shusaku Endo's 1966 classic novel Silence, a friend introduced him to Martin Scorsese, who had been considering a film about the same book for nearly thirty years. That conversation with Scorsese led Fujimura to move ahead with writing his book and to become a consultant for Scorsese's Silence, which is set for limited release on December 23.
PaperbackFreeing Congregational Mission
A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility, and Co-Development
by B. Hunter Farrell
With Shankur Balajiedlang KhyllepThere is a deepening crisis in mission as practiced by North American congregations. Many mission activities are more effective at satisfying church members than making a lasting difference, producing what's too often consumer-oriented "selfie mission." Too much effort is based on colonial-era assumptions of mission launched from a position of power. These practices are not just ...
PaperbackDisruptive Witness
Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age
by Alan Noble
2018 WORLD Magazine Book of the Year—Accessible Theology
2018 ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
★ Publishers Weekly Starred review
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" ...
PaperbackRaise Your Voice
Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up
by Kathy Khang
You have a voice. And you have God's permission to use it.In some communities, certain voices are amplified and elevated while others are erased and suppressed. It can be hard to speak up, especially in the ugliness of social media. Power dynamicskeep us silent and marginalized, especially when race, ethnicity, and gender are factors. What can we do about it?
Activist Kathy Khang roots ...
PaperbackWhen Children Come Out
A Guide for Christian Parents
by Mark A. Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets
If you are a parent wrestling with God, you are not alone.
When a child comes out as LGBTQ+, Christian parents often find themselves navigating unfamiliar, unsettling terrain. Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets, therapists and researchers with decades of experience, have written this book to provide perspective, insight, and the chance to learn from others who've shared a ...
Hardback1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Volume 5
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Marco Conti
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe church fathers, as they did in earlier books dealing with Israel's history from the time of Joshua to the united monarchy, found ample material for typological and moral interpretation in 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. It will be immediately clear to readers of this volume that they gave much more attention to 1-2 Kings than to others; whether this was ...
PaperbackHow to Read Daniel
How To Read Series
by Tremper Longman III
Beyond the familiar lions' den and fiery furnace, much of the book of Daniel seems baffling to modern readers. The first half recounts stories full of ancient Near Eastern protocol and imperial court drama; the second half features apocalyptic visions of monstrous beasts and cosmic conflict. Many Christians misunderstand or simply avoid the book. But failing to read Daniel well ...
PaperbackMapping Postmodernism
A Survey of Christian Options
by Robert C. Greer
By now we've all heard the word postmodernism.
- But what is it?
- Can it be defined?
- Does it really represent a monumental shift away from how we use to think about right and wrong, truth, the world, and even the whole cosmos?
- Most important, how should Christians respond?
Robert C. Greer helps us grasp the nature of the shifts in thinking and ...
PaperbackScience & Christianity
Four Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Contributions by Howard J. Van Till, Stephen C. Meyer, Jean Pond, Wayne F. Frair, and Gary D. Patterson
Edited by Richard F. CarlsonScience and Christianity. Are they partners or opponents?
Christians have long debated the relationship of science to faith. With the rise of Darwinism, however, the issue took on new significance. Darwinism appeared to undermine the authority of the Bible and the credibility of Christianity by freeing science of the need for a Creator. Rethinking the relationship between ...
