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PaperbackCalled
The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today
by Mark Labberton
The most urgent call upon God?s people is to live as followers of Jesus.The most indicting critique against the church is as simple: its failure to do so. As the leader of an evangelical theological seminary that trains men and women as leadersfor the church and society, Mark Labberton writes: "People ask many questions about how their lives relate to the world. What are our lives in this world ...
PaperbackLandscapes of Memory
The Old Testament’s Sensory Engagement with Nature
by Emma M. Austin
Uncover How Scripture And The Natural World Are Deeply Intertwined
Every page of the Old Testament breathes with the life of God’s creation. From rainbows and desert winds to the roaring of a lion and green hills after rain, nature is woven through the biblical story and helps make it memorable. The natural world of the Bible holds memories of faith, failure, promise, and ...
PaperbackAn Introduction to Ecclesiology
Historical, Global, and Interreligious Perspectives
by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
What is the church? Why are there so many different expressions of church throughout time and space, and what ties them all together?
Ecclesiology—the doctrine of the church—has risen to the center of theological interest inrecent decades. In this text, theologian Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen provides a wide-ranging survey of the rich field of ecclesiology in the midst of rapid developments ...
PaperbackOld Testament Theology for Christians
From Ancient Context to Enduring Belief
by John H. Walton
Modern readers of the Bible often find the Old Testament difficult and even disturbing. What are we to do with obscure prophecies of long expired nations? Why should we read and study ancient laws that even the New Testament says are eclipsed by Christ? How can we reconcile Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount with the Old Testament’s graphic narratives of sex and violence? What does the Old Testament offer ...
EbookA Jigsaw Guide to Making Sense of the World
by Alex McLellan
Puzzled about life?Sometimes the world doesn't make sense. Things seem random and disconnected, and we wonder if there's any purpose to it all, any meaning to our lives. But what if everything could make sense? What if the scattered pieces are actually meant to fit together?Alex McLellan says that figuring out life is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. You don't have to have every piece in place before ...
EbookNew Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis
Advances in the Origins Debate
The Lost World Series
by John H. Walton
Contributions by J. Harvey WaltonUpdating and expanding upon his previous work on origins, this riveting volume from John H. Walton marks the eighth entry in his bestselling Lost World Series, which has sold more than 125,000 copies.
For over a decade, JohnWalton's books The Lost World of Genesis One and The Lost World of Adam and Eve have shaped readers' understanding of the ancient Near ...
EbookC. S. Lewis and the End of the World
Monsters, Heroes, and Hope in the Apocalyptic Imagination
Hansen Series
by Aubrey E. Buster
Contributions by John H. Walton, Esau McCaulley, and Danielle CorpleReclaim Apocalypse as a Mode of Wisdom and Wonder
Discover the connections between the apocalyptic literature of Scripture and the imaginative worlds crafted by one of Christianity's most beloved authors in C. S. Lewisand the End of the World.
This innovative exploration from Old Testament scholar Aubrey Buster delves deep into the creative worlds Lewis constructed, ...
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Derek C. Schuurman
Derek C. Schuurman (PhD, McMaster University) is professor of computer science at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He previously taught at Dordt University and Redeemer University and has also worked as an engineer designing embedded systems. He is the author of Shaping a Digital World: Faith, Culture and Computer Technology and coauthor of PSpice Simulation of Power Electronics Circuits (with R.S. Ramshaw).
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Al Lopus
Al Lopus is the president and CEO of the Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI), which provides research-based measurement tools and strategic advisory services with a single vision: to help Christian organizations set the standard as the best, most effective workplaces in the world. At BCWI, Al has pioneered the broadest-ever employee engagement survey of Christian workers. To date, the survey has involved more than 1,000 Christian organizations, with employees completing over 300,000 survey questionnaires.Prior to cofounding BCWI, Al served for over twenty years in leadership roles with the global human resource consulting firm Watson Wyatt (now Willis Towers Watson), where he built a reputation for his vision and implementation ofhuman capital programs for clients such as Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and USAA. A former board member of Christian Leadership Alliance, Al currently serves on the association's advisory council. He also served on the Board of Trustees for Virginia Mason Medical Center, a 5,000-employee, award-winning healthcare organization. He and his wife, Kathy, are the parents of two adult daughters.
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Dominique DuBois Gilliard
Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the director of racial righteousness and reconciliation for the Love Mercy Do Justice (LMDJ) initiative of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). He serves on the boards of directors for the Christian Community Development Association and Evangelicals for Justice. In 2015, he was selected as one of the ECC’s “40 Under 40” leaders to watch, and the Huffington Post named him one of the “Black Christian Leaders Changing the World.” An ordained minister, Gilliard hasserved in pastoral ministry in Atlanta, Chicago, and Oakland. He was executive pastor of New Hope Covenant Church in Oakland, California and also served in Oakland as the associate pastor of Convergence Covenant Church. He was also the campus minister at North Park University and the racial righteousness director for ECC’s ministry initiatives in the Pacific Southwest Conference. With articles published in the CCDA Theology Journal, The Covenant Quarterly, and Sojourners, Gilliard has also blogged for Christianity Today, Faith & Leadership, Red Letter Christians, Do Justice, and The Junia Project. He earned a bachelor’s degree in African American Studies from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in history from East Tennessee State University, with an emphasis on race, gender, and class in the United States. He also earned an MDiv from North Park Seminary, where he served as an adjunct professor teaching Christian ethics, theology, and reconciliation.
