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PaperbackThe New Testament in Seven Sentences
A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic
Introductions in Seven Sentences
by Gary M. Burge
We often explore individual passages of Scripture without seeing the whole. A verse may be inspiring and easy to grasp, but the sweeping context is often difficult and requires persistence. To understand the breadth of the gospel's message, we need to perceive the full tapestry of Scripture with its theological themes woven together. Otherwise, we miss the scope of what Jesus is ...
PaperbackThe Problem of the Old Testament
Hermeneutical, Schematic, and Theological Approaches
by Duane A. Garrett
Biblical Foundations Book Awards Finalist
For Christians, the Old Testament often presents a conundrum. We revere it as God's Word, but we don't always comprehend it. It has great truths beautifully expressed, but it also has lengthy lists of names that we cannot pronounce, detailed rules for religious rites that we never observe, and grim stories that we ...
PaperbackRecapturing an Enchanted World
Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by John D. Rempel
Foreword by Gordon T. SmithHow might our worship recapture and reflect the enchanted world of God's nearness in Jesus Christ?
In this first volume in IVP Academic's Dynamics of Christian Worship series, John D. Rempel offers a vision for this kind oftransformative worship. A theologian and minister in the Mennonite Church, Rempel considers the role of the sacraments and ritual within the Free Church ...
PaperbackThe Gospel
God's Word for Today
by John Stott
With Tim ChesterHow can Christians effectively engage today's world while staying true to Scripture? Calling us to listen well to both the Word and the world, John Stott shows how Christianity can preserve its authentic identity and remain relevant to current realities. With the God's Word for Today series, pastor Tim Chester has updated Stott's classic book The Contemporary Christian ...
PaperbackThe #MeToo Reckoning
Facing the Church's Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct
by Ruth Everhart
2020 Publishers Weekly Book of the Year—Religion
"Everhart’s unsparing analysis will be helpful for both ministers and lay readers who are concerned about sexual abuse." — ★ Publishers Weekly Starred Review
The #MeToo movement has revealed sexual abuse and assault in every sphere of society, including the church. But victims are routinely ...
PaperbackThe Colors of Culture
The Beauty of Diverse Friendships
by MelindaJoy Mingo
How diverse are your friendships?
We are living in a time where fear and mistrust among people of different cultural and ethnic groups is becoming the norm rather than the exception. It appears that cultural and racial divides are expanding rather than shrinking. What can we do?
We can learn to see every human being from God's perspective and value their experiences ...
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InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to announce that four IVP titles have been recognized as finalists for Foreword Reviews' 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.
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Makayla Payne didn't expect to become Anglican, but then she experienced the historical, theological, and aesthetic depth of this liturgical tradition. Read her story of discovering the liturgical church and how she—and others—have come to appreciate this beautiful and ancient tradition.
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Mark Sheridan
Mark Sheridan is a Benedictine monk of Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem and professor emeritus in the Faculty of Theology of the Pontificio Ateneo S. Anselmo, Rome, where he served as dean of the Faculty of Theology (1998-2005) and Rector Magnificus (2005-2009) of the Athenaeum. Among his publications are Rufus of Shotep: Homilies on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and From the Nile to the Rhone and Beyond: Studies in Early Monastic Literature and Scriptural Interpretation. Heis a specialist in Coptic language and literature.
PaperbackBreaking Old Rhythms
Answering the Call of a Creative God
by Amena Brown
Foreword by Dan Kimball"When two fighters of equal ability and speed are matched . . . there is a greater advantage to the one who knows how to break the rhythm."-Bruce LeeRhythm is a blessing. By rhythm we dance, sing, clap, walk and breathe.Beyond the blessing is the Giver of Rhythm, who sometimes calls us past the patterns and habits we have established for ourselves into new understanding, new risk, new faith, hope ...
