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Each year, Biblical Foundations identifies the best books published in Biblical Studies. These lists offer an opportunity to recognize excellent scholarship in the field of Biblical Studies, honoring authors for their diligence in studying God’s word, as well as providing readers with an excellent list of noteworthy books to consider reading.
PaperbackThe Doctrine of God
Contours of Christian Theology
by Gerald Bray
What is theology? What is the nature of God? How should we think about the relationships among the persons of the Trinity? In a carefully reasoned style Gerald Bray distills the essence of these questions and introduces readers toa theological understanding of the personal, trinitarian existence of God. Engaging classical and contemporary theology along the way, Bray also leads ...
PaperbackThe Singer Trilogy
The Mythic Retelling of the Story of the New Testament
by Calvin Miller
"... I found in a university bookstore a trilogy of books that impacted my life so deeply that—twenty-five years later—I find myself still quoting lines and discussing concepts of truth from them. Literature like The Singer Trilogy will live—like Milton's Paradise Lost and James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones. The Singer must never be allowed to be out of print. Every generation needs to read ...
PaperbackStrong and Weak
Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing
by Andy Crouch
Flourishing people are strong and weak.Two common temptations lure us away from abundant living—withdrawing into safety or grasping for power. True flourishing, says Andy Crouch, travels down an unexpected path—being both strong and weak.We see this unlikely mixture in the best leaders—people who use their authority for the benefit of others, while also showing extraordinary willingness to face ...
HardbackCompassion (&) Conviction
The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
by Justin Giboney, Michael R Wear, and Chris Butler
Foreword by Barbara Williams-SkinnerChristian Book Award® program
Outreach Resource of the YearHave you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives?
Too often, political questions areframed in impossible ways for the faithful Christian: we're forced to choose between social justice and biblical values, between supporting women and opposing ...
PaperbackI've Been Wondering
Conversations with Young Theologians
by Richard B. Steele
College and seminary students rarely have a voice in theological discussions. True, there are many books written for them. Introductions to the Bible, surveys of church history, anthologies of theological classics, overviews of Christian doctrine,and dictionaries of the various theological sub-disciplines abound. But it is one thing for professional theologians to answer the questions they think ...
PaperbackHow to Inherit the Earth
Submitting Ourselves to a Servant Savior
by Scott A. Bessenecker
Ambition isn't bad; it just does bad things.In a culture that too often prizes leadership uncritically and unreflectively, a faith that calls us to take up crosses, lay down lives and otherwise submit ourselves to something outside ourselves simply sounds like a bad idea. Nevertheless, this is the faith that we find Jesus talking about.Scott Bessenecker has learned from new friar communities, from ...
HardbackOur Church Speaks
An Illustrated Devotional of Saints from Every Era and Place
by Ben Lansing and D. J. Marotta
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Winner
Find Strength in the Legacy of the Saints Who Walked Before Us
Step into the stories of faith, courage, and perseverance that have defined Christian history through the ages. Our Church Speaks offers a beautifully illustrated, deeply inspiring devotional that bridges the teaching of Scripture ...
PaperbackGrieving a Suicide
A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope
by Albert Y. Hsu
A 2003 Finalist in the United Kingdom Christian Book Awards
"Albert," the neighbor said, "your mom needs you to come home."
That's how it began for Albert Hsu when his father died. Anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide experiences tremendous shock and trauma. What follows is a confusing mix of emotions—anger, guilt, grief, and despair.
Suicide raises heartrending ...
PaperbackRefuge Reimagined
Biblical Kinship in Global Politics
by Mark R Glanville and Luke Glanville
Foreword by Matthew SoerensThe global crisis of forced displacement is growing every year. At the same time, Western Christians' sympathy toward refugees is increasingly overshadowed by concerns about personal and national security, economics, and culture.We urgently need a perspective that understands both Scripture and current political realities and that can be applied at the levels of the church, the ...
