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Richard Stearns
Richard Stearns is president emeritus of World Vision US, where he served as president for twenty years, traveling more than three million miles as an advocate for the world's poor. Before leading the Christian relief and development organization, he was a corporate CEO at both Parker Brothers and Lenox. His bestselling book The Hole in Our Gospel was named the 2010 Christian Book of the Year.
Among the honors Stearns received for his humanitarian service are five honorary doctoral degrees, the Julia Vadala Taft Outstanding Leadership Award from InterAction, and the Christian Leadership Alliance's highest honor. Rich and his wife, Reneé, have five adult children and six grandchildren, and live in Bellevue, Washington.
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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.
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What does church history and the Bible have to say about the meaning of singleness? In this interview, author Danielle Treweek talks about the misconceptions our society and the church perpetuates about single people and offers an eschatological vision of singleness that is both hopeful and profound.
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In this fascinating interview, IVP authors Barbara Peacock, MelindaJoy Mingo, Terence Lester, Antipas Harris, and A. D. "Lumkile" Thomason share their ideas for new ways we can be celebrating Black History Month as well as their hopes for the future of racial reconciliation in America.
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paperbackFaith and Reason
Three Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by Steve Wilkens
Steve Wilkens edits a debate between three different understandings of the relationship between faith and reason, between theology and philosophy. The three views include: Faith and Philosophy in Tension, Faith Seeking Understanding and the Thomistic Synthesis. This introduction to a timeless quandary is an essential resource for students.
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paperbackOne Body, One Spirit
Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches
by George Yancey
Foreword by Michael O. EmersonSociologist George Yancey's groundbreaking research on multiracial churches (including insights from real-life churches and the results of a recent Lilly Endowment study) offers key principles for church leaders who want to minister to--and partner with--people from a variety of racial and cultural backgrounds.
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paperbackThe Genealogical Adam and Eve
The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry
by S. Joshua Swamidass
What if the biblical creation account is true, with the origins of Adam and Eve taking place alongside evolution? Building on well-established but overlooked science, S. Joshua Swamidass explains how it's possible for Adam and Eve to be rightly identified as the ancestors of everyone, opening up new possibilities for understanding Adam and Eve consistent both with current scientific consensus and with traditional readings of Scripture.
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paperbackReason in the Balance
The Case Against Naturalism in Science, Law Education
by Phillip E. Johnson
Phillip E. Johnson exposes the flawed underpinnings of naturalism in this discussion of evolution, sex education, abortion, God, the search for a grand unified theory in physics, what our public schools should teach, the basis of law and more.
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paperbackLiving Your Legacy
An Action-Packed Guide for the Later Years
by Sandy Larsen and Dale Larsen
How is it that some seniors never slow down? What keeps them going? In this new workbook, Dale and Sandy Larsen uncover the secret to the second wind. As you interact with these personal stories, Bible studies, prayers and exercises, you'll find your personal history leading you down exciting new roads.
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paperbackDown-to-Earth Spirituality
Encountering God in the Ordinary, Boring Stuff of Life
by R. Paul Stevens
Foreword by Charles RingmaExamining the Genesis account of Jacob, R. Paul Stevens reveals how we can encounter God in the ordinary, boring stuff of daily life.
