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  • Theologies of the American Revivalists: From Whitefield to Finney, By Robert W. Caldwell III
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    Theologies of the American Revivalists

    From Whitefield to Finney

    by Robert W. Caldwell III

    For centuries, revivals—and the conversions they inspire—have played a significant role in American evangelicalism. Often unnoticed or unconsidered, however, are the particular theologies underlying these revivals and conversions to faith. With that in mind, church historian Robert Caldwell traces the fascinating story of American revival theologies from the First Great Awakening through the ...

  • Doing Asian American Theology: A Contextual Framework for Faith and Practice, By Daniel D. Lee
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    Doing Asian American Theology

    A Contextual Framework for Faith and Practice

    by Daniel D. Lee

    The American Society of Missiology Book Award Winner

    "Asian American theology is about God revealed in Jesus Christ in covenantal relationship with Asian Americans qua Asian Americans. Thus, Asian American theology is about Asian Americans as well, as human covenant partners alongside of God."

    In doing Asian American theology, Daniel D. Lee ...

  • The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power, By D. L. Mayfield
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    The Myth of the American Dream

    Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power

    by D. L. Mayfield

    >2020 ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    Publishers Weekly starred review.

    Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power. These are the central values of the American dream. But are they compatible with Jesus' command to love our neighbor as ourselves?

    In essays grouped around these four values, D. L. Mayfield asks us to pay attention to the ...

  • Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice, Edited by Mae Elise Cannon and Andrea Smith
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    Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice

    Edited by Mae Elise Cannon and Andrea Smith

    For many evangelicals, liberation theology seems a distant notion. Some might think it is antithetical to evangelicalism, while others simply may be unfamiliar with the role evangelicals have played in the development of liberation theologies and their profound effect on Latin American, African American, and other global subaltern Christian communities.

    Despite the current ...

  • American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion: Reassessing the History of an Idea, By John D. Wilsey
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    American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

    Reassessing the History of an Idea

    by John D. Wilsey
    Foreword by John Fea

    Ever since John Winthrop told his fellow colonists in 1630 that they were about to establish a City upon a Hill, the idea of having a special place in history has captured the American imagination. Through centuries of crises and opportunities, many have taken up this theme to inspire the nation. But others have criticized the notion because it implies a sense of superiority which can fuel racism, ...

  • Growing Healthy Asian American Churches, Edited by Peter Cha and S. Steve Kang and Helen Lee
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    Growing Healthy Asian American Churches

    Edited by Peter Cha, S. Steve Kang, and Helen Lee

    The Asian American church is in transition. Congregations face the challenges of preserving ethnic culture and heritage while contextualizing their ministry to younger generations and the unchurched. Many Asian American church leaders struggle with issues like leadership development, community dynamics and intergenerational conflict. But often Asian American churches lack the resources and support ...

  • The Decline of African American Theology: From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity, By Thabiti M. Anyabwile
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    The Decline of African American Theology

    From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity

    by Thabiti M. Anyabwile
    Foreword by Mark A. Noll

    Who were Jupiter Hammon, Lemuel Haynes and Daniel Alexander Payne? And what do they have in common with Martin Luther King Jr., Howard Thurman and James Cone? All of these were African American Christian theologians, yet their theologies are, in many ways, worlds apart. In this book, Thabiti Anyabwile offers a challenging and provocative assessment of the history of African American Christian theology, ...

  • Soul Care in African American Practice, By Barbara L. Peacock
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    Soul Care in African American Practice

    by Barbara L. Peacock

    Christianity Today Award of Merit

    In the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the soul is imperative.

    Now, more than ever, we need to pause—intentionally—and encounter the Divine.

    Soul care director Barbara Peacock illustrates a journey of prayer, spiritual direction, and soul care from an African American perspective. ...

  • We the Fallen People: The Founders and the Future of American Democracy, By Robert Tracy McKenzie
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    We the Fallen People

    The Founders and the Future of American Democracy

    by Robert Tracy McKenzie

    Christianity Today Book Award
    The Gospel Coalition Book Awards Honorable Mention
    Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist

    The success and survival of American democracy have never been guaranteed. Political polarization, presidential eccentricities, the trustworthiness of government, and the prejudices of the voting majority ...

  • The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism, By Paul D. Miller
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    The Religion of American Greatness

    What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism

    Foreword by David French
    by Paul D. Miller

    Long before it featured dramatically in the 2016 presidential election, Christian nationalism had sunk deep roots in the United States. From America's beginning, Christians have often merged their religious faith with national identity. But what is Christian nationalism? How is it different from patriotism? Is it an honest quirk, or something more threatening?

    Paul D. Miller, ...