Christianity Books

With nearly 50 years' experience in a variety of martial arts styles and having taught for nearly 40 years, Grand Master Bill Jones is a 17 time world champion. He has held the "Competitor of the Year" award nine times, is a Grand Master and 9th degree...

There are many doorways that can be used to enter and engage with the storyline of the Bible. In this book, TK Dunn traces the theme of "take and eat" across the pages of Scripture to demonstrate that many of the critical events in redemptive...

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Alfred North Whitehead came from very different religious backgrounds yet a study of their ideas shows a number of important and helpful synergies.This book by Dr. Bruce Epperly, skilled in the clear presentation of the...

Christians rely on the Bible for information on both their most basic understanding of reality and in determining right and wrong in their decision-making. But can you rely on the Bible?Evidence for the Bible is the first volume in the Consider...

The incarnation is a central Christian doctrine. Many books have been dedicated to attempting to understand its mystery and how it fits with the rest of Christian theology. But what about the way this doctrine can and should impact the way we...

Passing our faith from generation to generation is difficult. It has been this way from the time that Cain killed his brother, through Israel’s call for a king because Samuel’s sons were not like him, up to the present day when children...

Can you honestly say that you know how to rest? Truly rest — physically, emotionally, spiritually?Devotions come in many styles and sizes. Some are like a bucket of cold water thrown at you in your bed, prodding you to wake up, get going, and meet...

How can we respond spiritually when a pandemic hits our nation?  How can our faith help us to face our fears, going beyond panic and denial, to hopeful and courageous action?The Coronavirus is changing everything in our society.  It...

How can you talk positively with your children or grandchildren about living in a time of crisis such as a pandemic?Our lives have been disrupted in so many ways, whether through economic hardship, such as lost jobs or closed businesses, or emotional...

Pastor and author Bob LaRochelle believes that young people are much like adults in that we battle constantly with many questions. Some of these questions go well beyond “what” to ask some ultimate “why” questions. Whether we aim...

Lay persons in the church might be forgiven for imagining that the book of Revelation cannot be understood. There are many different interpretive schemes proposed, and hundreds of variations within those schemes.But the reader who is willing to spend the...

Can Christianity really work in both life and business today?I am a good Christian, but...      ...it's just business.         ...I have a family to take care of...

Al comenzar esta “defensa del Evangelio” necesitamos conocer bien lo que es el Evangelio, y por qué necesitamos defenderlo. El Apóstol Pablo creía que en su día era necesario defender el Evangelio. Él...

Proverbs 20:11 says, “Even a child is known by his doings.” I became a Christian when I was six years old. In Sunday School I was taught to be kind, tenderhearted, friendly, helpful, thankful and to forgive.When we put God and others first we...

We need to know how we have gotten to this place in thehistory of Christianity, as Baptists. What sacrifices have been madeby Baptists that have shaped our distinct identity today.It is my concern that many of these cherished teachings may beforgotten,...

My story of the struggles, the highs and lows in my life journey as I worked through my experiences to find God real. Giving me a deep understanding of who I am, who my brothers and sisters are in God’s family, and the importance of each person in...

The book’s purpose is to provide helpful, practical advice for preachers and pastors concerning the call to ministry. It was born out of a ministry defense paper written by the author while he was a student of the Newburgh Theological Seminary...

When Nancy was offered a summer job at a Christian host camp in the North Carolina mountains, she jumped at the chance. Her mother’s former boss and his wife were leaders at the summer camp and suggested that she work as a waitress. She had never...

An encouraging Daily Bible Study Devotional Book with a Complete 365-Day yearly Bible Study Plan, Bible Study Verse of the Day, Words of Jesus, Lessons Learned and Key Godly Wisdom Principles, Biblical Summary and Commentary, to Study the Whole Bible in...

This book deals with questions that have plagued many who have tried to deal with the problem of theodicy; that is: why a good God would allow evil to enter the world. Why did an omnipotent and good God allow the fall of Adam and Eve to occur? Why did...

If you don't have joy, you won't have the strength to overcome. This book will help you better understand how even in the midst of crisis and chaos, God wants to use joy as a weapon to tear down the attacks of the enemy and give you the spiritual...

In New Normal Study Guide, John Lindell invites you to join him on a life-changing journey following Joshua and the nation of Israel as they find out what it takes to live in the land of blessing God has prepared for them. Through these pages, you will...

The prophet Amos is known for fiery messages directed at the elites of the northern kingdom of Israel in ancient times. Can this prophet also speak to us in America today?This book looks at the message that Amos proclaimed and applies it to parallel...

The purpose of this book is to explore in depth the universal principles that govern seedtime and harvest. We will also explore how these principles apply to every area of life. That being said, the harvest and the concepts associated with it, are...

To differentiate between the "Sons of God" and the "Sons of Man," one must not only rely on the Word of the Lord, but must also be able to comprehend what actually transpired within the Roman Empire as the powerful Emperors ruled in...

The Studia Philonica Annual is a scholarly journal devoted to the study of Hellenistic Judaism, particularly the writings and thought of the Hellenistic-Jewish writer Philo of Alexandria (circa 15 BCE to circa 50 CE).

The First Urban Churches 7 includes essays focused on the development of early Christianity from the mid-first century through the sixth century CE in the ancient Macedonian city of Thessalonica. An international group of contributors trace the emergence...

Once a strong, vital, and growing denomination, the United Methodist Church is now barely recognizable after more than four decades of demoralization and membership decline. What has gone wrong?In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the American...

Many of us feeling this stirring. A desire to see the Holy Spirit unleash a river of awakening, flowing through the streets of our cities and neighborhoods. We are waiting for the great wave. But perhaps we lack the faith to dream smaller.As we sow for,...

Never-changing gospel. Ever-changing world. What gives? On the one hand, the gospel message does not change. Jesus Christ was crucified on a cross and raised from the dead to deliver condemned sinners like you and me. That basic message does not change...

The word holiness comes from the Hebrew word, kadash, which means to separate or to set apart or to distinguish. Holiness is central to the Christian understanding of the gospel, and we are called to be holy because of the simple fact that God is holy...

In the late 1700s, a massive revival broke out across Britain and the United States in which more than 100,000 people saw their lives changed in a monumental move of the Spirit of God. John Wesley's Methodist system of small groups, circuit riders,...

As the illusion of the material world melts, communion with angels, ancestors, teachers, and masters becomes commonplace when Lynne Cockrum-Murphy shows we are all guided throughout our lives. This awareness and self-realization are available to...

Young scientists, sisters, and theologians of the "green generation" reflect on "saints"--canonized and not--who offer hope and inspire us towards ecological action. "In the community of saints, all together are companions in memory and hope. Together,...

Sets out some of the leading features of the evolutionary spiritual reawakening initiated in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, and their implications for our time. The pandemic entails a reset, one that involves a major shift in human consciousness-in the...

The bestselling Orbis classic, with a new foreword by Sister Helen Prejean. Nolan's portrait of Jesus introduces us to the man as he was before he became enshrined in doctrine, dogma, and ritual, a man deeply involved with the real problems of his...

Offers a unique and inspiring way to think about religions and even one's own religion in light of the religious plurality that exists today. Looks at various religious/spiritual topics (Who is God? Who am I? How might I find and serve God? etc.) and...

All Oppression Shall Cease is an educational and rigorously researched era-by-era history of the Church's teaching and actions on slaveholding. Written for a general audience, All Oppression Shall Cease meets the urgent need in Catholic institutions for...

Howard Thurman (1988-1981) was one of the leading religious thinkers of 20th century America, a mentor to the leaders of the civil rights movement, and a mystic who pioneered influential innovations in liturgy, worship, and spirituality in the quest for...

Charles de Foucauld (d. 1916), a modern desert hermit, whose life and witness inspired the foundation of the Little Brothers of Jesus and other communities, is due for canonization in the coming year (May). In Fratelli Tutti Pope Francis ends by invoking...

Argues that the problem of impending ecological devastation cannot be solved without a repudiation of the whiteness, and white theology that created it. This means naming and rejecting white epistemological hubris, which objectifies the land and...

An overview of Pope Francis's contribution to Catholic social teaching, drawing especially on his teaching in Fratelli Tutti.

The 40th anniversary edition of an Orbis classic: The spirituality and life of Francis of Assisi written in his own inimitable voice by Carlo Carretto. "I was born in Assisi, in Italy, eight hundred years ago. And eight centuries later I still remember...

These reflections by activist and pastor, Brandan Robertson-recently named to Rolling Stone's "Hot List" of artists, creatives, and influencers "giving us reason to be excited about the future"-come at one of the most divisive times in American history...

"The power of song in the struggle for Black survival--that is what the spirituals and the blues are about." James H. Cone revolutionized American theology with the publication in 1969 and 1970 of his first groundbreaking works on Black Liberation...

Based on several hundred letters exchanged between Robert Ellsberg and Sister Wendy on an almost daily basis during the last three years of Sister Wendy's life, the correspondence initially dealt with lives of saints, the meaning of holiness, and the...

In YHWH's Divine Images: A Cognitive Approach, Daniel O. McClellan addresses the longstanding question of how it is that divine images could be referred to as if they both were and were not the deities they represented. Drawing insights from the fields...