Fakes, Forgeries, and Fictions examines the possible motivations behind the production of apocryphal Christian texts.
Did the authors of Christian apocrypha intend to deceive others about the tru...
This book is a sweeping anecdotal view of two thousand years of Christian history. It asks whether we are called to be a righteous community apart from those who are sinners, criminals, and nonbeli...
This book is the first full-length treatment of the philosophical problem of fatalism, the thesis that the laws of logic alone suffice to prove that no person ever acts freely. After a critical exa...
Why would anyone want to watch horror movies? Why would Christians, in particular, bother with the genre? In Fear Not!, critic Josh Larsen makes the case that monster movies, creature features, sla...
Is Walmart a good place to meet God? What about a dive bar? The town dump? Does meeting God happen only in separate, ""holy"" places? The book of Acts says there is no place on earth without a witn...
Finding God in Suffering is about a Jesus-follower's pilgrimage from East Asia to Australia. It speaks of his journey of sorrow and joy, struggles and hope, affliction and God's power in his weakne...
For all who know the security of home--in all its iterations--and for those who don't, finding home is complicated. Home always is characterized by joy and sorrow, grief and gladness, the realities...
An imaginative and illuminating study, Finding Is the First Act places historical thinking in creative tension with literary appreciation. The structures of Jesus's parable of the hidden treasure (...
What if the majority Christian view concerning the gospel is not only wrong, but responsible for the rejection of Christian faith by so many today? If your idea of the gospel is that God's fundamen...
In this work about a land of two dimensions we have at once social satire, as pointed today as when it was written, and insights into theoretical science. The author, posing as a square inhabitant ...
Christian, as you begin to understand why you seem to be losing battles because of making the wrong choices, you gain wisdom. This wisdom gives you the ability to know how to calm the inner battle,...
Are there any biblical references to territories in what is today the country of Russia? The author's answer is yes, but Ezekiel's reference to Rosh and Meshech is not one of them.
In a thoroughly...
Follow the Way is about how the virtues of humility, gratitude, and simplicity impact prayer and a relationship with God. We learn these virtues from the life of Jesus. Like the dust Jesus kicked u...
We live in a time when many view the church as a relic of ancient traditions and cosmologies, often reactionary, mean-spirited, nationalist, and racist. They see those who call themselves Christian...
In a world plagued by death, evil, and disease--there is good news. If your life is darkened by depression, grief, or fear--there is hope. Hope is found in a life surrendered to Jesus Christ. He co...
Foundations of Economics: A Christian View is an introduction to economics from an explicitly Christian perspective. It maintains that there is no conflict between Christian doctrine and economic s...
From an Unquiet Center is a poetic journey through the turmoil of the last ten years--recovery from head traumas, a faith community split, collective national traumas, and the ways the author has f...
From Gethsemane to Pentecost is an eight-week Bible study for small groups or individuals. Drawing from the study of history, archaeology, literary studies, and the original languages, this in-dept...