Cokesbury Books & Bible Fall 2016 catalog

BOOKS & BIBLES 2016 Fall Catalog

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With contributions from biblical scholars, church leaders, and pastors—all of whom happen to be women—this unique Bible helps readers relate the cultural needs and practices expressed in the ancient text to the cultural and identity needs expressed in today’s world. Features book introductions and reflections, profiles of women in the Bible, and articles pertaining to the concerns and experiences of women.

As a female pastor I am interested in this type of Bible not only for my own spiritual growth and study of Scripture, but also for that of my congregation. This...Bible will be a great tool for me to use to help other women discern their own callings in the faith as well as to help male members of the faith to ‘try on’ a female perspective.

—Pastor in Dallas, Texas

INSIDE catalog Bibles................................ inside front cover–8

Preaching & Pastoral Care...................... 26–27

Prayer & Devotion.................................... 9–11

Wesleyan................................................ 28–29

Christian Living....................................... 12–17

Study & Theology................................... 30–31

Leadership.............................................. 18–20

Stewardship..................................................32

Church & Culture.................................... 21–24

Rueben P. Job....................... inside back cover

Social Justice................................................25

New Lenten Studies.........................back cover

Prices subject to change. Prices shown in red reflect Cokesbury discount off regular prices.

Unless otherwise noted, all books are paperbound.

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Bibles Hear from the editors at CEBWomensBible.com

Free sample of the Book of Ephesians also available at CEBWomensBible.com.

About this Bible

With contributions from women who are biblical scholars, pastors, and Christian leaders, The CEB Women’s Bible is the only Bible available where all of the contributors are women.

The CEB Women’s Bible invites you into a deeper conversation with Scripture new The CEB Women’s Bible

Rachel Baughman, Christine A. Chakoian, Jaime Clark-Soles, Judy Fentress-Williams, and Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, editorial board As a woman, you value equality and appreciate discussions relating to the issues of gender and justice. As a Christian woman, you’re especially concerned about how those ideas are lived out through your faith. The CEB Women’s Bible helps you to connect the cultural needs and practices of ancient texts with your life today, with relevant articles and topics for reflection that range in tone from contemplative to analytic.

The translators of the Common English Bible include both women and men, but all eighty editors and commentators for The CEB Women’s Bible are women.

They come from different denominations and backgrounds: biblical scholars who train women and men for Christian ministry, pastors and leaders who seek to equip faith communities with the knowledge and love of Scripture, and writers who tell stories about human experience, of life together in relationship.

This full-featured, readable, and reliable text is perfect for women’s small-group study as well as for daily private devotion. Includes a full-color presentation page, and 16 pages of full-color maps from National Geographic.

Common English Bible. Coming in October.

9781609261894. DecoTone. $74.99; Cokesbury Price $50.24 9781609261887. Hardcover. $49.99; Cokesbury Price $33.49

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Bibles Experience the depth of John Wesley’s perspectives on Scripture presented for the 21st-century disciple CEB Wesley Study Bible

Joel B. Green and William H. Willimon, general editors Lead an abundant life, grow as a faithful disciple, and find new avenues to serve. By studying The Wesley Study Bible, readers will share God’s grace and find the good gifts God has for them. As God transforms them through study, they will be inspired to transform the world.

Contributors from across the Wesleyan family join together to help others experience God in fresh ways.

The Wesley Study Bible highlights the depth of John Wesley’s perspectives on Scripture and features accessibly written notes and articles contributed by pastors, theologians, and Bible scholars. Easy-to-understand explanations of core terms encompass the following themes: eternal life, forgiveness, grace, heaven, holiness, justice, and mission.

This new hardcover binding is wrapped in a classic tweed-like fabric with a soft-touch imitation leather spine and silver foil stamp. It makes a beautiful gift.

Common English Bible.

9781609261979. Hardcover. $39.99; Cokesbury Price $26.79 9781609261108. Decotone. $49.99; Cokesbury Price $33.49

Also available: NRSV Wesley Study Bible 9780687645039. Green/Brown Decotone. $49.99; Cokesbury Price $33.49

The CEB Study Bible The CEB Study Bible gives you the tools, illustrations, and explanations necessary for making informed decisions about the meaning of the Bible. The notes in this study Bible don’t tell you what to believe. Instead, they give you the context for what the books of the Bible meant to their earliest readers and what the Bible means right now.

The CEB Study Bible is for encouragement and challenge, for guidance and reflection, for study and prayer. It features the reliable, readable, and relevant Common English Bible translation in a single-column setting; detailed book introductions, outlines, and notes from the finest biblical studies professors; full-color throughout, including more than 200 illustrations, photographs, maps, and charts; hundreds of thousands of cross references; more than 300 indexed sidebar and general articles; and 21 full-color maps designed by National Geographic and fully indexed.

Common English Bible.

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Bibles Discover the rich meaning behind the stories of Scripture new NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture Craig S. Keener and John H. Walton

The Bible was originally written to an ancient people removed from us by thousands of years and thousands of miles. The Scriptures include subtle culturally based nuances, undertones, and references to ancient events, literature and customs that were intuitively understood by those who first heard the Scriptures read. For us to hear the Scriptures as they did, we need a window into their world.

That’s what the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible provides. Every page is packed with expert insight into the customs, culture, and literature of Bible times to clarify your study of the Scriptures, bringing difficult passages into sharp focus.

Includes targeted book introductions; verse-by-verse study notes; more than 300 in-depth articles on key contextual topics; 375 full-color photos, illustrations, and images from around the world; dozens of charts, maps, and diagrams in vivid color; words of Jesus in red; and additional study Bible tools: cross references, a concordance, indexes and other helps.

Zondervan.

9780310431589. Hardcover. $49.99; Cokesbury Price $35.99

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new NIV Zondervan Study Bible

Built on the Truth of Scripture and Centered on the Gospel Message D. A. Carson, general editor In this ambitious and comprehensive undertaking, Dr. Carson, with committee members Dr. T. Desmond Alexander, Dr. Richard S. Hess, Dr. Douglas J. Moo, and Dr. Andrew David Naselli, along with a team of over 60 contributors from a wide range of evangelical denominations and perspectives, crafted all-new study notes and other study tools to present a biblical theology of God’s special revelation in the Scriptures.

Its single-column format provides maximum readability, while full-color maps, charts, photos and diagrams deepen your understanding. The accessible and fresh interior design will capture your attention and enhance your study experience. Free electronic access to the NIV Zondervan Study Bible is included with your purchase.

Zondervan.

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Bibles Perfect for everyday use, this beautifully designed thinline Bible is also easy to carry new CEB Vermillion Filigree Thinline The CEB Thinline editions are easy to read with generous 9-point type and truly portable with a convenient trim size and bulk that is thinner than an inch.

This new cover is designed in an on-trend vermillion orange with a burnished filigree design surrounding the words Holy Bible. With its ribbon and presentation page, this Bible makes a gorgeous gift. Features a two-column format, 9-point type, in-text subject headings, a ribbon marker, and eight pages of full-color maps exclusively from National Geographic.

Common English Bible.

9781609262013. Decotone. $29.99; Cokesbury Price $20.09

new NIV Thinline Bible

new Value Thinline Bible: NIV

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Rich, supple imitation leather covers in traditional, masculine styles.

Lightweight. Functional. Ready to travel. Whether you’re going to church, heading to work, or touring the globe, the NIV Thinline Bible is ready to go with you. Its size makes it easy to keep God’s Word at hand, no matter where life takes you. This extra-thin edition is less than one inch thick.

Presentation page, ribbon marker, and lay-flat binding. Zondervan.

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This Italian Duo-Tone Bible is part of our Value Thinline collection, crafted to deliver quality at an affordable price. The Bible’s soft, supple, leather-like cover, its fine Bible paper, and the presentation page make it perfect for personal use or gift-giving. Includes the full text of the most read, most trusted modern-English Bible—the New International Version (NIV). Less than 1 inch thick. Black-letter text in a double-column format. Zondervan. Coming in October.

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Bibles

Praise for the Bible

If you’re searching for a Bible that will draw youth not only to read God’s Word but also form a deeper spiritual connection, The CEB Student Bible is your answer as it ‘mirrors how young people talk, read, and write with their friends.’ Because youth are a part of its composition, the effectiveness and impact is enhanced.

— Youth Worker magazine

Help youth make connections between the world of the Bible and their own new The CEB Student Bible Our youth are not just the Christian leaders of the future, they’re also Christian leaders who are transforming the world for Jesus Christ today. As such, they need a Bible that engages and connects with them now.

The CEB Student Bible includes the full text in the Common English Bible translation—the most contemporary, readable, and reliable English translation of the Bible—and invites youth to go deeper into their personal and social holiness.

In addition to the introductions to each book (that include an overview, key themes, tips for reading, quick facts, discussions for each book with suggested activities, and prayers and reflections), The CEB Student Bible features more than 350 articles—written by biblical scholars and a diverse group of youth ministers— that explore difficult topics and issues important to young people today.

Common English Bible.

9781609262020. Black Decotone. $39.99; Cokesbury Price $26.79 9781609261795. Paperback. $29.99; Cokesbury Price $20.09 Bulk pricing available on this item. Visit Cokesbury.com for more information.

Coming in January: United Methodist Confirmation Edition

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Now, even young children can dive deep into God’s story!

The Deep Blue Bible Storybook includes Bible stories, prayers, and fun songs set to familiar tunes to help teach Bible skills and knowledge to children ages 3–6. Written in language for this age group, the Deep Blue Bible Storybook also includes engaging questions, helps for adults reading to children, and of course, the familiar faces of the Deep Blue crew!

Abingdon Press.

new 9781501815010. Hardcover. $21.99; Cokesbury Price $14.73

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CEB Deep Blue Kids Bible Easy to Navigate.

Built to Captivate.

CEB Deep Blue Kids Bible As kids read God’s Word, they’ll join fun characters just like them who are also discovering the Bible and what it means to their lives. Interactive elements, bright and colorful illustrations, and games keep kids entertained while they develop a stronger faith and a thirst for God’s timeless message.

Devotionals, a Bible dictionary, and engaging maps are also included. Just right for ages 7–12. Common English Bible.

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new my testament, Volume one: A Picture and Word Journal About Me and God Mark Burrows

Make journaling for children (grades 3–5) more than a diary experience. Children respond to the Scripture through the use of creative writing, illustration, prayer, and questions, all of which result in a one-of-a-kind, lasting journal. Contains 26 sessions.

Abingdon Press.

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Student Journal.

9781501824166. $9.99; Cokesbury Price $6.69 Leader Guide.

9781501824159. $24.99; Cokesbury Price $16.74

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Historic art makes the Bible come alive new The Art of the Bible: Illuminated Manuscripts from the Medieval World Scott McKendrick and Kathleen Doyle For two millennia the Bible has inspired the creation of extraordinary art. Within this history, illuminated biblical manuscripts are among the best tools for understanding early Christian painting and artistic interpretations of the Bible.

This extensively illustrated new book from two internationally renowned experts transports readers across the globe and through 1,000 years of history by way of forty-five featured manuscripts. Passing chronologically through many of the major centers of the Christian world, from Constantinople and imperial Aachen to Canterbury, Mozarabic Spain, Crusader Jerusalem, northern Iraq, Paris, London, Bologna, and Rome, the authors shed light on some of the finest, but least-known, paintings from the Middle Ages, and on the development of art, literature, and civilization as we know it.

Thames & Hudson. Coming in November.

9780500239476. Hardcover. $95.00; Cokesbury Price $68.40

new NIV Journal the Word Bible: Reflect, Journal, or Create

Deluxe Bible Journaling Kit

This Bible allows you to creatively express yourself every day with plenty of room for notes or verse art journaling next to your treasured verses. With unique and sophisticated covers, this single-column edition features thick cream-colored paper with lightly ruled lines in the extra-wide margins, perfect to reflect on God’s Word and enhance your study. Excellent for a gift or for personal use, it can also be a cherished heirloom to pass on to future generations with your personal writings or drawings inside. Complete black letter NIV text with convenient lay-flat spine and ribbon marker. Zondervan.

634989345601. $119.99; Cokesbury Price $95.99

Express yourself and build a better relationship with God ahrough art.

Perfect for advanced journalers, these carefully chosen supplies yield beautiful journaling pages—products are guaranteed to work well on Bible paper! Kit Includes 12-piece Prismacolor Premier color pencils set; an acrylic paint set; archival ink pad; 17-piece Bible journaling pen set; mini ink blending tools; alphabet wooden stamp set; clear Gesso soft gel matte medium; distress mini ink kit; and artist tracing pack with tracing paper, graphite paper, and 3 styluses.

Art Next to Your Favorite Verses

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Foundations Bible Journaling Kit. For beginners.

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Prayer & Devotion For the most powerful moments of your day new The Upper Room Disciplines: A Book of Daily Devotions 2017 Rita Collett, editor

As surely as your body needs food and water, your spirit needs daily nourishment with scripture. Reading scripture every day keeps your relationship with God fresh and alive.

Each day this powerful devotional guide offers readers a selected Bible reading, a meditation on the scripture passage, and a prayer. Also includes a weekly Scripture overview plus questions and thoughts for reflection.

Writers for 2017 include Will Willimon, Karla Kincannon, Paul Chilcote, Frank Rogers Jr., Elaine Eberhart, Whitney Simpson, and more.

Upper Room Books.

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new Daily Guideposts 2017: A Spirit-Lifting Devotional Brand-new devotions from 49 writers, each based on the theme “In God’s Hands” from Isaiah 41:10.

Features daily Scripture verse, a true story told in a conversational style, a brief prayer, and optional Digging Deeper Bible references. Zondervan.

Coming in October.

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new Mornings with Jesus 2017: Daily Encouragement for your Soul

In this 365-day devotional, ten women, including bestselling authors Tricia Goyer and Cynthia Ruchti, consider the character and teachings of Jesus and share how He enriches and empowers them daily. Every day you will enjoy a Scripture verse, reflection on Jesus’ words, and a faith step that inspires and challenges you in your daily Christian walk. Zondervan. Coming in October.

9780310347132. $16.99; Cokesbury Price $12.23

new African American

History Month 2017 Daily Devotions

Marjorie L. Kimbrough

Scripture-based readings of hope, inspiration, and encouragement for each day of February—African American History Month.

Each devotion contains an inspirational mediation based on a Scripture passage and on African American history, and a prayer based on the theme.

Abingdon Press. Coming in January.

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Prayer & Devotion Calm the storms of your life with the presence and power of God new Pond. River. Ocean. Rain.

Find Peace in the Storms of Life Charles Lattimore Howard

For those who seek to find new depths in their spiritual lives, Pond. River.

Ocean. Rain. helps readers wade into the beautiful water that is God through stories, questions, and accessible illustrations.

Feel the Living Water wash over you while contemplating chapters on stillness (such as a pond), the full trust in God’s will (much like the rush of a river), peace within mystery (as experienced in the depths of the ocean), and the movement of God’s relentless love for us (the refreshing rain we receive).

Like all bodies of water, Pond. River. Ocean. Rain. is simple, occasionally wild, and consistently beautiful. And there are depths that, when explored, reveal abundant life for all who jump in.

Abingdon Press. Coming in February.

9781501831034. $16.99; Cokesbury Price $11.38

new Every Season

Prayers: Gospel-Centered Prayers for the Whole of Life Scotty Smith

God calls us to pray, and we want to, but so often we don’t know what to say. Smith offers a treasure trove of prayers that will lead readers into a more intimate relationship with God. Topically arranged, with prayers for everyday concerns, seasonal prayers, confession, and more. BakerBooks.

9780801014031. $14.99; Cokesbury Price $10.79

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I Want to Live These Days with You: A Year of Daily Devotions

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Inspirational writings drawn from Bonhoeffer’s many works, presented here as a series of daily meditations to last throughout the year.

Organized under monthly themes, these prayers, sermons, meditations, letters, and notes offer readers a new glimpse at how Bonhoeffer understood the meaning of faith and discipleship. Follows the Christian Year.

Westminster John Knox Press.

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new The 100 Best Bible Verses on Heaven

Troy Schmidt

Goes straight to the source of all Truth for insight into the afterlife, with 100 verses and brief devotional readings.

BethanyHouse.

9780764217593. $9.99; Cokesbury Price $7.19

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The 100 Best Bible Verses on Prayer 9780764217586. $9.99; Cokesbury Price $7.19 FB17

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Prayer & Devotion Lucado’s popular devotional, now available in large print new Grace for the Moment, Large Deluxe: Inspirational Thoughts for Each Day of the Year Max Lucado

The devotional that has touched millions of lives with inspirational thoughts for every day is now available in a gorgeous new package and large, easy-to-read type.

Grace for the Moment offers inspiring devotions to grow in your faith as you embrace the hope of the Lord every day. Each daily reading features devotional writings from Max’s numerous bestsellers as well as a Scripture verse selected especially for each day’s reading.

This deluxe, large edition of the classic devotional makes a handsome gift to commemorate a special occasion. It offers a leather-flex cover, beautifully designed pages with large type, and a ribbon marker.

Whether you already know and love Grace for the Moment or you’re looking for a new way to draw near to the Lord, this gorgeous, deluxe version will inspire your heart.

Thomas Nelson. Coming in December 9780718089771. Deluxe, Large-Print. $22.99; Cokesbury Price $16.55

new Jesus Always:

Embracing Joy in His Presence Sarah Young Experience true joy now and always.

You’ve heard and responded to Jesus’ invitation to peace and hope. With Scripture and personal reflections, the #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Young brings Jesus’ message of joy for today and every day in this 365-day devotional. Thomas Nelson.

Coming in October.

9780718039509. $15.99; Cokesbury Price $11.51

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new A Year of Daily

Gratitude: A Guided Journal for

Creating Thankfulness Every Day Lorraine Miller

This beautiful journal is the perfect antidote to the common stresses of everyday life. Features monthly themes, inspiring images, thoughtful quotations, easy-to-follow exercises and meditations, and space to record personal reflections.

National Geographic Society. Coming in December.

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new EVeryday Grace: 60 Devotions Everyday Grace reminds us that grace is ours to receive—daily. Whether we are tripping over our tongues, our feet, or our sins, God’s love is new every morning. Each day offers a new start with a new opportunity to be grace filled. All we have to do is lower our defenses and let His love in.

Ellie Claire.

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Christian Living Because God’s timing is so rarely our own

new Waiting for Wonder: Learning to Live on God’s Timeline

Marlo Schalesky

Why is God taking so long? Your plans backfired. Desperation strikes. And still God does not fill the emptiness. What gives? Join author Marlo Schalesky on a unique, contemplative journey to reveal the wonder that is often missed when we find ourselves struggling to wait well. Walking through the life of the biblical character Sarah, one who knows what it means to wait, you will discover a glimpse of God’s character that will give you strength to keep hoping and praying for the desires of your heart. Recapture your hope, restore your soul, and renew your vision of a wondrous Savior when you learn to live on God’s time.

The Leader Guide includes opening prayers, session outlines, discussion questions, and more to help a group read and share the content together.

Abingdon Press. Coming in November.

9781501820106. $16.99; Cokesbury Price $11.38

new Jesus and the

Beanstalk: Overcoming Your

Giants and Living a Fruitful Life Lori Stanley Roeleveld We live in unsettling, challenging times. Using allegory and a bit of humor, this book explores a passage in 2 Peter 1 to uncover eight truths to help you unlock a strength big enough to overcome life’s obstacles.

Abingdon Press.

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new Service Tails: More

new 7 Days to Change

Stories of Man’s Best Hero Ace Collins

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Learning to Recognize and Respond to the Lord’s Voice Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola

Following Jesus completely can be difficult today. Life moves faster and faster. Walking through the seven “Follow Me” statements in the Gospel of Matthew, Moody explores Jesus’ teachings of hope, life, truth, freedom, humility, greatness, and glory.

Abingdon Press. Coming in January.

In this long-awaited third volume in their Jesus trilogy, Sweet and Viola unpack the myriad of ways the Lord speaks to us today. In a warm, practical way, Jesus Speaks teaches readers how to listen for the voice of Jesus by exploring how the disciples interacted with the risen Jesus from the Gospels to Revelation. Thomas Nelson.

Starts Here Josh Moody

Dogs are more than just family pets; they can also ward off danger and rescue their humans from the grip of illness, danger, or even death. Service Tails delivers with heart-tugging true stories about service dogs and their trainers that will leave you begging for more. Abingdon Press.

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Your Life: The Rest of Your Life

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Christian Living How we can cling to and share Christ’s message of hope with others in the darkness new Punching Holes in the Dark: Living in the Light of the World Robert Benson Even for those of us who believe, sometimes it feels that darkness is all around. Events throughout the world make it hard to see much evidence of God’s light on earth.

In this artful blend of observation and inspiration, critically acclaimed writer Robert Benson challenges us to cling to the gospel’s promise that the light of the world is here and darkness will not overcome it. You discover it when you see someone take the trash to the curb for an ill neighbor or you overhear a friend encouraging another at a coffee shop. The light is here! We need only to punch holes in the dark to reveal profound brilliance.

Abingdon Press.

9781426749582. $16.99; Cokesbury Price $11.38

Half Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn’t Say Adam Hamilton Everything happens for a reason. True?

In Half Truths, you’ll learn that this phrase, and others, are really just popular sayings. The five-week, DVD-based study can be used in small groups or as a churchwide program. Abingdon Press.

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Don’t Go to Bed Angry: Stay Up and Fight Deb and Ron DeArmond

new What Christians Ought to Believe: An

Conflict isn’t the problem; it’s how you deal with it. The DeArmonds combine a healthy dose of personal experience with relationship-affirming biblical wisdom to demonstrate how communication through conflict can actually safeguard and even strengthen your relationship. Abingdon Press.

9781426790935. $14.99; Cokesbury Price $10.04

Introduction to Christian Doctrine Through the Apostles’ Creed Michael F. Bird

Opens our eyes to the possibilities of the Apostle’s Creed as a way to explore and understand the basic teachings of the Christian faith, with theological commentary, tips for application, and memorable illustrations. Zondervan.

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new jesus manifesto: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ Leonard Swet and Frank Viola

Christians have made the gospel about so many things things other than Christ. Religious concepts, doctrines, methods, formulas—they’ve all eclipsed the glory of the Lord Jesus himself. This book is a fresh unveiling of Jesus as not only Savior and Lord, but as so much more. Thomas Nelson.

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Christian Living new Henri Nouwen: His Life and Spirit Kevin Burns

The spiritual life is not a life before, after, or beyond our everyday existence. No, the spiritual life can only be real when it is lived in the midst of the pains and joys of the here and now.

The internationally renowned priest, teacher, and author, Henri Nouwen, wrote more than 40 books on the spiritual life, many of which are considered classics. As we approach the 20th anniversary of Nouwen’s death, Kevin Burns’s Henri Nouwen: His Life and Spirit will introduce a new generation to his compassionate approach to spirituality or remind readers of the comfort they took from his writing years ago. Burns tells Nouwen’s life story, but also captures the impact of his life and writings.

Franciscan Media.

9781632531384. Hardcover. $19.99; Cokesbury Price $14.39

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new The Return of the Prodigal Son, Anniversary Edition: A Special Two-in-One Volume, including Home Tonight Henri J. M. Nouwen

Convergent Books. Coming in October.

9780804189286. Hardcover. $24.00; Cokesbury Price $17.28

new Love, Henri: Letters on the Spiritual Life Henri J. M. Nouwen

Convergent Books. Coming in October.

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Live Right in a World Gone Wrong Leonard Sweet

Robert Hudson

In what the Los Angeles Times calls a “warm and detailed memoir,” Carter looks back from 90 years of age, reflecting on his public and private life, sharing what he is proud of and what he might do differently. He’s frank about the presidents who have succeeded him, world leaders, the causes he cares most about. Simon & Schuster.

We start out with hearts brimming with hope and excitement. So how do we end up half-dead, going through the motions? Hawkins shares the shifts we need in our thought and language that lead to true intimacy with God. That’s the life of more we’ve hoped for all along! Multnomah Books.

Jesus: Showing Us the Way to

Sweet presents the offensive and scandalous Jesus described in the Bible, examining his words and actions and placing them in context. We need to understand who Jesus really is if we are to follow him wholeheartedly. That Jesus just might transform your life.

Tyndale House. Coming in November.

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Reflections at Ninety Jimmy Carter

Writer’s Manual of Style: 4th Edition

The standard style guide of the Christian publishing industry, compiled by veteran Zondervan editor Robert Hudson, contains clear guidance on style questions related to religious writing, including many topics not addressed in other references or online. Zondervan.

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Everything Waiting for You Greg L. Hawkins

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Christian Living new Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade: The 5 Love

Languages and the Alzheimer’s Journey Gary Chapman, Deborah Barr, and Edward G. Shaw

Across America and around the world, the five love languages have revitalized relationships and saved marriages from the brink of disaster. Can they also help individuals, couples, and families cope with the devastating diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)?

Coauthors Chapman, Shaw, and Barr give a resounding yes. Their innovative application of the five love languages creates an entirely new way to touch the lives of the five million Americans who have Alzheimer’s, as well as their fifteen million caregivers. At its heart, this book is about how love gently lifts a corner of dementia’s dark curtain to cultivate an emotional connection amid memory loss.

This collaborative, groundbreaking work provides an overview of the love languages and Alzheimer’s disease, correlates the love languages with the developments of the stages of AD, discusses how both the caregiver and care receiver can apply the love languages, addresses the challenges and stresses of the caregiver journey, and offers personal stories and case studies about maintaining emotional intimacy amidst AD. Northfield Publishers. Coming in October.

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Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish C. Christopher Smith

Gordon MacDonald

the World’s Greatest Conqueror Gave Us Religious Freedom Jack Weatherford

Broken Story: The Power of

Common Good: How

In this fallen world, life is not how we thought it would be. But we can make sense of our broken stories by setting them in the context of a larger and greater story. Boa shows how God can transform our lives with an eternal perspective, when we live with the end in mind. InterVarsity Press.

Smith looks at the local church as an organization in which both learning and action lie at the heart of its identity. He explores the practice of reading and, “how we can read together as churches in ways that drive us deeper into action.” InterVarsity Press.

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Private World

We have schedule planners, computerized calendars, smart phones, and sticky notes to help us organize our business and social lives.

But what about our spiritual lives?

This updated classic equips a new generation to live life from the inside out. Includes a study guide.

Thomas Nelson. Coming in January.

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the Quest for God: How

This landmark biography by a New York Times bestselling author reveals how Genghis harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known.

Viking Books. Coming in October.

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Christian Living

new Total Family Makeover: 8 Practical Steps to Making Disciples at Home Melissa Spoelstra

Proverbs 22:6 tells us to train up our children in the way they should go, but exactly how are we supposed to do that when sometimes it’s a battle just to get our kids dressed and ready for school on time? How did Christ teach his disciples? He lived by example and taught them using hands-on training.

When we focus on the eight keys to living like Jesus—prayer, Bible study, mentoring, community, serving, rest, generosity, and evangelism—our children can learn the same way. Making disciples at home starts with YOU! Give your family a makeover with this practical approach to helping your children learn what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

Abingdon Press.

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new Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for

a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Shauna Niequist

Sometimes we find ourselves busier than we want to be, missing the sweetest moments along the way.

We end up resentful and distracted, regretful and feeling disconnected.

This is a hand reaching out to a new way of living—full of grace, space, and connection. Zondervan.

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new 7 Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness Eric Metaxas

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new Uninvited: Living the Sky: How I Disconnected From Loved When You Feel Less Than, the Internet and Reconnected With the God Who Made the Clouds Esther Emery

Seven captivating portraits of some of history’s greatest women, each of whom changed the course of history by following God’s call upon their lives: Joan of Arc, Susanna Wesley, Hannah More, Sister Maria of Paris, Corrie Ten Boom, Rosa Parks, and Mother Teresa.

Thomas Nelson. Coming in October.

A fiercely honest, piercingly poetic account of a year without Internet—365 days away from the good, the bad, and the ugly of our digital lives—in one woman’s desperate attempt at a reset.

Zondervan. Coming in December.

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Left Out, and Lonely Lysa TerKeurst

Stop feeling left out. “Set apart” doesn’t mean “set aside.” With biblical depth, gut-honest vulnerability, and wit, Lysa shares her own painful rejections and helps readers release the desire to fall apart or control others’ actions by embracing God-honoring ways to process their hurt. Thomas Nelson.

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new 31 Verses to Write on Your Heart Liz Curtis Higgs

Here are the words of hope you’re looking for when your faith needs a boost or a friend needs encouragement. Chosen by more than a thousand women as their favorite verses in the Bible, each one is worth learning, worth sharing, worth remembering, You’ll find verses you already know and love: “I can do all this through him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:13). Others may be less familiar but are no less powerful: “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe” (Proverbs 29:25). All of them capture the truth of God’s goodness, mercy, and love for His own.

Best-selling author Liz Curtis Higgs invites you to experience— • A deeper, richer understanding of thirty-one treasured verses.

• A fresh look at how these timeless truths can impact your life.

• A new passion for memorizing Scripture, verse by verse.

• Thirty-one creative ways to keep them in your heart forever.

With a study suide included, this is a daily devotional and a small group Bible study, wrapped in a lovely gift book overflowing with joy!

WaterBrook Press. Coming in October.

9781601428912. Hardcover. $14.99; Cokesbury Price $10.79

new Grace, Not

new When Momma

Simplicity, Celebrating Joy Emily Ley

from a Womanist Perspective Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder

Have you been told you can have it all, only to end up exhausted and out of sorts with the people you love? Hold yourself and those you love to a more life-giving standard and allow grace to seep into your days, your family, and your heart. Thomas Nelson. Coming in October.

An engaging womanist reading of mother characters in the Old and New Testaments. Crowder shows how the stories of biblical mothers can be powerful sources for critical reflection, identification, and empowerment.

Includes discussion questions.

Westminster John Knox Press.

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new The Light of the Speaks: The Bible and Motherhood World: A Memoir Elizabeth Alexander

A deeply resonant memoir for anyone who has loved and lost, from acclaimed poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander. It is at once an endlessly compelling memoir and a deeply felt meditation on the blessings of love, family, art, and community. Grand Central Publishing.

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Strength and Purpose:

Directing Your Strong Will to Improve Relationships, Expand Influence, and Honor God Cynthia Tobias

Honoring the vitality of confident Christian women, Tobias challenges you to employ your God-given strengths to enhance personal relationships, be selfsufficient, find your purpose, lead with integrity, and more. WaterBrook Press.

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Leadership Learn your leadership type & attract your type of follower new Spiritual Leadership: Why Leaders Lead and Who Seekers Follow Thomas G. Bandy

There are patterns and trends in leadership. Leaders who display particular characteristics will attract a certain kind of follower because, for whatever reason, these types of leaders seem to know the contexts, specific needs, and distinct attitudes of their followers better than other types of leaders. In Spiritual Leadership, Tom Bandy shows you how these dynamics are at work in your leadership. He provides extensive evaluations and easy-to-digest informational charts and illustrations that will help you understand what sort of leadership you might best provide to meet the spiritual needs of your congregation and community.

Abingdon Press.

9781501825590. $19.99; Cokesbury Price $13.39

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Thriving in the Second Chair: Ten Practices for Robust

Execute Your Vision: The

Practical Art of Ministry Leadership Bill Easum and Scott Musselman

Flood Gates: Holy Momentum for a Fearless Church Sue Nilson Kibbey

Anyone can have ideas. Making them happen is something else. Many pastors find it hard to execute their ideas. This book provides information, practical steps, essential principles, and points for deeper reflection in concise, easy-to-read chapters.

Abingdon Press. Coming in October.

Like the power of floodgates opening, you can learn and apply specific actions and behaviors to allow God’s spirit to pour forth. Learn to tap leadership strength, make the case for change, effectively grow leaders, and mobilize a congregation and beyond.

Abingdon Press. Coming in October.

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Leadership Lessons for the Second Half of Life Clayton Smith and Dave Wilson Retirement can be purpose-filled, satisfying, and fun! But many who face retirement are unprepared. This 6-week Bible-based study offers comprehensive, practical help for Christians who are or will be retired.

Individual/group use. Abingdon Press.

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Ministry (When You’re Not in Charge) Mike Bonem

It’s can be frustrating to be in the second chair. Learn ten key factors to help you do more that survive—thrive in a life and ministry that are fulfilling, vital, and sustainable. Abingdon Press.

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Leadership The church can learn from secular society how to “be the church” new the sacred secular: How God Is Using the World to Shape the Church Dottie Escobedo-Frank and Rob Rynders

Is being “spiritual” any better than being “religious”? People, especially young people, are attracted to revitalized urban centers that offer community-based meeting places, and typically, these are the same people who are leaving organized religion. To them, there’s not a lot of difference between a megachurch and a big box retailer. Yet they consider themselves to be “spiritual.”

The Sacred Secular compares new urban “religion” to the practices and beliefs found at the core of Jesus’ teaching, helping us to see how we can show, tell, and embody Christianity today.

Abingdon Press. Coming in October.

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The necessary nine: Things Effective Pastors Do Differently Bob Farr and Kay Kotan

Ten percent of church leaders are gifted and don’t need help. Another 10% don’t have the skill set needed to lead. That leaves 80% of church leaders who can learn to be more effective. This book shares nine simple axioms for effective pastoral and lay leadership. Abingdon Press.

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The Passionate Church: Ignite Your Church and Change the World Mike Slaughter with Karen Perry Smith

Based on the “Four Areas of Focus” for ministry, this book helps pastor peer groups and other leadership groups replicate the creative ministries and organic growth at Ginghamsburg Church. With a built-in facilitator guide. Abingdon Press.

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The Two Ways: The Early

The Disciple-Maker’s Handbook: 7 Elements of a

Christian Vision of Discipleship from the Shepherd of Hermas and the Didache

Used to training new disciples, these vibrant and practical early writings attend to all aspects of discipleship in daily life—vocation, morality, family, the sacraments, citizenship, leadership, and more. Plough Publishing House.

Coming in October.

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Discipleship Lifestyle Bobby Harrington and Josh Patrick

If making disciples is so important, why have so few Christians been personally discipled by a more mature Christian?

This handbook helps equip you to embrace the discipleship lifestyle and make other disciples. Abingdon Press.

Coming in October.

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Leadership A proven process for building children’s ministry new Children’s Ministry on Purpose: A Purpose-Driven

Approach to Lead Kids toward Spiritual Health Steve Adams

Many children’s ministries are a flurry of activity, run by dedicated volunteers and staff who put in long hours and work hard for the good of the children and parents they serve. Yet despite good intentions, many children’s ministries today are not effective. They lack purpose and intentionality.

In this book, Steve applies the revolutionary insights of the Purpose Driven Church to children’s ministry and leads readers on a journey of discovery, showing them how to develop an intentional ministry process that moves children toward spiritual health while building a healthy ministry environment for those who work with kids.

Zondervan.

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new Small(er) Church Youth Ministry: No Staff, No Money, No Problem!

Brad Fiscus with Stephanie Caro

Highlights the big impact small churches can have on the faith journey of their young people. Designed to encourage and help small churches start, build, and lead effective disciplemaking youth ministry. Abingdon Press. Coming in December.

9781501825811. $16.99; Cokesbury Price $11.38

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Hollow Faith: How Andy Griffith, Facebook, and the American Dream Diluted the Gospel Stephen Ingram

Beyond the Screen: Youth

Youth leaders, pastors, and parents explore how pop culture not only affects church culture, but how it may define and dilute it. Includes ways to discuss, develop plans, and form actions to reclaim the vibrant, lifegiving faith of the Bible. With Parents Guide in the back. Abingdon Press.

Using the latest ethnographic research on youth and digital media along with theological reflection and interviews with teens, the author provides a deeper glimpse into the world of teens and social media and gives new direction and directives for ministering to Millennials. Abingdon Press.

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Ministry for the Connected But Alone Generation Andrew Zirschky

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Church & Culture Results-oriented ideas for helping the poor new Charity Detox: What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared about

Results Robert D. Lupton

In Toxic Charity, Robert D. Lupton revealed the truth about modern charity programs meant to help the poor and disenfranchised. While charity makes donors feel better, he argued, it often hurts those it seeks to help. At the forefront of this burgeoning yet ineffective compassion industry are American churches, which spend billions on dependency-producing programs, including food pantries. But what would charity look like if we, instead, measured it by its ability to alleviate poverty and needs?

That is the question at the heart of Charity Detox. Drawing on his many decades of experience, Lupton outlines how to structure programs that actually improve the quality of life of the poor and disenfranchised. He introduces many strategies that are revolutionizing what we do with our charity dollars, and offers numerous examples of organizations that have successfully adopted these groundbreaking new models. Only by redirecting our strategies and becoming committed to results, he argues, can charity enterprises truly become as transformative as our ideals.

HarperCollins.

9780062307286. $14.99; Cokesbury Price $10.79

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Doing Good Is Simple:

Strangers Drowning:

More Than Enough: Living

This practical guide from the founder of a global advocacy organization shows how you can be a powerful force for good in the world right where you are—without moving overseas, burdening your family, or giving up modern comforts. Zondervan.

What does it mean to devote yourself wholly to helping others? This book tells stories of people living lives of extreme ethical commitment: their stubborn integrity and compromises; bravery and recklessness; joys, defeats, and dilemmas. Penguin Group.

Our daily choices impact the earth and the people around us. But can we really help either? This blend of practical reflection and insight goes beyond a call to gratitude and generosity and invites us to a new way of life grounded in God’s hope and grace. Westminster John Knox Press. Coming in October.

Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis Stephan Bauman, Matthew Sorens, and Issam Smeir

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Making a Difference Right Where You Are Chris Marlow

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Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help Larissa MacFarquhar

Abundantly in a Culture of Excess Lee Hull Moses

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The world is witnessing its worst refugee crisis in recorded history.

Many wish to help, but are concerned about the risks. Seeking Refuge speaks to that tension, offering ideas for making a compassionate, godly response. Moody Publishers.

9780802414885. $13.99; Cokesbury Price $10.07

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Church & Culture One of TIME magazine’s Best Nonfiction Books of the Year new The Givenness of Things: Essays Marilynne Robinson

Robinson has plumbed the depths of the human spirit in her novels, including the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Lila and the Pulitzer Prizewinning Gilead, and in her new essay collection she trains her incisive mind on our modern predicament and the mysteries of faith. These seventeen essays examine the ideas that have inspired and provoked one of our finest writers throughout her life. Whether she is investigating how the work of the great thinkers of the past, Calvin, Locke, Bonhoeffer—and Shakespeare—can infuse our lives, or calling attention to the rise of the self-declared elite in American religious and political life, Robinson’s peerless prose and boundless humanity are on display. Exquisite and bold, The Givenness of Things is a necessary call for us to find wisdom and guidance in our cultural heritage, and to offer grace to one another.

With a two-part interview between Marilynne Robinson and President Obama that first appeared in the New York Review of Books.

Picador. Coming in November.

9781250097316. $16.00; Cokesbury Price $11.52

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Walking on Water:

From the Editor’s Desk:

Reflections on Faith and Art Madeleine L’Engle

What is the relationship between faith and art? In beautiful and insightful essays, readers discover what L’Engle views as the prime tasks of an artist: to listen, to remain aware, and to respond to creation through one’s own art.

Convergent Books.

Coming in October.

9780804189279. $15.00; Cokesbury Price $10.80

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new Finding God in the

Thinking Critically, Living Faithfully at the Dawn of a New Christian Century John M. Buchanan with Jason Byassee A compilation of editorials from The Christian Century from 1999-2015 that focus on congregational life, war and peace, civic engagement, newsworthy events, and more. Westminster John Knox Press. Coming in November.

Found It Again Through Science Mike McHargue

From the host of the popular podcasts, The Liturgists Podcast and Ask Science Mike, a story of having faith, losing it, and finding it again through science, revealing how the latest in neuroscience, physics, and biology help us understand God, faith, and ourselves. Convergent Books.

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new Getting Religion: Faith, Culture, and Politics from the Age of Eisenhower to the Era of Obama Kenneth L. Woodward The award-winning author blends memoir with copious reporting and shrewd historical analysis to tell the story of how American religion, culture, and politics influenced each other in the second half of the 20th century. Convergent Books.

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Church & Culture Going off-road to find a life that’s the opposite of shallow new in paperback The Road to Character David Brooks

With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks now focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives.

Responding to what he calls the culture of the Big Me, which emphasizes external success, Brooks challenges us, and himself, to rebalance the scales between our resume virtues achieving wealth, fame, and status and our eulogy virtues, those that exist at the core of our being: kindness, bravery, honesty, or faithfulness, focusing on what kind of relationships we have formed.

Looking to some of the world’s greatest thinkers and inspiring leaders, Brooks explores how, through internal struggle and a sense of their own limitations, they have built a strong inner character. Blending psychology, politics, spirituality, and confessional, The Road to Character provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities, and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth.

Random House.

9780812983418. $18.00; Cokesbury Price $12.96

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Accidental Saints: Finding

Interfaith Leadership: A Primer Eboo Patel

Faith Ed: Teaching About

Religion in an Age of Intolerance Linda K. Wertheimer

American Apostles:

What happens when ordinary people share bread and wine, read Scripture together, and tell the truth about their real lives? Convergent Books.

Renowned interfaith leader Eboo Patel offers a clear, detailed, and practical guide to interfaith leadership, illustrated with compelling examples.

Explores the core competencies and skills of interfaith leadership, plus issues interfaith leaders face and how they can solve them. Beacon Press.

Wertheimer’s fascinating crosscountry investigation reveals a public education system struggling to find the right path forward, and offers a promising roadmap for raising a new generation of religiously literate Americans who have respect for others. Random House.

A prize-winning historian chronicles the first fateful collision between American missionaries and Islam explaining how their misrepresentations helped to fuel the first wave of Islamophobia in the United States, and one that endures today. Simon & Schuster.

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God in All the Wrong People Nadia Bolz-Weber

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When Evangelicals Entered the World of Islam Christine Leigh Heyrman

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Church & Culture Embracing a Christianity that is more Christian new The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian Brian McLaren

The Christian story, from Genesis until now, is fundamentally about people on the move outgrowing old, broken religious systems and embracing new, more redemptive ways of life. It s time to move again.

Brian McLaren, a leading voice in contemporary religion, argues that notwithstanding the dire headlines about the demise of faith and drop in church attendance, Christian faith is not dying. Rather, it is embarking on a once-in-an-era spiritual shift. For millions, the journey has already begun.

Drawing from his work as global activist, pastor, and public theologian, McLaren challenges readers to stop worrying, waiting, and indulging in nostalgia, and instead, to embrace the powerful new understandings that are reshaping the church. In The Great Spiritual Migration, he explores three profound shifts that define the change.

Convergent Books.

9781601427915. Hardcover. $21.00; Cokesbury Price $15.12

Also available by this author: Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road? Jericho Books.

9781455513956. $16.00; Cokesbury Price $8.00 We Make the Road by Walking. Jericho Books.

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The Forgotten Ways:

The End of White Christian America

Reactivating Apostolic Movements Alan Hirsch In this fully revised edition of the paradigm-shifting classic, Hirsch provides fresh new examples of growing churches—including a system of six vital keys to movements—and reflects on the last ten years of the missional movement. Brazos Press.

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of Good People Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald

Robert P. Jones

Two leading psychologists explore hidden biases we all carry from a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability, and nationality. By gaining awareness, we can adapt our beliefs and behavior. Bantam Dell.

America is no longer demographically or culturally a majority white Christian nation. In the future, the descendants of WCA will lack the political power they once had. Jones forecasts the ways they might adjust to find their place in the new America.

Simon & Schuster.

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How Jesus Saves the World from Us:

12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity Morgan Guyton Christianity is about being saved, but today’s Christians need saving from the toxic understanding of salvation we’ve received through bad theology.

This book proposes 12 paradigm shifts and antidotes for the toxicity that has infiltrated Christian culture.

Westminster John Knox Press.

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Social Justice Engaging “outsiders” & “strangers” in a distinctively Christian way Fear of the Other: No Fear in Love

William H. Willimon

Tolerate one another. Wait. Isn’t that supposed to be love one another? It’s one thing to genuinely love people who are more or less the same as we are, but what about those who are not only strangers, but people who live completely different lives? Reliable spiritual guide Will Willimon invites you to look more closely at the gospel’s command to love—because to genuinely love those considered to be “Other” may be the hardest thing for people of faith to do.

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Praise for the book I love Will Willimon, and I love this book. Will writes with prophetic sarcasm, a touch of humor, plenty of self-effacement, and a pastor’s heart. And his words will make you laugh, cringe, cry, confess, and repent.

This is a very timely book.

—Adam Hamilton, senior pastor, The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, KS; author of Half Truths

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Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement William J. Barber II with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith D. L. Mayfield

Reconstruction: Moral

A modern-day civil rights champion tells how he helped build a coalition of progressive Christians, union members, and immigration-rights activists to bridge America’s racial divide.

Beacon Press. Coming in January.

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In this collection of stunning and surprising essays, Mayfield invites readers to reconsider their concepts of justice and love, and reimagine being a citizen of the world and God’s kingdom. HarperCollins.

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How Methodists Were Involved in an American Tragedy Gary L. Roberts

Note: Native American History Month is November. Coming to grips with the slaughter of peaceful innocents at Sand Creek involves hard questions and unsatisfactory answers not only about what happened but also about what led to it and why.

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Race in a Post-Obama America: The Church Responds David Maxwell, editor

Helps concerned Christians clarify terms and issues of racism and discern how to respond. Covers basic definitions and history of racism in the U.S., current thoughts on institutional racism, and specific actions individuals and churches are taking, plus questions for reflection and discussion.

Westminster John Knox Press.

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Preaching & Pastoral Care For sermons that connect with congregants’ real lives new Preaching and the Human Condition: Loving God, Self,

& Others O. Wesley Allen Jr.

Jesus was all about the human condition. He didn’t skirt around real-life needs and difficult circumstances by offering simple messages of self-help.

But sometimes that’s exactly what we do in our sermons when we aim at high and noble ideals yet ignore the “bad news” of the world. Author O. Wesley Allen proposes the idea that we can successfully explore the human condition in every sermon by looking through the vertical, horizontal, and inner lens of Jesus’ greatest commandment. In individual chapters, he unpacks each perspective, suggests practical, homiletic approaches to preaching from that perspective, and provides a sample sermon.

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This groundbreaking book follows African American preaching from its oral tradition roots to an oral/written tradition, tracing the relationship between homiletics and rhetoric in Western preaching. Abingdon Press.

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Clergy Guide to Preserving Energy and Passion for Ministry Heather Bradley and Miriam Grogan

Restoring Wounded Souls Larry Graham

Today’s “flexible” moral framework makes it hard to help people discern right and wrong so they can reconcile what they’ve done/experienced, recover from guilt and shame, and become vital moral agents. Moral Injury shows you how to reclaim your pastoral tasks of soul care and moral guidance.

Abingdon Press. Coming in November.

Clergy are constantly “on,” always helping others, and the pressures can take their toll. How do you remain engaged and energized? Discover encouraging and motivating tools to help you switch off. Includes self-evaluation and steps to a more effective ministry. Abingdon Press.

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Planning Sermons and Services for Fifty-Two Sundays Scott Hoezee, editor Includes idea jump-starters, full sermons, worship helps, 700 topical essays, sermon series ideas based on lectionary readings, and more.

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Preaching & Pastoral Care A unique tool for series preaching A Preacher’s Guide to Lectionary Sermon Series:

Thematic Plans for Years A, B, and C Contributors: Theresa Cho, Robert S. Dannals, Magrey R. deVega, Brian Erickson, Mihee Kim-Kort, Jessica LaGrone, Cleophus J. LaRue, Jacqueline J. Lewis, Katherine Willis Pershey, Paul Rock, Martin Thielen, and Winnie Varghese Preachers get the best of lectionary and topical series preaching with this comprehensive manual of sermon series ideas based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Designed to frame consecutive weeks of lectionary texts into seasonal and short-term series, a diverse group of twelve preachers outline multiple thematic series plans for each lectionary year. Each series plan provides a series overview, a chart that outlines each segment of the series, tips and ideas, scriptural references, and a brief sermon starter. The series honors holy days and seasons and responds to typical patterns of church attendance, maximizing visitor retention and member engagement. Pastors can honor their commitment to lectionary preaching while taking advantage of the benefits series preaching can offer with this truly unique resource.

Westminster John Knox Press.

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How to Thrive David M. Mellot

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For those considering seminary, in seminary, or preparing to graduate from seminary, here’s help discerning your call, moving into the world of theological study, and balancing school, work, and family. An ideal textbook for intro seminary or spiritual formation courses. Westminster John Knox Press.

A noted Christian educator offers fresh, practical suggestions for preparing and delivering children’s sermons that they will understand and enjoy. A story for each Sunday of the church year based on the Revised Common Lectionary plus a few stories for special moments.

Westminster John Knox Press.

to Praise in African American Preaching Cleophus J. LaRue

It’s time to change the emphasis of preaching in African American churches from so-called celebratory preaching— designed to build to a highly emotional closing—to preaching that focuses on the ongoing problems of communities.

Westminster John Knox Press.

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Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism Timothy Keller The New York Times bestselling author, pastor, and preacher shares his wisdom on communicating faith.

Penguin Group. Coming in December.

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Wesleyan What might a renewed Methodism look like? new The Once and Future Wesleyan Movement

Scott J. Jones

A viable future for United Methodism relies on recapturing the dynamism associated with a movement, so says Scott J. Jones, author of The Once and Future Wesleyan Movement. His message is applicable specifically to The United Methodist Church as well as broadly to all denominations in the Wesleyan tradition. The book discusses specific obstacles that are currently preventing the church from achieving its potential and closes with a hopeful vision of what a renewed United Methodism might look like.

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Covenant for Renewal Magrey deVega

Central to Methodist identity is The Wesley Covenant Prayer, which John Wesley first shared in a renewal service in 1755. Abingdon Press reintroduces Wesley’s covenant prayer and renewal service in this book, which is also part of an accessible churchwide campaign.

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Christian Social Innovation: Renewing

The Causes, Evils, and Cures of Heart and Church Divisions

Wesleyan Witness L. Gregory Jones

Francis Asbury’s classic 18th century work, translated from archaic English and updated with Scripture from the Common English Bible, still resonates with modern readers. Abingdon Press.

What can faith communities learn from entrepreneurship? Christian Social Innovation looks at how our need for “fresh expressions” of gatherings of community and a renewed sense of mission are driving interest in starting new churches and establishing church plants. Abingdon Press.

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Two centuries ago, John Wesley composed Twelve Rules for Helpers for pastors of his time who would follow in his ministry footsteps. This book devotedly unpacks the heart of each rule, revealing how the timeless truths should no less inform and direct all good Christian leadership in this day and age. Abingdon Press.

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Wesleyan The best of Wesley presented by the beloved Bishop Job new 40 Days with Wesley

Rueben P. Job

In an accessible, inviting format, this forty-day devotional experience weaves inspirational readings on faith and prayer with quotes and excerpts from John Wesley. Each selection offers a simple daily pattern of reflection with a prayer, Scripture, a short reading, quotes from John Wesley, and blessing to take with you through the day. Even those new to Wesley or a daily prayer guide will find this book an easy read for reassurance and inspiration during the Lent and Easter season.

Those familiar with Rueben Job’s writing will be delighted to find selections of his writing from the past two decades in a new format.

Abingdon Press. Coming in January.

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Crossing the Divide: John Wesley, the Fearless Evangelist Jake Hanson

An Exact Likeness: The

How can Christians today reach a world that is becoming increasingly intolerant to the teachings of the church? John Wesley also faced hostility: mobs, riots, and angry diatribes. Yet he fearlessly forged his ministry ahead and found a way to reach even enemies. His life and teaching offer the 21st century church a way forward. Barbour Publishing.

Heitzenrater, the top John Wesley scholar in the world, provides a commentary and interpretation of the history surrounding more than 50 full-color portraits and sculptures of Wesley. You may just learn more about Wesley in this unique art history book than what you can find in a conventional biography. Abingdon Press.

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Top 10 United Methodist Beliefs

Don Adams

Using John Wesley as guide, this book describes the 10 most important United Methodist beliefs, so that we are equipped for every good work. It also describes how a passionate Wesley can still inspire us to travel the road to perfection using these basic beliefs as signposts, not hitching posts. Includes study questions. Abingdon Press.

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Seven Things John Wesley Expected Us to Do for Kids Christopher Miles Ritter

An encouraging gift book that reinforces the Wesleyan DNA of being passionate and purposeful in ministry with children. It uses John Wesley’s instructions to Methodist preachers found in the Large Minutes as an outline of what he expected Methodists to do for kids. Abingdon Press.

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Study & Theology Enlisting the faithful in the revolution new The Day the Revolution Began:

Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion N. T. Wright The renowned scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author, widely considered to be the heir to C. S. Lewis, once again challenges commonly held Christian beliefs.

He argues that Jesus’ death on the cross was not only to absolve us of our sins; it was actually the beginning of a revolution commissioning the Christian faithful to a new vocation responsible for restoring and reconciling all of God’s creation. Therefore the crucifixion must be understood within the much larger story of God’s purposes: to bring heaven and earth together.

The Day the Revolution Began offers a grand picture of Jesus’ sacrifice and its full significance for the Christian faith, inspiring believers with a renewed sense of mission, purpose, and hope, and reminding them of the crucial role the Christian faith must play in protecting and shaping the future of the world.

HarperCollins. Coming in October.

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new Did God Kill Jesus?

Searching for Love in History’s Most Famous Execution Tony Jones

Many Christians believe God demanded his Son die a gruesome death since humanity is so irredeemably sinful. This popular Christian blogger argues that this is a medieval invention, not really biblical teaching. We must replace the shame and guilt that make us fearful of God with love, grace, and joyfulness. HarperCollins.

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the Fourth Gospel Jaime Clark-Soles

God’s Kingdom Revealed Through the Stories Jesus Told John MacArthur

Dear Life: A Spiritual Walk with

Part commentary, part spiritual companion to be read alongside the Bible, this lively reading illuminates important historical and literary insights, the characters, and the unique themes and symbols of John. Questions for individual/group study. Westminster John Knox Press. Coming in October.

Jesus was a master storyteller, and the parables he told were ingeniously simple word pictures with profound spiritual lessons. Understanding the parables is a crucial matter for followers of Jesus. Thomas Nelson.

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Parables: The Mysteries of

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Carter addresses the ways in which New Testament writings present God by asking four questions about how God relates to others: How is God presented in relation to: Israel? Jesus and the Spirit? Believers/disciples/the church? “The world”? Abingdon Press.

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Apocalyptic Literature in the New Testament

Greg Carey

Many contemporary readers shy away from all things apocalyptic. This introduction considers the influence of apocalyptic literature throughout the Gospels and Acts, Paul’s letters, and Revelation, arguing that early Christian authors drew upon apocalyptic topics to address many situations and concerns. Abingdon Press.

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Study & Theology Find out why theology is for everyone new Holding Faith: A Practical Introduction to Christian Doctrine

Cynthia L. Rigby

Doctrine is important to pastors and Bible scholars, but do the rest of us need to engage in discussions about it? After reading Holding Faith you’ll come to realize that “doctrine” is just a word for how we relate to God and to one another, and therefore, it deeply affects our everyday Christian life. The book introduces basic Christian doctrines and examines each one using current events, sociology, fiction, and movies, in addition to Scripture and theological literature, to show that theology matters to our lives and to the life of the world.

Abingdon Press.

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new Near Christianity: How Journeys along JewishChristian Borders Saved My Faith in God Anthony Le Donne

Le Donne gained a deeper, more complex Christian faith and a better vision of its beauty and genius with the help of Jewish friends and mentors.

His journey illustrates the value in continued Jewish guidance for the Christian life. Zondervan.

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Discoveries From Genesis to the Roman Era Jean-Pierre Isbouts

Fr. Andrew Apostoli

Questions were central to the way Jesus spread his message of salvation to the world. Although first asked Richly illustrated and written from 2,000 years ago, they still serve as an an objective, nondenominational invitation to enter into a conversation perspective, this book uses the latest with Jesus. Apostoli reflects on each of scientific and archaeological discoveries the questions Jesus asked and gently to put Bible stories in the framework of history. With maps and timelines. National guides us into a deeper understanding of their wisdom. Sophia Institute Press.

Geographic. Coming in October.

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Are you overwhelmed by technology?

The body of Christ has always been a virtual body. This book suggests ways to reimage the digital world from this perspective to better expand the possibilities of healing lives through the use of technology. Abingdon Press.

Coming in November.

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Defying Gravity: Break Free from the Culture of More Tom Berlin

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Unlike other stewardship books, this one isn’t about a stewardship program or campaign; it’s about a stewardship revolution. With guidelines for training a dedicated team of “generosity revolutionaries” who embrace, live, and lead others on a journey of gratitude, prayer, and faith. Abingdon Press.

Introduces important economic principles contained in the works of several Nobel Prize winning economists in conversation with foundational Christian ideas about wealth and success rooted in Jewish teaching, Roman Catholic literature, and the sermons of Methodist founder, John Wesley. Abingdon Press.

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Too many possessions can create an unbearable weight on our lives, affecting our ability to serve and thrive. This book explores how to sustain a vibrant life.

Part of a 4-week stewardship campaign and small-group study. Abingdon Press.

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In Creed, Adam Hamilton explores not only what Christians believe, but also why they believe, and why it matters, which in turn leads readers to go beyond reciting the Creed’s familiar words to confront and examine their own core beliefs. The book is part of a six-week churchwide program for Lent, Easter, and beyond that includes a Leader Guide, DVD, youth and children’s resources, and a Leader Kit. Abingdon Press. Coming in December.

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