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| Aten, Jamie | Disaster Ministry Handbook | Jamie is the founder and codirector of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute. He has been awarded close to $2 million in external funding by numerous state, federal and nonprofit organizations for psychology of religion and disaster research. | Article: The Washington Post–"Tips for Helping a Loved One After a Tragedy, from a Christian Disaster Expert"
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| Crises/Disaster Response | Annan, Kent | Kent is co-director of Haiti Partners and is on the board of directors of Equitas Group. One of his essays was cited as a "Notable Essay" in the Best American Essays series and he has been featured on national TV and radio shows. Visit Kent's website at kentannan.com. Follow Kent on Twitter: @kentannan. | Excerpt: KentAnnan.com– "Aftershocks and Fear" Speaking: Urbana Student Missions Conference: "Faith and Doubt in the Midst of Suffering" | |||||||
| Anderson, Cameron J. | The Faithful Artist | Cameron is an artist and the executive director of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA). He lectures frequently on the arts, media, advertising, and contemporary culture. See Anderson's work with CIVA at civa.org. | |||||||
| The Arts & Christianity | Fujimura, Makoto | Silence and Beauty | Makoto is an internationally renowned artist, writer, and speaker who serves as the director of Fuller Theological Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. He is also the founder of the International Arts Movement. He also served as a consultant on the Martin Scorsese film, Silence. Learn more about Mako and his work at his website, makotofujimura.com. Follow him on Twitter: @iamfujimura. | Review: Publishers Weekly Starred Review | ||||||
| Fujimura, Makoto | Silence and Beauty | Makoto is an internationally renowned artist, writer, and speaker who serves as the director of Fuller Theological Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. He is also the founder of the International Arts Movement. He also served as a consultant on the Martin Scorsese film, Silence. Learn more about Mako and his work at his website, makotofujimura.com. Follow him on Twitter: @iamfujimura. | Review: Publishers Weekly Starred Review
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| Evil/Suffering | Gregg, Brian Han | What Does the Bible Say About Suffering? | Brian is associate professor of biblical studies at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota. | |||||||
| Evil/Suffering | Duriez, Colin | Bedeviled | Colin has taught, written, and spoken worldwide on C.S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and the Inklings for nearly thirty years. He won the Clyde S. Kilby Award in 1994 for his research and has appeared as a commentator on the extended-version film DVDs of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, PBS's The Question of God, and the Sony DVD Ringers. | Review: Publishers Weekly–"Sin Is In: 7 (Deadly) Sin Books for Spring and Summer" | ||||||
| Evil/Suffering | Rice, Richard | Suffering and the Search for Meaning | Richard Rice is professor of religion at Loma Linda University and the author of God's Foreknowledge and Man's Free Will and Reason and the Contours of Faith. | |||||||
| Evil/Suffering | Ramsey, Russ | Struck | Russ is a pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville and his writing has appeared at The Rabbit Room, The Gospel Coalition, and others. His book Behold the King of Glory was awarded the 2016 Christian Book Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Read his blog at russ-ramsey.com. Follow him on Twitter: @russramsey. | Review: Publishers Weekly-"New Books Seek to Answer Questions of Death and the Afterlife" | ||||||
| Blum, Lee Wolfe | Table in the Darkness | You can find Lee's writing on her blog at leewolfeblum.com | |||||||
| Eating Disorders | Stone, Rachel Marie | Eat with Joy | Rachel is a freelance writer and blogs at Patheos. You can find Rachel on Twitter: @Rachel_M_Stone. | Interview: Patheos–Pete Enns: "What do food and following Jesus have to do with each other?" Review: Religion News Service: "The year's 10 most intriguing religion books" Article: her.meneutics: "Our Bodies, Our Selfies: On Body Image Online" | ||||||
| Moll, Rob | What Your Body Knows About God | Rob is editor-at-large for Christianity Today and communications officer to the president for World Vision. You can find Rob on Twitter: @mollrob. | Interview: Jonathan Merritt On Faith & Culture: "What your body knows about God" Article: Relevant Magazine: "The Surprising Links Between Faith and Health" | ||||||
| Health & Neuroscience | Jennings, Tim (MD) | The God-Shaped Brain | Dr. Jennings was voted one of America´s Top Psychiatrists by the Consumers' Research Council of America in 2008, 2010 and 2011. You can find his website here. | Interview: My Faith Radio: "Having a God-shaped brain" Interview: Dr. Bill Maier Live: "The God-Shaped Brain by Dr. Tim Jennings" | ||||||
| Health & Neuroscience | Stone, Rachel Marie | Eat with Joy | Rachel is a freelance writer and blogs at Patheos. You can find Rachel on Twitter: @Rachel_M_Stone. | Interview: Patheos–Pete Enns: "What do food and following Jesus have to do with each other?" Review: Religion News Service: "The year's 10 most intriguing religion books" Article: her.meneutics: "Our Bodies, Our Selfies: On Body Image Online" | ||||||
| Health & Neuroscience | Thompson, Curt (MD) | Curt is a psychiatrist in private practice and is the founder of the nonprofit organization the Center for Being Known. You can find his website here. | Review: Patheos–"So You Find Yourself in the Middle of a Shame Storm: What to Do?" | |||||||
| Bourke, Dale Hanson | Immigration | Immigration is part of the Skeptics Series. You can find Dale on Twitter: @dalehbourke. | Article: Christianity Today: "6 Things Your Church Can Do During the Refugee Ban" Article: RELEVANT: What You Don't Know About Refugees Interview: Thin Places: How Children Change the Immigration Debate | ||||||
| Immigration/Refugees | Soerens, Matthew | Welcoming the Stranger | Matthew works for World Relief. You can find Matthew on Twitter: @MatthewSoerens. | Profile: Crain's Chicago Business: 20 in Their 20s Article: Sojourners: "That They May Be One: Immigration and Christian Unity" | ||||||
| Immigration/Refugees | Payne, J. D. | Strangers Next Door | J. D. Payne has written extensively ion missions, evangelism, and church growth and frequently speaks at churches, conferences, and mission agencies. He is the pastor of church multiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Alabama. Visit J. D.'s website at jdpayne.org. Follow J. D. on Twitter: @jd_payne. | |||||||
| Simpson, Amy | Amy edits the Christianity Today blog Gifted for Leadership and you can find her own blog here. You can find Amy on Twitter: @aresimpson. | Interview: My Faith Radio: "Mental illness and the mission of the church" Interview: Rachel Held Evens: "Mental Illness & the Church" Article: Relevant Magazine: "Can Our Mental Health Care System be Healed?" | |||||||
| Mental Illness | Marchenko, Gillian | Still Life | Gillian writes and speaks about faith, depression, adoption, and parenting kids with Down syndrome. Read Gillian's blog at gillianmarchenko.com. Follow Gillian on Twitter: @GillianMarchenk. | Blog Post: GillianMarchenko.com: "Struggle with Depression during the Holidays" | ||||||
| Mental Illness | Blum, Lee Wolfe | Table in the Darkness | You can find Lee's writing on her blog at leewolfeblum.com | Interview: Moody Radio with Janet Parshall, February 2014 Interview: My Faith Radio, "God's light in the midst of anorexia" | ||||||
| Mental Illness | Mason, Karen | Preventing Suicide | Karen is associate professor of counseling and psychology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. | Interview: Patheos–Deborah Arca: "Preventing Suicide is Possible" Interview: Leadership Journal: "Preventing Suicide" | ||||||
| Harris, Paula and Schaupp, Doug | Being White | Coauthors Paula and Doug's blog, Being White, launches December 2015 and is for white Christians trying to respond in faith and courage to racial dynamics in the U.S. Paula Harris is the priest at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Wisconsin. Doug is coordinator for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's campus ministries in the western cluster. | Blog: Launches December 2015 | ||||||
| Race, Multiethnicity & Culture | Wytsma, Ken | The Myth of Equality | Ken is the president of Kilns College and founder of the Justice Conference. He has written articles appearing in RELEVANT, Church Leaders, Huffington Post, Worship Leader Magazine, OUTREACH Magazine, and more. Visit Ken's website and read his blog at kenwytsma.com. Follow him on Twitter: @kjwytsma. | |||||||
| Race, Multiethnicity & Culture | Leong, David | Race and Place | David is associate professor of missiology at Seattle Pacific University and Seminary, where he also serves as the director of the Global and Urban Ministry minor. As a scholar and practitioner, Daivd examines the theological meaning of the city in an increasingly globalized and urbanized world. | Review: Publishers Weekly-"Justice a Hot Topic for Religion Publishers" Review: Publishers Weekly-"As Racial Tensions Dominate Headlines, Books Offer Insights for Change" Interview: Christianity Today-"Is the Way Our Cities Are Designed Keeping Us Apart?" | ||||||
| Race, Multiethnicity & Culture | Barber, Leroy | Leroy is the executive director at Word Made Flesh. You can find Leroy on Twitter: @LeroyBarber. | Interview: Sojourners: "Raising Black Boys in America" Excerpt: Christianity Today: "You Don't Have to Quit to Find Life-Giving Work" | |||||||
| Race, Multiethnicity & Culture | Cleveland, Christena | Disunity in Christ | Christena is associate professor of reconciliation studies at Bethel University and blogs at christenacleveland.com You can find Christena on Twitter: @cscleve. | Profile: Christianity Today: "33 Under 33" Article: RachelHeldEvans.com: "Killing Me Softly: On Privilege and Voice" | ||||||
| Race, Multiethnicity & Culture | Gilbreath, Edward | Edward is currently the executive director of communications with the Evangelical Covenant Church You can find Edward on Twitter: @edgilbreath. | Interview: Topeka Capital-Journal: "King's Message from Birmingham Still Strong" Interview: Patheos–Wendy Murray: "MLK's Christian Call and Why It Matters" | |||||||
| Race, Multiethnicity & Culture | Salter McNeil, Brenda | Brenda Salter McNeil is an associate professor of reconciliation studies in the School of Theology at Seattle Pacific University and blogs at saltermcneil.com You can find Brenda on Twitter: @RevDocBrenda. | Interview: Red Letter Christians: "Now on the Red Carpet: Brenda Salter McNeil" Interview: Catalyst Podcast: Episode 217 | |||||||
| Race, Multiethnicity & Culture | Yancey, George | Beyond Racial Gridlock | George is professor of sociology at the University of North Texas, specializing in race/ethnicity, biracial families, and anti-Christian bias. Visit Yancey's website at georgeyancey.com. Yancey blogs at the Patheos site Black, White and Grey. Follow George on Twitter: @profyancey. | Interview: The New York Times–"A Confession of Liberal Intolerance" | ||||||
| Race, Multiethnicity & Culture | Love, Rick | Peace Catalysts | Rick is an internationally recognized expert in Christian-Muslim relations. He is president of Peace Catalyst International and serves as associate director of the World Evangelical Alliance Peace and Reconciliation Initiative. | Review: Preaching–"Peace Catalysts: Resolving Conflict in our Families, Organizations and Communities" | ||||||
| Race, Multiethnicity & Culture | Kyllonen, Tommy "Urban D." | ReBuild | Tommy has been in full-time urban ministry for over nineteen years at Crossover Church in Tampa. He is also an internationally known hip-hop artist, author, and urban ministry coach and speaker. Visit Tommy's website at urband.org for information on his ministry, music and coaching. Follow Tommy on Twitter (@urband813) and on Instagram (@urband813). | |||||||
| Race, Multiethnicity & Culture | Van Opstal, Sandra | Sandra is a second-generation Latina and a leading practitioner of multiethnic worship who regularly consults as both a worship leader and a mission trainer. You can find Sandra on Twitter: @sandravanopstal. | Interview: Christianity Today–"Does Your Church's Worship Need a Multicultural Makeover?" Interview: Calvin Institute of Christian Worship–"Sandra Van Opstal on Multicultural Millennials in Worship" Article: Today's Christian Woman–"Is Your Worship Missing Something? Probablemente." Review: By Their Strange Fruit–The Next Worship | |||||||
| Hirsch, Debra | Redeeming Sex | Deb is a speaker, church leader, and writer. She is one of the founders of Forge Mission Training Network and serves as a board member for Missio Alliance. You can find Deb on Twitter: @debrahirsch. | Interview: Storymen: "Redeeming Sex with Debra Hirsch" | ||||||
| Sexuality & the Body | Shaw, Ed | Same-Sex Attraction and the Church | Ed is the pastor of Emmanuel City Centre in Bristol, England, and part of the editorial team at livingout.org. | Review: Christianity Today–"The Best Ministry Books of the Year" Review: The Gospel Coalition–"TGC Editors' Picks: Top Books of 2015" | ||||||
| Sexuality & the Body | Owens, Tara M. | Embracing the Body | Tara is a Certified Spiritual Director and the senior editor for Conversations Journal. You can view her own website here.
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| Sexuality & the Body | Wilson, Michael Todd | Unburdened | Michael Todd Wilson is a licensed professional counselor and board-certified coach with Intentional Hearts. He is also director of ShepherdCare. You can find Michael on Twitter: @MT_Wilson. | Excerpt: crosswalk.com–"Unburdened: It's Not What You Might Think" | ||||||
| Sexuality & the Body | Yarhouse, Mark A. | Mark is the Hughes Endowed Chair and professor of psychology at Regent University where he directs the Institute for the Study of Sexual Identity. Learn more about Mark's work with the Institute for the Study of Sexual Identity at sexualidentityinstitute.org. Find Mark on Twitter: @markyarhouse. | Article: Christianity Today–"Understanding the Transgender Phenomenon" Review: The Gospel Coalition–"Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture" | |||||||
| Sexuality & the Body | Chapin, Wendy Elizabeth | Facing "The Talk" | Elizabeth is a writer and speaker pursuing graduate work in the intersection of religion, gender, and technology. Read more about Elizabeth at her website chapin.com. Follow Elizabeth on Twitter: @ChapinChick. | |||||||
| Burge, Gary M. | Mapping Your Academic Career | Gary is professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. You can find his website here. | Review: Ethics & Culture–"Mapping Your Academic Career–A Review" | ||||||
| Vocation & Career | Kibbe, Michael | From Topic to Thesis | Michael is assistant professor of Bible at Moody Bible Institute-Spokane where he teaches Greek and hermeneutics. | |||||||
| Vocation & Career | Booram, Beth A. | Starting Something New | Beth is the co-founder and director of Sustainable Faith Indy where she leads The School of Spiritual Direction. Beth blogs at bethbooram.org. | Review: Englewood Review of Books–"Beth Booram–Start Something New (Feature Review)" | ||||||
| Vocation & Career | After College | Erica directs Senior EXIT, a one-year experience that prepares graduating college seniors for the transition into the next phase of life. | ||||||||
| Vocation & Career | Garber, Steven | Visions of Vocation | Steven is the principal of The Washington Institute for Faith. Read Steven's blog at The Washington Institute here. | Review: Books&Culture–"Visions of Vocation: Choosing to be 'implicated.'" Review: Leadership Journal–"The Leadership Journal Book Awards: Here are the year's best books for church leaders." | ||||||
| Vocation & Career | Loyd, Deborah Koehn | Your Vocational Credo | Deborah is co-creator of Women's Convergence and The Bridge Church and blogs at deborahloyd.com. | |||||||
| Vocation & Career | Gordon is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta. | Review: Christianity Today–"New & Noteworthy Books" Review: Themelios, The Gospel Coalition–"Courage and Calling" | ||||||||
| Vocation & Career | Smith, Stephen W. | Inside Job | Stephen is the cofounder and president of The Potter's Inn, a spiritual formation ministry and blogs at steveandgwensmith.com. | Review: smallgroups.com–"The Work That's Not in Your Job Description" Article: The Topeka Capital-Journal–"Author Speaks of doing 'Inside Job'" | ||||||
| Vocation & Career | Sherman, Amy L. | Kingdom Calling | Amy directs the Center on Faith in Communities and is the founder and former executive director of Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries | |||||||
| Anderson, Mark Robert | The Qur'an in Context | Mark served for over ten years as a missionary with WEC International and has an MA in Islamic studies from McGill University and an MA in Christian religion from Westminster Theological Seminary. | |||||||
| Interfaith Dialogue | Cawley, Luke | The Myth of the Non-Christian | Luke is the director of Chrysolis and an active writer and blogger. He trains people at churches, parachurch organizations, and universities to engage others with the story of Jesus. Read Luke's blog at lukecawley.org. Follow Luke on Twitter: @lukecawley. | |||||||
| Interfaith Dialogue | Rawson, Katie J. | Crossing Cultures with Jesus | Katie is senior resource developer with International Student Ministry. | |||||||
| Interfaith Dialogue | Little, Don | Effective Discipling in Muslim Communities | Don serves as an Islamic missiologist for Pioneers. He is also the editor of SEEDBED: Practitioners in Conversation. | Review: Christianity Today–"New and Noteworthy Books" | ||||||
| Interfaith Dialogue | Masri, Fouad | Connecting with Muslims | Fouad was born and raised in the war zone of Beirut, Lebanon. He has a passion for sharing the love of Christ with Muslims. Visit his website here. | Review: Outreach Magazine–"Best Books 2015: Outreach Resources of the Year" Interview: Faith Radio–"Connecting with Muslims" | ||||||
| Interfaith Dialogue | Millet, Robert L. | Talking Doctrine | Robert is a Latter-day Saint author and speaker with more than seventy published works on Mormonism. | Review: http://jwwartick.com–"Book Review: 'Talking Doctrine: Mormons and Evangelicals in Conversation'" | ||||||
| Walton, John H. | John is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. Find his website at originstoday.org. | Interview: Christianity Today–"The Lost World of Adam and Eve" | |||||||
| Origins | Sandy, Brent | The Lost World of Scripture | Brent teaches New Testament and Greek at Wheaton College. | Review: Patheos–"The Lost World of Scripture" | ||||||
| Origins | Greenwood, Kyle | Scripture and Cosmology | Kyle is associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Colorado Christian University. He sits on the editorial board for the Journal of the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament. | Review: Patheos–"Scripture and (Ancient) Cosmology" | ||||||
| Origins | Rau, Gerald | Mapping the Origins Debate | Gerald is founder and chief editor at Professional English International, Inc. | Interview: Religion News Service–"Understanding the Battle over Evolution: An Interview with Gerald Rau" | ||||||
| Origins | Carlson, Richard F. | Science, Creation and the Bible | Richard is research professor of physics at the University of Redlands in Redlands. | Review: Patheos–"Review of Science, Creation and the Bible by Carlson and Longman" | ||||||
| Origins | Longman III, Tremper | Science, Creation and the Bible | Tremper is Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. | Review: Patheos–"Review of Science, Creation and the Bible by Carlson and Longman" | ||||||
| Osborn, Ronald E. | Death Before the Fall | Ronald is an Andrew W. Mellon teaching fellow in the Peace and Justice Studies program at Wellesley College. Visit his website at ronaldosborn.com. | Interview: Religion News Service– "Creationists’ Achilles’ heel? Dealing with Animal Suffering" | ||||||
| Evolution, Creation & Science | Applegate, Kathryn | How I Changed My Mind About Evolution | Kathryn is program director at BioLogos, where she designs and coordinates programs aimed at translating scholarship on origins for the evangelical church. | |||||||
| Evolution, Creation & Science | Stump, J. B. (Jim) | How I Changed My Mind About Evolution | J. B. is senior editor at BioLogos, where he develops and curates content for the BioLogos website and print materials. He frequently speaks to churches and other groups on topics at the intersection of science and Christianity. | |||||||
| Evolution, Creation & Science | Walton, John H. | John is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. Find his website at originstoday.org. | Interview: Christianity Today–"The Lost World of Adam and Eve" Review: Patheos–"The Lost World of Scripture" | |||||||
| Evolution, Creation & Science | Giberson, Karl W. | Karl is an internationally known scholar, author, and speaker on science and religion. Visit Karl's website. | Article: Huff Post Religion–"Changing the Language of Science and Faith" Article: The Biologos Forum–"The Language of Science and Faith: A Brief History" | |||||||
| Evolution, Creation & Science | Collins, Francis S. | The Language of Science and Faith | Francis is a world-renowned physician-geneticist and spearheaded the Human Genome Project. He founded The BioLogos Foundation to respond to the many queries he receives about science and faith. | Interview: The New York Times Sunday Book Review–"Francis S. Collins: By the Book" Article: The Biologos Forum–"The Language of Science and Faith: A Brief History" | ||||||
| Evolution, Creation & Science | Falk, Darrel R. | Coming to Peace with Science | Falk is professor of biology, associate provost, and dean of graduate studies and continuing education at Point Loma Nazarene University. Read his blog posts at the BioLogos Forum here. | |||||||
| Evolution, Creation & Science | Carlson, Richard F. | Science, Creation and the Bible | Richard is research professor of physics at the University of Redlands in Redlands. | Review: Patheos–"Review of Science, Creation and the Bible by Carlson and Longman" | ||||||
| Evolution, Creation & Science | Longman III, Tremper | Science, Creation and the Bible | Tremper is Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. | Review: Patheos–"Review of Science, Creation and the Bible by Carlson and Longman" | ||||||
| Evolution, Creation & Science | Greenwood, Kyle | Scripture and Cosmology | Kyle is associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Colorado Christian University. He sits on the editorial board for the Journal of the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament. | Review: Patheos–"Scripture and (Ancient) Cosmology" | ||||||
| Evolution, Creation & Science | Dembski, William A. | William is senior fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. Visit the Discovery Institute webpage here. | ||||||||
| George, Abraham | God of Justice | Abraham is director of international church mobilization at International Justice Mission (IJM). | |||||||
| Social Justice | Toyama-Szeto, Nikki A. | God of Justice | Nikki is senior director of biblical justice integration and mobilization at International Justice Mission (IJM). | |||||||
| Social Justice | Annan, Kent | Kent is co-director of Haiti Partners and is on the board of directors of Equitas Group. One of his essays was cited as a "Notable Essay" in the Best American Essays series and he has been featured on national TV and radio shows. Visit Kent's website at kentannan.com. Follow Kent on Twitter: @kentannan. | Excerpt: KentAnnan.com– "Aftershocks and Fear"
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| Social Justice | Rah, Soong-Chan | Soong-Chan is professor of church growth and evangelism at North Park Theological Seminary and is founding senior pastor of the multiethnic, urban ministry-focused Cambridge Community Fellowship Church. View Soong-Chan's website at profrah.com and find him on Twitter @profrah. | Article: Sojourners–"The American Video Interview: InterVarsity Press–"Soong-Chan Rah, Author of Prophetic Lament" | |||||||
| Social Justice | Odendaal, Gil | Standing with the Vulnerable | Gil is a missionary, pastor, educator, leader, and public speaker who serves as vice president of Integral Mission at World Relief. | |||||||
| Social Justice | Gerhardt, Elizabeth | The Cross and Gendercide | Elizabeth is professor of theology and social ethics at Northeastern Seminary. | Article: Christianity Today–"Not Another Charity Case" Article: Christianity Today–"The Heart of the Gendercide Problem" | ||||||
| Social Justice | Hoang, Bethany H. | Deepening the Soul for Justice | Bethany served as director of the IJM Institute for Biblical Justice. Find Bethany on Twitter @bethanyhoang. | Interview: Christianity Today–"How Bethany Hoang Was Wired for Justice" | ||||||
| Social Justice | Lowe, Ben | Doing Good without Giving Up | Ben is on staff with the Evangelical Environmental Network and serves as the national spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action. Visit Ben's website at benlowe.net. Follow him on Twitter: @BenSLowe. | Profile: Grist–"Pro-Life Equals Pro-Planet for This Green Evangelical Leader" | ||||||
| Social Justice | Wigg-Stevenson, Tyler | The World Is Not Ours to Save | Tyler is the founder and director of the Two Futures Project and he also serves as chairman of the Global Task Force on Nuclear Weapons for the World Evangelical Alliance. | Article: Huff Post Politics–"Why David Brooks Is Dead Wrong on the Iran Deal" | ||||||
| Social Justice | Clawson, Julie | Everyday Justice | Clawson blogs at julieclawson.com. | |||||||
| Social Justice | Sandra is a second-generation Latina and a leading practitioner of multiethnic worship who regularly consults as both a worship leader and a mission trainer. You can find Sandra on Twitter: @sandravanopstal. | Interview: Christianity Today–"Does Your Church's Worship Need a Multicultural Makeover?" Interview: Calvin Institute of Christian Worship–"Sandra Van Opstal on Multicultural Millennials in Worship" Article: Today's Christian Woman–"Is Your Worship Missing Something? Probablemente." | ||||||||
| Social Justice | Tenbusch, Mike | The Jonathan Effect | Mike is the CEO of Uncommon Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm helping urban schools, churches, and impact organizations create strategies to improve conditions and outcomes for kids. He also co-founded Think Detroit (now Detroit PAL) and served on the Board for Detroit Public Schools. Named one of Crain's 40 under 40 in 2008, he launched a training center for young people in partnership with best-selling author, Mitch Albom. | |||||||
| Strom, Kay | Forgotten Girls | Kay is a professional writer and speaker. Visit her blog at kaystrom.com/blog. | Excerpt: Christianity Today–"In Iran, a Covert Mission to Bring Women to Jesus" | ||||||
| Human Trafficking | Rickett, Michele | Forgotten Girls | Michele is founder and president of She Is Safe. | Excerpt: Christianity Today–"In Iran, a Covert Mission to Bring Women to Jesus" | ||||||
| Human Trafficking | Refuse to Do Nothing | Shayne is a trained ER Chaplain. She is a member of the World Vision Speakers Bureau and a founder at Redbud Writers Guild. | Interview: One–"Refuse to Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern Slavery" Interview: Faith Radio–"Ending Modern Day Slavery" Review: Patheos–"Book Review: Joining the Present Day Abolitionists" | |||||||
| Human Trafficking | Yin, Kimberly McOwen | Refuse to Do Nothing | Kimberly is the founder of Abolitionist Mamas. She writes and speaks on issues related to human trafficking worldwide. | Interview: One–"Refuse to Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern Slavery" Interview: Faith Radio–"Ending Modern Day Slavery" Review: Patheos–"Book Review: Joining the Present Day Abolitionists" | ||||||
| Human Trafficking | Byun, Eddie | Justice Awakening | Eddie is lead pastor at Onnuri English Ministry (OEM), and fights against modern-day slavery through HOPE Be Restored, a ministry of OEM. Visit Eddie's website at www.eddiebyun.com | Review: Patheos–"Book Notice: Eddie Byun, Justice Awakening" | ||||||
| Human Trafficking | Walker, Daniel | God in a Brothel | Daniel has worked as an undercover investigator working to free women and children from sex trafficking. | |||||||
| Human Trafficking | Haugen, Gary A. | Good News About Injustice | Gary is president and CEO of International Justice Mission (IJM). | Speech: TED Talks–"Gary Haugen: The Hidden Reason for Poverty the World Needs to Address Now" | ||||||
| Bourke, Dale Hanson | The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is part of the Skeptics Series. You can find Dale on Twitter: @dalehbourke. | Review: Publishers Weekly–"Welcoming the Stranger? New Books Tackle Immigration Struggle" | ||||||
| Israel & Palestine | Hewitt, Garth | Occupied Territories | Garth founded the Amos Trust, which promotes justice and hope for forgotten communities. View his website here. | |||||||
| Bourke, Dale Hanson | Responding to HIV/AIDS | Responding to HIV/AIDS is part of the Skeptics Series. You can find Dale on Twitter: @dalehbourke. | Interview: Faith Radio–"Responding to HIV/AIDS" | ||||||
| Bourke, Dale Hanson | The Skeptic's Guide to Global Poverty | The Skeptic's Guide to Global Poverty is part of the Skeptics Series. You can find Dale on Twitter: @dalehbourke. | |||||||
| Poverty | Odendaal, Gil | Standing with the Vulnerable | Gil is a missionary, pastor, educator, leader, and public speaker who serves as vice president of Integral Mission at World Relief. | |||||||
| Poverty | Tenbusch, Mike | The Jonathan Effect | Mike is the CEO of Uncommon Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm helping urban schools, churches, and impact organizations create strategies to improve conditions and outcomes for kids. He also co-founded Think Detroit (now Detroit PAL) and served on the Board for Detroit Public Schools. Named one of Crain's 40 under 40 in 2008, he launched a training center for young people in partnership with best-selling author, Mitch Albom. | |||||||
| McMinn, Lisa Graham | Walking Gently on the Earth | Lisa is professor of sociology at George Fox University in Oregon. Visit her blog here. | Review: Books & Culture–"Abundant Life: Creation Care and Divine Generosity" | ||||||
| Creation Care/Ecology | Neff, Megan Anna | Walking Gently on the Earth | Megan has an M.Div from Princeton Theological Seminary. | Review: Books & Culture–"Abundant Life: Creation Care and Divine Generosity" | ||||||
| Creation Care/Ecology | Moo, Jonathan A. | Let Creation Rejoice | Jonathan is assistant professor of biblical studies at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. | Review: Brave Daily–"Let Creation Rejoice by Jonathan Moo and Robert White" | ||||||
| Creation Care/Ecology | White, Robert S. | Let Creation Rejoice | Robert is founding director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge, and is a director of the John Ray Initiative. He is a professor of geophysics at the University of Cambridge. | Review: Brave Daily–"Let Creation Rejoice by Jonathan Moo and Robert White" | ||||||
| Creation Care/Ecology | Toly, Noah J. | Keeping God's Earth | Noah teaches environmental politics and is director of urban studies and assistant professor of politics and international relations at Wheaton College. Find Noah on Twitter: @noahtoly. View his website at www.noahtoly.com. | Excerpt: Englewood Review of Books– "Excerpt: Keeping God's Earth" | ||||||
| Creation Care/Ecology | Block, Daniel I. | Keeping God's Earth | Daniel is Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College in Illinois. | Excerpt: Englewood Review of Books– "Excerpt: Keeping God's Earth" | ||||||
| Creation Care/Ecology | Bahnson, Fred | Making Peace with the Land | Fred is the director of the Food and Faith initiative at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. | Review: Christianity Today–"Holy Ground: Why this Land is God's Land" | ||||||
| Creation Care/Ecology | Wirzba, Norman | Making Peace with the Land | Norman is research professor of theology, ecology and rural life at Duke Divinity School. | Review: Christianity Today–"Holy Ground: Why this Land is God's Land" | ||||||
| Creation Care/Ecology | Brown, Edward R. | Our Father's World | Edward is founding director of Care of Creation, Inc. Visit their website at www.careofcreation.org. | Review: Publishers Weekly–"Our Father's World: Mobilizing the Church to Care for Creation" | ||||||
| Creation Care/Ecology | Lowe, Ben | Green Revolution | Ben is on staff with the Evangelical Environmental Network and serves as the national spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action. Visit Ben's website at benlowe.net. Follow him on Twitter: @BenSLowe. | Interview: Relevant–"Green Revolution" | ||||||
| Kruger, Michael J. | The Question of Canon | Michael is president and professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. | Interview: The Gospel Coalition–"Why You Can Rely on the Canon" | ||||||
| Canon/Scripture | Walton, John H. | The Lost World of Scripture | John is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. Find his website at originstoday.org. | Interview: Christianity Today–"The Lost World of Adam and Eve" Review: Patheos–"The Lost World of Scripture" | ||||||
| Canon/Scripture | Thompson, Mark D. | A Clear and Present Word | Mark is academic dean and lecturer in theology and church history at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. | |||||||
| Lane, Erin S. | Lessons in Belonging | Erin works for the non-profit Center for Courage & Renewal as an Assistant Program Director for Clergy & Congregational Leader Programs. Find her website at holyhellions.com. Follow Erin on Twitter: @holyhellions. | Article: The Washington Post–"Why So Many Young Christians Are Leaving Their Churches—and Coming Back Again" Article: Today's Christian Women–"Why Are Women Leaving the Church?" | ||||||
| Young Adults/Millennials | Dark, David | Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious | David is the author of The Sacredness of Questioning Everything, Everyday Apocalypse, and The Gospel According to America. He has published articles in Pitchfork, Paste, Oxford American, and Books and Culture. A frequent speaker, David has appeared on C-SPAN's Book-TV. Visit David's website at daviddark.org. Follow David on Twitter: @DavidDark. | Review: Publishers Weekly–"An Audience of Nones: Publishers Pursue an Audience Allergic to Religion" Review: Christianity Today–"An Ambassador to the ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’" Review: Foreword Reviews–"Book Review of Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious" | ||||||
| Young Adults/Millennials | Lamb, Richard C. | Following Jesus in the "Real World" | Richard served with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for twenty-three years as campus staff and staff trainer. | |||||||
| Young Adults/Millennials | After College | Erica directs Senior EXIT, a one-year experience that prepares graduating college seniors for the transition into the next phase of life. | ||||||||
| Young Adults/Millennials | Sandra is a second-generation Latina and a leading practitioner of multiethnic worship who regularly consults as both a worship leader and a mission trainer. You can find Sandra on Twitter: @sandravanopstal. | Interview: Christianity Today–"Does Your Church's Worship Need a Multicultural Makeover?" Interview: Calvin Institute of Christian Worship–"Sandra Van Opstal on Multicultural Millennials in Worship" Article: Today's Christian Woman–"Is Your Worship Missing Something? Probablemente." | ||||||||
| Young Adults/Millennials | Tyra, Gary | Pursuing Moral Faithfulness | Gary is professor of biblical and practical theology at Vanguard University of Southern California. Gary has over twenty-five years of pastoral experience. Learn more at Gary Tyra Ministries. Follow Gary on Twitter: @garytyra. | Interview: Faith Radio–"Eamining Your Moral Compass" | ||||||
| Phelan Jr., John E. | Essential Eschatology | John is senior professor of theological studies at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois. He formerly served as dean and president of the seminary. | |||||||
| Eschatology | Clause, Robert G. | The Meaning of the Millennium | Robert is professor emeritus of history at Indiana State University. He is an ordained Brethren minister. | |||||||
| Eschatology | Spilsbury, Paul | The Throne, the Lamb & the Dragon | Paul is academic dean and professor of New Testament at Regent College in Vancouver. | |||||||
| Guinness, Os | Os is the author or editor of more than thirty books and a frequent speaker and prominent social critic. He founded the Trinity Forum and served as senior fellow there for fifteen years. | Excerpt: Christianity Today–"The Shocking Weakness of God's Truth" Interview: Christianity Today–"Os Guinness: 'Welcome to the Grand Age of Apologetics'" Interview: Faith Radio–"The Nature of Freedom" | |||||||
| Cultural Analysis | Dark, David | Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious | David is the author of The Sacredness of Questioning Everything, Everyday Apocalypse, and The Gospel According to America. He has published articles in Pitchfork, Paste, Oxford American, and Books and Culture. A frequent speaker, David has appeared on C-SPAN's Book-TV. Visit David's website at daviddark.org. Follow David on Twitter: @DavidDark. | Review: Publishers Weekly–"An Audience of Nones: Publishers Pursue an Audience Allergic to Religion" Review: Christianity Today–"An Ambassador to the ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’" Review: Foreword Reviews–"Book Review of Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious" | ||||||
| Cultural Analysis | Crouch, Andy | Andy is executive editor of Christianity Today and serves on the governing boards of Fuller Theological Seminary and Equitas Group. Visit his website at andy-crouch.com. Follow Andy on Twitter: @ahc. | Article: TIME–"Apple Watch: To Wear It Like a Man — or a God?" Interview: The Gospel Coalition–"A Conversation with John Wilson and Andy Crouch on Playing God" Review: Books & Culture–"Holy Power Source! Andy Crouch on Redeeming Power" | |||||||
| Cultural Analysis | Edgar, William | Created and Creating | William is professor of apologetics, holder of the John Boyer Chair of Evangelism and Culture, and coordinator of the apologetics department at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. | Review: Pew Theology "Top 25 Christian Books For 2017" | ||||||
| Cultural Analysis | Fujimura, Makoto | Culture Care | Makoto is an internationally renowned artist, writer, and speaker who serves as the director of Fuller Theological Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. He is also the founder of the International Arts Movement. He also served as a consultant on the Martin Scorsese film, Silence. Learn more about Mako and his work at his website, makotofujimura.com. Follow him on Twitter: @iamfujimura. | Review: Publishers Weekly
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| Masri, Fouad | Connecting with Muslims | Fouad was born and raised in the war zone of Beirut, Lebanon. He has a passion for sharing the love of Christ with Muslims. Visit his website here. | Review: Outreach Magazine–"Best Books 2015: Outreach Resources of the Year" Interview: Faith Radio–"Connecting with Muslims" | ||||||
| Islam | Anderson, Mark Robert | The Qur'an in Context | Mark served for over ten years as a missionary with WEC International and has an MA in Islamic studies from McGill University and an MA in Christian religion from Westminster Theological Seminary. | |||||||
| Islam | Kuhn, Mike | Fresh Vision for the Muslim World | Mike lived in the Middle East for more than two decades and is a pastor, author, and college Arabic instructor. | Excerpt: Urbana Blog–"What You Don’t Know About Islam and the 'Christian' West" Seminar: Urbana–"Fresh Vision for the Muslim World" Review: joelws.com–"Fresh Vision for the Muslim World by Mike Kuhn"
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| Islam | Murray, Abdu H. | Grand Central Question | Abdu is a former Muslim who is now the president of Embrace the Truth International and a professor. He has spoken on numerous national and international television and radio programs. Abdu has a Detroit area radio show called "Embrace the Truth with Abdu Murray." | Interview: Faith Radio–"Oprah & Deepak Chopra: have they changed Christianity in America?" Interview: The Christian Apologetics Alliance–"Abdu Murray and Grand Central Questions, Part 1" | ||||||
| Islam | Chapman, Colin | Cross and Crescent | Colin was a lecturer in Islamic studies at the Near East School of Theology in Beirut. He was the principal of the Church Mission Society training college and worked for CMS thirteen years previously in Egypt and Lebanon. | Article: Theos–"How Do We Prevent Radicalisation?" Review: Ransom Fellowship– "Islam:Christians Seeking Understanding" | ||||||
| Islam | Parshall, Philip L. | Bridges to Islam | Philip has been a missionary among Muslim people for the past 44 years. He completed graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A.), Wheaton Graduate School (M.A.), Fuller Theological Seminary (D. Miss.), and Fellowships at Harvard and Yale Divinity School. | |||||||
Politics & Government
| Leeman, Jonathan | Political Church | Jonathan is the editorial director for 9Marks and author of The Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love and Church Membership. He previously worked as an editor for an international economics magazine, earned an MDiv and a PhD in theology, and worked as an interim pastor. | Review: The Gospel Coalition–"Your Church Is Not Political Enough" | ||||||
| Politics & Government | Wilsey, John D. | American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion | John is assistant professor of history and Christian apologetics at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as associate director and senior research fellow for faith and liberty at the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern. He is the author of One Nation Under God: An Evangelical Critique of Christian America. | Review: Christianity Today–"What We're Really Debating this Campaign Season" Interview: Point of View, December 14, 2015 | ||||||
| Politics & Government | Beckwith, Francis J. | Politics for Christians | Francis is professor of philosophy and church-state studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is the author of numerous books and has been a speaker for varied Christian ministries. | |||||||
Science & Faith
| Reeves, Josh A. and Donaldson, Steve | Josh (PhD, Boston University) manages the New Directions in Science and Religion project, which brings constructive science and religion dialogue into the church. Steve Donaldson (PhD) is the director of the computer science program and codirector of the computational biology program at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of Dimensions of Faith. | ||||||||
| Science & Faith | Signposts to God | Peter (PhD, ScD, Cambridge) is a particle physicist and an honorary research fellow in the school of physics and astronomy at the University of Glasgow. He is widely published in journals such as Science and Christian Belief. He is involved in research with several international particle physics collaborations, including the ZEUS Experiment at DESY in Hamburg, Germany, the CDF Experiment at Fermilab in Chicago, and the ATLAS Experiment at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland. | ||||||||
| Cron, Ian Morgan | The Road Back to You | Ian is the bestselling author of Chasing Francis and spiritual memoir Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me. He is a nationally recognized speaker and Enneagram teacher. | Review: Christianity Today- "An Evangelical's Guide to the Enneagram" Review: Forbes"Top 5 Books To Put The 'Personal' Into Your Finances This New Year" Podcast: The Road Back to You podcast | ||||||
| Personality | Stabile, Suzanne | The Road Back to You | Suzanne is a highly sought-after speaker, teacher and internationally recognized Enneagram master teacher. She is cofounder of Life in the Trinity Ministry, a nonprofit, nondenominational ministry committed to the spiritual growth and formation of adults. | Review: Christianity Today- "An Evangelical's Guide to the Enneagram" Review: Forbes"Top 5 Books To Put The 'Personal' Into Your Finances This New Year" Podcast: The Road Back to You podcast | ||||||
| Straza, Erin | Comfort Detox | Erin is managing editor of Christ and Pop Culture Magazine and host of the Persuasion podcast. She is a freelance communications consultant who helps organizations tell their stories in authentic and compelling ways. | Review: Publishers Weekly- "Faith-Based Books on Recovery and Healing From Addiction" Review: Publishers Weekly | ||||||
| Self Help | Warren, Tish Harrison | Liturgy of the Ordinary | Tish writes regularly for The Well, and her writing has also been featured in Her.meneutics, Churchleaders.com, Anglicanpastor.com, Christ and Pop Culture, Art House America, Mere Orthodoxy, Christianity Today, and the White Horse Inn. She has a masters in theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is a priest in the Anglican Church in North America. | Article: Christianity Today- "Practicing Advent in a Time of Turbulence" Interview: The Well- "Worship in the Everyday" Review: Publishers Weekly Starred Review Review: The Rabbit Room |