Christian Science category: 744 books
Raised Right
How I Untangled My Faith from Politics
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Meet the new breed of Christians shaping our culture.
Alisa Harris grew up in a family that actively fought injustice and moral decay in America. She spent much of her childhood picketing abortion clinics and being home-schooled in the ways of conservative-Republican Christianity. As a teen...
Trust Women
A Progressive Christian Argument for Reproductive Justice
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
In an age in which women’s reproductive rights are increasingly under attack, a minister and ethicist offers a stirring argument that abortion can be a moral good
Here’s a fact that we often ignore: unplanned pregnancy and abortion are a normal part of women’s reproductive lives. Roughly...
The Gospel According to the Earth
Why the Good Book Is a Green Book
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010
“Matthew Sleeth is a significant convert in the growing company of Christians who bring intelligence, passion, a biblically trained imagination, and mature Christian witness to the care of creation.”
— Eugene Peterson, Author of Living the Message
“Matthew Sleeth is a breath of fresh...
by Davian Aw
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
How should the overarching message of Christianity inform our response to the moral issues of our time?
This book challenges the belief that homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teachings, providing intelligent, witty and meticulous study of the contextual and historical background...
by Johnson F. Odesola
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
It occurs to me that you and I can think through the social concerns afflicting the developing nations, and by so doing stir others to actions towards real transformation. We must start thinking about those issues so as to proffer possible solutions that will help us to create something like egalitarian...
Thou Art That
Transforming Religious Metaphor
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Woven from Joseph Campbell’s previously unpublished work, this volume explores Judeo-Christian symbols and metaphors — and their misinterpretations — with the famed mythologist’s characteristic conversational warmth and accessible scholarship.
Campbell’s insights highlight centuries...
postChristian
What's Left? Can We Fix It? Do We Care?
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
It's the end of Christianity as we know it. But it's not a catastrophe-it's an opportunity.
Thousands are walking away from the church. Christians are grappling with their faith. And both believers and nonbelievers wondering-what's coming next?
Fearless and provocative, spiritual trailblazer...
Christ in Crisis
Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2019
Writing in response to our current “constitutional crisis,” New York Times bestselling author and Christian activist Jim Wallis urges America to return to the tenets of Jesus once again as the means to save us from the polarizing bitterness and anger of our tribal nation.
In Christ in Crisis...
The New Faces of Christianity
Believing the Bible in the Global South
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Named one of the top religion books of 2002 by USA Today, Philip Jenkins's phenomenally successful The Next Christendom permanently changed the way people think about the future of Christianity. In that volume, Jenkins called the world's attention to the little noticed fact that Christianity's center...
Cinematic Faith
A Christian Perspective on Movies and Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
This engaging book explores how Christians can most profitably and critically hear, read, and view popular culture through the lens of film. William Romanowski highlights the benefits of a faith-informed approach to cinema that centers on art and perspective and shows how Christian faith contributes...
Compassionate Love and Ebony Grace
Christian Altruism and People of Color
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Why is the Golden Rule so central in almost every culture and religion? What is it that drives human beings to do good to others? Are altruism, compassion, and forgiveness natural forms of human behavior, or do they have to be learned and practiced in the neural context of our primal instincts for...
Vote!
Voting as a Christian Duty
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Some Christians wonder if it really is a Christian duty to vote. After all, there are no explicit directions to vote in the Bible. And aren’t we committed to seeing society changed through seeing individuals changed by the gospel? Such folks may see any political involvement as a distraction from the Church’s duty to preach the gospel. So why should Christians vote?
In Her Own Words
The Notebook for the Christian Woman
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
In Her Own Words
The Notebook for the Christian Woman
Do you remember when God first spoke to you? What do you dream of? What does God want you to do with your life? How are far away from that design are you now? What will it take to return to His factory settings? What will...
The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs
Respecting and Caring for All God's Creation
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
From Christian libertarian farmer Joel Salatin, a clarion call to readers to honor the animals and the land, and produce food based on spiritual principles.
What on earth is THE MARVELOUS PIGNESS OF PIGS? It's an inspiring call to action for people of faith . . . a heartfelt plea to heed the...