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The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence

John Dear - Orbis Books
Format: Paperback

Long-time activist, author and teacher of nonviolence, Father John Dear offers here the first ever commentary on the Synoptic Gospels from the perspective of active nonviolence, in the tradition of Gandhi and Dr. King. He walks through every line of the three synoptic Gospels pointing out Jesus'...
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Flora & Fauna of the Bible

Peter Goodfellow - John Beaufoy Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Flora & Fauna of the Bible is an engaging and informative study of all the most important plants and animals mentioned in the Bible, relating the references both to Bible times and to wildlife in the Holy Land now and, where appropriate, explaining the message or symbolism behind the texts....
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Reading Genesis

Marilynne Robinson - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book of Genesis.For generations, the book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents, by various hands, expressing different factional interests, with borrowings from...
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Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart

Gary Chapman - Northfield Publishing
Format: Paperback

Create a Loving and Safe Environment for Your Blended FamilyBlended families face unique challenges, and sadly, good intentions aren't always enough. With so many complex relationships involved, all the normal rules for family life change, even how you apply something as simple as the five...
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Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere

Savannah Guthrie - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

Guthrie persuasively renders the evolution of a hard-won religious belief that makes room for imperfection and "does not require us to ignore... the sorrows we experience or the unjustness we see but to believe past it." This openhearted offering inspires. - Publishers WeeklyMostly...
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Life: My Story Through History

Pope Francis - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

For the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous world events that have changed history - from his earliest years during the outbreak of World War II in 1939 to the turmoil of today. An extraordinary personal and historical journey, Life is the story...
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Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling

Nijay K. Gupta - Brazos Press
Format: Paperback

"A fresh and rigorously researched take on Christianity's founding."--Publishers Weekly The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today's believers. Within Roman society, the earliest Christians stood out for the oddness of their beliefs and practices....
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Devout: A Memoir of Doubt

Anna Gazmarian - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

"This moving memoir is always attuned to the possibilities of community and spiritual sustenance, even as it refuses to efface the struggles at its core - believing that this struggle, too, can be a thing of beauty." - Leslie Jamison, author of The Recovering. In this revelatory...
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Saint Monica Club: How to Wait, Hope, and Pray for Your Fallen-Away Loved Ones

Maggie Green - Sophia Institute Press
Format: Paperback

If you have ever loved someone who left the Faith, you know the ache of wanting that person back at the table. You pine for them at Mass, you miss their presence, and even wonder, How could life in Heaven be happy if the one I love is not present? When we feel this ache, the one intimately...
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Land of My Sojourn: The Landscape of a Faith Lost and Found

Mike Cosper - IVP
Format: Hardcover

In the years since leaving local church ministry, I've devoted an enormous amount of time and resources to examining the church's often troubled witness, its ongoing crisis of leadership, and the epidemic of narcissism, abuse, and cover-up that has continued to emerge year after...
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