books by Brazos Press

books by Brazos Press

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New Monasticism: What It Has to Say to Today's Church

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Brazos Press, 2008

Fresh and helpful
The book brings fresh air to todays christian spirituality and ethics. I think that new monastic communities have a lot to show to the church, like the old monastic tradition, this movement is a reformation of christianity, and can help us to fight the dark age that ...

One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God

Christian Scharen

Brazos Press, 2006

A Key to Understanding the Enigma of U2
Christianity, metaphorically, has many "keys." Many prominent voices play major keys, promising blessings and offering comfortable settings. Christian Scharen, the author of One Step Closer, introduces a minor key--the theology of the cross--that fits U2's voice. ...

Brazos Introduction to Christian Spirituality, The (Brazos Introduction)
Evan B. Howard

Brazos Press, 2008

Evan Howard provides a solid and comprehensive overview of spiritual formation in the Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox traditions in The Brazos Introduction to Christian Spirituality. In short, Howard desires to answer the following question for readers: "What does relationship with God look like for Christians?" The book is ...

Loving Homosexuals as Jesus Would: A Fresh Christian Approach

Chad W. Thompson

Brazos Press, 2004

So Simple, Yet so Profound
I had heard about this book recently while listening to the author (Chad) on an interview from local Christian radio station in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area. His message, while certainly not backed up with tremendous scientific studies, is simple and quite ...

Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity

Lauren F. Winner

Brazos Press, 2006

Worth every penny... and then some!
As a young twenty-something year old female, I truly was in a bind as to what priorities I should be putting, especially with regards to romance- since our modern day society likes to remind us that it is NOT good to be single... As the only single gal amongst a sea ...

Can Christianity Cure Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?: A Psychiatrist Explores the Role of Faith in Treatment

Ian Osborn MD

Brazos Press, 2008

Long needed & AMAZING!!!
This book is incredible! I wrote several papers on this in college & desperately searched for something like this then, but there was nothing. This author does a phenomenal job of addressing the psychological and theological aspects of OCD/Scrupulosity, as well as a ...

Monk Habits for Everyday People: Benedictine Spirituality for Protestants

Dennis Okholm

Brazos Press, 2007

A Little Book That Leads Us Toward a Deep Spiritual Tradition We May Have Overlooked
This is a little book. If you exclude things like the Foreword, the Afterword and Notes, it's only 99 pages. But it packs a spiritual wallop. Evangelical theologian and educator Dennis Okholm offers this spiritual memoir of his pilgrimage into monastic culture in an ...

Flawed Families of the Bible: How God's Grace Works through Imperfect Relationships

David E. Garland, Diana R. Garland

Brazos Press, 2007

Excellent work
What the previous reviewer has labeled fluff is generally regarded by scholars as "close reading" of the text, paying attention to details in the text which we might otherwise ignore. Granted the Garlands go beyond the text on (rare) occasion, asking questions the ...

Getting the Blues: What Blues Music Teaches Us about Suffering and Salvation
Stephen J. Nichols

Brazos Press, 2008

In Getting the Blues, Stephen Nichols shows how blues music offers powerful insight into the biblical narrative and the life of Jesus. Weaving Bible stories together with intriguing details of the lives of blues musicians, he leads readers in a vivid exploration of how blues music teaches about sin, suffering, alienation, and worship. Nichols ...

Forgotten Ways, The: Reactivating the Missional Church

Alan Hirsch

Brazos Press, 2007

Fantastic! Provokes good thinking and self examination!
Alan's written a great reminder: The Truth of the Word is increasingly being hidden from view by the organized church. Unintentionally perhaps, but it's the net effect. Additionally, the not-yet-Christians have gotten an increasingly distorted view of who Jesus is ...

Jonah (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible)
Phillip Cary

Brazos Press, 2008

Pastors and leaders of the classical church--such as Augustine, Calvin, Luther, and Wesley--interpreted the Bible theologically, believing Scripture as a whole witnessed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Modern interpreters of the Bible questioned this premise. But in recent decades, a critical mass of theologians and biblical scholars has begun to ...

Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction

Bryan M. Litfin

Brazos Press, 2007

a brilliant broad swathe through the ancient Xtn fathers
Bryan Liftin has written a very inclusive and dynamic book about the early church fathers, an excellent narrative of historical, biographical and theological themes. Full disclosure: I am not an evangelical Christian so I cannot comment from that perspective whether ...

Introducing Moral Theology: True Happiness and the Virtues
William C.III Mattison

Brazos Press, 2008

Whether in the cafeteria, classroom, or dorm lounge, questions abound on college campuses. Not only do students grapple with existential issues but they also struggle with ethical ones such as "Why be moral?" In Introducing Moral Theology, William Mattison addresses this question as well as grapples with the impact that religious belief has on ...

Vulnerable Communion: A Theology of Disability and Hospitality

Thomas E. Reynolds

Brazos Press, 2008

Meeting the Challenge of "Normality" and "Disability" in the Church
Thomas E. Reynolds is associate professor of theology at Emmanuel College in the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto. In "Vulnerable Communion" Reynolds writes from personal experience and from a theological perspective in this deeply profound treatise ...

Evangelicals and Empire: Christian Alternatives to the Political Status Quo

Brazos Press, 2008

This groundbreaking collection considers empire from a global perspective, exploring the role of evangelicals in political, social, and economic engagement at a time when empire is alternately denounced and embraced. It brings noted thinkers from a range of evangelical perspectives together to engage the most explosive and discussed theorists of ...