By Sally G Bingham
St. Lynn’s Press, $17.95, 227 Pages
In her book Love God Heal Earth Reverend Sally Bingham and 20 other religious leaders speak out about changing the way that we treat our planet. While various religious leaders contributed to this book it’s really not about religion, it’s about our societal relationship with the earth. [...]
By James Stuart Bell
Howard, $14.99, 218 pages
James Stuart Bell, prominent writer, editor, company director and publisher with 30 years’ experience, compiled God Encounters: Stories of His Involvement in Life’s Greatest Moments from 40 published authors’ stories of God’s intervention in our lives. These authors wrote stories from their hearts, giving their account of a God [...]
By Andrew Parker
Penguin, $25.95, 294 pages
Books seeking to blend science and religion usually succeed only in banalizing one and demeaning the other. Andrew Parker’s The Genesis Enigma has reinforced this opinion. Parker, an Oxford zoologist noted for his theory regarding the relationship between the vision and the “Cambrian explosion,” here seeks to stand against the [...]
By Dean Nelson
Brazos Press, $15.99, 224 pages
The Christian Church has used sacraments as rites that reflect an outward symbol of the inner grace provided by Holy Spirit. And while many participate in the sacraments as observers and participants, often the underlying meaning of the rite is shadowed by the event itself. Journalist Dean Nelson, has [...]
By Janet Soskice
Alfred Knopf, $24.95, 288 pages
Agnes and Margaret Smith were very talented twins born in the late 19th century, to a remarkable father who believed unequivocally in education and expected his daughters to study, travel and read widely. Finding that his girls had a gift for languages, he early entered a pact with them [...]
By Willis Barnstone, translator
Norton, $49.95, 1,504 pages
Who needs another Bible? Is there really much difference between one and another…especially for a fence-sitting Christian? In a word, yes. This very different translation of the New Testament is immediately captivating because of its authenticity and mesmerizing lyricism. Translated and presented in lyric or blank verse, Barnstone preserves [...]
By Ajit Randhawa
AuthorHouse, $31.99, 392 pages
Randhawa’s stated goal with this book is to improve human relations through increased understanding of religious doctrine and philosophy. Toward that end he has put together a reference book that sets out to provide a description of the world’s six major religions, their separate evolutions, and, for each, the meaning [...]
By Samir Selmanovic
Wiley, $24.95, 300 pages
One of the problems facing the deeply religious in this day and age is that there seem to be multiple ways to the same place, and it’s more about choosing the road than the goal. It’s Really All About God: Reflections of a Muslim Atheist Jewish Christian shows that that [...]
By Harold M. Konstantelos and Terri Jenkins-Brady
Penguin, $18.95, 198 pages
Three Wise Cats parallels the traditional Christmas story about the birth of Christ and the visit of the three wise men bearing gifts. The story is told from the perspective of three cats who journey together on a quest to find the Messiah. Their quest begins [...]
By Frank Schaeffer
Da Capo Press, $25.00, 230 pages
In Patience with God: Faith for People Who Don’t like Religion (or Atheism), Frank Schaeffer argues that there is a third way that falls between doctrinaire religious faith and atheism. That he does so persuasively is testament to his grounded, real-world approach, and his ability to identify common [...]
By Jason Boyett
Jossey-Bass, $12.95, 219 pages
Pocket Guide to Sainthood is an irreverent, humorous look at the lives of officially recognized saints. Boyett delivers an endless stream of funny quips as he tells the highlights of each saint’s life. Did you know that Saint Joseph of Cupertino is the patron saint of airline pilots and mentally [...]
By Tarif Khalidi
Doubleday, $27.00, 342 pages
The images of the Prophet Muhammad that have been presented throughout history have been many and have changed over time. Tarif Khalidi presents the many different Images of Muhammad over the centuries from the first known biographies to modern times. He also examines the variety of ways people have turned [...]
By Deepak Chopra
Three Rivers Press, $15.00, 241 pages
Deepak Chopra presents a way to “God-consciousness” in his new book called The Third Jesus. He argues that people are too caught up in the words of Jesus in the Bible and trying to live by his moral code, which would be impossible for any person to truly [...]
By Timothy Beal
HarperOne, $25.99, 352 pages
The Bible has a big impact on the culture of Western society from music, and art to movies and television shows. It is around us, and we are exposed to sayings and teachings from the Bible whether we know it or not. In this book, Timothy Beal takes a look [...]
By Catherine Galasso-Vigorito
Faith Words, $19.99, 257 pages
At times, God’s way is undeniably baffling, yet at all times perfect. No matter the circumstances or trials that one goes through, hope has a way of cropping up like crocuses on a bitterly cold morning. God works so fully, yet in our humanness, it is easy to miss [...]
By Shannon Ethridge
WaterBrook Press, $14.99, 267 pages
What constitutes an affair? The cloudy area of what is and is not an affair, it seems, is based on individual interpretation, most of which is loosely defined by what is permissible in society. Each person has their “idea” about what an affair actually is- a wish, a kiss, [...]
