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From respected thinker and public intellectual David Dark comes We Become What We Normalize, both a cultural critique and a robust summons to resist complicity when it comes to conversations on politics, religion, and media. Dark offers a spirited call to witness to ethics, community, and change for ourselves and the worlds we inhabit.

In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Ryan P. Burge details a comprehensive picture of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation. He gives readers a nuanced, accurate, and meaningful look at the growing number of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation. Burge explains how this rise happened, who the nones are, and what they mean for the future of American religion.

In Inspired Imperfection, Gregory A. Boyd adds another counterintuitive and provocative thesis to his corpus. While conservative scholars and pastors have struggled for years to show that the Bible is without errors, Boyd considers this a fool's errand. Instead, he says, we should embrace the mistakes and contradictions in Scripture, for they show that God chose to use fallible humans to communicate timeless truths. Just as God ultimately came to save humanity in the form of a human, God chose to impart truth through the imperfect medium of human writing. Instead of the Bible's imperfections being a reason to attack its veracity, these "problems" actually support the trustworthiness of Christian Scripture. Inspired Imperfection is required reading for anyone who's questioned the Bible because of its contradictions.

Here an international team of scholars, draws out the implications of the newest scholarship on the nature of apocalypticism for the variety of New Testament writings. Each entry presses the boundaries of current discussion regarding the nature of apocalypticism in application to a particular New Testament author. The cumulative effect is to reveal, as never before, early Christianity, its Christology, cosmology, and eschatology, as expressions of tendencies in Second Temple Judaism.

The Grounded in Prayer participant book provides daily prayer exercises for six weeks. Use these exercises on your own to deepen your prayer life as you develop or strengthen your daily discipline of prayer and reading the Bible. You can also use this study to launch a new prayer group, strengthen existing groups, and emphasize the importance of prayer in your congregation.

How to Love a Forest is a tender and fearless reimagining of what it means to care for forests, ecosystems, and each other in a changed and changing world. In this bracing, clear-eyed, yet hopeful work, forester Ethan Tapper asks: How do we use our incredible power to heal rather than to harm? What does it mean to truly love a forest?

Fifty rollicking explorations of the art of joy. During midlife, joy can be both harder to come by and easier to find, but once you begin looking for it, you might just find it everywhere. Full of wit, heart, and reflective questions to help readers create their own joy documents, this book is a welcome companion for midlife transformation.

Written by grief counselor Harold Ivan Smith, this book is for those who have loved and lost their mom. Drawing on personal and professional experience, Smith guides readers through grief, from death to burial to honoring the memory of their mother.

Losing a father can be a complex and confusing transition. Grief counselor and educator Harold Ivan Smith compassionately guides readers through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a father after his death.

Dragons, battles, beasts, and plagues it's no wonder that Revelation is often called the scariest book in the bible. The End Is the Beginning is a trusted companion that cuts through the echo chamber of apocalyptic anxiety with a clear picture of God's persistent love, providing tools that carry readers into all corners of scripture.

Pray and meditate along with saints through this luminous collection of one hundred block prints by artist Kreg Yingst, curator of the Instagram account @psalmprayers. Mystics like Teresa of Avila, Howard Thurman, Black Elk, and Fannie Lou Hamer come alive. Everything Could Be a Prayer is a rich resource for private prayer and communal reflection.

In Becoming Spiritually Intelligent, Paul M. Burns helps us cultivate spiritual intelligence--the capacity to love God, ourselves, and others--by way of nine paths rooted in attachment theory, Christian formation, and the science of spirituality. Each chapter offers a practice, reflection questions, and a prayer.

Body Phobia is an examination of the fear of the body, how it permeates all parts of culture, alienates us from one another, marginalizes some, and harms us all. Dianna E. Anderson exposes our fear-based politics and shows us a way to approach bodies that is neither positive nor negative but neutral. Our bodies are. And that's enough.

Authored by activists and educators Keith Strickland and Lucas L. Johnson, Youth Change Agent is your comprehensive guide to the best practices for your work to prevent young people from going down the wrong path.

Understand the groundswell movement for Marcus Garvey's posthumous pardon through this compelling and timely work. Edited by Garvey's son Julius, this collection of writings by thought leaders and activists preserves and honors the elder Garvey's legacy for a new generation of social activists.

When charismatic believers wage spiritual battles, ideas can take tangible form. With scholarly precision and narrative force, religion scholar Matthew D. Taylor makes intelligible the language, leaders, and symbols of the New Apostolic Reformation, which has galvanized support for Trump and far-right leaders around the world.

"A thought-leading, deeply researched book on sustainable clothing, by an author who has served as editor in chief of Harrods, written for many other periodicals, currently writes a newsletter on Substack and, with a Vogue fashion editor, runs a sustainable fashion boutique"--

Drawing from positive psychology, author Richard Beck (Hunting Magic Eels) explores concepts like gratitude, mindfulness, ego volume, and the small self to provide readers with a road map toward a healthier, happier, and more fulfilling life.

"Discover the true power of philanthropy--how generosity and small acts of kindness in your everyday life can make a huge impact"--

Explore how your self-image and daily habits shape your relationships with others in The Love Habit (LOVE: Learn, Optimize, Validate, Experience). Bestselling author and relationship expert Rainie Howard says you have the power to break free of unhealthy cycles and to blossom into the best version of yourself. The Love Habit shows you how.

Forgiveness is held to be an unqualified moral good, but in cases of abuse and systemic wrong, the expectation to forgive harms victims, minimizes real harm, and lets perpetrators off the hook. Journalist and culture critic Kaya Oakes surveys theology, history, psychology, and pop culture to ask the question: Is it ever better not to forgive?

"Journey to Eloheh by Randy and Edith Woodley helps readers learn ten values, held in common across more than forty-five Indigenous tribes and nations, that lead toward true well-being. By cultivating Eloheh--a Cherokee word meaning harmony and peace--we have a chance at building true well-being, balance, and a sustainable common life."--

"How to End Christian Nationalism is the essential guidebook for sa Christians alarmed by the rise of Christian nationalism and committed to faith freedom for all. Amanda Tyler, lead organizer of the Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign, helps us confront Christian nationalist fervor and invite others to a better version of the gospel."--

"From The Budding Lotus in the West, readers will gain a fundamental understanding of key Buddhist concepts and which Buddhist traditions are commonly practiced in in the West. The book will speak to cultural expropriation of Buddhism, show why it is important to avoid misappropriation and misrepresentation of Buddhist spirituality, and explain ways white practitioners can be better allies to strengthen inclusivity, harmony, and solidarity across Buddhist communities in America. It will envision the role Buddhism could play in facilitating intercultural dialogue and establishing harmony within religious diversity"--

Inspired by the author's own experiences as a Latina dancer, Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers follows Lupita as she searches for a pair of ballet slippers that will match her skin tone, only to discover it will take hard work--and messy measures.

We Are a Class is a pledge, a commitment, a promise among the members of a single class and every class.

A story about friendship, conflict, and finding a path forward after disagreement.

A lyrical look at the idea that while we can't choose what gifts we're given, we can choose how to use them.

As Poppy's classmates are having fun coloring, she doesn't want to ruin her perfect-looking crayons by using them. For kids who struggle with perfectionism or fear making mistakes, Poppy's Perfect Crayons offers a colorful story about how much fun "imperfect" things can be!

Progressive movements have rooted themselves in the Bible as much as conservative. This book examines how abolitionism, women's rights, and civil rights movements used scripture for their arguments, featuring the work of Maria Stewart, Septima Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, Frederick Douglass, and Martin Luther King, Jr.