Matthew Levering: The Betrayal of Charity
Editor’s Note: In our on-going series called The Preacher’s Bookshelf, we interview authors of books that might be of interest to pastors and preachers. In this installment, we ask Matthew Levering, a rising Catholic theologian, to reflect on his new book The Betrayal of Charity: The Sins That Sabotage Divine Love. (Learn more about this book at the Patheos Book Club here.) Matthew Levering is Professor of Theology at the University of Dayton and a Distinguished Fellow of the St. Paul … [Read More...]
Carol Howard Merritt: Reframing Hope
Editor’s Note: In our on-going series called The Preacher’s Bookshelf, we interview authors of books that might be of interest to pastors and preachers. In this installment, we ask Carol Howard Merritt, one of the most influential voices in the "emerging movement" within the mainline Church, to reflect on her new book Reframing Hope: Vital Ministry in a New Generation. Howard Merritt is a pastor at Western Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. and the author of Tribal Church: … [Read More...]
Michael Card’s “Luke: The Gospel of Amazement”
Editor’s Note: We have begun a series called The Preacher’s Bookshelf, in which we interview authors of books that might be of interest to pastors and preachers. In this installment, we interview Michael Card whose new book, Luke: The Gospel of Amazement is currently featured at the Patheos Book Club. Michael Card is an award-winning musician, writer, and performing artist who is perhaps best known and most appreciated for the meticulous biblical study that supports the themes and lyrics … [Read More...]
Daniel Harrell: The Month of Living Levitically
Today we speak of Daniel Harrell's new book, How to Be Perfect: One Church's Audacious Experiment in Living the Old Testament Book of Leviticus. Author and speaker Tony Jones calls it "a meditation on what it really means to love and follow the Lord," and Barry H. Corey, president of Biola University, says it helped him "grasp my own faith as a child of God on a deeper level." What's the basic hunch of the book—its most essential claim—and why is it important? The basic hunch is that … [Read More...]
The Pulpit, the Purse, and the Poor: Ben Witherington’s “Jesus and Money”
Jesus and Money, by Ben Witherington Editor’s Note: We have begun a series called The Preacher’s Bookshelf, in which we interview authors of books that might be of interest to pastors and preachers. In this installment, we interview Ben Witherington, whose blog we are now happy to present at Patheos. Dr Witherington is a professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary and on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland. He has also taught at Vanderbilt University, … [Read More...]
Scot McKnight’s One.Life
An Interview With Scot McKnight Editor's Note: We are beginning a series called The Preacher's Bookshelf, in which we interview authors of books that might be of interest to pastors and preachers. In this installment, we interview Scot McKnight, a widely esteemed New Testament scholar, speaker, and blogger extraordinaire. Since Dr. McKnight's excellent Jesus Creed blog is hosted at Patheos, we're thrilled to begin the series with a member of the Patheos family. Dr. McKnight's One.Life: Jesus … [Read More...]
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