Elaine Heath: 10 books
God Unbound
Wisdom from Galatians for the Anxious Church
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
What does it mean to move beyond the boundaries of what we believe?
The apostle Paul led the Galatians through a massive cultural shift in which they had to radically expand their ideas of who God is, who they were, and God's mission for the church. He was able to lead them through this time...
by Daniel Castelo, Elaine Heath
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Informed reassessment of Pentecostalism as a mystical tradition of the church universal
Pentecostalism, says Daniel Castelo, is commonly framed as "evangelicalism with tongues" or dismissed as simply a revivalist movement. In this book Castelo argues that Pentecostalism is actually...
Five Means of Grace
Experience God's Love the Wesleyan Way
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
John Wesley gave the Methodist movement (and all Christians in general) a discipleship pathway to follow. Wesley began with Three Simple Rules (or “General Rules”), and followed this instruction a year later with the Five Marks of a Methodist (or “Character of a Methodist”). Wesley observed...
The Mystic Way of Evangelism
A Contemplative Vision for Christian Outreach
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Elaine Heath brings a fresh perspective to the theory and practice of evangelism by approaching it through contemplative spirituality. This thoroughly revised edition includes a new study guide.
Praise for the First Edition
Outreach Resource of the Year Award Winner
"[Heath's]...
Longing for Spring
A New Vision for Wesleyan Community
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Delving into the widespread, contemporary longing for a more serious and communal experience of Christianity, this book provides important theoretical underpinnings and casts a vision for a new monasticism within the Wesleyan tradition. Elaine Heath and Scott Kisker call for the planting of neo-monastic...
We Were the Least of These
Reading the Bible with Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Much of what is written about abuse and the Bible focuses on the ways Scripture is used to hurt rather than heal. This accessibly written book provides a much-needed perspective, illuminating the good news of healing and liberation that the Bible offers survivors of sexual abuse. As a theologian and...
Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse
Reading the Bible with Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
This accessibly written book illuminates the good news of healing and liberation the Bible offers survivors of sexual abuse. As an expert in pastoral ministry and a survivor of abuse herself, Elaine Heath handles this sensitive topic with compassion and grace. The book is illustrated with stories...
Five Means of Grace: Leader Guide
Experience God's Love the Wesleyan Way
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
John Wesley gave the Methodist movement (and all Christians in general) a discipleship pathway to follow. Wesley began with Three Simple Rules (or “General Rules”), and followed this instruction a year later with the Five Marks of a Methodist (or “Character of a Methodist”). Wesley observed...
Missional. Monastic. Mainline.
A Guide to Starting Missional Micro-Communities in Historically Mainline Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Here is the long-awaited volume that provides both the theoretical foundations and practical guidance for developing new monastic and missional communities in contexts that are theologically progressive, racially and economically diverse, and multicultural. This book contains the wisdom and perspectives...
Naked Faith
The Mystical Theology of Phoebe Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Now and then through the history of the church a great light appears, a prophet who calls the church back to its missional vocation. These reformers are lovers of God, mystics whose lives are utterly given to the divine vision. Yet as Jesus noted, a prophet is often without honor among her own people....