Wipf And Stock imprint: 424 books
The Disciple Investing Apostle
Paul’s Ministry of Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2018
When we think of the ministry of discipleship (or what I call "disciple investing"), we often conclude that the focus of discipleship involves one individual intentionally helping only one other individual (often called "one-to-one" ministry). We think we have to choose one person...
Glimmers of Hope
Toward the Healing of Painful Life Experiences through Narrative Counseling
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Every individual has a story--painful or happy--and the story will only be complete and meaningful when shared with others willing to listen to it. These are the stories of several people who embarked on a journey toward healing from abortion, adoption, abuse (sexual and spousal), anger, bullying,...
The People Paul Admired
The House Church Leaders of the New Testament
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
Where did the old social barriers break down at the coming of Christianity? In homes. Where did practice join theology to break down the division between rich and poor or Jew and Greek, so that they ate together? In the hospitality of house church hosts and hostesses. What happened to the barrier...
My So-Called Biblical Life
Imagined Stories from the World’s Best-Selling Book
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2017
My So-Called Biblical Life gives fresh perspectives to stories from the Bible, imbuing them with powerful, honest emotion. The editor's translation of biblical passages grounds twelve original narratives, which engage the reader and invite a personal response. Imagine sending away your precious daughter...
Travels with St. Mark: GPS for the Journey
A Pedagogical Aid
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Not a reference tool, this unique work is a teaching-learning guide to studying the earliest Gospel. The focus is on showing how rather than on telling what. Maps followed by leading questions and statements help both faculty and students to see how the Evangelist adopted and adapted his sacred texts...
Navigating Revelation: Charts for the Voyage
A Pedagogical Aid
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2011
Not a reference tool, this unique work is a teaching-learning guide to studying the Book of Revelation. The focus is on showing how rather than on telling that. Charts followed by leading questions and statements help both faculty and students to see how St. John adopted and adapted his sacred texts...
Berkeley Street Theatre
How Improvisation and Street Theater Emerged as a Christian Outreach to the Culture of the Time
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Berkeley Street Theatre chronicles Christian World Liberation Front's 1969-1975 ministry to the counterculture. Founded by Jack Sparks, CWLF was featured in the June 1971 Time Magazine's epic "Jesus Revolution" edition. Reverend Billy Graham sponsored the CWLF outreach and referred to CWLF...
Social Science and the Christian Scriptures, Volume 2
Sociological Introductions and New Translation
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Sociologist Anthony Blasi analyzes early Christianity using multiple social scientific theories, including those of Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, Max Scheler, Alfred Schutz, and contemporary theorists. He investigates the canonical New Testament books as representative of early...
Social Science and the Christian Scriptures, Volume 3
Sociological Introductions and New Translation
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Sociologist Anthony Blasi analyzes early Christianity using multiple social scientific theories, including those of Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, Max Scheler, Alfred Schutz, and contemporary theorists. He investigates the canonical New Testament books as representative of early...
Social Science and the Christian Scriptures, Volume 1
Sociological Introductions and New Translation
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Sociologist Anthony Blasi analyzes early Christianity using multiple social scientific theories, including those of Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, Max Scheler, Alfred Schutz, and contemporary theorists. He investigates the canonical New Testament books as representative of early...
Tracking God
An Ecumenical Fundamental Theology
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This book offers an introduction to some of the fundamental themes of theology. From the very beginning, however, it insists on the contribution to be found in the different Christian traditions. The reader is enabled to view these traditions as part of a common heritage. Drawing on the wealth of...
John Knox
An Introduction to His Life and Works
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
While the Reformed tradition originated with Huldrych Zwingli and was more fully developed with John Calvin, it was John Knox who made significant contributions to this movement as it unfolded in Scotland. John Knox: An Introduction to His Life and Works traces the life and thought of John Knox in...
Benedictions
26 Reflections
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
Benedictions is about the presence of the sacred in ordinary things: the ground beneath our feet, the ways we bless each other, loss and grief, the making of our homes, even doubt and darkness. In the everyday experiences described here, God's presence is palpable and real. "Cleave the wood and...
by Stuart Dauermann
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
In Christians and Jews Together, Stuart Dauermann challenges Christians and Jews to discover new ways to partner together in serving what God is up to in the world. He imaginatively connects the thinking of Paul the Apostle with the Prophet Ezekiel, forming a previously unexplored bridge between...