Wipf And Stock imprint: 424 books
Meeting Jesus the Christ Again
A Conservative Progressive Faith
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
The religion of Jesus or the religion about Jesus? The cross as Christ's atoning sacrifice or as a courageous, prophetic martyrdom? With a pastoral/prophetic voice and insights derived from a lifetime in parish ministry and theological education, Meeting Jesus the Christ Again encourages the reader...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
The Latino/a community continues to grow at a faster pace than any other racial or ethnic group in the country. In part because of this growth, Latino/as have begun to be recognized as bona fide contributors to American society, whether through sports, music, literary work, theology, or ministry....
Finding Lost Words
The Church’s Right to Lament
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
The brokenness of this world inevitably invades our lives. But how do you maintain faith when overwhelmed by grief? When prayer goes unanswered? When all you have are questions, not answers? What do you say to God when you know he is in control but the suffering continues unabated? Is there any alternative...
Joy Unspeakable
Finding Joy in Christ-like Suffering
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2019
In this fallen world, Christians often suffer due to no fault of their own. Imagine a loving spouse who suffers the pains of marital unfaithfulness, or loving Christian parents who suffer the loss of their child. Now, imagine that you can overcome the pain and instead experience a "joy unspeakable"...
by Morris A. Inch
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
This text provides a novel approach to a critical issue--the potential of pain. Initially, the potential of pain is explored by way of paradise lost, as an explanation of why things are as we experience them. The book then entertains the classic Job narrative, as it pertains to addressing the question...
Mere Ecclesiology
Finding Your Place in the Church’s Mission
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016
Too many churches limp along with no clear sense of mission. In Mere Ecclesiology: Finding Your Place in the Church's Mission, Dr. Crofford clarifies the purpose of God's people through the metaphor of spiritual respiration. "Breathing in" (worship and discipleship) leads to "breathing...
The Dark Side of Destiny
Hell Re-Examined
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
Discussion of Hell is hotter than ever. Yet for all the attention the topic has drawn, few are the resources that provide an overview of the major points in dispute without bogging down in detail. The Dark Side of Destiny: Hell Re-examined is an excellent primer, yet goes beyond a mere description...
by C.J. Williams
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
The Book of Job has been a rich source of truth and comfort for its readers throughout the ages, but the crowning glory of this book is the prophetic testimony it bears to the sufferings that Jesus Christ would endure as the savior of his people. The Shadow of Christ in the Book of Job examines the...
The Prayer of Jesus
A Reading of the Lord’s Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
This unique phrase-by-phrase exposition reads the Lord's Prayer as Jesus' description of God. Our heavenly Father is the perfect parent beyond our dreams who loves, provides, forgives, and ultimately protects. Finding our parent, we discover who we really are and enter a kingdom without boundaries....
Gate Crashers
The Offensive Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Gate Crashers: The Offensive Church makes the case that God desires to work through the church to do abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, not because we deserve it, but for the praise, honor, and glory of his own name (Eph 3:20-21). Although much...
Healing Church Strife in the New Testament and Today
Beyond Matthew 18:15-17
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2016
When churches experience troubling conflicts, they are likely to be offered Matthew 18:15-17 as the only solution. This book opens our eyes to the rich variety of conflict solutions that are described throughout the New Testament. Healing Church Strife explores options for our time, and the reader receives practical suggestions that are biblically based.
Journey Into an Interfaith World
Jews, Christians, and Muslims in a World Come of Age
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
In this comprehensive volume, Dr. Kenneth L. Vaux explores the shared theological ground of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam-the common God, the common good, the common word, and the common work. Based on the premise that the three Abrahamic faiths are given by God for some purpose in God's universal...
Jonathan Edwards on the Atonement
Understanding the Legacy of America’s Greatest Theologian
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
The gospel is the heart of the Christian faith, and the atonement is the heart of the gospel. In this work, Pastor Brandon Crawford offers a study of the doctrine of atonement as it was understood by America's greatest theologian--Jonathan Edwards--setting his doctrine in the context of both his historical...
Christ Changing Lives
Digging Deeper into the Practice of Disciple Investing
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
If you are involved in the local church or any ministry that wants to create an ethos of Christian growth and education, or disciple investing, Christ Changing Lives: Digging Deeper into the Practice of Disciple Investing, is a book that will assist you in thinking through a philosophy of how to invest...