Fortress Press: 773 books
Bipolar Faith
A Black Woman's Journey with Depression and Faith
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Monica A. Coleman’s great-grandfather asked his two young sons to lift him up and pull out the chair when he hanged himself, and that noose stayed in the family shed for years. The rope was the violent instrument, but it was mental anguish that killed him. Now, in gripping fashion, Coleman examines...
When Lightning Struck!
The Story of Martin Luther
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Martin Luther’s life was too exciting not to be written for teens and younger readers! In this fast-paced, action-packed novel of Martin Luther’s life, teen readers (and more than a few adults!) will be introduced to a fascinating time when princes ruled Europe and knights roamed the countryside....
Making a Way Out of No way
A Womanist Theology
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2008
In her new book, Monica A. Coleman articulates the African American expression of "making a way out of no way" for today's context of globalization, religious pluralism, and sexual diversity. Drawing on womanist religious scholarship and process thought, Coleman describes the symbiotic relationship...
Psalms
The Prayer Book Of The Bible
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1974
Dietrich Bonhoeffer here gives one of his secrets behind the powerful witness of his own life. He had learned to pray the Psalms and from them drew on the power of God in his years of imprisonment.
In this introduction, Bonhoeffer discusses the various types of Psalms and how they can be used...
Seculosity
How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
At the heart of our current moment lies a universal yearning, writes David Zahl, not to be happy or respected so much as enough--what religions call "righteous." To fill the void left by religion, we look to all sorts of everyday activities--from eating and parenting to dating and voting--for...
by Alan Loy Mcginnis
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2003
At the heart of each relationship, says McGinnis, is the friendship factor—the essential ingredient of warmth and caring. With captivating case histories and anecdotes about such famous people as George Burns, Howard Hughes, and C. S. Lewis, McGinnis shares the secret of how to love and be loved.
Bringing Out Best in People
How To Enjoy Helping Others Excel
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1985
Alan Loy McGinnis, author of the best-selling book The Friendship Factor, studied the great leaders throughout history, the most effective organization, and many prominent psychologists to discover their motivational secrets. There are actually a small number of principles used by good motivators,...
by Granger E. Westberg
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
For fifty years Good Grief has helped millions of readers find comfort and rediscover hope after loss. Today this classic text continues to offer helpful insights on the emotional and physical responses persons may experience during the natural process of grieving. Good Grief identifies ten stages...
Encountering the Jewish Future
With Wiesel, Buber, Heschel, Arendt, Levinas
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
The most vital questions about Judaism—present and future—are prefigured, says Marc Ellis in the work of Elie Wiesel, Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Hannah Arendt, and Emmanuel Levinas. Ellis encounters each thinker to contemplate biblical, theological, and philosophical insights so to foster Jewish empowerment and to ensure a Jewish future.
by Harold Ivan Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2003
A mother's death can make a shambles of schedules, priorities, agendas, commitments, and, sometimes, even our most important relationships. A mother's last breath inevitably changes us. Drawing on his own experience of loss, as well as those of others, Harold Ivan Smith guides readers through their...
Book of Harmony
Spirit and Service in the Lutheran Confessions
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
The Reformation-era writings that make up the Lutheran Confessions remain lively resources for Christian ministry and mission today. Because each of the documents within the Book of Concord was written with a specific context and rhetorical purpose in mind, each has its own compelling story and objectives....
Luther the Reformer
The Story of the Man and His Career
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
For nearly thirty years, James M. Kittelson’s Luther the Reformer has been the standard biography of Martin Luther. Like Roland Bainton’s biography of the generation before, Kittelson’s volume is the one known by thousands of students, pastors, and interested readers as the biography that gave...
by Nancy Koester
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
The history of Christianity in the United States is a fascinating and lively story. In this revised and expanded account, Nancy Koester introduces students to the major events and movements that influenced the tradition.
This comprehensive and highly accessible overview of Christian history...
Paul and the Faithfulness of God
Two book set
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
This highly anticipated two-book fourth volume in N. T. Wright’s magisterial series, Christian Origins and the Question of God, is destined to become the standard reference point on the subject for all serious students of the Bible and theology. The mature summation of a lifetime’s study, this...