“A humorous yet substantive introduction to the world’s religions and their concepts Explaining the five major religions and modern spirituality in clear, colorful chapters, this illustrated primer is a great way to introduce a complex topic. In her easily accessible style, Margreet de Heer explores religious history and practices in an unbiased way and with […]

Just released in the USA, and newly arrived on Fr Jeremy’s bookshelf, the new book from Lutheran Pastor Nadia Boltz-Weber is a wonderful collection of stories that “capture all that is beautiful and maddening and frightening about our shared humanity.” (Rachel Held Evans). In her no-holds barred, often raw style Boltz-Weber writes with honesty about […]

From the Publishers’ Weekly website: In her excellent treatise, Bass (Christianity After Religion) addresses the apparent decline of religious practice in America. In cogent, convincing arguments, she declares the current state of religion as not dying but transforming. Bass juxtaposes the postcard church—its static, pristine steeple pointing to heaven above—with the energetic church of community-oriented […]

“If you want to seed and nurture your own genuinely inter-generational Eucharistic congregation, this is the practical, specific, and theologically grounded guide you’ve been looking for. Shawn Schreiner and Dennis Northway’s generous offering of their experience in this book will make a difference to you whether you’re overwhelmed or inspired by the challenge of creating […]

David Tacey is Emeritus Professor of Literature of La Trobe university, Melbourne and Research Professor at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Canberra. “Beyond Literal Belief: religion as metaphor” is his fourteenth book and has plenty of useful things to say “in a world riven with fundamentalist extremism born of literalism.” (Prof. Anne Boyd, […]

The latest book from John Dominic Crossan, “How to read the bible and still be a Christian: Struggling with Divine Violence from Genesis Through Revelation” grapples with scripture’s two conflicting visions of Jesus and God – one of a loving God, and one of a vengeful God – and explains how Christians can decipher which […]