"An excellent sequel . . . This installment raises the stakes, making the story not just about physical and emotional transformation, but about survival." — School Library JournalChangers Book Two: Oryon in the four-part Changers Series for young adults finds our hero Ethan/Drew on the eve of her second metamorphosis—into Oryon, a skinny African American skater boy with more swagger than he knows what to do with. Enter a mess of trouble from the Ch...

First in the "imaginative" series—"a moving story about gender, identity, friendship, bravery, rebellion vs. conformity, and thinking outside the box" ( School Library Journal).Changers Book One: Drew opens on the eve of Ethan Miller's freshman year of high school in a brand-new town. He's finally sporting a haircut he doesn't hate, has grown two inches since middle school, and can't wait to try out for the soccer team. At last, everything is looki...

"This strong entry in the series is a good choice for readers looking for books about friendship, identity, and LGBTQ issues." — School Library JournalWhen we last saw Oryon Small he was kidnapped and locked in a basement, his best friend Chase dying in his arms. In Book Three of the groundbreaking Changers series, Oryon awakens as Kim Cruz, an Asian American girl whose body looks nothing like she expected or desired.Where Changers Book ...

Religions, politics, and education shaped the cultural world of Asia Minor where a new faith emerged that would change history. Gods, Emperors, Philosophers, and a New Movement uncovers how the earliest Christians navigated—and often disrupted and adapted—the dominant forces of their age. Drawing on decades of research, fieldwork, and teaching, Michael T. Cooper takes readers beneath the surface of Ephesos, Smyrna, Pergamon, and other cities to reveal how temples, inscriptions, an...

Discovering God’s Passion for MovementsThe city of Ephesus was the site of the most significant church-planting movement in the early church, with 40 percent of the New Testament texts relating to it. What made that city the epicenter of the movement? And how can we replicate sustained movements in a world that feels so different?This is not another methodology or attempt to re-contextualize evangelicalism. Rather, it is a journey from the launch of the chu...

T Cooper's Real Man Adventures is not a memoir. It's an adventure story?and one packed with all the requisite dark alleys, disguises, leading ladies, and plot twists.Cooper's bold and bracing exploration of his transition to male unfurls in a series of inspired vignettes, intimate letters never sent, interviews, lists, and good old-fashioned stories that capture the range of the human experience. Real Man Adventures is a ?sharp, hilarious, incredibly personal, and ...

Harold A. Netland, Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Intercultural Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School:"The chapters that follow are especially significant for several reasons. First, the authors draw upon the best of recent scholarship in the field, and indeed among the contributors are some of the leading scholars in the study o

A postmodern family saga by one of Americas freshest literary voicesUpon landing at Ellis Island in 1903, Esther and Hersh Lipshitz discover their son Reuven is missing. The child is never found, and decades later, Esther becomes convinced that the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh is her lost boy. Esthers manic obsession spirals out of control, leaving far-reaching effects on the entire Lipshitz lineage. In the present, we meet T Cooper-the last living Lipshitz-w...

Cooper & Mansbach team with some of today's most talented writers to vitalize American history."This is a 'people's history' with tongue in cheek: delightfully funny, imaginative, but with a subtle undertone of seriousness. I enjoyed it immensely." —Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United StatesHistory is distorted the moment it's recorded—and in these politically dishonest times, challenging the stories we're told is more ...

Some people wouldn't think of prayer as a ministry. Many would consider ministry to be preaching, or teaching, or knocking on doors, and telling people about Salvation through Jesus Christ. Something as simple as prayer is a ministry? Then “Fasting”. A practice that is foreign for so many, even Bible believing Christians. Even though fasting is mentioned thirty-one times in the Bible in a positive sense, very few people in our modern era have any knowledge about it. Dr. Cooper informs read...

Tobacco-a very controversial topic with mixed opinions. Christians wonder what place should this have in my life and community if any. Is it very dangerous or not really a vice? Dr. R.T. Cooper gives a clear and expository description of what the Bible has to say about tobacco.

Song of Solomon-one of the most unique books of the Bible. In this commentary, Dr. Cooper expounds on the love a husband and wife should have, as well as the love the church should have for the Lord.