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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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...

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.

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.

What were the most important practices in the early church? In this volume, Michael Cooper arranges the writings of the Apostolic Fathers into eight themes that provide deeper understanding about the subjects important to the disciples of the New Testament apostles. First Christian Voices examines the written testimonies of the late first and second centuries to discover what animated the church in the face of internal and external struggles and growth as the gospel extended to the boundar...

Tobacco, alcohol and pornography-three very controversial topics with mixed opinions. Christians wonder what place should these things have in my life and community if any. Are they very dangerous or not really a vice? Dr. R.T. Cooper gives clear and concise descriptions of what the Bible has to say about these social issues.

Jonah ran from God and ended up in the belly of a whale. He repented, went to where God wanted him to go and he saw revival! Dr. Cooper's commentary will challenge readers to be what God wants them to be!

In Paris, haute couturier Sébastien Fel is totally blocked about designs for his new collection until he sees Rachel Bowman, a plump, pretty Ohio teacher who has never worn anything from a designer in her life. He claims her as a muse for his Renaissance Woman high fashion clothing, celebrating the beauty of, um, larger women. Everyone is skeptical, including Rachel, but she reluctantly agrees, mostly to enjoy Paris for another few months rather than teaching French to bored high schoolers...