Rather than embracing the conflict around gay relationships as an opportunity for the church to talk honestly about human sexuality, Christians continue to hurt one another with the same tired arguments that divide us along predictable political battle lines. If the world is to "know that we are Christians by our love," the church needs to discover better ways to live out the deep unity we share in Christ as we engage with politics and our world. In Oriented to Faith, Tim Otto tells the st...

If the church is more than just a building, what could it mean to live in it--to inhabit it as a way of life? From their location in new monastic communities, Otto, Stock, and Wilson-Hartgrove ask what the church can learn from St. Benedict's vows of conversion, obedience, and stability about how to live as the people of God in the world. In storytelling and serious engagement with Scripture, old wisdom breathes life into a new monasticism. But, like all monastic wisdom, these reflections ...

From a bold new voice in crime fiction, Lower City blends the gritty realism of S.A. Cosby with the page-turning pulse of Louise Penny.It’s October 2025 and Hamilton, Ontario is a city on edge—job insecurity, rising rents, and polarization combine in dangerous ways. When a series of abductions plunges the city into chaos, an unsuspecting hero arises: a young steelworker struggling to find his place in the world.At twenty-six years old, Danny Clarke...

With the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) behind us, this book asks did they work? And what happens next? Arguing that to effectively look forward, we must first look back, the editors of this insightful book gather leading scholars and practitioners from a range of backgrounds and regions to provide an in-depth exploration of the MDG project and its impact.Contributors use region-specific case studies to explore the effectiveness of the MDGs in addressing th...

Two witchy sisters find themselves framed for the disappearance of millions of dollars in this atmospheric locked room mystery—from the New York Times bestselling author of Payback’s a Witch and the critically acclaimed author of All Dressed Up.“Blends suspense, family drama, magic, and romance into a twisty ride that’s impossible to put down . . . Don’t miss this witchy mystery full of heart!”—Gloria Chao, USA Today best...

A brilliant, breakout novel from ITW THRILLER AWARD-WINNING author Lauren Nossett—a mystery set in Nashville, where a Dolly Parton–loving private detective is drawn into the disappearance of an enigmatic pop star."THRILLING...[A] propulsive, glittery mystery.” —Lisa Unger, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author“Pulse-pounding...FANS OF LIZ MOORE and S.A. COSBY will eat this up.” —Katy Hays, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author...

“Rene Denfeld reminds us that storytelling remains one of the most powerful means we have of confronting our darkest human impulses and sometimes overcoming them.”—Washington PostFrom the revered bestselling author, a compulsive, page-turning thriller inspired by her real life work exonerating innocents, a novel that asks how far we’ll go in our pursuit of the truth—an emotionally rich, luminously written book about evil and people trying to do goo...

"Jaw-dropping. This will keep readers up all night." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred reviewFrom the #1 internationally bestselling author of What Happened to Nina? comes a gripping high-stakes novel of suspense about three seemingly unconnected people, caught in a lethal web of deceit and unhealed wounds.Someone’s watching. Someone’s waiting.Alexis Turner walks into the police station ...

**When she begins to peer into the lives of her glamorous neighbors, one woman discovers a terrifying secret in this riveting psychological thriller with nine lives worth of twists, from the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water, a Reese’s Book Club pick.“Catherine Steadman more than delivers on the brilliant twists and thrills I’ve come to expect from her writing.”—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight...

After 2,000 years of flawed history, here at last is a magnificent new biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rightful place of importance in Christianity.Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many forms—witch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal feminine, the devoted companion (and perhaps even the wife) of Jesus. In this brilliant new biography, Bruce Chilton, a re...

ECPA 2019 Book Award Finalist. Christian Book of the Year Award Finalist. You recite it. But do you understand it? The Apostles' Creed has become so familiar to us that we don't think about what we're saying. Christians from different times, places, and traditions have been united by its eternal truths. We believe them, we recite them, but do we build our lives on them? The fact that so many in the early church died for their faith means they were caught up in something greater than themse...

"For many of the nation's 52 million Catholics, Christ Among Us has become an indispensable guide to applying Church teachings to contemporary problems." — TimeSince it was first published in 1967, Anthony Wilhelm's Christ Among Us has become America's most popular guide to modern Catholicism. This classic text presents a clear and accessible picture of Catholicism and its development in a post-Vatican II world. Perfect for both new Cathol...