Westminster John Knox Press is pleased to announce the release of Together at the Table: Diversity without Division in The United Methodist Church from Karen P. Oliveto, the first openly LGBTQ bishop in the UMC.
Westminster John Knox Press is pleased to announce the release of Loving and Leaving a Church: A Pastor’s Journey. Barbara Melosh’s story was a common one. A second-career seminarian, she arrived at her first pastorate brimming with enthusiasm and high hopes.
Westminster John Knox Press is pleased to announce the release of 'The Baptism of Your Child: A Book for Presbyterian Families.' There are few occasions more joyous than the presentation of a new baby or small child for baptism.
Westminster John Knox Press is pleased to announce the publication of Our Connectional Church: The Hopeful Future of the PC(USA) from Gradye Parsons with a foreword by Frank Clark Spencer. From Spring City, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia, Parsons explores the unique faith traditions of four Presbyterian churches, demonstrating the diversity of ministry done by Presbyterians today.
More than fifty years after her death, Eleanor Roosevelt is remembered as a formidable first lady and tireless social activist. Eleanor: A Spiritual Biography explores an often overlooked part of her life and provides insight into the spirituality of one of America’s most famous women.
Guided by unpublished sources and interviews with Rachel Robinson and others, Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography (Westminster John Knox Press) is the first book to explore the faith that, Robinson said, carried him through the torment and abuse he suffered for integrating the major leagues and drove him to get involved in the civil rights movement.
Two new resources for Lent are now available from Westminster John Knox Press. A Way other than Our Own by Walter Brueggemann and The Sign and the Sacrifice by Rowan Williams provide a fresh perspective for the season, allowing you to reflect and connect in a new way.
As the gap between rich and poor grows, many of us are aware that we have more than we need. In her new book, More than Enough: Living Abundantly in a Culture of Excess, Lee Hull Moses provides an opportunity to think about the complicated questions of inequality and abundance by providing concrete things we can do to live faithfully and responsibly with the gifts we’ve been given.
While seeking to align his head with his heart—and getting fired for doing so—Pastor Colby Martin discovered how the church has misused the Bible to falsely condemn the LGBTQ community. UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality argues against the six “clobber” passages often used to oppress LGBTQ individuals.
Juxtaposing things we rarely put together, like the passion of Christ and our ideas about capital punishment, Mark Osler explores an active engagement between Jesus and our contemporary law and culture in his new book, Prosecuting Jesus.