Books

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  Jesus and the Disinherited
  by Howard Thurman – Howard Thurman’s words stand in the background of what Martin Luther King Jr., proclaimed about racial and economic relationships. The civil rights leader is said to …
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  The Cost of Discipleship
  by Dietrich Bonhoeffer – With growing parallels to a time when many professing Christians lent their support through voice or silence to a nationalist movement of favoritism for some and …
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  If Jesus Were Here Today
  by Maralene and Miles Wesner – Maralene and Miles Wesner, whose generosity made this online resource library possible, are prolific writers of practical books focused on being faithful followers of …
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  The Moral Teachings of Jesus: Radical Instruction in the Will of God
  by David P. Gushee – “I believe that the teachings of Jesus offer the best ethical instruction, the best account of the will of God, that the world has ever …
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  The Ninefold Path of Jesus: Hidden Wisdom of the Beatitudes
  by Mark Scandrette – The introduction to The Ninefold Path of Jesus sets the stage for traveling the nine paths the author draws from Jesus’ teachings known as the Beatitudes. …
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  Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus
  by Michael B. Curry – Upon hearing Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, now retired, speak in 2023 I wrote about how clearly he “echoes a Jesus worldview.” “I’m here to …
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  Stories Jesus Still Tells: The Parables
  by John Claypool – John Claypool was a uniquely gifted communicator — speaking and writing with the honesty and humility of fellow traveler. It was a model he picked up …
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  Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was
  by Gerhard Lohfink – This is one of the most useful and inspiring resources I have found for learning about — and preparing a study series on — what Jesus …
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  The Disturbing Galilean: Essays about Jesus
  by Malcolm Tolbert – The late New Testament scholar with a pastor’s heart begins this collection of essays with a simple yet important affirmation: “I am captivated by Jesus.” He …
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  Do You Really Know Jesus?
  By Maralene and Miles Wesner – During the writing of this book, co-author Maralene Wesner “lived” for six months in the red-lettered words of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels, …
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  The Humor of Christ: A Significant But Often Unrecognized Aspect of Christ’s Teaching
  by Elton Trueblood – “The well-known humor of the Christian is not a way of denying the tears, but a way of affirming something that is deeper than tears,” writes …

Accordion Content

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  Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
  by Kristian Kobes Du Mez – Too often criticism is treated only as a negative term that raises quick defensives without thoughtful consideration. Critics, however, can be helpful — when …
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  The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
  by Tim Alberta – A careful and clear writer, Tim Alberta pulls back the curtain on white Americanized evangelicalism’s true story of “a faith cheapened by ephemeral fear, a promise …

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  The Heart of Christianity
  by Marcus Borg – The flavor of Marcus Borg’s preface gives the reader a taste of the author’s style and self-revealed expertise and limitations. The first chapter sets the context …
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  The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind – a New Perspective on Christ and His Message
  by Cynthia Bourgeault – It is refreshing to read of Jesus in his Near Eastern context emerging “as a sophisticated, fully attuned, and even cosmopolitan teacher, working in a genre …
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  The Historical Figure of Jesus
  by E. P. Sanders – E. P. Sanders gives a careful historian’s explanation of the context in which Jesus lived. He leans more into the actions than the words of …