{"id":956,"date":"2025-08-14T15:30:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/?page_id=956"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:59:20","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"custom-css-block\"><style>.aagb_accordion_60921296_1 {   }<\/style><\/div><style>\n        .aagb_accordion_60921296_1 .aagb__accordion_active .aagb__accordion_body {\n            border-top: 1px solid #ebebeb;\n        }\n        .aagb_accordion_60921296_1 .aagb__accordion_container.wp-block-aab-accordion-item .aagb__accordion_head {\n          background-color: #bcb6b638;\n          \n          border-top: none; border-right: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none;\n          \n        }\n        .aagb_accordion_60921296_1 .aagb__accordion_container.wp-block-aab-accordion-item .aagb__accordion_body {\n          \n          \n          \n          border-top: 1px solid #bcb6b638; 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insights into jesus&#8217; life and teaching<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aagb__accordion_icon\"><div class=\"aagb__icon_dashicons_box\"><span class=\"aagb__icon dashicons dashicons-plus-alt2\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aagb__accordion_body   \" role=\"region\"><div class=\"aagb__accordion_component \"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0664234135-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0664234135-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0664234135-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0664234135.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/jesus-and-his-world-the-archeological-evidence\/\">Jesus and His World: The Archeological Evidence<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Craig A. Evans Craig Evans provides an overview of archeological discoveries that give insight into the world in which Jesus lived. Written for non-experts, the book consists of five &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AJLenine-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AJLenine-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AJLenine-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AJLenine-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AJLenine.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/short-stories-by-jesus\/\">Short Stories by Jesus<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Amy-Jill Levine Amy-Jill Levine is a Jewish New Testament scholar who brings fresh insights to bear on nine of Jesus\u2019 parables. She does so by helping us understand them &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingdom-Within-Image-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingdom-Within-Image-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingdom-Within-Image-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingdom-Within-Image.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/the-kingdom-within-the-inner-meaning-of-jesus-sayings\/\">The Kingdom Within: The Inner Meaning of Jesus\u2019 Sayings<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by John Sanford &#8211; The stories and parables of Jesus are beloved teachings that impart spiritual truth and offer glimpses into the reality of God\u2019s kingdom. In his book, The &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thurman-97x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thurman-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thurman-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thurman-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thurman-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thurman.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 97px) 100vw, 97px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/1361-2\/\">Jesus and the Disinherited<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Howard Thurman &#8211; Howard Thurman\u2019s words stand in the background of what Martin Luther King Jr., proclaimed about racial and economic relationships. The civil rights leader is said to &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DBonhoeffer-94x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DBonhoeffer-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DBonhoeffer-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DBonhoeffer.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 94px) 100vw, 94px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/the-cost-of-discipleship\/\">The Cost of Discipleship<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Dietrich Bonhoeffer &#8211; 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 &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"105\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/If-Jesus-105x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/If-Jesus-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/If-Jesus-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/If-Jesus-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/If-Jesus-768x1102.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/If-Jesus-1070x1536.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/If-Jesus.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/if-jesus-were-here-today\/\">If Jesus Were Here Today<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Maralene and Miles Wesner &#8211; Maralene and Miles Wesner, whose generosity made this online resource library possible, are prolific writers of practical books focused on being faithful followers of &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"102\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gushee-102x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gushee-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gushee-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gushee-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gushee-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gushee-1042x1536.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gushee.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/the-moral-teachings-of-jesus-radical-instruction-in-the-will-of-god\/\">The Moral Teachings of Jesus: Radical Instruction in the Will of God<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by David P. Gushee &#8211; \u201cI believe that the teachings of Jesus offer the best ethical instruction, the best account of the will of God, that the world has ever &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"109\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ninefold-109x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ninefold-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ninefold-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ninefold-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ninefold-768x1059.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ninefold-1114x1536.jpg 1114w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ninefold.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/the-ninefold-path-of-jesus-hidden-wisdom-of-the-beatitudes\/\">The Ninefold Path of Jesus: Hidden Wisdom of the Beatitudes<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Mark Scandrette &#8211; The introduction to The Ninefold Path of Jesus sets the stage for traveling the nine paths the author draws from Jesus\u2019 teachings known as the Beatitudes. &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/crazy-98x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/crazy-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/crazy-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/crazy-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/crazy-768x1176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/crazy-1003x1536.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/crazy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/crazy-christians-a-call-to-follow-jesus\/\">Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Michael B. Curry &#8211; Upon hearing Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, now retired, speak in 2023 I wrote about how clearly he \u201cechoes a Jesus worldview.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m here to &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Claypool-98x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Claypool-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Claypool-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Claypool-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Claypool-768x1172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Claypool-1006x1536.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Claypool.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/stories-jesus-still-tells-the-parables\/\">Stories Jesus Still Tells: The Parables<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by John Claypool &#8211; John Claypool was a uniquely gifted communicator \u2014 speaking and writing with the honesty and humility of fellow traveler. It was a model he picked up &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lohfink-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lohfink-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lohfink-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lohfink.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/jesus-of-nazareth-what-he-wanted-who-he-was\/\">Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Gerhard Lohfink &#8211; This is one of the most useful and inspiring resources I have found for learning about \u2014 and preparing a study series on \u2014 what Jesus &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tolbert3-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tolbert3-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tolbert3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tolbert3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tolbert3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tolbert3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/the-disturbing-galilean-essays-about-jesus\/\">The Disturbing Galilean: Essays about Jesus<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Malcolm Tolbert &#8211; The late New Testament scholar with a pastor\u2019s heart begins this collection of essays with a simple yet important affirmation: \u201cI am captivated by Jesus.\u201d He &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ReallyKnow-110x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ReallyKnow-110x150.jpg 110w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ReallyKnow-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ReallyKnow-749x1024.jpg 749w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ReallyKnow-768x1050.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ReallyKnow-1124x1536.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ReallyKnow.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/do-you-really-know-jesus\/\">Do You Really Know Jesus?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Maralene and Miles Wesner &#8211; During the writing of this book, co-author Maralene Wesner \u201clived\u201d for six months in the red-lettered words of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels, &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"88\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Humorb-88x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Humorb-88x150.jpg 88w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Humorb-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Humorb-600x1024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Humorb-768x1311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Humorb.jpg 879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 88px) 100vw, 88px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/the-humor-of-christ-a-significant-but-often-unrecognized-aspect-of-christs-teaching\/\">The Humor of Christ: A Significant But Often Unrecognized Aspect of Christ\u2019s Teaching<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Elton Trueblood &#8211; \u201cThe 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,\u201d writes &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-aab-accordion-item aagb__accordion_container panel\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-duration=\"3000\" data-progress-bar-direction=\"horizontal\" data-feature-image-url=\"\" data-auto-numbering=\"false\" data-progress-bar-on=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"aagb__accordion_head aab_right_icon  \" data-active=\"false\"><div class=\"aagb__accordion_heading aab_right_icon aagb_right_link\"><div class=\"head_content_wrapper\"><div class=\"title_wrapper\"><h5 class=\"aagb__accordion_title\">Advanced &#8211; addresses timely issues through a jesus lens<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aagb__accordion_icon\"><div class=\"aagb__icon_dashicons_box\"><span class=\"aagb__icon dashicons dashicons-plus-alt2\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aagb__accordion_body   \" role=\"region\"><div class=\"aagb__accordion_component \">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lewis-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lewis-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lewis-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lewis.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/faithful-innovation-the-rule-of-god-and-a-christian-practical-wisdom\/\">Faithful Innovation: The Rule of God and a Christian Practical Wisdom<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Paul A. Lewis This book claims that a distinctively Christian ethic entails developing the virtue of a practical wisdom guided by a vision of the kingdom or rule of &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DuMez-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DuMez-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DuMez-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DuMez-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DuMez-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DuMez-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DuMez-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DuMez.jpg 1626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/jesus-and-john-wayne-how-white-evangelicals-corrupted-a-faith-and-fractured-a-nation\/\">Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Kristian Kobes Du Mez &#8211; Too often criticism is treated only as a negative term that raises quick defensives without thoughtful consideration. Critics, however, can be helpful \u2014 when &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alberta-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alberta-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alberta-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alberta-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alberta-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alberta-1029x1536.jpg 1029w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alberta-1372x2048.jpg 1372w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alberta-scaled.jpg 1714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/the-kingdom-the-power-and-the-glory-american-evangelicals-in-an-age-of-extremism\/\">The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Tim Alberta &#8211; A careful and clear writer, Tim Alberta pulls back the curtain on white Americanized evangelicalism\u2019s true story of \u201ca faith cheapened by ephemeral fear, a promise &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-aab-accordion-item aagb__accordion_container panel\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-duration=\"3000\" data-progress-bar-direction=\"horizontal\" data-feature-image-url=\"\" data-auto-numbering=\"false\" data-progress-bar-on=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"aagb__accordion_head aab_right_icon  \" data-active=\"false\"><div class=\"aagb__accordion_heading aab_right_icon aagb_right_link\"><div class=\"head_content_wrapper\"><div class=\"title_wrapper\"><h5 class=\"aagb__accordion_title\">Challenging &#8211; offers deeper theological exploration of jesus and the christian faith<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aagb__accordion_icon\"><div class=\"aagb__icon_dashicons_box\"><span class=\"aagb__icon dashicons dashicons-plus-alt2\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aagb__accordion_body   \" role=\"region\"><div class=\"aagb__accordion_component \"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bosch-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bosch-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bosch-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bosch.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/transforming-mission-paradigm-shifts-in-theology-of-mission\/\">TRANSFORMING MISSION:\u00a0 Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by David J. Bosch (1991) &#8211; David Bosch offers a comprehensive look at successive developments in the history of the Christian mission.\u00a0 The back cover of the 19th printing of &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Heart-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Heart-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Heart-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Heart-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Heart-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Heart.jpg 996w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/the-heart-of-christianity\/\">The Heart of Christianity<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Marcus Borg &#8211; The flavor of Marcus Borg\u2019s preface gives the reader a taste of the author\u2019s style and self-revealed expertise and limitations. The first chapter sets the context &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WisdomJesus-97x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WisdomJesus-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WisdomJesus-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WisdomJesus.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 97px) 100vw, 97px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/the-wisdom-jesus-transforming-heart-and-mind-a-new-perspective-on-christ-and-his-message\/\">The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind \u2013 a New Perspective on Christ and His Message<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Cynthia Bourgeault &#8211; It is refreshing to read of Jesus in his Near Eastern context emerging \u201cas a sophisticated, fully attuned, and even cosmopolitan teacher, working in a genre &#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Historical-Figure-97x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Historical-Figure-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Historical-Figure-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Historical-Figure-659x1024.jpg 659w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Historical-Figure-768x1193.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Historical-Figure.jpg 966w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 97px) 100vw, 97px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jesusworldview.org\/resource-library\/the-historical-figure-of-jesus\/\">The Historical Figure of Jesus<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by E. P. Sanders &#8211; E. P. Sanders gives a careful historian\u2019s explanation of the context in which Jesus lived. 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