In a culture that continues to try to eradicate the impact of systemic racism, McCauley helps us understand it more fully.
He is a gracious and honest writer. This book is beautifully written, honest, tender, and redemptive. It's a powerful, personal testimony about racism's long tentacles and what it looks like to fight back, forgive, and persevere. I found the book deeply moving and timely.
From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black, a riveting intergenerational account of his family’s search for home and hope
“A riveting book that invites you into the personal journey of one of the finest writers alive today.”—Beth Moore, New York Times bestselling author of All My Knotted-Up Life
For much of his life, Esau McCaulley was taught to see himself as an exception: someone who, through hard work, faith, and determination, overcame childhood poverty, anti-Black racism, and an absent father to earn a job as a university professor and a life in…
Karen Swallow Prior does a terrific job identifying and naming the many threads that make up the tapestry that we call evangelicalism. Once named, she allows us to decide which ones should be pulled and which ones should remain.
It's a meaty, well-researched offering. If you consider yourself a follower of Christ but feel confused or angry regarding how Christianity has devolved into its current iteration, you need to read this book. Though The Evangelical Imagination is both confrontive and prophetic, the author does not descend into cynicism or despair.
"Provides plenty of fodder for those wishing to explore what evangelicalism is and reimagine what it might become. It's an eye-opener."--Publishers Weekly
"Akin to enjoying a lively conversation over a cheering yet bracing cup of tea."--Christianity Today (5-star review)
Contemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press.
In this book, acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior examines evangelical history, both good and bad. By analyzing the literature, art, and popular culture that has surrounded evangelicalism, she unpacks some of the movement's most deeply held concepts, ideas, values, and practices to consider what is Christian rather…
As someone who has been battling chronic health issue for more than two decades, I cannot sing loud enough praises for this book. Incredibly insightful, painfully honest, and beautifully written.
This book is about story: ours, hers, and those we love. Cole Arthur Riley is brilliant and wise beyond her years. I hope she's working on her next book.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her family alongside contemplative reflections to discover the “necessary rituals” that connect us with our belonging, dignity, and liberation.
“This is the kind of book that makes you different when you’re done.”—Ashley C. Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter
“Reaches deep beneath the surface of words unspoken, wounds unhealed, and secrets untempered to break them open in order for fresh light to break through.”—Morgan Jerkins, New York Times bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing and…
The many challenges and surprises of midlife tend to destabilize us and our marriages. Marriage in the Middle will help readers to experience this season as a time of opportunity rather than crisis. It’s fiercely honest, practical, and above all else, hopeful.
