Based on Dr. Nessan’s acclaimed lectures, this book brings new perspective to this crucial ELCA issue. A welcome guide to open, careful discussion at the congregation level, Many Members, Yet One Body engages texts, theology, thoughtfulness, and heart. Nessan’s goal with this compelling and read... (more)

Nick Baines takes us through Mark's gospel and creates 47 new prayers and 47 reflections for each day from Ash Wednesday to Easter. There are seven weekly sessions to help us to consider what we've learned. An indispensable new resource for those who are now planning their Lent and Holy Week materia... (more)

Coinciding with the release of a major motion picture on Martin Luther's life, this book offers a concise and accessible biography of the great reformer.

The figure of Mary Magdalen has fascinated and perplexed people for centuries. This title explores the puzzle of how a figure who makes only three brief appearances in the Gospels has become a focus for so much speculation. It provides an analysis of this woman, illustrated with depictions of Mary M... (more)

Were the New Testament documents widely distorted by copyists as Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus, asserts? Can we in fact have no idea what was in the originals? Do we have no hope of knowing what eyewitnesses said and thought? Are other documents left out of the New Testament better sources... (more)

Offers Bible reading notes for people with learning difficulties. Using the Easy-to-Read Bible, this title contains 30 short Bible readings with notes and prayers. It features simplified language, large print supported by symbols, and key words.

This lavishly illustrated guide to iconography explains through words and pictures the history, meaning, and purpose of Christian icons as well as the traditional methods that religious painters use to create these luminous, spiritually enlivened works of art. Solrunn Nes, one of Europe's most adm... (more)