Search
Search

Stephen Seamands’ Summer Reading List

Stephen Seamands’ Summer Reading List

Join the Community!

The Wake-Up Call is a daily encouragement to shake off the slumber of our busy lives and turn our eyes toward Jesus.

Click here to get yours free in your inbox each morning!

Body, Soul and Human Life by Joel Green (Baker Academic)

From the Publisher: Are humans composed of a material body and an immaterial soul? This view is commonly held by Christians, yet it has been undermined by recent developments in neuroscience. Exploring what Scripture and theology teach about issues such as being in the divine image, the importance of community, sin, free will, salvation, and the afterlife, Joel Green argues that a dualistic view of the human person is inconsistent with both science and Scripture.

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth Bailey (InterVarsity Press)

From the Publisher: Beginning with Jesus’ birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord’s Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus’ relationship to women, and especially Jesus’ parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead you into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context.

Free of Charge by Miroslav Volf (Zondervan Books)

From the Publisher: We are at our human best when we give and forgive. But we live in a world in which it makes little sense to do either one. In our increasingly graceless culture, where can we find the motivation to give? And how do we learn to forgive when forgiving seems counterintuitive or even futile? A deeply personal yet profoundly thoughtful book, Free of Charge explores these questions — and the further questions to which they give rise — in light of God’s generosity and Christ’s sacrifice for us.

Shaping the Journey of Emerging Adults by Richard Dunn and Jana Sundene (InterVarsity Press)

From the Publisher: Between adolescence and adulthood is a new stage of life: emerging adulthood. Those in their twenties and early thirties find themselves in transition. This “provisional adulthood” is a time of identity exploration and instability in which one’s vocation, purpose, relationships and spirituality are all being renegotiated. Many emerging adults lose sight of God and experience significant confusion and brokenness. Others unexpectedly reconnect with the Christian faith and seek deeper discipleship, yet lack helpful mentoring and direction.

Mapping Modern Theology ed. by Elley Kapic and Bruce McCormack (Baker Academic)

From the Publisher: This textbook offers a fresh approach to modern theology by approaching the field thematically, covering classic topics in Christian theology over the last two hundred years. The editors, leading authorities on the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century theology, have assembled a respected team of international scholars to offer substantive treatment of important doctrines and key debates in modern theology.

The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry by David Rohrer (InterVarsity Press)

From the Publisher: Pastors often find themselves struggling to survive in the wilderness of the contemporary church scene. How do they remain faithful in light of the marginalization of organized religion, denominational strife, rapid demographic change, falling numbers and a general malaise among church members? Many pastors feel helpless, others hopeless. Sociologists and pollsters diagnose the problem but can’t seem to come up with a solution. Is there hope? Author and pastor David Rohrer believes there is.

Science and Theology in Quest for Truth by John Polkinghorne (Yale University Press)

From the Publisher: John Polkinghorne, an international figure known both for his contributions to the field of theoretical elementary particle physics and for his work as a theologian, has over the years filled a bookshelf with writings devoted to specific topics in science and religion. In this new book, he undertakes for the first time a survey of all the major issues at the intersection of science and religion, concentrating on what he considers the essential insights for each.

See Lawson Stone’s Reading List.

See Ben Witherington III’s Reading List.

See Brian Edgar’s Reading List.

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *