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Church & Society

How should the church as an institution interact with society at large? These books dive into the complex questions surrounding how the body of Christ influences and is shaped by our society. You can also read more about Christian cultural engagement, Evangelicalism, and ecclesiology.

Welcoming the Stranger, By Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang and Leith Anderson
Welcoming the Stranger
Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang and Leith Anderson
Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom, By Brandon J. O'Brien
Demanding Liberty
Brandon J. O'Brien
Kingdom Collaborators: Eight Signature Practices of Leaders Who Turn the World Upside Down, By Reggie McNeal
Kingdom Collaborators
Reggie McNeal
Seven Practices for the Church on Mission, By David E. Fitch
Seven Practices for the Church on Mission
David E. Fitch
The Power of the 72: Ordinary Disciples in Extraordinary Evangelism, By John Teter
The Power of the 72
John Teter
Living Wisely with the Church Fathers, By Christopher A. Hall
Living Wisely with the Church Fathers
Christopher A. Hall
The Economics of Neighborly Love: Investing in Your Community's Compassion and Capacity, By Tom Nelson
The Economics of Neighborly Love
Tom Nelson
Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation Between Two Worlds, Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley
Contemporary Art and the Church
Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley
Spirituality for the Sent: Casting a New Vision for the Missional Church, Edited by Nathan A. Finn and Keith S. Whitfield
Spirituality for the Sent
Edited by Nathan A. Finn and Keith S. Whitfield
Transcending Mission: The Eclipse of a Modern Tradition, By Michael W. Stroope
Transcending Mission
Michael W. Stroope
To Alter Your World: Partnering with God to Rebirth Our Communities, By Michael Frost and Christiana Rice
To Alter Your World
Michael Frost and Christiana Rice
Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission, By David E. Fitch
Faithful Presence
David E. Fitch
A Shared Mercy: Karl Barth on Forgiveness and the Church, By Jon Coutts
A Shared Mercy
Jon Coutts
Embrace: God's Radical Shalom for a Divided World, By Leroy Barber
Embrace
Leroy Barber
The New Christian Zionism: Fresh Perspectives on Israel and the Land, Edited by Gerald R. McDermott
The New Christian Zionism
Edited by Gerald R. McDermott
Political Church: The Local Assembly as Embassy of Christ's Rule, By Jonathan Leeman
Political Church
Jonathan Leeman
Pictures at a Theological Exhibition: Scenes of the Church's Worship, Witness and Wisdom, By Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Pictures at a Theological Exhibition
Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Disaster Ministry Handbook, By Jamie D. Aten and David M. Boan
Disaster Ministry Handbook
Jamie D. Aten and David M. Boan
Beyond the Local Church: How Apostolic Movements Can Change the World, By Sam Metcalf
Beyond the Local Church
Sam Metcalf
Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way, By Richard Twiss
Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys
Richard Twiss
God of Justice: The IJM Institute Global Church Curriculum, By Abraham George and Nikki A. Toyama-Szeto
God of Justice
Abraham George and Nikki A. Toyama-Szeto
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Life Together in Christ: Experiencing Transformation in Community, By Ruth Haley Barton
Life Together in Christ
Ruth Haley Barton
Overturning Tables: Freeing Missions from the Christian-Industrial Complex, By Scott A. Bessenecker
Overturning Tables
Scott A. Bessenecker
Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus, By C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison
Slow Church
C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison
The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community, By Paul Sparks and Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen
The New Parish
Paul Sparks and Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen