Social Issues

Half the Church by Carolyn Custis James

Not recommended by Leslie Wiggins.

Purports to advocate for a fuller, grander, more robust gospel, but offers only a gospel stuck in the garden.

Becoming King by Troy Jackson

Recommended by John Bird.

A worthy and engaging attempt to place Martin Luther King Jr. in accurate historical context.

Abortion by R.C. Sproul

Recommended by John Bird.

A strong but gracious stand for the sanctity of life.

Reading Obama by James T. Kloppenberg

Recommended by John Bird.

President Obama may not be one's political cup of tea, and may not have revealed the full extent of his ambitions, he remains worthy of our respect.

Washed and Waiting by Wesley Hill

Recommended by Tim Challies.

A testimony to living a holy and celibate Christian life in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Homosexuality and the Christian by Mark Yarhouse

Recommended by John Bird.

A kind, comprehensive approach to dealing with homosexuality in a Christlike way.

A Heart for the Community by John Fuder, Noel Castellanos

Recommended by Bob Kellemen.

An invaluable, encylopedic methodology of urban and suburban ministry in the 21st century.

The Search for God and Guinness by Stephen Mansfield

Recommended by Tim Challies.

An enjoyable and informative read, focusing more on the family than the brew itself.

I Love Jesus & I Accept Evolution by Denis Lamoureux

Not recommended by James Anderson.

An irenic but ultimately unsatisfying attempt to reconcile evangelical theology with evolutionary theory.

Humanitarian Jesus by Christian Buckley, Ryan Dobson

Recommended by Tim Challies.

A fine biblical theology of social action somewhat compromised by a tangential interview section.