Bible teacher and scholar Arthur W. Pink adeptly demonstrates how the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the highest embodiment of Christian sanctification, the essence of which provides comfort and harmony to believers. We find within this volume a great demonstration and study of Christ's being; how Jesus represents the very essence of the Christian faith, what his teachings confer to believers, and how he constitutes the Lord's being on Earth are among the topics discussed. The holy sanctity of Jesus is demonstrated to be multi-faceted; direct quotations of the New Testament Gospels support the author's assertions. Although he was little-known in his lifetime, in the mid-to-late 20th century A. W. Pink gained great renown for his simple yet resounding books. Although he commonly ventures to detail and quotes from difficult passages of the Bible, his style is accessible - much of Pink's life was spent teaching and clarifying the Biblical lore to students.

This book continues the conversations begun in Emilie Townes's path-breaking A Troubling in My Soul: Womanist Perspectives on Evil and Suffering. Once again, Townes brings together essays by leading womanist theologians, interweaving a concern for matters of race, gender, and class, as these bear on the survival and well-being of the African-American community. In Embracing the Spirit the emphasis is not on evil and suffering, but on "hope, salvation, and transformation" for individuals and their communities.

When he talked about the Kingdom of God, Jesus was speaking about an utterly different way of relating to human society as we know it. He lays out a blueprint for this new life in his best-known teaching, the Sermon on the Mount. From the Beatitudes onward, the Sermon on the Mount overturns conventional wisdom and traditional power structures, offering a plan for an alternative way of being. Richard Rohr explores the implications of this vision in Jesus' Alternative Plan. Going through the teachings of the sermon, he explains the historical and cultural context of each verse, and offers guidance for what the sermon means for Christians today. The result is a clear, yet challenging look at the alternative plan laid out by Jesus for all to see. This updated edition of Jesus' Plan for a New World will inspire Christians who long for a transformative understanding of Jesus' teachings as they seek the true heart of their faith.