Book of the Year

The Academy of Parish Clergy has selected as its Book of the Year A History of Preaching, by O. C. Edwards Jr. (Abingdon). (A review is forthcoming in the CENTURY.) Its other selections for the 2004 top ten books on ministry are:

Christology in Cultural Perspective: Marking Out the Horizons, by Colin J. D. Greene (Eerdmans)

Credo, by William Sloane Coffin (Westminster/John Knox)

Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Moral Courage: Motives and Designs for Ministry in a Troubled World, by Robert L. Browning and Roy A. Reed (Eerdmans)

From Jesus to Christianity: How Four Generations of Visionaries and Storytellers Created the New Testament and Christian Faith, by L. Michael White (HarperCollins)

Loving God with Our Minds: The Pastor as Theologian, edited by Michael Welker and Cynthia A. Jarvis (Eerdmans)

Meditations from Iraq: A Chaplain's Ministry in the Middle East, by Lance Kittleson (CSS Publishing)

Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church, by Kenda Creasy Dean (Eerdmans)

The Hidden Lives of Congregations: Understanding Church Dynamics, by Israel Galindo (Alban Institute)

Thirsty for God: A Brief History of Christian Spirituality, 2nd edition, by Bradley P. Holt (Fortress)

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