InterVarsity Press Books

At the heart of the ecumenical discussions over the past century lies the issue of what constitutes the apostolicity of the church. In an attempt to forge structural agreements, these discussions have ignored the diversity of world Christianity. In this groundbreaking study, John Flett presents a bold account of an apostolicity that embraces plurality.

Life is often not how we thought it would be. Kenneth Boa shows us how we can make sense of our broken stories by seeing them in the context of a larger and greater story. This perspective gives us purpose, blesses others, and helps us make a lasting mark on the world. When we set our stories within God's greater story, we learn to live with a heavenly perspective.

The church in the West is at a critical moment, facing militant assaults from aggressive secularism and radical Islam. What is needed, says Os Guinness, is "impossible people," followers of Christ who are willing to face reality without flinching and respond with a faithfulness that is unwavering. Christians are called to be impossible people, serving an Impossible God.

No one said pursuing justice would be easy. How do you stay committed to the journey when God's kingdom can seem so slow in coming? Kent Annan understands the struggle of working for justice over the long haul. In this book, he shares practices he has learned that will guide and strengthen you as you love mercy, do justice and walk humbly in the world.

M. Robert Mulholland Jr. fleshes out a carefully worded definition of spiritual formation that encompasses the dynamics of a vital Christian life and counters our culture's tendency to trivialize, methodize and privatize spirituality. Now revised and expanded by Ruth Haley Barton with a new foreword, practices and study guide.

The story of each person is a story of want—desires unmet, hopes dashed, passions pursued and ambitions fulfilled. In this five-session video companion to Teach Us to Want, Jen Pollock Michel guides us on a journey of understanding who we are when we want, and reintroduces us to a God who would give us the desires of our hearts.

The atoning work of Christ is at the center of Christian thought, yet many followers of Christ often struggle with offering or receiving forgiveness. Distinguishing between shame and guilt, Philip Jamieson reveals weaknesses in traditional Western atonement models and offers several strategies to help Christians understand the fullness of God's forgiving work.

We have been created to live and work faithfully in community, and that involves two interwoven threads: learning and action. C. Christopher Smith explores the practice of reading and, in his words, "how we can read together in ways that drive us deeper into action." Discover how books can help your churches and neighborhoods bring flourishing to the world.

Colin Brown's Christianity & Western Thought, Volume 1 was widely embraced as a text in philosophy and theology courses around the world. Steve Wilkens and Alan Padgett continued his project in volume 2, and this third and final volume examines philosophers, ideas and movements in the twentieth century and how they have influenced Christian thought.

Previously published as The Indelible Image, Volume 2, Ben Witherington III offers the second of a two-volume set on the theological and ethical thought world of the New Testament. While the first volume focuses on expositional samplings of New Testament writers in context, this volume offers a more synthetic approach to the New Testament as a whole.