The life of the paradoxical seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician is examined here along three axes--psychological, theological, and linguistic--to present the first rounded portrayal o…
This book is intended as a mid-level, comprehensive introduction to the notion of sin and its significance for Christian theology. Nelson situates and interprets biblical material on sin, and then …
This book explores the path of recovery. James Nelson writes, as he lives, with a very special blend of insight, wisdom, humor, and humility. Sobriety sustainers and spirituality seekers will be en…
Through an exploration of women's experience of liberation and the development of self, this book argues that Christianity, characterized by service and altruism, is not empowering to women in the …
This book is a follow-up to C. Ellis Nelson's classic work, Where Faith Begins. Extending and developing the insights of that earlier volume, How Faith Matures proposes an alternative to the church…
The geography of the Jordan and Wadi Arabah Rift and the history of Israel are inextricably intertwined. The path of the Exodus led in part through the Wadi Arabah as far north as Punon on its east…
In Between Two Gardens, theologian and ethicist James B. Nelson seeks to stimulate a further reexamination of human sexuality and the Christian experience. Here he continues to explore concerns pos…
Today more than ever, businesses need fresh ideas to nurture talent and retain employee, enter 1,501 Ways to Reward Employees, thoroughly revised, updated, and even more chockablock with ideas than…
The radical message of Jesus is that there is only one alternative to the common method of confronting violence with more violence. This book explores the spirituality active practice of compassion…