When it comes to publishers, there is no question about it – contemplative prayer and emerging spirituality are on their minds, both the secular and the Christian ones. 2007 saw the release of numerous titles that fall within this category. It would be impossible to list them all, but here are some of the ones that have caught our attention, and they may cross the paths of you or your loved ones as well. We list these for the purpose of warning.
Solo by Eugene Peterson – NavPress
Punk Monk: New Monasticism and the Ancient Art of Breathing by Pete Greig – Regal Books
Sex God by Rob Bell – Zondervan
An Emergent Manifesto of Hope by Doug Pagitt and Tony Jones – Baker Books (Emersion)
Everything Must Change by Brian McLaren – Thomas Nelson
Water from a Deep Well by Eugene Peterson (foreword) and Gerald L Sittser – InterVarsity Press
Listening to the Beliefs of Emerging Churches by Robert Webber, Mark Driscoll, Dan Kimball, et al – Zondervan
They Like Jesus but not the Church by Dan Kimball – Zondervan
The Forgotten Ways by Alan Hirsch with Leonard Sweet (foreword)
The God of Intimacy and Action: Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice by Tony Campolo – Jossey Bass
Soul Graffiti: Making a Life in the Way of Jesus by Mark Scandrette – Jossey Bass
Coming in 2008
A Christianity Worth Believing: Hope-filled, Open-armed, Alive-and-well Faith for the Left Out, Left Behind, and Let Down in us All by Doug Pagitt – Jossey Bass
Christ of the Celts by J. Philip Newell – Jossey Bass
The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier by Tony Jones – Jossey Bass
A Heretic’s Guide to Eternity by Spencer Burke (The Ooze) – Jossey Bass
The Promise of Paradox by Parker Palmer – Jossey Bass
Conscious Love: Insights from Mystical Christianity by Richard Smoley – Jossey Bass
See also:
“Christian” Publishers that publish contemplative/emerging books
