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어떻게 잠언을 읽을 것인가? ㅣ 어떻게 읽을 것인가? (IVP) 7
트렘퍼 롱맨 3세 지음, 전의우 옮김 / IVP / 2005년 2월

올해 1월 26일 수요일 저녁 시간에 나는 잠언 29 장을 설교하였다. 이 날의 주제는 자녀 교육 그 중에서도 체벌에 관한 내용이었다. 나는 15 절과 17절을 읽었다. “아이는 매를 맞고 꾸지람을 들어야 지혜를 얻고 내버려두면 어미에게 욕을 돌린다.” “아들에게 채찍을 대어라. 그래야 걱정이 사라지고 마음에 기쁨을 얻는다.”(공동번역 개정판) 나는 본문을 해설하고, 체벌에 관한 성경 구절을 인용하고(잠 13:24, 19:18, 22:15, 23:13-14), 체벌한 자녀와 하지 않은 자녀와의 차이를 설명하고, 체벌의 불가피성을 역설하였다. 나이든 세대는 공감하는 눈치였다. 그러나 신세대 엄마는 안색이 굳어졌다. 나는 무언가 잘못 되었다고 직감하였다. 나의 적용에 무리가 있던 지 아니면 요즘 부모에게 문제가 있던 지... 나는 이 책을 읽고서야 그 이유를 알 수 있었다. 저자는 잠언은 모든 시대와 모든 문화를 초월하여 적용하는 보편타당한 진리가 아니라고 단언하였다. 오히려 잠언은 적절한 시간과 적절한 상황에 적절한 원리를 적절한 사람에게 적용해야 보석처럼 빛난다고 충고하였다. 어떤 아이는 질책으로도 충분한 반면 어떤 아이는 체벌하면 역효과를 초래한다. 체벌은 정언명령이 아니었다. 나는 주해는 읽었으나 개론은 읽지 않은 실수를 통해서 지혜를 얻었다. 개론은 본문을 해석하는 열쇠였다. 당신은 나처럼 실수하지 않아도 된다. 본서가 등장하였기 때문이다. 이 책은 탁월한 잠언 개론서다. 잠언이라는 산에 오르기 위해 반드시 동행해야 하는 산악 안내인(셀파)이다. 저자는 고대근동이라는 베이스캠프를 거쳐 정상에 올라 예수 그리스도의 깃발을 꽂는다. 저자의 노력으로 지혜서와 예수님과의 간격이 한결 좁아졌다. 이 책의 저자는 트렘퍼 롱맨3세다. 그는 최고의 구약성경학자다. 그가 저술한 전도서, 아가, 다니엘 주석은 최고 주석으로 호평 받는다. 그는 지금 잠언 주석을 집필중이다. 이 책은 그것의 맛보기다. 나는 그의 열광하는 팬(Raving Fan)이다. 나는 그가 로버트 건드리(Robert Gundry)를 능가하는 학자라고 확신한다. 이 책의 역자는 해외번역 부문 최우수상을 받았던 전의우 목사다. 그의 번역은 매끄럽다. 성경을 인용할 때 내용일치 번역을 사용했으면 하는 아쉬움이 남는다. 이 책의 출판사는 IVP다. 편집부는 친절하게도 번역서를 표기해 주었다. 이런 저런 이유로 나는 IVP를 신뢰한다. 이 책의 추천사는 김정우 교수가 썼다. 그는 롱맨3세의 제자다. 그는 이 책을 꼼꼼히 읽고 책 내용을 간추려 주었다. 당신이 이 책을 읽고 다시 한 번 읽는다면 등산 루트를 파악하는데 도움이 된다. 이 책을 통해 얻을 수 있는 또 하나의 서비스이다. 이 책은 아마존닷컴에서처럼 별 다섯을 받기에 충분한 책이다.

ECPA 골드메달리온 북(신학/교리)

Theology/Doctrine

2005, The Holy Trinity by Robert Letham

Published by P&R Publishing Co.

2004, Old Testament Theology, InterVarsity Press
                        John Goldingay 
          

2003, The Doctrine of God, P&R Publishing
                        John M. Frame

2002, Faith Has Its Reasons, NavPress Publishing

                        Kenneth D. Boa

                        Robert M. Bowman, Jr.

2001, Resurrection, Word Publishing, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Hank Hanegraaff

2000, The Story of Christian Theology, Roger E. Olson, InterVarsity Press

1999, God's Passion for His Glory
John Piper
Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

1998, Jesus and the Gospels, Craig L. Blomberg, Broadman & Holman Publishers

1997, The Gagging Of God - D.A. Carson
- Zondervan Publishing House

1996, Faith Alone
The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification
R.C. Sproul
Baker Books (A Division of Baker Book House Co.)

1995, Can Man Live Without God?
Ravi Zacharias
Word Publishing

1994, Christianity In Crisis
Hank Hanegraaff
Harvest House Publishers

1993, The Body
Charles Colson with Ellen Santilli Vaughn
Word, Inc.

1992, The Word Became Flesh - A Contemporary Incarnational Christology
Millard J. Erickson
Baker Book House

1991, The Grace Awakening
Dr. Charles R. Swindoll
Word, Inc.

1990, So Great Salvation
Charles C. Ryrie
Victor Books/Scripture Press

1989, The Canon Of Scripture
F.F. Bruce
InterVarsity Press

1988, The Cross Of Christ
John R. W. Stott
InterVarsity Press

1987, Betrayal Of The Church: Apostasy And Renewal In The Mainline Denominations
Edmund W. Robb and Julia Robb
Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

1986, Christian Theology Three Volumes
Millard J. Erickson
Baker Book House

1985, Miracles And The Critical Mind
Colin Brown
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

1984, God, Revelation, And Authority, Volume VI
CarlF.H. Henry
Word, Inc.

1983, The Case For Christianity
Colin Chapman
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

1982, Testaments Of Love
Leon Morris
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Bible Study/Theology

1981, Bible Almanac
Packer,Tenney, White
Thomas Nelson Publishers

 1980, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Volume I
Geoffrey Bromiley
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

1979, Affliction
Edith Schaeffer
Fleming H. Revell Company

1978, Eerdmans' Handbook To The History Of Christianity
Edited by Tim Dowley
William B.Eerdmans Publishing Company

ECPA Gold Medallion Book Awards 1995-1991

Gold Medallion Book Awards

 

1995

Bibles
Word In Life Study Bible, New Revised Standard Edition
Thomas Nelson Publishers, Inc.

Reference Works
The Complete Library Of Christian Worship, Volume IV, Books 1 & 2, Music And The Arts In Christian Worship
Edited by Robert E. Webber
Abbott-Martyn Press

Fiction
Twilight Of Courage
Bodie and Brock Thoene
Thomas Nelson Publishers, Inc.

Biography/Autobiography
Ambassadors For Christ: Distinguished Representatives Of The Message Throughout The World
John D. Woodbridge, Editor
Moody Press

Theology/Doctrine
Can Man Live Without God?
Ravi Zacharias
Word Publishing

Commentaries
The Zondervan NlV Bible Commentary (2 Volume Set)
Consulting Editors Kenneth L. Barker and John R. Kohlenberger, III
Zondervan Publishing House

Devotional
The Finishing Touch
Charles Swindoll
Word Publishing

Inspirational
God Works The Night Shift
Ron Mehl
Questar Publishers, Inc.

Christian Living
The Discipline Of Grace
Jerry Bridges
NavPress

Christianity And Society
Beyond Culture Wars: Is America A Mission Field Or Battlefield?
Michael S. Horton
Moody Press

Missions/Evangelism
Letters From A Skeptic
Gregory A. Boyd and Edward K. Boyd
Victor Books

Christian Ministry
Understanding Today's Youth Culture
Walt Mueller
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Christian Education
Network
Bruce L. Bugbee, Don Cousins, Bill Hybels
Zondervan Publishing House

Pre-School Children
Stories Jesus Told
Butterworth/lnkpen
Questar Publishers, Inc.

Elementary Children
The Adventures In Odyssey Bible
New Century Version
Word Publishing

Youth
Jumper Fables
Ken Davis and Dave Lambert
Zondervan Publishing House

Marriage
The Couple's Devotional Bible
Zondervan Publishing House

Family And Parenting
The 25 Days Of Christmas
Rebecca Hayford Bauer

Gift Book/Poetry
The Crippled Lamb
Max Lucado with Jenna, Andrea, and Sara Lucado, Illustrated by Liz Bonham
Word Publishing

Classics
Morning And Evening, An Updated Edition
Charles H. Spurgeon, Updated by RoyH. Clarke
Thomas Nelson Publishers, Inc.

Bible Study
The Names Of The Holy Spirit (Biblical Study)
Elmer L. Towns
Regal Books (A Division of Gospel Light)

Spanish
Romanos
Evis L.Carballosa
Editorial Portavoz (Spanish Division of Kregel Publications)

1994

Bibles
The International Inductive Study Bible
Study Materials by Kay Arthur and the Staff at Precept Ministries
Harvest House Publishers

Reference Works
Dictionary Of Paul And His Letters
Gerald Hawthorne, Ralph Martin, Daniel G. Reid
InterVarsity Press

Fiction
Say To This Mountain
Bodie Thoene
Bethany House Publishers

Biography/Autobiography
Oswald Chambers: Abandoned To God
David McCasland
Discovery House Publishers

Theology/Doctrine
Christianity In Crisis
Hank Hanegraaff
Harvest House Publishers

Commentaries
New Testament Commentary: Exposition Of I Corinthians
Simon Kistemaker
Baker Books

Devotional
His Imprint, My Expression
Kay Arthur
Harvest House Publishers

lnspirational
Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants
Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey
Zondervan Publishing House &HarperCollins Publishers

Christian Living
When God Doesn't Make Sense
Dr. James Dobson
Tyndale House Publishers

Christianity And Society
A Dance With Deception
Charles Colson
Word, Inc.

Missions/Evangelism
Inside The Mind Of Unchurched Harry And Mary
Lee Strobel
Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Ministry
Breaking Down Walls: A Model For Reconciliation In An Age Of Racial Strife
Raleigh Washington and Glen Kehrein
Moody Press

Christian Education
Hands-On Bible Curriculum( 1st And 2nd Grade, Quarter 2, Year B
Group Publishing

Pre-School Children
The Hosanna Bible
Ken and Angela Abraham
Word, Inc.

Elementary Children
The One-Minute Bible For Kids
Joyce K. Ellis, Editor; Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman
Garborg's

Youth
Trying To Get The Toothpaste Back Into The Tube
Lorraine Peterson
Bethany House Publishers

Marriage
Tender Love: God's Gift Of Sexual Intimacy
Bill Hybels and Rob Wilkins
Moody Press

Family And Parenting
How &When To Tell Your Kids About Sex
Stanton L. and Brenna B. Jones
NavPress

Gift Book/Poetry
Tell Me The Secrets
Max Lucado and Ron DiCianni
Good News Publishers/Crossway Books

Classics
Where Love Is, There God Is Also
Leo Tolstoy
Thomas Nelson Publishers

Bible Study
Spirit-Filled Life Bible Discovery Guide Series (Set of 4)
Jack W. Hayford, Executive Editor
Thomas Nelson Publishers

Spanish
Manual de Controversia Sobre La Historia, Doctrinas Y Errores De Los Testigos de Jehova
Antolin Diestre Gil
Editorial CLIE/TSELF 

1993

Bibles
The Complete Word Study New Testament
Spiros Zodhiates
World Bible Publishers &AMG Publishers

Reference/Text
Dictionary Of Jesus And The Gospels
Edited by Joel B. Green, Scot McKnight and I. Howard Marshall
InterVarsity Press

Fiction
In My Father's House
Bodie Thoene
Bethany House Publishers

Biography/Autobiography
More Than Conquerors: Portraits Of Believers From All Walks Of Life
John Woodbridge, General Editor
Moody Press

Theology/Doctrine
The Body
Charles Colson with Ellen Santilli Vaughn
Word, Inc.

Commentaries
Romans - Volume 1
Justification By Faith Romans 1-4
James Montgomery Boice
Baker Book House

Devotional
Reliving The Passion
Walter Wangerin, Jr.
Zondervan Publishing House

Inspirational
Prayer: Finding The Heart's True Home
Richard J. Foster
HarperSanFrancisco, a division of HarperCollins Publishers

Christian Living
Boundaries
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
Zondervan Publishing House

Christianity And Society
Hollywood vs. America
Michael Medved
Zondervan Publishing House

Missions/Evangelism
Steps To A New Beginning
Sam Shoemaker, Dr. Frank Minirth, Dr. Richard Fowler, Dr. Brian Newman, and Dave Carder
Thomas Nelson Publishers

Christian Ministry
A Church For The 21st Century
Leith Anderson
Bethany House Publishers

Christian Education
Almost Every Answer For Practically Any Teacher
Edited by Bruce Wilkinson
Multnomah Books, from Questar Publishers

Pre-School Children
Just In Case You Ever Wonder
Max Lucado
Word, Inc.

Elementary Children
The Treasure Tree
Gary &Norma Smalley and John &Cindy Trent
Word, Inc.

Youth
Don't Check Your Brains At The Door
Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler
Word, Inc.

Marriage And Family
Finding The Love Of Your Life
Neil Clark Warren, Ph.D.
Focus On The Family Publishing

Gift Books/Poetry
Tell Me The Story
Max Lucado and Ron DiCianni
Crossway Books, a division of Good NewsPublishers

Classics
Sir Gibbie
George MacDonald; Edited by Kathryn Lindskoog
Multnomah Books, from Questar Publishers

Personal/Group Bible Study
The Complete Bible Discussion Guide - New Testament
Mack Thomas
Multnomah Books, from Questar Publishers

Spanish
Historia Del Pensamiento Cristiano - Volumes I &II
Justo L. Gonzalez
Editorial Caribe, Inc.

1992

Bibles
Family Worship Bible - New International Version
Broadman/Holman/Genevox

Reference/Text
Topical Analysis Of The Bible
Edited by Walter A. Elwell
Baker Book House

Fiction
Warsaw Requiem
Bodie Thoene
Bethany House Publishers

Biography/Autobiography
Under Fire
Oliver L. North with William Novak
Zondervan Publishing House

Theology/Doctrine
The Word Became Flesh - A Contemporary Incarnational Christology
Millard J. Erickson
Baker Book House

Commentaries
New Testament Commentary - Acts
Simon J. Kistemaker
Baker Book House

Devotional
Weather Of The Heart
Gigi Graham Tchividjian
Multnomah Press

Inspirational
In The Eye Of The Storm
Max Lucado
Word, Inc.

Christian Living
A Woman's Guide To Financial Peace Of Mind
Ron and Judy Blue
Focus On The Family Publishing

Christianity And Society
Why America Doesn't Work
Charles Colson and Jack Eckerd
Word, Inc.

Missions/Evangelism
Catch The Vision 2000
Bill and Amy Stearns
Bethany House Publishers

Christian Ministry
User Friendly Churches
George Barna
Regal Books, a division of Gospel Light Publications

Christian Education
Christian Education Foundations For The Future
Edited by Robert E. Clark, Lin Johnson, Allyn K. Sloat
Moody Press

Pre-School Children
What Would Jesus Do?
Mack Thomas
Questar Publishers, Inc.

Elementary Children
The Beginner's Devotional
Stephen Barclift
Questar Publishers, Inc.

Youth
If You Really Trust Me, Why Can't I Stay Out Later?
Lorraine Peterson
Bethany House Publishers

Marriage And Family
Fit To Be Tied: Making Marriage Last A Lifetime
Bill and Lynne Hybels
Zondervan Publishing House

Gift Books/Poetry
Messiah
Timothy R. Botts
Tyndale House Publishers

Classics
The Pilgrim's Progress
Cheryl V. Ford
Tyndale House Publishers

Personal/Group Bible Study
To Run And Not Grow Tired
Fran Sciacca
NavPress

Spanish
Commentario Biblico Del Continente Nuevo: San Juan Volume I & II
Dr. Luis Palau
Editorial Unilit

1991

Bibles
Life Application Bible - New Revised Standard Version
World Bible Publishers & Tyndale House Publishers

Reference/Text
The NIV Exhaustive Concordance
John R. Kohlenberger, III and Edward W. Goodrick
Zondervan Publishing House

Fiction
Munich Signature
Bodie Thoene
Bethany House Publishers

Biography/Autobiography
Comeback
Dave Dravecky with Tim Stafford
Zondervan Publishing House

Theology/Doctrine
The Grace Awakening
Dr. Charles R. Swindoll
Word, Inc.

Commentaries
Expositor's Bible Commentary, Volume Two - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
Frank E. Gaebelein, General Editor
Zondervan Publishing House

Devotional
Incredible Moments With The Savior
Ken Gire
Zondervan Publishing House

lnspirational
Honest To God?
Bill Hybels
Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Living
A Path Through Suffering
Elisabeth Elliot
Vine Books/Servant Publications

Christianity And Society
Love Hunger: Recovery From Food Addiction
Dr. Frank Minirth, Dr. Paul Meier, Dr. Robert Hemfelt, Dr. Sharon Sneed
Thomas Nelson Publishers, A Janet Thoma Book

Missions/Evangelism
A Ready Defense
Josh McDowell
Here's Life Publishers

Christian Ministry
Mastering Ministry Series
Multnomah Press & Christianity Today, Inc.

Christian Education
Developing The Teacher In You
WesleyR. Willis
Victor Books

Pre-School Children
The Kidderminster Kingdom Series - King Leonard's Celebration
Christopher Lane
Victor Books

Elementary Children
Treasure In An Oatmeal Box
Ken Gire
NavPress

Youth
I Don't Remember Dropping The Skunk, But I Do Remember Trying To Breathe
Ken Davis
Zondervan Publishing House

Marriage And Family
Two Sides Of Love
Gary Smalley and John Trent
Focus On The Family Publishing

Gift Books/Poetry
The Gospel Of Mark Illuminated
Patrick Vaughan and Rex Nicholls
Lion Publishing Corporation

Classics
The Complete Works Of E.M. Bounds On Prayer
E.M. Bounds
Baker Book House

Personal/Group Bible Study
Lord, I Need Grace To Make It
Kay Arthur
Multnomah Press

ECPA Gold Medallion Book Awards 1999-1996

Gold Medallion Book Awards

1999 GOLD MEDALLION
BOOK AWARDS WINNERS

Bibles
Spiritual Renewal Bible
Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop, General editors,
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Reference Works/Commentaries
Encountering the New Testament
Walter A. Elwell and Robert W. Yarbrough
Baker Books (A division of Baker Book House Co.)

Fiction
The Last Sin Eater
Francine Rivers
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Biography/Autobiography
The C.S. Lewis Readers' Encyclopedia
Jeffrey D. Schultz and John G. West
Zondervan Publishing House

Theology/Doctrine
God's Passion for His Glory
John Piper
Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Devotional
In His Presence
Lance Wubbels
Emerald Books

Inspirational
Growing Deeper Series (Set of 5)
Eugene H. Peterson, Luci Shaw, Philip Yancey, Walter Wangerin, Jr. and Calvin Miller
Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Living
Streams of Living Water
Richard J. Foster
Harper SanFrancisco

Christianity and Society
Legislating Morality
Norman Geisler and Frank Turek
Bethany House Publishers

Missions/Evangelism
The Case for Christ
Lee Strobel
Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Ministry
Purpose Driven Youth Ministry
Doug Fields
Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Education
The Jesus I Never Knew Curriculum Kit
Philip Yancey
Zondervan Publishing House

Preschool Children
King of the Stable
Melody Carlson
Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Elementary Children
The Very First Christmas
Paul L. Maier
Concordia Publishing House

Youth
WWJD Today?
Brian Shipman
Broadman & Holman Publishers

Marriage
Loving Solutions
Gary Chapman
Moody Press

Family and Parenting
A Father For All Seasons
Bob Welch
Harvest House Publishers

Gift Book/Poetry
Beyond Words
Ron DiCianni
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Bible Study
Joseph
Dr. Charles Swindoll
Word Publishing

Spanish
Comentario Biblico Mundo Hispano, Tomo 8 (Salmos)
Various Authors
Baptist Spanish Publishing House

1998 Winners:

Bibles
The MacArthur Study Bible, John MacArthur, Word Publishing

Reference Works/Commentaries
Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments, Ralph P. Martin and Peter H. Davids, InterVarsity Press

Fiction
Only the River Runs Free, Bodie & Brock Thoene, Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Biography/Autobiography
Just as I Am, Billy Graham, Zondervan Publishing House and HarperSanFrancisco

Theology/Doctrine
Jesus and the Gospels, Craig L. Blomberg, Broadman & Holman Publishers

Devotional
Experiencing God Day-By-Day, Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby, Broadman & Holman Publishers

Inspirational
What's So Amazing About Grace?, Philip Yancey, Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Living
Prayer - The Great Adventure, Dr. David Jeremiah, Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

Christianity and Society
Their Blood Cries Out, Paul Marshall, Word Publishing

Missions/Evangelism
An Unchanging Faith in a Changing World, Kenneth D. Boa and Robert M. Bowman, Jr., Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Christian Ministry
Reaching a Generation for Christ, Richard R. Dunn and Mark H. Senter III, General Editors, Moody Press

Christian Education
Gospel Light's Little Blessings, A Complete Nursery Kit for Loving God's Little Ones, Sheryl Haystead, Editor, Gospel Light

Preschool Children
The Parable Series (Set of 4), Liz Curtis Higgs, Tommy Nelson

Elementary Children
The Jubilee Family Illustrated Bible, Dr. Claude-Bernard Costecalde, Consulting Editor, Jubilee Publishing Group

Youth
It's Time to Be Bold, Michael W. Smith, Word Publishing

Marriage
Men and Sex, Dr. Clifford Penner and Joyce Penner, Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Family and Parenting
Extraordinary Kids, Cheri Fuller and Louise Tucker Jones, Focus on the Family Book Publishing

Gift Book/Poetry
Tell Me the Truth, Joni Eareckson Tada and Ron DiCianni, Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Bible Study
God's Story, Anne Graham Lotz, Word Publishing

1997 ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award Finalists

Bibles:
Word In Life TM Study Bible
- Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Reference Works/Commentaries:
Evangelical Dictionary Of Biblical Theology - Walter Elwell
- Baker Books (A Division of Baker Book House Co.)

Fiction:
The Book Of God - Walter Wangerin, Jr.
- Zondervan Publishing House

Biography/Autobiography:
C.S. Lewis Companion and Guide - Walter Hooper
- Harper San Francisco

Theology/Doctrine:
The Gagging Of God - D.A. Carson
- Zondervan Publishing House

Devotional:
Quiet Times For Parents - H. Norman Wright
- Harvest House Publishers

Inspirational:
In The Grip Of Grace - Max Lucado
- Word Publishing

Christian Living:
Financially Confident Woman - Mary Hunt
- Broadman & Holman Publishers

Christianity and Society:
Searching For God In America - Hugh Hewitt
- Word Publishing

Missions/Evangelism:
Finding God At Harvard - Kelly Monroe, Editor
- Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Ministry:
Handbook On Counseling Youth - Josh McDowell & Bob Hostetler
- Word Publishing

Christian Education:
The Christian Educator's Handbook On Family Life Education - Kenneth O. Gangel & James C. Wilhoit
- Baker Books (A Division of Baker Book House Co.)

Preschool Children:
Praise And Worship - Ken & Angela Abraham
- Tommy Nelson

Elementary Children:
The Children's Daily Devotional Bible - Robert J. Morgan, General Editor
- Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Youth:
Pure Excitement - Joe White
- Focus On The Family

Marriage:
The Second Half Of Marriage - David & Claudia Arp
- Zondervan Publishing House

Family and Parenting:
The Father Connection - Josh McDowell
- Broadman & Holman Publishers

Gift Book/Poetry
Tell Me The Promises - Joni Eareckson Tada & Ron DiCianni
- Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Bible Study
The Vision Of His Glory - Anne Graham Lotz
- Word Publishing

Spanish
Ayuda Lexica - Roberto Hanna
- Baptist Spanish Publishing House

1996 Winners:

Bibles
New Geneva Study Bible
Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Reference Works
Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Ronald F. Youngblood, General Editor
Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Fiction
The Oath - Frank Peretti
Word Publishing

Biography/Autobiography
Rebel with a Cause
Franklin Graham
Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Theology Doctrine
Faith Alone
The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification
R.C. Sproul
Baker Books (A Division of Baker Book House Co.)

Commentaries
Word Biblical Commentary vol. 33B: Matthew 14-28
Donald A. Hagner
Word Publishing

Devotional
Abiding in Christ
Cynthia Heald
NavPress Publishing Group

Inspirational
Finding God in Unexpected Places
Philip Yancey
Moorings

Christian Living
Life on the Edge
Dr. James Dobson
Word Publishing

Christianity & Society
Hitler's Cross: The Revealing Story of How the Cross of Christ Was Used as a Symbol of the Nazi Agenda
Erwin W. Lutzer
Moody Press

Missions/Evangelism
Evangelism That Works
George Barna
Gospel Light/Regal Books

Christian Ministry
The Purpose-Driven Church
Rick Warren
Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Education
The Jesus Expedition Very Exciting Bible School
Debbie Bible, Editor
Cook Communications Ministries

Preschool Children
Mouse in King Solomon's House
Mack Thomas
Questar Publishers, Inc.

Elementary Children
Paw Paw Chuck's Big Ideas in the Bible
Charles R. Swindoll
Word Publishing

Youth
I'm Outta Here! Facing the Tough Choices After High School
Len Woods
Baker Books (A Division of Baker Book House Co.)

Marriage
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (3 Vol. Set)
Les Parrott III and Leslie Parrott
Zondervan Publishing House

Family and Parenting
God's Design for Sex Series: (Series of 4)
Stan and Brenna Jones
NavPress Publishing Group

Gift Book/Poetry
Immanuel, God with Us
Robert Doares
Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Classics
My Utmost for His Highest
Journal Edition
Oswald Chambers
Barbour & Company, Inc.

Bible Study
The Handbook for Bible Study
Lee Gugliotto
Review & Herald Publishing Association

Spanish
Los Evangelicos & La Politica
Jose Luis Martinez
Baptist Spanish Publishing House

Christianity Today Book Awards 2004-2000

Christianity Today Book Awards 2004
We honor 22 titles that bring understanding to people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission.

This year we received 349 nominated titles from 45 publishers. CT staff selected the top five books in each category, and then panels of judges (one panel for each category) determined the winners. In the end, we honor 22 titles that bring understanding to people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission. Our judges comment on the winners:

APOLOGETICS/EVANGELISM
Going Public with Your Faith: Becoming a Spiritual Influence at Work
William Carr Peel and Walt Larimore (Zondervan)
Practical but never programmatic, this book emphasizes that witnessing is more what we are than what we do. It is helpful in delineating the limits and possibilities of workplace evangelism, and it provides a nuanced approach to cultivating relationships.

CHRISTIAN LIVING
My God and I
Lewis B. Smedes (Eerdmans)
The late Lewis B. Smedes's memoir is a compelling window into the messy, plodding process of becoming sanctified. Both accessible and inspiring, Smedes's reflections are central to corporate and individual spiritual life. His own story succeeds in drawing readers into the story of God's redemption in their own lives.

BIBLICAL STUDIES
The Resurrection of the Son of God
N.T. Wright (Fortress Press)
Consummately erudite yet eminently readable, this book magnificently demolishes every objection, ancient and modern, to the doctrine of the bodily resurrection of Christ. Rather than a defense, this is a positive argument for the resurrection—compelling in both its overall scope and its detail.

THE CHURCH/PASTORAL LEADERSHIP
The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations
Dan Kimball (Zondervan)
Relevant, cogent, and practical, this book contains ideas that are fresh and represent a significant thrust forward. The author thinks biblically about the nature of authentic church life—including worship, evangelism, and discipleship—and helps us to understand the church of the next generation.

CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE
Doubts about Darwin: A History of Intelligent Design
Thomas Woodward (Baker)
Combines a well-researched history of the Intelligent Design movement with an analysis of the rhetoric of both evolutionists and design theorists. It is well-organized and accessible. Sympathetic to the design movement, Woodward's treatment of both sides is measured and fair.

FICTION
A Bearer Of Divine Revelation
Lawrence Dorr (Eerdmans)
This collection of stories is powerful and evocative. With taut syntax and precise word choice, Dorr's depictions of evil give rise to a poignant exploration of significant ideas and emotions. The stories are expertly crafted with figurative language and an interweaving of past and present.

HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY
Jonathan Edwards: A Life
George M. Marsden (Yale University Press)
The author thoroughly demolishes the stereotype of Edwards as the purveyor of sadistic religion that damns most people to hell. Setting him and his ideas in context like no other, Marsden handles Edwards's complex ideas with brilliant clarity without oversimplifying them.

MISSIONS/GLOBAL AFFAIRS
On Kingdom Business: Transforming Missions Through Entrepreneurial Strategies
Tetsunao Yamamori and Kenneth A. Eldred, eds. (Crossway)
This book offers prescient insight into what 21st century Christianity will require to claim for Christ the world's most resistant populations. The case studies and analytical pieces provide strategic approaches to building and strengthening the church in restricted-access countries.

SPIRITUALITY
Searching For Home: Spirituality for Restless Souls
M. Craig Barnes (Baker/Brazos)
Barnes creatively addresses the theme of drifting nomads searching for sanctuary. The book draws on formal and informal sociological research enlivened by the wisdom of pastoral experience. Weaving his father's story into the framework of Dante's Divine Comedy, Barnes makes the quest relevant, riveting, and prophetic.

THEOLOGY/ETHICS
Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context
Glen H. Stassen and David P. Gushee (InterVarsity Press)
A highly readable textbook on Christian ethics intimately tied to the Sermon on the Mount. By locating ethics within the kingdom of God, with its tensions between present reality and future fulfillment, the authors give practical guidance while holding to the eschatological dimension.

Christianity Today Book Awards 2003
Evangelical leaders in numerous disciplines choose the year's top titles.

Nineteen titles receive honors this year for helping readers understand the people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission. CT received 300 nominated titles from 46 publishers. This year's awards, chosen by leaders in a variety of disciplines—including academia, the church, and journalism—honor books from well-known evangelical publishers, academic presses, and mainstream houses.

Apologetics/Evangelism
16 Nominees
Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today
John G. Stackhouse Jr. (Oxford)
Stackhouse, the Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology and Culture at Regent College, Vancouver, reflects on how to share Christian faith in a postmodern world.

Biblical Studies
36 Nominees
The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language
Eugene Peterson (NavPress)
The prolific author and pastor completes his 12-year project to render the whole of Scripture in modern language—to the acclaim of readers ranging from J. I. Packer to Bono of U2.

Christianity and Culture
51 Nominees
The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
Philip Jenkins (Oxford)
Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies at Penn State University, explores how 21st-century Christianity in the Southern Hemisphere will be more vibrant, orthodox, and culturally transforming than it usually is in the Northern Hemisphere.

Christian Living
40 Nominees
Engaging God's World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living
Cornelius Plantinga Jr. (Eerdmans)
The president of Calvin Theological Seminary writes on the grand theological themes of Creation, Fall, and Redemption.

The Church/Pastoral Leadership
24 Nominees
The Company of Preachers: Wisdom on Preaching, Augustine to the Present
Richard Lischer, ed. (Eerdmans)
Lischer, a professor at Duke University Divinity School, gathers insights on one of the highest forms of verbal communication.

Fiction
25 Nominees
In This Mountain
Jan Karon
(Viking)
The seventh novel in Karon's Mitford series finds Father Tim and Cynthia returning to Mitford, where the Episcopal priest struggles with ennui during his retirement.

History/Biography
30 Nominees
The Question of God: C. S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life
Armand M. Nicholi Jr.
(Free Press)
Nicholi, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, explains how Lewis's Christianity and Freud's nonbelief affected not just their ideas but also their lives.

Missions/Global Affairs
13 Nominees
The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal & Charismatic Movements
Stanley M. Burgess, ed.
(Zondervan) Weighing in at nearly 1,300 pages, this comprehensive work covers the world of enthusiastic Christianity from Africa, Central, to Zopfi, Jacob.

Spirituality
30 Nominees
Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ
Dallas Willard (NavPress)
Reading for people ready to make spiritual discipline a regular practice in their lives. Sample chapters: "Radical Evil in the Human Soul," "Radical Goodness Restored to the Soul," "Transforming Our Social Dimensions," and "Transforming the Soul."

Theology/Ethics
35 Nominees
Worldview: The History of a Concept
David K. Naugle (Eerdmans)
Naugle, professor of philosophy at Dallas Baptist University, surveys Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant thinkers, and describes how this concept developed in the 19th and 20th centuries.

CT Book Awards 2002
Here are the books our judges—200 pastors, scholars, and church leaders—considered the worthiest this year.
posted 04/11/2002

Hundreds of books pass through our offices each year, ranging from Left Behind imitators to Prayer of Jabez knockoffs to self-published works about hidden numerical codes that prove God's existence.

But then comes the opportunity to consider more than 200 entries in our annual Book Awards contest. Long-standing evangelical publishing houses, daring new imprints, university publishers—all send us what they consider the best of their work that would be of interest to Christianity Today readers. Most of these entries renew our respect for the thousands of Christians involved in publishing books.

One of our judges raised a helpful point: Some books face wider competition than others do. With that in mind, we will mention how many nominees appeared in each category.

The past year was a rich one for thoughtful works by Christians. Here are the books our judges— 200 pastors, scholars, and church leaders—considered the worthiest this year.

Apologetics/Evangelism
10 Nominees
Truth or Consequences:
The Promise & Perils of Postmodernism
Millard J. Erickson
InterVarsity

Biblical Studies
20 Nominees
Justification and Variegated Nomism:
A Fresh Appraisal of Paul and Second Temple Judaism
D. A. Carson, Peter T. O'Brien, Mark A. Seifrid, eds.
Baker Academic

Christian Living
45 Nominees
If You Want to Walk on Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat
John Ortberg
Zondervan

Christianity and Culture (tie)
37 Nominees
Encountering Religious Pluralism:
The Challenge to Christian Faith & Mission
Harold Netland
InterVarsity

Christianity and Culture (tie)
37 Nominees
A Visit to Vanity Fair:
Moral Essays on the Present Age
Alan Jacobs
Brazos

The Church/Pastoral Leadership
26 Nominees
Powers, Weakness, and the Tabernacling of God
Marva J. Dawn
Eerdmans

Fiction
22 Nominees
A Common Life:
The Wedding Story
Jan Karon
Viking

History/Biography
27 Nominees
Heaven Below:
Early Pentecostals and American Culture
Grant Wacker
Harvard


Missions/Global Affairs
11 Nominees
No Other Gods Before Me?:
Evangelicals and the Challenge of World Relgions
John G. Stackhouse Jr., ed.
Baker Academic

Spirituality
24 Nominees
Growing Pains:
Learning to Love My Father's Faith
Randall Balmer
Brazos

Theology/Ethics
46 Nominees
With the Grain of the Universe:
The Church's Witness and Natural Theology
Stanley Hauerwas
Brazos

CT Book Awards 2001
The books from 2000 that most captured the imaginations of some of the most engaged readers in evangelicalism.

posted 4/16/01
Each winter brings a different sort of blizzard to Christianity Today's offices in the western suburbs of Chicago as publishers deluge us with nominations for our Annual Book Awards. We consider it an honor that so many publishers—from small, family-owned companies to university presses—are vying for the attention of our judges.

No list, however comprehensive, can possibly honor every worthy book published in a given year. Sometimes our judges are so divided that their voting results in a tie, as in two of this year's categories. Other titles receive Awards of Merit because they came so close to the top of the list.

Next year we plan to improve the awards still further by refining categories, adding judges, and assigning judges to their specific areas of interest. Meanwhile, these are the books from 2000 that most captured the imaginations of some of the most engaged readers in evangelicalism.

Apologetics/Evangelism
Time for Truth
Os Guinness
BAKER


Biblical Studies
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Edited by Peter Gorday and Thomas C. Oden
INTERVARSITY


Christian Living
Death on a Friday Afternoon
Richard John Neuhaus
BASIC


Christianity and Culture
Border Crossings
Rodney Clapp
BAKER


Christianity and Culture
Habits of the Mind
James W. Sire
INTERVARSITY


The Church/Pastoral Leadership
ChurchNext
Eddie Gibbs
INTERVARSITY


Fiction
Paul: A Novel
Walter Wangerin Jr.
ZONDERVAN


History/Biography
The Smell of Sawdust
Richard J. Mouw
ZONDERVAN


Missions/Global Affairs
Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?
Gerald R. McDermott
INTERVARSITY


Missions/Global Affairs
Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions
Edited by A. Scott Moreau
BAKER


Spirituality
Reaching for the Invisible God
Philip Yancey
ZONDERVAN


Theology/Ethics
Renewing the Center
Stanley J. Grenz
BAKER

Christianity Today Book Awards 2000
CT picks the top ten books of the past year

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed," said philosopher Francis Bacon (d. 1626), "and some few to be chewed and digested." Here is Christianity Today's list of 1999 books most worth chewing on.

A couple of things were different in this year's selection process. First, we returned to a system in which books competed in categories. (How do we weigh a commentary against a work of fiction?)

We asked dozens of publishers to nominate books for one or more categories (as a result, some significant books were simply not nominated—a flaw we'll fix next year). We then polled about 160 pastors, scholars, and general readers, asking them to vote for the books they believed were "the most significant books of the year," meaning books that "have brought, or will eventually bring, insight to an issue or prompt a significant segment of the Christian world to believe or act differently."

Second, we asked voters to mark the nominated books they had also read. When we added the votes, the "read" votes weighed more heavily. (It is one thing to vote for a book based on reviews, a writer's reputation, or a colleague's judgment; it is something altogether different to support a book actually read.)

This system has its disadvantages. For one, it weighs fiction (which received the fewest number of votes) equally with books on Christianity and culture (which garnered the most votes). Thus the Awards of Merit, our wild-card winners: books (listed by category in order of votes received) that amassed a significant number of votes but not enough to win their respective divisions.

Every system has a bias. Ours bias tilts toward the concrete: these awards favor books that made a difference and that people actually read. Yet to evangelicals like us—who long to make an impact on the world—that is not a bad bias. So, taste, chew, and digest.

Apologetics/Evangelism
IS THE BIBLE TRUE? How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scriptures
Jeffrey L. Sheler
ZONDERVAN

Biblical Studies
A COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Craig S. Keener
EERDMANS

Christianity and Culture
INTELLIGENT DESIGN: The Bridge Between Science and Theology
William A. Dembski
INTERVARSITY

Christian Living
THE BIBLE JESUS READ
Philip Yancey
ZONDERVAN

The Church/Pastoral Leadership
LEADERSHIP THAT WORKS: Help and Hope for Church and Parachurch Leaders in Today's Complex World
Leith Anderson
BETHANY

Fiction
A NEW SONG
Jan Karon
VIKING

History/Biography
SAINT AUGUSTINE
Garry Wills
VIKING

Missions/Global Affairs
THE DESECULARIZATION OF THE WORLD: Resurgent Religion and World Politics
Edited by Peter L. Berger
EERDMANS

Theology/Ethics
THE STORY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY: Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform
Roger Olson
INTERVARSITY

Spirituality
THE UNKNOWN GOD: Searching for Spiritual Fulfillment
Alister McGrath
EERDMANS

Awards of Merit
Christianity and Culture
JUST GENEROSITY: A New Vision for Overcoming Poverty in America
Ronald J. Sider
BAKER

HOW NOW SHALL WE LIVE?
Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey
TYNDALE

BLINDED BY MIGHT: Can the Religious Right Save America?
Cal Thomas and Ed Dobson
ZONDERVAN

History/Biography
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Redeemer President
Allen C. Guelzo
EERDMANS

Theology/Ethics
EVANGELICAL TRUTH: A Personal Plea for Unity, Integrity, and Faithfulness
John Stott
INTERVARSITY