Books by Dr. James Emery White

 

How did we get here? How will we find our way back? In this book James Emery White takes us on a journey beyond the dragon territory to discover the new world Christ is mapping for us.

 

 

"James Emery White's Christ Among the Dragons is exactly what the church needs at a time when so many evangelical Christians are ready to throw tradition and principle out the window for the sake of relevance. With his firm grounding in Scripture, White gives us a compelling and comprehensive vision for how the church can openly reclaim and proclaim the faith given once for all. This book is a good read for any Christian who is serious about capturing this generation for Christ."

 

--Chuck Colson, founder, Prison Fellowship and Colson Center for Christian Worldview

"Jim White has skillfully woven together the challenges facing evangelicals in the areas of truth claims, cultural engagement, the role of the church and the place of Christian unity. This thematic analysis, though immensely readable and practical in its approach, reflects serious intellectual wrestling with the primary tenets of the Christian faith as well as the significant cultural issues of our day. White calls not for retreat, but for faithfulness that will result in renewal of the gospel witness in our world. Those who are interested in the role of the church and the place of the evangelical movement in our current context will find Christ Among the Dragons to be both helpful and hopeful."

 

--David S. Dockery, president, Union University

"This little book is a track for the times for the evangelical church today--a summons to be faithful to Jesus Christ and his truth-telling Word while reaching out with love and grace to a world desperate for good news credibly told and lived out."

 

--Timothy George, founding dean, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University, and general editor, Reformation Commentary on Scripture

This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

 

Reviews & Endorsements

"For all of us who...juggle work, home, church and multiple commitments, and resort to snatched moments 'of prayer' through the day, this book will make us stop and reassess our practice of prayer."

 

—Margaret Killingray, London Institute for Contemporary Christianity

"It is a powerful book, honest and practical, profound yet easy to read. But it, read it - and then pray!"

 

—Dave Richards, Rector at St. Paul's and St. George's Church (Edinburgh, Scotland)

 

"The prayer that Jesus handed down to his disciples—known in the New Testament as 'The Lord's Prayer'—has a long history of devotion among Christians....This clear, thoughtful reflection pores over each phrase in the prayer, honoring the history, context and the embedded theologies found within. White looks at each phrase in order because, as he puts it, "order matters," beginning with us naming and praising the one to whom we pray, then moving seamlessly from God's will to our needs. White advocates that we place "all of life within the context of [God's] governing care," bringing all our hopes and desires to God in prayer. Yet he wisely warns against treating God as a "cosmic errand boy" and speaks frankly about those times that God says either "no" or "not now" to our petitions. And although Christians are fond of a repeated use of the Lord's Prayer in devotion, White recommends that believers go beyond recitation. If modern Christians, like the disciples, want to learn how to pray, he invites them to allow this special prayer to guide their conversation with God. Read as a meditation on prayer, this book can further inform that conversation."

 

—Publisher's Weekly

 
This book by James Emery White is an antidote to complacency in the face of epochal change. Echoing church historian Christopher Dawson, White argues that we live "at the beginning of the seventh age" for the Christian church, a time of crisis that requires an innovative and determined response. After a brief survey of previous turning points, including the beginnings of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, White examines our "disenchanted world," which he characterizes as secularized, privatized and relentlessly pluralistic, mired in narcissism, relativism and hedonism. Yet even given this bleak picture, White sees hope in a renewed practice of Christianity that could still reshape and revitalize Western culture. The second half of the book, very different from the first, is devoted to exploring the essence of "serious lives." White draws on a commendably deep field of previous writers, from Teresa of Ávila to Parker Palmer, offering a concise survey of topics from prayer to vocation. Of particular value are his thoughts on developing a "rule" of life, and his two-page portraits of Christians like St. Benedict, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Mother Teresa. The wisdom and clarity of these latter chapters make this book a valuable, and hopeful, starting point for Christians who want their lives to matter.

 

 

"It is quite a feat to write a reflective, historically-grounded book about urgency, but James [Emery] White has accomplished just that."

 

—Philip Yancey, Author, The Jesus I Never Knew and What's So Amazing About Grace

"My soul is quaking under the impact of this book. Rather than another yawning treatise on cultural demise, [James Emery White] calls us to ‘kick at the darkness till it bleeds light.' And the way we kick, he rightly assesses, is with ‘deepened souls and developed minds.' Fill our churches Lord with such illumined saints, and start with me."

 

 

For those who seek God and are willing to come to that search with an open mind, A Search for the Spiritual will prove to be an invaluable traveller's companion for the journey that includes an exploration of the Christian faith.

 

 

"I wish this book had been around when I was an atheist and started to seek God. It's a no-nonsense, practical, insightful guide that will help all seekers in their quest for spiritual truth. If you're investigating whether there's any substance to the Christian faith, you must read this important book."

(foreword by Leighton Ford)

 

Rethinking the Church helps pastors and lay leaders work through questions that must be answered if a church is to rethink evangelism, discipleship, ministry, worship, community, and the structure of the church. Break old molds, check assumptions, and be sensitive. THe book uses the language and aims of "seeker-targeted" churches but urges readers not to tie themselves to any model without understanding the individual purpose of their church.

 

 

"This book is a rich blend of thoughtful, biblical reflection and hands-on experience. It will make an enormous contribution to the lives of those who believe that the church is the hope of the world."

 

 

"[James Emery White] has done it again. I heartily recommend this book."