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Free to Live: Expressing the love of Christ in an age of debt
Guy Brandon, April 2010
Price: £8.50
Jubilee Centre is delighted to introduce its life-changing new book:
'This important and counter-cultural book demands nothing less than loving Christ in all we do.' (Rev Richard Cunningham, Director of UCCF: The Christian Unions)
'If we can put its message into practice, we will make a difference not just to our lives but the lives of many others.' (Noel Richards, songwriter and worship leader)
In these economically constrained times, the Bible's emphasis on freedom and love offers both relief from the burdens we carry and a radical new way to live. The release from slavery and debt that lay at the heart of Israel's cycle of Jubilee celebrations reveals that the whole of the Law and Prophets, as fulfilled by Christ, is about loving God and loving our neighbour. But in practice it's difficult not to be influenced by consumerism and individualism. How do we guard against this? How can we apply our faith in practical ways? What disciplines may we put in place to help us worship God in every area of our lives?
Encompassing the breadth of all the research that the Jubilee Centre has undertaken over more than quarter of a century, this is a very practical guide to applying our faith to every area of our lives - not just the most obvious ones but also the thousands of seemingly trivial financial, emotional, spiritual and relational exchanges with which our days are filled.
Keywords: Christianity & Religion, Finance & the Economy, Lifestyle Issues, Sex & Relationships, The Environment, Worldviews & Culture
Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living (US edition)
Nick Spencer, Robert White and Virginia Vroblesky , December 2009
Price: £9.99
Amounts and patterns of consumption and production in the West have reached a level that cannot be maintained. Lifestyles based on our present way of creating and using energy are no longer environmentally sustainable-and are threatening the health and well-being of both planet and people. Our activities and the policies that shape them need to change.
In light of those realities, Spencer, White, and Vroblesky offer serious Christian engagement with the emerging issue of Sustainable Consumption and Production. They analyze the scientific, sociological, economic, and theological thinking that makes a Christian response to these trends imperative and distinctive. And they offer practical conclusions that explore and explain what can be done at the personal, community, national, and international levels to ensure that next generations will have the resources necessary for life.
Firmly rooted in the good news of the Christian faith, this is, above all, a constructive and hopeful book that offers a realistic vision of what the future could and should look like. It can be ordered for just $9.99 (instead of its retail price of $16.95) via ChristianBook.com.
The original UK edition of the book can be ordered via the Jubilee Centre website, from where you can also download the accompanying Bible studies.
Keywords: The Environment
The Best Idea in the World: How putting relationships first transforms everything
Mark Greene, November 2009
Price: £6.00
The greatest commandment is to think relationally: “Love God. Love your neighbour.” In this compelling and liberating book, Mark Greene reveals its extraordinarily practical implications for every area of life, showing how putting relationships first in our thinking and living is not only a liberating basis for our personal lives but a robust and dynamic foundation for our society and our global community.
Keywords: Christianity & Religion, Lifestyle Issues
Creation in Crisis: Christian Perspectives on Sustainability
Robert White (ed.), October 2009
Price: £9.50
Following on from the success of Christianity, Climate Change and Sustainable Living, Professor White has brought together a distinguished group of scientific and theological minds to explore 'the seriousness of environmental degradation and climate change, the root causes and possible solutions, and the contribution of Christian thinking to these issues.'
Contributions include Sir John Houghton on sustainable climate and the future of energy, chapters by Ellen Davis, Calvin DeWitt and Richard Carter on agriculture, land use and water, Douglas Moo on transforming Christian perspectives on creation and new creation, and Jonathan Moo on environmental unsustainability and a biblical vision of the earth's future.
Keywords: The Environment
Sex and the iWorld: Rethinking relationship beyond an age of individualism
Dale Kuehne, September 2009
Price: £8.99
Examining current issues pertaining to sexuality and society, pastor and politics professor Dale Kuehne asks, 'What kind of world are we creating? And is it a world that is actually harming us more than benefiting us?'
With a cordial openness to responses from all points of view, Kuehne contrasts the long-established 'tWorld', in which traditional morality reigned and recent innovations would have been inconceivable, with the post-Enlightenment 'iWorld', in which these innovations are promoted because the perceived immediate needs of the individual are paramount. Both, he finds, fall short of the more biblical 'rWorld', in which a larger web of healthy and nourishing social relationships provides the most personally fulfilling context for sexuality and relational well-being.
(N.B. Cannot be sold by us outside Europe)
Keywords: Sex & Relationships, Worldviews & Culture
Votewise Now! Helping Christians engage with the issues
Rose Lynas (ed.), August 2009
Price: £4.49
'What this book may call us to is the revitalisation of politics as a whole.' (Dr Peter Selby, former Bishop of Worcester)
Votewise Now! argues that politics should be first and foremost about right relationships, and that the best way to 'do' politics is to engage with the things that really concern people.
Containing ten concise chapters written by experts in their field, this helpful volume examines 'the most important issues facing Britain today'. After outlining the key debates within each, Votewise Now! turns to biblical teaching for a Christian perspective, and then offers a series of principles against which readers may evaluate party promises and so vote wisely. The book concludes with a Christian MP from each of the UK's three main political parties responding to the question, 'Why should a Christian vote for your party?'
Don't miss the accompanying short video and additional group discussion materials!
Keywords: Crime & Justice, Education, Finance & the Economy, Government & Foreign Affairs, Health, The Environment
Just Sex: Is it ever just sex?
Guy Brandon, March 2009
Price: £8.50
Described as 'a watershed book' and 'compulsory reading for all serious minded Christians', Just Sex launched the Fair Sex Movement.
People today seem hopelessly confused about sex. On the one hand, it is meant to be something special, the most intimate of relationships. On the other hand, it is casually dismissed as trivial - merely or 'just' sex. This book encourages us to consider whether the impact of our sexual relationships on others around us is fair, or just.
With conviction and pastoral sensitivity, Guy Brandon explains the strength and integrity of the Christian world-view of sex. In doing so, he also addresses the inconsistency and inadequacy of the prevailing idea that consent alone is enough to sanction a sexual relationship. Demonstrating the injustice created by this approach he offers a better, more just way, which brings with it the promise of God's shalom.
Keywords: Christianity & Religion, Lifestyle Issues, Sex & Relationships
Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living
Nick Spencer and Robert White, September 2007
Price: £8.99
Our current habits of consumption and production in the West cannot be maintained. The way we live, in particular the way we produce and use energy, is no longer environmentally or socially sustainable. Spencer and White analyse the scientific, sociological, economic and theological thinking that makes a Christian response both imperative and distinctive. Their practical conclusions explore what can be done at the personal, community, national and international levels to make sustainable living a reality. Firmly rooted in the good news of the Christian faith, this is, above all, a constructive and hopeful book that offers a realistic vision of a better future.
Don't miss the accompanying set of five Bible studies, freely downloadable from this site.
Keywords: The Environment
Jubilee Manifesto: a framework, agenda and strategy for Christian social reform
Michael Schluter and John Ashcroft (eds.), January 2005
Price: £12.99
The definitive statement of Jubilee Centre thinking, Jubilee Manifesto arises from over two decades of serious reflection and practical experience. It presents an alternative to Capitalism, Socialism and other ideologies by identifying relationships as the foundation stone of any society. Ultimately it is the quality of those relationships in families, communities, organisations and between institutions that holds society together and makes life worth living. Through careful study of the Bible, the contributors explore how a relational society approaches nationhood, government, family, welfare, finance, economics, criminal justice and international relations. They then offer insights into the challenges of and strategies for Christian social reform. For those wanting to understand the biblical vision for society and how to go about implementing it in the 21st century there is no better place to start.
Click on the 'Download Resource' button to view a four page introduction to Jubilee Manifesto.
Keywords: Crime & Justice, Finance & the Economy, Government & Foreign Affairs
Votewise: helping Christians engage with the issues
Nick Spencer, November 2004
Price: £7.99
If you want to form a Christian perspective on the issues dominating political debate today, this is an excellent place to start. In this short volume (116 pages), Nick Spencer describes the lie of the political land and then examines the most important issues facing Britain today. Eight concise chapters outline the contours of the debate for each issue, turn to biblical teaching for a Christian perspective, offer a series of principles against which readers may evaluate party manifestos, and point to additional resources for further engaging.
(Out of print - see the completely re-written 2009 edition, Votewise Now!)
Keywords: Government & Foreign Affairs