‘The Message’ Author Eugene Peterson Enters Hospice Care
(RNS) — Eugene Peterson, the bestselling author of “The Message” and longtime pastor praised as a “shepherd’s shepherd,” is moving into hospice and receiving palliative medical care.
Christian Author Jen Hatmaker on the ‘Moxie’ It Takes to Get Your Books Banned
(RNS) It’s been a roller-coaster year for Christian author and speaker Jen Hatmaker.
She toured the country last fall, speaking on the Belong
Calvin Miller, author, professor dies
The author of more than 40 books served on the faculty of Southwestern Seminary and Beeson Divinity School.
Author seeks stories of ‘exiled’ young adult Baptists
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (ABP) – A Western Kentucky University professor is seeking contributors for an upcoming book detailing moderate responses to the fundamentalist takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention in the 1980s.
Author says marriage not obsolete but needs restoration
CHICAGO (ABP) -- Marriage isn't obsolete, but it is getting rarer, says an evangelical social scientist who sparked controversy a year ago with articles in major publications making a case for early marriage.
Clergy sexual abuse ‘pervasive,’ co-author of study says
WACO, Texas (ABP) -- While newspapers carried headlines about high-profile sexual-coercion lawsuits filed against Atlanta mega-church pastor Eddie Long, a Baptist researcher said the problem of clergy sexual abuse is much larger than a few charismatic leaders who abuse their power.
Publisher stands by discredited author
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABP) -- A Christian publishing company said it has no plans to pull titles written by a Baptist seminary president demoted for making "factual statements that are self-contradictory" in sermons and speeches.
Author describes what having an autistic child taught her about God
Kathleen Deyer Bolduc, a nationally recognized author and speaker in the field of disability ministry, said she was unprepared to parent a special-needs child before the birth of her third son.
Author worries online communities are hurting real ones
Jesse Rice, author of The Church of Facebook: How the Hyperconnected Are Redefining Community, warns that the new social media can encourage attitudes and behaviors that don’t work as well in real life.
Concentrate on the message, author urges
Artists — whether novelists, playwrights, journalists, musicians, painters, etc. — should consider their message first, even before contemplating earning a living.
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