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Bill on Books: Fall 2022

The Pastor’s Complete Memorial Guidebook

A complete guide for pastors on conducting memorial services

Evangelical Anxiety: A Memoir

Marsh, an acclaimed scholar who is professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia and director of the Project on Lived Theology vulnerably shares about his mental health breakdown and journey through psychotherapy as an evangelical who grew up in a Southern conservative evangelical world that looked upon psychology with deep suspicion and scorn.

New and Noteworthy Books Fall 2022

Here are some of the upcoming books we are most looking forward to set to be released between September - December 2022! If you are interested in any of these or would like to know more, please give us a call (604-228-1820) or send us an email ([email protected]) to inquire about reserving a copy or shipping.

Bill on Books: October 2022

Conspiracy Theories & Christians

Alumni Book Spotlight

Tradition and Apocalypse: An Essay on the Future of Christian Belief

Tradition has been a formidable, venerable concept for many Christians with many believers holding to the “Vincentian canon” of St. Vincent of Lérins of the fourth century that holds to “what has been believed everywhere, always, and by all.” Yet Hart interrogates this very formulation.

New and Noteworthy Books Spring/Summer 2022

Here are some of the upcoming books we are most looking forward to set to be released between May - August 2022! If you are interested in any of these or would like to know more, please give us a call (604-228-1820) or send us an email ([email protected]) to inquire about reserving a copy or shipping.

Those Blessed Leaders: The Relevance of the Beatitudes to the Way We Lead

Have you ever considered how the Beatitudes can inform your leadership? Peter Shaw's new book does exactly that!

Charges for Bags

Beginning January 1, 2022 we will be charging 0.15 cents for paper shopping bags.

Bill on Books: December 2021

New and Noteworthy Books Early 2022

Here are some of the upcoming books we are most looking forward to set to be released between January and April 2022! If you are interested in any of these or would like to know more, please give us a call (604-228-1820) or send us an email ([email protected]) to inquire about reserving a copy or shipping.

Staff Book Recommendations

Check out these staff picks!

What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction

McDermott marvels at the ways in which good fiction and individual lines, characters, or scenes can “come back to me - unbidden sometimes,” sometimes long after we have first read them.

Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body

Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body is an accessible, concise book that offers a positive vision of the Christian body. For readers wanting a straightforward, Scripture-saturated introduction to how to think and act and worship with our bodies, John W. Kleinig’s book will be a helpful read.

Bill on Books: September 2021

Our dear bookstore manager, Bill Reimer, has took the time to once again share his favorite recent reads.

Spotlight of Regent Alumni Books

Check out these great titles by regent alumn!

New and Noteworthy Summer and Fall 2021

We are excited to feature books released in Summer 2021 and forthcoming in Fall 2021! If you are interested in any of these or would like to know more, please give us a call (604-228-1820) or send us an email ([email protected]) to inquire about reserving a copy or shipping.

The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship

Williams writes both professionally and confessionally as a believer; he continues to offer astute analysis and rigorous nuance as he delves into American history to explain the developments that led to the present, but he also draws readers’ attentions to biblical injunctions about how we should operate in today’s increasingly complex world.

New and Noteworthy Books Summer 2021

We are excited to feature a few of the books we received in Summer 2021! If you are interested in any of these or would like to know more, please give us a call (604-228-1820) or send us an email ([email protected]) to inquire about reserving a copy or shipping.

EUGENE PETERSON'S PICK

Did you know Eugene Peterson wrote a book in which he reviews a few of his favorite books?

Let These Stones Live: A Guidebook to the Spiritual History of Christianity

This book is a unique attempt to integrate the topography of the Holy Land not just with its archaeological sites and ancient route ways, but with its geology.

England Before and After Wesley: The Evangelical Revival and Social Reform

Amid the chaos and confusion of today’s polarized political climate, in which ideological opponents routinely caricature one another and history is often read in a manner devoid of all nuance, this republication of J. Wesley Bready’s classic work comes as a welcome development. Focusing primarily on the towering figure of John Wesley and his impact on evangelical revival and social reform in 18th century England, Bready demonstrates the inextricable link between living Christian faith and the humanizing and ameliorative social transformations of the period.

NIV Heritage Bible: Premier Collection

The NIV Heritage Bible is stunning in both quality and design, and as mentioned above, is guaranteed for life. Opening this Bible is an experience in itself. The Bible comes in an unusually sturdy, and tastefully designed box, which is itself sure to stand the test of time. After opening the box, one immediately notices that the Bible has been carefully wrapped in black paper, and sealed with a decorative stamp.

Eucharistic Participation: The Reconfiguration of Time and Space

Hans Boersma, Saint Benedict Servants of Christ Chair in Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House Theological Seminary and Research Professor of Theology at Regent College provides a concise and accessible primer on the theology of eucharistic participation. He is especially concerned with re- addressing the two issues of the Lord’s Supper as sacrifice and as real presence, which were central to the debates of the Protestant Reformation.

Bill on Books: May 2021

Our dear manager, Bill Reimer, shares a few of his recent reads! Come check!

New and Noteworthy Spring 2021

We are excited to feature a few of the books we received in Spring 2021! If you are interested in any of these or would like to know more, please give us a call (604-228-1820) or send us an email ([email protected]) to inquire about reserving a copy or shipping.

New and Noteworthy Titles

Check out these new and noteworthy titles!

Books for Stirring the Soul...

I have been asked over the past months, “what are the ten most important books you have read – beyond the Bible – that have kept your soul going over the past fifty years of discipleship and ministry?”

Frequent Buyer Coupons: 2020 Edition

Bill on Books - January 2021

Check out Bill's installment of book reviews!

If Wendell Berry Were Ever To Write On Local Bookstores...

Last fall, we released a letter advocating for the value of a local bookstore and explaining our decision to cease offering a standing 20% discount in effort to sustain this value. While on the surface, this may seem to have nothing whatever to do with Wendell Berry, we think it does. We’re not sure if Berry has published his thoughts on bookstores, specifically. But we believe he would heartily agree with the following…

New and Noteworthy November Titles

Check out these new and noteworthy titles!

On the Road with Saint Augustine

Not only engaging, but also well-written, and theologically faithful to the best of the Christian tradition, it is also a really important book to appear in our culture at this point in time. Augustine, Smith reminds us, is Christianity’s primary teacher on the quest for self-identity.

"The Lord's Prayer" and "The Ten Commandments"

The Lexham Press Christian Essentials Series are mercifully short (about 100 pages), and very readable. Below are my brief reflections on the two most recently published books in the series, "The Lord’s Prayer: A Guide to Praying to Our Father" by Wesley Hill, and "The Ten Commandments, A Guide to the Perfect Law of Liberty" by Peter Leithart.

A Post Corona-Virus "World" and the Desert Fathers and Mothers

Is it possible that in the post-covid-19 “world” we may see a renewed emphasis on fellowship in the churches, or we may see a vitalised laity who seek to be like the Desert Fathers and Mothers, or we may see both, or something else may emerge?

Wearing Well: Exploring the Biblical imagery of Clothing

The Sermon on the Mount in Our Secular Age

Douglas Webster, professor of theology and Christian preaching at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, offers a pastoral and theological application of the Sermon on the Mount, contextualized, as the title suggests, for our secular age.

Regent Bookstore COVID-19 SAFETY PLAN

Bill on Books - January 2020

Check out Bill's installment of book reviews!

Reframe Annoucement

The Preacher's Wife

From the early days of Christianity to the present, women have been instrumental in the life of the Church. St. Paul writes to his protege Timothy “I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you” (2 Tim. 1:5); Timothy’s faith was dependent upon his female family members instructing him in the ways of Jesus. From Timothy’s time to our present, women have served faithfully as mentors, "prayer warriors," missionaries, evangelists, and inspiring performers, even as they have had to contend with patriarchs who seek to limit and even silence women from speaking and teaching authoritatively.

Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire

Josh Wilhelm reviews Scot McKnight's book "Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire"

On Value and Dropping the 20%

On Books and their Networks

Check out the latest installment of Bill's "Three Inch Reviews"

Ross Hastings

Ross Hastings shares his top five books on the Atonement

New and Noteworthy October Titles

Check out these new and noteworthy titles!

Bill on Books - June 2019

Read Bill's review of four new titles!

The Minority Experience: Navigating Emotional and Organizational Realities

Check Out Our New Bible Project Books

Book Launch & Public Lectures

Our Biggest Used Book Sale EVER!

"If you build the book domino, customers will come." Bill Reimer

Remembering John Lukacs

Newest Regent College Publishing Title

James K. A. Smith

Just us on Nov 1 and 2 for a book launch with James K. A. Smith and his latest work, "On the Road with Saint Augustine."

Spring Semester

New and Noteworthy May Titles

March 2019

Check out the latest installment of "Bill on Books"

New and Noteworthy March Titles

Sources of the Christian Self

The Story of All Stories

J. I. Packer

Bill asked Dr. Packer for his top five book recommendations and here is what he had to offer

POSTPONED INDEFINITELY - Matthew Bates

POSTPONED INDEFINITELY

Christianity in the Twentieth Century: A World History

Review by staff member Alex

Three Inch Reviews

Check out the latest installment of "Bill on Books"

New and Noteworthy Titles

Take a look at a few new and noteworthy titles

Farewell Party for Kim Boldt

Come and say farewell to Kim Boldt

Three Inch Reviews

Check out Bill's second installment of book reviews

New and Noteworthy Titles

Take a look at a few new and noteworthy titles

The Apostles' Creed: A Guide to the Ancient Catechism

Josh reviews Ben Myers "The Apostles Creed"

Craig M. Gay

Craig Gay shares his top picks on "Christians and Technology."

To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism

Review by Alex Strohschein

Theology’s Last (book)Stand?

Reflections by Regent Bookstore Manager Bill Reimer

Hans Boersma

Hans Boersma shares his top picks on "Scripture and the Great Tradition."

Featured Titles

New titles from Fleming Rutledge, Alan Jacobs, and Eugene Peterson.

Paul: A Biography

Review by Josh Wilhelm

Christmas Sale 2018

Kid-friendly, free Christmas treats, and more!

Three Inch Reviews

Did you enjoy last month's "Bill on Books" entry? If so, you'll love Bill's first instalment on what he has titled "Three Inch Reviews." A bookseller's knowledge may be a mile wide, but as Bill demonstrates, that knowledge can certainly be more than an inch deep!