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faculty books
What is Mercy Ministry?
(P & R Publishing, 2013)

In this volume of the Basics of the Faith series, Wheaton
President Dr. Philip Ryken ’88 and Director of the Urban
Studies Program Dr. Noah Toly ’99, M.A. ’12 concisely explain
the church’s practice and call to mercy ministry. They provide
examples and suggestions for implementing this essential
practice in one’s daily Christian walk and in the life of the church.

Recommended Reading
from Wheaton’s Faculty

Although the primary role of a Wheaton professor
is that of teacher, our faculty regularly conduct
individual research and publish books and articles.
Here are some of the more recent books.

Order What is Mercy Ministry? and other faculty books from the
Wheaton College Bookstore: online, www.wheatonbooks.com; by
phone, 630.752.5119; or by writing, Wheaton College Bookstore,
501 College Ave., Wheaton, IL 60187.

Dr. Mark Amstutz
professor of political science
Evangelicals and American Foreign Policy
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
Dr. Amstutz examines the influence of
American evangelicals in world affairs,
including foreign policy issues such as
climate change, HIV/AIDS, and support
for Israel.

Dr. Christina Bieber Lake
Kilby chair and professor of English
Prophets of the Posthuman: American
Fiction, Biotechnology, and the Ethics of
Personhood
(University of Notre Dame Press, 2013)
Dr. Bieber Lake demonstrates fiction’s role
in asking and answering ethical questions
raised by biotechnology.

Dr. Philip Ryken ’88
president
Kingdom, Come!
(Crossway, 2013)
Dr. Ryken’s 2011-12 chapel messages
proclaim the great hope and
encouragement to be found in the
coming of Christ and his kingdom.

Dr. Larry Eskridge
associate director of the Institute for the
Study of American Evangelicals
God’s Forever Family: The Jesus People
Movement in America
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
Dr. Eskridge tells the story of the 1960s
Jesus People movement and its impact on
youth culture and evangelicalism.

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Dr. Kathryn Long
associate professor of history
People of Faith: Christianity in America
(Institute for the Study of American
Evangelicals, 2012)
Dr. Long provides expert commentary in
this award-winning DVD about people,
events, and controversies in the history of
the American church.

Dr. David P. Setran ’92, M.A. ’94
associate professor of Christian formation
and ministry
Spiritual Formation in Emerging
Adulthood: A Practical Theology for
College and Young Adult Ministry
(Baker Academic, 2013)
With co-author Dr. Chris Kiesling,
Dr. Setran offers practical guidance on
fostering Christian formation in young
adults.