The library focuses on the church’s future with knowledge drawn from contemporary theology and ethics. It emphasizes rising women’s voices, growing interfaith connections, and issues of science.
The library contains approximately 60 volumes, which may be checked out by filling out a
circulation card.
The library is located in the Family Room, near the Book Depot.
A list of the Hadsell Futures Library books is included below. You can also download the list in PDF format.
Hadsell Futures Library Master List
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | TITLE | PUBLISHER |
Abraham | K C Chrislava | Transforming Vision | Samithi |
Allan | Diogenes | Christian Belief in a Postmodern World | Westminster John Knox Press |
Barbour | Ian G | *When Science Meets Religion | HarperOne |
Barks | Coleman | Soul Fury | HarperOne |
Bass | Diana Butler | Christianity for the Rest of Us | Harper SF |
Bass | Diana Butler | Christianity After Religion | HarperOne |
Bell | Rob and Kristen | The ZimZum of Love | HarperOne |
Bell | Rob | What We Talk About When We Talk about God | HarperOne |
Bell | Rob | Love Wins | HarperOne |
Borg | Marcus | Jesus | Harper |
Borg | Marcus | The Heart of Christianity | HarperOne |
Borg | Marcus J | Convictions: How I Learned What Matters Most | HarperOne |
Borg | Marcus J | Speaking Christian | HarperOne |
Brown-Taylor | Barbara | Learning to Walk in the Dark | HarperOne |
Brown-Taylor | Barbara | An Altar in the World | HarperOne |
Buehrens | John; Rebecca Parker | A House for Hope | Beacon Press |
Coehlo | Paulo | The Alchemist (25th Anniversary Edition) | HarperOne |
Collins | Francis S | *The Language of God | Free Prees |
Conlon | James | *From the Stars to the Street | Novallis |
Cox | Harvey | The Future of Faith | HarperOne |
Cox | Harvey | How to Read the Bible | HarperOne |
Crossan | John Dominic | How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian | HarperOne |
Crosson | John Dominic | Jesus | Harper Collins |
Daniel | Ben | The Search for Truth about Islam | Westminster John Knox Press |
Ehrman | Bart D | Jesus Interrupted | HarperOne |
Emerson | Rev James | Forgiveness: Key to the Creative Life | Author House |
Enns | Peter | The Bible Tells Me So | HarperOne |
Felton | David, and Jeff Proctor-Murphy | Living the Questions | HarperOne |
Finkelstein | Israel | The Bible Unearthed | Touchstone/Simon&Shuster |
Garber | Steven | The Fabric of Faithfulness | IVP Books |
Gomes | Peter J | The Good Book | Wm Morrow & Co |
Gottlieb | Roger S | Spirituality | Oxford Press |
Guder | Darrell L | Missional Church | Wm Eerdmans |
Hamilton | Adam | Making Sense of the Bible | HarperOne |
Hanh | Thich Nhat | Silence: the Power of Quiet | HarperOne |
Hanh | Thich Nhat | The Art of Communicating | HarperOne |
Healy | Anthony E | The Postindustrial Promise | Rowman & Littlefield |
Hoke | Chris | Wanted: A Spiritual Pursuit | HarperOne |
Hunt | Rex A E, John W H Smith) | Why Weren’t We Told? | Polebridge Press |
Jones | Alan | Reimagining Christianity | Wiley |
Jones | Tony | Did God Kill Jesus? | HarperOne |
Laughlin | Paul Alan | Getting Oriented | Polebridge Press |
Levenson | Jon D | Inheriting Abraham | Princeton U. Press |
McLeish | Tom | *Faith and Wisdom in Science | Oxford U Press |
Mead | Loren | The Once and Future Church | Alban Institute |
Mead | Loren B | Financial Meltdown in the Mainline? (Alban) | Rowman & Littlefield |
Meyers | Robin R | Saving Jesus from the Church | HarperOne |
Micklethwait | John, Adrian Wooldridge | God is Back | Penguin Press |
Nelson-Pohlmeyer | Jack | Jesus Against Christianity | Trinity Press Internatinal |
Newbigin | Leslie | The Gospel in a Pluralist Society | Wm Eerdmans |
Nouwen | Henri | Discernment | HarperOne |
Nouwen | Henri | Spiritual Formation | HarperOne |
Nouwen | Henri | Spiritual Direction | HarperOne |
Ottati | Douglas F | Theology for Liberal Protestants: God the Creator | Wm Eerdmans |
Pagels | Elaine | Beyond Belief | Random House |
Pagels | Elaine | Gnostic Gospels | Vintage |
Peters | Ted, Martinez Hewlett | *Can You Believe in God and Evolution? | Abington Press |
Polkinghorne | John | *Faith, Science & Understanding | Yale U Press |
Polkinghorne | John | *Quarks, Chaos and Christianity | Crossroads Books |
Rauschenbusch | Walter | A Theology for the Social Gospel | Martino Fine Books |
Regele | Mike, Mark Schulz | Death of the Church (Alban) | Zondervan |
Rendle | Gilbert R | Leading Change in the Congregation (Alban) | Rowman & Littlefield |
Robinson | Duke | A Middle Way | Self-published |
Sagan | Carl | *The Varieties of Scientific Experience | Penguin Press |
Shaull | Richard | The Reformation and Liberation Theology | Westminster John Knox Press |
Silberman | Neil Asher | The Bible Unearthed | Touchstone/Simon&Shuster |
Song | C S | The Compassionate God | Orbis Books |
Spong | John S | Jesus for the Non-religious | HarperOne |
Spong | John S | Here I Stand | Harper SF |
Spong | John S | A New Christianity for a New Wprld | HarperOne |
Sweet | Allen & C. Frances | *The Unity of Truth | 1 Universe Inc |
Tamez | Elsa | Struggle for Power in Early Christianity | Costa Rica Orbis |
Tan | Chade-Meng | Search Inside Yourself | HarperOne |
Tickle | Phyllis | The Great Emergence | Baker Books |
Tutu | Desmund, Mpho Tutu | The Book of Forgiving | HarperOne |
Valliant | George E | *Spiritual Evolution | Broadway Books |
Vermes | Geya | Jesus in His Jewish Context | Fortress Press |
Waetjin | Herman C | A Reordering of Power | Wipf&Stock |
Wallis | Jim | God’s Politics | HarperOne |
Wills | Gary | What Jesus Meant | Penguin Press |
Wink | Walter | Just Jesus | Image Catholic Books |
Winner | Lauren F | Wearing God | HarperOne |
Woods | C Jeff | Congregational Megatrends (Alban) | Rowman & Littlefield |
The Poverty and Justice Bible | American Bible Society |
*Indicates book on science and religion
Last updated: April 4, 2017