Gordon-Conwell alumni and senior faculty were recognized in the Christianity Today (CT) 2023 Book Awards. According to CT books editor, Matt Reynolds, “all of our Book Awards winners have the capacity to awaken slumbering souls, whether they ring out with theological wisdom, literary beauty, pastoral warmth, or everyday encouragement.”

Learn more about this year’s award-winning titles and authors:

Missions & Global Church | Winner

No Shortcut to Success: A Manifesto for Modern Missions, Foreword by Mark Dever (MDiv ’86)

“How can churches and missionaries address the urgent need to reach unreached people without falling for quick fixes?”

Missions & The Global Church | Award of Merit

Faith in the Wilderness: Words of Exhortation from the Chinese Church, Edited by Hannah Nation (MACH ’17), Foreword by Timothy Keller (MDiv ’75)

“These sermonic letters from Chinese Christians pull back the curtain on the pastoral heart and the hope behind the house church’s remarkable faithfulness, awakening readers to the reality of the gospel—the ground of our hope—in the midst of darkness. Readers will be convicted, encouraged, and edified by the testimony of these Chinese Christians.”

Politics & Public Life | Finalist

Uncommon Unity: Wisdom for the Church in an Age of Division, Dr. Richard Lints, Senior Distinguished Professor of Theology, with Foreword by Timothy Keller (MDiv ’75)

“If we are to think rightly about diversity, wisdom is required for the church in our late modern world. Through wisdom, Christians can display real unity in diversity and bear witness of the God who made them for himself as diverse members of his one body.”

(Each book description is quoted from the respective publisher.)