ECPA Gold Medallion Book Awards 1999-1996

Gold Medallion Book Awards

1999 GOLD MEDALLION
BOOK AWARDS WINNERS

Bibles
Spiritual Renewal Bible
Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop, General editors,
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Reference Works/Commentaries
Encountering the New Testament
Walter A. Elwell and Robert W. Yarbrough
Baker Books (A division of Baker Book House Co.)

Fiction
The Last Sin Eater
Francine Rivers
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Biography/Autobiography
The C.S. Lewis Readers' Encyclopedia
Jeffrey D. Schultz and John G. West
Zondervan Publishing House

Theology/Doctrine
God's Passion for His Glory
John Piper
Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Devotional
In His Presence
Lance Wubbels
Emerald Books

Inspirational
Growing Deeper Series (Set of 5)
Eugene H. Peterson, Luci Shaw, Philip Yancey, Walter Wangerin, Jr. and Calvin Miller
Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Living
Streams of Living Water
Richard J. Foster
Harper SanFrancisco

Christianity and Society
Legislating Morality
Norman Geisler and Frank Turek
Bethany House Publishers

Missions/Evangelism
The Case for Christ
Lee Strobel
Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Ministry
Purpose Driven Youth Ministry
Doug Fields
Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Education
The Jesus I Never Knew Curriculum Kit
Philip Yancey
Zondervan Publishing House

Preschool Children
King of the Stable
Melody Carlson
Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Elementary Children
The Very First Christmas
Paul L. Maier
Concordia Publishing House

Youth
WWJD Today?
Brian Shipman
Broadman & Holman Publishers

Marriage
Loving Solutions
Gary Chapman
Moody Press

Family and Parenting
A Father For All Seasons
Bob Welch
Harvest House Publishers

Gift Book/Poetry
Beyond Words
Ron DiCianni
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Bible Study
Joseph
Dr. Charles Swindoll
Word Publishing

Spanish
Comentario Biblico Mundo Hispano, Tomo 8 (Salmos)
Various Authors
Baptist Spanish Publishing House

1998 Winners:

Bibles
The MacArthur Study Bible, John MacArthur, Word Publishing

Reference Works/Commentaries
Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments, Ralph P. Martin and Peter H. Davids, InterVarsity Press

Fiction
Only the River Runs Free, Bodie & Brock Thoene, Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Biography/Autobiography
Just as I Am, Billy Graham, Zondervan Publishing House and HarperSanFrancisco

Theology/Doctrine
Jesus and the Gospels, Craig L. Blomberg, Broadman & Holman Publishers

Devotional
Experiencing God Day-By-Day, Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby, Broadman & Holman Publishers

Inspirational
What's So Amazing About Grace?, Philip Yancey, Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Living
Prayer - The Great Adventure, Dr. David Jeremiah, Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

Christianity and Society
Their Blood Cries Out, Paul Marshall, Word Publishing

Missions/Evangelism
An Unchanging Faith in a Changing World, Kenneth D. Boa and Robert M. Bowman, Jr., Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Christian Ministry
Reaching a Generation for Christ, Richard R. Dunn and Mark H. Senter III, General Editors, Moody Press

Christian Education
Gospel Light's Little Blessings, A Complete Nursery Kit for Loving God's Little Ones, Sheryl Haystead, Editor, Gospel Light

Preschool Children
The Parable Series (Set of 4), Liz Curtis Higgs, Tommy Nelson

Elementary Children
The Jubilee Family Illustrated Bible, Dr. Claude-Bernard Costecalde, Consulting Editor, Jubilee Publishing Group

Youth
It's Time to Be Bold, Michael W. Smith, Word Publishing

Marriage
Men and Sex, Dr. Clifford Penner and Joyce Penner, Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Family and Parenting
Extraordinary Kids, Cheri Fuller and Louise Tucker Jones, Focus on the Family Book Publishing

Gift Book/Poetry
Tell Me the Truth, Joni Eareckson Tada and Ron DiCianni, Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Bible Study
God's Story, Anne Graham Lotz, Word Publishing

1997 ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award Finalists

Bibles:
Word In Life TM Study Bible
- Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Reference Works/Commentaries:
Evangelical Dictionary Of Biblical Theology - Walter Elwell
- Baker Books (A Division of Baker Book House Co.)

Fiction:
The Book Of God - Walter Wangerin, Jr.
- Zondervan Publishing House

Biography/Autobiography:
C.S. Lewis Companion and Guide - Walter Hooper
- Harper San Francisco

Theology/Doctrine:
The Gagging Of God - D.A. Carson
- Zondervan Publishing House

Devotional:
Quiet Times For Parents - H. Norman Wright
- Harvest House Publishers

Inspirational:
In The Grip Of Grace - Max Lucado
- Word Publishing

Christian Living:
Financially Confident Woman - Mary Hunt
- Broadman & Holman Publishers

Christianity and Society:
Searching For God In America - Hugh Hewitt
- Word Publishing

Missions/Evangelism:
Finding God At Harvard - Kelly Monroe, Editor
- Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Ministry:
Handbook On Counseling Youth - Josh McDowell & Bob Hostetler
- Word Publishing

Christian Education:
The Christian Educator's Handbook On Family Life Education - Kenneth O. Gangel & James C. Wilhoit
- Baker Books (A Division of Baker Book House Co.)

Preschool Children:
Praise And Worship - Ken & Angela Abraham
- Tommy Nelson

Elementary Children:
The Children's Daily Devotional Bible - Robert J. Morgan, General Editor
- Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Youth:
Pure Excitement - Joe White
- Focus On The Family

Marriage:
The Second Half Of Marriage - David & Claudia Arp
- Zondervan Publishing House

Family and Parenting:
The Father Connection - Josh McDowell
- Broadman & Holman Publishers

Gift Book/Poetry
Tell Me The Promises - Joni Eareckson Tada & Ron DiCianni
- Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Bible Study
The Vision Of His Glory - Anne Graham Lotz
- Word Publishing

Spanish
Ayuda Lexica - Roberto Hanna
- Baptist Spanish Publishing House

1996 Winners:

Bibles
New Geneva Study Bible
Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Reference Works
Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Ronald F. Youngblood, General Editor
Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Fiction
The Oath - Frank Peretti
Word Publishing

Biography/Autobiography
Rebel with a Cause
Franklin Graham
Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Theology Doctrine
Faith Alone
The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification
R.C. Sproul
Baker Books (A Division of Baker Book House Co.)

Commentaries
Word Biblical Commentary vol. 33B: Matthew 14-28
Donald A. Hagner
Word Publishing

Devotional
Abiding in Christ
Cynthia Heald
NavPress Publishing Group

Inspirational
Finding God in Unexpected Places
Philip Yancey
Moorings

Christian Living
Life on the Edge
Dr. James Dobson
Word Publishing

Christianity & Society
Hitler's Cross: The Revealing Story of How the Cross of Christ Was Used as a Symbol of the Nazi Agenda
Erwin W. Lutzer
Moody Press

Missions/Evangelism
Evangelism That Works
George Barna
Gospel Light/Regal Books

Christian Ministry
The Purpose-Driven Church
Rick Warren
Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Education
The Jesus Expedition Very Exciting Bible School
Debbie Bible, Editor
Cook Communications Ministries

Preschool Children
Mouse in King Solomon's House
Mack Thomas
Questar Publishers, Inc.

Elementary Children
Paw Paw Chuck's Big Ideas in the Bible
Charles R. Swindoll
Word Publishing

Youth
I'm Outta Here! Facing the Tough Choices After High School
Len Woods
Baker Books (A Division of Baker Book House Co.)

Marriage
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (3 Vol. Set)
Les Parrott III and Leslie Parrott
Zondervan Publishing House

Family and Parenting
God's Design for Sex Series: (Series of 4)
Stan and Brenna Jones
NavPress Publishing Group

Gift Book/Poetry
Immanuel, God with Us
Robert Doares
Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Classics
My Utmost for His Highest
Journal Edition
Oswald Chambers
Barbour & Company, Inc.

Bible Study
The Handbook for Bible Study
Lee Gugliotto
Review & Herald Publishing Association

Spanish
Los Evangelicos & La Politica
Jose Luis Martinez
Baptist Spanish Publishing House

Christianity Today Book Awards 2004-2000

Christianity Today Book Awards 2004
We honor 22 titles that bring understanding to people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission.

This year we received 349 nominated titles from 45 publishers. CT staff selected the top five books in each category, and then panels of judges (one panel for each category) determined the winners. In the end, we honor 22 titles that bring understanding to people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission. Our judges comment on the winners:

APOLOGETICS/EVANGELISM
Going Public with Your Faith: Becoming a Spiritual Influence at Work
William Carr Peel and Walt Larimore (Zondervan)
Practical but never programmatic, this book emphasizes that witnessing is more what we are than what we do. It is helpful in delineating the limits and possibilities of workplace evangelism, and it provides a nuanced approach to cultivating relationships.

CHRISTIAN LIVING
My God and I
Lewis B. Smedes (Eerdmans)
The late Lewis B. Smedes's memoir is a compelling window into the messy, plodding process of becoming sanctified. Both accessible and inspiring, Smedes's reflections are central to corporate and individual spiritual life. His own story succeeds in drawing readers into the story of God's redemption in their own lives.

BIBLICAL STUDIES
The Resurrection of the Son of God
N.T. Wright (Fortress Press)
Consummately erudite yet eminently readable, this book magnificently demolishes every objection, ancient and modern, to the doctrine of the bodily resurrection of Christ. Rather than a defense, this is a positive argument for the resurrection—compelling in both its overall scope and its detail.

THE CHURCH/PASTORAL LEADERSHIP
The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations
Dan Kimball (Zondervan)
Relevant, cogent, and practical, this book contains ideas that are fresh and represent a significant thrust forward. The author thinks biblically about the nature of authentic church life—including worship, evangelism, and discipleship—and helps us to understand the church of the next generation.

CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE
Doubts about Darwin: A History of Intelligent Design
Thomas Woodward (Baker)
Combines a well-researched history of the Intelligent Design movement with an analysis of the rhetoric of both evolutionists and design theorists. It is well-organized and accessible. Sympathetic to the design movement, Woodward's treatment of both sides is measured and fair.

FICTION
A Bearer Of Divine Revelation
Lawrence Dorr (Eerdmans)
This collection of stories is powerful and evocative. With taut syntax and precise word choice, Dorr's depictions of evil give rise to a poignant exploration of significant ideas and emotions. The stories are expertly crafted with figurative language and an interweaving of past and present.

HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY
Jonathan Edwards: A Life
George M. Marsden (Yale University Press)
The author thoroughly demolishes the stereotype of Edwards as the purveyor of sadistic religion that damns most people to hell. Setting him and his ideas in context like no other, Marsden handles Edwards's complex ideas with brilliant clarity without oversimplifying them.

MISSIONS/GLOBAL AFFAIRS
On Kingdom Business: Transforming Missions Through Entrepreneurial Strategies
Tetsunao Yamamori and Kenneth A. Eldred, eds. (Crossway)
This book offers prescient insight into what 21st century Christianity will require to claim for Christ the world's most resistant populations. The case studies and analytical pieces provide strategic approaches to building and strengthening the church in restricted-access countries.

SPIRITUALITY
Searching For Home: Spirituality for Restless Souls
M. Craig Barnes (Baker/Brazos)
Barnes creatively addresses the theme of drifting nomads searching for sanctuary. The book draws on formal and informal sociological research enlivened by the wisdom of pastoral experience. Weaving his father's story into the framework of Dante's Divine Comedy, Barnes makes the quest relevant, riveting, and prophetic.

THEOLOGY/ETHICS
Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context
Glen H. Stassen and David P. Gushee (InterVarsity Press)
A highly readable textbook on Christian ethics intimately tied to the Sermon on the Mount. By locating ethics within the kingdom of God, with its tensions between present reality and future fulfillment, the authors give practical guidance while holding to the eschatological dimension.

Christianity Today Book Awards 2003
Evangelical leaders in numerous disciplines choose the year's top titles.

Nineteen titles receive honors this year for helping readers understand the people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission. CT received 300 nominated titles from 46 publishers. This year's awards, chosen by leaders in a variety of disciplines—including academia, the church, and journalism—honor books from well-known evangelical publishers, academic presses, and mainstream houses.

Apologetics/Evangelism
16 Nominees
Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today
John G. Stackhouse Jr. (Oxford)
Stackhouse, the Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology and Culture at Regent College, Vancouver, reflects on how to share Christian faith in a postmodern world.

Biblical Studies
36 Nominees
The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language
Eugene Peterson (NavPress)
The prolific author and pastor completes his 12-year project to render the whole of Scripture in modern language—to the acclaim of readers ranging from J. I. Packer to Bono of U2.

Christianity and Culture
51 Nominees
The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
Philip Jenkins (Oxford)
Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies at Penn State University, explores how 21st-century Christianity in the Southern Hemisphere will be more vibrant, orthodox, and culturally transforming than it usually is in the Northern Hemisphere.

Christian Living
40 Nominees
Engaging God's World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living
Cornelius Plantinga Jr. (Eerdmans)
The president of Calvin Theological Seminary writes on the grand theological themes of Creation, Fall, and Redemption.

The Church/Pastoral Leadership
24 Nominees
The Company of Preachers: Wisdom on Preaching, Augustine to the Present
Richard Lischer, ed. (Eerdmans)
Lischer, a professor at Duke University Divinity School, gathers insights on one of the highest forms of verbal communication.

Fiction
25 Nominees
In This Mountain
Jan Karon
(Viking)
The seventh novel in Karon's Mitford series finds Father Tim and Cynthia returning to Mitford, where the Episcopal priest struggles with ennui during his retirement.

History/Biography
30 Nominees
The Question of God: C. S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life
Armand M. Nicholi Jr.
(Free Press)
Nicholi, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, explains how Lewis's Christianity and Freud's nonbelief affected not just their ideas but also their lives.

Missions/Global Affairs
13 Nominees
The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal & Charismatic Movements
Stanley M. Burgess, ed.
(Zondervan) Weighing in at nearly 1,300 pages, this comprehensive work covers the world of enthusiastic Christianity from Africa, Central, to Zopfi, Jacob.

Spirituality
30 Nominees
Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ
Dallas Willard (NavPress)
Reading for people ready to make spiritual discipline a regular practice in their lives. Sample chapters: "Radical Evil in the Human Soul," "Radical Goodness Restored to the Soul," "Transforming Our Social Dimensions," and "Transforming the Soul."

Theology/Ethics
35 Nominees
Worldview: The History of a Concept
David K. Naugle (Eerdmans)
Naugle, professor of philosophy at Dallas Baptist University, surveys Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant thinkers, and describes how this concept developed in the 19th and 20th centuries.

CT Book Awards 2002
Here are the books our judges—200 pastors, scholars, and church leaders—considered the worthiest this year.
posted 04/11/2002

Hundreds of books pass through our offices each year, ranging from Left Behind imitators to Prayer of Jabez knockoffs to self-published works about hidden numerical codes that prove God's existence.

But then comes the opportunity to consider more than 200 entries in our annual Book Awards contest. Long-standing evangelical publishing houses, daring new imprints, university publishers—all send us what they consider the best of their work that would be of interest to Christianity Today readers. Most of these entries renew our respect for the thousands of Christians involved in publishing books.

One of our judges raised a helpful point: Some books face wider competition than others do. With that in mind, we will mention how many nominees appeared in each category.

The past year was a rich one for thoughtful works by Christians. Here are the books our judges— 200 pastors, scholars, and church leaders—considered the worthiest this year.

Apologetics/Evangelism
10 Nominees
Truth or Consequences:
The Promise & Perils of Postmodernism
Millard J. Erickson
InterVarsity

Biblical Studies
20 Nominees
Justification and Variegated Nomism:
A Fresh Appraisal of Paul and Second Temple Judaism
D. A. Carson, Peter T. O'Brien, Mark A. Seifrid, eds.
Baker Academic

Christian Living
45 Nominees
If You Want to Walk on Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat
John Ortberg
Zondervan

Christianity and Culture (tie)
37 Nominees
Encountering Religious Pluralism:
The Challenge to Christian Faith & Mission
Harold Netland
InterVarsity

Christianity and Culture (tie)
37 Nominees
A Visit to Vanity Fair:
Moral Essays on the Present Age
Alan Jacobs
Brazos

The Church/Pastoral Leadership
26 Nominees
Powers, Weakness, and the Tabernacling of God
Marva J. Dawn
Eerdmans

Fiction
22 Nominees
A Common Life:
The Wedding Story
Jan Karon
Viking

History/Biography
27 Nominees
Heaven Below:
Early Pentecostals and American Culture
Grant Wacker
Harvard


Missions/Global Affairs
11 Nominees
No Other Gods Before Me?:
Evangelicals and the Challenge of World Relgions
John G. Stackhouse Jr., ed.
Baker Academic

Spirituality
24 Nominees
Growing Pains:
Learning to Love My Father's Faith
Randall Balmer
Brazos

Theology/Ethics
46 Nominees
With the Grain of the Universe:
The Church's Witness and Natural Theology
Stanley Hauerwas
Brazos

CT Book Awards 2001
The books from 2000 that most captured the imaginations of some of the most engaged readers in evangelicalism.

posted 4/16/01
Each winter brings a different sort of blizzard to Christianity Today's offices in the western suburbs of Chicago as publishers deluge us with nominations for our Annual Book Awards. We consider it an honor that so many publishers—from small, family-owned companies to university presses—are vying for the attention of our judges.

No list, however comprehensive, can possibly honor every worthy book published in a given year. Sometimes our judges are so divided that their voting results in a tie, as in two of this year's categories. Other titles receive Awards of Merit because they came so close to the top of the list.

Next year we plan to improve the awards still further by refining categories, adding judges, and assigning judges to their specific areas of interest. Meanwhile, these are the books from 2000 that most captured the imaginations of some of the most engaged readers in evangelicalism.

Apologetics/Evangelism
Time for Truth
Os Guinness
BAKER


Biblical Studies
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Edited by Peter Gorday and Thomas C. Oden
INTERVARSITY


Christian Living
Death on a Friday Afternoon
Richard John Neuhaus
BASIC


Christianity and Culture
Border Crossings
Rodney Clapp
BAKER


Christianity and Culture
Habits of the Mind
James W. Sire
INTERVARSITY


The Church/Pastoral Leadership
ChurchNext
Eddie Gibbs
INTERVARSITY


Fiction
Paul: A Novel
Walter Wangerin Jr.
ZONDERVAN


History/Biography
The Smell of Sawdust
Richard J. Mouw
ZONDERVAN


Missions/Global Affairs
Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?
Gerald R. McDermott
INTERVARSITY


Missions/Global Affairs
Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions
Edited by A. Scott Moreau
BAKER


Spirituality
Reaching for the Invisible God
Philip Yancey
ZONDERVAN


Theology/Ethics
Renewing the Center
Stanley J. Grenz
BAKER

Christianity Today Book Awards 2000
CT picks the top ten books of the past year

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed," said philosopher Francis Bacon (d. 1626), "and some few to be chewed and digested." Here is Christianity Today's list of 1999 books most worth chewing on.

A couple of things were different in this year's selection process. First, we returned to a system in which books competed in categories. (How do we weigh a commentary against a work of fiction?)

We asked dozens of publishers to nominate books for one or more categories (as a result, some significant books were simply not nominated—a flaw we'll fix next year). We then polled about 160 pastors, scholars, and general readers, asking them to vote for the books they believed were "the most significant books of the year," meaning books that "have brought, or will eventually bring, insight to an issue or prompt a significant segment of the Christian world to believe or act differently."

Second, we asked voters to mark the nominated books they had also read. When we added the votes, the "read" votes weighed more heavily. (It is one thing to vote for a book based on reviews, a writer's reputation, or a colleague's judgment; it is something altogether different to support a book actually read.)

This system has its disadvantages. For one, it weighs fiction (which received the fewest number of votes) equally with books on Christianity and culture (which garnered the most votes). Thus the Awards of Merit, our wild-card winners: books (listed by category in order of votes received) that amassed a significant number of votes but not enough to win their respective divisions.

Every system has a bias. Ours bias tilts toward the concrete: these awards favor books that made a difference and that people actually read. Yet to evangelicals like us—who long to make an impact on the world—that is not a bad bias. So, taste, chew, and digest.

Apologetics/Evangelism
IS THE BIBLE TRUE? How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scriptures
Jeffrey L. Sheler
ZONDERVAN

Biblical Studies
A COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Craig S. Keener
EERDMANS

Christianity and Culture
INTELLIGENT DESIGN: The Bridge Between Science and Theology
William A. Dembski
INTERVARSITY

Christian Living
THE BIBLE JESUS READ
Philip Yancey
ZONDERVAN

The Church/Pastoral Leadership
LEADERSHIP THAT WORKS: Help and Hope for Church and Parachurch Leaders in Today's Complex World
Leith Anderson
BETHANY

Fiction
A NEW SONG
Jan Karon
VIKING

History/Biography
SAINT AUGUSTINE
Garry Wills
VIKING

Missions/Global Affairs
THE DESECULARIZATION OF THE WORLD: Resurgent Religion and World Politics
Edited by Peter L. Berger
EERDMANS

Theology/Ethics
THE STORY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY: Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform
Roger Olson
INTERVARSITY

Spirituality
THE UNKNOWN GOD: Searching for Spiritual Fulfillment
Alister McGrath
EERDMANS

Awards of Merit
Christianity and Culture
JUST GENEROSITY: A New Vision for Overcoming Poverty in America
Ronald J. Sider
BAKER

HOW NOW SHALL WE LIVE?
Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey
TYNDALE

BLINDED BY MIGHT: Can the Religious Right Save America?
Cal Thomas and Ed Dobson
ZONDERVAN

History/Biography
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Redeemer President
Allen C. Guelzo
EERDMANS

Theology/Ethics
EVANGELICAL TRUTH: A Personal Plea for Unity, Integrity, and Faithfulness
John Stott
INTERVARSITY

ECPA Gold Medallion Book 2004-2000

2004 ECPA Gold Medallion Book

Award Winners

Bibles

           Revolve: The Complete New Testament (NCV), Nelson Bibles, Transit Books, Thomas Nelson Publishers
                        Laurie Whaley
                        Kate Etue, Editors

Reference Works/Commentaries
           Philosophical Foundations For A Christian Worldview, InterVarsity Press
                        J.P. Moreland
                        William Lane Craig

Fiction
           Thr3e, WestBow Press
                        Ted Dekker

Biography/Autobiography
           In the Presence of My Enemies, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
                        Gracia Burnham
                        Dean Merrill

Theology/Doctrine
           Old Testament Theology, InterVarsity Press
                        John Goldingay

Devotional
           Pierced By The Word, Multnomah Publishers, Inc.
                        John Piper

Inspirational
           Next Door Savior, W Publishing Group
                        Max Lucado

Christian Living
           The Trouble With Jesus, Moody Publishers
                        Joseph M. Stowell

Christianity and Society
           Being the Body, W Publishing Group
                        Charles Colson
                        Ellen Vaughn

Missions/Evangelism
           Permission Evangelism, NexGen, an Imprint of Cook Communications Ministries
                        Michael L. Simpson

Christian Ministry
           The Emotionally Healthy Church, Zondervan
                        Peter Scazzero, with
                        Warren Bird

Christian Education
           Foundations, Zondervan
                        Kay Warren, &
                        Tom Holladay

Preschool Children
           The Mess Detectives: The Slobfather, Zonderkidz-children's group at Zondervan
                        Big Idea Books

Elementary Children
           Hymns for a Kid's Heart, Crossway
                        Joni Eareckson Tada
                        Bobbie Wolgemuth

Youth
           Boom: A Guy's Guide to Growing Up, Focus on the Family/Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
                        Michael Ross

Marriage
           Covenant Marriage, Broadman & Holman Publishers
                        Gary Chapman

Family and Parenting
           Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle , WaterBrook Press
                        Stephen Arterburn, and
                        Fred Stoeker, with
                        Mike Yorkey

Gift Book/Poetry
           Think About These Things, Crossway
                        Ric Ergenbright

Bible Study
           Experiencing the Heart of Jesus, Nelson Reference & Electronic, Thomas Nelson Publishers
                        Max Lucado

Spanish
           El Cristiano en la Aldea Global, Vida Publishers
                        Dr. Antonio Cruz

2003 GOLD MEDALLION
BOOK AWARDS WINNERS

Bibles
           The Message:  The Bible in Contemporary Language, NavPress Publishing
                        Eugene Peterson

Reference Works/Commentaries
           Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, Zondervan
                        Clinton E. Arnold , General Editor

Fiction
           Mission Compromised, Broadman &Holman Publishers
                        Oliver North

Biography/Autobiography
           Let's Roll!, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
                        Lisa Beamer, with
                        Ken Abraham

Theology/Doctrine
           The Doctrine of God, P&R Publishing
                        John M. Frame

Devotional
           Night light for Parents, Multnomah Publishers, Inc.
                        Dr. James Dobson
                        Mrs. Shirley Dobson

Inspirational
           My Heart's Desire, Integrity Publishers, Inc.
                        David Jeremiah

Christian Living
           Authentic Faith, Zondervan
                        Gary L. Thomas

Christianity and Society
           The Next Christendom, Oxford University Press
                        Philip Jenkins

Missions/Evangelism
           Unveiling Islam, Kregel Publications
                        Ergun Caner
                        Emir Caner

Christian Ministry
           Experiencing God Together, Broadman &Holman Publishers
                        Henry Blackaby
                        Melvin Blackaby

Christian Education
           When God Weeps Groupware, Zondervan
                        Joni Eareckson Tada
                        Steve Estes

Preschool Children
           The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes, Moody Publishers
                        Ken Taylor

Elementary Children
           All is Well, Integrity Publishers, Inc.
                        Frank Peretti                                  

Youth
           Every young man's battle, WaterBrook Press
                        Stephen Arterburn
                        Fred Stoeker, with
                        Mike Yorkey

Marriage
           Divorce-Proof Your Marriage, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
                        Gary Rosberg
                        Barb Rosberg

Family and Parenting
           Blessing Your Children, Gospel Light/Regal Books
                        Jack Hayford

Gift Book/Poetry
           A Family Christmas, Multnomah Publishers, Inc.
                        Dr. James Dobson
                        G. Harvey

Bible Study
           My Heart's Cry, W Publishing Group
                        Anne Graham Lotz

Spanish
           Cristo Rey de reyes, Editorial Portavoz
                        E. L. Carballosa

2002 GOLD MEDALLION
BOOK AWARDS WINNERS

Bibles

           The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, Crossway (a division of Good News Publishers)  

Reference Works/Commentaries

           Genesis - A Commentary, Zondervan

                        Bruce Waltke

Fiction

           Safely Home, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

                        Randy Alcorn

Biography/Autobiography

           Footprints of a Pilgrim, W Publishing Group, A Division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

                        Ruth Bell Graham

Theology/Doctrine

           Faith Has Its Reasons, NavPress Publishing

                        Kenneth D. Boa

                        Robert M. Bowman, Jr.

Devotional

           I Will Follow You, O God, WaterBrook Press

                        Jerry Bridges

Inspirational

           Wild At Heart, Thomas Nelson Publishers

                        John Eldredge

Christian Living

           Traveling Light, W Publishing Group, A Division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

                        Max Lucado

Christianity and Society

           Eyes Wide Open, Brazos Press (a division of Baker Book House Company

                        William D. Romanowski

Missions/Evangelism

           Operation World 21st Century Edition, Paternoster Publishing USA

                        Patrick Johnstone

                        Jason Mandryk

Christian Ministry

           Ministering To Twenty-First Century Families, W Publishing Group, A Division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

                        Dennis Rainey

Christian Education

           Jesus Among Other God's EZ Lesson Plan, Nelson Multi-Media Group

                        Ravi Zacharias

Preschool Children

           Blessings Every Day, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

                        Carla Barnhill

Elementary Children

           Window On The World, Paternoster Publishing USA

                        Daphne Spraggett, with

                        Jill Johnstone

Youth

           The Narrow Road, Fleming H. Revell (A division of Baker Book House Co)

                        Brother Andrew, with

                        John Sherrill

                        Elizabeth Sherrill

Marriage

           The Power of a Praying Husband, Harvest House Publishers

                        Stormie Omartian

Family and Parenting

           Bringing Up Boys, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

                        Dr. James Dobson

Gift Book/Poetry

           How Majestic Is Thy Name, New Leaf Press, Inc.

                        Steve Halliday

Bible Study

           Ephesians, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

                        Lenya Heitzig

                        Penny Rose

Spanish

           Los Evangelios en paralelo, Casa Bautista de Publicaciones

                        Cecilio McConnell

2001 GOLD MEDALLION
BOOK AWARDS WINNERS

Bibles

Zondervan NASB Study Bible, Zondervan

Editorial Team: Dr. Kenneth Barker, Professor John Stek, Dr. Ronald  Youngblood, Dr. Walt Wessell

Contributing Editors: Dr. Kenneth Boa, William Kruidenier

Reference Works/Commentaries

Dictionary of New Testament Background, InterVarsity Press

Craig A. Evans

Stanley E. Porter

Fiction

Paul: A Novel, Zondervan

Walter Wangerin

Biography/Autobiography

Amazing Faith, WaterBrook Press

Michael Richardson

Theology/Doctrine

Resurrection, Word Publishing, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Hank Hanegraaff

Devotional

Night Light, Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. James Dobson

Inspirational

He Chose The Nails, Word Publishing, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.  

Max Lucado

Christian Living

The Prayer of Jabez, Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

Dr. Bruce H. Wilkinson

Christianity and Society

The Wedge of Truth, InterVarsity Press

Phillip E. Johnson

Missions/Evangelism

The Case for Faith, Zondervan

Lee Strobel

Christian Ministry

The Guardian System, Creation House Publishers

David Middlebrook

Christian Education

What's So Amazing About Grace: ZondervanGroupware, Zondervan

Philip Yancey

Preschool Children

Mad Maddie Maxwell, Zonderkidz, The Children's Group of Zondervan  

Stacie Maslyn

Elementary Children

A Faith to Grow on, Tommy Nelson, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

John MacArthur

Youth

Extreme Faith, Thomas Nelson Publishers

Tim Baker

Marriage

A Marriage Without Regrets, Harvest House Publishers

Kay Arthur

Family and Parenting

The Five Love Languages of Teenagers, Moody Press

Gary Chapman

Gift Book/Poetry

The Wonder of It All, New Leaf Press, Inc.

Steve Terrill

Bible Study

Just Give Me Jesus, Word Publishing, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Anne Lotz

Spanish

           Mas Que Maravilloso, Editorial Unilit

                        Leslie Thompson

2000 GOLD MEDALLION
BOOK AWARDS WINNERS

Bibles

The Knowing Jesus Study Bible, NIV, Dr. Ed Hindson and Dr. Ed Dobson, Zondervan Publishing House

Reference Works/Commentaries

Holman Bible Atlas, Thomas V. Brisco, Broadman &Holman Publishers

Fiction

A New Song, Jan Karon, Penguin Putnam Inc.

Biography/Autobiography

Fingernail Moon, Janie Webster, Doubleday: A Division of Random House, Inc.

Theology/Doctrine

The Story of Christian Theology, Roger E. Olson, InterVarsity Press

Devotional

Wow--The Big Picture:  The Bible in 7 Minutes a Day, J. Carl Laney, Jeff Schulte, Lloyd Shadrach, Nelson Bibles

Inspirational

The Bible Jesus Read, Philip Yancey, Zondervan Publishing House

Christian Living

Fresh Faith, Jim Cymbala with Dean Merrill, Zondervan Publishing House

Christianity and Society

How Now Shall We Live?, Charles Colson with Nancy Pearcey, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Missions/Evangelism

Finding Common Ground, Tim Downs, Moody Press

Christian Ministry

The Upside Down Church, Greg Laurie, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Christian Education

Boundaries GroupWare, Henry Cloud and John Townsend, Zondervan Publishing House

Preschool Children

The Rhyme Bible Storybook for Toddlers, Linda Sattgast, Zondervan Publishing House

Elementary Children

Because I Love You, Max Lucado, Crossway Books/Good News Publishers

Youth

What's the Big Deal? About Sex, Jim Burgen, Standard Publishing

Marriage

Boundaries in Marriage, Henry Cloud and John Townsend, Zondervan Publishing House

Family and Parenting

Just In Case I Can't Be There, Ron Mehl, Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

Gift Book/Poetry

The Art of God, Ric Ergenbright, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Bible Study

Moses, Charles Swindoll, Word Publishing

Spanish

Nuevo Diccionario De La Biblia, Alfonso Lockward, Editorial Unilit

식은 가슴에 불을 붙이는...

섬김의 혁명
빌 하이벨스 지음, 서원희 옮김 / 두란노 / 2004년 12월

당신이 만약 예배를 관람하는 교인이라면 이 보다 더 열정을 불어넣는 책은 없다. 저자는  목사만 성직자가 아니라 당신도 성직자라고 선언한다. 이 책을 읽고 당신의 소명을 일깨워 보라. 저자는 당신에게 봉사의 유익도 설명한다. 봉사는 당신의 신앙과 육신을 건강하게 만들어 준다. 당신은 봉사를 통해 뇌에서 도파민(dopamine)이 분비되어 황홀한 느낌을 경험할 수 있다.

당신이 만약 평신도 사역에 관심이 있는 목사라면 이 보다 더 영감을 제공하는 책은 없다. 저자는 교인들을 ‘무엇이나 닥치는 대로’ 봉사하게 만들지 말고 ‘맛보기 봉사’를 통하여 ‘최적의 봉사 현장’을 찾아서 배치하고, 혼자가 아니라 공동체를 이루어 봉사하게 하고, 낙심하지 않고 지속적으로 봉사하도록 끊임없이 격려하라고 조언한다. 격려는 봉사자에게 동기를 부여하는 에너지원이다.

당신이 만약 까다로운 독자라면 눈에 거슬리는 부분을 발견할 수 있다. 75쪽 3줄의 “주일날”은 주일이라고 표기해야 한다. 88쪽 11줄의 “여기서 아것을 먹게 되다니!” 아것이 아침의 오자인지 아니면 흑인식 아침 식사 이름인지 알 수 없다. 사실 흑인도 아프리카계 미국인이라고 해야 하지 않을까? 144쪽 15줄의 “다른 사람들도 하여금...”은 다른 사람들로가 맞는 철자 같다. 두란노 서적 중에서 오랜만에 보는 오자라 지적하였다.

신 설교학으로의 여행

설교의 새로운 패러다임
김운용 지음 / 장로회신학대학교출판부 / 2004년 10월

한국에 내러티브 설교를 소개한 선구자는 이연길 목사님이다. 그는 한국의 유진 로우리이다.  나는 그를 통해 로우리의 팬이 되었다. 나는 로우리의 이론서와 실제서를 탐독하고 내러티브 설교를 시도해 보았다. 나는 주제에 따라 개념을 배열하는 건축기사에서, 사건을 흥미진진하게 이끌어 나가는 영화감독으로 변신하였다. 아직도 2 %가 부족하였다. 내가 내러티브 설교에 목말라 헐떡이고 있을 때에 신 설교학을 전공한 김운용 박사가 오아시스처럼 등장하였다. 그는 기독교사상을 통해 신 설교학을 체계적으로 소개하였다. 그걸 손질한 게 이 책이다. 이 책은 신 설교학의 교과서이다. 나는 그를 통해 내러티브 설교라는 좁은 강을 배회하다 신 설교학이라는 넓은 바다로 진출하였다. 내러티브 설교는 신 설교학의 일부였다. 나는 모든 길은 로마로 통하듯이 모든 신 설교학은 크래독으로 통한다는 사실을 배웠다. 크래독은 신 설교학의 아버지였다. 나는 설교의 중심사상을 제시하고 강화하는 연역법에서, 인간의 경험으로부터 출발하여 복음을 경험하는 귀납법으로 변신하였다. 내가 로우리를 이물에, 크래독을 고물에 태우고 위풍당당하게 항해하고 있을 때에 버트릭이라는 안개를 만났다. 그는 난해하였다. 나는 청중들을 포수로 삼아 말씀을 던지는 투수에서, 마음의 필름 속에 말씀의 이미지를 심어주는 사진작가가 되고 싶었다. 내가 사진술을 익히기도 전에 캠벨이라는 해양경찰이 길을 막았다. 그는 플롯보다는 등장인물을, 비유보다는 나사렛 예수를 강조하는 신 설교학의 이웃사촌이다. 그는 신 설교학을 성경으로 인도하는 예인선이다. 내가 신 설교학으로의 여행을 계속하는 동안 전통주의 설교학이라는 태풍이 심심찮게 몰아닥쳤다. 신 설교학이 본문을 무시하고 청중의 상황을 우선할 때, 내용을 무시하고 전달에 치중할 때, 신앙공동체를 무시하고 실존적인 문제해결에 매달릴 때에 A급 태풍으로 돌변할지 모른다.