Book List
In Print
The Way is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago (InterVarsity, 2007)
Eugene H. Peterson: “Boers doesn’t so much tell us about pilgrimage as invite us, in his lively and colorful prose, to join him … . This is a book to savor and read and then reread as we learn to live pilgrimage so that we will never again reduce walking to just getting across the street.”
Take Our Moments and Our Days: An Anabaptist Prayer Book (Herald, 2007)
Co-editors: Arthur Paul Boers, Barbara Nelson Gingerich, Eleanor Kreider, John Rempel, Mary H. Schertz.
The Rhythm of God's Grace: Uncovering Morning and Evening Prayer (Paraclete, 2003)
Eugene H. Peterson: "This could well be the most important teaching on prayer you’ll ever get."
Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Responses to Difficult Behavior (Alban, 1999)
Named by the Academy of Parish Clergy as one of the ten best books of the year.
William H. Willimon: "[Boers] helps us to see how our ‘worst’ members, our most tryinig congregational crises, can, by the grace of God and our skillful and caring leadership, be transformed into opportunities for redemptive ministry."
Out of Print
Out of print books can be purchased directly from the author by sending a check or money order to the address below plus $2.50 shipping and handling for each book. Or email apboers@ambs.edu with your order. Books are sent by Media Mail.
Lord, Teach Us to Pray: A New Look at the Lord’s Prayer (Herald, 1992), $10
Henri Nouwen: “Lord, Teach Us to Pray is biblical sound, spiritually rich, and intellectually stimulating. Boers shows the ‘Our Father’ as prayer that is as wide as it is deep: it embraces all humanity’s yearnings and touches the inner depths of the human heart.”
Justice that Heals: A Biblical Vision for Victims and Offenders (Faith and Life, 1992), $5
Explore the inadequacies of North American criminal justice systems and discover the alternatives of restorative justice as explored in the scriptures.
On Earth as in Heaven: Justice Rooted in Spirituality (Herald, 1991), $5
Donald B. Kraybill: “Too often personal spirituality and social justice pass each other as ships in the nigh. Based on biblical insights and rich personal experience, Arthur Boers creatively links them together in true biblical fashion.”