Marva J. Dawn

  • 17

    Catalog books

  • 10

    Works

  • 1982 to 2018

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Marva J. Dawn has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 17 catalog-linked books across 1982 to 2018, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Royal Waste of Time: The Splendor of Worshipping God and Being Church for the World and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1982 to 2018; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Eerdmans Pub Co and IVP Books.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Eerdmans Pub Co and IVP Books

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1982 to 2018; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Eerdmans Pub Co and IVP Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Royal Waste of Time: The Splendor of Worshipping God and Being Church for the World

    Eerdmans Pub Co • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 377 pages.

  2. I'm Lonely, Lord, How Long: Meditations on the Psalms

    Eerdmans Pub Co • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 240 pages.

  3. Is It a Lost Cause?: Having the Heart of God for the Church's Children

    Eerdmans Pub Co • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 256 pages.

  4. Truly the Community, Romans 12 and How to be the Church

    Eerdmans Pub Co • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 319 pages.

  5. Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time

    Eerdmans Pub Co • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 316 pages.

  6. Sexual Character: Beyond Technique to Intimacy

    Eerdmans Pub Co • 1993 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  7. Keeping the Sabbath Wholly: Ceasing, Resting, Embracing, Feasting

    Eerdmans Pub Co • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1989 • 217 pages.

  8. Talking the Walk

    Wipf & Stock Publishers • 2018 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 220 pages.

  9. How Shall We Worship?

    Wipf & Stock Publishers • 2015 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 204 pages.

  10. Being Well When We're Ill

    Augsburg Fortress Publishers • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 224 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • I'm Lonely, Lord, How Long: Meditations on the Psalms is the easier short commitment, while Royal Waste of Time: The Splendor of Worshipping God and Being Church for the World asks for more reading time up front.
  • I'm Lonely, Lord, How Long: Meditations on the Psalms gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Royal Waste of Time: The Splendor of Worshipping God and Being Church for the World leans later in the catalog.

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