John M. Buchanan

Books

Published works of John M. Buchanan (1938–2025)

Buchanan's published books remain under the rights of their publishers, so this page lists each title with links to buy or borrow it rather than reproducing the text. Any book whose rights the family confirms have reverted can be switched to full text in the archive — see books.json.

Being Church, Becoming Communitylink only

1994 · Westminster John Knox Press · ISBN 9780664256692

Drawing on his ministry at Fourth Presbyterian Church in the heart of Chicago, Buchanan explores the specific ways a congregation intersects the life of the city around it.

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Published by Westminster John Knox. Verify whether print rights have reverted before considering full text.

A New Church for a New Worldlink only

2008 · Westminster John Knox Press / Geneva Press · The Foundations of Christian Faith · ISBN 9780664501419

Part of the Foundations of Christian Faith series. Buchanan reviews the history of the Christian community, takes stock of the church worldwide, and looks ahead to the church a new world will need.

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From the Editor's Desk: Thinking Critically, Living Faithfully at the Dawn of a New Christian Centurylink only

2016 · Westminster John Knox Press · with Jason Byassee (editor) · ISBN 9780664261252

A selection of Buchanan's Christian Century editorials from 1999 to 2015, gathered into ten themes — war and peace, civic engagement, the Middle East, congregational life, and more. Companion to the magazine columns indexed in this archive.

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Collected editorials; the Christian Century and Westminster John Knox hold rights. Individual column metadata is indexed in _christiancentury_index.csv (full text paywalled).