Books listed in order of publication, newest first.
Parables 2020
Covering every parable, this volume focuses on some of the best-known stories in the gospels, mining their meaning afresh today. It considers why Jesus spoke in pictures and opens up the world behind the parables to reveal just how striking, memorable and challenging they were for their original hearers.
Phoebe: A Story 2018
In this, her first work of fiction, Biblical scholar and popular author and speaker Paula Gooder tells Phoebe’s story – who she was, the life she lived and her first-century faith – and in doing so opens up Paul’s theology, giving a sense of the cultural and historical pressures that shaped Paul’s thinking, and the faith of the early church.
Let Me Go There: The Spirit of Lent 2016
This book completes the popular series on the seasons of the Christian year and is a daily companion for the six weeks of Lent, leading readers deeper into the spirit of the season and opening up the scriptures that are read in churches during this period.
Love Life Live Advent Youth and Adult Version (with Peter Babington, CHP: 2016)
A companion booklet to the earlier Love Life Live Advent Children version, with the same actions but additional short readings, prayers and reflections.
Body Biblical Spirituality for the Whole Person (SPCK: 2016)
Paula Gooder explores what these six key concepts mean in the Bible, especially in the writings of Paul, before moving on to explore what Paul intended by the contrasts he drew, and what implications this all has for the way we think and speak about our spirituality today.
The Joy of the Gospel: A six-week study on sharing faith CHP, 30 Nov 2015
Widely recognised as offering wisdom and vision for all Christians in a culture that is often hostile to the church, Evangelii Gaudium offers a positive and realistic approach to sharing faith in the modern world. Paula Gooder introduces its key themes to readers in all denominations and challenges them to consider its application in their own contexts.