“If you preach each Sunday, or are looking for a renewal in your church’s mission program, The Company of Strangers will make an excellent resource.”
“Only those who believe the world is coming to a quick end should avoid this book. Others, who retain some degree of hopefulness, will find in it both competent exegesis and perceptive social analysis articulating that hope.”
“Without a doubt, the best book I’ve read in the past year . . . The emphasis throughout is positive and creative, with numerous suggestions on what to do and how to do it.”
“Palmer’s work should be collateral reading in courses on American religion and society and seminars on professional ethics.”