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Before The Wrath
$22.99Add to cartBible scholars continue to debate the timing of the Rapture, but why is such a mysterious event prophesied to happen in the first place? Is there a deeper understanding surrounding this occurrence that we’ve lost over the millennia that those living in the first-century clearly understood? Newly rediscovered ancient anthropological evidence from the time of Christ finally reveals unprecedented findings that could prove the upcoming Rapture is not only real to a skeptical world but sheds new light on how and why this event must take place. Regardless of your Tribulation Period views, Before the Wrath will captivate believers and non-believers alike; revealing new depths of theological understanding regarding what Jesus revealed to the ancient Galileans about the end of the world in ways you could never have imagined.
These findings resulted from 10-years of research in Israel by leading ancient anthropological scholars which rediscovered lost Middle-Eastern views regarding how and why the biblical “catching away” was prophesied to occur. While everyone has been debating “when” this event is to happen, we’ve forgotten to ask “why” it does, and the answer could be the greatest theological discovery of our time. To fully present the impact this genuine eye-opening discovery has on the world, award winning documentary writer and director Brent Miller Jr, reproduces what Jesus Christ Himself unveiled to the ancient Galileans regarding the end of the world through emotional and beautiful cinematic reenactments with over 60 actors and extras on a Hollywood set.
Narrated by Kevin Sorbo (God’s Not Dead, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), this eschatological docudrama features the following experts:
*Jack Hibbs – Theologist and Host of ‘Real Life’ on SiriusXM
*Amir Tsarfati – Founder and President of Behold Israel
*Jan Markell – Founder of Olive Tree Ministries
*JD Farag – Theologist and Eschatologist
*Scott McConnell – Executive Director of LifeWay Research
*Jay McCarl – Ancient Middle Eastern Anthropologist
*Lizette Dillinger – Qualitative Director at LifeWay Research.Closed captioned. Approx. 84 minutes.
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Jesus VR The Life Of Christ
$14.99Add to cartJesus VR includes the VR glasses + the app, which is comprised of 14 chapters from the Bible, with nearly 80 minutes of content for iPhone and Android devices (requires free download from the app stores). Designed to bring the viewer closer to Christ than ever before, this technology transports viewers back in time to witness the life of Christ first hand. With 360 videos, the viewer is at the center of the film and chooses which direction to look, making it a truly immersive experience and one that won’t soon be forgotten.
*Includes the VR glasses + app for the iOS and Android
*Features an 80 minute 360 movie comprised of 14 chapters from the Bible
*Headphones recommended for best experience
*Works with smart phone screen sizes between 4-6.5inches
*Samsung S8, Samsung S9, Samsung Note 9, Google Pixel 2,Google Pixel 2XL, *Google Pixel 3, Google Pixel 3 XL, iPhone 7, iPhone 8, iPhone X/XR/XS
*Requires free download of app from app stores (iTunes, Google Play) -
Break Away Amish
$28.99Add to cart21 Chapters
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“I am the grandson of Bishop Sam Mullet, who was arrested for the Amish beard-cutting attacks. This is my story.”Beard-cutting attacks on Amish people in the middle of the night. Five incidents. Nine victims. How could members of a Christian tradition known for peace and forgiveness enact such violence? What could make members of one Amish group turn against other Amish? In Breakaway Amish, Johnny Mast tells in riveting detail how his Amish community became increasingly isolated from other Amish people, and how the wishes and edicts of his grandfather, Bishop Sam Mullet, overtook daily life in the group. Over time, members became convinced that cutting their own hair was a sign of repentance and remorse. When that conviction led them to cut off the beards of those outside their community, however, it was more than a strange religious ritual. It was a crime.
Here is an eyewitness account of the disturbing events at Bergholz, an Amish community gone awry. Yet redemption dwells even here, in the bravery and conviction of one who chose to break free.
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Break Away Amish
$15.99Add to cart21 Chapters
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“I am the grandson of Bishop Sam Mullet, who was arrested for the Amish beard-cutting attacks. This is my story.”Beard-cutting attacks on Amish people in the middle of the night. Five incidents. Nine victims. How could members of a Christian tradition known for peace and forgiveness enact such violence? What could make members of one Amish group turn against other Amish? In Breakaway Amish, Johnny Mast tells in riveting detail how his Amish community became increasingly isolated from other Amish people, and how the wishes and edicts of his grandfather, Bishop Sam Mullet, overtook daily life in the group. Over time, members became convinced that cutting their own hair was a sign of repentance and remorse. When that conviction led them to cut off the beards of those outside their community, however, it was more than a strange religious ritual. It was a crime.
Here is an eyewitness account of the disturbing events at Bergholz, an Amish community gone awry. Yet redemption dwells even here, in the bravery and conviction of one who chose to break free.
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O.J. Simpson The Killer
$27.00Add to cartOn June 12, 1994, the most heinous of murders was committed. Two innocent victims, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, were viciously killed in Los Angeles, California. Yet, despite the overwhelming physical evidence and a clear motive, the killer was never convicted of these crimes.
Relive the terrifying last moments of Ms. Simpson and Mr. Goldman as the truth finally comes out. Learn about key moments in the trial that all leaned toward justice being served and explore the evidence that clearly points a finger at one individual: O.J. Simpson.
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Beshear Contributor Fired For Mismeasuring A Culvert
$21.00Add to cartThe functionality of a small culvert results in four litigation cases, along with the termination of Terry M. Farmer, P.E. from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The facts of this case, along with information from the litigation cases, make up the bulk of evidence for and against Mr. Farmer. This information depicts the interaction between employer and employee, and brings to light one man’s case of employee personnel matters.
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Lattimer Massacre Trial
$25.00Add to cartOn September 10, 1897, tragedy struck the small mining town of Lattimer, Pennsylvania. Eighteen miners were shot and killed and 38 wounded in what became known as the Lattimer Massacre. This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth look at the ensuing trial, later known as the Lattimer Massacre Trial. It consists of a compilation of contemporaneous news articles which appeared in “The Press,” a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania newspaper. The articles were written by the newspaper’s reporters who were present during all stages of the trial and appeared with sketches of the trial’s events by the newspaper’s artists who were also present. Never before has such a complete chronicling of the trial’s events been compiled and presented to the public.
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Church Undone : Documents From The German Christian Faith Movement 1932-194
$69.00Add to cartDecades after the Holocaust, many assume that the churches in Germany resisted the Nazi regime. In fact, resistance was exceptional. The Deutsche Christen, or “German Christians,” a movement within German Protestantism, integrated Nazi ideology, nationalism, and Christian faith. Marrying religious anti-Judaism to the Nazis’ racial antisemitism, they aimed to remove everything Jewish from Christianity.
For the first time in English, Mary M. Solberg presents a selection of “German Christian” documents. Her introduction sets the historical context. Includes responses critical of the German Christians by Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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Mystery Of The Shemitah Unlocked
$19.99Add to cartGo deeper into the meaning and messages of The Mystery of the Shemitah with this DVD that uncovers one of the greatest mysteries of The Harbinger and other messages of Jonathan Cahn.
Unlocking the Mystery of the Shemitah is a 60-minute documentary DVD based on Jonathan Cahn’s newest book, The Mystery of the Shemitah, which defines the seven-year pattern that is essential for understanding the prophecy and mysteries of the Bible that are still applicable today, including:
*How the Great Depression and other economic events fit into the Shemitah
*How the pattern of sevens predicted 9/11 to the exact hour
*How the World Trade Center was conceived, started, finished and destroyed in Shemitah years
*How the rise-and possibly the fall-of America can be linked to the ShemitahThis fast-paced visual narrative reveals insights into the often misunderstood topic, including how the Shemitah years impact what lies ahead for the world and for your life.
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Moving Forward
$28.00Add to cart“Moving Forward” by Bepty Antoine is a uniquely written work combining details and personal thoughts leading up to such real life events as the 2012 Presidential Election, the 2012 London Olympics, and Super Storm Sandy. The author has documented her memories of these events and also her emotions as they unfolded.
Retired from a successful career, she attended Hofstra University in her early 60s, where she met an amazing professor of Political Science; her political interest piqued, she became an avid viewer of CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC, fascinated with their different styles of reporting. She feels one reports the news legitimately, one reports with malice and distortion, and one is very enlightening with its dynamic anchors. It’s hard to know who to believe…
Bepty Antoine has shared a treasure trove of interesting historical tidbits and her knowledge on important issues, such as the Affordable Care Act, education, women’s rights, Medicare, and Social Security, etc. Her unusual format provides an enjoyable read.
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Discovered Noahs Ark
$11.95Add to cartNoah’s Ark has been found! Turkish scientists and authorities at the highest level of government met in 1986 and reviewed the extensive research done by American explorers, headed by Ron Wyatt of Madison, Tennessee. They agreed it was an ancient, manmade ship and could be nothing other than Noah’s Ark. In 1987 they officially dedicated “Noah’s Ark” as a national treasure and began work on a Visitor’s Center overlooking the site. Since 1988, when the center was completed, visitors from all over the world have come to view the amazing discovery. This book gives a brief, concise description of Ron Wyatt’s research. It explains the analysis of the specimens which show this site to contain sophisticated manmade metal alloys. It shows the electronic scans which reveal the pattern of a massive ship. And much more evidence which clearly points to the identification of this site as containing the remains of Noah’s Ark.
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Harbinger Decoded : Official Documentary Based On The New York Times Best S
$19.99Add to cartGo deeper into the meaning and messages of The Harbinger with this DVD that includes background material on the nine prophetic signs, interviews with top Christian leaders, and the “story behind the story” of the New York Times best seller.
This 60-minute documentary DVD is based on The Harbinger and The Harbinger Companion and Study Guide, which define the signs and omens that Israel rebelled against God and how they apply to America today.
Told in three distinctive sections or “acts,” The Harbinger Decoded is a fast-paced visual narrative that provides both the “story behind the story” of the million copy-selling book and revealing insights into the harbingers, including how they continue today with the completion of the Freedom Tower and the 2012 election.
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Atheism For Dummies
$19.99Add to cartThe easy way to understand atheism and secular philosophy
For people seeking a non-religious philosophy of life, as well as believers with atheist friends, Atheism For Dummies offers an intelligent exploration of the historical and moral case for atheism. Often wildly misunderstood, atheism is a secular approach to life based on the understanding that reality is an arrangement of physical matter, with no consideration of unverifiable spiritual forces.Atheism For Dummies offers a brief history of atheist philosophy and its evolution, explores it as a historical and cultural movement, covers important historical writings on the subject, and discusses the nature of ethics and morality in the absence of religion.
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Children During The Holocaust
$59.00Add to cartChildren during the Holocaust, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes, and fates, of its youngest victims.
The ten chapters follow the arc of the persecutory policies of the Nazis and their sympathizers and the impact these measures had on Jewish children and adolescents-from the years leading to the war, to the roundups, deportations, and emigrations, to hidden life and death in the ghettos and concentration camps, and to liberation and coping in the wake of war. This volume examines the reactions of children to discrimination, the loss of livelihood in Jewish homes, and the public humiliation at the hands of fellow citizens and explores the ways in which children’s experiences paralleled and diverged from their adult counterparts. Additional chapters reflect upon the role of non-Jewish children as victims, perpetrators, and bystanders during World War II.
Offering a collection of personal letters, diaries, court testimonies, government documents, military reports, speeches, newspapers, photographs, and artwork, Children during the Holocaust highlights the diversity of children’s experiences during the nightmare years of the Holocaust.
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Searching For God In The Sixties
$80.00Add to cartThis paradigm-breaking book dares to rethink the whole of the ’60s experience, not from a political or sociological but from an historical/theological perspective. Camille Paglia wrote that ‘the spiritual history of the sixties has yet to be written.’ This is that book. The book’s chapters each correspond to a line in Emily Dickinson’s poem ‘Finding is the first act.’ The parallel to Dickinson’s experience in the psychic wilderness demonstrates just how much the experience of the ’60s was part of an ongoing American story not an aberration. Though it seems contradictory, this book argues for an appreciation of the three ’60s: 1960s, 1860s, 1660s, each a chapter of the religious core of the American story.
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Spiritual Masters For All Seasons
$18.00Add to cartEvery age needs figures of spiritual inspiration but, in times of recession and uncertainty, they are essential in helping us to rise above despair and to search for God deep within ourselves. In this new book, Michael Ford invites four spiritual masters onto the same stage for the first time and shows how they speak, not only to our own times, but for all seasons. Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Anthony de Mello and John O’Donohue all died suddenly at the height of their fame as spiritual masters but they continue to have immense followings. What was their secret and why do their legacies endure? Through unpublished interviews with some of the authors themselves, encounters with their friends and reflections from readers who have been inspired by their writings, Michael Ford journeys across the United States and Europe to assess their place in the world of contemporary spirituality. He goes behind the scenes of the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky to hear at first hand from monks who were novices under Merton; visits Lambeth Palace in London to discover Merton’s influence on the Archbishop of Canterbury; talks to people about how Nouwen, the proverbial wounded healer, helped them through depression because he had suffered himself; speaks to Jesuits who worked with de Mello in India and tries to find out how close the international storyteller came to Buddhism; and takes a walk with O’Donohue through landscapes in rural Ireland which feature in such books as Anam Cara and discusses the appeal of Celtic spirituality. Blending the spiritual with the journalistic, Michael Ford presents four unique writers as “Spiritual Masters for All Seasons.”
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Jewish Responses To Persecution 1
$45.00Add to cartJewish Responses to Persecution, 1933-1946 offers a new perspective on Holocaust history by presenting documentation that describes the manifestations and meanings of Nazi Germany’s “final solution” from the Jewish perspective. This first volume, taking us from Hitler’s rise to power through the aftermath of Kristallnacht, vividly reveals the increasing devastation and confusion wrought in Jewish communities in and beyond Germany at the time. Numerous period photos, documents, and annotations make this unique series an invaluable research and teaching tool.
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Winter Road : Journey Of A Russian Mission
$17.99Add to cartAndy Frecka invites you to ride along in the backseat of his succession of variously reliable vehicles as he travels the back roads of a Russia that you have never seen before. You’ll learn about the culture (don’t “just look” at the car dealership), the language (complete with sounds that do not exist), and the customs (a steam bath in a banya is both a cure-all and an expression of welcome). You’ll also learn about the people, from Andy’s lively and resilient family to his resourceful comrades-in-arms to the surprising and interesting people he meets in his mission work. Meet the mysterious spindle maker, the kind customs agent, and the optimistic taxi driver as you walk, hitch-hike, fly, and drive your way across Russia with a regular guy who has a knack for the odd meeting, the chance observation, the apt phrase, and the ability to laugh at himself.
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Spirituality Of Nature
$37.00Add to cartFor many, the words “spirituality” and “nature” are closely linked, if not synonymous. Nature can seem to be the manifestion of the spiritual in our lives. When we feel on edge or lonely or sad we often seek out a place where we can be close to living things. Nature provides a touchstone, a connection to the spiritual essence that lies in each of us. Nature is to be found everywhere. Yet we often overlook it, or fail to honour it.
Throughout this beautifully-illustrated, full-color book, Jim Kalnin opens reader’s eyes to the natural world. The book is full of fascinating tales that highlight the wonder and beauty of nature and the interconnectedness of all life. -
John Paul 2 And The Jewish People
$30.00Add to cartForeword
Robert P. GeorgeIntroduction
David G. Dalin And Matthew LeveringPart I: Historical Reflections
Chapter 1: John Paul II: A Biblical Pilgrim In The World
George Weigel
Chapter 2: David G. Dalin
John Paul II And The JewsPart II: Ethical Reflections
Chapter 3: John Paul II And The Moral Ground Of The Polis: Reclaiming The Jewish-Catholic Ground
Hadley Arkes
Chapter 4: Natural Law And Divine Command: Some Thoughts On Veritatis Splendor
David Novak
Chapter 5: The Asymmetrical Relation: Novak And Novak
Michael NovakPart III: Biblical-Systematic Reflections
Chapter 6: Reclaiming God’s Providence: John Paul II And The Holy Land
Matthew Levering
Chapter 7: Elder Brothers: John Paul II’s Teaching On The Jewish People As A Question To The Church
Bruce D. Marshall
Chapter 8: “Man Is The Land”: The Sacramentality Of The Land Of Israel
Gregory VallAdditional Info
The twentieth century will forever be marked by the horrific event of the Shoah. As a young man, the future John Paul II witnessed this horror during the Nazi occupation of Poland. His pontificate achieved a number of groundbreaking steps in the Catholic Church’s relationship with the Jewish people. This book both reflects upon John Paul II’s achievements, and seeks to continue the theological and philosophical dialogue that he cherished. By examining together the words and deeds of John Paul II, eminent Jewish and Catholic scholars exemplify in this volume the dialogue that John Paul fostered. Together, Jews and Catholics can encourage each other in the tasks of knowing the Creator, living a life worthy of the created dignity that human beings possess, and defending the vulnerable among us. As Dostoevsky warned before the horrors of the twentieth century, without God, anything is permitted. Following in the footsteps of John Paul II, we discover that our search for meaning and truth is one that needs to be undertaken arm-in-arm. Contributors include Hadley Arkes, David G. Dalin, Robert P. George, Matthew Levering, Bruce Marshall, David Novak, Michael Novak, Gregory Vall, and George Weigel. -
John Paul 2 And The Jewish People
$99.00Add to cartForeword
Robert P. GeorgeIntroduction
David G. Dalin And Matthew LeveringPart I: Historical Reflections
Chapter 1: John Paul II: A Biblical Pilgrim In The World
George Weigel
Chapter 2: David G. Dalin
John Paul II And The JewsPart II: Ethical Reflections
Chapter 3: John Paul II And The Moral Ground Of The Polis: Reclaiming The Jewish-Catholic Ground
Hadley Arkes
Chapter 4: Natural Law And Divine Command: Some Thoughts On Veritatis Splendor
David Novak
Chapter 5: The Asymmetrical Relation: Novak And Novak
Michael NovakPart III: Biblical-Systematic Reflections
Chapter 6: Reclaiming God’s Providence: John Paul II And The Holy Land
Matthew Levering
Chapter 7: Elder Brothers: John Paul II’s Teaching On The Jewish People As A Question To The Church
Bruce D. Marshall
Chapter 8: “Man Is The Land”: The Sacramentality Of The Land Of Israel
Gregory VallAdditional Info
The twentieth century will forever be marked by the horrific event of the Shoah. As a young man, the future John Paul II witnessed this horror during the Nazi occupation of Poland. His pontificate achieved a number of groundbreaking steps in the Catholic Church’s relationship with the Jewish people. This book both reflects upon John Paul II’s achievements, and seeks to continue the theological and philosophical dialogue that he cherished. By examining together the words and deeds of John Paul II, eminent Jewish and Catholic scholars exemplify in this volume the dialogue that John Paul fostered. Together, Jews and Catholics can encourage each other in the tasks of knowing the Creator, living a life worthy of the created dignity that human beings possess, and defending the vulnerable among us. As Dostoevsky warned before the horrors of the twentieth century, without God, anything is permitted. Following in the footsteps of John Paul II, we discover that our search for meaning and truth is one that needs to be undertaken arm-in-arm. Contributors include Hadley Arkes, David G. Dalin, Robert P. George, Matthew Levering, Bruce Marshall, David Novak, Michael Novak, Gregory Vall, and George Weigel. -
Building Blocks Of Rabbinic Tradition
$53.99Add to cartPreface
Introduction
The Documentary Foundation Of Rabbinic Culture
How Documents Relate And Why It Matters
Documents And Their Traits Form Analysis And The Documentary History Of Ideas
Extra- And Non-Documentary Writing In The Rabbinic Canon Of Late Antiquity
The Mishna’s Extra-Documentary Forms And Its Unpatterened Discourses
The Documentary Dimensions Of Talmudic Phenomenology
The Parable (Mashal) A Documentary Approach
Appendix: Bibliography Of Jacob Neusner
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This book responds to a question that came to the author from Professor Maren Niehoff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: “Have you written a simple introduction to your documentary theory and method, which can serve as a starting point for my students?” In this book are gathered eight of the more fundamental items of documentary theory and practice-three in theory, five in practice-for Professor Neihoff’s students and anyone else who takes an interest in the formative history of Judaism. The documentary thesis of Rabbinic literature holds that the document-the Mishnah, Sifra, Lamentations, Rabbah, the Bavli, for example-forms the basic building block of the Rabbinic tradition. Excluded by that definition are sayings attributed to, and stories told about, named sages. These cannot serve in the reconstruction of the Rabbinic tradition, its literature, history, religion, and theology. -
Concise Guide To The Documents Of Vatican 2
$19.99Add to cartThe 16 documents of the 2nd Vatican Council are the most important texts produced by the Catholic church in the past 400 years. They shape virtually every aspect of church life today. But hardly anyone ever reads them…
In this indispensable guide, Edward Hahnenberg outlines each of the 16 documents. Offering the background for each work, its language and context, this book provides a clear and concise overview of the Council’s work and its significance in the life of the church. Each document’s history, content, major concerns, and effects are considered. Significant quotes provide a sample of the language, and contemporary topics provide discussion opportunities. Scripture scholars and students – and every Catholic – will find this a valuable resource.
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History Of Florida Baptists Sunday School
$19.49Add to cartHistory of Florida Baptist’s Sunday School is a gathering of facts, stories, legends, and dreams from the earliest known Sunday school in 1843 through 2004. This writing identifies over 400 people who have made significant contributions to Sunday school work in Florida; provides historical records through tables and statistics; and gives chronological as well as topical studies in one resource. Information comes from personal interviews, telephone conversations, associational minutes, church records, and over 100 years of records from state convention annuals and The Florida Baptist Witness, including a historic report to the convention in 1911 by Dr. W.A. Hobson, who was then pastor of the First Baptist Church, Jacksonville. The story of Sunday school is written in every church, by every Sunday school leader, so there is no way to compile a comprehensive history of Sunday school, but this volume at least gathers information for reference and historians
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Resurrection Of Jesus
$24.00Add to cartTwo of today’s most important and popular New Testament scholars, John Dominic Crossan and N. T. Wright, here air their very different understandings of the historical reality and theological meaning of Jesus’ Resurrection. The book highlights points of agreement and disagreement between them and explores the many attendant issues.
This book brings two leading lights in Jesus studies together for a long-overdue conversation with one another and with significant scholars from other disciplines. -
Resurrected : An Atheist And Theist Dialogue
$15.95Add to cartPreface: Did Jesus Rise From The Dead?
John F. Ankerberg
The DialogueTheism, Revelation, And Jesus’ Resurrection
Antony G. N. Flew
Applying Resurrection Research And Closing Loopholes
Gary R. Habermas
The Church As Proof Of The Resurrection And A Word About Alternative Critical Theories
John F. Ankerberg
About The ParticipantsAdditional Info
The Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth is the central tenet of the Christian faith. St. Paul put it succinctly: if Christ did not rise from the dead, our faith is in vain. This remarkable dialogue between the leading Christian scholar of the Resurrection and the world’s best-known philosophical atheist resulted from a three-hour discussion on a popular religious television talk show, moderated by John Ankerberg.The dialogue began with both participants agreeing to 12 separate historical facts that occurred when Jesus died and shortly afterward. Habermas and Flew then explored how each of their perspectives could account for what happened. Flew offered a psychological thesis interpreting the biblical accounts in natural terms. Habermas supported the historicity of the Resurrection by using contemporary critical methods. The discussion goes on to examine subjects such as medical details regarding crucifixion, extra-biblical sources for Jesus, the Jesus Seminar, St. Paul’s conversion experience and his contribution to the early Christian testimony.
The interchange is marked by mutual respect and exceptional clarity of thought and expression. This is a book that will appeal to a wide audience of believers, seekers, and non-believers. The topic is timely, the participants renowned, and the presentation inviting to both scholar and layperson
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Anti American Terrorism And The Middle East
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After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a stunned public asked: How could this happen? Why did the attackers do what they did? What did they hope to accomplish?This wasn’t the first battle in a conflict that has included bombings of U.S. embassies and planes, the Iran hostage crisis, and kidnappings or shootings of American citizens. This unique volume sets out to answer these questions using the unfiltered words of the terrorists themselves.
Over many decades, radical forces in the Middle East have changed and evolved, yet their basic outlook and anti-Western views have remained remarkably consistent. Barry Rubin and Judith Colp Rubin have assembled nearly one hundred key documents, charting the evolution of radical Middle East movements, their anti-Americanism, and Western policy response. The buildup to the battle between a world superpower and Middle East revolutionaries is brought dramatically to life. Among the documents included are the charters of such organizations as Hizballah, Hamas, and World Islamic Front; speeches by Syrian president Hafiz al-Asad and former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein; al-Qa’ida recruitment materials; and terrorist training manuals. The book also shows and analyzes the often conflicting and deeply conflicted responses to September 11 by journalists, clerics, and activists in the Arab world.
Supplemented by an annotated chronology, a glossary of terms, and sections that put each selection in context, this comprehensive reference serves not only as essential historical background to the ongoing aftermath of the September 11 attacks, but more generally as an invaluable framework for understanding a long-term, continuing conflict that has caused many crises for the United States.
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Remember : The Journey To School Integration
$19.99Add to cartToni Morrison has collected a treasure chest of archival photographs that depict the historical events surrounding school desegregation. These unforgettable images serve as the inspiration for Ms. Morrison’ text – a fictional account of the dialogue and emotions of the children who lived during the era of “separate but equal” schooling. Remember is a unique pictoral and narrative journey that introduces children to a watershed period in American history and its revelance to us today. Remember will be published on the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision ending legal school segregation, handed down on May 17, 1954.
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Postville : A Clash Of Cultures In Heartland America
$15.95Add to cartIn 1987, a group of Lubavitchers, one of the most orthodox and zealous of the Jewish sects, opened a kosher slaughterhouse just outside tiny Postville, Iowa (pop. 1,465). When the business became a worldwide success, Postville found itself both revived and divided. The town’s initial welcome of the Jews turned into confusion, dismay, and even disgust. By 1997, the town had engineered a vote on what everyone agreed was actually a referendum: whether or not these Jews should stay.
The quiet, restrained Iowans were astonished at these brash, assertive Hasidic Jews, who ignored the unwritten laws of Iowa behavior in almost every respect. The Lubavitchers, on the other hand, could not compromise with the world of Postville; their religion and their tradition quite literally forbade it. Were the Iowans prejudiced, or were the Lubavitchers simply unbearable?
Award-winning journalist Stephen G. Bloom found himself with a bird’s-eye view of this battle and gained a new perspective on questions that haunt America nationwide. What makes a community? How does one accept new and powerfully different traditions? Is money more important than history? In the dramatic and often poignant stories of the people of Postville – Jew and gentile, puzzled and puzzling, unyielding and unstoppable – lies a great swath of America today.
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No Room At The Table
$18.00Add to cartA cry that touches our hearts and awakens our desire to help – in some way – the hundreds of thousands of children around the world who are at risk. Overwhelmed by poverty, war, hunger and separation from family, they are not allowed to be children. They carry guns, they sell themselves to buy food, they live on the streets. Donald Dunson tells the stories of our children from New Orleans to the Sudan. Each chapter profiles three or four individuals as it probes an issue affecting children children including hunger and poverty, was and sexual exploitation, homelessness and the need for love. No Room at the table concludes with a list of resources for involvement and action. It is an eye – and heart – opening work.
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Josephus The Complete Works
$34.99Add to cartThis comprehensive collection from the legendary Jewish historian takes you right into the action, setting up the historical relevance of first-century events, leaving behind substantial evidence for the authenticity of the biblical record.
Most importantly, you’ll meet the historical Jesus and view Christ’s life in a light you’ve never seen before.When you own Josephus: The Complete Works, you possess some of the very best history has to offer.
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Revolution And Renewal
$36.00Add to cartRevolution And Renewal tells of churches that infused new life into urban communities. It is the story of brave men and women who refused to walk away from an apparently hopeless situation. Their inspiring example of faith-based social action presents a blueprint for reclaiming the future of our cities.
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Durable Peace : Isreal And Its Place Among The Nations
$34.00Add to cartBenjamin Netanyahu’s primer on pro-Israel politics is an updated version of an earlier book, A Place Among the Nations. There’s a good reason for the revision, of course: in the years since the first book was published, Netanyahu has served as the prime minister of Israel. Yet A Durable Peace is not a stale politician’s memoir. It’s a resounding plea for Israel’s acceptance as a full member of the world community, as well as a call for understanding its unique security needs.
Netanyahu displays his knack–perfect for the television era but also helpful on these pages–for channeling complex ideas into pithy statements. Here’s Netanyahu on the importance of Israel to the Jewish people: “If there had been a Jewish state in the first half of the [20th] century, there would have been no Holocaust. And if there had not been a Jewish state after the Holocaust, there would have been no Jewish future.” On the need for Arab concessions in the peace process: “For the sake of peace, [the Arab states] must renounce their claims to part of the four ten-thousandths–.0004–of the lands they desire, which constitute the very heart of the Jewish homeland and the protective wall of the Jewish state.” These are the statements of a skilled debater, and they represent a one-sided view of Middle Eastern politics. Yet Netanyahu also provides an excellent introduction to Zionism and the need to protect a small country against neighbors who have waged war against it. –John J. Miller -
Journey To The Center Of The City
$18.00Add to cartIVP Print on Demand Title
Randy and Tina White, with their two young sons, left suburbia to join believers living in a disadvantaged area of Fresno, California. Through their family’s story you will learn more about God’s heart for the city, you’ll meet some of the people who live there, and you’ll see ways you might make a difference too. Includes discussion questions, 12 Bible studies on God and the city, and a list of 21 Things You Can Do to Love the City.
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Fellowship Of Love
$30.99Add to cartDocuments the contributions of white Methodist women to the civil rights struggle from 1920 to 1968.
With a historian’s precision and a passion for social justice, Alice Knotts shows in this book how the activities of the Methodist women’s movement for civil rights developed decade by decade. Their activities were rarely in the public eye, yet they were shaping and being shaped by events and public opinion.
An astute and insightful history, Fellowship of Love documents the contributions of white Methodist women in the American civil rights struggle. The research for this volume has won the Jessie Lee Prize from the General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church. It documents in one volume otherwise disparate information important to understanding the contributions of women in the Methodist Church to race struggles in 20th-century America. -
Steeples And Stacks
$154.00Add to cartSteeples and Stacks is an examination of the religion-based community group that formed in Youngstown, Ohio in 1977 in opposition to the proposed shutdown of a portion of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube’s steel works, one of the most dramatic of the plant closings that have come to symbolize American deindustrialization. Church leaders and steel workers banded together to form a powerful ecumenical political coalition, established links with Washington lobbyists, and proposed to buy the plant and run it as a community industry. Though the proposal ultimately failed, the story of the coalition illuminates the growing interaction of religious and public affairs in American life and provides an analysis of the dynamics of intergovernmental, corporate and community relations at the local level. Fuechtmann, who became involved as a participant-observer in the coalition and is trained in both political science and theology, focuses on the process of coalition formation and the pivotal role of religious leaders that distinguished the Youngstown case from so many other plant closings.
