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Religious Mystery And Rational Reflection A Print On Demand Title
$23.99How should philosophy approach what by definition surpasses its competence? Can it do more than describe the religious experience without discussing its object? Can religion make genuine truth claims – especially when so much suffering and evil in the world seem to go against them?
These are some of the basic questions raised in the first part of this collection of essays by Louis Dupre. A philosophical analysis of faith must take account of the unique system of symbols in which it expresses its belief, rituals, and modes of worship. The justification of religious symbols has become a particular problem in an age that tends to separate the objective from the subjective, interpreting the former literally and denying objective reality to the latter. In essays on von Balthasar’s theory of religious form and on the nature of ritual, Dupre attempts to restore the original meaning of religious symbols, while integrating them with the modern emphasis on human creativity.
Only after having secured the intrinsically symbolic nature of the religious act can philosophy discuss the religious experience without running the risk of ending in pure subjectivism. The third part of this work is devoted to the mystical experience as well as to the low-key religious experience characteristic of believers living an a secular culture. In the light of a negative theology (in which this entire work was written), the two appear to have surprisingly much in common.
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Dictionary Of The Later New Testament And Its Developments
$70.00Preface
How To Use This Dictionary
Abbreviations
Transliterations
List Of Contributors
Dictionary Articles
Scripture Index
Subject Index
Articles Index
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1998 GOLD MEDALLION WINNERThe Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments follows the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels and the Dictionary of Paul and His Letters as the third in a celebrated series of reference works on the Bible. Picking up where the previous volumes left off, this volume includes in its scope the book of Acts, the general epistles of Peter, James, Jude and John, and the books of Hebrews and Revelation. This Dictionary is without peer in its in-depth coverage of the most neglected books of the New Testament.
In addition to its coverage of this New Testament literature, a unique and valuable feature of this dictionary is its extended coverage of developments in early Christianity through A. D. 150. Some articles, such as those on each of the apostolic fathers, focus exclusively on this post-apostolic period. But nearly all topical articles take into consideration the writings of the apostolic fathers. Readers will enjoy a deeper and expanded understanding of how orthodox Christianity continued and developed in the years just following the New Testament era. No other single-volume reference work provides comparable coverage and assessment of the early patristic era and its theology.
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Listening In : A Multicultural Reading Of The Psalms
$24.99Every reader of the biblical text, Stephen Breck Reid contends, places it in the context of other texts and narratives, whether they be the stories of the reader’s own experiences, or the broader myths and communal narratives of their culture. The value of such a reading is that it helps render the Bible intelligible in our contemporary context. The danger, however, is that we will import false and destructive elements form our cultural context into our understanding of the Scriptures.
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Religion And Morality
$30.00Some people see religion and morality as undeniably connected; others see them as irreconcilably separate. Paul Diener’s accessible new book looks at the connection between these two concepts and examines how various religious and philosophical systems understand morality.
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Battered Wife
$38.00The authors sociological research reveals how churches and secular organization have responded–sometimes with assistance, sometimes not–to victims of violence in their midst and how their response could be more effective. By exploring the relationship between violence and Christians’ response to it from various perspectives–those of victim, clergy, congregation–this book ultimately encourages a pastoral assistance that reduces violence in the world and helps victims find the inner strength to leave their gardens.
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Teologia En Conjunto
$34.00Two aspects are fundamental to Hispanic/Latina theology: rich diversity and a collaborative spirit. This collaborative theology includes essays about the development of trends in Hispanic/Latina theology in the United States–God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the importance of scripture, the church, humanity, the doctrine of sin, spirituality–and challenges facing Hispanic/Latina Protestant theology.
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Hard Questions Heart Answers
$22.00Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, is an ordained minister, an attorney, and one of this country’s most admired speakers. As this remarkable collection of her sermons and speeches makes clear, she shares with her father a rare gift for oratory and the wisdom and compassion to inspire others.
The collection begins with words designed to “disturb the comfortable.” Tackling such controversial subjects as our disaffected youth, gun control, and the death penalty, King paints a compelling picture of the spiritual decay and deep-seated racism that infects our society. In the second part of the book, a selection of sermons focusing on “comforting the disturbed,” King’s belief in the power of faith to restore our communities, morally and spiritually, rings forth. The church, she asserts, must return to its helping and healing mission, and each of us, looking into our hearts, must put aside our differences and remember that each human life is precious.
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Praying The Lords Prayer For Spiritual Breakthrough (Reprinted)
$18.82Towns reveals the power of prayer in this fascinating look at the Lord’s Prayer. Each chapter examines a line from the prayer, revealing power points for every believer desiring a more dynamic prayer life. Towns says: “What would you say if you were ushered into the throne room of God with only one minute to request everything you needed, but didn’t know how to put it into words? The Lord’s Prayer includes everything you need to ask when you talk to God . . . it is a model prayer that teaches us how to pray.”
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Paul The Jewish Theologian
$26.00Paul the Jewish Theologian reveals Saul of Tarsus as a man who, though rejected in the synagogue, never truly left Judaism. Author Young disagrees with long held notions that Hellenism was the context which most influenced Paul’s communication of the Gospel. This skewed notion has led to widely divergent interpretations of Paul’s writings. Only in rightly aligning Paul as rooted in his Jewishness and training as a Pharisee can he be correctly interpreted. Young asserts that Paul’s view of the Torah was always positive, and he separates Jesus’ mission among the Jews from Paul’s call to the Gentiles.
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Martin Luthers Easter Book
$19.98The late Roland Bainton, author of the much-respected Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, has translated excerpts from Luther’s Easter sermons and included 18 handsome engravings from Luther’s 1562 Bible, depicting real human beings agonizing and exulting over the mysteries of faith.
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Holy Spirit And Spiritual Gifts
$40.00Questions regarding the role of the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts in the life of the believer and the church today continue to be asked. Professor Max Turner suggests that the place to begin answering such questions is the New Testament. What do the writers of the New Testament say about the work of the Holy Spirit, and how can we understand spiritual gifts for today? Turner looks carefully at the gospels of Luke and John and the writings of Paul and explores how they took over and developed Old Testament and intertestamental notions of the Spirit. Then he asks how looking at ancient witnesses informs our contemporary understanding.
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Human Cloning : Religious Responses
$31.00As cloning looms ahead of us as a possibility for our future, Christians have begun to ask themselves if human cloning equals playing God. Should we clone a human just because we can? In this volume, Cole-Turner gathers twelve highly readable and nontechnical essays debating what could become the defining controversy of the late twentieth century.
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Gospels For All Christians
$28.99Not many books on the canonical Gospels are truly groundbreaking, but this one is. The author and his collegues convincingly challenge one of the most deeply rooted assumptions of contemporary scholarship, namely that the Gospels were written out of and for fairly restrictive early communities that enjoyed relatively little contact with the whole church. This book persuasively argues that both in intent and in reality the Gospels were written for “all Christians.”
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Missing Persons And Mistaken Identites
$48.33In these outstanding studies, the author retrieves the indentities of women in ancient Israel through penetrating investigations of Israelite religion, the creation stories in Genesis, harlots and hierodules, and the interpretation and authority of the Bible itself.
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Deeply Woven Roots
$41.66Improving the quality of life in your community. Gunderson takes the eight major strengths of congregations and shows how they can be used to fill the gap between what a health care system will pay for and what it won’t in caring for their members. Help your church become a more imaginative, courageous, and effective enabler of healing and well-being in personal and societal life.
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Faith Of Our Foremothers
$38.00Here are the stories of twelve women, all religious educators, all of whom transformed the field of religious education, some long before the contemporary feminist movement. Though the women represent different times, interests, and approaches to the discipline, they all shared a commitment to creative and enthusiastic religious education.
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Counseling Troubled Youth
$29.00Counseling Troubled Youth Each volume in this series focuses on practical ways to respond to a serious and difficult pastoral concern within clinical and congregational settings. Offering fresh insights from pastoral theology, each volume integrates the most up to date information in psychology and the human sciences. All the authors write out of firsthand counseling experiences as well as the most recent research on their topics. The result is an invaluable series for counselors and pastors who regularly face tough issues as they offer care to clients and congregants. Others in the Series: 4256678, Counseling Depressed Women 425666X, Counseling People with Cancer 4256562, Counseling African American Marriages and Families
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Divine Comforter : The Person And Work Of The Holy Spirit
$19.99Manufactured On Demand Title
Personal, intimate fellowship between the believer and the Spirit is essential for spiritual growth. God’s purpose in redemption is to bring believers into fellowship with Himself. He has therefore given the believer a mind to know Him, a heart to love Him, and a Person to commune with him–the person of the Holy Spirit.
Internationally known author and Bible teacher J. Dwight Pentecost examines the Person and ministry of the Holy Spirit in this thorough yet practical work that seeks to know the Spirit’s work in daily life. “It is my desire, “he writes,” to bring you face-to-face with a Person so that you might enjoy fellowship with Him.”
Some of the subjects discussed in the eighteen chapters of this work include the nature of the Spirit, the filling of the Spirit, the baptism of the Spirit, the Spirit and the inspiration of Scripture, the witness of the Spirit to the world, and gifts of the Spirit.
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Hope Again
$19.99Combining the New Testament teachings of Peter and the insights of one of the most popular authors of our day, Hope Again is an encouraging, enlivening and refreshing look at why we can dare to hope no matter who we are, no matter what we face.
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Matthew
$40.00The original audience for the Gospel of Matthew included converts from Judaism who wrestled with how to be faithful to Jesus Christ under difficult circumstances in a changing world. The Gospel of Matthew became a first-aid manual for this church in the midst of a struggle.
Thomas Long identifies this first audience and its faith within the social and religious context of the day and clarifies the structure of the Gospel. Providing examples of contemporary relevance, Long helps today’s reader discern the significance of this guide for faithful living in today’s church.
Books in the Westminster Bible Companion series assist laity in their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for Bible study classes and groups.
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Becoming Soul Mates
$19.99Contents
234 pages in 52 sessions
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Every couple has a restless aching, not just to know God individually but to experience God together. But how do you allow God to fill the soul of your marriage?BECOMING SOUL MATES gives you a road map for cultivating rich spiritual intimacy in your relationship. This unique, insightful devotional for couples helps you dig deep for a strong spiritual foundation-now, in the early years of marriage.
Fifty-two practical, weekly devotions help you and your partner cross the hurdles of marriage to grow closer than you’ve ever imagined. Each session includes discussion questions, a key Scripture, prayer, insights from real-life soul mates like John and Cindy Trent and Norm and Joyce Wright, and an opportunity to share individual needs and prayer requests.
This book will help you grow together as you build a marriage that flourishes in the face of life’s challenges.
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Truly The Community A Print On Demand Title
$31.99Originally published in 1992 as The Hilarity of Community, this edition includes a new title, preface, and entirely new cover design. Truly the Community continues to be one of the best sources for understanding what it means to live together as the church of Christ.
Many writers, both secular and religious, have decried the lack of intimacy and community in our contemporary culture. Few of them, however, offer practical suggestions for counteracting the isolation and alienation felt by so many people today. But Marva Dawn does this–and more–in Truly the Community. Through an intensive study of Romans 12, Dawn offers specific guidance for building vital Christian community life.
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Antropologia Cultural – (Spanish)
$17.99This book presents the field of anthropology from the Christian point of view. The authors with their experience as pastors, missionaries and academics offer an introduction to the appreciation of the different cultures created by God. Some of the subjects are anthropology and missions, verbal and non-verbal communication, economy and technology, marriage and family, group and communities, religions.
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Philosophers Who Believe
$35.99Kelly James Clark’s 1995 Christianity Today Award winner—now in softcover! A recent issue of Time magazine reported, “In a quiet revolution in thought and arguments . . . God is making a comeback. Most intriguingly, this is happening . . . in the crisp, intellectual circles of academic philosophers.” Who are these Philosophers Who Believe, and why have they embraced Christian belief? This collection of their intellectual and spiritual autobiographies will be welcomed by students, professors, and anyone curious about the connections between philosophy and Christianity.
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Isaiah 13-27
$108.33As in the other volumes of the Continental Commentary series, Isaiah 13-27 analyzes each unit of the text, mindful of the critical elements — literary form, text, Sitz im Leben, and Gattung. A verse-by-verse commentary and text-critical annotations of this new translation complete the volume. Maps are included
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Parables Of Jesus
$33.33In this startlingly original interpretation, Ford explores seven of the longer parables attributed to Jesus. Bypassing the assumption that the superior character represents God and the subordinate one the Christian believer, Ford focuses instead on how persons, long separated by inequality, are called upon to collaborate.
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Bible In Christian North Africa
$56.66“Tilley gives us new insight into the Donatist church by focusing attention on the surviving Donatist sources and on the religious dimension of the Donatist controversies. She persuasively shows how Donatist interpretations of scripture correlate with changes in the social setting of their church.”
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Old Testament Stories From The Back Side (Student/Study Guide)
$16.99Using an approach similar to his Parables from the Back Side, Kalas now opens up new possibilities of insight into selected Old Testament stories by entering them through the “back side” through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new “lens,” or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. Kalas’ creative approach both clarifies basic teachings and introduces new possibilities of meaning, even for those who are most familiar with the stories. Enriched with contemporary illustrations and personal experiences, this volume will provide new perspectives on Old Testament stories. Study Guide included.
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Religion And Faction In Humes Moral Philosophy
$160.00This book explores Hume’s concern with the destructiveness of religious factions and his efforts to develop, in his moral philosophy, a solution to factional conflict. Sympathy and the related capacity to enter into foreign points of view are crucial to the neutralization of religious zeal and the naturalization of ethics. Jennifer Herdt suggests that Hume’s preoccupation with religious faction is the key which reveals the unity of his varied philosophical, aesthetic, political, and historical works.
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Parenting On Your Own
$19.9931 Chapters
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What you hoped for in life was a smooth road with enough turns to make it interesting. As a single parent, what you got was a rocky path marked by money issues, a barren social life, and more to do in one day than most people accomplish in three.Dr. Lynda Hunter knows how hard It can be. Her own experience as a single parent has taught her firsthand about the concerns you face daily. It’s also taught her how to handle those concerns effectively. Now, in Parenting on Your Own, Dr Hunter combines her personal insights with those of hundreds of single parents across the country to offer this first-of-its-kind, definitive handbook for single parents.
Here at last are the real-life answers you’ve longed for to the real-life questions you’ve been asking about: *coping with isolation, loneliness, and other emotions
*being a full-time parent and making a living and having a social life
*filling in the gaps left by the missing parent
*dealing with financial crunches … and much more.You won’t find a more thorough, practical, and well-researched guide to single parenting anywhere. This timely resource not only supplies help for your greatest struggles, but new hope and encouragement-a single parent’s best allies.
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Paul And Empire
$59.91Catch up on your reading! Horsley has gathered together important recent pieces on Paul’s mission to the Gentiles, concentrating on four areas: (1) the imperial cult, (2) patronage and power in Roman cities, (3) the terminology Paul used to articulate the gospel, and (4) the nature of early church assemblies.
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Rabboni
$20.99Manufactured On Demand Title
Rabboni is the product of many years of personal study, meditation, and daily experience with Christ. Keller traces the role of the second person of the Godhead from the creation of the world to His ascension in resurrection glory.
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Preaching Doctrine : For The 21st Century
$30.00SKU (ISBN): 9780800629656ISBN10: 0800629655Robert Hughes | Robert KysarBinding: Cloth TextPublished: November 1997Fortress Resources For PreachingPublisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers – 1517 Media Print On Demand Product
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United Methodist Studies (Revised)
$21.99In this fourth edition, the bibliographies define the basic resources for students and instructors of seminary-level courses in United Methodist history, doctrine, and polity, as determined by the Advisory Committee of the Division of Ordained Ministry of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church.
This essential, completely updated reference tool provides basic bibliographies for students of the Methodist movement and Wesleyan heritage. It identifies standard texts with emphasis on the best modern critical interpretations available. Materials are arranged topically, each entry carrying an item number, with an index for cross-referencing.
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Medieval Church : From The Dawn Of The Middle Ages To The Eve Of The Reform
$31.99Why is it that one’s concept of the medieval church has a direct bearing on one’s attitude toward ecumenism? What were the methods and strategies used to evangelize Europe as Christianity moved out of its Mediterranean birthplace? This book address these questions and many more that demonstrate the pervasive influence of the past on modern piety, practice, and beliefs. For many years, this period of church history has been ignored or denigrated as being the “dark ages”, an attitude fostered by Englightenment assumptions. Yet not only does this millennium provide a bridge to the early church, it created modern Europe, its nations, institutions, and the concept of Christendom as well. This book, written in an easily accessible style, introduces the reader to the fascinating interplay of authority and dissent, the birth and development of doctrinal beliefs, the spirituality of the common person, and the enduring allure of Christian mysticism.
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Bible In English Translation
$20.99128 Pages
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Choosing a translation of the Bible in the English language used to be relatively simple. At most, one would have been forced to choose between the king James Version and the Revised Standard Version. A visit to the bookstore today reveals a bewildering array of choices: in addition to the venerable KJV there are the NRSV, NIV, JB, REB, NASB, GNB, NKJV, CEV, LB, and more. Adding to the confusion which this variety of translations produces are the hundreds of editions in which they appear. So which do you choose? This book will help students of the Bible evaluate, for themselves, the strengths and weaknesses of the different contemporary English translations of Scripture. To aid the reader in making that assessment, Sheeley and Nash begin with a brief overview of the Bible’s structure and history, highlighting the development of the canon and pointing out the major events in the story of the Bible’s translation into English.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity 8
$42.99In state-of-the-art scholarship, the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie University in Australia reproduces Greek texts alongside an English translation of all papyri published in 1984–1985. Illustrates the crucifixion of a slave, tax collection, Christian letters of recommendation, and more.
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Word As True Myth
$45.00The author follows the threads of theology through the twentieth century, examining how Christians have reconciled their myth-filled religious beliefs within a world secularized by Enlightenment criticism and science. To understand how religion keeps its place in Christians’ lives, the author writes, we must explore how modern theologians have ansered the question of myth in today’s Christianity.
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Praying Successfully
$15.99Tragic circumstances surprisingly changed, a desperate cry for help heard and answered, a nagging need met-how can such things happen? Through the powerful resource of prayer. As you read these pages, you will understand how to…
Turn adversity into advantage
Get ahead without competing
See your desires fulfilled
Obtain the wealth available to you
Find peace in life’s storms
Be free from sin
Receive the free gift of salvation
Begin to receive whatever you need from the Lord today.
The blessings of God are yours for the asking!Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Sewing Room : Uncommon Reflections On Life Love And Work
$26.95In these insightful essays, Barbara Cawthorne Crafton reflects on a broad range of experiences ministering among merchant seafarers, the homeless, the bereaved, AIDS patients, and others in need of personal and spiritual help. She shares honestly her own emotions as she grapples with the harsh realities of the world, while delighting in the humor and joy found in everyday living.
Crafton compassionately recounts the unique stories of the men, women, and children she worked with during her service as a port chaplain in New York and New Jersey and as a minister at Trinity Church on Wall Street. In doing so, she weaves together threads of the mundane and the traumatic, the lovely and the ugly, and the down to earth and the holy, creating an original tapestry of the richness of life.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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1 Corinthians : A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$50.00Paul addresses issues in First Corinthians that aren’t always grounded in explicitly theological problems. Yet he frames them in theological terms and reflects on them in light of the gospel. Now Hays discusses the letter’s major theological themes, offering Paul as a model for ministry. A long-awaited addition to the acclaimed Interpretation Commentary!
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When Faith Is Not Enough A Print On Demand Title
$23.99How can we believe in God and develop a healthy sense of self and of our enduring value in a world so often troubling, uncertain, and dark? When Faith Is Not Enough is a creative, honest discussion of doubt and the search for meaning that avoids pat answers while offering – to readers from all walks of life – positive reasons for persisting in the quest for faith.
The first section of the book, “The Shadow of a Doubt,” takes the reality of doubt (and doubters) seriously. Clark helps readers to understand faith in a deeper way, presents a powerful case for the existence of God, offers hope for understanding the problem of God and human suffering, suggests positive ways for dealing with doubt, and affirms the excitement of embracing the adventure of life.
The second section of the book, “Searching for a Self,” is a reflection on the meaning of life. Here Clark examines our most profound attempts to find meaning, happiness, and wholeness and shows why they lead to despair, sadness, and brokenness. Revisiting important themes in the writings of Kierkegaard and others, Clark explores the attempt to create a self of abiding value and shows that it is only through faith in God that our true selves are found and our deepest desires satisfied.
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Hebrews : NRSV
$24.99Abingdon New Testament Commentary Series Hebrews by Victor C. Pfitzner This commentary for students of theology includes introduction, commentary, annotated bibliography, and selective index. The New Revised Standard Version is the principal translation.
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Between God And Man
$20.95Abraham Heschel’s classic work, originally published in 1965, now with a new Introduction by noted Jewish theologian David Hartman, examines questions of faith, divinity, self-sufficiency, and other basic tenets of Judaism, confirming Reinhold Niebuhr’s belief that Heschel is “a commanding and authoritative voice not only in the Jewish community but in the religious life of America”.
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Cadences Of Home
$30.00Many of today’s churchgoers wander in a world that was once structured and reliable, but now feels meaningless and incoherent. In this book, Walter Brueggemann argues for a dynamic transformation of preaching to help people find their spiritual home and to proclaim to the world that there is a home for all people.
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Speaking Of Christianity
$32.00Renowned theologian Robert McAfee Brown believes that Christianity cannot be fenced off or separated from the world, but must always be viewed in relation to other realms of society. Making religious and moral concepts integral to real life is the challenge that Brown presents in this book. This call to a more active faith is perfect for use in study groups or for personal reflection.
Here, Brown puts his belief to the test, writing on Christianity and a multitude of topics.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Jewish Wisdom In The Hellenistic Age
$60.00Jewish wisdom flourished under Hellenism in the books of Ben Sira and the wisdom of Solomon, as well as in a recently discovered sapiential text from Qumran. In this book, internationally known author John Collins presents a compelling description and analysis of these three texts and their continuing wisdom traditions.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
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Crowd Breakers And Mixers
$24.991. Gags & Skits
2. Mixers
3. Meeting-Opening Contests
4. Musical Crown Breakers
5. Quizzes & Word Games
6. Stunts
7. Whole-Group Participation
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Welcome to the Ideas Library From Youth Specialites!
So what’s the Ideas Library? Simply the most complete collection of practical youth ministry programming ideas on this planet. The ideas books set the pace for 20th-century youth ministry. And now they’re updated for 21st century youth groups-reorganized from the inside out for busy youth workers who need the perfect idea, and need it now.* Games
* Games 2
* Creative Meetings, Bible Lessons, & Worship Ideas
* Holiday Ideas
* Crowd Breakers & Mixers
* Discussion & Lesson Starters
* Discussion & Lesson Starters 2
* Administration, Publicity, & Fundraising
* Drama, Skits, & Sketches
* Special Events
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10 Time Bombs
$19.99You get only one life…Make it one you’ll never regret!Every young person, including you, lives with pressures that really are like ticking time bombs. But you don’t have to be a victim–if you know how to defuse the most explosive pressures young people face. Ten Time Bombs is your personal “Bomb Squad” manual, showing you some very practical ways to avoid life-wrecking explosions.Through humor and practical straight talk, Ron Hutchcraft provides answers to some of the most important and confusing pressures in a young person’s life: SexFriendsFamily relationshipsThings that make you angryThings that make you depressedThings that make you hurtThe lonely timesHow you handle your feelings and choices in these areas will decide the kind of life you have now and for many, many years to come.So don’t just sit there. Get a life! And make it the best one possible.Adults: Ten Time Bombs is for you, too!Looking for some practical insights into the top pressures of today’s young people? Rod Hutchcraft’s straight talk will equip you with knowledge and understand so you can provide help to a young person you know!
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Being There : Culture And Formation In Two Theological Schools
$325.00Recipient of the 1998 Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
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This book offers a close-up look at theological education in the U.S. today. The authors’ goal is to understand the way in which institutional culture affects the outcome of the educational process. To that end, they undertake ethnographic studies of two seminaries-one evangelical and one mainline Protestant. These studies, written in a lively journalistic style, make up the first part of the book and offer fascinating portraits of two very different intellectual, religious, and social worlds.The authors go on to analyze these disparate environments, and suggest how in each case corporate culture acts as an agent of educational change. They find two major consequences stemming from the culture of each school. First, each culture gives expression to a normative goal that aims at shaping the way students understand themselves and from issues of ministry practice. Second, each provides a “cultural tool kit” of knowledge, practices, and skills that students use to construct strategies of action for the various problems and issues that will confront them as pastors or in other forms of ministry. In the concluding chapters, the authors explore the implications of their findings for theories of institutional culture and professional socialization and for interpreting the state of religion in America. They identify some of the practical dilemmas that theological and other professional schools currently face, and reflect on how their findings might contribute to their solution. This accessible, thought-provoking study will not only illuminate the structure and process by which culture educates and forms, but also provide invaluable insights into important dynamics of American religious life.
Features
Offers a wealth of practical guidelines for educators
Lets readers experience the dynamics of seminary education in two very different settings
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31 Days Of Prayer Journal
$12.99Prayer: A way of life.
God invites us–welcomes us–into the high privilege of talking and working with Him. 31 Days of Prayer shows you how to enjoy that privelege and begin an incredible prayer adventure. You’ll discover in new ways that prayer is the slender nerve that moves the mighty hand of God.
This is the perfect book to lead you in prayer for a full month–or many months–and help you create a prayer habit that lasts a lifetime. Rise above earthbound living…and into a new awareness f the Lord’s delightful presence!
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Great American Stuff
$17.95One of the most compelling and delightful anthologies of popular culture published in years, Great American Stuff tells the story of more than 250 of our country’s finest products, richest traditions, and most inspiring people.
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Listen To The Heart
$23.31This book is divided into nine sections, one for each of the fruits of the Spirit, with several meditations on each of these gifts. The stories have been collected from the author’s twenty years of experience leading inspriational seminars and conferences across the country.
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After Our Likeness
$37.99In this first volume in the Sacra Doctrina series, Miroslav Volf explores the relationship between persons and community in Christian theology. The focus is the community of grace, the Christian church. The point of departure is the thought of the first Baptist, John Smyth, and the notion of church as “gathered community” that he shared with Radical Reformers. Volf seeks to counter the tendencies toward individualism in Protestant ecclesiology and to suggest viable understanding of the church in which both person and community are given their proper due.
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Horizons In Feminist Theology
$28.33By all accounts, feminist theology is at a crossroads. Even as longstanding consensus wanes that women’s experience is the source and norm of feminist theology, the specific and often contradictory experiences of different groups are now highlighted, and new theoretical frameworks are emerging. In light of this tremendous shift, this landmark volume explores central issues of female subjectivity and feminist identity, gender, and embodiment, traditions and norms, and their impact on theology.
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Camps Retreats Missions And Service Ideas
$24.99Nearly 200 ideas for planning meaningful, memorable experiences for your kids! -Camps & Retreats . . . The drive up the mountain . . . The opening talk . . . The outdoor activities . . . The closing fireside — here’s a lodgeful of ideas for organizing successful camps and retreats. – Missions . . . Because even foreign mission work can start within our own borders, you’ll find dozens of ideas for helping overseas missionaries right here at home. A used-Bible drive, a scavenger hunt for missionary supplies — activities like these not only benefit missionaries, but also help your kids understand the personal, local aspects of mission work. – Service . . . Expose your students to others’ needs! Inside you’ll find ways to help children, the community at large, the elderly, the poor and homeless, shut-ins, and the sick and disabled Whether you’re a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp — Camps, Retreats, Missions, & Service Ideas is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.
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Tertullian First Theologian Of The West
$160.00Tertullian was the first Western Christian to write theology, defending Christians against the hostility of the Roman state, as well as arguing against Marcion, Praxeas and theosophical fantasy. A complex thinker, Tertullian has, in the modern era, been rejected by both liberal Christianity and its secular critics. For a long time misquoted and misused, he now calls for sustained analysis and interpretation. This book offers a major reappraisal of his theology and its influence on the shape of the Western Christian tradition.
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Singles At The Crossroads
$26.99IVP Print On Demand Title
A fresh perspective on Christian singleness. Christian singles need neither more how-to books for meeting the prefect mate nor trite advice on suffering through the single life. What is lacking is a truly Christian understanding of singleness – what it means to be single and Christian. Hus suggests that a balanced, biblical view is one that honors singleness as a status equal to marriage.
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On Being A Theologian Of The Cross A Print On Demand Title
$23.99While there is increasing interest in the “theology of the cross,” few people have specific knowledge of what makes it different from other kinds of theology. Gerhard O. Forde here provides an introduction to this theological perspective through an analysis of Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation of 1518, the classic text of the theology of the cross.
The book first clarifies the difference between a theology of glory and a theology of the cross and explains how each perspective shapes the very nature of being a theologian. The main body of the book provides commentary on the Heidelberg Disputation – the only complete analysis of this document currently available. Underlying Forde’s exposition is the contention that one ought not speak of the theology of the cross as merely another item among a host of theological options; instead, one must pursue what it means to be a theologian of the cross and to look at all things through suffering and the cross.
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Final Frontier
$9.99What happens when we die? Is there really such a place as hell? This book is full of stories from people who are convinced there is an afterlife — because they’ve been there. In this unique and exciting book, Dr. Richard Kent and Val Fotherby bring together many types of people from ministers to mothers and divers to doctors who all have one thing in common — they have had a near-death experience. In other words, they have all died from anything from a few minutes to several hours (one woman who tells her story was dead long enough for her death certificate to be completed) and experienced what is beyond death. Some report going to a place they identify as heaven, with all the beauty and serenity we would associate with it. Others, however, describe in graphic detail a very different experience — in their stories, they relate the horror of being in a place of fear, foul smells and pain. None, unsurprisingly, have remained unchanged by their experience.
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Freedom From Tyranny Of The Urgent
$18.99Contents
132 Pages In 10 Chapters
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*Is the clock a slavemaster-or a tool that serves you?
*Are urgent things so pressing that you don’t have “inner time” to sort out what’s really important?
*How can you discern what God wants you to do?The author expands on the life-changing perspective that has freed many from the grip of urgent demands that are not really important in the long run. He highlights biblical teaching on the stewardship of time. He gives personal illustrations and practical tips on living wisely.
Find Out How To
*Make The Calendar Your Friend
*Manage Your Life Instead Of Your Time
*Stay Open To God’s Guidance In Small Choices
* Avoid Being Dragged Down By Past Choices
*Develop “Inner Time” For Reflection And PlanningIf you have too much to do and not enough time to do it, this book is for you.
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Special Events
$24.991. Games And Sports Events
2. Scavenger Hunts
3. Treasure Hunts
4. Other Hunts
5. Theme Events
6. Food Events
7. Special Events With A Point
8. Outings & Overnighters
9. Races & Rallies
10. Other Parties & Special Events207 Pages
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More than 400 creative events for community building, outreach, and fun!* FOOD EVENTS: If there’s one thing kids know and appreciate, it’s food. Here’s everything from elegant feasts to slobfests galore.
* GAMES AND SPORTS EVENTS: You don’t have to be a jock to have fun playing these sporting events.
* OUTINGS AND OVERNIGHTERS: If you’re crazed enough to take a group of adolescents on the road-whether across town or across the state-here are plenty of trip ideas.
* RACES AND RALLIES: Your group have a need for speed? Whether it’s cars, bikes, buses, or toilets-if it can be raced, you’ll find an idea for it here.
* SPECIAL EVENTS WITH A PURPOSE: More than fun. These events carry significant spiritual, moral, or community value.And more-hunts and parties and theme events of all kinds!
Whether you’re a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp-SPECIAL EVENTS is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.
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Holiday Ideas
$24.99Over 200 festive ideas for cranking up celebrations for every holiday imaginable! – Christmas . . . Here’s your one-stop Christmas programming center. You’ll find everything you need for the merriest Advent and Christmas season ever — goofy games, crazy carols, outrageous outings, and silly skits to fill even the biggest Christmas stocking. And, of course, Christmasy meetings and lessons to help your kids focus on the real reason for the season. – Easter & Lent . . . Worship activities, reenactments, Bible lessons, meeting plans, and service projects, all designed to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Plus games, puzzles, craft projects, and scavenger hunt ideas — all tied to an Easter theme. – Valentine’s Day . . . Play a memorable February 14th with these icebreakers, games, songs, activities, and Bible lessons — all about love, whether human or divine. – Thanksgiving . . . Wait until you see the potful of ideas that youth workers from Cape Cod to all points west have cooked up for you — Thanksgiving craft projects, skits, outings, parties, service projects, and Bible lessons. Plus More . . . All kinds of party and meeting ideas for St. Patrick’s Day, New Year’s, Halloween, Super Bowl Sunday, April Fool’s Day, Mother’s and Father’s Day celebrations, and graduation. Whether you’re a youth worker or a recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp — Holiday Ideas is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.
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Discussion And Lesson Starters 2
$24.99Nearly 150 more riveting, attention-getting openers that will pull your kids into animated discussion!
*A PRIMER ON LEADING DISCUSSION-Starting a discussion, and keeping it going…the importance of confidentiality…asking questions that get responses…and working with different personalities.
*35 CREATIVE WAYS TO START A DISCUSSION OR LESSON ON ANY TOPIC-Techniques general enough to fit just about any subject, but still quirky enough to attract adolescent attention.
*DISCUSSION & LESSON STARTERS, BY TOPIC-What subject are you teaching this week? First, look up your subject-advertising ethics, atheism, the Bible, church, death and dying, discipleship, evangelism, priorities, spiritual gifts, television…or 30 more topics, all arranged alphabetically. Then choose the opener that fits your purposes and your group.In fact, many of these are virtually complete lessons in themselves, with questions, activities, parables, object lessons-all designed to draw opinions, thoughts, and feelings from your students.
Whether you’re a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp-Discussion & Lesson Starters 2 is your storehouse of proven, youth group tested ideas.
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Games 2
$24.99166 Pages In 11 Sections
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So what’s the Ideas Library? Simply the most complete collection of practical youth ministry programming ideas on this planet. The Ideas books set the pace for 20th – century youth ministry. And now they’re updated for 21st century youth groups – reorganized from the inside out for busy youth workers who need the perfect idea, and need it now.Whether you’re a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp – GAMES 2 is brimming with notoriously wild, creative, and youth-group tested games!
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Handwriting Of God
$17.991. Can We Trust The Bible As The Inspired Word Of God?
2. The Bible’s Astonishing Influence On The West
3. The Impact Of Jesus On The World
4. The Incredible History Of The Bible
5. The Reason Many Reject The Bible
6. The Mystery Of The Trinity
7. The Incredible Bible Codes
8. New Bible Code Discoveries
9. The Messiah Codes
10. The Heavenly Prince Melchisedec Scroll
11. The Mystery Of The Jews: God’s Hand In Human History
12. The Rocks Cry Out: The Historical Evidence For The Bible
13. New Scientific Discoveries And The Scriptures
14. The Coming Collapse Of Evolution
15. Who Do You Say That I Am
Selected Bibliography…..p. 277Additional Info
THE HANDWRITING OF GOD will answer your questions about the phenomenal Bible Codes while revealing awesome New Code Discoveries hidden in the Scriptures. Can we trust the Bible? Is Christianity credible? There is a war on for the souls and minds of humanity and the main battleground is the issue of biblical authority. Grant has again uncovered new research material that will cause you to search the Scriptures for yourself. He provides new evidence that the Bible is truly ‘without error’ and trustworthy despite the attacks on its authority in our generation.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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End Of Christian Psychology
$14.11Eastgate Publishers Title
What can be wrong with “Christian psychology”? When it is comprised of the same confusion of contradictory theories and techniques as secular psychology. “Christian” psychologists have simply borrowed their theories and techniques from this world’s wisdom. Packed with biblical and scientific evidence, this book thoroughly demonstrates that professional psychotherapy with its underlying psychologies is questionable at best, detrimental at worst, and a spiritual counterfeit in any event.
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Theories Of Culture
$48.33Since the 1970s exciting new directions in the study of culture have erupted to critique and displace earlier, largely static notions. These more dynamic models stress the indeterminate, fragmented, even conflictual character of cultural processes and completely alter the framework for thinking theologically about them. In fact, the author argues, the new orientation in cultural theory and anthropology affords fresh opportunities for religious thought and opens new vistas for theology, especially on how Christians conceive of the theological task, theological diversity and inculturation, and even Christianity’s own cultural identity.
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I Was Wrong
$22.99Contents
466 Pages In 54 Chapters
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The media circus gleefully trumpeted every detail of Jim and Tammy Faye’s dizzying descent from the pinnacle of the multimillion-dollar Heritage USA Retreat Center and The Inspirational Network to ignominy, impoverishment- and in Jim’s case – imprisonment.
Yet the loss of his empire, his money, his home, and his reputation in the two years leading up to his imprisonment in 1989 was only the beginning. In prison, he was to lose even more-his freedom, his sanity, his dignity, his confidence in his faith, and eventually even his wife. Inmate 07407-058, one-time confidant to presidents, had hit bottom.
In the humiliation, loneliness, and abject despair of prison, Bakker gradually began to realize that he had to dig deep and face things about himself that as a free man he had been too busy to face. What were those issues? How did he face them? How was he changed? Now for the very first time, Jim Bakker tells his own story-the glory days as a televangelist, the hostile takeover the emotional breakdown. How he got to prison, his experiences behind bars, and what he learned. Jim Bakker was wrong about many things. Exactly what they were and how he came to confess them will surprise you and inspire you. This is his story.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Gift Of Pain
$19.9918 Chapters
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THE GIFT OF PAIN
A world without pain?Can such a place exist? It not only can-it does. But it’s no utopia. It’s a colony for leprosy patients: a world where people literally feel no pain, and reap horrifying consequences.
His work with leprosy patients in India and the United States convinced Dr. Paul Brand that pain truly is one of God’s great gifts to us. In this inspiring story of his fifty-year career as a healer, Dr. Brand probes the mystery of pain and reveals its importance. As an indicator that lets us know something is wrong, pain has a value that becomes clearest in its absence.
The Gift of Pain looks at what pain is and why we need it. Together, the renowned surgeon and award-winning writer Philip Yancey shed fresh light on a gift that none of us want and none of us can do without.
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Mary Magdalene
$51.58Who really was Mary Magdalene? The living woman behind the image is still little known, and Esther de Boer attempts to fill this gap. The author examines not only Gospel texts, but also writings discovered in the Egyptian desert during the last century, to present a vivid, fascinating, and attractive picture of Mary of Magdala–disciple, apostle, and human being
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Seeing Through The Median
$61.58In my experience, I have found very few self-avowed Christian writers who interact with cultural studies theory using its terminology and concepts. Warren attempts this in his text and for the most part, I believe he succeeds. He leaps off from Stuart Hall’s notions about commodities, production, and hegemony to challenge religious people to consider how they interact with their culture. Although the title would suggest that Warren’s analysis is limited to media, he also deals with the related areas of image interpretation and advertising to move people to think about the hegemonic structures of culture in which they live.
The only shortfall of the book was the chapter on metaphor. Although this is an important topic in and of itself, I didn’t think that it fit with the overall subject matter of Warren’s text.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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When Faith Is Tested
$29.98When a religious caregiver visits a person who is suffering and dying or who is grieving a tragic death, questions arise concerning faith in God’s goodness and power.This book deals with the pastor’s preparation to deal with personal and cosmic issues of suffering and justice. Zurheide includes suggestions for conducting conversations with the dying.
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1-3 John : NRSV
$24.99“From the Publisher:” Abingdon New Testament Commentary Series 1-3 John by David Rensberger This commentary for students of theology includes introduction, commentary, annotated bibliography, and selective index. The New Revised Standard Version is the principal translation.
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Caretakers Of Our Common House
$30.99North American culture bombards girls and women with negative and demeaning images of their gender. It trains girls and women to “give themselves away” by overemphasizing their caring for others and underdeveloping their sense of voice and personal authority. Carol Lakey Hess asks in this book whether caring families and the church can make a difference in the outcome of our daughters’ development. Weaving together theological, psychological, and biblical sources, Hess examines how theologians of self-sacrifice thwart both the spiritual and the psychological development of women by subverting their necessary self-assertion. The importance of self-differentiation and cognitive autonomy and of caring and connection are discussed, using as illustrations biblical stories, excerpts from novels, and an in-depth look at eating disorders.
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Eschatology In The Making
$160.00This study examines the changes and developments in three early Christian communities’ expectations of Christ’s return and the End of the World. Mark 13, Matthew 24 and 25 and Didache 16 are analyzed to find how early Christian expectations developed and how they were affected by the delay of Christ’s return. The book questions the accepted models of change and offers new insights into the communities behind the Gospels of Mark and Matthew and behind the early Christian writing known as the Didache.
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Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry Church
$18.55Contents
Part One
Fire And Rain
1. What Is God Thinking?
2. Scorching King Ahab
3. Blessings For The Honorable Nero
4. The Christian Stance In A Fallen Society
5. In Defense Of A Little Optimism
Part Two
Friends And Enemies
6. Will We See Thomas Jefferson In Heaven?
7 Did Any Good Thing Come Out Of Washington?
8. The Clumsiness Of Laws
9. The Noxious, Necessary News Media
10. Where Often Is Heard A Discouraging Word
Part Three
What Doth The Lord Require?
11. Greater Is He
12. How To Truly Change A Culture
192 PagesAdditional Info
If America is sliding into a moral swamp, what’s the best Christian response? The hardball approach of the religious right? Or is there a more productive way to engage our culture?Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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When Did We Lose Harriet
$18.55A teenage girl has been missing from her Montgomery, Alabama, home for six weeks. She may be a runaway, a crime victim, or both. What’s amazing is other people’s lack of concern. Just one person cares that she’s gone: a spunky amateur sleuth on the sunset end of sixty. Armed with razor-sharp insight, a salty wit, and tenacious faith, MacLaren Yarbrough follows a trail of clues — a wisp of a hint, a shadow of a lie — in search of answers to questions that come hot and fast and that grow increasingly alarming. How did a fifteen-year-old girl come across a large sum of money? Why did she hide it instead of taking it with her? Where is she now? And who is willing to kill to keep MacLaren from probing too far? Masked by Dixie charm and the scent of honeysuckle, a deadly secret lies coiled . . . one that holds the ultimate answer to the question, When Did We Lose Harriet? When Did We Lose Harriet? is the first of the MacLaren Yarbrough Mysteries, featuring plucky, sixty-some heroine MacLaren Yarbrough. Look for further books in this series in the near future.
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Semitic Background Of The New Testament Volume 1 A Print On Demand Title
$48.99The Semitic Background of the New Testament is a combined edition of two books by Joseph Fitzmyer that have influenced and shaped New Testament studies during the past few decades. / This first volume, Essays on the Semitic Background of the New Testament
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Missionary Congregation Leadership And Liminality
$9.00The urgent question for Christian mission in North America today has to do with churches and congregations and the crisis of their identity in the culture of modernity. According to Alan J. Roxburgh, the church has shifted from the center of culture to the margins. This text examines this shift and explores Victor Turner’s work on liminality (a term describing the transition process that accompanies a change of state or social position).
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Martin Luthers Christmas Book
$19.98The pain of childbirth, a defenseless babe lying in a cold manger, the violent slaughter of innocent children—Luther vividly portrayed the human reality surrounding God’s birth on Earth. Featuring 30 excerpts from Luther’s Christmas sermons, along with elegant engravings by Durer, Schongauer, and Altdorfer, this gift edition captures the timeless truths of the Christmas story.
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Wesley And The Quadrilateral
$27.99Since its first appearance in the Discipline in 1972, this formulation has come to be known as the “Wesleyan Quadrilateral.” The United Methodist Church has ever since been wrestling with how best to understand, interpret, and apply the concept of the Quadrilateral. Most United Methodists think that Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience can and must be used together in some way theologically, but there is considerable disagreement among them as to how this can best be done. The authors of this volume suggest that the solution lies in a “Wesleyan reappropriation” of a Quadrilateral as “the rule of Scripture within a trilateral hermeneutic of tradition, reason, and experience.” They are convinced that Scripture is primary but argue that it cannot function in a manner that negates the other components, for Scripture cannot be read or interpreted without the meditation of tradition, reason, and experience. And they hope that this formulation, resulting from their extended conversations with each other may be the beginnings of a shared theological language with which United Methodism can face the twenty-first century.
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Modern Church : From The Dawn Of The Reformation To The Eve Of The Third Mi
$30.99The Modern Church by Glen T. Miller brings the history of theological and spiritual developments, social and cultural phenomena, noteworthy leaders and ordinary Christians, long standing institutions and spontaneous mass movements together into a single, fascinating narrative. History
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Generous Living : Finding Contentment Through Giving
$19.99Contents
Part One: Living and Giving with Joy
1. Generosity: The Secret to True Contentment
2. Treasure Hunting: Where is Your Heart?
3. Why Christians Don’t Give: Seven Things That Hold Us Back
4. Generosity as a Lifestyle: Giving Time, Talents, and PossessionsPart Two: The Process of Giving
5. Preparation: Hearing God’s Word
6. Problem Solving: Getting a Fix on Your Finances
7. The Right Perspective: Seeing Things As God Sees Them
8. The Plan: How Generous Do You Want to Be?Part Three: Practical Applications for a Generous Life
9. Strategic Giving: Making Your Charitable Contributions Count
10. Giving to Your Children: Passing Down More than Money
11. Giving Through Your Will: Six Critical Decisions You Need to Make
12. A Formal Talk: Holding a Family Conference
13. Opportunity Knocks: Solving the Wealth ParadoxNotes
Resources p. 173Additional Info
What do generous people know what makes them give gladly and liberally of their time, talents wealth, and other resources? Why should you become such a person-and how can you?Financial advisor Ron Blue explains why an openhanded spirit is the key to freedom, contentment, and joy. In Generous Living, he shows what happens when you become a giver, and helps you start right where you are cultivating a generous lifestyle.
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Sh Ma And Its Blessings
$29.99“The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their relationship to God. The prayer book is the essence of the Jewish soul.”
My People’s Prayer Book provides diverse and exciting commentaries to the traditional liturgy, written by some of today’s most respected scholars and teachers from all perspectives of the Jewish world. They explore the text from the perspectives of ancient Rabbis and modern theologians, as well as feminist, halakhic, medieval, linguistic, biblical, Chasidic, mystical, and historical perspectives.
This stunning work, an empowering entryway to the spiritual revival of our times, enables all of us to claim our connection to the heritage of the traditional Jewish prayer book. It helps rejuvenate Jewish worship in today’s world, and makes its power accessible to all. The My People’s Prayer Book series belongs on the library shelf of every home, every synagogue-every sanctuary of prayer.
Introductions tell the reader what to look for in the prayer service, as well as how to truly use the commentaries, to search for-and find-meaning in the prayer book.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Another Days Journey
$31.66An analytical portrayal of the internal life of black churches and their many effective forms of social ministry. The author provides the reader with an excellent set of practical guidelines that churches will find useful as they strive to increase their resources for worthy projects.
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Jesus And Judgment
$56.66Preface To The Fortress Press Edition
Preface
AbbreviationsThe Question In Contemporary Scholarship
BibliographyPART ONE
JUDGMENT IN THE ESCHATOLOGICAL THOUGHT OF SECOND TEMPLE JUDIASM1. Introduction
2. Judgment In The Hebrew Bible
3. Judgment In Other Early Jewish Literature
4. Summary And ConclusionPART TWO
JUDGMENT IN THE PREACHING OF JOHN THE BAPTIZER5. The Tradition And Message Of John The Baptizer
PART THREE
JUDGMENT IN THE PREACHING OF JESUS6. Introduction
7. The Judgment Of Israel
8. The Judgment Of Individuals
9. Summary And ConclusionBibliography I (Part One)
Bibliography II (Parts Two And Three)
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Marius Reiser argues here that the theme of judgement lies close to the heart of Jesus’ proclamation. For Jesus, the certainty of the coming of judgement is the presupposition of the ultimate coming of the reign of God. Judgement and salvation are two sides of the same coin. This book offers a corrective to a one-sided emphasis on Jesus’ message of salvation – to say nothing of the picture of a noneschatological Jesus. This work, originally published in German, features a new introduction in which Reisner engages the current American discussion of the historical Jesus, particularly engaging Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. Reisner goes on to offer and overview of the concept of judgement in early Jewish literature and in the preaching of John the Baptizer. He then concentrates on the teachings of Jesus, both sayings and parables. Included are excurses on important related motifs like the “divine passive” and “conversion.” Marius Reiser is Professor of New Testament at the University of Tubingen.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Blind Trust (Reprinted)
$17.99Two weeks before he was to marry Sherry Grayson, Clint Jessup disappeared without a trace. Now, suddenly, eight months later, he’s back with no word of explanation. Only an impossible request: trust him. Trust him despite the devastating past. . .and an inexplicable and increasingly frightening present. Whatever secret Clint is hiding, it’s changed him. And it’s about to change Sherry, sweeping her and Clint into a terrifying whirlpool of pursuit and intrigue–one where death and deliverance teeter on a razor edge of circumstance that can either restore or forever destroy Sherry’s faith not only in Clint, but in others, and perhaps in God himself. Blind Trust is part of the Second Chances series by award-winning suspense novelist Terri Blackstock. Combining fast-paced reading with realistic characters and situations, Second Chances takes readers to where the conflict between good and evil becomes the proving grounds of faith.
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Making Love Last Forever
$18.99Learn How to make Love and Romance Last-Forever
Are you looking for a love guarantee? In this extraordinary book, marriage expert Gary Smalley shows you how to stay in love through all the stages of life. From first attraction to lifelong commitment, Gary’s proven techniques and practical advice show you how to pursue and keep the love you want, and how to energize your relationship with enduring passion-filled love. With memorable word pictures, Smalley reveals the secrets behind his “love guarantee.”
–Love’s Best Kept Secret
–Loves Number One Enemy
–Love’s CliffNotes for MenOpen this book and begin your journey to “forever love.”
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Eschatology Messianism And The Dead Sea Scrolls A Print On Demand Title
$23.99The New Testament is of prime importance for understanding early Jewish and Christian messianism and eschatology. Yet often the New Testament presumes a background and context of belief without fully articulating it. Early Jewish and Christian messianism and eschatology, after all, did not emerge in a vacuum; they developed out of early Jewish hopes that had their roots in the Old Testament. A knowledge of early Jewish literature, and especially of the Dead Sea Scrolls from Qumran, is essential for understanding the shape of these ideas at the turn of the era.
In Eschatology, Messianism, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Craig A. Evans and Peter W. Flint have assembled eight essays from outstanding scholars who address the issue from a variety of angles. After an introduction by the editors, successive essays deal with the Old Testament foundations of messianism; the figure of Daniel at Qumran; the Teacher of Righteousness; the expectation of the end in the Scrolls; and Jesus, Paul, and John seen in light of Qumran. These essays originated at a conference for a lay audience and retain much of the popular appeal they had when first delivered. The usefulness of the volume as a resource for students, pastors, and interested laypeople is enhanced by a select bibliography and indexes.
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Discussion And Lesson Starters
$24.99Contents
159 Pages In 4 Parts
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More than 200 proven openers, questions, and activities that get students involved in your lessons!*A Primer On Leading Discussions-starting a discussion, and keeping it going…the importance of confidentiality…asking questions that get responses…and working with different personalities.
*35 creative ways to start a discussion or lesson on any topic—techniques general enough to fit just about any subject, but still quirky enough to attract adolescent attention.
*Discussion & lesson starters, by topic-what subject are you teaching this week? First, look up your subject-apologetics, attitude, dating, disabilities, family, the will of God…and more than 30 topics, all arranged alphabetically. Then choose the opener that fits your purposes and your group.In fact many of these openers are virtually complete lessons in themselves, with questions, activities, parables, object lesson-all designed to draw opinions, thoughts, and feelings from your students.
Whether you’re a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp—Discussion & Lesson Starters is your storehouse of proven, youth group tested ideas.
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How Good Do We Have To Be
$18.99From the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People comes an inspiring new bestseller that puts human feelings of guilt and inadequacy in perspective – and teaches us how we can learn to accept ourselves and others even when we and they are less than perfect. How Good Do We Have to Be? is for everyone who experiences that sense of guilt and disappointment. Harold Kushner, writing with his customary generosity and wisdom, shows us how human life is too complex for anyone to live it without making mistakes, and why we need not fear the loss of God’s love when we are less than perfect. Harold Kushner begins by offering a radically new interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve, which he sees as a tale of Paradise Outgrown rather than Paradise Lost: eating from the Tree of Knowledge was not an act of disobedience, but a brave step forward toward becoming human, complete with the richness of work, sexuality and child-rearing, and a sense of our mortality.
Drawing on modern literature, psychology, theology,,and his own thirty years of experience as a congregational rabbi, Harold Kushner reveals how acceptance and forgiveness can change our relationships with the most important people in our lives and help us meet the bold and rewarding challenge of being human.
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These Are The Candles
$9.93Here is a resource that will dramatize the lighting of the Advent candles during your worship service. The lighting of each candle is proceeded by a statement, which the author suggests may be read from offstage.
The series of statements reveal the significance of the traditional Advent characters: the angel, the shepherds, the wisemen, Mary and the Christ child.
This simple but dramatic resource provides an explanation of the deeper meaning of the events preceding Jesus’ birth, as they spell out the relationship of these individuals to Christ, the Light of the World.
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Choosing To Forgive Workbook (Workbook)
$15.99Twelve Steps To Forgiveness
1. Clarify The Need For Forgiveness
2. Your Legitimate Anger
3. Uprooting Bitterness
4. Assertiveness Helps Forgiveness
5. Assuming Equality
6. Refraining From Judgments
7. Managing Your Grief
8. Confrontations
9. Releasing The Controls
10. Defining Your Mission
11. Embracing Humility
12. Becoming An Encourager
About The Authors P. 255Additional Info
Perhaps there have been times you’ve felt stuck in bitterness, discouragement or cynicism. Maybe you’ve asked “How can I forgive when I hurt as badly as I do?” or you’ve had moments when you thought you’d truly forgiven, only to have anger return. You may have been taught that anger is bad, that Christians can’t be angry or that nothing good ever results from anger.This workbook will teach you how to increase your ability to forgive by:
* learning to establish appropriate boundaries
* achieving a balance between forgiveness and healthy anger
* correctly managing and communicating your anger
* forgiving for the right reasonsThe workbook format allows you to personalize the information and develop a plan that will lead to real results. This new 12-step plan will guide you through elements that are crucial to forgiveness and healing.
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