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  • Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters, By Carmen Joy Imes
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    Being God's Image

    Why Creation Still Matters

    by Carmen Joy Imes
    Foreword by J. Richard Middleton

    What does it mean to be human?

    This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our purpose, identity, and significance. Amidst the many voices clamoring to shape our understanding of humanity, the Bible reveals important truths related to our human identity and vocation that are critical to the flourishing of all of creation.

    Carmen Joy Imes seeks to ...

  • The Doctrine of Humanity, By Charles Sherlock
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    The Doctrine of Humanity

    Contours of Christian Theology

    by Charles Sherlock

    At the end of the twentieth century the forces of race, gender, ethnicity, culture, social status, life-style and sexual preference threaten to disassemble any notion of universal "human nature" or "human condition." In light of this historical moment, the Christian doctrine of human nature is ripe for rethinking and reformulation. Charles Sherlock sees this theological task as demanding a "double ...

  • Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Edited by Mark J. Edwards
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    Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians

    Volume 8

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Mark J. Edwards
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Paul's letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, and Philippians have struck an indelible impression on Christian tradition and piety. The doctrines of Christ, of salvation, and of the church all owe their profiles to these letters. And for patristic interpreters, who read Scripture as a single book and were charged with an insatiable curiosity regarding the mysteries of the Godhead, ...

  • Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Edited by Peter J. Gorday
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    Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon

    Volume 9

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Peter J. Gorday
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Christianity Today Book of the Year

    For the early church fathers, certain passages in the shorter letters of St. Paul proved particularly important in doctrinal disputes and practical church matters. Pivotal in controversies with the Arians and the Gnostics, the most commented-on christological text in these letters was Colossians 1:15-20, where Jesus ...

  • Waiting for God, By Juanita Ryan
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    Waiting for God

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Juanita Ryan

    We spend much of our life waiting. For healing for ourselves or a friend. For a wayward daughter to return to God. For a new job. For marriage and children and grandchildren. Sometimes the waiting can cause us to feel stuck, or forgotten by God. But waiting time is not wasted time. These eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study by Juanita Ryan help you draw near to God in times of uncertainty ...

    Number of Studies: 8

  • Coffee with Jesus, By David Wilkie
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    Coffee with Jesus

    by David Wilkie

    One of Library Journal's Best Books

    Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist

    Midwest Publishing Association Honorable Mention

    Thousands of people start each day with a shot of Coffee with Jesus, the enormously popular online comic strip. Irreverent at times, yet always insightful, this volume ...

  • Reformation Readings of Paul: Explorations in History and Exegesis, Edited by Michael Allen and Jonathan A. Linebaugh
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    Reformation Readings of Paul

    Explorations in History and Exegesis

    Edited by Michael Allen and Jonathan A. Linebaugh

    Did the Protestant Reformers understand Paul correctly? Has the church today been unduly influenced by Reformation-era misreadings of the Pauline epistles? These questions—especially as they pertain to Martin Luther's interpretation of the Pauline doctrine of justification—have been at the forefront of much discussion within biblical studies and theology in light of the New Perspective on Paul. ...