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paperbackDivine Foreknowledge
Four Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy
Contributions by Gregory A. Boyd, David Hunt, William Lane Craig, and Paul HelmThe question of the nature of God's foreknowledge and how that relates to human freedom has been pondered and debated by Christian theologians at least since the time of Augustine. And the issue will not go away.
More recently, the terms of the debate have shifted, and the issue has taken on new urgency with the theological proposal known as the openness of God. This view ...
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paperbackAncient Faith for the Church's Future
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Mark Husbands and Jeffrey P. Greenman
Mark Husbands and Jeffrey P. Greenman bring together select essays from the 2007 Wheaton Theology Conference, Ancient Faith for the Church's Future demonstrates the vitality and significance of the early church for contemporary Christian witness and practice. These fourteen essays provide for a significant evangelical ressourcement by considering the importance of the thought and ...
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paperbackShades of Sheol
Death and Afterlife in the Old Testament
by Philip S. Johnston
"For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise?" (Psalm 6:5)
- Death is a profound and complex subject. How did the Israelites respond to it?
- The dead apparently went to Sheol. Where and what was it?
- The inhabitants of Sheol are sometimes called "shades." What does this indicate?
- Many ancient peoples venerated their ancestors. Did ...
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paperbackGod at War
The Bible and Spiritual Conflict
by Gregory A. Boyd
In this bold and compelling work, Gregory Boyd undertakes to reframe the central issues of Christian theodicy. By Boyd's estimate, theologians still draw too heavily on Augustine's response to the problem of evil, attributing pain and suffering to the mysterious "good" purposes of God. Accordingly, modern Christians are inclined not to expect evil and so are baffled but resigned when it occurs. ...
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paperbackCommitment
My Heart--Christ's Home
Christian Basics Bible Studies
by Robert Boyd Munger
What would it be like if Christ came to visit you in the home of your heart? Would you bring in a dumpster or just do some light dusting? Are you prepared to meet him and discover his call for every area of your life? Six studies, based on Robert Boyd Munger's classic on Christian commitment, My Heart--Christ's Home, offer an imaginative approach to help you see your life as Jesus ...
Number of Studies: 6
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paperbackChristianity & Psychoanalysis
A New Conversation
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Earl D. Bland and Brad D. Strawn
Unsurprisingly, given Sigmund Freud's understanding of religion, the conversation between Christianity and psychoanalysis has long been marked by mutual suspicion. Psychoanalysis originated within a naturalist, post-Enlightenment context and sought to understand human functioning and pathology--focusing on phenomena such as the unconscious and object representation--on a strictly empirical basis. ...
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caseboundChristianity and Developmental Psychopathology
Foundations and Approaches
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Kelly S. Flanagan and Sarah E. Hall
Midwest Publishing Association Award of Excellence
Since its origin in the early 1980s, the field of developmental psychopathology has become a highly influential framework for approaching the clinical treatment of children. Until now there has been no effort to integrate this framework with a Christian understanding of psychopathology.
The essays in this volume break ...
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paperbackSex and Dating
Questions You Wish You Had Answers To
by Mindy Meier
Just the FAQs! "Are we friends or are we dating? How can I tell?" "I'm addicted to male attention. How can I break free?" "I've been sexually abused. Will that affect my ability to have a good sex life?" "What's so bad about having friends with benefits?" "I've been hurt before. How can I ever trust anyone again?" Real people. Honest questions. In this complicated age of hooking up and uncertain ...
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paperbackThe Joy of Listening to God
by Joyce Huggett
For many, prayer is a time to pour out our concerns to God. But are we so busy talking that we fail to listen to all the riches he has for us? Joyce Huggett was an ordinary Christian who told God her problems and desires. But then there was a change. Slowly she began to discover that God revealed himself to her when she was quiet before him. A whole new dimension of prayer opened up as she ...
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paperbackThe Way Is Made by Walking
A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago
by Arthur Paul Boers
Foreword by Eugene H. PetersonThe Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Awards finalist
Pilgrimage is a spiritual discipline not many consider. Aren't the destinations far? Don't they involve a lot of time and walking? Just a few years ago, Arthur Paul Boers wasn't thinking about pilgrimage either. But he began to sense a deep call from God to walk the five-hundred-mile pilgrimage route known as Camino ...
