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William J. Larkin
William J. Larkin Jr. (Ph.D., University of Durham) is professor of biblical studies at Columbia International University Seminary and School of Ministry in Columbia, South Carolina. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America, he is the author of several books.
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Peter Stuhlmacher
Stuhlmacher is Professor Emeritus of the University of Tübingen, Germany. He is the author of many books, including The Gospel and the Gospels, Paul's Letter to the Romans: A Commentary and Historical Criticism and Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Toward a Hermeneutics of Consent.
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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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caseboundInvest in Transformation
Quit Relying on Trust
Practicing Change Series
by Tod Bolsinger
Illustrated by Mark Demel
Foreword by Marty LinskyThere is no transformation without trust, but trust is not transformation. We must learn how to invest trust for transformation.
Groups that have become skeptical need leadership to refuel a sense of community and continuity if change is going to happen. But trust can be easily hoarded or squandered. This Practicing Change volume from Tod Bolsinger outlines steps to envision ...
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caseboundThe Mission Always Wins
Quit Appeasing Stakeholders
Practicing Change Series
by Tod Bolsinger
Illustrated by Mark Demel
Foreword by Marty LinskyIt's time to further the mission. Not the boss, not the team, not the stakeholders—the mission.
Change requires tough decisions. But when the focus is blurred, how can we stay on track? We need clarity and agreement on the real task at hand—our genuine mission. This Practicing Change volume from Tod Bolsinger guides us through naming competing values and realigning the driving ...
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paperbackCan a Scientist Believe in Miracles?
An MIT Professor Answers Questions on God and Science
Veritas Books
by Ian Hutchinson
Plasma physicist Ian Hutchinson has been asked hundreds of questions about faith and science:
- What is faith and what is science? Are they compatible?
- Are there realities science cannot explain?
- Is God's existence a scientific question?
- Is the Bible consistent with the modern scientific understanding of the universe?
- Are there scientific reasons to believe ...
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caseboundAn Introduction to the Old Testament
Exploring Text, Approaches & Issues
by John Goldingay
Enter the classroom of John Goldingay, one of today's premier biblical interpreters, and begin the adventure of exploring the Bible's First Testament. Some Old Testament introductions tell you what you could have seen for yourself. They might recount in detail what other scholars have said, and then tell you what you should think about it. But with refreshing directness, John Goldingay outfits ...
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paperbackChristianity on Trial
A Lawyer Examines the Christian Faith
by W. Mark Lanier
Does the Christian faith hold up under scrutiny? What does science tell us about the plausibility of a god? Can we trust the alleged eyewitness testimony of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus? These questions are worth investigating in order to find an answer solidified in fact and evidence. Mark Lanier, one of America's top trial lawyers, uses his experienced legal eye to examine the plausibility ...
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paperbackTurning Donors into Partners
Principles for Fundraising You'll Actually Enjoy
by Brad Layland
Foreword by Tom LinFundraising can be one of the most stressful parts of ministry. Budget needs are daunting, prospects seem limited, and the cycle is unending. How do we get off of the treadmill of crisis-driven fundraising to more sustainable ministry funding?
Professional fundraiser Brad Layland revolutionizes fundraising and transforms it into a relational process where donors truly become ...
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paperbackA Community Called Taize
A Story of Prayer, Worship and Reconciliation
by Jason Brian Santos
Foreword by Desmond TutuTaizé--the word is strangely familiar to many throughout the contemporary church. Familiar, perhaps, because the chanted prayers of Taizé are well practiced in churches throughout the world. Strangely, however, because so little is known about Taizé--from its historic beginnings to how the word itself is pronounced. The worship of the Taizé community, as it turns out, is best understood ...
