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With more than thirty-four thousand books representing more than seven hundred titles, InterVarsity Press (IVP) will soon be hosting the largest missions bookstore in the world at the twenty-sixth Urbana Student Missions Conference.
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paperbackA Parent's Guide to Harry Potter
by Gina Burkart
Foreword by Connie NealHarry Potter has captivated the imagination of millions of children. And Harry Potter has caused controversy in churches and schools. What's a parent to do with the magical, mystical world of Harry and his friends? Gina Burkart chose to read the books with her own children. As they read together, she discovered many parallels between Christian faith and the themes of these books. Indeed, the escapades ...
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paperbackThe Future of Biblical Interpretation
Responsible Plurality in Biblical Hermeneutics
Edited by Stanley E. Porter, Jr. and Matthew R. Malcolm
- Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (Scripture/Hermeneutics)
The Bible encompasses a plurality of voices, not only in genre but in perspective. And not surprisingly, interpreters of the Bible have generated a plurality of interpretations. How might biblical scholars work responsibly with and within this plurality? And what ...
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hardcoverTempered Resilience
How Leaders Are Formed in the Crucible of Change
by Tod Bolsinger
Christian Book Award Finalist
What type of leadership is needed in a moment that demands adaptive change?
Tod Bolsinger, author of Canoeing the Mountains, is uniquely positioned to explore the qualities of adaptive leadership in contexts ranging from churches to nonprofit organizations. He deftly examines both the external challenges we face ...
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paperbackMore Than Enchanting
Breaking Through Barriers to Influence Your World
Forge Partnership Books
by Jo Saxton
Foreword by Jenni CatronWomen have always been central to the life of the church. From the early hours of the first Easter, when women were charged to announce the resurrection of Jesus, to the state of the contemporary church, where women outnumber men in pews and positions of service.
But as central as women have been, they've also found themselves regularly marginalized--and not only in the church but in the neighborhoods, ...
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paperbackChanging Signs of Truth
A Christian Introduction to the Semiotics of Communication
by Crystal L. Downing
What signals are you sending when you share the gospel? The importance of signs for communicating truth has been recognized throughout the ages. Crystal L. Downing traces this awareness from biblical texts, through figures from church history like John Wycliffe and William Tyndale, to more recent writers Samuel Taylor Coleridge and C. S. Lewis. In the nineteenth century, this legacy of interest ...
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paperbackSacramental Life
Spiritual Formation Through the Book of Common Prayer
by David A. deSilva
What happens when old meets new? As David deSilva has experienced the ancient wisdom of the Book of Common Prayer, he's been formed spiritually in deep and lasting ways. In these pages, he offers you a brand new way to use the Book of Common Prayer, that you too might experience new growth, new intimacy with God and a new lens through which to view the world. Focusing on the four sacramental rites ...
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paperbackVirtuous Minds
Intellectual Character Development
by Philip E. Dow
Templeton Foundation Character Project's Character Essay and Book Prize Competition award winner
What does it mean to love God with all of our minds?
Our culture today is in a state of crisis where intellectual virtue is concerned. Dishonesty, cheating, arrogance, laziness, cowardice--such vices are rampant in society, even among the world's most prominent leaders. ...
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caseboundThe Crucibles That Shape Us
Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership
by Gayle D. Beebe
Foreword by David BrooksWe often see setbacks and disasters as events that keep us from our best life. But they're really opportunities to grow in leadership.
The problem of suffering is a spiritual hurdle for many that disorients us and those we lead. Gayle D. Beebe tackles the existential crisis head-on, revealing that, although we are bewildered at first, these situations ultimately prepare us. ...
