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  • Global Dictionary of Theology: A Resource for the Worldwide Church, Edited byWilliam A. Dyrness and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
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    Global Dictionary of Theology

    A Resource for the Worldwide Church

    Edited by William A. Dyrness and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
    Associate Editor Juan F. Martinez and Simon Chan

    Theological dictionaries are foundational to any theological library. But until now there has been no Global Dictionary of Theology, a theological dictionary that presumes the contribution of the Western tradition but moves beyond it to embrace and explore a full range of global expressions of theology. The Global Dictionary of Theology is inspired by the shift of the center of ...

  • Holy Conversation: Talking About God in Everyday Life, By Richard Peace
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    Holy Conversation

    Talking About God in Everyday Life

    by Richard Peace

    Chicago Book Clinic Award of Excellence

    God is back on the agenda.

    Today people are fascinated by spirituality, and they have lots of questions. Who better to talk with them than Christians? Trouble is, many of us don't know how to talk about our faith or are uneasy about religious salesmanship and canned evangelistic formulas. We are afraid of button-holing ...

    Number of Studies: 12

  • Getting Sent: A Relational Approach to Support Raising, By Pete Sommer
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    Getting Sent

    A Relational Approach to Support Raising

    by Pete Sommer

    Most of us would rather have a root canal than ask for money. Raising support is one of the most difficult challenges facing Christians in ministry. Fears of rejection, concerns about biblical validity, feelings of not being deserving, anxiety about limited resources can all block us from obtaining the means to fulfill our calling. This book both affirms that God uses the Christian community to ...

  • Revisiting Paul's Doctrine of Justification: A Challenge to the New Perspective, By Peter Stuhlmacher
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    Revisiting Paul's Doctrine of Justification

    A Challenge to the New Perspective

    by Peter Stuhlmacher

    Since 1963, substantial objections have been raised against the traditional view of the Pauline doctrine of justification, mainly by New Testament scholars such as Krister Stendahl, E. P. Sanders and James D. G. Dunn. This book evaluates the "New Perspective on Paul" and finds it wanting. With appreciation for the important critique already offered by Donald Hagner, which is included in this volume, ...

  • Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult: How to Interest People Who Aren't Interested, By Nick Pollard
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    Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult

    How to Interest People Who Aren't Interested

    by Nick Pollard

    Evangelism is difficult. Face it; most people just aren't interested in hearing about Jesus. They are quite satisfied with their lives, quite content with their beliefs, and see no need to change. So how can you get them interested in the gospel? In this readable and accessible book, evangelist Nick Pollard shows how to break through the barrier of disinterest. He shows why Jesus can and should ...

  • No Place for Abuse: Biblical  Practical Resources to Counteract Domestic Violence, By Catherine Clark Kroeger and Nancy Nason-Clark
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    No Place for Abuse

    Biblical Practical Resources to Counteract Domestic Violence

    by Catherine Clark Kroeger and Nancy Nason-Clark

    Domestic violence is a leading cause of injury and death to women worldwide. Nearly one in four women around the globe is physically or sexually abused in her lifetime, and gender violence causes more death and disability among women aged 15 to 44 than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents or war. Regrettably, the church is not immune to this problem. Numerous studies suggest that incident rates among ...

  • The Messiah Comes to Middle-Earth: Images of Christ's Threefold Office in The Lord of the Rings, By Philip Ryken
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    The Messiah Comes to Middle-Earth

    Images of Christ's Threefold Office in The Lord of the Rings

    Hansen Lectureship Series

    by Philip Ryken

    How can we grasp the significance of what Jesus Christ did for us? Might literature help us as we seek to understand the Christian faith?

    J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings has generated much discussion about the relationship between Christianity and literature. It is well known that Tolkien disliked allegory. Yet he acknowledged that his work is imbued with Christian ...

  • Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News, By Jeffrey Bilbro
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    Reading the Times

    A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News

    by Jeffrey Bilbro

    Christianity Today Book Award
    The Gospel Coalition Book Awards Honorable Mention
    Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist
    ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    "Reading the morning newspaper is the realist's morning prayer."—G. W. F. Hegel

    Whenever we reach for our phones or scan a newspaper to get "caught up," we ...

  • Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing, By Andy Crouch
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    Strong and Weak

    Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing

    The IVP Signature Collection

    by Andy Crouch

    Flourishing people are strong and weak.

    Two common temptations lure us away from abundant living: withdrawing into safety and grasping for power. True flourishing, says Andy Crouch, travels down an unexpected path—being both strong and weak.

    We see this unlikely mixture in the best leaders—people who use their authority for the benefit of others while also showing extraordinary ...

  • Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity, By David W. Swanson
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    Rediscipling the White Church

    From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity

    by David W. Swanson
    Foreword by Brenda Salter McNeil

    "Many white Christians across America are waking up to the fact that something is seriously wrong—but often this is where we get stuck."

    Confronted by the deep-rooted racial injustice in our society, many white Christians instinctively scramble to add diversity to their churches and ministries. But is diversity really the answer to the widespread racial dysfunction we see ...