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EbookMaking Peace with the Land
God's Call to Reconcile with Creation
Resources for Reconciliation
by Fred Bahnson and Norman Wirzba
Foreword by Bill McKibbenGod is reconciling all things in heaven and on earth.We are alienated not only from one another, but also from the land that sustains us. Our ecosystems are increasingly damaged, and human bodies are likewise degraded. Most of us have little understanding of how our energy is derived or our food is produced, and many of our current industrialized practices are both unhealthy for our bodies and unsustainable ...
EbookWelcoming the Stranger
Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate
by Matthew Soerens, Jenny Yang, and Leith Anderson
Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten List
Immigration is one of the most complicated issues of our time. Voices on all sides argue strongly for action and change. Christians find themselves torn between the desire to uphold laws and the call to minister to the vulnerable.
In this book World Relief immigration experts Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang move beyond the rhetoric ...
EbookTreating Trauma in Christian Counseling
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Heather Davediuk Gingrich and Fred C. Gingrich
Traumatic experiences are distressingly common, and the risks of developing posttraumatic stress disorder are high. But in recent years the field of traumatology has grown strong, giving survivors and their counselors firmer footing than ever before to seek healing. This book is a combined effort to introduce counseling approaches, trauma information, and Christian reflections to respond to the ...
EbookPhilosophy of Religion
Thinking About Faith
Contours of Christian Philosophy
by C. Stephen Evans and R. Zachary Manis
With over 40,000 copies in print since its original publication in 1982, Steve Evans's Philosophy of Religion has served many generations of students as a classic introduction to the philosophy of religion from a Christian perspective. Over the years the philosophical landscape has changed, and in this new edition Zach Manis joins Evans in a thorough revamping of arguments and information, ...
EbookThe Message of Amos
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by J. Alec Motyer
They neglected the needy, gained material riches through exploitation, and indulged in inauthentic religious practices. And rather than following God in the pursuit of justice, they drew on the divine name to justify their pretense. This is the social landscape in which the prophet Amos delivers a message from God. With searing clarity and daring hope, Amos calls God's people to ...
EbookThe Message of the Song of Songs
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Tom Gledhill
At first reading, the Song of Songs appears to be an unabashed celebration of physical attraction, mutual love, and sexual consummation between a man and a woman. Tom Gledhill maintains that the Song of Songs is in fact just that—a literary, poetic exploration of human love that strongly affirms loyalty, beauty, and sexuality. Yet in God's story, these things are not ends in themselves. ...
HardbackTreating Trauma in Christian Counseling
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Heather Davediuk Gingrich and Fred C. Gingrich
Traumatic experiences are distressingly common, and the risks of developing posttraumatic stress disorder are high. But in recent years the field of traumatology has grown strong, giving survivors and their counselors firmer footing than ever before to seek healing. This book is a combined effort to introduce counseling approaches, trauma information, and Christian reflections to respond to the ...
PaperbackEphesians
A Commentary on the New Testament
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by Walter L. Liefeld
"More than any other book of the Bible, Ephesians displays the great purpose and plan of God for the church," Walter Liefeld writes. "It provides a perspective that is unique: God's--and the believer's--view from the 'heavenly realms.'"For those who long to delve into the mind and purposes of God, few books are more helpful than Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Here the apostle paints in broad strokes ...
PaperbackScribbling in the Sand
Christ and Creativity
by Michael Card
Paper Edition was voted 2002 Publisher's Weekly Best Adult Religion Book of the Year!Singer, songwriter and diligent student of Scripture, Michael Card is well known for the depth of his lyrics and the artistry of his music. But far moresignificant than the songs he has penned is the source of his inspiration--the creativity embodied in Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God.In this abridged ...
EbookHow Do We Know?
An Introduction to Epistemology
Questions in Christian Philosophy
by James K. Dew Jr. and Mark W Foreman
What does it mean to know something? Can we have confidence in our knowledge?
Epistemology, the study of knowledge, can often seem like a daunting subject. And yet few topics are more basic to human life. We are inquisitivecreatures by nature, and the unending quest for truth leads us to raise difficult questions about the quest itself. What are the conditions, sources, and ...
