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  • Once Blind: The Life of John Newton, By Kay Marshall Strom
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    Once Blind

    The Life of John Newton

    by Kay Marshall Strom

    This biography of the writer of Amazing Grace takes us on a journey worthy of a Hollywood extravaganza with swashbuckling adventures on the high seas coupled with the horrors of the slave trade. Once Blind retells Newton's conversion during a crushing storm no one expected to survive, moving on to his most unusual career as an evangelical clergyman with the Church of England during which ...

  • Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms, By Stanley J. Grenz and David Guretzki and Cherith Fee Nordling
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    Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms

    The IVP Pocket Reference Series

    by Stanley J. Grenz, David Guretzki, and Cherith Fee Nordling

    Beginning to study theology is like stepping into a conversation that has been going on for two thousand years.

    How do you take part in this conversation--or even make sense of it--if you don't understand the vocabulary or know the contributions made by other participants?

    The Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms is the perfect companion to your theological studies. Among ...

  • Rethinking the Trinity and Religious Pluralism: An Augustinian Assessment, By Keith E. Johnson
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    Rethinking the Trinity and Religious Pluralism

    An Augustinian Assessment

    by Keith E. Johnson

    Increased interest in the doctrine of the Trinity has led to its use in formulating new, pluralistic approaches to the theology of religions. But theologian Keith Johnson is convinced that many of these forays are not salutary for Christian faith.Here Johnson critically engages the diverse proposals of Mark Heim, Amos Yong, Jacques Dupuis and Raimundo Panikkar. Johnson grounds his evaluation in ...

  • Apostles' Creed, By Alister McGrath
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    Apostles' Creed

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Alister McGrath

    "I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth."

    This six-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, based on Alister McGrath's book I Believe, introduces us to the Apostles' Creed and the essential truths about God the Father, the person and work of Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Christians indeed trust in God, and the basics of our faith have remained the ...

    Number of Studies: 6

  • Interpreting Isaiah: Issues and Approaches, Edited by David G. Firth and H. G. M. Williamson
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    Interpreting Isaiah

    Issues and Approaches

    Edited by David G. Firth and H. G. M. Williamson

    Ever since the first century, Christians have regarded Isaiah as a high point in the Old Testament prophetic literature. Its themes of messiah and suffering servant, deliverance from exile and new creation--to name a few--have been viewed as reaching particular fulfillment in the gospel. Then too, the impact of Isaiah on the church's language of worship and hymnology, and on the Western tradition ...

  • Sexuality and Sex Therapy: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal, By Mark A. Yarhouse and Erica S. N. Tan
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    Sexuality and Sex Therapy

    A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by Mark A. Yarhouse and Erica S. N. Tan

    The field of human sexuality is one of ever-increasing complexity, particularly for Christian therapists and psychologists seeking to be faithful to Scripture, informed by science and sensitive to culture. In Sexuality and Sex Therapy, Mark Yarhouse and Erica Tan offer a survey and appraisal of this field from a Christian perspective, which grounds sex therapy in the biblical affirmation ...

  • Luke, By Darrell L. Bock
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    Luke

    The IVP New Testament Commentary Series

    by Darrell L. Bock

    In Luke's vivid narrative, Jesus comes into Galilee proclaiming "good news to the poor . . . freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind." More than any other Gospel, the Gospel of Luke shows Jesus' great concern for the downtrodden, the oppressed and the marginalized--including women and children and even those outside the house of Israel. Darrell Bock shows why Luke's Gospel ...

  • The Drama of Ephesians: Participating in the Triumph of God, By Timothy G. Gombis
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    The Drama of Ephesians

    Participating in the Triumph of God

    by Timothy G. Gombis

    Ephesians has long been a favorite New Testament book among Christians. Its exalted language and soaring metaphors inspire devotion and worship. But too often the expositor's scrutiny has reduced this letter to a string of theological ideas and practical topics. Timothy Gombis has rediscovered Ephesians as a deeply dramatic text that follows the narrative arc of the triumph of God in Christ. Here ...

  • 1 & 2 Thessalonians, By N. T. Wright
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    1 & 2 Thessalonians

    N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides

    by N. T. Wright
    With Patty Pell

    First impressions stick with us. Paul's first impression of the Thessalonian Christians was an especially powerful one: The gospel message he preached grasped their hearts and minds, and transformed their lives. That memory moves Paul to write to the young church that's bubbling with a sense of the power of the living God. These studies seek to open our lives to that God who leaves a lasting impression ...

    Number of Studies: 8

  • 1 Timothy & Titus: Fighting the Good Fight, By John Stott
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    1 Timothy & Titus

    Fighting the Good Fight

    John Stott Bible Studies

    by John Stott
    With Lin Johnson

    Study Scripture with John Stott

    We live in a culture where the beliefs and preferences of the individual are given final authority. Paul's firm commitment to the church as "the pillar and foundation of the truth" stands against the current. His letters to Timothy and Titus call us to reestablish the core beliefs of Christianity and affirm our convictions about the gospel. ...

    Number of Studies: 12