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paperbackC. S. Lewis in America
Readings and Reception, 1935–1947
Hansen Lectureship Series
by Mark A. Noll
Contributions by Karen J. Johnson, Kirk D. Farney, and Amy E. BlackPerhaps no other literary figure has transformed the American religious landscape in recent history as much as C. S. Lewis. Even before the international publication and incredible success of his fictional works such as The Chronicles of Narnia or apologetic works like Mere Christianity, Lewis was already being read "across the pond" in America. But who exactly ...
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Known worldwide as a preacher, evangelist, and communicator of Scripture, the late John R. W. Stott wrote over fifty books, Bible studies, and Bible commentaries that have sold millions of copies and impacted the hearts and minds of Christians for generations. Browse Stott's books below to learn from the beloved teacher who was named among Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World."
Learn more about Stott's life and legacy as well as how IVP and other publishers are commemorating Stott's one hundredth birthday.
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paperbackThe Bible Study Handbook
A Comprehensive Guide to an Essential Practice
by Lindsay Olesberg
Foreword by Ajith FernandoThere are Bibles literally all over the place. You can find them in the drawer of the end table in your hotel room, under the pews at your local church, on the shelves of your local library or bookstore, posted in full and in multiple versions on any number of websites. You can find them in every corner of the earth, even (if you look carefully enough) in places where they're forbidden.
So ...
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pamphletGod, the Bible and the Shack
by Gary Deddo and Cathy Deddo
Millions of readers of William Paul Young's The Shack want to know, Is God really that good? Is this the same God we find in the Bible or not? Is the Trinity really like what we find in the novel? And what about evil in the world? How much does The Shack help us understand why it exists and how God deals with it? Here are clear, insightful responses to the questions so many people ...
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pamphletAre All Religions One?
IVP Booklets
by Douglas Groothuis
As we look at the claims of many religions and their leaders, does it make sense that one of them, Christianity, has the right to claim the truth? Or are all religions the same at the core? In this concise and helpful booklet, Douglas Groothuis examines the basic doctrines of great world religions, including Islam and nondualistic Hinduism, and compares them to Christianity. He concludes that all ...
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paperbackBroken and Whole
A Leader's Path to Spiritual Transformation
by Stephen A. Macchia
In his nearly four decades of pastoral, parachurch and nonprofit ministry leadership Steve Macchia has come to understand his own brokenness. He writes: "I've experienced great success and a few embarrassing failures. . . . In essence, as much as I like to view myself as a good or even a very good leader, I'm more truthfully a blessed and broken leader, one who is daily in need of being . . . redeemed ...
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paperbackFinding God in the Verbs
Crafting a Fresh Language of Prayer
by Jennie Isbell and J. Brent Bill
Do you long for deeper communion with God? Spiritual director Jennie Isbell and Quaker minister Brent Bill know how easy it is to lapse into repetitious refrains of prayer: "Our hearts told us that we had lapsed into easy God speak. We weren't reaching deep into our spirits and drawing out living words of praise, confession, concern, intercession and longing. We were tired of speaking in clipped ...
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paperbackNew Testament Introduction
by Donald Guthrie
Donald Guthrie's New Testament Introduction has established itself as the benchmark evangelical introduction to the New Testament since its first publication in 1971 and its revised edition decades later. With the most updated version now available in paperback, this widely acclaimed reference work provides a fixed point for surveying the terrain of the New Testament and its interpreters. ...
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paperbackDo We Need the New Testament?
Letting the Old Testament Speak for Itself
by John Goldingay
Do we need the Old Testament? That's a familiar question, often asked. But as an Old Testament scholar, John Goldingay turns that question on its head: Do we need the New Testament? What's new about the New Testament? After all, the Old Testament was the only Bible Jesus and the disciples knew. Jesus affirmed it as the Word of God. Do we need anything more? And what happens when we begin to look ...
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paperbackThe Mission of God
Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative
by Christopher J. H. Wright
Most Christians would agree that the Bible provides a basis for mission. But Christopher Wright boldly maintains that there is a missional basis for the Bible! The entire Bible is generated by and all about God's mission. In order to understand the Bible, we need a missional hermeneutic, an interpretive perspective in tune with this great missional theme. We need to see how the familiar bits and ...
