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PaperbackA Peculiar People
The Church as Culture in a Post-Christian Society
by Rodney R. Clapp
- Voted one of Christianity Today's 1997 Books of the Year
Christians feel increasingly useless, argues Rodney Clapp, not because we have nothing to offer a post-Christian society, but because we are trying to serve as "sponsoring chaplains" to a civilization that no longer sees Christianity as necessary to its existence. In our individualistic, technologically oriented, ...
PaperbackPocket History of Evangelical Theology
The IVP Pocket Reference Series
by Roger E. Olson
Roger Olson provides us with a concise, lively and readable history of evangelical theology.
Finding its antecedents in early Pietism of the late seventeenth century, Olson traces its development through the revivalism in Great Britain and America in the eighteenth century from its roots within Puritanism, Wesleyanism and the Great Awakening.
Olson then takes us forward in time as he ...
PaperbackHidden Worldviews
Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives
by Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford
Why do we buy what we buy, vote the way we vote, eat what we eat and say what we say? Why do we have the friends we have, and work and play as we do? It's our choice? Yes, but there are forces, often unseen, that shape every decision we make and every action we take.These hidden, life-shaping values and ideas are not promoted through organized religions or rival philosophies but fostered by cultural ...
PaperbackWhat Is Christian Humanism?
Recovering a Human Society
by Jens Zimmermann
Rediscover Humanity’s Worth Through Christ’s Incarnation
In our rapidly changing world, we face a rising tide of threats to our humanity. From artificial intelligence and the erosion of free speech to bioengineering and euthanasia, the humanistic values we cherish, like intrinsic human rights and the dignity of all persons, are increasingly at risk. We are in danger of losing ...
PaperbackSerious Times
Making Your Life Matter in an Urgent Day
by James Emery White
2005 Gold Medallion Fiinalist
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson lived in serious times. And, because they chose to live serious lives, they changed the course of history. Serious times met with serious lives. This is the means by which the kingdom of God is advanced and the life of a Christ follower is measured.
- How can you make a difference in the world today?
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Read this conversation with John H. Walton, author of "The Lost World of the Prophets," to hear more about how the Lost World series came to be and how Walton has developed his signature proposition structure.
PaperbackA Week in the Fall of Jerusalem
A Week in the Life Series
by Ben Witherington III
It's AD 70. And amidst smoke, clamor, and terror, Jerusalem is falling to the Romans, its temple being destroyed. As Jews and Christians try to escape the city, we travel with some of them through an imagined week of flight and faith. A scribe makes his way into Galilee in search of records of Jesus' life and teachings. A company of women, responding to a prophecy, travels the route to a new life ...
PaperbackWhy the Rest Hates the West
Understanding the Roots of Global Rage
by Meic Pearse
"Why do they hate us so much?"Many in the U.S. are baffled at the hatred and anti-Western sentiment they see on the international news. Why are people around the world so resentful of Western cultural values and ideals? Historian Meic Pearse unpacks the deep divides between the West and the rest of the world. He shows how many of the underlying assumptions of Western civilization directly oppose ...
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IVP Classics
In a world filled with fleeting trends and constant noise, discover a source of enduring wisdom that continues to shape hearts and minds. The IVP Classics series makes available foundational works of influential thinkers like Francis Schaeffer and John Stott. These books invite you into a deeper faith and a more thoughtful life, offering transformative insights that are as relevant today as when they were first written.
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Center for Pastor Theologians Series
The volumes in the Center for Pastor Theologians (CPT) Series bring together the reflections of church leaders and academic theologians to consider how pastoral ministry and theological scholarship might be reconnected once again. In these volumes, based on the annual Pastor Theologians Conferences, contributors consider several facets of the theme discussed at each conference, exploring the insights that can be gained from historical examples of pastor theologians as well as the essential truths from Scripture on the topic.
