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PaperbackBeauty, Order, and Mystery
A Christian Vision of Human Sexuality
Center for Pastor Theologians Series
Edited by Todd A Wilson and Gerald L. Hiestand
Humans are sexual creatures.
Our sexuality can be a beautiful and mysterious expression of what it means to be human. But it can also become distorted and sinful.
Perhaps no issue is as urgent for the church today, orconfronts it with as many questions, as human sexuality: What does it mean to fulfill God’s will through our sexuality? To what extent should our sexuality ...
PaperbackDoes God Exist?
A History of Answers to the Question
by W. David Beck
Does God exist?
Throughout the history of philosophical and theological reflection, this fundamental question has prompted a range of responses.
In one incisive volume, philosopher W. David Beck offers a narrative of pre-Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, and Islamic arguments for God's existence. Here, readers will encounter both classical and contemporary arguments, ...
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Want more context as you begin to study Nehemiah? This introduction will give you the background you need as you read the Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. We hope you continue to discover the riches of Scripture and draw closer to God as you join the millions who have used this free devotional resource.
PaperbackPentecostal Orthodoxy
Toward an Ecumenism of the Spirit
by Emilio Alvarez
Foreword by John Behr“Can anything orthodox come from Pentecostalism?”
This recasting of Nathaniel's familiar question from the Gospel is a fair summary of many modern Christians' assessment of the Pentecostal tradition. Yet in recent years, a growing number of Pentecostals have been turning afresh to the ancient, creedal Christian faith.
Bishop Emilio Alvarez has himself been at the forefront ...
PaperbackThe Quest for the Trinity
The Doctrine of God in Scripture, History and Modernity
by Stephen R. Holmes
The doctrine of the Trinity was settled in the fourth century, and maintained, with only very minor disagreement or development, by all strands of the church—Western and Eastern, Protestant and Catholic—until the modern period. In the twentieth century, there arose a sense that the doctrine had been neglected and stood in need of recovery.In The Quest for the Trinity, Holmes takes us on ...
PaperbackThe Galileo Connection
by Charles E. Hummel
The church disagreed with Galileo. That set off a controversy that rages on today. The passion remains but the issues have changed and the arguments have become more complex. Do miracles conflict with scientific laws? How did the universe begin? Does the creation story in Genesis conflict with evolution?Hummel sets these controversies in historical perspective by telling the fascinating stories ...
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Craig A. Evans
Craig A. Evans (PhD, Claremont) is an internationally known and respected New Testament scholar, apologist and author who serves as the John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins at Houston Baptist University. He has written extensively on the historical Jesus and the Jewish background of the New Testament era. A prolific writer, Evans has published more than seventy books and over 500 journal articles and reviews, and his books have been translated into several languages.
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Andy Crouch
Andy Crouch (MDiv, Boston University School of Theology) is partner for theology and culture at Praxis, an organization that works as a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship. His books include The Tech-Wise Family, Playing God, and Strong and Weak.
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Dr. Kevin Chapman has signed a contract with InterVarsity Press (IVP) for a follow-up to his first book, Mastering Our Emotions: Biblical Principles for Emotional Health.
PaperbackThe Unaborted Socrates
A Dramatic Debate on the Issues Surrounding Abortion
by Peter Kreeft
Is abortion a woman's right?
When does human life begin?
Should we legislate morality?What would happen if the Socrates of old suddenly appeared in modern Athens? Peter Kreeft imagines the dialog that might ensue with three worthyopponents--a doctor, a philosopher and a psychologist--about the arguments surrounding abortion. Kreeft uses Socratic technique to strip away the emotional ...
