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hardcoverGod and Soul Care
The Therapeutic Resources of the Christian Faith
by Eric L. Johnson
Christianity, at its heart, is a therapeutic faith—a theocentric form of soul care. God's therapeutic agenda begins in the perfect triune communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit who created human beings to flourish by participating in his glory. But they are now alienated from God and subject to different forms of psychopathology—sin, suffering, and biopsychosocial damage. So ...
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paperbackMapping Postmodernism
A Survey of Christian Options
by Robert C. Greer
By now we've all heard the word postmodernism.
- But what is it?
- Can it be defined?
- Does it really represent a monumental shift away from how we use to think about right and wrong, truth, the world, and even the whole cosmos?
- Most important, how should Christians respond?
Robert C. Greer helps us grasp the nature of the shifts in thinking and ...
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paperbackMinistry in the Image of God
The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service
by Stephen Seamands
Christianity Today Book Awards Merit winner
"As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
Those of us called to Christian ministry are commissioned and sent by Jesus, just as he himself was called and sent by the Father. Thus we naturally pattern our ministries after Christ's example. But distinctively Christian service involves the Spirit as ...
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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 ...
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paperbackThe Church in Exile
Living in Hope After Christendom
by Lee Beach
Foreword by Walter BrueggemannThe people of God throughout history have been a people of exile and diaspora. Whether under the Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks or Romans, the people chosen by God have had to learn how to be a holy people in alien lands and under foreign rule. For much of its history, however, the Christian church lived with the sense of being at home in the world, with considerable influence and power. That ...
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paperbackBeyond the Wager
The Christian Brilliance of Blaise Pascal
by Douglas Groothuis
Blaise Pascal, the seventeenth-century French philosopher and scientist, is perhaps best known for his "wager," an argument about the existence of God. But there was much more to Pascal and his brilliance.
In this accessible and well-documented study, philosopher Douglas Groothuis introduces readers to Pascal's life as well as the breadth of his intellectual pursuits, including ...
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paperbackMere Theology
A Guide to the Thought of C. S. Lewis
by Will Vaus
Foreword by Douglas GreshamWhat did C. S. Lewis believe about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, heaven, hell, creation, the Fall, the forgiveness of sins, marriage and divorce, war and peace, the church and sacraments, masculinity and femininity? Lewis was not a professional theologian, but anyone who has read his writings--whether fiction or nonfiction, essays or correspondence--knows that profoundly Christian convictions ...
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paperbackWhy Politics Needs Religion
The Place of Religious Arguments in the Public Square
by Brendan Sweetman
Can relligion and politics mix? Many voices reply, "No way!" Yet in this provocative and timely book, Brendan Sweetman argues against this charge and the various sophisticated arguments that support it. As we witness the clash of religious and secular worldviews he claims that our pluralistic democratic society will be best served when the faith elements of secularism are acknowledged and the ...
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hardcoverNew Bible Dictionary
The New Bible Set
Edited by I. Howard Marshall, A. R. Millard, and J. I. Packer
by Donald J. WisemanThe New Bible Dictionary is a reference work ideally suited for people of all ages and backgrounds. This magnificent and comprehensive Bible dictionary has set the standard for evangelical Bible dictionaries for five decades. Now in its third edition, it is the clear leader in its field.
The third edition of the New Bible Dictionary will increase the reader's knowledge and ...
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paperbackFrom Bubble to Bridge
Educating Christians for a Multifaith World
by Marion H. Larson and Sara L. H. Shady
Foreword by Eboo PatelUnderstanding our religious neighbors is more important than ever—but also more challenging. In a world of deep religious strife and increasing pluralism it can seem safer to remain inside the "bubble" of our faith community. Christian college campuses in particular provide a strong social bubble that reinforces one's faith identity in distinction from the wider society. Many Christians ...
