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  • The Arts as Witness in Multifaith Contexts, Edited by Roberta R. King and William A. Dyrness
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    The Arts as Witness in Multifaith Contexts

    Missiological Engagements

    Edited by Roberta R. King and William A. Dyrness

    In search of holistic Christian witness, missionaries have increasingly sought to take into account all the dimensions of people's cultural and religious lives—including their songs, dances, dramatic performances, storytelling, and visual arts. Missiologists, educators, and practitioners are cultivating new approaches for integrating the arts into mission praxis and celebrating ...

  • Sex and the City of God: A Memoir of Love and Longing, By Carolyn Weber
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    Sex and the City of God

    A Memoir of Love and Longing

    by Carolyn Weber

    When Carolyn Weber moved to Oxford University to study, she didn't expect to find God there. But she did. As she grappled with her newest and most important relationship, she also found that there was another invitation: to think bigger about love.

    In this book we follow Weber through courtship and into marriage and parenthood. Now a literature professor, Weber reflects on ...

  • Introducing Early Christianity: A Topical Survey of Its Life, Beliefs  Practices, By Laurie Guy
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    Introducing Early Christianity

    A Topical Survey of Its Life, Beliefs Practices

    by Laurie Guy

    Laurie Guy provides an illuminating, broad-brush survey of the early church in its first four centuries. Her highly readable account is a welcome supplement to chronological histories of the early church, providing something of an aerial view that lets us see patterns in the historical terrain. From the apostolic fathers to the great ecumenical councils, we see the church undergoing persecution ...

  • Jesus Without Religion: What Did He Say? What Did He Do? What's the Point?, By Rick James
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    Jesus Without Religion

    What Did He Say? What Did He Do? What's the Point?

    by Rick James

    Great. Another book about Jesus. Whose agenda will the author be lugging along this time? Author Rick James begins by clearing his throat. Free of creeds, quarrels and specialized theologies, he speaks of Jesus. No dogma, no politics, no moral at the end. Jesus. What he said. What he did. And what, exactly, was the point. The answers about Jesus, according to Rick James, are in the context. ...

  • Waging Peace on Islam, By Christine Mallouhi
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    Waging Peace on Islam

    by Christine Mallouhi

    How can caring Christians approach Islam? As relations between Islam and the West grow more polarized, many Christians are nervous about meeting Muslims. How can we possibly overcome years, if not centuries, of mistrust? Christine Mallouhi, who married into a Muslim family and has lived much of her life in the Middle East, suggests we should emulate St. Francis, who during the Crusades went to ...

  • Exploring Protestant Traditions: An Invitation to Theological Hospitality, By W. David Buschart
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    Exploring Protestant Traditions

    An Invitation to Theological Hospitality

    by W. David Buschart

    Protestant is shorthand for a spreading family tree of church and theological traditions. Each tradition embodies a historically shaped perspective on the beliefs, practices and priorities that make up a Christian community. Whether you are an insider to one tradition, a hybrid of two or three, or--as many Christians today--an outsider to all, Exploring Protestant Traditions is ...

  • Recapturing an Enchanted World: Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition, By John D. Rempel
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    Recapturing an Enchanted World

    Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition

    Dynamics of Christian Worship

    by John D. Rempel
    Foreword by Gordon T. Smith

    How might our worship recapture and reflect the enchanted world of God's nearness in Jesus Christ?

    In this first volume in IVP Academic's Dynamics of Christian Worship series, John D. Rempel offers a vision for this kind of transformative worship. A theologian and minister in the Mennonite Church, Rempel considers the role of the sacraments and ritual within the Free Church ...

  • The Revelation of God, By Peter Jensen
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    The Revelation of God

    Contours of Christian Theology

    by Peter Jensen

    In modern times the Christian faith's claim to possess a unique revelation of God has faced numerous challenges.

    A central issue has been the role of the Bible. While some have continued to defend the view that the Bible, inspired by God, is God's self-revelation in a direct way, others, have argued that God's self-revelation is to be found primarily in divine action or in the person of Jesus ...

  • The Great Theologians: A Brief Guide, By Gerald R. McDermott
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    The Great Theologians

    A Brief Guide

    by Gerald R. McDermott

    Who are the church's great theologians? What was special about their teaching? What can we learn from them today? Gerald McDermott has written this book for those who want a solid introduction that is challenging, but not overwhelming. Provocative but satisfying. And not too long. McDermott not only informs us about eleven pivotal theologians from Origen to von Balthasar, but helps us sort out ...