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  • Imitating God in Christ: Recapturing a Biblical Pattern, By Jason B. Hood
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    Imitating God in Christ

    Recapturing a Biblical Pattern

    by Jason B. Hood

    Should we imitate Jesus? Some Christians answer with a cheerful "Yes," seeing it as the sum of the Christian life. Others believe we should rely on the work of Christ alone, throwing off any hint of the moralism or "works righteousness" they associate with imitating Jesus. Jason Hood takes us on a tour of what the Bible has to say about imitating Jesus. He draws our attention to what Paul told ...

  • 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 ...

  • Forty Days on Being a One, By Juanita Campbell Rasmus
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    Forty Days on Being a One

    Enneagram Daily Reflections

    by Juanita Campbell Rasmus
    Series edited by Suzanne Stabile

    "I am a number One on the Enneagram."

    Juanita Rasmus continues: "If you are a One, you know the weight of the world we carry. If you know a One, these readings will give you enhanced insight into our world. Either way, bring your work boots—you will need them!"

    Guided by her own life, including experiences with exhaustion and depression, Juanita Rasmus draws from the ...

    Number of Studies: 40

  • The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early Christianity, By James S. Jeffers
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    The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era

    Exploring the Background of Early Christianity

    by James S. Jeffers

    What was life like for first-century Christians?

    Imagine a modest-sized Roman home of a well-to-do Christian household wedged into a thickly settled quarter of Corinth. In the lingering light of a summer evening, men, women and children, merchants, working poor and slaves, a mix of races and backgrounds have assembled in the dimly lit main room are are spilling into the central courtyard. ...

  • Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News, By Jeffrey Bilbro
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    Reading the Times

    A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News

    by Jeffrey Bilbro

    Christianity Today Book Award
    The Gospel Coalition Book Awards Honorable Mention
    Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist
    ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    "Reading the morning newspaper is the realist's morning prayer."—G. W. F. Hegel

    Whenever we reach for our phones or scan a newspaper to get "caught up," we ...

  • Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy, Edited by Everett L. Worthington Jr. and Eric L. Johnson and Joshua N. Hook and Jamie D. Aten
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    Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    Edited by Everett L. Worthington Jr., Eric L. Johnson, Joshua N. Hook, and Jamie D. Aten

    Are Christian treatments as effective as secular treatments? What is the evidence to support its success? Christians engaged in the fields of psychology, psychotherapy and counseling are living in a unique moment. Over the last couple decades, these fields have grown more and more open to religious belief and religion-accommodative therapies. At the same time, Christian counselors and psychotherapists ...