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  • Representing Christ: A Vision for the Priesthood of All Believers, By Uche Anizor and Hank Voss
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    Representing Christ

    A Vision for the Priesthood of All Believers

    by Uche Anizor and Hank Voss

    The priesthood of all believers is a core Protestant belief. But what does it actually mean? Uche Anizor and Hank Voss set the record straight in this concise treatment of a doctrine that lies at the center of church life and Christian spirituality. The authors look at the priesthood of all believers in terms of the biblical witness, the contribution of Martin Luther and the doctrine of the Trinity. ...

  • The Galileo Connection, By Charles E. Hummel
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    The 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 ...

  • Holiness: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Theology, By Matt Ayars and Christopher T. Bounds and Caleb T. Friedeman
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    Holiness

    A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Theology

    by Matt Ayars, Christopher T. Bounds, and Caleb T. Friedeman

    Be holy because I am holy. Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

    The Christian life includes many demands, but perhaps none are as challenging or as misunderstood as the biblical command to "be holy" (Leviticus 11:44 and 1 Peter 1:16) or to "be perfect" (Matthew 5:48). How should we understand these charges?

    In this volume, three scholars from the Wesleyan tradition ...

  • Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leadership, By Sarah Sumner
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    Men and Women in the Church

    Building Consensus on Christian Leadership

    by Sarah Sumner
    Foreword by Phillip E. Johnson

    Evangelicals stand divided in their view of women in the church. On one side stand complementarians, arguing the full worth of women but assigning them to differing roles. On the other side stand egalitarians, arguing that the full worth of women demands their equal treatment and access to leadership roles. Is there a way to mend the breach and build consensus? Sarah Sumner thinks there is. Avoiding ...

  • Now I Lay Me Down to Fight: A Poet Writes Her Way Through Cancer, By Katy Bowser Hutson
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    Now I Lay Me Down to Fight

    A Poet Writes Her Way Through Cancer

    by Katy Bowser Hutson
    Illustrated by Jodi Hays
    Foreword by Tish Harrison Warren

    In stirring verse and essays, Katy Bowser Hutson chronicles her battle with breast cancer and the complications of faith amid such a fight. Accentuated by the art of Jodi Hays, Katy's words lead us through the realization of cancer, the experience of chemotherapy and a mastectomy, relentless rounds of radiation, the uncertainty of ongoing treatment, and what comes after survival. ...

  • Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets, Edited by Mark J. Boda and J. Gordon McConville
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    Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets

    The IVP Bible Dictionary Series

    Edited by Mark J. Boda and J. Gordon McConville

    ECPA Book Award finalist

    With the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets, IVP's Black Dictionary series completes its coverage of the Old Testament canonical books. A true compendium of recent scholarship, the volume includes 115 articles covering all aspects of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the twelve "minor prophets" and Daniel. Each book's historical, cultural, ...

  • Biblical Theology: Retrospect  Prospect, Edited by Scott J. Hafemann
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    Biblical Theology

    Retrospect Prospect

    Wheaton Theology Conference Series

    Edited by Scott J. Hafemann

    Ever since Brevard Childs's 1970 declaration of the crisis in biblical theology, the discipline has faced rumors of its imminent demise. But the patient refuses to die. The doctors continue to argue over how to proceed with treatment and even over whether treatment is worth pursuing, but the patient hangs on. The turn of the millennium appears to be a good time for a fresh assessment of the discipline, ...