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paperbackHow to Read the Psalms
How to Read Series
by Tremper Longman III
The Psalms possess an enduring fascination for us. For frankness, directness, intensity and intimacy, they are unrivaled in all of Scripture. Somehow the psalmists seem to have anticipated all our awe, desires and frustrations. No wonder Christians have used the Psalms in worship from the earliest times to the present.
Yet the Psalms cause us difficulties when we look at them closely. Their ...
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paperbackMore Than Things
A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture
by Paul Louis Metzger
We live in a culture of commodification. People are too often defined by what they do or own; they're treated as means to an end or cogs in a machine. What goes missing is a deep sense of personhood—the belief that all humans are unique subjects with inherent worth and the right to self-determination in authentic communion with others.
In a world dominated by things, ...
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paperbackWar, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by Paul Copan
In a world of war, terrorism, and other geopolitical threats to global stability, how should committed Christians honor Jesus Christ and his Word? How should Christians think and act when it comes to church-state relations, the preservation of order, the practice of just peacemaking, and the use of coercive force?
In this volume in IVP Academic's Spectrum series, four contributors—experts ...
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paperbackThe Great Quest
Invitation to an Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning
by Os Guinness
"The unexamined life is not worth living." —Socrates What is life all about? What are we here for? Is there any meaning or purpose to our existence? Thinkers throughout the centuries have pondered these questions. While the distractions of the modern world prevent many from grappling seriously with such matters, the truth is that humans cannot live without meaning any more than ...
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paperbackTheology Questions Everyone Asks
Christian Faith in Plain Language
Edited by Gary M. Burge and David Lauber
Foreword by Philip RykenEveryone has questions about God and what matters most in life. When we ask those questions, we are asking about theology.
- Isn't talk about God really a guessing game?
- What good is the Old Testament?
- How can we have free will if God controls everything?
- The virgin birth. Really?
- What does an earthquake say about God?
- Is the Holy Spirit still at ...
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hardcoverCompassion (&) Conviction
The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
by Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, and Chris Butler
Foreword by Barbara Williams-SkinnerChristian Book Award® program
Outreach Resource of the YearHave you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives?
Too often, political questions are framed in impossible ways for the faithful Christian: we're forced to choose between social justice and biblical values, between supporting women and ...
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paperbackThe Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas
Paul's Mars Hill Experience for Our Pluralistic World
by Paul Copan and Kenneth D. Litwak
Our world is multicultural, multireligious, multiphilosophical. It ranges from fundamental monotheism to do-it-yourself spirituality to strident atheism. How can Christians engage in communicating across worldviews in this pluralistic and often relativistic society? When Paul visited Athens, he found an equally multicultural and multireligious setting. From Jews to Gentiles, elite to poor, slaves ...
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paperbackTrustworthy
Thirteen Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament
by Benjamin Shaw
Foreword by Gary R. HabermasHow do we know the New Testament is reliable?
It matters—but discussions on whether the New Testament is historically accurate can be tedious and overwhelming. We want to be confident that the reports in the New Testament are true and dependable, but scholarly discussions around the authenticity of the events recounted in Scripture can be challenging to navigate.
Dr. ...
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paperbackChrist in Conflict
Lessons from Jesus and His Controversies
by John Stott
We often imagine Jesus as the ultimate peacemaker, as one who saw all sides and kindly overlooked differences of belief or practice. The Gospels say this was not so. Jesus drew sharp lines. He disagreed with many. He rejected being broadminded on a variety of topics. He engaged in vigorous debate, especially with several different groups of religious leaders. What conflicts did he have?
- He ...
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paperbackHoly Is the Day
Living in the Gift of the Present
by Carolyn Weber
Life pulls us in many directions, sometimes even to the point of pulling our souls apart. We know rest and reflection are necessary for a healthy life—even Jesus took time to get away from the crowds, away from the demands of everyday life, to pray, to spend time with close friends, to sleep. But when Carolyn Weber—emotionally and physically exhausted from managing her career as a college professor, ...
