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  • Judaism Before Jesus: The Events & Ideas That Shaped the New Testament World, By Anthony J. Tomasino
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    Judaism Before Jesus

    The Events & Ideas That Shaped the New Testament World

    by Anthony J. Tomasino

    Turning the page from Malachi to Matthew, we skip a lot of history.

    In fact, it is something like missing several key episodes in an ongoing television saga. The setting and main plot line are familiar, but new characters have appeared and more recent events and developments are assumed.

    Did anyone record the episodes we missed?

    Fortunately a few did. Their reception wasn't always ...

  • Prayers for the Pilgrimage: A Book of Collects for All of Life, By W. David O. Taylor
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    Prayers for the Pilgrimage

    A Book of Collects for All of Life

    by W. David O. Taylor
    Illustrated by Phaedra Taylor

    Prayers for every aspect of life

    During the pandemic, priest and theologian David Taylor began writing collects (an ancient form of short prayer) as a daily spiritual exercise. It was a way for him to offer back to God his own fears and anxieties. As time went on, he began to receive requests for written prayers from friends and even strangers for a wide variety of circumstances ...

  • Authentic Church: True Spirituality in a Culture of Counterfeits, By Vaughan Roberts
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    Authentic Church

    True Spirituality in a Culture of Counterfeits

    by Vaughan Roberts

    The church today faces challenges on every front. Christians are captivated by consumerism, seduced by celebrity, distracted by technology and overwhelmed by media. Religious and secular rivals are increasingly prominent, vying for our allegiance and worship. What does authentic Christian spirituality look like in such an era? Vaughan Roberts finds direction for today's church in Paul's prophetic ...

  • Rethinking the Trinity and Religious Pluralism: An Augustinian Assessment, By Keith E. Johnson
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    Rethinking the Trinity and Religious Pluralism

    An Augustinian Assessment

    by Keith E. Johnson

    Increased interest in the doctrine of the Trinity has led to its use in formulating new, pluralistic approaches to the theology of religions. But theologian Keith Johnson is convinced that many of these forays are not salutary for Christian faith.Here Johnson critically engages the diverse proposals of Mark Heim, Amos Yong, Jacques Dupuis and Raimundo Panikkar. Johnson grounds his evaluation in ...

  • Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive: And the Truth That Sets Us Free, By Jonathan P. Walton
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    Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive

    And the Truth That Sets Us Free

    by Jonathan P. Walton
    Foreword by Greg Jao

    "America is a Christian nation." "All men are created equal." "We are the land of the free and the home of the brave." Except when we're not. These commonly held ideas break down in the light of hard realities, the study of Scripture, and faithful Christian witness. The president is not the Messiah, the Constitution is not the Bible, and the United States is not a city on ...

  • Welcome, Holy Spirit: A Theological and Experiential Introduction, By Gordon T. Smith
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    Welcome, Holy Spirit

    A Theological and Experiential Introduction

    by Gordon T. Smith

    World Guild Award Winner

    As the renowned scholar Thomas Oden noted, "No subject of Christian teaching is more prone to fanaticism and novelty and subjectivism than that of the Holy Spirit." The Bible's own metaphors for the Spirit are as elusive as they are evocative—wind, oil, flame, water, dove—making pneumatology a mysterious study. But shying away from ...

  • 1 Corinthians: The Challenges of Life Together, By Paul Stevens and Dan Williams
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    1 Corinthians

    The Challenges of Life Together

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Paul Stevens and Dan Williams

    Life among Christians can be great. But it can also be exasperating! The joys of fellowship in Christ too often give way to division and debate. You may find yourself drawn into arguments over such things as the correct form of worship or the proper role of charismatic gifts. Perhaps you wonder, Why don't we get along together as we should? Or How can we recapture the unity of the ...

    Number of Studies: 13

  • The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior, By Steven Garber
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    The Fabric of Faithfulness

    Weaving Together Belief and Behavior

    by Steven Garber

    Voted one of Christianity Today's Books of the Year

    All kinds of important choices are made during the college years. Young men and women explore what they really believe about the nature of the world and the purpose of life. They choose their work. They build friendships or even choose to marry. They develop goals and adopt habits that may very well last a lifetime.

    Yet ...

  • The Living Paul: An Introduction to the Apostle's Life and Thought, By Anthony C. Thiselton
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    The Living Paul

    An Introduction to the Apostle's Life and Thought

    by Anthony C. Thiselton

    The apostle Paul has long had his admirers and revilers. And contemporary Christians often harbor private misgivings about this prominent apostle. Paul sounds harsh, intolerant, misogynistic, and his gospel surely misconstrues the message of Jesus. "How is it," they want to ask, "that some Christians can speak so fondly of Paul?" Anthony Thiselton is an unabashed admirer of Paul, a student of his ...