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paperbackSocrates Meets Jesus
History's Greatest Questioner Confronts the Claims of Christ
by Peter Kreeft
What would happen if Socrates--yes, the Socrates of ancient Athens--suddenly showed up on the campus of a major university and enrolled in its divinity school? What would he think of human progress since his day? How would he react to our values? To our culture? And what would he think of Jesus? Peter Kreeft, Christian philosopher and longtime admirer of the historic Socrates, imagines the result. ...
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paperbackHow Do We Reason?
An Introduction to Logic
Questions in Christian Philosophy
by Forrest E. Baird
How do we think? What does a faithful use of logic look like?
Without even pausing to think about it, we exercise our capacity for rational thought. But how exactly does logic work? What makes some arguments valid and others not?
In this Questions in Christian Philosophy volume, philosopher Forrest Baird offers an introduction to logic. He considers the basic building ...
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paperbackA Little Book for New Theologians
Why and How to Study Theology
Little Books
by Kelly M. Kapic
Whenever we read, think, hear or say anything about God, we are doing theology. Yet theology isn't just a matter of what we think. It affects who we are. In the tradition of Helmut Thielicke's A Little Exercise for Young Theologians, Kelly Kapic offers a concise introduction to the study of theology for newcomers to the field. He highlights the value and importance of theological study ...
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Our racial and ethnic identities powerfully inform our life experiences and our faith. Offering wisdom from both ethnic studies and the authors' personal stories, these books provide community for anyone seeking to think more deeply about how race and ethnicity play out in society and our personal lives. You can read books focusing on Asian, Black, Indigenous, Latino, or mixed racial identities, as well as books on racial justice. You can also meet all of IVP's authors or color or read articles from authors on issues of race and ethnicity.
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paperbackThinking About God
First Steps in Philosophy
by Gregory E. Ganssle
Can we really think about God? Can we prove God?s existence? What about faith? Are there good reasons to believe in the Christian God? What about evil? Can we really know with our finite minds anything for sure about a transcendent God? Can we avoid thinking about God? The real problem, says philosopher Gregory E. Ganssle, is not whether we can think about God, but whether we will think well or ...
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paperbackActs
N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides
by N. T. Wright, Dale Larsen, and Sandy Larsen
The mysterious presence of Jesus haunts the whole story of Acts. Jesus is announced as King and Lord, not as an increasingly distant memory but as a living and powerful reality, a person who can be known and loved, obeyed and followed, a person who continues to act within the real world. We call the book "The Acts of the Apostles," but we should think of it as "The Acts of Jesus (II)." These studies ...
Number of Studies: 24
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Beth A. Booram
Beth A. Booram is the cofounder and director of Fall Creek Abbey, an urban retreat center in Indianapolis, where she and her husband David lead The School of Spiritual Direction and offer individual and group spiritual direction. She is the coauthor of Awaken Your Senses and the author of several books including Starting Something New.
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Shayne Moore
Shayne Moore was formerly director of operations at the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College Graduate School. She is the author of several books, including (with Kimberly Yim) Refuse To Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern Day Slavery. She is also the cofounder of the Redbud Writers Guild.
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Abraham George
Abraham George is director of international church mobilization at International Justice Mission (IJM). He travels internationally preaching at churches, leading conferences, facilitating pastoral trainings and connecting church leaders around the world to engage in the biblical work of justice. Before joining IJM, George was an Assemblies of God pastor and a theology lecturer in India. After immigrating to the United States in 2002, he conducted policy research for a think tank in Washington, DC, and managed the US office of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Mission Theologians, an Oxford-based organization. He received a master of divinity from Southern Asia Bible College in Bangalore, India, and a master of theology in historical theology, with distinction, from Trinity Theological College in Singapore. He and his wife Florence have two children and live near Annapolis, Maryland.
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paperbackWanting to Be Her
Body Image Secrets Victoria Won't Tell You
by Michelle Graham
How do you feel when you look at a magazine cover? Do you ever look at the models and wish you looked like them? Most women have had that experience. When you go to the health club, you notice how buff the woman to the left is and how skinny the woman to the right is. And when you go out, you see the guys flocking to talk with certain women and wonder if your looks stack up to theirs. When ...
