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  • The Beautiful Community: Unity, Diversity, and the Church at Its Best, By Irwyn L. Ince Jr.
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    The Beautiful Community

    Unity, Diversity, and the Church at Its Best

    by Irwyn L. Ince Jr.
    Foreword by Timothy Keller

    Outreach Resource of the Year
    The Gospel Coalition Book Award

    The church is at its best when it pursues the biblical value of unity in diversity.

    Our world has been torn asunder by racial, ethnic, and ideological differences. It is seen in our politics, felt in our families, and ingrained in our theology. Sadly, the church has often reinforced ...

  • Called to Be Saints: An Invitation to Christian Maturity, By Gordon T. Smith
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    Called to Be Saints

    An Invitation to Christian Maturity

    by Gordon T. Smith

    Christianity Today Award of Merit

    Best Book of Spirituality—Academic, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore

    Evangelicals are known for their emphasis on conversion. But what about life after conversion and beyond justification?

    Desperately needed is a comprehensive theology of the Christian life from beginning ...

  • Hidden But Now Revealed: A Biblical Theology of Mystery, By G. K. Beale and Benjamin L. Gladd
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    Hidden But Now Revealed

    A Biblical Theology of Mystery

    by G. K. Beale and Benjamin L. Gladd

    Readers' Choice Award Winner

    Biblical Foundations Award Winner

    When reading through the Bible, it is impossible to ignore the troubling fact that Israel and its leaders and even Jesus' own disciples seem unable to fully grasp the messianic identity and climactic mission of Jesus. If his true deity, his death and resurrection and his role in the establishment ...

  • Dead Church Walking: Giving Life to the Church That Is Dying to Survive, By Jimmy Dorrell
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    Dead Church Walking

    Giving Life to the Church That Is Dying to Survive

    by Jimmy Dorrell

    Most everyone recognizes that the traditional Western way of doing church is in deep trouble and has been struggling for years to survive. While the successful rise of some new, non-traditional churches often take the sting out of the demise of the average church, the truth is that God still can renew congregations that have a rich history but are struggling to adjust in today's postmodern culture. ...

  • Renovation of the Church: What Happens When a Seeker Church Discovers Spiritual Formation, By Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken
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    Renovation of the Church

    What Happens When a Seeker Church Discovers Spiritual Formation

    by Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken
    Foreword by Dallas Willard

    Christianity Today Book Award winner

    Leadership Journal Top Book of the Year

    Copastors Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken tell the story of how God took their thriving, consumer-oriented church and transformed it into a modest congregation of unformed believers committed to the growth of the spirit--even when it meant a decline in numbers.

    As ...

  • Images of Salvation in the New Testament, By Brenda B. Colijn
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    Images of Salvation in the New Testament

    by Brenda B. Colijn

    What does salvation in the New Testament look like? "The New Testament does not develop a systematic doctrine of salvation," writes Brenda Colijn. "Instead, it presents us with a variety of pictures taken from different perspectives. From one angle, the human predicament is rebellion against God. Salvation looks like living under God's universal reign. From another angle, the human predicament ...

  • The Matrix of Christian Ethics: Integrating Philosophy and Moral Theology in a Postmodern Context, By Patrick Nullens and Ronald T. Michener
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    The Matrix of Christian Ethics

    Integrating Philosophy and Moral Theology in a Postmodern Context

    by Patrick Nullens and Ronald T. Michener

    In today's world, many Christians don't know how to live ethically, let alone know what ethics is. Christian ethics probes our deepest sensibilities as humans and how we seek the good for others as well as for ourselves as followers of Christ. This book begins to delve into this relevant and contemporary subject through methodological reflection on the commands, purposes, values, and virtues of ...

  • Mastering Our Emotions: Biblical Principles for Emotional Health, By Kevin Chapman
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    Mastering Our Emotions

    Biblical Principles for Emotional Health

    by Kevin Chapman

    Emotions are a gift from God—yes, even the "bad" ones.

    Anxiety can keep us up at night. Anger can cause us to fly off the handle. Sadness can drain us of energy. Shame can isolate us. Emotions like these are powerful. They can tax our relationships and distress our souls. No amount of sheer willpower or good intentions are sufficient to overcome them.

    But God has a ...

  • Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views, Edited by J. B. Stump and Chad Meister
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    Original Sin and the Fall

    Five Views

    Spectrum Multiview Book Series

    Edited by J. B. Stump and Chad Meister

    "What is this that you have done?"

    Throughout the church's history, Christians have largely agreed that God's good creation of humanity was marred by humanity's sinful rebellion, resulting in our separation from God and requiring divine intervention in the saving work of Christ.

    But Christians have disagreed over many particular questions surrounding humanity's fall, ...

  • Conspicuous in His Absence: Studies in the Song of Songs and Esther, By Chloe T. Sun
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    Conspicuous in His Absence

    Studies in the Song of Songs and Esther

    by Chloe T. Sun

    Biblical Foundations Book Awards Runner Up and Finalist

    In the biblical canon, two books lack any explicit reference to the name of God: Song of Songs and Esther. God's peculiar absence in these texts is unsettling, both for theological discourse and for believers considering implications for their own lived experience.

    Chloe T. Sun takes on the challenges ...