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Jesus, the Final Days: What Really Happened מאת Craig A. Evans What do history and archaeology have to say about Jesus death, burial, and resurrection? In this superb book, two of the world's most celebrated writers on the historical Jesus share their greatest findings. Together, Craig A. Evans and N. T. Wright concisely and compellingly dubunk popular myths ab...

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Questions of Truth: Fifty-one Responses to Questions About God, Science, and Belief מאת John Polkinghorne For many years people from across the world have sent the scientist-turned-priest John Polkinghorne questions about science and belief. In question-and-answer format, Polkinghorne and his collaborator Nicholas Beale offer their informed opinions about some of the most asked questions. Readers can fo...

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Christ and the Moral Life (Library of Theological Ethics) מאת James M. Gustafson Originally published in 1968, James M. Gustafson asks the fundamental question, What is the significance of Jesus for the moral life? His answer is in the form of an ethical map, showing the ways in which theological affirmations about Christ relate to moral life in the writings of a number of impor...

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A Fine-Tuned Universe: The Quest for God in Science and Theology מאת Alister E. McGrath Are there viable pathways from nature to God? Natural theology is making a comeback, stimulated as much by scientific advance as by theological and philosophical reflection. There is a growing realization that the sciences raise questions that transcend...

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Treasure in Earthen Vessels: The Church as a Human Community (LTE) (Library of Theological Ethics) מאת James M. Gustafson First published in 1961, James M. Gustafson examines the church as a human institution that must, and does, participate in the social structure of all human communities. His penetrating analysis remains an important contribution to the dialogue between the theological and social-scientific disciplin...

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Martin Luther King Jr. for Armchair Theologians מאת Rufus Burrow Jr. In this introduction to the life and thought of Martin Luther King Jr., theologian Rufus Burrow explores King's life as well as his thinking and activism. Burrow addresses those who see King as only a social activist by showing how his studies, particularly his theological studies, influenced, shape...

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Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary, Year B, Volume 4 מאת David L. Bartlett Season after Pentecost 2 (Propers 17-Reign of Christ) With this popular new lectionary commentary series, Westminster John Knox Press offers one of the most extensive resources for preaching on the market today. When complete, the twelve volumes of the series will cover all the Sundays in the three-...

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God's Tapestry: Reading the Bible in a World of Religious Diversity מאת W. Eugene March In this engaging book aimed at pastors, teachers, and laypeople in Christian churches, author and Old Testament scholar Gene March helps the reader develop theological clarity about how to live in a religiously diverse society, by delving into specific biblical texts in ways that correct misinterpre...

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Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary, Year B, Volume 3 מאת David L. Bartlett Pentecost and Season after Pentecost 1 (Propers 3-16) With this popular new lectionary commentary series, Westminster John Knox Press offers one of the most extensive resources for preaching on the market today. When complete, the twelve volumes of the series will cover all the Sundays in the three-...

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Calvin: A Brief Guide to His Life and Thought מאת Willem van 't Spijker In this book, one of the world's leading Calvin scholars, Willem van't Spijker, provides a compact guide to Calvin's life and the main elements of his thought. By tracing Calvin's influence, he shows both the development of Calvin's thought and the ways in which it was important in his time and late...

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Faithful Disagreement: Wrestling with Scripture in the Midst of Church Conflict מאת Frances Taylor Gench Conflict is all too common in the church today. But as Frances Taylor Gench reminds us in this book, conflict over scriptural interpretation has been with the church since its earliest days. Gench reflects on those early experiences of conflict, presenting substantive studies of biblical texts showi...

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Philippians and Philemon: A Commentary (NTL) (New Testament Library) מאת Charles B. Cousar Pauls letters to the church at Philippi and to Philemon offer moving insight into early Christianity. No letter displays Pauls fondness for a church as much as Philippians, and this passion is accompanied by a profound sense of thanksgiving for the church and its generosity, along with clarification...

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The Life of Prayer: Mind, Body, and Soul מאת Allan Hugh Cole Jr. In this book, Allan Hugh Cole Jr. offers insights on the topic of prayer, explaining prayer and describing its spiritual and physical effects. This book is for those who are not comfortable with prayer or who have reached an impasse in their prayer lives. Cole demonstrates different kinds of prayer,...

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Infant Baptism in Reformation Geneva: The Shaping of a Community, 1536-1564 מאת Karen E. Spierling This book examines beliefs, practices, and arguments surrounding infant baptism in Geneva during the time of John Calvin (1509 - 1564). Spierling studies several facets of Calvins theology of baptism, including its impact on the formation of community; its doctrine and liturgy; its role in the raisi...

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Best Advice: Wisdom on Ministry from 30 Leading Pastors and Preachers מאת William J. Carl III This book gathers a diverse group of leading pastors and preachers and asks them: What is your best advice to colleagues in ministry about preaching and being a pastor? The responses are full of wisdom and practical advice, illuminating and helpful for all who are pastors and preachers. Selected Tab...

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Just Hospitality: God's Welcome in a World of Difference מאת Letty M. Russell In this, her last book, theologian Letty Russell redefines the commonly held notion of hospitality as she challenges her readers to consider what it means to welcome the stranger. In doing so, she implores persons of faith to join the struggles for just...

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Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality, Revised and Expanded Edition: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church מאת Jack Rogers In this revised and expanded best seller, evangelical theologian and former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Jack Rogers makes a biblical case for equal rights for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT). Throughout history, he observes, Christianity has moved towar...

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Baptist Questions, Baptist Answers: Exploring Christian Faith מאת Bill J. Leonard Respected Baptist historian and theologian Bill J. Leonard takes readers through the theological and practical questions that are important to Baptists. In a clear style and with great sensitivity to the varieties of beliefs among Baptist bodies, Leonard considers the big questions of faith. These i...

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The Will of God: Answering the Hard Questions מאת James C. Howell How are we to know “the will of God?” In this honest discussion, veteran pastor and theologian James C. Howell considers a number of issues relating to God’s will, how it is known, how it is done, and how we respond when bad things happen and we feel God is absent or has turned away from us. I...