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Just War as Christian Discipleship: Recentering the Tradition in the Church rather than the State מאת Daniel Bell This provocative and timely primer on the just war tradition connects just war to the concrete practices and challenges of the Christian life. Daniel Bell explains that the point is not simply to know the just war tradition but to live it even in the face of the tremendous difficulties associated wi...

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A Cross-Shattered Church: Reclaiming the Theological Heart of Preaching מאת Stanley Hauerwas In this work, eminent theologian Stanley Hauerwas shows how the sermon is the best context for doing good theology. He writes, "I am convinced that the recovery of the sermon as the context for theological reflection is crucial if Christians are to negotiate the world in which we find ourselves." Th...

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Jesus and Money: A Guide for Times of Financial Crisis מאת Ben Witherington Widespread unemployment. Record home foreclosures. A vulnerable stock market. Government bailouts. In the wake of a sobering global recession, many Christians realize they need to rethink their approach to money. Here respected New Testament scholar Ben Witherington III explores what the Bible does-...

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Monk Habits for Everyday People: Benedictine Spirituality for Protestants מאת Dennis Okholm In their zeal for reform, early Protestant leaders tended to throw out Saint Benedict with the holy water. That is a mistake, writes Dennis Okholm, in Monk Habits for Everyday People. While on retreat in a Benedictine abbey, the author, a professor who was raised as a Pentecostal and a Baptist, obse...

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Story of Rhythm and Grace, A: What the Church Can Learn from Rock and Roll about Healing the Racial Divide מאת Jimi Calhoun Mick Jagger, meet Jack Hayford. These are the worlds spanned by musician and pastor Jimi Calhoun, who uses his experiences in both arenas to help readers dissect racial relation issues. Before becoming a pastor, Calhoun played bass for major recording acts and performed on stage with prominent artis...

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Wendell Berry and the Cultivation of Life: A Reader's Guide מאת Michael Stevens Wendell Berry's poetry, fiction, and essays persistently ask the question: How can we live meaningful lives in a consumer-driven, fragmented age? His honest search for health in the midst of disease has garnered attention and discussion in both conservative and progressive circles. Wendell B...

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Deuteronomy (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible) מאת Telford Work Pastors and leaders of the classical church--such as Augustine, Calvin, Luther, and Wesley--interpreted the Bible theologically, believing Scripture as a whole witnessed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Modern interpreters of the Bible questioned this premise. But in recent decades, a critical mass of...

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Cloister Talks: Learning from My Friends the Monks מאת Jon Sweeney Come along as author Jon M. Sweeney sits in the warm October sun talking with Father Luke or enjoys a December afternoon in the monastery with Father Ambrose. In Cloister Talks, Sweeney offers a rare glimpse into his decades-long friendships with monks and shares the wisdom and insight for ev...

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Engaging Your Teen's World: Become a Culturally Savvy Parent מאת Brian Housman Parents often make decisions out of fear, trying to protect their teen from "the world," and may blame the culture for the problems in their family. Engaging Your Teen's World encourages parents to move past unhealthy "us vs. them" mentalities and lead their teen to redeem the culture instead. ...

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Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World מאת Lee Camp What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ today? And are Christians really prepared for the answers? In Mere Discipleship, Lee Camp sets forth his vision of what it means to truly follow Christ, challenging Christians to put obedience to Jesus as Lord ahead of allegiances to all earthly authoriti...

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Ezra & Nehemiah (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible) מאת Matthew Levering This volume, like each in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible....

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Vulnerable Communion: A Theology of Disability and Hospitality מאת Thomas Reynolds As parents of a son with disabilities, Thomas E. Reynolds and his wife know what it's like to be misunderstood by a church community. In Vulnerable Communion, Reynolds draws upon that personal experience and a diverse body of literature to empower churches and individuals to foster deeper hospitalit...

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Flawed Families of the Bible: How God's Grace Works through Imperfect Relationships מאת David Garland Most Christians believe that the Bible holds the answers to their questions about daily living, and that reading the Scriptures will show them good examples to follow for their own lives. Think for a moment and try to list a few examples of healthy families in the Bible who are ideals worth emulatin...

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Pastoral Epistles with Philemon & Jude, The (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible) מאת Risto Saarinen This seventh volume in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers a theological exegesis of 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Jude. This commentary, like each in the series, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demons...

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God Hides in Plain Sight: How to See the Sacred in a Chaotic World מאת Dean Nelson Have you ever had a conversation that went far deeper than the words spoken or an experience where you felt you had participated in something sacred? Although these situations may seem unexplainable, they are reminders that God's grace surrounds us constantly and shows up in manifold ways. In this c...

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Christian Attitudes to War, Peace, and Revolution מאת John Howard Yoder John Howard Yoder was one of the most important thinkers on just war and pacifism in the late twentieth century. This newly compiled collection of Yoder's lectures and writings on these issues describes, analyzes, and evaluates various patterns of thought and practice in Western Christian history. T...

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Ezekiel (Brazo's Theological Commentary on the Bible) מאת Robert Jenson Pastors and leaders of the classical church--such as Augustine, Calvin, Luther, and Wesley--interpreted the Bible theologically, believing Scripture as a whole witnessed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Modern interpreters of the Bible questioned this premise. But in recent decades, a critical mass of...

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Peaceable Psychology, A: Christian Therapy in a World of Many Cultures מאת Alvin Dueck In the past century psychology has been practiced in the manner of medical science, working from the assumption that therapy can transcend particular ethnic and religious traditions. Seeking to move the conversation forward, this book argues for a theologically, culturally, and politically sensitive...

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Beauty for Truth's Sake: On the Re-enchantment of Education מאת Stratford Caldecott Much of the confusion and meaninglessness of the twenty-first century stems from the fragmentation of knowledge. Our postmodern times cry out for a return to wholeness. Enter Stratford Caldecott, who calls for renewal in education in Beauty for Truth's Sake. By reclaiming the classic liberal arts an...

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Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction מאת Brad Harper In this introduction to ecclesiology, respected scholars Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger offer a solidly evangelical yet ecumenical survey of the church in mission and doctrine. Combining biblical, historical, and cultural analysis, this comprehensive text explores the church as a Trinitarian, es...

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Future of Christian Learning, The: An Evangelical and Catholic Dialogue מאת Mark Noll Evangelicals and Roman Catholics have been responsible for the establishment of many colleges and universities in America. Until recently, however, they have taken very different approaches to the subject of education and have viewed one another's traditions with suspicion. In this volume, Ma...

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Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness, The: A Guide for Students מאת Donald Opitz Most Christian college students separate their academic life from church attendance, Bible study, and prayer. Too often discipleship of the mind is overlooked if not ignored altogether. However, authors Donald Opitz and Derek Melleby issue a clarion call to students to integrate their faith ...

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Return to Rome: Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic מאת Francis Beckwith What does it mean to be evangelical? What does it mean to be Catholic? Can one consider oneself both simultaneously? Francis Beckwith has wrestled with these questions personally and professionally. He was baptized a Catholic, but his faith journey led him to Protestant evangelicalism. He became a p...

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Singled Out: Why Celibacy Must Be Reinvented in Today's Church מאת Christine Colón Authors Christine Colón and Bonnie Field thought that by a certain age they would each be married. But they watched that age come and go--and still no walks down the aisle. In Singled Out, they reflect on their experience--and that of an increasing number of Christians. Rejecting overly simp...

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Numbers (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible) מאת David Stubbs This ninth volume in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers a theological exegesis of Numbers. This commentary, like each in the series, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and pra...

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Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction מאת Bryan Litfin Augustine. Tertullian. Origen. For too many Christians such names are abstract, one-dimensional legends, innocuous voices from antiquity no longer relevant to modern needs and concerns. However, a closer look at these church fathers reveals writers whose reflections on the apostolic teachings edify ...

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Introducing Moral Theology: True Happiness and the Virtues מאת William C. Mattison III Whether in the cafeteria, classroom, or dorm lounge, questions abound on college campuses. Not only do students grapple with existential issues but they also struggle with ethical ones such as "Why be moral?" In Introducing Moral Theology, William Mattison addresses this question as well as grapples...

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The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church מאת Alan Hirsch Alan Hirsch is convinced that the inherited formulas for growing the Body of Christ do not work anymore. And rather than relying on slightly revised solutions from the past, he sees a vision of the future growth of the church coming about by harnessing the power of the early church, which grew from ...

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Jonah (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible) מאת Phillip Cary Pastors and leaders of the classical church--such as Augustine, Calvin, Luther, and Wesley--interpreted the Bible theologically, believing Scripture as a whole witnessed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Modern interpreters of the Bible questioned this premise. But in recent decades, a critical mass of...

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1 & 2 Peter (Brazo's Theological Commentary on the Bible) מאת Douglas Harink This addition to the well-received Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers a theological exegesis of 1 & 2 Peter. This commentary, like each in the series, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continuing intell...