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Company Of The Creative
$39.99Add to cartA History of Biblical Preaching from the Old Testament to the Modern Era) contends that in the modern world “casual television and junk reading dilute the content of the mind…and the interior life has become bloated with malnourishment.” In addition, he says, many Christians believe that the Bible contains all the truth they need about the world, so they do not read beyond the Bible. The author maintains, however, that “all Christians need to read broadly, deeply, and copiously.” He asserts that reading is vital to an engagement of the mind with serious issues of faith and culture. Reading, he notes, opens us to insights about issues and people; it stimulates the imagination and introduces us to beauty. In a series of insightful chapters, Larsen provides short, thematic summaries of more than 500 thought-provoking works of fiction, poetry, drama and biography that incite the imagination. He arranges the chapters according to historical period; for example, in “Identifying Our Assets from the Middle Ages,” Larsen ranges over Augustine, Jerome, Dante, Aquinas, Bernard of Clairvaux, Beowulf, Chaucer and the Arthurian legends. In each of his summaries, the author is attentive to the lessons that Christians can take from these writings. Such interpretive lenses sometimes cloud Larsen’s summaries, however. For instance, he remarks that “the actual state of Willa Cather’s spiritual life is questionable…and whether she had truly come to terms with God at her death is a matter of conjecture.” Such remarks fail to consider the power of the writing and turn readers away from the very fiction that Larsen urges them to read. While his book is an admirable attempt to recover the importance of reading for the Christian life, Larsen’s comments are often too narrow to be helpful.
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Episcopal Dictionary Of The Church
$54.95Add to cart“If you can’t find your rochet from your chimere, a tunicle from a maniple, or just love a good linguistic ramble, this is the place for you. If you are mildly mixed up on anamnesis, anaphora, and angelus, or you’d prefer a discussion of Sexagesima Sunday to some of the current topics, you will find solace here. It’s a wonderful resource.” –Patricia Nakamura, The Living Church
Updated with a new cover, this is an indispensable resource for your home or parish office. With more than 3,000 clearly written entries, this book will be a handy, quick, general reference for Episcopalians, both lay and ordained. It includes material specific to the Episcopal Church and its history and polity, liturgy and theology, as well as subjects relevant to the whole church. Entries range from Aaronic Benediction to Zwingli.
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Saxon Math 65 Complete Home School Kit
$220.30Add to cartKit Includes:
Student Textbook
Tests And Worksheets Booklet
Solutions ManualAdditional Info
Math 6/5 continues with concepts and practice introduced in Math 5/4, helping to extend a child’s understanding, sharpen mental math skills, and deepen understanding. Lessons are fully integrated with geometry concepts appropriate to this level. By completing one Lesson, Investigations, or Test per day, you can finish the entire program in 31 or 32 weeks. -
Between Athens And Jerusalem (Reprinted)
$41.99Add to cartOne of the most creative and consequential collisions in Wester culture involved the encounter of Judaism with Hellenism. In this widely acclaimed study of the Jews who lived in Hellenistic Eqypt, “between Athens and Jerusalem,” John J. Collins examines the literature of Hellenistic Judaism, treating not only the introductory questions of date, authorship, and provenance but also the lager question of Jewish identity in the Greco-Roman world.
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Jesus And The Restoration Of Israel
$37.99Add to cartIVP Print On Demand Title
Acclaimed as one of the most significant works in the quest for the historical Jesus, Wright’s Jesus and the Victory of God reveals a surprising portrait of Christ. In this critical appraisal of Wright’s book, Alister McGrath, Marcus Borg, and other well-known scholars discuss Wright’s views on Jesus’ identity, acts, and sayings. Includes a response from Wright.
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From Irenaeus To Grotius
$73.99Add to cartA masterpiece! This outstanding collection brings together influential pieces from 65 authors in the days when theology and politics were intermingled: Origen, Augustine, Gregory I, Dante, William of Ockham, Luther, Calvin, and Grotius. Introductions, bibliographies, plus outstanding translations.
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Amazing Women Of The Civil War
$14.99Add to cartFascinating true stories of some of the most interesting and influential personalities of the Civil War. Their heroic deeds and selfless acts ranged from caring for the wounded to fighting on the battlefields. Included are Harriet Tubman, Belle Boyd, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, and many others.
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William Bradford : Plymouths Faithful Pilgrim
$25.99Add to cartWilliam Bradford came to the New World with the other Pilgrims in search of religious freedom. With great faith in God and in his own abilities, he established a stable colony, doing his best to be just and fair to his fellow colonists as well as to the Native Americans living in the area. After he became governor of the colony, he was reelected more than thirty times. Toward the end of Bradford’s life, the community that he helped build began to split apart, something that troubled him deeply. But in enduring both triumph and heartache, he made a permanent mark on American history and left an inspiring legacy of unswerving faith in the God he loved. Filled with maps, paintings, and historical illustrations, this fascinating biography introduces readers to the dramatic story of the founder of Plymouth Colony.
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Invitation To The Apocrypha A Print On Demand Title
$25.99Add to cartIn this volume a leading biblical scholar helps readers rediscover the ancient books of the Old Testament Apocrypha. INVITATION TO THE APOCRYPHA provides a clear, basic introduction to these important–but often neglected–ancient books that is ideal for personal study, churches, and classroom settings. Using the latest and best scholarship yet writing for those new to the Apocrypha, Daniel Harrington guides readers through the background, content, and message of each book. A distinctive feature of this primer is that it focuses throughout on the problem of suffering, highlighting what each book of the Apocrypha says about this universal human experience.
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Anglo Saxon Christianity
$18.99Add to cartHere is a lively, carefully researched and fascinating introduction to the culture and spirituality of the Anglo-Saxons. Following the immense interest in recent years in Celtic spirituality, Paul Cavill’s book looks at the impact of Christianity on the pagan Germanic peoples who invaded Britain from the fifth century onwards. Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, he paints a vivid picture of Anglo-Saxon culture and belief, contrasting this with the Celtic world view, and explaining how the powerful warrior code of the Anglo-Saxon peoples became merged with new Christian values. Quotes from Anglo-Saxon literature include the mighty epic Beowulf, and The Dream of the Rood–surely the most spectacular expression of Anglo-Saxon Christianity–along with Caedmon’s beautiful Hymn to creation, a translation of Psalm 136 and numerous miracle stories.
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Daring And Suffering 3rd Edition
$23.99Add to cartDuring the evening of April 7, 1862, twenty-four men infiltrated the Confederate lines below Shelbyville, Tennessee, and travelled by separate routes toward Atlanta. Their goal was to steal a train and head north for Chattanooga, disrupting rail service between the two cities by burning bridges, tearing up track, and cutting telegraph wires. If successful, they would isolate Chattanooga and facilitate its capture and further Union raids into Alabama. The raid failed, and on June 18, 1862, seven of the raiders were hanged as spies in Atlanta. Four months later eight escaped from prison. The remaining six languished in a Southern prison until they were paroled in March 1863. Eight days later they were presented the first Medals of Honour. Among this group was Cpl. William Pittenger. Shortly after the war, Pittenger composed an account of the raid, a book enlarged over subsequent editions and supplemented from various sources to become the most well known and best-regarded account. A 1925 edition was given the more popular title The Great Locomotive Chase.The story of the Andrews raid is fascinating because of the dogged persistence of one man – William Fuller, the conductor of the stolen train who relentlessly pursued the raiders. He chased them on foot, by handcar, and by locomotive, even running the engine in reverse at speeds up to ninety miles an hour. Daring and Suffering is a reproduction of the 1887 edition of Pittenger’s account, duplicated exactly as it appeared at that time, with the exception of a brief introduction by Col. James G. Bogle.
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Pilgrims Progress Outline Study Manual
$15.00Add to cartThis thoroughly insightful manual is THE BEST resource available for a meaningful study of The Pilgrim’s Progress available anywhere. It is also the best foundation for a teaching curriculum/seminar at your church or homeschool class.
It is laid out in a manner which facilitates easy reading, comprehension and note-taking since it was designed for use in the author’s own seminars.
The entire text of Dr. Horner’s scholarly translation of The Pilgrim’s Progress (The Accurate Revised Edition) appears on left pages with the corresponding outline and notes on the right pages.
This beautiful edition includes nearly 200 engravings carefully culled from countless 18th and 19th century editions of The Pilgrim’s Progress no longer available anywhere. These gorgeous illustrations bring the story to life.
Readers will benefit enormously from the decades of Dr. Horner’s study and seminar teaching experience embodied in this study guide. Appreciating the depth of Bunyan’s literary craft and deep evangelical understanding of the Bible has never been easier. This sometimes cryptic book will be forever unlocked to today’s reader.
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O Jerusalem : The Contested Future Of The Jewish Covenant
$21.00Add to cartThis century has bequeathed to the Jewish people a series of events “with horrific and startling consequences” including the Holocaust, the birth of the state of Israel, and now a powerful military state capable of defense against outsiders and repression of Palestines. In this new context, the history and identity of the Jewish people are being decisively transformed and reinterprted. What is their destiny? In this “struggle for the heart and soul of the Jewish people” Ellis asks. “Are there religious ideals, intellectual concepts, and political movements…that will help Jews confront the history we are creating, calling us toward justice?” Ellis finds that dynamic center in the covenant, symbolized by Jerusalem. His book offers a renewed theology of the covenant and its justice dimensions, its present “exile” and its future in revolutionary forgiveness. Raising profound questions for Jews and Christians, Ellis persuasively argues that authentically embracing the covenant first entails justice–most immediately for the Palestinian people.
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Louisa May Alcott
$10.99Add to cartEasy to read, and full of the spirit and adventure of the famous Americans who’ve made America what it is today, the Childhood of Famous Americans Series is a series of fictionalized biographies for children 8 & up.
Learn about Lousia May Alcott’s avant garde upbringing in Boston & Concord, and her life as an author.
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Story Of Christian Theology
$65.99Add to cart2000 GOLD MEDALLION WINNER
Olson offers an engaging perspective of historical theology, presenting it in vivid narrative form. His panoramic work recounts the deeds of cultists and apostolic fathers of the second century, the clash between the theological schools of Alexandria and Antioch, the revolutionary advent of the Reformation, and more. Throughout, Olson traces a common thread: a concern for salvation.
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Pocket Dictionary Of Theological Terms
$14.99Add to cartBeginning to study theology is like stepping into a conversation that has been going on for two thousand years.
How do you take part in this conversation–or even make sense of it–if you don’t understand the vocabulary or know the contributions made by other participants?
The Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms is the perfect companion to your theological studies. Among its three hundred-plus definitions are:
* English terms, from accomodation to wrath of God
* foreign terms, from a posteriori to via media
* theological movements and traditions, from the Alexandrian School to Wesleyanism
* theologians, from Anselm of Canterbury to Ulrich ZwingliHere is an affordable and easily accessible resource for your theological readings, lectures and writing assignments. It’s a must-have for every beginning theological student!
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Backyard Birds
$6.99Add to cartThe perfect introduction book to birdwatching, this easy-to-navigate guide features only common backyard birds you’re likely to see! Vibrant photographs and illustrations highlight what to look for, with notes on habitat, voice, food, and more. Learn to identify cardinals, robins, finches, jays, sparrows, wrens, and more!
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Jews And Christians
$53.99Add to cartThis volume contains papers from the second Durham-Tubingen Research Symposium on Earliest Christianity and Judaism that help clarify the extent to which we can speak of the parting of the ways between Christianity and Judaism. Twelve internationally respected scholars carefully analyze the chief Jewish and Christian documents and traditions from the period A.D. 70-135, drawing out what they say about the mutual relations between early Christianity and Judaism and the light they shed on the diverging trajectories of these two major religious traditions.
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Unbroken Circle : A Quotable History Of The Grand OLE Opry
$12.99Add to cartUnbroken Circle: a Quotable history of the Grand Ole Opry, edited by Randall Bedwell, is a tribute to this most homegrown of American institutions. Filled with quotations from Opry stars — from Uncle Dave Macon to Patsy Cline, Hank Williams to Roy Acuff and Minnie Pearl — it is a loving, respectful tribute to the stars and the show that have made country music the music of the people.
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Robe
$19.99Add to cart25 Chapters
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The classic story of the man who gambled for Christ’s robe and won. A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christi’s robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene’s robe a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity and is set against the vividly limned background of ancient Rome. Here is a timeless story of adventure, faith, and romance, a tale of spiritual longing and ultimate redemption. -
Crudens Compact Concordance
$29.99Add to cartFor over 250 years, Cruden’s Complete Concordance has been a standard tool for serious study of the Bible. This compact edition with its straightforward, uncluttered style offers the most accurate, comprehensive, and readable rendering of Alexander Cruden’s master work, letting readers select from over 220,000 Scripture references to locate the exact words, topics, verses, and passages they are looking for.
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Womens War In The South
$22.95Add to cartThe Women’s War in the South: Recollections and Reflections of the American Civil War, edited by Charles G. Waugh and Martin H. Greenberg, recounts the manner in which Southern women experienced the war and the changes it brought about in their lives. Filled with excerpts from the letters, books, diaries, and postwar writings the women left behind, it reveals the other side of the war — the women’s war — through first-person accounts of women running farms, buying and selling goods, working outside the home, serving as spies, and even participating in combat in disguise.
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Easy Lessons For Teaching Word Families K-2 (Teacher’s Guide)
$16.99Add to cartHelp students make the link between phonemic awareness and phonics with these 55, systematic lessons. Children manipulate reproducible letters to make words having high-frequency word patterns, then sort for common word patterns and write more words using the sounds they have just practiced.
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History And The Christian Historian A Print On Demand Title
$28.99Add to cartThirteen noted evangelical thinkers incisively comment on the relationship of faith to historical investigation and discuss how one’s personal worldview affects one’s understanding of the past. Foundational issues, as well as unusual themes, are taken up by Marsden, Noll, Leonard, Wells, and others.
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Thurgood Marshall : Young Justice
$7.99Add to cartWhenever Thurgood Marshall got into trouble at school, the principal would make him sit in the basement and read the U.S. Constitution. By the time he was 12, he had most of it memorized and his interest in law had begun to take seed. In 1967 he was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court–the first African American to serve in that position.
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May I Quote You General Grant
$7.95Add to cartAmazingly, Ulysses S. Grant seemingly failed at everything he did before the war, yet he became a successful leader of men in wartime and later president in a crucial period of American history. The quotations in this book provide insight into the strength and character that he showed throughout his life.
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May I Quote You General Lee Vol 2
$7.95Add to cartThis second volume of words and statements of Robert E. Lee speak of duty and principle, faith and doubt, bravery in the face of certain defeat, hard choices, and the qualities of leadership that made him great. Lee’s command was characterized by gallantry and chivalry in the face of overwhelming odds.
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Israel And The Nations (Revised)
$28.99Add to cartNow completely revised and updated! This outstanding work has long been hailed as an excellent introduction to Israel’s history. With sparkling clarity, Bruce renders the years from the Exodus to Jerusalem’s destruction in A.D. 70—giving special attention to the intertestamental years which form the backdrop to the New Testament. Includes a revised bibliography.
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Judaism And Christianity In First Century Rome
$33.50Add to cartA collection of the most important papers from a 5-year project of the Seminar on New Testament Texts in Their Cultural Environment sponsored by Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. Archaeological, epigraphic, sociocultural, historical, and literary findings are lucidly, accurately presented.
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Against The Third Reich
$40.00Add to cart“From the Publisher:” During World War II, the US asked Tillich to rally native Germans through a series of radio broadcasts. In these addresses, available in English for the first time, he is passionate and political–urging Germans to recognize the horror of Hitler and to reject a morally and spiritually bankrupt government.
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Masorah Of Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
$38.99Add to cartIdeal for beginning students of biblical Hebrew! Designed as a parallel text, this excellent resource offers a solid introduction to the field of Masoretic studies and clearly explains the mechanics of using the Masorah of BHS. An annotated glossary covers basic definitions for terms found in BHS, including pertinent examples.
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Beyond The Essene Hypothesis
$31.99Add to cartThis volume offers a view of the ideology of the Qumran sect, the ancient desert community closely related to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Gabriele Boccaccini moves beyond the Essene hypothesis and posits a unique relationship between what he terms “Enochic Judaism” and the group traditionally known as the Essenes. Building his case on what the historical records tell us about the Essenes and on a systematic analysis of the documents found at Qumran, Boccaccini argues that the literature betrays the core of an ancient and distinct variety of Second Temple Judaism. Tracing the development of this tradition, Boccaccini shows that the Essene community at Qumran was really the offspring of the Enochic party, which in turn contributed to the birth of parties led by John the Baptist and Jesus. Convincingly argued, this work will surely spark fresh debate in the discussion on the Qumran community and the famous Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Wisdom In Ancient Israel
$45.99Add to cartIn this collection, an international group of specialists considers the nature of wisdom in relation to the thought world of the ancient Near East and its impact on the rest of the Old Testament. In addition to full coverage of the wisdom books and other literature most frequently thought to have been influenced by them, thematic studies also introduce the principal comparative sources among Israel’s neighbors and discuss the place of wisdom in Israelite religion, theology and society.
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Angels In The Architecture
$29.00Add to cartForeword
1. Introduction: Positively Medieval
2. A Wine Dark Sea And Tumbling Sky
3. To Deum
4. The Emerging Divide
5. Where Righteousness And Mercy Kiss
6. The Font Of Laughter
7. Worshiping With Body
8. Mother Kirk
9. Saying The Creeds
10. A Good Wife And Welcoming Hearth
11. Nurturing Fat Souls
12. Swords Into Plowshares
13. And Babylons Fall
14. Rights Of Degree
15. Heritage Of Harmony
16. Poetic Knowledge
17. A Second Christendom
18. Concluding Unmodern PostcriptAdditional Info
Christianity presents a glorious vision of culture, a vision overflowing with truth, beauty, and goodness. It’s a vision that stands in stark conflict with the anemic modern (and postmodern) perspectives that dominate contemporary life. Medieval Christianity began telling a beautiful story about the good life, but it was silenced in mid-sentence. The Reformation rescued truth, but its modern grandchildren have often ignored the importance of a medieval grasp of the good life. This book sketches a vision of “medieval Protestantism,” a personal and cultural vision that embraces the fullness of Christian truth, beauty, and goodness.This volume is a breath of fresh air in our polluted religious environment. Hopefully many readers will breathe deeply of its contents and be energized.
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Church People In The Struggle
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This comprehensive study represents the first effort by an historian to examine the relationship of the mainstream Protestant Churches to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. The focus is on the National Council of Churches, the principal ecumenical organization of the national Protestant religious establishment. Drawing on hitherto little-used and unknown archival resources and extensive interviews with participants, Findlay reveals the widespread participation of the predominantly white churches in the efforts moving toward black freedom that continued throughout the sixties. He documents the churches’ active involvement in the March on Washington in 1963 and the massive lobbying effort to secure passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, their powerful support of the struggle to end legal segregation in Mississippi, and their efforts to respond to the Black Manifesto and the rise of black militancy before and during 1969. Findlay chronicles initial successes, then growing frustration as the national liberal coalition, of which the churches were a part, disintegrated as the events of the 1960s unfolded. For the first time, Findlay’s study makes clear the highly significant role played by liberal religious groups in the turbulent, exciting, moving, and historic events of the 1960s. -
Missing Persons And Mistaken Identites
$29.00Add to cartIn these outstanding studies, the author retrieves the indentities of women in ancient Israel through penetrating investigations of Israelite religion, the creation stories in Genesis, harlots and hierodules, and the interpretation and authority of the Bible itself.
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Faith Of Our Foremothers
$38.00Add to cartHere are the stories of twelve women, all religious educators, all of whom transformed the field of religious education, some long before the contemporary feminist movement. Though the women represent different times, interests, and approaches to the discipline, they all shared a commitment to creative and enthusiastic religious education.
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On Being A Theologian Of The Cross A Print On Demand Title
$23.99Add to cartWhile there is increasing interest in the “theology of the cross,” few people have specific knowledge of what makes it different from other kinds of theology. Gerhard O. Forde here provides an introduction to this theological perspective through an analysis of Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation of 1518, the classic text of the theology of the cross.
The book first clarifies the difference between a theology of glory and a theology of the cross and explains how each perspective shapes the very nature of being a theologian. The main body of the book provides commentary on the Heidelberg Disputation – the only complete analysis of this document currently available. Underlying Forde’s exposition is the contention that one ought not speak of the theology of the cross as merely another item among a host of theological options; instead, one must pursue what it means to be a theologian of the cross and to look at all things through suffering and the cross.
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Key Into The Language Of America
$15.95Add to cartA discourse on the languages of Native Americans encountered by the early settlers written by Roger Williams, who was forced to leave Massachusetts and established Rhode Island. This early linguistic treatise gives rare insight into the early contact between Europeans and Native Americans.
