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Old Testament Theology 2
$71.00Add to cartIn this work, a part of the Old Testament Library series, Horst Preuss provides a comprehensive analysis of the theology of the Old Testament. He focuses on a detailed assessment of Israel’s responses to God’s acts of election and covenant with them as a people.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
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You Have Stept Out Of Your Place
$58.00Add to cartThis book fills an important gap in American women’s history. The author manages to discuss four centuries of women’s experience in the United States clearly, inclusively, and with both a sensitivity to feminist issues and a faithfullness to women’s own experience that ensures this book will have a wide readership. This book spans a broad range of geographic, ethnic, racial and denominational range of American women’s religious experiences and contributions and attempts to preverse the intregrity and diversity of their voices. In the absense of strong counterevidence, the author has assumed that American women were basically telling the truth about who they were, what they did, and why they did it.
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We Were Baptized Too
$23.00Add to cartWithin the liturgy, congregations pledge to accept, love, forgive, and nurture the newly baptized member. The church, however, often lives out this covenant selectively, forcing its gay and lesbian members into silence, alienation, and doubt. We Were Baptized Too challenges the church to take seriously its understanding of baptism and communion as a means of grace, justice, and liberation.
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Sheltering The Jews
$23.00Add to cartFrom the riveting testimonies and files housed at Yad Vashem, Holocaust historian Mordecai Paldiel presents dozens of stories of the circumstances and odds facing Jews inside Nazi-dominated Europe and those who would help them. Highlighting the aid and assistance of non-Jews, Paldiel demonstrates that the awesome efficiency of the Nazi death machine did not rule out heroism by ordinary people, in spite of risks. Stories and photos focused on conditions of sheltering, movement of people across borders, passing as a gentile, rescues of children, and dangers of detection epitomize the radical altruism, courage, and ingenuity that helped some Jews to survive the darkest moment in history.
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Prepare The Way Of The Lord
$12.95Add to cartThose looking for a resource that will deepen and enrich their spiritual life during the Advent/Christmas season will find that resource here. These reflections will strengthen the reader’s mental preparation and will serve as a starling point for prayer and meditation.
Pastors will be helped with themes and illustrations for Advent/Christmas preaching
Teachers will use this material in their classes to help renew the right spirit of Christmas among their students
Those who are seeking a deeper spiritual life will be uplifted and inspired by these daily meditations -
Fringe Front And Center Cycle B
$12.95Add to cartFor many years Professor Hoyer was editor and writer for Currents In Theology And Mission. In that publication he called the homiletical section “Preaching Helps.” But he explained that the emphasis was to be put on the second word. “It is more than a noun. It’s a verb,” he said. “Preaching does help! Preaching conveys both the wisdom and power of God.”
When sermons only talk about the gospel, they fail to utilize the power. They may be wise, but they don’t work the work of God. Medics who answer a 911 call do more than talk about CPR. They diagnose. Then they supply the breath of life. In these Gospel-based sermons Hoyer shows how to draw out the power of the word. His messages breathe life and hope into listening ears.
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Light In The Land Of Shadows Cycle B
$12.95Add to cartLight In The Land Of Shadows contains 16 sermons for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and Transfiguration Sundays.
This book makes connections between Old Testament themes and contemporary issues. The preacher will find it exegetically sound yet filled with illustrations and insights. The lay person will find it comprehendible and useful for exploring ultimate issues within the context of meaningful Bible study.
(The) sermons are fleshed out in normal, everyday language, grammar and sentence structure — Yet the faithful preacher can take comfort in the fact that they are backed up by sound biblical exegesis. (from the Introduction)
Hal Warlick is a master at weaving a fascinating story or illustration into the sermon, dramatically portraying the scriptural message. This is Old Testament preaching at its best.
Sermon titles include:
Lighting A Fire In A Cold Room
All Dressed Up And Somewhere To Go
Any FAX From God Today?
Will We Enjoy Heaven?
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Bread And Broth (Student/Study Guide)
$9.95Add to cartServe a different kind of soup and bread each week as you study the lives of Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Elisha, John the Baptist and Jesus in this six-part series. Each study provides a recipe for the soup of the week. Members can be invited to prepare the soup and bake breads to share. This program allows congregations to enjoy a fellowship meal together as they learn about a biblical character.
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Visions Of Lent Year 3
$12.95Add to cartA new and unusual service for Lent…!
At the beginning of Lent each family in the congregation is invited to lend a plant from home (silk or live), following a Jewish Shavuot custom. The following Sundays in Lent build on this focal point as an object is added each week. Two readers participate in a dialogue explaining the symbol for that day. A child brings the symbol forward and holds it during the dialogue. In this way several families are able to participate.
Visions of Lent Year 3 also includes:
* Sample bulletin insert prior to Lent
* Example of plant reminder that can be used in bulletin
* Sample Torah for bulletin inserts
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Last Covenant
$7.95Add to cartThese two dramatic choral readings will place a permanent imprint on the conscience of all who speak and hear them. They won’t be heard as much as they will be felt. The pain and the anguish, the emptiness and hatred of that Friday long ago will fill the senses with such powerful rage that anyone in attendance will be transformed from passive bystanders to active participants in the quest for life as the glorious news of the risen Christ is known on Sunday.
Both choral readings involve five voices, which may be chosen from the congregation or can be performed as a choir litany. The combination of these voices will convey the strong emotions and images of the drama of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Both can be substituted for the sermon. No costumes or props are required.
With an order of worship, Easter Day’s reading includes congregational singing of nine hymns with the choral reading. The Last Covenant is a wonderfully effective way to involve the entire congregation in “”The Greatest Story Ever Told.””
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Trinity In Asian Perspective
$28.99Add to cartWestern Christians often despair of finding meaning in the paradoxical statement that God is both “One” and “Three”. The problem, says Jung Young Lee, is not with the doctrine of the Trinity itself; rather, it is with the Western conceptual tendency to view reality in exclusive, “either/or” terms. The Trinity is at its heart an inclusive doctrine of one God who is nonetheless three distinct persons. In order to grasp this fact, we need different conceptual categories, not only with which to view God, but all of reality. The Asian philosophical construct of yin and yang can offer a way out of this problem, with its inherently “both/and” way of thinking. Drawing on a variety of East Asian religious traditions, Lee offers a creative reinterpretation of this central Christian doctrine. He shows how a global perspective can illuminate Western theological constructs as he establishes the necessity of a contextual approach to the doctrine of the Trinity.
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Interpreting The Book Of Revelation
$19.99Add to cartFull of insights developed from a lifetime spent studying, teaching and modeling God’s Word, Interpreting the Book of Revelation promises to become an indispensable resource in any library. It is the author’s assurance that despite one’s eschatological persuasion or opinion regarding the contents of this book, the reader will gain valuable insight into the interpretation and understanding of this miraculously inspired Book of Revelation.
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John Chapters 11-21
$9.99Add to cartRadio messages from J. Vernon McGee delighted and enthralled listeners for years with simple, straightforward language and clear understanding of the Scripture. Now enjoy his personable, yet scholarly, style in a 60-volume set of commentaries that takes you from Genesis to Revelation with new understanding and insight. Each volume includes introductory sections, detailed outlines and a thorough, paragraph-by-paragraph discussion of the text. A great choice for pastors – and even better choice for the average Bible reader and student! Very affordable in a size that can go anywhere, it’s available as a complete 60-volume series, in Old Testament or New Testament sets, or individually.
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Rosanna Of The Amish (Revised)
$17.99Add to cartWhat are the Amish really like? Why do they wear unusual clothes and preach against worldly wisdom? Find out in this true story of an Irish orphan who was raised by the Amish in central Pennsylvania in the 1800s. Follow Rosanna through childhood, youth, courtship, marriage, and child rearing.
See how her Amish lifestyle differs from that of her Catholic brothers and sister when they visit from Philadelphia. Learn how the Amish take care of their own and even now maintain time-honored traditions. -
Wrestling With Depression
$13.99Add to cartCONTENTS
ONE It Can Happen To You
TWO A Deepening Depression
THREE The Miracle Of Healing
FOUR Continuing Recovery
FIVE Managing Depression
SIX How You Can Help
EPILOGUE Thanks For Every Thing
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To the 20 million Americans who suffer from depression, and to their families, William and Lucy Hulme bring the promise to hope and healing.Writing from his own battles with depression and his experiences as a pastoral counselor, William Hulme helps depressed persons and their families understand depression and its treatments. Woven into his story are his wife Lucy’s struggles as a caregiver. Her thoughts show how depression affects the whole family and how family members and friends can best help the depressed person.
In addition to medical and psychological care, the Hulmes stress the spiritual benefits of prayer and meditation.
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Cultural Interpretation : Reorienting New Testament Criticism
$22.00Add to cartBlount’s analysis demonstrates the social intent of every reading and shows the influence of communicative context in such diverse readings of the Bible as Rudolf Bultmann’s, the peasants of Solentiname, the Negro spirituals, and black-church sermons. Blount then shows how his proposal helps in assessing the several readings of Mark’s trial scenes and the figure of Jesus there.
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Minding The Soul
$26.00Add to cartDrawing on 40 years of experience, Ashbrook joins theological and pyschological theory with the fruits of brain research as he offers a comprehensive vision of pastoral counseling and a foundational principle for caregivers: You must remember who you are in order to be a “rock” for those hurting.
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Church Growth Handbook
$20.99Add to cartHere are twenty tested church-growth strategies that have been implemented by church consultant William Easum with more than 4,000 chuch leaders across the United States and Canada. The handbook provides diagnostic tools, which now can be used with the Complete Ministry Adult.
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How Does Your Choir Grow
$14.99Add to cartHOW DOES YOUR CHOIR GROW? by David F. Donathan Once a church musician has the basics under control, attention often turns toward the next step. “How Does Your Choir Grow?” covers all the bases with special attention to recruiting and maintaining choir members–a key task of every choir director. Shows how to recruit, organize, maintain, publicize choir, and have fun, fellowship, and spiritual growth.
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Christian Social Ethics In A Global Era
$21.99Add to cartIn this challenging book, four highly respected think discuss the need for a renewal of Christian ethical reflection in a dramatically changed world and articulate their distinctive point of view on how this can responsibly be done. Christian Social Ethics in a Global Era is thus both a call for renewal in our thinking and acting, and an introduction to the issues that must be addressed by any meaningful response to our new global situation.
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Take And Read
$18.99Add to cartHungry for more spiritual reading? Peterson has compiled this list of books—from classics to novels, poems to mysteries—that have deepened and nourished his own spiritual life. You’ll read about works from Augustine, C.S. Lewis, William Faulkner, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and many more, plus you’ll get Peterson’s personal insight on each entry.
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Jesus Christ And Christian Vision
$33.00Add to cartDouglas Ottati presents a “christology of the heart” that is at once informed by classical Christian Heritage and relevant to contemporary believers. He argues that discerning the practical significance for what Jesus says, does, and endures will help shape a distinctive and proper way for Christians to be in the world. According to Ottati, christological reflection is a way by which Christians interpret their present realities in relation to God. Christology is therefore a dynamic endeavor that must actively consider its heritage as it deals honestly and thoughtfully with present realities such as pluralism
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Early Church : Origins To The Dawn Of The Middle Ages
$37.99Add to cartAn introduction to the history of the Christian Church from its inception to approx. 600 c.e., this volume seeks to balance the traditional presentation of notable figures, councils, and controversies with the telling of the story of the ordinary Christian during this era. Employing a socionstitutional approach, Hinson divides his material into five major periods. An important feature of this work is its attendance to the stories of ordinary lay Christians, particularly women, and what Christian faith meant within the overall context of their lives. Other emphases include the church’s changing role in society during this period (and the fateful consequences those changes have had for modern Christians) and the development of early Christian spirituality.
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Leading In Prayer
$34.99Add to cartA straightforward, practical guide to doing prayer in corporate worship. Based on Hughes Oliphant Old’s lifelong experience as a pastor and his extensive work in the area of worship, this personal handbook discusses the historical and theological background of prayer, instructs pastors and worship leaders in the various kinds of prayer as they are used in the church, and examines the ordering of prayer in congregational worship.
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Amos And Obadiah
$9.99Add to cartAmos presents God as the ruler of this world and declares that all nations are responsible to Him.
Obadiah is a prophet who wrote one of the great prophecies of the Scripture. Obadiah is like a ghost writer in that he is there, but we do not know him.
Dr. McGee’s Thru the Bible Commentary Series offers sound biblical scholarship and practical, down to earth suggestions for applying the principles of Scripture to everyday life. The studies in the series have been taken from Dr. McGee’s “Thru the Bible” radio messages. With his familiar, anecdotal style and lively approach, Dr. McGee makes biblical truth understandable and Bible study more enjoyable.
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Isaiah Chapters 36-66
$12.99Add to cart66 Chapters
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The Scriptures come alive with America’s best-loved Bible teacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee. Whether you are a new believer or a longtime Bible student, Dr. McGee’s Thru the Bible Commentary Series offers sound biblical scholarship and practical, down-to-earth suggestions for applying the principles of Scripture to everyday life.The studies in the series have been taken from Dr. McGee’s “Thru the Bible” radio messages. With his familiar, anecdotal style and lively approach, Dr. McGee makes biblical truth understandable and Bible study more enjoyable.
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Job : Poetry
$9.99Add to cart42 Chapters
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These are popular messages, prepared originally for a radio audience. They should not be considered a commentary on the entire Bible in any sense of that term. These messages are devoid of any attempt to present a theological or technical commentary on the Bible. Behind these messages is a great deal of research and study in order to interpret the Bible from a popular rather than from a scholarly (and too-often boring) viewpoint. -
Early Christian Fathers
$18.99Add to cartPart of the Library of Christian Classics series, Early Christian Fathers is the best single-book introduction to the early church fathers, providing an enriching and informative introduction to first and second century Christian thought.
With a brief introduction and extensive notes also accompany each letter or work, making Early Christian Fathers a great study aid.
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Ruth : Surely There Is A Future
$17.99Add to cartThis is a print on demand book.
Series: International Theological Commentary
The book of Ruth, set in the period of the judges, is a beautiful story of the love, covenant loyalty, and daring initiative of two impoverished widows. Together with a generous open-hearted man, they demonstrate the truth of Proverbs 23:18 that applies to individuals, families, communities, and nations: “Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.” In this excellent commentary E. John Hamlin approaches the book of Ruth as literature, as history, as part of the canon, and as truth-telling story.
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Prophet Motive : Examining The Reliability Of Biblical Prophets
$22.99Add to cartOutstanding book about Christian evidences from the perspective of Old Testament prophets. The writings of Barfield, president of Mars Hill Bible School, are enlightening. Suitable for use in high school, college, church or personal study.
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Reinventing Christianity A Print On Demand Title
$24.99Add to cartThis is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.
In Reinventing Christianity, the first comprehensive survey of Christian theology in Africa to appear in English, John Parratt provides a critical yet sympathetic examination of the new ways of doing theology that have recently emerged from within the African church.
Following an introduction that charts the growth and development of African theology, Parratt examines the differing theological assumptions and methodologies throughout the continent. He also shows how Africans are rethinking the central dogmas of the Christian faith – Scripture, God, Christology, the church, and eschatology – and evaluates Africa’s political theologies, giving special attention to theological approaches to African socialism and to South African black theology. The final chapter exposes some of the problematic issues that can provide a framework for wider ecumenical theological debate.
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Fundamental Practical Theology
$34.00Add to cartBesides taking a revolutionary look at theology (“all theology is practical”), Browning shows very clearly that the embarrassed silence that has fallen between ministers and scholars is unreasonable. The four movements of practical theology drive home the deficiencies of theory-to-practice models, while the five dimensions of practical reasoning and moral thinking underscore that this way of viewing things belongs to the philosopher as much to the pastor.
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Engendering God : Male And Female Faces Of God
$30.00Add to cartIn this book, Carl Raschke and Susan Doughty Raschke argue that God’s own self-revelation is neither exclusively male nor female but both at once. With this self-revelation of the “two in one,” the authors contend that the Scriptures are actually a radical proclamation of gender equality. Basing their findings on historical, anthropological, and biblical scholarship, they make a compelling argument that this awareness of God’s dual nature was widely accepted and understood in the early years of Christianity but was intentionally obscured through the ages.
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Deuteronomy
$34.00Add to cartDeuteronomy is more than a relic of ancient history. It is a living document that deals with issues relevant to the modern-day reader. They include justice and the vision of the Great Society; individual responsibility versus the importance of community; and the nature of loyalty to God and to the world. By examining these and other issues in this ancient work, readers will find striking parallels between the world of Israel several millennia ago and ours today. This absorbing and readable commentary will stimulate discussion about the Deuteronomistic prescriptions for a healthy society and their applicability to contemporary life and society.
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Cosmos In The Chaos A Print On Demand Title
$33.99Add to cartPhilip Schaff is considered the founder of the discipline of church history in America, and he was the foremost practitioner of that discipline in nineteenth-century America. In this book Stephen R. Graham provides the first in-depth treatment of Schaff’s analysis of religion in American and, by means of that study, examines not only Schaff’s thought but also the development of religion in the United States in the nineteenth century.
Topics covered include the three “threats” to American Christianity as conceived by Schaff – sectarianism, romanism, and rationalism; Schaff’s understanding of the American experiment of separation of church and state; Schaff’s conception of America as playing a unique role in world and Christian history; and Schaff’s contributions to ecumenism.
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Gift Of Music
$23.99Add to cart44 Chapters
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One of the finest achievements of Western culture is its brilliant heritage of classical music. A Gift of Music looks at the lives of the greatest composers who have given us this heritage, and especially at how their music was shaped by their beliefs.The result is a remarkable and inspiring book, showing the importance of Christian faith for many composers, and the effect of this upon their music. But it also shows how the lack of faith has brought profound change in the meaning and form of contemporary music.
Thus A Gift of Music seeks to open up a whole new world of music-to encourage listening to the finest compositions with new understanding and pleasure, and to stretch our ears and imaginations. It is a book which will be greatly appreciated by those who already love classical music, and by others who want to explore this delightful world for the first time.
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Purpose Driven Church (Reprinted)
$28.99Add to cart1998 GOLD MEDALLION WINNER
Every church is driven by something. Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers, and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. But Rick Warren believes that in order for a church to be healthy it most become a purpose-driven church, built around the five New Testament purposes given to the church by Jesus. “The issue is church health, not church growth!” declares Warren. “If your church is healthy, growth will occur naturally. Healthy, consistent growth is the result of balancing the five biblical purposes of the church.” In this landmark book, you’ll learn the secret behind the fastest growing Baptist church in American history. Saddleback Church grew from one family to over 10,000 in worship attendance in just fifteen years, while planting twenty-six other churches. . .and without owning a building. Founding pastor Rick Warren shares a proven five-part strategy that will enable your church to grow. . .warmer through fellowship, deeper through discipleship, stronger through worship, broader through ministry, and larger through evangelism. The Purpose-Driven Church shifts the focus away from church building programs to emphasizing a people-building process. Warren says, “If you will concentrate on building people, God will build the church.” Discover in these pages the practical insights and helpful principles that Rick Warren has taught in seminars to over 22,000 pastors and church leaders from sixty denominations and forty-two countries.
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Acts 1-13 : Torrance Edition
$38.99Add to cartThis is a print on demand book.
This volume is one of twelve classic commentaries by John Calvin, theologian par excellence of the Reformation, whose expositions of Scripture remain as relevant as ever. Edited by David W. Torrance and Thomas F. Torrance, these twelve commentaries on the New Testament bring Calvin’s authoritative voice to life in clear contemporary English. The translations all strive to retain the close coherence of Calvin’s ideas and characteristic images while remaining faithful to the Latin text – doing full justice to the Reformer’s qualities as one of history’s finest expositors of the Word of God.
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Reading From This Place Volume 2
$29.00Add to cartBiblical studies are proving to be a test case of the large interpretive issues of how one’s “location”-social, cultural, ethnic, and gender-affects one’s reading of the text and its import. Segovia and Tolbert gather in this volume leading biblical interpreters from around the globe to address the complex hermeneutical and religious questions attendent to this paradigm shift.
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Preaching Liberation
$26.00Add to cartIn Preaching Liberation, Harris is not talking about Liberation Theology but about the power of the Word Of God to transform and liberate the listener. Harris examines preaching in the African-American traditon and how the idea of liberation is deeply rooted in that tradition. 136 pages from the Fortress Press Resources for Preaching series
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Leading Women
$29.99Add to cartThis helpful volume shows women how to communicate and influence decisions in the male-dominated world of church leadership. Becker names gender traps, examines the unique perspective that women bring to leadership in the church, and explores communication strategies for both women and men. This book is part of a new series by Norman Shawchuck, developer of the Marketing/Leading/Managing trilogy. New paradigms for communication and leadership will be presented in order to further the advancement of vocation for women in ministry.
Key Features: * examines the unique perspective that women bring to leadership in the church * names the gender traps * explores communication strategies for women and men
Key Benefits: * helps pastors address issues concerning the rapidly growing number of women in positions of church leadership * show how to avoid traps that are set up to limit women in their ministries * shows women how to communicate and influence decisions in a male-dominated world.
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Theology Of John Calvin
$41.99Add to cartThis historically significant volume collects Karl Barth’s lectures on John Calvin, delivered at the University of Gottingen in 1922. The main body of the work consists of a sympathetic account of Calvin’s life up to his recall to Geneva and an examination and evaluation of Calvin’s early theological writings.
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Battered Love : Marriage Sex And Violence In The Hebrew Prophets
$27.00Add to cartBattered Love unmasks the violence against women incorporated in certain images and symbols used by some of the biblical prophets to convey God’s relation to God’s people. In her exciting work, Weems has provided insights that will influence womanists, feminists, and other scholars in religious studies to reflect upon the violence embedded in the sacred tests of the religions they explore.
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Everyman Revived A Print On Demand Title
$27.99Add to cartThis is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.
This lucid and accessible study of Michael Polanyi (1891-1976), the scientist of world repute who challenged the modern scientific view of truth, introduces Polanyi’s trailblazing work and main ideas and demonstrates their continued value and meaning for today’s world. Scott highlights the place of the creative imagination in science and shows the deadly effects of a mistaken understanding of science on our modern civilization.
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Acts 14-28
$35.99Add to cartThis volume is one of twelve classic commentaries by John Calvin, theologian par excellence of the Reformation, whose expositions of Scripture remain as relevant as ever. Edited by David W. Torrance and Thomas F. Torrance, these twelve commentaries on the New Testament bring Calvin’s authoritative voice to life in clear contemporary English. The translations all strive to retain the close coherence of Calvin’s ideas and characteristic images while remaining faithful to the Latin text – doing full justice to the Reformer’s qualities as one of history’s finest expositors of the Word of God.
