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  • Recapturing an Enchanted World: Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition, By John D. Rempel Recapturing an Enchanted World: Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition, By John D. Rempel
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    Recapturing an Enchanted World

    Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition

    Dynamics of Christian Worship

    by John D. Rempel
    Foreword by Gordon T. Smith

    How might our worship recapture and reflect the enchanted world of God's nearness in Jesus Christ?

    In this first volume in IVP Academic's Dynamics of Christian Worship series, John D. Rempel offers a vision for this kind oftransformative worship. A theologian and minister in the Mennonite Church, Rempel considers the role of the sacraments and ritual within the Free Church ...

  • The World Is Not Ours to Save: Finding the Freedom to Do Good, By Tyler Wigg-Stevenson The World Is Not Ours to Save: Finding the Freedom to Do Good, By Tyler Wigg-Stevenson
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    The World Is Not Ours to Save

    Finding the Freedom to Do Good

    by Tyler Wigg-Stevenson

    Christianity Today Book Award Winner

    Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year

    We want to save the world—and we have a dizzying array of worthy causes to pursue.

    But passionate enthusiasm can quickly give way to disillusionment, compassion fatigue or empty slacktivism. As we move from awareness to mobilization, we ...

  • The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate, By John H. Walton The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate, By John H. Walton
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    The Lost World of Genesis One

    Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate

    The Lost World Series

    by John H. Walton

    John H. Walton on the Ancient Context and Modern Significance of Genesis One

    In The Lost World of Genesis One, John H. Walton proposes a fresh reading of Genesis that remains faithful to the original context and that preserves and enhances the theological vitality of the text. Walton addresses key areas of controversy among Christians, including the relationship ...

  • The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority, By John H. Walton and Brent Sandy The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority, By John H. Walton and Brent Sandy
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    The Lost World of Scripture

    Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority

    The Lost World Series

    by John H. Walton and Brent Sandy

    Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention

    Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference

    From John H. Walton, author of the bestselling Lost World of Genesis One, and D. Brent Sandy, author of Plowshares and Pruning Hooks, comes a detailed look at the origins of scriptural authority in ancient oral cultures and how ...

  • Out of the Saltshaker and Into the World: Evangelism as a Way of Life, By Rebecca Manley Pippert Out of the Saltshaker and Into the World: Evangelism as a Way of Life, By Rebecca Manley Pippert
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    Out of the Saltshaker and Into the World

    Evangelism as a Way of Life

    The IVP Signature Collection

    by Rebecca Manley Pippert
    Foreword by Mark Mittelberg

    • In 2006, Christianity Today voted this title to be one of the top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals
    • Over 800,000 Sold

    Jesus says his followers are the salt of the earth. But many Christians struggle with this call to be active in the world as witnesses to Christ. The word evangelism often carries negative connotations. How do we cut ...

  • Movements That Change the World: Five Keys to Spreading the Gospel, By Steve Addison Movements That Change the World: Five Keys to Spreading the Gospel, By Steve Addison
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    Movements That Change the World

    Five Keys to Spreading the Gospel

    by Steve Addison
    Foreword by Alan Hirsch and Bob Roberts Jr.

    When Jesus commissioned his followers, he was not just inaugurating the historical church, he was founding a missionary movement.Originally released by Missional Press and now revised and expanded to include a multi-session discussion guide, SteveAddison's Movements That Change the World draws from biblical, historical and contemporary case studies to isolate the essential elements of a ...

  • Pocket Guide to World Religions, By Winfried Corduan Pocket Guide to World Religions, By Winfried Corduan
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    Pocket Guide to World Religions

    The IVP Pocket Reference Series

    by Winfried Corduan

    Have you ever wondered . . .

    • what the red dot on an Indian woman's forehead means?
    • whether all Buddhist monks practice martial arts?
    • if the Emperor of Japan is still considered a god?

    Here is a concise, informative guide for anyone looking for answers to basic questions about the world's varied religions. In short, incisive chapters, Winfried Corduan introduces ...

  • To Alter Your World: Partnering with God to Rebirth Our Communities, By Michael Frost and Christiana Rice To Alter Your World: Partnering with God to Rebirth Our Communities, By Michael Frost and Christiana Rice
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    To Alter Your World

    Partnering with God to Rebirth Our Communities

    by Michael Frost and Christiana Rice

    • 15th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year - Also Recommended in Church

    In Christ, a new world is being born and the new creation is unfurling all around us. God is directing history toward the future restoration, repair, and renewal of all creation. And our job is to cooperate with God in being a sign and foretaste of that coming world. Renowned missional leaders Michael ...

  • The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context, By John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context, By John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton
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    The Lost World of the Torah

    Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context

    The Lost World Series

    by John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton

    Our handling of what we call biblical law veers between controversy and neglect.

    On the one hand, controversy arises when Old Testament laws seem either odd beyond comprehension (not eating lobster) or positively reprehensible (executing children). On the other, neglect results when we consider the law obsolete, no longer carrying any normative power (tassels on clothing, ...

  • The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate, By John H. Walton and Tremper Longman III The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate, By John H. Walton and Tremper Longman III
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    The Lost World of the Flood

    Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate

    The Lost World Series

    by John H. Walton and Tremper Longman III
    Contributions by Stephen O. Moshier

    "The flood continued forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth . . . and the ark floated on the face of the waters" (Gen 6:17-18 NRSV).

    In modern times the Genesis flood account has been probed and analyzed for answers to scientific, apologetic, and historical questions. It is a text that has called forth "flood geology," fueled ...