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PaperbackMore Than Enchanting
Breaking Through Barriers to Influence Your World
Forge Partnership Books
by Jo Saxton
Foreword by Jenni CatronWomen have always been central to the life of the church. From the early hours of the first Easter, when women were charged to announce the resurrection of Jesus, to the state of the contemporary church, where women outnumber men in pews and positions of service.
But as central as women have been, they've also found themselves regularly marginalized--and not only in the church but in the ...
PaperbackStill Evangelical?
Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning
Contributions by Shane Claiborne, Allen Yeh, Mark S. Young, Jim Daly, Mark Galli, Lisa Sharon Harper, Tom Lin, Karen Swallow Prior, Soong-Chan Rah, Robert Chao Romero, and Sandra Maria Van Opstal
Edited by Mark Labberton2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist—Religion
Evangelicalism in America has cracked, split on the shoals of the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, leaving many wondering if they wantto be in or out of the evangelical tribe. The contentiousness brought to the fore surrounds what it means to affirm and demonstrate evangelical Christian faith ...
PaperbackWorship and the World to Come
Exploring Christian Hope in Contemporary Worship
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by Glenn Packiam
Christians sing because we are people of hope.
Yet our hope is unlike other kinds of hope. We are not optimists; nor are we escapists. Christian hope is uniquely shaped by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead andby the promise of our own future resurrection.
How is that hope both expressed and experienced in contemporary worship? In this volume in the Dynamics ...
PaperbackComfort Detox
Finding Freedom from Habits that Bind You
by Erin Straza
"For too long I have lived life on comfort mode, making choices for life engagement based on safety, ease, and convenience. It has left me very little wiggle room, just a small parcel of real estate upon which to live, move, and have my being. It's not quite the abundant life Jesus was offering."Whether we're aware of it or not, our minds, bodies, and souls often seek out what's comfortable. Erin ...
PaperbackFrom Bubble to Bridge
Educating Christians for a Multifaith World
by Marion H. Larson and Sara L. H. Shady
Foreword by Eboo PatelUnderstanding our religious neighbors is more important than ever—but also more challenging.
In a world of deep religious strife and increasing pluralism it can seem safer to remain inside the "bubble" of our faith community. Christian college campuses in particular provide a strong social bubble that reinforces one's faith identity in distinction from the wider society. Many ...
PaperbackNew Testament Theology and Ethics
New Testament Theology and Ethics
by Ben Witherington III
All too often, argues Ben Witherington, the theology of the New Testament has been divorced from its ethics, leaving as isolated abstractions what are fully integrated, dynamic elements within the New Testament itself. As Witherington stresses, "behavior affects and reinforces or undoes belief."Previously published as The Indelible Image, Volume 2, Witherington offers the second of a two-volume ...
PaperbackHow Neighborhoods Make Us Sick
Restoring Health and Wellness to Our Communities
by Veronica Squires and Breanna Lathrop
Our neighborhoods are literally making us sick.
Buildings with mold trigger asthma and other respiratory conditions. Geographic lack of access to food and health care increases childhood mortality. Community violence traumatizes residents. Poverty, unemployment, inadequate housing, food insecurity, racial injustice, and oppression cause physical changes in the body, resulting ...
PaperbackCreated and Creating
A Biblical Theology of Culture
by William Edgar
The gospel of Jesus Christ is always situated within a particular cultural context. But how should Christians approach the complex relationship between our faith and our surrounding culture?Should we simply retreat from culture? Should we embraceour cultural practices and mindset? How important is it for us to be engaged in our culture? And how might we do that with discernment and faithfulness? ...
HardbackInvitation to Retreat
The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God
Transforming Resources
by Ruth Haley Barton
Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten List
"Come away and rest awhile."
Jesus invites us to be with him, offering our full and undivided attention to him. When we choose retreat, we make a generous investment in our friendship with Christ. We are not always generous with ourselves where God is concerned. Many of us have tried to incorporate regular times ...
PaperbackStewards in the Kingdom
A Theology of Life in All Its Fullness
by R. Scott Rodin
Too often we think stewardship concerns only the money we give to the church. But in the image of the steward, the Bible offers a perspective on our entire relationship with God. Here we have a full and fresh picture of being Jesus' disciples andliving life in all its fullness.R. Scott Rodin unpacks what it means for us to be stewards in the kingdom of the triune God of grace. This theology of the ...
