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  • Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes: Honor and Shame in Paul's Message and Mission, By Brad Vaughn
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    Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes

    Honor and Shame in Paul's Message and Mission

    by Brad Vaughn
    Foreword by E. Randolph Richards

    Christianity Today's 2020 Book of the Year Award of Merit - Biblical Studies

    Biblical Foundations Award Finalist

    What does it mean to “read Romans with Eastern eyes”?

    Combining research from Asian scholars with his many years of experience living and working in East Asia, Brad Vaughn directs our attention to Paul's letter ...

  • The Radical Pursuit of Rest: Escaping the Productivity Trap, By John Koessler
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    The Radical Pursuit of Rest

    Escaping the Productivity Trap

    by John Koessler
    Foreword by Mark Galli

    Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    We live in a culture that values activity, achievement and accomplishment. Whether in our careers, churches, schools or families, busyness is the norm in our lives, and anything less makes us feel unproductive and anxious. We have to work all the harder, then, to pursue true rest in a 24-7 world that is ...

  • Black authors bring unique perspectives to their work, offering valuable insights in every book shaped by their histories, cultures, and lived experiences. Through their writing, they provide wisdom that resonates across audiences and genres, through books on subjects ranging from theology to justice to family to mental health and so much more. By purchasing books by Black authors, you’re enriching your reading list with powerful perspectives while celebrating the voices and contributions of Black authors!

  • How Reason Can Lead to God: A Philosopher's Bridge to Faith, By Joshua Rasmussen
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    How Reason Can Lead to God

    A Philosopher's Bridge to Faith

    by Joshua Rasmussen

    Do you seek the truth?Do you value reason, science, and independent thinking? Are you skeptical of beliefs that people maintain merely "on faith," yet you remain interested in the big questions of life? Do you hope there could be a greater purpose to the universe, if only that were realistic?If so, then philosopher Joshua Rasmussen can encourage you in your journey. Beginning with ...

  • Young, Gifted, and Black: A Journey of Lament and Celebration, By Sheila Wise Rowe
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    Young, Gifted, and Black

    A Journey of Lament and Celebration

    by Sheila Wise Rowe

    "Young, gifted and black,
    Open your heart to what I mean . . . "

    Nina Simone's popular anthem from the civil rights movement speaks to both the celebrations and trials of the Black experience.

    Young, Gifted, and Black gives voice to the real-life stories of Black millennials and younger adults. If life was a race, it's assumed that every runner has a fair ...

  • World Religions in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic, By Douglas Groothuis
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    World Religions in Seven Sentences

    A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic

    Introductions in Seven Sentences

    by Douglas Groothuis

    Understanding the beliefs and practices of other faiths is essential not just to the task of interreligious dialogue, but also to grasping one's own faith.

    In this brief volume in IVP Academic's Introductions in Seven Sentences, philosopher Douglas Groothuis creatively uses a single sentence representing each of several world religions as a way to open readers to their depth ...

  • The Decline of African American Theology: From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity, By Thabiti M. Anyabwile
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    The Decline of African American Theology

    From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity

    by Thabiti M. Anyabwile
    Foreword by Mark A. Noll

    Who were Jupiter Hammon, Lemuel Haynes and Daniel Alexander Payne? And what do they have in common with Martin Luther King Jr., Howard Thurman and James Cone? All of these were African American Christian theologians, yet their theologies are, in many ways, worlds apart.In this book, Thabiti Anyabwile offers a challenging and provocative assessment of the history of African American Christian theology, ...

  • A Theology as Big as the City, By Raymond J. Bakke
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    A Theology as Big as the City

    by Raymond J Bakke

    "As we look at the world-class cities around our planet, we face five new urban realities: a crack cocaine epidemic, assault weapons, massive numbers of homeless children, HIV/AIDS and (in the U.S.) what Time magazine has called `the browning of America.' The needs of the urban population are greater than ever. . . . As our cities swell with immigrants, I'm reminded that Jesus was born ...