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  • IVP began right before World War II as a small service branch of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship campus ministry. Today, after years of development and growth, we have nearly one hundred staff based in our office in Westmont, Illinois. Times have changed in those seventy-five years, but nothing has changed about how IVP books have spoken timeless truth across many generations. Learn more about IVP's legacy and seventy-five-year history.

  • Prelude to Philosophy: An Introduction for Christians, By Mark W. Foreman
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    Prelude to Philosophy

    An Introduction for Christians

    by Mark W Foreman
    Foreword by J. P. Moreland

    "The unexamined life is not worth living," according to Socrates, but pursuing the examined life strikes many as daunting, unappealing and even unnecessary. Is philosophy important? Why do I need philosophy if I have the Bible? Aren't philosophers simply engaged in meaningless disputes that are irrelevant to everyday life?Mark Foreman addresses these and other questions in this "prelude" to the ...

  • Sermons That Sing: Music and the Practice of Preaching, By Noel A. Snyder
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    Sermons That Sing

    Music and the Practice of Preaching

    Dynamics of Christian Worship

    by Noel A Snyder
    Foreword by Jeremy S Begbie

    Preaching and music are both regular elements of Christian worship across the theological spectrum. But they often don't interact or inform each other in meaningful ways.

    In this Dynamics of Christian Worship volume, theologian, pastor, and musician Noel A. Snyder considers how the church's preaching might be helpfully informed by musical theory. Just as a good musical composition ...

  • Redeeming Sex: Naked Conversations About Sexuality and Spirituality, By Debra Hirsch
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    Redeeming Sex

    Naked Conversations About Sexuality and Spirituality

    Forge Partnership Books

    by Debra Hirsch
    Foreword by Gabe Lyons

    Missio Alliance Essential Reading List
    Readers' Choice Award Winner
    Seedbed's 10 Notable Books

    Nothing has exposed the gap between the church and the broader society quite like the cultural argument over sexuality.Relationships, identities, orientations and even seemingly straightforward concepts such as gender have cut battle lines between the church and the world. ...

  • Foundations for Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal, By Eric L. Johnson
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    Foundations for Soul Care

    A Christian Psychology Proposal

    by Eric L Johnson

    In this groundbreaking work of first-order scholarship, Eric Johnson makes a vitally important contribution to the field of Christian counseling. He first presents a detailed overview and appreciative but critical evaluation of the reigning paradigms in the field of Christian counseling, particularly biblical counseling and integration. Building on their respective strengths, he seeks to move beyond ...

  • Why Do Christians Shoot Their Wounded?: Helping (Not Hurting) Those with Emotional Difficulties, By Dwight L. Carlson
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    Why Do Christians Shoot Their Wounded?

    Helping (Not Hurting) Those with Emotional Difficulties

    by Dwight L. Carlson

    It's no sin to hurt.

    Thousands of Christians suffer real emotional pain--such as depression, anxiety, obsessiveness. Many other Christians, including prominent leaders, believe emotional problems are the result of sin or bad choices. Theseattitudes often only add to the suffering of those who hurt.

    In this book Dwight Carlson marshals recent scientific evidence that demonstrates many ...