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  • Signals of Transcendence: Listening to the Promptings of Life, By Os Guinness
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    Signals of Transcendence

    Listening to the Promptings of Life

    by Os Guinness

    There must be something more to life.

    The modern world is a place of great distraction, and it can be difficult to make sense of our human existence. But at some point in our lives, we may experience particular moments thatprompt us to search for something deeper. Sociologist Peter Berger described these hints and clues as "signals of transcendence" that awaken us to unseen ...

  • Birmingham Revolution: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Epic Challenge to the Church, By Edward Gilbreath
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    Birmingham Revolution

    Martin Luther King Jr.'s Epic Challenge to the Church

    by Edward Gilbreath

    From time to time prophetic Christian voices rise to challenge our nation's "original sin." In the twentieth century, compelled by the Spirit of God and a yearning for freedom, the African American church took the lead in heralding the effort. Like almost no other movement before or since, Christian people gave force to a social mission. And, remarkably, they did it largely through nonviolent actions. ...

  • Evil and the Justice of God, By N. T. Wright
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    Evil and the Justice of God

    by N. T. Wright

    • Merit Award, 2007 Christianity Today Theology/Ethics Book

    With every earthquake and war, understanding the nature of evil and our response to it becomes more urgent. Evil is no longer the concern just of ministers and theologians but also of politicians and the media.

    We hear of child abuse, ethnic cleansing, AIDS, torture and terrorism, and rightfully we are shocked. But, ...

  • 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 ...

  • The Great Quest: Invitation to an Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning, By Os Guinness
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    The Great Quest

    Invitation to an Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning

    by Os Guinness

    "The unexamined life is not worth living." —SocratesWhat is life all about? What are we here for? Is there any meaning or purpose to our existence? Thinkers throughout the centuries have pondered these questions. While the distractions of the modern world prevent many from grappling seriously with such matters, the truth is that humans cannot live without meaning any more than ...

  • Theology Remixed: Christianity as Story, Game, Language, Culture, By Adam C. English
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    Theology Remixed

    Christianity as Story, Game, Language, Culture

    by Adam C. English

    Jesus didn't give his followers a fixed set of statements defining everything they needed to know about the kingdom of God in a neat package. Rather he told stories, made comparisons, drew contrasts. He talked of a mustard seed, of yeast and of ahidden treasure to communicate some of the most important truths of the faith.Jesus didn't fall back on parables because he lacked the right words. Parables ...

  • Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views, Edited by J. B. Stump and Chad Meister
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    Original Sin and the Fall

    Five Views

    Spectrum Multiview Book Series

    Edited by J. B. Stump and Chad Meister

    "What is this that you have done?"

    Throughout the church's history, Christians have largely agreed that God's good creation of humanity was marred by humanity's sinful rebellion, resulting in our separation from God and requiring divine intervention in the saving work of Christ.

    But Christians have disagreed over many particular questions surrounding humanity's fall, ...

  • Biblical Theology: The God of the Christian Scriptures, By John Goldingay
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    Biblical Theology

    The God of the Christian Scriptures

    by John Goldingay

    Imagine someone who has spent a lifetime listening deeply and attentively to the full range of Scripture's testimony. Stepping back, they now describe what they have seen and heard. What emerges is a theological cathedral, laid out on the great vectors of Scripture and fitted with biblically sourced materials.This is what John Goldingay has done. Well known for his three-volume Old Testament ...

  • The Message of Joshua, By David G. Firth
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    The Message of Joshua

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by David G. Firth

    The book of Joshua tells the action-packed story of Israel's entry into and conquest of Canaan, the promised land. Yet it is often troubling for contemporary Christian readers, perhaps more than any other part of the Old Testament: isn't there too much violence, and isn't this violence inconsistent with the gospel of Jesus?In The Message of Joshua, David G. Firth explores ...

  • The Message of Judges, By Michael Wilcock
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    The Message of Judges

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Michael Wilcock

    The book of Judges contains some of the most famous of the Bible's stories, as well as some of the least known. They show us the deepest sins of humanity but reveal them in the light of God's abundant grace. Behind human leaders such as Deborah, Jephthah, and Samson stands the principal actor in this drama: God as Judge, discerning and deciding.Michael Wilcock astutely explores ...