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PaperbackThe Trinity & Subordinationism
The Doctrine of God & the Contemporary Gender Debate
by Kevin Giles
Subordination has been and still is a controversial subject within the church.The concept has been vigorously debated in relation to the doctrine of the Trinity since the fourth century. Certain New Testament texts have made it part of discussionsof right relations between men and women. In recent years these two matters have been dramatically brought together. Indeed, today the doctrine of the ...
PaperbackHow Postmodernism Serves (My) Faith
Questioning Truth in Language, Philosophy and Art
by Crystal L. Downing
Thinking that postmodernism is a threat, many Christians take a duck-and-cover approach to dealing with it. But that will not make postmodernism go away. Can Christians learn from postmodern thinkers and their critique of modernism? Yes, says author Crystal L. Downing. Postmodernism should not be judged by some of the problematic practices carried out in its name.In a lively engagement with literature, ...
PaperbackThe Hip-Hop Church
Connecting with the Movement Shaping Our Culture
by Efrem Smith and Phil Jackson
Foreword by Bakari Kitwana and Alton B. Pollard IIIHip-hop is here.The beats ring out in our cities. Hip-hop culture is all around us: in the clothes youth wear, in the music they listen to, in the ways they express themselves. It is the language they speak, the rhythm they move to. It is a culture familiar with the hard realities of our broken world; the generation raised with rap knows about the pain. They need to know about the hope.Enter the ...
PaperbackRelational Masks
Removing the Barriers That Keep Us Apart
by Russell Willingham
The Avoider. The Deflector. The Self-Blamer. The Aggressor. Recognize someone you know? Or yourself?We all know people who seem to get stuck in unhealthy patterns of relating to others. Sometimes we're puzzled by a loved one's evasiveness or surprised by a friend's defensive aggression. Occasionally we look in the mirror and see such troubling behaviors in ourselves. All of these are masks that ...
PaperbackHuman Dignity in the Biotech Century
A Christian Vision for Public Policy
Edited by Charles W. Colson and Nigel M. de S. Cameron
What will be the greatest moral challenge facing our society throughout this century?Are we ready to face it?Editors Charles W. Colson and Nigel M. de S. Cameron, along with a panel of expert contributors, make the case in this book thatthe greatest watershed debates of the twenty-first century concerning ethics and public policy will surround the issue of biotechnology. In twelve essays ...
PaperbackA Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible
Its History, Methods and Results
by Paul D. Wegner
The Bible has been on a long historical journey since its original composition. Its texts have been copied and recopied. And despite the most careful and painstaking efforts of scribes and publishers down through the centuries, errors of one sortor another have crept in and have been reproduced. Sorting out the errors and determining the original wording is the task of textual criticism.
In ...
PaperbackThe IVP Introduction to the Bible
Edited by Philip S. Johnston
The Bible is a truly wonderful book.Millions of Christians through the ages and across the world have treasured it as their most valued possession, often insisting that anyone can pick up the Bible and read and understand it for themselves. But many of the details remain fuzzy until we find out more about their historical or literary setting.The IVP Introduction to the Bible is intended ...
PaperbackEzra and Nehemiah
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Geert Lorein
Series edited by David G. Firth
Consulting Editor Tremper Longman IIIThe checkered story of the kings, lasting nearly five centuries, ended disastrously in 587 BC with the sack of Jerusalem, the fall of the monarchy, and the removal to Babylonia of all that made Judah politically viable. It was a death to make way for a rebirth. The closely related books of Ezra and Nehemiah chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of that ...
PaperbackJudges and Ruth
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Mary J. Evans
The book of Judges presents Israel’s frailty, the nation’s need for deliverance, and God’s use of flawed leaders to guide his chosen people through a dark period of their history. The book of Ruth tells a smaller story within this narrative, showing God quietly at work in the lives of a few individuals. Mary Evans’s replacement Tyndale commentary places each book in its historical and canonical ...
Paperback1 and 2 Samuel
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by V Philips Long
Series edited by David G. Firth
Consulting Editor Tremper Longman IIIThe stories of Samuel, Saul, and David are among the most memorable in the Old Testament. Yet the lives of these individuals are bound up in the larger story of God's purpose for his people. In this Tyndale Old Testament Commentary, V. Philips Long explores the meaning of the biblical history of Israel's vital transition from a confederation of tribes to nationhood under a king. ...
