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  • Transforming Leadership: Jesus' Way of Creating Vision, Shaping Values  Empowering Change, By Leighton Ford
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    Transforming Leadership

    Jesus' Way of Creating Vision, Shaping Values Empowering Change

    by Leighton Ford

    A book for leaders, by leaders, about the greatest leader of them all.

    In our rapidly changing and ever more complex world, we suffer a crisis of leadership. Leighton Ford sees the growing dearth of bold leaders--in the marketplace, religion and public life. In this powerful book, Ford calls Christians to be transformational leaders.

    Many leaders work within situations; transformational ...

  • The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis, By Ray S. Anderson
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    The Shape of Practical Theology

    Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis

    by Ray S. Anderson

    Too often in the life of the church, theological reflection and the practical matters of leading and serving have been considered independently. The result has been the impoverishment of both Christian faith and Christian practice. In this groundbreaking book Ray Anderson reflects theologically and practically on preaching, worship, ethics, social justice, therapy, family, homosexuality, ...

  • Beyond the Modern Age: An Archaeology of Contemporary Culture, By Bob Goudzwaard and Craig G. Bartholomew
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    Beyond the Modern Age

    An Archaeology of Contemporary Culture

    by Bob Goudzwaard and Craig G. Bartholomew

    The modern age has produced global crises that modernity itself seems incapable of resolving—deregulated capitalism, consumerism, economic inequality, militarization, overworked laborers, environmental destruction, insufficient health care, and many other problems. The future of our world depends on moving beyond the modern age.Bob Goudzwaard and Craig G. Bartholomew have spent decades listening ...

  • Latin Commentaries on Revelation, By Victorinus of Petovium and Apringius of Beja and Caesarius of Arles and Bede the Venerable
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    Latin Commentaries on Revelation

    Ancient Christian Texts

    by Victorinus of Petovium, Apringius of Beja, Caesarius of Arles, and Bede the Venerable
    Series edited by Thomas C. Oden and Gerald Bray
    Edited and Translated by William C. Weinrich

    Interest in the book of Revelation in the Western tradition is stronger and earlier than that in the East. The earliest full commentary on the Apocalypse is that of Victorinus of Petovium written in the mid to late third century by the earliest exegete to write in Latin. Victorinus interpreted Revelation in millennialist terms, a mode of interpretation already evident in works by Irenaeus, as well ...

  • Public Intellectuals and the Common Good: Christian Thinking for Human Flourishing, Edited by Todd C. Ream and Jerry A. Pattengale and Christopher J. Devers
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    Public Intellectuals and the Common Good

    Christian Thinking for Human Flourishing

    Foreword by George M. Marsden
    Edited by Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers

    Evangelical Christians are active across all spheres of intellectual and public life today. But a disconnect remains: the work they produce too often fails to inform their broader communities. In the midst of a divisive culture and a related crisis within evangelicalism, public intellectuals speaking from an evangelical perspective have a critical role to play—within the church ...

  • Disabling Leadership: A Practical Theology for the Broken Body of Christ, By Andrew T. Draper and Jody Michele and Andrea Mae
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    Disabling Leadership

    A Practical Theology for the Broken Body of Christ

    Center For Disability and Ministry Books

    by Andrew Thomas Draper, Jody Michele Courtney, and Andrea Mae

    People with disabilities are often excluded from full participation in church communities. Accessibility is a key component of the biblical ministry of reconciliation—but it's not enough. To truly work toward reconciliation, churches must both consider the theological implications of disability and also become places where people with disabilities lead.

    Disabling ...

  • Couple Therapy: A New Hope-Focused Approach, By Jennifer S. Ripley and Everett L. Worthington Jr.
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    Couple Therapy

    A New Hope-Focused Approach

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by Jennifer S. Ripley and Everett L. Worthington Jr.

    Following the successful Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling, Jennifer Ripley and Everett Worthington Jr. have written a new book that expands upon their previous theoretical approach while describing in detail new practical interventions for couple counseling and enrichment.Weaving together classic cases outlined in Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling and over 75 brand new practical ...

  • Want more context as you begin to study Jonah? This introduction will give you the background you need as you read the Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. We hope you continue to discover the riches of Scripture and draw closer to God as you join the millions who have used this free devotional resource.

  • Voices and Views on Paul: Exploring Scholarly Trends, By Ben Witherington III and Jason A. Myers
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    Voices and Views on Paul

    Exploring Scholarly Trends

    by Ben Witherington III and Jason A. Myers

    ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    In the field of Pauline studies, much has changed over the last twenty years. Since Ben Witherington III first published his influential book The Paul Quest, monumental works have appeared from scholars such as James D. G. Dunn, N. T. Wright, E. P. Sanders, and John Barclay. The New Perspective is no longer new, and ...

  • Philosophers Who Believe: The Spiritual Journeys of 11 Leading Thinkers, Edited by Kelly James Clark
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    Philosophers Who Believe

    The Spiritual Journeys of 11 Leading Thinkers

    Edited by Kelly James Clark

    • Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year

    Time magazine reports on a remarkable renaissance of religious belief among philosophers: "In a quiet revolution in thought and arguments that hardly anyone could have foreseen only two decades ago, God is making a comeback. Most intriguingly, this is happening . . . in the crisp, intellectual circles of ...