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  • Pocket Dictionary of Ethics: Over 300 Terms  Ideas Clearly  Concisely Defined, By Stanley J. Grenz and Jay T. Smith
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    Pocket Dictionary of Ethics

    Over 300 Terms Ideas Clearly Concisely Defined

    The IVP Pocket Reference Series

    by Stanley J. Grenz and Jay T. Smith

    Stanley J. Grenz and Jay T. Smith define more than 300 terms related to Christian ethics, including ideas, issues, positions, thinkers, schools and specialties.

  • Open Hearts in Bethlehem: A Christmas Drama, By Kenneth E. Bailey
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    Open Hearts in Bethlehem

    A Christmas Drama

    by Kenneth E. Bailey

    Here is an exciting Christmas drama informed by Kenneth Bailey's career as a renowned biblical scholar and by his years of living in the Middle East. The drama (featuring 30 minutes without music or 50 minutes with music) is biblically accurate, heartwarming and perfectly suited for church performance.

  • Called by Triune Grace: Divine Rhetoric and the Effectual Call, By Jonathan Hoglund
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    Called by Triune Grace

    Divine Rhetoric and the Effectual Call

    Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture

    by Jonathan Hoglund

    Reformed theology speaks of the divine act that leads to conversion in terms of the effectual call. In this lucidly written and carefully researched study, Jonathan Hoglund provides a constructive treatment of effectual calling, interpreting divine calling to salvation as an act of triune rhetoric in which Father, Son, and Holy Spirit work in a personal way to communicate new life.

  • Scientific Mythologies: How Science and Science Fiction Forge New Religious Beliefs, By James A. Herrick
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    Scientific Mythologies

    How Science and Science Fiction Forge New Religious Beliefs

    by James A. Herrick

    James A. Herrick looks at the surprisingly frequent collusion of science and science fiction for promoting and justifying alternative religions or spiritualities.

  • Shaking the System: What I Learned from the Great American Reform Movements, By Tim Stafford
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    Shaking the System

    What I Learned from the Great American Reform Movements

    by Tim Stafford

    Saving the environment. Helping the poor. Stopping abortion. Feeding the hungry. Increasing fair trade. Eliminating pornography. Ending racism. Tim Stafford explores the patterns of successful and failed reform movements to highlight what activists today can learn.

  • What Are Christians For?: Life Together at the End of the World, By Jake Meador
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    What Are Christians For?

    Life Together at the End of the World

    by Jake Meador
    Foreword by Karen Swallow Prior

    Though fidelity to the common good ought to define our politics, the modern revolutions of the West have poisoned common life in America. Uninterested in the cultural wars that have often characterized American Christianity, Jake Meador casts a vision for an antiracist, anticapitalist, and profoundly pro-life Christian political approach rooted in the givenness and goodness of the created world.

  • Mary for Evangelicals: Toward an Understanding of the Mother of Our Lord, By Tim Perry
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    Mary for Evangelicals

    Toward an Understanding of the Mother of Our Lord

    by Tim Perry
    Foreword by William J. Abraham

    Is Mary for evangelicals? Should there be such a thing as an evangelical Mariology? Is she Our Lady, too?Timothy S. Perry addresses the increasing theological interest in Mary and the current place of Mariology in Evangelical-Roman Catholic dialogue.

  • 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
    Edited and Translated by William C. Weinrich
    Series edited by Thomas C. Oden and Gerald L. Bray

    In this volume of the Ancient Christian Texts series, William Weinrich renders a particular service to readers interested in ancient commentary on the Apocalypse by drawing together significant Latin commentaries from Victorinus of Petovium, Caesarius of Arles, Apringius of Beja and Bede the Venerable.

  • The Pietist Option: Hope for the Renewal of Christianity, By Christopher Gehrz and Mark Pattie III
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    The Pietist Option

    Hope for the Renewal of Christianity

    by Christopher Gehrz and Mark Pattie III

    The time has come for Pietism to revitalize Christianity in America. Historian Christopher Gehrz and pastor Mark Pattie argue that the spirit of Pietism, with its emphasis on our walk with Jesus and its vibrant hope for a better future, holds great promise for the church today. Modeled after Philipp Spener's Pia Desideria, this concise and winsome volume introduces Pietism to a new generation.

  • Freeing Congregational Mission: A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility, and Co-Development, By B. Hunter Farrell
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    Freeing Congregational Mission

    A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility, and Co-Development

    by B. Hunter Farrell
    With S. Balajiedlang Khyllep

    North American congregations face a deepening crisis of consumer-oriented "selfie missions" and practices based on colonial-era assumptions. Seeking to free congregational mission from harmful cultural forces, this book helps churches better partner with God's work in the world, offering the latest research and practical, step-by-step tools for churches.