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Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities
The diverse Baptist movement goes back to the separatist wing of English puritanism. The book first describes the history and missionary expansion of this movement. It then lays out its teachings on baptism, eucharist, and ministry, its commitment to religious …
We All Belong is a celebration of the worth and value of every life, which the poet offers as a bouquet to our Creator, who holds all of creation without exception in the divine embrace. The poems in this collection …
View book details for A Prologue to Studies in the Fourth Gospel
Its Independency, Issues, and Interpretations
The Fourth Gospel both blesses and betrays. It blesses readers who engage with its message, but it may betray those who read it nonchalantly. The notion that the Fourth Gospel is easy to understand is an enduring myth. This volume …
View book details for Suffer the Children
Novellas, Short Stories, and a Parable
The stories in Suffer the Children dramatize a generation's mingled faith and doubt. "Suffer the Children," the title novella, follows the divergent faith journeys of three baby boomers raised in the same Presbyterian church through pivotal moments in their lives …
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Friendships and Intellectual Impairment
In the Gospels we encounter many people who were shunned by their society because they lived with some form of impairment. In stark contrast, Jesus embraces these people and offers compassion without condescension, relationship without ulterior motive, and provides them …
View book details for Evolution and Eschatology
Genetic Science and the Goodness of God
The genome revolution of the last twenty years has changed biology forever. It has provided stunning insights into the evolution of species (such as ours) and the development of new functional capabilities (such as placenta, brain, and immune networks). We …
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Daniel Berrigan in Memory and Reflection
Daniel Berrigan (+2016+) is most notorious for dramatic anti-war actions at a Catonsville draft board and a Pennsylvania nuclear weapons plant in the '60s and '80s. Indeed, with friends, he was practically devising what's been called "liturgical direct action." Berrigan …
View book details for The Psychological Anthropology of Wayne Edward Oates
A Downgrade from the Theological to the Therapeutic
Theological education has historically placed a strong emphasis on Scripture as the source of principle and practice for ministry. However, when it comes to the arena of counseling, this has largely not been the case. Focusing on the significant influence …
The post-Christendom era in the English-speaking world has seen a significant reduction in access to political power by the churches, a slow loss of their social and cultural influence, and a shredding of their moral standing from abuse scandals and …
Christine M. Panyard thought she was studying Michelangelo and Renaissance art, but she was actually being moved towards God. The gothic cathedral is a metaphor for spiritual development in Stalking Michelangelo, Finding God. Her story began outside the church, where …
View book details for Where Drowned Things Live
A Kristin Ginelli Mystery
Where Drowned Things Live describes the struggles of an untenured professor, Kristin Ginelli, as she tries to counsel a young woman student at her university and get her to reveal who is abusing her. Kristin fails, and the student is …
View book details for Dismantling Injustice
A Disorderly Parable of the Song of Solomon
The world needs leaders who are prepared to dismantle injustice. Through the story told in the Song of Solomon, you will learn to use the one tool that heals both victim and oppressor: God's love. This once popular interpretation of …
Beginning with the immigration of the "Georgia Salzburgers," religious exiles from Europe, The Early History of the Lutheran Church in Georgia tells a story of faith and struggle that is deeply embedded in the religious and cultural life of the …
View book details for Sects, Love, and Rock & Roll
My Life on Record
"If this book moves, I hope it moves in the way pop songs do. There will be a lot of talk about songs, but inasmuch as this is a book about listening to music, it's also about how listening to …
Following the lives of several people and animals, this story explores relationships in the midst of trials. Living in a time of tribulation, the characters maneuver through precarious situations--a government reeducation program, a train hijacking, an earthquake--circumstances that occur with …
A meditation over the existence of God, conceived in a sacred doubtfulness but which does not overshadow, though, religious hope. A bird's eye flight over man's need for spirituality, from ancient times to today's society, with a non-academical approach which …
View book details for Are You the Unchurched?
How to Develop an Authentic Relationship with God inside or outside of Church
The "Unchurched" are Christians who do not attend regular church services. Unchurched Christians tend to be Progressive, independent-minded, and critical thinkers. Many of us are looking for ways to form community with others irrespective of race, background, or sexuality. Do …
View book details for A Journey through the World of Leviticus
Holiness, Sacrifice, and the Rock Badger
Leviticus is often seen as one of the most uninviting books of the Old Testament. Who wants to read about blood sacrifice, infectious diseases, or ancient dietary restrictions? Yet like visiting any foreign country, to truly appreciate its culture one …
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On the Mountaintop, Halfway Up, and From Behind the Golden Calf
If you cry and laugh within one of the essays in this collection, don't be surprised. Real stories, observations, rants should evoke emotion. Ideally, they should also warrant deposit into the inner "Hmm . . . box" we all have …
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Daily Devotions through the Heidelberg Catechism
In a fast-paced world full of distractions, how do we create space to have conversations about faith? Parents long to talk about Jesus with their children, but are unsure where to begin. Families want to slow down and reconnect with …
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The Mercersburg Theologians Appropriate the Creedal Heritage
This volume is a collection of essays on the early creeds by John Nevin and Philip Schaff, the two principal representatives of the Mercersburg Theology that was birthed in nineteenth-century Pennsylvania. It also contains a critical response by John Proudfit, …
"Spirituality" has become a buzzword in our contemporary culture as individuals strive for meaning and fulfillment. Its detachment from the church and conventional definitions of religious practice highlights the seeming redundancy of what has come before. "Spirituality" in this light …
View book details for The Gaze of the Crucified Christ
A Life, a Story, a Vision
The author claims that she had a spiritual experience at the age of thirty-four that gave some unity to her life. She experienced the gaze of the Crucified Christ in a very powerful way. This is where the name of …
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A Guide for Ministry in the Small Church
Productive Leadership is a celebration of the small churches of America and the lasting legacy they have provided for the Christian landscape. Combining attributes of proven leadership with stories from the New Testament, it provides a practical guide for developing …
Guilt! Shame! Embarrassment! These are the three most powerful reasons why people feel their sins are unforgiveable. Intellectually, Christians know God forgives, but emotionally, they won't accept self-forgiveness. Why? They confuse temptation with sin. Some people say, "If I were …
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