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Crossway
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English
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"Christianity is the most widespread global belief system, and promises to remain so well into the future. But for many educated westerners, biblical Christianity is a dangerous idea-challenging some of their deepest beliefs... Confronting Christianity explores 12 questions that keep many of us from considering faith in Christ. Look more closely, McLaughlin argues, and the reality of suffering, the complexity of sexuality, the desire for diversity,...
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English
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In this 36-lecture course, you'll find an engaging way to explore profound religious questions and the many responses believers, scholars, and theologians have developed over more than 2,000 years. Through this series, Professor Cary reveals the enduring power of the Christian tradition - as both an intellectual discipline and a spiritual path. These lectures begin at the very dawn of Christianity, as you examine some of the earliest examples of
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Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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In this book the author, America's pastor defines God's grace and illuminates the changes it can bring into a person's life. Grace. We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We describe an actress as gracious, a dancer as graceful. We use the word for hospitals, baby girls, kings, and premeal prayers. We talk as though we know what Grace means....
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English
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This popular introduction by a well-known Islamic scholar has been updated and expanded, offering a balanced portrayal of the Qur’an and its place in historic and contemporary Muslim society.
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HarperOne
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English
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"Christianity, like any religion, is understood and defined by its language. Yet today, much of Christian language is poorly understood or distorted, leading to a religion that is quickly being stripped of its true meaning. With his clear, accessible style that his fans have come to love, Marcus Borg illustrates how modern Christianity has lost its transforming power: through a literalism that has impoverished the meaning of the Bible, and a misunderstanding...
11) Chasing God
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B & H Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Maybe you've never asked the question out loud, but you've wondered. You do the things that look good on paper: read your Bible, pray, attend study groups and go to church on Sundays. But you aren't convinced you really know Him. Angie Smith understands, because she had run circles around the same paths searching for Him, frustrated at her lack of progress. And she probably would have continued to do so had it not been for one realization that...
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English
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The Old Testament - written in ancient Israel by many different authors over the course of a thousand years - has had more meaning to more people than any other book the world has known. Its influence, whether you consider it scripture or literature, is evident everywhere in our culture, from medieval mystery plays to modern novels, art, music, theater, film, and dance. What can this work teach us about those who wrote it? About the people we once
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HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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A thoughtful and provocative collection, in the vein of the intellectual spiritual classic The Weight of Glory, from N. T. Wright, the influential Bishop, Bible scholar, and bestselling author widely regarded as a modern C. S. Lewis. An unusual combination of scholar, churchman, and leader, N. T. Wright-hailed by Newsweek as "the world's leading New Testament scholar"-is not only incredibly insightful, but conveys his knowledge in terms that excite...
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Communio Books (Ignatius Press)
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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"In this elucidation of the Apostles' Creed, Joseph Ratzinger gives a modern interpretation of the foundations of Christianity. This treatment of Christianity's basic truths combines a spiritual outlook with a deep knowledge of Scripture and the history of theology. a solid and contemporary discussion of the fundamental Christian mysteries."--Jacket.
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Zondervan
Pub. Date
©2015.
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English
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"Lee draws upon his own journey from atheism to Christianity to explore the depth and breadth of God's redeeming love for spiritually wayward people. He travels thousands of miles to capture the inspiring stories of everyday people whose values have been radically changed and who have discovered the how and why behind God's amazing grace"--Amazon.com.
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Zondervan
Pub. Date
1997.
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English
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Yancey explores the manifestations of Christian grace in the starkness of the real world, including situations involving IRA bombings, the Nazi holocaust, the Ku Klux Klan, serial killers like Jeffrey Dahlmer, child abuse, AIDs, drug addiction, and more.
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Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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A volume based on the author's famous "Gifford Lectures in Natural Theology" presents an exploration of the relationship between religion and science as well as Sagan's personal effort to understand the nature of the sacred in the cosmos.
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English
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"Anne Lamott writes about community, family and faith in essays that are wise, irreverent, funny and poignant - a style that has become her trademark. Now in Small Victories, Lamott has once again written a brilliant and insightful book that offers a message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over the darkness in our lives. Our victories over hardships and pain may be small, they may be infrequent, but they keep us going and they often come...
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