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Gracias : A Latin American Journal
$18.00In this journal of his travels in Bolivia and Peru, Nouwen ponders the presence of God in the poor, the challenge of a persecuted church, the relation between faith and justice, and his own struggle to discern the path along which God is calling him.
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Parables Of Jesus
$22.00They’re some of the world’s best-known stories—the parables of Jesus. Each chapter of this accessible book examines an individual story, identifies its theme, explains biblical language and customs, and interprets its meaning for you today. Originally published as And Jesus Said, it cross-references Barclay’s popular Daily Study Bible. Excellent for individual or group study.
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Millennium Myth : Hope For A Postmodern World
$29.00From a classical historian comes a reasoned analysis of the millennium. Wright argues that to celebrate the forthcoming millennium with integrity does not mean preparing for the world’s end; instead, we must challenge our prevailing cultural story and symbols. He contends that millennium hype is a mask for “postmodernity,” and constructs a practical response.
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How The News Makes Us Dumb
$25.99IVP Print on Demand Title
This eye-opening book is for everyone dissatisfied with the state of the news media, but especially for those who think the news actually does inform them about the real world. Read it, and you may never again know the tyranny of reading the daily newspaper or tuning in to the nightly news.
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Pastoral Care Of Gays Lesbians And Their Families
$33.33Advisory: Some of the views put forth in this book challenge the traditionally accepted teachings on the issue of homosexuality and the Christian faith. Fills a gap in the Creative Pastoral Care and Counseling series, addresses the needs of both gays and lesbians and their families, and involves congregations in the pastoral ministry to gays, lesbians, and their families.
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Losing Our Virtue
$27.99Wells loudly throws down the gauntlet to the evangelical church in this perceptive analysis of our culture in crisis. Painting a vivid description of society’s moral and spiritual confusion, he explains how the church can regain its effectiveness and influence in our postmodern world. A challenging look at social reform vs. spiritual transformation.
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Community Liberalism And Christian Ethics
$160.00This book is an examination of current issues in the related fields of moral philosophy and Christian theology. It raises the question of whether and to what extent Christian moral presuppositions are distinctive or are held in common with other persons and communities. Attention is devoted to debates in pluralist societies about the relation of moral belief and action to tradition, community and story. A mediating position is advocated whereby recognition is accorded to both the distinctiveness of Christian convictions and their overlap with other moral positions.
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End Of Theology And The Task Of Thinking About God
$35.99This book seeks to address the contemporary crisis of theology, asking what future there can be in a sit uation of intellectual pluralism for an academic discipline that is rooted in the life and teaching of the Christian chu rch. ‘
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Liberating The Future
$30.00In this volume, liberation theologians succinctly map the liberation terrain for the new century. Writing from a variety of standpoints (the African American community, feminist stuggles, and social locations in Europe, North America, and Latin America) these thinkers reflect on the vastly changed context of and challenges to liberation.
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Understanding And Counseling
$47.99Widely regarded as the best of its kind, this compassionate, comprehensive guide is revised and updated for the next generation. Clinebell explores the many causes of addiction and lays out a practical plan for helping the afflicted in the context of family and church, as well as community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. Includes an new annotated bibliography.
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Balm For Gilead
$26.99For the first time an extensive examination of pastoral care to African American families has been compassionately and courageouly produced. Combining thorough social analysis, the stories of persons who have undergone severe abuse, and insightful theological reflection, James Poling and Toinette Eugene inform and challenge those who provide pastoral care to African Americans and individuals affested by violence and abuse.
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