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A Guide for the Perplexed
By Mark I. Pinsky
In this insightful and accessible book, religion journalist Mark Pinsky takes the curious reader on a tour of the fascinating world of Sun Belt evangelicalism. Pinsky, religion reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, uses his unique position as a Jew cove...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 8/3/2006
ISBN: 9780664230128
Format: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: 168
By Andrew Linzey
Our treatment of animals is a gospel issue, Andrew Linzey contends, because those individuals and institutions that could have become the voice of God's most vulnerable creatures have instead justified cruelty and oppression. He offers an inspiring p...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 10/1/1999
ISBN: 9780664221935
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 180
What's Right with the Religious Left
By Jan G. Linn
In recent years, Jan Linn says, religious and political dialogue in the United States has been hijacked by the so-called religious right, a coalition of conservative Christian leaders who purport to speak for all Christians but whose politicized bran...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 6/6/2006
ISBN: 9780664230159
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 136
An Ecological Christianity
By Bruce Sanguin
In March 2005, the United Nations released its Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Among the findings: 2/3 of the world's ecosystems are seriously degraded; 90 percent of the world's fish stocks are depleted; and climate change is not just something tha...
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Publisher: Woodlake Books
Publication Date: 1/1/2007
ISBN: 9781551455457
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 256
A Model for Change and a Map for Renewal
By Bruce Sanguin
Realizing the importance of creating a practical guide for both ministers and congregations seeking to shift their congregational culture towards a progressive form of Christianity, Bruce Sanguin grounds The Emerging Church in the experience of his o...
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Publisher: Woodlake Books
Publication Date: 1/1/2008
ISBN: 9781551455662
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 224
By Paul L. Lehmann
In this contemporary classic originally published in 1963, Paul Lehmann answers the central question posed time and again to Christians throughout the ages: what am I as a believer in Jesus Christ and a member of his church to do? Lehmann argues that...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 11/21/2006
ISBN: 9780664230050
Format: 6 x 9
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By Bruce Sanguin, Tim Scorer
150 years ago Darwin published On the Origin of Species. Since that time we have gained significant scientific knowledge, but we have also lost our connection to the nature we have learned so much about. Now with over 1500 species of plants and anima...
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Publisher: Woodlake Books
Publication Date: 1/1/2008
ISBN: 9781551455624
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 160
A Guidebook for Leaders
By Edward N. McNulty
Growing numbers of church leaders are discovering that many films are able to impact viewers with gospel truths almost as well as a good sermon. Ed McNulty, a former pastor and longtime reviewer of films, offers this guide to help church leaders ente...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 1/31/2007
ISBN: 9780664229504
Format: 5 x 8
Pages: 280
Baseball, Religion, and American Culture
By Christopher H. Evans, William R. Herzog II
The Faith of 50 Million features essays by religion scholars who analyze the relationship between baseball and theology in American culture. Topics include the sense of national identity, baseball and civil religion, "saints and sinners," baseball an...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 3/1/2002
ISBN: 9780664223052
Format: 6x9
Pages: 274
Genetic Technology and the Future of the Family
By Ted Peters
Choices in reproductive technology have multiplied at a staggering rate. Is our society prepared to decide on issues about procreation (artificial insemination and invitro fertilization) or genetic engineering ("designer children" and selective abort...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 10/1/1996
ISBN: 9780664254681
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 240
A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens
By John F. Haught
In God and the New Atheism, a world expert on science and theology gives clear, concise, and compelling answers to the charges against religion laid out in recent best-selling books by Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion), Sam Harris (The End of Faith)...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 2/15/2008
ISBN: 9780664233044
Format: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: 144
Four Ways American Christianity and Public Life Relate
By Mark G. Toulouse
In this important study, Mark Toulouse maps the ambiguous landscape between American Christianity and American public life. Built on an extensive study of religious periodical literature since the mid-1950s and on an analysis of landmark events in Am...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 11/17/2006
ISBN: 9780664229139
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 296
A Meditation on a God-blessed, Christ-haunted Idea
By David Dark
Using icons from music, literature, film, and politics, David Dark hopes to provide fodder for lively conversation about what it means to be Christian and American in this day and age. The end result of this conversation, Dark hopes, will be a better...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 2/19/2005
ISBN: 9780664227692
Format: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: 200
By Steve Turner
Renowned British music journalist and author Steve Turner surveys the religious and spiritual influence of the Beatles, the band that changed the history of music forever. With new interviews, never-before-published material, and fresh insights, Turn...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 8/3/2006
ISBN: 9780664229832
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 280
Rock and Redemption, from Asbury Park to Magic
By Jeffrey B. Symynkywicz
In this engaging book, Jeffrey Symynkywicz, a minister and dedicated Springsteen fan, shows us that Bruce Spingsteen's enduring importance stems largely from the rich spiritual themes that run throughout his albums. With a lively and engaging style, ...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 6/16/2008
ISBN: 9780664231699
Format: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: 216
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