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Nova Science Publishers Inc A Description of Greenland
Book SynopsisHans Egede was a Lutheran missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland. He embarked for Greenland, with his wife and four small children, the 12 May 1721; and he landed in Balls River, the 3 July. He established a successful mission among the Inuit and is credited with revitalising the island.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Missionary Sheroes of the 19th to 21st Centuries
Book SynopsisMissionary women are no strangers to the ecstasies, horrors, and humor of the human condition. June M. Dunn, RN-MSN was the 20th-century missionary in Haiti, Honduras, Guam, Russia, Saigon, Saipan, and Thailand. Her American family upbringing, science-based healthcare training, and humanistic effort allowed her to be an exemplary teacher and caregiver to the poverty-stricken. Her recollections offer inspiring, frightening, and sometimes comical aspects of missionary work. Select quotations and hymns give meaning to the spiritual and emotional impact of her calling. Personal photographs and paintings beautifully illustrate a life well-spent. In the final chapters, chronicled are five not-to-be-forgotten missionary women: Charlotte Moon; Mary Slessor; Amy Carmichael; Gladys Aylward; and Mother Teresa. These six heroic women (i.e., sheroes) and their missionary achievements are a testament to living for His glory with love and self-sacrifice.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/missionary-sheroes-of-the-19th-to-21st-centuries/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Colonization and Christianity: A Popular History
Book SynopsisThe object of this volume is to lay open to the public the most extensive and extraordinary system of crime which the world ever witnessed. It is a system which has been in full operation for more than three hundred years, and continues yet in unabating activity of evil. The apathy which has hitherto existed in England upon this subject has proceeded in a great measure from want of knowledge. National injustice towards particular tribes, or particular individuals, has excited the most lively feeling, and the most energetic exertions for its redress -- but the whole wide field of unchristian operations in which this country, more than any other, is engaged, has never yet been laid in a clear and comprehensive view before the public mind. It is no part of the present volume to suggest particular plans of remedy. The first business is to make known the nature and the extent of the evil -- that once perceived, in this great country there will not want either heads to plan or hands to accomplish all that is due to the rights of others, or the honour and interest of England.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The History of Christianity
Book SynopsisIt has long seemed very desirable that a brief, comprehensive, and readable narrative of the origin of Christianity, and of its struggles and triumphs, should be prepared and adapted to the masses of the people. This narrative consists of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; the adventures of Paul and the apostles; and the most interesting events in the progress of Christianity from the earliest period to the present time.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Analogy of Religion to the Constitution and
Book SynopsisIn this book, Joseph Butler examines Christianity. He discusses its importance, its proofs, the unavoidableness of its containing strange things, the absurdity of expecting fully to comprehend its statements. He answers not only the objections to Christianity, but the objections against its proofs; which he shows are very different things.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Life of St. Francis of Assisi
Book SynopsisFrancis of Assisi is pre-eminently the saint of the Middle Ages. Owing nothing to church or school he was truly theodidact, and if he perhaps did not perceive the revolutionary bearing of his preaching, he at least always refused to be ordained priest. He divined the superiority of the spiritual priesthood. Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco (1181/1182 - 3 October 1226), was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228. Along with Saint Catherine of Siena, he was designated Patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of 4 October. He is often remembered as the patron saint of animals. In 1219, he went to Egypt in an attempt to convert the Sultan to put an end to the conflict of the Crusades. By this point, the Franciscan Order had grown to such an extent that its primitive organizational structure was no longer sufficient. He returned to Italy to organize the Order. Once his community was authorized by the Pope, he withdrew increasingly from external affairs. Francis is also known for his love of the Eucharist. In 1223, Francis arranged for the first Christmas live nativity scene. According to Christian tradition, in 1224 he received the stigmata during the apparition of Seraphic angels in a religious ecstasy making him the first recorded person in Christian history to bear the wounds of Christ's Passion. He died during the evening hours of 3 October 1226, while listening to a reading he had requested of Psalm 142.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Youth; Stages of Conversion; The Church about 1209; Struggles and Triumphs; First Year of Apostolate; St. Francis and Innocent III; Rivo-Torto; Portiuncula; Santa Clara; First Attempts to Reach the Infidels; The Inner Man and Wonder-Working; The Chapter-General of 1217; St. Dominic and St. Francis; The Crisis of the Order; The Rule of 1221; The Brothers Minor and Learning; The Stigmata; The Canticle of the Sun; The Last Year; Franciss Will and Death; Critical Study of the Sources; Appendix: Critical Study of the Stigmata and of the Indulgence of August 2.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc A Class-Book of New Testament History
Book SynopsisA Class-Book of New Testament History forms a sequel to the author's Class-Book of Old Testament History, continuing the narrative from the point at which it ends, and carrying it on to the close of St Paul's second imprisonment at Rome.Table of ContentsPreface; High-Priesthood of Jaddua: Alexander at Jerusalem; Ptolemy Soter and Ptolemy Philadelphus; Ptolemy Euergetes and Ptolemy Philopator; Antiochus the Great: Seleucus Philopator; Reign of Antiochus Epiphanes; Persecution of the Jews under Epiphanes; Mattathias and Judas Maccabæus; Battle of Emmaus: Re-dedication of the Temple; Exploits and Death of Judas Maccabæus; Jonathan Maccabæus; Exploits and Death of Jonathan; Simon Maccabæus; John Hyrcanus and Alexander Jannæus; Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus; Pompeius and Crassus; Antipater and Herod; Julius Cæsar and Antonius; Herod, King of Judæa; Herod, King of Judæa; Herod, King of Judæa; Herod, King of Judæa; Dispersion of the Jews: Rise of Synagogues; The Jewish Sects; The Gospel History.; The Birth of John the Baptist; The Nativity of Christ; The Saviours Early Life at Nazareth; The Preaching of John: the Baptism of Christ; Call of the First Disciples: The Marriage at Cana; The First Passover, and Cleansing of the Temple; Imprisonment of the Baptist: The woman of Samaria; Second visit to Cana and Jerusalem; Miracles at Nazareth and Capernaum; Call of Matthew: Hostility of the Pharisees; Call of the Apostles: Sermon on the Mount; Teaching in Galilee; Miracles at Capernaum: Death of the Baptist; The Feeding of the Five Thousand, and the Walking on the Lake; The Discourse in the Synagogue of Capernaum; The Four Thousand Fed: The Confession of St Peter; The Transfiguration: The Lunatic Child; The Coin in the Fishs mouth: Tour through Samaria; The Feast of Tabernacles: Hostility of the Sanhedrin; The opening of the eyes of one born blind; Mission of the Seventy: Discourses and Miracles; The Feast of Dedication: Tour in Peræa; Raising of Lazarus; Resolve of the Sanhedrin: Jesus retires to Ephraim; The Anointing at Bethany: The Triumphal Entry; The Second Cleansing of the Temple; The Day of Questions: The Enquiring Greeks; The Compact of Judas: The Last Supper; The Agony and Betrayal: Peters Denial; The Jewish Trial: Remorse and Suicide of Judas; The Trial before Pilate: The Condemnation; The Crucifixion; The Burial and Resurrection; The Great Forty Days, and the Ascension; The Election of Matthias: The Pentecostal Effusion; Activity of the Apostles Peter and John; Ananias and Sapphira: Renewed Hostility of the Sadducees; The Institution of Deacons: Activity of Stephen; Dispersion of the Christians: Activity of Philip; The Conversion of St Paul; St Pauls First Visit to Jerusalem: Peter at Joppa; The Conversion of Cornelius; Martyrdom of St James: Death of Herod; Cyprus: Perga: The Pisidian Antioch; Visit to Lystra, Derbe: Disputes at Antioch; The Council at Jerusalem; The Sharp Contest: Tour in Phrygia and Galatia; Paul and Silas at Philippi; Thessalonica, Bera, Athens; Arrival and Stay of St Paul at Corinth; Visit to Ephesus; Letter to the Corinthians: Disturbance at Ephesus; Troas: Second Journey to Greece; The Return to Jerusalem: The Tumult in the Temple; The Imprisonment at Cæsarea; Paul before Felix and Festus; The Voyage from Cæsarea; The Reception at Malta, and Arrival at Rome; The first Imprisonment at Rome; St Pauls Second Imprisonment and Death; Appendix and Chronological Tables; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc A Class-Book of Old Testament History
Book SynopsisA Class-Book of Old Testament History provides an overview of history as presented in the Bible, starting with the creation of the Earth and ending with the times of Ezra and Nehemiah.Table of ContentsPreface; The Creation; The Fall; The Flood; The Confusion of Tongues; Rise of Idolatry The Patriarch Job; The Call of Abraham; Life of Abraham continued; The History of Isaac; Life of Jacob; History of Joseph; Jacobs Descent into Egypt, and Death of Joseph; The Birth and Call of Moses; Signs and Wonders in Egypt; The Last Plague: The Passover: The Exodus; The Journey from the Red Sea to Rephidim; Sinai and the Giving of the Law; Moses in the Mount: The Construction of the Golden Calf; The Tabernacle; The Priests; The Sacrifices and Offerings; Holy Times and Seasons; The Great Festivals: The Jewish Calendar; Civil and Moral Laws; Kadesh-Barnea and the Mission of the Spies; The Wanderings: Death of Miriam and Aaron; Conquest of the East of Jordan: Balaam and Balak; War with the Midianites: Death of Moses; The Passage of the Jordan, and Fall of Jericho; Conquest of the Southern and Central Mountains; Battle of Merom, and Division of the Land; Events subsequent to the Death of Joshua; Micah and the Danites: The Tribal War; Othniel and Ehud, Deborah and Barak; Invasion of the Midianites: Gideon; Abimelech and Jephthah; Invasion from the South-west, Samson; Eli and Samuel; Samuels Judgeship; Election of the First King; The Battle of Michmash; Saul and the Amalekites: David and Goliath; Davids Life as an Outlaw; David at Ziklag: Battle of Mount Gilboa; Davids Reign at Hebron; Davids Reign at Jerusalem; Davids Army, his Conquests, his Sin; The Rebellion of Absalom; Close of Davids reign; Accession of Solomon; The Building of the Temple; Solomons reign continued; The Revolt of the Ten Tribes; Rehoboam and Abijah, Jeroboam and Nadab; Asa and Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri; Accession of Ahab: Era of Elijah; Wars of Ahab and Benhadad; Murder of Naboth: Battle of Ramoth Gilead; Wars of Jehoshaphat: Translation of Elijah; Jehoshaphat and Jehoram: Era of Elisha; Elisha and Naaman: Siege of Samaria; Accession of Jehu; Athaliah and Joash; Death of Elisha; Amaziah and Jeroboam II.; Era of Jonah; Decline and Captivity of the Kingdom of Israel; Reign of Hezekiah; Reign of Manasseh: Reforms of Josiah; Death of Josiah: Captivity of Judah; Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar; Reigns of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Darius; Rebuilding of the Temple: Esther and Ahasuerus; Times of Ezra and Nehemiah: Close of Canon; Appendix and Chronological Tables; Index.
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Baker Publishing Group Challenging Conversations
Book SynopsisWhen was the last time you had an honest, heartfelt, yet kind and productive conversation with someone about depression, mental illness, substance abuse, pornography, premarital sex, racism, divorce, abortion, LGBT issues, or politics? Our tendency is either to avoid talking about such volatile topics at all--even with other Christians--or to go on the attack, causing rifts that do nothing to encourage further discussion or growth. If you're tired of avoiding tough conversations, if you want to be a light in a dark world but you're not sure how, Challenging Conversations is the book you've been waiting for. With straightforward answers to some of the most challenging moral issues disrupting the church, this book will help you build your confidence using three simple steps to becoming a conversant Christian. Each chapter begins with a true story, clarifies misconceptions and misunderstandings about the subject, and equips you to build rapport, ask the right questions, find points of agreement, and take the next fruitful step in the relationship. Because even if we disagree on a moral issue, that shouldn't make us mortal enemies.
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Baker Publishing Group Maximize – How to Develop Extravagant Givers in
Book SynopsisTurn First-Time Givers into Generous Stewards Maximize is the ultimate how-to book for pastors and church leaders who long for their churches to be able to carry out ministry initiatives. Shining a light on the often-taboo subject of money, Maximize offers a proven, step-by-step plan for maximizing financial gifts while growing strong disciples. You'll learn how to · cultivate first-time givers · challenge people to tithe · develop an ongoing stewardship system · follow up with givers the right way · develop multiple giving options · shepherd the five types of givers in your church · educate people to grow in the grace of giving Stewardship is an essential part of discipleship. This biblical process will chase the money discussion out of the darkness and turn first-time givers in your church into generous stewards of financial gifts.
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Baker Publishing Group The Augustine Way – Retrieving a Vision for the
Book SynopsisChristianity Today 2024 Book Award Finalist (Apologetics/Evangelism) Southwestern Journal of Theology 2023 Book Award (Honorable Mention, Worldview and Apologetics) What can we learn from Augustine about apologetics? This book shows how Augustine defended the faith in late antiquity and how his approach to engaging the culture has great significance for the apologetic task today. Joshua Chatraw and Mark Allen, coauthors of the award-winning Apologetics at the Cross (an Outreach magazine and Gospel Coalition Resource of the Year), recover Augustine's mature apologetic voice to address the challenges facing today's church. The Augustine Way offers a compelling argument for Christian witness that is rooted in tradition and engaged with contemporary culture. It focuses on Augustine's best-known works, Confessions and The City of God, to retrieve his scriptural and ecclesial approach for a holistic apologetic witness. This book will be useful for students as well as for pastors, church leaders, and practitioners of Christian apologetics. It puts pastors and churches back at the center of apologetics, transcending popular contemporary methods with a view to a more effective witness in post-Christendom.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Time to Make Room at the TablePart 1: Going Back for the Future1. A Prodigal Son Returns Home . . . as an Apologist2. An Augustinian Assessment of Contemporary ApologeticsPart 2: An Augustinian Vision for Today3. A Renewed Posture4. An Ecclesial Pilgrimage of Hope5. A Therapeutic ApproachConclusion: The Return of the BishopIndex
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Church Discipleship Manual
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Marginalia: - a concise guide to the Bible
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Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Centuries of Silence Des siècles de silence:
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Iron Stream Books Say Yes: How God-Sized Dreams Take Flight
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Discovery House Publishers,U.S. Let God Be God: Life-Changing Truths from the
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Faithlife Corporation Our Program
Book SynopsisWhat are the political and social implications of the gospel?In Our Program, Abraham Kuyper presents a Christian alternative to the secular politics of his day. At that time, the church and state were closely tied, with one usually controlling the other. But Kuyper's political framework showed how the church and state could engage with each other while remaining separate. His insights, though specific to his time and place, remain highly relevant to Christians involved in the political sphere today.This new translation of Our Program, created in partnership with the Kuyper Translation Society and the Acton Institute, is part of a major series of new translations of Kuyper's most important writings. The Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology marks a historic moment in Kuyper studies, aimed at deepening and enriching the church's development of public theology.Trade ReviewAbraham Kuyper was trained as a theologian and self-trained as a political thinker and organizer. This comprehensive Program, which Kuyper crafted in the process of forming the Netherlands' first mass political party, brought the theology, the political theory, and the organizational vision together brilliantly in a coherent set of policies that spoke directly to the needs of his day. 'Ons Program' / Our Program served for decades as an inspiration to Kuyper's followers and set a high standard for his opponents to match. For us it sets out the challenge of envisioning what might be an equivalent witness in our own day.--JAMES D. BRATT, Professor of History, Calvin College, Author, Abraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist, Christian DemocratIt is a scandal and a disgrace that we have all read Burke's response to the French Revolution, but few in the English-speaking world have read the equally profound and equally consequential response of Abraham Kuyper--a response that has at least as much to say to twenty-first-century readers as Burke's. It has been truly said that America never produced a really great political philosopher and has had to borrow them from Europe; Kuyper deserves a place beside Locke and Tocqueville as a titanic European intellect whose thought can help us understand the American experiment in religious liberty and constitutional democracy.In this book Kuyper lays out the intellectual architecture of what we now call 'sphere sovereignty,' staking out a democratic and republican alternative both to aristocratic traditionalism and to the implicitly totalitarian logic of secularism. Kuyper's rare talent for simultaneously giving due weight to the claims of both revelation and human culture uniquely equips him to explore the central paradoxes of modern politics: that religious freedom can be justified only on the assumption that we are responsible to God and that the state can rightfully rule over its subjects as individuals only if it acknowledges that it is in turn ruled by them in their social capacity as an organic community and culture. Kuyper's application of his political theology and philosophy to the particular situation of his own country in his own time illustrates how these paradoxes play themselves out in practice in ways that cast an invaluable light upon the problems of our own time and place.--GREG FORSTER, Director, Oikonomia Network; Visiting Assistant Professor of Faith and Culture, Trinity International UniversityThough Our Program is a work of its time rather than a work of enduring theological significance, this translation is to be warmly welcomed because of the new insight it gives English readers into the extraordinary mind and times of Abraham Kuyper. Kuyper's 'antirevolutionary' vision, worked out here at length, provides an illuminating historical lens through which to see contemporary debates between Christianity and secularism.--GORDON GRAHAM, Henry Luce III Professor of Philosophy and the Arts, Princeton Theological SeminaryThis early work of Abraham Kuyper was the intellectual basis for the first Christian political party in modern democracy and presented a new, modern way of doing politics. Our Program illustrates how Kuyper turned politics from an elite business into a public affair, how he changed the public involvement in politics from a single issue activity into permanent action, and how he challenged liberal politics based on reason and consensus by introducing a debating culture in parliament based on conflicting worldviews. It is amazing how relevant this monument in political history still is. Read it and you will be encouraged to make your voice heard!--GEORGE HARINCK, Professor of History and Archivist, VU University AmsterdamAbraham Kuyper ranks as one of the most important Christian intellectuals of the modern era, not least because he represents an unusual blend of theological orthodoxy and cultural progressiveness. His writings cover not only the church but spheres such as politics, education, scholarship, journalism, and the arts. He was also actively involved in these spheres, sparking developments that have long outlasted him. His influence continues to grow worldwide as more of his works are translated from Dutch. An English translation of Kuyper's political manifesto Our Program is long overdue and will be welcomed by scholars and practitioners alike. It unlocks some of the key ideas of Kuyper's creative genius.--PETER S. HESLAM, Director, Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative, University of Oxford, Senior Member, Trinity College, University of CambridgeEven though modernity has discredited itself morally, despite its merciful insights by common grace, Kuyper outlines a biblically Christian alternative, or at least the beginning of one, for those who are searching down various postmodern trails and finding only greater despair and false promises. In this 1879 manifesto, Abraham Kuyper offers a biblically Christian understanding of political life that attempts to remedy what is still our crisis: the failure of modernity to satisfy the human spirit and its propensity to establish monstrous tyranny.If modernity, despite by common grace its merciful insights, has discredited itself morally, Kuyper outlines a biblically Christian alternative, or at least the beginning of one, for those who are searching down various postmodern trails and finding only greater despair and false promises. We can be grateful to Harry Van Dyke for making this translation of Our Program available to our generation.--D. C. INNES, Associate Professor of Politics, The King's CollegeComing so soon after the publication of James Bratt's magisterial biography of Abraham Kuyper, readers will welcome this new translation of the great Dutch statesman's seminal foray into political theory and practice. Although some elements of the Anti-Revolutionary Party's Program are obviously dated and culturally specific, there is much here that is surprisingly current, given the striking parallels between Kuyper's world and our own. Christians in the English-speaking world seeking wisdom for their own political efforts would do well to read Our Program.--DAVID T. KOYZIS, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Redeemer University CollegeAbraham Kuyper's Our Program has been much quoted by those who share his convictions about the lordship of Christ over all times, places, things, people, and societies. It is, therefore, a real advantage to see a capably translated and helpfully introduced edition of the whole document appear in English. For those concerned about Kuyper's own historical situation, as well as about contemporary social and political controversies, this edition should be a real boon.--MARK NOLL, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre DameGreat thinkers and great doers populate our great Christian heritage. Seldom does one find that rare combination of great thinking and doing in one person. Abraham Kuyper stands as one of those rare individuals whose relentless pursuit of God integrated the mind, heart, hands, and feet. Harry Van Dyke's translation of 'Ons Program' provides a new generation of Kuyper scholars and students with an important example of Kuyper's mind and actions at work. Here one sees the whole of Kuyper--his towering intellect, his Christian zeal, and his human fallibilities. Van Dyke's translation is a welcomed addition to the ever-growing Kuyperian renaissance.--GERSON MORENO-RIAÃ`O, Associate Professor of Government, History, and Criminal Justice, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Regent UniversityHarry Van Dyke's new translation of Abraham Kuyper's Our Program offers a fresh treatment of the Dutch statesman's attempt to frame a Christian politics distinguished from the programs of the modernists who took their cues from the French Revolution and of the ultramontane Catholics who looked to papal pronouncements alone.If the reader requires some acquaintance with the nineteenth-century circumstances in which Kuyper pursued his Program--which the helpful footnotes supply--one quickly becomes aware that Kuyper was no romantic. 'None of us,' he wrote emphatically, 'dreams of visiting the museum of antiquities to bring back the old, clumsy, rusty state machine that had begun to creak on all sides.' As a number of scholars have noted, Kuyper transcends his own time and place. As globalization reorganizes governmental and nongovernmental jurisdictions, the principle of sphere sovereignty in particular and the antirevolutionary Program in general take on new and contemporary relevance.But it is as a communicator that Kuyper emerges from the pages of this new translation. A case in point is his argument that political principles derive from the conscience of government. Here we witness the care with which Kuyper articulates the Christian's core dilemma--formulating principles of obedient public justice in a fallen world that denies direct access to those principles.A century, a culture, and a language removed from our own circumstances, Kuyper's remains the voice of a practical Christian guide to wresting just political service from the issues of his day. With the help of this new translation, he may become such a guide for our own.--TIMOTHY SHERRATT, Professor of Political Science, Gordon CollegeThe longest tradition of serious Christian engagement in modern politics began in the Netherlands almost 150 years ago. The work of program articulation and political campaigning in that country was organized by Abraham Kuyper in the 1870s, and it prompted Catholics and other groups to follow suit. For more than a hundred years Dutch Christians argued with one another even as they worked together for a more just polity. What a benefit it would have been if Christians in North America and other parts of the world had been able to listen in and learn from their efforts that continued for decades. Now, through Harry Van Dyke's fine translation of Kuyper's second edition (1880) of his Program, we can get a feel for the beginning of that movement. However outdated parts of the document may be today, Our Program is stunning for its depth and breadth when compared with the empty chatter and cheap sloganeering that constitute so much of our politics today.--JAMES W. SKILLEN, Founding President, Center for Public JusticeHere, at last, we have in Our Program an English translation of the document that launched the national political career of pastor, theologian, journalist, and educator Abraham Kuyper. This document not only provides important insights about Kuyper's political per-spectives but, more importantly, sheds light on his approach to practical politics, with its attention to both theology and culture--an approach that can serve as a helpful methodology for the political thinking and action of contemporary American Christians.--CORWIN E. SMIDT, Research Fellow, Paul B. Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics, Calvin CollegeThe publication of Harry Van Dyke's excellent translation of Abraham Kuyper's 'Ons Program' by Lexham Press is a most welcome addition to the growing number of Kuyper's works available in English.Wonderfully reminiscent of both Publius's Federalist and Tocqueville's classic study of American democracy, Kuyper's argument moves with elegance and grace from abstract principle to concrete policy. With a surgeon's skill, he meticulously dissects both revolutionary and liberal thinking, exposing the false reality underlying them both: the revolutionary's delusion of malleable human reality and the liberal's delusion of isolated and 'independent' individuals. Examining a remarkably wide array of policies, he builds a strong and sensible case for the superiority of the 'antirevolutionary' cause, one grounded in divine authority and natural--thus inherited--organic community.While his specific policy prescriptions focus on the late nineteenth-century Dutch context that he confronted and thus do not always resonate with the political and cultural language of our day, his sharp eye and philosophic bent nonetheless shine through with essential lessons for our time and place.--WILLIAM R. STEVENSON JR., Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, Calvin CollegeOur Program details what it looks like when Abraham Kuyper's deep commitment to the gospel and the glory of God intersects with the practical realities of European politics at the turn from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. Although Kuyper's context differs from that of present-day readers, his practical wisdom, infectious passion, and sparkling intellect continue to inspire and illuminate.--GIDEON STRAUSS, Executive Director, Max De Pree Center for Leadership, Fuller Theological Seminary, Editor, Fieldnotes Magazine
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Baker Publishing Group Selfies – Searching for the Image of God in a
Book SynopsisChristianity Today Book Award Winner Selfies are ubiquitous. They can be silly or serious, casual or curated. Within moments, smart phone users can capture their image and post it across multiple social media platforms to a global audience. But do we truly understand the power of image in our image-saturated age? How can we seek God and care for each other in digital spaces? Craig Detweiler, a nationally known writer and speaker and an avid social media user, examines the selfie phenomenon, placing selfies within the long history of self-portraits in art, literature, and photography. He shows how self-portraits change our perspective of ourselves and each other in family dynamics, education, and discipleship. Challenging us to push past unhealthy obsessions with beauty, wealth, and fame, Detweiler helps us to develop a thoughtful, biblical perspective on selfies and social media and to put ourselves in proper relation to God and each other. He also explains the implications of social media for an emerging generation, making this book a useful conversation starter in homes, churches, and classrooms. Each chapter ends with discussion questions and a photo assignment for creating a selfie in response to the chapter.Table of ContentsContents1. Introduction: How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Selfie?2. Reflected Beauty: The Ancient Self3. Mastering the Mirror: A Renaissance of the Self4. Reframing Memories: The Literary Self5. Seizing the Light: Photographing Ourselves6. Behind the Mask: The Psychological Self7. Instapressure: The Selfie Today8. Augmented and Transfigured: The Selfie TomorrowIndex
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Baker Publishing Group Pastor Paul – Nurturing a Culture of
Book SynopsisBeing a pastor is a complicated calling. Pastors are often pulled in multiple directions and must "become all things to all people" (1 Cor. 9:22). What does the New Testament say (or not say) about the pastoral calling? And what can we learn about it from the apostle Paul? According to popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight, pastoring must begin first and foremost with spiritual formation, which plays a vital role in the life and ministry of the pastor. As leaders, pastors both create and nurture culture in a church. The biblical vision for that culture is Christoformity, or Christlikeness. Grounding pastoral ministry in the pastoral praxis of the apostle Paul, McKnight shows that nurturing Christoformity was at the heart of the Pauline mission. The pastor's central calling, then, is to mediate Christ in everything. McKnight explores seven dimensions that illustrate this concept--friendship, siblings, generosity, storytelling, witness, subverting the world, and wisdom--as he calls pastors to be conformed to Christ and to nurture a culture of Christoformity in their churches.Table of ContentsContents1. Pastors as Culture Makers2. A Culture of Friendship3. A Culture of Siblings4. A Culture of Generosity5. A Culture of Storytellers6. A Culture of Witness7. A Culture of World Subversion8. A Culture of WisdomFinal Thoughts: Nurturing ChristoformityIndexes
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Sovereign Grace Publishers Complete Works of Thomas Boston, Volume 12 of 12
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Paul Dry Books, Inc Open Secrets/Inward Prospects: Reflections on
Book SynopsisThis collection of aphorisms and thoughts gathers 30 years of observations about the external world and on the nature of our internal selves. Compiled from scraps of paper dating from the early 1970s, these bits of wisdom include notes about the world around us that are often thought, but not often said; sightings of internal vistas and omens; and observations on music, the passage of time, America, the body, domesticity, and intimacy.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Holy City of Jerusalem: A Bibliography
Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive listing of resources on Jerusalem''s history, politics and government, ethnic relations, social conditions, and international status.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Finding God
Book SynopsisMeant for both believers and non-believers, this book can strengthen an already good relationship with God or help begin the process of moving closer to the Almighty. For some, religious education was minimal, leading to a limited formal knowledge about God and the church. These people may wish for a clearer understanding, wanting answers to many unasked questions. Consequently, this book is written as a set of questions and answers, hopefully covering some of the relevant religious topics. As Matthew wrote in his Gospel, "Ask and it will be given to you...."
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Christianity & Culture: A Bibliography with
Book SynopsisIn over 2,000 years, Christianity has made ''the'' overwhelming impact on the culture of the Western world in particular. But culture has also helped to shape the development and form of Christianity since the interaction of two such powerful phenomena cannot help but change the other. This new book brings together over 1200 citations on Christianity and Culture which are indexed by subject, title and author for easy access.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Prophets of a Just Society
Book SynopsisWebster''s Dictionary has several definitions of ''prophet'', including ''one gifted with more than ordinary spiritual and moral insight'' and ''an effective or leading spokesman for a cause, doctrine or group''. This book examines four such men who sought to achieve a just society through non-violence -- Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Albert Luthuli, and Desmond Tutu. The word ''prophet'' has decided religious overtones, and each of the four leaders in this study mirror the struggles of the great Biblical figures like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Micah, and Amos. In the Bible, they denounced injustice and corruption, while the 20th century prophets combated racial discrimination. All the prophets experienced hardships and rejection, as well as interior struggles. This book assesses the prophets'' preparations for their tasks, their strategies, and their encounters with opponents of social change. Assuming that international opinion influenced domestic reaction to the social prophets, the book holds that success or failure of the different campaigns depends on the ability of the oppressed to touch the conscience of the international community.
£19.79
Scepter Publishers Coached by Paul the Apostle
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£19.46
Quirk Books This Saint Will Change Your Life: 300 Heavenly
Book SynopsisGreat news! Whoever you are, whatever you do, there is a patron saint who wants to help you - specifically you - with your life. There is a patron saint of booksellers. There is a patron saint of traveling salesmen. There are patron saints: for vegetarians, cab drivers, and cancer patients; for astronauts, horseback riders, and dysfunctional families; for men who are physically unattractive; and, for families stressed by houseguests. These saints are ready to help, and their services are absolutely free! "This Saint Will Change Your Life!" describes the real-life histories of more than 300 saints and explains how they have become associated with certain people, places, and professions. Also included are 300 gorgeous full-color holy cards that depict these heavenly allies in all their glory. First published in 2007, this revised edition includes a fresh new design and a sprinkling of new saints - like St. Francis De Sales, patron saint of bloggers.Trade Review“Artfully written and beautifully illustrated.”—The Beacon
£999.99
Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) Worthy of Her Trust: What you Need to Do to
Book SynopsisYou Can Win Her Back Few challenges in life are as difficult as regaining a wife’s trust—and few are as ultimately worthwhile. Trust can be rebuilt in your marriage! With patient, loving, self-sacrificing effort, it’s possible that one day your wife will risk her heart with you again. And she may even have more respect and love for you than before. In Worthy of Her Trust, Jason Martinkus relates how he repaired his own marriage after revelations of sexual addiction. Along with Stephen Arterburn, Jason offers exercises and tools rooted in counseling principles to help your marriage begin again. This comprehensive guide discusses: · How to be truly and effectively transparent · Combating the “he must not love me” myth and other untruths· What to do about the Internet, office temptations, and travel· Encouragement for wives who wonder if trust can ever be restored · The “five-minute phone call” and other daily trust-building strategies· What meaningful forgiveness and restitution look like· The Amends Matrix—a concrete exercise to admit past wrongs and cast a vision for a faithful futureIncluding insights from Jason’s wife, Shelley, Worthy of Her Trust guides you through the process of rebuilding your relationship so it is stronger than ever.
£14.99
Whitaker House,U.S. Know Your Ministry: Spiritual Gifts for Every
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£11.39
Nova Science Publishers Inc Silenced Women
Book Synopsis''Silenced Women'' is a means to let the invisible women be seen, the voiceless viewpoints to be realised, the hidden thoughts on what and how Christian issues, love and women''s life experiences can be revealed. It is not only a book about the author who is a Chinese woman behind the scene, but also a book for other silenced women who are marginalised and excluded from the "Centre" of power and representation. The motive of having this book is to let the author be visible in terms to make readers'' recognise both her experience and standpoints about Christian issues, love, and life encounters, and many undervalued women all over the world for whose life stories also have significance and meaning. In fact, we have to consider and treasure the many faces and contextual understandings of all unheard women of their uniqueness and similarities.
£47.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Handbook on Spirituality: Belief Systems,
Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors present current research in the study of the belief systems, societal impact and roles in coping with relation to spirituality. Topics discussed include spirituality in the workplace and ethical mindsets; spiritually-based organisations; crises and the spiritual perspective; psychology''s view of religion and spirituality; enhancing spirituality and positive well-being through nature; the role of spiritualism in Brazilian medicine and society and integrating science and spirituality in prevention of substance abuse.
£185.99
Pickwick Publications Handling Dissonance
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£23.55
Marquette University Press Interfaith Engagement in Milwaukee: A Brief
Book SynopsisIn Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the fall of 1980, two Franciscan Sisters teamed up with a Muslim professor of a local university to begin a journey of dialogue, friendship, and activism that had a lasting effect on their group and the community. They launched one of the first “Islamic Christian” dialogues in the country, which soon became internationally known. This book brings together their stories of encounter and collaboration alongside those of other interfaith actors. The initial Christian-Muslim dialogue inspired the next generation of leaders to continue the work of building trust and mutual understanding through educational programs and social activism. The narratives presented here are based on qualitative data and scholarly research. They are accompanied by representative examples of the efforts aimed at cultivating spaces for interfaith dialogue and interaction between and among people from different faith traditions and backgrounds. This book offers an overview and history of those interfaith efforts and relationships.
£34.95
Orbis Books (USA) The Courage to Be Happy: The Pope Speaks to the
Book SynopsisPope Francis shares wisdom and inspiration with those he calls the ?hope and future? of the world.
£15.99
Our Daily Bread Publishing My Utmost for His Highest: Classic Language Gift
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£19.79
Our Daily Bread Publishing My Utmost for His Highest: Updated Language Gift
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£19.79
Our Daily Bread Publishing The Love of God: An Intimate Look at the
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£14.39
Xulon Press The Lord's Supper
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£11.88
Skyhorse Publishing The Brick Bible Presents Brick Exodus
Book SynopsisMaster LEGO builder, photographer, and storyteller Brendan Powell Smith has created new interest in the Bible and its stories his Brick Bible books and website. His widely popular The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old Testament brings together the major books of the Old Testament, illustrated entirely in LEGO bricks. Now, for the first time and in a smaller, more portable format, The Brick Bible Presents Brick Exodus engages readers with the stories from the second book of the Pentateuch. You can now follow Moses's journey throughout the Book of Exodus, illustrated entirely with LEGO bricks. Inside you’ll find highlighted:Baby Moses’s journey in a reed basket down the NileThe seven deadly plagues that struck EgyptThe parting of the Red SeaThe Israelites’ time in the desertThe burning bush on Mount SinaiThe presentation of the Ten CommandmentsThe burning of the golden calfAnd much more!The Brick Bible Presents Brick Exodus contains more than sixty illustrations and exciting additional scenes never before in print! Set in comic book style, the iconic scenes from these well-known Bible stories jump off the page. It is a must-have book for any religious family member, Sunday school classroom, or LEGO nut.
£9.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Is God a Democrat?: Essays from a Christian
Book SynopsisThis book is about the basic differences between Democrats and Republicans that divide our country. It is also about God''s perspective on the issue, as revealed in the Christian Bible, and about God and the future -- our future in heaven with him. God appears to sympathise with Democrats on certain public policy issues, as expressed in his views on the poor and the need to care for them. This implies God''s sympathy for the use of government intervention on their behalf when the private sector economy fails to provide for them. However, the Democratic view is problematic when the Bible is applied to certain social issues. Republicans rightly point out that God is not neutral on these social issues. How can political parties in the U.S. reach agreement on these and other issues? The idea of a society that is regulated by government to ensure more economic equality needs to be balanced with the freedom to pursue individual dreams. Republicans and Democrats will always fight over where that balance point should be placed. On the important social issues of the day, both sides need to pay more attention to God''s point of view as expressed in the Bible, and not simply dismiss that view when it fails to agree with contemporary mores. To risk God''s displeasure is a foolish course. Christians also should view world politics from a more cautious perspective. Jesus was not optimistic about human nature and our ability to solve problems with worldly values. Similarly, we should not be optimistic about man''s ability to politically and socially engineer a perfect world. Human nature and the presence of evil in spiritual realms will prevent that. To maintain some optimism, we need to focus on the future and God''s plan for us in heaven. Christians believe that we will reign with Christ in heaven, where he will be King of kings. Heavenly government seems like a contradiction in terms, but the Bible talks about a millennial reign of Christ on earth, followed by an eternal reign of God the Father. When God the Father comes to reign on earth, his power will be centred in a New Jerusalem which will descend to a physical earth that is newly renovated. All of these events are described in the Book of Revelation and elsewhere in the Bible. In the meantime, Christians need to prepare for heaven by growing closer to God. By being better Christians, we become better citizens in the earthly nations of which we are a part. In doing so, we need to recognise that democracy, for all its virtues, is a flawed system of government, and social progress on earth is limited. This should not result in cynicism, but in a renewed effort to see our public problems and solutions from God''s perspective, a perspective of love and faith.
£55.99
Our Daily Bread Publishing The Good Shepherd
£16.99
Our Daily Bread Publishing Peace Through Prayer
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£13.49
Our Daily Bread Publishing King Solomon
£9.49
Our Daily Bread Publishing Prayers for Your Children
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£19.36
Our Daily Bread Publishing Discovering Gods Word
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£15.19
Our Daily Bread Publishing God Hears Her a Joyful Easter
£15.30
Ave Maria Press Illuminate
£11.16
Blue Dome Press Louis Massignon: A Pioneer of Interfaith Dialogue
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£14.39
