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Book SynopsisNow in paperback: a distinguished psychiatrist, spiritual counsellor and bestselling author shows how the dark sides of the spiritual life are a vital ingredient in deep, authentic, healthy spirituality. Gerald G. May, MD, one of the great spiritual teachers and writers of our time, argues that the dark ''shadow'' side of the true spiritual life has been trivialised and neglected to our serious detriment. Superficial and naively upbeat spirituality does not heal and enrich the soul. Nor does the other tendency to relegate deep spiritual growth to only mystics and saints. Only the honest, sometimes difficult encounters with what Christian spirituality has called and described in helpful detail as ''the dark night of the soul'' can lead to true spiritual wholeness. May emphasises that the dark night is not necessarily a time of suffering and near despair, but a time of deep transition, a search for new orientation when things are clouded and full of mystery. The dark gives depth, dimension and fullness to the spiritual life.

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Book SynopsisThis 50th-anniversary edition, with a new foreword by the distinguished historian Martin E. Marty, who regards this book as one of the most vital books of our time, as well as an introduction by the author never before included in the book, and a new preface by James Gustafson, the premier Christian ethicist who is considered Niebuhr’s contemporary successor, poses the challenge of being true to Christ in a materialistic age to an entirely new generation of Christian readers.

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Book SynopsisBringing together their unique vantage points as leaders of Church and State, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Marcello Pera challenge us to imagine what can be the future of a civilization that has abandoned its moral and cultural history. They call on the West to embrace a spiritual rather than political renewal -and to accept the moral values that alone can help us to make sense of changes in technology, economics, and society.Trade Review"(A) thoughtful history lesson about what European/American civilization consists of, with some striking comments on the Spengler-Toynbee debate." The Spectator"

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Book SynopsisSheona Beaumont addresses the untold story of biblical subjects in photography. She argues that stories, characters, and symbols from the Bible are found to pervade photographic practices and ideas, across the worlds of advertising and reportage, the book and the gallery, in theoretical discourse and in the words of photographers themselves. Beaumont engages interpretative tools from biblical reception studies, art history, and visual culture criticism in order to present four terms for describing photography's latent spirituality: the index, the icon, the tableau, and the vision. Throughout her journey she includes lively discussion of selected fine art photography dealing with the Bible in surprising ways, from images by William Henry Fox Talbot in the 19th century to David Mach in the 21st. Far from telling a secular story, photography and the conditions of its representations are exposed in theological depth.; Beaumont skillfully interweaves discussion of the images and theology,

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Book SynopsisFrantišek Ábel is professor of New Testament at the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.

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Book SynopsisA devotional prayer book focusing on one year with the Psalms, the most sensitive and honest words written about daily stress and daily blessings.

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Book SynopsisRenowned scientist, philosopher, teacher, and one of the most influential spiritual leaders of the 20th century, Emmet Fox was a pioneer of positive thinking whose bold, dynamic message that our thoughts shape our reality is timeless. His classic work, Sermon on the Mount: The Key to Success in Life, is a manual for living harmoniously, providing powerful wisdom that has already influenced such esteemed writers as Wayne Dyer, Esther Hicks, and Louise Hay. Emmet Fox shows how to: Understand the true nature of divine wisdom. Tap into the power of prayer. Develop a completely integrated and fully expressed personality. Transform negative attitudes into life-affirming beliefs. Claim our divine right to the full abundance of life. For anyone seeking guidance in their life, for anyone influenced by The Law of Attraction and The Secret, and by the teachings of fellow New Thought leader Eric Butterworth, Fo

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Book SynopsisThe President's Devotional lets you start each day with the words that have inspired President Barack Obama, collected by Joshua DuBois, President Obama's "Pastor-in-Chief" (Time magazine)—his spiritual advisor who also served as the executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.Every day, DuBois provided President Obama with a morning devotional weaving together scripture, song, prayer, and reflections, motivated by the spirit of God and infused with joyful flair. The President’s Devotional contains the best of these devotionals, daily spiritual guidance that offer peace, comfort, and inspiration throughout the entire year. 

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Book Synopsis“Peter Enns is brilliant at taking the big topics, those Christian ideas that usually scare us or intimidate us or worry us, and then make those very places a meeting place with a God who is bigger and wilder and more wonderful and trustworthy than we ever could have guessed.”—Sarah Bessey, author of Out of Sorts and Jesus FeministThe author of How the Bible Actually Works and The Bible Tells Me So explains how our model of God and faith must evolve as our understanding of the world deepens—just as the Bible describes it should.Life throws us “curve balls”—from devastating personal losses to world tragedies. These events often leave us doubting God, the Bible, and our faith. But instead of pushing away our reservations, we should embrace them, Peter Enns argues. A leading biblical scholar and Christian mentor, Enns has never been afraid to question the Bible

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Book SynopsisA new translation of Muhammad 'Abduh's Al-Islam wa-l-Nasraniyya ma'a al-'Ilm wa-l-Madaniyya (Science and Civilization between Islam and Christianity).

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Book SynopsisA progressive reading of the history of the unknown that projects a hopeful future.Trade ReviewA sizzling, citable line on every page, this is Catherine Keller at her poetic, theopoetic, theological best. She meditates not the fire of the apocalypse, nor the water of the deep, but the cloud-of the impossible which precipitates the possible itself, the entanglement of knowing and nonknowing, of the relational and what overflows relation, of the enfolding and the unfolding. For her, the name of God is not the name of a cause or a guarantee but the lure of something that needs to be made and done. From philosophy and theology to physics and ecology-a sensational tour de force from a major theological voice. -- John D. Caputo, Syracuse University and Villanova University At last! A negative theology that plies the complex requirements of planetary life. Long intent on crafting ways of thinking theologically that resist common and oversimplified oppositions between divine and fleshy things, Catherine Keller leads us via ancient, medieval, and recent traditions of unsaying certainties into a rich understanding of divine entanglement as a basis for communal thriving and just democracy. This is a monumental contribution to Christian theology, especially regarding its foundational claims of divine embodiment and love. -- Laurel C. Schneider, Vanderbilt University Catherine Keller is our most creative and profound theologian today, and this book is her richest to date, tracking the enfolding and unfolding relation of everything to everything with theopoetic brilliance. -- Gary Dorrien, author of Kantian Reason and Hegelian Spirit: The Idealistic Logic of Modern Theology Catherine Keller's nuanced consideration of the apophatic cloud is both true to its subject and marvelously lucid. Tracing unexpected connections in the thought of medieval theologians, process philosophers, environmental activists, quantum physicists, and more, the book enfolds and unfolds, each line of thought traced with delicate precision, each intersection marked. Out of impossibility itself, enfolded in each and every relation, a new and open possible emerges. Through folds and mirrors, holograms and entanglements, poetry and theology, trauma and joy, this possible-impossible, this luminous darkness, entice us to follow-and to be glad that we did. -- Karmen MacKendrick, Le Moyne College Facing the complex majesty of Cloud of the Impossible, one cannot help but feel like some Moses-manque before a literary Sinai. The prose is finely wrought, tracing the inter- and indeterminacies of a provisionally named 'apophatic entanglement.' This is a beautiful and important book, which traces the contours of a transfigured, queerly-theological discourse and practice--precisely where such a thing might seem impossible. -- Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Wesleyan University With this work, Catherine Keller has produced a masterpiece on the level of her Face of the Deep: A Theology of Becoming. There is something of James Joyce in these pages. Readers are taken through core Hebrew and Greek debates, the emergence of infinity in Patristic theology, Christian and non-Christian mysticism, quantum physics, contemporary poststructuralist philosophy, the plight of theology today, nineteenth-century poetry, the environmental crisis... and that is only a start. Many critics will say that this is her best book yet. -- Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology Keller's bewildering and creatively beautiful body of work is often more poetry than prose... It is always worth the effort. Christian Century An impressive and astonishing work. Syndicate Theology This is an extraordinary book... Readers will engage an astounding sweep of resources and conversation partners in this book. InterpretationTable of ContentsBefore Part 1: Complications 1. The Dark Nuance of Beginning 2. Cloud-Writing: A Genealogy of the Luminous Dark 3. Enfolding and Unfolding God: Cusanic Complicatio Part 2: Explications 4. Spooky Entanglements: The Physics of Nonseparability 5. The Fold in Process: Deleuze and Whitehead 6. "Unfolded Out of the Folds": Walt Whitman and the Apophatic Sex of the Earth 7. Unsaying and Undoing: Judith Butler and the Ethics of Relational Ontology Part 3: Implications 8. Crusade, Capital, and Cosmopolis: Ambiguous Entanglements 9. Broken Touch: Ecology of the Im/possible 10. In Questionable Love After: Theopoetics of the Cloud Notes Acknowledments Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Touch the Wounds will be a source of great insight and inspiration for seekers, drawn potentially to Christian faith, and will liberate many others from stultifying forms of false certainty. It will open others again to ecumenical exchanges that will enrich their faith. The world needs more Tomáš Halík.” —Charles Taylor, co-author of Reconstructing Democracy“We’re part of a world full of wounds. For many people, the dark cloud of pain conceals the certainty of faith; the face of a benevolent God is hidden in the darkness that we are passing through together. But the Easter scene that inspired this book can speak to us with enormous urgency precisely at such a time. It is through Jesus’s wounds that the apostle Thomas sees God.” —from the preface"One of the most profound meditations on suffering, from a Christian perspective, that I have ever read." —James Martin, SJ, author of Learning to Pray"Tomáš Halík's Touch the Wounds is an elegant and profound set of meditations on the place and purpose and meaning of suffering. Halík shows that, and how, attention to suffering is attention to Jesus, and, therefore, a means of entry for Christians into the world's healing. It is a lovely book, and an inspiring one." —Paul J. Griffiths, author of Regret: A Theology"Tomáš Halík is one of the most insightful voices in contemporary Catholicism, and his book on the wounded church and sin in the church is a turning point in the effort to make sense of the ecclesial crisis that has taken shape in the last few years: from the new phase in the abuse crisis to the pandemic." —Massimo Faggioli, author of Catholicism and Citizenship"In this deeply personal narrative, Tomáš Halík invokes the figure of Thomas, less to affirm the importance of doubt in religious life than to remind us that Christian faith passes through our wounds and through the reality of pain and suffering. As ever, Halík manages to offer a fresh and hopeful Christian message without condemning the secular world." —Catherine Cornille, co-author of Christian Identity between Secularity and Plurality"What we need now is the voice of a prophet in the tradition of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Isaiah, who were unafraid to confront hypocrisy in high places and fearless in identifying the self-inflicted wounds of a society in desperate need of a particular and urgent healing touch. That prophetic voice for our time and our world belongs to Tomáš Halík, an impressive scholar who writes with flawless grace and instinct so that truth is disclosed page after page in his latest, powerful book." —Doris Donnelly, editor of Sacraments and Justice"Tomáš Halík's Touch the Wounds is a masterfully written, personal, and at the same time critical book that brings into dialogue contemporary life experience, biblical message, mystical tradition, and modern criticism of religion, all showing how in the wounds of our world as Christians we touch the wounds of God not by turning away from suffering but by confronting it. A fascinating, challenging, and encouraging vision." —Cardinal Walter Kasper, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity"Offers profound reflections on faith and its roots in suffering. . . . Halík’s erudition is dizzying . . . with a theological depth that makes for slow, rewarding reading. . . . those seeking deeper Christian insight will find much to gain." —Publishers Weekly"Consistent with his numerous other writings on faith in a post-religious and post-secular age, Halik, a Czech Roman Catholic priest, offers a series of meditative reflections on finding faith amidst our personal, interpersonal, and social wounds. . . . [T]he overall effect is a beautiful and challenging account of a Gospel-inspired faith that highlights the extreme paradox of God becoming flesh, and thus a God who indwells our creaturely vulnerability without reserve." —Theological Studies"A fine resource for Lenten and Eastertide reading—or, for that matter, in any season when wisdom is sought." —Commonweal“Masterfully translated—conveying both the insights and personality of Halík—by the distinguished Gerald Turner.... A balm to the soul for those who are battered by this world and find their own faith wounded.” —Scottish Theological Journal“A rich tapestry capable of nourishing and sustaining Christian faith and theology in a shifting cultural context. . . . Halík offers hope in rebuilding faith through facing up to the challenges of a future for which our recent past has not fully prepared us.” —Modern Theology"A profound yet accessible meditation on faith in our secular age. ...Halík offers not simply a corrective on how to approach seekers, but also a rich spiritual reflection intended to help us lead with our wounds....Halík’s book is a provocation in the best sense of the term, one that pushes his reader to leave behind a pristine faith that prefers to rest in certainty in exchange for one that asks the 'agonized question' and, like St. Thomas, does not shy from the wounded world." — AmericaTable of ContentsPreface to the English-language Edition The Gate of the Wounded Without Distance Arcanum Cordis A Torn Veil A Dancing God Worshiping the Lamb Stigmata and Forgiveness Knocking on the Wall Bodies A Little Place for Truth Veronica and the Imprint of the Face Wounds Transformed The Last Beatitude

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive collection of Tom Wright's insights into the meaning and practice of prayer, drawing on his complete 'For Everyone' series. Includes his translations of and meditations on all the major prayers recorded in the New Testament

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Book SynopsisWritings on Body and Soul includes a selection of the theological, historical, and devotional works of Aelred, the controversial abbot of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire who was widely admired but also criticized for frankness about his own sins. Freshly revised editions of the Latin texts appear here alongside new English translations.

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Book SynopsisUnder Seleucid rule, time no longer restarted with each new monarch. Instead, progressively numbered years, identical to the system we use today, became the measure of historical duration. Paul Kosmin shows how this invention of a new kind of time—and resistance to it—transformed the way we organize our thoughts about the past, present, and future.Trade ReviewWithout Paul Kosmin’s meticulous investigation of what Seleucus achieved in creating his calendar without end we would never have been able to comprehend the traces of it that appear in late antiquity…A magisterial contribution to this hitherto obscure but clearly important restructuring of time in the ancient Mediterranean world. -- G. W. Bowersock * New York Review of Books *Tells the story of how the Seleucid Empire revolutionized chronology by picking a Year One and counting from there, rather than starting a new count, as other states did, each time a new monarch was crowned…Fascinating. -- Christopher Tayler * Harper’s *In 305 BCE, Seleucus I, Alexander’s successor as the ruler of a multiethnic and multilingual empire in Asia, introduced a new era. The new dating system was intended to make the king master of time. It ultimately transformed the historical consciousness of the empire’s populations, triggered the nostalgic desire to keep the memory of a pre-Seleucid past, and shaped expectations of the future. With erudition, theoretical sophistication, and meticulous discussion of the sources, Paul Kosmin sheds new light on the meaning of time, memory, and identity in a multicultural setting. -- Angelos Chaniotis, author of Age of ConquestsKosmin’s richly-textured book brings home the dramatic newness and deep reach of Seleucid temporal symbolism and demonstrates the close interweaving of spatial and temporal imaginations. This bold, interdisciplinary analysis of indigenous responses to the Seleucid ‘time regime’ provides tools that will facilitate dialogue and collaboration across fields of classical, biblical, and ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean studies. -- Anathea Portier-Young, author of Apocalypse against EmpireTime and Its Adversaries in the Seleucid Empire demonstrates not only what can be done with often obscure and difficult sources in several ancient languages, but also what needs to be done if we are to make real progress in our understanding of the Hellenistic world. What we have here is not just another study of the Seleucid Empire but a new model for how to study the history of the ancient world in our global present. -- Johannes Haubold, author of Greece and Mesopotamia

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Book SynopsisWhite retraces the strange and circuitous journey of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra from its ancient origins to today, bringing to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations and misappropriations led to its revered place in contemporary popular culture.Trade Review"Wildly entertaining."—Matthew Remski, Reality Sandwich"Engaging, challenging, myth-busting, and completely au courant."—Sean Feit, Nadalila.org"A lively account of this sutra's unlikely history and how it has variously been interpreted, reinterpreted, ignored, and hailed."—Shambhala Sun"An exhaustive, scholarly history of the titular work of ancient Indian philosophy, lightened by author David Gordon White's provocative wit."—Max Zahn, Tricycle"A rich and elegant account."—Peter Valdina, Journal of Hindu Studies

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Book SynopsisA panoramic cultural and legal history that traces the roots of antisemitism and racism to early Christian theologySince the earliest days of Christianity, theologians expressed pervasive anxiety about Jews as equal members of society, and, with European expansion in the early modern period, that anxiety extended to people of color. This troubling legacy still haunts us today. Christian Supremacy demonstrates how theological and legal frameworks created by the church centuries ago laid the seeds of antisemitism and anti-Black racism and reveals why Christian identity lies at the heart of the world's violent white supremacy movements.In a powerful historical narrative spanning nearly two millennia, Magda Teter describes how Christian theology of late antiquity cast Jews as children born to slavery, and how the supposed theological inferiority of Jews became inscribed into law, creating tangible structures that reinforced a sense of Christian domination a

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Book SynopsisA team of world-class scholars covers the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, authoritative, and comprehensive manner.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction Jonathan S. Greer, John W. Hilber, and John H. WaltonPart One: Elements of the DramaI. The Stage: Historical Geography1. Introduction to Historical Geography Paul H. Wright2. Regions and Routes in the Levant Carl G. Rasmussen3. Climate and Environment of the Levant Elizabeth Arnold4. Plants and Animals of the Land of Israel Daniel Fuks and Nimrod MaromII. The Sets and Props: Archaeology5. Introduction to Biblical Archaeology Seymour Gitin6. Archaeology of the Late Bronze Age Joe Uziel7. Archaeology of the Iron Age I Aren M. Maeir8. Archaeology of the Iron Age II Amihai Mazar9. Archaeology of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods Constance E. C. Gane10. Archaeology of the Hellenistic Period Jordan RyanIII. The Scripts: Ancient Near Eastern Literature11. Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Literature Adam E. Miglio12. Hebrew Inscriptions Judith M. Hadley13. Mesopotamian Literature Dave C. Deuel14. Egyptian Literature Nili Shupak15. Hittite Literature Alice Mouton16. Northwest Semitic Inscriptions Margaret E. Cohen17. Ugaritic Literature William D. Barker18. Early Jewish Literature Ryan StokesIV. The Frames: Ancient Near Eastern Iconography19. Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Iconography Izak Cornelius20. Egyptian Iconography Laura Wright21. Mesopotamian and Anatolian Iconography Daniel Bodi22. Canaanite/Israelite Iconography Brent A. StrawnPart Two: Acts and Scenes of the DramaV. Acts: Integrated Approaches to Broad Historical Contexts23. The Ancestral Period Richard S. Hess24. The Egyptian Sojourn and the Exodus David A. Falk25. The Settlement Period Pekka Pitkänen26. The United Monarchy Steven M. Ortiz27. The Divided Monarchy: Israel Jens Bruun Kofoed28. The Divided Monarchy: Judah Eric L. Welch29. The Exile and the Exilic Communities Deirdre N. Fulton30. Persian Period Yehud Kenneth A. Ristau31. The Maccabean Revolt and the Hasmonean Kingdom Joel WillittsVI. Scenes: Integrated Approaches to Event-Based Historical Contexts32. Akhenaten and the Amarna Period Mark D. Janzen33. The Late Bronze Age Collapse and the Sea Peoples' Migrations Gregory D. Mumford34. Sheshonq's Levantine Conquest and Biblical History Yigal Levin35. The Battle of Qarqar and Assyrian Aspirations Mark W. Chavalas36. The Mesha Inscription and Relations with Moab and Edom Juan Manuel Tebes37. The Tell Dan Inscription, Jehu's Revolt, and Aramaean Campaigns in Israel and Judah K. Lawson Younger Jr.38. Sennacherib's Invasion of Judah and Neo-Assyrian Expansion Kyle H. Keimer39. Eighth-Century Levantine Earthquakes and Natural Disasters Ryan N. Roberts40. The Battle of Carchemish and Seventh-Century Regional Politics Sara L. Hoffman41. Alexander the Great and Levantine Hellenism D. Brent SandyPart Three: Themes of the DramaVII. God: Integrated Approaches to Themes in Israelite Religion 42. Monotheism in Ancient Israel Matthew J. Lynch43. Biblical Texts Studied in Comparison with Other Ancient Near Eastern Documents John H. Walton44. The Temple in Context John H. Walton45. Priests in the Ancient Near East Gerald Klingbeil46. Worship, Sacrifice, and Festivals in the Ancient Near East Roy E. Gane47. Family Religion in Ancient Israel Andrew R. Davis48. Prophecy, Divination, and Magic in the Ancient Near East John W. Hilber49. Death and Burial in the Iron Age Levant Christopher B. HaysVIII. Family: Integrated Approaches to Themes in Family Networks50. Tribes and Nomads in the Iron Age Levant Thomas D. Petter51. Women in Ancient Israel Carol Meyers52. Family, Children, and Inheritance in the Biblical World Victor H. MatthewsIX. Sustenance: Integrated Approaches to Themes in Economic Contexts53. Seasons, Crops, and Water in the Land of the Bible Oded Borowski54. Trade in the Late Bronze and Iron Age Levant Joshua T. Walton55. Slavery in the World of the Bible Richard E. Averbeck56. The Local Economies of Ancient Israel Peter Altmann57. Metallurgy in the World of the Bible Brady Liss and Thomas E. Levy58. Ancient Technologies of Everyday Life Gloria London59. Food Preparation in the Iron Age Levant Cynthia Shafer-Elliott60. Feasting in the Biblical World Janling Fu61. Music and Dance in the World of the Bible Annie F. CaubetX. Governance: Integrated Approaches to Themes in Social Organization62. Kingship and the State in Ancient Israel Nili S. Fox63. Social Stratification in the Iron Age Levant Avraham Faust64. Law and Legal Systems in Ancient Israel David W. Baker65. Wisdom Traditions in Ancient Israel Paul Overland66. Warfare in the World of the Bible Mark SchwartzIndexes

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Book SynopsisDrawing on an impressive array of sources from popular religion, art, literature, and drama, as well as from scholastic philosophy, mystical theology, homiletics, and hagiography, Russell provides a detailed treatment of Christian diabology in the Middle Ages.Trade ReviewAn attractively written survey of the way the devil appears in art, literature and treatise, during the medieval period, with many signs of an engaging sense of personal commitment to the subject, and an attempt to show its contemporary relevance. -- John O. Ward * Journal of Religious History *If, as Chesterton claimed, the devil's greatest triumph was convincing the modern world that he doesn't exist, Jeffrey Burton Russell means to rob him of his victory. Lucifer is both a scholarly assessment of the development of diabology in the Middle Ages and an impassioned plea to the 20th century to recognize and acknowledge the existence of real, objective evil. The third in a series of works tracing the history of the devil... it represents a formidable undertaking: the devil's history is integrally related to the problem of evil, which is in turn at the heart of Western religious thought. Each of the volumes comprises, in essence, a judicious and able tour of Christian theology from the villain's point of view.... In Lucifer, Russell provides a wealth of documentatlon on the extent to which the devil is simply the projection onto a living being of our fears and hostilities about the universe, our neighbors, and ourselves.... A pleasure to read. -- John Boswell * The New Republic *Russell shows an admirable mastery of a vast and varied array of sources, and an equally admirable skill in summarizing them. -- Norman Cohn * New York Times Book Review *Table of ContentsPrefaceI. The Life of Lucifer2. The Devil in Byzantium3. The Muslim Devil4. Folklore5. Early Medieval Diabology6. Lucifer in Early Medieval Art and Literature7. The Devil and the Scholars8. Lucifer in High Medieval Art and Literature9. Lucifer on the Stage10. Nominalists, Mystics, and Witches11. The Existence of the DevilEssay on the Sources Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDeveloped over fifteen years in a formal course on Hebrew syntax at the University of Toronto, it treats the syntax of the noun, the verb, particles and clauses, with a selection of illustrative examples.Trade Review'The particular excellence of the book... is its abundant quotation, to illustrate every nuance of the language of the Hebrew Bible.' Times Educational Supplement

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Book SynopsisCombining the best and most recent evangelical Christian scholarship with the highly regarded ESV text, the ESV Study Bible is the most comprehensive study Bible ever published. Includes thumb indexes.

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Book SynopsisDid Christ assume a fallen human nature? "What is not assumed is not healed." So goes the Chalcedonian maxim articulated by Gregory of Nazianzus regarding the nature and extent of Christ's work in assuming a human nature. But what is the nature of that assumption? If Christ is to stand in solidarity with us, must he have assumed not merely a human nature, but specifically a fallen human nature? In Sinless Flesh: A Critique of Karl Barth's Fallen Christ, Rafael Bello argues against the assertion made by Karl Barth, T. F. Torrance, and those who follow them that Christ assumed a fallen nature. Through retrieval of patristic, medieval, and Reformed orthodox theologians, Bello argues that a proper understanding of human nature, trinitarian inseparable operations, and the habitual grace-grace of union distinction leads to the conclusion that the assertion that Christ assumed a fallen human nature is at odds with faithful theological and historical understandings of the incarnation. Readers interested in theological retrieval for issues in contemporary theology will find a faithful model and way forward for a thorny issue in modern dogmatics.

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Book SynopsisAn illustrated bedtime prayer for talking to God at the end of the day.

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Book SynopsisIf you are considering adoption, or are already headed down that path, this book of stories, scriptures, and prayers will inspire and encourage you along the way.Author Hillary Froning opens her heart and shares the story of how she and her husband, Rich Froning, adopted three precious children. Like talking to a close friend, Blessed by Adoption features short essays, Bible verses, and prayers that will move you and comfort you on your path to adoption. The book also features reflections to help you process your thoughts and feelings, as well as writing space for journaling about your adoption journey.Blessed by Adoption includes:30 essays by Hillary Froning about her adoption process, including finding a birth mom, completing home studies, hospital stays, telling friends and family, and all the blessings and challenges along the wayBible verses and prayers to comfort you at every stage of adoptionWriting prompts and lined journaling pages to help you reflect on your adoption journey

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Book SynopsisA Christian's Pocket Guide to Mary offers a biblical account of Mary's character, contrasting this with the Roman Catholic traditions which have developed throughout history, distorting her nature from an obedient servant and worshipper of God to a worshipped saint herself. De Chirico writes with the authority of thorough research as well as personal experience of the traditions surrounding Mary which have become so integral to Roman Catholic worship.Trade ReviewLeonardo De Chirico, one of the leading evangelical thinkers on Roman Catholicism, including its post-Vatican II phase, knows all the ins and outs of the history and theology of Catholicism, from years of study and first-hand experience in Padua and Rome. Against the temptation to think Mariology is just a side-show in Catholicism, he shows how it fits hand in glove with the Roman Church's doctrine of grace. -- Paul Wells (Emeritus Professor, Faculté Jean Calvin, France and Editor in Chief of Unio cum Christo)This is the book I have been searching for! De Chirico's A Christian's Pocket Guide to Mary is unique in clearly and succinctly bringing together in one place Mary in the Scriptures and Mary in the history of Christian thought and practice, right up to the present day. -- Rachel Ciano (Lecturer in Church History at Sydney Missionary and Bible College; church–planter in a multicultural, urban area of Sydney.)Never before have I read a more masterfully written book on the subject. Leonardo De Chirico marries scholarship with an easily readable style that makes the book extremely useful both for personal and group studies. It is a concise and well researched masterpiece from one of the world's leading experts on Roman Catholicism and recommendable both to Catholics and Protestants who want to understand one of the most misunderstood and controversial issues in Church History. -- José Hutter (Chairman of the Theological Commission of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance )Leonardo De Chirico is one of my most trusted authorities on Roman Catholic doctrine. He has gained my confidence because he is always equally charitable, winsome, and well-informed. In this short book he demonstrates what the Roman Catholic Church teaches about Mary and aptly proves why so much of it is opposed to the plain teaching of the Bible. I heartily commend it to you. -- Tim Challies (Author, ‘Seasons of Sorrow’)

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Book Synopsis''This is a brilliant, shocking book ... also witty, painfully self-critical and humane ... it is a work of great literature'' Tim Whitmarsh, Guardian ''The Kingdom, already a huge bestseller in France, is thrilling, magnificent and strange'' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday TimesThe sensational international bestseller from one of France''s most fêted writers - an epic novel telling the story of Christianity as it has never been told before, and one man''s crisis of faith.Corinth, ancient Greece, two thousand years ago. An itinerant preacher, poor, wracked by illness, tells the story of a prophet who was crucified in Judea, who came back from the dead, and whose return is a sign of something enormous. Like a contagion, the story will spread over the city, the country and, eventually, the world. Emmanuel Carrère''s astonishing historical epic tells the story of the mysterious beginnings of Christianity, bringing to life a distant, primTrade ReviewBrilliant, shocking... also witty, painfully self-critical and humane... it is a work of great literature -- Tim Whitmarsh * Guardian *Emmanuel Carrère is said by many to be one of the best writers in France, if not Europe... The Kingdom, a huge bestseller in France, is thrilling, magnificent and strange -- Bryan Appleyard * Sunday Times *An utterly brilliant book... Carrère is a vivid guide and a knowledgeable one -- Catherine Nixey * The Times *A novelised memoir that vividly captures the drama of the Christian experience... A celebration of religious imagination - Catholic, French, Judaic, Hellenic - The Kingdom has been a runaway bestseller in France. In Britain, it may succeed as a relief and an antidote -- John Cornwell * Financial Times *There are few great writers in France today, and Emmanuel Carrère is one of them * Paris Review *

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Book SynopsisBoundaries in Dating provides a way to think, solve problems, and enjoy the benefits of dating in the fullest way, including increasing the ability to find and commit to a marriage partner.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Acknowledgments.....9 Why Dating?.....11 Part 1: You and Your Boundaries 1. Why Boundaries in Dating?.....25 2. Require and Embody Truth.....35 3. Take God on a Date.....49 4. Dating Won’t Cure a Lonely Heart.....71 5. Don’t Repeat the Past.....77 Part 2: Whom Should I Date? 6. What You Can Live With and What You Can’t Live With.....91 7. Don’t Fall in Love with Someone You Wouldn’t Be Friends With.....107 8. Don’t Ruin a Friendship Out of Loneliness.....121 9. Beware When Opposites Attract.....133 Part 3: Solving Dating Problems: When You’re Part of the Problem 10. Adapt Now, Pay Later.....151 11. Too Much, Too Fast.....159 12. Don’t Get Kidnapped.....173 13. Kiss False Hope Good-bye.....187 14. Boundaries on Blame.....203 Part 4: Solving Dating Problems: When Your Date Is the Problem 15. Say No to Disrespect.....219 16. Nip It in the Bud.....233 17. Set Appropriate Physical Limits.....239 18. Set Up a Detention Hall.....257 Conclusion.....277

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Book Synopsis'This book is brilliant, funny... spot on. It's the first time I've been able to get into A Course in Miracles.' - Dr Christiane Northrup, New York Times bestselling author of Goddesses Never Age If you've always wanted to read A Course in Miracles but feel daunted by its sheer size, you'll love this modern-day rewrite of the 365-lesson workbook. The lessons of A Course in Miracles are profound, deeply moving... and as boring to read as a legal textbook. Enter Pam Grout: #1 New York Times bestselling author of E-Squared, presenting to you ACIM, the Fun Version. In this book, you'll find: - daily lessons with titles like 'Transcending the Chatty Asshat in My Head' and 'The Ego Is Not My Amigo!' - the essential message of the original spiritual text explained in the context of everyday life - recaps to make the lessons from the Course really stick - personal stories that are both laugh-out-loud funny and deeply soul-stirring Pam's unique blend of eternal truths with pop culture and personal anecdotes makes this book a deeply relatable and, most importantly, fun text to help you on your spiritual path. It's user friendly, accessible, easy for everyone to understand - and it will change your life.

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Book SynopsisThe NASB Pew and Worship Bible is perfect for any church pew or classroom and matches page-for-page with the NASB Preacher’s Bible. Universally recognized as the gold standard among word-for-word translations, the beloved New American Standard Bible, 1995 Edition, is now easier to read with Zondervan’s exclusive NASB Comfort Print typeface.

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Book SynopsisThis classic that has sold more than 12 million copies uncovers the simple, positive message of love through an examination of 1 Corinthians 13.

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