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  • Sermon Outlines on Pauls Letter to the Romans

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  • Sermon Outlines on the Book of Psalms

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  • Sermon Outlines on the Family  Home

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  • Sermon Outlines on Prayer and Spiritual Living

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  • Sermon Outlines on Prophetic Themes

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  • Sermon Outlines on Worship Services

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  • What Do I Say to a Friend Whos Gay

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  • Pastor to Pastor  Tackling the Problems of

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  • The Diversity Culture  Creating Conversations of

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  • Radically Unchurched  Who They Are  How to Reach

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  • Beyond Our Control  Restructuring Your Life After

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  • Sermon Outlines on Great Doctrinal Themes

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  • Sermon Outlines on Coming to Christ

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  • Sermon Outlines for Special Days and Occasions

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  • Sermon Outlines on the Names and Character of God

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  • Sermon Outlines on Women of the Bible

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  • Sermon Outlines on the Inner Life

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  • Crossing the Tracks  Hope for the Hopeless and

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  • Sermon Outlines on Conversations of Christ

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  • Should Christians Be Environmentalists

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  • A Passion for the Fatherless  Developing a

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  • Sensitive Preaching to the Sexually Hurting

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  • A Commentary on the Book of the Twelve  The Minor

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  • Welcome to College  A ChristFollowers Guide for

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  • Matching Pastoral Candidates and Churches  A

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  • Preaching LifeChanging Sermons  Six Steps to

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  • Numbers  A Commentary for Biblical Preaching and

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  • Telling Bible Stories

    SPCK Publishing Telling Bible Stories

    Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart One – The Art of Storytelling1. A Storyteller’s Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102. How Stories “Work”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183. Retelling the Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274. Storytelling Tips and Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Part Two – StoriesThe Old Testament1. The Whole Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482. The Fourth Vulture (Genesis 21:8–21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543. A Wife for Isaac (Genesis 24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584. I Hear Them Crying (Exodus 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625. A Thousand Bricks a Day (Exodus 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646. But Pharaoh Would Not Listen (Exodus 7–14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677. The Tyrant’s Tale (Exodus 7–14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708. I Will Be Your God (Exodus 16–20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759. The Donkey and the Sword (Numbers 22–24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7810. The Walls Fall Down (Joshua 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8311. Ehud and Eglon (Judges 13:12–30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8512. Chariot Wheels (Judges 4–5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9013. The Fleece on the Floor (Judges 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9214. A Tale of Two Families (Samuel 1–2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9415. Goliath (1 Samuel 17:1–15a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9816. Good Idea. God Idea. (2 Samuel 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10217. Angel Food (1 Kings 19:1–8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10418. Ahab and Jezebel – The Rotten Ruler’s Tale(1 Kings 21; 2 Kings 9:30–37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10819. Water and Fire and Sky (2 Kings 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11320. Jars (2 Kings 4:1–7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11621. See! (2 Kings 6:8–23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11922. Athalia – The Wicked Granny’s Tale (2 Chronicles 22–23) . . . . 12223. Everything but You (Ecclesiastes 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12624. The Passion (Isaiah 53:5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 25. Some Things I Just Don’t Understand (Jeremiah 1:5) . . . . . . . . . 13126. King Nebuchadnezzar’s First Dream (Daniel 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13427. The Men Who Liked to Say “NO!” (Daniel 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13728. Dinner in the Lion’s Den (Daniel 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14129. The Runaway’s Tale (Jonah) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144The New Testament1. Lights and Bells (Matthew 1–2, Luke 1–2:1–21) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1512. Foxes, Fish Food, and Flying Things (Matthew 8:19–27) . . . . . . 1533. A Table Story (Matthew 9:9–13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1554. Peter Walks on Water (Matthew 14:22–33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1585. Two Answers (Matthew 16:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1616. One Out of a Hundred (Matthew 18:12–14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1637. The Apostle Paul and Sir Isaac Newton(Matthew 28, Luke 24, John 20, 1 Corinthians 15) . . . . . . . . . . . 1658. So Sow! (Mark 4:1–20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1679. A Little Shining, A Little Sowing (Mark 4:21–32) . . . . . . . . . . . 16910. Angel Surprise (Luke 1:26–38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17111. “Magnificent” – Mary’s Song (Luke 1:46–55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17412. A Christmas Eve Service for Those Who Don’t Feel LikeCelebrating (Luke 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17613. Midnight – A Meditation for Christmas or Good Friday(Luke 2:1–20, John 3:1–21, Luke 22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17914. Old Shepherd (Luke 2:8–20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18315. A Night the Stars Danced for Joy (Luke 2:8–20) . . . . . . . . . . . . 18516. Mary Went Looking for Jesus (Luke 2:41–50; John 19:25) . . . . 18817. Hometown Boy (Luke 4:14–30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19018. Poor, Hungry, Sad, and Unpopular (Luke 6:20–26) . . . . . . . . . . .19319. Having His Way (Luke 7:1–10, Matthew 8:5–13) . . . . . . . . . . . 19520. Sowers and Soil and Seeds (Luke 8:1–14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19821. Glow, Moses, Glow! (Luke 9:28–36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20022. Foxes, Funerals, and Furrows (Luke 9:57–62) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20223. Not a Story about Loving (Luke 10:25–37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20324. Buzz-y (Luke 10:38–42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20625. Thinkin’ ’bout Ravens (Luke 12:22–34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20826. Thinkin’ ’bout Mustard (Luke 13:18–21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21027. Thinkin’ ’bout Foxes and Chickens (Luke 13:31–35) . . . . . . . . . . 21328. A Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1–7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21529. A Maths Problem (Luke 15:1–2, 8–10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 30. Just Waiting (Luke 15:11–32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21931. There Was an Old Woman Who Pestered a Judge(Luke 18:1–8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22132. Kids, Camels and the Kingdom of God (Luke 18:15–30) . . . . . . 22433. He Was a Rich Man (Luke 18:18–25, 19:1–10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22634. The Anatomy of Faith (Luke 18:35–43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22835. The Ballad of a Little Man (Luke 19:1–10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23036. Three (Luke 22:54–62) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23437. Travail (Luke 23:26–49) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23638. Women! (Luke 24:1–12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23839. Angel of Death and Life (Luke 24:1–12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24040. The Tree of Life, or The Tale of Three More Trees(Genesis 3, Matthew 27:11–66) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24441. Three Men and a Fig Tree (John 1:43–51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24842. The Wedding at Cana (John 2:1–11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25143. I Am the Bread (John 6:1–15, 25-29, Luke 24:13–35) . . . . . . . . 25444. I Am the Good Shepherd – Three Sheep Stories (John 10:1–21) .25745. His Towel (John 13:1–17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26046. I Am the Vine: A Communion Meditation (John 15:1–17) . . . . 26247. Jesus Looks Down (John 19:1–37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26448. Make the Wind Blow (Acts 2:1–41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26649. A Joke at Midnight (Acts 2:6–17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26950. A Visit to Lystra (Acts 14:8–18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27351. The Angel in the Storm (Acts 27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27552. Clouds and Crowds and Witnesses (Hebrews 11, 12) . . . . . . . . . 27953. A Choosy People (1 Peter 2:9–10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28254. Let’s Hear it for the Church! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

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  • Baylor University Press Religion as Social Capital

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  • A Lily Among the Thorns

    John Wiley & Sons Inc A Lily Among the Thorns

    Book SynopsisA new way for Christians to think about sexuality Author Miguel De La Torre, a well-respected ethicist and professor known for his innovative readings of Christian doctrine, rejects both the liberal and conservative prejudices about sex. He instead develops an ethic that is liberative yet grounded soundly in the Bible; a sexuality that celebrates God's gift of great sex by fostering intimacy, vulnerability and openness between loving partners. In A Lily Among the Thorns, De La Torre examines the Bible, current events, history and our culture-at-large to show how and why racism, sexism, and classism have distorted Christianity's central teachings about sexuality. The author shows how the church's traditionally negative attitudes toward sex in generaland toward women, people of color, and gays in particularhave made it difficult, if not impossible, to create a biblically based and just sexual ethic. But when the Bible is read from the viewpoint of those whoTable of ContentsA Note of Thanks ix Preface xi Introduction 1 PART ONE Restoring Great Sex 1. Liberating the Female Body 13 2. Liberating the Body of Color 36 3. The Body and Its Pleasures 50 4. A Sexual Ethics for the Body 70 PART TWO Having Great Sex 5. Great Sex in Marriage 89 6. Sex and the Single Christian 108 7. Same-Sex Relationships 130 8. Predatory Sex 158 Notes 185 The Author 199 Index 201

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  • The Spiritual City

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Spiritual City

    Book SynopsisA Spiritual City provides a broad examination of the meaning and importance of cities from a Christian perspective. Contains thought-provoking theological and spiritual reflections on city-making by a leading scholar Unites contemporary thinking about urban space and built environments with the latest in urban theology Addresses the long-standing anti-urban bias of Christianity and its emphasis on inwardness and pilgrimage Presents an important religious perspective on the potential of cities to create a strong human community and sense of sacred space Trade Review“This book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of cities — and that ought to be pretty much everyone, given that well over half the world’s population now lives in cites, up from 29 per cent in 1950. In any event, Revelation makes it clear that if we don’t live in one now, we shall, God willing.” (Church Times, 27 March 2015)Table of ContentsPreface ix Introduction 1 Part One The City in Christian Thought 23 1 Augustine’s Two Cities 25 2 Monasticism and Utopian Visions 43 3 The City as Sacred 63 4 The City and the Reformations 81 5 Michel de Certeau: Everyday Practices and the City 99 Part Two Theological Reflection and the City 115 6 Place and the Sacred 117 7 The Art of Community 137 8 Reconciliation and Hospitality 157 9 Urban Virtues 179 Epilogue: A Spiritual Vision of the Human City 201 Select Reading 211 Index 221

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  • The Wiley Handbook of Christianity and Education

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Wiley Handbook of Christianity and Education

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    Book SynopsisA comprehensive source that demonstrates how 21st century Christianity can interrelate with current educational trends and aspirations The Wiley Handbook of Christianity and Education provides a resource for students and scholars interested in the most important issues, trends, and developments in the relationship between Christianity and education. It offers a historical understanding of these two intertwined subjects with a view to creating a context for the myriad issues that characterizeand challengethe relationship between Christianity and education today. Presented in three parts, the book starts with thought-provoking essays covering major issues in Christian education such as the movement away from God in American education; the Christian paradigm based on love and character vs. academic industrial models of American education; why religion is good for society, offenders, and prisons; the resurgence of vocational exploration and its integrative potential for higher education; aTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 Part I Major Issues in Christian Education 3 1 The Movement Away from God in American Education 5Kenneth Calvert, Hillsdale College 2 The Two Biological Parent Family, Christianity, and Economic Prosperity 43William Jeynes, California State University, Long Beach and the Witherspoon Institute, Princeton 3 The Christian Pastoral]Artisanal vs. Academic Industrial Models of Education in America 67David W. Robinson, George Fox University 4 Engaging Questions of Purpose: The Resurgence of Vocational Exploration and Its Integrative Potential for Higher Education 95Michelle C. Louis, Azusa Pacific University 5 Why Religion and Religious Freedom is Good for Society, Offenders, and Prisons 119Byron R. Johnson, Baylor University 6 The Integration of Faith Tradition and Teaching in Christian Higher Education 141Perry L. Glanzer, Baylor University and Nathan F. Alleman, Baylor University 7 A Christian Mentoring Program for Character Education of African American Teens and Young Adults from Detroit 165Lou Selzer, Metro Detroit 8 Character Education Traced Throughout American History 201Jamie Kay Jakubowski-Tungyoo, California State University, Long Beach and William Jeynes, California State University, Long Beach and the Witherspoon Institute, Princeton 9 Publicly Funded Charter Schools with Religious Ties 233Daniel Hamlin, University of Toronto and Harvard University Part II Christianity and Education Around the Globe 257 10 Faith]based Schooling in a Pluralistic Democracy 259Charles L. Glenn, Boston University 11 The Teaching of the Holocaust in American Evangelical Christian Schools 279William Jeynes, California State University, Long Beach and the Witherspoon Institute, Princeton 12 Learned Piety in a Place of Freedom: A Brief History of Liberal Education in Europe, 1200–2000 297Fred W. Beuttler, University of Chicago 13 Religious Liberty and Educational Pluralism: Abraham Kuyper’s Principled Advocacy of School Choice 325Wendy Naylor, University of Chicago 14 Christianity and Education: A Brazilian Perspective 355Paulo Romeiro, MacKenzie University, Brazil 15 Latinx Parental Expectations in the Home: Educación and the Assets of Religiosity, Family, and Community 365Daniel D. Liou, Arizona State University, Eric Ambroso, Arizona State University, and Rene Antrop-González, Metropolitan State University Minnesota 16 Church]based and Community]centered Higher Education: Case Study of an Alternative Strategy for Delivering Faith]based General Education to the Poor Around the World 381Robert Osburn, Wilberforce Academy and Amanda Forbes, Trinity Education 17 “Small Things with Great Love”: Apostle Peter’s Wisdom for Christian Educators Around the World 399Mary Poplin, Claremont University Part III Humanity at a Crossroads in Determining the Relationship Between Christianity and Education 417 18 The Supreme Court, 1st Amendment Religion Clauses, and Education: An Overview 419Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton 19 Using the Christian Paradigm of Living and Learning to Rethink the Extravert Ideal 441Betty J. Talbert, Biola University 20 The Dog that Didn’t Bark: Enrollment, Student Demographic, and Capacity Trends in Christian Schools after the Introduction of Private School Choice 477Dick Carpenter II, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and Rebecca S. Keith, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 21 School Choice, Worldview, and Secularism’s Blindness 513Craig S. Englehardt, Baylor University 22 Education in a Catholic Key 537Timothy R. Scully, University of Notre Dame, Sean McGraw, University of Notre Dame, William C. Mattison, University of Notre Dame, and Louis A. DelFra, University of Notre Dame 23 Minority Male Attainment: Cultivating Spiritual, Social, and Emotional Development 559Osie L. Wood, Jr. and Monica Cole-Jackson 24 Defining our Terms: Why the Vision for the Pluralistic University Depends upon a Clear and Rigorous Understanding of Pluralism 577Robert Osburn, Wilberforce Academy and William Jeynes, California State University, Long Beach and the Witherspoon Institute, Princeton 25 Christianity and Higher Education: Empirical Studies on the Perceptions of Intellectual Diversity at Elite Universities in the United States 601Mark Brow, University of Illinois at Chicago 26 Religion, Adolescent Wellbeing, and Educational Outcomes 631Tommy M. Phillips, Mississippi State University Index

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  • The End of Work

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd The End of Work

    Book SynopsisSurveys twentieth century theologies of work, contrasting differing approaches to consider the problem of labor from a theological perspective. Aimed at theologians concerned with how Christianity might engage in social criticism, as well those who are interested in the connection between Marxist and Christian traditions Explores debates about labor under capitalism and considers the relationship between divine and human work Through a thorough reading of Weber's Protestant Work Ethic, argues that the triumph of the spirit of utility is crucial to understanding modern notions of work Draws on the work of various twentieth century Catholic thinkers, including Josef Pieper, Jacques Maritain, Eric Gill, and David Jones Published in the new and prestigious Illuminations series. Trade Review"These two excellent books provide thematic indices of Christian ways of understanding both power and work. They also illustrate how profoundly the repertoire of Christianity and of its Judaic origins permeates contemporary society in spite of the impossible prescriptions and false descriptions that declare religion confined to the private realm." (Times Literary Supplement, 29 July 2011) "Adam was expelled from the garden of Eden to till the ground in the sweat of his face, so the bible says, leaving us with centuries of theological argument about how to relate the reality for so many people of work as toil, drudgery and effectively a curse, to the equally familiar experience of work as creative achievement and personal fulfilment. Post-Christian we may now be in Britain, yet in a society still reeling from de-industrialization, with unemployment endemic in certain quarters, with leisure activities expanding vastly, and so on, there is a rich and complex Christian tradition of thinking about the nature of work which John Hughes puts back on the agenda in this provocative book." Fergus Kerr, University of Oxford "John Hughes has written not about work but about the 'end' of work. But this is the most far-reaching question imaginable in practical reason. To what end do we exert ourselves at all? What do we hope to achieve? Through a tour of reading in nineteenth and twentieth century thinkers that is as subtle and sympathetic as it is diverse and adventurous he has shown us how the ancient struggle between the fine and the useful has been played out dramatically in the post-industrial West, and holds the key to a great deal that we think of as modernity. Here is an exciting new voice contributing to the interpretation of our moral predicaments. I cannot imagine anyone putting Hughes’ book down without having learned something important." Oliver O'Donovan, University of Edinburgh "Its strength lies in its illuminating discussions of a fairly wide range of writers." Times Higher Education Supplement Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Introduction: Work in the Christian Tradition. 1. Twentieth-century Theologies of Work: Karl Barth, Marie-Dominique Chenu, John Paul II and Miroslav Volf. 2. Utility as the Spirit of Capitalism: Max Weber’s Diagnosis of Modern Work. 3. Labour, Excess and Utility in Karl Marx: The Problem of Materialism and the Aesthetic. 4. John Ruskin and William Morris: An Alternative Tradition: Labor and the Theo-aesthetic in English Romantic Critiques of Capitalism. 5. The Frankfurt School: The Critique of Instrumental Reason and Hints of Return to the Theo-aesthetic within Marxism. 6. The end of Work: Rest, Beauty and Liturgy: The Catholic Metaphysical Critique of the Culture of Work and its Incorporation into the English Romantic Tradition: Josef Pieper, Jacques Maritain, Eric Gill and David Jones. 7. Concluding Remarks: Labor, Utility and Theology. Bibliography. Index

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  • Crossway Books Bioethics and the Christian Life

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    Book SynopsisAn introduction to bioethics decision-making within the context of the theological principles, wisdom, and virtue underlying the broader Christian life. For thoughtful laypeople, pastors, elders, and seminarians.

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  • The Case for Life  Equipping Christians to Engage

    SPCK - Crossway The Case for Life Equipping Christians to Engage

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    Book SynopsisThe pro-life message can compete in the marketplace of ideas-provided Christians properly understand and articulate that message. This book helps pro-life Christians make a persuasive case for the lives of the unborn.

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    £13.29

  • Crossway Books Bloodlines

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    Book SynopsisWinner of the 2012 Outreach Cross-Cultural Ministry Resource of the Year Piper guides us through the difficulties of racial sin, turning us to the gospel as our source of a common bloodline. Through Christ's blood, race and ethnicity become secondary for a common people of God.

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  • The Poverty of Nations

    Crossway Books The Poverty of Nations

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    Book SynopsisWe can win the fight against global poverty. Combining penetrating economic analysis with insightful theological reflection, this book sketches a comprehensive plan for increasing wealth and protecting stability at a national level.

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    £22.09

  • Stott on the Christian Life

    Crossway Books Stott on the Christian Life

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  • Christ Has Set Us Free

    Crossway Books Christ Has Set Us Free

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    Book SynopsisNine seasoned Bible teachers walk through the entire book of Galatians, pointing out key doctrinal truths and offering insights on how to preach and teach the book.

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    £13.49

  • Faithful Endurance

    Crossway Books Faithful Endurance

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    Book SynopsisWritten by a team of long-serving pastors, this book explores 11 issues that could threaten to undermine a pastor's ministry, encouraging young pastors to press on in the midst of the unique challenges that come with leading a church.

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    £11.39

  • Recovering the Lost Art of Reading

    Crossway Books Recovering the Lost Art of Reading

    Book SynopsisIn today's technology-driven culture, reading has become a lost art.Recovering the Lost Art of Readingexplores the importance of reading generally and of studying the Bible as literature, while giving practical suggestions on how to read well.

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  • Divine Blessing and the Fullness of Life in the

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