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A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues





How should Christians approach important contemporary issues like war, race, creation care, gender, and politics

Christians in every culture are confronted with social trends and moral questions that can be difficult to navigate. But, the Bible often doesn't speak directly to such issues. Even when it does, it can be confusing to know how best to apply the biblical teaching.

In Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues authors Joshua D. Chatraw and Karen Swallow Prior first offer a broadly accessible framework for cultural engagement and then explore specific hot topics in current Western culture including:

 * Sexuality
 * Gender Roles
 * Human Life and Reproduction Technology
 * Immigration and Race
 * Creation and Creature Care
 * Politics
 * Work
 * Arts
 * War, Weapons, and Capital Punishment

Featuring contributions from over forty top thinkers, proponents of various views on the specific topics present their approaches in their own words, providing readers an opportunity to fairly consider options.

Unique in how it addresses both big-picture questions about cultural engagement and pressing current issues, Cultural Engagement provides a thorough and broad introduction useful for students, professors, pastors, college ministers, and any believer wanting to more effectively exercise their faith in the public square.

Cultural Engagement

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Philosophy

What is the Bible? Where did it come from, and how can we trust it as God's true Word when it was written by so many different people over such a long period of time?

These are just some of the questions that this handy little book will answer. When busy people want to know more about the Bible and the Christian faith, the Zondervan Quick-Reference Library offers an instant information alternative in a manageable length.

Covering the basics of the faith and Bible knowledge in an easy-to-use format, this series helps new Christians and seasoned believers alike find answers to their questions about Christianity and the Bible.  

The information in How We Got the Bible is presented in units of one or two pages, so that each section can be read in a few minutes, covering:

 * The history of the biblical text.
 * The Hebrew Old Testament.
 * The Greek New Testament.
 * How to make sense of the many different versions of the Bible we have today.

 

The Zondervan Quick-Reference Library makes important knowledge affordable, accessible, and easy to understand for busy people who don't have a lot of time to read or study.

How We Got the Bible

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A Student's Guide

Our worldview shapes everything about us. In this student's guide, Ryken explains the Christian worldview, from the existence of God to the nature of sin and redemption.

Christian Worldview

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Helps aspiring college students discover where their strengths truly lie and how to develop them to reach their full potential at school and later in the real world.

CliftonStrengths for Students

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Bible Reference Library 

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The Layman’s Bible Encyclopedia

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A Woman in Love

A love poem as old as the Bible, as contemporary as today... One love poem the Bible's Song of Songs continues to be read and to inspire after thousands of years. Using the best of biblical scholarship and sharp literary analysis, Benjamin Segal's new translation and commentary reveal a picture of ideal love so appealing that it became for centuries the monotheistic model of human-divine attachment. Here one also finds a rare ancient effort to capture the female voice. Segal's literary analysis captures the pulsating rhythm of the poem, and allows the reader to confront its ever-contemporary and challenging view of love.

Song of Songs

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Offers spiritual fulfillment through an understanding of God's plan for a meaningful life.

The Purpose Driven Life What on Earth Am I Here For?

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Vintage Christianity for New Generations

Churches are noticing less and less emerging generations in their midst. The Emerging Church, winner of the 2004 Christianity Today Book Award, explores the cultural changes impacting churches and offers practical advice of how they can creatively reach emerging generations. Some of the 'spiritual' things that were removed from churches are the very things that post-Christian generations are connecting with and find attractive in a church.

Emerging Church

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The United States And British Commonwealth in Prophecy

A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths

In this timely, provocative, and uplifting journey, the bestselling author of Walking the Bible searches for the man at the heart of the world's three monotheistic religions -- and today's deadliest conflicts.

At a moment when the world is asking, “Can the religions get along?” one figure stands out as the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. One man holds the key to our deepest fears -- and our possible reconciliation. Abraham.

Bruce Feiler set out on a personal quest to better understand our common patriarch. Traveling in war zones, climbing through caves and ancient shrines, and sitting down with the world's leading religious minds, Feiler uncovers fascinating, little-known details of the man who defines faith for half the world.

Both immediate and timeless, Abraham is a powerful, universal story, the first-ever interfaith portrait of the man God chose to be his partner. Thoughtful and inspiring, it offers a rare vision of hope that will redefine what we think about our neighbors, our future, and ourselves.

Abraham Large Print Ed.

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Six Tough Questions for the Church

In this provocative book, author, consultant, and church leadership developer Reggie McNeal debunks these and other old assumptions and provides an overall strategy to help church leaders move forward in an entirely different and much more effective way. In The Present Future, McNeal identifies the six most important realities that church leaders must address including: recapturing the spirit of Christianity and replacing "church growth" with a wider vision of kingdom growth; developing disciples instead of church members; fostering the rise of a new apostolic leadership; focusing on spiritual formation rather than church programs; and shifting from prediction and planning to preparation for the challenges of an uncertain world. McNeal contends that by changing the questions church leaders ask themselves about their congregations and their plans, they can frame the core issues and approach the future with new eyes, new purpose, and new ideas.

Also available: The Present Future DVD Collection (978-0-7879-8673-5), Reggie McNeal's DVD presentation of the ideas and insights featured in his best-selling book.

The Present Future

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Religious pluralism is the greatest challenge facing Christianity in today's Western culture. The belief that Christ is the only way to God is being challenged, and increasingly Christianity is seen as just one among many valid paths to God.

In Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World, four perspectives are presented by their major proponents:

 * Normative Pluralism: All ethical religions lead to God (John Hick)
 * Inclusivism: Salvation is universally available, but is established by and leads to Christ (Clark Pinnock)
 * Salvation in Christ: Agnosticism regarding those who haven't heard the gospel (Alister McGrath)
 * Salvation in Christ Alone: Salvation depends on explicit personal faith in Jesus Christ alone (R. Douglas Geivett and W. Gary Phillips)

This book allows each contributor to not only present the case for his view, but also to critique and respond to the critiques of the other contributors.

The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.

 

Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World

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Studying, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible combines into one volume the popular trilogy by Walter Henrichsen and Gayle Jackson: - A Layman's Guide to Studying the Bible - A Layman's Guide to Interpreting the Bible - A Layman's Guide to Applying the Bible This book will help students as well as ministers, young people and old alike, as they learn to study Scripture more easily and conveniently. The chapters on studying the Bible help the beginning or experienced Bible student mine God's Word for its riches through verse analysis, chapter analysis, the overview of a book, the study of a topic, and the study of Bible characters (including charts, diagrams, and other helpful illustrations). The unit on interpreting the Bible explains Bible interpretation based on grammar, history, and theology. The section on applying the Bible moves beyond study to life applications, enabling a person to - be motivated to make personal application - move beyond a "to do" list to an internal desire to obey - consider the risks involved in obeying - use specific application principles

Studying, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible

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Discover the Delight of God's Word

Offers insight into the multiple layers of meaning within Scripture, demonstrating a variety of approaches to Scripture study, from becoming aware about narrative details to learning the historical and cultural backdrops of the text. Original.

Epiphany

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Offering proven strategies for communicating the gospel to people who are atheistic, agnostic, or "ignostic," the author presents a model of a congregation that can successfully convert and assimilate secular or unchurched people.

How to Reach Secular People

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A Study of 10 Key Themes Traced Through the Scriptures

Making Sense of the Bible examines the Bible as a literary work of art and reveals the threads that form the thematic tapestry spanning Old and New Testaments.

Making Sense of the Bible

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Inside The Mysteries Of The Bible

With 1,001 Things You Always Wanted to Know About the Bible but Never Thought to Ask discover how the Bible has impacted language, U.S. history, worship, music, art, literature, movies, and theater; how the Bible was passed down to us; plus every key person, place, event, and idea in the Bible. Best-selling Bible trivia author J. Stephen Lang's intriguing tidbits will leave you yearning to know more about the world's most fascinating book. Whether you are a seasoned Bible student or just getting started, you will enjoy readying 1,001 Things You Always Wanted to Know About the Bible but Never Thought to Ask.

1,001 Things You Always Wanted to Know about the Bible, but Never Thought to Ask

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Three Biblical Principles That Will Change Your Diet and Improve Your Health

The three principles are "eat the foods God created for you," "don't alter God's design," and "don't let any food or drink become your God."

What the Bible Says about Healthy Living

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Guarantee Your Child’s Success PB

October 24-November 22

You don't have to be an astrology buff to enjoy exploring the star signs. Parents of new babies and toddlers will love seeing how well the descriptions in this brightly illustrated Zodiac Sign Book fit their little Scorpio. Adorably chunky and filled with bright, bold illustrations, there is a Zodiac Sign Book for each star sign. Inside, the characteristics of each are explored, from the loyal and creative Cancer to the fearless and adventurous Aries. A unique and thoughtful gift idea for new parents or a child's birthday.

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