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Redeeming Fear: A Constructive Theology for Living into Hope
In this book, Whitehead helps us find the roots of hope in the soil of our fears so that we can form lives and communities of hope in the midst of a culture of fear.
$19.00
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The Word That Redescribes the World: The Bible and Discipleship
In the last several years, Walter Brueggemann's writings have directly addressed the situation of Christian communities in today's globalized context, with its...
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Baptism: A User's Guide
Read Fortress Press's interview with Martin Marty, only on fortressforum.com! To see baptism as merely a ceremony greatly limits the meanings of Christian...
$18.00
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Faith and Human Rights: Christianity and the Global Struggle for Human Dignity
The UN's 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights stands as a highpoint of twentieth-century moral deliberation, yet sixty years later human rights are widely...
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Preaching without Contempt: Overcoming Unintended Anti-Judaism
Marilyn Salmon's persuasive and practical work helps preachers to identify the ways that Christian preachers perpetuate the long tradition of Christian...
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Preaching Parables to Postmoderns
Stiller argues that Jesus' parables, through their narrative, personal, and oral dimensions and reversal of expectations, provide unique access to Christianity...
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Preaching John
The Gospel of John exhibits a peculiar Christian language and thought that need to be understood and employed in the preaching ministry. The preacher's task...
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Homosexuality and Christian Faith: Questions of Conscience for the Churches
Issues surrounding homosexuality threaten to divide the Christian churches and the people within them. This unique resource presents short pieces from some...
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The Skilled Pastor: Counseling as the Practice of Theology
A splendid volume detailing the specific skills necessary for sound pastoral guidance in various situations. The author integrates theological reflection...
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Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible
Long argues that the literary form and dynamics of biblical texts can and should make a difference in the kinds of sermons created from those texts, not only...
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Ritual and Pastoral Care
Pastoral counseling can be imbued with a sense of community and of the transcendent; there is no surer way for this to happen than through a vital and...
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Visible Words: The Interpretation and Practice of Christian Sacraments
Robert W. Jenson is a leading American Lutheran theologian. He has taught at many institutions, including Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, the Lutheran Seminary...
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Joyful Singing: A Story of Lutheran Sacred Music in Texas
In this volume, Kolodziej presents the story of the Lutherans who undertook the daunting and uncertain work of carving out a new life in a new land, and of the music that accompanied them. This is the tenth in a series of monographs--Shaping American Lutheran Church Music--published by the Center for Church Music, Concordia University Chicago.
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Eighth-Day Discipleship: A New Vision for Faith, Work, and Economics
Eighth-Day Discipleship explores the fruitful connection between faith, work, and economics in the church today. Integration of these elements is seen as critical to living meaningfully as Christian disciples in the world. The author draws on elements of Luther's Catechism to build an evangelical design for the disciple's life.
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Shepherd Leadership: Wisdom for Leaders from Psalm 23
Shepherd Leadership offers a much-needed lens through which to consider our own leadership as well as the leadership of those around us. This book teaches us important lessons about leadership: we can be vigilant without being adversarial, we can serve without being passive, and we can guide without commanding. Shepherd Leadership offers a visionary new model for transforming leadership practices in both corporate and small business settings. This is whole-person leadership.
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Let the Children Come: Reimagining Childhood from a Christian Perspective
In Let the Children Come, Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore explores the question, What does faithful parenting look like today? As she addresses this query, she updates outmoded and distorted assumptions about and conceptions of children in popular US culture. She also shows important insights and contributions religious traditions and communities, Christianity in particular, make as we examine how to regard and treat children well.
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Psalms Old and New: Exegesis, Intertextuality, and Hermeneutics
Reading the Book of Psalms in its original context is the crucial prerequisite for reading its citation and use in later interpretation, including the New Testament writings,...
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Understanding and Using the Bible
Understanding and Using the Bible is an engaging and exciting introduction to biblical methods and practices of study, edited by two trusted teachers in collaboration with a diverse array of contributors.
$34.00
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eBook-Pedagogies for Student-Centered Learning: Online and On-Ground
The question of determining what pedagogies to use within the classroom (on-ground or virtual) can often plague teachers given the preferences of today's student. This book will help you to identify the difference between teacher-centered and student-centered learning and the various pedagogies commonly associated with each.
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The Sound of Scripture: Reading the Bible Aloud - A Brief Guide for Lay Readers
This book is designed as a guide for readers who want to become more confident and effective in communicating the meaning of God s Word clearly to listeners. Reading scripture aloud involves a great many considerations by the reader: knowledge and understanding, faith, respect, spirit and heart, vocal skill, and physical control. Though reading individual words on the printed page might seem an easy task, communicating the profound meaning of the words clearly can be an exciting challenge. Lay readers and lectors are here given a simple process to follow when preparing their readings so they feel comfortable reading with variety, expressiveness, and, most of all, with clear understanding.
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Ministry Bible and Theology for Ministry
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