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Baker Academic 9781540965196 Pub Date: 4/25/2023 $23.99 Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 64 Religion / Christian Living REL012110 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W

Christianity and Critical Race Theory

A Faithful and Constructive Conversation

Robert Chao Romero, Jeff M. Liou

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Critical Race Theory (CRT) is often poorly understood and unfavorably characterized. This accessibly written book offers a critical yet sympathetic introduction to CRT, bringing it into conversation with Christian theology and ministry practice.

Critical Race Theory (CRT) has become a lightning rod in American politics and evangelical Christianity. This book offers a critical but constructive and sympathetic introduction to CRT written from a perspective rooted in Scripture and Christian theology. The authors take us beyond caricatures and misinformation to consider how CRT can be an analytical tool to help us understand persistent inequality and injustice--and to see how Christians and churches working for racial justice can engage CRT in faithful and constructive ways.

The authors explore aspects of CRT that resonate with well-trod Christian doctrine but also that challenge or are corrected by Christian theology. They also address the controversial connection that critics see between CRT and Marxism. Their aim is to offer objective analysis and critique that go beyond the debates about social identity and the culture wars and aid those who are engaging the issues in Christian life and ministry. Reflection/discussion questions...

Baker Academic 9780801030949 Pub Date: 4/18/2023 $64.99 Hardcover with dust jacket 832 Pages Carton Qty: 12 Religion / Biblical Commentary REL006780 Series: Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Prophetic Books 9 in H | 6 in W

Isaiah

J. Gordon McConville, Mark Boda, J. McConville

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A highly regarded Old Testament scholar offers a substantive and useful commentary on Isaiah and explores the contemporary significance of this prophetic book.

The book of Isaiah has been regarded from the earliest Christian period as a key part of the Old Testament's witness to Jesus Christ. This commentary by highly regarded Old Testament scholar J. Gordon McConville draws on the best of biblical scholarship as well as the Christian tradition to offer a substantive and useful commentary on Isaiah.

McConville treats Isaiah as an ancient Israelite document that speaks to 21st-century Christians. He examines the text section by section--offering a fresh translation, textual notes, paragraph-level commentary, and theological reflection--and shows how the prophetic words are framed to persuade audiences.

Grounded in rigorous scholarship but useful for those who preach and teach, this volume is the second in a new series on the Prophets. Series volumes are both critically engaged and sensitive to the theological contributions of the text. Series editors are Mark J. Boda, McMaster Divinity College, and J. Gordon McConville, University of Gloucesters...

Baker Academic 9781540963642 Pub Date: 11/15/2022 $40.00 Paperback 368 Pages Carton Qty: 26 Religion / Comparative Religion REL017000 9.3 in H | 7 in W

World Religions (3rd Edition)

A Guide to the Essentials

Thomas A. Robinson, Hillary P. Rodrigues

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This masterful survey of world religions, now revised throughout, presents a clear and concise portrait of the history, beliefs, and practices of Eastern and Western religions.

This masterful survey of world religions presents a clear and concise portrait of the history, beliefs, and practices of Eastern and Western religions. The authors, both respected scholars of world religions, have over 50 years of combined teaching experience. Their book is accessibly written for introductory classes, can be easily adapted for one- or two-semester courses, and employs a neutral approach for broad classroom use.

The third edition has been revised throughout, with updated material on the history and contemporary configurations of each tradition and new sections addressing gender, sexuality, and the environment. It also includes effective sidebars, photographs, timelines, charts, calendars, glossaries, and a spelling guide.

Online resources through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources include Powerpoint/Keynote slides, new maps and videos, and a large question bank of multiple-choice test questions (available to professors upon request).

Baker Academic 9781540964168 Pub Date: 11/15/2022 $54.99 Hardcover Paper over boards 464 Pages Carton Qty: 8 Religion / Biblical Studies REL006000 Series: Encountering Biblical Studies 9.3 in H | 7 in W

Encountering the New

Testament (4th Edition) A Historical and Theological Survey

Walter A. Elwell, Robert W. Yarbrough, Walter Elwell

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Two experienced classroom teachers offer a new edition of their bestselling and awardwinning New Testament survey.

Studying the New Testament can be an exciting--and intimidating--experience. This readable survey is designed to make the adventure less daunting and more rewarding. Two experienced classroom teachers offer a new edition of their bestselling and awardwinning textbook (over 250,000 copies sold).

This fourth edition takes into account the dramatic shift in the global Christian population. Other distinguishing features include abundant images, maps, and charts--all in full color; sidebars that address ethical and theological concerns and provide primary source material; focus boxes isolating key issues; chapter outlines, learning objectives, and summaries; and study questions.

An accompanying website through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources offers an array of resources for students and professors. Resources for students include flash cards and self quizzes. Resources for professors include discussion questions and a test bank.

Product Image Abingdon Press 9781791025830 Pub Date: 1/17/2023 $19.99 Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 0 Religion / Christian Living REL108030 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 lb Wt

Belonging

5 Keys to Unlock Your Potential as a Disciple

Karoline M. Lewis

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Ministry leaders and other Christians find a deeply personal pathway to discern what discipleship means for them in Belonging by Karoline Lewis.

Ministry leaders and other Christians find a deeply personal pathway to discern what discipleship means for them in Belonging by Karoline Lewis.

What does it look like for you to belong to Jesus Christ? Not your colleague, or your professor, or your neighbor, or the leaders of your denomination, but you? How might your one-and-only life be patterned differently, to more truly align you with Christ? What pretense might you give up? What potential might open up for you as a leader and disciple? Belonging:5 keys to Unlock Your Potential as a Disciple helps readers to understand and live out Christian discipleship in a way that is most deeply authentic for themselves. It’s for the leader who is exhausted from trying to live by other people’s templates, who wants to figure out what it looks like to live & lead as only they can. It’s for the student or layperson desiring to follow Christ with integrity, to be themselves fully as a disciple. This book is scholarly but accessible for pastors, ...

Product Image Abingdon Press 9781791027865 Pub Date: 11/15/2022 $22.99 Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 0 Religion / Christian Living REL012120 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.5 lb Wt

Coming Alive

Daily Meditations for Spiritual Renewal

Steve Harper

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A spiritual practice for serious-minded (but busy) people.

A spiritual practice for serious-minded (but busy) people. Everyone needs renewal, even the most committed among us. The spiritual life requires regular practice and a bit of time. Coming Alive: Daily Meditations for Spiritual Renewal offers five brief meditations each week for focused reading, reflection, and prayer. Each entry centers on a passage of scripture or spiritual writing. The meditations are deep, insightful, and beautifully simple, as readers have come to expect from Steve Harper’s writing. This timeless book offers a gently challenging daily habit, which leads to renewal of spirit and mind. Coming Alive features - Brief readings, about 10 minutes per day - Undated readings, so readers can determine their own pattern of practice Spiritual depth and wisdom from ancient and contemporary sources - Foreword by Brian McLaren From the Foreword: “Steve Harper's new book beautifully focuses in on the real core of the spiritual life: Not dogma, not rules and regulations, not duti...

IVP 9781514000489 Pub Date: 11/8/2022 $20.00 Hardcover 112 Pages Carton Qty: 92 Religion / Holidays REL034030 7 in H | 5 in W | 1.6 lb Wt

Lent

The Season of Repentance and Renewal

Esau McCaulley

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Lent is inescapably about repenting. We often experience the Lenten fast as either a mindless ritual or self-improvement program. In this short volume, priest and scholar Esau McCaulley introduces the season of Lent, showing us how its prayers and rituals point us not just to our own sinfulness but ...

"Lent is inescapably about repenting." Every year, the church invites us into a season of repentance and fasting in preparation for Holy Week. It's an invitation to turn away from our sins and toward the mercy and grace of Christ. Often, though, we experience the Lenten fast as either a mindless ritual or self-improvement program. In this short volume, priest and scholar Esau McCaulley introduces the season of Lent, showing us how its prayers and rituals point us not just to our own sinfulness but also beyond it to our merciful Savior. Each volume in the Fullness of Time series invites readers to engage with the riches of the church year, exploring the traditions, prayers, Scriptures, and rituals of the seasons of the church calendar.

IVP 9781514006757 Pub Date: 11/8/2022 $12.00 Paperback 80 Pages Carton Qty: 120 Religion / Holidays REL034030 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.8 lb Wt

A Just Passion

A Six-Week Lenten Journey

Ruth Haley Barton, Sheila Wise Rowe, Tish Harrison Warren, Terry M. Wildman

Summary

Lent is the opportune season to confront injustice as we contemplate Christ's suffering together. This collection of Lenten devotions from IVP authors includes short readings, breath prayers, and Scripture passages from the First Nations Version to guide readers through a six-week journey of repenta...

A Collection of Lenten Devotions from IVP Authors

Injustice is rampant around us. It is also present within us. To better confront oppression in the world, we must own that reality and look to Christ our liberator. Lent is the opportune time for this as we contemplate his suffering together. With selections from a diverse range of IVP books, A Just Passion has been curated to hold in tension the immense weight and hope of the Lenten season. This collection of short readings, breath prayers, and Scripture passages from the First Nations Version guides readers through a six-week journey of repentance, lament, worship, and healing.

IVP Academic 9781514004098 Pub Date: 11/29/2022 $22.00 Paperback 200 Pages Carton Qty: 52 Religion / Biblical Studies REL006700 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.8 lb Wt

Savoring Scripture

A Six-Step Guide to Studying the Bible

Andrew Abernethy, Charlie Dates

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Christians who want to study the Bible need a resource that is both academically informative and spiritually vibrant. Using six practical steps, this guide helps students build a strong grasp of Scripture's meaning and then engage the practice of lectio divina as they consider how to respond faithfu...

Some books on how to read the Bible are academically informative, but their

rationality can make God seem distant. Other books are spiritually vibrant but provide few tools that truly help God's people read the Bible better. Readers need a guide that combines the academic with the spiritual—that integrates textual analysis with the illuminating and transformational work of the Holy Spirit. Drawing from his experience training students to study the Bible, Andrew Abernethy provides a holistic method that helps readers listen carefully to what God was saying to the original audience and what God is saying to us today. Using clear examples, he lays out six steps: Posture Flow Context Whole Bible Savor God Faithful response Chapters provide guidance on interpreting biblical genres, factoring in historical backgrounds, reading each passage in context, tracing the redemptive storyline of Scripture, and more. Then, building on a strong grasp of Scripture's meaning, readers engage the traditional pract...

IVP Academic 9781514004357 Pub Date: 11/29/2022 $22.00 Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 68 Literary Criticism / Science Fiction & Fantasy LIT004260 Series: Hansen Lectureship Series 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.8 lb Wt

The Wonders of Creation

Learning Stewardship from Narnia and Middle-Earth

Kristen Page, Christina Bieber Lake, Noah J. Toly, Emily Hunter McGowin

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In this insightful exploration of Narnia and Middle-earth, Biologist Kristen Page discovers what we these beloved fictional landscapes might teach us about our real-life landscapes and how to become better stewards of God's good creation.

When an author of fiction employs the imagination and sets characters in a new location, they are in a sense creating a world. Might such fictional worlds give us a deeper appreciation for our own?

Many readers have found themselves, like the Pevensie children, transported by C. S. Lewis into Narnia, and they have traveled from Lantern Waste to Cair Paravel and the edge of the sea. Thanks to J. R. R. Tolkien, readers have also journeyed with Bilbo, Frodo, and their companions across Middle-earth from the Shire to the Lonely Mountain, the forest of Mirkwood, the mines of Moria, and the very fires of Mount Doom. But as often as we enter these fictional worlds as readers, we eventually return to our world refreshed with sharpened insight. In The Wonders of Creation, biologist Kristen Page explores the beloved fictional landscapes of Narnia and Middle-earth in order to discover what we might learn about real-life landscapes and how to become better stewards of God's good creation. Based on th...

IVP 9781514003060 Pub Date: 11/22/2022 $18.00 Paperback 224 Pages Carton Qty: 48 Religion / Christian Living REL012080 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.8 lb Wt

The Power of Group Prayer

How Intercession Transforms Us and the World

Carolyn Carney

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Praying together has the power to transform you and the world around you. Drawing from decades of ministry experience, this practical guide for group prayer from Carolyn Carney offers stories and practices for corporate prayer, reflection questions, and supplemental resources to help pastors and min...

Revival starts when people pray together.

Christians often dream about the possibility of revival. But revival doesn't come because we wish or plan for it. Revival occurs when groups of people pray together. However, praying together effectively doesn't come easily, and we're often left wondering how to best engage in the work of intercession. Carolyn Carney offers a practical guide for those who want something more than "just another prayer meeting." Drawing from decades of ministry experience, The Power of Group Prayer includes stories and practices for corporate prayer, reflection questions, and supplemental resources to help build powerful intercession groups. Pastors, small group leaders, and campus ministry leaders—or anyone who wants a deeper prayer life—will be equipped to lead others in the kind of prayer that is necessary for effective, resilient ministry. Praying together has the power to transform you and the world around you. Come to a place of deep intimacy with God as you l...

IVP 9781514000106 Pub Date: 11/22/2022 $18.00 Paperback 224 Pages Carton Qty: 48 Religion / Christian Theology REL067130 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.8 lb Wt

The Emotions of God

Making Sense of a God Who Hates, Weeps, and Loves

David T. Lamb

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The God of the Bible is emotional. But for some Christians, the idea of God experiencing deep emotions can be confusing and problematic. In this rich study, Biblical scholar David Lamb examines seven divine emotions, arguing for the goodness of God's emotions, so that we might better know and reflec...

The God of the Bible is emotional. Many Christians don't want to associate emotions with God. Emotions feel irrational, and the idea of God experiencing hate, anger, and jealousy can be confusing and problematic. And yet the Bible is full of stories where God expresses deep emotion. Christians are often left wondering how to reconcile the tension of an all-powerful God expressing seemingly uncontrollable feelings. If God is hateful and angry at humanity, is he a God worth believing in? In The Emotions of God, biblical scholar David Lamb examines seven divine emotions —hate, anger, jealousy, sorrow, joy, compassion, and love—and argues that it is not only good that God is emotional but also that we as his image-bearers can express emotions in such a way that reflects his goodness to the world. With discussion questions and suggestions for application, Lamb challenges his readers to journey with him into a rich study of the stories surrounding God's emotions so that we might better know Go...