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This book shares crystallizations of religious wisdom collected through the ages, and finely tuned descriptions of holy sites, which you may visit, that will draw you deeper in your personal encounters with world spiritualities.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568909451551,"sku":"9781498200028","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498200028_998004.jpg?v=1769313254"},{"product_id":"paddling-by-the-shore-427935","title":"Paddling By the Shore","description":"In this exciting collection of hymns, Kim Fabricius not only skillfully guides us through the Christian year--from Advent and Christmas, through Lent, to Easter and Pentecost--he also imaginatively explores the church's perennial themes: the mystery of God, creation and providence, suffering and death, worship and prayer. He writes for disciples seeking an intelligent faith that, eschewing cant and banality, boldly addresses the contested issues of war and peace, wealth and poverty, gender and sexuality, race and immigration, evolution and ecology. With an eye for the striking image and an ear for the unusual rhyme, Kim writes in a colloquial style that, while often poetically playful, is always theologically serious. Here are hymns that Christians can sing with heart and mind, in joy and sorrow, as passionate expressions of gratitude to God and commitment to the New World coming. \"\"The songs gathered here stink. They stink of theology cultivated by the best of the Catholic tradition and sensitive to the hazards of congregational worship. They stink of the holy wit of an indecorous soul set loose. And, most wonderfully, they stink of divinity unashamedly immersed in the blunt realities of being human in the world and delighting in life familiar with, but unconstrained by, death. They also should be sung, loudly and lots.\"\" --Jason Goroncy, Lecturer in Systematic Theology, Whitley College, University of Divinity, Parkville, Australia \"\"Let me sing the praises of the playful, provocative, and profound hymns of Kim Fabricius. This hymnal will startle and surprise you, in all the best ways. The hymns are, by turns, whimsical, deeply theological, prophetic and pastoral. Augustine once said, 'Whoever sings prays twice.' With Kim's hymns it felt like a whole lot more.\"\" --Richard Beck, professor, blogger and author of Unclean and The Slavery of Death \"\"At first, these hymns seem the same as many others--affirming, comforting, guiding. Then suddenly 'the elephant in the room.' Unfamiliar questions open up new worlds; new words encourage believing differently; uncomfortable challenges demand too much. Instead of 'Paddling by the Shore' you find yourself struggling in the deep! I've sung some of these hymns, and they leave you feeling perplexed and uneasy--and affirmed in your questions. Before you sing them to familiar tunes, read the unfamiliar lines: be challenged before you sing!\"\" --Dr Noel A. Davies, retired congregational minister, living in Swansea, Wales; teacher of theology and advocate for an ecumenical future I am delighted to see this collection of Kim Fabricius' texts. Over the years, we have had the pleasure of publishing his work in Worship Live. His hymns are always well crafted, and singable. They frequently challenge unthinking beliefs, and offer new ways of expressing intelligent faith. There are interesting pairings between texts and tunes, and erudite references to biblical and literary sources. These are hymns to use in worship, and return to in reflection. An excellent resource! Rev Dr Janet H. Wootton, Congregational Minister, Director of Studies for the Congregational Federation, hymnwriter and editor of Worship Live since 1995. Kim Fabricius is an American expatriate who lives in the UK, where he is a retired minister in the United Reformed Church and a former university chaplain. He has a BA in English from Wesleyan University and an MA in Theology from the University of Oxford. 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Using McMinnville, Oregon, as a case study, it presents the data collected and analyzed from several churches, denominations, and spiritual settings in that unassuming town, and compares it to the results of Heelas and Woodhead's \"\"Spiritual Revolution\"\" project, arriving at a provocative conclusion. Rather than abandoning Christianity for alternative spirituality practices, McMinnville citizens still feel strongly about their Christian faith, taking their spiritual walk to a more personal level than ever before in church history. Utilizing both quantitative and qualitative research, along with personal stories of faith and exploration from McMinnville residents themselves, Sacro-Egoism: The Rise of Religious Individualism in the West tells a story of radical individualists who have become the highest religious authority in their lives--even over the church, the Bible, and traditional Christian society. \"\"This book is a must-read for all sociologists of religion.John Knox's theorization of Sacro-Egoismadds another dimension to the secularization debate and in particular offers an all-important lens on the nature of religiosity in the USA.\"\" --Ben Pink Dandelion, Programmes Leader, Centre for Postgraduate Quaker Studies, Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre \"\"Dr. John Knox's study to see the socio-philosophical axioms underpinning the current milieu of Christianity, specifically in our region of the Northwest, reveals just how much the post-enlightenment of self, or ego, has permeated our churches. His review of the many states of the Church serves as a gut-check for the individual Christian, as well as Christian institutions in general.\"\" --William Holtzinger, Pastor, St. Anne Catholic Church, Grants Pass, OR \"\"Dr. Knox's strong background in Church History, Biblical Studies, and his love for the Church has produced an excellent treatise of the Rise of Individualism and its impact on church practices.\"\" --Timotheos Tsohantaridis, Professor of Biblical Studies and Greek, George Fox University, Newberg, OR \"\"Dr. Knox thoughtfully exposes a cultural value that's fracturing the impact of the missional church in our western society.As a pastor, I've observed that those who stay engaged with others, even when it's difficult, are the ones who grow in their identity in Christ and their love for others. 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As a result, there is a cry throughout Africa for an education that can empower the learner to think critically, to love both God and others, and to bring change in his or her community. This is what education for holistic transformation is all about. This book came about as a result of a doctoral study conducted in Kenya, which featured both Christian higher educational institutions and public universities in a unique comparative analysis that will be helpful to educational leaders on both sides. Readers will learn that transformation is a discovery that takes place through change of perspective. As this research reveals, this new perspective is triggered by a new revelation, a new truth, a provoking thought, a shocking observation, or a new testimony. Thus, the process of holistic transformation takes place through divine revelation, self-reflection, written material, and the other.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568909648159,"sku":"9781498200103","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498200103_1258419.jpg?v=1769313262"},{"product_id":"the-tabernacling-presence-of-god-444421","title":"The Tabernacling Presence of God","description":"Although a large majority of believers agree that they should share their faith, most report that they, in fact, do not. That's not really all that surprising given today's pluralistic cultural setting. But maybe this same culture's longing for transcendence, community, and a place to call home points to a backstory that makes sense of it all. If such a narrative exists, it deserves a hearing, and those who know and live this story have both the responsibility and privilege of sharing its message of hope.The narrative of the Bible tells just such a story where God's purpose from the beginning has been to dwell--or tabernacle--in the midst of the people he has created. This book traces the theme of God's tabernacling presence across Scripture, reading the story afresh through a missional lens in order to gain insights for mission and gospel witness. The hope is that readers will awaken wide-eyed to the wonder of God's tabernacling presence in our midst, that we will live in such a way that others recognize this reality, and that we will boldly and joyfully share the good news of Jesus under the direction and power of his indwelling Spirit.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568909746463,"sku":"9781498200141","price":79.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498200141_1078170.jpg?v=1769313265"},{"product_id":"spirituality-with-clothes-on-examining-what-makes-us-who-we-are-535073","title":"Spirituality With Clothes on: Examining What Makes Us Who We Are","description":"There is no such thing as a naked spirituality. Our spirituality is always shaped by the clothes of our experience. The quest of Spirituality with Clothes On is to acknowledge that we do wear clothes; and, by examining them, we begin to understand ourselves and accept others who are wearing different outfits. We are what we wear: we cannot separate ourselves from our gender, personality, developmental stage, family, historical background, culture, or the difficult experiences of our lives. We need to acknowledge all these things, reflect on them--and sometimes even embrace them--in order to truly become ourselves. \"\"This tour through the frameworks and forces that make us who we are, 'clothed in Christ' but also in the garments of family and culture, enables us to locate ourselves in a deeper way. Since knowing God and knowing self are interwined, Gareth Brandt invites us into a richly textured life of discipleship, a life that is colored by the complex threads that interweave a life in this world.\"\" --Len Hjalmarson, Adjunct Professor, George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Portland, OR \"\"Gareth Brandt walks us through our closets to bring to light the colors, textures, and styles of the clothes that dress up our nakedness. An accessible, helpful exploration of the dimensions that bring richness to our faith journey, as we are encouraged to reflect on and embrace the unique experiences of our lives.\"\" --Don Neufeld, social worker in private practice, Ontario, Canada \"\"With disarming transparency and refreshing clarity, Gareth Brandt invites the reader to engage fully and passionately in the lifelong process of spiritual growth and to respond unreservedly to God's personal call to each person, uniquely created and deeply loved.\"\" --Dave Bergen, Executive Minister Christian Formation, Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Canada Gareth Brandt cycles to work in Abbotsford, BC, where he teaches Practical Theology at Columbia Bible College. He is the author of Under Construction: Reframing Men's Spirituality (2009) as well as numerous articles, poems, and essays. Gareth is married to Cynthia and their family includes three sons, a daughter, and a daughter-in-law. 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Using his own search for clarity, he leads the reader through a mature thought process that can help seekers move toward answers to their spiritual questions, or in his words, tribulations.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568910008607,"sku":"9781498200462","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498200462_997982.jpg?v=1769313279"},{"product_id":"big-jesus-434771","title":"Big Jesus","description":"This may be the most honest book ever written about Jesus. As a veteran pastor in the United Church of Christ, Dr. Watson shares his thoughts on the timeless topic of Christology--the doctrine of Christ--with new and creative insights, informative and accessible theology, personal anecdotes, and lively wit. Nothing is off-limits in this no-holds-barred contribution to the Jesus genre. Big Jesus is not another theological spin on the identity and nature of Jesus of Nazareth, nor is it a sentimental fairytale for those who prefer their Christology to be served up on Sunday mornings with fluffy sheep, little children, and footprints in the sand. This book is for Christian adults with a sense of humor.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568910041375,"sku":"9781498200486","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498200486_998006.jpg?v=1769313280"},{"product_id":"discovering-kenarchy-440370","title":"Discovering Kenarchy","description":"This book is a bold attempt to present a love-based personal and corporate politics fit for the coming decades of the twenty-first century. Taking as its starting point the love for friends, neighbors, and enemies embodied in the life of Jesus and recognized both inside and outside the church, this book sets out a contemporary practical politics called kenarchy that has already positively impacted many lives. Its contributors set out the key components of kenarchy, challenging the reader to confront the norms of personal rights, security, and economic gain with a love for \"the other\" that restores a female world perspective lost over generations of patriarchal dominance. Discovering Kenarchy is the promised response to the inevitable disintegration of the partnership of church and sovereign power outlined in its companion volume, The Fall of the Church. It is an inspirational resource for all those who desire to fill the emerging new political space with a loving, just, and practical alternative to the devaluation of human life by global capitalism and the reactionary religious and racist behavior that threatens the common good. \"The authors of Discovering Kenarchy, in combining the concept of kenotic love with the '-archy' of order and relation in socio-political structures, have succeeded in both opening and enlarging the familiar radical inversions and apparent paradoxes of Jesus' teaching. Dismantling the conventionally understood exercise of sovereign power as the only means to peace, the book explores the self-emptying love expressed in the command to love your enemy, and its potential in our own troubled and violent times for transforming the inherently conflictual into a new politics of peace. That is an appeal which reaches far beyond the Christian and the theologian.\" --Jill Segger, Associate Director, Ekklesia, London, UK \"Discovering Kenarchy is a challenging and thought-provoking book destined to inspire and unsettle. The authors unfold the implications of a politics of radical love in a call to reconfigure relationships and institutions shaped around self-giving, non-violence, the renunciation of power, and sacrifice. The impact of the book lies in the clear commitment of each writer to live out this vision in concrete ways, working for the empowerment and human flourishing of those who are traditionally on the margins. The dedication to the formation of Christ-like relationships of self-giving and peace comes as a tough, but deeply hopeful challenge.\" --Lucy Peppiatt, Principal, Westminster Theological Centre, Cheltenham, UK Roger Haydon Mitchell is an honorary research fellow and partnerships coordinator for the Richardson Institute for Peace Studies in the Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Department at Lancaster University. He has worked as an international consultant to the church for forty years and currently co-directs 2MT, a charity offering help negotiating change at www.2mt.org.uk. He and his wife Sue have two sons and four grandchildren. Julie Tomlin Arram is a journalist living in London. Her work, which focuses on women's activism, has been published in The Guardian, New Statesman, and Huffington Post. She is director of Words of Colour and a co-founder of Digital Women UK, managing and writing for its website with a particular focus on digital feminism.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568910139679,"sku":"9781498200608","price":31.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498200608_1536995.jpg?v=1769313287"},{"product_id":"i-win-we-lose-446499","title":"I Win, We Lose","description":"John Hall Snow was professor of pastoral theology at the Episcopal Divinity School and considered preacher-in-residence at Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for over eighteen years. In this previously unpublished manuscript, Snow outlines his critique of American culture building on America's adoption of Herbert Spencer's social theory known as \"\"survival of the fittest.\"\" The unconscious acceptance of his theory has reduced us to \"\"winners\"\" and \"\"losers,\"\" leading us to disfigure language and truth. Snow writes, \"\"We lie to others, and ourselves, basically, because we believe that lies facilitate whatever it is that we want to do. The basic untruth of human existence is that we can control reality by making it over in the image that we want it to be by words. And since words are all we have to define reality, everything we do and think is touched by untruth. Even the best, as well as the worst of us do this. The best withhold the truth; the worst distort it. The overriding priority is the goal, not the truth. The idea seems to be that what we have built with words will become reality.\"\" \"\"Kudos to editor Rick Stecker for bringing this volume to print because, God knows Snow's kind of savvy cultural critique and compassionate wisdom is welcome sustenance for the journey.\"\" --Marvin M. Ellison, Willard S. Bass Professor Emeritus of Christian Ethics, Bangor Theological Seminary; Director of Alumni\/ae Relations, Union Theological Seminary \"\"Snow's work represents a thoughtful, provocative, and problematic reflection on a basic American, and probably human, paradox: We must compete with others while also taking care of them. [H]is insights ... will be relevant to a wide variety of contemporary readers.\"\" --Craig Greenman, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Colby-Sawyer College \"\"This book belongs in every preacher's study.\"\" -- A. 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He holds doctorates from Bangor Theological Seminary and from the Institute for the Study of Violence of the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. He is the author of The Podium, the Pulpit, and the Republicans: How Presidential Candidates Use Religious Language in American Political Debate (Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2011; Pbk 2015).","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568910172447,"sku":"9781498200622","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498200622_1113649.jpg?v=1769313288"},{"product_id":"reading-matthew-as-the-climactic-fulfillment-of-the-hebrew-story-444422","title":"Reading Matthew as the Climactic Fulfillment of the Hebrew Story","description":"This book is a reading of Matthew's Gospel as though it were written to integrate with, advance, and conclude the existing body of Scriptures. 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We all need God's grace and mercy as we try to faithfully follow Christ within the university.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568911057183,"sku":"9781498201544","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498201544_997964.jpg?v=1769313332"},{"product_id":"politics-strangely-warmed-434780","title":"Politics Strangely Warmed","description":"For centuries, Christians have wrestled with how to witness faithfully to the peaceable kingdom of God, while also living as citizens within an earthly nation-state. Differing theological traditions have offered wide-ranging contributions to the field of political theology, yet the Wesleyan tradition has too often remained largely silent. In this volume, Coates turns to two key figures within his own Wesleyan tradition--John Wesley and B. T. Roberts--in order to construct a distinctively Wesleyan political theology. He argues that embedded within Wesley's theology were the seeds of a radically people-centered, egalitarian politic, despite the fact that Wesley himself never fully realized these implications himself. Ultimately, however, the populism of B. T. Roberts and his work to organize the Farmer's Alliance of the late-nineteenth century would come to represent one concrete, historical manifestation of Wesley's theology in the public sphere. Here is a book not merely for academics interested in the Wesleyan tradition or political theology, but also for all followers of Christ who desire to see the church model the ethic of Christ before the worldly powers in the midst of this saeculum.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568911089951,"sku":"9781498201568","price":38.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498201568_998010.jpg?v=1769313333"},{"product_id":"does-mark-16-434782","title":"Does Mark 16","description":"For almost fifty years, much has been written concerning Mark 16:9-20. During the same time period, evidence once counted against Mark 16:9-20 was shown to be otherwise. In this study, David W. Hester surveys modern scholarship (1965-2011) surrounding the passage. He examines the passage itself--the external evidence, with particular attention paid to the manuscripts and the patristics, especially those of the second and third centuries; and the internal evidence, featuring details that are problematic as well as those that favor Markan authorship. Finally, a proposal concerning the origin of the passage is presented. The first edition of Mark's Gospel ended at 16:8, resulting in the manuscript tradition that omits the passage, but this was not his intended ending. Later, his associates attached Mark's notes and published a second edition of the Gospel with the last twelve verses. This led to its inclusion. Given that the passage is cited by second- and third-century witnesses and attributed to Mark, along with the biblical prohibition against adding to or taking from Scripture, it is doubtful that an anonymous second-century author could have been successful in adding his own composition and it being widely accepted by the early church. \"\"Dr. Hester's position on Mark 16:9-20 differs from the prevailing view that these twelve verses are not part of the original Gospel of Mark. After setting forth his arguments against their authenticity, he passionately presents the case for the other side--citing evidence he is convinced will persuade the open-minded critic that to omit these verses is to omit a part of Scripture.\"\" --Rodney E. Cloud, Dean of the Turner School of Theology, Amridge University \"\"Though covering well-worn ground, Dr. Hester highlights historical clues often overlooked or even ignored. If Mark 16:9 20 was added to the text, then why did no early Christian writer ever voice any opposition? Why did the early church tacitly accept these verses as canonical? This careful and thorough review of the ancient evidence and of modern scholarship helped me reexamine the whole question afresh.\"\" --David H. Warren, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Faulkner University David W. Hester is Lecturer for the V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies and the F. Furman Kearley Graduate School of Theology at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama. He is the director of the Faulkner Bible Lectureship, and coeditor of the graduate journal, . He is the author of two books: Among the Scholars (1994) and Tampering With Truth (2007).\"","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568911122719,"sku":"9781498201582","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498201582_1107244.jpg?v=1769313334"},{"product_id":"salvation-in-fresh-perspective-442141","title":"Salvation in Fresh Perspective","description":"Mainstream Christianity tends to define salvation exclusively in terms of substitutionary atonement (Jesus died for me so that I can go to heaven when I die). While this is not incorrect, nor unbiblical, this definition of salvation is incomplete. Where does Israel fit into salvation? And what about the covenant? Most importantly, what about the kingdom of God that Jesus preached fervently? How do all of these dimensions that are central to the biblical text and its message fit into the bigger picture of salvation? Salvation in Fresh Perspective: Covenant, Cross, and Kingdom reminds readers that salvation is not centrally about the believer, but about God and his World Renewal Plan. Salvation, when properly framed by the entire text that runs from Genesis to Revelation, is not all about me and Jesus, but about God and his plan to renew the creation through the Jewish Messiah and his covenant people. Salvation in Fresh Perspective seeks to bring back into focus the often forgotten dimensions of the great story of salvation. \"\"It is a pleasure to commend this book to readers of all theological persuasions. Writing in a sprightly and engaging style, Ayars says things about the Biblical understanding of salvation that will irritate almost everyone in one way or another. Yet if the reader will not reject the irritation, but consider it carefully, it will like sand in the oyster, produce some pearls of fresh understanding and insight for which the author is to be thanked.\"\" --John Oswalt, Visiting Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary \"\"We are indebted to Matt Ayars for taking the recent, and sometimes heated, conversation on the 'New Perspective' on Paul and especially his Roman Epistle, to a novel but necessary level. That novel level is to move the discussion beyond one that is confined to the Pauline take on justification by faith, and reflect on how the contributions of the 'New Perspective' may shed light and insight on the New Testament's reading of what the Wesleyans call the sanctified life. In the process Matt helps us to see that the doctrine of penal substitution as an explanation of Christ's Calvary death, while deeply enshrined in evangelical tradition, is on target but does not reflect the whole of biblical truth on this epochal event. Specifically, Matt demonstrates, magisterially in my judgment, that the penal substitution theory ends up emphasizing individual salvation (get saved and then you will go to heaven) to the exclusion of emphases such as salvation understood as also involving the reestablishment of Christ's reign on earth. Also, he observes correctly that any understanding of salvation, using the term in its broadest sense, must emerge from a reflection not only on Christ's priestly office (as in the penal substitution construct), but also from a reflection on Christ's prophetic and especially his royal office. I highly recommend this text.\"\" --Victor P. Hamilton, Professor Emeritus, Old Testament Studies, Asbury University Matthew I. Ayars is the President of Emmaus Biblical Seminary of Haiti and currently completing his PhD on biblical Hebrew poetry, linguistics, and structural poetics at St John's College (Nottingham).","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568911450399,"sku":"9781498201827","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498201827_1082670.jpg?v=1769313354"},{"product_id":"sacred-rhetoric-444423","title":"Sacred Rhetoric","description":"Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a celebrated and enigmatic figure in theology. Though he is known for advocating a concrete and worldly Christianity, Justin Mandela Roberts argues that his theology is in continuity with a participatory ontology, especially as seen in the ressourcement movement and Radical Orthodoxy. 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It divides the Gospel of John into twelve units, providing helpful introductory features, summaries, learning objectives, and questions for each unit, and concludes by offering perspective on a specific topic that arises as one follows the narrative, always with an eye on the big picture, namely, guidance for daily living. Few sayings attributed to Jesus are better known or more widely quoted than the words You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32). At his trial before Pilate, Jesus declared that his purpose in life was to witness to the truth. Pilate responds with the Gospel's most memorable question: What is truth? the answer is explored in Truth Revealed, a commentary that provides literary, theological, historical, and textual guidelines for understanding the message of this ancient work in a way that is accessible and applicable to twenty-first century readers.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912105759,"sku":"9781498202206","price":84.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498202206_997977.jpg?v=1769313382"},{"product_id":"afflicting-the-comfortable-comforting-the-afflicted-463505","title":"Afflicting the Comfortable, Comforting the Afflicted","description":"A classic theology and a contemporary school of preaching come together in this new work. Glenn Monson, an active Lutheran preacher, has taken the substantial concerns of Law and Gospel theologians and combined them with the insights of the New Homiletic School to come up with a guide to sermon development that helps any preacher deliver Law and Gospel sermons in a contemporary way. The author leads the reader through a step-by-step process in thinking about Law and Gospel preaching from exegesis through sermon design to manuscript writing. Multiple examples from assigned lectionary texts are included, and several sermons are analyzed in detail. 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After the violent and disruptive events that followed the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity and Freedom in 2013\/14, the evangelical movement in post-Soviet society now has an unprecedented opportunity to become a shining example of a church without walls. Searle and Cherenkov reflect on the political, social, cultural, and intellectual legacy of the Soviet Union and offer bold and innovative proposals on how the church can rediscover its prophetic voice by relinquishing its debilitating dependence on the state and, instead, expressing solidarity with the people in their legitimate aspirations for freedom and democracy. 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This volume gathers together addresses from those events.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912433439,"sku":"9781498202589","price":60.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498202589_0.jpg?v=1769313398"},{"product_id":"mirrors-in-mark-and-in-other-new-testament-writings-431606","title":"Mirrors in Mark and in Other New Testament Writings","description":"Do you desire to go deeper still in your understanding of the New Testament Scriptures? In Mirrors in Mark you will find a fresh and arresting approach to most of the New Testament, drawing on the mnemonic methods that were common to the ancient world and employed by writers of the Scriptures. Much of the fascination of Mark's Gospel--Mark receives particular attention in this book--lies in the use of catchwords and catch-phrases to stamp on our minds the words and works of Jesus. The other works of the New Testament treated in this way are Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, Jude, and Revelation. The book of Revelation features quite largely, yielding up many invaluable insights into its apocalyptic nature. This book will prove to be a constant companion to the serious student of the sacred writings.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912531743,"sku":"9781498202701","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498202701_1537094.jpg?v=1769313403"},{"product_id":"the-greatest-work-in-the-world-434794","title":"The Greatest Work in the World","description":"This volume of correspondence contains exchanges written between Lloyd Cline Sears (1895-1986) and Pattie Hathaway Armstrong (1899-1977), two influential leaders in early educational efforts of the Churches of Christ. Spanning the years 1915 to 1921, the letters document their writers' romance, but they are more than simply love letters. They also express an educational philosophy and an understanding of Christian purpose as inspired by the Stone-Campbell Movement and held in tension with the intellectual and social ferment of the times. Posts from family members J. N. and Ida Woodson (Harding) Armstrong as well as from Pattie Cobb Harding, wife of James A. Harding, augment those of the principle authors. Their correspondence allows rare access to privately expressed thoughts of men and women attempting to live as Christian educators at the outset of an uncertain and rapidly changing twentieth century. The letters also offer lessons for contemporary American Christians in these even more volatile times. \"\"This book is a marvelous glimpse into perceptions on Christian liberal arts education in the correspondence of a young couple whose past and future weigh heavily in churches of Christ higher education. Their granddaughter, Elizabeth Parsons the editor, has indefatigably searched to establish the backgrounds for these letters and supply information on all the persons mentioned. The outcome is remarkable.\"\" --Thomas H. Olbricht, Distinguished Professor emeritus of Religion, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA \"\"There are few occasions when a book comes along that completely catches you by surprise. Such is the case with The Greatest Work in the World, edited by Elizabeth C. Parsons... . What prompted a religious tradition like the contemporary churches of Christ, known for its sectarianism, its sectionalism, and its bias against the labors of the intellect, to engage in a frenzy of educational effort in the first decades of the 20th century? These efforts left remnants of genuine but short-lived schools across the midwest and southwest. These schools valued holiness and liberal education and were known for their counter-cultural embrace of the kingdom of God as lived out in hard scrabble outposts such as Cordell, Oklahoma. What they stood for will surprise you.\"\" --Robert M. Randolph, Chaplain to the Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA \"\"The letters Elizabeth Parsons has collected and edited reveal much about the relatively unknown worldview of the churches of Christ in the early twentieth century on matters of gender, education, and theology. The Sears's correspondence provides a unique and valuable window into what mattered to a group of people wrestling with the heritage of their faith as they confronted the challenges of the rapidly changing world around them.\"\" --Loretta Hunnicutt, Professor of History, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA \"\"This volume provides rare insight into the inseparability of religious beliefs and the formation of educational institutions among theologically conservative white southerners a century ago. These fascinating letters, ably edited by Elizabeth Parsons, reveal hidden dimensions of the early churches of Christ--a kingdom-centered mission ethic, countercultural pacifism, support for marital partnership, and commitment to liberal arts education. I recommend this fine book with great enthusiasm.\"\" --Dana L. Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission, Boston University, Boston, MA Elizabeth C. Parsons is Lecturer in Religion, Culture, and Development at Boston University School of Theology. A direct descendant of the letter writers, she is also author of What Price for Privatization? Cultural Encounter with Development Policy on the Zambian Copperbelt (2010).","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912597279,"sku":"9781498202763","price":79.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498202763_998000.jpg?v=1769313407"},{"product_id":"pauls-concept-of-justification-444424","title":"Paul's Concept of Justification","description":"The Greek family of words characterizing the doctrine of \"\"justification by faith\"\" (as it is known in English) is most prominent in the writings of the Apostle Paul. It was this doctrine that lay at the heart of the sixteenth-century Reformation; Martin Luther and his followers considered it to be at the very center of the gospel. Protestants came to understand \"\"justification\"\" differently from the Catholic Church they had left. Instead of the Catholic \"\"realist\"\" view, in which God makes a sinner righteous, they came to a \"\"forensic\"\" understanding, by which God, as judge, declares a sinner righteous. During the nineteenth century a third, \"\"relational\"\" view began to emerge: it viewed \"\"justification\"\" as God's gift of a right relationship to a sinner. This monograph examines Paul's concept from three perspectives: the New Testament data; the way the doctrine has developed historically; and how the doctrine has been expressed in English translations of the Scriptures. The author concludes that it is the relational view that most accurately depicts Paul's concept of \"\"justification.\"\" \"\"Richard Moore's three-volume work on 'justification' in Paul, in historical development, and in English translations has been available for over a decade, yet too few scholars seem aware of it. In this fresh distillation of his magnum opus, Moore restates his case for interpreting Paul's distinctive concept of 'justification' as context-specific, non-forensic (in key contexts), and relational, which is also illustrated in the author's annotated translation of Romans. A learned and lucid book.\"\" --David J. Neville, Associate Professor of Theology, St. Mark's National Theological Center, Canberra, Australia \"\"In this important study of translations and interpretations over the centuries of dikaiosyne and its cognates in Paul's letters, Moore has demonstrated how an inadequate translation of a rich theological concept has led to distortions in meaning, which became entrenched in church doctrine. His emphasis on the relational aspect of this concept is significant and should stimulate further discussion of Paul's vital message.\"\" --Adrian M. Leske, Professor emeritus, Concordia University, Edmonton, Canada \"\"In this fine work Richard Moore distills the essence of a lifetime of dedicated study, condensing his three-volume magnum opus on Rectification ('Justification') into a form accessible to both scholar and student. Replete with the helpful appendices typical of the skilled teacher, this work is marked by clarity and maturity of insight, challenging mechanistic approaches with a convincing exposition of the generosity of God's gift of right relationship.\"\" --Bill Loader, Professor emeritus, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia Richard K. Moore (BA, MA, DipEd, BD, PhD) was head of the New Testament department of the Baptist Theological College of Western Australia (now Vose Seminary) from 1979 to 2002, and a lecturer at Murdoch University (1986-2002). His previous publications include Rectification (\"\"Justification\"\") in Paul, in Historical Perspective, and in the English Bible (2002-3) and Under the Southern Cross: The New Testament in Australian English (2014). He is currently a research associate at Vose Seminary.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912662815,"sku":"9781498202824","price":69.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498202824_1102884.jpg?v=1769313410"},{"product_id":"listen-more-laugh-often-love-always-434795","title":"Listen More, Laugh Often, Love Always","description":"David Wasserman served the church in a time that was exciting, challenging, and made progress for the Kingdom. But he also saw church leaders who did not listen, laugh together, or love enough of God's world and people. This reality is bad for the gospel--yet there's hope. It is coming in the form of leaders who are taking the time to listen carefully, staying humble and humorous about themselves, and working harder than ever to embody a bit more of God's love, justice, and peace. Listen More, Laugh Often, Love Always offers advice to future church leaders from the ramblings and reflections of one who saw firsthand the embattlements, wanderings, and unravelings of an institution trying to transform itself for a new time in God's grace. \"\"Listen More, Laugh Often, Love Always is not only the modis operandi of the author, it is also a reflective collection of pithy editorials, soul-stirring sermons, and generative questions about leading and loving in tumultuous times. It serves as an invaluable compendium, culled from years of pastoral leadership, of wit and wisdom that is sure to enlighten and enliven not just church councils but also any leaders seeking to be more effective followers of Christ in the world He still comes to save.\"\" --Sue Westfall, Director, Macedonian Ministry, Atlanta, GA \"\"Dave organizes remarks from a wide swath of his career to help church councils contemplate their current-day roles. Reflections ending each chapter provide food for thought. In a time of reformation for the church and its leaders, it's good to have a solid sense of where we have been so that we can navigate the future wisely and well.\"\" --Sallie Watson, Missional Presbyter\/Stated Clerk, Presbytery of Santa Fe, Albuquerque, NM \"\"Dave Wasserman's short essays written for church leaders are both easy to read and thought provoking. Each chapter, packed with wisdom forged from the author's experience in the trenches, serves as a useful guide for church councils and sessions. Readers will also find this book an invaluable asset in becoming more intentional about their faith and service to the church. The title says it all. Heed that advice.\"\" --Ted Walkenhorst, Ruling Elder, Presbyterian Church USA, Philadelphia, PA \"\"The format of Dave's book takes us beyond reading the solid insights of a church leader to engaging us in wrestling with the issues still facing the church.\"\" --John M. Nelsen, pastor, University Presbyterian Church, El Paso, TX David Wasserman served as a minister in the Presbyterian Church for thirty-nine years, twenty-five of them in Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, and Arizona. He has led work teams at all levels of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and statewide ecumenical conferences of churches (OK and TX). He is the author of Azure Wind: Lessons for Ministry from Under Sail (2006).","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912695583,"sku":"9781498202923","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498202923_997980.jpg?v=1769313413"},{"product_id":"van-goghs-ghost-paintings-434536","title":"Van Gogh's Ghost Paintings","description":"One of the most significant and revealing paintings by the world famous artist Vincent van Gogh was never seen by anyone but the artist himself. The painting was so important to the artist that he painted it twice. He was so conflicted about the painting that he destroyed it twice. Cliff Edwards argues these two unique paintings Vincent created and destroyed are at least as important to understanding the artist and his work as are the two thousand or more paintings and drawings that do exist. In Van Gogh's Ghost Paintings, Edwards invites his readers on a journey that begins in a Zen master's room in Japan and ends at a favorite site of the artist, a ruined monastery and its garden in the south of France. Recovering the intent of van Gogh and the nature of his ghost paintings becomes a zen koan waiting to be solved. The solution offers access to the deepest levels of the artist's life as painter and spiritual pilgrim. The journey leads to the artist's choice of the biblical theme of the Garden of Gethsemane. The answer to the mystery of the lost paintings illuminates the relationship of joy and suffering, discovery and creation, religion and the arts in van Gogh's life and work. In this fascinating book Edwards solves a long-ignored mystery that provides a critical key to the relation of van Gogh's religion and art.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912793887,"sku":"9781498203074","price":42.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498203074_1111889.jpg?v=1769313418"},{"product_id":"the-origin-and-formation-of-the-gospel-444425","title":"The Origin and Formation of the Gospel","description":"This book shows readers the nature of Christian faith by exploring how the gospel was originated, formed, and developed. As author Yoseop Ra demonstrates, the Christian faith began to develop during the conflict between Paul and the Jerusalem apostles, while the redemptive death of Jesus Christ on the cross, the core of the gospel, was made through theological interpretation and spiritual confession. The Origin and Formation of the Gospel offers new interpretations based on a profound analysis of sources. First, author Yoseop Ra shows Q to have been redacted four times. Second, he identifies the original form of the first Christian gospel and separates Paul's seven genuine epistles into sixteen letters. Finally, Ra offers an analysis of four Gospels and other writings to argue that the redemptive role of the cross was introduced as a breakthrough on the part of Paul to overcome the Jerusalem apostles, identifying the kingdom of God as the garden of Eden. Yoseop Ra is the pastor of the Clear Water Church. He was Assistant Professor of New Testament at Youngnam Theological University and Seminary. He earned his PhD from the Joint Program of University of Denver and Iliff School of Theology in 1997. 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In a new Postscript, Walsh revisits Francis Fukuyama, Bruce Cockburn, and the prophet Jeremiah and asks, Where are we now? In light of 9\/11 and the world economic crisis of 2008, how do we discern the times, and what does that discernment tell us about the calling of the church? Book jacket.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568913154335,"sku":"9781498203401","price":42.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498203401_1536412.jpg?v=1769313436"},{"product_id":"john-paul-ii-to-aristotle-and-back-again-434796","title":"John Paul II to Aristotle and Back Again","description":"Have you ever struggled to explain the basics of a Christian worldview, particularly as it concerns God's existence and his relation to the natural order, the basics of morality, even sexual ethics? Utilizing the thought of the late Pope John Paul II and the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, Dr. Andrew Swafford has done just this. This book explains the philosophical underpinnings of a Christian worldview--in a way that is accessible to the general reader--discussing God's existence, faith and reason, a tour through a virtue-ethics which leads to authentic happiness (and discussing the seven deadly sins along the way), as well as John Paul II's teaching on the \"\"language\"\" of the body and the meaning of the human vocation to make a gift of one's self. The reader will come away with a deep understanding of the philosophical foundations for the Christian life. \"\"With the publication of Nature and Grace: A New Approach to Thomistic Ressourcement, Andrew Dean Swafford was introduced as an interesting and insightful thinker of the new Thomistic renewal. In his eminently accessible John Paul II to Aristotle and Back Again, Swafford shows us how the designs of nature fit into God's design for the happy life. Because human persons, authentic virtue, and true freedom matter, this book matters.\"\" --Cajetan Cuddy, Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich Village \"\"Here is winsome wisdom and uncommon commonsense about good and evil and the meaning of life. All high school seniors and college freshmen should read it. It is a little look at the 'big picture' of the good life, both natural and supernatural, and the perfect 'fit' between these two dimensions. Putting Aristotle and St. John Paul II together is a marriage made in heaven.\"\" --Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College \"\"In this work, Swafford rightly exhorts us to 'spend more time explaining our paradigm than simply engaging in arguments aimed at persuasion.' Open this book and step into that worldview--a paradigm that sheds light on God, virtue, friendship, and sexuality, and leads us on the true path to human happiness.\"\" --Edward Sri, Professor of Theology, Augustine Institute Andrew Swafford holds a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and an MA in Old Testament and Semitic Languages from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of Nature and Grace: A New Approach to Thomistic Ressourcement and contributing author to Divinization. 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Wiens. It contains tributes to him, essays inspired by him, and some of his unpublished works. This effort has been brought together by his students, colleagues, and friends at the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of his New Wineskins for Old Wine, which hoped to guide the Mennonite Brethren as they faced the challenges of modernity--it has proven useful for other denominations facing similar transitions. This year also marks the sixtieth anniversary of Delbert's foundation of the Mennonite mission in Vietnam. In addition to celebrating his ideas and influence through our writing, we have also endeavored to capture the spirit of his work through art illustrating each section of this volume.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568913580319,"sku":"9781498203951","price":74.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498203951_1112231.jpg?v=1769313455"},{"product_id":"weekday-saints-reflections-on-their-scriptures-535072","title":"Weekday Saints: Reflections on Their Scriptures","description":"The Roman Catholic Church issued its first, modern, one-volume Lectionary--a book of biblical texts assigned for every day of the year--in 1970 in response to the Second Vatican Council's call for a greater fare of Scripture during Mass. By the time the Lectionary was revised and published between 1998 and 2002, it had grown to four volumes. Because of the revision, many weekday celebrations of saints were assigned texts that had not been so in the 1970 Lectionary. Because of the Lectionary's success, many other Christian denominations adopted and adapted the Lectionary to fit their own needs. Thus, Anglicans, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans, and many others began to use the Lectionary. In those churches that have weekday services, the same Scripture texts may be heard along with the same celebration of a saint. This volume provides reflections on the proper biblical passages for weekday saints. Any member of a Christian congregation marking the celebration of a saint on a weekday will find these reflections on the Scripture texts assigned to a particular saint very helpful. \"\"While weekend services and memorials have been part of the liturgical practices of many churches, the individuals or the events memorialized are often little known by the general laity. Boyer's new volume, Weekday Saints, pulls together a wealth of information taken from modern scholarship, theological reflections, prayers, and scriptural passages to make these events and persons come alive again. Anyone interested in church history, or simply personal reflection, will find this book extremely helpful. It is structured for use by both interested laity and clergy and should make a real difference for personal study, preaching, or meditation.\"\" --Victor H. Matthews, Dean, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO \"\"Under the guise of an in-depth study of the biblical passages assigned for daily liturgy, the author demonstrates how we can live in the school of the holy spirit, allowing God's inspiration to direct, motivate, and sustain our Christian living. No flights of fancy or wishful pretense here--just earthy, practical, unpretentious advice for those who, under the guidance of the Spirit, bear everyday authentic witness to the joy of the gospel.\"\" --Pauline Nugent, Professor of Classics and Biblical Hebrew, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO Mark G. Boyer--editor, author, priest, and college instructor--has been writing books on biblical spirituality for thirty years. As an editor, he won over twenty journalism awards; as an author, he has penned forty volumes; as a priest, he has served as pastor--even founding a new parish--and as a mission director; as college instructor, he has taught courses in Bible and film at Missouri State University, Springfield, for almost thirty years. This is his third Wipf and Stock title.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568913645855,"sku":"9781498204040","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498204040_1536744.jpg?v=1769313458"},{"product_id":"uncommon-preaching-463507","title":"Uncommon Preaching","description":"There is a spiritual hunger in the world today. Many people are seeking answers to life's hard questions. Many people come to church seeking inspiration, help for personal problems, or faith's perspective on life. They come seeking things you cannot find in a search engine. The church has exactly what they need, but too often there is a gap between our message and our ability to send it. Each week, as people pause to learn about faith and get a word of hope, a lot rides on the sermon. Susan Cartmell took a journey across the country to visit churches with great preaching and lively worship. What she discovered was that Evangelical Christians and Unitarian Universalists were using themed preaching effectively to attract new members. Working in her church over the last five years, she has designed a new system for preaching with themes in mainline Protestant churches. She shares her method and her journey in a story that invites you to consider new ways to preach faithfully without using the lectionary. \"\"Susan Cartmell has written an incisive and personal account of her journey as a preacher, and reports on the discoveries she made along the way. The result is an analysis that will provide ministers important insight into the art of biblical preaching that challenges long-held suppositions on the use of the Common Lectionary. The analysis is accessible and relevant to all who care about the future of mainline Protestantism.\"\" --Christopher Evans, Professor of the History of Christianity, Boston University School of Theology \"\"Even faithful Christians are often unfamiliar with the content of their own faith, and many have little time, other than Sunday morning, to remedy this. In this new book, Cartmell argues that the weekly lectionary no longer works to guide today's churchgoers; instead she suggests a new, thematic style of preaching that both teaches and engages people with the great themes and ethical imperatives of the faith. A must-read.\"\" --Elizabeth Nordbeck, Moses Brown Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Andover Newton Theological School \"\"Do we follow the lectionary or follow Jesus? Cartmell's proposal--intuitive, biblically based, user-friendly thematic preaching--is good news for every pastor inclined toward the latter. Rejecting the narrative of a church in decline, Cartmell dares to reimagine Christian proclamation as interactive and inclusive, as tolerant and trenchant. UnCommon Preaching is both witness to congregational revitalization and impetus for different but similarly daring adventures in church reinvention.\"\" --Gregory Mobley, Professor of Christian Bible, Andover Newton Theological School, author of The Return of the Chaos Monsters--and Other Backstories of the Bible Susan E. Cartmell is the Senior Minister of the Congregational Church of Needham, Massachusetts. One of the first women to lead a church this size, she has served as senior minister since 1998. She has written for Christian Century, Upper Room, and Lectionary Homiletics. 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Like the energy created by colliding tectonic plates in 2011, these surging and chaotic waters emerged from within the depths of human experiences and spiritual yearnings. Through the guiding hands of the Holy Spirit, these waters swept up the Reformation movement, emptying it into theological lakes and streams across Europe. Therefore, to understand the Reformation movement, one needs to comprehend these varied forces that moved it into reality. The book further details the resulting contributions of the Reformation movements within Germany, Switzerland, the British Isles, France, and the Netherlands. In conclusion, the author addresses the lasting legacy of the Reformation for contemporary society, and the means for a new congregational and governing body Reformation today.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568914071839,"sku":"9781498204545","price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498204545_1247627.jpg?v=1769313480"},{"product_id":"the-recent-unpleasantness-463511","title":"The Recent Unpleasantness","description":"In the wake of the 2003 General Convention approval of the consecration of Gene Robinson, an openly gay and partnered man, to be a bishop, the Convention of the Diocese of Pittsburgh took steps to secede from the Episcopal Church. When it became clear that by rewriting and reinterpreting the canons, the Diocese deemed itself entitled to the assets of the Diocese, the Rector and Vestry of Calvary Church, Pittsburgh, took the unprecedented, and as it turned out, successful action of challenging these actions in civil court, by suing the bishop and other officers of the Diocese. The Recent Unpleasantness tells the story of the circumstances in church and society that long predated Robinson's election, which set the stage for these developments, and discusses the ramifications of the lawsuit in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the Episcopal Church, and throughout the Anglican Communion. 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Responding to the insight of Mikhail Bakhtin that literary genres carry ways of thinking about the world, this important study calls attention to the multiple voices within the text that need to be heard-voices that soften the book's transcendent, future focus so that it is not allowed complete dominance. Hymns, as the sites of colliding and collaborating genres, engage the reader. Worlds at War, Nations in Song explores the role of these liturgical elements within the moral enterprise to suggest that the book of Revelation provides readers with a moral vision linking the future with the present. Readers are called to respond in worship and witness. By calling attention to the multiple voices within Revelation, Haloviak Valentine demonstrates the invalidity of seeking \"one\" correct interpretation. Recognizing this dialogic approach may help prevent the misinterpretations that led to such tragedies as Waco and Jonestown.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568914465055,"sku":"9781498204880","price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498204880_1098128.jpg?v=1769313497"},{"product_id":"rediscovering-a-ministry-of-health-434798","title":"Rediscovering a Ministry of Health","description":"It is not possible to look at the ministry of Jesus without noticing his concern for the poor and the sick. He not only had a huge sense of compassion for people who were suffering, but sent people out to heal the sick and tell them the Kingdom of God is near them. This concern for health and wholeness has inspired Christians through the ages as they have cared for the sick, founded hospitals, and been at the forefront of public health movements. In the nineteenth century, the church was one of the major influencers in initiating ministries of health, both through the work of its own deaconesses and the involvement of its members as they felt a sense of vocation to nursing and public health work. Florence Nightingale was a theologian and statistician as well as being a nurse leader. However, with the advent of state health provision and private health insurance schemes, the role of the local church in health has diminished. This book describes a simple way for churches to re-engage with health ministry and presents evidence that underlines not only a Biblical authenticity for its place in the mission of a local church, but also a compelling rationale for its implementation. It will be of interest to church leaders and all those involved in health care. \"\"Helen Wordsworth tells an interesting story of how churches can connect with their local communities through the medium of nursing care, even in a context like the UK which has an effective system of free national health care. It gives another insight into the multi-faceted nature of holistic mission in Jesus's name and shows the positive effect such a ministry can have on a local church.\"\" --Derek Tidball, former Principal, London School of Theology, Leicester, UK \"\"Helen Wordsworth is uniquely experienced in both ministry and healthcare to offer insights on missional implications of parish nursing. Her research demonstrates the impact this ministry has on serving communities. She also provides an introduction to the history, philosophy, and practice of parish nursing, explaining its uniqueness in relation to healthcare and congregational settings in the UK. Her significant findings and conclusions should be considered by congregational and healthcare leaders internationally.\"\" --Deborah L. Patterson, former Executive Director, International Parish Nurse Resource Center, Salem, OR \"\"Nobody in the UK knows more about parish nursing than Helen Wordsworth, so I am delighted that she has written this comprehensive account of its theological rationale; what it involves in practice, and how it can make a significant contribution to the holistic mission of the church. Her compelling argument for the engagement of Christians with health care is also a stirring challenge to any local church to consider the appointment of a parish nurse.\"\" --James Newcome, Lead Church of England Bishop for Health and Social Care, Bishop of Carlisle, Keswick, UK Helen Wordsworth is a Baptist minister with sixteen years of experience in mission enabling at regional level, alongside other denominations. 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Nevertheless, today, some people think Christianity, especially Calvinism, is largely responsible for many of our environmental problems. The language of exercising dominion, subduing the earth, creation mandate, and technological progress somehow suggests abuse, exploitation, and pollution. But are these criticisms correct? In this book you will receive an honest and clearheaded analysis from a Christian perspective of our role as human beings in caring for the environment, along with careful explanation of important Bible passages and teachings relating to environmental stewardship. What about humanity's relationship to the earth, to animals, to their own genetic capacities? What about genetic screening? Germline therapy? Eugenics? When do science and scientific experimentation cross the moral boundary line? This primer will introduce you to this timely moral discussion, while placing before your eyes with honest detail both the damage resulting from our human interaction with the creation, and our personal duties toward the Creator of this earth. \"\"Douma answers the question, 'How should Christians respond to environmental issues?' by accepting the reality of the environmental crisis and the relevance of scriptural teaching. His response to those who blame Christianity for environmental degradation is as thoughtful and challenging as it is unique. Teachers and students alike will appreciate Douma's ability to clarify the major ideas and issues on contemporary environmental concerns in a succinct and readable way.\"\" --Stephen M. Vantassel, Program Coordinator of Wildlife Damage Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln \"\"Should Christians embrace the insights from pagan religion on the environment? Should they be content to oppose what Peter Singer calls speciesism? Are such practices as recycling and legitimate genetic therapy enough? Of the many emerging studies of environmental issues from a biblical point of view, this one is easily the best. Douma combines rich exegesis with a penetrating analysis of the greatest contemporary challenges: animal protection, nuclear waste, population control, genetic engineering, and many more. He aims at examining attitudes as well as issues. A real classic.\"\" --William Edgar, Professor of Apologetics, Westminster Theological Seminary J. Douma is Professor Emeritus of Ethics at the Kampen Theological University of the Reformed Churches in Netherlands (Liberated). As a Reformed theologian, he has written comprehensively and pastorally on various subjects in the field of Christian ethics. 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Lewis ends by drawing together the implications of these links for natural theology, which deals with how theology ought to relate to the world--and thus is of prime importance for both theology and the world. The salient implication of these links is that the Holy Spirit operating as at Pentecost can bring together the secular with the theological, the academic with the human. And by validating this possibility, the book breaks decisive new ground. 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While it recognizes the importance of social justice--as a mutual indebtedness--it argues that without social mercy, even justice itself cannot save us. Mercy is not a countermeasure or complement to justice; rather, mercy \"watches over justice.\" Mercy does not seek to thwart or deny justice's rightful claims, but to ensure that our practices of justice are never conducted solely according to calculation and measurement, but are also weighed or motivated by mercy and love.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568915906847,"sku":"9781498207188","price":21.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498207188_1114805.jpg?v=1769313558"},{"product_id":"practice-for-heaven-434808","title":"Practice For Heaven","description":"Do you wonder what our worship will be like in Heaven? The center of our faith is based on believing in Jesus Christ, with the assurance that we will live with him and the Father for eternity. God gives us a glimpse of what that will be like in heaven while we are on earth. Throughout the Bible, we see the pomp and circumstance that surrounds the throne of God. With angels and trumpets, white robes and crowns, we see that God is enthroned with true worship from beings that desire to give him their undivided worship and praise. The visions of heavenly worship presented throughout scripture are the most concrete images that the Bible gives the church for interpreting how we should conduct earthly worship in our corporate gatherings. Practice for Heaven looks at the role of music in the bible, the corporate consensus of what has been acceptable for public worship in the past, and why church music should look to heaven for creating music to aid the churches ongoing worship. Just as a musician practices his or her instrument, all of our worship--and all of our music in corporate worship--is essentially practice for heaven. \"\"Isaiah once wrote of 'the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, whose name is holy.' Our casual culture can make this biblical vision opaque. Statom's insightful study winsomely insists on God's glory capturing and centering our worship here and now, as it surely will in our heavenly home.\"\" --Michael Denham, Director of Music Ministries, The National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC \"\"Practice for Heaven is absolutely one of the very best books I have read on the crucial topic of the music of worship. Biblically rooted, exceedingly well reasoned, and cogently argued, Statom's book serves the church by focusing our discussions about the music of worship on the ultimate biblical and historical guidelines that should shape them. While grounded in historic Reformed principles, its solid scriptural perspective is such that evangelical leaders across a broad spectrum will find it eminently useful. Here is a book that should find its place in the seminary classroom, on the pastor's desk, and in the Sunday school class. I enthusiastically commend this work to my musical and pastoral colleagues.\"\" --William Wymond, Minister of Music and Worship, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS Gabriel C. Statom was educated in music and worship at The University of Mississippi, Princeton University, Florida State University, Westminster Choir College, Northern Seminary, and The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies. Dr. Statom is Director of Music at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, TN where he leads a vibrant multi-faceted music ministry of choirs, orchestra, and staff. 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For over thirty years as a psychotherapist and spiritual director, Peter C. Wilcox has listened to people's stories about their lives. Often, parts of their stories involve sorrows of one kind or another. Some people become overwhelmed by their sorrows while others have learned how to integrate them into their lives in a positive way. This book is an invitation to discover how we can learn to integrate our sorrows into our own lives so that we can grow psychologically and spiritually. It suggests nine ways that we can reflect on our sorrows to deepen our spiritual lives, so that as Rilke wrote to his friend, we don't waste them.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568916037919,"sku":"9781498207331","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498207331_1247701.jpg?v=1769313564"},{"product_id":"christian-education-curriculum-for-the-digital-generation-432555","title":"Christian Education Curriculum For the Digital Generation","description":"This book is about exploring and presenting a model of digital-based curriculum for Christian education suitable for the digital ways of learning, communicating, and thinking. Park discusses the limitations of analog-based curricula, most of current curricula, and necessities for digital-oriented ones. Then, he provides a new model of curriculum--curriculum as software. Curriculum as software is a curricular framework for embracing digital culture like open-flat network, service-centered management, interactive communication, and offline-online hybrid learning space. It consists of four spiral stages: analysis, design, simulation, and service. In the process of designing units, 4R Movement--a new learning theory--is utilized to encourage today's young people to construct their own knowledge after critically analyzing various resources of information. 4R-embeded courses are implemented in the four movements: reflection, reinterpretation, re-formation, and re-creation. \"\"Educating the digital generation in multicultural society is a big challenge because of their unique ways of thinking, communicating, and learning. Christian educators and parents alike struggle with the same issue in nurturing their students and children--however there are only a few books of Christian education curriculum on that issue. Thus this book deserves praise and attention. Jong Soo Park's research is like priming water to draw new insights and creativity for educating today's young people for faith.\"\" --Doil Kim, Professor of Christian Education, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, Seoul, Korea \"\"Jong Soo writes for the church's teaching ministry in today's multicultural context. Calling for paradigm shifts in Christian education that are contextually appropriate and student centered, this book invites us, for pedagogical reasons, to take hold of the interactive and engaged digital age. An important book for the church finding its future.\"\" --Don Saines, Farnham Maynard Senior Lecturer in Theology, Trinity College Theological School, University of Divinity, Parkville, Australia Jong Soo Park is an educator and minister working at the Uniting Church in Australia. He is the founder\/director of Australian Centre for Migrant-church Education (ACME). His primary concern is to support contemporary churches and families to lead a proper Christian education for today's young people living in a digital and multicultural society. For this, he has researched a paradigm of digital-oriented curriculum and developed Christian education textbooks based on his model.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568916103455,"sku":"9781498207362","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498207362_995735.jpg?v=1769313566"},{"product_id":"face-to-face-sharing-gods-life-vol-03-535071","title":"Face to Face: Sharing God's Life (Vol #03)","description":"Like falling in love, this book argues that a relationship with God begins with surprise, proceeds with discovery, and shapes a life that comes to share a story of love. This book does not describe God, but pursues the nature of personally relating with the triune God. Consequently, it also engages how we relate with humans made in God's image. We finish the Face-to-Face series with this most mysterious and fulfilling encounter--a personal engagement with the Relational God, known as a community of persons who invite us to share in their life. \"\"This book builds an important bridge between a profoundly constructive but difficult theological tradition and attendant approach to knowing, and the rest of the church that so needs this counsel but that usually finds it obscure, if it finds it at all. And across this bridge flows a great deal of warm-hearted and life-giving wisdom.\"\" --Douglas Campbell, Duke University \"\"Through personal stories, anecdotes, and experiences, not to mention his years of theological learning, Folsom paints pictures in words and invites his readers into a new reality, one far grander and more intoxicating than they could possibly imagine. This is theology, but not like your fathers knew it.\"\" --Myk Habets, Dean of Faculty, Head of Carey Graduate School, Lecturer in Systematic Theology, CareyBaptist College, New Zealand \"\"Folsom encourages us to reach beyond the individualistic and consumeristic inheritance of modernism and, instead, to embrace the complex mystery of being persons in community. His invitation is to attune ourselves to the fullness of the love of the God who is Father, Son, and Spirit. This love will spill into our everyday lives, if only we have the ears to hear the music of God's ever expanding love.\"\" --Chelle Stearns, Associate Professor of Theology, The Seattle School of Theology \u0026amp; Psychology \"\"With lyrical clarity and deep insight, Marty Folsom invites us to live into the rich mystery of the interrelatedness of all of life--life that flows from, and is sustained by, the Triune God, whose very being is self-giving love. I hope that many will read this book and enter into this wondrous, face-to-face approach to life for which we were created.\"\" --Kerry Dearborn, author ofDrinking from the Wells of New Creation Marty Folsom (PhD, Otago, New Zealand) is the Executive Director of the Pacific Association for Theological Studies. He has taught theology in the Seattle area for over twenty years. He is also a popular speaker on relational themes. This book, Sharing God's Life, completes his Face to Face trilogy: Missing Love (2013), Discovering Relational (2014).\"","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568916300063,"sku":"9781498207607","price":115.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498207607_1401855.jpg?v=1769313571"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/collections\/Koorong_-_PMax_Square_Logo_5_0eebc9a5-2409-48ac-8935-dedb45f1cfbf.jpg?v=1790556317","url":"https:\/\/koorong.com\/collections\/wipf-and-stock.oembed?page=4","provider":"Koorong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}