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  • How to Tell God from the Devil

    On the Way to Comedy

    How to Tell God From the Devil is the first book to depict the relationship among comedy, the Devil, and God. Drawing from Jewish and Christian theories, Eckardt describes comedy as a means to distinguish the divine from the diabolic. He presents a thorough critique of efforts throughout history to justify God in the presence of radical evil and suffering. How to Tell God From the Devil is a ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • On the Way to Death

    Essays Toward a Comic Vision

    Edited by A. Roy Eckardt ...
    On the Way to Death completes Eckardt's astonishing trilogy on the interrelationship of comedy, death, and God. It addresses itself to the question of death as the basic incongruity of life. Here is opened to human view the final divine comedy: a total reversal of the traditional roles assigned to God and humankind, a comical denouncement of the terror of death. On the Way to Death follows Sitting ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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    What is Left of Christianity

    Series Book 104 - Canons
    "A sensitive, brave and inspiring book" exploring the state of modern Christianity from the international bestselling author of Leaving Alexandria (Karen Armstrong).A prize-winning author and former Bishop for the Scottish Episcopal Church, Richard Holloway has written extensively on the role of religion in modern society. Now, in this passionate and heartfelt book, Holloway interrogates the ... Read more

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  • Intellectuals Don't Need God and Other Modern Myths

    Building Bridges to Faith Through Apologetics

    Rethinking Effective Apologetics for the Present Age.Christians have always had to defend their faith against all kinds of criticism and misunderstandings, but these attacks change overtime, and the strongest arguments of the famous classical apologists who preceded us are not necessarily the strongest today.Intellectuals Don't Need God is written to today's faithful apologists who are trying to ... Read more

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  • The God Who Is There

    Series series The IVP Signature Collection
    Over 400,000 SoldFor over fifty years The God Who Is There has been a landmark work that has changed the way the church sees the world. Francis Schaeffer's first book presents a wide-ranging analysis of the intellectual and cultural climate of the second half of the twentieth century, from philosophy to art to liberal theology. Arguing that Christians must constantly engage the questions being ... Read more

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  • Reading Between the Lines: A Christian Guide to Literature

    Here is a guidebook for those who want to learn how to recognize books that are spiritually and aesthetically good--to cultivate good literary taste. Gene Edward Veith presents basic information to help book lovers understand what they read--from the classics to the bestsellers. He explains how the major genres of literature communicate. He explores ways comedy, tragedy, realism, and fantasy can ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • 20th-Century Theology

    God and the World in a Transitional Age

    Recipient of a Christianity Today 1993 Critics' Choice AwardNow in paperback! Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson offer in this text a sympathetic introduction to twentieth-century theology and a critical survey of its significant thinkers and movements. Of particular interest is their attempt to show how twentieth-century theology has moved back and forth between two basic concepts: God's immanence and ... Read more

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  • Where Christ Is Present

    A Theology for All Seasons on the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation

    Five hundred years ago, the church of Jesus Christ underwent a Reformation.A lot happened after Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the castle church door in Wittenberg. But the fallout was not simply the start of Protestantism. The Roman Catholic Church also recast itself in response to Luther's call for reforms. And contrary to common belief, Martin Luther did not set out to start a new church ... Read more

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  • The Beauty and the Horror

    Searching For God In A Suffering World

    'For anyone who is fascinated by the phenomenon of religion, this is a deeply interesting book.'Mary WarnockAlthough we can all give meaning to our lives by trying to live well, is there some given meaning to be discovered?Science cannot answer this question, and philosophical arguments leave the issue open. The monotheistic religions claim that the meaning has been revealed to us, and Christians ... Read more

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  • Mel Gibson's Passion and Philosophy

    The Cross, the Questions, the Controverssy

    Series Book 10 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
    Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ has become one of the most controversial films ever made, and it is already a blockbuster of cinematography. Its defenders passionately regard it as one of the most moving and influential pieces of religious art ever created. But its detractors argue with comparable vehemence that the violence and gore it contains, its alleged anti-Semitism, a particular take ... Read more

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  • Apologetics Beyond Reason

    Why Seeing Really Is Believing

    by James W. Sire ...
    "Look carefully. Listen closely. Do you see? Do you hear? There are a million signposts pointing toward the specific truth of God in Christ. I've seen many of them. But God is speaking to you too. Look and see. Listen and hear."In this accessible and engaging work, veteran apologist Jim Sire gives us eyes to see the myriad "signals of transcendence" all around us that point to the specific truth ... Read more

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  • God Is Relevant

    Finding Strength and Peace in Today's World

    by Luis Palau ...
    Is God relevant? In this intriguing work, internationally renowned author and public speaker Luis Palau tackles what noted historian Will Durant calls "the greatest question of our time"--whether we can live without God. Admittedly, many individuals today want to go it alone, without God. Either they feel no need for God, or they don't want God in their lives for some reason--perhaps because of a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD