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  • Founding God's Nation

    Reading Exodus

    by Leon Kass ...
    A chapter-by-chapter explanation of the Book of Exodus, revealing its wisdom about nation building and people formation"Kass draws from Exodus' record of the founding of Judaism timely—even urgent—universal lessons about twenty-first-century preconditions for human flourishing in any community. Compelling modern reflections on ancient wisdom."—Bryce Christensen, Booklist (starred review)In this ... Read more

    $28.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reading Ruth: Birth, Redemption, and the Way of Israel

    by Leon Kass and Hannah Mandelbaum ...
    “Through a close reading of the Book of Ruth, Leon Kass and Hannah Mandelbaum transform how we see the story and how we see ourselves. A marvelous gem of a book.”―Russ Roberts"A thoughtful and thought-provoking book."―BooklistThrough close reading and responsive commentary, Reading Ruth: Birth, Redemption, and the Way of Israel vivifies this much-loved biblical text, enabling readers to imagine ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Life Liberty & the Defense of Dignity

    The Challenge for Bioethics

    by Leon Kass ...
    Series series Encounter Broadsides
    At the onset of Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity, Leon Kass gives us a status report on where we stand today: Human nature itself lies on the operating table, ready for alteration, for eugenic and psychic enhancement,’ for wholesale redesign. In leading laboratories, academic and industrial, new creators are confidently amassing their powers and quietly honing their skills. For anyone who ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Moral Soundings

    Readings on the Crisis of Values in Contemporary Life

    by Richard Rorty, Steven Fesmire, Stanley Kurtz, Barbara Ehrenreich, Jerry Weinberger, Leon Kass, Jane Smiley, Thomas Pogge, Richard Pipes, James Twitchell, David Marsland, David Bosworth, Christina Hoff Sommers, Edward W. Said, Janet C. Gornick, Isabel V. Sawhill, Albert Borgmann, Jerry L. Walls, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Cornel West ...
    Moral Soundings takes a fresh new approach to introducing students and general readers to contemporary ethics. Rather than surveying the standard fare in a typical anthology format, Furrow collects diversified essays around a structured theme: does Western culture face a moral crisis of values? Prominent voices in the humanities and social sciences provide a range of perspectives on a concentrated ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Ethical Issues in Biotechnology

    by Nicholas Agar, Miguel Altieri, American Association for the Advancement of Science, F H. Bach et. al, eds., Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics, Carl Cohen, Ronnie Cummings, Joyce D'Silva, H T. Englehardt, Ron Epstein, J.R.S Fincham, Mira Fong, R G. Frey, Jean Halloran, Michael Hansen, Heta Hayry, Bette Hillman, A Holland, Leon Kass, D A. Kessler et. al, Andrew Linzey, Miriam McGillis, Martina McGloughlin, National Academy of Sciences, National Bioethics Advisory Commission, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development, Julie Palmer, Steven Palumbi, Madison Powers, J R. Ravetz, Rosamond Rhodes, B E. Rollin, Peter M. Rosset, Paul Thompson, Harold Vanderpool, Allen Verhey, Robert Wachbroit, Leroy Walters ...
    Ethical Issues in Biotechnology is the first textbook of its kind, written collaboratively by a philosopher and a biologist to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the ethical and scientific fundamentals of biotechnology. Engaging the ethics and the science side by side, the text addresses pressing questions in agricultural, food, and animal biotechnology ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • God: A Biography

    Pulitzer Prize Winner

    by Jack Miles ...
    WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEWhat sort of "person" is God? What is his "life story"? Is it possible to approach him not as an object of religious reverence, but as the protagonist of the world's greatest book—as a character who possesses all the depths, contradictions, and abiguities of a Hamlet? This is the task that Jack Miles—a former Jesuit trained in religious studies and Near Eastern ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Gospel of Ruth

    Loving God Enough to Break the Rules

    by Carolyn Custis James ...
    God is counting on his daughters to build his kingdom.This isn’t the Ruth you thought you knew. Award-winning author, Carolyn Custis James has unearthed startling new insights from a well-worn story that have life-changing implications for us today.Through careful and dynamic biblical scholarship, rediscover the story of Ruth and its characters. Naomi is no longer regarded as a bitter, complaining ... Read more

    Was $19.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

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  • God and Sex

    What the Bible Really Says

    by Michael Coogan ...
    An examination of one of the most controversial aspects of the Hebrew Scripture: What the Old Testament really says about sex, and how contemporary understanding of those writings is frequently misunderstood or misrepresented.In the engaging and witty voice generations of students have appreciated, Michael Coogan explores the language and social world of the Bible, showing how much innuendo and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Unshaken

    Ruth

    by Francine Rivers ...
    Series Book 3 - Lineage of Grace
    A beautiful retelling of the story of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz by award-winning author Francine Rivers. Readers will be encouraged by the truth that God will faithfully provide for His children even when all hope seems lost. ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Reading the Women of the Bible

    A New Interpretation of Their Stories

    by Tikva Frymer-Kensky ...
    Reading the Women of the Bible takes up two of the most significant intellectual and religious issues of our day: the experiences of women in a patriarchal society and the relevance of the Bible to modern life. ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $10.99 USD

  • Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart

    How to Know for Sure You Are Saved

    by J.D. Greear ...
    “If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. “Lack of assurance” is epidemic among evangelical Christians.In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. ... Read more

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  • The God I Don't Understand

    Reflections on Tough Questions of Faith

    by Christopher J. H. Wright ...
    Many Christians believe that they have to understand everything about their faith for that faith to be genuine. This isn't true.There are many things we don't understand about God, His Word, and His works. And this is actually one of the greatest things about the Christian faith: that there are areas of mystery that lie beyond the keenest scholarship or even the most profound spiritual exercises. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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