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In this major new work, Bourdieu pushes the critique of scholastic reason to a point which most questionings leave untouched.About the AuthorPierre Bourdieu was Professor of Sociology at the College de France.Book InformationISBN 9780745620558Author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764813412Author Philip St RomainFormat PaperbackPage Count 87Imprint Liguori PublicationsPublisher Liguori PublicationsWeight(grams) 109g

From the beginning of his career, Swiss theologian Karl Barth (1886-1968) was often in conflict with the spirit of his times. While during the First World War German poets and philosophers became intoxicated by the experience of community and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802848277Author Roger E. OlsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 163Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the best-attested facts of history. But believing in the resurrection is one thing. Knowing what it means is another. Although much has been written about the apologetics of the resurrection, little has been...

An author on the cutting edge of today's theology and science discussions argues that creedal Christianity has much to contribute to the ongoing conversation. This book contains an intellectual history of theology's engagement with science during the...

Our human consciousness and individuality -- and our potential for freedom of choice -- is possible because we have a physical body, separate from the spiritual realm. But for human beings to continue to develop, we need to reconnect to the divine world...

You have just discovered the literary masterpiece that answers your questions about God, life in the inhabited universe, the history and future of this world, and the life of Jesus. The Urantia Book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a...

Is it possible that we have left Christ out of Christianity? Is the faith and practice of American Christians today more American than Christian? These are the provocative questions Michael Horton addresses in this well-received, insightful book. He...

Presenting many texts available for the very first time, this new volume in the successful Early Church Fathers series showcases full translations of Evagrius' letters, notes on various books of the bible, his treatises and his 'chapters'.Augustine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680922066Author Thomas A KempisFormat HardbackPage Count 110Imprint 12th Media ServicesPublisher 12th Media ServicesWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620321034Author Paul R. HinlickyFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

This is the third volume in Alvin Plantinga's trilogy on the notion of warrant, which he defines as that which distinguishes knowledge from true belief. In this volume, Plantinga examines warrant's role in theistic belief, tackling the questions of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692626382Author Joachim Melchior MagensFormat PaperbackPage Count 610Imprint Just and Sinner PublicationsPublisher Just and Sinner...

Andre Louf's probing essay on the nature of humility revisions this fundamental Christian virtue away from the misunderstandings of both the scholastic tradition and its modern counterparts to locate humility in the ancient sources of the monastic...

Written by significant researchers and practitioners within the field, this unique collection of key texts introduces the reader to practical theology. It critically explores the way in which the spiritual dimension of pastoral care has entered into...

Language about God is something like the language of poetry - The poetic use of language is not to increase your information about the world. We know facts about the world without having poetry. The use of words in poetry is to evoke in us a certain...

Language about God is something like the language of poetry - The poetic use of language is not to increase your information about the world. We know facts about the world without having poetry. The use of words in poetry is to evoke in us a certain...

Contextual theologies have developed from a number of perspectives - including feminist theology, black theology, womanist theology, Latin American liberation theology, and Asian American theology - and a wide variety of academic and general...

"Our Father, who art in heaven...."The opening words of the Lord's Prayer have become so familiar that we often speak them without a thought, sometimes without any awareness that we are speaking at all. But to the disciples who first heard these words...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506478777Author Ed SimonFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

The Good Portion is a series written specifically for women to immerse themselves in the depths of Christian doctrine. God created us to enjoy knowing Him - there is always so much more to be discovered and enjoyed! The Bible speaks about itself in...

"At that time people began to call upon the name of the LORD" (Genesis 4:26 ESV). From this first mention of prayer in the Bible, right through to the end, when the church prays "Come, Lord Jesus!" (Revelation 22:20), prayer is intimately linked with the...

In this volume, highly esteemed scholar Kevin Vanhoozer introduces readers to a way of thinking about Christian theology that takes the work he began in the groundbreaking 2005 book, The Drama of Doctrine, to its next level. Vanhoozer argues that...

This comprehensive survey is the ideal introduction to the thinkers and writers who have shaped Christian history and Western Culture - as well as to the major works and movements they generated. From the first century to the 20th, from Palestine via...

For more than a millennium, beginning in the early Middle Ages, most Western Christians lived in societies that sought to be comprehensively Christian--ecclesiastically, economically, legally, and politically. That is to say, most Western Christians...

The Challenge of Jesus makes the arguments laid out in Jesus and the Victory of God accessible to lay readers. Bestselling author and theologian N.T.Wright does more than just rehash these arguments: he adds a discussion of the resurrection, and...

The Challenge of Jesus makes the arguments laid out in Jesus and the Victory of God accessible to lay readers. Bestselling author and theologian N.T.Wright does more than just rehash these arguments: he adds a discussion of the resurrection, and...

The rise of evangelical feminism challenges traditional Christian beliefs related to gender roles in society, the home, and the church. This comprehensive defense of complementarianism contributes to the debate with systematic argumentation and...

Imagine investigating a murder in which there was no crime scene, no physical evidence, and no victim's body. How would you identify a person of interest in such a case?Designed to be used alongside Person of Interest and the Person of Interest Video...

The ancient Near Eastern mode of thought is not at all intuitive to us moderns, but our understanding of ancient perspectives can only approach accuracy when we begin to penetrate ancient texts on their own terms rather than imposing our own world view...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781860828645Author Pope Benedict, XVIFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Catholic Truth SocietyPublisher Catholic Truth Society

Pastor Jon Nielson has written Knowing God's Truth to make systematic theology clear, meaningful, and practical for those new to theology, covering the basic categories of systematic theology-Scripture, man, sin, church, and more.About the AuthorJon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781586179687Author Peter J. KreeftFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius PressWeight(grams) 676gDimensions(mm) 249mm * 175mm...

A new kind of spiritual classic and a powerful reintroduction to Christianity, this hopeful book by esteemed pastor and teacher Fr. Dean Brackley integrates a realistic analysis of today's social crisis with the deep personal spirituality of St. Ignatius...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781434707840Author J Warner WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint David C Cook Publishing CompanyPublisher David C Cook Publishing...

The single most important event in a person's life is the new birth. Yet, this is also one of the most neglected doctrines in the church. Many Christians would be hard-pressed to describe exactly what the new birth is, let alone what it means to the rest...

In exploring Christian discipleship, Alister McGrath encourages us to move beyond a superficial grasp of our faith to discover its depth and riches. He sees discipleship as a process of growth in wisdom, through which we absorb a Christian vision of...

There is not in the world a way of life more sweet, nor more delightful than continual converse with God. Those only who practise it, and savour it, can understand it.It was as a lay monk in a monastery kitchen that Brother Lawrence discovered the...

Biblical scholar Wayne Grudem offers thought-provoking analysis of what the Bible says-and doesn't say-about divorce, bringing much needed clarity to the discussion and guidance to those stuck at a crossroads.About the AuthorWayne Grudem (PhD, University...