Literature & the Arts

Sounding the call for Christians to reclaim the priority, privilege, and practice of reading, Reinke reminds us that God is the author of all knowledge, and it is his light we seek in our reading."I read many books, but seldom do I enjoy one more than I...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830845033Author Makoto FujimuraFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 205gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514005330Author Dorothy L. SayersFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 646gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 163mm *...

Sir John Betjeman was one of the twentieth century's great makers of the Christian imagination. He was maybe the most significant literary figure of our time to declare his Christian faith and his terror of dying. Betjeman used his formidable gifts for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830850884Author Veronica Mary RolfFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 282gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 140mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830853182Author Timothy LarsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 338gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm *...

We know of no better introduction to the spiritual vision of one of the greatest writers of all time, Leo Tolstoy. This anthology vividly reveals - as none of his novels, novellas, short stories, plays, or essays could on its own - the great Russian...

What human qualities are needed to make scientific discoveries, and which to make great art? Many would point to 'imagination' and 'creativity' in the second case but not the first. This book challenges the assumption that doing science is in any sense...

ACIM, the Fun Version! A real-world rewrite of the lessons of A Course in Miracles by the #1 New York Times best-selling author of E-Squared.A Course in Miracles is profound, deeply moving, and as boring to read as a bookshelf assembly manual.Ask for a...

How can the arts witness to the transcendence of the Christian God? It is widely believed that there is something transcendent about the arts, that they can awaken a profound sense of awe, wonder, and mystery, of something "beyond" this world. Many...

Over the years, scholars have labored to show that C. S. Lewis's famed Chronicles of Narnia have an underlying symbolic coherence, pointing to such possible unifying themes as the seven sacraments, the seven deadly sins, and the seven books of Spenser's...

For thirty years, the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society has met weekly in the medieval colleges of the University of Oxford. During that time, it has hosted as speakers nearly all those still living who were associated with the Inklings--the Oxford literary...

"A timely and accessible primer."--Christian Century What if we viewed reading as not just a personal hobby or a pleasurable indulgence but a spiritual practice that deepens our faith? In Reading for the Love of God, award-winning author Jessica...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957662810Author Cecily J HennessyFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Cecily Hennessy PublicationsPublisher Cecily Hennessy PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541675087Author Mary WellesleyFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 553gDimensions(mm) 243mm * 154mm * 31mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802418487Author Thomas TerryFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Moody PublishersPublisher Moody Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060566166Author C. S. LewisFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 195mm * 147mm * 33mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640605589Author Christine Valters PaintnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Paraclete PressPublisher Paraclete PressWeight(grams) 249g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621389729Author R H BlythFormat HardbackPage Count 482Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico Press

The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth-century Christian Fathers who sought solitude and...

Theology is inherently theatrical, rooted in God's performance on the world stage and oriented toward faith seeking performative understanding in the theatre of everyday life. Following Hans Urs von Balthasar's magisterial, five-volume 'Theo-Drama', a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830846511Author Carol A. BerryFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 362gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374529215Author Paul ElieFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams) 612g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514000663Author William EdgarFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 282gDimensions(mm) 222mm * 146mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594711572Author John J. KirvanFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Ave Maria PressPublisher Ave Maria Press

Church History, Volume One offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and grew from its development in the days of Jesus to the years leading up to the Reformation. Looking closely at the integral link between the history of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062643605Author C S LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

The Eastern Christian "Love of the Beautiful" can be a companion on your own spiritual journey A collection of writings by monks from the fourth to fifteenth centuries, the Philokalia more than any other text reflects the Eastern Church's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956267730Author Paul ListFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Freiling PublishingPublisher Freiling PublishingWeight(grams) 835gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

`I have little but praise for this study. The crisp insights of the conclusion are symptomatic of its lucidity and sophistication.' British Journal of AestheticsReviews`Christian theologians owe Dr Janet Martin Soskice a great debt of gratitude for her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496451033Author Gene EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Tyndale House PublishersPublisher Tyndale House Publishers

Christianity Today 2022 Book Award of Merit (Beautiful Orthodoxy) Many Christians view the Bible as an instruction manual. While the Bible does provide instruction, it can also captivate, comfort, delight, shock, and inspire. In short, it elicits...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506471518Author Nadra NittleFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

This elegant Bible edition honors the beauty and richness of the New King James Version in a convenient portable size with essential study tools and traditional red-letter text for the Words of Christ.The New King James Version in the Sovereign...

Jesus through Medieval Eyes will take you on an exploration of medieval representations of Jesus in theology and literature.Who is Jesus? What is he like? And who am I, encountering Jesus? These questions were just as important to Christians in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913051181Author Jimmy McDonoughFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint FAB PressPublisher FAB Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514007006Author Mark A. NollFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 13mm

This work examines the theological relationship between creation and creativity in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. It does so by bringing together a synthesis of various disciplines and perspectives to the creativity of J.R.R. Tolkien. Hart and Khovacs...

Think of your local church. Without art--music, song, dance, etc.--it would be a much poorer place. But if protestants have any vision for the arts, it tends to be a thin one. This unique book is an attempt to contribute to a robust, expansive vision for...

New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes explains the tools that we need to know-whether we're single and looking to have a committed relationship or already married-before taking the next big step.The star of BET's Mind, Body & Soul, and featured...