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  On the Incarnation: The Treatise De Incarnatione Verbi Dei

  by Athanasius

  &#34This is a good translation of a very great book. &#34St Athanasius stood contra mundum for the Trinitarian doctrine &#39whole and undefiled,' when it looked as if all the civilized world was slipping back from Christianity into the religion of Arius, into one of those &#39sensible' synthetic religions which are so strongly recommended today and which then, as now, included among their devotees... (more)
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  Incarnations of Immortality: Book 1

  On a Pale Horse

  by Piers Anthony

  When Zane shot Death, he learned, too late, that he would have to assume his place, speeding over the world riding his pale horse, and ending the lives of others. Sooner than he would have thought possible, Zane found himself being drawn to Satan's plot. Already the Prince of Evil was forging a trap in which Zane must act to destroy Luna, the woman he loved...unless he could discover the only way out.... The first... (more)
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  Incarnations of Immortality: Book 6

  For Love of Evil

  by Piers Anthony

  The Man Who Would Be Satan Parry was a gifted musician and an apprentice in the arts of White Magic. But his life of sweet promise went disastrously awry following the sudden, violent death of his beloved Jolie. Led down the twisted path of wickedness and depravity by Lilah the harlot demoness, Parry thrived -- first as a sorceror, then as a monk, and finally as a feared inquisitor. But it wasn't until his... (more)
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  Incarnations of Immortality: Book 7

  And Eternity

  by Piers Anthony

  In Pursuit of the Ultimate Good After an overwhelming succession of tragedies, life has finally, mercifully ended for Orlene, once-mortal daughter of Gaea. Joined in Afterlife by Jolie -- her protector and the sometime consort of Satan himself -- together they seek out a third: Vita, a very contemporary mortal with troubles, attractions, and an unsettling moral code uniquely her own. An extraordinary... (more)
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  Incarnation: The Person and Life of Christ

  by Thomas F. Torrance

  The late Thomas F. Torrance has been called "the greatest Reformed theologian since Karl Barth" and "the greatest British theologian of the twentieth century" by prominent voices in the academy. His work has profoundly shaped contemporary theology in the English-speaking world. This first of two volumes comprises Thomas Torrance's lectures delivered to students in Christian Dogmatics on Christology at New... (more)
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  Teilhard de Chardin: A New Synthesis of Evolution

  by Josef Vitalis Kopp

  In concise terms, keeping in mind the reader unfamiliar with his work, this is a thought-provoking description of scientist Teilhard de Chardin's philosophy and rightful place in the history of evolutionary thought.
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  A Child Is Born (A Treasury Collection Christmas Pop-Up)

  by GARY MOORE

  RARE POP-UP BOOK~MINT CONDITION~1993~7 1/2" X 7 3/4"
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  A Medieval Christmas

  by Frances Lincoln

  The Christmas story is illustrated with miniatures from the collection of Books of Hours in the British Library. The birth of Christ is recounted in the words of William Tyndale, whose translation of the New Testament in 1543 formed the basis for all English Bibles.
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  St. Athanasius: On the Incarnation of the Word

  by St. Athanasius

  Athanasius of Alexandria (Greek: Ἀθανάσιος, Athanásios) (c. 293 – 2 May 373), also given the titles Athanasius the Great, Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria, and Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian, bishop of Alexandria, Church Father, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century. He is best remembered for his role in the conflict with Arius and Arianism. At the First Council of Nicaea,... (more)
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  King's Cross

  The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus

  by Timothy J. Keller

  New York Times bestselling author and nationally renowned minister Timothy Keller unlocks new insights into the life of Jesus Christ. King's Cross is Timothy Keller's revelatory look at the life of Christ as told in the Gospel of Mark. There have been many biographies of Jesus, but few will be as anticipated as one by Keller, the man Newsweek calls "a C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century." In it,... (more)
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  Aleph

  by Paulo Coelho

  Aleph marks a return to Paulo Coelho’s beginnings. In a frank and surprising personal story, one of the world’s most beloved authors embarks on a remarkable and transformative journey of self- discovery. Facing a grave crisis of faith, and seeking a path of spiritual renewal and growth, Paulo decides to start over: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the world. On this journey through Europe,... (more)
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  The Hundred Secret Senses

  by Amy Tan

  The Hundred Secret Senses is an exultant novel about China and America, love and loyalty, the identities we invent and the true selves we discover along the way. Olivia Laguni is half-Chinese, but typically American in her uneasiness with her patchwork family. And no one in Olivia's family is more embarrassing to her than her half-sister, Kwan Li. For Kwan speaks mangled English, is cheerfully deaf to Olivia's... (more)
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  Incarnations of Immortality: Book 3

  With a Tangled Skein

  by Piers Anthony

  When the man Niobe loved was shot, she learned that she had been the target, in a devious plot of the Devil's. Hoping for revenge, she discovered, too late, how intricate his scheming was, and that he had managed to trap her son and her granddaughter, Luna. Niobe's only chance to save them was to accept a challenge by the Prince of Deceit--a challenge to be decided in Hell and in a maze of Satan's devising!
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  Incarnations of Immortality: Book 2

  Bearing an Hourglass

  by Piers Anthony

  When life seemed pointless to Norton, he accepted the position as the Incarnation of Time, even though it meant living backward from present to past. The other seemingly all-powerful incantations of Immortality--Death, Fate, War, and Nature--made him welcome. Even Satan greeted him with gifts. But he soon discovered that the gifts were cunning traps and he had become enmeshed in a complex scheme of the Evil One to... (more)
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  Incarnations of Immortality: Book 4

  Wielding a Red Sword

  by Piers Anthony

  Mym was a dutiful son, but rather than agree to his father's choice for his marriage, he took up the Red Sword, symbol of office of the Incarnation of War, in order to ameliorate some of the suffering caused by Earth's constant petty wars. But Mym discovered that Satan was waiting to trap him, and he must now take desperate measures to outwit the evil genius who aimed to destroy the world....
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  Deverry Cycle Act I - Deverry: Book 3

  The Bristling Wood

  by Katharine Kerr

  The war between Light and Darkness in the world of Deverry reaches a critical stage as the Dark Council moves against three people whose fates are linked with the world's destiny. This sequel to Daggerspell and Darkspell continues a complex story of a love triangle that spans time and space as Prince Rhodri of Eldidd, the warrior-woman he loves, and a mage who shares their karmic burden seek to unravel their... (more)
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  Christology from Within: Spirituality and the Incarnation in Hans Urs Von Balthasar (Studies in Spirituality and Theology)

  by Mark Allen McIntosh

  McIntosh's examination of the unique christological thought of 20th-century theologican Hans Urs von Balthasar provides an example of how christology and spirituality can come together to offer a more humanistic idea of Christ.
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  Incarnations of Immortality: Book 5

  Being a Green Mother

  by Piers Anthony

  Orb had a rare gift--the magic which manifested whenever she sang or played her harp. No one could resist her music. But she knew that greater magic lay in the Llano, the mystic music that controlled all things. The quest for the Llano occupied Orb's life. Until she met Natasha, handsome and charming, and an even finer musician. But her mother Niobe came as an Aspect of Fire, with the news that Orb had been chosen... (more)
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  Incarnation and Resurrection: Toward a Contemporary Understanding

  by Paul D. Molnar

  For too long contemporary theology has downplayed the importance of both the Incarnation and the Resurrection in constructing theological systems. Molnar surveys the place of these key doctrines in the thought of ten influential theologians, including Karl Barth, Karl Rahner, Thomas F. Torrance, John Hick, and Wolfhart Pannenberg. Fair, comprehensive and balanced, his analysis, following Torrance, highlights the... (more)
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  The Day Christ Was Born

  The True Account of the First 24 Hours of Jesus's Life

  by Jim Bishop

  A reissue of the classic retelling of the Nativity. "Written with dignity, unerring taste, and with no straining for effects."-- Chicago Sunday Tribune