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  Devotional Classics: Revised Edition: Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups

  by Richard J. Foster

  A New, Expanded Edition of Renovaré's Classic Companion to the Devotional Life Updated to incorporate all six traditions, or "streams," that comprise a healthy and holistic life of faith, these fifty–two selections have been organized to introduce the reader to the great devotional writers over the course of one year. Edited by James Bryan Smith, each reading is accompanied by an introduction and meditation by... (more)
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  Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others (Oxford World's Classics)

  These tales from the ancient civilizations of the "fertile crescent" stand alongside the Odyssey and the Arabian Nights in being popular with an international audience at the dawn of recorded history. Here are myths of the Creation and of the Flood, as well as the fascinating Epic of Gilgamesh, a story of heroic failure in a moment of human weakness.
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  A History of Prophecy in Israel - revised and enlarged

  by Joseph Blenkinsopp

  This revised and enlarged edition of Joseph Blenkinsopp's 1983 book will be a welcome addition to the libraries of serious Biblical scholars. The author critically recounts the history of Israelite prophecy from a social-historical perspective.
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  The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures

  by Michael D. Coogan

  Lucidly written by a leading biblical scholar, this balanced, engaging, and up-to-date introduction to the Hebrew scriptures distills the best of current scholarship. Employing the narrative chronology of the Bible itself and the history of the ancient Near East as a framework, author Michael D. Coogan covers all the books of the Hebrew Bible, along with the deuterocanonical books included in the Bible used by... (more)
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  Stories from Ancient Canaan

  by Michael D. Coogan

  This is a one-volume translation of the four major oral Ugaritic myths. It serves as an introduction of the Canaanites and their world of ancient Israel.
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  The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life (Emergent YS)

  by Tony Jones

  This book mines the rich history of the church for spiritual disciplines that have been largely forgotten in the practice of Christianity. After introductory material that considers the human longing for spirituality and setting a working definition of the term ("To be enlivened by God’s Spirit is the goal of Christian spirituality."), there is a historical and theological exploration of sixteen different ancient... (more)
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  The Stone-Campbell Movement: The Story of the American Restoration Movement

  by Leroy Garrett

• Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (Faith and order paper)World Council of Churches

  

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  Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (Faith and order paper)

  by World Council of Churches

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  Little Exercise for Young Theologians (Bible Christian Living)

  by Helmut Thielicke

  A veteran theologian and minister offers his wise counsel to beginners in the field on the difficulties of practicing theology in a church often skeptical of theological pursuit. Thielicke stresses the importance of maintaining one's spiritual health in the course of technical theological inquiry.
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  In Search of Christian Unity: A History of the Restoration Movement (88578)

  by Henry E. Webb

  The decision to publish a revised and updated edition of In Search of Christian Unity was reached because the earlier edition was found to be a useful text and resource in numbers of college and seminary classrooms. All texts concerning historical movements and institutions that are of continuing significance and relevance need frequent updating, and it is hoped that the present work will fulfill this need for the... (more)
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  Jim and Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation About Faith, Churches, and Well-meaning Christians

  by Jim Henderson

  Jim Henderson pays people to go to church. In fact, he made national news when he "rented" a soul for $504 on E-Bay after its owner offered an "open mind" to the highest bidder. In Jim & Casper Go to Church, Hendrson hires another atheist--Matt Casper--to visit ten leading churches with him and give the "first impression" perspective of a non-believer. What follows is a startling dialogue between an atheist... (more)
• Founding Vocation & Future Vision: The Self-Understanding of the Disciples of Christ and the Churches of ChristAnthony L. Dunnavant, Richard T. Hughes, Paul M. Blowers

  

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  Founding Vocation & Future Vision: The Self-Understanding of the Disciples of Christ and the Churches of Christ

  by Anthony L. Dunnavant