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Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire

By Rita Nakashima Brock & Rebecca Ann Parker   A book that restores the idea of Paradise to its rightful place at the center of Christian thought. One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2008. During their first millennium, Christians filled their sanctuaries with images of Christ as a living presence-as a shepherd, teacher, healer, or an enthroned god. He is serene and surrounded by lush scenes, depictions of this world as...

Renewing the Face of the Earth: A Theological and Pastoral Response to Climate Change

By David John Atkinson This important and timely study provides a much needed theological framework for considering and responding to the challenges of climate change. In a highly readable and clear style, it explores the spiritual questions being opened up by this issue: questions about human life and destiny, about our relationship to the planet and to each other, about altruism and selfishness, about the place of technology, about...

Earth Gospel: A Guide to Prayer for God’s Creation

By Sam Hamilton-Poore Do something for the environment — pray for the earth. The icecaps are melting. The air we breathe and the water we drink are polluted. Forests are being cleared of oxygen-making trees and ecosystem-integral wildlife. Our daily lives impact our earth — mostly leaving negative footprints. The environmental challenges we face are real and almost out of control. We’re free to enjoy the earth’s bounty and beauty,...

Praying with the Earth: A Prayerbook for Peace

By John Philip Newell Morning and evening prayers for the peace of the whole world. For each morning and evening of the week, John Philip Newell provides strikingly beautiful and profound prayers that call us to be the people Jesus named blessed: “those who know their need,” “those who weep,” “the humble,” “those who hunger for earth’s oneness,” “the forgiving,”...

The Christian Future and the Fate of Earth

By Thomas Berry “[This book] may be the best guide yet to the work of Thomas Berry. It is as though these essays embody the bonding force he calls the Great Compassionate Curve of the universe.”—Catherine Keller “A highly readable gem.”—Catholic Library World “Inspiring, often lyrical.”—St. Anthony Messenger Like no other religious thinker, Thomas Berry has been a prophetic voice regarding...

50 Ways to Help Save the Earth: How You and Your Church Can Make a Difference

By Rebecca Barnes This guide outlines fifty ways in which you, your congregation, and your local community can help fight global warming and enjoy participation in a vital part of Christian discipleship. 50 Ways to Help Save the Earth makes a clear connection, in a practical and unintimidating way, between stewardship of the earth and living one’s faith. This easy-to-follow book consists of seven chapters on topics related to...

Inhabiting Eden: Christians, the Bible, and the Ecological Crisis

By Patricia K. Tull   In this thoughtful study, respected Old Testament scholar Patricia K. Tull explores the Scriptures for guidance on today’s ecological crisis. Tull looks to the Bible for what it can tell us about our relationships, not just to the earth itself, but also to plant and animal life, to each other, to descendants who will inherit the planet from us, and to our Creator. She offers candid discussions on many...

Sacred Acts: How churches are working to protect Earth’s climate

By Mallory McDuff   Stories from across North America of contemporary church leaders, parishioners and religious activists who are working to define a new environmental movement, where honoring the Creator means protecting the planet. Sacred Acts documents the diverse actions taken by churches to address climate change through stewardship, advocacy, spirituality and justice. Contributions from leading Christian voices such as Norman...

For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care

By Steven Bouma-Prediger “An important book. Steven Bouma-Prediger combines theological depth with ecological savvy to issue a profound call to environmental discipleship.”—Richard J. Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary There is an ever-increasing interest among Christians in caring for the environment. In the second edition of his highly acclaimed book, Steven Bouma-Prediger provides the most thorough evangelical treatment...

Christian Faith and the Earth: Current Paths and Emerging Horizons in Ecotheology

Edited by Ernst M. Conradie, Sigurd Bergmann, Celia Deane-Drummond, & Denis Edwards Christianity has often been accused for being complicit in ecological destruction. In response, Christian ecotheology offers both a Christian critique of environmental destruction and an ecological critique of Christianity. It thus encourages an ecological reformation of the Christian tradition for the sake of the whole earth. This volume focuses...

Earth-Honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key

By Larry L. Rasmussen Grand Winner of the 2014 Nautilus Book Awards. Thoughtful observers agree that the planetary crisis we now face-climate change; species extinction; the destruction of entire ecosystems; the urgent need for a more just economic-political order-is pushing human civilization to a radical turning point: change or perish. But precisely how to change remains an open question. In Earth-Honoring Faith, Larry Rasmussen...

Earth Revealing—Earth Healing Ecology and Christian Theology

Edited by Denis Edwards   The damage human beings are doing to the atmosphere, the seas, the rivers, the land, and the life- forms of the planet is extreme and deadly. It constitutes a crisis that demands all of humanity’s wisdom, ingenuity, and commitment. The whole human community needs to be involved in the response to this crisis—young and old, women and men, farmers, politicians, gardeners, teachers, planners, scientists,...

The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts

By Joe Rigney (Foreword by John Piper)   The world is full of good things. Ice-cold lemonade. The laughter of children. College football. Scrambled eggs and crispy bacon. But what happens to these earthly pleasures when Jesus shows up? Do the things of earth grow strangely dim? Or does he shine in all that’s fair? In this book, Joe Rigney offers a breath of fresh air to Christians who are burdened by false standards, impossible...

The Seasons of a Man’s Life

By Daniel J. Levinson The first full report from the team that discovered the patterns of adult development, this breakthrough study ranks in significance with the original works of Kinsey and Erikson, exploring and explaining the specific periods of personal development through which all human begins must pass – and which together form a common pattern underlying all human lives. (Publisher’s description) Available at Christian...

Homage to a Broken Man: The Life of J. Heinrich Arnold — A True Story of Faith, Forgiveness, Sacrifice, and Community

By Peter Mommsen Without your wounds where would you be? The very angels themselves cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children of earth as can one human being broken in the wheels of living. ~ Thornton Wilder People who knew J. Heinrich Arnold (1913-1982) say they never met another person like him. Some speak of his humility, sensitivity, and compassion; others of his frankness and earthy humor. In his presence, complete...

It’s Tough To Be A Man In God’s Economy: But it’s Worth The Effort

By Dennis Wechter   I understand that it is indeed tough to be a man in God’s economy, but we are called to be leaders and to walk in Christ’s footprints. Our society has a difficult time placing man in a satisfactory role that would complement the Madison Avenue advertising group or the image-makers of Hollywood. They have decided the roles of leader, head of household, faithful husband and father, and moral compass don’t seem to fit...

As a Man Chooses

By Randall Corelli A man’s life is no more than a compilation of the accumulated choices he has made since birth. This fundamental law and truth in life is so basic and inexorably true that it’s all but lost on the vast majority, save for the most grounded and wise men. There can be no other law so powerful and unyielding as this anchor of human existence: Choosing God is the master choice affecting all other choices, an absolute...

Man of God: Leading Your Family by Allowing God to Lead You

By Charles F. Stanley   Man of God is for men who want to be better leaders, fathers, and husbands. A man doesn’t have to be perfect to be a man of God. As Dr. Stanley writes, a man of God is a maturing man, a striving man, a knowledgeable man. The first step in real manhood is spiritual rebirth. In this classic bestseller, Dr. Stanley addresses questions such as these: • What can we learn about manhood from Jesus?  • How does a true...

Men Worth Knowing: Biblical Meditations for Daily Living

By J. Ellsworth Kalas Author J. Ellsworth Kalas believes there is much we can learn about our own walk with God from the people in the Bible. In this inspiring book he gives us meditations about sixteen men from Scripture, some of them well known, others not even named. Each of them, he tells us, can teach us something about ourselves and our relationship with God, “not only through their wisdom but sometimes through their...

Men at Work: Life Beyond the Office

By James E. Dittes   Many men define themselves almost exclusively in terms of their work. Often their relationship to work resembles a one-sided love affair: they give their work absolute devotion in the hopes of finding wholeness but find instead only disillusionment. In this book, James Dittes helps men define the proper place of work in life and recognize unhealthy dependencies to work. Offering more than a how-to book on...

Redeeming Men: Religion and Masculinities

Edited by Stephen B. Boyd, W. Merle Longwood, & Mark W. Muesse Contributors to this book – historians, biblical specialists, theologians, ethicists, and scholars of comparative religions – examine the relationship between religious tradition and manhood. The essays cover a broad range of topics – from the dynamics of power in shaping masculine identity, to the role religion plays in shaping masculine identity, to the experience of...

Claiming Your Promised Land

By Jeffrey Clifford   The raging floodwaters swiftly moved along its course as the Israelites made their way towards it. Was it faith that kept these men marching toward a river that could sweep them away in an instant, or was it stupidity? Men and women of God do not do what is natural, because God is not natural but supernatural. God’s children do not lok at the problems; instead, they look at the One who holds the solution....

The Natural Man’s Condition

By Christopher Love The height of hopelessness is to be without Christ. And the despair felt by such a person in this world pales in comparison to what they will feel in the next one. In this scarce Puritan volume, never reprinted since the 17th century, Christopher Love describes the misery of being without Christ and the benefits of being in Christ. He distinguishes true hopes from false hopes, and gives evidences for knowing that...

Every Heart Restored: A Wife’s Guide to Healing in the Wake of a Husband’s Sexual Sin

By  Fred & Brenda Stoeker, and Mike Yorkey Wholeness and Healing for Women Caught in the Crossfire. As the wife of a man who is addicted to lust, pornography, or masturbation, you are not alone. Millions of men can’t get through the day or the week without clicking on to their favorite Internet porn sites, thumbing through adult magazines, or watching sensual videos–and millions of wives suffer as a result. Over the past decade,...

Waiting for My Fingers: One Man’s Reflection on Sin, Suffering, Healing and Victory

By Mac Nelson Mac Nelson was an energetic teacher and church worker when his arms, hands, and fingers became partially paralyzed from advanced arthritis and severe stenosis of the cervical spine. Not willing to give in to this handicap, Mr. Nelson turned to God for guidance and discovered that confession, repentance, and forgiveness are the foundations for Divine healing. Through intense pain and weakness and the ordeal of an...