Stokes, Mitch.

Summary: "In A Shot of Faith to the Head, Mitch Stokes, Senior Fellow of Philosophy at New Saint Andrews College, dismantles the claims of skeptics and atheists, while constructing a simple yet solid case for Christian belief. This profound yet accessible book proves the rationality, consistency, and reliability of the Christian approach to science and life."--Back cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2012

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Küng, Hans

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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1976

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McLaren, Brian D.

Summary: "Dubbed "a heroic gate-crasher" by New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle, Brian McLaren explores reasons to leave or stay within the church and if so how... "Any thoughtful Christian has been asking the questions McLaren tackles here, but many of us are afraid to voice them aloud. In Do I Stay Christian? we're gifted a gentle guide who opens ideas and voices the questions we cannot,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Essentials 2022

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Strobel, Lee

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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2016

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Summary: It explores the fundamental characteristics of myth, reality, ritual, and imagination, and tells the story of C.S. Lewis's intellectual journey into the realm of faith, which began at a meeting with fellow author J.R.R. Tolkien.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2017

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Augustine

Summary: St. Augustine's view of history and humanity reflect his dedication to Christian thought and theology.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 1993

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Bailie, Gil.

Summary: Shows how the system of sacred violence at the heart of the conventional culture is being undermined by the bibical tradition, especially the Gospel.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crossroad Pub. 1997

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Rhodes, Ron.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest House Publishers 1995

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Singer, Randy (Randy D.)

Summary: When a brilliant billionaire is diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, he realizes that all his considerable wealth cannot prepare him to meet his Maker. But he has an idea that might: He will stage life's greatest reality show. With his true agenda hidden, he auditions followers from all the world's major religions, inviting them to the trial of their lives on a remote island, defending their...

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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook Press 2006

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Keller, Timothy J.

Summary: Although a vocal minority continues to attack religious faith, for most Americans, faith is a large part of their lives: 86% of Americans refer to themselves as religious, and 75% of all Americans consider themselves Christians. So how should they respond to these passionate, learned, and persuasive books that promote science and secularism over religion and faith? For years, Tim Keller has...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2009

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Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples)

Summary: Rejecting the boundaries that divide Christinaity's many denominations, Lewis finds a common ground on which all Christians can stand together, and provides an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear a powerful, rational case for their faith.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2004

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Pearcey, Nancy.

Summary: Argues that the modern secularism of art has fragmented society and compromised the concepts of liberty and dignity, and makes a case for biblical Christianity as the more holistic and humane cultural alternative.

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Publisher / Publication Date: B & H Pub. Group 2010

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Armstrong, Karen

Summary: The author presents a history of religious faith with an emphasis on Christianity and discusses the decline of faith and rise of dogmatic atheism of the present day.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2009

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Armstrong, Karen

Summary: Moving from the Paleolithic age to the present, Karen Armstrong details the great lengths to which humankind has gone in order to experience a sacred reality. While noting that the changing face of the world has necessarily changed the importance of religion at both the societal and the individual level, she makes a powerful, convincing argument for drawing on the insights of the past in order...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2009

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Eagleton, Terry

Summary: On the one hand, Eagleton demolishes what he calls the "superstitious" view of God held by most atheists and agnostics and offers in its place a revolutionary account of the Christian Gospel. On the other hand, he launches a stinging assault on the betrayal of this revolution by institutional Christianity. There is little joy here, then, either for the anti-God brigade -- Richard Dawkins and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2009

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Spufford, Francis

Summary: Argues that Christianity is recognizable, drawing on the deep vocabulary of human feeling to provide a realistic account of the grown-up dignity of Christian experience.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2013

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Armstrong, Karen

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009

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Augustine

Summary: "St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo, is one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and City of God is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defense of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2003

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Chaput, Charles J.

Summary: "With a balance of wisdom, candor, and scholarly rigor the beloved Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia takes on life's central questions: why are we here, and how can we live and die meaningfully?"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021

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Gomes, Peter J.

Summary: Addresses key issues in the modern church and explores the dangers of focusing excessively on the Bible, in a spiritual resource that seeks to illuminate what the author believes to be Jesus's original transformative and revolutionary message of hope.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2007

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Jeremiah, David

Summary: "David Jeremiah highlights the decline in Western culture, especially America, and calls on his readers to reverse this downward spiral"--Provided by the publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2011

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