James, Sharon
Summary: "Many people today would say that Christianity has done more harm than good to our world. Sharon James argues, however, that in seeking to love their neighbour and reflect God's moral character, the followers of Jesus have been at the front line of positive social change. James investigates a number of sectors-education, healthcare, justice, human dignity-and traces the ways in which these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Christian Focus 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.1 JAMBecker, Joshua
Summary: "Discover how to overcome eight common distractions to build a meaningful, no-regrets life in this practical guide from the bestselling author of The More of Less and The Minimalist Home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261 BECWildman, Terry M.
Summary: Terry Wildman writes of a justice long-denied, not only for Native peoples who have suffered the loss of lands, livelihood, and life as the American empire spread across the continent, but also for those who struggle for life and liberty to this very day. Like the prophets of Israel, he seeks to correct our eyesight-to set before us God's vision and God's truth and to expose things that we, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Great Thunder Publishing 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.6 WILCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.6 WILReinke, Tony
Summary: "...viral videos, digital images, and other spectacles surround us in every direction--competing for our time, our attention, our lust, and our money. So we let our lazy eyes feed on whatever comes our way. As a result, we never stop to consider the consequences of our visual diet on our habits, desires, and longings. Journalist Tony Reinke... invites us along to see what he discovered as he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crossway 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.5 REIColson, Charles W.
Summary: "Christianity is more than a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is also a worldview that answers life's basic questions and shows us how we should live as a result of those answers. How now shall we live? equips Christians to confront false worldviews and live redemptively in contemporary culture."--Publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261 COLSauls, Scott
Summary: "A remarkable vision for how Christians can live with countercultural gentleness in a perpetually angry, attacking, outraged time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261 SAUCarter, Jimmy
Summary: In an intensely personal recollection, the president describes his encounter with faith, and how it has sustained him in both happiness and disappointment. Quoting eminent Protestant theologians, he describes his belief in religious freedom, moral politics, and the place of prayer in his daily life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 234 CARLongman, Tremper
Summary: "Demonstrates the use of Scripture in contemporary political discussions, providing a hermeneutical approach to using the Bible on controversial political topics like gun control, gay marriage, healthcare, immigration, the environment, taxes, etc"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.7 LONMerritt, Jonathan
Summary: "In a rapidly changing culture, many of struggle to talk about faith. We can no longer assume our friends understand words such as grace or gospel. Other words, like lost and sin, have become so negative they are nearly conversation enders. Jonathan Merritt know this frustration well. After moving from the Bible Belt to New York City, he discovered that the sacred terms he used to describe his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261 MERYancey, Philip
Summary: "'Why does the church stir up such negative feelings?' Philip Yancey has been asking this all his life as a journalist. His perennial question is more relevant now than ever: in a twenty-year span starting in the mid-nineties, research shows that favorable opinions of Christianity have plummeted drastically--and opinions of evangelicals have taken even deeper dives ... Yet while the opinions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.3 YANCharles, Mark
Summary: "You cannot discover lands already inhabited. In this prophetic blend of history, theology, and cultural commentary, Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah reveal the damaging effects of the "Doctrine of Discovery," which institutionalized American triumphalismand white supremacy. This book calls our nation and churches to a truth-telling that will expose past injustices and open the door to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.7 CHASummary: "How Do Christian Parents Keep Up with Their Children's Screen Consumption? The expert media staff at Plugged In have compiled a must-read resource to help you understand the media your children consume. Years of researching and analyzing the latest media trends are compiled in Becoming a Screen-Savvy Family. Offering practical advice and strategies to help your children navigate the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2024
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Summary: "A scholar of American Christianity answers perhaps the most bewildering question of our time: Why are evangelicals "the Donald's" most fervent supporters? Donald Trump is a libertine who lacks even basic knowledge of the Christian faith. Yet in 2016 he won 81 percent of the white evangelical vote, and continues to rely on white evangelicals as his base of support. While we assume the religious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.308 DU MMassa, Mark Stephen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crossroad Pub. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.62 MASAlberta, Tim
Summary: For millions of conservative Christians, America is their kingdom--a land set apart, a nation uniquely blessed, a people in special covenant with God. This love of country, however, has given way to right-wing nationalist fervor, a reckless blood-and-soil idolatry that trivializes the kingdom of Jesus Christ. Alberta retraces the arc of the modern evangelical movement, placing political and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLEMcCammon, Sarah
Summary: A work of memoir and investigative journalism on the exvangelical movement: its origins; stories of its members; and massive social, cultural and political impact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
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Summary: For too long the Religious Right has masqueraded as a social movement preoccupied with a number of cultural issues, such as abortion and same-sex marriage. In her deeply reported investigation, Katherine Stewart reveals a disturbing truth: this is a political movement that seeks to gain power and to impose its vision on all of society. America's religious nationalists aren't just fighting a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2019
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Summary: Like many evangelical Christians, the Green family of Oklahoma City believes that America was founded as a Christian nation, based on a "biblical worldview." But the Greens are far from typical evangelicals in other ways. The billionaire owners of Hobby Lobby, a huge nationwide chain of craft stores, the Greens came to national attention in 2014 after successfully suing the federal government...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 260 MOSSmith, Craig Stephen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Indian Life Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 266 SMICarter, Jimmy
Summary: All his life, President Jimmy Carter has been a courageous exemplar of faith. Now he shares the lessons he learned. He writes, "The issue of faith arises in almost every area of human existence, so it is important to understand its multiple meanings. In this book, my primary goal is to explore the broader meaning of faith, its far-reaching effect on our lives, and its relationship to past,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 234 CARPlatt, David
Summary: Examines the ways in which the gospel is contradicted by the American dream and challenges Christians to join in a one-year experiment in authentic discipleship that promises spiritual transformation through the word of God.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.1 PLASummary: Just outside of Dallas, Texas a violent haunted house is serving as the pulpit for a modern-day fire and brimstone sermon. Taking the viewer behind the scenes, this documentary examines why this small town church has resorted to such graphic means of saving souls and allows us a brief glimpse of what they believe they're saving us from.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plexifilm 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HELRobison, James
Summary: "A book, geared towards conservative Christians with massappeal, that connects biblical principles with practical politics to have a lasting impact on our culture"--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.7 ROBCarter, Jimmy
Summary: All his life, President Jimmy Carter has been a courageous exemplar of faith. Now he shares the lessons he learned. He explores the broader meaning of faith, its far-reaching effect on our lives, and its relationship to past, present, and future events in America and around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018