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Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions (Contours of Christian Philosophy)
Arthur F. Holmes
IVP Academic
, 2008
Short but deep
Holmes packs a lot into a short space. Undergraduate students have found it a bit heavy going, but for those willing to work through the text, it is profoundly insightful. A great introduction to various ethical philosophies in the West, their strengths and their ...
Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy (Sociology for a New Century Series)
Stephen A. Sweet
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Peter F. Meiksins
Pine Forge Press
, 2007
"This volume provides a solid, concise overview of the current state of work, mostly based on US patterns but with some comparative information." " Changing Contours of Work , by Sweet and Meiksins , represents a truly excellent and synthetic sociological guide for understanding the historical and contemporary interplay of work, inequality, ...
Global Shift, Fifth Edition: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy (Global Shift: Mapping the ...
Peter Dicken
The Guilford Press
, 2007
Excellent
This is the ultimate summarization of globalization. It is thorough, objective, and is able to avoid all the inaccurate hype attached to the topic. It is heavy reading, very information based, but I enjoyed it immensely and suggest it for anyone seeking to understand ...
Epistemology: Becoming Intellectually Virtuous (Contours of Christian Philosophy)
W. Jay Wood
InterVarsity Press
, 1998
Obtain truth by being truthful
A seminary professor recommended this book to me as a good introduction to the field of epistemology. I have a background in apologetics, but limited exposure to philosophy. This book by Wood delivers the philosophical subject of epistemology in a way I think serious ...
Metaphysics: Constructing a World View (Contours of Christian Philosophy)
William Hasker
InterVarsity Press
, 1983
What is ultimately real? What is God like? Do human beings have minds and souls or only brains in bodies? Are humans free agents or are all human acts determined by prior circumstances? Through insightful analysis and careful evaluation, William Hasker helps readers answer these questions and thereby construct a world view to make sense of the ...
The Holy Spirit (Contours of Christian Theology)
Sinclair B. Ferguson
InterVarsity Press
, 1997
A Rich and Sumptuous Theological Feast
Sinclair Ferguson's biblical-theological treatment on the Holy Spirit is a rich and sumptuous theological feast for any serious-minded believer who wants to know more about the so-called "shy member of the Trinity." In eleven meaty chapters, Ferguson gives a ...
Philosophy of Religion: Thinking About Faith (Contours of Christian Philosophy)
C. Stephen Evans
InterVarsity Press
, 1985
A new level of critical thinking
Evans clarifies many inconsistancies in our world view thinking to free us up to be more deliberate. His teaching on world view confusion has enabled the reader to make understandable an often blurred analysis of inclusive world views. Much confusion abounds over ...
Map Use And Analysis
John Campbell
McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
, 2000
A Cartographer's View of the World
When you've been working in a field for 30 years it's really difficult to drag yourself backwards and review data you already know, so when I signed up for a GPS (Global Positioning Sattelite) software course I looked at "Map Use & Analysis" by John Campbell as ...
The Person of Christ (Contours of Christian Theology)
Donald MacLeod
InterVarsity Press
, 1998
An extensive overview of Christological issues
This work is an extensive overview of christological issues and positions in the modern church while providing historical understandings, formulations and heresies. Donald Macleod then provides an evangelical response or critique to those positions that are not ...
The Church (Contours of Christian Theology)
Edmund P. Clowney
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Gerald Lewis Bray
InterVarsity Press
, 1995
God's Grace Makes a Glorious Church
Clowney's book The Church is a work of theological art. In it, Clowney paints deep and "artistic" images of the church using her historical beliefs and many Biblical texts. Recently a very good friend of mine left the Protestant church and joined the Roman Catholic ...
Contours Of Christology In The New Testament (Mcmaster New Testament Studies)
Richard N. Longenecker
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H. H. BINGHAM COLLOQUIUM IN NEW TESTAMENT
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
, 2005
A Life-Giving Spirit
After a very successful initial foray into the enlightened minds of the New Perspective on Paul, Douglas J Moo extends a warm welcome to true piety and learning in the form of biblical theology, in a chapter titled, 'The Christology Of The Early Pauline Letters'. ...
The Doctrine of God (Contours of Christian Theology)
Gerald Lewis Bray
InterVarsity Press
, 1993
Excellent Study
This book was read as a part of a theology class on the doctrine of the Trinity. Of the texts I read, this was the most concise, informative and readable on the doctrine of God. I read this book first, and throughout the remainder of the study, I wished that the ...
Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Contours of Theory & Practice
Erving Polster
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Miriam Polster
Vintage
, 1974
very good and complete
This book really has what it offers: this is an integrated view of gestalt therapy, but not only that it gives a clear and very well explanation about the main concepts of Gestalt theraphy, I really recomend it.
Atlantic History: Concept and Contours
Bernard Bailyn
Harvard University Press
, 2005
Mapping Atlantic History
After reading Bailyn's "ATLANTIC HISTORY: Concept and Contours" many of the more recent histories of North America I've read suddenly make a lot more sense, histories such as Alan Taylor's AMERICAN COLONIES, and WILLIAM COOPER' S TOWN, Linebaugh and Rediker's radical ...
The Work of Christ (Contours of Christian Theology)
Robert Letham
InterVarsity Press
, 1993
In this Contours of Christian Theology volume, Robert Letham explores the issues of Christ and the Word of God, the nature and theories of the atonement, and the cosmic and corporate dimensions of the mediatorial kingship of Christ.
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