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The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying
Lynne Ann DeSpelder, Albert Lee Strickland
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2004
This is a wonderfully written and organized text that students will hold on to and not sell after reading it!
I will be using The Last Dance for the third year in a course I teach on Death and Dying in Western Culture. This text does a marvelous job of addressing the socio-cultural aspects of death in America and the world. The chapter on suicide is both helpful and ...
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The End of Religion: Encountering the Subversive Spirituality of Jesus
Bruxy Cavey
NavPress Publishing Group, 2007
Sick of Religion?......so was Jesus
This book should be given free on the streets!!!!!!!....
I have always been against religion, before knowing God and now that I know it, even more. This book strips away thousands of years of empty, lifeless, meaningless religion. Jesus didnt come to earth to ...
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The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying
Lynne Ann DeSpelder, Albert Lee Strickland
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2008
The Last Dance
It was free shipping with the book purchase and the price of the book was great as well.
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Readings from the Ancient Near East: Primary Sources for Old Testament Study (Encountering Biblical Studies)
Baker Academic, 2002
very good
This book is very comparable to "The Old Testament Parallels" by Matthews and Benjamin. Either one will enable you to compare Old Testament stories to comparable mythical stories of the Near East. "Readings from the Ancient Near East" is, however, much better ...
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Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns & Encountering Naked Reality
Pema Chodron
Sounds True, 2004
Something everyone should listen to
This CD set is taken from a series of classes given by Pema Chodron to help us to understand that we can have some control over the thoughts and emotions that enter our minds. Although meditation is the primary tool used by Buddhists to be become of aware of and work ...
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Encountering Jesus in the New Testament
Michael Pennock
Ave Maria Press, 2003
Just Great, Brand New
I gotten the book on time as it said. i got free shipping. the book was brand new, still in plastic.
People who have second thoughts, Dont think that u won't get the book, but u will, this is no fake thing or a thing just to take your money. Thank You 4 every thing. ...
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Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: Encountering God Through Attentive Writing
Helen Cepero
IVP Books, 2008
Contemplative Journalling
This is a wonderful book--both for people who have not journalled before, and those more grounded in the practice. The author weaves simple and lovely exercises through a text rich with personal anecdotes--so the book and the journalling processes are very ...
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Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey (Encountering Biblical Studies)
Walter A. Elwell, Robert W. Yarbrough
Baker Academic, 2005
Lots of study information
If you want an indepth study Encountering the New Testament is the one. I have an older PC and cannot get the new CD to come up. I'm not good at this. I need to send this book back and get the older CD if that is possible. The material is excellent and I recommend ...
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Introducing World Missions: A Biblical, Historical, and Practical Survey (Encountering Mission)
A. Scott Moreau, Gary R. Corwin, ...
Baker Academic, 2004
Excellent introduction
This little (350-page) book is a great textbook introduction to missions. It includes 5 sections: encountering missions in the (1) scriptures, (2) history, (3) as a candidate, (4) as a sent one or sender, and (5) in the contemporary world. It includes definitions, ...
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Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey (Encountering Biblical Studies)
Bill T. Arnold, Bryan E. Beyer
Baker Academic, 2008
Good job
The book came on time with great condition (new) and Im very pleased with it..thank you.
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Changing Face of World Missions, The: Engaging Contemporary Issues and Trends (Encountering Mission)
Michael Pocock, Gailyn Van Rheenen, ...
Baker Academic, 2005
Change your worldview!
If you think you're fairly well informed re: church and mission issues, think again. The authors of this book cover the mega issues of our time and the challenges we face as Christians in addressing them. I'll read this book again before I'm ready to talk about it, ...
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Encountering Religious Pluralism: The Challenge to Christian Faith & Mission
Harold A. Netland
InterVarsity Press, 2001
The best comprehensive work on pluralism from an evangelical
So I'm sitting at work bored, and I decide to look up a few of my favorite books on Amazon to see how others rated them. The best book I've ever read on religious pluralism from an evangelical perspective is Harold Netland's "Encountering Religious Pluralism." I read ...
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Romans: Encountering the Gospel's Power (John Stott Bible Studies)
John Stott
IVP Connect, 2008
Very thorough, very encouraging!
Stott does a great job (as usual) in this very thorough study on the book of Romans. He covers all of the major issues and themes in the book with scholarly integrity. At the same time he masterfully encourages the true believer as to the power of a sovereign God and ...
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Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras
Diana L. Eck
Beacon Press, 2003
A Cult Classic with the right message at the right time
This book is likely to become a cult classic. It is a series of meditations at the same time it is a journal from the author's erstwhile journey of faith. Never abandoning her roots in Montana Methodism, Diana Eck follows the many paths of faith she finds at her ...
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Encountering the Mystery: Understanding Orthodox Christianity Today
Patriarch Bartholomew
Doubleday, 2008
Pleasantly Surprised
My first two fears was that this was either some narrow esoteric treatise in theology-speak; or it was going to be some sort of simplistic catechism which are legion. It was neither. Patriarch Bartholomew gets down to the spiritual essence of what the Church is about. ...
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