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Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living
Reuben P. Job
Abingdon Press, 2007
Three Simple Rules
This is a wonderful little hardcover volume which, if implemented, will revolutionize your life. John Wesley espoused three simple rules: Do No Harm, Do Good, and Stay in Love with God. Though these rules sound amazingly simple - and they are - yet to actually practice ...
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The New Interpreter's Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version With the Apocrypha
Abingdon Press, 2003
Breath of Fresh Air
I had recently been looking for a Study Bible that would be challenging and faith affirming to my walk. I made the mistake of purchasing the Apolgetics Study Bible and found myself questioning how Christianity could possibly survive when fodder like that is what we are ...
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Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White: Thoughts on Religion, Morality, and Politics
Adam Hamilton
Abingdon Press, 2008
Reasoned, rational review of hot button issues
Hamilton squarely faces the "noisy" issues of popular society to bring forth reasonable, moderate understanding to encourage thoughtful people to recognize the futility of polarities. His rationality of listening rather than shouting restores hope that overcomes fear, ...
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Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations
Robert Schnase
Abingdon Press, 2007
Superb book!
One of the most practical and inspiring resources I have found in many decades of church work. Beautifully & engagingly written.
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200 Pomegranates and an Audience of One: Creating a Life of Meaning and Influence
Shawn Wood
Abingdon Press, 2008
Fast & easy read, lasting impression. Professional & personal.
I cried reading the acknowledgments and was laughing in chapter one. This book was a fast read with the highs and lows of a good drama and made a strong impact; professional and personally. My faith and my filter is different because of Shawn's humble and authentic ...
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Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation
Miroslav Volf
Abingdon Press, 1996
The Cross, the Self, and the Other
Miroslav Volf has written a somewhat complex piece that in the end advocates non-violence in a world of violence. He writes as one who has been in the war zone of the Balkans and come out the other side. This book is important for what it has to say about justice, but ...
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Church History: An Essential Guide (Essential Guide (Abingdon Press))
Justo L. Gonzalez
Abingdon Press, 1996
A Response to Rev. Michael J. Quist
This review was originally a comment left under Rev. Michael J. Quist's review, but I felt it necessary to include it as a review. (See also Louis A. Decaro Jr's helpful comment which I have included at the end of my review.)
First, I just wanted to say that for ...
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Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony
Stanley Hauerwas, William H. Willimon
Abingdon Press, 1989
Great intro to Hauerwas' thought
The theology outlined and the methods of pastoral care and response are stunning. If the church allows itsself to be faithful to its calling (as they insist that it must) the world would be changed!
If you've never read anything by Hauerwas, I'd say that this is as ...
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Wesley and the People Called Methodists
Richard P. Heitzenrater
Abingdon Press, 1994
The best single-volume biography of Welsey
Heitzenrater's book is the best single-volume work on Wesley. He has, in an accessible prose, documented Wesley's life and the foundations of the Methodist Movement better than anyone before him. It utilizes the sources that are the foundation of the older biographies, ...
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A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew
C. L. Seow
Abingdon Press, 1995
A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew
Yery good for new students, as well as one how wants to review. You can get iVocab Cd for the Vocabs and also a review handbook answers for the exercises
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A Brief History of Christian Worship
James F. White
Abingdon Press, 1993
Simple, Yet Uninhibited
This history book breaks the molds of stereotype. The format is simple: 1) worship of the New Testament Era 2) worship of the early Christian centuries 3) worship of the middle ages 4) worship of the reformation period 5) worship of modern times, and 6) worship of the ...
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Preaching
Fred B. Craddock
Abingdon Press, 1990
Review of "Preaching" by Craddock
"Preaching" is one of the first books on homiletics (Preaching) that I read. I was moved to reconsider everything about my preaching - from my study to the organization of the sermon to the delivery. "Preaching" is an excellent book for the beginner or the seasoned ...
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Christian Ethics: An Essential Guide (Essential Guide (Abingdon Press))
Robin W. Lovin
Abingdon Press, 2000
Helpful Introduction
Lovin's text is not intended to provide guidelines for ethical leadership as a Christian. It is not designed to be a programmatic statement of position on particular moral issues of our day. It is not designed to be a theological treatise of his own "moral ...
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The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West...Again
George G., III Hunter
Abingdon Press, 2000
Great church model
This book promotes an effective, fruitful church model. It, not St. Patrick, won over an entirely pagan society. Contrast that with the Constantinian church model the Catholics and most Protestants use that leaves the churches vulnerable to infiltration by paganism!
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Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 12th Edition
Frank S. Mead, Samuel S. Hill, ...
Abingdon Press, 2005
A Great Up to Date Survey of American Religious Groups
Our church pulled out of the United Church of Christ in 2001, and our denomination search committee needed a resource to get more information. We were very happy to find this book. At your finger tips are brief sketches of practically every major religious group in the ...
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