Publication Date: 1987

  • A Singing Faith

    A Singing Faith

    From the Preface Faith is meant to be sung, and hymns are for the singing of it. Some say that hymns are a greater influence on one’s personal theology even than sctripture or teaching or preaching or family or friends. I believe this is also true of the influence of hymns on our collective theology…

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  • Spiritual Disciplines For Everyday Living

    Spiritual Disciplines For Everyday Living

    A few writers over the centuries have produced a rich treasury of spiritual insight which has enabled people to deepen their faith while maturing in spiritual understanding and action. The sketches on the cover introduce some of the contemporary women and men whose lives and writings have been grounded in this precious tradition. The selections…

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  • Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner’s Handbook

    Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner’s Handbook

    This introductory tool for students doing Old and New Testament exegesis has been updated to included: an improved bibliography, additional illustrations, additional sections on structuralist/rhetorical/’new’ criticism and canonical criticism, plus new material on the use of concordances and on current developments including the influence of liberation and feminist perspectives on exegetical work. The new edition…

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  • Congregation: Stories And Structures

    Congregation: Stories And Structures

    In a unique, full-scale study of congregational life, Hopewell shows that it is narrative-the oral tradition-that knits a congregation together. Reviews: ‘This book fills an important gap in the literature of practical theology. Practical theology needs to know how to describe situations, especially the empirical situation of the church. We will depend on Hopewell’s method…

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  • The Interim Pastor’s Manual

    The Interim Pastor’s Manual

    This revised edition of Alan Gripe’s book on the responsibilities of interim pastors is a guide through the problems and possibilities of interim ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Full of biblical and theological insight as well as practical wisdom, this book is built on personal experience and grounded in the theology and polity of…

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  • Hostage Bound, Hostage Free

    Hostage Bound, Hostage Free

    The reverend Ben Weir and his wife Carol recount their experiences of Ben’s captivity and Carol’s quest for his freedom. Chapters alternate from one point of view to the other, painting a vivid picture of Ben’s ordeal and his family’s efforts to locate and free him.

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  • Rethinking Evangelism

    Rethinking Evangelism

    In Rethinking Evangelism: A Theological Approach, Ben Campbell Johnson presents a fresh and creative way of looking at an age-old task. he seeks to rediscover evangelism, plaving it at the heart of Christianity. He sees the starting point of evangelism as human beings: their needs, questions, and desires. He considers the decline in membership in…

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  • Christians And Muslims Together

    Christians And Muslims Together

    Events in the Middle East alone make it imperative that those in the West learn more about the Muslim world, but in addition many Christians in the United States have Muslim neighbors and business associates whom they need to get to know better. As this helpful book comments, ‘Instead of giving in to prejudice, which…

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