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New Look at the Old Commandments by George Ricker The word "commandment" seems harsh and
demanding. No wonder that we hear proscriptions, laws, and requirements.
That makes the Ten the kind of legalism from which most of us try to
escape. The word "commandment" itself is the problem. Early
English translators took the Hebrew term and gave it the English word
"commandment." Hebrew scholars tell us that the Hebrew word is
more accurately translated as word, saying, or utterance. That softens the
harshness of commandment.
$14.95
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ISBN 1-57168-009-8
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SEARCH OF THE CHRIST_SOPHIA An Inclusive Christology for
Liberating Christians
by Jann Aldredge-Clanton
Jann Aldredge-Clanton presents powerful biblical and theological
support for a Divine Feminine image buried in Christianity. The popularity
of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code demonstrates the widespread hunger for
the lost Sacred Feminine. In Search of the Christ-Sophia resurrects Sophia
(Wisdom) and connects Her to Jesus Christ.
Aldredge-Clanton combines theological scholarship with pastoral
sensitivity to demonstrate that a christology inclusive of both female and
male, though risky, is vital to liberation and equality. She uncovers the
New Testament links between Christ and Wisdom (Sophia), a feminine symbol
of deity in the Hebrew Scriptures. She applies the theology of
Christ-Sophia to contemporary spirituality, social justice ministry, and
the restructuring of the Christian community. This book also contains
services, prayers, litanies, reflections, and songs that can be used for
personal meditation or communal worship.
With a clear and concise style accessible to general readers and theology
students, In Search of the Christ-Sophia creates a challenging new agenda
for all Christians and their churches.
$22.95
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ISBN 1-57168-787-4
6 by 9, 208 pages, paperback
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PROMISE TO AMERICA
GOD'S GUARANTEE By Carolyn Corbin
You are holding a unique book that explores the primary role Christians play in preserving America. Weaving heart-warming stories with hard-hitting facts, Carolyn Corbin tackles such paradoxical contemporary issues as cultural relativism in a nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons world, conflicting religious ideologies, possible messages in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, prayer, forgiveness, sin, humility, relationships, and America’s social and spiritual dilemmas. Carolyn then justifies why she embraces the idea that America’s best days are ahead.
Known for her high degree of accuracy in her 25-year career as a socioeconomic futurist, Carolyn Corbin provides practical steps for actualizing Godly faith based on a fresh contemporary approach to 2 Chronicles 7:14. This book is Biblically sound, motivating, and actionable. When you have finished, you will feel stimulated to DO something. A Promise to America: God’s Guarantee should be the handbook for every Christian who wants to make a significant difference in America’s future.
$10.95
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ISBN 1-57168-806-4
What
You Don't Have to Believe to Be a Christian By George M. Ricker
Many Christians live with doubts about certain traditional Christian beliefs, and their doubts often result in guilt. Others are led to reject the faith out of disagreement with beliefs that seem to be absurd and anti-intellectual. Despite the notoriety of the fundamentalist world-view, some stories need not to be taken as literal or historical; and learning to separate fact from symbol, metaphor, or myth may actually strengthen the Christian witness.
$16.95
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ISBN 1-57168-762-9
120 pages with bibliography and suggested reading
History,
Legacy, and the Law The Birth, Majesty, and Preservation of the
United States of America
by Pauline Cusack When manmade law, natural law, and spiritual law
are in conflict, our whole society is weakened. In order to bring these
different laws into balance, we must first seek to understand each of
them, how they function, how they affect us.
These laws are best understood through examining history—the history of
customs, beliefs, philosophies, political currents, inventions,
discoveries, and persecutions. Looking into the past shows us that true
freedom and equality can only be achieved when we accept the physical and
spiritual constraints that define us all.
$19.95
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ISBN 1-57168-655X
176 pages 6 by 9 ,index, bibliography, and endnotes
TEXAS AND
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS
by Ron Ellison
A history of Sunday Schools from 1929 until 1996.
$18.95 Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-905-2
200 pages 6 by 9 index
ELMER AND
THE PEAS and other Dawsonisms
Inspiration, satire and humor by an educated Baptist
By Jerry F. Dawson
The author draws his stories, parables, and anecdotes from a wide
variety of his life experiences.
$15.95 Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-151-5
152 pages, 5˝ x 8˝.
CALLING
OUT THE CALLED
By Glenn Thomas Carson
Biography of the 2nd president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
$21.95 Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-018-7
160 pages, 6 x 9.
photos, notes, bibliography, index.
FIGHTING
THE GOOD FIGHT
By Alan J. Lefever
The life and works of B. H. Carroll,
first president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
$21.95 Hardback
ISBN 0-89015-943-2
194 pages, 6 x 9.
photos, endnotes, selected bibliography.
PRAY
WITHOUT KIDDING
By Jerry F. Dawson Pastor, preacher, college president Dr. Jerry Dawson is a highly skilled communicator through stories, parables, and anecdotes.
$14.95
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ISBN 1-57168-342-9
6 by 9, 128 pages.
METHODISTS
AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA
Bicentennial history
By Charles W. Ferguson, a former senior editor of Reader's Digest
$22.95 Hardback
ISBN 0-89015-424-4
480 pages, 6 x 9.
notes, index.
THE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN TEXAS
Vol. 2, 1875–1965
By Lawrence L. Brown, former registrar of the Diocese of Texas.
$26.95 Hardback
ISBN 0-89015-505-4
304 pages, 6 x 9.
photos, index.
THE
RIGHTEOUS REBEL
By Catherine Cloud Templeton
“My sincere recommendation for a story well
told.”
—Kenneth W. Wills, archivist Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi.
