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Through a Screen Darkly:
Looking Closer at Beauty, Truth, and Evil in the Movies
By Jeffrey Overstreet
*** 49c ***
Embark on a journey of contemporary film and discover reflections of God where you least expect them! From a desert in Mongolia to a galaxy far, far away, Christian media critic Overstreet explores more than 200 movies to reveal how different characters, worldviews, and experiences offer glimpses of a larger truth. 351 pages, softcover from Regal.
The Dude Abides
By Cathleen Falsani
*** 49c ***
Whether you’ve seen all 14 of their movies or only a few, you know that Joel and Ethan Cohen are some of the best filmmakers in the industry. Cathleen Falsani explores the deeper truths in each of the Coen brothers’ films in The Dude Abides, and shows that there is truly no facet of human behavior the Coen brothers are afraid to tackle. Ranging from iconoclastic comedies such as Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski to the unblinking treatise on the nature of evil in No Country for Old Men, the Coen brothers have created moral universes in which some of life’s most essential questions are asked-if not always answered. Ultimately, Falsani brings the reader into a new admiration for these bizarre, always clever, and unmistakably though-provoking filmmakers and the social commentary the bring to big screen.
Rowan’s Rule:
The Biography of the Archbishop of Canterbury
By Rupert Shortt
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One of the most controversial religious figures in centuries, Rowan Williams is also an admired figure who often “towers intellectually” over almost all his peers. As the Archbishop of Canterbury spearheaded the movement to liberalize the Anglican Church, and his remarks became so controversial he resigned in 2008. The personal portrait, by reporter Rupert Shortt, tells the life story of this complex, and at times, misunderstood man. Timely, and insightful, this book will shed light on the struggles surrounding Anglicanism, and one of its most controversial figures.
A Common Word:
Muslims and Christians on Loving God and Neighbor
By Miroslav Volf, Ghazi bin Muhammad & Melissa Yarrington, eds.
*** $2.99 ***
In 2007, 138 Muslim world leaders issued an open letter in The New York Times to their prominent Christian counterparts, inviting cooperation as a step toward peace. This remarkable volume features that original letter, the collaborative Christian response “Loving God and Neighbor Together”, expanded commentary and dialogue addressing critical questions about these two momentous documents. This significant book offers a brave and encouraging move toward harmony between two world religions that so often seem to be at odds.
The Age of the Spirit:
How the Ghost of an Ancient Controversy Is Shaping the Church
By Phyllis Tickle with Jon M. Sweeney
*** 99c ***
A thousand years ago, the church experienced a time of tremendous upheaval called the Great Schism. The one faith became two churches, East and West, and the course of world history was forever changed. And it all swirled around one Latin word in the Nicene Creed, filioque, that indicated the Holy Spirit proceeded both from God the Father “and from the Son.” From the time that phrase was officially instituted onward, the Holy Spirit’s place in the Trinity and role in the lives of believers would be fiercely debated, with ramifications being felt through the centuries to this very day.
In this fascinating book, readers will encounter not just the interesting historical realities that have shaped our faith today but also the present resurgence of interest in the Holy Spirit seen in many churches across the theological spectrum. Christianity is growing by leaps and bounds in places where it has never made deep inroads before. Pentecostalism, with its emphasis on the Spirit and spontaneity, is the predominant force. Tickle and Sweeney make accessible and relevant the forces behind the current upheaval in the church, taking readers by the hand and leading them confidently into the Age of the Spirit.
Besides the Bible:
100 Books That Have, Should, or Will Create Christian Culture
By Dan Gibson, Jordan Green & John Pattison
*** $1.49 ***
There are so many books to read and so little time. Which are the ones that really matter? Covering a wide array of Christian classics and contemporary bestsellers, this handy guide highlights the opinions of Donald Miller, Phyllis Tickle, Steve Taylor, and others to help you choose wisely and well. 261 pages, softcover from InterVarsity.
All God’s Children & Blue Suede Shoes:
Christians and Popular Culture
By Ken Myers
*** $1.49 ***
Every generation faces unique challenges. In All God’s Children and Blue Suede Shoes cultural expert Ken Myers helps us to engage pop culture from a historical and experiential perspective so that we can live in it with wisdom and discernment.
The first-century Church had Caesar’s lions and the Colosseum. And, while it might seem like an unlikely comparison, the challenge of living with popular culture may well be as serious as persecution was for the saints of old.
Today we witness the tremendous power of pop culture to set the pace and priorities of our lives. We simply cannot afford to be indifferent about culture’s influence-nor can we escape it, glibly condemn it, or Christianize it. Cultural expert Ken Myers helps us to engage pop culture from a historical and experiential perspective so that we can live in it with wisdom and discernment.
America’s Original Sin:
Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
By Jim Wallis
*** $3.99 ***
Offering a prophetic and deeply personal call to overcome the racism that is so ingrained in America, Jim Wallis speaks candidly to Christians, urging them to cross a new bridge toward justice and healing. Probing yet positive, biblically rooted yet highly practical, America’s Original Sin shows believers how to work together to lead a grassroots change.
With the Grain of the Universe:
The Church’s Witness and Natural Theology
By Stanley Hauerwas
*** $3.99 ***
With the Grain of the Universe is a major work by one of the world’s top theologians and offers a provocative and closely argued perspective on natural theology. Stanley Hauerwas shows how natural theology, divorced from a confessional doctrine of God, inevitably distorts our understanding of God’s character and the world in which we live. This critically acclaimed book, winner of a Christianity Today Book Award, is now in paper. It includes a new afterword that sets the book in contemporary context and responds to critics.
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