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BELIEVING IN JESUS CHRIST
Van Dyk, Leanne
This book is a clear treatment, in nontechnical language, of the person and work of Jesus Christ, especially focusing on the nature of atonement. The chapters are arranged around several central questions: Who is Jesus? What do the Bible and the church tell us about him? Just what is the nature of the salvation he offers, and how does it work? Most of all, what difference do the answers to these questions make for the church and for the world?

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BODY THEOLOGY
Nelson, James B.
The author seeks to identify what scripture and tradition say about sexuality, focusing on three areas of concern: sexual theology, men's issues, and medical ethics. 

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CALVIN FROM ARMCHAIR THEOLOGIANS
Elwood, Christopher
In this concise introduction to Calvin's life and thought, Elmwood offers an insightful and accessible overview of Calvin's key teachings within his historical context. The trials and travails Calvin encountered as he ministered and taught in Geneva are given with special attention to theological controversies associated with the Trinity and predestination. Elwood indicates the ways that Calvinism developed and its influence in today's world. Illustrations are interspersed throughout the text and humorously illuminate key points providing an engaging introduction to this important theologian.

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CALVIN TREASURY
Torrance, T. F.
This book is a handy tool for pastors, theological students, and laity seeking a better understanding of the teaching of John Calvin. With the new study guide, it is a comprehensive, easy-to-read introduction to Calvin's "Institutes. 

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CALVIN'S ECCLESIASTICAL ADVICE
Calvin, John A
collection of 56 letters and writings, newly translated by Mary Beaty and Benjamin W. Farley, giving advice to individuals and groups about theology, ethics, worship, politics, economics, and church priorities. 

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CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
Guthrie, Shirley C.
Through study of this book, students will discuss "How to be a theologian" as they study the method and task of theology. Sections on: "Method and Task of Theology, God and Man, God the Father and Creation, God the Son and Reconciliation," and "God the Holy Spirit and a New Life. 

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CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE-REVISED
Guthrie, Shirley C.
Introduces the tenets of the Christian faith, and this revised edition reflects changes in the church and society, and takes into account new works in Reformed theology, gender references in the Bible, racism, pluralism, etc. C

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CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE-TEACHER'S BOOK
Guthrie, Shirley C.
A guide to help teachers in developing lesson plans for the student's book of the same title. 

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CLOUD OF WITNESSES
McGrath, Alister E.
In this book you will find some of the ideas of 10 leading Christian thinkers, presented with information about their lives and times. Their witness to the Gospel can help your witness to the same Gospel. 

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CREATION AND LAST THINGS: AT THE INTERSECTION OF THEOLOGY AND SCIENCE
Cootsona, Gregory S.
The goal of this series is to enable readers to learn about theology in ways that are clear, enjoyable, and meaningful. In this well-written and concise volume, the author explores the doctrines of creation and eschatology (the end of days) in light of contemporary science. The author addresses what the relationship s between the creation in the beginning and the new creation at the end of time, how the doctrine of creation informs our lives as Christians, and how we grow in faith and love in light of these doctrines.

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FACING THE ABUSING GOD
Blumenthal, David R.
The author maintains that having faith in a post-holocaust world means admitting that, while God is often loving and kind, fair and merciful, God is also capable of acts so unjust they can only be described as abusive. 

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FRIENDSHIP IN THE CHURCH?
Stotts, Jack L.
Philia-friendship love, is proposed as a theological norm for ordering Christian self-understanding, interpersonal relationships, and institutional life. 

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FROM JEWISH PROPHET TO GENTILE GOD
Casey, Maurice
Using original sources and established recent scholarship, this book offers a major advance in the study of Christology. It presents the first book in the field of Christian origins to make serious analytical use of the concept of identity. 

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GOD AND OURSELVES
Small, Joseph D.
This is a brief exercise in Reformed Theology and could be used as a short-term adult study. It contains suggestions and discussion for each of the nine chapters. It is divided into two parts: "One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church" (4 chapters) and "Reformed Perspectives on Faith and Life" (5 chapters). 

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GOD AS TRINITY
Peters, Ted
This book surveys the contributions of the current discussion in Trinitarian theology and the author's own concern regarding God's temporality and eternity, worked out in conversation with the natural sciences. 

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GOD VIEWS
In this provocative and insightful book, Jack Haberer reveals that the debates within the church stem from a complicated and entangled context. Instead of two well-defined points of view (i.e., "liberals and conservatives" or "them versus us"), the author observes that Christians have five overlapping concerns that influence their feelings about church and faith: preservation of the truth, nurture of intimacy with God, promotion of unity in the church, care for victims, and inclusitivity for the marginalized. It is these convictions that can either drive or divide the faithful. Study guide available.

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GOD VIEWS-STUDY GUIDE
 This study guide provides plans for four units with suggestions for two more units, one to extend the study to five units and one specifically for use in a meeting of the church session. EAch unit plan includes activities for an hour, which could be expanded to 90 minutes.

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GOSPEL ACCORDING TO TOLKIEN: VISIONS OF THE KINGDOM IN MIDDLE-EARTH
Wood, Ralph C.
In this accessible and engaging book, the author shows us that J. R. R. Tolkien's masterpiece is a deeply Christian work because it does not blink back the horrors of our terrible times but confronts them with startling honesty.

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HOLY SPIRIT AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Barth, Karl
This volume emphasizes Barth's focus on the Trinitarian character of God's self-revelation, and insists there is no way to get behind or beyond the fact that God is revealed to us in three distinct, a yet united way.

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HOPE IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
The 213th General Assembly of the PC(USA) requested the Office of Theology and Worship to help the church better understand the theological richness of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. That office prepared a concise articulation of the church's historic faith and convictions.

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INSTRUCTIONS IN FAITH (1537)
Calvin, John
This translation of a very enlightening book, includes all the essentials of Calvin's positions, unobscured by complicated discussions characteristic of Calvin's later writings. 

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ISRAEL AND THE POLITICS OF LAND
March, W. Eugene
The author shows how Paul engages and challenges American society in unexpected ways. Important trends in American culture are brought into interaction with freshly discovered aspects of Pauline thought. 

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THE MESSAGE OF THE GOSPELS, THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH
Throckmorton, Jr., Burton H.
The author offers a thoughtful, reasoned analysis of the life and significance of Jesus Christ--one that adhere to a faith-affirming pathway between espousers of an uncritical literalism and those who claim to derive "new" insight through historical, literary interpretations. 

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LIBERATION THEOLOGY
Brown, Robert McAfee
This is an introductory guide to liberation theology, divided into six chapters: "A New Way of Understanding People, A New Way of Seeing the World, A New Way of Encountering God," A New Way of Being the Church, Can There Be a New Way for Us? (1)" and "Can There Be a New Way for Us? (2). 

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LOVE AND JUSTICE
Niebuhr, Reinhold
A compilation of 64 writings providing evidence of Niebuhr's belief that positive decisions and actions are possible for Christians concerning issues of social ethics; specifically love and justice. 

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NARRATIVES OF A VULNERABLE GOD
Placher, William C.
The author confronts challenging questions, e.g., "Does a theology with a male savior contribute to oppression of women; with a suffering savior valorize suffering in a way that only makes it likely to continue," etc. 

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NEW GENESIS
Cole-Turner, Ronald
How should living things and our own human nature be changed in the hands of those who can alter them genetically? How do we set limits? This book helps show how Christian theology provides a solid framework for considering these issues. 

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ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN
Soelle, Dorothee
Offers a new way of doing theology, the way of narrative and dialogue, which has more power than the way of dogmatics and prepositional systematic theology. 

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PASSION FOR JUSTICE
Beckley, Harland
This book is about theology, ethics, and public policy as reflected in the thought and lives of Walter Rauschenbusch, John A. Ryan and Reinhold Niebuhr. It is a thorough study of justice in the work of these important social thinkers. 

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PERSUADE US TO REJOICE
Brown, Robert McAfee
The author asserts that although there is no faith that offers ironclad guarantees against future struggles, the wisdom of such authors as C. S. Lewis, Alice Walker, etc. can help us toward praising and rejoicing. 

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PILGRIM ROAD
Gerrish, B. A.; Stimming, Mary T.
A collection of insightful sermons by B. A. Gerrish. Gerrish interprets perennial themes (such as God, faith, sin, forgiveness, evil, and moral action) in ways at once faithful to tradition and relevant to contemporary believers. These sermons can serve as a primer on Christian doctrine. 

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PRIMARY READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY FOR UNDERSTANDING THEOLOGY
Allen, Diogenes
Knowledge of key philosophic terms or concepts is vital to the understanding of many issues in Christian theology. The writings included here deal with philosophical issues crucial to the understanding of theology. Reading; Theology; Primary; Philosophy AD Paperback, 308 pages PCUSA 1993

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PROFESSOR REINHOLD NIEBUHR
Stone, Ronald H.
The author breaks new ground by providing a fresh survey of Reinhold Niebuhr as professor, demonstrating that this vocation was central to Niebuhr's total life. It reveals Niebuhr's passion for the development of an intellectual Christian.

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READING OF CALVIN'S INSTITUTES
Reist, Benjamin A.
This book is intended for those who want to make a beginning on the task of becoming participants in the work of systematic theology. Laypersons and students undertaking their initial phases of theological educations are the intended readers. 

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REFORMED READER-VOLUME 1
Johnson, William Stacy
This resource presents short, meaningful selections from major Reformed theologians of Europe, the British Isles, and America during the classical period, 1519-1799, arranging them thematically according to major doctrines. 

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REFORMED READER-VOLUME 2
Stroup, George
This companion to Volume 1 demonstrates a central conviction of the Reformed tradition: that theology must honor the historic witness of the church as catholic, while being faithful to the new tasks of the present-day church. 

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RENEWING THE ECUMENICAL VISION
Mudge, Lewis S.
During the past 25 years the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has experienced a loss of ecumenical consciousness. The author provides a revealing analysis of the ecumenical past and present, and offers the possibility of a new ecumenical vision. 

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TOWARD A LIBERATING FAITH: A PRIMER ON FEMINIST THEOLOGY
Rogers, Isabel
Former Moderator, Isabel Rogers, has generously shared her theological and educational gifts to offer individuals, small groups, church school classes, retreat leaders, etc., a concise and readable introduction to feminist theology. 

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TOWARD A THEOLOGY OF NATURE
Pannenberg, Wolfhart
The author states that the scientific view of nature is incomplete and challenges scientists to incorporate the ideal of God into their picture of nature...showing that the world in which we live is "a creature of a creating God. 

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VANISHING BOUNDARIES
Hoge, Dean R.
This in-depth survey provides a vivid overview of the religious world of the baby-boomers. It concludes with observations on what the findings mean for the future of mainline denominations. 

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WESTMINSTER DICTIONARY OF THEOLOGICAL TERMS
McKim, Donald K.
This comprehensive volume includes nearly 6,000 theological terms. Its brief and concise definitions capture a broad range of theological and related disciplines. It provides easy access to many theological definitions. 

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WESTMINSTER HANDBOOK TO REFORMED THEOLOGY
McKim, Donald K.
This is a reference tool, designed for pastors and students featuring compact yet comprehensives concepts on theological concepts, terms, and historic figures prominent in the Reformed tradition.

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WHAT CHRISTIANS REALLY BELIEVE & WHY
Grenz, Stanley J.
People today are searching for something to believe in. How can they choose between conflicting belief systems and find answers to their questions? In this book the author presents the central tenets of Christian faith clearly and concisely, answering the most commonly asked questions. 

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WISHFUL THINKING
Buechner, Frederick
A dictionary for the restless believer, for the doubter, for anyone who wants to redefine or define more concretely those words that have become an integral part of our daily language...words that we use about God, the universe, and people. 

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WITNESS WITHOUT PARALLEL
Johnson, Jr., Earl S.
The author explores eight biblical texts that have been instrumental in forming the basis of Presbyterian belief and mission. Using Reformed and Presbyterian principles of biblical interpretation, and the standards of modern biblical criticism, he examines Presbyterian theological statements and their influence on the development of the church's positions on social issues throughout history.

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