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    TRANSFORMING Practice :PASTORAL THEOLOGY IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY
    (MOWBRAY, 1996-06-26) Elaine L. Graham
    We live in an age of uncertainty. Contemporary Western society has been characterized as one in which there is no longer a consensus of values. The assumptions and criteria by which Western science, politics and philosophy have been guided for the past two hundred years, associated with the ideals of progress, humanism and reason have been discredited by critical voices which emphasize fragmentation, pluralism and scepticism. Some have diagnosed this as typical of the postmodern condition, which may be seen as destabilizing many of the nostrums of the Enlight- enment by challenging prevailing concepts of truth, human nature, knowledge, power, selfhood and language that have informed Western thought for two hundred years.
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    Uncommon decency: Christian civility in an uncivil world
    (InterVarsity Press, 1992-02-22) RICHARD J. MOUW
    This book could not have been written without the help and inspiration that I have received from many people. Two deserve special mention. Rodney Clapp at InterVarsity Press has been an uncommonly skilled editor. And my wife, Phyllis Gilbert Mouw, has been an uncommonly sensitive partner on an un¬ commonly decent journey.
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    Who Needs Theology: An Invitation to the Study of God
    (Inter Varsity Press, 1996-06-26) Stanley J. Grenz; Roger E. Olson
    Many Christians today not only are uninformed about basic theology but even seem hostile to it. What has brought about this appalling lack of interest and frequently open hostility to theology among Christian laypeople, students and even pastors? We are confident that this condition does not result from any in- herent flaw in theology itself or in the intellectual or spiritual lives of ordinary Christians. Rather, it results from popular and pervasive misunderstandings of theology.
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    Worship Old and New
    (Zondervan, 1994-04-14) Robert E. Webber
    In the preface to the first edition of Worship Old and New, | wrote: “the pri- mary value of the book is as a classroom text in seminary and college courses on worship. However, it should also be of interest to pastors, Christian education directors, worship committees, and laypersons who wish to be more informed on the subject.” In this second edition of Worship Old and New, I have resisted the temp- tation to write a simplistic and popular introduction to worship. Instead, I have maintained the scholarly flavor of the book and continue to see it as an acade- mic introduction to the vast field of worship studies. Since Worship Old and New was published eleven years ago, an enormous quantity of books covering every aspect of worship has emerged. Additionally, the fires of worship renewal have spread in every direction. I have interacted with this renewed interest in worship in this revised edition. While a good portion of the original text has been maintained, the entire work has undergone significant re- vision. The material has been reorganized into four major divisions: The Biblical Foundations of Worship, A Biblical Theology of Worship, A Brief History of Worship, and The Practice of Worship.
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    COME AND SHARE An Introduction to Christian Theology
    (MAMBO PRESS, 1991-02-12) Canaan Sodindo Banana
    I should like to express my indebtedness to the following people for their assistance in undertaking research for some of the materials in this book: Crispen Mazodze, Douglas Dziva, Clement Hove, Siyapela Mangena, Rewai Makamani, Paul Muchena and Simukayi Mutamangira. I want to register my deep debt of gratitude to Khiok- Khng Yeo for typing and editing the manuscript in record time. My thanks also go to Charles Mugaviri, Rodgers Phiri, Arthur Vukile Dhliwayo and James Muzondidya for proofreading the manuscript. Last, but not least, 1 must thank my wife Janet and our children who have supported me throughout as I spent many long hours away from them.
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    CHRISTIANITY IN ABRICA The Renewal of|a Non Westem Religion
    (ORBIS - BOOKS, 1995-05-25) Kwame Bediako
    This is a rich book, a treasury of good things. It is also (which does not always follow from rich books) an enriching book, one which opens up new visions, and prompts and hints and suggests, a book which invites its readers to explore new paths themselves. Its theme, the nature of African Christianity, might until recently have seemed recondite, and may still appear to be a matter of exotic or specialist interest. If there are still any who are mildly surprised at the existence of such an entity as African Christianity, or at least of such an entity as to furnish a book, Kwame Bediako will quickly disabuse them. Anyone who thinks the subject either peripheral to Africa or peri-
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    Christian SPIRITUALITY :An Introduction
    (BLACKWELL, 1999-09-19) ALISTER E. MCGRATH
    This book is an introduction to Christian spirituality, probably one of the most fas- cinating subjects anyone can study. It assumes little knowledge of the subject, apart from a basic familiarity with some aspects of Christianity, and aims to explain as much as possible. By the end of this book, you should be able to move on to more advanced studies of the subject, including detailed study of some of the classic primary texts of Christian spirituality. It will enable to you get far more than you otherwise might out of lectures on the subject, and encourage you to take the subject further.
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    Celebration of Discipline The Path to Spiritual Growth
    (HarperCollins e-books, 1978-08-18) Richard J. Foster
    Books are best written in community. I am deeply indebted to those whose lives have surrounded mine and have given substance to the ideas in this book. It was through the friendship and teaching of Dallas Willard that I first saw the meaning and necessity of the Spiritual Disciplines. His life is the embodiment of the principles of this book.
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    A THEOLOGY OF LIBERATION History, Politics, and Salvation
    (Orbis Books, 1973-03-13) GUSTAVO GUTIÉRREZ
    This book is an attempt at reflection, based on the gospel and the experiences of men and women committed to the process of liberation in the oppressed and exploited land of Latin America. It is a theological reflection born of the experience of shared efforts to abolish the current unjust situation and to build a different society, freer and more human. Many in Latin America have started along the path of a commitment to liberation, and among them is a growing number of Christians; whatever the validity of these pages, it is due to their experiences and reflections. My greatest desire is not to betray their experiences and efforts to elucidate the meaning of their solidarity with the oppressed.
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    Symposium on the Role of Women in the Church
    (Zondervan, 1984-08-28)
    The Biblical Research Institute (BRI) of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has been involved since 1972 with committees, councils, and research papers on the roles of women in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. At times they were encouraged to believe that the papers written on the subject could be published for the benefit of concerned individuals within the church and the information of similar persons outside the membership of the church.* Until the present time there have been various factors which have led the administrative leadership of the church to postpone such publication. The general reason given for the reluctance to publish was the fear that certain countries in the world family of Adventist churches would be embarrassed, if not offended, by actions that could result in placing women in leadership roles in the church, the home, the school, or the family. Persons or organizations hearing of the existence of these papers could purchase copies from the Biblical Research office. Some copies have been distributed under these terms. Now the BRI’s Administrative Committee has voted to publish this set of papers. The following provides an overview of them so that the reader may better anticipate their contents. One of the issues receiving the attention of Christian churches in the past fifteen years has been the roles that the women of these churches can best fulfill. This subject is of particular concern to those women who feel that they have been, or are, prevented from carrying out certain roles in the church, for which they believe they have a competency or a potential capacity. Others share their concern. It is of interest also to those—both men and women—who are aroused by present-day agitation in society for women to be freely admitted to those areas from which custom and tradition have hitherto excluded them. Such persons want to know whether and how the church is affected by, and is relating to, this general movement in society—how it is treating its women. For many, the church’s profession of Christ is judged on this issue.