Lewis – God in the dock

201 L

Author Lewis, Clive Staples

Title God in the dock: essays on theology and ethics

Publisher Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans, 1995, c1970.

Description 346 pages ; 22 cm

Summary God in the Dock contains forty-eight essays and twelve letters written by Lewis between 1940 and 1963. Ranging from popular newspaper articles to learned defenses of the faith, these pieces cover topics as varied as the logic of theism, good and evil, miracles, the role of women in the church, and ethics and politics. Many represent Lewis’s first ventures into themes he would later treat in full-length books.

Subject Theology.

Christian ethics.

Apologetics.

ISBN 08028718369780802871831

Ortberg – Love beyond reason

231.6 O

Author Ortberg, John.
Title Love beyond reason : moving God’s love from your head to your heart / John Ortberg.
Published Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub., c1998.
Description 221 p. ; 22 cm.
Note “Willow Creek Resources.”
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary  Discover the God you’ve longed to encounter; a Father head-over-heels in love with you, his child, and intensely committed to your highest joy.  Ortberg takes you to the very core of God’s being to discover a burning, passionate love that gives, and gives, and gives.  He explores the life-changing ways this love has expressed itself through Jesus.  And he shows how you, like Jesus, can love your mate, your family, your friends, and the world around you with the same practical, transforming love.
Subjects (Topics) Love — Religious aspects — Christianity.
God — Love.
God — Worship and love.
Christian life.
ISBN 0310234492 (pbk.)

Fryer – Reclaiming the “L” word

284.135 F

Author:     Fryer, Kelly A., 1961-
Title:     Reclaiming the “L” word : renewing the church from its Lutheran core / Kelly A. Fryer ; foreword by Timothy F. Lull
Published:     Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Fortress, c2003
Description:     111 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Series:     Lutheran voices
Bibliography:     Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96)

Summary: Where Lutheran Christians stand at the foot of the cross and where they are met by Jesus.  Shows where mission and the Lutheran theological tradition connect.  Fryer gives “5 Guiding Principles”:

1. Jesus is Lord
2. Everyone is welcome
3. Love changes people
4. Everybody has something to offer
5. The world needs what we have.

As a result she offers “5 Strategic Behaviors”:

1. Pray always
2. Set people free
3. Take action
4. Expect surprises
5. Be hopeful.

ISBN:    0806645962 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780806645964 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects (Topics):    Lutheran Church — Doctrines
Mission of the church
Evangelistic work
Church renewal

Kushner – How good do we have to be?

CELC

296.7 KUS

Personal Author:

Kushner, Harold S.

Title:

How good do we have to be? : a new understanding of guilt and forgiveness / Harold S. Kushner.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

Boston : Little, Brown & Co., 1996.

Physical description:

p. cm.

Summary:

Shows how human life is too complex for anyone to live it without making mistakes, and why we need not fear the loss of God’s love when we are less than perfect.  Kushner begins by offering a radically new interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve, which he sees as a tale of Paradise Outgrown rather than Paradise Lost: eating from the Tree of Knowledge was not an act of disobedience, but a brave step forward toward becoming human, complete with the richness of work, sexuality and child-rearing, and a sense of our mortality.

Title subject:

Bible Genesis, III–Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subject term:

Eden.

Subject term:

Good and evil.

Subject term:

Self-esteem–Religious aspects.

Subject term:

Perfection–Religious aspects.

Subject term:

Guilt–Religious aspects.

Subject term:

Forgiveness–Religious aspects.

Subject term:

Religious addiction–Controversial literature.

ISBN:

0316519332 (pbk.)

Barsotti – Finding God in the movies

CELC

791.436 BAR

Personal Author:

Barsotti, Catherine M., 1945-

Title:

Finding God in the movies : 33 films of reel faith / Catherine M. Barsotti and Robert K. Johnston.

Publication info:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2004.

Physical description:

319 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Summary:

In Finding God in the Movies Catherine Barsotti and Robert Johnston show you how to combine your love of movies with your desire for God. Introducing thirty-three films of faith–ranging from Tender Mercies to X-Men–the authors identify and explore key biblical themes like forgiveness, faith, and repentance. An enthusiastic guide for the individual movie lover or small group, this resource contains production notes and film synopses, relevant Scripture texts, theological reflection, recommended video clips, discussion questions, and more. It will deepen your fervor for film and for God.

Subject term:

Motion pictures–Religious aspects.

Subject term:

Motion pictures–Moral and ethical aspects.

Added Entry-Personal Name:

Johnston, Robert K., 1945-

ISBN:

0801064813 (pbk.)

Aldrich – Life-style evangelism

CELC

253.7 A

Author:     Aldrich, Joseph C., 1940-
Title:         Life-style evangelism : crossing traditional boundaries to reach the unbelieving world / Joseph C. Aldrich
Published:     Portland, OR : Multnomah Press, c1981
Description:     246 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Published:     Portland, OR : Multnomah Press, c1981
Note:     Includes indexes
Subjects:     Evangelistic work
Witness bearing (Christianity)

Yancey – Disappointment with God

CELC

231.7 Y

Author:
Yancey, Philip.
Title:
Disappointment with God : three questions no one asks aloud / Philip Yancey.
Publication info: N.Y., Harper Paperbacks, c1988.

Physical description:

260 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

“This book was published by special arrangmeent with Zondervan Publishing House.”

ISBN:
0061040223
Summary:
Step by step in this best-selling award-winning book Yancey retraces the long journey toward understanding the questions caused when God who doesn’t always do what we think He’s supposed to do.

Subject term:

God–Knowableness.

Subject term:

Theodicy.

Subject term:

Faith.

Colson – Faith participant’s guide

CELC

230 C

Personal Author:

Colson, Charles W.

Title:

             The faith : Participant’s Guide – Six Sessions / Charles Colson and Garry Poole.

Publication info:

Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan, 2008.

Physical description:

p. cm.

Summary:
The Faith, a six-session study, asserts that rightly understood and rightly communicated, the Christian faith is one of great joy. It is an invitation to God’s kingdom, where tears are replaced by laughter and longing hearts find purpose and a home. This is the heart of the gospel: God’s search to reclaim us and love us as his own. But have we truly grasped this?
Subjects :
Christian life.
Faith — Biblical teaching.
Faith and reason — Christianity.

Subject term:

Christianity–Essence, genius, nature.

Added Entry-Personal Name:

Poole, Garry.

ISBN:

9780310276074 (paperback)

 

 

 

Colson – Faith

CELC

230 C

Personal Author:

Colson, Charles W.

Title:

The faith : what Christians believe, why they believe it, and why it matters / Charles Colson and Harold Fickett.

Publication info:

Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan, 2008.

Physical description:

p. cm.

Contents:

God and the faith — Everywhere, always, by all — God is — He has spoken — Truth — What went right, what went wrong — The invasion — God above, God beside, God within — The faith and life — Exchanging identities — Reconciliation — The church — Be holy : transform the world — The sanctity of life — Last things — The joy of orthodoxy — The great proposal.

Local CELC note:
DVD of six sessions + paperback “Participants Guide” is also available.  DVD will appear on the Video spreadsheet.

Subject term:

Christianity–Essence, genius, nature.

Added Entry-Personal Name:

Fickett, Harold.

ISBN:

0310276039 (hardcover)

Hewitt – Revelation

CELC

228.06 G

Author: C. M. Kempton Hewiit
Title: Revelation : student
Full Title 245: Revelation : C. M. Kempton Hewitt.
Publisher: Nashville : Abingdon
Creation Date: c1997
Edition: Rev. ed..
Format: 110 p. ; 22 cm..
Subjects: Bible. Revelation — Criticism, interpretation, etc
Related Titles: Series: Genesis to Revelation series ; 24.
ISBN9780687062379