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Tending the Garden: Essays on the Gospel and the Earth. £6.25
Author(s): Granberg & Michaelson (Ed) Catalogue number: D.1.141
A wellspring of rich biblical insight concerning the relationship of God, humanity and all Creation.
Sola Scriptura: Problems and Principles in Preaching Historical Texts £4.95
Author(s): Greidanus Catalogue number: A.1.14
A Primer on Postmodernity £8.99
Author(s): Grenz Catalogue number: B.1.421
From the Academy to Pop Culture, our society is in the throes of change rivalling the birth of modernity out of the decay of the Middle Ages. We are now moving to the postmodern era. But what is postmodernism? How did it arise? What characterizes the postmodern ethos? Who are its leading advocates? Most important of all, what challenges does this cultural shift present to the church, which must proclaim the gospel to the emerging postmodern generation? Stanley J Grenz here charts the postmodern landscape. He shows the threads that link art and architecture, philosophy and fiction, literary theory and television. He shows how the postmodern phenomenon has actually been in the making for a century, also introducing readers to the contemporary gurus of the postmodern mindset. Scholarly yet accessible, this volume is an indispensable guide for understanding contemporary Western culture.
The Cry for More and More £0.25
Author(s): Griffioen Catalogue number: G.1.240
The suicidal character of endless economic 'progress'
Facing the New Corporation £0.95
Author(s): Griffioen Catalogue number: G.1.239
An important Christian response to these new powers.
Geography and Worldview: A Christian Reconaissance
Author(s): Griffioen & Aay (Ed) Catalogue number: H.1.452
Chapters on: Geography and the Natural Theology Imperative (Livingstone), Postmodern Epistemologies: Are we stuck with our relatives? (Ley), A Christian reading of the global economy (Wallace), Christian worldview and geography:positivism, covenantal relations, and the importance of place (Curry-Roper), God's own countries? Contours of a Christian worldview in Geography (Hoekveld-Meijer), Alien in a Foreign land: Human geography from the perspective of christian citizenship (Hoekveld), Christian worldview and geography: Christian schools in the Netherlands 1900-1960 (Aay), Perpectives, Worldviews and Structures (Griffioen).
Norm and Context in the Social Sciences £23.00
Author(s): Griffioen and Verhoogt (Ed) Catalogue number: F.1.210
If the term 'reason' was a key to the 18th century, as 'development' was to the 19th, then surely 'contextural' is a serious candidate for such a position in the second half of the 20th century. Superb essays around this theme by J. VanderHoeven, Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen, J Olthius, Paul Marshall, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Richard Mouw, David Lyons and others.
Revealing the New Age Jesus: Challenges to Orthodox Views of Christ £7.95
Author(s): Groothius Catalogue number: B.1.65
Did Jesus study with Eastern holy men? Are we all potential Christs? Did Jesus survive the crucifixion and go to India? Comparing and contrasting the identity of Jesus as taught by the NT and by leading New Age thinkers.
Truth Decay ; Defending Christianity against the challenges of Postmodernism £8.99
Author(s): Grootius D. Catalogue number: B.1.531
While postmodernism contins some truthful insights(depsite its attempt to dethrone truth), Douglas Groothius sees its basic tenets as intellectually flawed and hostile to Christian views. In this spirited presentation of a solid, biblical and logical perspective, the author unveils how truth has come under attack and how it can be defended in the vital areas of theology, apologetics, ethics & the arts.
The Fabric of this World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice and the design of Human work. £7.50
Author(s): Hardy Catalogue number: G.1.260
The first section of this book is a survey of attitudes to work in western history-starting with the classical and mediaeval denigration of work under the ideal of the contemplative life. Hardy then goes onto show how the 16th century protestant reformers Luther and Calvin challenged this ideal by articulating the concept of 'calling' or 'vocation', giving a new sense of religious dignity to work. Contrasting with the modern secular tendency to either glorify or villify work, the Christian understanding of vocation regards our work as a participation in God's ongoing creative work through the responsible use of our gifts in the service of others. Hardy then looks at the issues involves in choice in career. The final section is a Christian critique of the management theories of F.W. Taylor, E Mayo, C Argyris, F Herzberg, D McGregor, PF Drucker and R Levering.
Understanding our World; an integral ontology £17.50
Author(s): Hart Catalogue number: B.1.99
Hart aims to contribute to the renewal of systematic philosophy as a discipline whose purpose is to reflect in the unity, totality and coherence of the world's general structure, ie to construct an integral ontology from a Christian perspective.A serious technical work for those in philosophy.
Operation China; Introducing all the Peoples of China £20.00
Author(s): Hattaway Catalogue number: A.1.529
'The most significant new contribution to missions research in 20 years'says Dr.David Barrett. Based on 10 years of field research, & vividly presented - the first ever comprehensive introduction to all the peoples of China with 740 full colour photographs, ethnolinguistic, anthropological, and geographical data; maps, statistics & a prayer calendar.
Illuminating Law: the Construction of Herman Dooyeweerd's Philosophy £7.00
Author(s): Henderson Catalogue number: B.1.463
This is a lucidly written Free University of Amsterdam Ph. D .thesis (1994) published as a book. Herman Dooyeweerd (1894-1977) was a Dutch Christian philosopher who constructed a comprehensive and unique system of thought. This book deals with his first period of development between the years 1918 and 1928, examining the origin of his ideas and their connection with neo-Kantian and neo-Calvinist thought. This book explains both the growth and structure of Dooyeweerd's conceptual building blocks and how they were used to create a comprehensive system of philosphy. During these formative years he reflected on the meaning of law, trying to illuminate its significance for his own and for the other academic disciplines. Eventually he penetrated to what he believed was its deeper religious origin, providing a new understanding of law and the basis of a new approach to philosophy.
Theology of Nature £12.50
Author(s): Hendry Catalogue number: D.1.134
Since Kant, Christian theology has mostly focused on God and humanity, while the world of nature has been marginalised. Ecological problems have now placed nature firmly back on the contemporary agenda, which in turn forces us to reconsider the theology of nature. This scholarly study offers helpful insights into what it means to perceive the world of nature as God's creation.
Creating a Christian Worldview: Abraham Kuyper's lectures on Calvinism. £14.99
Author(s): Heslam Catalogue number: B.1.397
Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) dominated the religious, educational & political life of the Netherlands for nearly half a century, and his ideas continue to inspire an international school of thought, that of reformational Christianity particularly connect with the name of Dooyeweerd who taught at the Free University of Amsterdam which had been founded by Kuyper in 1880. This book discusses Kuyper's ideas in their context by providing a historical commentary on the book in which they received their most significant expression, 'Lectures on Calvinism' - a series of six lectures that Kuyper delivered at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1998.Kuyper's articulation of (neo) -Calvinism saw it as far more than a theology, rather it was a worldview that had systematic implications for the whole of life. In the words of one of Kuyper's slogans ' There is not a square inch of reality of which Christ does not say ‘It is mine!'.' Originating as an Oxford D.Phil. thesis this is the best book on Kuyper available...even Dutchmen are conceding this!!!
Understanding Cults and New Religions. £7.50
Author(s): Hexham , Irving & Poewe, Karla Catalogue number: A.1.504
Written by a professor of religious studies and a professor of anthropology this book is desiged to help Christian lay people. ministers, youth workers & theological students understand the New Age cults from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Signs of our Times: Theological Essays on Art in the 20th Century £4.99
Author(s): Heyer Catalogue number: J.1.305
A philosophical Approach to Landscape Planning £1.50
Author(s): Hills Catalogue number: H.1.277
Argues that in spite of the valuable contributions which science, art and technology make in analysis problems in landscape planning, a philosophical perspective is required for their practical solution.
Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions £8.99
Author(s): Holmes Catalogue number: B.1.110
A lucid work from the 'Contours of a Christian Philosophy' series. The chapter headings are: The moral revolution; Cultural relativism; Emotivist ethics; Ethical egoism; Utilitarianism; Towards a Christian Ethic; Moral Knowledge; The basis of obligation; Human Rights; Criminal punishment; Can we legislate morality; Sex and marriage; The ethics of virtue.
Mathematics in a Postmodern Age:A Christian Perspective £19.99
Author(s): Howell,R.W. &Bradley,W.J. (eds) Catalogue number: D.3.585
No - this is not a joke ! ( Nor was that wonderful book 'How the Irish saved civilisation'!) . It is written by a team of serious Christian mathematicians with Ph.D.s. It is another wonderful instance of what Professor George Marsden has called in the title of his book 'The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship' (Oxford University Press, 1997).

'This is an interesting & well-researched book. It discusses a number of deep & important ideas & questions concerning mathematics & the philosophy of mathematics in a valuable & illuminatng way. The authors succeed admirably in exploring the interrealations between different perspectives on mathematics - perspectives from philosophy, history, the social sciences, constructivism & the Christian faith. This book achieves an original synthesis and concludes with a valuable multiperspectival position'. (Professor Paul Ernest, Exeter University).

Dr.Russell Howell is professor in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Westmont College, California, while James Bradley holds the same position at Calvin College in Michigan.
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