Ivp imprint: 1197 books
Simply God
Recovering The Classical Trinity
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2014
Most contemporary presentations of the Christian God focus on either his 'oneness' or his 'relationality'. These are often assumed to contradict one another, and language about God's love and relationality often settles into a comforting but ultimately shallow and unreliable gesture towards bland...
Representing Christ
A Vision for the Priesthood of All Believers
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2016
Representing Christ
Approaching the Study of Theology
An Introduction to Key Thinkers, Concepts, Methods & Debates
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
From the opening pages of the Bible, we learn of God as one who communicates with humankind—offering us first steps toward knowledge of the divine, the very foothold of theology. On this basis, Approaching the Study of Theology presents an engaging introduction to the breadth and depth of the study...
The God-Shaped Brain
How Changing Your View of God Transforms Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
What you believe about God actually changes your brain.
Neighboring Faiths
A Christian Introduction to World Religions
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2013
For all who want to understand the religious faiths of their neighbors and coworkers, Winfried Corduan offers an introduction to the religions of the world. His survey covers major and minor religions including Judaism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, African traditional religions, Native American religion,...
Service
Ministry with Heart and Hands
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2014
This LifeGuide Study includes ten sessions exploring service in a variety of contexts: family, the physical creation, society, the city, neighbors, relationships, the church and the workplace. Looking inside ministry specifically, R. Paul Stevens examines examples of service that were motivated by...
The Soul of Shame
Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2015
The Gospel Coalition Top Books of 2015 in Faith and WorkHearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, Applied Theology, Basic Christian Living, Whole Life Discipleship We're all infected with a spiritual disease. Its name is shame. Whether we realize it or not, shame affects every aspect of our personal...
by L. Daniel Hawk
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2015
On the surface, the book of Ruth tells the tale of an unlikely marriage between a destitute Moabite widow and an upstanding citizen of a Judean village. The deeper import of the story, however, has to do with the internal boundaries that define the people of God. Is Israel a closed community, held...
Mindful Silence
The Heart of Christian Contemplation
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Our fast-paced lives are filled with distractions, frequently leaving us disillusioned and dissatisfied—with ourselves, with others, and even with God. Spiritual practices that used to sustain us fall short when life circumstances bring us to the limits of our self. After many years leading an international...
Health, Healing and the Church's Mission
Biblical Perspectives and Moral Priorities
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2012
Does the Christian community have the resources to develop a coherent response to health care challenges today? Accounting for biblical, theological and church-historical streams, Willard Swartley divulges a long tradition of healing and health care inherited by Christians today. Beginning with in-depth...
Apostolicity
The Ecumenical Question in World Christian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2016
What constitutes the unity of the church over time and across cultures? Can our account of the church's apostolic faith embrace the cultural diversity of world Christianity? The ecumenical movement that began in the twentieth century posed the problem of the church's apostolicity in profound new ways....
Welcoming the Stranger
Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
World Relief staffers Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang move beyond the rhetoric to offer a Christian response to immigration. With careful historical understanding and thoughtful policy analysis, they debunk myths about immigration, show the limits of the current immigration system, and offer concrete ways for you to welcome and minister to your immigrant neighbors.
Effective Discipling in Muslim Communities
Scripture, History and Seasoned Practices
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Muslims who come to Christ face momentous spiritual, psychological and social obstacles that drive many to abandon their faith. Often conversion and discipleship are framed by individualistic Western models that do not acknowledge the communal cultural forces that constrain and shape new believers....
by Christopher R. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2012
Understanding the Books of the Bible