Here is a selection of eBooks added to the catalogue in the previous week. Click on a title for more information. TWU login may be required.

 50 ways to help save the Earth: how you and your church can make a difference /Rebecca Barnes.

Berkeley Street Theatre: how improvisation and street theater emerged as a Christian outreach to the culture of the time /edited by Jeanne C. DeFazio ; foreword by David W. Gill ; afterword by William David Spencer. Berkeley Street Theatre chronicles Christian World Liberation Front’s 1969-1975 ministry to the counterculture. The book includes contributing chapters from BST’s members: Gene Burkett, Charlie Lehman, Susan Dockery Andrews and Father James Bernstein.

 The Bible’s yes to same-sex marriage: an evangelical’s change of heart /Mark Achtemeier.

Confucius for Christians: what an ancient Chinese worldview can teach us about life in Christ /Gregg A. Ten Elshof. This book explores ways of using resources from the Confucian wisdom tradition to inform Christian living. Family, learning, and ethics are among the topics examined.

 Crow Jesus: personal stories of native religious belonging /edited and with an introduction by Mark Clatterbuck ; foreword by Jace Weaver. In Crow Jesus, Clatterbuck explores contemporary Native Christianity by listening as indigenous voices narrate their own stories on their own terms. His collection tells the larger story of a tribe that has adopted Christian beliefs and practices in such a way that simple, unqualified designations of religious belonging-whether “Christian” or “Sun Dancer” or “Peyotist”–are seldom, if ever, adequate.

 Did God really command genocide?: coming to terms with the justice of God /Paul Copan and Matthew Flanagan. Copan  and Flannagan tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages. Pastors, youth pastors, campus ministers, apologetics readers, and laypeople will find that this book both enlightens and equips them for serious discussion of troubling spiritual questions.

 Faith healers and the Bible: what scripture really says /Stephen J. Pullum. This book offers fresh, biblical insight into the preaching of faith healing from a Christian perspective.

Free to serve: protecting the religious freedom of faith-based organizations /Stephen V. Monsma and Stanley W. Carlson-Thies.

 Giving a voice to the voiceless: a qualitative study of reducing marginalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and same-sex attracted students at Christian colleges and universities /Christopher Yuan. The problem this project addresses is the sense of marginalization experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) and same-sex attracted (SSA) Christian college and university students. Data was collected via an online questionnaire and the study design mixed methods with an emphasis on the qualitative data.Generally, respondents felt lonely, hid their sexuality, and reported a negative campus climate. Recommendations from respondents include: institutional policies must be clearer and applied consistently.

 The historical Jesus and the Christ of faith: Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright in critical dialogue /George Demetrion ; foreword by Glen Scorgie. The Historical Jesus and the Christ of Faith examines the conflicting views of Borg and Wright on the long-standing question of the relationship between the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth and the Christ of faith as depicted in the New Testament. Demetrion has created a study designed to supplement and expand on the discussion laid out in Borg’s and Wright’s widely read The Meaning of Jesus: Two Views. In placing his interpretive emphasis on the revelatory dynamic of the canonical Scripture and the Great Tradition of Christian orthodoxy, Demetrion calls for a fourth quest for the historical Jesus that starts from a position firmly rooted in biblical faith and works backwards in search of historical roots. In this, Demetrion has provided a resource designed to span a wide audience, from Christian adult study groups interested in tackling books like The Meaning of Jesus to graduate level seminary students and professors.

 Luther vs. Pope Leo: a conversation in purgatory /Paul R. Hinlicky.  Martin Luther and Pope Leo X awake in heaven. It is the year 2017 and they have been asleep since the posting of the 95 Thesis in 1517. This book is the author’s imaginary reconciliation in heaven between Martin Luther and Pope Leo X who work through the issues that divided them in their historical encounter. In the notes and Afterword the basis in history for all the assertions put on the lips of Luther and Leo in the text will be documented and the theology by which their heavenly reconciliation is fantasized will be argued.

 Moses: in the footsteps of the reluctant prophet /Adam Hamilton. Turn your reluctance into boldness by walking in the footsteps of Moses.

The New oxford companion to literature in French [electronic resource] /edited by Peter France. This Companion is a new and completely reconceived work; it presents an authoritative guide not only to ten centuries of literature produced in the territory now called France, but also to the rich literary output of other French-speaking countries around the world. Written by an international team of specialists,  substantial essay-entries reflect the latest scholarship on topics such as chivalry, Occupation and Resistance in wartime France, scholasticism, the sciences, literary movements and genres, as well as opera, cinema, and press. Adventurous and wide-ranging, The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French is an indispensable and hugely enjoyable reference work for all scholars, students and general readers.

 On earth as it is in heaven: cultivating a contemporary theology of creation /edited by David Vincent Meconi, SJ. This volume brings together fifteen select scholars to consider pressing contemporary environmental concerns through the lens of Catholic theology. Drawing from the early church fathers and other authoritative voices in the Christian tradition, the contributors to On Earth as It Is in Heaven show how ancient, creedal Christianity offers significant insights into our current ecological dilemmas and speaks powerfully about what it means for us today to care well for God’s good creation.

 The Oxford companion to crime and mystery writing [electronic resource] /edited by Rosemary Herbert. This Companion provides scholars and fans of the crime and mystery genre with an authoritative yet playful compendium of knowledge about a literature known for its highly entertaining treatment of deadly serious puzzles. Written by such authorities as Edward D Hoch, Sara Paretsky, and the late Julian Symons, entries cover biographies of great mystery writers, such as Edgar Allan Poe, Rex Stout, and Ruth Rendell, as well as favourite sleuths, such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Sam Spade, and Adam Dalgliesh, and master criminals, such as Professor Moriarty and Fu Manchu. Character types, such as the country constable or the femme fatale, are discussed along with other components of mystery writing, including famous clues, authorial ingenuity, and how ‘The Butler Did It’. The Companion also features extended essays on the development of the genre and related schools of writing.

 The Oxford companion to Edwardian fiction [electronic resource] /Sandra Kemp, Charlotte Mitchell, David Trotter. This Companion examines the broad sweep of fiction-writing in the first decade and a half of the twentieth century, from 1900 to the outbreak of the First World War, a period when novels in Britain were produced more cheaply, and read more widely, than ever before. All of the classics of the period are explored: Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, Henry James’s The Golden Bowl, E M Forster’s A Room with a View, and D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers. The Companion also surveys a huge variety of neglected and forgotten books, and covers genres such as spy fiction and feminist fiction, and institutions such as the suburb, the publishing trade, and the literary agent. Significant social developments and themes are examined in topic entries, which allow the reader to explore all the novels in a particular genre. Notably, women writers make up nearly half of the biographical entries, reflecting the unprecedented number of women who began to publish during the period.

 The  Oxford companion to fairy tales [electronic resource] /edited by Jack Zipes. In over 1,000 entries, this acclaimed Companion is an authoritative reference source for the complex and captivating genre of the fairy tale. It provides full coverage of stories and characters, from Ali Baba to Tom Thumb, along with the writers who wrote and reworked them and the artists who illustrated them. The Companion also examines related topics such as Disney, film, opera, science fiction, music, even advertising. Written by a team of over 70 specialist contributors from around the world, this is an essential companion for anyone interested in literature, film, or art, or for anyone who values the traditions of storytelling. This second edition contains beautifully designed feature articles highlighting countries with a strong fairy tale tradition, covering: Britain and Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, North America and Canada, Portugal, Scandinavian countries, Slavic and Baltic countries, and Spain.

 The Oxford companion to twentieth-century literature in English [electronic resource] /edited by Jenny Stringer ; with an introduction by John Sutherland. This Companion examines English-language writers and writing throughout the twentieth century, in all major genres and from all around the world. All the great literary figures are included, from Samuel Beckett to Terry Pratchett. Fiction, plays, poetry, and a whole range of non-fictional writing are explored; also included are entries on literary movements, periodicals, and over 400 individual works. This is the most comprehensive single-volume guide to modern (and postmodern) literature in English.

 Philosophy in seven sentences: a small introduction to a vast topic /Douglas Groothuis.

Phinehas, the sons of Zadok and Melchizedek: priestly covenant in late Second Temple texts /by Dongshin Don Chang. (TWU Author)  Chang investigates the articulation of the concepts of priesthood and covenant in late Second Temple period Jewish and Jewish-Christian texts.

 Right here, right now: the practice of Christian mindfulness /Amy G. Oden ; foreword by Marjorie J. Thompson. Growing interest in Christian mindfulness practice is rooted in the rediscovery of ancient Christian practices.

 The sacred secular: how God is using the world to shape the church /Dottie Escobedo-Frank and Rob Rynders.

Smaller church youth ministry: no staff, no money, no problem! /Brad Fiscus with Stephanie Caro ; foreword by Duffy Robbins. Smaller Church Youth Ministry highlights the big impact small churches can have on the faith journey of their young people. It is designed to encourage and help small churches start, build, and lead effective disciple-making youth ministry. Topics include a biblical foundation, practical helps, tools and activities.

 Strangers and pilgrims once more: being disciples of Jesus in a post-Christendom world /Addison Hodges Hart.

The surprising imagination of C.S. Lewis: an introduction /Jerry Root and Mark Neal ; foreword by Steven A. Beebe.

 A theology of grace in six controversies /Edward T. Oakes, S.J. Oakes argues that theological distinctions and debates are ultimately motivated by one central question: What are God intentions for the world? In A Theology of Grace in Six Controversies Oakes examines issues relating to grace and points them back to that central question, illuminating and explaining what is really at stake in these debates. Maintaining that controversies clarify issues, especially those as convoluted as that of grace, Oakes works through six central debates on the topic, including sin and justification, evolution and original sin, and free will and predestination.

 With God on our side: towards a transformational theology of rock and roll /Steven Felix-Jager. A transformational theology of rock begins with those existential and theological issues raised by and within rock music. With God On Our Side attempts to respond to these issues in a way that is faithful to the work of the kingdom of God on earth.