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 A history of the quests for the historical Jesus /Colin Brown, with Craig A. Evans. A History of the Quests for the Historical Jesus is an extensive survey and analysis of historical Jesus debates, assessing not only the quests’ historical, exegetical, critical details but also their philosophical and theological underpinnings.

 Beyond the broken church: how to leave church problems behind without leaving the church /Sarah Cunningham. Beyond the Broken Church is a collection of heartfelt learnings from Cunningham, The book engages concerns of a disillusioned generation head on and offers hope and honest, practical ideas for moving beyond one’s frustrations. Beyond the Broken Church tells a story that will be familiar to many:  the journey of overcoming disillusionment and staying the course. This revised and expanded version of Cunningham’s Dear Church includes additional chapters, fresh statistics, new insights into why people are leaving the church, and a resource guide for those who care about the disillusioned and want to understand them better.

 Black brother, black brother /by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Suspended unjustly from elite Middlefield Prep, Donte Ellison studies fencing with a former champion, hoping to put the racist fencing team captain in his place.

 Descartes in context: essays /Emanuela Scribano. Originally written and published in French and Italian, these essays are translated into English for the first time. The essays focus on some pivotal theses in Cartesian philosophy: proofs of God’s existence, free creation of eternal truths, error, animals as machines, occasionalism, examining them in light of the philosophical context and of classical writers such as Galen, scholastic authors such as Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, Suárez and, authors contemporary to Descartes, such as Campanel.

 Judas: the most hated name in history /Peter Stanford. In this fascinating historical and cultural biography, Stanford deconstructs that most vilified of Bible characters: Judas Iscariot, who famously betrayed Jesus with a kiss. Beginning with the gospel accounts, Stanford explores two thousand years of cultural and theological history to investigate how the very name Judas came to be synonymous with betrayal and, ultimately, human evil. But as the author points out, there has long been a counter-current of thought that suggests that Judas might in fact have been victim of a terrible injustice: central to Jesus’ mission was his death and resurrection, and for there to have been a death, there had to be a betrayal.

  Making sense of statistics: a conceptual overview /Deborah Mikyo Oh and Fred Pyrczak.  Making Sense of Statistics, Eighth Edition, is an introduction to the concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics for students undertaking their first research project. It presents each statistical concept in a series of short steps, then uses worked examples and exercises to enable students to apply their own learning. It focuses on presenting the “why,” as well as the “how” of statistical concepts, rather than computations and formulas. As such, it is suitable for students from all disciplines regardless of mathematical background. Only statistical techniques that are almost universally included in introductory statistics courses, and widely reported in journals, have been included.

 Music for others: care, justice, and relational ethics in Christian music /Nathan Myrick. Music for Others: Care, Justice, and Relational Ethics in Christian Music focuses on the religious aspects of musical activity, particularly on the practices of Christian communities. It is based on ethnomusicological fieldwork at three Protestant churches and interviews with a group of seminary students, combined with theories of discourse, formation, response, and care ethics oriented toward restorative justice. The book argues that relationships are ontological for both human beings and musical activity. It further argues that musical meaning and emotion converge in human bodies such that music participates in personal and communal identity construction in affective ways-yet these constructions are not always just. Thus, Music for Others argues that music is ethical when it preserves people in and restores people to just relationships with each other, and thereby with God.

 Quaker women, 1800-1920: studies of a changing landscape /edited by Robynne Rogers Healey TWU AUTHOR and Carole Dale Spencer. An interdisciplinary investigation of nineteenth-century Quaker women’s cultural challenges, historical landmarks, and gender transgressions. Explores the dynamic ways that Quaker women were active agents of social and cultural change within multiple contexts–..

 Ruthless consistency: how committed leaders execute strategy, implement change, and build organizations that win /Michael Canic, PhD. Canic identifies the three surprising  reasons most strategic change initiatives fail. The book introduces an intuitive yet comprehensive model for success. Simply put, leaders who develop the right focus, create the right environment, and build the right team-consistently-are leaders whose organizations win

 The life we’re looking for: reclaiming relationship in a technological world /Andy Crouch. A deeply reflective primer on creating meaningful connections, rebuilding abundant communities, and living in a way that engages our full humanity in an age of unprecedented anxiety and loneliness. Crouch shows how we have been seduced by a false vision of human flourishing-and how each of us can fight back. From the social innovations of the early Christian movement to the efforts of entrepreneurs working to create more humane technology, Crouch shows how we can restore true community and put people first in a world dominated by money, power, and devices.

 The poetics of space /Gaston Bachelard ; translated by Maria Jolas ; foreword by Mark Z. Danielewski ; introduction by Richard Kearney. Since its first publication in English in 1964, Bachelard’s Poetics of Space remains one of the most appealing and lyrical explorations of home. Bachelard takes us on a journey, from cellar to attic, to show how our perceptions of houses and other shelters shape our thoughts, memories, and dreams. The Poetics of Space is a prism through which all worlds from literary creation to housework to aesthetics to carpentry take on enhanced-and enchanted-significances.

 The Quran with Christian commentary: a guide to understanding the scripture of Islam /Gordon D. Nickel TWU AUTHOR; J. Dudley Woodberry, consulting editor ; Quran translation by A. J. Droge. The Quran with Christian Commentary offers a unique introduction to the primary religious text of Islam. Alongside a precise modern English translation of the Quran, Nickel provides in-text notes to explain the meaning of various sūrahs (chapters) and ayat (verses), their interpretive history and significance in Muslim thought, and similarities and differences when compared to biblical passages. Additional articles on important topics are written by an international team of today’s leading experts. Factual, respectful of Muslims, and insightful on issues about which Muslims and Christians disagree, The Quran with Christian Commentary equips Christians to interact more fruitfully with Muslim believers.

 The Routledge handbook of religion and journalism /edited by Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Xenia Zeiler. The Handbook is divided into five parts, each taking global developments in the field into account. Within these sections, central issues, debates and developments are examined. This volume is essential reading for students and researchers in journalism and religious studies. The Handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as sociology, communication studies, media studies and area studies.

 Thinking 101: how to reason better to live better /Woo-Kyoung Ahn. Ahn delivers a smart and compellingly readable guide to cutting-edge research into how people think. She shows how “thinking problems” stand behind a wide range of challenges, from common, self-inflicted daily aggravations to our most pressing societal issues and inequities. Throughout, Ahn draws on decades of research from other cognitive psychologists, as well as from her own groundbreaking studies. And she presents it all in a compellingly readable style that uses fun examples from pop culture, anecdotes from her own life, and illuminating stories from history and the headlines.

 Tolkien’s faith: a spiritual biography /Holly Ordway. Tolkien’s Christian Faith is an exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Catholic faith and how it shaped his life and his literary work.

 Why I left, why I stayed: conversations on Christianity between an Evangelical father and his Humanist son /Tony Campolo and Bart Campolo. Christian author, activist, and scholar Tony Campolo and his son Bart, an avowed humanist, debate their spiritual differences and explore similarities involving faith, belief, and hope that they share.