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New Titles Tuesday, August 27

August 27, 2019 /

In the past week 111 titles added to the library’s collection; below is a sample. Click on a link for more information.

A letter to my congregation: an evangelical pastor’s path to embracing people who are gay, lesbian and transgender in the company of Jesus /Ken Wilson.
The title shows how God has the author on a journey toward a rethinking homosexuality in the church today. In particular, this book asks Christians to rethink what God and scripture may be saying about what it means to be a good and decent person.

Anglican women novelists: Charlotte Brontë to P.D. James /edited by Judith Maltby and Alison Shell.
This collection of essays examines women novelists who were inspired to write fiction through their relationship with the Church of England. Topics covered include a range of literary genres, from life-writing and whodunnits through social comedy, children’s books and supernatural fiction.

Hardwired: finding the God you already know /James W. Miller.
Building on the biblical principle that God’s existence is plain in what He has made, this book makes the case for our natural lives giving us a language for God’s existence.

Just a sister away: a womanist vision of women’s relationships in the Bible /by Renita J. Weems.
This title probes beneath the surface to find out how the women of Scripture felt about themselves-by looking at how they treated other women. Believing that a common thread of sacred female experiences continues to bind centuries of women, this book offers the hope that “we are just a sister away from our healing.”

Midaq Alley /Naguib Mahfouz; translated by Trevor Le Gassick.
This novel brings to life one of the hustling, teeming back alleys of Cairo in the 1940s.Nobel Prize-winner Mahfouz’s talent for rich and luxurious storytelling been more evident than here, in his portrait of one small street as a microcosm of the world on the threshold of modernity.

The Niebuhr brothers for armchair theologians /Scott R. Paeth; illustrations by Ron Hill.
This title offers a compelling introduction to the life, times, and theological thought of H. Richard and Reinhold Niebuhr–the two most important American theologians of the twentieth century.

Please don’t tell: what to do with the secrets people share /Emma J. Justes.
This title guides individuals on how to manage private information. This book examines both privileges and responsibilities in reporting, discerning the truth, and helping people bear the deep sins or temper the anger that threatens to overflow.

The poems of Queen Elizabeth I /edited by Leicester Bradner.
This title contains a curated collection of writings in verse of Queen Elizabeth I.

Worship ways for the people within your reach /Thomas G. Bandy, with Lucinda S. Holmes.
This book explains why people worship and guides leaders to design relevant worship services that address people’s sense of urgency. Learn to use lifestyle information in worship planning to design a service that truly reaches the people in your community.

New Titles Tuesday, August 20

August 20, 2019 /

In the past week 64 titles added to the library’s collection; below is a sample. Click on a link for more information.

A brief history of infinity: the quest to think the unthinkable /Brian Clegg.
This book explores the infinite as a journey into the paradox. Examining latest theories on the physical reality, the author discusses the infinite in an accessible and stimulating read.

Asia’s unknown uprisings. Volume 1, South Korean social movements in the 20th century /George Katsiaficas.
This title provides detailed analysis of the major uprisings that have patterned South Korean politics and society.

Bad girls and boys go to hell (or not): engaging fundamentalist evangelicalism /Gloria Neufeld Redekop.
This title explores the author’s own personal journey as they engage a movement in which she was raised, conducting a careful study of the history of fundamentalist evangelicalism, the attachment to a literal-factual interpretation of the Bible, and an analysis of the experience of those who have left the movement.

Blue thunder: the truth about Conservatives from Macdonald to Harper /Bob Plamondon.
This book explores conservatism in Canada, in particular what this political party has done right and where they have missed the mark.

Chasing the dragon: a veteran journalist’s firsthand account of the 1949 Chinese Revolution /Roy Rowan.
The author recounts their personal experiences covering the fall of China through personal interviews and experiences.

Shakespeare on love and friendship /Allan Bloom.
This title examines William Shakespeare’s popularity through examining five of his plays through the eyes of other ancient and modern authors.

The concept of equity in Calvin’s ethics /Guenther H. Haas.
This title explores the concept of equity as the theme of central importance in Calvin’s social ethic. The author examines the influences on Calvin’s thinking before and after his conversion to Protestantism, with special attention paid to those influences that employed the concept of equity.

Witnesses to the Baptist heritage: thirty Baptists every Christian should know /edited by Michael E. Williams, Sr.
This title examines pivotal Baptist leaders and their contributions throughout history; highlighted leaders include Thomas Helwys, John Clarke, Benjamin Keach, Anne Dutton, Shubal Stearns, Isaac Backus, Dan Taylor, Andrew Fuller to name a few.

New Titles Tuesday, August 13

August 13, 2019 /

In the past week 99 titles added to the library’s collection; below is a sample. Click on a link for more information.

A doctor at Calvary: the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ as described by a surgeon /by Pierre Barbet.
This book examines through an analysis of the Holy Shroud of Turin the physical sufferings of Jesus Christ.

Agnostic: a spirited manifesto /Lesley Hazleton.
This book presents a case for agnosticism from examining philosophy, theology, psychology, and science, and breaks it free of stereotypes as watered-down atheism or amorphous “seeking,” and celebrates it as a reasoned, revealing, and sustaining stance toward life.

All things made new: the Reformation and its legacy /Diarmaid MacCulloch.
This titles examines not only the Reformation’s impact across Europe but also the Catholic Counter-Reformation and the special evolution of religion in England, revealing how one of the most turbulent, bloody, and transformational events in Western history has shaped modern society.

Arnait nipingit: Inuit women in leadership and governance /edited by Louis McComber and Shannon Partridge.
This book gathers the reflections of twelve Inuit women who have taken the risk of leadership in Canada and beyond, driven by a desire to see Inuit society flourish through its language, traditions, and institutions.

God is red : a native view of religion /Vine Deloria, Jr.
First published in 1972, this book remains the seminal work on Native religious views, asking new questions about our species and our ultimate fate.

The poets’ book of Psalms: the complete psalter as rendered by twenty-five poets from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries /compiled, edited, and introduced by Laurance Wieder.
This title comprises of renditions of the Psalms by twenty-five renowned poets from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Poets include John Donne, Robert Burns, John Milton, Sir Philip Sidney, John Davies, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mary Sidney Herbert, David Rosenberg, and Laurance Wieder.

Swedenborg’s journal of dreams, 1743-1744 /commentary by Wilson Van Dusen ; edited from the original Swedish by G.E. Klemming ; translated into English in 1860 by J.J.G. Wilkinson ; edited by William Ross Woofenden.
Translated work of one of the oldest and longest series of dreams and their analysis, Swedish scientist-turned-seer Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) describes his dream life in detail during a crucial period in his transformation into a mystic.

Theory of science: an introduction to the history, logic, and philosophy of science /George Gale.
This titles is an introduction to theories of science, scientific discovery and verification with overview of major areas of philosophy and introduction to logic. Classic case studies and upbeat examples used throughout.

Whose war is it?: how Canada can survive in the post 9/11 world /J.L. Granatstein.
This title questions the role of the Canadian military in current and ongoing crises. The author argues that Canadians’ once-vaunted role of peacekeeping is no longer relevant in a post-9/11 world.

New Titles Tuesday, July 30

July 30, 2019 /

In the past week 153 titles added to the library’s collection; below is a sample. Click on a link for more information.

Being the Church in Abbotsford : reflective essays /editors, Ron Dart, David Giesbrecht, J.H. Hans Kouwenberg, J. Christoph Reiners.
Abbotsford has often been described as the Bible Belt. This title aims to offer a balanced assessment of churches in the city of Abbotsford; in particular, how churches are working with the city to provide resources and ministry to the people.

Confronting religious denial of gay marriage : Christian humanism and the moral imagination /Catherine M. Wallace.
Writing in part for secular humanists, non-Christians, and ex-Christians, the author locates the beginning of religious vilification of LBGTQ Americans, followed by three major flaws in the religious argument against gay marriage.

Holy tears : weeping in the religious imagination /edited by Kimberley Christine Patton and John Stratton Hawley.
What religion does not serve as a theater of tears? This book addresses through a selection of essays this universal phenomenon with passion and precision, ranging from Mycenaean Greece up through the tragedy of 9/11.

How to teach reading to elementary and middle school students : practical ideas from highly effective teachers /Robert B. Ruddell.
This strategy based test combines ideas from the classrooms of highly effective teachers with the latest findings from reading research. This book is designed to ensure continued growth in reading skill, including the use of phonics and structural analysis; in sight vocabulary and meaning vocabulary development; in reading fluency; and in comprehension of narrative and informational text.

Making fast food : from the frying pan into the fryer /Ester Reiter ; artwork by Richard Slye.
The author shares her experiences in the fast food industry and analyses the profound effect this industry has had on women’s work, youth employment, the labour movement, the family, and the community.

Natural beauty : a theory of aesthetics beyond the arts /Ronald Moore.
This book surveys historical and modern accounts of natural beauty and weaves elements derived from those accounts into a “syncretic theory” that centers on key features of aesthetic experience, specifically, features that sustain and reward attention.

Neither sun nor death /Peter Sloterdijk with Hans-Jürgen Heinrichs ; translated by Steve Corcoran.
Peter Sloterdijk is a German philosopher and cultural theorist known for his late 1980’s Critique of Cynical Reason. In this book, Sloterdijk answers questions posed by German writer Hans-Jürgen Heinrichs, commenting on such issues as technological mutation, development media, communication technologies, and his own intellectual itinerary.

The poetry of George Herbert /Helen Vendler.
This title is a selection of poetry by Welsh born poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. Herbert’s poetry has been associated with the writings of metaphysical poets and he is considered to be one of the foremost British devotional lyricists.

Qumran interpretation of the Genesis flood /Jeremy D. Lyon.
This book is a literary analysis of the four primary Qumran Flood texts (1QapGen, 4Q252, 4Q370, and 4Q422) and reveals how ancient Jews interpreted and employed the Genesis Flood narrative. These fragmentary texts also reveal such ancient understandings of the Flood as a reversal and renewal of creation, a restoration of Eden and anticipation of the Promised Land, and an archetype of eschatological judgment.

Technology-mediated TBLT : researching technology and tasks /Edited by Marta Gónzalez-Lloret, University of Hawai’i at Man̄oa ; Lourdes Ortega, Georgetown University.
This volume contributes to the development and advancement of TBLT as a research domain by investigating the intersection between tasks and technology from a variety of theoretical perspectives and by gathering empirical findings on the design and implementation of diverse tasks for writing, interaction, and assessment with the mediation of technological tools such as wikis, blogs, CMC, Fanfiction sites, and virtual and synthetic environments.

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