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New Titles Tuesday, September 3

September 3, 2019 /

In the past week 21 titles added to the library’s collection; below is a sample. Click on a link for more information.

1434: the year a magnificent Chinese fleet sailed to Italy and ignited the Renaissance /Gavin Menzies.
This title argues that in the year 1434, China provided the spark that set the European Renaissance ablaze. Further, this book offers a historical reexamination with the excitement of an investigative adventure.

A room of one’s own /Virginia Woolf; foreword by Mary Gordon.
This literary landmark about the male supremacy and female subordination at Oxford University shines a brave, searing light on the obstacles that must be overcome on the path toward a harmonious unity of the sexes.

Four modern philosophers: Carnap, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre /Arne Næss; translated by Alastair Hannay.
This title examines four philosophers who have shaped much of the contemporary logical, philosophical, and literary efforts, and includes a discussion of each philosopher (such as an account of his life, academic career, and known extra-scholarly influences).

Love deformed, love transformed: a Christian response to sexual addiction /David C. Bellusci.
Working within a Christian anthropology drawn from Thomas Aquinas, this title considers the morality of pleasure; how pleasure suggests an antinomy of satisfaction-dissatisfaction.

The Paideia program: an educational syllabus /Mortimer J. Adler; essays by the Paideia Group; preface and introduction by Mortimer J. Adler.
Paideia is a holistic approach to life-long learning with roots in ancient Greece. The Paideia Program is based on the belief that the human species is defined by its capacity and desire for learning. The program itself argues for a public education that is at once more rigorous and more accessible.

West African kingdoms in the nineteenth century /edited with an introduction by Daryll Forde and P. M. Kaberry.
This title analyzes the political, social, and economic institutions of ten precolonial West Africian societies (Benin and Oyo in Nigeria, Dahomey, Maradi in Niger, Kom in Cameroun, Mossi in Upper Vola, Gonja and Ashanti in Ghana, the Mende country in Sierra Leone, and Kayor in Senegal.

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.

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