Author: Scott Klusendorf
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433522608
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Pro-life Christians, take heart: the pro-life message can compete in the marketplace of ideas-provided Christians properly understand and articulate that message. Too many Christians do not understand the essential truths of the pro-life position, making it difficult for them to articulate a biblical worldview on issues like abortion, cloning, and embryo research. The Case for Life provides intellectual grounding for the pro-life convictions that most evangelicals hold. Author Scott Klusendorf first simplifies the debate: the sanctity of life is not a morally complex issue. It's not about choice, privacy, or scientific progress. To the contrary, the debate turns on one key question: What is the unborn? From there readers learn how to engage the great bio-tech debate of the twenty-first century, how to answer objections persuasively, and what the role of the pro-life pastor should be.
The Case for Life
Author: Scott Klusendorf
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433522608
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Pro-life Christians, take heart: the pro-life message can compete in the marketplace of ideas-provided Christians properly understand and articulate that message. Too many Christians do not understand the essential truths of the pro-life position, making it difficult for them to articulate a biblical worldview on issues like abortion, cloning, and embryo research. The Case for Life provides intellectual grounding for the pro-life convictions that most evangelicals hold. Author Scott Klusendorf first simplifies the debate: the sanctity of life is not a morally complex issue. It's not about choice, privacy, or scientific progress. To the contrary, the debate turns on one key question: What is the unborn? From there readers learn how to engage the great bio-tech debate of the twenty-first century, how to answer objections persuasively, and what the role of the pro-life pastor should be.
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433522608
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Pro-life Christians, take heart: the pro-life message can compete in the marketplace of ideas-provided Christians properly understand and articulate that message. Too many Christians do not understand the essential truths of the pro-life position, making it difficult for them to articulate a biblical worldview on issues like abortion, cloning, and embryo research. The Case for Life provides intellectual grounding for the pro-life convictions that most evangelicals hold. Author Scott Klusendorf first simplifies the debate: the sanctity of life is not a morally complex issue. It's not about choice, privacy, or scientific progress. To the contrary, the debate turns on one key question: What is the unborn? From there readers learn how to engage the great bio-tech debate of the twenty-first century, how to answer objections persuasively, and what the role of the pro-life pastor should be.
The Christian and Abortion: A Nonnegotiable Stance
Author: Emily LaBonte Fnp-Bc
Publisher: Credo House Publishers
ISBN: 9781625861429
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
PRO-CHOICE OR PRO-LIFE? Imagine if the church united in their answers to this volatile question. Using scientific, moral, biblical, and experiential lenses, the authors carefully examine the varied claims about abortion. Each chapter is designed to better inform Christians straddling the pro-choice/pro-life fence. Thirty percent of the net profits from the sale of this book will support charitable organizations. "Excellent words for every Christian to consider, and a wonderful opportunity to be educated and prepared to share these truths with others." --Randy Alcorn, bestselling author of Heaven and Giving Is the Good Life "Christians, pro-choice or pro-life, will gain a renewed mindset about abortion." --Katha D. Blackwell, MSW, author of Not Another Victim "This thoughtful book answers the question, 'Is God pro-choice or pro-life?'" --Kim de Blecourt, author of the books Until We All Come Home and I Call You Mine ABOUT THE AUTHORS Steve Hammond, MD, FACOG, has been practicing Obstetrics and Gynecology in Jackson, Tennessee, for decades. He is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, serves as Medical Director of Clinical Research at The Jackson Clinic, and has served as the Principal Investigator for scores of clinical trials. During his residency at The Medical College of Georgia, Hammond performed more than 700 abortions. Emily LaBonte , FNP-BC, is a board-certified nurse practitioner working for a large healthcare company in Las Vegas, Nevada. There she serves as a lead on the committee in charge of mentoring new providers hired into the company. LaBonte also is a member of the American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. MORE ADVANCE PRAISE "With grace and truth, the authors bring clarity to the Christian conundrum about abortion." --Lynn Cory is leader of Neighborhood Initiative and author of Neighborhood Initiative and the Love of God "In this challenging and timely book, Hammond and LaBonte point out that more than half of the abortions performed in the United States in a given year are obtained by those who identify themselves as Christians." --Craig von Buseck, Author and Editor of Inspiration.org "Everyone has been told all we need is love, but what the world really needs is truth. This book forces us to see clearly the decision before all who claim to be followers of Jesus Christ." --Rick Burgess, co-host of The Rick and Bubba Show and New York Times bestselling author and speaker "Through this book, the authors show why the Church must get more involved. We may be able to give diverse opinions on many issues, but abortion is not one of these issues." --Scott Dawson, former candidate for Governor of Alabama, founder of Strength to Stand Student Conferences, and CEO of Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association, Inc.
Publisher: Credo House Publishers
ISBN: 9781625861429
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
PRO-CHOICE OR PRO-LIFE? Imagine if the church united in their answers to this volatile question. Using scientific, moral, biblical, and experiential lenses, the authors carefully examine the varied claims about abortion. Each chapter is designed to better inform Christians straddling the pro-choice/pro-life fence. Thirty percent of the net profits from the sale of this book will support charitable organizations. "Excellent words for every Christian to consider, and a wonderful opportunity to be educated and prepared to share these truths with others." --Randy Alcorn, bestselling author of Heaven and Giving Is the Good Life "Christians, pro-choice or pro-life, will gain a renewed mindset about abortion." --Katha D. Blackwell, MSW, author of Not Another Victim "This thoughtful book answers the question, 'Is God pro-choice or pro-life?'" --Kim de Blecourt, author of the books Until We All Come Home and I Call You Mine ABOUT THE AUTHORS Steve Hammond, MD, FACOG, has been practicing Obstetrics and Gynecology in Jackson, Tennessee, for decades. He is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, serves as Medical Director of Clinical Research at The Jackson Clinic, and has served as the Principal Investigator for scores of clinical trials. During his residency at The Medical College of Georgia, Hammond performed more than 700 abortions. Emily LaBonte , FNP-BC, is a board-certified nurse practitioner working for a large healthcare company in Las Vegas, Nevada. There she serves as a lead on the committee in charge of mentoring new providers hired into the company. LaBonte also is a member of the American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. MORE ADVANCE PRAISE "With grace and truth, the authors bring clarity to the Christian conundrum about abortion." --Lynn Cory is leader of Neighborhood Initiative and author of Neighborhood Initiative and the Love of God "In this challenging and timely book, Hammond and LaBonte point out that more than half of the abortions performed in the United States in a given year are obtained by those who identify themselves as Christians." --Craig von Buseck, Author and Editor of Inspiration.org "Everyone has been told all we need is love, but what the world really needs is truth. This book forces us to see clearly the decision before all who claim to be followers of Jesus Christ." --Rick Burgess, co-host of The Rick and Bubba Show and New York Times bestselling author and speaker "Through this book, the authors show why the Church must get more involved. We may be able to give diverse opinions on many issues, but abortion is not one of these issues." --Scott Dawson, former candidate for Governor of Alabama, founder of Strength to Stand Student Conferences, and CEO of Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association, Inc.
Life to the Full
Author: Abby Johnson
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1642292397
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Abortion is a scourge on our world, perpetuated by a skewed understanding of love and freedom. The result has been over 62 million lives lost in the United States alone since 1973. Each of these lives is an untold story. It is time for them to speak. In Life to the Full, Abby Johnson and Tyler Rowley have collected twenty-three harrowing personal accounts that demonstrate the evil of abortion and, more crucially, the power of life. In the midst of the fight against the culture of death, it is love, mercy, and miracles that serve as our oxygen, keeping so many determined to bring abortion to an end. The best method of winning hearts is the telling of stories—true stories. Life to the Full shares lived human experiences in order to breathe new life into the abortion fight and raise up a next generation of men and women committed to protecting the unborn. "This is the book I want supporters of legal abortion to read," writes editor Abby Johnson. "Page after page will reveal the certainty that it is never okay to kill an innocent human being, and that in order for our nation to know peace, there must be peace in the womb." This book will inspire those already committed to the cause of life, and make abortion advocates second-guess their convictions.
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1642292397
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Abortion is a scourge on our world, perpetuated by a skewed understanding of love and freedom. The result has been over 62 million lives lost in the United States alone since 1973. Each of these lives is an untold story. It is time for them to speak. In Life to the Full, Abby Johnson and Tyler Rowley have collected twenty-three harrowing personal accounts that demonstrate the evil of abortion and, more crucially, the power of life. In the midst of the fight against the culture of death, it is love, mercy, and miracles that serve as our oxygen, keeping so many determined to bring abortion to an end. The best method of winning hearts is the telling of stories—true stories. Life to the Full shares lived human experiences in order to breathe new life into the abortion fight and raise up a next generation of men and women committed to protecting the unborn. "This is the book I want supporters of legal abortion to read," writes editor Abby Johnson. "Page after page will reveal the certainty that it is never okay to kill an innocent human being, and that in order for our nation to know peace, there must be peace in the womb." This book will inspire those already committed to the cause of life, and make abortion advocates second-guess their convictions.
Design Mom
Author: Gabrielle Stanley Blair
Publisher: Artisan
ISBN: 1579656552
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she’s believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family’s story. In this, her first book, Blair offers a room-by-room guide to keeping things sane, organized, creative, and stylish. She provides advice on getting the most out of even the smallest spaces; simple fixes that make it easy for little ones to help out around the house; ingenious storage solutions for the never-ending stream of kid stuff; rainy-day DIY projects; and much, much more.
Publisher: Artisan
ISBN: 1579656552
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she’s believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family’s story. In this, her first book, Blair offers a room-by-room guide to keeping things sane, organized, creative, and stylish. She provides advice on getting the most out of even the smallest spaces; simple fixes that make it easy for little ones to help out around the house; ingenious storage solutions for the never-ending stream of kid stuff; rainy-day DIY projects; and much, much more.
It's Dangerous to Believe
Author: Mary Eberstadt
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006245403X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Mary Eberstadt, “one of the most acute and creative social observers of our time,” (Francis Fukuyama) shines a much-needed spotlight on a disturbing trend in American society: discrimination against traditional religious belief and believers, who are being aggressively pushed out of public life by the concerted efforts of militant secularists. In It’s Dangerous to Believe, Mary Eberstadt documents how people of faith—especially Christians who adhere to traditional religious beliefs—face widespread discrimination in today’s increasingly secular society. Eberstadt details how recent laws, court decisions, and intimidation on campuses and elsewhere threaten believers who fear losing their jobs, their communities, and their basic freedoms solely because of their convictions. They fear that their religious universities and colleges will capitulate to aggressive secularist demands. They fear that they and their families will be ostracized or will have to lose their religion because of mounting social and financial penalties for believing. They fear they won’t be able to maintain charitable operations that help the sick and feed the hungry. Is this what we want for our country? Religious freedom is a fundamental right, enshrined in the First Amendment. With It’s Dangerous to Believe Eberstadt calls attention to this growing bigotry and seeks to open the minds of secular liberals whose otherwise good intentions are transforming them into modern inquisitors. Not until these progressives live up to their own standards of tolerance and diversity, she reminds us, can we build the inclusive society America was meant to be.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006245403X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Mary Eberstadt, “one of the most acute and creative social observers of our time,” (Francis Fukuyama) shines a much-needed spotlight on a disturbing trend in American society: discrimination against traditional religious belief and believers, who are being aggressively pushed out of public life by the concerted efforts of militant secularists. In It’s Dangerous to Believe, Mary Eberstadt documents how people of faith—especially Christians who adhere to traditional religious beliefs—face widespread discrimination in today’s increasingly secular society. Eberstadt details how recent laws, court decisions, and intimidation on campuses and elsewhere threaten believers who fear losing their jobs, their communities, and their basic freedoms solely because of their convictions. They fear that their religious universities and colleges will capitulate to aggressive secularist demands. They fear that they and their families will be ostracized or will have to lose their religion because of mounting social and financial penalties for believing. They fear they won’t be able to maintain charitable operations that help the sick and feed the hungry. Is this what we want for our country? Religious freedom is a fundamental right, enshrined in the First Amendment. With It’s Dangerous to Believe Eberstadt calls attention to this growing bigotry and seeks to open the minds of secular liberals whose otherwise good intentions are transforming them into modern inquisitors. Not until these progressives live up to their own standards of tolerance and diversity, she reminds us, can we build the inclusive society America was meant to be.
Non-Negotiable
Author: Sheila Liaugminas
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 168149356X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
What gave Abraham Lincoln the authority to declare the freedom and choice to own slaves as immoral? After all, the law of the land allowed it. What gave Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King the authority to lead a whole movement calling civil laws immoral and demanding new civil rights laws that recognized the equal dignity and worth of "all God's children" without exception? After all, segregation was legal. What gave the United Nations the moral authority to claim and designate absolute human rights in an international declaration, though some member nations were already violating them? Principles. First principles. In their founding documents, the United States and the United Nations recognized the principles that all men have inherent dignity and that they deserve equal rights. They both have declared those principles the conditions fundamental to freedom, justice, and peace. Yet both the United States and the United Nations have within them powerful political forces passing laws or resolutions that violate first principles and put at risk the most vulnerable populations. This book goes beyond the politics of pragmatism and cultural relativism to reacquaint the reader with first principles. It demonstrates what the Church has to say about the most important issues of our time and why. It anticipates the questions readers will ask and provides the answers they will need in the struggle to restore respect for human dignity.
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 168149356X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
What gave Abraham Lincoln the authority to declare the freedom and choice to own slaves as immoral? After all, the law of the land allowed it. What gave Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King the authority to lead a whole movement calling civil laws immoral and demanding new civil rights laws that recognized the equal dignity and worth of "all God's children" without exception? After all, segregation was legal. What gave the United Nations the moral authority to claim and designate absolute human rights in an international declaration, though some member nations were already violating them? Principles. First principles. In their founding documents, the United States and the United Nations recognized the principles that all men have inherent dignity and that they deserve equal rights. They both have declared those principles the conditions fundamental to freedom, justice, and peace. Yet both the United States and the United Nations have within them powerful political forces passing laws or resolutions that violate first principles and put at risk the most vulnerable populations. This book goes beyond the politics of pragmatism and cultural relativism to reacquaint the reader with first principles. It demonstrates what the Church has to say about the most important issues of our time and why. It anticipates the questions readers will ask and provides the answers they will need in the struggle to restore respect for human dignity.
The God Strategy
Author: David Domke
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195326415
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
This volume offers a timely and dynamic study of the rise of religion in American politics, examining the public messages of political leaders over the past seventy-five years. The authors show that U.S. politics today is defined by a calculated, deliberate, and partisan use of faith that is unprecedented in modern politics. Beginning with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, America has seen a no-holds-barred religious politics that seeks to attract voters, identify and attack enemies, and solidify power. Domke and Coe identify a set of religious signals sent by both Republicans and Democrats in speeches, party platforms, proclamations, visits to audiences of faith, and even celebrations of Christmas. The updated edition of this ground-breaking book includes a new preface, an updated analysis of the last Bush administration, as well as a new final chapter on the Jeremiah Wright controversy, the candidacies of Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin, and Barack Obama's victory.
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195326415
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
This volume offers a timely and dynamic study of the rise of religion in American politics, examining the public messages of political leaders over the past seventy-five years. The authors show that U.S. politics today is defined by a calculated, deliberate, and partisan use of faith that is unprecedented in modern politics. Beginning with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, America has seen a no-holds-barred religious politics that seeks to attract voters, identify and attack enemies, and solidify power. Domke and Coe identify a set of religious signals sent by both Republicans and Democrats in speeches, party platforms, proclamations, visits to audiences of faith, and even celebrations of Christmas. The updated edition of this ground-breaking book includes a new preface, an updated analysis of the last Bush administration, as well as a new final chapter on the Jeremiah Wright controversy, the candidacies of Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin, and Barack Obama's victory.
Welcome to Doomsday
Author: Bill D. Moyers
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781590172094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This text is an investigation into the coupling of ideology and theology, in particular the intrusion of religion into political life, in America today. It is a passionate call to save the planet from the forces not only of greed and exploitation but from those who associate its destruction with a spiritual apocalypse.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781590172094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This text is an investigation into the coupling of ideology and theology, in particular the intrusion of religion into political life, in America today. It is a passionate call to save the planet from the forces not only of greed and exploitation but from those who associate its destruction with a spiritual apocalypse.
The Holy Longing
Author: Ronald Rolheiser
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0307886360
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Ronald Rolheiser makes sense of what is frequently a misunderstood word: spirituality. In posing the question "What is spirituality?" Father Rolheiser gets quickly to the heart of common difficulties with the subject, and shows through compelling anecdotes and personal examples how to channel that restlessness, that deep desire, into a healthy spirituality. This book is for those searching to understand what Christian spirituality means and how to apply it to their own lives. Rolheiser explains the nonnegotiables--the importance of community worship, the imperatives surrounding social action, the centrality of the Incarnation, the sustenance of the spiritual life--and how spirituality necessarily impacts every aspect of human experience. At the core of this readable, deeply revealing book is an explanation of God and the Church in a world that more often than not doubts the credibility of both.
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0307886360
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Ronald Rolheiser makes sense of what is frequently a misunderstood word: spirituality. In posing the question "What is spirituality?" Father Rolheiser gets quickly to the heart of common difficulties with the subject, and shows through compelling anecdotes and personal examples how to channel that restlessness, that deep desire, into a healthy spirituality. This book is for those searching to understand what Christian spirituality means and how to apply it to their own lives. Rolheiser explains the nonnegotiables--the importance of community worship, the imperatives surrounding social action, the centrality of the Incarnation, the sustenance of the spiritual life--and how spirituality necessarily impacts every aspect of human experience. At the core of this readable, deeply revealing book is an explanation of God and the Church in a world that more often than not doubts the credibility of both.
Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White 35012
Author: Adam Hamilton
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426716648
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Everyone agrees that America is polarized, with ever-hardening positions held by people less and less willing to listen to one another. No one agrees on what to do about it. One solution that hasn’t yet been tried, says Adam Hamilton, is for thinking persons of faith to model for the rest of the country a richer, more thoughtful conversation on the political, moral, and religious issues that divide us. Hamilton rejects the easy assumptions and sloppy analysis of black and white thinking, seeking instead the truth that resides on all sides of the issues, and offering a faithful and compassionate way forward. He writes, "I don't expect you to agree with everything I've written. I expect that in the future even I won't agree with everything I've written here. The point is not to get you to agree with me, but to encourage you to think about what you believe. In the end I will be inviting those of you who find this book resonates with what you feel is true, to join the movement to pursue a middle way between the left and the right - to make your voices heard - and to model for our nation and for the church, how we can listen, learn, see truth as multi-sided, and love those with whom we disagree." Read more about this title Adam Hamilton's Seeing Gray Blog Now available! Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White - DVD UPC: 843504001902 A five-session video resource featuring Adam Hamilton teaching these concepts on DVD for group or individual study. Includes leader's guide as well as bonus video. Click below to view a preview of each video session. Where Faith and Politics Meet Christ Christians and the Culture Wars How should we live, The Ethics of Jesus Spiritual Maturity and Seeing Gray What Would Jesus Say to America?
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426716648
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Everyone agrees that America is polarized, with ever-hardening positions held by people less and less willing to listen to one another. No one agrees on what to do about it. One solution that hasn’t yet been tried, says Adam Hamilton, is for thinking persons of faith to model for the rest of the country a richer, more thoughtful conversation on the political, moral, and religious issues that divide us. Hamilton rejects the easy assumptions and sloppy analysis of black and white thinking, seeking instead the truth that resides on all sides of the issues, and offering a faithful and compassionate way forward. He writes, "I don't expect you to agree with everything I've written. I expect that in the future even I won't agree with everything I've written here. The point is not to get you to agree with me, but to encourage you to think about what you believe. In the end I will be inviting those of you who find this book resonates with what you feel is true, to join the movement to pursue a middle way between the left and the right - to make your voices heard - and to model for our nation and for the church, how we can listen, learn, see truth as multi-sided, and love those with whom we disagree." Read more about this title Adam Hamilton's Seeing Gray Blog Now available! Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White - DVD UPC: 843504001902 A five-session video resource featuring Adam Hamilton teaching these concepts on DVD for group or individual study. Includes leader's guide as well as bonus video. Click below to view a preview of each video session. Where Faith and Politics Meet Christ Christians and the Culture Wars How should we live, The Ethics of Jesus Spiritual Maturity and Seeing Gray What Would Jesus Say to America?