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The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that have shaped our worldview. £9.99
Author(s): Tarnas Catalogue number: B.1.454
Although his own views as an ecofeminist eventually emerge in the last few pages this work is by far the most lucid , delighful and penetrating one volume history of western philosophy that I know. Tarnas has brilliant powers of empathetic exposition for positions he does not personally share - even the Christian faith which is exceedingly rare in histories of philosophy. He enables the reader to live into past worldviews and to feel their plausibilty, power and coherence. The backcover blurb describes the book as 'a complete liberal education in a single volume' and that isn't far off the mark. This book so much lends itself to being reinterpreted within the categories of a Christian Worldview and Philosophy.

(For the history of British thought & culture from the 17-19th. century see also Basil Willey 'Seventeenth Century Background', 'Eighteenth Century Background' & 'Nineteenth Century Studies'. Willey was Professor of English at Cambridge & gave these books as lectures to literature students there as essential background for understanding literary texts).

Teaching for commitment: Liberal Education, Indoctrination and Christian Nurture. £19.95
Author(s): Thiessen Catalogue number: C.1.118
Is 'teaching for commitment' a contradiction in terms? Is religious instruction- at home, in church, or in religiously based education institutions- inseparable from indoctrination? Does Christian nurture violate the principles of liberal education? Can a liberal-democratic society accept confessional schools and colleges? These questions are of fundamental importance in the light of the proliferation of Christian schools in our society and the current debate about the status of religion in state-maintained schools. Thiessen provides a comprehensive, critical survey of the debate concerning indoctrination. His central aim is to defend confessional religious education, and, more specifically, Christian nurture, against the Enlightenment ideal of liberal education from which the accusation of indoctrination typically arises. The ideals of autonomy, rationality, and critical openness also need to be modified if they are to become realistic and philosophically defensible. It will then be evident that confessional religious education is possible without indoctrination.

The Art of God and the Religions of Art £19.99
Author(s): Thistlethwaite Catalogue number: J.1.493
This book traces the progessive loss in the western world of faith in a real created order and the implications of this loss for the fine arts. Making detailed reference to specific artists and artworks, ancient and modern Thistlethwait.e reveals how they inescapaably raise questions of truth & reality. This thought-provoking book breaks new ground as it links the pleasures of art to the dynamic character of God, and asks what happens to creativity and to artists when the appreciation of God is absent. It thus offers a fresh perspective from which to appeciate art. David Thistlethwaite did reseach in art history at Cambridge after working for 4 years at a leading Bond Street commercial art gallery. He has lectured widely on art to art & university students.
Christian Social and Political Thought and Action in the Netherlands in the 19th and 20th century. £0.50
Author(s): Thompson Catalogue number: G.1.238
A study of the historical and theological background of Kuyper and his spiritual heirs.
Tillich: his anthropology as the key to the structure of his thought. £4.95
Author(s): Tollofson Catalogue number: A.1.25
Hiding from Love: How to change the withdrawal patterns that isolate & imprison you. £9.99
Author(s): Townsend, John Catalogue number: E.1.590
When you experience emotional injury, fear or shame, your first impulse is to hide the hurting parts of yourself from God,others , even yourself. Often you've learned these hiding patterns during childhood to protect yourself in a threatening environment. The problem is that when you hide your injuries & frailties, you isolate yourself from the very things you need in order to heal & mature. What served as a protection for a child becomes a prison to an adult .

In this book Dr. Townsend helps you explore thoroughly the hiding patterns you've developed & guides you towards the healing grace & truth that God has built into safe, connected relationships with himself & others.
End of Story? What Jesus said about the end of the world £4.99
Author(s): Travis Catalogue number: A.1.451
The world stands onthe threshold of a new millenium. In the face of an uncertain future, many people are lookin g for hope. Stephen Travis believes that God has a plan for the world. Through the coming of Jesus Christ God has begun to reign on earth, and he will make that reign complete when Jesus comes again. In this plan we can find a secure basis for hope. The author surveys a range of biblical teaching on the return of Christ and life after death, addressing various issues on which Christians disagree and exploring the implications of God's reign for the contemporary church.
Rationality and Science: Can Science explain everything? £14.99
Author(s): Trigg Catalogue number: D.2.177
Can science hope to provide a 'Theory of Everything', a final explanation of the nature of the Universe? Is science our sole source of knowledge? These questions are being increasingly asked and yet at the same time many distrust science and have become disillusioned with its effects on our world. Can science and scientific practice be justified? What are the rational foundations of science? Many contemporary philosophers are bewitched by the idea that there must be some neutral ground or a 'God's eye view' to which we can appeal when we wish to justify a whole conceptual scheme.

The impossibility of finding one drives many to relativism. How far can reason, and the idea of reality, be upheld in the face of this criticism? In this important new book, Professor Trigg faces these issues squarely and examines how far it is possible to give reasons for trusting science. In defending a realistic outlook, Trigg aims to show that even physical science must be give metaphysical foundations. In so doing, he explains and evaluates the views of Rorty, Wittgenstein, Quine, Putnam, and Hawking, amongst others.

The limits of science and rationality are explored and the power of human reason is in the end upheld. Roger Trigg is the Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is the author of many books and articles on fundamental issues in the philosophy of science and of social science. The most recent include Understanding Social Science (1985), Ideas of Human Nature (1988) and Reality at Risk (1989)

Philosophy Matters £9.99
Author(s): Trigg, Roger Catalogue number: B.1.602
A lucid & penetrating account of the way in which philosophical presuppositions underlie all attempts to understand our world , all attempts to understand & descibe reality in all the disciplines. Highly recommended!

Dr. Roger Trigg is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick.

Understanding Social Science: A Philosophical Introduction to the Social Sciences (2nd.Ed.) £15.99
Author(s): Trigg, Roger Catalogue number: F.1.601
In this lucid & engaging analysis of the nature of society, Roger Trigg examines the scientific basis of social science & shows that philosophical presuppositions are a necessary starting point for the study of society.

This second edition contains three new chapters that demonstrate the relationship of the philosophy of social science to politics, & takes into account recent developments including the impact of ratiional choice theory, & the attacks on the possibility of reason by postmodernists.

Themes in this book include the relation of the individual to society, the basis of our understanding of other societies, & the character of social reality Is there such a thing as society? What of the threat of relativism? These & other questions are examined in depth, but with a clarity that introduces the issues to those new to the subject.

Dr. Roger Trigg is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick.

The Great Reformation: From Wycliff to Knox-two Centuries that changed the course of history £6.95
Author(s): Tudor-Jones Catalogue number: H.1.268
Evolution: is it Scientific?

 £1.00
Author(s): Tyler and Gough Catalogue number: D.4.172
A short, readable, well illustrated and well documented critique of evolutionism.
Our World belongs to God - A Contemporary Testimony £2.50
Author(s): Unknown Catalogue number: A.1.64
A twelve page modern creed which may be used for study and for liturgical purposes in sections. This is followed by over 40 study articles with questions which deal with a huge array of contemporary topics in Biblical perspective. Superb for housegroups studies. Topics range from Earthkeeping and Feminism to Dispensationalism and Zionism. Highly recommended.
New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology £32.99
Author(s): Unknown Catalogue number: E.1.347
This dictionary breaks new ground by combining articles on Christian ethics and pastoral theology in one volume. It seeks to integrate moral, pastoral and practical theology in a way not attempted before in a single work of reference. Instead of the usual A-Z listing throughout, it is arranged in two parts. Part One consists of eighteen extended articles, arranged in theological order, introducing users to the main themes of Christian ethics and pastoral theology. Part Two contains articles, alphabetically arranged, which stem from the main themes. An easy-to-use reference system enables quick transition from the first to the second part and vice versa.

Articles address a wide range of topics: reproductive technologies and transplant surgery, health and health care, issues of economic and social justice, prison and prison reform, psychotherapy and family therapy, business ethics and data protection, as well as such traditional subjects as atonement, the kingdom of God, suffering, death and dying, and heaven and hell.

This dictionary will therefore appeal to many groups:pastors, counsellors, medical practitioners, people employed in the caring

services, Christians in professional or commercial life, and indeed to all who want to live out their faith meaningfully and ethically in today's complex and challenging world.

Articles by many of the authors of books on the CSU Booklist-Holmes, Cramp, Bebbington, Olthius, Chaplin, Osborn, Wolterstorff, O' Donovan, Marshall, Russell, Hurding.

Its spacious layout, superb design and clear print make this volume a delight to use, and its carefully drawn-up bibliographies will help readers to deepen their knowled ge of particular subjects.

In the Beginning was Information £0.50
Author(s): Vaden House Catalogue number: D.5.461
Lucid but packed with disturbing and illuminating ideas about the nature and role of technology (IT in particular) in modern life. Puts a huge amount of scholarship into just a few pages. Worth its wait in Gold or Chips...! Dr D Vaden House is the new Senior Fellow in Philosophy of Science and technology at the ICS in Toronto. See also his 'Saving Scienc' in Section D2.
Saving Science: Science as Liberation and the Liberation of Science. £1.00
Author(s): Vaden House Catalogue number: D.2.460
Lucid but packed full of disturbing and illuminating ideas about the nature and role of science in modern life. Puts a huge amount of scholarship into a few pages. Worth its wait in gold. Dr. D Vaden House is the new Senior Fellow of Science and Technology at the Institiute for Christian Studies in Toronto. (See also his 'In the beginning was Information' in section D5)
Walking with God in the Classroom-Christian approaches to learning and teaching (2nd edition) £12.99
Author(s): Van Brummelen H. Catalogue number: C.1.371
Presents a comprehensive view of teaching and learning, discussing common views of teaching and describes a Christian alternative. It also develops a model of learning based on a Biblical view of the person. The author shows that knowledge cannot be value-free and must lead to commitment and service. He uses this to show how Christian teachers can plan their day-to-day programmes. The book gives many suggestions and examples for topics such as classroom atmosphere, discipline, and student evaluations.

The first edition of this book has been published in six languages ,including Hungarian,Korean,Polish,Romanian & Russian. This new second edition has been comprehensively updated & enlarged., including a new chapter on the role & task of the Christian teacher in a state school .
Steppingstones to Curriculum: A biblical Path £15.95
Author(s): Van Brummelen H. Catalogue number: C.1.999
Chapter Headings: 1)Orientations to Curriculum 2)A Christian Worldview as a Basis for Curriculum 3)Values and the Curriculum 4)View of knowledge and Modes Of knowing 5)Organizing Curriculum content 6)Teaching and Learning the Aspects of Reality 7)Pedagogical Contours for Curriculum 8)Planning Curriculum for the Classroom 9)Shaping Curriculum outside the Classroom 10)The Teacher's Role in Curriculum.

This book builds on Van Brummelen's previous book 'Walking with God on the Classroom'(2nd enlarged edition,1998), providing a more in depth treatment of issues related to curriculum planning and implementation. It is of interest to practising and prospective Christian teachers who desire to improve program planning. It is also designed to be suitable as a text for courses in curriculum and instruction.

Letters to Lisa: Conversations with a Christian Teacher £8.95
Author(s): Van Dyk Catalogue number: C.1.427
'Letters to Lisa is not at all a philosophical treatise. It is a practical book. My desire is two fold; I've tried to help teacher see that classroom practice is indeed determined by our fundamental beliefs about education and about the Christian life; and to suggest ways of teaching in a biblical way.' In an engaging series of letters a father (a classroom veteran) and his daughter (a fifth grade teacher) discuss what it means to be a Christian teacher. The conversations address practical classroom questions ranging from the use of worksheets and meeting individual needs to issues of competition, curriculum, and professionalism. Intended first of all for teachers, this book will be valuable to administrators, school board members, parents- anyone interested in Christian education.
The Craft of Christian Teaching: A Classroom Journey. £14.95
Author(s): Van Dyk, John Catalogue number: C.1.496
This new book is rich in both practical ideas for teaching and insights into teaching as a Christian calling. The book exposes current views of teaching and provides biblically orientated alternatives. It is a rich resource from which the novice and the most experienced teacher will benefit.

Dr. John Van Dyk is Professor of Education at Dordt College in Iowa.

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