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In the Fields of the Lord; A Calvin Seerveld Reader. £20.00
Author(s): Seerveld C. Catalogue number: B.1.470
The sheer creativity, panache, godly wisdom & humour of Seerveld, and the breathtaking scope of his knowledge & interests, are clearly shown in these diverse articles & lectures , not available elsewhere.

.This reader, edited by Dr. Craig Bartholomew of Redeemer University College in Canada, is a marvellous collection of articles and public speeches given by Calvin Seerveld (of the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto ) which show how a biblically Christian perspective gives contours to cultural policy and daily living in our secularized world.

The main categories cover philosophy, education, work & daily life, art & the aesthetic and hearing the Bible. There is,in addition a very useful introduction to Seerveld's thought by Craig Bartholomew & Dr. Gideon Strauss. Also a delightful Seerveld mini autobiography with the zany title of:'The informal fantastic life of a believing fishmonger's son; autobiographical vignettes'.

A common thread running through these pieces is that nothing in God's world can be exempted from the Lord's call for us to be obedient and redemptive in our activity.
A Christian Critique of Art and Literature £7.95
Author(s): Seerveld C. G. Catalogue number: J.1.287
The value of these lectures lies in their call to a joyful task still unfinished. The kind of Christian cultural involvement that Seerveld provokes and inspires remains an ongoing mandate: to entrust even our aesthetic lives to Christ. Seerveld's capricious and creative intellect expresses itself with an exuberant flair. His insights in these Christian Critiques are un-apologetically Christian. He approaches art and literature from his experience in philosophy. One advantage of this perspective is that Seerveld avoids the pernicious idolizing of the arts endemic in much modern western culture, while he still asserts the inalienable value of artistic and literary behaviour. Chapters 1)The necessity of Christian artistic and literary activity 2)The nature and slant of Christian art 3)Literature among the arts 4)The office of literary criticism.

Dr. Seerveld is Emeritus Professor of Aesthetics at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto.

On Being Human: Imaging God in the modern world £4.95
Author(s): Seerveld, C. G. Catalogue number: A.1.39
Strikingly illustrated biblical meditations on the beauty and responsibility of being people in God's image.
How to Read the Bible to Hear God Speak £8.99
Author(s): Seerveld, Calvin Catalogue number: A.1.581
The Bible is not a book of proof texts to be shot at people. Each passage needs to be understood in the context of God's whole revelation, the true story told from Genesis to Revelation. This book tells us what the episode of what God's dealings with Balaam,

his ass, Balak, and the Israelites means in the Bible,for us today.This study also shows how Fundamentalists read the passage, how Dogmatists read it, how Higher-critical Deconstructivists treat Numbers 22-24,and how readers in the line of the Reformation listen to what God is sayng in these chapters, and asks:how do you read the Bible?

'The Bible is the most important text we will ever read, so we better get it right. In getting it right we need all the help we can get. Dr.Seerveld's help is as good as it gets - not in the form of rules or principles., but by plunging into one of the more interesting stories in the Bible and showing us how it works' Dr.Eugene Peterson, translator of 'The Message'.
Will all the King's Men... £3.95
Author(s): Seerveld, Zylstra, Hart and Olthius Catalogue number: A.1.11
Seven essays on the institutional church in Biblical perspective, in history, in its uniqueness and in the Kingdom. Shows how genuine and deep renewal of the church must overcome nature-grace dualism which has resulted in theologism, clericalism and secularisation.
Out of Concern for the Church £2.50
Author(s): Seerveld, Zylstra, Hart and Olthius Catalogue number: A.1.10
Five critical essays on the irrelevance, crisis, and confusion of the contemporary church. A Canadian bestseller.
The Idea of a Free Christian University £1.00
Author(s): Sewell Catalogue number: C.1.344
Reformed Epistemology and Education £8.00
Author(s): Shortt Catalogue number: C.1.372
Ph.D Thesis.
Luther and Calvin on Christianity and Politics £0.75
Author(s): Sinnema Catalogue number: G.1.241
Discipleship of the Mind: Learning to Love God in the Ways we think £9.99
Author(s): Sire Catalogue number: B.1.91
Christians who are serious about their faith want to love God with all that they are- heart and mind and strength. Books abound on the devotional life, on commitment, on evangelism and practical Christian living, but few take up what it means to love God with our minds. How do we learn to honour God in the ways we think? James Sire blazes a trail for Christians concerned about the discipleship of our minds. After looking at the attitudes toward God and ourselves necessary for the journey, he introduces us to the basics of the Christian world view. Separate chapters discuss the foundations of knowledge and the relationship between knowing and doing. With an eye to the practical, Sire offers specific suggestions on getting to know what is good and getting to know the world. He also provides valuable insights on how Christians might approach various academic disciplines as disciples of Christ. Here is a book for all who desire to love God with their minds.
Why should anyone believe anything at all? £7.99
Author(s): Sire Catalogue number: A.1.332
With insight and humour, James Sire takes a look at the actual reasons people give for believing what they do. He then probes further to suggest more satisfying and compelling reasons for belief. Having explored the issue of belief in general, he turns to the question of believing that the Christian faith is true. Central to Christianity's truth claims, he argues, is the person of Jesus Christ. What can we know about him? Why should we believe what we read about him is true? Not just content to suggest reasons for belief, Sire tackles the chief reasons against it-the problem of evil. No mere armchair theologian, he responds to this tough question personally as well as philosophically. Here is a book to challenge the skeptic and reassure the doubter in us all.
Prophecy, Critique, Action: Political Philosophy in the light of Biblical revelation £1.50
Author(s): Skillen Catalogue number: G.1.230
Politics and Escatology: political action and the coming of God's kingdom £0.50
Author(s): Skillen Catalogue number: G.1.229
Christians organising for Political Service £3.00
Author(s): Skillen Catalogue number: G.1.232
A valuable study guide designed to offer reasoned and Biblical argument in support of organised Christian activity in the political arena.
Toward a Comprehensive Science of Politics £1.50
Author(s): Skillen Catalogue number: G.1.259
Maintains that many of the supposedly scientific ideals of political science are disintegrating leaving the discipline in a fractured and critical condition-yet much diverse and fruitful work continues to supply insight into the political order. The discipline desperately needs reconceptualisation, a new paradigm based on a Christian systematic philosophical framework...read on...
Confessing Christ and Doing Politics £3.00
Author(s): Skillen (Ed) Catalogue number: G.1.231
A superb collection of Christian essays on subjects such as politics, toleration, justice etc.
Religion and Political development in 19th century Holland

 £0.75
Author(s): Skillen and Carlson-Thies Catalogue number: F.1.208
A critique of the enlightenment assumption that social differentiation and political modernisation necessarily go hand in hand with the decline of religious influence in social life.
A Covenant to Keep;: Meditations on the Biblical Theme of Justice. £8.99
Author(s): Skillen, James W. Catalogue number: A.1.549
Justice will be done! From the begining of the creation drama to the second coming of Christ, God is fulfilling the covenant of justice. Carefully searching the scriptures, James W. Skillen confirms that justice is part of God's way of governing and fulfilling creation & that we, as caretakers of God's world, must take an active role in doing justice. This in-depth study will challenge you to do your part in advancing justice in God's kingdom even as you anticipate its fulfillment at Christ's return.

James Skillen is the executive of the Center for Public Justice in Washington, D.C..

On Being a Christian in the Academy £19.99
Author(s): Sloane, Andrew. Catalogue number: B.1.610
Dr. Sloane expounds Christian Philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff's account of rationality & his understanding of the devising & weighing of theories. Wolterstorff steers a course between the modernist idea of the neutrality & universal power of reason on the one hand, & the relativism of some postmodern philosophy on the other. He presents a defensible person-specific but nonrelativist criterion of theory choice.

The role of control beliefs in scholarship & the place of Christian beliefs in the practice of scholarship are also explored. The book concludes with examining the implications for theological scholarship, in particular Old Testament exegesis.

Dr. Andrew Sloane is Lecturer in Old Testament & Christian Thought at Morling College, Sydney, Australia.

In or After Eden? Creation, Fall and Interpretation £7.00
Author(s): Smith Catalogue number: A.1.408
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