Literature Through the Eyes of Faith

Author: Susan V. Gallagher
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060653183
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
This comprehensive study, cosponsored by the Christian College Coalition, addresses questions faced by students in introductory literature courses. It examines literature as a form of human action and argues that the reading and writing of literary works provide vital ways for men and women to act as responsible agents in God's world. Building upon the doctrine of Creation, the authors show how the reading of literature helps us to be more effective interpreters of the stories and images we encounter daily. They demonstrate that great works of literature open up a realm of beauty and truth and help us gain an understanding of ourselves, God, and the world.

Biology Through the Eyes of Faith

Author: Richard Wright
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062292188
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Newly Revised The Council of Christian Colleges and Universities Series Stressing the biblical message of stewardship, biologist Richard T. Wright celebrates the study of God's creation and examines the interaction of the life sciences with society in medicine, genetics, and the environment. The author brings a biblical perspective to theories on origins, contrasting creationism, intelligent design, and evolution. Highlighting the unique nature of biology and its interaction with Christian thought, Wright demonstrates that Christian stewardship can be the key to a sustainable future. This comprehensive work, one of a series cosponsored by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, addresses the needs of the Christian student of biology to align science and faith. It demonstrates that the study of biology penetrates to the core of human existence and has much to contribute to the construction of a consistent Christian worldview.

Psychology Through the Eyes of Faith

Author: David G. Myers, PhD
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062300431
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Identifies the major ideas that college and university students will encounter in a basic psychology course and explores connections with Christian belief.

Faith in the Face of Empire

Author: RAHEB
Publisher: Orbis Books
ISBN: 1608334333
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
A Palestinian Christian theologian shows how the reality of empire shapes the context of the biblical story, and the ongoing experience of Middle East conflict.

Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith

Author: Russell Howell
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062094912
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Book description to come.

Windows to the World: Literature in Christian Perspective

Author: Leland Ryken
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 172520567X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
This is a teacher's book, written by an able teacher.... Most people are interested in literature because of a deep love for literature itself. They want to understand the reasons for that love. Ryken helps us do this, but he also helps Christians understand and validate their love for literature.... Ryken has also provided a solid means for non-Christians to understand a Christian perspective on literature.... It [Windows to the World] comes closer to defining the goal and task of the teacher of literature than any work I have read." - Christianity and Literature

Literature through the Eyes of Faith

Author: Susan V. Gallagher
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006229556X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 295

The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship

Author: George M. Marsden
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195122909
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
In this book, Marsden argues forcefully that mainstream American higher education needs to be more open to explicit expressions of faith and to accept what faith means in an intellectual context.

Faith Reads

Author: David Rainey
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1591588472
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
At lasta resource for librarians who wish to build or develop their nonfiction collection and use it to better serve the needs of adult Christian readers. Covering the three major branches of Christianity (Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox), the author organizes more than 600 titles into subject categories ranging from biography, the arts, and education, to theology, devotion, and spiritual warfare. Award-winning classics are noted. Introductory narrative frames the literature, and helps librarians better understand Christian literature; and learn how to establish selection criteria for building a Christian nonfiction collection.

Deep Reading

Author: Rachel B. Griffis
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493446029
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
This book helps readers develop practices that will result in deep, formative, and faithful reading so they can contribute to the flourishing of their communities and cultivate their own spiritual and intellectual depth. The authors present reading as a remedy for three prevalent cultural vices--distraction, hostility, and consumerism--that impact the possibility of formative reading. Informed by James K. A. Smith's work on "the spiritual power of habit," Deep Reading provides resources for engaging in formative and culturally subversive reading practices that teach readers how to resist vices, love virtue, and desire the good. Rather than emphasizing the spiritual benefits of reading specific texts such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the authors focus on the practice of reading itself. They examine practices many teachers, students, and avid readers employ--such as reading lists, reading logs, and discussion--and demonstrate how such practices can be more effectively and intentionally harnessed to result in deep reading. The practices apply to any work that is meant to be read deeply.