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Fit Bodies Fat Minds: Why Evangelicals Don't Think and What to Do About It (Hourglass Books) 14 reviews Os Guinness
Baker Books, 1994
Guinness pulls no punches with this one!
+ The sin of thoughtlessness + Not just for people with religious beliefs + Moss-backed fundamentalist
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Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message 68 reviews Ravi Zacharias
W Publishing Group, 2002
Great Book
+ Jesus Among Other Gods + Overall an interesting approach + Good, but title may mislead you + The title of this book initially threw me off but as I began to read
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Where in the World Is the Church?: A Christian View of Culture and Your Role in It 1 review Michael Scott Horton
P & R Publishing, 2002
Very Enlightening
This book is a good warning to Christians who tend to hide from the world for fear of losing their faith. The author argues for the Christian's liberty to read fiction, to listen to good music, or to engage in scientific research without feeling guilty that his activities are "purely secular" and ...
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Steering Through Chaos: Vice and Virtue in an Age of Moral Confusion 6 reviews Os Guiness
Navpress Publishing Group, 2000
Philosophical ideologies presented with clarity
+ Delightful and convicting + Guidance Through Chaos + Must read for the collegiate + Wonderful!
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business 126 reviews Neil Postman
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1986
Disinformation Means Misleading Information--Misplaced, Irrelevant, Fragmented or Superficial
+ It's The Today Show-- Starring George Orwell and Aldous Huxley + A Good Deal!! + The media is the message again + Judge a book by its cover
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Deliver Us From Evil 12 reviews Ravi Zacharias
Thomas Nelson, 1998
The rotten fruits of postmodernism
+ Brilliant...! + Where PoMo and the Multiculti Cult are leading us + J.M. for W.M. + The Best Book by Ravi Zacharias
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No Place for Truth or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology? 15 reviews David F. Wells
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993
A magisterial analysis!
+ Are we in trouble? + A call to Repentance + Makes You Think
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Losing Our Virtue: Why the Church Must Recover Its Moral Vision 10 reviews David F. Wells
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999
Very perceptive - Great book
+ Virtue or values? + A helpful text with open interpretation + The battle of moral truth versus the exalted self
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Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity 76 reviews Nancy R. Pearcey
Crossway Books, 2004
Astounding!
+ Discover the difference between Conservative thinking and Liberal thinking + A Book Borrowed, Soon to be Bought + Insightful research on a present-day dilemma + A valuable contribution to the importance of Christianity, culturally!
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Gagging of God, The 18 reviews D. A. Carson
Zondervan, 2002
Awesome and Breathtaking!!!
+ Sequential Developments upto Post-Modernism + Important for Bible professors and church leaders to read + Thought Provoking
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The Essence of Feminism (Modern Beliefs) Kirsten Birkett
Matthias Media, 2003
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All God's Children and Blue Suede Shoes: Christians and Popular Culture (Turning Point Christian Worldview) ... 7 reviews Kenneth A. Myers
Crossway Books, 1989
A fine and much-needed look at pop culture and the Church
+ Well-researched critique of popular culture's form and main medium + Outstanding Expose on Culture & Christians Role in It + timely and important
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Above All Earthly Pow'rs: Christ In A Postmodern World 18 reviews David F. Wells
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005
A Timely And Important Warning
+ Thought Provoking... + Cultural Phenomenon Of Non-Christ + A Tour de Force + A vital book written by a careful, thoughtful theologian and scholar
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When No One Sees: The Importance of Character in an Age of Image 5 reviews
Navpress Publishing Group, 2000
The importance of character in an age of image
+ Highly Recommended + A great teaser for in-depth character studies + Deep, Thoughtful, and Stimulating
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Doing Well and Doing Good: Money, Giving, and Caring in a Free Society 2 reviews Os Guinness
Navpress Publishing Group, 2001
Thorough discussions of timeless topic
+ Very difficult read, but excellent and profound examination of the issue
Os Guinness has given us a through review of ideas surrounding giving, charity, empowerment and "entitlement." Readers who are familar with Guinness may be somewhat surprised in that although Guinness is a Christian author and this book was sold through a Christian book outlet, and there are ...
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God in the Wasteland: The Reality of Truth in a World of Fading Dreams 6 reviews David F. Wells
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994
Very insightful and thought provoking .
+ We are in trouble, but we have a big God + Caution - This book might shake your faith... + A Classic + Strong Evidence for repentance and faith among the church
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My Father's World: Meditations on Christianity and Culture 3 reviews Philip Graham Ryken
P & R Publishing, 2002
How to Live in My Father's World !
+ Short and sweet: good reflections on Christianity and Culture + Theology and life application are not incompatible.
My Father's World: Meditations on Christianity and Culture has become one of my new favorite books. This book arose from a series of messages from Tenth Presbyterian Church's evening service, where Ryken regularly takes a few minutes to analyze some current event or popular trend from a Biblical ...
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He Speaks To Me Everywhere: Meditations On Christianity And Culture 2 reviews Philip Graham Ryken
P & R Publishing, 2004
Practical Theology
+ Great Follow-Up to My Father's World
A friend of mine, who is far more qualified than I am to make such judgments, tells me that Philip Ryken is among the top two or three preachers in the world today. That is quite a claim, but one I am more willing to believe as I continue to read Ryken's work. Until a few weeks ago I knew little ...
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Shows About Nothing: Nihilism in Popular Culture from The Exorcist to Seinfeld 6 reviews Thomas S. Hibbs
Spence Publishing Company, 2000
Much Ado About "Nothing"
+ Q: What's on TV tonight? A: Nothing. + Pretty good + An eye-opening expose of our Nihilistic culture + A philosophical perspective on movies & TV
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The Ever-Loving Truth: Can Faith Thrive in a Post-Christian Culture? 10 reviews Voddie, Jr. Baucham
B&H Publishing Group, 2004
A Strong Call to Believers
+ Awesome + much needed battle strategy + Passionate and reasoned arguments + A must read for Christians
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