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Buddhist Christianity: A Passionate OpennessAuthor(s): | Ross Thompson |It is possible to be a Christian Buddhist in the context of a universal belief that sits fairly lightly on both traditions. Ross Thompson takes especially seriously the aspects of each faith that seem incompatible with the other, no God and no soul in Buddhism, for example, and the need for grace and the historical atonement on the cross in Christianity.… |
Jesus Outside the Box: Twelve Spiritual Tales of the UnexpectedAuthor(s): | Mark Townsend |Jesus Outside the Box is a re-released, re-titled version of the author's previous book The Magician’s Tale. It a short book of twelve stories written from the perspective of some lesser known characters of the New Testament. Each story offers an exciting and radical new portrait of the one we call The Christ. The author's intention was to present… |
Charis - The Human Voice of the Holy BibleAuthor(s): | Mark Cathcart |Charis forms a humanist account of the Christian bible and its traditions, consistent with the theological content of the bible, and its historical locations. Written as a sequence of four testaments, Charis seeks to unravel the human motivations that lay behind the biblical texts. The Tribe considers the relationship between the physical, political… |
Following the Spirit: Seeing Christian Faith Through Community EyesAuthor(s): | Philip Bradshaw |In the 1960s an extraordinary period of renewal came to the Church of the Redeemer in Houston, Texas. Worship was transformed and several hundred people shared homes and possessions in a community of love. Eventually the renewal came to Britain in the shape of the Community of Celebration, whose ministry teams known as the Fisherfolk became a worldwide… |
Dry Bones Can Live: How to be part of a healthy churchAuthor(s): | John James |Many people believe in Jesus Christ but want nothing to do with the church. Some others who call themselves committed Christians will not commit to a local church. We have to be honest. There is a dearth in the church in many countries. At times the church has been very sick and the illness seemed to be terminal; yet it survives and in many places… |
Reclaiming Jesus: Making sense of the man without the miraclesAuthor(s): | Ian Breckenridge |The figure of Jesus many people have today is perfectly unreal half man half god unsmiling apparently in love with death. Can we do better than this caricature. Reclaiming Jesus digs through the evidence and comes up with a few surprises and reveals a Jesus most of us haven't met before. We notice his mischievous style with people and his love… |
Wonderful Earth: An interactive book for hours of fun learningAuthor(s): | Mick Inkpen | | Nick Butterworth |We have a wonderful Earth! The Creation story is shown in this colorful book through interactive elements such as lift the flap, turn the wheel, look in the mirror, and more. Kids will have hours of fun as they explore Creation and learn how they can take care of our wonderful planet. This is a new edition for the O-Books imprint of this popular book.… |
Destination of the Species: The Riddle of Human ExistenceAuthor(s): | Michael Meacher |There is really only one question for human beings that matters. What, if any, is the purpose of existence, and what are we here for? It is a question that has underlain religious conviction and philosophic inquiry throughout human history, and to which scientific rationalism in recent centuries has added some important insights. It highlights two… |
Setting Jesus FreeAuthor(s): | John Churcher |The Bible and the Church have become more or less irrelevant to the contemporary world. Sadly the message of Jesus, totally relevant to all times, has been ignored and lost because it is seen as being part of the Church that is now rejected with nothing important to say to present-day life. This book deals with the need to move away from structures… |
Let the Bible Be Itself: Learning to read it rightAuthor(s): | Ray Vincent |This is likely to prove one of the most important books on the Bible from a committed Christian so far, the most honest and least bibliolatrous. John Henson, Author of "Good as New", "Other Communions of Jesus" etc. Let The Bible Be Itself examines where the Bible came from, what were the purposes for which it was originally intended,… |





