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Robert E. Longacre essential references
Logos coding structures utilize Longacre yet no resources by Longacre are offered. This leaves us trying to use detail classification with an understanding of the holistic linguistic system in which they belong - and without resources showing us how Longacre himself applied his theory to Scripture. Understanding Biblical…
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NIV Upside-Down Kingdom Bible
Preston Sprinkle, editor Zondervan, 2024 978-0310454847 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310454840 God calls believers to live faithfully in a way that flips the wisdom of worldly kingdoms on its head. In a culture that has become exponentially polarized, it can be difficult to think deeply and love widely. The NIV Upside-Down…
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Chronological Reading Plan with Apocrypha
Please create a chronological reading plan with the Apocrypha. Perhaps use Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version (KJV), since it's included in Logos 10 Fundamentals.
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The Bible Toolbox by Bryan Howard Cribb
Please convert the mentioned book to Logos research edition, it will add immense value to the entire Logos program.
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The Bible Toolbox by Bryan Howard Cribb
Please convert the mentioned book to Logos research edition it will add immense value to Logos Bible Software
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Preaching the Manifold Grace of God, Volume 2: Theologies of Preaching in the Early Twenty-First Cen
Logos has Volume 1 of this (ebook and Logos edition in pre-pub), but not Volume 2. Ludicrous that we should have to request the obvious. But here we go... VOTE HERE: Preaching the Manifold Grace of God, Volume 2: Theologies of Preaching in the Early Twenty-First Century
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SUGGESTION: Robert E. Longacre essential references
Logos coding structures utilize Longacre yet no resources by Longacre are offered. This leaves us trying to use detail classification with an understanding of the holistic linguistic system in which they belong - and without resources showing us how Longacre himself applied his theory to Scripture. Understanding Biblical…
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Between Author and Audience in Mark: Narration, Characterization, Interpretation (New Testament Mono
Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, editor Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2013 978-1909697218 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1909697214 To hear, read, and interpret the Gospel of Mark is to become involved in the dynamic relationship between author (real or implied) and audience (implied or real). So we have learned from the 'literary turn'…
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In the Company of Jesus: Characters in Mark's Gospel
Elizabeth Struthers Malbon Westminster John Knox Press, 2000 978-0664222550 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0664222552 Elizabeth Malbon tracks the way in which the characters other than Jesus are portrayed in the Gospel of Mark, employing a literary approach that reveals their contributions to the Gospel story. After outlining…
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Hearing Mark: A Listener's Guide
Elizabeth Struthers Malbon Trinity Press International, 2002 978-1563383793 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1563383799/ In this book, Elizabeth Struthers Malbon recreates for contemporary readers the experience those ancient listeners shared. She helps us read - and more importantly hear - the Gospel more perceptively and more…
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Mark's Jesus: Characterization as Narrative Christology
Elizabeth Struthers Malbon Baylor University Press, 2014 978-1481303545 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1481303546 Noted biblical scholar Elizabeth Struthers Malbon asks a literary question in this landmark volume: how does the Markan narrative characterise Jesus? Through a close narrative analysis, she carefully examines…
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Four books on Mark by Elizabeth Struthers Malbon
Elizabeth Struthers Malbon is Professor of Religious Studies at Virginia Tech. She has written several books on Mark. VOTE HERE: Mark's Jesus: Characterization as Narrative Christology In the Company of Jesus: Characters in Mark's Gospel Hearing Mark: A Listener's Guide Between Author and Audience in Mark: Narration,…
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Theology and Tolkien: Constructive Theology
Douglas Estes, editor Fortress Academic, 2024 978-1978712638 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1978712634 The Lord of the Rings and other works of J.R.R. Tolkien have had a far-reaching impact on culture in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. In print and on film, Tolkien’s works seem to be incredible epics, but…
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God in the Balance: Christian Spirituality in Times of Terror
Carter Heyward Wipf & Stock, 2011 978-1608995790 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1608995798 Heyward directly addresses our vulnerability to terror, especially its religious and political aspects. Examining six images of God--God of War, God of Peace, God as Father, God as Spirit. God in us, and God in all--the author locates an…
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Saving Jesus From Those Who Are Right
Carter Heyward Fortress Press, 1999 978-0800629663 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0800629663 In this theological resource for spiritual transformation and social change, Carter Heyward rethinks the figure and import of Jesus for church, academy, and society. Rather than focus on the endlessly variable pictures of Jesus in…
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The Story of the Philadelphia Eleven: Revised and Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition
Darlene O'Dell Church Publishing, 2024 978-1640657199 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1640657193 Nearly fifty years after eleven audacious women made history as the first female priests ordained in the Episcopal Church, Darlene O'Dell revisits their inspiring journey in a revised and expanded edition of her acclaimed The Story…
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The Other Evangelicals: A Story of Liberal, Black, Progressive, Feminist, and Gay Christians―and the
Isaac B. Sharp Eerdmans, 2023 978-0802881755 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802881750 “Sharp’s book is an important contribution to the field of evangelical studies. Beyond that, it is something of an affirmation for those who still wish to claim their evangelical identity while denouncing the racism, sexism, and homophobia…
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Most of Eerdmans Critical Commentary volumes are missing Abbreviated Title
Matthew and Sirach are the only volumes that have abbreviated titles (ECC Mt and ECC Sir). The rest need to be added.
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A Year in The Grief Valley
John Pavlovitz Parson's Porch, 2019 978-1951472344 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1951472349/ Grief is a solitary road. Even if we are fortunate enough to have people alongside us during the journey, (as I have been), no one can really travel all the way with us. Our pain and our path are as individual as the relationship we…
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Rise: An Authentic Lenten Devotional
John Pavlovitz Chalice Press, 2022 978-0827233119 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0827233116/ In this new Lenten devotional, popular progressive Christian author John Pavlovitz ... takes us on a transformative spiritual journey. Like the human experience, the spiritual journey is not a level path. It is about the falling and the…
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Stuff That Needs To Be Said: Essential Words on Life, Death, Faith, Politics, Love, and Giving a Dam
John Pavlovitz Pavlovitz Design, 2020 978-0578682501 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578682508/ Over the past few years, John Pavlovitz's blog, Stuff That Needs To Be Said, has become a virtual hub for millions of people from all over the world, drawn there by his clear, compelling words on compassion, equity, love, and…
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Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty is Trending
John Pavlovitz Westminster John Knox Press, 2024 978-0664268534 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0664268536/ John Pavlovitz has inspired millions to keep boldly loving both neighbors and strangers throughout the years of Trump’s hate-mongering campaign and presidency and continues to be a voice of sanity and urgency when so much…
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If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans
John Pavlovitz Westminster John Knox Press, 2011 978-0664266844 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0664266843/ Thou Shalt Not Be Horrible. Imagine for a moment what the world might look like if we as people of faith, morality, and conscience actually aspired to this mantra. What if we were fully burdened to create a world that was…
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A Bigger Table, Expanded Edition with Study Guide: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual
John Pavlovitz Westminster John Knox Press, 2020 978-0664264901 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0664264905/ A Bigger Table invites readers to envision a church that is big enough for everyone, by holding up a mirror to the modern church and speaking clearly on issues at the heart of the Christian community: LGBT inclusion,…
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Two more books by Carter Heyward (feminist liberation theologian, priest and author)
Carter Heyward served as the Howard Chandler Robbins Professor of Theology, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, until she retired in 2006. She was one of the "Philadelphia Eleven" -- eleven women whose ordinations eventually paved the way for the recognition of women as priests in the Episcopal Church.…
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Silence and Honey Cakes: The Wisdom of the Desert
Rowan Williams Lion Books, 2004 978-0745951706 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0745951708 Rowan Williams goes back to the 4th century desert fathers and mothers for inspiration and insight, discovering that their spirituality resonates strongly with aspects of the modern spiritual search. He uses examination of their stories and…
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What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman
Lerita Coleman Brown Broadleaf Books, 2023 978-1506474656 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506474659 You have the audio edition of this (https://www.logos.com/product/249568/what-makes-you-come-alive-a-spiritual-walk-with-howard-thurman), but not the ebook. Please get the ebook. Amazon blurb: "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask…
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The Stones of the Last Week: Impediments to Easter
Bonnie B. Thurston Liturgical Press, 2024 (forthcoming in October) 978-0814669457 https://www.amazon.com/dp/081466945X By taking a closer look at the “stones” that impeded Jesus’s last week, we are challenged to identify the obstructions to our spiritual lives. When Jesus descends the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem to the…
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Spiritual Life in the Early Church: The Witness of Acts and Ephesians
Bonnie Thurston Fortress Press, 1993 978-0800626167 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0800626168 Common is the assumption that the piety of the earliest Christians is determinative for the church of all ages. But what were the basic features of this spirituality? And how can those ancient practices and attitudes be brought to bear…
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Shaped by the End You Live For: Thomas Merton’s Monastic Spirituality
Bonnie B. Thurston Liturgical Press, 2020 978-0814688076 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0814688071 To understand the life and thought of Thomas Merton, one must understand him as a monk. After introducing his vocation and entrance into the Trappist order, this book highlights some of his basic spiritual presuppositions. Relying…
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Belonging to Borders: A Sojourn in the Celtic Tradition
Bonnie B. Thurston Liturgical Press, 2011 978-0814633670 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0814633676 "When the scholar and the poet wrestles in you," Bonnie Thurston was once asked by a friend at Tymawr, "who wins?" The poems in Belonging to Borders are her response. In these poems, Thurston reverences the borders, literal and…
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O Taste and See: A Biblical Reflection on Experiencing God
Bonnie Thurston Paraclete Press, 2013 978-1612614076 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1612614078 If you have always been troubled by the image of God as a punitive judge, this book will show you why this view is so mistaken. Psalm 34:8’s “O taste and see how good the Lord is” contains in miniature the whole process of coming to…
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Religious Vows, The Sermon On The Mount, And Christian Living
Bonnie B. Thurston Liturgical Press, 2006 978-0814629291 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0814629296 The Sermon on the Mount in St. Matthew's Gospel is a good synopsis of Jesus ' teaching and the Beatitudes summarize the Sermon on the Mount. Bonnie Thurston reflects on the Beatitudes and their focus on the kingdom of heaven. She…
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For God Alone: A Primer on Prayer
Bonnie Thurston Darton Longman & Todd, 2009 978-0232527605 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0232527601 Bonnie Thurston is the author of many books and articles about spirituality and prayer. In For God Alone she shows us, clearly and practically, how to pray. The result is a unique introduction to prayer that will encourage all…
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To Everything a Season: A Spirituality of Time
Bonnie Thurston Crossroad, 1999 978-0824517847 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0824517849 Rediscover the Christian understanding of time as God's sacred and bountiful gift. A main selection of the Spiritual Book Associates.
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Renita Weems: Just a Sister Away
https://www.amazon.com/Just-Sister-Away-Womanist-Relationships/dp/0931055520/ref=sr_1_2 Years ago, this was a required text for a class on Christian involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. I still consider it an essential classic for women and black rights. Amazon blurb: Writing with African American women in mind,…
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The Spiritual Landscape of Mark
Bonnie B. Thurston Liturgical Press, 2008 978-0814618646 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0814618642 2009 Catholic Press Association Award Winner! To read the Gospel of Mark is to embark on a journey that begins in a desert and ends with a boulder rolled away from the tomb. In between, Jesus teaches his disciples, calls them to…
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Maverick Mark: The Untamed First Gospel
Bonnie B. Thurston Liturgical Press, 2013 978-0814635520 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0814635520 Somewhere along the way, says Bonnie Thurston, the wild unlikelihood of the Christian message has been reined in and made to fit more conventional categories of thought. That it is good and moral to be Christian we understand.…
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The Widows: A Women's Ministry in the Early Church
Bonnie Bowman Thurston Fortress Press, 1989 978-0800623173 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0800623177 This book begins by giving a sense of the socioeconomic position of widows in the biblical world. It examines the primary New Testament texts on widows, paying special attention to 1 Tim. 5:3-16. Next it discusses the references…
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Women in the New Testament: Questions and Commentary
Bonnie Thurston Wipf & Stock, 2004 978-1592445585 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1592445586 Bonnie Thurston examines the personalities, place, and power of women in the New Testament. She provides a cultural and religious context for them by briefly outlining the position of women in the Greco-Roman world. The aim is to reveal…
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Helpmates, Harlots, and Heroes: Women's Stories in the Hebrew Bible (second edition)
Westminster John Knox Press, 2007 Alice Ogden Bellis 978-0664230289 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0664230288 This best-selling book, now revised and updated, shares the work of many feminist biblical scholars who have examined women's stories for several years. These stories are powerful accounts of women in the Old…
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Clothed with the Sun: Biblical Women, Social Justice, and Us
Joyce Hollyday Westminster John Knox Press, 1994 978-0664255381 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0664255388 The Bible holds a great treasure of amazing women. They are judges and prophets, caregivers and teachers, prominent matriarchs of large clans or quiet disciples, women who suffered alone or sang joyous praises to God amid…
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The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God
Jonathan Kirsch HarperOne, 2008 978-0060816995 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060816996 The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual by nationally bestselling author Jonathan Kirsch is a provocative popular history of the Inquisition, the 12th century reign of church-sanctioned terror. Ranging from the Knights Templar to the first…
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An author I've recently discovered and would like to see Logos expand their offerings of her wor
Bonnie Thurston is an experienced retreat leader, New Testament scholar, and poet. She is a founding member and past president of the International Thomas Merton Society. A frequent contributor to popular and scholarly periodicals, she is author or editor of twenty-three theological books and seven collections of poetry.…
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Freedom of Simplicity: Finding Harmony in a Complex World
Richard J. Foster HarperOne, 2005 978-0060759711 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060759712 ...the manifesto that shows how simplicity is not merely having less stress and more leisure but an essential spiritual discipline for the health of our soul. You have the audio edition of this…
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Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner
Frederick Buechner HarperOne, 1992 978-0060698645 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060698640 Daily meditations taken from the works of an acclaimed novelist, essayist, and preacher who has articulated what he sees with a freshness and clarity and energy that hails our stultified imaginations.
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Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis
Lauren F. Winner HarperOne, 2013 978-0061768286 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061768286 As she lives through a failed marriage and the loss of her mother, Winner finds her Christian faith slipping away. Through reading religious works and tomes and being counseled by leaders of the church, she learns she must find the courage…
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Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning
James W. Fowler HarperOne, 1995 978-0060628666 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060628669 "The classic book on the subject of faith development....An extremely important work, integral to the understanding of the human condition and our sense of meaning."--M. Scott Peck
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A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith
Brian D. McLaren HarperOne, 2011 978-0061853999 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061853992 In this much anticipated book, McLaren examines ten questions facing today's church—questions about how to articulate the faith itself, the nature of its authority, who God is, whether we have to understand Jesus through only an ancient…
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Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith
Henri J.M. Nouwen HarperOne, 2006 978-0060663599 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060663596 Intimately personal and inspiring, Bread for the Journey is a daily feast of fresh insight into the challenges and deep joys of a life lived in close communion with God.