Whats new? Take a peek into the Library – October 2009

October 27th, 2009 by admin

Have a look at the latest additions in the library, available from this month onwards. These and many more titles were added in the past month. Over 300 new titles this year.

Biblical Ethics: The changing continuity of Christian Ethics Vol. 1 – White R.E.O.

“Certainly we must avoid imposing on the biblical material uniformity that it does not possess; equally, we must avoid if we can interpreting ancient documents by modern pre-suppositions: but these are tasks to be accomplished not excuses for abandoning the attempt… yet Christian ethics must begin with the Bible, because – for good and sometimes for evil – biblical examples and precepts, laws and ideals, promises and warnings, revelations of judgment and assurances of grace, have been, and for most Christians still are, the foundations of morality, upon which all subsequent discussion and adaptation are mere commentary,”

We Become What we worship – Beale G.K.

The heart of the biblical understanding of idolatry, argues G.K. Beale, is that we take on the characteristics of what we worship. Employing Isaiah 6 as his interpretive lens, Beale demonstrates that the understanding of idolatry permeates the whole canon, from Genesis to Revelation. Beale concludes his study with an application of the biblical notion of idolatry to the challenges of contemporary life.

Becoming the Answer to our Prayers: Prayer for ordinary radicals – Claiborne S., Hartgrove J.W.

Activists Shane Clairborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove show how prayer and action must go together. Their exposition of key biblical passages provides concrete examples of how a life of prayer fuels social engagement and a life of justice. Phrases like “give us this day our daily bread” and “forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors” take on new meaning when applied to feeding the hungry or advocating for international debt relief. If we hope to see God change society, we must be ordinary radicals who pray- and then are ready to become the answers to our own prayers.

Living gently in a violent world: The prophetic witness of weakness – Hauerwas S., Vanier J.

“Church takes time, patience, gentleness, vulnerability, friendship, hospitality, mutuality and peaceableness. In other words, church takes practice-this is the prophetic witness of the L’Arche communities not to the world, but to the church! And this prophetic witness is carried in this book by the gentle voice of Jean Vanier, the polemical one of Stanely Hauerwas, and the wise introduction and conclusion from John Swinton. Here is the prophetic edge that is even at the vanguard of the emerging church!”

The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God’s call to Justice – Labberton M., Foreword by Ortberg J.

Worship is the dangerous act of waking up to God and God’s purposes in the world. But something has gone wrong with our worship. Too often worship has become a place of safety and complacency, a narrowly private experience in which solitary individuals only express their personal adoration. Even when we gather corporately, we often close our eyes to those around us, focusing on God but ignoring our neighbor. But true biblical worship does not merely point us upward – it should turn us outward as well.

Carrots, Sticks, and Ethnic Conflict: Rethinking Development Assistance – Esman M.J., Herring R.J.

“A superb collection on a neglected but crucial topic: the ethnic consequences, intended and otherwise, of foreign aid. An invaluable volume for decision makers and scholars.” – Donald L. Horowitz, Duke Law School

The Political Economy of Internal Conflict: A comparative analysis of Angola, Colombia, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka – Douma P.S.

The study of “Political Economies of Internal Conflict” on which this book is based forms part of an international research programme entitled ‘Coping with Internal Conflict’, executed by the Conflict Research Unit of Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ and its counterparts in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and South America. This analysis is based on the empirical case studies of four major protracted internal conflicts: Angola, Sierra Leone, Colombia and Sri Lanka.

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