Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The nature and destiny of man	Reinhold Niebuhr	This book is on Time magazine's list of the top 100 works of nonfiction published since 1923. It deserves to be. It is the published version of his 1939 Gifford Lectures. In this work, Niebuhr def…	OL1176545W
The End of the Modern World	Romano Guardini	This expanded edition of Guardini's classic work includes the original text of The End of the Modern World, as well as the entirety of its explicit sequel, Power and Responsibility, in which Guardini…	OL1239314W
The Lost World of Adam and Eve	John H. Walton	For centuries the story of Adam and Eve has resonated richly through the corridors of art, literature and theology. But for most moderns, taking it at face value is incongruous. And even for many thi…	OL17208225W
John Paul II On The Vulnerable	Jeffrey Tranzillo	Pope John Paul II was a great defender of truly vulnerable human beings throughout his life, affirming their personhood consistently and powerfully. In John Paul II on the Vulnerable, Jeffrey Tranzil…	OL17427992W
Unleashing courageous faith	Paul T. Coughlin	"Paul Coughlin exhorts men to take action and exercise manly courage shown in the Bible: the power, purpose and integrity that will make them better leaders, disciples, husbands, and fathers"--Provid…	OL1925304W
The good book of human nature	Carel van Schaik,Kai Michel	"In The Good Book of Human Nature, evolutionary anthropologist Carel van Schaik and historian Kai Michel advance a new view of Homo sapiens' cultural evolution. The Bible, they argue, was written to …	OL20035851W
The Bible Doctrine of Man	C. Ryder Smith	Upon the answers which thinkers give to the question "What is Man?" depend on the answers they give to every other question -- hence the importance of this matter in the world's life and future. Much…	OL20410704W
Die Bestimmung des Menschen bei Johann Joachim Spalding	Caroline Tippmann	Die Rede von der Bestimmung des Menschen zielt nicht nur auf eine bis in die Gegenwart hinein zentral bleibende Fragestellung philosophisch-theologischer Anthropologie. Sie betrifft zugleich die exis…	OL20954961W
Persons, powers, and pluralities	Eric G. Flett	Torrance's work suggests that Christian assumptions in the areas of God, creation, and humanity had an important influence upon the development of Western scientific culture. This book develops each …	OL22426470W
The joy of being wrong	James Alison	This original work of theological anthropology looks at original sin in the light of the Resurrection, and shows how forgiveness has become the way of transformation.	OL2619199W
Nature, human nature, and God	Ian G. Barbour	"Ian Barbour offers analyses of the shape and import of evolutionary theory, indeterminacy, neuroscience, information theory, and artificial intelligence. He also addresses deeper philosophical issue…	OL2636127W
Fully alive	Jason A. Fout	Numerous contemporary theologians depict divine glory as overwhelming to or competitive with human agency. In effect, this makes humanity a threat to God's glory, and causes God's glory to remain opa…	OL26450397W
Men & Women	Lawrence J. Crabb	This tome by Dr Larry Crabbs offers guidelines for understanding the differences between the sexes and celebrating them rather than fighting them, with practical advice on dealing with spouse, friend…	OL29106W
Bah! Humbug?	Lorna Balian	Two children set a trap for Santa Claus but only one of them manages to see him.	OL4483903W
Selections	Philo of Alexandria	I cherubini -- I sacrifici di Abele e di Caino -- Il malvagio tende a sopraffare il buono -- La posterità di Caino -- I giganti --- L'immutabilità di Dio.	OL962020W
Rediscovering the Human	Andrea M. Ng'Weshemi	"Traditional Christian theological anthropology has confined itself to inquiry into the nature and destiny of human beings. In the process, however, factors affecting and influencing human existence …	OL9621875W