Firm binding; unmarked text; minimal exterior wear. Jacket shows scuffing, with 1' tears to lower front and top rear. Overall a solid, clean copy in moderately worn jacket. View More...
Decorative tan cloth boards, spine darkened, corners rubbed, vintage owner names inside cover along with student doodles on end pages, binding solid with some wear & spltting, no marks on text. A 1904 news clipping on the Russo-Japanese War is enclosed by previous owner. View More...
Liberal education is nothing other then the aquistion of a free mind. Unfortunately, too many of us have a mind shackled by ideologies and moved by outside forces. We're pulled and pushed by trends and the prevailing culture. Higher education has become ridiculously expensive and is producing graduates whose minds are anything but free, filled as they are with the prejudices of their teachers. Only when we break these shackles and habitually exercise a free mind can we call ourselves liberally educated. In How to Keep from Losing Your Mind, Deal Hudson will show you how to avoid the false o... View More...
Great breadth of vision and massive learning lie behind this small but profound book, which is the summation of a lifetime's work. Jaeger reviews the historical process by which Christianity was Hellenized, and by which Hellenism became Christianized. Particularly helpful for understanding Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and the Cappadocians in their historical context. View More...
Still-vital lectures on teaching deal with psychology and the teaching art, the stream of consciousness, the child as a behaving organism, education and behavior, and more. The three addresses to students are "The Gospel of Relaxation," "On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings," and "What Makes a Life Significant?" Preface. 2 black-and-white illustrations. View More...
Hope and healing for those who suddenly find themselves in the most terrible sort of griefFor those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a child within the first year, this gentle resource offers: -stories of hope and wisdom; -practical advice and guidance, based on the experience of many; -comfort and ways to honor and remember. Naming the Child creates a community of love and support for bereaving parents and siblings, written with a light touch and sensitive spirit."When I was nineteen weeks pregnant with my second child, Emma, I had a miscarriage. Its impossible to... View More...
The student edition of the popular A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle delivers a hopeful message to readers ages 15-25 who live every day with increasing cultural pressure. These young people struggle to navigate contemporary challenges to their Christian faith and values, but will be encouraged to emerge as leaders. In A Student's Guide to Culture, Stonestreet and Kunkle write in a highly relational style, sharing insight and experience. Jumping off from the original version, this guide includes all-new discussion questions and stories that remind young readers... View More...
This brief introduction to making effective arguments helps readers to understand the basics of sound reasoning and to learn how to use it to persuade others. Practical, inexpensive, and easy-to-read, the book enables students in a wide variety of courses to improve the clarity of their writing and public speaking. It equips readers to formulate firmly grounded, clearly articulated, and logically arranged arguments, avoid fallacious thinking, and discover how to reason well. This supplemental text is especially suitable for use in Christian colleges and seminaries and includes classroom discus... View More...