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Excerpt: JANE AUSTEN (Christian Encounters Series) by Peter Leithart

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

This is the first in a new and intriguing series of little biographies from Thomas Nelson.

Jane Austen.
(Christian Encounters Series).

Peter Leithart.
Paperback: Thomas Nelson, 2010.
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Christian Encounters: Jane Austen by Peter Leithart

Excerpt: BUYOLOGY by Martin Lindstrom. [Vol. 3, #8]

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Excerpt from:

Buyology:
Truth and Lies About Why We Buy.

Martin Lindstrom.

Paperback: Broadway Books, 2010.
Buy now: [ Amazon ]

Newly released in paperback!!!

Buyology by Martin Lindstrom – Excerpt

Excerpt: BAPTISM IN THE EARLY CHURCH – Everett Ferguson [Vol. 3, #7]

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

An excerpt from the recent masterpiece:

Baptism in the Early Church:
History, Theology, and Liturgy in the first Five Centuries
.
Everett Ferguson.

Paperback: Eerdmans,  2009.
Buy now: [ ChristianBook.com ]

[ Read our review of this book here ]


New Book Excerpt: TERRA MADRE by Carlo Petrini

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

An excerpt on the value and price of food from the new book

TERRA MADRE:
Forging A New Global Network of
Sustainable Food Communities
.
Carlo Petrini.
Paperback: Chelsea Green, 2010.
Buy the book: [ Amazon ]


The Value and Price of Food: An excerpt from Terra Madre by Carlo Petrini

Exclusive Excerpt: Radical Ecumenicity – John Nugent, editor. [Vol. 3, #5]

Friday, February 12th, 2010

An Exclusive Excerpt from

Radical Ecumenicity:
Unity and Continuity after John Howard Yoder.

John Nugent, Editor.
(Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press, 2010),
238 pages, $24.99 trade paper,

ISBN 978-0-89112-042-1

Available soon from:
http://www.abilenechristianuniversitypress.com/

RADICAL ECUMENICITY: Unity and Continuity after John Howard Yoder.

Excerpt: LET FREEDOM RING OUT – Fredrik Sunnemark [Vol. 3, #4]

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Excerpt from the book:

Ring Out Freedom!:
The Voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. and
the Making of the Civil Rights Movement.

Fredrik Sunnemark.

Paperback: Indiana Univ. Press, 2003.
Buy now: [ Amazon ]

Ring Out Freedom (Excerpt)

Free eBook! GROWING DEEPER by Chris Smith

Friday, January 29th, 2010

We are offering a completely free eBook version of ERB editor Chris Smith’s new book, Growing Deeper in Our Church Communities: 50 Ideas For Connection in a Disconnected Age!  This book aims to offer practical solutions that by the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit may help move us away from the disconnectedness that often overshadows our lives, as churches and individuals.

We’d love any help you can give in spreading the word about this new ebook – online, but especially with others in your churches.  You can use the Facebook/Twitter links to the left, or the “Share This” button at the bottom of this post!  Thanks!

A brief preview is included below, but you will have to click this button to download the full eBook (PDF format – 10MB):


[ As a PDF, this eBook should be readable on your Kindle.  We'd love for anyone to leave a comment noting whether it works on their Kindle!]


[ About the Author ]
ALSO…
[ Get a free eBook copy of Chris's book: WATER, FAITH  & WOOD! ]



Growing Deeper In Our Church Communities – Chris Smith

Excerpt: EVERYDAY JUSTICE by Julie Clawson [Vol. 3, #3]

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Here is an excerpt from a wonderful book that somehow slipped past us last year without a review:

Everyday Justice:
The Global Impact of our Daily Choices.

Julie Clawson.

Paperback: IVP Books, 2009.
Buy now: [ Amazon ]


Excerpt: SHOP CLASS AS SOULCRAFT by Matthew Crawford.

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Excerpt from one of our 2009 Englewood Honor Books:

Shop Class as Soulcraft.
Matthew Crawford.

Hardback: The Penguin Press, 2009.
Buy now: [ Amazon ]

Read our review of this book that was written by Debra Dean Murphy.

Excerpt: AN UNSETTLING GOD – Walter Brueggemann

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Excerpt from the brand new book:

An Unsettling God:
The Heart of the Hebrew Bible.

Walter Brueggemann.

Paperback: Fortress Press, 2009.
Buy now: [ Amazon ]

This book was near the top of our list for best theology books of 2009!
Watch for a review coming later this week in the ERB!

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