The Romance of Religion
The Romance of Religion

Author: Dwight Longenecker

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2014-02-11

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0849922941

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C. S. Lewis said that Christianity works on us like every other myth, except it is a myth that really happened. Dwight Longenecker grabs this idea and runs with it, showing that the Christian story is the greatest story ever told because it gathers up what is true in all the fantasy stories of the world and makes them as solid, true, and real as a tribe of dusty nomads in the desert or the death of a carpenter-king. In The Romance of Religion Longenecker calls for the return of the romantic hero—the hero who knows his frailty and can fight the good fight with panache, humor, and courage. Conflict and romance are everywhere in the story of Christ, and our response is to dust off our armor, don our broad-brimmed hats, pick up our swords, and do battle for Christ with confidence, wonder, and joy. Is religion no more than a fairy tale? No, it is more than a fairy tale—much more: it is all the fairy tales and fantastic stories come true here and now. “This book is witty, whimsical, and deadly serious. With panache and aplomb, Dwight Longenecker sets out to prove that Christianity is, in every sense of the word, fabulous. And does he succeed in his quest? I encourage you to read it to find out.” —Michael Ward, senior research fellow, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and professor of apologetics, Houston Baptist University “If you've never thought about the Christian faith as romance and story, then this book will introduce you to a whole new way of thinking.”—Frank Viola, author of God's Favorite Place on Earth

The Divine Romance
The Divine Romance

Author: Gene Edwards

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2011-06-14

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1414328001

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A breathtakingly beautiful saga spanning from eternity to eternity, presented from the view of angels. Experience creation, the crucifixion, and the resurrection from this unique viewpoint, and gain a better understanding of the majestic love of God. Gene Edwards’s classic tale is the greatest love story ever told.

The Catholic Thing
The Catholic Thing

Author: Robert Royal

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781587311055

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The Catholic "thing" - the concrete historical reality of Catholicism as a presence in human history - is the richest cultural tradition in the world. It values both faith and reason, and therefore has a great deal to say about politics and economics, war and peace, manners and morals, children and families, careers and vocations, and many other perennial and contemporary questions. In addition, it has inspired some of the greatest art, music, and architecture, while offering unparalleled human solidarity to tens of millions through hospitals, soup kitchens, schools, universities, and relief services. This volume brings together some of the very best commentary on a wide range of recent events and controversies by some of the very best Catholic writers in the English language: Ralph McInerny, Michael Novak, Fr. James V. Schall, Hadley Arkes, Robert Royal, Anthony Esolen, Brad Miner, George Marlin, David Warren, Austin Ruse, Francis Beckwith, and many others. Their contributions cover large Catholic subjects such as philosophy and theology, liturgy and Church dogma, postmodern culture, the Church and modern politics, literature, and music. But they also look into specific contemporary problems such as religious liberty, the role of Catholic officials in public life, growing moral hazards in bio-medical advances, and such like. The Catholic Thing is a virtual encyclopedia of Catholic thought about modern life.

Love at the Altar
Love at the Altar

Author: K. L. Woolery

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-09-17

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781537701684

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Love at the Altar is Book 1 in a contemporary Christian Romance series about the modern day dilemmas of a group of thirty-something Christians. In this Christian romance, beautiful, young, successful, business woman, Destiny Richards, is invited to church by her best friend, Latisha. She has no idea that her life is about to change. Meeting her at the altar is devastatingly handsome, dynamic Preacher, Reverend Cliff Lawrence. Little does Destiny, her closest friend, or the young pastor realize what will result from Destiny's profession of faith. Latisha Edwards has always been in love with Reverend Cliff Lawrence. Wholesome Latisha believes that Cliff should marry her and not Destiny and is consumed by jealousy at the prospect of their relationship. Handsome Pastor Cliff is the man Destiny has been waiting for all her life, but can she give up her wild ways to be a Preacher's wife and a dutiful Christian? Will the scheming bad girl, Ida Smith uncover Destiny's a carefully hidden past and succeed in crushing the young couple's affair? Will any of these young Christians ever find Love at the Altar? Love at the Altar is a riveting tale of domestic dispute and suspenseful intrigue that will appeal to any Christian reader. Set in modern day New York, Love at the Altar is a story that celebrates faith, hope, and love.

The Old Peabody Pew
The Old Peabody Pew

Author: Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Publisher:

Published: 1907

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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The story of Nancy Wentworth, an attractive thirty-five-year-old spinster who volunteers to clean the Old Peabody Pew for Justin Peabody, a young man who had traveled to Detroit ten years earlier, promising to return and to marry Nancy as soon as his luck had changed.