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Failing to read scripture properly, we have used it to shape a distorted understanding of masculinity.Stretching from issues of violence, - [For the Warming of the Earth](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334065685-for-the-warming-of-the-earth/) - As issues of climate and ecology become ever more important, Christian communities are increasingly looking for appropriate ways to respond to the current crisis in their worship and liturgy. In this book, Mark Porter draws on more than 40 interviews with activists, song-writers, Christian leaders, and musicians to explore what it means to develop new - [trans formations](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334066002-trans-formations/) - Trans Formations is not a book about trans and non-binary Christians it is a book by trans and non-binary Christians. Who they are, what they experience, and what they understand stretches beyond trans-apologetics to formative anthropological and theological notions without which the body of anthropological and theological knowledge is incomplete. They have things to say - [Queering the Church](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334065623-queering-the-church/) - Church dialogues, including official reports and debates within the General Synod, operate under the premise that canonical authority can shape a viable theology and coherent ecclesiastical and liturgical practices. 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This book sidesteps the endless controversies in the churches about sexuality and gender and goes deeper – unmasking - [Out of the Shadows](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334063513-out-of-the-shadows/) - The story of the Bible us most often told as the story of men, from patriarchs to prophets, kings, disciples and apostles. But women are there, sometimes in the background, sometimes striding powerfully onto the stage. Their stories are frequently moving, prophetic and often good news. Sometimes they experience appalling violence and abuse, which needs - [Deliver us from Evil](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334063483-deliver-us-from-evil/) - Of all the array of different ministries within the church, it is perhaps deliverance ministry which causes the most concern and confusion, and yet it is also the one most critical to understand in order to practice well. 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Each issue reflects theologically on key themes of political, social, cultural or environmental significance - [Hospitality and Friendship Today](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334063261-hospitality-and-friendship-today/) - First published in 1965, Concilium has long been known for cutting-edge, critical and constructive theological thinking. It is a catholic journal in the widest sense: rooted firmly in Catholic heritage but also open to other Christian traditions and the world's faiths. - [Contextual Biblical Interpretation](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334063247-contextual-biblical-interpretation/) - First published in 1965, Concilium has long been known for cutting-edge, critical and constructive theological thinking. 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It is a catholic journal in the widest sense: rooted firmly in Catholic heritage but also open to other Christian traditions and the world's faiths. - [The Once and Future Parish](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334063131-the-once-and-future-parish/) - Few other books have caused as much stir in the Church of England in recent decades as has For the Parish. Twelve years on from its publication, in the wake of the Covid pandemic and the ‘Save the Parish’ movement much has changed, but much has stayed the same. In this follow up to this - [Political Formation](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334063032-political-formation/) - What might it mean us to be formed as disciples not only by the church but also by the world? In Political Formation: Being Formed by the Spirit in Church and World, Jenny Leith argues that ethical and political formation of Christians takes place through the work of the Spirit both in the church and - [Boys will be Boys, and Other Myths](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334063001-boys-will-be-boys-and-other-myths/) - Throughout history, we have exalted and theologised about men like Adam or David to the point where we have become oblivious to the fact that they are far from perfect role models for Christian manhood. Failing to read scripture properly, we have used it to shape a distorted understanding of masculinity.Stretching from issues of violence, - [Present in Every Place](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334062035-present-in-every-place/) - Amidst a world of seemingly endless movement and change many of us feel a longing to be rooted. It is this instinct that has led many to value the parish system, and to question the place of new churches, be they fresh expressions or church plants. ↵This book is about the instinct to form churches - [Holy Anarchy](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334061908-holy-anarchy/) - Perhaps, after all, the decolonising agenda isn’t extra baggage the church needs to carry on top of everything else. 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This has come at the expense of the faith truths, beliefs and perspectives offered by - [Reconciling Theology](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334061380-reconciling-theology/) - In "Reconciling Theology", leading thinker on Anglicanism and ecumenism Paul Avis focuses on the perennial Christian issues of argument, debate, polemic and conflict, on the one hand, and dialogue, search for common ground, working for agreement and harmony, on the other.Exploring the tension and interaction between them in a range of contexts in modern theology - [Jonah's Story, Our Challenge](https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/9780334061359-jonahs-story-our-challenge/) - Jonah’s radical and enigmatic nature calls for deeper exploration and engagement. Given its brevity, it is also an ideal text for multiple readings from a range of perspectives that complement, build upon, or challenge and critique each other. 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