{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"ItemList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Fly in the buttermilk : the life story of Cecil Reed \/ Cecil A. Reed, with Priscilla Donovan ; foreword by Albert E. Stone.","author":"Reed, C.; Donovan, P.","isbn":"0877454159","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"University of Iowa Press"},"datePublished":"1993","inLanguage":"English","description":"Born in 1913 in Collinsville, Illinois, Cecil Reed has lived all of his life in the Midwest as a black man among whites. This self-styled fly in the buttermilk worked among whites with such skill and grace that they were barely aware of his existence - unless he wanted to get a bank loan or move into their neighborhood. Now, in his lively and optimistic autobiography, he speaks of his resilience throughout a life spent working peacefully but passionately for equality. As. A teenager and young man, Cecil Reed was the black waiter, the short-order cook, the paper carrier, the tap dancer and singer, the carpenter, and the maintenance man who learned to survive in a white society. As an adult in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he inched his way into owning several small businesses, convincing the community to accept him and his family through hard work and creativity. When whites felt besieged by black militants in the sixties, they turned to him for. Less threatening advice and leadership. Reed put away his floor sander and became an inspiring speaker who crisscrossed the country offering solutions to civil rights problems. In 1966, Reed was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives, the first and only black Republican to hold this office. His next major triumph: securing a unanimous vote of approval for the state's fair housing bill. Within a year he was appointed by a Democratic governor to the Iowa Employment. Security Commission, becoming the first black commissioner in America. Thus began a twenty-year career in public service in both state and federal positions that brought him into partnership with the nation's political, economic, and religious leaders. Throughout his sometimes tragic but always hope-filled life, from shoeshine stand to Department of Labor, Cecil Reed has been a quiet, persistent, realistically-within-the-system fighter for justice. Although he epitomizes. The success of his \"get along by getting along\" philosophy, he still confronts racism daily, still feels \"in harm's way,\" still works for equal rights for all. Every reader will appreciate his honest, energizing, pragmatic chronicle of a life before and after the Civil Rights Act.\n\nPublished in: Iowa City\n\nPhysical description: xxi, 184 pages ; 25 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"From mess to miracle : and other sermons \/ by William Watley.","author":"Watley, William D.","isbn":"0817011544","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Judson Press"},"datePublished":"1989","inLanguage":"English","description":"Through the triumphs and failures chronicled in the Bible, Watley directs sixteen straight-talk sermons to the deepest needs of today's Christians.--From publisher description.\n\nPublished in: Valley Forge, Pa.\n\nPhysical description: 143 pages ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"God's generals : why they succeeded and why some failed \/ Roberts Liardon.","author":"Liardon, R.","isbn":"9780883689448","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"PA : Whitaker House"},"datePublished":"2003","inLanguage":"English","description":"Reprint of the 1st ed. published by Albury Pub., 1996.\r\nIncludes bibliographical references.\n\nPublished in: New Kensington, PA\n\nPhysical description: 414 pages : illustrations","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"In tune : finding how good life can be \/ B.J. Thomas & Gloria Thomas.","author":"Thomas, B. J.; Thomas, G.","isbn":"0800713257","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"F.H. Revell"},"datePublished":"1983","inLanguage":"English","description":"Biography.\n\nPublished in: Old Tappan\n\nPhysical description: 188 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ;","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"J.I. Packer : a biography \/ Alister McGrath.","author":"McGrath, Alister E.","isbn":"0801011574","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Baker Books"},"datePublished":"1997","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents: \t1. The schoolboy: 1927-44 -- Early family life -- The accident of 1933 -- The typewriter -- Early religious views -- Encounter with C.S. Lewis -- Preparing for Oxford University -- 2. Oxford: Corpus Christi College, 1944-8 -- The OICCU -- The conversion -- Misgivings over 'Victorious Living' -- Discovering the Puritans -- Academic success.\r\n3. London: Oak Hill College, 1948-9 -- Reflecting on ministry -- The selection process -- The Church of England in the late 1940s -- Tutor at Oak Hill College -- 4. Oxford: Wycliffe Hall, 1949-52 -- Wycliffe Hall -- Theological studies, 1949-50 -- Doctoral research, 1950-2 -- The founder of the Puritan Studies Conferences -- Packer and the Puritans.\r\n5. Birmingham: St. John's, Harborne, 1952-4 -- Packer the curate -- Marriage to Kit, 1954 -- 6. Bristol: Tyndale Hall, 1955-61 -- Tyndale Hall -- The attack on Keswick -- 'Fundamentalism' and the Word of God (1958) -- Evangelism and the sovereignty of God (1961) -- Where next?\r\n7. Oxford: Latimer House, 1961-70 -- The origins of Latimer House -- The warden -- Packer's critique of the radical theology of the 1960s -- The theological consolidation of evangelicalism -- The redefining of English evangelicalism: The crisis of 1966 -- The National Evangelical Anglican Congress, 1967 -- The decision to leave Oxford -- 8. Bristol: Tyndale Hall, 1970-2 -- Tyndale and Clifton: The failed merger of 1968-9 -- The new principal of Tyndale Hall -- The reorganization of theological education -- The break with Martyn Lloyd-Jones, 1970 -- A new crisis: The end of Tyndale Hall? -- The birth of Trinity College.\r\n9. Bristol: Trinity College, 1972-9 -- Packer as a theological teacher -- Knowing God: The origins and anatomy of a classic -- The 'Battle for the Bible' -- The Tyndale Lecture: Packer on the Atonement -- Renewed controversy: Christian Believing -- The Nottingham Event: NEAC 2 -- The decision to leave England -- 10. Vancouver, BC: Regent College, 1979-96 -- The origins of Regent College -- The background to Packer's appointment -- Professor of theology at Regent College -- The importance of tradition for evangelicals -- Theology and spirituality -- The debate over universalism and conditional immortality -- Evangelicals and Catholics together -- Canadian Anglicanism: Essentials 94 -- Conclusion -- James I. Packer: An assessment.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: xii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Jesus according to Scripture : restoring the portrait from the Gospels \/ Darrell L. Bock.","author":"Bock, D. L.","isbn":"080102370X","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Baker Academic"},"datePublished":"2002","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tThe four gospels : distinctive voices. Overviews of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John -- Jesus according to the Synoptists. The birth and childhood of Jesus : the hope of promise (Matt. 1-2; Luke 1-2) ; The backdrop to Jesus' ministry : John the Baptist, Jesus' baptism and temptations (Matt. 3:1-4:11; Mark 1:1-13; Luke 3:1-4:13) ; The initial portrait of Jesus' Galilean ministry : teaching, healing, and controversy (Matt. 4:12-25; Mark 1:14-3:19a; Luke 4:14-6:16) ; Jesus' teaching on relating to God and others : the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain (Matt. 5:1-7:29; Luke 6:20-49) ; More Galilean ministry : miracles, mission to the outcasts, and discipleship in the face of opposition (Matt. 8:1-12:50; Luke 7:1-8:3; Mark 3:19b-35) ; From kingdom teaching to confession : how the disciples began to understand Jesus (Matt. 13:1-16:12; Mark 4:1-8:26; Luke 8:4-9:17) ; Confession and prediction : the new reality, pt. 1 (Matt. 16:13-18:35; Mark 8:27-9:50; Luke 9:18-50) ; Toward Jerusalem : the new reality, pt. 2 (Luke 9:51-18:14) ; Continuing toward Jerusalem : ministry in Judea and final lessons (Matt. 19:1-21:9; Mark 10:1-11:10; Luke 18:15-19:44) ; The Passion week : controversy, prediction of judgment and return, trial, death, and resurrection (Matt. 21:10-28:20; Mark 11:11-16:8; Luke 19:45-24:53) -- Jesus according to John. Introducing Jesus in John's gospel : the Word incarnate and the first witnesses : John the Baptist and the disciples (John 1) ; The book of signs : before the hour (John 2-12) ; The book of glory : the farewell discourse and the Johannine Passion account : the hour has come (John 13-21) -- A theological portrait of Jesus. Major themes in the evangelists' portrait of Jesus' theology : the kingdom and the uniquely authoritative one in act and word. \r\n\r\nAbstract:\tBock begins his work with a brief overview of each Gospel, surveying its structure, themes, authorship, setting, and date. He then offers an examination of Jesus as portrayed in the Synoptic Gospels presented together, without harmonizing them. Next, Bock provides a detailed analysis of the Fourth Gospel's portrayal of Jesus. He finishes with a summary of the main theological themes found throughout the Gospels.\r\n\r\nOther Notes:\tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 649-655) and indexes.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 704 pages ; 24 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Jesus and his times \/ Reader's digest.","author":"Reader's Digest Association.","isbn":"0895772574","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reader\\'s Digest Association"},"datePublished":"1987","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tIntroduction : Jesus and the four Gospels -- The birth of the Savior -- A troubled land -- Classes and masses -- Village life -- Jerusalem, the holy city -- The life of the mind -- Trade and travel -- Religious conflict -- The mission of the Messiah -- Spread of the Gospel -- Places in Bible times -- Biblical citations. \r\n\r\nAbstract:       The life of Jesus the Messiah with a description of the land, social conditions, religious environment, and historical context in which he lived.\r\n\r\nOther Notes: \tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 319-322) and index.\n\nPublished in: Pleasantville, N.Y.\n\nPhysical description: 336 pages : color illustrations, color maps, color","bookEdition":"Reader's Digest general books","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Jesus for Jews : if Jesus is the Messiah at all, then he is the Messiah for all \/ Ruth Rosen, editor.","author":"Rosen,R.","isbn":"0961614862","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Messianic Jewish Perspective"},"datePublished":"1989","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-349).\n\nPublished in: San Francisco, Calif.\n\nPhysical description: vi, 349 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Joe Paterno : \"football my way\" \/ Mervin D. Hyman and Gordon S. White, Jr.","author":"Hyman, M. D.; White, G. S.","isbn":"0020290004","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collier Books"},"datePublished":"1978","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: New York\n\nPhysical description: xi, 298 pages, [12] leaves of plates : illustratio","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":10,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Just as I am : a practical guide to being out, proud, and Christian \/ Robert Williams.","author":"Williams, R.","isbn":"0060975555","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Harper and Row Publishers"},"datePublished":"1987","inLanguage":"English","description":"My own journey -- Notes on the queer use of language in this book -- Faith : the starting point -- Prayer and meditation : trusting your inner voice -- The Bible : the bad news -- The Bible : the good news -- Holy mother church vs. the queer nation : the authority of community -- God : healing our images -- Mary : the divine feminine -- Jesus the Christ : our elder brother -- The word made flesh : incarnation and sacrament -- Keeping the feast : celebrating God's gifts -- Righting the wrongs : queer ethics, sin, evil, and reconciliation -- Coming out : responding to God's call -- I am what I am : claiming gay pride -- Sex : eros as vocation -- Lovers : the vocation of commitment -- Holy anger : protest as vocation -- Being a berdache : the vocation of being queer -- Letting God be God : addiction and recovery -- Trusting the Great Physician : AIDS and Christian healing -- Sure and certain hope : death and afterlife --Taking stock.\n\nPublished in: NEWYORK\n\nPhysical description: xxvi, 310 pages ; 20 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}