ivp book club digest - april 14, 2014

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2 I V P B O O K C L U B . C O M

WORLDVIEWS ON TRIAL

What is the nature of reality? What does it

mean to be human? And how do we account

for ethics and morality? In this wide-

ranging and perceptive study, Mary

Poplin examines these questions

and more in light of the four major

worldviews: natura lism, humanism,

pantheism and Judeo-Christian the-

ism. She explores the fundamental

assumptions of each, pressing for

limitations. If reality is secula r, that

means something for how we orientour lives. But if reality is not best

explained by secular perspectives,

that would mean something quite

different. Consider for yourself

what is the fundamental substance

of reality.

320 pages, paperback, 4406, $18.00

CLUB PRICE: $12.60This book will ship automatically unless

you reply by April 14, 2014.

Mary Poplin (PhD, University of Texas) is a professor of education at

Claremont Graduate University in California where she has served as

director of the teacher education program and dean of the School of

Educational Studies. She is also a frequent speaker at Veritas Forums

and the author of Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About

Meaning ful Work and Service.



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M A I N S E L E C T I O N

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FROM THE FORWARD

BY DALLAS WILLARD

“Is Reality Secular? is a challenge, by

an insider, to the secularism that

is now assumed, with no signifi-

cant evaluation, to be the height of

intellectual respectability and that

dominates the most elevated and

most inclusive levels of higher edu-

cation. From there it pervades pro-

fessional, social and official li fe in

our world. . . . The line of argument

she develops in this book is vitalfor the future of education today

and tomorrow, both for secularists

and for Christians. . . . Mary breaks

the impasse between secularists and

Christians by intelligently refram-

ing the questions that must be asked

and answered for thoughtful and

honest living today.”

PRAISE FOR

IS REALITY SECULAR?

“It is unusual these days for a book to be both

provocative and reflective, but that is precisely

what Professor Poplin has accomplished in Is

Reality Secular? The roots of her reflection

are clearly in what began as a personal quest

for meaning and truth, but she has produced an

extended essay that addresses a universal long-

ing and therefore speaks to us all.”

—Robert P. George, McCormick

Professor of Jurisprudence,

Princeton University

“Mary Poplin and I take very different sides

on the topics discussed in her book. That is why

I prize her writings, because they are so fair

and comprehensive. She shows me clearly what

I must grapple with and defeat—or give up

and join her side!”

—Michael Ruse, Lucyle T.

Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy,

Florida State University

ALSO BY MARY POPLIN

FINDING CALCUTTA224 pages, paperback,3472, $16.00

CLUB PRICE: $11.20



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MAPPING HOLY GROUND

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Dallas Willard explores what it means

to live well now in light of God’s king-

dom. He reflects on the power of the

Trinity in our lives, the meaning of

knowledge, the importance of spiritual

disciplines and much more. Willard

offers poignant thoughts about what it

will be like to transition into the very

presence of Christ in heaven, forming an

apt conclusion to his public ministry.

Adapted from the talks given at the

February 2013 Dallas Willard Center

Knowing Christ Today Conference, each

chapter is followed with an illuminat-

ing dialogue between Dallas Willard

and John Ortberg. A conversation

guide written by Gary W. Moon is also

included.

192 pages, hardcover, 3584, $20.00

CLUB PRICE: $14.00This book will ship automatically unless

you reply by April 14, 2014.

Dallas Willard (1935-2013) was a professor in the School of

Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. A

highly influential author and teacher, Willard was as celebrated for hisenduring writings on spiritual formation as he was for his scholarship.

His books include The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today’s Book of the

Year in 1998), The Spirit of the Disciplines, Hearing God, Renovation of the Heart

and others.

WILLARD’S PARTING WORDS



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N E W A L T E R N A T E S

I V P B O O K C L U B . C O M

ADVENTURE OF ASCENT Luci Shaw

Writer-poet Luci Shaw gives us a lifetime of exquisite

reflections on the breadth and wonder of life. Now in

her eighties, she turns her attention to the season of

edging toward life’s borders. Her spirit of adventure,

her transparency and openness to all that life offers will

fill you with hope and gratitude.

176 PAGES, PAPERBACK, 4310, $15.00CLUB PRICE: $10.50

ACTS Edited by Esther Chung-Kim

and Todd R. Hains

In the latest volume of the Reformation Commentary

on Scripture, we watch as the diverse streams of theProtestant movement converge on the book of Acts.

As we return with the Reformers to this vision of

Spirit-filled community, we are given a lesson in the

nature of biblical reform from those who bore it out

for the first time.

400 PAGES, HARDCOVER, 2969, $50.00

CLUB PRICE: $35.00

DEATH BEFORE THE FALL Ronald E. Osborn

Forward by John Walton

In this eloquent and provocative “open letter” to

evangelicals, Ronald Osborn wrestles with the prob-

lem of biblical literalism and the ongoing challenge

of animal suffering within an evolutionary under-standing of the world. Osborn forces us to ask hard

questions, not only of the Bible and church tradition,

but also and especially of ourselves.

197 PAGES, PAPERBACK, 4046, $25.00

CLUB PRICE: $17.50

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HOW DO WE KNOW? James K. Dew Jr. and Mark W. Foreman

Epistemology, the study of knowledge, can often

seem like a daunting subject. By asking basic ques-

tions and using clear, jargon-free language, this brief

introduction guides students through the discipline

of epistemology, providing an entry to some of the

most important issues in contemporary philosophy.

175 PAGES, PAPERBACK, 4036, $20.00CLUB PRICE: $14.00

PEOPLE-PLEASING PASTORSCharles Stone

Foreword by Ed Stetzer

Charles Stone’s research on thousands of pastors

and ministry leaders demonstrates the dangers ofapproval-motivated leadership. Bringing together

biblical insights and neuroscience findings, Stone

shows why we fall into people-pleasing patterns and

what we can do to overcome these tendencies for

more effective ministry.


CLUB PRICE: $11.20

INCARNATE Michael Frost

The church is to be the hands and feet of Christ in

the world, showing and telling the kingdom of God.

But this incarnational mission is challenged by numer-

ous “excarnational” forces, pulling us ever inward and

selfward. In this prophetic cultural study, missiologistMichael Frost helps us find our way back to the mis-

sion of God.


CLUB PRICE: $11.20

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N E W A L T E R N A T E S

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TAKE ACTION

The Holy Spirit: empowering believers

beyond Pentecost

ACTS

N. T. Wright for EveryoneBible Study Guides

N. T. Wright, Dale Larsen

and Sandy Larsen

With a scholar’s mind and apastor’s heart, N. T. Wrightguides us through the NewTestament book of Acts,moving us from the worldin which it was lived intothe world in which we live.Twenty-four sessions forgroup or personal study.

128 PAGES, PAPERBACK,2185, $10.00

CLUB PRICE: $7.00

ACTS

LifeGuide® Bible Studies

Phyllis J. Le Peau

Do you ever feel powerless?Acts is the extraordinary

record of what the earlyChristian disciples did. Thepower that you see in actionin the book of Acts is thesame power that can trans-form your life. As Phyllis J.Le Peau leads you throughthe pages of Acts, you willbegin to understand what theHoly Spirit can do in you andin the world.


CLUB PRICE: $5.60

ACTS

John Stott Bible Studies

John Stott

Covering the exciting actionof the Holy Spirit in the

years following Jesus’ life onearth, these eighteen studiesby one of the world’s leadingand most beloved Bible teach-ers will open your eyes to theSpirit’s power in the past andhelp you apply the riches ofScripture to your own life.

111 PAGES, PAPERBACK,

2161, $8.00

CLUB PRICE: $5.60

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ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

ACTS

Tyndale NewTestamentCommentaries

I. Howard Marshall

Providing an accurate,balanced and holistic

picture of the church’smonumental first yearsas told in the book ofActs, I. Howard Marshallfocuses on Luke’s role asa historian, literary artistand theologian tellingof the fledgling church’squest to partner with theHoly Spirit to proclaimthe gospel to the ends ofthe earth.


CLUB PRICE: $12.60

ACTS

Ancient ChristianCommentary onScripture

Edited by

Francis Martin

The works of only threeearly church commenta-tors of Acts survive intheir entirety—JohnChrysostom’s, Bede theVenerable’s and a longLatin epic poem byArator. Martin’s patristiccommentary containsselections from all threeplus timelines, fragmentsof other writings andbiographies of earlychurch writers.

XXVI + 368 PAGES,

HARDCOVER,1490, $50.00

CLUB PRICE: $35.00

THE MESSAGEOF ACTS

The Bible SpeaksToday Series

John R. W. Stott

The Spirit moves thechurch into the world.

What can the book ofActs tell us about howthe church should oper-ate today? John Stottdescribes the Spirit-motivated, world-changing mission ofthe early church andapplies its experiences tothe modern issues that

churches face every day.


CLUB PRICE: $14.00

ACTS

The IVP NewTestamentCommentary Series

William J. Larkin Jr.

If there ever was anenvironment hostile tothe gospel, it was strife-torn Palestine after theascension of Jesus. Andyet this is the stage onwhich the epochal eventsof Acts are played out.William Larkin’s exposi-tion highlights the placeswhere Luke’s accountspeaks to our skepti-cal twenty-first-centuryculture.


CLUB PRICE: $14.00

Commentaries on the world-changing

faith and deeds of Jesus’ first followers



REFORMATION COMMENTARAY

Travel back in time to glean wisdom from

the Reformers’ writings on Scripture


GENESIS 1-11

Edited by

John L. Thompson

Read along as theReformers return tothe ancient stories ofthe six days of creation,

the tragic fall of God’screatures, the catastropheof the flood and thepromise of redemptionin the beginning of sal-vation history and applythem to the tumultuousage of the Reformation.Interwoven in the text arememorable stories of the

ancient biblical patriarchsand matriarchs.

LXX + 389 PAGES,HARDCOVER,

2951, $50.00

CLUB PRICE: $35.00

EZEKIEL, DANIEL

Edited by

Carl L. Beckwith

Discover firsthand theReformers’ innovativereadings of the OldTestament prophets

Ezekiel and Daniel,replete with startling,unnerving imagery,visions, and apocalypticoracles of judgment anddestruction. Familiarpassages like Ezekiel’svision of the wheels andDaniel’s four beasts arerevitalized as they take

the stage at this pivotalmoment in history.

LX + 452 PAGES,HARDCOVER,

2962, $50.00

CLUB PRICE: $35.00

PHILIPPIANS,COLOSSIANS

Edited by

Graham Tomlin

Reformation commen-tators found the mainthemes of these Pauline

letters deeply applicableto their circumstances,and editor GrahamTomlin urges that theyare just as relevant toour own: Philippiansoverflows with thanks-giving in the midst ofpersecution and trials;Colossians defends the

superiority of Jesus asLord over all principali-ties and powers.

LVIII + 297 PAGES,


CLUB PRICE: $35.00

GALATIANS,EPHESIANS

Edited by

Gerald L. Bray

Encounter theReformers’ fervor for thegospel of justification

by faith as they retrieveit from these two lettersof Paul. Spanning Latin,German, French, Dutchand English authorsfrom a variety of streamswithin the Protestantmovement, this commen-tary speaks with singularpassion to a diverse con-

temporary church.446 PAGES,


CLUB PRICE: $35.00

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