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 Helping aging adults and their loved
ones navigate major life changes

Learning to Let Go Could It Be Dementia Worshipping with Dementia: Frank and

Making the Transition into
Residential Care
978-0-7459-5398-4 | paperback
$14.95
Sooner or later many of us
will have to “go into care.”
How do we, and those
who are involved in our
care, make wise choices?
This book is written both
for those preparing to
enter residential care and
for those (professionals,
volunteers, pastors, family
members, and friends) who
can offer support to ease
the struggle of transition.
Losing Your Mind Doesn’t
Mean Losing Your Soul
978-0-8254-6170-5 | paperback
$12.99
Dementia is in the head-
lines on a daily basis, and
plenty of information is
readily available, but none
of it deals with the spiritual
implications. This book
explains what dementia is
and offers practical advice
to families, caretakers, and
churches.
Dementia
Meditations, Scriptures and
Prayers for Sufferers and
Carers
978-1-85424-931-9 | paperback
$14.99
Worshipping with Demen-
tia is a unique worship
resource that includes
practical suggestions for
visiting and offering spiri-
tual support to those with
dementia.
Linda’s Story
New Understanding, New
Approaches, New Hope
978-1-85424-930-2 | paperback
$13.99
Frank and Linda’s story
powerfully describes a
new method of care-giving
based on a better under-
standing of how the brain
is affected by dementia
combined with the Chris-
tian belief in the sanctity
of all life. Told in a narra-
tive format, it starts with
the first, early signs, then
follows Frank and Linda
through their story of living
with dementia.

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 Monarch new releases 3

The unimaginable story of a life transformed by Details

Christian radio broadcasts into Communist era ISBN: 978-1-85424-991-3

Price: $13.99
Albania Binding: Paperback
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Trim: 5 x 7.75
God’s Secret Listener Pages: 224
Category: BIOGRAPHY &
The Albanian Army Captain Who AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious
Risked Everything Rights: NA
Division: Monarch
John Butterworth; foreword by
Stephen Gaukroger
About the Author
John Butterworth is a highly
successful regional newspaper editor
Albania’s Communist dictator, Enver and author of several books. He is a
Hoxha, proclaimed his country to frequent visitor to Albania.
be the world’s first truly atheistic
state. Under Hoxha’s rule, Captain Related Titles
Berti Dosti was one of the elite
Faith Like Potatoes
who served on a communications 978-0-8254-6335-8
team monitoring Albania’s borders $13.99
for American incursions. However,
this diligent soldier left his country
unguarded for 15 minutes a week
as he regularly tuned into Trans Heavenly Man
978-0-8254-6207-8
World Radio’s broadcasts, ultimately
$15.99
becoming a believer. Had he been
discovered he would probably have
been shot. Yet this young man with a
growing faith continued to listen and
would later pioneer the rebuilding of
Albania’s wrecked society.
Post-Communist Albania, with churches destroyed, Christian leaders executed or
jailed, and its strong Muslim heritage was tough ground for Christian mission. But
Berti—now Pastor Dosti—helped to lead the new wave of church planting that swept
the country. Today, there is a church in most Albanian towns and a network of Albanian
Christian ministries—all with their genesis in this inspiring story.

“Thrilling true stories of how God is working in Albania . . . this book
reveals just how much spiritual hunger there can be in those who have
never heard.”
—Rico Tice, All Souls Church, London

Features and Benefits

• Powerful Christian biography based on extensive interviews and research
• Shows the value of perseverance—Trans World Radio broadcast to Albania
weekly for 17 years before receiving any response
• Illustrates how one man’s transformation can affect a whole nation
• Excerpt available on Kregel.com

ISBN 978-1-85424-991-3

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 4 Monarch new releases

Details An exceptional new series of detective novels

ISBN: 978-1-85424-985-2
Price: $14.99 introducing policewoman-turned-Anglican priest
Binding: Paperback Faith Morgan
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Trim: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: 224 The Reluctant Detective
Category: FICTION / Christian /
Suspense A Novel
Rights: NA Martha Ockley
Division: Monarch

About the Author Faith Morgan, former policewoman

Martha Ockley lives in North East and newly ordained priest in the
England and has close links with Church of England, is visiting the
the church, having grown up as the
daughter of a minister. She is a full-
village of Little Worthy, Winchester,
time author, writing both fiction and to look around the parish where she is
non-fiction. about to start her ministry. But within
an hour of her arrival to the sleepy
Related Titles village she witnesses the sudden
shocking death of a fellow priest
A Very Private Grave
978-1-85424-968-5 during a communion service.
$14.99 One of the first police officers at
the scene is Detective Inspector Ben
Shorter, Faith’s former boyfriend.
They had been inseparable until
The Black Cloister Faith’s sense of calling led her to
978-0-8254-2443-4
question his drive for convictions,
$13.99
seemingly at any cost.
At the Bishop’s urging, Faith stays
on to look after the parish. As she
meets her parishioners she learns
some surprising details about her
apparently well-loved predecessor, and starts to suspect a motive for his death. How will
she reconcile her present calling with her past instincts? Is she in danger herself? What
should she do about her feelings for Ben?
Then a further horrifying event deepens the mystery . . .

Features and Benefits

• A taut and beautifully crafted detective thriller
• Authentic setting, accurate in every detail
• Engaging and very convincing heroine
• Excerpt available on Kregel.com

ISBN 978-1-85424-985-2

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 Monarch new releases 5

Two terminally ill Christians—one in England, one in Details

South Africa—explore their experience of God’s love ISBN: 978-0-85721-012-8

Price: $13.99
Binding: Paperback
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Trim: 5 x 7.75
I Choose Everything Pages: 192
Category: BIOGRAPHY &
Embracing Life in the Face of AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious
Terminal Illness Rights: NA
Division: Monarch
Jozanne Moss & Michael
Wenham
About the Authors
Foreword by Desmond Tutu
Jozanne Moss is the wife of Dave
and mother of Luke and Nicole.
They live near Cape Town, South
Jozanne Moss, in South Africa, and Africa.
Michael Wenham, in Britain, have
Michael Wenham is married
only met by email. Both struggle to Jane, and they have four adult
daily with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, children. They live near Oxford,
a progressive and ultimately fatal UK. Michael’s own story is told in
condition, which destroys the body his book My Donkeybody.
while leaving the mind fully alert.
Both are married to remarkable Related Title
people who support and care for them. My Donkey Body
Through Jozanne’s story they 978-0-8254-6295-5
address the myth that pain and $12.99
suffering are sent by dark powers,
and that God is only responsible for
the good bits. Michael explains: “We
receive from God everything, both
light and shade, praising him in every
circumstance, seeing all of life as his
gift from beginning to end.”
The book is organized with chapters from Joazanne followed by a response and
commentary from Michael, an Anglican minister. This allows him to address big
questions such as “Why does a good God, if there is one, allow all this pain in his
world?” Michael comments: “God has brought us together with the same illness and the
same goal: to encourage and inspire others with the life God has purposed for us . . . We
are not victims!”
Their story is wonderfully uplifting, made radiant by the faith of the two authors.

“A story of two ordinary Christians in extraordinary circumstances. I am

sure that you will be moved and inspired by their testimony. This book was
written in order to encourage other people who are in the shadow of death
and in the desert of loneliness. It says, ‘You are not alone, whatever it feels
like—because Christ has been there already, and he is there now.’ Amen!”
—Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Cape Town

Features and Benefits

• A most enthralling account which will cause you to reappraise your entire attitude
to sickness
ISBN 978-0-85721-012-8
• Strong and affecting story of a young mother facing death, accompanied by
thought-provoking and biblical theological reflection
• A moving argument against euthanasia
• Excerpt available on Kregel.com 9 780857 210128

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 6 Monarch new releases

Details Contemporary and biblical stories offer hope to

ISBN: 978-1-85424-983-8
Price: $13.99 those struggling with rejection
Binding: Paperback
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Trim: 5 x 7.75
Pages: 224 God Knows Your Name
Category: RELIGION / Christian
Living / Inspirational In a World of Rejection, He
Rights: NA Accepts You
Division: Monarch
Catherine Campbell
About the Author
Catherine Campbell is a nurse, For many people the idea that God
writer and inspirational speaker,
living in Northern Ireland.
likes us as individuals, just as we are,
is often an unfamiliar concept, while
rejection—by a partner, one’s parents,
Related Titles an employer, or friends—is a fact of
TruthDare life.
978-0-8254-2738-1
This book encourages readers
$11.99
to embrace the truth of a personal
God with whom we do not need to
struggle to gain recognition, a God
Running Barefoot on who intervenes and acts on our
Holy Ground behalf, a God who knows our names!
978-0-8254-2488-5 Each of the six chapters contains
$11.99
two stories dealing with situations of
rejection. The first story concerns an
individual from the Bible, explaining
how God stepped in to change his
or her situation, thus revealing how
important the individual was to him.
The second, connecting story tells of a present day individual in similar circumstances
and how God again positively intervened. These are true stories, using carefully
researched material for authenticity and accuracy, and told with remarkable power and
conviction.

“Catherine Campbell is a great storyteller. On a packed, noisy train, I

found myself engrossed and deeply moved by a host of vivid, contem-
porary characters, past and present, who stayed with me long after my
journey came to an end.”
—Michele Guinness, author of The Heavenly Party

Features and Benefits

• Six very accessible and encouraging pairs of stories, illustrating how the God of
the Bible still reaches out to us today
• Scrupulously researched and vividly brought to life
• An uplifting and restorative read for anyone who is struggling with rejection

ISBN 978-1-85424-983-8

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Equipping Christians to understand and befriend Details

Muslims ISBN: 978-0-85721-014-2

Price: $12.99
Binding: Paperback
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Trim: 5 x 7.75
Reaching Muslims Pages: 128
Category: RELIGION / Christian
A One-Stop Guide for Christians Ministry / Evangelism
Nick Chatrath Rights: NA
Division: Monarch

Tens of millions of Muslims live About the Author

in the West. As a group they are Part of the leadership team at
ethnically diverse, culturally rich, and Emmanuel Church, Oxford, Nick
Chatrath is a Cambridge graduate,
often wonderfully passionate about a McKinsey alumnus, and a
life and faith. gifted evangelist. Having recently
The problem is that as Christians completed a MA at Wadham
we often segregate our lives from College Oxford, he began a DPhil in
them. Many fear getting to know September 2009. He is an Associate
of Ravi Zacharias International
Muslims or—worse—are inherently Ministries and a frequent visitor to
suspicious. This is a shame, since the United States.
we live in a day of unprecedented
opportunities to interact with Related Titles
Muslims from around the world.
Touching the Soul of
This book will help believers bridge
Islam
the divide. As Christians what we have 978-0-8254-6075-3
to share with Muslims is magnificent $13.99
and potentially life-changing. For
readers with zero knowledge about
Islam and zero relationships with Miniskirts, Mothers,
Muslims, don’t worry: this book is and Muslims
978-0-8254-6051-7
for you. Think of it as a one-stop
$12.99
introductory guide that will help you get a grip on the basics quickly. Reaching Muslims is
something we can all do because fundamentally it involves friendship.
This fascinating introduction to the world and ideas of Islam covers demography,
theology, culture, politics, justice, and other aspects of Islamic identity, and includes
stories and examples.

“In a pithy and accessible style, Nick Chatrath seeks to stimulate Western
Christians and churches to view Muslims positively and represent Jesus
winningly before them. His book will help reduce the ‘fear factor’ and
the ‘ignorance factor’ in relating to Muslims and Islam. It offers helpful
models for developing positive conversations about Jesus with Muslims.”
—Rt Rev Dr Bill Musk,
Author of Touching the Soul of Islam: Sharing the Gospel in Muslim Cultures

“Quite outstanding and a wonderful introduction to ministry among Mus-

lims. It is remarkably accurate, something that is not achieved by most
books on this subject. I recommend it without hesitation.”
—Andrew White, “the Vicar of Baghdad”
ISBN 978-0-85721-014-2
Features and Benefits
• Helps Christians to overcome fear of Muslims
• Compact and easy to follow 9 780857 210142
• Excerpt and Table of Contents available on Kregel.com

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 8 Monarch new releases

Details A powerful devotional commentary series designed

Genesis
ISBN: 978-0-85721-001-2 to inform and inspire
Corinthians
ISBN: 978-0-85721-002-9
Price: $14.99 each
Binding: Paperback Straight to the Heart of Genesis
Release date: April 30, 2011
Trim: 5 x 7.75 60 Bite-Sized Insights
Pages: 272 each

Straight to the Heart of

Category: RELIGION / Biblical
Commentary
Rights: NA
Division: Monarch Books
About the Author
Phil Moore leads a thriving church in
Wimbledon, London. He also serves
as a Bible teacher and evangelist
within the Newfrontiers family of
churches. After graduating from
Cambridge University in 1995, Phil
spent time on the mission field and
then in the business world. He spent
four years working twice through the
Bible in the original languages, and
has now delivered an accessible series
of devotional commentaries which
convey timeless truths in a fresh and
contemporary manner.
Related Titles
Straight to the Heart
of Acts
978-1-85424-989-0
$14.99
Straight to the Heart of
Matthew
978-1-85424-988-3
$14.99
Straight to the Heart of
Revelation
978-1-85424-990-6
$14.99
1 & 2 Corinthians
60 Bite-Sized Insights
Phil Moore
Here are volumes four and five in a
series of devotional commentaries for
those who appreciate the insights and
sound research found in commentaries
but find scholarly writing dry and
lacking in personal application. The
Straight to the Heart series does not
cover the whole text, but focuses on
key sections which communicate the
main themes of each book. Although
the tone is light, the text is full of useful
application and backed by substantial
scholarship. Its clear, thought-provoking
insights will feed both mind and soul.
With a passionate desire to radically
change lives through the clear
communication of Scripture, Moore left
corporate business management to lead
a church in 2002. He has spent the past
four years working twice through the Bible in the original languages in order to create a
massive store of insights before “officially” putting pen to paper.
The Straight to the Heart commentary series will total 25 volumes covering both
the Old and New Testaments, with two volumes to be published every six months. The
volumes covering Matthew, Acts and Revelation have recently been released.
“Most commentaries are dull. These are alive. Most commentaries are
for scholars. These are for you!”
—Michael Green, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford

ISBN 978-0-85721-001-2
Features and Benefits
• Series: Straight to the Heart
• Short, informative, inspiring chapters, approximately 4 pages each, are ideal as a
9 780857 210012 daily devotional
• Backed by solid scholarship and pastoral experience
• Excerpts available on Kregel.com
ISBN 978-0-85721-002-9

9 780857 210029

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Clear evidence of God’s work in Burundi Details

ISBN: 978-0-85721-011-1
Price: $14.99
Binding: Paperback
Release Date: June 30, 2011
Trim: 5 x 7.75
Dangerously Alive Pages: 256
Category: BIOGRAPHY &
African Adventures of Faith Under AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious
Fire Rights: NA
Division: Monarch
Simon Guillebaud
About the Author
In 1999 Simon Guillebaud went to Simon Guillebaud is a missionary
working with Great Lakes Outreach.
Burundi, one of the most dangerous He has spent the last decade in
countries on earth, where he pulled Burundi, and has just moved to
together an evangelistic team to reach Mount Pleasant, South Carolina,
the youths of the streets. Several with his family, with the intention
colleagues died—but God honored of raising awareness of the
opportunities and needs in Burundi,
their efforts. Hundreds found faith Rwanda, and neighboring areas. His
and miracles became almost a daily core ideas are powerfully articulated
occurrence. Although Simon had in his previous book, More Than
not expected to survive, God had Conquerors.
other plans. A lady called Lizzie was
willing to share Simon’s difficult life, Related Titles
and they now have three children. More Than Conquerors
To empower local people, Simon 978-1-85424-973-9
determined to construct the best $12.99
conference center in Burundi.
Astonishingly the center was built
without incurring debt or paying
Life on the Line
bribes. It is now open, in full use, and
978-0-8254-6304-4
already profitable. $13.99
Simon comments: “The book combines prayer letters, diary entries, and reflections
from ten years in a war zone, from very humble beginnings to a massively fruitful
ministry. It covers witchcraft, miracles, evangelism, Islam, orphans, street kids, AIDS,
business for mission, and stories of triumphant faith in the midst of hideous suffering. It Out of the Black
includes dark times and disillusionments. It’s real, vulnerable, and raw.” Shadows
978-0-8254-6025-8
$12.99
Features and Benefits
• Absolutely captivating story full of dramatic detail
• Clear evidence that in the most demanding circumstances, God is still at work
• Through Simon’s books and speaking ministry, a new generation of young leaders
is being inspired to step out of the safety zone for Christ
• Excerpt available on Kregel.com

ISBN 978-0-85721-011-1

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 10 Monarch new releases

Details Daily encounters with danger and death lead to

ISBN: 978-1-85424-962-3
Price: $14.99 greater faith
Binding: Paperback
Release Date: June 30, 2011
Trim: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: 192 Faith Under Fire
Category: BIOGRAPHY &
AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious What the Middle East Conflict
Rights: NA Has Taught Me About God
Division: Monarch
Andrew White
About the Author
Andrew White, the vicar of St As the minister of St George’s
George’s Church in Baghdad, has
extensive experience with conflict
Anglican Church, Baghdad, Andrew
mediation in Iraq and the wider White encounters daily tragedy,
Middle East. President and CEO of yet he remains a man of profound
the Foundation for Reconciliation faith. Under constant threat of
in the Middle East, launched in death, shadowed by bodyguards,
2005, he has written extensively
about conflict resolution and has
he builds and encourages and
been involved in many hostage loves and consoles his beleaguered
negotiations. He is author of The congregation.
Vicar of Baghdad. In this candid book he squarely
answers the questions that his
Related Titles circumstances force into the open.
The Vicar of Baghdad What happened to his faith, for
978-0-8254-6284-9 example, when a young girl in his
$14.99 congregation died, after much hope
and prayer? He is trusted by all sides
in this tormented region, and has
met the best and worst: articulate,
Apocalypse Later
agreeable imams and rabbis;
978-0-8254-2978-1
$13.99 Christian venality and dishonesty.
What has kept him willing to see the best?
Every time he returns to Iraq, he may be saying goodbye to his family for the last
time. What do they think? He suffers from MS. How does he remain cheerful despite
his physical weakness, and its progression? What does he say to God, alone in his study,
late at night? He has been caught up in momentous events. Can he see the hand of God?
Looking ahead, can he be optimistic about the future? Where are his sources of spiritual
energy? He solicits prayer: why?

Features and Benefits

• Absolutely fascinating insights into the Middle East situation—as a man of faith,
Andrew has been able to establish a working relationship with many who are
suspicious of politicians, military leaders and business people
• The testimony of a man who has tested his own limits, and reached past them to
find the hand of God
• Excerpt available on Kregel.com

ISBN 978-1-85424-962-3

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 lion new releases 11

An entertaining history of our Bible and our Details

language ISBN: 978-0-7459-5351-9

Price: $24.95
Binding: Hardcover
Release Date: March 31, 2011
Trim: 5.5 x 8.5
The People’s Bible Pages: 224
Category: RELIGION /
The Remarkable History of the Christianity / History
King James Version Rights: NAR
Division: Lion
Derek Wilson
About the Author
This is the story of one of the most Derek Wilson is a historian,
broadcaster, speaker, and novelist.
influential, provocative, ambitious He studied history at Cambridge.
projects of its day: translating the
Bible into English, the language of
the people.
Related Titles
In 1604 King James I convened a The Lion Guide to the
Bible
meeting at Hampton Court to address
978-0-7459-5292-5
the problem of the Puritans. The $29.95
recommendation, one of unparalleled
political and religious significance, A Pocket Guide to
was for the authorization of a new Christian History
translation of the Bible, one that 978-0-8254-6271-9
would be accessible to the common $9.95
people, and one that would be placed
in every church in his realm.
Within three years a team of 47
scholars on six committees had begun
work in Oxford, Cambridge, and
Westminster. The fruit of their labors
was the Authorized Version published
in 1611.
Beautifully presented and based on scholarly research, this accessible volume traces
the fascinating history of the King James Version from its earliest predecessors through
its remarkable influence on the church, literature, and wider society throughout the
English-speaking world.

“A vivid and entertaining history of the translation that, for all its faults
and eccentricities, has influenced the English-speaking world more than
any other text.”
—Peter Marshall, Professor of History, University of Warwick

Features and Benefits

• Coincides with the celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the King James
Version
• Authoritative yet accessible text based on excellent scholarship
• Appeals to anyone interested in the social, cultural, literary, political, and religious
history of the English-speaking world.

ISBN 978-0-7459-5351-9

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 12 lion new releases

Details The Reformation shaped today’s Christianity, yet

ISBN: 978-0-7459-5305-2
Price: $24.95 what does the average Christian know about it?
Binding: Hardcover
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Trim: 7.75 x 9.5
Pages: 192 The Reformation
Category: RELIGION / Christian
Church / History Faith and Flames
Rights: NAR Andrew Atherstone
Division: Lion

About the Author The sixteenth-century Reformation

Andrew Atherstone is based at
Wycliffe Hall in Oxford and is
research fellow of the Latimer
Trust and is involved in a ministry
of writing and speaking. His
main research explores aspects of
Protestant and Evangelical history.
His first two books are The Martyrs
of Mary Tudor (Day One 2005)
and Oxford’s Protestant Spy: The
Controversial Career of Charles
Golightly (Paternoster 2007).
Related Titles
The History of
Christian Europe
978-0-8254-7827-7
$34.95
The Kregel Pictorial
Guide to Church
History, Volume 4
978-0-8254-2785-5
$9.99
marked a period of profound religious
upheaval, possibly the greatest since
Christianity’s beginnings. This
color-illustrated book vividly brings
the period to life, looking at why
it happened, how it happened and
its impact in dividing and shaping
early modern Europe. Covering
key figures such as Luther, Calvin,
Zwingli, Cranmer and Ridley and
Ignatius Loyola, among others, The
Reformation also explores the wider
political and social implications as
well as the theological and personal
differences.
Combining balanced scholarship with accessible writing and extensive color
illustrations, The Reformation is an excellent introduction to this key period of European
political and church history. It is suitable for students as an introductory text and
for readers who want to know more about the background to their denomination or
theological tradition.
Features and Benefits
• Covers a fascinating and turbulent period of European history
• The Reformation continues to exercise great impact on the modern world
• Fully illustrated the book gives a visual history of the time, its people and events
• Excerpt available on Kregel.com

ISBN 978-0-7459-5305-2

9 780745 953052

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The wisdom of Scripture made available in these Details

elegant gift books at an affordable price Jesus

ISBN: 978-0-7459-5533-9
Psalms
ISBN: 978-0-7459-5534-6
Price: $6.95 each
Wise Sayings of Jesus Binding: Hardcover
Release Date: June 30, 2011
Trim: 4 x 6
Wise Sayings from the Psalms Pages: 64 each
Category: RELIGION /
Inspirational
Two beautiful collections of wisdom from Rights: NAR
Christianity’s most treasured sources. Each Division: Lion
book has five chapters and is fully illustrated
throughout, including lavish chapter openers.
Related Titles
Wise Sayings from the Psalms focuses on
Celtic Treasure
the themes of praise, petition, peace, purity,
978-0-8254-7908-3
and provision, while Wise Sayings of Jesus is $9.95
an inspirational collection of wisdom directly
from the words of Jesus.
The Pilgrim Spirit
978-0-8254-7828-4
Features and Benefits $9.95
• An attractive, inexpensive gift
• An aid to reflection and meditation
on Scripture
• Excerpts available on Kregel.com

ISBN 978-0-7459-5533-9

9 780745 955339

ISBN 978-0-7459-5534-6

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Details
ISBN: 978-0-7459-5500-1
Price: $24.95
Binding: Hardcover
Release Date: June 30, 2011
Trim: 7.75 x 9.5
Pages: 192
Category: RELIGION / Christian
Church / History
Rights: NAR
Division: Lion
About the Author
Simon Jones was a financial
journalist before being appointed
editor of Christianity, and is now
minister of Bromley Baptist Church
in England and an associate lecturer
on New Testament at Spurgeon’s
College. He has written seven
books, including Discovering the
New Testament (need publisher)
and Why Bother with Church (need
publisher), before embarking on his
current field of study. He has taught
New Testament social history in
Sri Lanka and Prague, at Spring
Harvest, and in his own church.
Related Titles
St Paul: The Traveler
and Roman Citizen
978-0-8254-3639-0
$25.99
The Archaeology of the
Bible
978-0-8254-6199-6
$29.99
The World of the Bible
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Roman Empire
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The Roman world formed the
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With wit and style, veteran apologist Keith Ward Details

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If the New Atheists are to be believed,
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the views of religious people and Academy. A well-known broadcaster
misconstrue them in the process. and presenter, Professor Ward’s
Author Keith Ward debunks the notion work straddles the boundaries
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incompatible with belief in God, going philosophy, while his career has
addressed topics from materialism
through some of the main criticisms to medical ethics. His work in these
raised by the New Atheists (and their fields is internationally respected,
predecessors), for example: Does God and he is today known as one of
cause evil? Is the universe intelligently Britain’s foremost philosopher-
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Index by Title
Dangerously Alive
Simon Guillebaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Faith Under Fire
Andrew White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
God Knows Your Name
Catherine Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
God’s Secret Listener
John Butterworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
I Choose Everything
Jozanne Moss & Michael Wenham . . . . . 6
Is Religion Irrational
Keith Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The People’s Bible
Derek Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Reaching Muslims
Nick Chatrath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Reformation
Andrew Atherstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The Reluctant Detective
Martha Ockley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Straight to the Heart of 1 & 2
Corinthians
Phil Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Straight to the Heart of Genesis
Phil Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Wise Sayings from the Psalms . . . . . . . 17
Wise Sayings of Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The World of the Early Church
Simon Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Index by Author
Atherstone, Andrew
The Reformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Butterworth, John
God’s Secret Listener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Campbell, Catherine
God Knows Your Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chatrath, Nick
Reaching Muslims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Guillebaud, Simon
Dangerously Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Jones, Simon
The World of the Early Church . . . . . . . 18
Moore, Phil
Straight to the Heart of
1 & 2 Corinthians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Straight to the Heart of Genesis . . . . . . . . 9
Moss, Jozanne
I Choose Everything . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ockley, Martha
The Reluctant Detective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ward, Keith
Is Religion Irrational? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Wenham, Michael
I Choose Everything . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
White, Andrew
Faith Under Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Wilson, Derek
The People’s Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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