Oral Roberts: An American Life

"This book may give you the best opportunity of deciding the truth about me and the ministry I hold so dear." — Oral Roberts "Among several biographies of Oral Roberts, the most recent, most accurate, and best documented is Oral Roberts: An American Life, an objective, impressive study... " — New York Review of Books "Oral Roberts: An American Life is more than the story of a well-kno…

An Eerdmans Reader in Contemporary Political Theology

An Eerdmans Reader in Contemporary Political Theology gathers some of the most significant and influential writings in political theology from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Given that the locus of Christianity is undeniably shifting to the global South, this volume uniquely integrates key voices from Africa, Asia, and Latin America with central texts from Europe and North America on…

Common Grace and the Gospel

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

0-87552-482-6

Collation

Soft Cover, 240 hlm, 14x21 cm

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Call Number

234

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