Todd: 2560 books
The Sexual Person
Toward a Renewed Catholic Anthropology
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2008
Two principles capture the essence of the official Catholic position on the morality of sexuality: first, that any human genital act must occur within the framework of heterosexual marriage; second, each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life. In this comprehensive overview...
by Todd Miles
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Western Christianity’s interaction with world religions used to be, for the most part, overseas. Today, “religious others” often live next door. At a changing time when one public prayer spoken during the 2009 U.S. presidential inauguration festivities was addressed to “O god of our many understandings,”...
by Todd Gaddis
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2010
The “it” factor is a phrase that I’ve heard tossed around for years. It often applies to those who excel in their particular niche in life. For example, we might say an actor or athlete stands above the crowd in their work because, quite frankly, they possess that something extra called “It.” ...
Dark Horse
Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
For generations, we've been stuck with a cookie-cutter mold for success that requires us to be the same as everyone else, only better. This "standard formula" works for some people but leaves most of us feeling disengaged and frustrated. As much as we might dislike the standard formula, it seems like...
Union with Christ
Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Accomplished theologian J. Todd Billings recovers the biblical theme of union with Christ for today's church, making a fresh contribution to the theological discussion with important applications for theology and ministry. Drawing on Scripture and the thought of figures such as Augustine, Calvin,...
by Todd Friel
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
The church has gone to the wolves. • The blasphemously named “Holy Ghost Bartender” encourages people to get “drunk in the Spirit” and fall down laughing maniacally. • A megachurch youth pastor puts peanut butter in his armpits and has his youth group lick it out. • A celebrity pastor spends...
by Todd Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Although “worship” has become a word for the church used to describe only a small portion of its true meaning, our spiritual heart is continually in a posture of worship. We are either worshiping God or ourselves. Worship Is Life—Finding Our Identity in the Story of Worship unpacks the biblical...
Us Plus Them
Tapping the Positive Power of Difference
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Moving beyond mere tolerance
Us-versus-them is the costly mind-set in which organizations, communities, and whole nations too often find themselves trapped. In fact, recognizing difference as a positive force can bring astonishing value to even the most diverse organizations.
In Us Plus...
The Crucifixion and the Qur'an
A Study in the History of Muslim Thought
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
According to the majority of modern Muslims and Christians, the Qur’an denies the crucifixion of Jesus, and with it, one of the most sacred beliefs of Christianity. However, it is only mentioned in one verse and contrary to popular belief, its interpretation has been the subject of fierce debate...
Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam
Qur'an, Exegesis, Messianism and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Of the several works on the rise and development of the Babi movement, especially those dealing with the life and work of its founder, Sayyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi, few deal directly with the compelling and complex web of mysticism, theology and philosophy found in his earliest compositions.
This...
Imprisoning Communities
How Mass Incarceration Makes Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Worse
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2007
At no time in history, and certainly in no other democratic society, have prisons been filled so quickly and to such capacity than in the United States. And nowhere has this growth been more concentrated than in the disadvantaged--and primarily minority--neighborhoods of America's largest urban cities....
by NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association, Todd A. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2012
NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments offers strength and conditioning professionals a one-stop resource for the best research-supported fitness and performance measures available. Created by top experts in the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), this comprehensive text offers extensive...
by George Todd
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
Have you ever thought about quitting your job, buying a sailboat and sailing away to an island paradise? I did it and found out that Island Sailing is Not All Rum and Bananas. This book contains funny stories that all started with my first midlife crisis that I had when I turned 30, quit my job and...
by Todd Shimoda
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Shimoda's best novel to date, and his first psychological thriller
Todd Shimoda was the winner of the 2010 Elliot Cades Award for Literature, given to Hawaii's top writer. Past winners include Paul Theroux & Ian MacMillan.
Shimoda's 2009 novel Oh! was picked as a summer best read...