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Also available in the Spiritual Theology series: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, Eat This Book, The Jesus Way  and Practise Resurrection.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56285798302069,"sku":"9780340995174","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780340995174_5d3ac07c-aac6-4670-9855-b0057e06e7b1.jpg?v=1786013825"},{"product_id":"9780340995181","title":"Practise Resurrection","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook five of Eugene Peterson's landmark SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY series: foundational reading for the twenty-first-century church. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContinuing Peterson's evaluation of contemporary Christian spirituality, PRACTISE RESURRECTION is a study of the book of Ephesians. It is often thought to be Paul's most difficult letter, but has been for over thirty years Peterson's text for his identity as a pastor. Peterson points out that although Christians emphasise the importance of new birth, growth is equally important. This book is a conversation on spiritual formation and what it means to become a mature Christian. As with the first four books in this series, PRACTISE RESURRECTION is written for both lay and academic audiences. 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As with other books in the series, THE JESUS WAY is written for both academic and serious lay audiences. Challenging but rewarding, it combines first-rate scholarship with illustrations drawn from raw human experience.   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The more significant endeavours are impenetrably academic. Petrson's masterwork, which has been years in the making, is designed for those who are comfortable with being stretched, as well as pastors, academics and lay leaders. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHRIST PLAYS IN TEN THOUSAND PLACES is Book One in a five-part series, and concentrates on 'clearing the playing field', evaluating spirituality as it is understood today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso available in the Spiritual Theology series: \u003ci\u003eEat This Book\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Jesus Way\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Word Made Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Practise Resurrection\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56286671143285,"sku":"9780340954881","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780340954881_7d7b5013-2625-4782-943e-89a694b4a6a5.jpg?v=1786015973"},{"product_id":"9780340954898","title":"Eat This Book","description":"Eugene Peterson's landmark Spiritual Theology series is foundational reading for the twenty-first century Church. The product of Peterson's many years' experience as both pastor and professor of the highest calibre, this series combines first-class scholarship and genuine, lived application. Beautifully written, its presents a fresh and urgent evaluation of contemporary Christian spirituality. 'St John walks up to the angel and say, \"Give me the book.\"' writes Peterson. 'The angel hands it over, \"Here it is; eat it, eat the book.\" And John does. He eats the book - not just reads it - he got it into his nerve endings, his reflexes, his imagination. The book he ate was Holy Scripture.'Eat This Book encourages the art of the reading the Bible so that it becomes a text for living and growing, not just thinking or behaving, and recasts the ancient discipline of lectio divina - spiritual reading - for a postmodern culture. 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They engage in conversation with current hermeneutical issues, setting forth well-grounded principles and processes for biblical interpretation and appropriation. The process they present incorporates various methods of biblical study to help readers hear the message of the Bible on its own terms.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294951485813,"sku":"9780801097430","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780801097430_d1beb151-d279-48bd-bd3c-92ec78e388b2.jpg?v=1786015854"},{"product_id":"9780801097454","title":"Sacramental Preaching","description":"\u003cb\u003eLeading Scholar Offers a Theological Approach to Preaching\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis primer on the ministry of preaching connects reading the Bible theologically with preparing and preaching sermons. Hans Boersma explains that exegesis involves looking beyond the historical and literal meaning of the text to the hidden sacramental reality of Christ himself, which enables us to reach the deepest meaning of the Scriptures. He provides models for theological sermons along with commentary on exegetical and homiletical method and explains that patristic exegesis is relevant for reading the Bible today. The book includes a foreword by Eugene H. Peterson.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294953648501,"sku":"9780801097454","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780801097454_9806a1a4-e9e9-465e-bb3e-572b09def94e.jpg?v=1786015856"},{"product_id":"9781473657212","title":"As Kingfishers Catch Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Sixty years ago I found myself distracted.' So begins the introduction to \u003ci\u003eAs Kingfishers Catch Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. 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