A History of Western Philosophy: From the Pre-Socratics to Postmodernism
By: C. Stephen Evans
4.28
Format: 600 pages, Hardcover
Plato. Aristotle. Augustine. Hume. Kant. Hegel. These names and the philosophies associated wit…
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1. Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
By: Timothy J. Keller
4.35
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God and The Songs of Jesus and a nationally… read more
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"The true god of your heart is what your thoughts effortlessly go to when there is nothing else demanding your attention."-Timothy J. Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
"When people say, "I know God forgives me, but I can't forgive myself," they mean that they have failed an idol, whose approval is more important than God's."-Timothy J. Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
"People "at the top" are eager to attribute their position to their own intellect, savvy, and hard work. The reality is much more complicated. Personal connections, family environment, and what appear…"-Timothy J. Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
"When anything in life is an absolute requirement for your happiness and self-worth, it is essentially an ‘idol,’ something you are actually worshiping. When such a thing is threatened, your anger is …"-Timothy J. Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
2. On the Meaning of Sex
By: J. Budziszewski
4.16
Format: 162 pages, Hardcover
What is the meaning of sex?Everyone in every time and place is interested in sex. Our own time is o… read more
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"As candle lights candle, [the spouses's] desire for each other kindles a desire for the Love of which their love is but a reflection."-J. Budziszewski, On the Meaning of Sex
"A wise man governs his eyes, not because it is wrong to delight in beauty, but because otherwise his delight may suffer transmutation into something very different."-J. Budziszewski, On the Meaning of Sex
"What your body does is unrelated to your heart. Don't believe it. The same survey reports that hooking up commonly takes place when both participants are drinking or drunk, and it's not hard to guess…"-J. Budziszewski, On the Meaning of Sex
"There is even a certain tendency to punish those who do try to see. A case in point: At the dawn of the sexual revolution, social scientists produced statistical studies purporting to show that child…"-J. Budziszewski, On the Meaning of Sex
3. The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog
By: James W. Sire
3.84
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
When The Universe Next Door was first introduced nearly thirty years ago, it set the standard for a… read more
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4. The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
By: Timothy J. Keller
4.51
Format: 46 pages, Paperback
‘What are the marks of a supernaturally changed heart?’ This is one of the questions the Apostle… read more
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"...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
"In other words, we are only proud of being more successful, more intelligent or more good-looking than the next person, and we are in the presence of someone who is more successful, intelligent and g…"-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
"Up until the 20th century, traditional cultures (and this is still true of most cultures in the world) always believed that too high a view of yourself was the root cause of all the evil in the world…"-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
5. Phaedo
By: Plato , David Gallop , R.D. Archer-Hind
3.77
Format: 67 pages, Paperback
The Phaedois acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and … read more
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6. Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
By: Thomas Sowell
3.49
Format: 16 pages, Hardcover
This is the revised and enlarged edition of a new kind of introduction to economics for the general… read more
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7. Phantastes
By: George MacDonald
3.48
Format: 93 pages, Paperback
"I was dead, and right content," the narrator says in the penultimate chapter of Phantastes. C.S. L… read more
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8. The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss
By: David Bentley Hart
3.59
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Despite the recent ferocious public debate about belief, the concept most central to the discussion… read more
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9. Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry
By: Paul David Tripp
3.80
Format: None pages, Hardcover
After traveling the globe and speaking to thousands of churches worldwide, Paul David Tripp has dis… read more
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10. On the Incarnation
By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more
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11. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
By: Mortimer J. Adler , Charles van Doren
3.98
Format: 426 pages, Paperback
How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. I… read more
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"In short, we can only learn from our "betters"."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"A good rule always describes the ideal performance."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"The mind can atrophy, like the muscles, if it is not used."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
12. Thoughts for Young Men
By: J.C. Ryle
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
J.C. Ryle's handbook for young men, replete with warnings, exhortations, and instruction about this… read more
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13. The Abolition of Man
By: C.S. Lewis
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more
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14. The Pursuit of Holiness
By: Jerry Bridges , Jim Fay , Foster W. Cline
3.91
Format: 434 pages, Paperback
"Be holy, for I am holy" commands God to His people. But holiness is something that is often missed… read more
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15. Saint Thomas Aquinas
By: G.K. Chesterton , Anton C. Pegis
4.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
G.K. Chesterton's brilliant sketch of the life and thought of Thomas Aquinas is as relevant today a… read more
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16. Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith
By: Michael Reeves
3.71
Format: 224 pages,
In this brief and winsome book, Michael Reeves presents an introduction to the Christian faith that… read more
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17. The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety
By: Alan W. Watts
0.00
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
In this fascinating book, Alan Watts explores man's quest for psychological security, examining our… read more
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18. Apology
By: Plato , James J. Helm
4.20
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully def… read more
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"Kötülük ölümden daha hızlı koşar."-Plato, Apology
"Loin de parler quand on me paie, et de me taire quand on me donne rien."-Plato, Apology
"As long as I draw breath and am able, I won't give up practicing philosophy."-Plato, Apology
"Athenian men, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you..."-Plato, Apology
19. The Story of Christianity: An Illustrated History of 2000 Years of the Christian Faith
By: David Bentley Hart
4.00
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
Includes timelines, display quotations, and profiles of the key personalities who shaped the course… read more
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20. The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
By: Carl R. Trueman
4.57
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court … read more
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"[I]n the work of the New Left one finds philosophical justification for what are now intuitive commonplaces of our culture: to be free is to be sexually liberated; to be happy is to be affirmed in th…"-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
"The expressive individual is now the sexually expressive individual. And education and socialization are to be marked not by the cultivation of traditional sexual interdicts and taboos but rather by …"-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
21. Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?
By: Timothy J. Keller
4.60
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller outlines the reasons why forgiveness ha… read more
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22. The Problem of Pain
By: C.S. Lewis
4.13
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all: If God is good and all-powerful… read more
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"Man is to be understood only in his relation to God."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
"Nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
"Even if there were pains in Heaven, all who understand would desire them."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
"Now God, who has made us, knows what we are and that our happiness lies in Him."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
23. The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties
By: Christopher Caldwell
4.03
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A major American intellectual makes the historical case that the reforms of the 1960s, reforms inte… read more
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24. What God Has to Say about Our Bodies: How the Gospel Is Good News for Our Physical Selves
By: Sam Allberry
4.27
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
"God's eternal plan for us involves our body. We can't write off our physical life as spiritually i… read more
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25. Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice
By: Thaddeus Williams
4.38
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
God does not suggest, he commands that we do justice. Social justice is not optional for the Christ… read more
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"Suppose one reads a story of filthy atrocities in the paper. Then suppose that something turns up suggesting that the story might not be quite true, or not quite so bad as it was made out. Is one’s f…"-Thaddeus Williams, Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice
"[One bad idea] inspired the lynching trees of America, the smokestacks of Auschwitz, the gulags of Siberia, killing fields of Khmer Rouge, and the butchery of those in Rwanda, Darfur, Congo, and more…"-Thaddeus Williams, Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice
26. From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith
By: Louis A. Markos
3.93
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
What does Plato have to do with the Christian faith? Quite a bit, it turns out. In ways that might … read more
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27. Philosophy: A Christian Introduction
By: James K. Dew Jr.
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Two experienced educators offer an up-to-date introduction to philosophy from a Christian perspecti… read more
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28. A History of Western Philosophy: From the Pre-Socratics to Postmodernism
By: C. Stephen Evans
4.28
Format: 600 pages, Hardcover
Plato. Aristotle. Augustine. Hume. Kant. Hegel. These names and the philosophies associated wit… read more
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- college
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29. Thinking Through Creation: Genesis 1 and 2 as Tools of Cultural Critique
By: Christopher Watkin
4.31
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Reading Genesis 1 and 2, we are tempted to see only problems to solve. Yet these two chapters burst… read more
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30. An Introduction to Christian Philosophical Theology: Faith Seeking Understanding
By: Stephen T. Davis
3.66
Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition
An accessible introduction to Christian philosophical theology Philosophical or analytic theology … read more
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31. An Introduction to Indian Philosophy
By: Roy W. Perrett
4.17
Format: 261 pages, Paperback
This wide-ranging introduction to classical Indian philosophy is philosophically rigorous without b… read more
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