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Uniting theoretical work on theology, capitalism and consumerism with a scheme of detailed practical action, 'Buying God' explores how we can wean ourselves off the material and on to the eternal, through prayer, example, and vibrant social action.

Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament is about and what it is for? Companion to the Old Testament answers that question with guidance and enrichment for both first-time and experienced readers of the Old Testament, the first part of the Christian Bible.

Confronting Religious Violence begins with the premise that violence committed in God's name is always an act of desecration. A range of contributors come together to consider how a re-reading of the hallowed texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam might mitigate the militancy whereby group identity can lead to deadly conflict.

Shows that theological reflection on non-human animals and related issues are an important though hitherto neglected part of the agenda of Christian theology and related disciplines. This book offers a interdisciplinary conversation between theologians, philosophers and scientists. It is suitable as a text on the theology of non-human animals.

First published in 1935, there is still no short inexpensive paperback available which illustrates the early development of the creeds and Christian doctrine to a general audience in quite the same way as this does, with its freshness, charm and that almost timeless quality of writing and judgment which was so characteristic of its author.