The Modern Period: 1900-Present

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The Works of B.B. Warfield, 10 Volumes
By Benjamin Warfield / Baker

Out of print for years, this set of Warfield’s writings is once again available for serious study! Professor of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1887 to 1921, this leading Calvinistic theologian is known for his precise scholarship, keen logic, and spiritual insight. Enhance your own theological study with these fine reprints of Oxford’s 1927-1932 edition. 5104 pages total, 10 hardcovers from Baker.

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Christianity and Liberalism
By J. Gresham Machen / Eerdmans Publishing Co.

This book, written in response to the liberalism which arose in the early 1900's, is a classic defense of orthodox Christianity. To expose the fallacies of liberalism and strengthen the orthodox position, Dr. Machen establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine and contrasts the teachings of liberalism and orthodoxy on God and man, the Bible, Christ, salvation, and the church. These issues remain in conflict today, testifying to the continuing relevance of this important work.

Monkey Business: The True Story of the Scopes Trial
By John Perry & Marvin Olasky / Broadman / Holman

The Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tennessee was a watershed moment in the history of this country. The ramifications of those proceedings are still being felt today. However, it is not necessarily the arguments from the courtroom floor that are reverberating in the halls of America today. The way the entire event was conducted and perceived by the rest of the nation set the tone for how creationists and evolutionists have been viewed by society ever since.

A Testament to Freedom: The Essential Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
By Dietrich Bonhoeffer / Harpercollins Publishing

“Focusing variously on Bonhoeffer as teacher, pastor, friend, and follower of Christ, this contains the essential pieces of the Bonhoeffer corpus,” - Christian Century. 579 pages, softcover.

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Phantastes,
By George MacDonald / Eerdmans Publishing Co.

This is the story of the narrator’s adventures in fairyland, where he confronts tree-spirits, sojourns to the palace of the fairy queen. A book of unparalleled charm and creativity that C.S. Lewis said baptized his imagination.

Orthodoxy
By G.K. Chesterton / Hendrickson Publishers

“There has never been a more articulate champion of classic Christian orthodoxy, virtue, and decency than this rotund jouster whose words were his weapons,” - Christianity Today. One of the most influential works of apologetics in the 20th century, it turns on their heads a number of conventional assumptions. 200 pages, hardcover. Hendrickson.

Many Dimensions
By Charles Williams / Eerdmans Publishing Co.

This penetrating study of evil in the human heart revolves around a mysterious Stone of MANY DIMENSIONS, by which one can move at will through space, time, and thought. Replete with rich religious imagery, MANY DIMENSIONS explores the relation between predestination and free will as it depicts different human responses to redemptive transcendence.

Chronicles of Narnia, Boxed Set
By C.S. Lewis / Zondervan Corp.

Seven volumes sure to captivate children and adults, and provide hours of excellent reading.

The Lord of the Rings, Young Adult Boxed Set
By J.R.R. Tolkien / Houghton-mifflin

For over fifty years, J.R.R. Tolkien’s peerless fantasy has accumulated worldwide acclaim as the greatest adventure tale ever written. No other writer has created a world as distinct as Middle-earth, complete with its own geography, history, languages, and legends. And no one has created characters as endearing as Tolkien’s large-hearted, hairy-footed hobbits. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings continues to seize the imaginations of readers of all ages, and this new three-volume paperback edition is designed to appeal to the youngest of them. It features the complete text with larger print and reader-friendly formatting. Recommended for ages 9 to 12.

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End of the Spear, DVD
By Word Entertainment, Inc.

When five young missionaries, among them Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, are speared to death by the Waodani in 1956, a series of miraculous events unfolds that changes the lives of the slain men's families and the Ecuadorian tribe they were attempting to befriend. Based on a true story of love and forgiveness. (PG-13). Approx. 111 minutes. This DVD includes fullscreen and widescreen versions.

Christ and Culture
By H. Richard Niebuhr / Harpercollins Publishing

Niebuhr chose to develop five types to describe how Christians in the past had interacted with their respective cultures, and how Christians are interacting with their cultures in the present. Fifty years after Niebuhr developed his five types, they are still just as relevant. Niebuhr's five types are: Christ against culture, the Christ of culture, Christ above culture, Christ and culture in paradox, and Christ the transformer of culture.

The Complete Works of Francis Schaeffer, 5 Volumes
By Francis Schaeffer / Crossway Books

Dr. Schaeffer was one of the 20th century’s champions of reasoned faith. This affordable set contains all 22 of Schaeffer’s books, including his popular Trilogy (The God Who Is There, Escape from Reason, and He Is There and He Is Not Silent). Five indexed 6" x 9" softcovers, from Crossway Books.