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A Free People’s Suicide: Sustainable Freedom And The American Future
- £12.00
- A Logos Book of the Year"If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." Abraham Lincoln Nothing is more daring in the American experiment than the founders' belief that the American…
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American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us
- £15.00
- American Grace is a major achievement, a groundbreaking examination of religion in America. Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. But in recent decades the nation's religious landscape has been reshaped. America has experienced three seismic shocks, say Robert Putnam and David Campbell. In the…
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An English Affair: Sex, Class And Power In The Age Of Profumo
- £20.00
- WINNER OF THE POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair is a sharp-focused snapshot of a nation on the brink of social revolution. Britain in 1963 Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of…
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Anatheism: Returning to God After God (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture)
- £16.00
- Has the passing of the old God paved the way for a new kind of religious project, a more responsible way to seek, sound, and love the things we call divine? Has the suspension of dogmatic certainties and presumptions opened a space in which we can encounter religious wonder anew?…
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Changing Shape: The Faith Lives Of Millennials
- £15.00
- The generation known as ÔmillennialsÕ are now emerging into adulthood. They face opportunities and challenges no generation has previously faced. For the church they are the Ômissing generationÕ. Ruth PerrinÕs landmark study of emerging adults who as teenagers described themselves as Christians, reveals what has happened to this apparently Òlost…
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World – And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- £12.00
- One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world' BILL GATES 'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases' BARACK OBAMA The international bestseller, inspiring and revelatory, filled with…
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Faith in Fakes: Travels in Hyperreality
- £7.00
- Holography, wax museums, the secret meaning of spectator sports, Superman and the intellectual effects of over-tight jeans are just a few of the subjects covered in this collection of witty, entertaining and thought-provoking delights from Umberto Eco, celebrated author of The Name of the Rose.
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Fans: A Journey Into the Psychology of Belonging
- £16.00
- A celebration of human idiosyncrasy and of our talent for building shared meaning and solidarity out of the strangest material' Ð TLS. Fans takes you on a journey into the world of superfans Ð in all of its strange, sometimes dark, and complicated forms. Fascinating and thought-provoking, Fans is a…
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From Modernism to Postmodernism An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies)
- £15.00
- Cahoone's classic anthology provides an unparalleled collection of the essential readings in modernism and postmodernism. Places contemporary debate in the context of the criticism of modernity since the seventeenth century. Chronologically and thematically arranged. Indispensable and multidisciplinary resource in philosophy, literature, cultural studies, social theory, and religious studies
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Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents
- £25.00
- A groundbreaking, Òlavishly informativeÓ (The New York Times) portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United States and how they connect, conflict, and compete with one anotherÑfrom the acclaimed author of Generation Me and iGen. Upending the conventional theory that generational differences are caused by major events,…
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High Conflict: Why we get trapped and how we get out
- £25.00
- When we are baffled by the insanity of the Òother sideÓÑin our politics, at work, or at homeÑitÕs because we arenÕt seeing how the conflict itself has taken over. ThatÕs what Òhigh conflictÓ does. ItÕs the invisible hand of our time. And itÕs different from the useful friction of healthy…
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Identity of England
- £20.00
- The English are now in need of a new sense of home and belonging, and a re-assessment of who they are. This is a history of who they were, with present needs in mind. It begins by considering how the English state created an English nation which from very early…
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Impossible People: Christian Courage And The Struggle For The Soul Of Civilization
- £15.00
- The church in the West is at a critical moment. While the Gospel is exploding throughout the global South, Western civilization faces militant assaults from aggressive secularism and radical Islam. Will the church resist the seductive shaping power of advanced modernity? More than ever Christians must resist the negative cultural…
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It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens
- £20.00
- ÒBoydÕs new book is layered and smart . . . ItÕs Complicated will update your mind.Ó_Alissa Quart, New York Times Book Review ÒA fascinating, well-researched and (mostly) reassuring look at how today's tech-savvy teenagers are using social media.Ó_People ÒThe briefest possible summary? The kids are all right, but society isnÕt.Ó_Andrew…
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Liquid Love: On The Frailty Of Human Bonds
- £16.00
- This book is about the central figure of our contemporary, Ôliquid modernÕ times Ð the man or woman with no bonds, and particularly with none of the fixed or durable bonds that would allow the effort of self-definition and self-assertion to come to a rest. Having no permanent bonds, the…
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A Free People’s Suicide: Sustainable Freedom And The American Future
- £12.00
- A Logos Book of the Year"If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." Abraham Lincoln Nothing is more daring in the American experiment than the founders' belief that the American…
- Add to basket
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American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us
- £15.00
- American Grace is a major achievement, a groundbreaking examination of religion in America. Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. But in recent decades the nation's religious landscape has been reshaped. America has experienced three seismic shocks, say Robert Putnam and David Campbell. In the…
- Add to basket
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An English Affair: Sex, Class And Power In The Age Of Profumo
- £20.00
- WINNER OF THE POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair is a sharp-focused snapshot of a nation on the brink of social revolution. Britain in 1963 Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of…
- Add to basket
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Anatheism: Returning to God After God (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture)
- £16.00
- Has the passing of the old God paved the way for a new kind of religious project, a more responsible way to seek, sound, and love the things we call divine? Has the suspension of dogmatic certainties and presumptions opened a space in which we can encounter religious wonder anew?…
- Add to basket
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Changing Shape: The Faith Lives Of Millennials
- £15.00
- The generation known as ÔmillennialsÕ are now emerging into adulthood. They face opportunities and challenges no generation has previously faced. For the church they are the Ômissing generationÕ. Ruth PerrinÕs landmark study of emerging adults who as teenagers described themselves as Christians, reveals what has happened to this apparently Òlost…
- Add to basket
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World – And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- £12.00
- One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world' BILL GATES 'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases' BARACK OBAMA The international bestseller, inspiring and revelatory, filled with…
- Add to basket
-
Faith in Fakes: Travels in Hyperreality
- £7.00
- Holography, wax museums, the secret meaning of spectator sports, Superman and the intellectual effects of over-tight jeans are just a few of the subjects covered in this collection of witty, entertaining and thought-provoking delights from Umberto Eco, celebrated author of The Name of the Rose.
- Add to basket
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Fans: A Journey Into the Psychology of Belonging
- £16.00
- A celebration of human idiosyncrasy and of our talent for building shared meaning and solidarity out of the strangest material' Ð TLS. Fans takes you on a journey into the world of superfans Ð in all of its strange, sometimes dark, and complicated forms. Fascinating and thought-provoking, Fans is a…
- Add to basket
-
From Modernism to Postmodernism An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies)
- £15.00
- Cahoone's classic anthology provides an unparalleled collection of the essential readings in modernism and postmodernism. Places contemporary debate in the context of the criticism of modernity since the seventeenth century. Chronologically and thematically arranged. Indispensable and multidisciplinary resource in philosophy, literature, cultural studies, social theory, and religious studies
- Add to basket
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Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents
- £25.00
- A groundbreaking, Òlavishly informativeÓ (The New York Times) portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United States and how they connect, conflict, and compete with one anotherÑfrom the acclaimed author of Generation Me and iGen. Upending the conventional theory that generational differences are caused by major events,…
- Add to basket
-
High Conflict: Why we get trapped and how we get out
- £25.00
- When we are baffled by the insanity of the Òother sideÓÑin our politics, at work, or at homeÑitÕs because we arenÕt seeing how the conflict itself has taken over. ThatÕs what Òhigh conflictÓ does. ItÕs the invisible hand of our time. And itÕs different from the useful friction of healthy…
- Add to basket
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Identity of England
- £20.00
- The English are now in need of a new sense of home and belonging, and a re-assessment of who they are. This is a history of who they were, with present needs in mind. It begins by considering how the English state created an English nation which from very early…
- Add to basket
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Impossible People: Christian Courage And The Struggle For The Soul Of Civilization
- £15.00
- The church in the West is at a critical moment. While the Gospel is exploding throughout the global South, Western civilization faces militant assaults from aggressive secularism and radical Islam. Will the church resist the seductive shaping power of advanced modernity? More than ever Christians must resist the negative cultural…
- Add to basket
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It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens
- £20.00
- ÒBoydÕs new book is layered and smart . . . ItÕs Complicated will update your mind.Ó_Alissa Quart, New York Times Book Review ÒA fascinating, well-researched and (mostly) reassuring look at how today's tech-savvy teenagers are using social media.Ó_People ÒThe briefest possible summary? The kids are all right, but society isnÕt.Ó_Andrew…
- Add to basket
-
Liquid Love: On The Frailty Of Human Bonds
- £16.00
- This book is about the central figure of our contemporary, Ôliquid modernÕ times Ð the man or woman with no bonds, and particularly with none of the fixed or durable bonds that would allow the effort of self-definition and self-assertion to come to a rest. Having no permanent bonds, the…
- Add to basket