Islam in the West examines one of the defining challenges facing contemporary democratic societies: how Muslim communities can participate fully in Western public life while preserving religious identity, freedom of conscience, and equal citizenship.Drawing particularly on the European experience, Mark A. Gabriel explores the religious, ideological, and institutional forces that have shaped Muslim integration in the West. The book examines questions of religious au...

This book defines a Christian theology of the body, considering the unruliness of the flesh and the stories our bodies carry.Within the Bible and religious practices, our bodies are often viewed as either one-dimensional, purely symbolic objects or the embodiment of sinful degradation. Mark A. Godin resists this turn, arguing that bodies carry stories and stories interpret bodies. This book asserts the need to recognize the body within theological inquiries. Across...

Rhett is into Mike. He’s also into Emma. If that didn’t complicate his life enough, he soon spots a dark and mysterious boy that his teammates nickname The Prince of Darkness. Rhett embarks on a relationship with all three, while trying to decide which he likes best. He’s doing well on the new swim team and life would be good if not for the serial killer preying on teen boys near Verona, Indiana. As more murders occur, Rhett begins to suspect not one, but both of the boys he is sort-of dat...

I walk in darkness, but there is light in the darkness—a light only I can see.Caden helped Jonas through the rough times, the lonely times, and the times Jonas needed someone to love and someone to love him back. The only problem was that Caden was imaginary—at least until Jonas spotted him in the cafeteria of Verona High School. When Jonas recovers from his shock, he is determined to meet the boy who was once nothing but a fantasy, but is obviously quite real. Soon, Jonas learns s...

Winner of the Christianity Today Book of the Year Award (1995)"The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind." So begins this award-winning intellectual history and critique of the evangelical movement by one of evangelicalism's most respected historians.Unsparing in his indictment, Mark Noll asks why the largest single group of religious Americans—who enjoy increasing wealth, status, and political influence—...

Our tolerance for boredom is diminishing quickly.In this age of distraction, it is so easy to fill our boredom with work, activities, and quick entertainment. But avoiding boredom prevents us from using it to create a life full of meaning and purpose.Teacher, counsellor, and philosopher Mark Hawkins gets to the core of why boredom is a powerful human emotion. Drawing from psychology, philosophy, and personal experiences, Mark shows us that boredom can be se...

Keelan Cavanaugh is fat. That's why the government put him in prison.They placed him in a Calorie Reduction Centre (CRC), where trained staff work to help him and many others slim down. Well, that was the intention, anyway. The powers that be had decided chubby citizens must either go there or lose their health care coverage.hen he meets Jacinda Williams, an activist lawyer researching this new system, Keelan is more determined than ever to slim down. But K...

Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Honorable MentionGenuine Compassion, Expert Understanding—Explore the New Edition of Understanding Gender DysphoriaFew topics spark more debate today thangender identity, fueling intense discussions across social, political, and cultural spheres. Complex issues like gender dysphoria are often oversimplified into slogans and sound bites, overlooking the lived experiences of those affected and maki...

Sidney Sexton has settled into a quiet life in his hometown of Verona, Indiana, but that quiet is disturbed when he spots a boy from his past—a boy who cannot be in this place and time. Twenty-five years ago, when Sidney was in high school, he found and lost his soul mate. Tragedy took him away from Sidney, but now a boy who is the spitting image of the youth he loved walks the streets of Verona. Sidney knows he cannot be his lost love and yet he wonders…

A best-selling text thoroughly updated, including new chapters on the last 30 years"An excellent study that will help historians appreciate the importance of Christianity in the history of the United States and Canada." – The Journal of American History“Scholars and general readers alike will gain unique insights into the multifaceted character of Christianity in its New World environment. Nothing short of brilliant.” – Harry S. Stout, Yale University“A new standard...

A spiritual introduction to Christian theologyChristian belief can be understood neither entirely through doctrine nor entirely apart from it. Doctrine is the starting point, the seed of faith, from which springs forth flourishing life in the fellowship of the church. But that growth occurs only when theology and spirituality are held together in a relation of reciprocal influence.With decades of combined experience in both the church and the academy, Mark McIntosh...

This comprehensive textbook offers mental health professionals an essential resource for family therapy from a Christian integration perspective.In this updated third edition of Family Therapies, Mark A. Yarhouse and James N. Sells survey and evaluate the major approaches to family therapy and discuss significant issues in psychotherapy as they relate to family therapy. Issues covered include crisis and trauma; marital conflict; separation, divorce, and bl...