Books
Many of the books that we have recommended in the resource guide – RESOURCES FOR GROWTH - are published by Inter Varsity Press (IVP), which is the publishing arm of the student movements in the UK and the US. To browse their catalogues, please go to:
If you would like to purchase some of these books, you may do so at BGST (Biblical Graduate School of Theology) Bookshop. As part of a ministry partnership with BGST, students from FES affiliated CFs enjoy good discounts for books bought at BGST Bookshop. Students may also take books on consignment for sale at Fellowship events and camps.
For enquiries: call BGST at 6227 6815 or email: bookshop@bgst.edu.sg
"Reading is like any good human activity; we must find the overall place it is to play in our lives and then make specific judgments accordingly. It is indeed possible that some will read very little but the Bible and will do so to the glory of God. Still, I imagine the opposite will be more the rule; that those who read little other than the Bible do so to the detriment of themselves and to the diminishing of the radiant glory of God who is the fount of all knowledge and truth."
(James Sire, How to Read Slowly, pages 154-155, Shaw 1978)
Featured Books
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God is Good, God is Great
Why Believing in God is Reasonable and Responsible A 2010 Christianity Today Book Award Winner! The days have passed when the goodness of God - indeed, the reality of God itself - could reasonably be called a consensus opinion. God's reputation has come under considerable review in recent days, with some going so far as to say that it's not we who've made a mess of things. Instead whatever it is we call God is to blame.
But is such an opinion really a fair assessment? In this magisterial collection, the contemporary complaints against belief in God are addressed with intellectual passion and rigor by some of the most astute theological and philosophical minds of the day: J. P. Moreland, Paul Moser, John Polkinghorne, Michael Behe, Michael J. Murray, Alister McGrath, Paul Copan, Jerry Walls, Charles Taliaferro, Scot McKnight, Gary Habermas, Mark Mittelberg.
Including an interview by Gary Habermas with noted convert to theism Antony Flew, and a direct critical response to Richard Dawkins's God Delusion by Alvin Plantinga, God Is Great, God Is Good offers convincing and compelling reassurance that though the world has changed, God has not. This book is available at BGST Bookshop.
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Everyday Justice
The Global Impact of our Daily Choices Where does your chocolate come from? Does it matter if your coffee is fair trade or not? It matters--more than you might think. Julie Clawson takes us on a tour of everyday life and shows how our ordinary lifestyle choices have big implications for justice around the world. She unpacks how we get our food and clothing and shows us the surprising costs of consumer waste. How we live can make a difference not only for our own health but also for the well-being of people across the globe. The more sustainable our lifestyle, the more just our world will be. Everyday Justice is one way of loving God and our neighbors. We can live more ethically, through the little and big decisions we make every day.
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The Mission of God
Unlocking the Bible's grand narrative In this comprehensive and accessible study, Chris Wright begins with the Old Testament understanding of who God is, what he has called his people to be and to do, and where the nations belong within God's mission. These themes are followed into the New Testament. Throughout, Wright emphasizes that biblically-defined mission is intrinsically holistic. God's mission is to redeem his whole creation from all that sin and evil have inflicted upon it, and the mission of God's people must reflect the breadth of God's righteous and saving love for all he has made. This book is on SPECIAL OFFER at BGST Bookshop. Normal price: $56.35. Special price: $39.45 |
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Vision And Continuity In Our Time
Vision And Continuity In Our Time brings together thoughts on the subject by two groups of people: the "forerunners" of student ministry in East Asia and other parts of the world; and a new generation of "runners" who are still working out this vision in our own contexts. This book is a "must-read" for all students and graduates who are seeking to glorify Him in the student world, in our professions, in society and in the church worldwide. This book is available from the FES office. |
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God's Big Picture
Tracing the Storyline of the Bible The Bible: Many books, one book. God's Big Picture adopts the Kingdom of God as the unifying theme examining it under the heading: perished, promised, partial, prophesied, present, proclaimed and perfected. A book that simplifies and makes total sense of a complicated subject. (ref: www.ivpbooks.com) This book is available for sale at BGST Bookshop. It is also available in the FES Library under the old format. |