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Hans Urs von Balthasar · 1986 · Book
Hans Urs von Balthasar's theological essay emerged from decades of wrestling with the tension between divine justice and divine mercy in Catholic doctrine. Writing in 1986 as one of the twentieth century's…
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John Piper · 1986 · Book
Desiring God emerged from John Piper's wrestling with what he saw as a false dichotomy in American evangelicalism between duty-driven Christianity and the pursuit of joy. Writing as a pastor observing both…
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Anthony Bloom · 1986 · Book
Anthony Bloom's "The Essence of Prayer" emerged from decades of pastoral experience as Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church in Western Europe, where he encountered countless believers struggling to develop authentic prayer…
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Lesslie Newbigin · 1986 · Book
Foolishness to the Greeks emerged from Lesslie Newbigin's decades as a missionary in India and his later return to a secularized Britain in the 1970s. Having witnessed Christianity as a minority faith…
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World Bible Translation Center team · 1986 · Scripture
The International Children's Bible is an early example of a complete English Bible prepared specifically for children and developing readers. Its scope is the whole Bible, drawn from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and…
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New American Bible New American Bible — Revised New Testament
Catholic Biblical Association scholars · 1986 · Scripture
A major revision of the New American Bible's New Testament, this text stands within the tradition of Catholic biblical translation in English in the United States, undertaken under the sponsorship of the…
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Leon Morris · 1986 · Book
Leon Morris wrote this comprehensive New Testament theology during a period when evangelical scholars were increasingly engaging with critical biblical scholarship while maintaining commitment to Scripture's authority and reliability. Published in 1986,…
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On the Thirty Nine Articles On the Thirty Nine Articles: A Conversation with Tudor Christianity
Oliver O'Donovan · 1986 · Commentary
Oliver O'Donovan's commentary emerged from his conviction that the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, ratified in 1571 as Anglicanism's doctrinal standard, deserved serious theological engagement rather than historical curiosity or apologetic defense. Writing…
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Thomas Keating · 1986 · Book
Thomas Keating's Open Mind, Open Heart emerged from his decades of experience as a Trappist monk and his leadership in the contemplative prayer renewal movement that began in American Catholic monasteries during…
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Resurrection and Moral Order Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics
Oliver O'Donovan · 1986 · Book
Oliver O'Donovan's systematic treatment of Christian ethics emerged from his conviction that evangelical theology had failed to develop a coherent moral framework grounded in its own theological commitments. Writing as Regius Professor…
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Rowan Williams · 1987 · Book
Rowan Williams wrote this theological investigation as his doctoral dissertation at Oxford, later revised for publication during his tenure as a Cambridge professor. The work emerged from Williams' conviction that Arius, the…
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Yves Congar · 1987 · Book
Written in the final years of Yves Congar's life, this collection of autumn conversations represents the mature reflections of one of the twentieth century's most influential ecclesiologists. The work emerged from a…
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Yves Congar · 1987 · Book
Called to Life represents Yves Congar's mature reflections on Christian discipleship and the spiritual life, written in his final years as one of the twentieth century's most influential Catholic theologians. The work…
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Chance to Die A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
Elisabeth Elliot · 1987 · Book
Elisabeth Elliot's biography of Amy Carmichael emerged from her deep study of a fellow missionary who had influenced her own calling. Writing forty years after Carmichael's death, Elliot drew on extensive correspondence,…
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John Frame · 1987 · Book
John Frame's systematic exploration of Christian epistemology emerged from his decades of teaching philosophy and apologetics at Westminster Seminary. Writing within the Reformed tradition but engaging broadly with contemporary philosophical currents, Frame…
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Easy-to-Read Version Easy-to-Read Version / English Version for the Deaf
1987 · Scripture
Originally undertaken with Deaf readers in mind, this version — issued as the English Version for the Deaf and later as the Easy-to-Read Version — was subsequently broadened to serve literacy students…
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Alexander Schmemann · 1987 · Book
Alexander Schmemann's final major work represents the culmination of his lifelong effort to recover the liturgical foundations of Christian faith and life. Writing as Dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Schmemann…
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Gordon Fee · 1987 · Commentary
Gordon Fee's commentary on First Corinthians emerged from his dual expertise as a New Testament textual critic and a scholar within the Pentecostal tradition. Writing for the New International Commentary on the…
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Sinclair B. Ferguson · 1987 · Book
Ferguson wrote this devotional exploration of the Psalms to address what he saw as a disconnect between evangelical theology and evangelical spirituality in the 1980s. Drawing on his pastoral experience and Reformed…
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Craig Blomberg · 1987 · Book
Craig Blomberg's systematic defense of the Gospels emerged during the 1980s when evangelical scholarship was increasingly engaging with critical biblical studies. Writing as a New Testament scholar trained in both evangelical and…
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J. I. Packer · 1987 · Book
Hot Tub Religion emerged from J. I. Packer's growing concern about the therapeutic drift he observed in American Christianity during the 1980s. Writing as a Reformed theologian who had witnessed the church's…
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Alister McGrath · 1987 · Book
Alister McGrath's study emerges from a recognition that the Protestant Reformation cannot be understood merely as a response to ecclesiastical corruption or popular religious ferment. Written as a work of intellectual history,…
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Tremper Longman III · 1987 · Book
Tremper Longman III wrote this foundational work during the 1980s when evangelical biblical scholarship was grappling with the emergence of literary criticism as a legitimate tool for understanding Scripture. The book emerged…
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John Paul II · 1987 · Letter
This encyclical letter emerged from Pope John Paul II's deep Marian devotion and his conviction that the approaching third millennium of Christianity called for renewed reflection on Mary's role in salvation history.…
