New Releases by Michael Anthony

What is “Christian” about Christian education; how is it different from on-Christian education? A Theology for Christian Education examines this question in depth and argues that the doctrines of systematic theology should drive the content, purpose, and methods of the educational program of the c hurch. The book states: “Christian education is distinct from other kinds of education in that its aim is the transformation of the whole person into the likeness of Christ (Col. 1 :28). Christian education is the process of accomplishing this aim.” A Theology for Christian Education dedicates chapters to examining particular doctrines and their implications for Christian education. It is the only serious academic text to offer a systematic presentation of the intersection of theology and Christian education from a conservative evangelical perspective.

Poetry, All of the works you are about to experience are original poems written by Michael Anthony Booker, Sr. Some are songs already composed by the same, but the form of poems are found here in their original state. They mirror life, death, love, hate, inner thoughts and feelings not only as I felt them, but as others did also. By putting myself into another''s place, I imagined what they must be feeling and wrote that down as well. I can only hope that the reader can relate to some or all of what is here now. Enjoy this journey that I started over thirty years ago by reading the emotions within.

When the Trix steal Bloom''s Dragon Fire Power and take possession of Magix, Bloom must regain her crown and her memory in order to save Magix and discover if she really is the last Princess of Sparks.

Adventure on the high seas with the wackiest band of pirates around! Nobody believes Monkey D. Luffy when he says he''s going to be King of the Pirates. For starters, he doesn''t even have a boat. Or a crew! And his first choice for a crewmember is Rorona Zolo, a pirate hunter and a prisoner in the hands of the navy. Even if Luffy can make it onto the navy base and past the guards, he''ll still be face-to-face with Zolo-the most famous pirate hunter in history. Is Luffy as foolish as everyone thinks? Or does he have some unexpected tricks up his sleeve?

The Sound Of Fear follows a pathway of the unthinkable. Is life as we know it truly a myth of hopeful expectation? The book, spread over a decade of time, entrances you with the love of a couple and their love of family, entwines you around the mysteries of the subconscious mind, enthralls you with depths of fear ignited by often heart-rendering episodes and embraces your simple need for pulling the bed covers over your eyes! Weak, strong, dirty, and heroic characters help you relate to human frailties. Inconceivable terror strikes you at times to find your core’s fear triggers. Take a deep breath as necessary! The simple fact is fear manifests deeply in all humans. Some hide the emotion with intrinsic capabilities of denial. Others blink and run on impulse! The storyline drifts around an alien tone. Subtle at times, you feel compelled to understand any life-form’s survival needs. But, the brutality of reality puts you back on the “home Team”, routing for the survival of the fittest! The Sound Of Fear experience finds you reminiscing those times when you looked into the wind-blown bushes at dusk to see the imaginary shadows or when you thought twice about going into the dark open waters of that expansive pond, lake or ocean. The book’s simple text finds you remembering the possibilities of how and why people cold be placed in situations just like one’s you’d heard about or had experienced. Within the chapters, you will relate to the characters’ sometimes reckless, sometimes concise, sometimes giddy, sometimes compassionate decisions or emotions. The book is purposefully designed to make you feel like you know what’s going to happen next…it at least gives you that “feeling” of control…or does it? Let your fear be your guide!

The further backward you look, the further forward you can see, said Winston Churchill. Using that statement as a springboard, this informative and helpful book studies five of history''s heroes and shows how their qualities can help reshape your life.

This textbook for beginning students contains 35 lessons of increasing difficulty designed to introduce students to the basic patterns of Classical Chinese and to provide practice in reading a variety of texts. The lessons are structured to encourage students to do more work with dictionaries and other references as they progress through the book. The Introduction provides an overview of the grammar of Literary Chinese. Part I presents eight lessons on sentence structure, parts of speech, verbs, and negatives. Part II consists of sixteen intermediate-level lessons, and Part III offers five advanced-level selections. Part IV has six lessons based on Tang and Song dynasty prose and poetry.

LOOK BACK TO GET AHEAD takes ten historical figures and explores the lessons their lives and actions provide for people in the 21st century. By analysing Alexander the Great''s motivational strategy, Genghis Khan''s organizational structure and Julius Caesar''s ability to multi-task successfully, we can learn from the great heroes of history how to maximise our potential and take advantage of every opportunity that comes our way to ensure a happy and thriving future for ourselves.

Imagine there''s a real Jurassic Park right around the block--wouldn''t that be super? These dinosaur activities, projects, and other fun things to do are the next best thing. Journey back to ancient times with a prehistoric quiz that sets the facts straight on whether dinos could fly, if the largest dinosaurs dragged their tails on the ground, and what the complete skeleton of a T-Rex looks like. Identify different dinosaurs by their silhouettes. Flip through history with stick figure animations you make yourself. Learn about fossils and where to find them. The art''s great, too: you''ll see pictures of a fossilized tooth (actual size), an enlargement of an iguana, the image of an iguanodon, and more.

Is the evolutionary process intelligently designed? If so, why did the Creator choose such an evil-infested means to create the biosphere? What is the intrinsic nature of evil itself? Is natural evil necessary? Is evil compatible with the existence of God? Will the world''s evils ever be totally redeemed? What place does humanity occupy in the cosmic scheme of things? Evolution and the Problem of Natural Evil attempts to answer these and other timeless questions by proposing a bold new conceptual synthesis that aggressively marries the tenets of modern developmental psychology to the basic concepts of classical theism. The end result of this novel approach is deeply encouraging, insofar as it places the problem of evil, as well as the general fate of human existence, in a much larger and more optimistic context than has traditionally been imagined.

This book takes a look at the Ethiopian translation of the Old Testament, which is of fundamental importance both in terms of the influence it has had on Ethiopian life and culture, as well as being one of the ''daughter versions'' of the Greek Old Testament.

The author traces the genocide against Muslims in the Bosnian war to Serbian and Croatian religious ideology, which portrays Muslims as betrayers of Jesus Christ who must be destroyed, and indicts Western leaders for rewarding the war criminals. UP.

Twelve-year-old Francis gets a chance to go for a year to San Fernando to work as a servant-companion to old Mrs. Chandler, but he has never seen a town before or been away from the warmth of his family.

Job, Jonah, and the Unconscious is the latest work by natural theologian M.A. Corey. It is a ground-breaking synthetic work utilizing the unique perspective of modern depth psychology to interpret the underlying meaning of two of the most fascinating books of the Old Testament, Job and Jonah. In the process it weaves together a unique development perspective on the age-old problem of evil that satisfies both the traditional theologian and the hard- core skeptic. It is able to do this by resorting to a concept of metaphysical necessity that is able to account for the temporary existence of evil in the world, while simultaneously preserving the omnipotence and omnibenevolence of God. The end result of this fascinating study is the elucidation of the cause of moral evil, along with the general defense of traditional monotheistic religion. Contents: JONAH AND THE UNCONSCIOUS; History or Allegory?; A Psychological Analysis of the Book of Jonah; The Identity of the Shadow; Repression and the Concept of Demon Possession; The Storm; Significance of the Fish; The Prayer; The Mission to Nineveh; A Theodicy for Natural Evils; JOB: The Story of Job; The Relationship Between Knowledge and Evil; Job''s Goodness and the Nature of Evil; The Nature of Hell; A Developmental View of Salvation; Elipjaz''s First Speech; Job''s Reply; Contingency, Necessity, and the Ultimate Transformation of Evil into Good; EVIL IN THE OLD TESTAMENT; Evil, Monotheism, and the Divine Goodness; A Developmental Interpretation of Evil; ANSWER TO JUNG; Jung and the God of The Old Testament; Why Bad Things Happen to Good People; A Pluralistic View of Salvation; Jung''s View of Job; The Power of Doubt; The Severity of the Developmental Process; Could God Have Done Better?; The Image and the Likeness of God; Jung, Evil and the Trinity; The Incarnation; Conclusion.

This text deals with different models of speculation in economics. It covers the intrinsic uncertainty in financial economics, and shows how speculation can be used in pricing and in the financial markets.

Argues that the process of biological evolution is not only fully consistent with the existence of a Grand Designer, but is unintelligible in the absence of one. Considers the implausibility of non-theistic evolution, directed evolution, a theological justification for evolution, and the implications of deistic evolution for theology. Paper edition (unseen), $37. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

''Given the excellent historical context in which Corey frames his case and the rational manner in which he closes off the loopholes, the stage is set for paradigm shift in the secular area. I highly recommend this book.''-Hugh Ross, Astronomer

A frank appraisal of male attitudes and their origins geared toward providing an understanding of sexual harassment, date rape, and other forms of male hostility toward women.

Su Shi (1037-1101) is the greatest poet of the Song Dynasty, a man whose writings and image defined some of the enduring central themes of the Chinese cultural tradition. Su Shi was not only the best poet of his time, he was also a government official, a major prose stylist, a noted calligrapher, an avid herbalist, a dabbler in alchemy, and a broadly learned scholar. The author shows how this complex personality was embodied in Su Shi''s work and traces the evolution of his poems from juvenilia to the poems written in exile in Huangzhou, where Su settled on a farm at East Slope.

The author''s account of teaching America''s "underprepared" and of his personal journey from a Los Angeles ghetto to a major research university.

The story of Leon, an ascetic young bicyclist who neglects the annual carnival in order to train for an upcoming race.

These stories are told with the freshness and directness one has come to expect of Michael Anthony.