ANOTHER FREE BOOK OPTION — Pick one of these six with the new “The Day the Revolution Began” by N.T. Wright

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As you probably noticed (although we know not everybody subscribes to or keeps current with our BookNotes newsletter each week) we’ve recently put some hefty energy into telling you about some very important books.

Two weeks ago I highlighted a handful of excellent books on spiritual formation.

Divine Dance.jpgNext, I did a pretty major review of the new (and instant best-seller)The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation (Whitaker House; $23.99) by the beloved mystic Franciscan Father Richard Rohr. I had some frustrations with the book but allowed that it is sure to bless many. Since it is being discussed so widely we again want to remind you of my critique and our good offer.  We are happy to suggest that you buy it and tell us what you think. As you can see at that review we have it at a special discount of 20% off.

And then, a week ago, I jumped quickly to tell you about the brand new book by N.T. Wright, The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion (HarperOne; $28.99.) It is a serious book, although not as dense as his uber-big ones in the The Day the Revolution Began.png“Christian Origins and the Question of God” series.

It is a bit thicker and includes more detailed Bible study than his last few HarperOne releases such as How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels or Surprised by Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues, The Case for the Psalms (each now in paperback) or Simply Good News: Why the Gospel Is News and What Makes It (still only in hardcover) all which I absolutely loved and recommend for book clubs and discussion groups.

But this new one deserves even more attention. I explained  quite a bit about it in that last BookNotes, and here just want to entice you a bit more to pick it up.


The Day the Revolution Began is, in many ways, a follow-up to the quite readable but rigorous Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church which remains a much-discussed book and solid seller since it came out early in 2008. Or, put another way, it asks how to best understand the cross in light of the restoration of creation that is promised in the Scriptures — not ethereal heaven, but (re)new(ed) creation! It’s a bit different  — broader in scope — then his systematic exploration of justification (Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision — also now in paperback) which was written in response to criticisms by John Piper. The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering… is his best study yet of New Testament teachings about the death of the Messiah and the implications of the cross. It is not as expansive or complex as last year’s magisterially thorough work by Fleming Rutledge (The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ) but it is in that ballpark. Part theology, part Biblical study, written with pastoral care and including inspiring and visionary stories and some good degree of missional energy, The Day the Revolution Began is one of Wright’s best.
We really want to encourage you to buy this one. It’s important, it’s helpful, it’s good. Agree or not with every line about every Biblical passage — heck, even if you don’t understand every line — this is one of those grand and lasting books we are eager to promote and which you will be glad to have in your library. 
AND SO, OUR FIVE DAY OFFER:  CHOOSE YOUR FREE BOOK.
The Day the Revolution Began.pngIf you buy The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion (at our previously announced 20% discount) we will send along a free copy of any one of these lovely Eerdmans paperbacks, each very strong, with handsome covers and lots of good content.

Most of these sell for $14.00 (except the one on the Lord’s Prayer which sells for $11.00.) We aren’t making much on this, giving away our profits on the big hardback and giving away these smaller paperbacks but we just want to get these books into your hands. We are grateful for our friends who send orders our way.

Just tell us which one you want.
(If we run out we will substitute another.)

This offer is good until Friday October 21, 2016.  While supplies last.


HERE IS THE LIST FROM WHICH YOU CAN CHOOSE
ONE FREE BOOK:

crown and the fire.jpgfor all god's worth n.jpgThe Crown and the Fire: Meditations on the Cross and the Life of the Spirit

For All God’s Worth: True Worship and the Calling of the Church

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Following Jesus: Biblical Reflections on Discipleship 
    

The Lord and His Prayer

way of the lord.jpgThe Way of the Lord: Christian Pilgrimage Today


  

 

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