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Living Through Dying:

The Spiritual Experience of Saint Paul

By Dales, Douglas

An examination of the autobiographical passages in Paul's letters, showing his experience of entering into the dying and rising of Christ.

The Divine Drama:

The Old Testament as Literature

By Dancy, John

The restoration of the literature of the Old Testament to a general readership, combining insightful commentary with extracts of artistic and dramatic interest.

Rethinking Hell:

Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism

By Date, Christopher M., Stump, Gregory G. and Anderson, Joshua W. (editors)

Evangelical essays challenging the traditional doctrine of hell, adopting a conditionalist view that the unsaved will face not eternal torment but annihilation.

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Katharine Briggs:

Story-teller

By Davidson, H.R. Ellis

The first biography of this gifted storyteller who made a unique contribution to the collection and study of fairy tales and folk traditions in England.

Daily Life in the Early Church:

Studies in the Church Social History of the First Five Centuries

By Davies, John Gordon

Applying the methods of social history to the early Church, this book illuminates the lives of the first believers through composite biographical portraits.

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Qumran

By Davies, Phillip R.

An account of the ancient Jewish settlement of Khirbet Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, based on archaeological evidence uncovered at the site.

Series: Cities of the Biblical World

The Spiritual Guide

By De Molinos, Miguel and Boiling, Trevor (editor)

A new translation of the classic text of Quietism, which still offers great insight and advice for spiritual prayer today.

The Fruits of Grace:

The Ecumenical Experience of the Community of Grandchamp

By de Vries, Sister Minke and Gower, Nancy S. (translator)

A reflection on the origins and development of one of the key women's monastic communities in modern Europe, written by a former prioress.

Religion in the Anthropocene

By Deane-Drummond, Celia, Bergmann, Sigurd and Vogt, Markus (editors)

A multidisciplinary collection of essays exploring the many social, ethical and theological aspects of the Anthropocene, the geological Age of Humans.

Hidden in Plain Sight:

Esther and a Marginalised Hermeneutic

By Debelak, Robert P., Jr

Taking as its focus the Old Testament Book of Esther, this exploration of biblical narrative develops a study method that engages directly with the text.

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The Book of the Toad:

A Natural and Magical History of Toad-Human Relations

By DeGraaff, Robert

A fascinating exploration of the toad, establishing the scientific facts and investigating its role in art, literature and folklore.

Community of the Transfiguration:

The Journey of a New Monastic Community

By Dekar, Paul R.

An introduction to the modern revival of Christian monasticism, focussing on the Community of the Transfiguration in Australia.

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Thomas Merton:

Twentieth-Century Wisdom for Twenty-First-Century Living

By Dekar, Paul R.

An introduction to the ideas of the mystic and scholar Thomas Merton, his critique of modern society and his spiritual solution for Christian community.

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Boy Of The Painted Cave

By Denzel, Justin

An unusual and captivating story set in the Stone Age, about a boy who longs to be a cave painter but is prevented by taboos of his clan.

The Mind and the Machine:

What It Means to be Human and Why It Matters

By Dickerson, Matthew

A critique of the dominant physicalist paradigm of the mind, offering an alternative that places the bodily and the spiritual on an equal footing.