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BF – Psychology

Nonviolent communication : a language of life : empathy, collaboration, authenticity, freedom
Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD.
Nonviolent communication NVC toolkit for facilitators : exercise manual : interactive activities and awareness exercises based on 18 key concepts for the development of NVC skills and consciousness
by Raj Gill, Lucy Leu, and Judi Morin.
Practical spirituality : reflections on the spiritual basis of nonviolent communication : a Nonviolent Communication presentation and workshop transcription
by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Reason, virtue and psychotherapy
Antonia Macaro.
The handbook of life-span development
editor-in-chief, Richard M. Lerner.
The handbook of life-span development
editor-in-chief, Richard M. Lerner.
The heart of social change : how to can make a difference in your world
Marshall B. Rosenberg.
The wild edge of sorrow : rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief
Francis Weller ; foreword by Michael Lerner.
We can work it out : resolving conflicts peacefully and powerfully : a presentation of Nonviolent Communication ideas and their use
by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
What really helps : using mindfulness and compassionate presence to help, support, and encourage others
Karen Kissel Wegela ; foreword by David Richo, PhD.

BL – Religion

Embodiment and Black religion : rethinking the body in African American religious experience
CERCL Writing Collective.
Everyday sacred : religion in contemporary Quebec
edited by Hillary Kaell.
Interleaves : ruminations on illness and spiritual life
Lata Mani.
Proceedings of the 2nd biennial South African Conference on Spirituality and Healthcare
edited by André de la Porte, Nicolene Joubert and Annemarie Oberholzer.
Spirituality in hospice care : how staff and volunteers can support the dying and their families
edited by Andrew Goodhead and Nigel Hartley ; foreword by the Rt Revd Dr Barry Morgan.
The ways of the soul : a psychiatrist reflects : essays of life, death and beyond
Dr. Andrew Powell.
Women religion revolution
edited by Xochitl Alvizo and Gina Messina.

BM – Judaism

John and Judaism : a contested relationship in context
edited by R. Alan Culpepper and Paul N. Anderson.
Sacred dissonance : the blessing of difference in Jewish-Christian dialogue
Anthony Le Donne and Larry Behrendt ; [foreword by Amy-Jill Levine].
The Studia Philonica annual : studies in Hellenistic Judaism.

BP – Islam

Common words in Muslim-Christian dialogue : a study of texts from the common word dialogue process
by Vebjørn L. Horsfjord.
Islam and humanity : consequences of a contemporary reading
Muhammad Shahrour ; first authorized English translation of Al-Islam wa-l-Insan by George Stergios ; with a foreword by Dale F. Eickelman.
Islamic spirituality : theology and practice for the modern world
Zeki Saritoprak.
Muhammad and the believers : at the origins of Islam
Fred M. Donner.
Qur'an : a historical-critical introduction
Nicolai Sinai.
Said the prophet of God : Hadith commentary across a millennium
Joel Blecher.
The Quran : epic and apocalypse
Todd Lawson.
Understanding Muslim chaplaincy
Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Muhammad Mansur Ali, Stephen Pattison.
Union with God in Christ : early Christian and Wesleyan spirituality as an approach to Islamic mysticism
by Matthew Friedman ; foreword by A. H. Mathias Zahniser.

BQ – Buddhism

Awake at the bedside : contemplative teachings on palliative and end-of-life care
edited and introduced by Koshin Paley Ellison and Matt Weingast, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care ; foreword by His Holiness the Karmapa.
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
by John Powers.
Making sense of Tantric Buddhism : history, semiology, and transgression in the Indian traditions
Christian K. Wedemeyer.
Radical acceptance : embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha
Tara Brach ; [foreword by Jack Kornfield].
The monastery and the microscope : conversations with the Dalai Lama on mind, mindfulness, and the nature of reality
edited by Wendy Hasenkamp with Janna R. White.
The Theravada Abhidhamma : its inquiry into the nature of conditioned reality
Y. Karunadasa.
Transformation and healing : Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh.

BR – Christianity

A history of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, (1989-2007)
Rachel NyaGondwe Fiedler.
African, Christian, feminist : the enduring search for what matters
Teresia Mbari Hinga.
Crispina and her sisters : women and authority in early Christianity
Christine Schenk, CSJ.
Episcopal power and local society in medieval Europe, 900-1400
edited by Peter Cross, Chris Dennis, Melissa Julian-Jones, and Angelo Silvestri.
Is God Christian? : Christian identity in public theology : an Asian contribution
D. Preman Niles.
Jesus followers in the Roman Empire
Paul B. Duff.
Joy unspeakable : contemplative practices of the Black church
Barbara A. Holmes.
Living wisely with the church fathers
Christopher A. Hall.
On love, confession, surrender and the moral self
Ian Clausen.
Refocusing my family : coming out, being cast out, and discovering the true love of God
Amber Cantorna.
The early Christian world
edited by Philip F. Esler.
W. E. B. Du Bois and the sociology of the Black church and religion, 1897-1914
edited by Robert A. Wortham.

BS – Bible

1 Corinthians
Charles L. Campbell.
Jesus and his enemies : narrative conflict in the four Gospels
Robert R. Beck.
John and the Johannine letters
Colleen M. Conway.
Judges and Ruth : an introduction and commentary
Mary J. Evans.
L'"Aujourd'hui" en Luc-Actes, chez Paul et en Hébreux : itinéraires et associations d'un motif deutéronomique
Dominique Angers.
Peasants, prophets, & political economy : the Hebrew Bible and social analysis
Marvin L. Chaney.
Philippians : a commentary
by Paul A. Holloway ; edited by Adela Yarbro Collins.
Romans 7 and Christian identity : a study of the 'I' in its literary context
Will N. Timmins, Moore Theological College, Sydney.
Sola Scriptura : biblical and theological perspectives on scripture, authority, and hermeneutics
edited by Hans Burger, Arnold Huijgen, and Eric Peels.
The Bible in a disenchanted age : the enduring possibility of Christian faith
R. W. L. Moberly.
The books of Haggai and Malachi
Mignon R. Jacobs.
The cross and Christian ministry : leadership lessons from 1 Corinthians
D. A. Carson.
The HarperCollins study Bible : New Revised Standard Version, including the Apocryphal
Deuterocanonical books with concordance Bible. English. New Revised Standard. 1989.
The Pastorals and Polycarp : Titus, 1-2 Timothy, and Polycarp to the Philippians
Richard I. Pervo, annotated with introduction.
The SBL commentary on the Septuagint : an introduction
edited by Dirk Büchner.
The woman who changed Jesus : crossing boundaries in Mk 7,24-30
by Pablo Alonso.
Theology, politics, and exegesis : essays on the history of modern biblical criticism
Jeffrey L. Morrow.
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof : poetry, prophecy, and justice in Hebrew scripture : essays in honor of Francis Landy on the occasion of his 70th birthday
edited by Andrew Gow, Peter Sabo.
Vehement Jesus : grappling with troubling Gospel texts
David J. Neville.
Women and exilic identity in the Hebrew Bible
edited by Katherine E. Southwood and Martien A. Halvorson-Taylor.

BT – Doctrinal Theology

A Christian guide to liberating desire, sex, partnership, work, and reproduction
Thia Cooper.
Black Madonna : a womanist look at Mary of Nazareth
Courtney Hall Lee.
Congress of wo
men : religion, gender, and kyriarchal power Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, 1938-
God
edited by Andrew Radde-Gallwitz, University of Notre Dame.
Hope and otherness : Christian eschatology and interreligious hospitality
by Jakob Wirén.
Jesus the Lord according to Paul the Apostle : a concise introduction
Gordon D. Fee ; foreword by Cherith Fee Nordling.
Mystery of the Magi : the quest to identify the three wise men
Dwight Longenecker.
Myth, history, and the Resurrection in German Protestant theology
Brent A. R. Hege.
Redeeming sin? : social diagnostics amid ecological destruction
Ernst M. Conradie.
Sexual disorientations : queer temporalities, affects, theologies
Kent L. Brintnall, Joseph A. Marchal, and Stephen D. Moore, editors.
The goodness of home : human and divine love and the making of the self
Natalia Marandiuc.
This incredibly benevolent force : the Holy Spirit in reformed theology and spirituality
Cornelis van der Kooi.

BV – Practical Theology

8th 2017 Early Morning Prayer International Conference for Pastors
Early Morning Prayer International Conference for Pastors.
Oversize
And lead us not into dysfunction : the good, the bad, and the ugly of church organizations and their leaders
Michael P. Friday.
Caring worship : helping worship leaders provide pastoral care through the liturgy
Howard Vanderwell ; foreword by John D. Witvliet.
Christian hospitality and Muslim immigration in an age of fear
Matthew Kaemingk ; [foreword by James K. A. Smith].
Church planting in post-Christian soil : theology and practice
Christopher B. James.
Intercultural discipleship : learning from global approaches to spiritual formation
W. Jay Moon.
Jumpstart! Religious education : games and activities for ages 7-12
Imran Mogra.
Leading wisdom : Asian and Asian North American women leaders
Su Yon Pak and Jung Ha Kim, editors.
Mystical theology and contemporary spiritual practice : renewing the contemplative tradition
edited by Christopher C.H. Cook, Julienne McLean, and Peter Tyler.
Participating in God's mission : a theological missiology for the church in America
Craig Van Gelder and Dwight J. Zscheile ; [foreword by John R. Franke].
Pastoral identity as social construction : pastoral identity in postmodern, intercultural, and multifaith contexts
Samuel Park ; foreword by Christie Cozad Neuger.
Practice
edited by Ellen Muehlberger, University of Michigan.
Stacks
Redefining perfect : the interplay between theology & disability
Amy E. Jacober ; foreword by Nick Palermo.
Researching female faith : qualitative research methods
edited by Nicola Slee, Fran Porter and Anne Phillips.
Saving images : the presence of the Bible in Christian liturgy
Gordon W. Lathrop.
The homiletical question : an introduction to liturgical preaching
William Brosend ; foreword by Thomas G. Long.
The Lord's Prayer
Nijay K. Gupta.
The urban church imagined : religion, race, and authenticity in the city
Jessica M. Barron and Rhys H. Williams.
Together : a guide for couples in ministry
Geoff and Sherry Surratt.
Treating trauma in Christian counseling
edited by Heather Davediuk Gingrich and Fred C. Gingrich.
Why we need the church to become more like Jesus : reflections about community, spiritual formation, and the story of scripture
Joseph H. Hellerman.
Women leaders in the Student Christian Movement, 1880-1920
Thomas A. Russell.

BX – Denominations and Sects

A house of prayer for all people : contesting citizenship in a queer church
David K. Seitz.
Boundless dominion : providence, politics, and the early Canadian Presbyterian worldview
Denis McKim.
John Wesley and the education of children : gender, class, and piety
Linda A. Ryan.
Liturgy and ethics : new contributions from Reformed perspective
edited by Pieter Vos.
Table matters : the sacraments, evangelism, and social justice
Felicia Howell LaBoy ; with questions for consideration by Andrew Kinsey.
The Hillsong movement examined : you call me out upon the waters
Tanya Riches, Tom Wagner, editors.
The United Reformed Church year book.

E – North American and General U.S. History

Indigenous writes : a guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit issues in Canada
Chelsea Vowel.
Red pedagogy : Native American social and political thought
Sandy Grande.
The transit of empire : indigenous critiques of colonialism
Jodi A. Byrd.
Stacks

H – Social Sciences

Sexual violence and sacred texts
edited by Amy Kalmanofsky.
Speaking of violence : the politics and poetics of narrative dynamics in conflict resolution
Sara Cobb.
The promise of mediation : the transformative approach to conflict
Robert A. Baruch Bush, Joseph P. Folger.

K – Law

Disagreements of the jurists : a manual of Islamic legal theory
by Al-Qāḍī al-Nuʻmān ; translated by Devin J. Stewart ; foreword by John Coughlin and John Sexton ; volume editor, Joseph E. Lowry.
Islamic jurisprudence according to the four Sunni schools
by ʻAbd al-Raḥmān al-Jaziri ; translated from the Arabic by Nancy Roberts.
The four imams : their lives, works and schools of jurisprudence
Muhammad Abu Zahra ; [translation, Aisha Bewley ; editors, Abdalhaqq Bewley and Muhammad Isa Waley].
The origins and evolution of Islamic law
Wael B. Hallaq.

M – Music

Choral music : history, style, and performance practice
Robert L. Garretson.
Making more sense of how to sing : multisensory techniques for voice lessons and choir rehearsals
Alan J. Gumm.
Music and the generosity of God
Gerald C. Liu.
The confident choir : a handbook for leaders of group singing
Michael Bonshor.

P – Philology, Linguistics, Etc.

Archaeology of Babel : the colonial foundation of the humanities
Siraj Ahmed.
Stacks

PN – General and Comparative Literature, Performing Arts

Literature and theology
edited by Maria Clara Bingemer, Solange Lefebvre, Erik Borgman, and Mile Babić.

R – Medicine

Abū Zayd al-Balkhī''s Sustenance of the soul : the cognitive behavior therapy of a ninth century physician
translation and annotation of the ninth century manuscript by Malik Badri.
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Steven C. Hayes and Jason Lillis.
Full catastrophe living : using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD. ; [preface by Thich Nhat Hanh].
Handbook of clinical psychopharmacology for therapists
John D. Preston, PsyD, ABPP, John H. O'Neal, MD, Mary C. Talaga, RPh, PhD.
Islamic perspectives on the principles of biomedical ethics : Muslim religious scholars and biomedical scientists in face-to-face dialogue with Western bioethicists
editor, Mohammed Ghaly, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar.
Mindfulness and the therapeutic relationship
edited by Steven F. Hick, Thomas Bien ; foreword by Zindel V. Segal.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression
Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, John Teasdale ; foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Pastoral care for survivors of a traumatic death : a challenge for contemporary pastors
Jeonghyun Park.
Spiritual accompaniment and counselling : journeying with psyche and soul
edited by Peter Madsen Gubi ; foreword by Canon Professor Elaine Graham.