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THE CHRISTIAN STUDIES SHELF The Hidden Heart Of The Cosmos: Humanity And The New Story Brian Swimme Orbis Books Box 302, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0302 1-57075-281-8  $12.00  1-800-258-5838 Brian Swimme holds a doctorate in mathematical cosmology from the University of Oregon and is Director of the Century for the Story of the Universe and teaches cosmology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. In The Hidden Heart Of The Cosmos, Professor Swimme reveals what it means to be human, to live on planet earth, and in the universe as we now understand it. Professor Swimme takes the reader on an informative, insightful, and inspiring journey through the cosmos in search of what he refers to as the new story which is developing in answer to the age-old questions concerning the nature of man, the universe, and God. The Hidden Heart Of The Cosmos will be of intense interest to students of science and religion, and the cosmological role and destiny of human beings. The End Of Time: A Meditation On The Philosophy Of History Josef Pieper Ignatius Press PO Box 1339, Fort Collins, CO 80522 0-89870-726-9  $11.95  1-800-278-3566 (fax) Joseph Pieper can justifiably be described as one of the most popular Thomist philosophers of the twentieth century. Well schooled in the Greek classics and the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, Pieper also studied philosophy, law, and sociology. He was a professor at Munster University, Germany. In The End Of Time, Pieper brings his scholastic brilliance to bear on the question of the nature of The End toward which _script_ure and Christian tradition maintain that the world of man is inexorably heading. In this compact 161-page work, Pieper provides a rigorous and sustained philosophical analysis, anchored in what he refers to as the primeval rock of theological pronouncement . The careful reader will be amply rewarded with a comprehensive and intelligible understanding of the ultimate finalities of time and history as we approach the beginning of a new millennium. Larson's Book Of Spiritual Warfare Bob Larson Thomas Nelson Publishers 501 Nelson Place, Nashville, TN 37214 0-7852-6985-1  $15.99  1-800-251-4000 The prophet Hosea gave God's warning that My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. (Hosea 4:6). The apostle Paul addressed the Christian's vulnerability to Satan's influence when they are ignorant of his devices . (2 Corinthians 2:11). Bob Larson is an expert on cults, the occult, and supernatural phenomena. In Larson's Book Of Spiritual Warfare, he provides a comprehensive, biblical guide revealing what's actually motivating much of the deviant behavior we find so pervasive in our modern culture, from ghoulish games and horror films to occult themed television shows and popular pagan practices such as astrology and channeling. Concerned Christian readers can now learn how to recognize conduct of friends and loved ones that may be demonic in origin; experience a new urgency in prayer and a new dimension in their Bible reading; discover areas of spiritual bondage in their own lives; discern satanic possession and learn how to perform exorcism. Know Why You Believe Paul E. Little Chariot Victor Publishing 4050 Lee Vance View, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 1-56476-754-X  $9.99  1-800-437-4337  http://www.chariotvictor.com The late Paul Little served as a staff working with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for 25 years and was associate professor of evangelism at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has written Know Why You Believe as a thinking person's book designed to help the reader carefully examine the claims of the Christian faith. Little provides answers to such core questions as: How do I know there's a God?; Did Jesus really rise from the dead?; Is Christian experience real?; Are miracles possible?; Do science and the Bible conflict?; Why is there pain and evil in the world? Written in a clear, comprehensible, accessible _style_, Know Why You Believe is a superb introduction to basic answers from the Christian faith. Also highly recommended is Paul Little's companion volume from Chariot Victor Publishing, Know What You Believe (755-8 $9.95) Pastoral Care In Hospitals Neville A. Kirkwood Morehouse Publishing 4775 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112 0-8192-1790-5  $14.95  1-800-877-0012 Neville Kirkwood holds a Doctorate of Ministry from the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo California, and served in a cross-cultural mission in India for seventeen years and as a hospital chaplain in Australia for eighteen years. In Pastoral Care In Hospitals, he provides a superbly practical guide on how to bring comfort and compassionate concern to the bedside of the sick or dying. _base_d on his many years of personal experience as a  hospital chaplain, Kirkwood shares his hard won wisdom on the art of visitation, guiding visitors through the temptations of attempting to problem-solve, talk too much, be too personal (or not personal enough), and provides a theology of visitation to guide efforts to help patients, friends, and family. Pastoral Care In Hospitals is enhanced with a variety of exercises and a section of prayers for specific circumstances making it an essential reference work for anyone having a responsibility to work with and comfort the sick and dying. Highly recommended. Made To Be Loved: Enjoying Spiritual Intimacy With God And Your Spouse Steve Bell & Valerie Bell Moody Press 820 North Lasalle Drive, Chicago, IL 60610 0-8024-3399-5  $11.99  1-800-678-8812 For twenty-five years, Steve Bell has been a pastor and Christian broadcaster. His wife, Valerie, travels widely as a conference speaker and has authored five books. In Made To Be Loved, they collaborate to share what they found in their own life together to be the key to a successful and rewarding marriage