Authors:Abdi Roble, Doug Rutledge, Somali Documentary Projec
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Keywords: journey, diaspora, somali
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2008-09-12
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0816654573
ISBN-13: 9780816654574

Book DescriptionSince 2003, photographer Abdi Roble and writer Doug Rutledge have been documenting the lives of Somali immigrants in the United States and of the people forced into the vast refugee camps that were set up in Kenya in the wake of the 1991 civil war in Somalia. In The Somali Diaspora, Roble, who immigrated to the United States from Somalia in 1989, and Rutledge trace the journey of a family from the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, home to more than 150,000 Somalis, to new lives in the United States. The Somali Diaspora follows the family of Abdisalem, his wife Ijabo, and their t

Author: Doug TennapelArtist Doug Tennapel
Publisher: Image Comic
Keywords: gear
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2007-01-31
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 1582406804
ISBN-13: 9781582406800

Four incompetent cats high-jack a Giant Killer Robot! The plans are made, the cats lay in wait, the Robot comes and everything goes el stinko. This book’s got everything: robots, harpoon guns, talking cats, gun shots to the head - the whole sha-bang!

Author: Fleming Rutledge
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Keywords: cross, words, last, seven
Number of Pages: 81
Published: 2004-11-30
List price: $12.00
ISBN-10: 0802827861
ISBN-13: 9780802827869

Author: Fleming Rutledge
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Keywords: letter, romans, paul, sermons, gospel, ashamed
Number of Pages: 411
Published: 2007-08-15
List price: $19.00
ISBN-10: 0802827373
ISBN-13: 9780802827371

Author: Fleming Rutledge
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Keywords: week, easter, holy, sermons, death, undoing
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2005-09-15
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 0802830218
ISBN-13: 9780802830210

Heralded by congregations and peers alike as one of today’s most compelling Christian voices, Fleming Rutledge here offers a profound, touching vision of the cross and resurrection. Divided into seven sections that progress from Palm Sunday to Good Friday to Easter and on through Eastertide, these sermons display Rutledge’s startling ability to bridge the message of the ancient biblical texts with the distinct needs of modern people. Intellectually engaging, pastorally wise, and beautifully written, "The Undoing of Death" is accented throughout with thirty-three artistic masterpieces depicti

Author: Fleming Rutledge
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Keywords: design, lord, rings, divine, tolkien, middle, earth, battle
Number of Pages: 373
Published: 2004-11-29
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0802824978
ISBN-13: 9780802824974

J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings has long been acknowledged as the gold standard for fantasy fiction, and the recent Oscar-winning movie trilogy has brought forth a whole new generation of fans. Many Tolkien enthusiasts, however, are not aware of the profoundly religious dimension of the great Ring saga. In The Battle for Middle-earth Fleming Rutledge employs a distinctive technique to uncover the theological currents that lie just under the surface of Tolkien’s epic tale. Rutledge believes that the best way to understand this powerful "deep narrative" is to examine the story as it unfol

Author: Fleming Rutledge
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Keywords: unbelief
Number of Pages: 290
Published: 2004-10
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0802828442
ISBN-13: 9780802828446

Powerful reflections on faith and doubt by a leading contemporary evangelist. Fleming Rutledge’s first book, The Bible and the New York Times, has been hailed for its up-to-the-minute relevance to contemporary life. With this new volume Rutledge speaks directly to readers who are plagued by doubts and uncertainties about Christian faith. Among the host of challenging questions she addresses are: Doesn’t everyone have their own idea of God? What if I’m not very religious? Can we still believe in the Resurrection today? Rutledge’s approach has been described as a combination of pas