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  • ePub-ESV, The Literary Study Bible

    by Leland Ryken, Philip Graham Ryken ...
    Combining thousands of insightful notes with the complete ESV Bible text, the Literary Study Bible helps readers understand God's Word more fully, in all its richness and beauty. It highlights the Bible's story lines, complex characters, historical settings, literary genres, motifs, theological themes, imagery, and important terms, making the Bible come alive with greater clarity and impact. This ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Christian Imagination

    The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing

    by Leland Ryken ...
    The Christian Imagination brings together in a single source the best that has been written about the relationship between literature and the Christian faith. This anthology covers all of the major topics that fall within this subject and includes essays and excerpts from fifty authors, including C.S. Lewis, Flannery O’Connor, Dorothy Sayers, and Frederick Buechner. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Worldly Saints

    The Puritans As They Really Were

    by Leland Ryken ...
    "Ryken's Worldly Saints offers a fine introduction to seventeenth-century Puritanism in its English and American contexts. The work is rich in quotations from Puritan worthies and is ideally suited to general readers who have not delved widely into Puritan literature. It will also be a source of information and inspiration to those who seek a clearer understanding of the Puritan roots of American ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • How to Read the Bible as Literature

    . . . and Get More Out of It

    by Leland Ryken ...
    Why the Good Book Is a Great Read If you want to rightly understand the Bible, you must begin by recognizing what it is: a composite of literary styles. It is meant to be read, not just interpreted. The Bible’s truths are embedded like jewels in the rich strata of story and poetry, metaphor and proverb, parable and letter, satire and symbolism. Paying attention to the literary form of a passage ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Liberal Arts for the Christian Life

    by Michael Wilder, Sharon Coolidge, Leland Ryken, John H. Augustine, Wayne Martindale, Lisa Richmond, Read Mercer Schuchardt, Roger Lundin, Alan Jacobs, Tamara Townsend, Kenneth R. Chase, E. John Walford, Henry Allen, Mark Lewis, Stephen B. Ivester, Peter Walters, Jill Peláez Baumgaertner, Dorothy F. Chappell, Duane Litfin, Jay Wood, Jeffrey P. Greenman, Edith Blumhofer, Marjorie Lamp Mead, James C. Wilhoit ...
    For over forty years, Leland Ryken has championed and modeled a Christian liberal arts education. His scholarship and commitment to integrating faith with learning in the classroom have influenced thousands of students who have sat under his winsome teaching. Published in honor of Professor Ryken and presented on the occasion of his retirement from Wheaton College, this compilation carries on his ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • On Reading Well

    Finding the Good Life through Great Books

    by Karen Prior ...
    Read Well. Live Well.Reading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue, says acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior. In this book, she takes readers on a guided tour through works of great literature both ancient and modern, exploring twelve virtues that philosophers and theologians throughout history have identified as most essential for good character and the good life.Covering ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

    Edited by Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman III ...
    Christianity Today Book of the YearExplore the Rich Visual Language of the BibleEvery reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures like milk and honey, mountains and valleys, and covenants and feasts have hidden force and have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on ... Read more

    $79.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Words of Delight

    A Literary Introduction to the Bible

    by Leland Ryken ...
    In this introduction to Scripture, Leland Ryken organizes biblical passages into literary genres including narratives, poetry, proverbs, and drama, demonstrating that knowledge of a genre's characteristics enriches one's understanding of individual passages.Ryken offers a volume brimming over with wonderful insights into Old and New Testament books and passages--insights that have escaped most ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Dickens's "Great Expectations"

    by Leland Ryken ...
    Series series Christian Guides to the Classics
    We hear about the classics and assume they’re great, but many of us are too intimidated to read them on our own. Crossway’s Christian Guides to the Classics series is designed to help readers enjoy the greatest literature in history with the aid of a gifted teacher to answer questions along the way. Popular professor, author, and literary expert Leland Ryken situates each work in its cultural ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

  • Symbols and Reality

    A Guided Study of Prophecy, Apocalypse, and Visionary Literature

    by Leland Ryken ...
    Series series Reading the Bible as Literature
    In Symbols and Reality, Leland Ryken explores the intersection of the Bible and literature, and he shows pastors, students, and teachers of the Bible how to appreciate the craftsmanship of visionary literature and prophetic oracles and how to interpret them correctly. Symbols and Reality is part of the Reading the Bible as Literature series. ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Recovering the Lost Art of Reading

    A Quest for the True, the Good, and the Beautiful

    by Leland Ryken, Glenda Mathes ...
    A Christian Perspective on the Joys of ReadingReading has become a lost art. With smartphones offering us endless information with the tap of a finger, it's hard to view reading as anything less than a tedious and outdated endeavor. This is particularly problematic for Christians, as many find it difficult to read even the Bible consistently and attentively. Reading is in desperate need of ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Redeeming the Time

    A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure

    by Leland Ryken ...
    Very few works attempt to analyze and apply the biblical principles that relate to work and leisure. Leland Ryken hopes to change that, reframing labor and leisure around God's purposes for a holistic lifestyle.Ryken finds the answers in Scripture and in the rich heritage of theological thinking, while weaving together insights drawn from a wide array of sources. The result is one of the most ... Read more

    $25.19 USD