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001			ocn993421555
003			OCoLC
005			20181001165552.0
008			170709t20182018tnu b 000 0 eng d
010			_a 2017954539
020			_a9780718097479 _q(paperback)
020			_a0718097475 _q(paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)993421555
040			_aBTCTA _beng _erda _cBTCTA _dYDX _dBDX _dOCP _dTYV _dBKL _dOCLCF _dOCLCA
082	0	4	_a222.906 _223
100			_aCosper, Mike, _d1980- _941834
245	1	0	_aFaith among the faithless : _blearning from Esther how to live in a world gone mad / _cMike Cosper.
260			_aNashville, Tennessee : _bNelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, _c [2018]
300			_axx, 184 pages ; _c21 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_a"Can Christianity survive the secular age? The author answers this question and others while pointing out the parallels between our world and the story of Esther. A tale of sex, ego, and revenge, the book of Esther reveals a world where God seems absent from everyday life--a world not unlike our own. Far from the gentle cartoon we often hear in Sunday school, the story of Esther is a brutal saga of people assimilated into a pluralistic, pagan society, embracing its standards. Yet when threatened with annihilation, they find the courage to turn to God in humility. A call to spiritual awakening and to faith in an age of malaise and apathy, this book is an invitation to remember the faithfulness of God, knowing that in dark times-- as in the days of Esther or our own--God may be hidden, but he is never absent"--Back cover.
600		0	_aEsther, _cQueen of Persia. _941835
630		0	_aBible. _pEsther _xStudy and teaching. _941836
630		0	_aBible. _pEsther _xCriticism, interpretation, etc. _941837
650		0	_aChristianity and culture _zUnited States. _941838
650		0	_aChristian life. _91244
655		7	_aCriticism, interpretation, etc. _2fast _921771
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