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This book is in very good condition. There is a little wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings."The question at issue. We have always had the ability to commit suicide or request euthanasia in times of serious illness-that is, intentionally to take our own lives to end our pain and suffering or to have others do this for us. Yet the acts have been prohibited within the Christian tradition from early times. Is there reason to change this prohibition today? This question, in turn, engages a larger one: How can we help one another to die a good Christian death?" - Introduction from Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Christian Moral Perspectives: The Washington Report

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The corners are bumped on the cover boards. The pages are beginning to yellow and tan, but they are clear of any markings. "The following essays on the heritage of John Calvin were written by people who are, or who have been, members of the Department of Religion and Theology of Calvin College.Two of these are currently members of the faculty of Calvin Theological Seminary: Andrew J. Banstra, Professor of New Testament, a member of the Department of Religion from 1957-1963; and Theodore Minnema, Professor of Ethics and Apologetics, a member of the Department of Religion from 1962-1975. One present member of the Department, Mr. Henry Hooks, was regrettably unable to contribute an essay due to the pressure of completing a doctoral thesis...." - Preface from Exploring the Heritage of John Calvin

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards and no wear on the edges. There is no bumping on the corners. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board and his seal is stamped on the front end page. The pages are crisp, white and clean of any markings. "In the liturgy of the synagoge the Jewish people has written its spiritual autobiography. For a score of centuries, each generation has, in turn, added its own distinctive chapter to this book, which contains memories of time past and promises for the future, praise and lamentation, ethical teaching, and mystical vision. A people possessed by its God is the author of this book...." - Introduction from Gates Of Prayer The New Union Prayerbook: Weekdays, Sabbaths, and Festivals Services and Prayers for Synagoge and Home

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the back cover board, and marking on the bottom pages. There is no bumping or fraying on the cover boards. The previous owner's stamp is on the first inside page after the cover board. There are no markings on the pages. "The world was still at war with itself when in the year AD 367 an instruction came to the monastic community at Tabinnisi. The head of the community, Theodore, was instructed to read the 39th Festal Letter of the Bishop of Alexandria, Athanasius. Perhaps the instruction had come from Alexandria. Such a thing would be expected from senior bishop who had already struck fear and hatred into the deviant hearts of the unorthodox, the heretics, on many occasions. Tabinnisi was some 500 miles down the Nile from Alexandria. It was remote from the full weight of authority and Big Trouble often starts in the remote places. It is unlikely that the instruction was for the ears of the community alone. It's pioneering founder, Pachomius, had… Read More

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards The corners are slightly bumped.on the cover boards. The previous owners name is stamped on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are white, crisp and clear of all markings.The binding is cracked on the front of the spine and the previous owner used clear tape to repair the binding. "The Book of my esteemed friend Dietrich von Hilderbrand entitled True Morality and its Counterfeits was heralded when it first appeared as the most fully considered answer to a law-defying situation ethics as well as to an ossified legalistic ethics. The book is a positive and constructive answer. The reader can understand with little difficulty the basic principles in question...." - Preface from Morality And Situation Ethics