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Publishing William Perkins’s manuscript sermons. Book Release: “The Labors of a Godly and Learned Divine, William Perkins.” (RHB, 2023)

This book completes RHB's 10-volume set on the Work of William Perkins, with previously unknown sermons, his will, prayer, and the sermon preached at his funeral.

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Ordered by Love: An Introduction to John Duns Scotus

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Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture

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Augustine Deformed: Love, Sin and Freedom in the Western Moral Tradition

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