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Kristofer Carlson

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Kristofer Carlson grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During his twenty four year career with the United States Air Force, he completed three undergraduate and one graduate degree. He retired to take a position as registrar with the American Lutheran Theological Seminary (ALTS) in Indiana. During his tenure he assisted the president with seminary administration, including researching and writing articles for the denominational magazine and preparing assorted theological papers. During his time with the seminary, Kris began the research that eventually became the book you see before you. A little over a year after leaving the seminary, he and his wife were Chrismated into the Eastern Orthodox Church. He and his wife are members of The Dor ...more

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The Broad and Truncated Canons of the Old Testament

The Christian Church accepted the broader canon of the Old Testament (including the Apocrypha) until the time of the Reformation. The Anglican Henry Wace, in his commentary on the King James Version, admits as much when he writes: When the Reformers denied the … Continue reading →

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The Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy

by Mervyn Peake

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Viriconium (Viriconium #1-4)

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