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Windows to the World
Literature in Christian Perspective:
by Dr Leland Ryken
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2000 by Wipf & Stock Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-57910-340-8, ISBN: 1-57910-340-5

"by. Leland. Ryken. The Apocalyptic Vision in “Paradise Lost” The Christian Imagination (editor) Contemporary Literary Theory: An Appraisal (coeditor) Culture in Christian Perspective Effective Bible Teaching (co-author) How to Read the Bible as Literature The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly about the Arts The Literature of the Bible Milton and Scriptural Tradition (co-editor ) The New Testament in Literary Criticism (edi ..."

The Liberated Imagination
Thinking Christianly About the Arts (Wheaton Literary Series)
by Dr Leland Ryken
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2000 by Shaw Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-87788-495-8, ISBN: 0-87788-495-1

"The arts--merely entertaining or indispensable? The arts belong to the Christian life. And in 'The Liberated Imagination' author Leland Ryken explores the God-ordained significance of art-its nature and purpose in relating to truth and everyday life. For both artist and audience, for student, teacher, and critic, this book is a road to discovering how participation in art and the imagination leads to a more intense sharing in life's ric ..."

A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible(Updated)
by Dr Tremper Longman Iii, Dr Leland Ryken, Leland Ryken
Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 1999 by Zondervan Academic
ISBN-13: 978-0-310-23078-6, ISBN: 0-310-23078-0

"The Editors Leland Ryken Wheaton College (Illinois) Tremper Longman III Westminster Theological Seminary The Authors Fredrick Buechner Novelist John Sailhamer Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Wilson G. Baroody (deceased) Arizona State University William F. Gentrup Arizona State University Kenneth R.R. Gros Louis Indiana University Willard Van Antwerpen Indiana University Nancy Tischler The Pennsylvania Stat ..."

Redeeming the Time(1st Edition)
A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure
by Dr Leland Ryken, Baker Books, Leland Wilhoit
Paperback, 301 Pages, Published 1995 by Baker Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-5169-2, ISBN: 0-8010-5169-X

"A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure Leland Ryken. 88 Lessons from History Medieval Asceticism The Middle Ages produced little theorizing about leisure, but one development is important to my attempt later to integrate leisure with Christianity. I noted in an earlier chapter that leisure presupposes the legitimacy of pleasure. Aristotle, in fact, discussed leisure as part of the human quest for happiness, which he regarded as t ..."

Worldly Saints
The Puritans As They Really Were
by Dr. Leland Ryken, J. I. Packer
Paperback, 281 Pages, Published 1990 by Zondervan
ISBN-13: 978-0-310-32501-7, ISBN: 0-310-32501-3

"'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 Christianity.' -Harry Stout, Yale Univ ..."

Dictionary of Biblical Imagery(1st Edition)
by Dr Leland Ryken, Tremper Longman Iii, James C. Wilhoit, Jim Wilhoit, Douglas Penney, Colin Duriez, Daniel G. Reid, Tremperm Longman, Intervarsity Press, Dr Tremper Longman Iii
Hardcover, 1,058 Pages, Published 1998 by Intervarsity Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-1451-0, ISBN: 0-8308-1451-5

"A Christianity Today 1999 Book of the Year! Every reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures with their hidden force have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on the language and grammar of Christian faith and Western culture. Why then do traditional Bible dictionaries and reference works offer so little ..."