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ID: 813889

Title: Word and Sacrament: Tracing the Theological Movements of Reformed Worship

Author: Paul Galbreath

Narrator: Lyle Blaker

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:50:09

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

In this critical work, liturgical scholar Paul Galbreath brings together key theological insights and historical analysis to offer a theological roadmap of where the Reformed tradition has traveled in order to propose directions for where it is heading.

From John Calvin until today, Reformed theology and worship have acknowledged Word and sacrament as central to its Christian identity. By exploring key liturgies, confessions, directories for worship, and theological movements, this book examines common theological themes and commitments that have undergirded worship as well as ways that our understandings and practices have developed in light of new contexts and challenges.

Historical insights from the Reformed tradition provide a basis for exploring patterns of worship that maintain the commitment to Word and sacrament while proposing new ways in which Scripture, baptism, and the Lord's Supper can be experienced in the postmodern context. The study of how theological insights have prompted liturgical change provides a roadmap for how worship can adapt to address significant concerns that we face in our communities, congregations, and personal lives, such as caring for the earth and responding to the needs of the poor. Word and Sacrament offers constructive and practical directions that will lead to congregational renewal.

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ID: 802260

Title: Locker Room Talk: A Womans Struggle to Get Inside

Author: Melissa Ludtke

Narrator: Melissa Redmond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14:45:53

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Literary, Women

Summary:

While sportswriters rushed into Major League Baseball locker rooms to talk with players, MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn barred the lone woman from entering along with them. That reporter, twenty-six-year-old Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke, charged Kuhn with gender discrimination, and after the lawyers argued Ludtke v. Kuhn in federal court, she won. Her 1978 groundbreaking case affirmed her equal rights, and the judge's order opened the doors for several generations of women to be hired in sports media.

Locker Room Talk is Ludtke's gripping account of being at the core of this globally covered case that churned up ugly prejudices about the place of women in sports. Kuhn claimed that allowing women into locker rooms would violate his players' 'sexual privacy.' She weaves these public perspectives throughout her vivid depiction of the court drama overseen by Judge Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to serve on the federal bench. She recounts how her lawyer, F. A. O. 'Fritz' Schwarz, employed an ingenious legal strategy that persuaded Judge Motley to invoke the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause in giving Ludtke access identical to that of her male counterparts. Locker Room Talk is both an inspiring story of one woman's determination to do a job dominated by men and an illuminating portrait of a defining moment for women's rights.

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ID: 813396

Title: Fresh Old Bounties

Author: Isa Medina

Narrator: Amanda Stribling

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:32:08

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Romantasy

Summary:

Bad magic and good witches don't mix, but I make it work.

Spellbooks are a witch's best friend, especially when they're passed down from your beloved dead Grandma. So, when an anonymous caller is interested in buying mine, my answer is nope, not ever, go away.

Problem is, they won't take no for an answer. With suspicious newcomers in town and the increasing odds someone thinks my spellbook is full of dark magic, I find myself with no shortage of motives or suspects.

Good thing I'm dating Ian, the world's sexiest paranormal problems expert.

Bad thing said world's sexiest paranormal problems expert thrives on secrets. When part of his bounty hunter past suddenly rears its ugly head, the question is: are both things unrelated, or, as Grandma used to say, have old bounties come back to bite us in our proverbial peaches?

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ID: 813890

Title: Tending the Wild Garden: Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit

Author: Eugenia Anne Gamble

Narrator: Connie Shabshab

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:08:59

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

The apostle Paul paints a beautiful picture when he describes the fruit of the Spirit but all too often, we reduce this list of virtues into a checklist of attributes to pursue and strive for. However, pastor and author Eugenia Gamble contends that this understanding is backwards. By tending that relationship, the virtues of God develop and blossom as a fruit grows on a well-tended tree.

Tending the Wild Garden explores the true meaning behind each of the virtues in Paul's list, guiding us to discover anew what it means to be a deeply loved child of God indwelt by God's Spirit. Gamble helps us to move beyond the checklist mentality of traditional understandings of the fruit of the Spirit, to cultivate our relationship with God, and to uproot the 'weeds' that could threaten the flourishing of the fruit in our lives.

Key Features of this Bible Study:

● Ten Chapters/Sessions introduce the garden and explore each of the nine aspects of the fruit of the Spirit

● Six daily devotions in each chapter with daily Scripture, reflections, and spiritual practices

Let the fruit of the Spirit be more than just words—they're the living expressions of God's love within you.

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ID: 795947

Title: Legacy of the Diamond

Author: Andrea Kane

Narrator: Sasha Higgins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:19:34

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Sagas

Summary:

Determined to avenge her father's death, Courtney Johnston finds her destiny intertwined with Slayde Huntley, who hopes to ransom his missing sister with the cursed diamond his family has treasured for generations.

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ID: 798085

Title: Rabbits: Keep Out!

Author: Alexey Kovtunov, Dmitry Dornichev

Narrator: Matt Weisgerber

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:18:09

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

People awake in a strange place with no idea of who or where they are. There is only a bizarre message carved into a metal obelisk and the growing awareness that every single living creature in this new world is a deadly threat. Even a seemingly cute and fluffy bunny has a taste for human flesh . . .

What are they to do? How will they survive? How do they stay sane?

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ID: 813389

Title: Invisible War

Author: Joe Kassabian

Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:59:50

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Space Opera

Summary:

Their minds stolen. Uploaded into war-machines. They fight a secret war to preserve humanity.

What if there was a war raging for one million years, but it was kept secret? It's a question Sargis never considered, born as an upper middle class man living in Prime City during a so-called 'Millenia of Peace.'

As far as he, or anyone else knows, humanity has no army, no weapons, and no wars.

The people of Earth have been expanding into the stars for as long as anyone remembers, free of conflict while the Techno King and his Royal Cabal enrich themselves on the backs of their labor. All was as it always has been.

Then, Sargis dies.

Unbeknownst to him, an app he used every single day of his life hijacks his consciousness and uploads it into a synthetic engine of war known as a sleeve. Along with countless others, he has been conscripted into the Undying Legion, charged with fighting a secret, unending war in the name of humanity.

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ID: 813408

Title: Time to Thank: Caregiving for My Hero

Author: Steve Guttenberg

Narrator: Steve Guttenberg

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:07:30

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Arts & Entertainment, Death & Bereavement

Summary:

Since moving to Hollywood at age seventeen, Steve Guttenberg has delighted and moved audiences with his film and television work. But when his father is diagnosed with kidney failure, Steve has to step into a new and wholly unexpected role: caretaker. In Time to Thank, Steve tracks his weekly road trips from Los Angeles to Arizona to care for his father and the ways in which his time on the road affords him the perspective to reflect on his life.

Through the prism of his relationship with his father, Steve recounts his early life in Queens and Long Island; his early career as a rising Hollywood star, trying to find his way with the encouragement of his parents; and the painful and moving work of helping care for an ailing family member at the end of their life. From glamorous Hollywood parties and film sets around the world to the daily process of dialysis in suburban Phoenix, Steve offers his wit, empathy, and signature charm.

This is a book for movie fans, road trip junkies, and anyone who finds themselves doing the hard work of caring for an aging loved one. Steve Guttenberg serves as a uniquely perceptive guide through all these phases of life, with a story that is certain to touch listeners and make sure they know that they're not alone.

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ID: 812291

Title: Sanctuary

Author: Michael Anderle

Narrator: Daniel Thomas May

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:33:21

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

Every discovery demands a seeker. Every power, a circle of allies. Every journey, unexpected turns.

Jack, the unmatched Elementist, is back, and the world can hardly keep pace. Delving deeper into the enigmatic realm of the Elementals, Jack finds himself surrounded by an eclectic array of allies.

But who are they truly?

Drawn by the magnetic pulse of his burgeoning abilities, shadowed elementalists step into the light, while fervent scientists and creative engineers showcase their prowess. But is Jack treading a dangerous path in weaving this intricate web of alliances?

With every new face comes a surge of political deception and societal pressures. Can he discern friend from foe in this intricate dance of power and trust?

Within this maelstrom, Jack faces trials that shake his very essence. The stakes are sky-high as he grapples with decisions that could redefine elemental magic. What sacrifices will he make? And to what lengths will he go to protect and lead his eclectic band?

Amid the swirling challenges, another question looms: Can Jack and his newfound allies unite their strengths and triumph in their elemental quest?

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ID: 814994

Title: When We Were Ashes

Author: Andrew Boden

Narrator: Keval Shah

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:49:37

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, General

Summary:

When the grey bus came to take Rainor Schacht and his friends in the ward for disabled children to a remote hospital called Trutzburg, they had no idea what dark reality awaited them.

No one would tell them what to expect—not Nurse Hilde; not Peter Berger, the kind bus driver; not Dr. Lutz, who ran the Nazi hospital with ruthless efficiency.

Years later, with Berger's coded diary in hand, Rainor sets out to find Emmi, a fellow survivor of Trutzburg, who looked past Rainor's disfigurement and elicited the magic that gave purpose to Rainor and solace to Emmi and the other children.

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, Andrew Boden's When We Were Ashes takes us to the chilling depths of Aktion T4, one of the darkest chapters in the history of Nazi Germany. In this hauntingly poignant novel, Rainor is led on an illuminating journey to learn the truth about his past and the even more extraordinary truth about his present.

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