JuneÊEÊJuly 2014 Releases www.authenticmedia.co.uk Authentic January — September 2014 We Not Me The Importance of Just and Inclusive Relationships in an I-Centric World A new framework for reading the Bible which supplements an Andy Matheson individual’s personal response to Christ, with an emphasis on God’s passion for authentic, just and inclusive community. It is well known that individualism and consumerism are so pervasive that they have become the spectacles through which we view and understand our lives, including our spirituality. Sadly we keep these glasses on as we read our Bibles, and in the process we allow our reading to reinforce our individualism. Many readers and expositors of the Bible take verses without due concern for their context. In the process, verses that were originally intended to be under- stood within a community setting are made to mean some- thing different from what their authors intended. One of the most serious consequences is that passages which refer to our community life are made to reinforce our individualism. This is not handling the ‘Word of Truth’ correctly. In We Not Me Andy Matheson argues that we need to embrace the perspective of ‘the God who sees’. His vision is relational; he sees with communal lenses. Community is so core to God’s nature and purposes that it undergirds everything that is implicitly inferred or explicitly stated on every page of the Bible. If we can rediscover what it means to be a community – the kind of community where all barriers are broken down and where our lives reflect the original vision of the gospel – then we will play a much more effective part in ushering in God’s Kingdom. Available from: June 2014 // £7.99 KEY POINTS UÊ-}wV>ÌÊLÊÜ V ÊÜÊÀiÛÕÌâiÊ ÜÊÜiÊÀi>`Ê>`Ê understand the Word of God MARKETING UÊ*ÀÌi`ÊÛ>ÊÌ iÊV> Ê iÌÜÀ ANDY MATHESON is the Global Director of Oasis, chairing its executive that holds the organization TARGET AUDIENCE together around the world. He is also involved as a UÊÊ ÀÃÌ>Ã]ÊiëiV>ÞÊÌ iÊÃV>i`ʼiiÀ}}Ê}iiÀ>̽ board member of Stop The Traffik and is the chairper- UÊ7Ê>««i>ÊÌÊ>Ê}L>Ê>`ÊÕÌVÕÌÕÀ>Ê>Õ`iViÊÌ son of Panahpur. He is married to Joan and has three children, all in their twenties. ISBN // 9781780781143 PRICE // £7.99 ISBN // 9781780782171 (ebook) PRICE // £5.99 PAGES // 172 pp FORMAT // 198 mm x 130 mm PB BISAC // Religion/Biblical Studies/General (REL 006 000) RIGHTS // World RELEASE // June 2014 UK Trade Order Line: +44 (0)1908 268500 Web orders: [email protected] Authentic Kids January — December 2014 God’s Love in My Heart Illustrator: Nadine Wickenden Gorgeously illustrated storybook perfect to read to children at bedtime. God’s Love in my Heart is a beautifully illustrated new picture book that describes the love God has for each one of us, and how we can achieve great things with God’s love in our hearts. The beautiful images and scenes presented bring the message alive and help to reinforce the love between parents and children as well as helping children to understand how great God’s love is for us. A lovely book to read at bedtime. KEY POINTS UÊ`À>LiÊÕÃÌÀ>ÌÃÊ>`Ê`iÌ>i`ÊÃViiÃÊLÀ}ÊÌ iÊ story to life UÊi«ÃÊV `ÀiÊÌÊÕ`iÀÃÌ>`Ê`½ÃÊÛiÊvÀÊÌ i Since graduating from Brighton University NADINE WICKENDEN has worked as a full time illustrator on advertising, packaging, editorial commissions, and more Available from: June 2014 // £6.99 recently in children’s books. Her style incorporates traditional watercolor and mixed media collage. She lives in the UK. TARGET AUDIENCE UÊ}iÊ£ÊÌÊ{ ISBN // 9781860249198 PRICE // £6.99 PAGES // 24 pp FORMAT // 203 mm x 203 mm PB BISAC // Juvenile Nonfiction/Religious/Christian/Early Readers (JNF 049 200) RIGHTS // UK, Australia & New Zealand RELEASE // June 2014 UK Trade Order Line: +44 (0)1908 268500 Web orders: [email protected] Authentic Kids January — December 201 Share a Blessing Get creative with more than 1,000 stylish stickers and 24 Gabrielle Mercer cute cards. Share a Blessing is the dream book for girls who love God and love to sticker! The 24 attractive postcards and greetings cards have stylish and beautiful designs. Each card also has a simple message of God’s love or a bless- ing to inspire and uplift others. Kids can cut out the cards, decorate them with the range of stickers included and send them to their friends, adding their own personal messages. There are more than 1,000 stylish stickers on a variety of different themes to choose from, which can either be used in the cards or to decorate possessions. KEY POINTS UÊ- >ÀiÊ>ÊÌÌiÊvÊ`½ÃÊÛiÊÜÌ ÊÞÕÀÊvÀi`à UÊ*>Vi`ÊÜÌ ÊÀiÊÌ >Ê£]äääÊÌ ii`ÊÃÌViÀà UÊÓ{ÊÃÌÞà ʫÃÌV>À`ÃÊ>`Ê}ÀiiÌ}ÃÊV>À`ÃÊÌÊÃÌViÀÊ and send GABRIELLE MERCER is a graphic designer who lives in Hertfordshire, England with her husband, Brendyn, and son, Judah. As a Christian, she especially enjoys working Available from: June 2014 // £6.99 on books that make faith exciting for children and young people today. TARGET AUDIENCE UÊÀÃÊ>}i`Êx³ ISBN // 9781860249266 PRICE // £6.99 PAGES // 66 pp (incl. 32 of card and of 32 stickers) FORMAT // 210 mm x 160 mm PB BISAC // Juvenile Nonfiction/Activity Books (JNF 001 000) RIGHTS // UK, Australia and New Zealand RELEASE // June 2014 UK Trade Order Line: +44 (0)1908 268500 Web orders: [email protected] 1 Paternoster Books Available June 2014 Atonement as Gift Atonement as Gift seeks to explore the implications of the atonement for the issues Re-Imagining the Cross for the Church and the World of reconciliation, ecology, gender relationships, pastoral care, violence, ecumenism, Katie M. Heffelfinger and and human suffering. Patrick G. McGlinchey (eds) BOOK SYNOPSIS Atonement as Gift: Re-Imagining the Cross for the Church and the World grows out of the conviction that the central Christian doctrine of the atonement has wide reaching, life-giving and practical implications for some of the deepest pastoral and theological questions individuals and communities face today. It asks the question: ‘What difference does the atonement make for ecumenics, pastoral care, theodicy, gender, ecology, and social division?’ The answers given by experts in their fields point to the considerable potential of the doctrine to renew Christian theology and spirituality. This unique book is designed not only to offer the insights of these theologians, but also to guide readers to engage the issue for themselves and to integrate consideration of the doctrine into their own theological reflection. 1. Stephen Williams, ‘The Atonement Today: The State of Current Discussion’; 2. Vincent Twomey and Stephen Williams, ‘The Cross and Our Aspiration for a Common Doctrine of Redemption’ followed by questions for discussion groups; 3. Ron Elsdon, ‘The Cross and the Redemption of the Cosmos’; 4. Elaine Storkey, ‘The Cross and the Reconciliation of Gender’ followed by a creative writing workshop ex- ercise; 5. David Tombs, ‘The Cross and the Reconciliation of Enemies’; 6. Richard Bauckham, ‘The Cross and God’s Embrace of Suffering’ followed by an exegeti- cally driven exercise examining lament texts; 7. Robin Stockitt, ‘The Cross and Our Captivity to Shame’ followed by resources for conducting a bibliodrama workshop; 8. Heather Morris, ‘The Cross and the Healing of the Self’ followed by the descrip- tion of a prayer ministry clinic related to the themes of the chapter; 9. Katie M. Heffelfinger and Patrick G. McGlinchey, ‘Responses’; 10. Conclusion. KEY POINTS UÊÌÊvviÀÃÊ>Ê«ÃÌÛiÊ>««À>V ÊÌÊÌ iÊ>ÌiiÌ]ÊÜ V Ê } } ÌÃÊÌÃÊVÌÀLÕÌÊ to addressing human and societal need UÊÌÊvviÀÃÊÃ} ÌÃÊÌÊ ÀÃÌ>ÊÌ i}ÞÊ>`ÊÃÌiÀ}Þ UÊÌÊvviÀÃÊ>Ê`iÊ>`ÊiÌ `}ÞÊvÀÊÌi}À>Ì}Ê`ÛiÀÃiÊÃÌÀ>`ÃÊvÊ KATIE M. HEFFELFINGER gained her theological pedagogy Ph.D. (2009) in Hebrew Bible, Emory UÊÌÊ«ÀÛ`iÃÊÀiÃÕÀViÊ>ÌiÀ>ÃÊvÀÊViÀ}ÞÊ>`Ê>ÌÞÊÌÊiÝ«ÀiÊÌ iÊÀiiÛ>ViÊvÊ University. She is Lecturer in Biblical the atonement for the life of faith Studies and Hermeneutics at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute. TARGET AUDIENCE UÊ iÀ}Þ UÊ/ i}ÞÊÃÌÕ`iÌà UÊ/ i}V>Êi`ÕV>ÌÀà MARKETING PATRICK G. MCGLINCHEY is former UÊ->«iÃÊÌÊiÞÊVÌ>VÌà >«>ÊÌÊ+Õii½ÃÊ1ÛiÀÃÌÞ]Ê iv>ÃÌÊ UÊ*ÀÌiÊÌÊV ÕÀV Êi>`iÀÃÊÃÌ and Lecturer in Missiology and Pastoral Studies at the Church of Ireland Theolog- ical Institute. He is currently completing a doctorate on the theology of Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI. Book ISBN // 9781842278161 PRICE // £11.99/$18.49 eBook ISBN // 9781842278628 (eBook) PRICE // £9.49/$14.49 PAGES // 250 pp FORMAT // 216 mm x 140 mm PB RIGHTS // World RELEASE // June 2014 BISAC // Religion/Christian Theology/Soteriology (REL 067 100) UK Trade Order Line: +44 (0)1908 268500 Web orders: [email protected] Authentic Music – June 2014 Release The Panic Recalibrated RED All-new arrangements of Release the Panic featuring seven songs with strings and orchestration. RED returns with a unique mini-album of ‘recalibrated’ songs from their bestselling album Release the Panic. This edition includes six songs from Release the Panic that now have RED’s signature strings, orchestration, and other new elements added to the original tracks, plus one new previ- ously unreleased song from the Release the Panic sessions called ‘Run and Escape’. This edition will provide RED’s insatiable fans with a new way to experience the music but this time even more ‘epic’ SONGS • Run and escape (NeW SoNG) • Release the panic (recalibrated) • damage (recalibrated) • As You Go (recalibrated) • Glass House (recalibrated) • Hold Me Now (recalibrated) • So Far Away (recalibrated) Nashville-based rock outfit KeY poINTS RED comprises Michael Barnes • orchestral versions of six tracks from Release the Panic (vocals), Anthony Armstrong (guitar) Randy Armstrong (bass) TARGeT AudIeNce and Joe Rickard (drums).