{"product_id":"the-kingdom-of-god-is-like-baseball-a-metaphor-for-jesuss-kingdom-parables-hardcover","title":"The Kingdom of God Is Like . . . Baseball: A Metaphor for Jesus's Kingdom Parables - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames S. Currie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus used parables to teach his disciples certain truths about the gospel. The parables employed word pictures, such as of planting seeds and other agricultural images, that were familiar to his listeners. What kind of imagery could be used today to talk about the gospel? Baseball, \"America's pastime,\" might be one source of such familiar images. In this book Currie has attempted to find theological themes and to describe the gospel in the sport of baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames S. Currie has been a Presbyterian minister since 1979 and currently serves as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, Texas. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAustin Presbyterian Theological Seminary: Completing a Century of Service\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003ePlanting Trees: A History of the Presbyterian Pan American School\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52744393785651,"sku":"9781498212427","price":41.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MlFGUXVTeHd4Y3RrQ1M2QWxzWlhMdz09.webp?v=1764158285","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-kingdom-of-god-is-like-baseball-a-metaphor-for-jesuss-kingdom-parables-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}