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The modern country of Israel was established in 1948 and is located on the same land once governed by an ancient nation named Israel. Reusing this name was a deliberate attempt to claim for the country the legacy of ancient Israel as the rightful rec...

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$12.00

How the Rapture Involves Israel

By W. Eugene March

An engaging, fairly sophisticated study for adult groups who are ready to study a very relevant and emotional topic of our time. The first session discusses the end of time, what the Bible says about it, and what different Christians believe. Session...

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$15.00

Introduction to the Middle East

By Elias D. Mallon

This updated four-session adult study will help Christians better understand the complex history of the Middle East. With a brand-new fourth session that tracks recent developments in the area up to 2014, the study provides information about the cult...

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$18.00

Group study for Christian adults seeking to realistically understand the situation in ■Israel and Palestine and learn about the two-state solution.

Israel/Palestine
Is a Two-State Solution Possible?

By Martha Bettis-Gee, Walter Owensby

Often in the news due to violence and political upheaval, the region of Israel/Palestine has been a contentious region for decades. While the so-called "two-state solution" has been proposed for years as perhaps the best route toward lasting peace, n...

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$7.50

Understanding Cuba

By Megan Pillow Davis, Patricia Lloyd-Sidle

What is your image of Cuba: A forbidden island paradise? Cigars and rum? Fidel Castro? A decaying Communist stronghold? To what extent is that image shaped by reality and to what extent by myth and propaganda? This two-session study examines the hist...

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$12.00

Christian adult study about the religious, political, and cultural reality of Indonesia.

Understanding Indonesia

By Rebecca Blair Young

How can a nation of Muslims, Buddhists, Confucians, Hindus, and Christians all affirm that they worship "one God" in a diversity of ways? Indonesia does, and that's only one of the intriguing complexities of this nation of islands off the coast of Si...

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$7.50

Understanding Iran

By Megan Pillow Davis, Richard Kauffman

In 1979, at the height of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, student activists took hostage the diplomats and other personnel serving in the American Embassy in Tehran and held them for 444 days. This crisis marked the end of diplomatic relations betwee...

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$15.00

The Bible is filled with stories of conflicts over land, political upheavals, and the ■seemingly endless challenges faced by the Israelites. Sadly, those conflicts ■continue today as the Israeli/Palestinian battle over what both claim as their ■homeland continues.

Understanding Israel

By Martha Bettis-Gee, Ophir Yarden

The subject of Israel and Palestine raises the emotional level for almost all Christians no matter what opinions they presently hold. When the editorial team decided to include the country of Israel in the study selection, we were faced with a diffic...

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$15.00

Understanding Kenya

By Andrew Schleicher

Kenya is a beautiful land in eastern Africa with a long, rich history. Its various ethnic groups, religions, regions, and people make it a place many want to visit and know. However, it also has a painful past filled with war and colonization, with a...

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$7.50

The Bible is filled with stories of conflicts over land and the ensuing political ■upheavals that result. Given the role this ongoing Israeli/Palestinian conflict plays ■in our contemporary political dealings, it would serve all Christians well to ■understand the roots of the problem.

Understanding Palestine

By Martha Bettis-Gee, Richard Kauffman

The subjects of Palestine and Israel raise the emotional level for almost all Christians no matter what opinions they presently hold. When the editorial team decided to include Palestine in the study selection, we were faced with a difficult decision...

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$12.00

Understanding Russia

By Charles Ziegler

Understanding the intersections of global politics and faith is important for any Christian, and the tense relations between church and state in Russia provide a great opportunity for further study. This two-session adult study examines the changing ...

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$12.00

Understanding Sudan/Darfur

By Andrew Schleicher

The country of Sudan in north and east Africa is the largest country in Africa and the tenth-largest country in the world geographically. Directly south of Egypt, it is home to ancient civilizations that survived and thrived along lush banks of the N...

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$12.00

This study explores the history and politics of Zimbabwe and looks into the current ■struggles of this beautiful country.

Understanding Zimbabwe

By Andrew Schleicher

There's a great quote that asks, "What does he know of England who only England knows?" The implication is that we can never really understand who we are unless we consider our lives in relation to others.In this fascinating study, participants will ...

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$7.50

This group Bible study for Christian adults discusses the biblical hope for peace ■among the nations in Isaiah and the work of the United Nations (UN).

The United Nations
History, Accomplishments, and Current Challenges

By Martha Bettis-Gee, Robert F. Smylie

The United Nations is an organization with grand goals, yet is frequently undermined by the weakness of its structure. Without nation-state political force of its own, without jurisdiction or fundraising ability, it still attempts to do the work of p...

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$15.00

What Happened to the Arab Spring?

By Elias D. Mallon

In this adult study Christians will explore the Arab Awakening, identifying the forces that are threatening to tear apart various nations in the region and examining some emerging signs of hope. The study includes a Participant's Handout and a Leader...

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$7.50