God's right to judge humanity is written on the very fabric of human existenceThe doctrine of reprobation—that is, the eternal, unconditional decree of God for the non-elect—is frequently misconstrued in both pastoral and theological literature. In Reprobation and God's Sovereignty, Peter Sammons reintroduces this oft-misunderstood doctrine, revealing its relationship to divine sovereignty. With Romans 9 as a guiding text, Sammons presents a thoroughly res...

The gospel in its fullness is the hope of the world The doctrines of imputation—imputed guilt, imputed sin, and imputed righteousness—have historically been a rallying point for evangelical Christian faith, yet they have faded into obscurity in many evangelical circles. In What's Missing from the Evangelical Gospel?, Peter Sammons offers a robust exploration of this threefold doctrine. Weaving together systematic theology, in-depth exegesis, and a defense against distortions and rejections...

Contract management is a key management skill, yet it is underplayed in most organizations, which usually default to project management skills as a proxy for contract management skills. Whilst project management skills are equally essential, they are not the same thing. Contract Management looks at the wider contract management picture from an industrial-commercial perspective, and helps set-out typical structures and processes that assist the contract ma...

God's right to judge humanity is written on the very fabric of human existenceThe doctrine of reprobation--that is, the eternal, unconditional decree of God for the non-elect--is frequently misconstrued in both pastoral and theological literature. In Reprobation and God's Sovereignty, Peter Sammons reintroduces this oft-misunderstood doctrine, revealing its relationship to divine sovereignty. With Romans 9 as a guiding text, Sammons presents a thoroughly re...

The Finance-Investment Industry’s response to the UN’s Sustainable Development (“2030”) Agenda, ‘E’, ‘S’ and ‘G’, represent diverse tasks, where wise and prudent investment enables profound impact on Sustainability. But what does this mean for those of us who do not work in finance and investing? This book unpacks the practicalities.ESG presents a series of practical challenges and tasks to transform business performance. Organizations must now take owners...

Why do projects fail?The people who plan and execute major projects are often highly skilled and highly regarded. They are not obviously incompetent. Where a project uses external suppliers or contractors as a significant support to project delivery, the risk of a fundamental failure seems to escalate. Is this a failure of project management? A failure of procurement? A failure of both? Or are there other factors at play?This book aims to be a self-help man...

In this deep, biblical study of God’s nature, Peter Sammons focuses on attributes of God that are less well-known, such as aseity and impassibility, as well as those that are less understood by believers, such as spirituality and immutability. Insightful and challenging. Part of the Institute for the Christian Life series.

Leave No Trace, a film adaptation of My Abandonment, directed by Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim.A thirteen-year-old girl and her father live in Forest Park, an enormous nature preserve in Portland, Oregon. They inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, store perishables at the water’s edge, use a makeshift septic system, tend a garden, even keep a library of sorts. Once a week they...

“Explain to us why you wish to enter The Academy.”Candidates for The Academy must endure a grueling entrance exam, and young Anaximander has chosen as her special subject the life of Adam Forde, her long-dead hero. She begins by telling Forde’s story:Late in the twenty-first century the island Republic has managed to survive a devastating worldwide plague by isolating its citizens completely from outside contact. For many years, approaching ships and planes are gun...

For fans of Libba Bray, this first book in a gothic suspense trilogy is inspired by H. G. Wells's The Island of Dr. Moreau and has been hailed by New York Times bestseller Carrie Ryan as having ""beautiful writing, breakneck pacing, a pulse-pounding mystery, and an irresistible romance.""Following accusations that her scientist father gruesomely experimented on animals, sixteen-year-old Juliet watched as her family and her genteel life in London crumbled around he...

Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world.After a nuclear World War III has destroyed most of the globe, the few remaining survivors in southern Australia await the radioactive cloud that is heading their way and bringing certain death to everyone in its path. Among them is an American submarine captain struggling to resist the knowledge that his wife and children in the United States...

""This is going to be big."" -Entertainment Weekly“Juicy, clever, and beguiling.""-Cecily von Ziegsar, author of the Gossip Girl novelsA young woman haunted by a family tragedy is caught up in a dangerous web of lies and deception involving a secret society in this highly charged, addictive psychological thriller that combines the dishy gamesmanship of Gossip Girl with the murky atmosphere of The Secret Histor...