Joseph J Conti

Revelation Revisited: The Destruction of Our Times

In their excellent treatise, The Visionary’s Handbook, authors Watts Wacker and Jim Taylor give the principles that govern the realm of visions. Simple to grasp, equally profound, they show that America’s corporate world is sorely lacking in vision. The church is on the hot seat, too, when their gre...

Delegates of Heaven: The Mighty Judges of Israel

A Book for Our Day With gang-rape, murder, and civil war, its account is disturbing, even to us. Yet the book of Judges is relevant today, as a nation deep in apostasy waits for a coming king. And in Delegates of Heaven, author Joe Conti shows: o Why Gideon’s fleece was not his sign. o Why Samson’s ...

There Was A Man: The Trials and Triumph of Job

How Can God Be Just With Man? Not only is it the oldest in Scripture, but the one book we try to avoid. As we look into Job, it is looking back – we know it could happen to us. An upright man has lost everything because of a challenge above. “Is God really just?” is the question here, as he uses evi...

The Chariot of Israel: Elijah, Elisha, and the Kingdom of Baal

Great Expectations If ever a man seemed to spring from the page, it must be the prophet Elijah. A spectacular phantom, controlling the clouds, he is master of water and fire. Like Melchizedek, he comes out of nowhere, going out in a blaze of glory. Love him or hate him, he gets our attention. Yet th...

O Wheel: Ezekiel's Cherubim and the Chariot of God

Full of Judgment, Full of Eyes When it comes to the Hebrew prophets of old, few can match the obscurity of Ezekiel, the son of Buzi. Largely ignored by New Testament writers, he is thought to have seen a UFO and provided an archaic description. The rabbis of Israel thought otherwise, convinced that ...

The Significance of Cart-Ruts in Ancient Landscapes

Between Law and Diplomacy: The Social Contexts of Disputing at the World Trade Organization

Between Law and Diplomacy crafts an insider's look at international trade disputes at one of the most important institutions in the global economy—the World Trade Organization. The WTO regulates the global rules for trade, and—unique among international organizations—it provides a legalized process ...

The Truth About Tolerance: Pluralism, Diversity and the Culture Wars

We all want to be tolerant. No one wants to be intolerant. But does that mean we have to accept all truth claims as true? Does this virtue rule out having any strongly held moral convictions? In this book Brad Stetson and Joseph G. Conti explore the use and misuse of this important value in academic...