A Grammar Of Christian Faith The Person Of Jesus Christ The Work Of Jesus Christ The Doctrine Of The Holy Spirit The Christian Life The Doctrine Of The Church Proclamation Sacraments And Prayer Christian Hope And Eschatology

Author : Myk Habets,Bobby Grow
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608998579

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Evangelical Calvinism by Myk Habets,Bobby Grow Pdf

In this exciting volume, new and emerging voices join senior Reformed scholars in presenting a coherent and impassioned articulation of Calvinism for today's world. Evangelical Calvinism represents a mood within current Reformed theology. The various contributors are in different ways articulating that mood, of which their very diversity is a significant element. In attempting to outline features of an Evangelical Calvinism, a number of the contributors compare and contrast this approach with that of Federal Calvinism currently dominant in North American Reformed theology, challenging the assumption that Federal Calvinism is the only possible expression of orthodox Reformed theology. This book does not, however, represent the arrival of a "new Calvinism" or even a "neo-Calvinism," if by those terms are meant a novel reading of the Reformed faith. An Evangelical Calvinism highlights a Calvinistic tradition that has developed particularly within Scotland, but is not unique to the Scots. The editors have picked up the baton passed on by John Calvin, Karl Barth, Thomas Torrance, and others, in order to offer the family of Reformed theologies a reinvigorated theological and spiritual ethos. This volume promises to set the agenda for Reformed-Calvinist discussion for some time to come.

Author : Elmer L. Towns
Publisher : Tyndale House Pub
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0842378707

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What the Faith is All about by Elmer L. Towns Pdf

Author : Wilhemus A'Brakel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 160178130X

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The Christian's Reasonable Service, Volume 4: Ethics and Eschatology by Wilhemus A'Brakel Pdf

First published in 1700, The Christian's Reasonable Service (De Redelijke Godsdienst) ran through twenty Dutch editions in the eighteenth century alone! The title is derived from Romans 12:1, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." It expresses what God requires from man, and particularly from the Christian, that he serve Him in Spirit and in truth--intelligently, rationally, and in harmony with and response to God's revelation of Himself, His Word. With a decidedly Puritan flavor and representing Reformed experiential religion at its best, Wilhelmus à Brakel systematically moves through the major doctrines of the Bible in hopes of seeing the minds of God's people renewed for the purpose of promoting godliness. Throughout his work, but particularly in the practical application of each doctrine, à Brakel strives unceasingly to exalt the name of Jesus as the name that the Father has given above every other name--there being no other name given under heaven among men whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12). Contents: Volume 1: God, Man, and Christ Volume 2: The Church and Salvation Volume 3: The Law, Christian Graces, and the Lord's Prayer Volume 4: Ethics and Eschatology

Author : David L. Dungan
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451406126

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Constantine's Bible by David L. Dungan Pdf

Most college and seminary courses on the New Testament include discussions of the process that gave shape to the New Testament. David Dungan re-examines the primary source for the history, the Ecclesiastical History of the fourth-century Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea, in the light of Hellenistic political thought. He reaches new conclusions: that we usually use the term "canon" incorrectly; that the legal imposition of a "canon" or "rule" upon scripture was a fourth- and fifth-century phenomenon enforced with the power of the Roman imperial government; that the forces shaping the New Testament canon are much earlier than the second-century crisis occasioned by Marcion, and that they are political forces. Dungan discusses how the scripture selection process worked, book-by-book, as he examines the criteria used-and not used-to make these decisions. He describes the consequences of the emperor Constantine's tremendous achievement in transforming orthodox, Catholic Christianity into imperial Christianity. --From publisher's description.

Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451688511

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History of Christianity by Paul Johnson Pdf

First published in 1976, Paul Johnson’s exceptional study of Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive research, writing, and magnitude—“a tour de force, one of the most ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempted and perhaps the most radical” (New York Review of Books). In a highly readable companion to books on faith and history, the scholar and author Johnson has illuminated the Christian world and its fascinating history in a way that no other has. Johnson takes off in the year AD 49 with his namesake the apostle Paul. Thus beginning an ambitious quest to paint the centuries since the founding of a little-known ‘Jesus Sect’, A History of Christianity explores to a great degree the evolution of the Western world. With an unbiased and overall optimistic tone, Johnson traces the fantastic scope of the consequent sects of Christianity and the people who followed them. Information drawn from extensive and varied sources from around the world makes this history as credible as it is reliable. Invaluable understanding of the framework of modern Christianity—and its trials and tribulations throughout history—has never before been contained in such a captivating work.

Author : Gordon D. Fee
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493440023

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Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God by Gordon D. Fee Pdf

This contemporary classic by renowned scholar Gordon Fee explores the Spirit's significant role in Pauline life and thought. After Fee published his magisterial God's Empowering Presence, he was asked to write a more accessible volume that would articulate Paul's priorities for experiencing the life of the Spirit in the church. Fee's bestselling introduction to Paul and the Spirit, Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God, went on to sell over 70,000 copies. This book by one of the greatest evangelical and Pentecostal New Testament interpreters of our time argues that the presence of the Spirit is, for Paul and for us, the crucial matter for the Christian life. This repackaged edition features an updated design and packaging, new study questions, and a foreword by Dean Pinter, who commends the book to a new generation of readers.

Author : Salvation Army
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Salvationists
ISBN : PSU:000014769245

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Handbook of Doctrine by Salvation Army Pdf

Author : Thomas F. Torrance
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996-12-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780965351768

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The Doctrine of Grace in the Apostolic Fathers by Thomas F. Torrance Pdf

T.F. Torrance aims in this book to discover how and why there came about in the early history of the Christian Church the enormous difference that exists between the faith of the New Testament and that of the second and third centuries. He explores how the concept of grace is distinctively characteristic of every doctrine of the New Testament, and yet at the same time is the most sensitive to change.

Author : Khaled Anatolios
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801031328

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Retrieving Nicaea by Khaled Anatolios Pdf

A noted theologian offers a historically informed study of the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, showing its relevance to Christian life and thought today.

Author : Albert Schweitzer
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547600824

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The Quest of the Historical Jesus. A Critical Study of its Progress from Reimarus to Wrede by Albert Schweitzer Pdf

The Quest of the Historical Jesus. A Critical Study of its Progress from Reimarus to Wrede by Albert Schweitzer is a profound exploration into the historical study of Jesus. Schweitzer meticulously examines the various perspectives and methodologies, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the quest to uncover the historical figure of Jesus.

Author : Alister E. McGrath
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802843166

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The Genesis of Doctrine by Alister E. McGrath Pdf

Explores the crucial issue of the authority of the past in Christian theology, focusing especially on how doctrine serves to maintain continuity within the Christian tradition.

Author : John C. Merkle
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814651178

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Faith Transformed by John C. Merkle Pdf

Traditionally, Christian churches have taught that the validity of Judaism came to an end with the emergence of Christianity. But in the last half-century, many Christians have reputiated this teaching and have affirmed the abiding validity of Judaism. Consequently, they have had to reevaluate Christian self-understanding in relation to Judaism. In Faith Transformed, Christian scholars who have been at the forefront of Christian-Jewish relations share how their encounters with Jews and Judaism have transformed their understanding and practice of Christianity. They reveal how their Christian faith has been profoundly enriched by drawing inspiration from the Jewish tradition.

Author : Karl Barth
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567331175

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Church Dogmatics The Doctrine of Creation, Volume 3, Part 1 by Karl Barth Pdf

Described by Pope Pius XII as the most important theologian since Thomas Aquinas, the Swiss pastor and theologian, Karl Barth, continues to be a major influence on students, scholars and preachers today. Barth's theology found its expression mainly through his closely reasoned fourteen-part magnum opus, Die Kirchliche Dogmatik. Having taken over 30 years to write, the Church Dogmatics is regarded as one of the most important theological works of all time, and represents the pinnacle of Barth's achievement as a theologian. T&T Clark International is now proud to be publishing the only complete English translation of the Church Dogmatics in paperback.

Author : G. R. Beasley-Murray
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597528597

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Baptism in the New Testament by G. R. Beasley-Murray Pdf

Baptism In The New Testament In this thorough and well-documented study of the sacrament of Holy Baptism, G.R. Beasley-Murray presents a critical defense of the doctrine of believers' baptism on the basis of the New Testament evidences. The author--one of the leading New Testament scholars in England--is himself a Baptist; but his discussion transcends denominatioal lines. Beasley-Murray begins by discussing various rites that precede Christian baptism historically, and analyzes the relationship between these earlier rites and baptism. From these antecedents--Old Testament ritual washings, Jewish proselyte baptism, the lustrations practiced at Qumran, and the baptism of John the Baptist--the author proceeds to the foundations of Christian baptism in the career of Jesus, its emergence as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, and its development in the New Testament epistolary literature. In his consideration of the doctrine of Christian baptism as ariculated in the New Testament, Beasley-Murray focuses his attention on the necessity of baptism and its relationship to grace, faith, the Spirit, the church, ethics, and hope. A careful examination of the rise and significance of infant baptism follows, and the study concludes with a selected bibliography and several indices.

Author : Karen L. Bloomquist
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 1932688439

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Theological Practices that Matter by Karen L. Bloomquist Pdf

The focus on ¿practices¿ indicates that theology is not just a cerebral or intellectual matter but must become real, tangible, public -- a living reality that relates to people¿s lives in the church and the world. Theology is not usually evaluated in terms of its relation to the practices and life of churches in their respective contexts. It is not only that such practices matter, but also that they are grounded in, guided by, and must be critiqued when they are inconsistent with basic theological understandings. In this sense, through practices we also realize that theology does matter This is a foundational book in that it places religious practices, which often are seen as the core of the church, into a theological context where differences are measured against the theological core of Lutheranism.