Beyond Cheap Grace

Author : Eldin Villafañe
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 9780802863232

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Beyond Cheap Grace by Eldin Villafañe Pdf

Foreword by Howard John Loewen As our lives become complex with the demands of our affluent and accelerating society, do we hear the gospel's timeless and insistent call to live the "obedience of faith"? In these three "sermonic essays" Eldin Villafañe takes on the task of awakening true obedience of faith through the themes of discipleship, incarnation, and justice. Beginning with discipleship, Villafañe draws on the "Christ hymn" of Philippians 2 to challenge Christians to choose the costly Christ-life. He then offers six contrarian perspectives on the incarnation from the early church as correctives to our current, culturally conditioned theological emphases. Finally, taking the book of Amos as a touchstone, Villafañe issues a call for just leadership among the nations. Adding interest and depth to this work are an insightful foreword by Dean Loewen and thoughtful responses by Richard Peace, Juan Francisco Martinez, and Veli-Mattí Kärkkäinen. Villafañe's Beyond Cheap Grace incisively extends Christ's call to discipleship, incarnation, and justice to the church, the academy, and Christian leaders of all traditions.

Author : Patrick S. Cheng
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596272392

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From Sin to Amazing Grace by Patrick S. Cheng Pdf

Throughout the history of Christianity, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT” or“queer”) people have been condemned as unrepentant sinners who are in dire need of God’s saving grace. As a result of this condemnation, LGBT people have been subjected to great spiritual, emotional and physical abuse and violence. This issue takes on a particular urgency in light of the ongoing harassment and bullying of LGBT young people by their classmates. Cheng argues that people need to be liberated from the traditional legal model of thinking about sin and grace as a violation of divine and natural laws in which grace is understood as the strength to refrain from violating such laws. Rather Cheng proposes a Christological model based upon the theologies of Irenaeus, Bonaventure and Barth, in which sin and grace are defined in terms of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. This book serves as a useful resource for all people who struggle to make sense of the traditional Christian doctrines of sin and grace in the context of the 21st century.

Author : Ignite Movement
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781970176223

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Beyond by Ignite Movement Pdf

God loves us, but He loves our neighbor too! So, He calls us beyond ourselves to love them as He does! “For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again” (2 Corinthians 5:14-15). Beyond: Embracing the Outward-Focused Heart of Christ is a 21-day devotional journey to go beyond ourselves to join Jesus in the harvest field, to see campuses, cities, and communities around the world transformed by the reality of the Gospel. Written by both seasoned and emerging voices within the Body of Christ, these devotionals come from those who are practicing the lifestyle of the “outward-focused heart of Christ” in their cities and communities. Jesus is standing in the harvest field of this generation and inviting us to come with Him. There is an intimacy with Jesus we can only know as we labor with Him in the harvest. Our prayer is that as you embark on this 21-day journey, you will be pulled deeper into the missionary heart of Jesus.

Author : G. Lloyd Rediger
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451408110

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Beyond the Scandals by G. Lloyd Rediger Pdf

Recent sexual scandals have rocked the North American religious scene and left the churches concerned about credibility and liability. What are the bounds of clergy sexuality? What constitutes misconduct, and what legal, moral, and religious norms apply? More broadly, what has gone wrong, and how can clergy understand their own sexuality and their lives of service? Lloyd Rediger is a uniquely qualified national expert on all these questions with a strong message for clergy about their sexuality, spirituality, and behavior. In this timely volume, which incorporates material from his earlier volume Ministry and Sexuality, Rediger brings his extensive research, clinical experience, and theological insights to bear on the topic. He offers a comprehensive, authoritative account of clergy sexuality and sexual ethics with up-to-date legal information; helpful research on ethnic, gender, and denominational factors; a religious and moral framework for understanding clergy sexuality; and analysis of the sexual problems encountered by clergy. (Learn more about Dr. Rediger at his website.) This volume could well become the standard pro-fessional resource for clergy in a new era of increased accountability and moral reflection.

Author : Noah Filipiak
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310120131

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Beyond the Battle by Noah Filipiak Pdf

All men face some degree of temptation or discontentment. Here is your guide to get you past frustration into freedom. We live in a culture where 55% of married men and 70% of single men look at porn at least once a month and over half of all marriages end in divorce. To understand why that is we have to look beyond the battle to the root of both the problem and the solution... Most books for men on how to defeat lust and improve their relationships with the women in their lives preach a plan for trying harder, thinking better, and battering their behavior into submission. The problem with this approach: no matter how strong we are today, the battle continues tomorrow, and nothing ever seems to change in the long run. In Beyond the Battle, author and pastor Noah Filipiak shows you why symptom-based behavior management approaches offer short-term solutions. Instead, he unpacks the keys to a gospel-centered, long-term victory, helping you win the war against temptation and entitlement. Beyond the Battle is an accessible, effective, man-to-man resource for individual or small group use that will guide you toward freedom from sexual temptations by connecting you more deeply to Jesus—to his sacrifice and sufficiency. Filipiak addresses deep questions of marriage, singleness, and sexual temptation like: What's really the worst enemy in a man's marriage? How are my assumptions about my wife contributing to the problem? How does a corrected understanding of God's grace change my outlook on marriage or singleness? This book turns typical "purity" strategies on their head by addressing head-on our sense of self-entitlement and our self-seeking tendencies, showing how to look to God—instead of to women—for intimacy, approval, acceptance, and validation. Includes free access to 7-week small group video curriculum plus an option 40-day devotional.

Author : Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas,Miguel A. De La Torre
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611641479

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Beyond the Pale by Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas,Miguel A. De La Torre Pdf

How should Augustine, Aquinas, Bonhoeffer, Kant, Nietzsche, and Plato be read today, in light of postcolonial theory and twenty-first-century understandings? This book offers a reader-friendly introduction to Christian liberationist ethics by having scholars "from the margins" explore how questions of race and gender should be brought to bear on twenty-four classic ethicists and philosophers. Each short chapter gives historical background for the thinker, describes that thinker's most important contributions, then raises issues of concern for women and persons of color. Contributors include George (Tink) Tinker, Asante U. Todd, Traci West, Darryl Trimiew, Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, and many others.

Author : Chris Tilling
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630871888

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Beyond Old and New Perspectives on Paul by Chris Tilling Pdf

New Testament studies are witnessing many exciting developments. And Douglas Campbell's groundbreaking publications are an important contribution to future discussions relating to Paul. Familiar problems relating to justification, "old" and "new" perspectives, and much more besides, have been tackled in fresh and exciting ways, setting down challenge after challenge to all those involved in Pauline studies. Campbell's publications therefore demand serious engagement. This book seeks to facilitate academic engagement with Campbell's work in a unique way. It contains numerous chapters critiquing his proposals, while others summarize the key themes succinctly. But it also contains Campbell's own response to the reception of his work, allowing him space to outline how his thinking has developed. In so doing, this work allows readers to be drawn into a vitally important conversation. It is academic theology in the making and constitutes the cutting edge of Pauline studies.

Author : Kelly M. Kapic
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830896936

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Sanctification by Kelly M. Kapic Pdf

Often treated like the younger sibling in theology, the doctrine of sanctification has spent the last few decades waiting not-so-patiently behind those doctrines viewed as more senior. With so much recent interest in ideas like election and justification, the question of holiness can often seem to be of secondary importance, and widespread misunderstanding of sanctification as moralism or undue human effort further impedes thoughtful engagement. But what if we have missed the boat on what sanctification really means for today's believer? The essays in this volume, which come out of a recent Edinburgh Dogmatics Conference, address this dilemma through biblical, historical, dogmatic and pastoral explorations. The contributors sink their teeth into positions like the "works" mentality or "justification by faith alone" and posit stronger biblical views of grace and holiness, considering key topics such as the image of God, perfection, union with Christ, Christian ethics and suffering. Eschewing any attempt to produce a unified proposal, the essays included here instead offer resources to stimulate an informed discussion within both church and academy. Contributors include: Henri Blocher Julie Canlis Ivor Davidson James Eglinton Brannon Ellis Michael Horton Kelly M. Kapic Richard Lints Bruce McCormack Peter Moore Oliver O?Donovan Derek Tidball

Author : Bonhoeffer Dietrich
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334053422

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The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer Dietrich Pdf

Perhaps Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s most radical book, this reading of the Sermon on the Mount has influenced many Christians throughout the world over the last 50 years.

Author : Edward A. Beckstrom
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620328842

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Beyond Christian Folk Religion by Edward A. Beckstrom Pdf

As the Christian church moved from its inception in an Eastern/Oriental culture westward across Asia Minor (Turkey) into Greco-Roman culture with primarily a Western philosophy, theology, and values, Jesus' message and Paul's teachings began to be interpreted according to those cultural norms. While Paul kept calling his churches back to their Jewish roots and Eastern values, the Jewish voice was lost when the Jerusalem church dispersed as Israel fell during the Jewish Revolt of 66-73 AD. The temple was destroyed, its clergy silenced, and Judaism seemed irrelevant to the growing Christian church. The church had become primarily Gentile in theology and philosophy and its Hebrew foundation was largely forgotten and lost. In Beyond Christian Folk Religion, Beckstrom, brings the reader back to Jesus' roots (Romans 11:17-23) and to the core of Paul's message.

Author : Carter Lindberg
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1993-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451404956

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Beyond Charity by Carter Lindberg Pdf

The common stereotype is that the Reformers separated public and private morality and were indifferent to the ethical import of social structures and institutions. Beyond Charity calls this understanding into question by providing an analysis of the historical situation and translations of primary documents. The medieval point of view, formed by piety of achievement, idealized poverty -- either as voluntary renunciation or as almsgiving. In either case the material effects on actual poverty were slight, and the religious endorsement of poverty precluded urban efforts to address this growing problem. The Reformers impelled by their theology, developed and passed new legislative structures for addressing social welfare needs. The key to their undertakings was the conviction that social ethics is the continuation of community worship. In the first half, this book sets forth the medieval context, details Luther's critique of the profit economy of his day, and analyzes the actual social welfare programs that issued from his theology. The second half provides translations of selected legislative programs from the church orders of the Reformation

Author : Sarosh Koshy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783030820688

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Beyond Missio Dei by Sarosh Koshy Pdf

In this book, Sarosh Koshy strives to go beyond the mission model of Christianity that emerged alongside and within the colonial enterprise and ethos since the sixteenth century. Rather than denounce the inheritance of the mission movement that transformed both the church and world in innumerable ways, it is a simultaneous expression of appreciation for this precious heritage, and an attempt to do justice by it through a yearning quest for relevant paradigms of Christian engagement.Indeed, there is an intense tension within this book, and in fact a twin tension at that. The tension is between those seeking to keep the current mission paradigm alive out of habit or as a self-serving device, thus corrupting and withering away a bequeathal that essentially set free the voluntary/independent spirit of Christian individuals and their intentional collectives from both the ecclesiastical and political authorities. On the other side are those who enlist mission both as a subsequent activity and as a basis to pursue innocuous, and at times apparently heroic options that would seemingly satisfy a supposed missional mandatory. This work enlists postcolonial and poststructuralist resources pedagogically, to teach of mission, missiology, World Christianity, and intercultural theology.

Author : Joel Hempel
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666757873

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Spiritual Care Basics and Beyond by Joel Hempel Pdf

This book is a practical guide for any lay or professional minister or seminarian who wants to become more competent in providing spiritual (pastoral) care within a congregation or institutional setting. Through the use of personal stories, spiritual care theory, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) methodology, and his experience as an educator and practitioner, Joel Hempel offers concrete ways to be helpful to those we serve. The book is rich in empowerment, grace, and encouragement, with a hefty dose of challenge. It will provide practical advice on how to handle real-life problems that a spiritual caregiver will encounter. The reader will also be invited to identify his or her healed and unhealed psychological and emotional wounds that impact ministry, and to clarify their living faith, which undergirds spiritual care. Spiritual Care Basics and Beyond also addresses important questions such as: What is spiritual care, and who needs it? How does a minister assess what the other person needs? What do you do when you get in over your head or mess up? What about sensitive subjects such as confrontation and boundaries? And the most important question: How do you grow in trusting the guidance of the Holy Spirit?

Author : Duncan Heaster
Publisher : duncan heaster
Page : 973 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9788187409007

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Beyond Bible Basics by Duncan Heaster Pdf

Author : Gary R. Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0849903327

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Beyond Easy Believism by Gary R. Collins Pdf