Confessing Christ In The Twenty First Century

Author : Mark Douglas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0742514331

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Confessing Christ in the Twenty-first Century by Mark Douglas Pdf

Confessing Christ in the Twenty-First Century, written for the layperson and for those who lead and teach them, challenges the readers to think about how their confession is the basis for claiming not only a relationship to a savior, but a way of living in the world--a politics--that is countercultural in the literal sense of that term. At the same time, it comforts them by reminding that the Lord they proclaim is one who opens up a way of living in genuine freedom and equality with others. Douglas probes essential issues in philosophy, theology, worship, ethics, and politics in a way that offers understanding and a comprehensive view, even as it stimulates readers to explore the meaning of their faith in vigorous conversation.

Author : Mark Achtemeier,Andrew Purves
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664501281

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A Passion for the Gospel by Mark Achtemeier,Andrew Purves Pdf

These essays and sermons articulate the basics of the Christian faith and are by some of the best-known evangelical voices in the Presbyterian Church today. The main ideas in these essays are congruent with the basic theology contained in "Union in Christ: A Declaration for the Church," which was adopted by the Presbyterian Coalition, a group that seeks renewal within the Presbyterian Church. Contributors include: Elizabeth Achtemeier, Joseph Rightmyer, James Logan, Scott Sunquist, Charles Partee, Catherine J. S. Purves, Jeffrey Bullock, Earl Palmer, Clayton Bell, Margaret Kim Peterson, Peter Barnes, Jack Haberer, Sherron George, James Singleton, and others.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Fig
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781623145422

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Belgic Confession by Anonim Pdf

Author : David J. Lose
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0802849830

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Confessing Jesus Christ by David J. Lose Pdf

With its relentless insistence that there is no reality beyond that which we construct, postmodern thought questions the presuppositions of many disciplines, including homiletics. Offering a lively description of the postmodern worldview and its implications for Christian faith, Confessing Jesus Christ by David Lose teaches preachers how to rise to the challenges posed by our postmodern world. Few if any books on preaching offer such a comprehensive investigation of postmodern thought or yield such a wealth of insights for relevant Christian proclamation. Significantly, Lose sees postmodernism not primarily as an obstacle to the church but as an opportunity for it to stand once again on faith alone rather than on attempts to prove the faith. According to Lose, preaching that seeks to be both faithful to the Christian tradition and responsive to our pluralistic, postmodern context is best understood as the public practice of confessing faith in Jesus Christ. He explores the practical implications of a confessional homiletic for preaching and also provides concrete methods for preparing sermons that meaningfully bridge biblical texts and contemporary congregations.

Author : George D. Chryssides,Margaret Z. Wilkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317545583

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Christians in the Twenty-First Century by George D. Chryssides,Margaret Z. Wilkins Pdf

'Christians in the Twenty-First Century' examines Christianity as it is understood and practised both by active followers and those who regard themselves as Christian. The book opens with an examination of key Christian concepts - the Bible, the Creeds, the Church and the sacraments - and the major traditions of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism as well as more recent movements. The book continues with an analysis of the challenges presented by the rise of science, new approaches to biblical scholarship, the rise of fundamentalist movements, the ordination of women, secularization, the interfaith movement, and the impact of the electronic revolution.

Author : Allan Janssen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498286251

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Confessing the Faith Today by Allan Janssen Pdf

With the understanding that confession is a witness to the gospel, Confessing the Faith Today investigates how a sixteenth-century Reformation confession, the Belgic Confession, can assist contemporary Christians testify to the truth of Gods gracious turn toward creation and do so in the context of the twenty-first century's competing claims. A close examination of the internal coherence of the Belgic Confession, along with an exploration of how that confession might engage contemporary life, offers fresh insight into how Christians might articulate what is at stake in the gospel. Janssen encourages the church to enter a conversation with the forebears of the faith, acknowledging the historical nature of not only the confession but of God's involvement in all creation.

Author : Dennis A. Davis
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781591603153

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Twenty-one Positive Principles for a Powerful Twenty-first Century Church by Dennis A. Davis Pdf

Author : Calvin Knox Cummings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1992-10-01
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 0934688044

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Confessing Christ by Calvin Knox Cummings Pdf

Author : Adam Murrell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621891734

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The Essence of the Christian Faith by Adam Murrell Pdf

More than at any time in the past, today's evangelicals struggle to understand what the essence of the Christian faith really is. The basic teachings of Jesus Christ have been lost in many pulpits and have been replaced with feel good doctrines foreign to God's Word. Christians who want to defend their faith must first have a basic understanding of what it is and how to support it with Scriptural proofs. This book assembles the fundamentals of the Christian religion in an easy-to-read, question-and-answer format. Whether you are continuing your pursuit of biblical knowledge or just beginning, this little instructional book will go a long way toward achieving your goal.

Author : Rowland S. Ward
Publisher : Tulip Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781922584014

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The Westminster Confession of Faith by Rowland S. Ward Pdf

Rowland S. Ward's guide has served as an invaluable resource for many wishing to understand the rich theological tapestry of the Westminster Confession. In this revised and expanded volume, Ward has sought to bring further clarity to, and appreciation for, this great summary of doctrinal truth. If you are looking for an easy to read exposition of the Confession with sharp analysis of its contents and relevant discussion questions -- look no further.

Author : Alan P.F. Sell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597528726

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Confessing and Commending the Faith by Alan P.F. Sell Pdf

Since Christianity is a way and not simply a theory, commending the faith to others is an activity in which every Christian participates. Confessing and Commending the Faith discusses the presuppositions which underlie the intellectual commendation of Christianity in the face of the philosophical challenges of the present day.Following his earlier books, John Locke and the Eighteenth-Century Divines and Philosophical Idealism and Christian Belief, Alan Sell proposes a way of proceeding with Christian apologetics in the twenty-first century. He discusses what Christians wish to proclaim, asks whether these claims are reasonable and examines what is involved in the intellectual commendation of the Christian faith.Confessing and Commending the Faith makes extensive use of the historical tradition of apologetics and brings this work to bear on contemporary questions such as the meaning, use and reference of religious language, and the question of transcendence in relation to history. Alan Sell argues that if the intellectual commendation of Christianity's claim to truth is to be viable, contemporary apologetics must draw upon reason, revelation and experience to do justice to Christianity's basic confession of Christ as Saviour and Lord.

Author : Douglas F. Ottati
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 1221 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467460064

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A Theology for the Twenty-First Century by Douglas F. Ottati Pdf

Christianity in the United States is in crisis. Liberalism is declining, evangelicalism is splintering, increasing numbers of Christians are slipping away from churches, and more and more young people are for various reasons finding Christianity as they conceive it (a metaphysical thought system, or society of science-deniers, or an ideology for oppressors) not just implausible but repellent. At the same time, Christians across denominational and ideological divides are rediscovering a moral core, especially in the Jesus of the Gospels, that reactivates and unites them, and this kind of faith appeals to many who consider themselves averse to all traditional organized religion. But any revitalized Christian faith is going to need to understand its rootedness in, and interpretation of, Christianity’s foundational texts and traditions. Noted theologian Douglas F. Ottati steps in to offer a theology for this new era. Combining deep learning in texts and traditions with astute awareness of contemporary questions and patterns of thought and life, he asks: what does it mean, in our time, to understand the God of the Bible as Creator and Redeemer? Distilling the content of Christian faith into seventy concise propositions, he explains each in lucid, cogent prose. A Theology for the Twenty-First Century will be an essential textbook for those training for ministry in our current climate, a wise guide for contemporary believers who wonder how best to understand and communicate their faith, and an inviting and intelligent resource for serious inquirers who wonder whether the way of Jesus might help them grasp the real world while remaining open to the transcendent.

Author : Dong-Kun Kim
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781978702714

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The Future of Christology by Dong-Kun Kim Pdf

The Future of Christology addresses the questions that Christology currently faces and/or will face in the future in 12 topics. The book consists of two parts. In the first part Kim deals with five topics related to traditional Christology, while in the second part he wrestles with seven topics related to issues of Christology. The twenty-first century is a challenging time for Christianity. Many in our age are asking what Jesus Christ means in various dimensions of history, culture, nature, and even beyond the Earth. Changes in values, worldviews, and views of the universe are forming a new zeitgeist. Dong-Kun Kim argues that ways of understanding Christ should change accordingly, for a Christology that fails to communicate meaningfully with the times is void of vitality. Postmodernism, dehistoricization and life post-ideology, multiculturalism, multiple religions, and, above all, the rapid development of the natural sciences pose a serious challenge to traditional Christology. Who is Christ in the age of an infinite cosmos? How do daily human life, social devotion, and praxis relate to salvation? How can we discuss salvation history in an era post-history? Where does Christ stand in the public sphere? Can the Chalcedonian definition of the two natures of Christ, “true God and true human being,” encompass nature and the cosmos; would a third nature of Christ be necessary? Will the cyborg, which may appear in the near future, be the object of Christ’s salvation? If scientific determinism becomes popular in the future, will the basis of faith in Christ lose ground? If intelligent life exists in the universe, what does Christ mean to such life? This book provides innovative answers to these questions in an academic context.

Author : May Ling Tan-Chow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317082637

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Pentecostal Theology for the Twenty-First Century by May Ling Tan-Chow Pdf

In our post 9/11 world where there is a growing religious fundamentalism, and when both exclusion and easy tolerance are inadequate options, this book offers a creative alternative arguing that Pentecostalism has the potential to be a peaceful harbinger of plurality. The potential lies in its spirituality - a lively pneumatology and eschatology. The eschatological Spirit is seen as orientated towards the other, crossing boundaries in redemptive embrace, transcending exclusion and easy tolerance. This book's non-Western perspective and the empirical contextual study of Singapore's multicultural and multi-faith context are unique contributions to religion and society. This is a book for students, pastors, teachers, and theologians concerned for an approach to mission that is sensitive to their context, who want to learn from a creative theological voice from what has been perhaps the largest religious movement in history, and who see the immense potential in lively theology by Christians of the Chinese diaspora who can speak to the many millions of ethnic Chinese Christians. This book will also appeal to those outside Christianity who are interested in its attempts to engage with a complex multi-ethnic and multi-religious situation such as that in Singapore.

Author : Christopher R. Seitz
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664222684

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Figured Out by Christopher R. Seitz Pdf

All of our attempts to find the historical backgrounds to texts have led us to believe that we have "figured out" the Bible. Steering a course between modernity's obsession with historical readings and fundamentalism's compulsion for ahistorical readings, Christopher Seitz recovers a figural/typological approach to both the Old and New Testament that shapes a theological understanding of Scripture. Figured Out examines the loss of figural assumptions and models another way forward.