Engagement With God

Author : Hans Urs von Balthasar
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1586171968

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Engagement with God by Hans Urs von Balthasar Pdf

Foreward by Dr. Margaret Turek The brilliant theologian and philosopher Hans Urs von Balthasar writes about God's involvement with man and man's involvement with God in the Old and the New Testaments. He shows how that interaction of the divine with the human reveals the meaning of true freedom that man is always hungering for but often strives after in wrong and dangerous ways. He shows that God's free revelation of himself in Christ is an invitation to enter into the realm of absolute and divine freedom, in which alone human freedom can be fully realized. From the true Christian there radiates the kind of freedom that is constantly being sought after by the non-Christian. In modern times, the freedom of man is a theme that preoccupies everyone. Atheistic philosophies are wholly taken up with this preoccupation. The Enlightenment was concerned with the freeing of reason from the "fetters of faith". Marx wrote about freeing man economically, and Freud wrote of freeing man from the bondage of a past as yet unmastered. As opposed to those whose search for freedom urges them onward into a barren void, the Christian stands as the messenger of freedom accomplished and a freedom attainable by all. A true freedom of the sons and daughters of God. "Just as Love Alone Is Credible captures the essence of the seven-volume The Glory of the Lord, so does Engagement with God explain his five-volume Theo-Drama. But here he does more: by setting his account of the drama of Christian discipleship against the anti-Christian ideologies of the 1960s he brings his theology to bear on the highest cost of discipleship--martyrdom--by seeing the martyr as the mirror of God's own involvement in the human race through his own martyred Son. One can hardly read a more sober, and yet exhilarating, account of what it means to live committed to God's own commitment to the world." --Edward T. Oakes, S. J. Author, Pattern of Redemption: The Theology of Hans Urs Von Balthasar

Author : David G. Peterson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830898855

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Engaging with God by David G. Peterson Pdf

Worship is of immense concern in the church and ironically the source of controversy and dispute. Can we get behind the question of what style of worship we should engage in to understand the bedrock foundation for God's people--honoring him as he desires? Is the dissatisfaction with worship voiced by so many perhaps a result of our having wandered from biblical teaching on the subject? Through careful exegesis in both Old and New Testaments, David Peterson unveils the total life-orientation of worship that is found in Scripture. Rather than determining for ourselves how we should worship, we, his people, are called to engage with God on the terms he proposes and in the way he alone makes possible. This book calls for a radical rethinking of the meaning and practice of worship, especially by those responsible for leading congregations. Here is the starting place for recovering the richness of biblical worship.

Author : Hans Urs von Balthasar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Meditations
ISBN : OCLC:1244729618

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Engagement with God by Hans Urs von Balthasar Pdf

Author : Joshua Ralston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781108489829

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Law and the Rule of God by Joshua Ralston Pdf

This book advances a constructive theological approach to the controversial issues of sharī'a, public law, and secularism in Christian-Muslim relations.

Author : Roland Faber
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606088852

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The Becoming of God by Roland Faber Pdf

How should we believe in God today? If we look beyond our little lives to the vast cosmos, we may even ask: Why all that? And even if we spiritually feel the universe: Why believe any religion? After all, there are many; and haven't they contributed to the predicament of humanity? Process theology gives provocative answers to these questions: how we are bound by the organic cycles of this world, but how in this web of life God shines even in the last, least, and forgotten event as the Eros of its becoming and as its mirror of greatness; why anything exists: because it is from beauty, for harmony and intensity, and through a consciousness of peace rising from our deepest intuitions of existence. We can change: not only in our thoughts and lives, but even in the way we experience this world. This book introduces such a new way of experiencing, thinking, and living. Based on the fascinating work on cosmology, religion, and civilization of Alfred North Whitehead, this book develops the main theses of process theology and elucidates it as a theopoetics of mutual care for the unexpected, the excluded, the forgotten, and a future society of peace.

Author : Derek Prince
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441259981

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Rules of Engagement by Derek Prince Pdf

Vital Teaching on an Imperative, Timeless Topic from Derek Prince Now updated and expanded, with several brand-new chapters and reflection questions following every chapter, this landmark text offers the most important and practical guidance Derek Prince imparted to believers in his last years: how to prepare for and take their places in the ultimate, ongoing spiritual battle. With superb biblical exposition and hands-on application, Prince explains that Christians need to be more than just disciples; they need to be warriors. He shows them how to build a warrior's character, to face testing, to fight alongside the Holy Spirit, to influence the outcomes of spiritual battles, and more. With this manual in hand, believers will learn how to fulfill their roles confidently in both day-to-day trials and in God's plan for the finale of the ages.

Author : Hans Urs von Balthasar
Publisher : SPCK Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1975-01-01
Category : Meditations
ISBN : 0281027692

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Engagement with God by Hans Urs von Balthasar Pdf

Author : Cornelius Plantinga
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802839817

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Engaging God's World by Cornelius Plantinga Pdf

An inspiring guide for developing the Christian mind extols the crucial roll of Christian higher education in the intellectual and spiritual formation of believers.

Author : Joel Biermann
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506422251

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Wholly Citizens by Joel Biermann Pdf

Wholly Citizens addresses the relation between the church and the world in light of the Reformation teaching of the two realms—especially as presented by Luther. Rather than exploring again the usual texts of Luther from the 1520’s, this book begins with a careful reading of Luther’s Commentary on Psalm 81 (1531), and then considers subsequent interpreters of Luther, both faithful and otherwise, and the dubious legacy they have left the church. The book argues that both the corporate church as well as individual believers are responsible for the world, and that each must speak directly about and to the world in meaningful ways. The final section of the book addresses the concrete situation facing believers in the early 21st century in light of faithful Reformation teaching about the two realms. Following this path leads to conclusions not entirely expected, including the forthright rejection of “a wall of separation” between church and state, and also a rebuke of the familiar clamor for the preservation of the rights of Christians and the church. Heedless of the status quo, Wholly Citizens offers an engaging and bracing picture of Christian life in today’s world—a picture framed in theological truth.

Author : Cindy Trimm
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781599797182

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Rules Of Engagement by Cindy Trimm Pdf

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Author : Jeremy S. Begbie
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493414529

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A Peculiar Orthodoxy by Jeremy S. Begbie Pdf

World-renowned theologian Jeremy Begbie has been at the forefront of teaching and writing on theology and the arts for more than twenty years. Amid current debates and discussions on the topic, Begbie emphasizes the role of a biblically grounded creedal orthodoxy as he shows how Christian theology and the arts can enrich each other. Throughout the book, Begbie demonstrates the power of classic trinitarian faith to bring illumination, surprise, and delight whenever it engages with the arts.

Author : Charles H. Kraft,David M. DeBord
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-07-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597523103

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The Rules of Engagement by Charles H. Kraft,David M. DeBord Pdf

Whether or not they are aware of the reality, every Christian is involved in spiritual warfare. This important new resource will give any believer, both novice and seasoned warrior alike, new and essential information for understanding the rules of the warfare that goes on between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness. Through the observations and principles systematically outlined in this book, you will come to a deeper knowledge of spiritual conflict, ranging from the personal level to the territorial level, and will, therefore, become better equipped to fight the battles you face.

Author : Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681493138

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Love Alone Is Credible by Hans Urs Von Balthasar Pdf

In Hans Urs von Balthasar's masterwork, The Glory of the Lord, the great theologian used the term "theological aesthetic" to describe what he believed to the most accurate method of interpreting the concept of divine love, as opposed to approaches founded on historical or scientific grounds. In this newly translated book, von Balthasar delves deeper into this exploration of what love means, what makes the divine love of God, and how we must become lovers of God in the footsteps of saints like Francis de Sales, John of the Cross and Therese of Lisieux. Based in the theological aesthetic form, Love Alone is Credible brings a fresh perspective on an oft-explored subject. A deeply insightful and profound theological meditation that serves to both deepen and inform the faith of the believer.

Author : Dave Sterrett
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781683073932

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Jesus Conversations by Dave Sterrett Pdf

A practical how-to guide for Christians who want to share their faith in more effective and natural ways. How are we to talk about Jesus to someone who does not believe the way we do? Very few of us feel comfortable articulating the truthfulness of Christ’s death and resurrection to a peer outside of the church. Sometimes Christians feel intimidated by the objections of unbelievers who may say, “That’s right for you, but not for me” or “That’s just your opinion.” Jesus Conversations provides questions, answers, and relational tips in overcoming these conversation stoppers. Along with biblical insights and apologetics, readers will see firsthand examples and stories of ordinary people who share the gospel while visiting nursing homes, throwing parties, renting out bars for open- minded skeptics, and more. Sterrett’s book equips followers of Jesus to become winsome and confident in communicating the truths of the gospel to nonbelievers. It would be most effective for college students and will resonate with those who are familiar with the I Am Second movement. Key points and features: Provides strategies and practical insights to help Christians become courageous in engaging in conversations with those who might not believe in the authority of the Bible. Practical, relatable, and accessible.

Author : Barry Adams
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781600669941

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Father's Love Letter by Barry Adams Pdf

Father's Love Letter by Barry Adams is a series of paraphrased Scriptures that take on the form of a love letter from God and will impact your heart, soul and spirit. Experience the love you have been looking for all your life. This gift book contains beautiful full-color photographs and fifty-seven powerful devotional thoughts. A prayer that will help you put into words your response to God follows each devotional thought.