Know Why You Believe

Author : Paul E. Little
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830875979

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Know Why You Believe by Paul E. Little Pdf

Christianity Today Top Books "After 2,000 years, no question is going to bring Christianity crashing." Do science and Scripture conflict? Are miracles possible? Is Christian experience real? Why does God allow suffering and evil? These are just a few of the twelve most common intellectual challenges to faith that Paul E. Little encountered during his twenty-five years of speaking and teaching in the university. These questions need solid answers, and that's what a million people have already found in this clear and reasonable response to the toughest questions posed to Christian belief. Sprinkling in a few "sure-fire jokes" and other humorous illustrations, Little uses these questions to jog readers' thinking and help them examine their present worldviews, ranging from scientific determinism to rabid existentialism. By thinking through the most common challenges to Christian faith, believers will be prepared to answer others out of the wellspring of their own certainty. This edition, revised and updated by Marie Little in consultation with experts in science and archaeology, provides twenty-first-century information and offers solid ground for those who are willing to search for truth. Including a study guide for individuals or groups, Know Why You Believe is the classic answerbook on Christian faith.

Author : Paul E. Little
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830875955

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Know What You Believe by Paul E. Little Pdf

What does Christianity have to do with anything? What does the Christian faith teach about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit? What do I need to know about angels, Satan and demons? What place should the Bible or a church have in my life? By exploring these and other core questions, bestselling author Paul E. Little leads you into a greater appreciation of a God who has done great things to bring you into a relationship with him through Jesus Christ. He presents ten bottom-line, non-negotiable truths of Christianity using humorous, anecdotal illustrations gathered from years of experience helping believers share their faith with not-yet Christians. Expanded and updated throughout by Paul's wife Marie, this contemporary edition is packed with illuminating answers to questions and misconceptions about the Christian faith, with study questions for each chapter.

Author : Paul E. Little
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Apologetics
ISBN : OCLC:796972677

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Know why You Believe [leader's Guide] by Paul E. Little Pdf

Author : D. James Kennedy
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781418519445

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Why I Believe by D. James Kennedy Pdf

In this powerful declaration of what Christians believe and why, Kennedy explores the foundations of the Christian faith. For new believers and seasoned Christians alike, this book will strengthen their faith by answering that all consuming question, "Why?"

Author : Wayne W Dyer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-31
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781448108084

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You'll See It When You Believe It by Wayne W Dyer Pdf

'Our thoughts are a magic part of us, and they carry us to places that have no boundaries, and no limitations' In this bestselling thought-provoking book, Dr. Wayne Dyer stretches beyond self-help to self-realisation. To do so, he embarks on a journey to activate our minds and shows us how to transform our lives by using our thoughts constructively: in other words, how to focus on a belief and see it. Using anecdotes and examples, writing with wit and compassion, and drawing on his own amazing life story, Dr. Dyer has, once again, written an inspirational self-help book that explores how to achieve personal transformation through the visualisation of thought - and teaches us that believing is seeing.

Author : Paul E. Little,Marie Little
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Apologetics
ISBN : 0830812180

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Know why You Believe by Paul E. Little,Marie Little Pdf

Paul Little tackles the difficult questions that confront Christian belief. This third edition, updated and expanded by Marie Little, includes a study guide for individuals or groups.

Author : N. T. Wright
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780061730559

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After You Believe by N. T. Wright Pdf

From the author of the acclaimed Simply Christian and Surprised by Hope comes a book that addresses the question that has plagued humans for centuries—what is our purpose? As Christians, what are we to do with that ambiguous time between baptism and the funeral? It's easy to become preoccupied with who gets into heaven; the real challenge is how we are going to live in the here and now. Wright dispels the common misconception that Christian living is nothing more than a checklist of dos and don'ts. Nor is it a prescription to "follow your heart" wherever it may lead. Instead, After You Believe reveals the Bible's call for a revolution—a transformation of character that takes us beyond our earthly pursuit of money, sex, and power into a virtuous state of living that allows us to reflect God and live more worshipful, fulfilling lives. We are all spiritual seekers, intuitively knowing there is more to life than we suspect. This is a book for anyone who is hoping there is something more while we're here on Earth. There is. We are being called to join the revolution, and Wright insightfully encourages readers to find new purpose and clarity by taking us on an eye-opening journey through key biblical passages that promise to radically alter the work of the church and the direction of our lives.

Author : Gregg R. Allison
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Christian education of young people
ISBN : 0805430490

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Jesusology by Gregg R. Allison Pdf

Offers teens a fuller understanding of Jesus and God made flesh, His crucifixion, resurrection and role as intercessor for us.

Author : T.M. Luhrmann
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307277275

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When God Talks Back by T.M. Luhrmann Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A bold approach to understanding the American evangelical experience from an anthropological and psychological perspective by one of the country's most prominent anthropologists. Through a series of intimate, illuminating interviews with various members of the Vineyard, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country, Tanya Luhrmann leaps into the heart of evangelical faith. Combined with scientific research that studies the effect that intensely practiced prayer can have on the mind, When God Talks Back examines how normal, sensible people—from college students to accountants to housewives, all functioning perfectly well within our society—can attest to having the signs and wonders of the supernatural become as quotidian and as ordinary as laundry. Astute, sensitive, and extraordinarily measured in its approach to the interface between science and religion, Luhrmann's book is sure to generate as much conversation as it will praise.

Author : Wm. Paul Young
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781501101410

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Lies We Believe About God by Wm. Paul Young Pdf

From the author of the bestselling novel The Shack and the New York Times bestsellers Cross Roads and Eve comes a compelling, conversational exploration of twenty-eight assumptions about God—assumptions that just might be keeping us from experiencing His unconditional, all-encompassing love. In his wildly popular novels, Wm. Paul Young portrayed the Triune God in ways that challenged our thinking—sometimes upending long-held beliefs, but always centered in the eternal, all-encompassing nature of God’s love. Now, in Wm. Paul Young’s first nonfiction book, he invites us to revisit our assumptions about God—this time using the Bible, theological discussion, and personal anecdotes. Paul encourages us to think through beliefs we’ve presumed to be true and consider whether some might actually be false. Expounding on the compassion fans felt from the “Papa” portrayed in The Shack—now a major film starring Sam Worthington and Octavia Spencer—Paul encourages you to think anew about important issues including sin, religion, hell, politics, identity, creation, human rights, and helping us discover God’s deep and abiding love.

Author : Ken Erisman
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441242334

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Grounded in the Faith by Ken Erisman Pdf

The greatest challenge for the twenty-first-century church is the lack of catechesis--training in biblical and doctrinal knowledge. As J. I. Packer states, "where wise catechesis has flourished the church has flourished, and where it has been neglected the church has floundered." It is increasingly apparent that we are raising up generations of Christians who often have little idea what they should believe and why they should believe it. Grounded in the Faith takes up that challenge with twenty-four low-prep, in-depth sessions that will ground believers in the basics of their faith. This new innovative guide is a transformational disciple-making tool that leaders can immediately use to activate discipleship in the church. It presents individuals, small groups, and Sunday school classes with a cohesive understanding of historic, sound, biblical theology that serves as a catalyst for deeper intimacy with Christ. It is a user-friendly guide to growth in the Christian faith that covers important topics such as justification, overcoming temptation, sanctification, evidence for the inspiration of the Bible, the value of prayer, the guidance of God, the Trinity, the uniqueness of Christ, and the attributes of God.

Author : K. Scott Oliphint
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Apologetics
ISBN : 087552561X

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The Battle Belongs to the Lord by K. Scott Oliphint Pdf

Calls all believers to do apologetics--to apply biblical truth to contemporary concerns. A popular-level introduction to presuppositional apologetics and its biblical underpinnings.

Author : J. Anderson Thomson,Clare Aukofer
Publisher : Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA)
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780984493234

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Why We Believe in God(s) by J. Anderson Thomson,Clare Aukofer Pdf

In this groundbreaking volume, J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., MD, with Clare Aukofer, offers a succinct yet comprehensive study of how and why the human mind generates religious belief. Dr. Thomson, a highly respected practicing psychiatrist with credentials in forensic psychiatry and evolutionary psychology, methodically investigates the components and causes of religious belief in the same way any scientist would investigate the movement of astronomical bodies or the evolution of life over time—that is, as a purely natural phenomenon. Providing compelling evidence from psychology, the cognitive neurosciences, and related fields, he, with Ms. Aukofer, presents an easily accessible and exceptionally convincing case that god(s) were created by man—not vice versa. With this slim volume, Dr. Thomson establishes himself as a must-read thinker and leading voice on the primacy of reason and science over superstition and religion.

Author : Antonio Monda
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307387615

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Do You Believe? by Antonio Monda Pdf

Informal, revealing, unexpected, this book is a captivating and thought-provoking meditation how faith, in all its facets, remains profoundly relevant for and in our culture. “When the Italian writer Antonio Monda sat down to talk religion with American cultural leaders... he went straight for the big questions.” —O, The Oprah Magazine Some of the most well-known and well-respected cultural figures of our time enter into intimate and illuminating conversation about their personal beliefs, about belief itself, about religion, and about God. Antonio Monda is a disarming, rigorous interviewer, asking the most difficult questions (he often begins an interview point blank: “Do you believe in God?”) that lead to the most wide-ranging conversations. An ardent believer himself, Monda talks both with atheists (asked what she feels when she meets a believer, Grace Paley replies: “I respect his thinking and his beliefs, but at the same time I think he’s deluded”) and other believers, their discussion ranging from personal images of God (Michael Cunningham sees God as a black woman, Derek Walcott as a wise old white man with a beard) to religion’s place in American culture, from the afterlife to the concepts of good and evil, from fundamentalism to the Bible. And almost without fail, the conversations turn to questions of art and literature. Toni Morrison discusses Virginia Woolf and William Faulkner, Richard Ford invokes Wallace Stevens, and David Lynch draws attention to the religious aspects of Bu–uel, Fellini...and Harold Ramis's Groundhog Day.

Author : Alister McGrath
Publisher : IVP Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998-06-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123854718

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"I Believe" by Alister McGrath Pdf

Alister McGrath unpacks the content of the Apostles' Creed and introduces us to the essential truths about God the Father, the person and work of Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.