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The Creedal Imperative

Author : Carl R. Trueman
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433521935

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Recent years have seen a number of high profile scholars converting to Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy while a trend in the laity expresses an eclectic hunger for tradition. The status and role of confessions stands at the center of the debate within evangelicalism today as many resonate with the call to return to Christianity's ancient roots. Carl Trueman offers an analysis of why creeds and confessions are necessary, how they have developed over time, and how they can function in the church of today and tomorrow. He writes primarily for evangelicals who are not particularly confessional in their thinking yet who belong to confessional churches—Baptists, independents, etc.—so that they will see more clearly the usefulness of the church's tradition.

The Creedal Imperative

Author : Carl R. Trueman
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433521904

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What if "No creed but the Bible" is unbiblical? The role of confessions and creeds is the subject of debate within evangelicalism today as many resonate with the call to return to Christianity's ancient roots. Advocating for a balanced perspective, Carl Trueman offers an analysis of why creeds and confessions are necessary, how they have developed over time, and how they can function in the church of today and tomorrow.

The Need for Creeds Today

Author : J. V. Fesko
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493427017

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The Need for Creeds Today by J. V. Fesko Pdf

This brief, accessible invitation to the historic creeds and confessions makes a biblical and historical case for their necessity and shows why they are essential for Christian faith and practice today. J. V. Fesko, a leading Reformed theologian with a broad readership in the academy and the church, demonstrates that creeds are not just any human documents but biblically commended resources for the well-being of the church, as long as they remain subordinate to biblical authority. He also explains how the current skepticism and even hostility toward creeds and confessions came about.

The Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

Author : Carl Trueman
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802478153

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The Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Carl Trueman Pdf

What is an evangelical . . . and has he lost his mind? Carl Trueman wrestles with those two provocative questions and concludes that modern evangelicals emphasize experience and activism at the expense of theology. Their minds go fuzzy as they downplay doctrine. The result is “a world in which everyone from Joel Osteen to Brian McLaren to John MacArthur may be called an evangelical.” Fifteen years ago in The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, historian Mark Noll warned that evangelical Christians had abandoned the intellectual aspects of their faith. Christians were neither prepared nor inclined to enter into intellectual debates, and had become culturally marginalized. Trueman argues that today “religious beliefs are more scandalous than they have been for many years”—but for different reasons than Noll foresaw. In fact, the real problem now is exactly the opposite of what Noll diagnosed: evangelicals don’t lack a mind, but rather an agreed upon evangel. Although known as gospel people, evangelicals no longer share any consensus on the gospel’s meaning. Provocative and persuasive, Trueman’s indictment of evangelicalism also suggests a better way forward for those theologically conservative Protestants famously known as evangelicals.

Histories and Fallacies

Author : Carl R. Trueman
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781581349238

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"Histories and Fallacies is a primer on the conceptual and methodological problems in the discipline of history."--from publisher description.

Christianity Is Jewish

Author : Edith Schaeffer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610977753

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Christianity Is Jewish by Edith Schaeffer Pdf

Edith Schaeffer lovingly encourages Christians to embrace the Jewishness of their faith. When the early church repudiated its Jewish roots, the New Testament became disconnected from its Hebraic foundations in the Old Testament. Edith Schaeffer presents a most convincing case for an unbreakable continuity in the flow of history from Genesis to Revelation. Her book reveals the thread of redemption in its Jewish context and Christianity as a grafted vine rooted in Judaism. The reader will hardly be able to miss the conclusion that the Christian gospel built on the foundation of the prophets and of the apostles is entirely Jewish. We live in a time when Christians and Jews are confused about their true identity and mutual calling to each other. This book deserves a re-edition at a time of unrelenting persistence of anti-Semitism, when much of the world turns their backs on Israel and the Jews. The global community of nations risks abandoning its Judeo-Christian heritage. This book's simple message may be what is needed to open the eyes of the Church to what Christianity owes to the Jews: gratitude, love, and the knowledge of their Jewish Messiah as the true Passover Lamb.

God in the Whirlwind

Author : David F. Wells
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433531347

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Building on years of research and teaching, experienced author and theologian David Wells offers a remedy for evangelicalism’s superficial theology and weightless conception of God: a journey to discover the paradoxical nature of his holiness and love. We all struggle, at times, to hold that paradox together, commonly resulting in problems such as liberalism or legalism. Yet understanding how God’s holiness is inextricably bound to his love is what enables us to live between the two extremes and defines our life of service in this world. In the vein of classics such as Packer’s Knowing God, Wells’s biblical theology is written at an accessible level so that all readers can cultivate a balanced vision of the God who belongs in the center of it all.

Fools Rush in where Monkeys Fear to Tread

Author : Carl R. Trueman
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1596384050

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Fools Rush in where Monkeys Fear to Tread by Carl R. Trueman Pdf

A pithy collection of the best of Carl Trueman's articles on culture and the church. This is a compelling, challenging, and sometimes uproarious look at how the world and the church intersect.

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

Author : Carl R. Trueman
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433556364

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The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl R. Trueman Pdf

Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, sexual identity has dominated both public discourse and cultural trends—and yet, no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Augustine to Marx, various views and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of self. In The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Carl Trueman carefully analyzes the roots and development of the sexual revolution as a symptom, rather than the cause, of the human search for identity. This timely exploration of the history of thought behind the sexual revolution teaches readers about the past, brings clarity to the present, and gives guidance for the future as Christians navigate the culture's ever-changing search for identity.

Housewife Theologian

Author : Aimee Byrd
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1596386657

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Housewife Theologian by Aimee Byrd Pdf

Women who want God to be more than superficially in their lives can rise above the world's expectations by becoming housewife theologians finding true meaning and true worship everyday. Great for journaling and for group discussion.

The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

Author : Mark A. Noll
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467464628

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The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Mark A. Noll Pdf

Winner of the Christianity Today Book of the Year Award (1995) “The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind.” So begins this award-winning intellectual history and critique of the evangelical movement by one of evangelicalism’s most respected historians. Unsparing in his indictment, Mark Noll asks why the largest single group of religious Americans—who enjoy increasing wealth, status, and political influence—have contributed so little to rigorous intellectual scholarship. While nourishing believers in the simple truths of the gospel, why have so many evangelicals failed to sustain a serious intellectual life and abandoned the universities, the arts, and other realms of “high” culture? Over twenty-five years since its original publication, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind has turned out to be prescient and perennially relevant. In a new preface, Noll lays out his ongoing personal frustrations with this situation, and in a new afterword he assesses the state of the scandal—showing how white evangelicals’ embrace of Trumpism, their deepening distrust of science, and their frequent forays into conspiratorial thinking have coexisted with surprisingly robust scholarship from many with strong evangelical connections.

The Utility and Importance of Creeds and Confessions

Author : Samuel Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101063614448

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The Utility and Importance of Creeds and Confessions by Samuel Miller Pdf

The Utility and Importance of Creeds and Confessions : Addressed Particularly to Candidates for the Ministry by Samuel Miller, first published in 1839, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

John Owen

Author : Carl R. Trueman
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0754614700

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John Owen is considered one of the sharpest theological minds of the seventeenth century and a significant theologian in his own right, particularly in terms of his contributions to pneumatology, christology, and ecclesiology.Carl Trueman presents a major study of the key elements of John Owen's writings and his theology. Presenting his theology in its historical context, Trueman explores the significance of Owen's work in ongoing debates on seventeenth century theology, and examines the contexts within which Owen's theology was formulated and the shape of his mind in relation to the intellectual culture of his day - particularly in contemporary philosophy, literature and theology.With the current resurgence of interest in seventeenth century Reformed theology amongst intellectual historians, and the burgeoning research in systematic theology, this book presents an invaluable study of a leading mind in the Reformation and the historical underpinnings for new systematic theology.

The Care of Souls

Author : Harold L. Senkbeil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1683593014

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In a time when many churches have lost sight of the real purpose of the church, The Care of Souls invites a new generation of pastors to form the godly habits and practical wisdom needed to minister to the hearts and souls of those committed to their care. Harold Senkbeil helps remind pastors of the essential calling of the ministry: preaching and living out the Word of God while orienting others in the same direction. And he offers practical and fruiful advice-born out of his five decades as a pastor-that will benefit both new pastors and those with years in the pulpit. Drawing on a lifetime of pastoral expeience, The Care of Souls is a beautifully written treasury of proven wisdom which pastors will find themselves turning to again and again.

The Hole in Our Holiness

Author : Kevin DeYoung
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433533372

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The hole in our holiness is that we don't care much about holiness. Or, at the very least, we don't understand it. And we all have our reasons too: Maybe the pursuit of holiness seems legalistic. Maybe it feels like one more thing to worry about in your already overwhelming life. Maybe the emphasis on effort in the Christian life appears unspiritual. Or maybe you've been trying really hard to be holy and it's just not working! Whatever the case, the problem is clear: too few Christians look like Christ and too many don't seem all that concerned about it. This is a book for those of us who are ready to take holiness seriously, ready to be more like Jesus, ready to live in light of the grace that produces godliness. This is a book about God's power to help us grow in personal holiness and to enjoy the process of transformation.