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The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Old Testament

Author : Rolf A. Jacobson
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506406367

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The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Old Testament by Rolf A. Jacobson Pdf

The Old Testament bears witness to an in-your-face, holy God--a God who gets down and dirty with creation and history; a God who gets in people's face with love and law, with power and purpose. Yet Israel's in-your-face God is also "holy"--too other, too raw, too intense to be handled without oven mitts. Rolf Jacobson wrestles with this in-your-face God. The Old Testament starts at the beginning, where God digs in the dirt to create humanity and then gets in the dustlings' faces when they sin. God smiles on Abraham and Sarah, electing their descendants as the chosen people, but has to get in Pharaoh's face when he tries to enslave the people. Mostly, God gets in Israel's face: with laws about what it looks like to be God's people and through the prophets, who have to get in the faces of those who turn away from the Holy One. Jacobson also explores the psalms, poetry in which God often hides his face. He closes by exploring how the Old Testament points us ahead to Jesus, when God took on a human face and offered us the most intimate picture of God we'll ever get.

The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus

Author : Tripp Fuller
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506401256

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The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus by Tripp Fuller Pdf

Christology is crazy. ItÕs rather absurd to identify a first-century homeless Jew as God revealed, but a bunch of us do anyway. In this book, Tripp Fuller examines the historical Jesus, the development of the doctrine of Christ, the questions that drove christological innovations through church history, contemporary constructive proposals, and the predicament of belief for the church today. Recognizing that the battle over Jesus is no longer a public debate between the skeptic and believer but an internal struggle in the heart of many disciples, he argues that we continue to make christological claims about more than an ÒeventÓ or simply the ÒJesus of history.ÓÊOn the other hand, C. S. LewisÕs infamous Òliar, lunatic, and LordÓ scheme is no longer intellectually tenable. This may be a guide to Jesus, but for Christians, Fuller is guiding us toward a deeper understanding of God. He thinks itÕs good newsÑgood news about a God who is so invested in the world that God refuses to be God without us.

The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Holy Spirit

Author : Grace Ji-Sun Kim
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506401249

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The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Holy Spirit by Grace Ji-Sun Kim Pdf

It is time for the Holy Spirit to get its own street cred! There shall be no more third-wheeling the ever-present, life-sustaining, and empowering member of the Trinity. In this guide to the Spirit, Kim is putting the Holy Ghost back where it belongs; after all, the Spirit gave birth to the church and kept it rocking, rolling, revivaling, and transforming across time and culture. Throughout the book, you will get a taste of the different ways the church has understood the Spirit, partnered with the Paraclete, and imaged the Spirit in scripture. Most importantly, Kim brings together the tradition with contemporary culture, science, and the many tongues and testimonies of the global church. The compelling power of this volume comes from the creative interplay Kim orchestrates between images such as the Spirit as vibration, breath, and light and her powerful unpacking of different images such as the releaser of han, a Korean term for unjust suffering, or the concept of Chi. This isn't simply a guide to what the church is saying about the Holy Spirit--it's a guide to actually opening our theological imaginations to a Spirit that is present, active, and calling us to participate in life-giving work.

Fierce

Author : Alice Connor
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506410715

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Fierce by Alice Connor Pdf

Women in the BibleÑsome of their names we know, others weÕve only heard, and others are tragically unnamed. Pastor and provocateur Alice Connor introduces these women and invites us to see them not as players in a manÕs storyÑas victims or temptersÑnor as morality archetypes, teaching us to be better wives and mothers, but as fierce foremothers of the faith. These womenÕs stories are messy, challenging, and beautiful. Ê Fierce will provoke you, open up possibilities for you, invite you to imagine the inner lives of other women, even offend you at times, like the prophets did. Although separated by centuries and cultures, we arenÕt so different from these women; we share their desires and abilities. We are all part of the story that God is telling.

Sharing in the Divine Nature

Author : Keith Ward
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725266384

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Sharing in the Divine Nature by Keith Ward Pdf

A defense of the New Testament view that all things are to be united in Christ, which entails that the ultimate destiny of the universe, and of all that is in it, is to be united in God. Keith Ward argues that this conflicts with classical ideas of God as simple, impassible, and changeless—ideas that many modern theologians espouse, and which Ward subjects to careful and critical scrutiny. He defends the claim that the cosmos contributes something substantial to—and in that way changes—the divine nature, and the cosmos is destined to manifest and express the essential creativity and relationality of a God of beatific, agapic, redemptive, and unitive love.

Divine Self-Investment

Author : Tripp Fuller
Publisher : Sacrasage Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1948609290

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Divine Self-Investment by Tripp Fuller Pdf

In a time when muttering the word "God" doesn't come easy, what does it mean to call Jesus the Christ? In this book, Fuller investigates the possibility of a robust constructive Christology that engages three different theological registers - the historical, the existential, and the metaphysical Beginning his Christology, not from above or below, but from within the Disciple's confession of Jesus as the Christ, Fuller goes on to construct a powerful Open and Relational Christology. At the heart of the text are three generative pairings of contemporary thinkers that share a thematic center with distinct trajectories. Each figure is articulated and woven into a developing vision of God's divine self-investment in history and ultimately in the person of Jesus. The constructive proposal not only utilizes an Open and Relational vision but reshapes it in light of God's self-investment in Christ. The theological significance of Fuller's proposal is wide-reaching, engaging topics such as revelation, divine power, evil, the cross, eschatological hope, the imago dei, and the Spirit. What They're Saying... "This ambitious Christology marks Tripp Fuller as one of the most significant young systematic theologians to emerge on the scene in recent years. One can profitably read this book as an introduction to Open and Relational Theology; as a refresher on Logos Christology, Spirit Christology, and the quest for the historical Jesus; or as a primer on his six theological discussion partners. But the brilliance of the volume is actually the blending of biblical, classical, and process insights into a single moving vision of God's self-investment in creation, Israel, and Jesus. Rarely have I encountered a young theologian who writes with this level of systematic depth." -- Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology "Tripp Fuller masterfully engages the crucial Christian question: Who do we say Jesus is? Engaging history, philosophy and theology, Fuller offers a vision of Jesus that weds evangelical convictions with progressive insights. His work stands aside that of John Cobb, David Griffin and Elizabeth Johnson for required reading in Christology." -- Monica A. Coleman, Professor of Africana Studies, University of Delaware, author of Making a Way Out of No Way: a Womanist Theology

Theology Remixed

Author : Adam C. English
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830868216

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Theology Remixed by Adam C. English Pdf

Jesus didn't give his followers a fixed set of statements defining everything they needed to know about the kingdom of God in a neat package. Rather he told stories, made comparisons, drew contrasts. He talked of a mustard seed, of yeast and of a hidden treasure to communicate some of the most important truths of the faith. Jesus didn't fall back on parables because he lacked the right words. Parables were the exact way Jesus intended to communicate. What pictures or analogies today can give us greater understanding of the Christian faith? Adam English finds fresh insight in four: Christianity as story, game, language, culture. Christianity is like a story with scenery, characters and plots. It's like a language with vocabulary, grammar and conversation. It's like a game with rules and players, goals and equipment. It's like a culture with a distinct way of living, working, playing and loving. No one analogy is complete, but all offer new windows of appreciation for the faith. English gives us a fresh representation of Christian theology that is neither modern nor postmodern, but in dialogue with both in order to articulate what we believe. Here is a book for those who want to grasp Christianity more fully and authentically in a way that illuminates our contemporary cultural context and enables us to make a compelling response.

How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian

Author : John Dominic Crossan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780062203625

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How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian by John Dominic Crossan Pdf

The acclaimed Bible scholar and author of The Historical Jesus and God & Empire—“the greatest New Testament scholar of our generation” (John Shelby Spong) —grapples with Scripture’s two conflicting visions of Jesus and God, one of a loving God, and one of a vengeful God, and explains how Christians can better understand these passages in a way that enriches their faith. Many portions of the New Testament, introduce a compassionate Jesus who turns the other cheek, loves his enemies, and shows grace to all. But the Jesus we find in Revelation and some portions of the Gospels leads an army of angels bent on earthly destruction. Which is the true revelation of the Messiah—and how can both be in the same Bible? How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian explores this question and offers guidance for the faithful conflicted over which version of the Lord to worship. John Dominic Crossan reconciles these contrasting views, revealing how different writers of the books of the Bible not only possessed different visions of God but also different purposes for writing. Often these books are explicitly competing against another, opposing vision of God from the Bible itself. Crossan explains how to navigate this debate and offers what he believes is the best central thread to what the Bible is all about. He challenges Christians to fully participate in this dialogue, thereby shaping their faith by reading deeply, reflectively, and in community with others who share their uncertainty. Only then, he advises, will Christians be able to read and understand the Bible without losing their faith.

Beginning at Moses

Author : Michael P. V. Barrett
Publisher : Reformation Heritage Books
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601786241

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Beginning at Moses by Michael P. V. Barrett Pdf

For many Christians today, the Old Testament is difficult to understand, seems outdated, and has questionable relevance. But, as Old Testament scholar Michael Barrett points out, all Scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit and we must read it by faith, seeing that Christ is the key to unlocking the Old Testament’s message. With great knowledge of and contagious passion for the Old Testament, the author shows readers how to identify basic characteristics of Christ and where to look for Him throughout the Old Testament. The author challenges us: “God’s promise throughout the Bible is that those who seek Him will find Him. Beginning at Moses and ending with Malachi, we want to be on Christ alert.” Table of Contents: Part 1: Whom to Look For 1. Jesus the Messiah 2. The Person of Christ 3. The Work of Christ Part 2: Where to Look 4. Christ in the Covenants 5. Christ in Person 6. Christ in His Names 7. Christ in Word Prophecy 8. Christ in Picture Prophecy – Explained 9. Christ in Picture Prophecy – Illustrated 10. Christ in Song

The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Being Human

Author : Donna Bowman
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506405667

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The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Being Human by Donna Bowman Pdf

This Homebrewed Christianity Guide explores how Christian theology can address our rapidly changing paradigms of human existence. Donna Bowman argues that theology can contribute to our knowledge of the human self as gained through the sciences, that a theological perspective on humanity is useful in contemporary pluralistic and global settings, and that there's theological significance to work and play. She also tackles issues of gender, sexuality, creativity, and human expression--with jokes! It's no longer possible to assign definitive meaning to categories like man and woman, self and society, freedom and determinism, reason and feeling, soul and body by reference to systems of narrative (including biblical narrative) and interpretation in which those ideas are taken for granted. The theology of human personhood begins with irreducible experiences both universal and particular and searches for functional understandings from the whole range of Christian and non-Christian ways of knowing. Plus, jokes!

Soundings in the Theology of Psalms

Author : Rolf A. Jacobson
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451417647

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Soundings in the Theology of Psalms by Rolf A. Jacobson Pdf

The many introductions to the psalms available to readers tend to focus on various types and forms of psalms but overlook different theological approaches to the Psalter. This volume brings together leading psalms scholars from Catholic and Protestant traditions and takes into account recent scholarship on the shape and shaping of the Psalter and on the rhetorical interpretation of the Psalms.

Gleaning in Ancient Fields

Author : Maxine Carlill
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781973686231

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Gleaning in Ancient Fields by Maxine Carlill Pdf

If you’ve ever thought that the first five Books of the Bible aren’t entirely relevant for Christians, think again. This book uncovers the extraordinary hidden treasures of the Torah that are the foundation to all that follows in the Word of God – and that still apply for Christians living today. Therefore, this book is for Christians who read the Old Testament and get ‘stuck’ in the do’s and don’ts. We know that they are part of the Divinely inspired Bible, so what should we do with them? It is true that much of what we think of as ‘Old Testament law’ was meant for the Jewish people alone, who are called to obey the details spelled out through Moses. However, embedded within these Books are patterns, principles and pictures that the Torah Giver intended for all to follow. This book will help you discover them.

The Old Testament

Author : John Holdsworth
Publisher : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0334029856

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The Old Testament by John Holdsworth Pdf

This SCM Study Guide to the Old Testament guides the newcomer to Old Testament studies easily and smoothly through the myriad of interpretations of this ancient text. Explaining difficult concepts, and ensuring space for the reader to reflect independently on topics throughout, this accessible textbook is aimed specifically at those who want to make connections between their own experience and the Old Testament text in a way which enables each to be transformed by the other. It provides the reader with matter to reflect upon and presents Biblical text in a way that makes reflection - and understanding - possible.

A Beginner's Guide to the Old Testament

Author : Robert Davidson
Publisher : St Andrew Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Bible
ISBN : 071520839X

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A Beginner's Guide to the Old Testament by Robert Davidson Pdf

The Old Testament comprises many well-loved stories and many others that are more obscure. There are accounts of kings and slaves, priests and prophets. There are laws and poetry and genealogies. It is vital to our understanding of the New Testament, yet its complexity can be daunting. A Beginner's Guide to the Old Testament helps us through these complex Scriptures. Robert Davidson shows us how the landscape of the Middle East influenced events, and tells us about the people who lived there, how to approach each of the many books of the Old Testament and how the Old Testament was put together. With a Foreword by John Goldingay, this book is your first step on a great journey of discovery.

Religion in the Modern World

Author : Keith Ward
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781108492492

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Religion in the Modern World by Keith Ward Pdf

Proposes an original approach to religious diversity, from religious pluralism and inter-faith dialogue to new existential challenges.