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Author : Richard Alfred Norris
Publisher : New York : Seabury Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0816422176
Author : Jeff Myers
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781434709691
Does the Bible have authority in a world committed to relative truth? The understanding of absolute, objective truth has been largely lost. Spend just a few minutes discussing politics or religion and you’ll hear responses like, “There is no truth!” or “That may be true for you, but not for me.” Understanding the Faith dares to wade into the middle of the controversy with chapters such as: Is God Christian? Isn’t Claiming Truth Intolerant? Is the Bible Anti-Science? Summit Ministries’ half century of teaching, this first volume of the Understanding the Times Series is your definitive resource for deepening and defending your faith. It’s a required resource for every Christian’s bookshelf.
Author : Stephen Smallman
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1596381868
Understanding the Faith aids those who desire to profess their faith publicly and become communicant members of a church. This workbook walks students through the essentials of the Christian faith, modeling the format of the Westminster Shorter Catechism. New ESV Edition.
Author : Stephen Smallman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-08-01
Category : Christian education
ISBN : 0875525180
Understanding the Faith aids those who desire to profess their faith publicly and become communicant members of a church. This workbook walks students through the essentials of the Christian faith, modeling the format of The Westminster Shorter Catechism in Modern English.
Author : Jeff Myers,David A. Noebel
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780781413787
Your view of God determines your view of the world. You hold in your hands a landmark guide to understanding the ideas and forces shaping our times. Understanding the Times offers a fascinating, comprehensive look at the how the tenets of the Christian worldview compares with the five major competing worldviews of our day: Islam, Secular Humanism, Marxism, New Age, and Postmodernism. Understanding the Times is a systematic way to understand the ideas that rule our world. While the material is expansive, the engaging, easy-to-understand writing style invites you to discover the truths of God – and our world. This classic should be on the shelf of every Christian home, on the desk of every pastor, and in the hands of every Christian student headed off to college.
Author : Mark A. Maddix,Jonathan H. Kim,James Riley Jr. Estep
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493427291
Three leading Christian educators offer a survey of faith formation from various perspectives: biblical, theological, pastoral, practical, and global. They present a biblical theology of faith formation for individual and congregational life and show how faith can be formed through the life and mission of the local church through practices such as communal worship, Bible study, and mission. They also explore the faces of faith formation in multicultural and global contexts. The book includes practical exercises for those beginning in ministry and reflection questions.
Author : Church of Church of Scotland,Frances Henderson,David Fergusson,Paul Nimmo,Sarah Lane,Alexander Forsyth,Andrew Torrance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 086153980X
This attractively illustrated, high quality publication aims to encourage readers to think in greater depth and detail about their Christian faith. In an accessible and attractive style, it offers an exploration of seven key areas of Christian belief:1. Knowing God by Rev Dr Frances Henderson 2. God the Creator by Rev Professor David Fergusson3. God the Saviour by Professor Paul Nimmo4. God the Spirit by Rev Sarah Lane5. The Christian Church by Rev Dr Alexander Forsyth6. The Christian Life (TBC)7. The Last Times by Dr Andrew TorranceExperienced pastors, teachers and theologians relate these areas of belief to the issues and questions which arise in the everyday lives of believers with the aim of encouraging Christians to reflect upon their faith and to grow in confidence as they seek to share it in daily life. Each section includes a short Bible study and prayers. This an ideal introductory volume to theological thinking and reflection.Learn: Understanding Our Faith has three key emphases:- the importance of encouraging people to explore the content of their Christian faith- the relevance of understanding Christian faith in terms of Christian discipleship- the relevance of understanding Christian faith in terms of Christian mission
Author : Daniel L. Migliore
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 080282787X
Daniel Migliore's Faith Seeking Understanding has been a standard introduction to Christian theology for more than a decade. The book's presentation of traditional doctrine in freshly contemporary ways, its concern to hear and critically engage new voices in theology, and its creative and accessible style have kept it one of the most stimulating, balanced, and readable guides to theology available. This second edition of Faith Seeking Understanding features improvements from cover to cover. Besides updating and expanding the entire text of the book, Migliore has added two completely new chapters. The first, "Confessing Jesus Christ in Context," explores the unique contributions to Christian theology made by recent theologians working in the African American, Asian American, Latin American, Hispanic, feminist, womanist, and mujerista traditions. The second new chapter, "The Finality of Jesus Christ and Religious Pluralism," addresses the growing interest in the relationship of Christianity to other religions and their adherents. Migliore's three delightful theological dialogues are followed by a new appendix, an extensive glossary of theological terms, making the book even more useful to students seeking to understand the history, themes, and challenges of Christian belief.
Author : Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611645422
In this volume, highly esteemed scholar Kevin Vanhoozer introduces readers to a way of thinking about Christian theology that takes the work he began in the groundbreaking 2005 book, The Drama of Doctrine, to its next level. Vanhoozer argues that theology is not merely a set of cognitive beliefs, but is also something we do that involves speech and action alike. He uses a theatrical model to explain the ways in which doctrine shapes Christian understanding and forms disciples. The church, Vanhoozer posits, is the preeminent theater where the gospel is "performed," with doctrine directing this performance. Doctrines are not simply truths to be stored, shelved, and stacked, but indications and directions to be followed, practiced, and enacted. In "performing" doctrine, Christians are shaped into active disciples of Jesus Christ. He goes on to examine the state of the church in today's world and explores how disciples can do or perform doctrine. Written in an accessible and engaging style, Faith Speaking Understanding sets forth a compelling vision of what the church is and what it should be doing, and demonstrates the importance of Christian doctrine for this mission. Disciples who want to follow Christ in all situations need doctrinal direction as they walk onto the social stage in the great theater of the world. The Christian faith is about acknowledging, and participating in, the great thing God is doing in our world: making all things new in Christ through the Holy Spirit. Doctrine ministers understanding: of God, of the drama of redemption, of the church as a company of faithful players, and of individual actors, all of whom have important roles to play. In an age where things fall apart and centers fail to hold, doctrine centers us in Jesus Christ, in whom all things hold together.
Author : Bruce Bickel,Stan Jantz
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736922951
Free of clichés or rhetorical arguments, a primer on Christian apologetics tackles vital questions people of all ages and beliefs are asking, presenting evidence from the world, history, and lives of people who have been changed by something bigger than themselves. Original.
Author : Heidi Rolland Unruh,Ronald J. Sider
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195161557
As public funding for social services has been slashed, there has arisen an unprecedented interest in the potential (and dangers) of faith-based institutions as agents of social change. This text seeks to answer pressing questions surrounding this important and controversial issue.
Author : John J. Mueller
Publisher : Saint Mary's Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884899204
Here, a team of award-winning teaching scholars has come together to create an introductory text that offers a truly unique and innovative contribution to the discipline of theological studies. This "first book" provides students of any religious tradition with the foundational skills, vocabulary, conceptual understanding, and research abilities that they need to succeed in theology and religious studies. Theological Foundationsprovides the following: Ten chapters that introduce the major sub-disciplines of theology creating a well-rounded source for understanding the discipline as a whole Contributions that are clear, accessible, and steeped in content A strong basis for vigorous intellectual and personal exploration of life and our relation to God Flexibility that allows the instructor to assign readings in any order that fits his or her syllabus A one-of-a-kind, integrated library research component, "From the Reference Librarian," which teaches students the foundational skills needed for successful study in theology and in any academic discipline
Author : Schubert M. Ogden
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621892687
As an introduction to Christian systematic theology, this volume treats all the main theological topics-from God to last things-seeking to explicate critically the understanding of them implicit in Christian faith itself in terms at once appropriate to Jesus Christ and credible to human existence. Its criteria, accordingly, are the ultimate criteria of on the one hand, specifically Christian experience of Jesus as expressed by the apostolic witness, and on the other hand, generically human experience of existence as expressed by a sound philosophy. And, as befits an introduction, it employs these same criteria to clarify the process of actually doing Christian systematic theology. Thus it begins by explaining both what such a theology has to do and how it is to do it, and ends by considering what it means to do theology as a Christian calling, particularly as a professional theologian.
Author : Nathan Busenitz
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802498700
Enter God’s Story of Faithfulness to His People The Christian faith extends beyond our personal experiences, our individual churches, and far beyond our present age. This, for the Christian, is great news. When we become acquainted with the legacy of our Christian heritage, we connect our stories to those of the faithful believers who have come before us. This connection is precisely what Nathan Busenitz, Dean of Faculty and professor of church history at The Master's Seminary, seeks to provide. Based on the bestselling Fundamentals of the Faith, Forerunners of the Faith outlines the biblical orthodoxy that characterizes the true church. Busenitz succinctly identifies thirteen key lessons that capture the trials and triumphs of the historical Church, providing insights for how the ancient Christians responded to the problems of their day to become the pillars of faith we now consider them to be. Learn how your faith stands on the shoulders of giants like Athanasius, Augustine, and Wycliffe. As more than a didactic resource, Forerunners of the Faith serves as spiritual encouragement as we remember the legacy of God’s faithfulness to his people.
Author : Jeff Myers
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781434711083
Addressing issues such as gender identity, abortion, technology, and poverty, Dr. Myers challenges readers to ask: How can an authentic Christian worldview provide a compassionate, effective witness in culture today? Dr. Myers first shows readers what they can learn from Christian history—and why today’s issues might not be as new as they seem. Then he takes them through the significant topics that affect them every day, offering biblical ideas for conversing with others in an increasingly hostile culture. This capstone book to a groundbreaking worldview trilogy equips readers to apply a bold Christian witness to their relationships with loved ones, neighbors, and colleagues.