Topics of Volume 3: CHRIST: Incarnation; Birth; Names; Titles; Types; Transfiguration; Miracles
Topics of Volume 2: Believers; Birds; Blood; Burden-bearing; Calamities; Calling; Chastisement; Children
Topics of Volume 1: Abraham; Adoption; Affliction; Angels; Assurance; Atonement; Backsliding; Beatitudes
To some Western evangelicals, the practices of Eastern Orthodoxy seem mysterious and perhaps even unbiblical. Then again, from an Orthodox perspective, evangelicals lack the spiritual roots provided by centuries-old church traditions. Are the differences between these two branches of Christianity so sharp that to shake hands is to compromise the gospel itself? Or is there room for agreement? Ar…
This Companion, first published in 2000, provides a comprehensive view of Beethoven and his work. The first part of the book presents the composer as a private individual, as a professional, and at the work-place, discussing biographical problems, Beethoven's professional activities when not composing and his methods as a composer. In the heart of the book, individual chapters are devoted to al…
In the history of Western music, J. S. Bach is unsurpassed in mastery of technique and profundity of thought. He was also a devout Lutheran with a broad knowledge of Scripture and theology. Given Bach's combination of musical prowess, personal devotion, and theological depth, it is not surprising that his music stands unexcelled among artistic expressions of the Christian faith. With the passag…
Ray Stedman's popular commentaries combine the insight of a seasoned student of the scriptures with the warmth of a pastor's heart. Stedman takes the text seriously and provided many practical applications, drawing the reader in with apt anecdotes and illustrations. He sets the Psalms in context, but also shows how they relate to many New Testament truths and to the reader's daily life. Along w…
"If your eye causes you to sin," said Jesus, Pluck it out and throw it away." He also said : " If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters,... he cannot be my disciple
Long recognized as 'America's theologian', Jonathan Edwards (1703?1758) is seen as instrumental in the Great Awakening of the 1740s that gripped much of New England and that laid the groundwork for an American Protestant religious identity. This Cambridge Companion offers a general, comprehensive introduction to Jonathan Edwards and examines his life and works from various disciplinary perspect…
As many "good" marriages crumble around us, every couple has wondered if they, too, could end up divorced. Is there any way to prevent it? Is there any way to make sure you are married for good? In this book R. Paul Stevens lays the foundation for a healthy, growing, permanent relationship. Marriage can then become a joyful, intimate sharing between two lovers that lasts a lifetime. Steve…