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Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
In this very readable biography, a noted scholar traces Erasmus's youth, his years as an itinerant scholar, sojourns in England, France, Switzerland, and Italy, friendship with Sir Thomas More, and disputes with Martin Luther. The author also probes Erasmus's mind and character and discusses his writings.
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- 9780486417622
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- Softcover; 197 hlm.; 13.5 x 21.5 cm
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- 199.492
A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life
J. I. Packer has had a long-standing passion for the Puritans. Their understanding of God and His ways with man has largely formed his own spirituality and theological outlook. In A Quest for Godliness, the esteemed author of Knowing God and a dozen other books shares with his readers the rich world of Puritanism that has been so influential in his own life. Dr. Packer masterfully uncovers the …
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- 9780891078197
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- Softcover; 367 hlm.; 15 x 23 cm
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- 285.9
Jonathan Edwards: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought
Jonathan Edwards, a leader in the Great Awakening during the eighteenth century, still has much to teach the church. Evangelicals are rediscovering him through the efforts of several authors (John Gerstner, Iain Murray, Harry Stout, and others) and publishers (Banner of Truth, Soli Deo Gloria, and Crossway). Stephen Nichols offers Jonathan Edwards as an introduction, a gateway into the vast and…
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- 9780875521947
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- Softcover; 248 hlm.; 14 x 21 cm
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- 285.8092
John Calvin: A Sixteenth Century Portrait
Historians have credited—or blamed—Calvinism for many developments in the modern world, including capitalism, modern science, secularization, democracy, individualism, and unitarianism. These same historians, however, have largely ignored John Calvin the man. When people consider him at all, they tend to view him as little more than the joyless tyrant of Geneva who created an abstract theol…
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- 9780195059519
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- Softcover; 310 hlm.; 15.60 x 23.72 cm
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- 284.20924
The Comfortable Pew
The most penetrating and, indeed, prophetic book by an outsider taking a critical look at the Church.
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- Softcover; 137 hlm.; 13.3 x 20.2 cm
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- 260
Christ & Culture
In a message that rings as true today as it did fifty years ago, Richard Niebuhr speaks of Christ and culture as the two points of reference for faith and ethics and challenges a new generation of Christians to be true to Christ in a materialistic age. This fiftieth-anniversary edition of his seminal work includes a new foreword by distinguished historian Martin E.Marty. who regards this book a…
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- 9780061300035
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- 259 hlm.; 13.5 x 20.5 cm
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- 261
Affirming the Apostles' Creed
The Apostles Creed is the oldest, most beautiful succinct summary of Christian beliefs. Though often recited in unison during worship services, the creed begins with the phrase "I believe," making it a deeply personal profession of faith. But when was the last time you examined it closely? In Affirming the Apostles' Creed, an excerpt from Growing in Christ, noted Bible scholar and author J. …
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- 9781433502101
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- Softcover; 155 hlm.; 12.3 x 17.7 cm
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- 238.11
Background of Early Christianity
Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's Backgrounds of Early Christianity has been expanded and updated in this third edition. The book explores and unpacks the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, religious, and philosophical backgrounds of a good historical understanding of the new testament and the early church. New to this ad…
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- 9780802822215
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- Softcover; 647 hlm.; 16.59 x 24.13 cm
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- 270.1
Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity
This bestselling textbook (over 125,000 copies sold) isolates key events that provide a framework for understanding the history of Christianity. The book presents Christianity as a worldwide phenomenon rather than just a Western experience. This popular textbook is organized around 14 key moments in church history, providing contemporary Christians with a fuller understanding of God as he ha…
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- 3
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- 9780801039966
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- Softcover; 368 hlm.; 15.24 x 22.86 cm
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- 270.00
The Dawn of the Reformation: Essays in Late Medieval and Early Reformation Th…
Throughout these essays there runs a common theme: the need to place the Reformation movement in its medieval context, and to bridge the ideological gaps between late medieval Renaissance, and Reformation studies. The opening chapters consider late medieval thought and the emergence of the young Luther at the center of the Reformation movement. There follows a study of the impact upon Luther of…
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- 0576292045
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- Softcover; 309 hlm.; 15 x 23 cm
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- 270.6
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