Bruce Manning Metzger's memoirs trace his life from his childhood in the Pennsylvania Dutch country and his student years at Princeton through his distinguished career of teaching, writing, lecturing, and editing. Professor Metzger's work has won him the gratitude of both biblical scholars and the larger Bible-reading public. His text-critical work on the New Testament is reflected in the stand…
Kemuliaan Mengubah Segalanya. Dunia saat ini sarat dengan pragmatisme dan upaya pemajuan diri manusia. Di tengah- tengah "hikmat" dunia yang dangkal serta cepat berlalu dan berganti ini, kita perlu menyimak kembali ajaran John Calvin yang digalinya dari halaman- halaman Kitab Suci tentang hal-hal yang bernilai langgeng. Dari Calvin kita bukan mendapatkan kiat- kiat populer; melainkan keindaha…
"This is surely one of the freshest statements on discipleship I have read for many a year." Stephen Board, executive editor for David C. Cook Publishing Co. "Jerry Sittser shows the exciting adventure of responding to what God is doing in our lives, in his church and in history. In this book I found hope."-Leighton Ford, evangelist The Christian life is an adventure. Every aspect is f…
These brief lessons are based on historical people and events, with insightful questions at the end of each. They will encourage families to talk about what God has done in their lives and in the lives of Christians of years gone by.
In 1730, nineteen- year-old Marie Durand was arrested and taken from her home in a village in Southern France for the crime of having a brother who was a Protestant preacher. Imprisoned in the Tower of Constance, Marie would spend the next thrity-eight years there. Simonetta Carr introduces us to the truth - and encouraged others to do so as well. Beautiful illustrations, a simply told story, a…
Jonathan Edwards lived at a time when many people were seriously questioning long-accepted ideas about the world, life, and God, and his answers to these questions have left a mark on the way we think today. While he is often remembered as the preacher of a scary sermon about a spider dangling over fire, he remains significant as one of the greatest thinkers America has produced. Simonetta Carr…
Tokoh yang kompleks dan sangat menarik, Athanasius, uskup dari Aleksandria, paling dikenang sebagai Bapa Ortodoksi, mempertahankan doktrin Trinitas melawan ajaran sesat Arius. Dalam judul terbaru dari seri biografi Tokoh Kristen ini, penulis Simonetta Carr memperkenalkan kepada anak-anak kehidupan dan masa dari bapa gereja yang penting ini, yang tidak kenal lelah membela Pengakuan Iman Nicea. I…
Meski memimpin Inggris kurang dari dua minggu dan dieksekusi dengan tuduhan pengkhianatan di umur enam belas tahun, Lady Jane Grey dikagumi dari generasi ke generasi karena keberanian dan kesetiaanya kepada Injil. Dalam Serial Biografi Tokoh Kristen ini, Simonetta Carr menceritakan intrik seputar Lady Jane Grey dan menjelaskan konteksnya: hiruk pikuk politik di masa Reformasi Inggris. Peta, fot…
Francis Schaeffer was one of the most influential apologists of the twentieth century. Through his speaking, writing, and filmmaking, Schaeffer successfully transformed the way people thought of the Christian faith, from a rather private kind of piety to a worldview that addresses every sphere of life. This volume?written by a man converted from agnosticism within days of meeting Schaeffer?is t…
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…