The standard for Christian apologetics, this systematic approach presents both the methods and reasons for defending Christianity.
"~This sympathetic analysis of the family today offers new insights to those beset by the pressures of the lonely crowd and organization man. The security and sense of identification we formerly drew from community and neighborhood ties now depend on the family. This greater dependence on the family has created serious new stresses. ""Our society,"" the author points out, ""has narrowed the sph…
This collection of essays sets in the foreground the necessity of exegetical and theological foundations for any Reformed, Christian apologetic. A Reformed apologetic is only Reformed to the extent that its tenets, principles, and methodology are formed and re-formed by Scripture. Here, noted theologians show the necessity of the truth of Scripture and the implications of that truth for apologe…
"~A Body of Divinity deals with the foremost doctrinal and experimental truths of the Christian Faith. It is based on the Westminster Assembly's ""Shorter Catechism,"" in which the main principles of Christianity that lie scattered in the Scriptures are brought together and set forth in the form of question and answer.~"
Do the Law and the Gospel belong to two separate dispensations? Has the Gospel replaced the Law? What is the relevance of the Old Testament Law to our lives as Christians? Is there continuity between it and what Christ expects of us in the Gospel? It is no secret that Christians have differed widely on these questions. This book explores five major approaches to this important biblical topic th…
Evangelicalism, a vibrant and growing expression of historic Christian orthodoxy, is already one of the largest and most geographically diverse global religious movements. This Companion, first published in 2007, offers an articulation of evangelical theology that is both faithful to historic evangelical convictions and in dialogue with contemporary intellectual contexts and concerns. In additi…
What is Christian doctrine? The fourteen specially commissioned essays in this book serve to give an answer to many aspects of that question. Written by leading theologians from America and Britain they place doctrine in its setting--what it has been historically, and how it relates to other forms of culture--and outline central features of its content. New readers will find this an accessible …
Known as the 'Father of modern theology' Friedrich Schleiermacher is without a doubt one of the most important theologians in the history of Christianity. Not only relevant to theology, he also made significant contributions in areas of philosophy such as hermeneutics, ethics, philosophy of religion and the study of Plato, and he was ahead of his time in espousing a kind of proto-feminism. Divi…