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Captive to the Word of God: Engaging the Scriptures for Contemporary Theologi…
"~In Captive to the Word of God eminent theologian Miroslav Volf invites readers to dip with him into the deep well of Scripture to look over his shoulder as he engages actively with the Bible, which, as he notes, is at once a sacred text, a witness to Jesus Christ, and the site of God's self-revelation for the sake of humanity's salvation. After a probing explanation of how and why he uses Scr…
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- 9780802865908
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- Softcover, 180 hlm, 15x22cm
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- 220.6
Let the Reader Understand: A Guide to Interpreting and Applying the Bible
"~""Well, that's just your interpretation."" For many people, interpreting the Bible is the art of making it say what they want. Even scholars often treat interpretation as a subjective exercise, not the search for true, objective meaning of texts. But hasn't God spoken definitively in Scripture? Shouldn't we be able to arrive at a good and true interpretation? Convinced that God wants us to un…
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- 2
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- 9780875525167
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- Softcover, 378 hlm, 15x22cm
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- 220.601
Encountering Religious Pluralism: The Challenge to Christian Faith Mission
Christianity Today Book of the Year The world is filled with religions. That is not a new observation. But the way we think about religious diversity, argues Harold Netland, is new. In this book Harold Netland traces the emergence of the pluralistic ethos that now challenges traditional Christian faith and mission. Identifying theologian and philosopher John Hick as the most influential apol…
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- 9780830815524
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- Softcover, 368 hlm, 15x23cm
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- 261.2
Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism
In a society where gender roles are a hot-button topic, the church is not immune to the controversy. In fact, the church has wrestled with varying degrees of evangelical feminism for decades. As evangelical feminism has crept into the church, time-trusted resources like Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood help remind Christians of what the Bible has to say. In this edition of the awar…
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- 9781581348064
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- Softcover; 575 hlm.; 15.49 x 22.86 cm
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- Call Number
- 261.8343
The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian C…
The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church is a multivolume study by Hughes Oliphant Old that canvasses the history of preaching from the words of Moses at Mount Sinai through modern times. Volume 2, The Patristic Age, continues Old's historical survey by focusing on preaching as it was developed and practiced by the Greek schools of Alexandria and Antioc…
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- 1
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- 9780802843579
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- Softcover; 481 hlm.; 15 x 23 cm
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- The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church
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The Church: Sacraments, Worship, Ministry, Mission
In this volume Donald Bloesch explores with charity and balance the contours of eccesiology. He forthrightly takes up the most controversial of issues raging from matters of church authority, the sacraments and worship, to the church's place in the plan of salvation, the church and the kingdom of God, and the issue of church reunion. Evangelical in spirit, ecumenical in breacth and biblical in …
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- 9780830814169
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- Hardcover, 351 hlm, 15x23cm
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- 262
Stoicism in Early Christianity
How usefully do distinctly Stoic ideas illuminate the meaning of first and second century texts? This book suggests that early Christians—the authors of New Testament and noncanonical writings, including some early apologies—were often more influenced by Stoicism than by Middle Platonism. This insight sheds an entirely new light on the relationship between philosophy and religion at the bir…
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- 9780801039515
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- Softcover; 314 hlm.; 14.99 x 22.61 cm
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- 261.2
The Church: Contours of Christian Theology
Perhaps no other doctrine has more tangible impact on Christians than their doctrine of the church. In a cultural climate where the very word church sounds a tone of dull irrelevance, the "Doctrine of the Church" has suffered studied neglect. The persistent demands to market and grow the church threaten to quench serious theological reflection on its abiding nature and mission. But few activiti…
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- 978-0-8308-1534-0
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- Soft Cover, 336 hlm, 15.2 x 22.7 cm
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- 262
Redeeming Science: A God-Centered Approach
These and other points of contention cause some Christians to view science as a threat to their beliefs. Redeeming Science attempts to kindle our appreciation for science as it ought to be-science that could serve as a path for praising God and serving fellow human beings.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781581347319
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- Softcover, 381 hlm, 15.2 x 22.8 cm
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- 261.55
The Walk: The Measure of Spiritual Maturity
In "The Walk", Dr. Gene Getz draws from the ministry of the apostle Paul for a description of what the church should be. By holding Paul's life and work up as the standard and by detailing 12 "measuring sticks" of maturity, Dr. Getz challenges today's pastors and lay leaders to "become the glorious that measures up to the stature and fullness of Christ", despite contemporary cultural pressure t…
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- 0805461574
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- Softcover; 242 hlm.; 15 x 23.5 cm
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- Call Number
- 262.0017
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