"~Dr. H. R. ROOKMAAKER werd in 1922 te Den Haag geboren. Hij studeerde kunstgeschiedenis aan de Universiteit van de ge- meente Amsterdam en was ge- durende een aantal jaren kunst- recensent. In 1959 kreeg hij de doctorstitel op een proefschrift over de kunsttheorie?n van Gau- guin c.s. en in datzelfde jaar ver- scheen ook van zijn hand een boek over jazz, blues en spirituals. Voor ""Fontana"" r…
This volume includes the texts of Erasmus's 1524 diatribe against Luther, De Libero Arbitrio, and Luther's violent counterattack, De Servo Arbitrio. E. Gordon Rupp and Philip Watson offer commentary on these texts as well. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with mode…
What does Christianity have to do with ordinary life? Is there a biblical perspective on our work or recreation or whatever we do? If so, how can we gain that perspective? Many people seek to have a biblical view of life, yet fail to apply that biblical mindset, or worldview, to all parts of their lives. Ryken reveals the basis of the Christian world view and describes how it affects one's view…
Truth used to be based on reason. No more. What we feel is now the truest source of reality. Despite our obsession with the emotive and the experiential, we still face anxiety, despair, and purposelessness. How did we get here? And where do we find a remedy? In this modern classic, Francis A. Schaeffer traces trends in twentieth-century thought and unpacks how key ideas have shaped our society.…
The Internet is everywhere. Chat rooms and instant email messages have taken the place of letters and phone calls. The Internet has changed the way we do business, shop, communicate, and even meet people. In many ways our lives are easier and more convenient. But what price do we pay for this convenience? Habits of the HighTech Heart addresses the major drawbacks to the network computerization …
"~At the end of the twentieth century the forces of race, gender, ethnicity, culture, social status, life-style and sexual preference threaten to disassemble any notion of universal ""human nature"" or ""human condition."" In light of this historical moment, the Christian doctrine of human nature is ripe for rethinking and reformulation.Charles Sherlock sees this theological task as demanding a…
Filsuf James K. A. Smith membentuk kembali proyek pendidikan Kristen di Mendambakan Kerajaan. Jilid ini adalah yang pertama dari seri buku tiga-jilid yang pada akhirnya akan menyediakan theologi budaya yang komprehensif. Seluruh serinya akan membahas masalah penting dalam ontologi, antropologi, epistemologi, dan filsafat politik. Mendamakan Kerajaan memfokuskan pendidikan di sekitar tema liturg…
"The minister gently guided my mother away from the grave to a waiting car. I moved behind them in a grim stupor. I was confused. I was hurt. I was angry. One question pierced my soul...'Who are you, God? And why do you do the things you do?'" Thus began Sproul's search for ultimate truth and a personal encounter with the living God. In Discovering the God Who Is, readers will journey with Spro…
What is the role of the will in believing the good news of the gospel? Why has there been so much controversy over free will throughout church history? "Willing To Believe" is a major work on the Protestant doctrines of man's total depravity and God's effectual grace. R.C. Sproul traces the free-will controversy from its formal beginning in the fifth century, when Augustine took up the pen agai…
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…