Protestant Reinhold Niebuhr (in the New York Times Book Review) Will Herberg has written the most fascinating essay on the religious sociology of America that has appeared in decades. He has digested all the relevant historical, sociological and other analytical studies and made these findings the basis of a new and creative approach to the American scene each chapter presents surprising, and…
The time between the conquests of Alexander the Great and the Maccabaean wars is one of the obscurest periods of Jewish history. Yet it is vitally important for our understanding of Judaism in the period up to and including the New Testament era because it was then that the foundations of first-century Judaism were being laid.In his now classic -- and encyclopaedic -- study/tic/aim and Hellenis…
"This book may give you the best opportunity of deciding the truth about me and the ministry I hold so dear." — Oral Roberts "Among several biographies of Oral Roberts, the most recent, most accurate, and best documented is Oral Roberts: An American Life, an objective, impressive study... " — New York Review of Books "Oral Roberts: An American Life is more than the story of a well-kno…
Esai-esai di dalam buku ini dihasilkan oleh dua puluh tiga pakar mengenai Calvin bertaraf internasional. Tulisan mereka memperdalam pemahaman akan era Calvin, pemikiran dan pemahamannya akan Kitab Suci dan penerapan di dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan orang percaya, Gereja, dan negara, dan warisannya bagi kita sampai saat ini, dan bersama-sama mereka memberikan penghargaan bagi salah satu tokoh y…
Dalam rangka memperingati ulang tahun Calvin yang ke-500 buku ini memberikan survei atas hidup Calvin secara kronologis dan pengaruh Calvin bukan hanya di dalam Kekristenan, tetapi juga di dalam berbagai bidang yang mendorong kemajuan budaya Barat yang berdampak terhadap seluruh dunia.
Many Christians today long to become reacquainted with their ancient ancestors in the faith. They see a deeper worship and devotion in the prayers and hymns of the early church. And they believe that the writings of the early church can shed new light on their understanding of Scripture. But where and how do we begin? Our first encounter with the writings of the church fathers may seem like vis…
Christopher Hall invites us to accompany the fathers as they enter the sanctuary for worship and the chapel for prayer. He also takes us to the wilderness, where we learn from the early monastics as they draw close to God in their solitary discipline.The focus of this book is not liturgy but more broadly worship in its corporate and individual dimensions. We enter into the patristic understandi…
"Character Counts" contains briefs biographical and reflective chapters about four remarkable world figures who not only withstood the extreme adversities of their offices and circumstances but flourished and grew under pressure to become people who made a difference in their times. Concerned citizens and all who eager to raise the level of character in this generation and the next will draw i…
Buku-buku laris menantang kita untuk memikirkan kembali ide-ide kita tentang Yesus. "Jesus Seminar" membuat berita utama dengan usaha-usahanya yang sistematis untuk merusak ketepatan laporan-laporan Injil. Ajaran-ajaran Zaman Baru tentang Yesus telah masuk ke dalam banyak mimbar gereja. Menanggapi kebingungan ini, "Yesus di Zaman Kontroversi" memberikan kita pelajaran yang jujur dan mudah dipah…
Recipient of a Christianity Today 1993 Critics' Choice Award Now in paperback! Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson offer in this text a sympathetic introduction to twentieth-century theology and a critical survey of its significant thinkers and movements. Of particular interest is their attempt to show how twentieth-century theology has moved back and forth between two basic concepts: God's immanence…