"~This is a classic in the field of Christian counseling. It has helped thousands of pastors, students, laypersons, and Christian counselors develop both a general approach to Christian counsel- ing and a specific response to particular problems. Using biblically directed discussion, nouthetic counseling works by means of the Holy Spirit to bring about change in the personality and behavior of …
Seldom has a book written for pastors, Christian workers, and laypersons received such widespread attention and such avid readership as Competent to Counsel. First published in 1971, the book has been reprinted more than thirty times. It has assumed the role of a classic in the field of Christian counseling. The refreshingly new approach to counseling advocated in Competent to Counsel, now firm…
Preaching needs to become purposeful, says Jay Adams, because purposeless preaching is deadly. This book was written to help preachers and students discover the purpose of preaching has and the ways that the Scriptures inform and direct the preaching task. Preaching with Purpose, like the many other books of Jay Adams, speaks clearly and forcefully to the issue. Having read this book, both stud…
"... undertaken to provide earnest students of the New Testament with an exposition that is thorough and abreast of modern scholar-ship and at the same time loyal to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God." This statement reflects the underlying purpose of THE NEW INTERNATIONAL COMMENTARY ON THE NEW TESTAMENT. Begun in the late 1940s by an international team of New Testament scholars, …
Ancaman terhadap kekacauan tatanan global oleh tindakan anarkis dan terorisme, sebagai konflik modern-postmodern, seharusnya mendorong setiap agama ambil bagian dalam tanggung jawab ini, Akan tetapi, lebarnya jurang antara refleksi dogmatis dan praksis etis menyebabkan theologia religionum mengalami kamndulan pada tatanan praktis-konkret, ditambah pendekatan yang serba dogmatis-doktriner menjad…
Isu salib dan kekerasan terus bergejolak dalam dunia teologi beberapa waktu belakangan. Pertanyaan yang paling mendasar adalah: Apakah salib Kristus melegitimasi kekerasan ilahi atau justru memberdayakan umat untuk menolak kekerasan dan "penyaliban-penyaliban" lain yang terus berlangsung. Penulis buku ini menegaskan bahwa dua kemungkinan di atas telah dan dapat terus terjadi dalam kehidupan uma…
Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community.
William Carey disebut sarjana dan visioner Kristen terbesar dari abad ke-19. Tanpa pendidikan akademis, ia belajar sendiri lebih dari 20 bahasa. Ia menerjemahkan Alkitab ke dalam 43 bahasa dan dialek Asia. Carey juga menjadi ahli botani terkemuka dan pelopor gerakan pekabaran Injil modern. Moto hidupnya, "Mengharapkan hal-hal besar, mencoba hal-hal besar," telah menginspirasi jutaan orang di se…
Hudson Taylor merupakan seorang misionaris yang mendedikasikan dirinya untuk memenangkan bangsa Cina kepada Allah. Dengan berbekal kemampuan dalam pengobatan, Hudson menjelajahi Cina dan memberitakan Injil di sana. Bahkan, agar dapat membaur dan diterima bangsa Cina ia rela mengubah penampilannya seperti orang Cina pada umumnya, sekalipun ia dihina oleh rekan sebangsanya. Perjuangan Hudson sara…