Pastors today face a bewildering variety of models for church ministry. Jonathan Edwards, believing gospel ministry to be in jeopardy during his time, preached forcefully that a pastor’s primary concern must be the salvation of souls. If you have ever felt dazed by the multitude of voices about the way ministry ought to be done, Edwards will help you find a reliable foundation for ministry.
Francis Schaeffer was one of the most influential apologists of the twentieth century. Through his speaking, writing, and filmmaking, Schaeffer successfully transformed the way people thought of the Christian faith, from a rather private kind of piety to a worldview that addresses every sphere of life. This volume?written by a man converted from agnosticism within days of meeting Schaeffer?is t…
SPEAKING OF FAITH presents some of the most articulate, even passionate, new voices of women in religion in individual testimony, in dialogue, and in debate. Twenty-six author/ activists from five continents and representing all major religions–including Carol Gilligan, Sissela Bhatt, Judith Plaskow, Beverly Harrison, and Jean Zaru–speak from experience, challenge traditional institutions, …
Learn how to reach a new generation in a rapidly changing world with the unchanging gospel.
Learn how to reach a new generation in a rapidly changing world with the unchanging gospel.
This book is an essay in the interpretation of Protestant Christianity. It has grown out of conviction that the nature and meaning of Protestantism can be seen only in the light of historical development. We have, therefore, deliberately abandoned many of the usual patterns for interpreting Protestant life and thought. Survey descriptions of the various Protestant denominations almost invariabl…
If there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps the main task now facing the Western church is not to reinvent or be relevant, but to remember. The truth of the gospel is still contained within vintage faith statements. Within creeds and catechisms we can have our faith strengthened, our knowledge broadened, and our love for Jesus deepened. In The Good News We Almost Forgot, Kevin DeYo…
Panentheism has gained popularity among contemporary thinkers. This belief system explains that "all is in God"; as a soul is related to a body, so God is related to the world. In Panentheism--The Other God of the Philosophers, philosopher and theologian John Cooper traces the growth and evolution of this intricate theology from Plotinus to Alfred North Whitehead to the present. This landmar…
"Walaupun saya antusias tentang apa yang disebut sebagai 'kebangkitan kaum Reformed muda,' kita masih menunggu renaisans theologi, kesalehan, dan praktik Reformed yang benar-benar konfesional. Karya historis Scott Clark, diagnosis dan kritiknya, serta saran-sarannya yang membangun, semuanya layak mendapatkan keterlibatan yang aktif dan penuh hormat. Saya menyambut baik masuknya diskusi ini tent…
In debates surrounding the New Perspective on Paul, the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformers are often characterized as the apostle's misinterpreters in chief. In this book Stephen Chester challenges that conception with a careful and nuanced reading of the Reformers' Pauline exegesis. Examining the overall contours of early Reformation exegesis of Paul, Chester contrasts the Reformers with t…