In 1943 Great Britain, when hope and the moral fabric of society were threatened by the relentless inhumanity of global war, an Oxford don was invited to give a series of radio lectures addressing the central issues of Christianity. Over seventy years after the original lectures, the topic retains it urgency. Expanded into book form, Mere Christianity never flinches as it sets out a rational ba…
In "The Holy Trinity" Robert Letham helps to redress this shortcoming. He offers a well-researched volume about "the One who is utterly transcendent and incomprehensible." After examining the doctrine's biblical foundations, the author traces its historical development through the twentieth century, and engages four critical issues : the Trinity and (1) the incarnation, (2) worship and prayer…
The culture of the Eastern Church is alien to our experience. Yet the more we familiarize ourselves with the Eastern Church the more we recognize, for all the differences, the family resemblances. The family has been parted for a very long time. But chances have arisen to meet again and get to know one another. In recent years, Eastern Orthodoxy has emerged vividly on the radar of Western Chris…
What did the writer of Genesis mean by the first day ? Is it a literal week or a series of time periods? If I believe that the earth is 4.5 billion years old, am I denying the authority of Scripture? In response to the continuing controversy over the interpretation of the creation narrative in Genesis, John Lennox proposes a succinct method of reading and interpreting the first chapters of Gene…
If we are to believe many modern commentators, science has squeezed God into a corner, killed and then buried him with its all-embracing explanations. Atheism, we are told, is the only intellectually tenable position, and any attempt to reintroduce God is likely to impede the progress of science. In this stimulating and thought-provoking book, John Lennox invites us to consider such claims very…
Man's salvation cannot only be personal but requires the salvation of the world. Love and peace mean struggling for the liberation, reconciliation, and unity of all men. This is the way to overcome the evils of the world. THIS DAY IS OURS is a provocative, perceptive book which expresses a sensitive concern for and understanding of the confusions of men in the face of the problem of evil and…
Over one hundred years ago, Dutch theologian, politician, and educator Abraham Kuyper delivered six remarkable addresses at Princeton University on the importance of Reformed theology in every part of our lives." "With passion borne from years of education and spiritual commitment, Kuyper asserted that Calvinism is a system of life that influences each aspect of human experience. Reformed theol…
“Semua orang telah berbuat dosa dan telah kehilangan kemuliaan Allah, dan oleh kasih karunia-Nya telah dibenarkan dengan cuma-cuma melalui penebusan dalam Yesus Kristus; yang telah dinyatakan secara terbuka oleh Allah sebagai jalan pendamaian di dalam darah-Nya melalui iman.”-Roma 3: 23-25 "Dia yang tidak mengenal dosa telah dibuat-Nya menjadi dosa karena kita, supaya dalam Dia kita dibe…